Chapter 567

The seventh-realm selection officially ended after eight hours.

10 contestants were successfully selected after layers of selection; Lin Qi saw many acquaintances in the selection.

For example, Ivan and Niting Jenos from the Global Martial Arts Tournament...

Among them, Ivan from the Mao Xiong Nation successfully obtained a quota.

Jiang Tao unfortunately lost, while Xu Qin, Gu Cheng, and Senior Shen Heng were successfully selected.

And the current strongest seventh-realm martial artist was a genius from the White Eagle Federation who had awakened two abilities.

There was also a genius from the Sunset Nation.

There were only two SSS-level geniuses who had awakened two ability talents.

Among them, their Xia Guo was worthy of being the number one power on Blue Star, occupying a full three quotas.

"Xu Qin, Senior Shen Heng, congratulations to you both!"

Lin Qi congratulated them.

Senior Shen Heng and Xu Qin couldn't help but reveal smiles; although being selected was not easy, being able to get a quota still made them very excited inside.

"Boom!"

At this time, the Shanhe King was projected again to announce the final result.

"First, let us congratulate the following ten people for successfully passing the selection and getting a quota; they will represent our Blue Star civilization to participate in the Fire Seed Trial!"

"According to the selection rules, one month later, contestants who lost in the fourth round of the main rounds will have one chance to challenge 10 people; as long as they win, they can replace them."

"Tomorrow, at the same time, we will conduct the selection for eighth-realm aperture-training martial artists!"

"I announce, this selection has officially ended!"

As soon as the words fell, his figure dissipated, and the auditorium was in an uproar.

"It's truly intense; for 10 quotas, all seventh-realm martial artists have risked their lives!"

"It's just a pity for Jiang Tao, who is also a top-tier genius; if he had been given a few more months, he definitely could have gotten a quota!"

"There is still one month left; maybe it's not too late!"

……

In the front row of the auditorium, a group of ninth-realm martial artists were also chatting.

The Red Emperor, wearing a red robe, asked:

"Inspection Envoy Tu Lan, how are the blood-replacement realm martial artists of our Blue Star civilization?"

Beside him was Tu Lan, tall and slender in a blue robe, who heard the Red Emperor's words.

She shook her head: "Three of them have decent talent and have awakened two abilities!"

"But the others have too poor talent, and their strength is not good either."

"If you face powerful civilizations in the surrounding galaxies, you are simply no match; there is a high probability you won't win a single match!"

"Let's see the strength of the aperture-training realm martial artists tomorrow!"

"If there is no difference from the blood-replacement realm, then look at Blue Star civilization; you might as well go all out to prepare for the ninth realm!"

"Perhaps the ninth realm can have a draw."

Her tone was filled with disapproval.

Other ninth-realm martial artists frowned after hearing this.

The Red Emperor was not angry, his expression calm:

"We have a few good seedlings among our aperture-training realm martial artists; perhaps there will be surprises."

Tu Lan said after hearing this: "Then let me wait and see."

After speaking, she disappeared from where she was and went offline.

"Red Emperor, it seems the overall strength of our seventh-realm martial artists is indeed not enough!"

The Overlord in purple spoke with a serious expression!

The Shanhe King said: "We had already anticipated this; this is normal."

"Our hope is all in the eighth realm; almost all the top-tier geniuses are at this stage!"

"Tomorrow might be a real dragon-and-tiger fight!"

Everyone nodded; several of their Xia Guo's top-tier geniuses had already broken through to the eighth realm.

Other countries were the same.

……

Beijiang Province, Black Dragon Base

Time had reached late at night, and Lin Qi went to sleep after going offline.

Four hours later, Lin Qi on the bed opened his eyes.

He glanced at the time; it was already nine o'clock in the morning.

Not hearing an alarm meant that no disaster beast tide had erupted.

It was a good thing for them; Lin Qi got up and washed up simply.

He entered the martial arts room directly; he was wearing a black martial arts suit.

He sat cross-legged directly; tonight it was the turn for the eighth-realm martial artist selection.

He had to seize every minute and second to improve his strength.

"Hum!!"

The pattern on the space bracelet lit up, and the next moment, a metal box appeared in his hand out of thin air.

He opened it, revealing the item containing a thick black liquid — 10% purity Soul Marrow.

He opened it and took it expressionlessly.

Feeling the bitter taste permeate his entire mouth, he took out a bottle of functional drink and drank it in one gulp.

Then he closed his eyes tightly and began to practice "Divine Thought Thousand Threads."

Now, after several months, he had thoroughly practiced the advanced mental technique "Ten Thousand Disaster Records" to perfection.

He had originally worried that there would be no techniques to practice later, but he didn't expect "Divine Thought Thousand Threads" to appear now.

Not only does it temper mental power, but it can also improve mental control.

In the consciousness space, an invisible large net had been woven; this was a net woven from three hundred strands of mental power.

Tough and firm, even if a mental shock was launched, it could be defended against.

Waves of cool sensation surged into his heart.

It began to continue to differentiate: 301, 302, 303...

Time passed slowly, and finally, after reaching 305 strands of mental power, it reached the limit, and the large net expanded.

At the same time, in the consciousness space, the gray mist representing mental power and the liquid were stirred together.

Compared to the beginning, it had expanded hundreds of times, and it had not yet reached the limit; it could continue to improve.

More mist condensed, turning into liquid, all highly condensed mental power.

He could now rely on mental power to shock ordinary people into losing consciousness and becoming idiots.

Facing low-realm martial artists, he could also make the other party tremble all over, their body stiff, not daring to move.

However, facing martial artists of the same realm, it had no effect.

"Boom!"

Soon, Lin Qi saw the effect of the Soul Marrow dissipate and opened his eyes suddenly.

Intense light shot out from his eyes.

An invisible mental fluctuation was released, and the mental net shrouded the entire martial arts room, like a radar, scanning every corner and every item.

It appeared in the mental world.

【You consumed Soul Marrow, practiced "Divine Thought Thousand Threads," mental power significantly increased, Mental Power +200】

【Mental Power: 29,800 → 30,000】

……

Lin Qi exhaled a breath of turbid air, his mouth curling up as he looked at the increase in mental power.

The increase in mental power was too fast; now he was only 10,000 away from the 40,000 of the ninth realm.

Look at the other data.

【Name: Lin Qi】

【Template: Erlang Zhenjun · Yang Jian】

【Fusion Degree: 40.9%】

【Mental Power: 30,000 (Eighth Realm)】

【Qi and Blood Value: 26,500 (Eighth Realm)】

【Fist Technique: Fifth Stage 43%】

【Spear Technique: Fifth Stage 43%】

【Movement Technique: Fifth Stage 32%】

……

Lin Qi nodded secretly as he looked at the data; this was his entire current strength.

The Qi and Blood Value had only walked halfway through the eighth realm.

But the improvement in martial arts skills was huge.

Spear technique and movement technique had both broken through to the mid-fifth stage, a realm that only many ninth-realm martial artists possessed.

Many eighth-realm martial artists would not possess such strong martial arts skills.

It could be said that his current combat power had already entered the ninth realm.

The only thing Lin Qi felt a pity about was that he had not hunted a single ninth-level disaster beast.

Since he possessed the Jin Gang Tyrant Body, his combat power had significantly increased, and killing eighth-level disaster beasts was like killing chickens.

He had always wanted to hunt a ninth-level disaster beast in his heart.

It was a pity that for the past half month, ninth-level disaster beasts seemed to have fallen into a deep sleep; what erupted were all large-scale disaster beast tides, and there was not a single ninth-level disaster beast.

It made him feel regret in his heart.

He opened War Home again and entered the personal center.

【Name: Lin Qi (Black Dragon Base)】

【Realm: Eighth Realm Aperture Training】

【Merit Points: 15.6 million】

【Base Ranking: 4/82】

【Xia Guo Ranking: 18/468】

【Blue Star Ranking: 60/2706】

……

For the past half month, after obtaining the Jin Gang Tyrant Body, Lin Qi's own combat power had significantly increased.

His rankings on the three major lists had each improved.

Now, among the eighth-realm martial artists globally, he was ranked 60th.

Many of those ahead of him were geniuses who had broken through to the eighth realm for more than ten years.

Their accumulation was too deep; it would take a few more months for him to surpass them all.

After a simple glance at the ranking, his space bracelet lit up again.

A metal box appeared in his hand out of thin air; he opened it, revealing the three secret manuals inside.

He opened the golden secret manual — "World-Extinguishing Spear Canon."

He then began to browse through it, and at the same time let Xiaochuan consciously project a screen, on which were the notes Lin Qi had made.

Lin Qi browsed through the "Golden Sharp Scroll."

During this half month, he had started practicing the "Jin Gang Scroll" and the "Golden Sharp Scroll."

The characteristics of the two scrolls were also exceptionally distinct.

The "Jin Gang Scroll" mainly focused on defense, relying on spear aura and wielding the great spear to condense a Gangjin shield for defense.

Even if the destructive power was several times his own, it could be defended against.

The formed shield could also dissipate force, offset the power, and even form a strong counter-shock force.

Especially with attacks from metal weapons, the counter-shock force would be even more violent.

It was a top-tier defensive spear technique.

After practicing, Lin Qi had to admit that the way of exerting force was indeed exquisite.

The opponent would likely be unable to break through his defense.

And the "Golden Sharp Scroll" was the ultimate impact and destructive power, a move that pushed the sharpness of metal to the limit.

At the moment of attack, the spear aura exploded like a tidal wave; it was pure power crushing.

And there were five styles in it, each style being a different way of power explosion.

The key to the force-exerting technique was vibration; the vibration of metal, under the drive of Gangjin, continuously superimposed, multiple layers superimposed, would form terrifying destructive power.

The only disadvantage might be that the speed was not that fast.

It could not pursue speed to the limit like the "Golden Light Scroll."

Lin Qi nodded; the "World-Extinguishing Spear Canon" was still very comprehensive, capable of encompassing power, speed, and defense.

And the "Jin Gang Scroll" also had a killing move — Iron Prison, while the killing move of the "Golden Sharp Scroll" was — Thousand Mountains Split!

It was not easy to comprehend the killing move; wanting to practice the three scrolls to perfection might also mean that his spear technique was already at the fifth-stage perfection.

After thinking simply, he put down the secret manual.

He took out the black gold great spear and began to practice.

"Hum, hum!"

The spear body vibrated; compared to the previous force, when Gangjin was injected, he felt the vibration of the metal more truly.

The combination of this vibration wave and Gangjin was like a wave, which he could gather into a single spear strike.

The improvement in power was huge.

"Whoosh!"

Spear aura wrapped around the spear body; as the spear tip thrust out straight, the vibration wave was not so; it would continuously accumulate power and then shoot out.

If this vibration wave could be continuously superimposed, the power would also significantly increase.

Just like ordinary combos, it required stronger control over the cells.

"Boom!!"

"Sizzle, sizzle!!"

The martial arts room was filled with the sound of the great spear tearing through the air.

……

At the same time, in many places on the entire Blue Star, many people were also practicing frantically.

Another world, in a luxurious apartment on the Steel Great Wall.

A delicate-looking man wearing a red robe, wielding a great spear, and surrounded by 16 red flying knives, was practicing.

"Whoosh, whoosh!!"

An invisible crimson domain spread out, and the temperature in the air significantly increased, like red flames burning.

The 16 red flying knives were like agile butterflies, forming different patterns in the air; under the action of the domain, their speed significantly increased.

At the same time, Li Tianxing was multitasking, controlling the flying knives while deploying spear techniques.

His whole body emitted crimson Gangjin, like burning flames, his body wrapped in two layers of patterns.

"I can now skillfully control 16 flying knives; after learning 'Mental Power Basic 108 Styles' and 'Divine Thought Thousand Threads,' my combat power has significantly increased."

"Plus the five-star secret manual I practice — 'Purgatory Spear Canon'."

"This selection quota is destined to have me in it!"

"But I cannot be careless!"

"I just broke through to the eighth realm and am far from reaching the eighth-realm peak!"

"Ahead of me are Augustus, Andrei, and Ajay; they are geniuses ranked at the forefront of the Ten Thousand Beast Blood Pillar."

"They broke through two or three years earlier than me, and at this time they are not far from the peak."

"Awakened two abilities, plus top-tier secret manuals, their strength cannot be underestimated!"

"There are also geniuses like Qin Shuang, all of whom have awakened two abilities."

"The most critical ones are still Sun Sheng and Lin Qi; their strength absolutely cannot be underestimated."

"Especially Lin Qi, who awakened two abilities yet was able to suppress me and Sun Sheng, and I have always been unable to surpass him on the leaderboard!"

Li Tianxing thought for a while and discovered that there were truly many talents in the eighth realm; more than 10 people had awakened two talents, which was simply incredible.

So he felt heavy pressure.

If he went to the seventh realm, he was confident he could easily take down a quota.

But in the eighth realm, there were too many geniuses, and it was too competitive, so he didn't have much confidence.

……

At the same time, in the martial arts room next door, Sun Sheng, wearing a golden martial arts suit, was also practicing desperately.

The golden staff in his hand slashed out violently, the domain spreading as if mountains were collapsing and the earth was cracking.

The air vibrated, like layers of waves spreading toward the surroundings.

"In this selection, I will definitely defeat all opponents and become the eighth-realm champion!"

"And Lin Qi, I will definitely defeat him!"

Sun Sheng was confident in his heart.

Having awakened three special abilities, he believed his talent was the strongest existence on the entire Blue Star besides the Red Emperor.

Only Lin Qi could touch him; as for Li Tianxing, he simply couldn't compare to him.

This selection would be the battle for him to prove himself.

……

At the same time, with the end of the seventh-realm selection, the martial artists of Blue Star burst out with even stronger enthusiasm.

Watching the battle yesterday opened everyone's eyes, and they were even more looking forward to the confrontation of the eighth-realm martial artists, which was destined to be as intense as Mars hitting Earth.

……

Time arrived at 7:30 PM

Cang Province, Tianhai City, Yujing Haoting, Residence No. 5, in the spacious living room,

Lin Zhen, burly, looked at Fang Huiyi:

"Time is almost up; we should also enter the Red Realm; Xiao Qi will have his selection tonight!"

Fang Huiyi, with her big belly, nodded: "That's right, I believe Xiao Qi will win a quota!"

Lin Zhen nodded, and then the two activated their virtual bracelets and logged into the Red Realm.

There were many people on the entire Blue Star like Lin Zhen and the others, all logging into the Red Realm one after another.

Blue Star seemed to quiet down in an instant, while the Red Realm became lively.

……

Black Dragon Base, Room 206

"Lin Qi, do you have confidence in tonight's selection?"

Lin Qi, wearing a black martial arts suit, tall and straight with a cold face, looked calmly at the large green screen projected in front of him.

Opposite him was the Shanhe King, burly and with an aura as heavy as a mountain.

Facing the Shanhe King's inquiry, Lin Qi nodded confidently:

"Grandmaster, just watch my performance!"

Seeing this, the Shanhe King revealed a satisfied smile:

"Tonight is destined to be a dragon-and-tiger fight, and I believe in your strength."

The video call hung up.

Lin Qi exhaled, sat cross-legged, and activated the space bracelet on his left hand.

"Hum, hum!"

Silver light covered his entire body, and in an instant, Lin Qi began to log into the Red Realm.

A moment later

In the front row of the endlessly wide auditorium, Lin Qi opened his eyes, already sitting on a smart chair.

Looking around, they were all acquaintances.

Everything was familiar; the previous round of selection seemed to have happened just now.

He looked at the sky; in the projected big screen, the screen was full of barrage, all from various countries, all translated into Xia Guo language.

"In this eighth-realm selection, our Xia Guo will definitely be the country with the most people."

"Our White Eagle Federation's Augustus is ranked first on the eighth-realm leaderboard and has long been at the eighth-realm peak; he will become the strongest in the eighth realm and become the savior of our Blue Star civilization!"

"Our Mao Xiong Nation's Andrei is the strongest; he will use his battle axe to smash all opponents!"

"Our Tianzhu Nation's Ajay is the reincarnation of Dharma and is destined to save the world!"

"Our Xia Guo is not afraid at all; we have Qin Shuang, and geniuses like Lin Qi, Sun Sheng, Li Tianxing..."

Lin Qi watched the arguing in the barrage, which was more intense than the seventh realm.

He could also understand; after all, there were too many geniuses among the eighth-realm martial artists.

Any one of Augustus and the others could be an invincible existence if they went to the seventh realm.

"Brother Qi!"

"Lin Qi!"

At the same time, others also came online one after another: Jiang Tao, Dean Liu, Teacher Mu Hong, Pei Yiqing, Xu Qin...

As time passed, the seats in the auditorium were filled one after another.

Lin Qi looked at the many ninth-realm martial artists in the front row and found that the space beside the Red Emperor was empty.

The Starry Sky Inspection Envoy had not come online yet.

Time unknowingly arrived at 8:00.

"Everyone!"

A burly and tall figure was projected, with a firm face and an aura as heavy as a mountain; it was the Shanhe King.

His voice like a great bell attracted everyone's attention.

"Today, we will continue the Fire Seed Trial selection!"

"Today, we will select the 10 strongest martial artists in the eighth realm!"

"Same as the seventh-realm selection rules, it is divided into preliminary rounds and main rounds; without further ado, let's start the preliminary rounds directly!"

"I announce the eighth-realm aperture-training selection officially!"

……

(End of chapter)