Chapter 570: Envoy Tu Lan

King Shanhe didn't waste words; with a wave of his hand, the 80 names transformed into crimson meteors tearing through the sky.

They fell to the ground, re-condensing into a new battle bracket.

80 strong individuals, 40 sets of battles, divided into two arenas held simultaneously.

The audience didn't have time to discuss the previous round's battles before the next round seamlessly followed.

Lin Qi also looked at the new battle bracket; he scanned it and saw his opponent.

【Match 4: Lin Qi (Xia Guo) vs Tana Gong (Thailand)】

After Lin Qi finished reading the opponent's name, he still didn't recognize them.

However, being able to enter the second round meant their strength was naturally not simple.

Now in the second round, there were only 80 Eighth Realm martial artists, distributed among fewer than 80 nations of Blue Star.

On average, one per nation, but in fact, many Eighth Realm martial artists from small nations had all been eliminated.

Thailand ranked in the upper-middle tier among the many nations in the East, and currently, only two Eighth Realm martial artists remained.

Liu Yuanzhang next to him saw Lin Qi's opponent and also began to explain:

"Lin Qi, your opponent in the next round is also not simple; he is stronger than Aoki Michio!"

"Tana Gong is the strongest Eighth Realm martial artist in Thailand, with innate talent. If it weren't for the Tinder Trial, he would have already entered the No. 9 Ruins and broken through to the Ninth Realm."

"But his combat power is extremely formidable, ranking 35th on the Eighth Realm leaderboard!"

Liu Yuanzhang told Lin Qi the details of Tana Gong one by one.

Xue Zhou next to him also sighed:

"If I were matched with Tana Gong, I would likely not be his match."

"It's a pity he was matched with you."

Lin Qi nodded; being able to rank 35th on the Eighth Realm leaderboard was indeed no ordinary person.

He himself was currently only ranked 60th!

But true combat power did not necessarily match the ranking.

This Tana Gong being matched with him was indeed unlucky; if he had matched with other opponents, he might have won.

Once the battle bracket was out, King Shanhe's thick voice echoed above the arena:

"I announce the second round of the main tournament officially begins!"

"Boom!"

The moment the announcement was finished, his figure also turned into countless crimson particles and dissipated, returning to his seat.

In the audience, four crimson beams of light descended onto the two arenas respectively.

The battle was on the verge of breaking out!

In the first match, a familiar figure attracted Lin Qi's attention.

His name was Dongshan Dongshan Fengxiong, a top-tier genius of the Sakura Nation, one of the 12 geniuses who awakened two abilities.

The number one genius of the Sakura Nation.

His fighting style was quite similar to Aoki Michio's, yet even more powerful.

Two wind-attribute abilities brought him faster speed and stronger destructive power in his moves.

A 4-fold combat power boost allowed him to easily defeat his opponent.

In the second round, he was the first to achieve a good start, defeating his opponent in three seconds.

Inspector Envoy Tu Lan, sitting in the front row, nodded slightly after seeing Dongshan Dongshan Fengxiong's combat power:

"Not bad, finally a genius who awakened two abilities has appeared."

"In the cosmic human race, it is not difficult to see a person's talent; it depends on how many abilities they have awakened."

"Awakening one ability doesn't count as a genius!"

"Awakening two abilities barely counts as not bad!"

"For example, I myself also awakened two abilities, which doesn't count as any genius at all!"

"And martial artists who awaken two abilities are nothing in the universe, but for every elementary civilization, they are already rare geniuses."

The Ninth Realm martial artists around nodded; they knew too little about cosmic information.

Although they were already in contact with the universe, knowledge and even common sense in all aspects were still scarce.

Envoy Tu Lan quite enjoyed showing off her knowledge to the indigenous civilization, so she continued:

"Of course, even for martial artists who awaken two abilities, the gap in talent is huge."

"Physical talent, comprehension, mental talent, willpower, inheritance, information..."

"Various factors also divide this type of genius into several grades!"

"Your Blue Star is also not bad; five geniuses of this level have already appeared."

"Give you a few hundred years, and then contact with the universe, perhaps it will be better."

"Your Blue Star civilization is quite sought after because it possesses trial planets; it is said that over 100 elementary civilizations with decent strength are competing."

"They might select at least 30 genius martial artists, all of whom have awakened two talents, and they are the top-tier ones."

"It is almost impossible for you to win!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the other Ninth Realm martial artists fell silent.

Awakening two abilities was actually just the foundation.

Then their 10 geniuses in the Seventh Realm were indeed not worth looking at; only the Eighth and Ninth Realms had hope.

But at least it wasn't hopeless; after all, there were 12 people in the Eighth Realm, and even more in the Ninth Realm.

It was still possible to fight for it.

Only Chi Di's expression remained as calm as ever, with no signs of worry, confident and in control of everything.

【Contestant Lin Qi, please prepare to take the stage!】

In the audience, the sound of the intelligent voice echoed in Lin Qi's ears.

In the arena, one of the matches had ended, and it was his turn.

"Lin Qi, waiting for your good news!"

"Don't be careless!"

Amidst the cheering of everyone, he immediately transformed into a crimson beam of light and descended onto the arena.

At the same time, in Thailand's section, countless gazes looked toward one person.

They were filled with anticipation and admiration.

One person slowly stood up, revealing dark skin and pearly white teeth, and said:

"Lin Qi of the Xia Guo, let me teach him how to respect his elders."

"This group of geniuses has quite a reputation, but unfortunately, they don't know me, Tana Gong!"

After speaking, he also shot into the sky as a crimson beam of light and descended onto the arena.

"Boom!"

On the land of ruins, two crimson beams of light descended simultaneously.

Amidst a burst of dust, two figures walked out respectively.

Lin Qi brandished the black-gold great spear with one hand, looking at his opponent—Tana Gong.

The other party was from Thailand, with dark skin, tall and robust, over two meters tall.

His features were rough, his temperament sinister, like a poisonous snake.

On his face, neck, and other exposed skin, dense and weird patterns were tattooed.

Ordinary people would simply feel a chill just looking at them.

Clad in black battle armor, the curved saber he brandished flickered with cold light.

Tana Gong looked at Lin Qi and grinned:

"Lin Qi of the Xia Guo, meeting me is your bad luck!"

"You won't pass the second round!"

"Originally, I would have been a Ninth Realm martial artist by now, if not for the Tinder Trial."

"But during this time, I have polished my martial arts technique, and my strength has improved."

"Young people like you are simply no match for me."

He spoke in awkward Xia Guo language, and Lin Qi understood, his expression cold, ignoring Tana Gong.

Some foreign Eighth Realm martial artists had problems with their brains.

And Lin Qi's behavior was seen as a provocation by Tana Gong.

He frowned, feeling unhappy.

This was looking down on him; he was a senior after all, and when he spoke, he should at least get a response.

【Countdown:... 3, 2, 1】

【The 4th match of the second round officially begins!】

Above the arena, the sound of the intelligent voice echoed instantly.

The audience erupted with thunderous cheering, each cheering for the contestant in the arena.

Countless bullet comments scrolled; it was the Thai martial artists, who were the most excited.

"Black Snake Saber Tana Gong, defeat Lin Qi of the Xia Guo and let him know the power of the Black Snake!"

"Tana Gong is the person destined to get a spot; saving Blue Star depends on us in Thailand."

"The people of Thailand don't have much strength, but their talk is quite big."

"The last person who was this arrogant, Aoki Michio, was killed by Lin Qi in one strike!"

"This Tana Gong is also destined to have the same ending!"

The bullet comments were still a war between the two nations.

And the battle in the arena was on the verge of breaking out.

"Boom!!"

An intangible blue domain was released from Tana Gong's body, like flowing water.

Enveloping the arena in the deep sea, he himself also shot out like a large black python, his whole body blooming with blue patterns.

The blue patterns combined with the tattoo patterns, like a twisted black giant python from the deep sea.

And he himself was like a huge black snake, carrying surging waves and sweeping over.

Seeing this appearance, many martial artists would be scared out of their wits.

And this instant was enough to end the battle.

The curved saber in Tana Gong's hand condensed blue saber Qi, like a snake spitting its tongue, tearing through the air and carrying a whistling arc sound.

"Boom!"

Lin Qi also erupted instantly; this time he still used 30% of his strength, and the newly awakened 【Vajra】 ability was not exposed, but hidden.

The Golden Gangjin condensed by two abilities was enough!

"Whoosh~"

Golden patterns covered his whole body, 【Golden Pupil】 ability was activated, the spear shaft vibrated, and he shot out like black lightning in place.

His arm muscles drove the cells of his upper body, all moving violently at the same time, allowing power to gather.

"Boom!"

In an instant, the golden domain expanded, confronting the blue domain power.

His speed increased significantly; he started a step later than the opponent, but the moment he thrust the spear, his speed had already exceeded twice the speed of sound.

The great spear thrust out, even exceeding five times the speed of sound!

"Chirp chirp!!"

Spear tip Golden Gangjin flowed, metal vibrated, and a golden thread tore through the sky.

He accurately locked onto the opponent's saber technique and successfully predicted it, unleashing the "World-Extinguishing Spear Canon."

Under everyone's gaze, two streams of light collided in the center of the arena.

"Bang!"

Saber Qi and spear Qi collided in an instant, and two completely different forces were unleashed.

Tana Gong frowned instantly; his attack had actually been blocked.

Lin Qi of the Xia Guo, his reaction speed was not slow.

And a force surged from the saber body; it was a fierce and domineering power.

"Clang clang clang!"

The moment the thought arose, both had already exchanged several rounds, energy splashing everywhere.

Lin Qi unleashed the Golden Light Consecutive Strikes, his body cells having formed the technique, his spear speed faster than his reaction.

Ten consecutive strikes!

Twenty consecutive strikes!

Tana Gong's strength was clearly stronger than Aoki Michio's, able to connect with Lin Qi's twenty consecutive strikes.

And his physical fitness was even stronger; he was worthy of being Thailand's strongest Eighth Realm martial artist.

Being able to break through to the Ninth Realm in the future, he was ultimately different from Aoki Michio.

Countless people in the audience, whose eyes were slow, could only see the collision of saber light and spear shadows, energy splashing.

Bursts of wild wind were kicked up, the earth shattered, countless cracks appeared, and countless stones were cut into fragments.

On the ground, a large pit also appeared, the terrifying power causing the earth to sink.

As they continuously collided, Tana Gong's expression also gradually changed.

Bursts of terrifying force surged over.

Especially Lin Qi's spear strikes, which were airtight, each strike reaching several times the speed of sound, terrifyingly fast!

For the first few strikes, he could exert force to bombard each other, but later he could only struggle to cope.

Lin Qi even attacked one point; there was already a dent on the saber body, and if he kept hitting, his saber would shatter.

Suddenly, cold light flickered before his eyes, and he wanted to brandish his battle saber.

But the continuous collisions made his movements slow.

A golden thread thrust out straight.

"Pfft!"

The great spear instantly pierced his head, and even his hard head could not block the attack.

"Bang!"

The domain and saber Qi stagnated, accompanied by Tana Gong falling down, his eyes wide, unbelievable.

His corpse turned into nothingness and vanished on the ground.

【Match 4 of the second round: Lin Qi (Xia Guo) wins!】

Lin Qi put away the great spear, which was still stained with dense blood, and shook his head with disdain.

Too weak!

If it were a genius who awakened two abilities, they might be able to clash with him.

Ordinary Eighth Realm martial artists basically had no chance of winning.

"Hum!"

The intelligent voice finished the announcement, and Lin Qi's figure instantly vanished from the spot, teleported back to the audience.

"Hiss~"

As soon as he returned, he heard the sound of gasping.

It was Jiang Tao, who swallowed his saliva and said in surprise:

"Brother Qi, you won this too easily, right?"

Lin Qi shook his head and said, "He was only slightly stronger than Aoki Michio, not really strong!"

At this moment, Xue Zhou, who had been teleported back, fell silent; he was behind Lin Qi, but now he had been eliminated.

And the Tana Gong Lin Qi spoke of was much stronger than himself, yet he couldn't even take one strike from Lin Qi!

The gap in strength was too large.

He looked at the big screen, where several names appeared, all of whom had advanced to the third round.

It was a pity he had already been eliminated.

Among all the Eighth Realm martial artists on Blue Star, he couldn't even make it into the top 50.

He truly felt that there were too many geniuses in the world.

He wanted to contribute to the Blue Star civilization, but because his strength was too weak, he had no qualifications.

He looked at Lin Qi, only hoping that the other party could get a spot.

In the audience, after Lin Qi won, it was also an uproar.

"Another instant kill!"

"Tana Gong was actually instantly killed by Lin Qi!"

"Lin Qi is too strong; with this strength, among the 10 spots, he must have one."

"Why aren't the people from Thailand talking anymore?"

In Thailand's section, Tana Gong was successfully teleported back, his face turning iron-blue.

His fists were clenched, veins bulging, wishing he could vent his anger.

Losing to Lin Qi of the Xia Guo this time was simply too shameful.

A minute ago, he was still bragging, wanting to teach the other party a lesson.

Now he had actually lost so miserably.

Others around him didn't dare to speak.

Envoy Tu Lan, sitting in the front row, finished watching this match and her eyes lit up:

"This genius named Lin Qi is not bad!"

"Both speed and power are very strong; he should have awakened two abilities, 【Golden Sharpness】 and 【Golden Light】, and the spear technique used is also quite exquisite!"

"If he can display stronger strength later, your Aperture Opening Realm martial artists won't be completely useless!"

King Shanhe next to him heard Envoy Tu Lan's praise, his lips curling slightly, his back straightening a bit more.

Chi Di nodded after hearing this and said:

"He hasn't used his full strength; I have high expectations for him!"

Envoy Tu Lan was surprised after hearing this: "So optimistic? Then I must pay close attention to him."

She also gained some spirit; just from the Lin Qi she saw, she felt he was very simple.

This Blue Star civilization might not be as simple as she had imagined.

A moment later, she couldn't help but say:

"Not bad, plus this Andrei, that makes three geniuses."

Everyone knew that the geniuses Envoy Tu Lan spoke of only counted if they had awakened two abilities.

After another moment, Envoy Tu Lan's eyes lit up:

"This one called Augustus has very strong strength; placed in other elementary civilizations, he is also a top-tier genius."

Other geniuses also emerged one after another.

Ajay, Saina, Su Xi, Gu Yang Jian...

A "genius" appeared.

Envoy Tu Lan's heart was increasingly surprised.

Especially when she saw Li Tianxing and Sun Sheng, she was immediately surprised:

"Three abilities?"

"And both of them?"

"Your Blue Star civilization actually has two people who awakened three abilities?"

"Simply unbelievable!"

She looked at Chi Di in surprise: "Blue Star civilization, being able to produce one genius like you who awakened three abilities is already very rare!"

"And you produced two more?"

Chi Di immediately smiled and explained:

"They originally only awakened two special abilities."

"But they took the Bloodline Evolution Potion, their bloodlines awakened, their talent transformed, and that's how they awakened a third ability."

Envoy Tu Lan breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this:

"So it was taking the Bloodline Evolution Potion!"

"This potion is not ordinary, and the price is expensive!"

"However, ordinary geniuses will choose to take it, which can tap into physical potential, allow bloodline transformation, and significantly improve talent!"

"There are indeed some geniuses who have a chance to awaken a third ability after taking it!"

"It's a pity that after I took it, although my talent improved, I still didn't awaken a third ability."

"It seems there are many good things on the trial planet; there is actually Bloodline Evolution Potion."

"Did you all take it?"

Chi Di introduced:

"Bloodline Evolution Potion is rare, and not everyone can get it."

"Only geniuses can obtain it, and after taking it, their talent is improved."

Envoy Tu Lan nodded after hearing this: "Makes sense; otherwise, if everyone took it, no civilization could afford it."

Her gaze was locked on Li Tianxing, who displayed a Spirit Reader ability, as well as two fire abilities.

He easily killed his opponent and successfully advanced to the third round.

She said:

"With Sun Sheng and Li Tianxing, you might be able to win two matches in the Aperture Opening Realm!"

Everyone nodded, acknowledging Envoy Tu Lan's words; the power of three abilities had already been shown by the two of them in the tip of the iceberg.

When they displayed their full strength, it was hard to imagine how powerful they would be.

At the same time, King Shanhe was also projected again.

"Dear contestants and audience!!"

"Now, the second round of the main tournament has ended; congratulations to the 40 contestants who successfully advanced to the third round."

As soon as these words were spoken, the audience was also in a boil.

Now only 40 people remained, all of whom were top-tier powerhouses, and it was becoming increasingly exciting.

Everyone was a famous person and a top-tier powerhouse of major nations.

Everyone had their own legendary deeds.

After it quieted down, King Shanhe continued to announce:

"Next, we will continue to conduct the third round."

"Among the 40 contestants, only 20 will be able to pass and enter the fourth round!"