Chapter 660: Breakthrough Condensing Soul Core! (Seeking Monthly Votes)

Lin Qi looked at Valentina on the arena; the other party's illusion was extremely terrifying.

And she also had a nickname—Illusion Ji!

The other party's illusion would only be more powerful than the Zerg Mother Emperor in Lieyang Mountain.

His mental power now hadn't broken through to the Universal Second Realm; once facing Illusion Ji Valentina, he didn't have the certainty of victory.

"My mental power must break through quickly!"

Lin Qi made a decision, then said something to the others, and then logged off.

……

A moment later, in the living room of Residence No. 5.

His old man Lin Zhen, with a burly figure, laughed loudly: "Xiao Qi, congratulations on successfully advancing!"

Lin Qi smiled: "Just defeated one opponent."

"10,000 geniuses, determining the top 10, requires 10 matches; now it's just the beginning."

"The first match has 5000 games and will last 11 days; during this time I am preparing to go into seclusion to cultivate!"

Lin Zhen nodded seriously: "You can rest assured and go into seclusion; we won't disturb you."

Lin Qi nodded, then turned upstairs and returned to the familiar Martial Path Room.

"Beep!"

Lin Qi took out his phone, looked down, and it was a notification of arrival.

It was the reward of 5 million Deep Space Coins that had arrived.

Plus the original 5 million Deep Space Coins, he now had 10 million Deep Space Coins.

Enough to buy 10 Source Energy Crystals.

"Next, every match will have Source Energy Crystals as a reward; if I fight to the top 10, maybe I can have 50 million Deep Space Coins as a reward."

Lin Qi thought of this, and his heart couldn't help but ripple; after adjusting his mood, he sat cross-legged and took out the metal box from the space bracelet.

Inside was only the last bottle of Soul Marrow.

He took it out, drank it in one gulp.

Then he took out a silver-covered manual "Divine Thought Thousand Strands".

Then he began to read it again.

"Divine Thought Thousand Strands" is both a method of mental power control and a manual.

The first part is how to cultivate, the method of differentiating mental power.

And the last part is, after reaching Ten Thousand Strands Forming Domain, using special methods to temper mental power, making mental power highly compressed, condensed into a solid, also called a Soul Core.

"Hu~"

Lin Qi put down the manual; now that he had confirmed the whole process again, he already had a count, and next was to prepare for a breakthrough.

Thinking of this, he closed his arms and began to operate "Divine Thought Thousand Strands".

Bursts of cool breath surged into his brain, his whole person's state of mind was calm, without waves.

In the consciousness space, mental power differentiated again, quickly differentiating into strands of mental power, 1000, 5000, 9000, 9999……

9999 strands of mental power, after a moment, under the action of Soul Marrow, successfully differentiated the last strand.

Reaching ten thousand strands of mental power, the mental power was mobilized and woven into a net, even transforming into a net domain spreading to the surroundings.

The entire Martial Path Room appeared in his consciousness like a 3D projection.

With "Divine Thought Thousand Strands" reaching the final realm, his perception ability was also improved.

Next was the last step, compressing mental power.

Lin Qi mobilized the lake in the consciousness space; this was also his first time mobilizing it.

"Hua hua!!"

The calm lake surface rippled, and every drop of water seemed to contain mysterious power.

Then the lake surface, under the control of Lin Qi's consciousness, began to boil violently.

The lake began to rotate involuntarily, the speed getting faster and faster, quickly forming a water flow vortex.

The water waves twisted like dragons and snakes, making a low humming sound.

According to the content in the manual, let the lake water become active, the silver lake water flowed in the vortex, constantly compressing and condensing.

Lin Qi was fully focused, body and mind invested in it; the entire compression process required quite a bit of time.

There couldn't be any mistakes, otherwise all previous efforts would be wasted.

As time passed, the lake water began to undergo wonderful changes, and the surface began to have a layer of crystalline luster.

Just like a layer of thin ice condensing on the lake surface, this layer of ice shell constantly thickened.

Wrapping the lake surface layer by layer, and then under Lin Qi's step-by-step control, the liquid lake water was wrapped into a large water ball, and finally began to collapse.

The water ball turned into a solid transparent sphere.

"Boom!!"

Lin Qi's whole body trembled, his whole body began to tremble involuntarily, and his brain felt bursts of swelling pain.

Making his head feel like it was about to explode.

"Hum hum!"

A strange mental fluctuation was released from the consciousness space.

Lin Qi endured the pain; he knew that the next was the critical moment, continuing to compress the sphere in the consciousness space.

At the same time, a cool breath surged into his brain; 60% purity Soul Marrow was still playing a role.

Only to see the sphere in the consciousness space had completely turned into a solid, with fine lines wandering on the surface, flashing with faint light.

At the same time, the sphere was still constantly compressing; originally like a yoga ball, it constantly compressed and solidified, while the light became more and more dazzling.

"Hum hum!!"

Don't know how long passed, when the silver sphere compressed to the size of a fist, dazzling light was released.

Soul Core completed condensation!

An intense mental fluctuation was released from the consciousness space; Lin Qi felt the world become clearer.

An invisible mental net, with himself as the center, spread to the surroundings.

Martial Path Room, bedroom, living room of Residence No. 5, in the living room, without using his eyes, he could "see" his younger brother and sister Lin Xiao and Lin Zhaoyue watching TV.

Swallowing Star Beast Xiaotian was sleeping on the ground, suddenly opened its eyes, its expression became serious, as if it felt someone was peeping at it.

Then it looked up in the direction of the Martial Path Room and relaxed again.

"Xiaotian's perception is really sharp."

Lin Qi smiled in his heart; the Swallowing Star Beast's talent was indeed extraordinary.

"Hum hum!"

Then he continued to release mental perception, with Residence No. 5 as the center, spreading to the surroundings.

Outside the Yujing Haoting residential area was a bustling street; on the street, it was currently the peak hour for getting off work.

Countless vehicles were coming and going, people in shops were doing business, and many students were going home from school.

It was a dense crowd; Lin Qi sat in the Martial Path Room, but could clearly see everything happening on the street.

He could even roughly judge the strength of the crowd based on the life magnetic field.

1 kilometer, 2 kilometers, 3 kilometers, 5 kilometers, 10 kilometers!

Lin Qi was delighted; with such a breakthrough, his perception range could actually reach 10 kilometers.

With his body as the center, radiating a radius of 10 kilometers, forming a circle.

This was a huge range; the closer the distance, the clearer the perception.

The further away, the more blurred, but it was also shocking enough.

This kind of mental perception method was becoming more and more like a god's method.

The higher the realm, the stronger the perception; other Universal Third Realm, or even Fourth Realm powerhouses, might be able to scan the planet in an instant.

On the panel, the mental power column had already changed.

【You consumed 60% purity Soul Marrow, broke through the final realm of "Divine Thought Thousand Strands" Ten Thousand Strands Forming Domain, you successfully condensed a Soul Core, mental power realm broke through, mental power +1000】

【Your mental realm has achieved a huge breakthrough, template fusion degree +0.5%】

【Mental Power: 99999 -> 101,000 (Universal Second Realm)!】

【Template: Erlang Zhenjun · Yang Jian】

【Fusion Degree: 49% -> 49.5%】

……

Lin Qi looked at the information and nodded secretly; mental power had achieved a huge breakthrough.

Directly broke through the big realm, from the Universal First Realm to the Universal Second Realm.

Making his template fusion degree increase by 0.5%.

As long as there was a big breakthrough in the realm, his template fusion degree would achieve a huge improvement.

In the consciousness space, a Soul Core like a silver planet floated in the center, crystal clear all over.

Like a star containing the mysteries of the universe, emitting a mysterious and powerful aura.

Strands of mental power circulated on the surface of the sphere.

This was the Soul Core condensed by Lin Qi, and it also represented that his mental power had already reached the Universal Second Realm.

Perception power was greatly improved.

"Hum!"

Lin Qi slowly opened his eyes, his eyes deep, shooting out essence, illuminating the entire Martial Path Room; that was more dazzling light.

"It is said that mental readers, because they have mental power, the Soul Core they condense is not quite the same as martial artists, and the difficulty is also higher."

Lin Qi felt his perception power, which had improved a lot compared to before.

He was a martial artist, not a mental reader.

The role of mental power was generally perception, unlike mental readers who could control mental weapons to launch weapons.

"There is also 'Star Fire Tower'; now I have already reached the mental power of the Universal Second Realm, I can cultivate the second layer of 'Star Fire Tower'."

Lin Qi thought of this and sat cross-legged again.

"Hum hum!"

Soul Core mobilized, majestic mental power vented out, and the next moment a red giant tower condensed, which was the Star Fire Tower.

This secret skill was specifically used to defend against mental attacks.

Now that his mental power broke through, he could re-condense the Star Fire Tower, greatly improving his defense, and even being able to counter-shock.

The red giant tower dissipated, then re-constructed; after a few hours, a brand-new Star Fire Tower was constructed.

Compared to the previous giant tower, the current Star Fire Tower's aura became more heavy and solid, and huge changes occurred from the inside out.

The tower body was like a shield, able to defend against any attack.

Lin Qi nodded secretly in his heart; with the brand-new Star Fire Tower, even facing Valentina, he didn't have to be afraid.

Mental power would no longer be his weakness.

Lin Qi stood up and looked at the time; it was already 8 o'clock in the evening.

He went downstairs and arrived in the living room.

In the living room, only his old man and old lady were watching the live broadcast. Lin Zhen saw Lin Qi and his eyes lit up: "Xiao Qi, your cultivation is over?"

Lin Qi smiled: "Over, had a small breakthrough!"

Lin Qi looked at the live broadcast and asked curiously: "How far has the first match progressed?"

His old lady Fang Huiyi answered:

"Xiao Qi, you broke through just in time; today is already the last day of the first match."

"There are still 16 matches, and the first match will end!"

"Tomorrow, the second match will begin!"

Lin Qi nodded; his breakthrough time was just right; if he hadn't broken through by the second match, he would have been embarrassed.

……

The next day

Universal Virtual Network, Competitor Plaza

Lin Qi appeared out of thin air on the smart seat.

"Lin Lin Qi Ge, you went into seclusion for ten days, which is long enough."

Beside him, the dark-skinned Jiang Tao greeted him with a smile.

Lin Qi asked: "Now, the first match has ended, how many people from our Blue Star have advanced to the second match?"

Jiang Tao revealed a proud smile after hearing this:

"Our Blue Star this time has 9 people, all of whom have advanced to the second match!"

Lin Qi nodded: "That's good!"

Persisting for one more match meant earning one more Deep Space Coin reward; it was profitable either way.

"Competitors and viewers, after 11 days of intense competition, let us congratulate the 5000 competitors for successfully entering the second match of the second round of the Ten Directions Blood Arena!"

"If they can advance to the third match, each competitor will receive another reward of 5 million Deep Space Coins."

"Starting from the first match, every match thereafter, the reward will increase by 5 million, until the 10th match determines the top 10 competitors."

"A maximum reward of 50 million Deep Space Coins can be obtained!"

"At the same time, our second match has officially begun!"

The fiery host Sang Qing floated in the air, projecting a huge blue screen, on which 5000 names appeared.

At the same time, the 5000 names changed positions, forming a brand-new battle table!

"Clap clap!!"

Countless viewers in the spectator stands instantly boiled over, checking who the opponents of the competitors they supported were in the next round!

In the Competitor Space, everyone also quickly found their opponents.

Lin Qi was the same!

【Match 11: Lin Qi (Triangle Galaxy) vs Valentina (Taita Galaxy)】

……

Lin Qi saw his opponent and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, quite surprised.

It was truly too coincidental; his mental power had just broken through, and as a result, the second match happened to match him with Valentina.

"Lin Lin Qi Ge. Your opponent is Valentina of Taixing Tower; you must be careful of her illusion!"

Jiang Tao said worriedly.

And at this moment, the black-robed War God smiled: "You don't need to worry about Lin Qi; his mental power has already broken through!"

"Valentina's illusion no longer has much effect on him."

As soon as these words were spoken, Sun Sheng was surprised: "Mental power broke through so quickly?"

"Is there no bottleneck?"

Lin Qi smiled: "Still Senior War God has sharp eyes!"

The War God's strength had already reached the peak, and his mental power had also broken through long ago; he soon discovered that his mental power had also broken through.

Jiang Tao smiled: "Now Lin Lin Qi Ge entering the third match is a sure thing."

"I have to say, the Deep Space Academy is quite generous; for every match advanced, they reward an extra 5 million Deep Space Coins!"

"Can buy 5 more Source Energy Crystals!"

Others also nodded, all wanting to persist for a few more rounds.

Because the rewards were indeed generous; although they borrowed quite a bit of money, they had to pay it back.

And the rewards in the Deep Space Genius Tournament didn't need to be paid back at all.

Just use them directly!

Just as everyone was discussing, 16 competitors were also teleported to 8 arenas.

Began the competition of the second match!

The 5000 competitors who could enter the second match naturally had extremely strong strength.

Combat power was strong, and wanting to end the battle in a short time was impossible.

Until 20 minutes later, only 3 matches ended!

【Please competitor Lin Qi prepare to take the stage!】

Lin Qi stood up after hearing the voice notification.

His body was wrapped in a blue light beam and soared into the sky.

At the same time, on the competitor plaza of the Taita Galaxy.

"Valentina, your opponent is the Blue Star civilization; don't be careless!"

A woman wearing purple clothes with a fiery figure smiled and pursed her lips:

"Rest assured, facing this kind of reckless person, my illusion is the most restraining to them."

On the smart seat in the distance, Hobbs also saw this scene.

He shook his head secretly; in two years, he also successfully fought his way out of the resurrection tournament.

Regarding Valentina, he didn't think highly of the other party being able to win.

In Lieyang Mountain, one needed to face the illusion and mental attacks of the Zerg Mother Emperor.

Lin Qi could break into the sixth gate in the Qiaoxue Realm; his mental power couldn't be weak, and he couldn't be any reckless person.

"Lin Qi……"

Hobbs looked at Lin Qi on the arena, also curious about just how strong the other party's strength was now.

……

"Boom!"

On the huge arena, two blue light beams descended.

Lin Qi was still in black-gold combat equipment, his gaze locked on his opponent.

Only to see Valentina appear; her facial features were very exquisite, very much in line with the aesthetics of Blue Star people, every smile, wearing tight purple battle armor, outlining her fiery figure.

Wielding a sharp sword, every limb movement of hers, her eyes were bright and charming.

Looking at her, the desire in one's heart would be involuntarily hooked out.

Lin Qi was secretly shocked; this battle hadn't even started, and there was such a strong charming effect?!

"Lin Qi of the Blue Star civilization, do you think I'm beautiful?"

Valentina revealed a beautiful smile and asked.

Lin Qi's eyes were clear, and he answered with a cold expression:

"You don't look good!"

"I don't like those who look ugly!"

"Hmm?"

Valentina's expression immediately became gloomy.

Then she smiled again: "Lying is useless; in your eyes, I am very beautiful!"

【Countdown: ……3, 2, 1】

【Match 11 competition officially begins!】

Just as the two were communicating, above the arena, the smart voice also announced that the battle had officially begun.

"Hum!"

At the moment of starting, Lin Qi didn't look at Valentina's eyes, because he knew that many illusions were released from the eyes.

Only released his own mental perception, locking onto Valentina's position.

But he soon discovered something wrong; a strange aura circled around his body.

The surrounding environment changed instantly, from an arena to a spacious room.

Only to see countless beauties appear, all the star teachers he had fantasized about in his previous life.

……

At the same time, on the arena, Valentina's eyes bloomed with essence, and intense mental fluctuations were released from her Soul Core.

Looking at Lin Qi with dull eyes, she immediately revealed a smile.

"Nothing more than this!"

"Still didn't fall for my illusion in an instant!"

Thinking this, she rushed out instantly, like a poisonous snake, stabbing the sharp sword in her hand, the target being Lin Qi's neck.

In the first round, or the second round, every opponent, as long as they fell for her illusion, was killed by her without any defense.

Those with weak strength, with illusion, could strangle the other party's consciousness.

"Hu hu!"

Cyan Gangjin was released from her body, the sharp sword danced, stabbing out at the fastest speed, and the cold light flashed by.

……

Inside the illusion.

"Wrong!"

Lin Qi reacted instantly; he had fallen into the illusion without realizing it.

"Break for me!"

"Boom!!"

A giant tower rang in Lin Qi's ears, and everything around shattered like glass.

"Hu hu!!"

The scenery around changed, and he returned to reality again.

Instantly intense danger surged into his heart, cold light flashing before his eyes.

"Hum!!"

In an instant, Lin Qi instantly mobilized all the power of his body, dazzling sharpness was released, just at the moment the sharp sword was about to pierce.

He tilted his head to the side!

"Shu!"

While the sword tip penetrated the air, Lin Qi dodged it, and his body instantly retreated backward.

"What?!"

Valentina looked at Lin Qi with clear eyes, shocked in her heart; her illusion was broken?

……

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 661 =====