Chapter 620: Deep Space Genius Competition! (Seeking monthly votes)

"But not until I saw the monster geniuses among the top human factions."

"Did I realize the universe is too vast; I have only been to three of the human territories so far!"

"Vast territories, an endless population base, passed down generation after generation!"

"Countless geniuses have been born!"

"The talent of many geniuses is so high that we cannot imagine it at all."

"I can tell you with certainty that there are geniuses among humanity who can pass the nine gates of Lieyang Mountain, and quite a few of them."

"It's just that we don't have them in our Lieyang Dao Academy, and perhaps not even in our entire Lieyang Star Sector."

Lin Qi frowned after hearing this, not expecting that there really were geniuses capable of passing the nine great gates of Lieyang Mountain.

With his 40% template talent, his limit was only reaching the sixth gate.

To clear all nine great gates, he guessed it would require at least 60%~70% template fusion.

His talent indeed wasn't that high right now, but it would be different in the future.

He was still young and had enough time to improve his talent and become stronger.

At this moment, Dean Yaochen waved his hand to project a large screen, where five large characters caught Lin Qi's attention—Deep Space Genius Competition!

He spoke slowly: "Speaking of geniuses, I wonder if you have heard of the Deep Space Genius Competition?"

Lin Qi nodded: "I heard someone mention it not long ago, but I don't know what kind of competition it specifically is."

The corners of Yaochen's mouth rose as he began to introduce it:

"The Deep Space Genius Competition is our humanity's grandest event; it is a trial for geniuses and also a selection process!"

"Within our humanity's endless territories, the supreme beings who guard the entire civilization come from the major star sectors; they are the cornerstone of our humanity."

"Because of their cultivation paths, they gathered together and created several powerful factions!"

"At the same time, they also began to cultivate human geniuses!"

"They have joined forces with the Deep Space Academy to host countless editions of the Deep Space Genius Competition!"

"Held every hundred years, geniuses who can place in the rankings not only receive generous rewards."

"But also possess the opportunity to enter top-tier factions."

"Our Lieyang Star Sector's top faction is Lieyang Star."

"If there were no Deep Space Genius Competition, I would recommend you enter Lieyang Star."

"But with the Deep Space Genius Competition, I would recommend you participate and compete for the chance to enter a top-tier faction."

"Our humanity's most top-tier factions are not something Lieyang Star can compare to."

"I once wanted to enter them too, but I lacked the qualifications; the reason for this was simply that my talent was insufficient."

Speaking to this point, Dean Yaochen revealed a look of regret.

Lin Qi took a deep breath; a top-tier faction that even a Universe Third Realm practitioner like the Dean couldn't enter.

It was simply unimaginable and too far away from him.

He was currently only a Martial Path Realm practitioner at the Aperture Refinement stage, not even having reached the Void Flight Realm.

However, he could also understand the gold content of the Deep Space Genius Competition.

"The entire genius competition is held every hundred years, divided into the Void Flight Realm selection and the Universe Second Realm selection!"

"These are prepared specifically for geniuses of these two realms."

"Considering the 100-year timeframe, some geniuses can cultivate to the peak of the Void Flight Realm in less than 50 years."

"Sometimes, for the sake of life safety, or to protect their homeland and civilization."

"It is impossible to make them suppress their cultivation for 50 years waiting for the Deep Space Genius Competition to open, so most choose to break through."

"And once they reach the Universe Second Realm, even for a genius, the cultivation speed will slow down; it might take thousands of years to break through to the Universe Third Realm."

"Countless geniuses get stuck in the Universe Second Realm, enough to host dozens of Deep Space Genius Competitions."

"So, in order not to miss out on geniuses, genius competitions corresponding to the two realms are held."

Lin Qi nodded; thinking about it this way, it made sense.

100 years was too long; he was only 21 now, and in 100 years, he didn't even know what realm he would have cultivated to.

If it were him, being asked to wait several decades before breaking through, he couldn't do it.

Dean Yaochen continued: "The Deep Space Genius Competition is not far off; only three years remain."

"You must break through to the Void Flight Realm as soon as possible!"

"In the genius competition, the higher the realm, the greater the advantage!"

Lin Qi asked doubtfully: "That doesn't seem very fair; some geniuses have just broken through to the Void Flight Realm, while others are already at the peak of the Void Flight Realm. The physical strength between them has already undergone a qualitative change."

"Shouldn't everyone have the same physical strength to test their martial arts techniques?"

Yaochen shook his head and explained: "The rules are not set that way."

"There is no absolute fairness in the world; one can only achieve relative fairness."

"Physical strength is also a part of the competition, and there are no restrictions. The Deep Space Genius Competition looks at your physical strength, martial arts techniques, willpower, experience, and combat talent."

"In the battles among the myriad races of the universe, what matters is overall combat power."

"Being able to kill the opponent is enough."

"Moreover, the Deep Space Genius Competition isn't held once every thousand or even ten thousand years."

"If you are eliminated this time, just wait for the next one!"

"The lifespan of the Universe Second Realm is ten thousand years long, enough to participate in countless editions."

Lin Qi nodded; these rules were not bad.

Held every hundred years, it was enough to screen out all the geniuses without any omissions.

Yaochen continued:

"The Deep Space Genius Competition requires three rounds of selection: first, selection among star systems, then star sector selection, and finally the ultimate selection of all star sectors."

"There is a significant amount of time between each round."

"If your talent is strong enough, this period is sufficient for your strength to improve significantly."

"If you perform excellently, many top-tier powerhouses will also step in to provide help and resources to assist your cultivation."

"If you enter the final top 1000 in the genius competition, we in the Lieyang Star Sector will also benefit."

"So don't worry about anyone acting against you after you display your talent."

"Even the Deep Space Academy and our Lieyang Dao Academy will protect your safety."

"Humanity today values geniuses highly, the system is more perfect, and there are various protective measures for geniuses."

"If your Blue Star civilization truly wants absolute safety, then strive to display absolute talent in the genius competition."

Lin Qi seemed to have realized something after hearing this, then nodded:

"Thank you for your guidance, Dean!"

Yaochen still smiled: "This is just a trivial matter."

"I have high hopes for you all: you, Fraser, Unida, Hobbs, and Troy."

"You are all rare geniuses."

"If you can defeat the geniuses of the top factions in the Lieyang Star Sector, I will also benefit."

Lin Qi nodded; it seemed that now, his goal had to shift toward the Deep Space Genius Competition.

Then the two chatted about many other things, all of which Lin Qi had not known before.

It gave him his first glimpse of the vastness of the universe.

Finally, Dean Yaochen said:

"Let's exchange contact information; if you have questions in the future, you can find me."

Lin Qi immediately reported his universe virtual account.

……

A moment later, after Lin Qi logged off and left.

"Boom!!"

Yaochen sat cross-legged again, and countless flame lifeforms emerged around him, emitting a scorching aura.

"Now that there is the Deep Space Genius Competition, the five of them—Fraser, Unida, Hobbs, Troy, and Lin Qi—will only choose our humanity's supreme factions."

"Their talent is not much worse than the geniuses in Lieyang Star who have received top-tier inheritance and cultivation since childhood."

Yaochen muttered to himself.

If these geniuses didn't enter top-tier factions, they could just be introduced to Lieyang Star.

And as a Dean who discovered geniuses, he naturally had his own benefits.

"The Universe Third Realm is already my limit; I don't know how many years it will take to break through to the Universe Fourth Realm."

"If I could possess better resources, perhaps I could go one step further."

After muttering to himself for a while, Yaochen began to cultivate again.

……

In the universe virtual world, in his personal space.

On the spacious martial arts training ground, Lin Qi sat cross-legged, recalling the content Dean Yaochen had just told him.

"Deep Space Genius Competition, the grandest event in the entire universe."

"A competition held by supreme beings; if one can enter a top-tier faction, the future prospects are limitless."

Lin Qi's heart couldn't stop boiling with excitement.

There were too many geniuses in the universe; if he could compete with them, his strength would also improve significantly.

If he displayed top-tier talent and gained the attention of top-tier powerhouses.

Their Blue Star would also be safer.

"However, it's too early to say all this; there are still three years until the Deep Space Genius Competition begins."

"And right now, I haven't even broken through to the Void Flight Realm; I don't even have the qualifications to participate."

Thinking of this, Lin Qi exited the personal center.

……

Inside the martial arts room, Lin Qi, who was sitting cross-legged, slowly opened his eyes.

He took out his phone and opened the Home of War.

"The Aperture-Opening Fluid is no longer effective; I need more cultivation resources."

Lin Qi browsed the exchange list; the Aperture-Opening Fluid was only 10,000 Deep Space Coins, and he now had nearly 450,000 Deep Space Coins.

It was enough to buy better resources.

Soon his eyes lit up and he said: "Found it!"

【Item: Divine Aperture Fluid】

【Effect: Assists martial artists in striking apertures, especially effective for striking apertures in the human head; the stronger the foundation, the better the effect, and it can protect the martial artist's brain.】

【Price: 50,000 Deep Space Coins!】

……

Lin Qi's eyes lit up; he had been keeping an eye on this Divine Aperture Fluid for a long time.

If the difficulty of the first 100 apertures wasn't high.

But after the 100th aperture, the apertures were located in the human head, and the difficulty of striking each one was extremely high; one careless move, and it was easy to get injured.

Ordinary Aperture-Opening Fluid could no longer work.

One either had to slowly rely on Qi and blood to grind it out, or use the specially crafted Divine Aperture Fluid for assistance.

While protecting the head, it assisted Qi and blood in opening the apertures.

And he was still 8 apertures short, so he needed to buy at least 8 bottles of Divine Aperture Fluid.

Lin Qi looked at the Divine Aperture Fluid at 50,000 Deep Space Coins per bottle, and his heart was bleeding.

This price was truly expensive; 8 bottles added up to 400,000 Deep Space Coins.

He hadn't even warmed the money in his hands before he had to spend it again.

But this money had to be spent.

He had to break through to the Void Flight Realm as soon as possible.

【Beep!】

【You have purchased 8 bottles of Divine Aperture Fluid, totaling 400,000 Deep Space Coins; payment successful!】

【The Divine Aperture Fluid you purchased will be delivered to your door within tomorrow!】

……

Lin Qi exhaled and then continued to immerse himself in cultivation.

Next, he would just wait for the Divine Aperture Fluid to arrive, and he could continue to open the apertures.

He closed his eyes tightly, adjusted his mindset, and felt his body absorbing source energy every moment.

Now, the source energy of Blue Star could no longer satisfy his cultivation needs.

He could only continuously buy top-tier resources; otherwise, it would be impossible to break through to the Void Flight Realm within three years.

……

The next day, the third day of the Spring Festival arrived.

In the morning, Lin Qi had just returned from a dinner with Yue Feng, Wu Lingyun, Xu Changfeng, and others.

Inside the spacious martial arts room.

"Beep!"

Lin Qi had just changed into his martial arts suit when he felt his phone vibrate and opened it to look.

It was in the Star Palace group chat on WeChat, where the Red Emperor had posted a message.

【Red Emperor: In one hour, we will hold a Star Palace meeting!】

Seeing the message, he frowned immediately.

Without a major event, the Red Emperor would not convene a Star Palace meeting.

He recalled the major events that might have happened recently and had a few guesses.

"Could it be related to a universe wanted criminal?"

……

One hour later, in the Blue Star civilization virtual world.

Star Palace meeting.

Lin Qi's figure appeared out of thin air, and various sounds of discussion reached his ears.

"Lin Qi!"

Turning his head to look, it was Sun Sheng dressed in a gold robe, appearing together with Li Tianxing.

At this moment, Sun Sheng was extremely excited, and he couldn't help but say:

"Lin Qi, do you know about the Deep Space Genius Competition?"

"I browsed the forums for a whole day yesterday, and everyone is discussing the Deep Space Genius Competition!"

"This is humanity's grandest event, and the top geniuses from all human star sectors must participate!"

"If one can defeat them, one will receive shocking rewards, and it starts in three years; I am so looking forward to it..."

Sun Sheng shared the information excitedly.

Li Tianxing said ruthlessly:

"Deep Space Genius Competition, the participating contestants must at least be in the Void Flight Realm; you have only opened 80 apertures now, and by the time you break through, the Deep Space Genius Competition will have already started!"

Sun Sheng said confidently: "Three years is enough for me to break through!"

"Once I break through, I will also be a powerhouse in the Void Flight Realm, and I will have no problem with the first round of star system selection."

"And I have quite a lot of Deep Space Coins now; I can exchange for quite a bit of Aperture-Opening Fluid."

The three chatted briefly and sat in the second-to-last row.

And the last row had new people joining.

For example, the two sisters Qin Shuang and Qin Yue, and besides them, there were three newly promoted Ninth Realm martial artists.

Blue Star could now exchange for more resources, and there were more and more Ninth Realm martial artists.

Other countries also had many new faces.

Not only that, even Liu Yu of the Liuren civilization led a large number of Void Flight Realm martial artists online.

The last to come online was Envoy Tu Lan, who sat alone in a row, with two peak Universe Second Realm guards beside her.

Sun Sheng looked around and asked curiously:

"What's the situation? Why are the Liuren civilization and the Inspector online?"

Qin Yue, who was behind, said: "A universe wanted criminal is coming!"

The faces of those who heard this changed drastically.

Li Tianxing frowned and said:

"Universe wanted criminals can only enter the wanted list if they have seriously violated human laws in the universe and are being pursued by the Deep Space Academy."

"Everyone is here, so let's officially start the Star Palace meeting."

The Red Emperor, sitting in the very center, spoke slowly.

Then, in everyone's line of sight, a young girl in red appeared.

She raised her jade hand and projected a large red screen, which appeared in everyone's line of sight.

Inside, it was playing the solar system star map, with an invisible net covering the solar system.

The eight major planets were each rotating, and at the same time, a black dot was constantly approaching Blue Star, and its trajectory was marked.

The black dot was constantly magnified, revealing a flying blade-shaped spaceship.

The Red Emperor introduced:

"This is the planetary defense platform, covering the solar system and conducting detection."

"Just yesterday, a spaceship that does not belong to our three parties was rapidly approaching Blue Star."

"According to the judgment of Inspector Envoy Tu Lan and myself, this is a universe wanted criminal from the Triangulum Galaxy!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of everyone in the Star Palace meeting changed.

The atmosphere in the air also became serious.

Liu Yu said with a serious expression:

"There is no mistake that it is a universe wanted criminal!"

"Those who can become wanted criminals are no weaklings; they are at least Void Flight Realm martial artists, and they are not weak among them."

"After most become wanted criminals, a small number will hide alone, while most will huddle together for warmth and open up their own bases."

"And the trial planet of the Blue Star civilization has already attracted their attention."

"There won't be few universe wanted criminals coming; they have already set their sights on this piece of fat meat."

"Universe wanted criminals cannot be judged by common sense; they are a gathering of scum, degenerates, greedy martial artists, and so on."

"If they are allowed to enter Blue Star, no one can judge what kind of things they will do."

The Red Emperor asked: "Approximately how many universe wanted criminals are there, and how many Void Flight Realm martial artists?"

"How many Universe Second Realm people?"

Liu Yu shook his head and said: "This cannot be determined; there will only be more than imagined."

"There are at least a hundred Void Flight Realm martial artists, and at most no more than 10 Universe Second Realm people!"

"Any more than that is unlikely!"

"So many?"

All the martial artists of Blue Star were surprised; this number was more than they had imagined.

"What should we do? I am still in another world, and it will take at least three days to rush back with all my might."

"The same goes for me."

Everyone discussed it; at this time, a large number of Ninth Realm martial artists were still in other worlds, and many martial artists simply couldn't rush back.

The Red Emperor said seriously:

"Next, we need to join forces; we must kill all the universe wanted criminals."

"All Ninth Realm martial artists, if you can rush back, then come back!"

"Everyone must be prepared for battle at any time!"

Liu Yu said seriously: "Our Liuren civilization will also help with all our might!"

Envoy Tu Lan also said: "All Void Flight Realm members in our inspection team will also take action!"

The Red Emperor nodded and said: "Thank you very much!"

He continued: "Let's formulate a simple plan to catch them all in one net!"

Then the Red Emperor formulated a simple strategy, and everyone listened carefully.

Including the three of them—Lin Qi, Sun Sheng, and Li Tianxing.

Although they were Eighth Realm martial artists, they already possessed Ninth Realm combat power.

They were more powerful than most Ninth Realm martial artists!

After the Red Emperor announced the simple combat plan, Sun Sheng in the back row immediately revealed an excited smile:

"We are going to take action too!"

"Just right, I also want to see how powerful the universe wanted criminals really are."

Li Tianxing said from the side:

"You can't even fly in the void; if you encounter a universe wanted criminal, you might just die."

Sun Sheng laughed: "Isn't that simple? I'll just let the intelligent lifeform fly me."

Lin Qi also fell into deep thought after hearing this.

Are we going to fight universe wanted criminals?

……

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 621 =====