Chapter 651: Precious Time! (Seeking Monthly Votes)

Although the first round of the Deep Space Genius Tournament has ended, the second round is about to begin.

Audiences from countless star systems understand that the second round of the Deep Space Genius Tournament will be even more spectacular, and in the end, only the stronger geniuses will be able to stand out.

They all look forward to the geniuses of their own civilizations being able to enter the third round.

Every round passed is a cause for celebration.

All the contestants have also thrown themselves into intense, fiery cultivation.

Lin Qi is the same; he no longer goes to the war base, pouring all his energy into cultivation.

When tired, he goes downstairs to play with his younger brother Lin Xiao and younger sister Lin Zhaoyue.

At the same time, there is also Xiaotian, who has grown exceptionally fast over the past two years and already possesses the strength of a Level 6 Disaster Beast.

It is also very close to Level 7, and the power gestating within its body makes even Lin Qi feel astonished.

Every day, Lin Qi does nothing but cultivate.

After the first round ended, he purchased a large number of metal-attribute spear technique manuals, completing the cultivation of 5 spear technique manuals on the very first day.

On the second day, he completed 15 spear techniques!

On the third day, he completed the cultivation of 30 spear techniques!

In the virtual world, on the martial arts training ground.

"Bang!!!"

Lin Qi wields his spear, the invisible power of artistic conception released from his body, shuttling through the air like a meteor, piercing through the giant mountain before him.

"Boom!"

The mountain collapses with a roar. Lin Qi retracts his spear, looks at the mountain before him, and shakes his head, saying:

"This 'Profound Armor Hundred Tribulations Spear' is even more exquisite than the 'Mountain-Shaking Spear Technique'!"

"If I had cultivated this spear technique back then, my combat power would have been even stronger."

Lin Qi sighs inwardly; having cultivated spear techniques for several days, his accumulation in spear techniques has become much deeper.

Although his realm has not improved, his methods for dealing with enemies have been greatly enhanced.

This has allowed his mobilization of Golden Gangjin to rise to another level.

At the same time, it has indirectly increased his combat power.

……

A moment later, in the martial arts room, Lin Qi opens his eyes and stands up from the floor.

After going downstairs to tease his younger brother and sister for a while, he returns to the martial arts room.

"Hum!"

A metal box appears in his hand.

Embedded within it are three Source Energy Crystals!

He takes one out and swallows it into his abdomen. Feeling the surging Source Energy rushing out, he immediately begins to circulate his cultivation technique to absorb it.

Lin Qi feels comfortable, sensing the cells in his body crazily absorbing the Source Energy.

As expected, absorbing Source Energy Crystals is more comfortable.

Each cell absorbs Source Energy and begins to constantly transform, as his body is also rapidly becoming stronger.

Lin Qi senses the changes in his body, keeping his body in a state of constant strengthening.

He himself opens his virtual bracelet, distracted, logging into the cosmic virtual network, letting his body automatically circulate to absorb the Source Energy Crystal.

It does not require his control.

According to his current cultivation method, one Source Energy Crystal requires several days to absorb.

If he only cultivated, that would be too much of a loss.

Therefore, if he can absorb Source Energy Crystals while also entering the virtual world to cultivate spear techniques, he can make great use of his time.

And now, Lin Qi himself begins to try this cultivation method.

A moment later, Lin Qi shakes his head inwardly; he cannot perform this method yet while in the Void-Empty Realm.

Unless one is a powerhouse of the Cosmic Second Realm or Cosmic Third Realm, they cannot do it.

"Whoosh whoosh!!"

Throughout the martial arts room, golden patterns emerge on the surface of Lin Qi's body.

His body absorbs Source Energy at high speed; his muscles, body tendons, bones, internal organs, and blood Qi are driven, and the Source Energy begins to condense into the fifth Source Meridian.

In the process of transformation, he begins to attempt transformation.

Unknowingly, he becomes immersed in cultivation.

Five days later

Lin Qi suddenly opens his eyes, and a terrifying aura sweeps toward the surroundings like a tidal wave.

"Boom!"

Violent gusts of wind impact the surroundings, and Lin Qi within them slowly stands up.

【You consumed a Source Energy Crystal, absorbed a large amount of Source Energy, your flesh transformed, you are one step closer to condensing the fifth Source Meridian, Blood Qi Value +1600】

【Blood Qi Value: 66755→68355】

……

Lin Qi checks the panel information; his Blood Qi Value has increased by 1600 in one go.

This accelerates his body's transformation speed, bringing him one step closer to condensing the fifth Source Meridian.

Currently, he absorbs Source Energy for 24 hours a day, without stopping, and only gains 30~40 Blood Qi Value.

The effect is far inferior to consuming Source Energy Crystals.

And it is impossible for him to absorb Source Energy at full strength for 24 hours.

He needs to set aside time to accompany his younger brother and sister, and also enter the virtual world to cultivate spear techniques.

Three months of time seems long, but in reality, it passes in the blink of an eye.

Thinking of this, he opens his phone and checks the recent news.

He glances at the WeChat group and finds that everyone is cultivating quietly, with no movement.

Now is a critical period, every day is important, and time cannot be wasted.

There are also Jiang Tao and Jiang Miaoyin; they are the weakest, so they must seize the time.

……

Three months later

Martial Path Calendar Year 2053, November

The temperature in Xia Nation begins to drop!

In Residence No. 5, in the spacious living room.

Jiang Miaoyin, with her tall figure, teases Lin Zhaoyue's soft, tender little face, then picks her up and spins her around in the air.

Lin Zhaoyue shows a smile, very fond of this action.

Beside her, the burly, dark-skinned Jiang Tao is holding snacks to feed Lin Xiao.

Jiang Miaoyin sighs:

"Looking at Xiaoxiao and Zhaoyue, they are so cute, I also want a younger brother or sister!"

"If Mom and Dad were still here, we would have younger brothers and sisters now too."

Speaking of this, her expression also becomes dim.

And Jiang Tao is silent for a moment before saying:

"I searched for some information on the cosmic virtual network."

"It is said that powerhouses of the Cosmic Fifth Realm can resurrect dead people!"

"It's just that it requires paying a huge price, and only a few people have successful examples."

"In the past, when Mom and Dad died, our talent wasn't strong enough, and there was no way!"

"But it's different now; we are all Galaxy-level geniuses."

"If we can enter a supreme force, perhaps in the future we can invite a powerhouse of the Cosmic Fifth Realm to take action and resurrect Mom and Dad."

"Or we ourselves break through to the Cosmic Fifth Realm!"

Jiang Miaoyin nods; they are Galaxy-level geniuses, and compared to others, they have more hope of breaking through to the Cosmic Fifth Realm.

Lin Qi also comforts them: "Don't worry, you will definitely resurrect your uncle and aunt."

In his heart, he feels that it will be very difficult for Jiang Tao and Jiang Miaoyin to break through to the Cosmic Fifth Realm.

For geniuses who awaken two types of abilities, the Cosmic Third Realm is the limit.

Galaxy-level geniuses have a 100% probability of breaking through to the Cosmic Third Realm.

There is a small probability of breaking through to the Cosmic Fourth Realm.

As for the Cosmic Fifth Realm, there is only an extremely small probability.

Unless you are a Star-Domain-level genius, meaning you have awakened a special physique.

Currently, Jiang Tao and Jiang Miaoyin still have room for improvement.

Perhaps in the future, there really is hope.

As for himself, the Cosmic Fifth Realm is not his limit.

If he reaches the Cosmic Fifth Realm, perhaps he can help Jiang Tao and Jiang Miaoyin resurrect their parents.

Jiang Miaoyin gently puts down Lin Zhaoyue, rubs the other's little face, sits on the sofa, and sighs:

"Three months have passed, and I have already condensed two Source Meridians."

"But I still have no confidence in passing the second round!"

"I don't want to wait for the next Deep Space Genius Tournament 100 years from now."

The burly Jiang Tao sits beside her and comforts her:

"Amiao, believe in your luck; the second round is estimated to last for several years."

"If you are assigned to the last round, perhaps you will have several more years of cultivation time."

And Lin Qi also nods, saying:

"The time for the second round will be even longer than we imagine, so don't worry too much."

Jiang Tao nods and says:

"The second round is an opportunity, and it starts tomorrow!"

"I need more time to condense the fourth Source Meridian."

"Hum!"

Just as the three were chatting, Lin Qi takes out his phone, frowns, and says:

"A notification from the Red Emperor; all of us Void-Empty Realm martial artists who entered the second round need to attend a meeting."……

One hour later, in the Blue Star Civilization virtual world, Void-Star Palace meeting.

At this time, there are less than 100 people left in the entire meeting room; besides the people from the Blue Star Civilization, there are also more than 20 from the Flowing Blade Civilization.

The Flowing Blade Civilization is also one of the powerful civilizations in the Triangle Seat Civilization.

Compared to Blue Star, it is quite a bit worse, but geniuses are still born.

After Lin Qi and the other 51 people log on, both sides greet each other.

Lin Qi sees Flowing Nether, Flowing Skeleton, and Wind Cry nodding and greeting him.

He sees the Red Emperor sitting in the center position, his gaze sweeping over everyone, nodding inwardly.

Three months have passed, and everyone's aura has become stronger, indicating that during this period, their strength has improved to a greater or lesser extent.

He sees his deep voice ringing in everyone's ears:

"Time flies like a white horse passing a crack, and three months have passed in the blink of an eye."

"Everyone, tomorrow, the second round of the Deep Space Genius Tournament will begin!"

"If the difficulty of the first round was average, then the difficulty of the second round will be even greater than we imagine."

Then the Red Emperor looks at the people of the Flowing Blade Civilization and says:

"Our Blue Star Civilization is participating in the second round for the first time, and there are many things we don't understand; next, let the Flowing Blade Civilization introduce the rules of the second round."

He sees the leader of the Flowing Blade Civilization, who is none other than Heavenly Tian Renliu.

He slowly projects a large screen, showing graphic data, and at the same time begins to introduce:

"The rules of the second round are quite similar to the first round elimination tournament, but there are also different aspects."

"The second round of the Deep Space Genius Tournament is the internal selection for each of the human race's hundreds of star domains."

"And our Mount Lieyang Elder Elder Xing Yu has tens of thousands of star systems, with a total of 5432 star system competition zones, each with 1000 contestants, which means 5.43 million contestants!"

"They are all top geniuses of their respective star systems, and it is not easy to decide on 10,000 spots from among them."

"The second round is also called the Ten Directions Blood Arena; the rule is to divide 5.43 million geniuses into 1000 arenas, with each arena hosting over 5000 geniuses!"

"The geniuses in each arena will fight each other until only the last 8 remain; these 8 contestants will directly enter the third round and become one of the 10,000 spots!"

"And all the remaining people will participate in a resurrection tournament, which will hold another 1000 matches, and in this resurrection tournament, each blood arena match will only have two people who can pass for the final spots."

"This can ensure that no genius is missed to the greatest extent."

Heavenly Tian Renliu narrates the rules; just from his mouth, one can feel the cruelty within.

Over 5000 people fighting in a bloody battle, everyone is a genius, and the difficulty of surviving to the end is astonishing.

Under such rules, only the most stunning geniuses can kill their way out.

Without sufficient strength, one can only be eliminated.

Lin Qi also lets out a breath; in the second round, there are no weak opponents.

A melee of over 5000 people; even a top genius, if not careful, will be killed!

However, the second round is not without benefits.

Heavenly Tian Renliu continues to smile:

"The second round of the Deep Space Genius Tournament is the one that takes the longest time among the three rounds of selection."

"1000 matches, calculated according to Blue Star time, are planned to be held 1~2 times per day."

"That is 500 days of time, and then the resurrection tournament will be held, which is another two days of time!"

"Added together, that is 1000 days of time, nearly three years!"

"For everyone, there will be enough time to cultivate."

"And once you successfully enter the third round, after the match session ends, you will immediately receive the Deep Space Academy's reward."

"As long as you can enter the third round, after this Ten Directions Blood Arena ends, you will immediately receive 5 million Deep Space Coins!"

"Everyone can use this money to purchase resources for cultivation!"

After hearing this, everyone immediately shows a smile.

After hearing this, the Red Emperor cannot help but sigh:

"This rule, I have to say, is set up very well; it can give many geniuses more cultivation time."

Others also nod; there is a full nearly three years of time in between.

For many geniuses, three years of time is enough for them to condense several Source Meridians.

And Lin Qi also nods inwardly after hearing this.

If he can get 5 million Deep Space Coins, with the Mount Lieyang Dao Academy settling once a year, he can almost eat two settlements and get over 3 million Deep Space Coins.

It is enough for him to purchase 8 Source Energy Crystals.

At least he can condense 6 Source Meridians; as for whether he can condense 7 Source Meridians, it still depends on luck.

Even so, it is a huge sum of money.

No matter how he thinks about it, this second round will be the key to his rise.

Others' eyes also light up, and they begin to discuss in low voices.

Sun Sheng says excitedly in a low voice:

"Three years, and we can immediately receive rewards; for those of us who have just broken through not long ago, this is too critical."

"Give me a little more time, and I will also be able to condense the fourth Source Meridian."

Jiang Tao and Jiang Miaoyin nod; what they need most is money and rewards.

As long as they can condense 8 Source Meridians, they won't be afraid of any opponent.

And Heavenly Tian Renliu continues to speak:

"The second round is the Ten Directions Blood Arena, a genius melee; there are many things to pay attention to, and many experiences are summarized by our Flowing Blade Civilization."

"Everyone from the Blue Star Civilization can take a look to increase the probability of survival."

"At the same time, there is information on some top forces, as well as information on various geniuses, which everyone can use for reference."

"If you encounter geniuses among them, you can judge for yourself and choose to join forces to kill top experts, or stay away……"

He sees a large amount of data information projected in front of everyone, and everyone browses through it quickly.

When the Blue Star people see it, they are shocked, and the data for the second round is much more precious than the first round.

The Red Emperor also thanks them: "Our Blue Star Civilization owes your Flowing Blade Civilization another favor."

Heavenly Tian Renliu shakes his head and says:

"Our Flowing Blade Civilization has limited strength, and the data collected is not complete; it's good if it can be of help to you."

"Besides, by mining ore together with your Blue Star, our Flowing Blade Civilization has also made a lot of money."

……

Several hours later, the meeting disperses.

In the martial arts room, Lin Qi opens his eyes, takes out his phone, and as expected, sees the document released by the Red Emperor.

Lin Qi takes a look at the document; in the second round, there are even more civilizations and forces to pay attention to.

One by one, they are not to be trifled with, and their information must be remembered.

However, he can also see that the Flowing Blade Civilization's data is not fully collected; it's not that they don't want to, but their strength is limited.

They are just an ordinary primary civilization of the Triangle Seat Civilization.

They are not even a primary civilization, so how could they collect more detailed information.

But even so, his harvest is very great, and many contents are not reached in the "Detailed Explanation of the Mount Lieyang Elder Elder Xing Yu Map".

The Mount Lieyang Elder Elder Xing Yu is too big, with over 5000 competition zones; who knows how many geniuses there are.

He sits cross-legged and begins to cultivate, takes out a metal box, opens it, and inside are Level 3 Disaster Beast Crystals.

He takes out a few pieces and swallows them directly, then circulates the "Golden Emperor Secret Canon" Void-Empty Chapter, beginning to absorb the Source Energy within.

"Boom!"

Dazzling golden light emerges from his skin, three layers of golden patterns appear, and at the same time, strands of golden light emerge on his head, chest, waist, abdomen, and palms.

They connect into a network like silk threads, connecting the vortexes.

He condenses five meridians; these are his five Source Meridians.

Within them, astonishing power is contained; the five Source Meridians cooperate with each other, coordinating the entire body, and the extraordinary power makes the body constantly transform.

Now, when he simply lets out a breath, it is like an 18-level gale; when he swings out, he can destroy a street.

In a few minutes, he can destroy a city.

And as more Source Meridians are condensed, the destruction he can cause is also greater.

When he breaks through to the Cosmic Second Realm, he will be able to possess the ability to sink land.

This is the ability brought by Source Meridians, which can make the flesh transform, constantly break the shackles of genes, and possess more powerful strength.

Three months of time; just three days ago, Lin Qi successfully condensed the fifth Source Meridian by consuming the third Source Energy Crystal.

But the condensation was also very reluctant.

Three Source Energy Crystals, during which he also consumed a large number of Level 3 Disaster Beast Crystals, only then did he barely succeed.

Lin Qi opens his eyes and consumes several more Disaster Beast Crystals.

"To condense six Source Meridians, three Source Energy Crystals are already not enough; at least five are needed to successfully condense them."

"As for the seventh Source Meridian, even more Source Energy Crystals will be needed."

Lin Qi thinks inwardly; the more he thinks, the more he feels that too many Source Energy Crystals are needed.

If he were like the Overlord and others, stretching the time to decades, he wouldn't need too many Source Energy Crystals.

But he can't; he must become more powerful in a short period of time.

So he needs to purchase more Source Energy Crystals.

Perhaps the prize money for the second round is also not enough, and he still needs to find ways to earn more Deep Space Coins.

Several hours later, the entire martial arts room falls into silence.

Lin Qi slowly opens his eyes, his gaze looking at the panel.

【You consumed a large number of Level 3 Disaster Beast Crystals, your flesh transformed, your physical fitness improved, your Blood Qi Value increased, Blood Qi Value +80】

【Blood Qi Value: 73350→73430】

……

(End of this chapter) ===== CHAPTER 652 =====