Chapter 604

Lieyang Dao Academy, before Lieyang Mountain

At this time, tens of thousands of geniuses were gathered, chatting and exchanging martial arts experience.

"The difficulty of the Lieyang Mountain test is still too hard!"

"I have 6-star combat power in the Universe Martial Arena, but I ended up stuck and couldn't even pass the second gate."

"Not to mention the Zerg warriors, there are 300 of them, each equivalent to a 3-star combat power Aperture-Refining Realm martial artist."

"Facing their encirclement, it is too difficult to kill them all."

"The most disgusting thing is the Zerg Mother Emperor; she actually knows how to unleash mental shocks!"

"It makes your mind unable to focus, which has too much impact on my strength."

"I have already failed 10 times today and spent 1,000 Deep Space Coins!"

"This is all my hard-earned money!"

"In my planet, I am considered quite good; who would have thought that at the Lieyang Dao Academy, everything requires money."

"Every time I enter Lieyang Mountain, I don't dare to die; that's 100 Deep Space Coins, which could buy dozens of beautiful female martial artist slaves."

Countless people were discussing and complaining, venting their emotions.

"The people from the Liuren civilization are here!"

Suddenly someone spoke, and many people looked toward the distant road, seeing a group of people walking with long strides.

They had the same brown skin, lean figures, and the same wind patterns.

"It's the Liuren civilization, a rising star in the Lieyang star region, a civilization that rose in just 30,000 years of development."

"Under the bone-stripping and marrow-extracting oppression of the Black Water civilization for nearly ten thousand years, they were still able to rise."

"Now there is even a trend of devouring the Black Water civilization; in the last hundred years, countless geniuses have been born."

"They have even consecutively defeated civilizations like Night-Erosion, Thunder-Cloud, and Iron-Gang in the competition for supporting civilizations."

"Their path of rise is already unstoppable!"

"In the future, they might become a mid-tier civilization, and the geniuses of today will all be the pillars of the civilization in the future."

"Especially Liu Ming, who is ranked 120th on the Lieyang Ranking; among geniuses from tens of thousands of galaxies, this ranking can be said to be very high."

"In another period of time, he might be able to challenge the top 100."

"The remaining Liu Hai and Feng Ti are not weak either; they are galaxy-level geniuses, ranked in the top 300."

Someone praised without reservation.

But someone asked with confusion:

"But the Liuren civilization lost in the Fire Seed Trial!"

Everyone became quiet as soon as they heard this.

Some people also sighed:

"Who would have thought that the awesome Liuren civilization would actually lose!"

"Feng Ti, Liu Hai, and Liu Ming actually all lost to a civilization called Lanxing!"

"When I first heard this news, I was shocked; the Liuren civilization actually lost!"

"Who would have thought that a small civilization that hadn't even rushed out of its mother planet would have so many geniuses!"

"Especially the current first place in the Void-Traversing Realm, Qin Ling, who came and forcefully topped the list, shocking our entire academy."

"Some people speculate that he is probably the Red Emperor of the Lanxing civilization, that terrifying genius who comprehended a Sixth-Level blade technique in the Void-Traversing Realm."

"By the way, what about that genius Lin Qi who defeated Liu Ming? He should also come to our Lieyang Dao Academy, right?"

"I wonder what place he will be ranked on the Lieyang Ranking?"

"The competition will probably become even more intense then."

Everyone was discussing, and the sounds spread to every corner, even including the group from the Liuren civilization.

Liu Hai and Feng Ti's expressions changed drastically after hearing the discussion.

Losing to the Lanxing civilization made their Liuren civilization lose face at the Lieyang Dao Academy.

"Liu Ming, it seems that what is circulating on the network is all true."

"You are really too shameful; you actually lost to the Lanxing civilization. Wouldn't it have been better to let our Iron-Gang civilization be the supporting civilization?"

A three-meter giant, with a body like it was made of steel and covered in special patterns, walked out of the crowd, emitting a heavy aura.

Liu Ming looked at Huodun and said calmly: "A defeated opponent has no qualifications to mock me!"

Huodun is the strongest genius in the Aperture-Refining Realm of the Iron-Gang civilization, ranked 119th on the Lieyang Ranking, one place higher than Liu Ming.

But losing to the other party in the competition for supporting civilizations made him lose face.

Now that Liu Ming had lost, he also chose to mock the other party together to save face.

After hearing Liu Ming's words, his expression immediately became gloomy.

And Liu Ming took a look at the Lieyang Ranking, thinking that if it were Lin Qi, he should be able to enter the top 100.

"Let's go!"

Saying this, he took Liu Hai, Feng Ti, and others into Lieyang Mountain.

His goal today was to raise his ranking by one more place.

The battle with Lin Qi had let him see his own shortcomings.

Before breaking through to the Void-Traversing Realm, he still had room for improvement.

Lieyang Mountain Second Gate

"Whoosh whoosh!!"

"Boom!"

Several Zerg warriors, with wings on their backs, flew at low altitude, erupting with amazing speed and emitting bursts of sonic booms.

They kicked up violent gales, accompanied by energy storms that ravaged the surrounding trees.

"Puff puff~"

Facing the Zerg warriors rushing up with surging killing intent, Lin Qi wielded his black-gold great spear, and his sharpness was released.

The spear tip's Gangjin flowed, like lightning, easily piercing the necks and chests of the Zerg warriors.

This was their weakness; once pierced, they instantly lost their lives.

Their movements were suppressed by the power of the domain and could not move.

"Buzz buzz!!"

In the invisible consciousness space, bursts of mental shocks, like surging waves, swept over, continuously slapping against his consciousness.

If mental power is weak, it is easy to cause dizziness and distraction.

Facing an encirclement, a little delay could lead to death.

The Zerg Mother Emperor's mental attack did indeed cause an impact on Lin Qi.

But it did not prevent him from still easily killing the Zerg warriors.

Half an hour later

"Puff~"

The Mantis warrior with a green shell was pierced by golden light

through the heart, turning into nothingness and dissipating in the air; the battle ended.

Only the Zerg Mother Emperor remained!

【Lin Qi from the Lanxing civilization, congratulations on passing the Lieyang Mountain Second Gate, time taken: 35 minutes and 18 seconds!】

【Congratulations on rising from 88,888th place to 999th place on the Lieyang Ranking!】

【Yes/No to enter Lieyang Mountain Third Gate?】

Lin Qi was surprised after seeing the 999th ranking; he had entered the top 1,000 so quickly.

That is to say, he could make the Lieyang Ranking.

The Lieyang Ranking only displays the top 1,000 strongest; other rankings can only be viewed on the official website.

However, Lin Qi was not very satisfied with his ranking; he needed to become more powerful.

The higher the ranking, the more Deep Space Coins are rewarded.

The rewards for 1,000th place and 100th place are definitely different.

【Yes!】

So Lin Qi chose to continue to the third gate.

Entering Lieyang Mountain once requires 100 Deep Space Coins, equivalent to 1 million merit points; it cannot be wasted in vain.

"Buzz!!"

The moment he made his choice, the surrounding environment returned to normal again.

Lin Qi keenly noticed that the temperature of the surrounding air began to rise crazily.

The aura began to become scorching.

And the source of the heat came from the huge shadow above his head.

"Boom!!"

The thousand-meter giant sphere above his head had its red patterns on the surface light up, as if it had come alive.

It released scorching high temperatures like a large furnace.

"Whoosh whoosh!!"

The next instant, countless Zerg warriors rushed out from the pits.

And Lin Qi's brows furrowed instantly.

Because the number of Zerg warriors had increased again: 100, 200, 300.

It quickly exceeded 300 and was rapidly approaching 500.

Not only that, besides green, gold, and black, there was now an extra red color.

A fourth type of Zerg warrior had appeared.

This was a creature covered in a shell that flowed like magma, with three scorching tentacles on its head, and compound eyes emitting an eerie orange-red light.

Its forelimbs were like scorching sickles, emitting a sharp light.

Compared to the Mantis warrior, it was more lean and combined both strength and speed!

At the same time, the Zerg Mother Emperor also appeared; her body also emitted a scorching aura, and her aura became even more powerful.

【Lieyang Mountain Third Gate: Please kill 500 Zerg warriors within two hours (150 Mantis warriors, 150 Hercules Beetle warriors, 150 Beetle warriors, 50 Fire Ant warriors)】

"Fire Ant warriors?"

Lin Qi looked at the brand-new 50 Fire Ant warriors; there had been one when he was assassinated by the Zerg before.

However, its combat power was not strong, and it was killed quickly.

But now it was different; the aura on the Fire Ant warriors was clearly more powerful.

Information about the Zerg surfaced in his mind.

Zerg Mother Emperors can gestate Zerg warriors of various attributes, but because of their different attributes,

they will also select one race as elite warriors,

and they are far stronger than the combat power of other Zerg warriors.

And clearly, the 50 Fire Ant warriors in front of him were the elite warriors of the Zerg Mother Emperor.

【Countdown:... 3, 2, 1】

【Lieyang Mountain Third Gate test officially begins!】

"Buzz buzz!!"

Following the intelligent female voice's announcement, Lin Qi instantly mobilized his mental power, weaving it into a large net to resist the Mother Emperor's mental shock.

"Boom!"

The next instant, his head shook violently.

"The power of the mental shock has become stronger again!"

Lin Qi frowned tightly; just a moment ago, it was like a giant hammer slamming into his brain.

His brain was dizzy!

"Whoosh whoosh!!!"

In an instant, 500 Zerg warriors launched a charge from the air.

The ones rushing at the front became the Fire Ant warriors; they grew two pairs of red wings on their backs and launched a charge carrying bursts of fire waves.

"Boom!"

The Gold Domain was released, enveloping the Fire Ant warriors rushing at the front, and their speed was greatly reduced.

Three layers of golden patterns emerged on Lin Qi's body, golden Gangjin condensed, and he shot out from where he stood.

Leaving deep footprints and pits on the rocky ground.

"Clang!"

The Fire Ant warriors' eyes bloomed with amazing red light, their aura continuously becoming stronger, and the red sickles on their arms slashed out, emitting the sound of arcs breaking the wind.

"Seeking death!"

The opponent's movements kept slowing down in Lin Qi's eyes, and golden light shuttled through the air to stab out.

"Puff~"

The great spear instantly pierced the neck of the Fire Ant warrior, and scalding blood splashed out.

"The defense has become stronger again!"

Lin Qi was shocked; the shell of this Fire Ant warrior actually had higher defense than the Beetle warrior?

Was this an all-around improvement?

"Whoosh!!"

At the same time, from behind and to the left and right, other Fire Ant warriors also launched attacks, and their sickles slashed through the air.

Lin Qi wielded his great spear to block!

"Bang bang!!"

"Sure enough, speed, strength, and defense have all improved."

Lin Qi couldn't help but shake his head; he was enveloped by a metal shield and instantly surrounded by countless Zerg warriors.

The power was transmitted to his body through the spear shaft.

"This is already equivalent to a 4-star combat power Aperture-Refining Realm genius!"

"And there are 50 of them!"

450 with 3-star combat power, 50 with 4-star combat power, all cooperating tacitly.

Added to the Zerg Mother Emperor's mental shock, even a martial artist with 8-star or even 9-star combat power might not necessarily be able to withstand it.

Lin Qi felt the heavy pressure rushing toward him.

"Boom!"

The golden shield exploded suddenly, and the terrifying shockwave swept out like a raging wave.

"World-Extinguishing Spear Canon" kill move—Iron Prison!

The dozens of Zerg warriors closest to him were instantly shaken to death, turning into nothingness and dissipating.

Dozens more Zerg warriors suffered heavy injuries, and what greeted them were strands of golden threads.

At this moment, Lin Qi had no intention of hiding his strength and erupted with all his might!

Golden Light Fifty-Six Consecutive Strikes!

"Puff puff!!"

"Clang clang!!"

In a breath, several Zerg warriors were pierced by golden light and died, but there were also Fire Ant warriors launching attacks.

Forcing Lin Qi to perform "Thunder Extreme Nine Flashes" to dodge!

This kind of pressure was something even Liu Ming had never possessed.

One and a half hours later

"Bang!"

The violent explosion kicked up a terrifying energy storm, and the Zerg Mother Emperor's mental shock caused Lin Qi to have a slight pause.

"Puff puff!!"

The next instant, a violent pain came from his neck, and his vision went dark.

【Lin Qi from the Lanxing civilization, it is a pity, you have died; kills: 401, time taken: 1 hour and 30 minutes!】

【Congratulations on rising from 999th place to 99th place on the Lieyang Ranking!】

【Yes/No to hide civilization?】

【Yes/No to continue the Lieyang Mountain test?】

【If you need to test, you need to pay 100 Deep Space Coins again!】

On the mountain peak, Lin Qi's figure reappeared, and the surroundings returned to normal.

Lin Qi looked at the pop-up message and recalled the battle just now; his head couldn't help but feel dizzy.

Previously in the Spirit-Refining Tower, he had never tried to fight a strong enemy while enduring mental shocks.

The requirements for willpower and mental power were too high.

"If there hadn't been the Zerg Mother Emperor's shock, I estimate I could have killed more Zerg warriors!"

Lin Qi shook his head; those 50 Fire Ant warriors were indeed not easy to deal with.

In the end, he had only killed half before they killed him together!

As for continuing the trial, he felt there was no need.

Continuous fighting consumes a huge amount of mental power.

It is equivalent to a combination of the Spirit-Refining Tower and the Trial Tower.

One hour of fighting has a stronger effect than several days of continuous fighting.

【Yes!】

【No!】

Then he chose to hide his civilization; it is better to keep a low profile in the universe.

Although he knew that wanting to hide it completely was an impossible thing.

But being able to let fewer people know that he came from the Lanxing civilization meant one less point of danger.

Then he chose to exit, and his figure instantly disappeared from where he stood.

Before Lieyang Mountain, countless geniuses were coming and going!

Sun Sheng, in a white robe, appeared at the entrance.

Dozens of seconds later, Li Tianxing in red also appeared.

Sun Sheng looked at the Lieyang Ranking above his head; his name was impressively at the 138th position.

In front of him was impressively Li Tianxing.

"Tianxing, you mental masters have an advantage over us martial artists."

"The Zerg Mother Emperor's mental shock doesn't work on you at all."

"Otherwise, how could your ranking surpass mine."

Li Tianxing said calmly: "This is my strength; there is nothing you can do if you are dissatisfied."

Sun Sheng shook his head and said: "Give me a little more time, and I will surpass you sooner or later."

Then his gaze continued to look up, and he quickly saw Liu Ming's name at the 120th position.

"This guy Liu Ming is actually ranked 120th at the Lieyang Dao Academy; he is 18 places higher than me, and his strength is a cut above mine right now."

"But when I open up 80 apertures, that will be the time to surpass him."

"However, Liu Ming is not my final goal."

"At the Lieyang Dao Academy, there are still 119 people stronger than him in the Aperture-Refining Realm; these are all galaxy-level geniuses!"

Li Tianxing shook his head and said: "It's not just these hundred-plus people; it is said that in the Aperture-Refining Realm alone, there are over 500 galaxy-level geniuses."

"Blood-Exchange Realm, Aperture-Refining Realm, Void-Traversing Realm—adding the three realms together, it is estimated there are over two thousand galaxy-level geniuses."

"And the geniuses gathered at the Lieyang Dao Academy only occupy 30% of the entire Lieyang star region; the remaining 70% are all in major top-tier galaxy powers and have no need to come to the Dao Academy."

Sun Sheng shook his head and sighed: "The universe is too big; galaxy-level geniuses are starting to become worthless."

"However, even among galaxy-level geniuses, I am one of the top."

"Eh?"

While the two were chatting, Sun Sheng suddenly discovered that his ranking had dropped.

It dropped from 138th to 139th.

And in front, a name was specially marked in red and enlarged, attracting the attention of many people.

"Someone entered the top 100!"

"Whenever someone enters the top 100, a flame special effect will be formed!"

"The top 100 of the Lieyang Ranking—these are top-tier genius existences in the entire Lieyang star region."

"Who is this Lin Qi?"

"How come it sounds a bit familiar!"

The people around were discussing, and Sun Sheng also immediately looked up.

【99th Place: Lin Qi (Hidden Civilization), Gate Number: 3】

"It's Lin Qi!"

Li Tianxing beside him said slowly!

And at the same time, Lin Qi's figure appeared in front of the two.

"Sun Sheng, Li Tianxing!"

Lin Qi saw the two and greeted them with surprise.

Sun Sheng sighed and said: "Lin Qi, you guy, you are indeed powerful!"

"You actually charged into the top 100!"

"With you now, you probably already have 9-star combat power!"

Li Tianxing nodded and said: "Those who can enter the top 100 of the Lieyang Ranking almost all have 9-star combat power!"

"Most galaxy geniuses only have 8-star combat power!"

Lin Qi shook his head and said: "This is already 9-star combat power?"

"I feel there is still a lot of room for improvement."

Sun Sheng nodded and said: "That is natural; we haven't opened up all the apertures yet, so the room for improvement is still huge."

"I still intend to challenge the top five."

Just then, the surrounding voices rang out again.

"I remember now, Lin Qi is the genius who defeated Liu Ming; he is a genius from the Lanxing civilization."

"Deserving of being the existence that defeated Liu Ming, he went straight into the top 100 of the Lieyang Ranking."

"Liu Ming is only 120th; it's very normal that he couldn't beat Lin Qi."

"This Lanxing civilization actually gave birth to such a powerful genius."

And Lin Qi's expression changed drastically after hearing the surrounding discussion.

"How did they know I am from the Lanxing civilization?"

Li Tianxing introduced:

"The battle video of the Fire Seed Trial has already circulated widely in the Triangulum civilization."

(End of chapter)