Chapter 657

Lin Qi also began to calculate in his heart; the 8 Source Energy Crystals in his hand were enough to support three months of cultivation.

And it was also enough to allow him to condense the 6th Source Vein; ordinary geniuses, that is, geniuses who had awakened two abilities.

Their limit was to condense 6 Source Veins; this was already their limit.

And for galaxy-level geniuses, condensing 6 Source Veins only reached the later stage; most could condense 7 or 8 Source Veins.

And from then on, every Source Vein condensed required more Source Energy Crystals.

Lin Qi took out three bottles of Soul Marrow and swallowed them directly.

"Gulp~"

His throat rolled, the Soul Marrow went down, and he immediately closed his eyes and began to operate the mental power technique—"Divine Thought Thousand Threads" to cultivate.

He was also about to cultivate this mental secret manual to the final realm—Ten Thousand Threads Become Domain!

"Whew whew!!"

Wisps of cool sensation rushed to his brain, and the Soul Marrow began to take effect.

At the same time, in his consciousness space, a huge lake appeared in his perception, representing his mental power.

All the mist state had completely transformed into liquid state, and the next step was solid state.

And distance from this step, Lin Qi still had a long way to go.

However, what he could be sure of was that Aidis, as a mental master, had not only condensed 8 Source Veins but her mental power had also definitely broken through 100,000.

She had reached the second realm of the universe, otherwise, she couldn't have easily controlled 50 blue flying blades.

So Lin Qi felt that his first step was to let his mental power have a breakthrough.

Mental power breaks through to the second realm of the universe, condenses 9 Source Veins, and martial arts skills break through to the sixth stage.

Three goals, among which the simplest was to let his mental power break through.

Due to his top-tier mental power talent, there was almost no bottleneck; as long as he cultivated, his mental power could improve.

In the consciousness space, mental power constantly differentiated, like wisps of thread: 5,000, 10,000, 90,000...

It quickly broke through 90,000 wisps, and under the effect of the Soul Marrow, it continued to differentiate.

Wisps of differentiation, it soon differentiated another 300 wisps before it began to stop.

Finally, 90,300 wisps of mental thread constantly gathered and wove into a net, letting his mental power diffuse out, and his perception and control constantly improved.

"Boom!"

The mental space boiled, Lin Qi opened his eyes, his eyes were bright, and everything around him was captured in his perception like 3D printing.

【You consumed 3 bottles of 50% purity Soul Marrow, mental power significantly improved, mental perception improved, "Divine Thought Thousand Threads" advanced further, mental power +301】

【Mental power: 89,998→90,300】

……

Lin Qi opened his eyes, looked at the prompt on the panel, and immediately smiled.

90,300 mental power, distance from breakthrough, was only 9,700 mental power away.

Looking at it this way, another 97 bottles of 50% purity Soul Marrow would be enough to break through.

That is 9.7 million, not cheap either!

Maybe it needed more Soul Marrow, maybe it didn't need that much, purely depending on his own cultivation needs.

Thinking this way, he felt that his 50 million Deep Space Coins might not be enough.

Fortunately, he still had the reward settlement from the Lieyang Dao Academy.

When his ranking hit higher, the rewards would also be more.

Although not much, it was enough to buy several Source Energy Crystals.

Thinking of this, he glanced at the time; in the blink of an eye, another day or so had passed.

The small WeChat group was exceptionally lively; in one day, all 50 contestants had received loans and had money in their hands, so they were all buying resources.

For martial artists like Shanhe King and War God who had already reached the peak of the Sky-Gazing Realm, they also needed money.

They might not be able to improve in realm, but they still had room for improvement in skills.

For example, going to special virtual worlds to hone skills and feel the power of laws.

Wanting to enter these virtual worlds also required money, and the price was not cheap.

He didn't plan to enter; relying on his own accumulation, he was confident of getting a breakthrough in three years.

Everything needed time to progress.

Everyone entered cultivation one after another.

……

In the blink of an eye, three months passed in a flash.

Blue Star arrived at Martial Path Year 2054, another Spring Festival.

February 7th, New Year's Eve in the Xia Nation.

Tianhai City, Residence No. 5, everything was filled with a festive atmosphere, Spring Festival couplets, New Year's Eve dinner.

At the dining table sat 11 people; besides Lin Qi's family of five, his uncle's family also came over.

Uncle Fang Zhe, besides his cousin Fang Lin, had given birth to another child.

Finally, there were Jiang Tao and Jiang Miaoyin, who were also invited over to have New Year's Eve dinner together.

Everyone ate together, which was very lively, among whom Lin Xiao and Lin Zhaoyue were very active.

They were already three years old now.

Father Lin Zhen looked at the two active ones and said: "It's time to let Xiaoxiao and Zhaoyue go to kindergarten."

"I remember Changfeng said that the best Sunshine Kindergarten in Tianhai City is quite good."

Mother Fang Huiyi also nodded: "I have already met with the school leaders, and they can go to class after the New Year."

Lin Qi also nodded: "Staying at home every day is not good; it's better to send them to school to play with other children."

Lin Xiao showed an expectant look and said in a milky voice: "I want to play with other children; it's too boring at home."

Sister Lin Zhaoyue also nodded: "I want to go too!"

Lin Zhen nodded, and everyone reached a consensus.

After the meal, the family sat on the sofa watching the Spring Festival Gala.

Lin Qi sat with Jiang Tao and Jiang Miaoyin and chatted, asking about their cultivation progress.

For three months they had been in cultivation, and only during the Spring Festival did they have the opportunity to gather and chat.

Jiang Miaoyin said: "Brother Lin Qi, I am still condensing two Source Veins."

"Mainly because absorbing Source Energy Crystals takes about 12 days; during this period, I can only absorb source energy."

"Next, I still need to enter the Universe Martial Arts Arena to hone my skills; in three months, I have absorbed three Source Energy Crystals, and in another two months, I will be able to condense the third Source Vein."

Lin Qi nodded; this speed was not slow; with resources, the breakthrough speed was fast.

Jiang Tao also sighed: "It's a pity my match was too early; otherwise, if it were a month later, with my speed of condensing four Source Veins, I would have had a high probability of advancing."

Lin Qi shook his head: "You think too much; in the 50th match, the final 8 people had all condensed at least 7 Source Veins."

"Just cultivate well and kill your way out of the resurrection tournament."

Jiang Tao asked curiously:

"Lin Lin Qi Ge, what about you? How many Source Veins have you condensed now?"

Lin Qi made a gesture.

Jiang Tao immediately widened his eyes: "6?"

"Lin Lin Qi Ge, isn't your cultivation speed too fast?"

Lin Qi shook his head: "This is just my normal cultivation!"

"6 Source Veins is just the beginning!"

"By the way, tomorrow it's Sun Sheng's turn to play, and the day after tomorrow is Li Tianxing; the two are only one day apart."

Jiang Tao nodded: "I feel they won't be able to advance; at most they have only condensed five Source Veins."

Jiang Miaoyin said: "I think they might have hope of passing."

Lin Qi shook his head, not very optimistic: "I hope so!"

……

February 8th

In the contestant space, Blue Star's contestants logged into the Triangle Seat civilization's contestant plaza one after another.

At this time, in other civilizations, only a small number of people were still watching the Ten Directions Blood Arena.

Everyone exchanged New Year's blessings; besides coming to watch Sun Sheng's competition, the most important thing was to gather and exchange cultivation insights.

"Next, let's invite the 5,432 contestants of the 192nd match to the arena."

Under the announcement of the host Sang Qing.

Sun Sheng was teleported to the Ten Directions Blood Arena.

Along with him were contestants from 5,431 other star systems.

"There are quite a few experts in Sun Sheng's match; according to the data, there are not only the top 3 geniuses of the Wanhai Society, the top 20 geniuses of the Lieyang Star, but also the top 5 geniuses of the Wind God Valley..."

The black-robed War God shook his head; having obtained the data provided by the Deep Space Academy, everyone had an understanding of every famous genius.

Every powerful genius was a genius who had condensed 8 Source Veins and had fifth-stage martial arts skills.

And in Sun Sheng's match, there were 11 geniuses of this level.

Sun Sheng's strength couldn't rank in the top 8 among them.

Others also nodded; Lin Qi watched Sun Sheng show off his power, constantly killing ordinary contestants.

His stick technique was heavy and domineering; the stick swept out with tyrannical force, and the power of the Gold and Earth domains instantly shook his opponents to death.

Three months passed, and Sun Sheng had now condensed five Source Veins.

This strength was still a bit worse than his own back then.

Killing ordinary contestants was very easy, but once he encountered a peak Sky-Gazing Realm martial artist, he couldn't hold on.

Wanting to advance was still very difficult.

7 hours later, the number of survivors was only 20.

Sun Sheng encountered a genius from Lieyang Star and was eliminated by the other party in a few moves.

After being teleported back, Sun Sheng, in golden battle armor, cursed:

"Leighton from Lieyang Star, I'll remember him. When the second round of the Ten Directions Blood Arena comes, don't let me meet him again."

Li Tianxing smiled: "That's because your strength isn't strong enough!"

"When you also condense 8 Source Veins, he naturally won't be your opponent."

Sun Sheng hummed: "I've been eliminated; you should be careful too; you aren't much stronger than me."

……

Second day of Spring Festival, afternoon

Li Tianxing entered the arena, starting the 194th match of the Ten Directions Blood Arena.

"Whoosh whoosh!!"

"Puff puff!!" In the contestant space, everyone watched Li Tianxing's performance; he controlled 50 red flying knives, like dancing flames, killing his opponents one after another.

He was very aggressive in the early stage, easily killing hundreds of contestants, and was also ambushed by other galaxy-level contestants, but he persisted until the end.

Until the last half hour, he was targeted again by a genius from Lieyang Star.

The other party was also a mental master, also controlling a halberd-like mental weapon.

It could be used for close combat or long-range attacks, and could be disassembled; the halberd could be decomposed into dozens of flying blades to launch attacks, and he had also comprehended the Law of Fire.

Li Tianxing persisted for a moment before being successfully killed!

After being teleported back, Sun Sheng immediately showed a gloating expression:

"Tianxing, you still have the nerve to laugh at me!"

"Weren't you also eliminated? Just come with me to participate in the resurrection tournament!"

Jiang Tao sighed: "The geniuses of Lieyang Star are indeed powerful; their probability of advancing is too high!"

The black-robed War God said:

"Lieyang Star is the strongest force in the Lieyang Star System, and also the hegemon force of the entire Lieyang Elder Elder Xing Yu?"

"In the entire star system, almost 99% of the geniuses are selected by Lieyang Star, and they also have the best resources and the most exquisite secret manual inheritance."

"Especially the strongest Lieyang clansmen among them; they are the core of Lieyang Star, and each one is a top genius."

"The Triangle Clan cannot compare to them either!"

Overlord smiled: "Far from it; in previous Deep Space Genius Competitions, the number of people from the Triangle Clan who entered the third round was around 5!"

"And Lieyang Star? The number of people who advanced to the third round exceeded one hundred, sometimes even approaching two hundred!"

"Many star systems might not have a single genius advance to the third round, while Lieyang Star has over one hundred geniuses."

"Other forces cannot compare to them at all."

"This is the foundation of a hegemon force; it's too deep!"

Everyone nodded; after obtaining the data given by Dean Yaochen, they knew how strong Lieyang Star really was.

Every session had over a hundred geniuses who could enter the third round, far more powerful than other forces.

Even top forces like Wanhai Society, Yuhua Mountain, Lei Ze Heaven, Wind God Valley, and Taixing Tower only had a dozen or twenty geniuses who could enter the third round each session.

Lin Qi also said: "The contestants who follow, be sure to be careful of the geniuses from Lieyang Star!"

Everyone nodded and began to log off.

Now that Sun Sheng and Li Tianxing had also been eliminated, in the entire Blue Star, only Lin Qi had successfully advanced.

And in the entire Triangle Seat civilization, only 4 people had successfully advanced; the number was really too small.

Everyone knew that they still needed to continue to improve their strength.

……

Residence No. 5, martial arts room.

Lin Qi, dressed in a black martial arts suit and sitting cross-legged, opened his eyes.

He then continued to cultivate, took out the metal box, and took the Level 3 Disaster Beast crystal inside.

"Whew whew!"

His body radiated dazzling golden light, and the 108 acupoints in his body appeared like star vortices; under the connection of source energy, the six regions of his body formed 6 meridians.

This was the result of his three months of cultivation.

8 Source Energy Crystals barely allowed him to successfully condense the sixth Source Vein.

Wanting to condense the 7th Source Vein required more Source Energy Crystals.

An hour later

"Boom!"

A terrifying energy fluctuation radiated from his body.

【You consumed a large amount of Level 3 Disaster Beast crystals, your body underwent a slight transformation, your blood energy value improved, blood energy value +14】

【Blood energy value: 79,996→80,010】

……

"Finally 80,000 blood energy value!"

Lin Qi slowly stood up; condensing 6 Source Veins, his blood energy value also reached 80,000, and distance from 100,000 was only less than 20,000 left.

But these 20,000 wanted to be improved; without dozens of Source Energy Crystals, it couldn't be done.

Especially as more Source Veins were condensed, more Source Energy Crystals were needed.

The 6th Source Vein required 8 Source Energy Crystals.

According to his estimation, the 7th Source Vein might require about 10~12.

The 8th, even required more than 15.

The 9th, he didn't know yet, anyway it required more than 20.

Calculating this way, the Deep Space Coins on him were barely enough.

"Fortunately, the Ten Directions Blood Arena still has a second round; the 10,000 contestants who pass the selection will compete through matching, just like the singles match in the first round."

"The more contestants you defeat, the more rewards you get!"

"As long as I condense 8 Source Veins, among everyone, I am also one of the strongest."

"At that time, the harvested Deep Space Coins will be enough for me to condense the 9th Source Vein."

Lin Qi quickly finished thinking.

So he opened War Home and searched for Source Energy Crystals.

When the two words "Sold Out" behind Source Energy Crystals disappeared, he immediately smiled.

"Three months, new cultivation resources have also arrived."

Lin Qi looked at the screen and immediately made a decision.

He directly placed an order for 30 Source Energy Crystals, worth 30 million Deep Space Coins.

It was enough for him to condense 8 Source Veins.

Lin Qi bought 30, and being able to buy them surprised him quite a bit; it seemed that this time the Liuren civilization had also prepared sufficient Source Energy Crystals.

"Besides Source Energy Crystals, I also need better Soul Marrow."

Lin Qi searched for Soul Marrow again, because his mental power was also very close to the second realm of the universe.

【Item: Soul Marrow (60% purity)】

【Description: A potion that can significantly improve mental power!】

【Price: 500,000 Deep Space Coins/tube】

……

Lin Qi looked at the 60% purity Soul Marrow; the price was 5 times that of 50% purity, and the effect should be the same.

So he directly chose to order 20 tubes, which was 10 million Deep Space Coins!

【Beep!】

【The Source Energy Crystals ×30 and 60% purity Soul Marrow ×20 you purchased have been successfully purchased, totaling 40 million Deep Space Coins!】

……

Lin Qi looked at his account with only 5 million Deep Space Coins and took a deep breath.

Back to square one again, the money was spent almost completely.

But it was all worth it; two years later, his strength would receive a huge improvement.

……

The next day, Imperial Capital, Zhiqiong Martial Arts Mansion!

In the huge reception hall, Lin Qi saw Sun Sheng, Li Tianxing, Jiang Tao, Jiang Miaoyin, War God, Shanhe King, and a group of acquaintances.

After the resources arrived, everyone chose to buy resources without exception.

A moment later, it was Lin Qi's turn, and he took the metal briefcase from Director Yi Ming's hand.

Inside were 30 Source Energy Crystals and 20 tubes of 60% purity Soul Marrow.

The next time he came to the headquarters might be more than two years later.

Arriving at the reception hall, Sun Sheng suddenly smiled:

"Lin Qi, two years later, I hope you have already condensed 8 Source Veins."

Li Tianxing smiled: "You should consider yourself first!"

Lin Qi also patted the two on the shoulders:

"I hope you and Taozi can kill your way out of the resurrection tournament."

"If our Blue Star's 9 galaxy-level geniuses all successfully advance to the third round of the Deep Space Competition, I guess it will shock the entire Lieyang Elder Elder Xing Yu!"

Sun Sheng, Li Tianxing, War God, and others also smiled.

Sun Sheng grinned: "I can't wait to see the shocked expressions of others."

……

In the top-floor office, in the spacious martial arts room.

The tall Chi Di sat cross-legged, looking at the information projected in front of him, a smile appearing on his face.

"It seems everyone wants to improve quickly; this time they exchanged for hundreds of Source Energy Crystals."

"Two years later, everyone's strength will receive a huge improvement."

"Everyone is getting stronger, and I can't fall behind."

"Buzz!"

A terrifying energy fluctuation radiated from his body; a huge metal box in front of him opened, embedded with Source Energy Crystals, a full hundred of them.

Three of the Source Energy Crystals floated up under his control, broke open, and poured out majestically.

Wrapped by a force, they surged into Chi Di's body.

Three layers of red patterns appeared, and the aura on his body was also constantly getting stronger.

……

An hour later, Lin Qi returned to Tianhai City and went out to visit friends with his parents.

A few days later, the Spring Festival holiday ended.

Younger siblings Lin Xiao and Lin Zhaoyue officially stepped into kindergarten to start learning.

And Lin Qi told his parents and turned to enter the martial arts room.

"Buzz!"

"I should also go into seclusion to cultivate!"

Lin Qi took out the Source Energy Crystal, swallowed it, and immediately began to absorb source energy.

……

(End of chapter)