Chapter 664

Du Ke felt endless sharpness; ever since he awakened three metal-attribute abilities, he could only feel his own sharpness.

Because everyone else's sharpness would be covered by his; except for a few monsters from Lieyang Star, he was the strongest.

But at this moment, he felt a sharpness that could cut his own skin.

It was too dazzling, too sharp!

His body felt as if it were about to be cut into countless fragments!

"Pfft~"

His body-protecting Gangjin, battle armor, and skin were as fragile as window paper, breaking at a single touch!

The black-gold spear instantly pierced Du Ke's chest, shredding his heart and causing the vitality of every one of his organs to fade rapidly.

Blood splattered out.

Du Ke widened his eyes, his face full of disbelief.

He hadn't even seen how Lin Qi thrust his spear before he was killed.

"How is it possible...?"

Lin Qi said calmly, "Nothing is impossible."

"Victory or defeat has always been up to me!"

After saying this, Du Ke dissipated into nothingness, and the battle ended.

【Battle 6 advancement ended: Lin Qi (Triangulum Galaxy) wins!】

"Let us congratulate contestant Lin Qi from the Triangulum Galaxy; with astonishing strength, he successfully defeated contestant Du Ke from the Lieyang Galaxy!"

"Becoming the first contestant to advance in the 5th match!"

"Let us congratulate him!"

The host Sang Qing is an expert of the Universal Second Realm and can watch 8 battles simultaneously!

And Lin Qi won so quickly that it surprised him quite a bit.

Less than three seconds after starting, the battle was over.

This is a record that only the top geniuses can possess, but now it appeared on an ordinary genius.

"Comprehended the power of the Law?"

"This speed is truly fast!"

Sang Qing also remembered this genius because Lin Qi defeated the genius of their Lieyang Star.

The spectator stands were also in an uproar.

"Lin Qi won again; he has entered the Top 313, another one-shot kill!"

"Even easier than the first match, too amazing!"

"Could this be the power of the Law?!"

……

Lieyang civilization contestant plaza.

Du Ke was teleported back, his expression becoming dull:

"That is the Law of Gold!"

He was absolutely certain that it was the power of the Law; only the power of the Law could completely crush his metal-attribute ability.

A genius from a small civilization had actually comprehended the Law of Gold faster than him.

This made him unable to accept it.

He was a top genius among non-Lieyang clan members on Lieyang Star, and even he hadn't comprehended the power of the Law.

Other geniuses from Lieyang Star couldn't help but make sounds of surprise.

"That is the Law of Gold!"

"Du Ke didn't lose unjustly; comprehending the power of the Law is already another level."

"Only the Law can counter the Law!"

Everyone discussed; those who spoke had very powerful auras, each one a more powerful existence than Du Ke.

They were all Lieyang clan members, the core clan members of the Lieyang civilization.

Du Ke listened to everyone's teasing and didn't dare to say much.

A tall man with bronze-colored skin spoke slowly:

"Now there is another genius who has comprehended the Law; the competition has become even greater!"

"The number of contestants who have comprehended the Law has already exceeded 100; there haven't been so many geniuses in past sessions."

"Truly interesting."

……

Triangulum Galaxy contestant plaza.

Lin Qi returned to his smart seat, his demeanor relaxed; he clenched his fists.

The power of the Law had been thoroughly displayed.

With the Law of Gold, even if only a little, it could significantly increase the power of his spear technique; even a simple straight thrust was something Du Ke couldn't block.

Of course, even without using the power of the Law, he could have defeated the opponent.

With the power of the Law, he could kill in seconds.

This feeling was as easy as killing Zerg warriors.

In the Universal Martial Arena, these geniuses who have comprehended the power of the Law should all have 10-star combat power!

"Lin Lin Qi Ge, you actually comprehended the Law?"

Jiang Tao beside him asked in surprise.

Sun Sheng smiled: "Don't be so surprised; didn't we all guess before that Lin Qi was preparing to break through?"

Jiang Tao replied: "Although there were guesses, Lin Lin Qi Ge's breakthrough is too fast, isn't it?"

Jiang Miaoyin's exquisite little face also showed a smile: "I think this is normal!"

"With Brother Lin Qi's talent, he should have comprehended it long ago!"

Lin Qi nodded: "I think so too!"

"This is the longest bottleneck I have ever experienced; it stuck me for a full three years!"

Everyone else was silenced by Lin Qi's humblebrag.

Jiang Tao shook his head: "Lin Lin Qi Ge, do you want to hear what you are saying?"

"It's only been three years!"

"Enough, I'm going back to cultivate too!" Sun Sheng shook his head and chose to go offline.

Li Tianxing did the same.

Finally, Jiang Tao, Jiang Miaoyin, and the others went offline.

Although the second round of the Deep Space Genius Tournament was still ongoing, they had already been eliminated.

They had to seize the time to cultivate martial arts skills.

Not only was Lin Qi stuck at the Fifth Stage Perfection, but they were as well.

And accumulation is a long process; it's not something you can break through just because you want to.

Seeing this, Lin Qi also shook his head:

"I have to go offline too!"

Soon, several people went offline, and only the War God and the others remained in the entire spectator stand.

The Overlord sighed: "I really envy their talent; although we are all galaxy-level geniuses, their talent is even more powerful!"

"I know, with our current talent, it's been years, and our martial arts skills haven't broken through to the Sixth Stage."

"Perhaps in the Sky-Gazing Realm, the three of us simply cannot break through."

"Only by waiting until breaking through to the Universal Second Realm, significantly increasing physical strength, can we lower the difficulty of comprehension."

Ice Emperor and Ganges Zunzhe nodded.

They also took out loans of 50 million Deep Space Coins to enter various virtual worlds to hone their martial arts.

But after more than two years, it still felt like a long way off.

Unlike Sun Sheng, Li Tianxing, and the others, who still had a lot of room for improvement.

And the most dazzling among them was Lin Qi, who had comprehended the power of the Law; even the War God might not necessarily win.

……

In another world, deep in the mountains.

Inside the Falcon fighter jet, in the spacious cockpit.

Lin Qi, sitting cross-legged, slowly opened his eyes.

He slowly stood up, looking at the simulated environment around him; on the ground, the Star-Swallowing Beast Xiaotian was still hunting Level Nine Disaster Beasts.

He saw it open its mouth, spraying a storm condensed from countless golden sharp edges, instantly piercing the body of a Black-Gold Osprey and cutting the opponent's body into fragments.

This is the Star-Swallowing Beast Xiaotian's long-range attack, "Ten Thousand Blade Star Shatter."

Its power is terrifying; no Level Nine Disaster Beast can withstand such an attack.

"Xiaotian!!"

Lin Qi flew out of the fighter jet and greeted Xiaotian.

"Roar~"

Xiaotian, who was devouring the corpse of the Black-Gold Osprey, heard the call of its master Lin Qi and began to return.

Then its body began to change, and within a breath, it turned into a golden-haired dog!

Lin Qi patted Xiaotian's head and said:

"You've played enough; it's time for us to go back!"

"I'll bring you out to play whenever I have time in the future."

Xiaotian nodded; having been out for several days, it was extremely exhilarated, feeling the long-lost breath of freedom.

……

Tianhai City, Residence No. 5, in the spacious courtyard.

"Boom!!"

The black Falcon fighter jet descended, the cabin door opened, and Lin Qi walked out with Xiaotian.

After greeting his parents, he entered the martial arts room again.

He changed into his martial arts uniform and sat cross-legged.

Then he took a metal box from his space bracelet and opened it, which contained 12 Source Energy crystals and 6 bottles of 60% purity Soul Marrow.

"Next, from the start of the 6th match to the end of the 10th match, deciding the Top 10 contestants won't take too long."

"It will end in a few days, and then we will wait for the start of the third round of the Deep Space Genius Tournament!"

Lin Qi calculated secretly; as the third round approached, he didn't have much time left to cultivate.

Now, two of his three cultivation goals—mental power breakthrough and Law comprehension—had already been completed.

Only the last goal remained: condensing 9 Source Veins.

At that time, he would be in his true peak state, an existence that could be said to be invincible in the Sky-Gazing Realm.

He had the confidence to defeat any martial artist at the peak of the Sky-Gazing Realm, even if the opponent was a monster with a special constitution.

Lin Qi took out a Source Energy crystal, swallowed it, mobilized his Gangjin, and simultaneously used the power of the Law to stimulate the release of the majestic Source Energy within the crystal.

"Hoo hoo~"

He adjusted his breathing, operated his cultivation technique, and with the help of the power of the Law, his body cells absorbed the Source Energy hungrily to undergo transformation.

And his body's absorption speed became even faster.

"Condensing 9 Source Veins is not easy; it requires at least dozens of Source Energy crystals." "However, I don't have enough money on me now; I need to defeat more contestants."

While cultivating, Lin Qi was also calculating.

He had just received another 5 million Deep Space Coin reward, bringing his total to 15 million.

Enough to buy 15 more Source Energy crystals, but he needed to save them.

Because after the second round ended, he would need to spend a lot of time buying mental power manuals and new spear technique manuals.

So the money had to be saved.

To put it bluntly, he still didn't have enough money.

……

Two days passed quickly.

"Hoo~"

On the second night, Lin Qi in the martial arts room opened his eyes, and dazzling golden light spread around like circles of halos.

In Lin Qi's eyes, there were also complex geometric patterns composed of a large number of golden threads intertwined together.

That was the Law of Gold he had comprehended!

The Way of the Law—this power, which even with his astonishing comprehension, had stuck him for more than three years.

Although Lin Qi had already stepped into the Way of the Law, it was too profound.

Lin Qi could now only simply integrate the power of the Law into his spear technique.

Even so, it brought a huge increase in power.

If he wanted to mobilize the Law for deeper application, it would involve higher-level manuals.

The difficulty was extremely high, and since he was still in the second round of the Deep Space Genius Tournament, he couldn't distract himself to learn.

He could only make himself more proficient in the application of the Law of Gold; with his current strength, challenging the Top 10 was absolutely no problem.

【You consumed a Source Energy crystal; your physical strength has improved, your Blood Qi value has increased, Blood Qi +300!】

【Blood Qi: 93340→93640】

……

Lin Qi looked at his Blood Qi value and nodded secretly.

His speed of absorbing Source Energy had increased significantly.

As long as there were enough Source Energy crystals and time, condensing the 9th Source Vein was only a matter of time.

Finally, he looked at his template fusion degree, which had already reached 49.9%.

Only the final 0.1% remained.

And this 0.1% might need to be awakened in the third round.

At that time, his talent and comprehension would be improved, his combat power would indirectly increase, and entering the Supreme Faction would be a certainty.

He could even compete for the championship of the Deep Space Genius Tournament, becoming the strongest genius of the Universal Human Race in the last 100 years.

"Hoo~"

Lin Qi slowly stood up; it was too early to say these things.

What he needed to do most now was to enter the Top 10 first. Thinking of this, he opened his virtual bracelet and logged into the Universal Virtual Network.

……

"Dear viewers and friends, after two days, we have decided the Top 313 contestants, and they have successfully entered the 6th match."

"Let us congratulate them!"

Host Sang Qing's voice resounded in the virtual world, drawing thunderous cheers from the spectator stands.

The names of the 313 contestants appeared on the projected big screen.

Host Sang Qing continued:

"The 6th match of the Ten Directions Blood Arena is about to begin; at the same time, among the 313 contestants, one contestant will still receive a bye!"

"Let us see who the lucky one receiving the bye will be?"

"Boom!"

As soon as host Sang Qing finished speaking, another blue star descended, transforming into a beautiful figure.

This was a silver-haired woman wearing silver battle armor, with a tall figure, a pair of horned ears, and exquisite features like an angel.

She brandished a silver battle sword and appeared in everyone's sight.

【6th match bye: Yu Miaozhen (Yuhua Galaxy)】

……

"The contestant receiving the bye has appeared; it is Yu Miaozhen of the Yuhua Galaxy. Let us congratulate her!"

"At the same time, the 6th match of the second round of our Ten Directions Blood Arena officially begins!"

After host Sang Qing announced this, the remaining 312 contestants matched up like dazzling stars, seeking battles.

In a moment, the 156-match schedule was fresh out of the oven.

Everyone's eyes in the spectator stands locked onto the match schedule, and it suddenly became noisy.

……

Contestant space, Yuhua Galaxy contestant plaza.

Someone laughed and said: "I knew Miaozhen would get the bye!"

"The Deep Space Genius Tournament has been held countless times; we have long understood the rules."

"The contestants who receive byes are all the top geniuses identified by the intelligent system."

"There will be four byes in the second round, and the 4 strongest people identified by the system will appear."

"The first is Samuel of Lei Zetian, and the second is Miaozhen!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Yu Miaozhen, who was at the center of everyone's attention, also smiled.

"The four strongest?"

……

In other contestant plazas, geniuses also began to discuss.

"The one receiving the bye this time is Yu Miaozhen; it seems the system also considers her one of the strongest in our Lieyang Elder Elder Xing Yu."

"There are still two more matches with bye spots; I wonder who else will get a bye!"

"Besides that one from Lieyang Star, there is one more spot."

"I think it will be the strongest genius of our Wanhai Society!"

……

Triangulum Galaxy contestant seats.

Jiang Tao looked at the bye spot and shook his head: "It's Yu Miaozhen of Yuhuashan; she is truly beautiful, a goddess to countless people in the Lieyang Elder Elder Xing Yu!"

"A top genius as powerful as Samuel of Lei Zetian, hailed as one of the contestants most likely to enter the Top 10."

Lin Qi sighed: "Another top genius for the Top 10!"

"There aren't many Top 10 spots left for other geniuses!"

"In the next two matches, there are still two bye spots; maybe it will be my turn."

Li Tianxing, who had just come online, said:

"I think you have the strength, Lin Qi!"

Other Blue Star people also nodded; compared to the War God, it was clearly Lin Qi who had more ability to enter the Top 10!

Lin Qi had already proven his talent; he was a genius on the same level as the Red Emperor, and even the War God was slightly inferior.

Not far away, the Triangulum clan members also heard the discussion of the Blue Star group.

Molong snorted disdainfully:

"Just comprehended the power of the Law and already fantasizing about the Top 10? Then wouldn't the three of us—Feng Hao, Luolin, and I—also have the potential for the Top 10?"

Luolin shook his head: "After all, it's a small civilization with too little experience; even if one comprehends the power of the Law, there is still a huge gap."

"In our Triangulum clan, only Feng Hao has a chance to enter the Top 10!"

Feng Hao didn't speak, but clenched his fists while looking at Yu Miaozhen's name.

……

"Next, let us invite the 16 contestants of the first 8 matches to the stage!"

"They are respectively from the Lieyang civilization..."

"Each of them has defeated countless geniuses to reach the 6th match; this is destined to be a wonderful competition!"

Listening to host Sang Qing's announcement, Lin Qi saw 16 figures descending onto the arena.

And he himself was in the 12th match, ranked very early.

And if the 8 matches of the 6th round were held simultaneously, one day would be enough to finish.

Tomorrow, the 7th match could begin!

"This 6th match is really hard to fight; there is a high probability of being matched with a genius who has comprehended the Law. According to intelligence, the number of contestants who have comprehended the Law has already exceeded 128; it's too exaggerated!"

"There are only 157 spots to enter the 7th match; 82% of the contestants will be geniuses who have comprehended the Law."

Jiang Tao sighed beside him.

Others couldn't help but frown; as the competition progressed, they also felt the power of other galaxies.

Everyone is a martial artist at the peak of the Sky-Gazing Realm, but there are always geniuses who constantly raise the combat power ceiling of this realm.

A moment later, as 4 battles ended, all were geniuses who had comprehended the Law, easily defeating their opponents to advance.

And Lin Qi also stood up because it was his turn to go on stage.

……

On the No. 4 Ten Directions Blood Arena.

Lin Qi held his spear in one hand, looking at his opponent—a female genius wearing green battle armor, with green hair, a slender figure, and brandishing a sharp sword.

Her name is Abby, a genius from the Kamu Galaxy.

Among geniuses who haven't comprehended the Law, she is also one of the top experts.

As soon as the battle started, she performed mysterious body techniques like a nimble elf, sometimes swift, sometimes like a ghost, paired with sword techniques, exceptionally powerful, making Lin Qi's eyes light up.

But that was all.

Lin Qi also operated his body techniques to dodge.

After witnessing the opponent's body techniques, he struck instantly, integrating the Law of Gold into his Gangjin and spear technique.

As the spear thrust out, a wisp of golden light pierced through the air, easily piercing Abby's chest with lightning speed, killing the opponent.

【Battle 12 ended: Lin Qi (Triangulum Galaxy) wins!】

Lin Qi looked at the screen; he had successfully advanced to the 7th match, becoming one of the 157 strongest people.

And in the next round, he wouldn't be so relaxed.

Because his opponent would most likely be a genius who had also comprehended the Law.

This reminded him of Aitis, the genius who almost eliminated him.

……

(End of chapter)