Chapter 658: Two Years Later (Seeking Monthly Votes)

As time passed, the Deep Space Genius Tournament continued, with two matches of the Ten Directions Blood Arena taking place every single day without fail.

Viewers from Blue Star who had free time would often watch.

They gradually witnessed the various powerful civilizations in the universe and had their horizons broadened.

Only then did they discover that their Blue Star civilization was so weak, and that other civilizations were far too powerful.

Some people felt a sense of yearning.

Of the 50 geniuses from the Blue Star civilization, after Lin Qi, the other geniuses were eliminated one after another.

Only the four galaxy-level geniuses and veteran powerhouses—War God, Ice Emperor, Overlord, and Ganges Zunzhe—successfully advanced.

After obtaining loans, they also successively condensed 8 Source Veins, and their techniques reached the Fifth Stage Great Completion, putting them on the path to challenging Sixth Stage techniques.

After 1000 matches in the Ten Directions Blood Arena, only 5 people from the Blue Star civilization advanced, while the other 45 were all eliminated and entered the resurrection tournament.

500 days after the Ten Directions Blood Arena began, the resurrection tournament officially started.

Another 500 days began, during which four people successfully fought their way out of the resurrection tournament.

……

Martial Path Calendar Year 2056, May 13th

Universal Virtual World, Deep Space Selection Tournament Second Round, Ten Directions Blood Arena, 500th match of the resurrection tournament.

Competitor Space, above the 5432 competitor plazas.

At this moment, all 5.432 million competitors had logged on.

On the arena, after several hours of slaughter, only two people remained standing, their formidable auras permeating the space.

"Let us congratulate competitors Peili and Sun Sheng for successfully resurrecting and obtaining the final two spots to enter the third round!!"

Above the arena, the host Sang Qing, wearing a tight uniform and with a fiery figure, loudly announced the final result.

"Peili!!"

"Sun Sheng!!"

In the spectator stands, countless viewers loudly shouted the names of the two competitors.

In the Competitor Space, Sun Sheng was also teleported back at this moment.

He was now wearing a golden robe, his facial features were sharp and well-defined, and an aura of confidence radiated from within him.

Seeing the people from Blue Star, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but lift as he said:

"Finally advanced!"

"It wasn't in vain, my bitter cultivation over these past two years."

Lin Qi also smiled and said:

"Sun Sheng, congratulations on successfully advancing!"

Jiang Tao also revealed a smile and said: "Including you, Sun Sheng, our Blue Star civilization now has 9 people entering the third round."

"This number has already surpassed the Triangle Tribe; they only have 5 people who advanced!"

"Our Blue Star civilization has raised the overall level of the Triangulum Galaxy."

Hearing this, everyone also revealed smiles.

At the same time, the Triangle Tribe members, watching this scene, felt very conflicted.

Luo Lin, who had blood horns on his head, sighed: "This Blue Star civilization really cannot be underestimated."

"To think that a full 9 people passed the second round."

"Especially Sun Sheng, Li Tianxing, Jiang Tao, and Jiang Miaoyin; in just over two years, their strength has advanced by leaps and bounds."

"To actually let them successfully resurrect from the resurrection tournament!!"

"Now our Triangle Tribe has four fewer people than them; it's truly shameful."

"The controllers of our galaxy are actually inferior to a primary civilization that only has one life-bearing planet."

Mo Long also frowned and said: "Even the upper echelons are very dissatisfied with this; it's estimated that we will be laughed at by other civilizations and forces."

Others looked at the lively Blue Star group with complex expressions, feeling both annoyed and jealous.

Only Feng Hao said calmly: "The Blue Star civilization is indeed formidable!"

"It is not unjust for us to lose to them!"

"Everyone represents the Triangle civilization; the stronger they are, the more our Triangle civilization benefits."

"This time, the number of competitors from our Triangle civilization advancing to the third round far exceeds previous sessions."

……

Above the arena, the host Sang Qing continued:

"After 1000 days and 2000 intense battles, our Lieyang Elder Elder Xing Yu's 5432 galaxy competition zones have finally determined the 10,000 strongest competitors!"

"Let us congratulate them!!"

After speaking, Sang Qing projected a huge screen, on which appeared the names of the 10,000 competitors, including which galaxy and civilization they came from!

At the same time, each galaxy was ranked according to the number of competitors who advanced.

"Clap clap clap!!"

"Lieyang Star!!"

"Lei Zetian!!"

The billions of spectators in the stands erupted with applause and cheers like a planetary explosion.

Among them, the most shouted name was "Lieyang Star."

Because they were all viewers of the Lieyang civilization; they were the overlords of the star domain, and they also had the most wealthy people.

After the cheering, the audience also began to discuss.

"Lieyang Star is indeed still in first place; this session of the Deep Space Tournament, they actually have 180 geniuses entering the third round."

"Ranked second, Lei Zetian, only has 30 people; it's a full 6-fold difference."

"Lieyang Star is still too powerful; other forces cannot compare to it."

"Besides Lieyang Star, forces like Lei Zetian, Wanhai Society, Yuhua Mountain, Fengshen Valley, Taixing Tower, and Ice Peak Kingdom all performed stably and are all in the top ten."

"What the hell is the Triangle Galaxy? How come 18 geniuses advanced, ranking 9th?"

The suddenly rising Triangle Galaxy attracted everyone's attention.

When everyone looked, they discovered the unusual aspects of it.

"What's the situation? I remember the Triangle Galaxy always ranked in the top thirty, right?"

"How did it suddenly rush into the top ten this session?"

"What the hell is this Blue Star civilization? It actually has 9 people advancing, more than the number of geniuses from the Triangle civilization."

"There are four from the Blue Star civilization; I remember they all fought their way out of the resurrection tournament, leaving a very deep impression on me."

"Too formidable; this civilization, I never knew about them before."

More and more people discussed it, and the Blue Star civilization gradually appeared in everyone's line of sight.

It shocked countless spectators.

……

In the high-level spectator stands, in the area of the Triangle civilization.

"Luo Kas, congratulations to your Triangle civilization; this time quite a few geniuses were born, actually rushing into the top ten."

Other powerful civilizations were also offering praise, making the Triangle Tribe's upper echelons reveal smiles.

"However, why is it that the number of geniuses from your Triangle Tribe advancing is still not as high as a Blue Star civilization? Can you tell me the reason?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of the Triangle Tribe's upper echelons became ugly.

"That is not something you need to worry about!"

The Triangle Tribe's upper echelons also began to discuss.

"The Blue Star civilization actually has so many geniuses; they have become much stronger. Could it be that they weren't at the peak of the Yu Kong Realm before?"

"Now that their strength has improved, they actually all successfully fought their way out of the resurrection tournament."

"Very strange; the number of these geniuses is also too high."

"It really makes one curious."

"Director Xi Yuan has already warned us; now this guy is protecting the Blue Star civilization!"

"He cannot stop the general trend; the Blue Star civilization is famous this time, and other galaxies will be curious about Blue Star."

"They will all head to Blue Star one after another, and then quietly kidnap a batch of people."

"Let's not be in a hurry; let other galaxies lead the charge, we'll see the situation. Anyway, the Blue Star civilization is closest to our Triangle Galaxy!"

The upper echelons quickly reached a consensus.

At the same time, the upper echelons of other galaxies were also discussing.

"This so-called Blue Star civilization is very extraordinary; their bloodline genes might be very strong."

"Go to the black market and place a bounty, let that group of greedy people go and capture people from the Blue Star civilization."

"If they can breed, perhaps they can give birth to geniuses."

……

At this moment, in a virtual world, the tall and straight Director Xi Yuan was also watching the match.

Especially after seeing that 9 people from Blue Star had advanced, he immediately revealed a smile.

"Blue Star is famous, but it has also become more dangerous."

"However, every high-level civilization went through this when they were weak."

"The core ethnic groups of high-level civilizations all possess top-tier talent in their bloodline genes!"

"This is something that must be experienced on the road to rising; other civilizations will use various means to kidnap people from the Blue Star civilization."

"They don't even need to kidnap them; they just need to let them leave Blue Star."

"Use various temptations to let people leave Blue Star; once they leave Blue Star, what will happen is unknown."

"Our Deep Space Academy can only guarantee fairness on the surface."

Director Xi Yuan said calmly with his hands behind his back.

Tu Lan, standing behind him, also nodded and said: "As long as they are within Blue Star, they won't dare to act recklessly."

"But they have countless methods, and we can only guarantee the overall safety of the Blue Star civilization."

……

"Boom boom!"

Above the arena, the starry sky projected, blue stars descended, transforming into the tall and straight Director Xi Yuan.

After everyone calmed down, he slowly said:

"The first round of the Ten Directions Blood Arena has ended!"

"Congratulations to the 10,000 competitors who advanced!"

"Next, they will represent our Lieyang Elder Elder Xing Yu to enter the third round and compete with other star domains!"

"And in order to hone the level of the geniuses, we will open the second round of the Ten Directions Blood Arena."

"10,000 geniuses from different civilizations will compete fiercely through matching to determine the final top 10 competitors!"

"Three days later, the Ten Directions Blood Arena will officially begin!"

After speaking, everyone officially dispersed.

……

Above the Triangle Tribe competitor plaza

Feng Hao brought the Triangle Tribe members over, looked at the Blue Star group, and said: "La Saier, congratulations to your Blue Star civilization!"

"In the upcoming second round of the Ten Directions Blood Arena, you must also work hard and strive to achieve a higher ranking!"

The black-robed War God smiled: "We will!"

After speaking, the Triangle Tribe members logged off.

The members of the Liuren civilization also came over to offer congratulations.

Lin Qi patted Liu Ming on the shoulder and said: "Congratulations to you too for successfully advancing!"

The Liuren civilization only had one person advance this time, which was Liu Ming.

He had broken through a period of time earlier than himself, but now he was already a peak martial artist of the Yu Kong Realm who had condensed 8 Source Veins.

He guessed it was the full support of the Liuren civilization for him.

Liu Ming shook his head: "Cannot compare with your Blue Star civilization."

"I know your strength; it has already grown to an incredible degree."

"I am already far from being your opponent now."

Two years later, he could already feel that Lin Qi was progressing at a rapid pace.

Although he had condensed 8 Source Veins, facing Lin Qi, he would still feel terrified.

Because the other party's strength was terrifyingly strong.

Even the War God did not give him this feeling.

Lin Qi smiled and didn't speak; just how strong he was now also needed to be tested by experts.

……

In Residence No. 5, inside the Martial Path Room.

"Hum!"

Lin Qi slowly opened his eyes and looked around.

Leaving the Martial Path Room, he went downstairs to the living room; in the courtyard, two figures were running fast, chasing a large dog that was golden all over.

It was Lin Qi's younger brother and sister, Lin Xiao and Lin Zhaoyue.

In over two years, they were almost five years old, full of energy, not at all like children in kindergarten.

Their strength was even more terrifying than many elementary school students; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say they were born with divine strength.

And Lin Qi sat on the sofa, watching them, and also revealed a smile; without realizing it, over two years had passed, and he was also almost 28 years old.

At the same time, he looked at his panel; in over two years, his strength had also undergone huge changes.

【Name: Lin Qi (27)】

【Template: Erlang Zhenjun · Yang Jian】

【Fusion Degree: 49%】

【Mental Power: 99800 (Yu Kong Realm)】

【Qi and Blood Value: 93340 (Yu Kong Realm 8 Source Veins)】

【Spear Technique: Fifth Stage 99%】

【Body Technique: Fifth Stage 99%】

……

In over two years, nearly three years, his strength had also been greatly improved.

Successfully condensing 8 Source Veins, 30 Source Energy Crystals, allowed him to barely condense 2 Source Veins.

The distance to condensing the 9th Source Vein was also getting closer and closer!

With 8 Source Veins, he felt he was exceptionally strong; facing Reynolds again, he had the confidence to blast the other party apart.

And in terms of mental power, he had also reached the edge of a breakthrough.

18 tubes of 60% purity Soul Marrow had already brought his mental power close to the limit.

With the last tube of Soul Marrow, he would be able to break through to the mental power of the Universal Second Realm.

As for martial path techniques, they still hadn't broken through.

However, his accumulation had gradually become deep; he had already learned all 555 spear technique manuals and absorbed their essence.

He was only one step away from Sixth Stage Spear Technique.

The gap between him and other top geniuses in all aspects was also getting smaller and smaller.

"Next, first let the mental power break through, let the power of perception be greatly improved."

"According to the War God and the Red Emperor, they all broke through their mental power, and after their perception was greatly improved, their perception of the laws became more acute, and then their techniques broke through."

"I will be no exception!"

"Wait for the mental power to break through, drive the breakthrough of the techniques, and finally condense the 9th Source Vein to reach the peak of combat power."

Lin Qi secretly calculated his next plan in his heart.

A few minutes later, when the family was eating dinner, his old man Lin Zhen couldn't help but say:

"Xiao Qi!"

"Three days later, work hard in the Ten Directions Blood Arena; we in Blue Star all believe that you have the ability to enter the top 10."

His younger brother Lin Xiao put down his chopsticks and said:

"Brother, you must blast them apart!"

Lin Qi also revealed a confident smile: "Rest assured, I will!"

……

After dinner, Lin Qi returned to the Martial Path Room.

He recalled what his old man Lin Zhen said, wanting to enter the top 10.

His current strength was indeed not enough, because among the 10,000 competitors, more than 100 had realized the laws and possessed Sixth Stage techniques.

If he didn't break through, he wouldn't even be able to enter the top 100.

Fortunately, he still had a little time.

Thinking of this, he took out a metal box and opened it; once it was full of Source Energy Crystals and Soul Marrow.

Now only two bottles of 60% purity Soul Marrow remained.

He opened the Soul Marrow, consumed it, and began today's cultivation.

……

Three days passed in a flash.

Inside the Martial Path Room, Lin Qi slowly opened his eyes; in his consciousness space, the lake expanded and had already become a vast ocean.

The majestic mental power in the consciousness space set off huge waves one after another.

The mental power constantly differentiated and soon reached 9999 strands of mental power.

They wove into a net, covering every part of his body.

Suddenly Lin Qi opened his eyes, and intense mental fluctuations were released from his body.

【You consumed 60% purity Soul Marrow, mental power greatly improved, mental power has reached the peak of the Yu Kong Realm, mental power +199】

【Mental Power: 99800 -> 99999】

……

Lin Qi looked at the panel and nodded secretly; "Divine Thought Thousand Strands" could already condense 9999 strands; once it broke through again, it could reach the final realm.

He could also follow the description in the manual, begin to temper his spirit, and compress it into a solid.

However, this step required quite a bit of time.

It just so happens that the second round of the Ten Directions Blood Arena involves 10,000 contestants being matched against each other, so it will take quite some time to finish.

This gives him just enough time to cultivate.

Lin Qi slowly stood up from the ground and glanced at the time on the wall; there were still 3 hours left until the start of the second round of the Ten Directions Blood Arena.

He turned around, went out, and had a meal with his family.

……

More than two hours later.

In the Universal Virtual Network, countless viewers began watching the live stream; wealthy viewers logged into the Universal Virtual Network and entered the vast spectator stands.

"Boom!!"

A portion of the Blue Star viewers logged into the spectator stands.

For example, Liu Yuanzhang spent quite a bit of money to enter the Universal Virtual Network and act as a spectator.

Along with him were hundreds of others, all of whom were high-realm martial artists.

Looking at the dense crowd, all from different civilizations, some viewers had fanatical expressions, shouting the names of their own civilization's geniuses.

The entire spectator stand was filled with an atmosphere of restlessness, fanaticism, anticipation, tension, and anxiety.

Liu Yuanzhang looked at the big screen, also anticipating the performance of the various geniuses from the Blue Star civilization.

……

In the contestant space, the 5,432 contestant plazas remained unchanged.

Even contestants who had been eliminated could still watch the matches for free in the contestant area without paying.

All contestants sat in smart seats.

Jiang Tao sat in his seat, his expression excited as he said:

"The Ten Directions Blood Arena is finally about to start; 50 million Deep Space Coins are being consumed too quickly!"

"I must earn more Deep Space Coins!"

Sun Sheng grinned and said, "I'm thinking the same thing. I haven't done anything for the past two years, just cultivating every day; it's truly been a blast to cultivate."

"I still remember Leighton from Lieyang Star. If I meet him again, I'll beat him to a pulp."

Everyone was rubbing their hands, waiting for it to begin.

……

At the same time, in the other contestant plazas, the geniuses were also waiting.

"The first round of the Ten Directions Blood Arena wasn't satisfying enough; I hope the second round lets me have more fun."

The tall and sturdy Lei Nuozi thought of Lin Qi, who had caused him to be eliminated.

Although he had successfully fought his way out of the resurrection tournament, he still wanted to defeat Lin Qi.

……

"Boom!"

Under the gaze of the masses, the wind and clouds shifted above the giant arena, the starry sky churned, and blue stars tore through the horizon, descending with a roar under the realistic special effects.

A giant figure emerged, looking down at everyone from above; a powerful aura was released from his body, making all the spectators feel as if they were looking up at a god.

For the spectators, the Universal Fifth Realm Supervisor Director Xi Yuan was a god-like existence.

Stirring the nebula was not a difficult task for him.

"Everyone, welcome to the Deep Space Genius Tournament, the second round of the Ten Directions Blood Arena. I am the supervisor of the Deep Space Lieyang Elder Elder Xing Yu branch—Director Xi Yuan!"

"Today, we will begin the second round of the Ten Directions Blood Arena!"

Director Xi Yuan's vast voice rang out as he made the announcement.

……

(End of chapter)