Chapter 671

Lin Qi nodded, and after confirming there was no issue with the price, he chose to pay.

【Beep!】

【Your payment was successful; you have paid a total of 20.7 million Deep Space Coins!】

"Swish, swish, swish!!"

The moment his payment was successful, three cubes of different colors on the Rubik's Cube galaxy on the ceiling of the Wan Fage flashed with light.

Like meteors streaking across the sky, they merged into Lin Qi's body.

The Red-Clad figure smiled and asked, "Wu Zhe Lin Qi, is there anything else you need help with?"

Lin Qi shook his head and said, "No, thank you for your answers!"

The Red-Clad figure bowed and said, "You're welcome; this is my duty."

"Welcome back next time!"

"I wish you prosperity in your Martial Path!"

Not long after, in the personal center, on the spacious martial arts training ground.

"Hum!"

Lin Qi, wearing a black training suit, appeared out of thin air and stood on the ground.

He first glanced at his account balance; just now, this time he had spent a full 20.7 million, leaving him with only 24.3 million Deep Space Coins.

"I wonder if the remaining money will allow me to condense 9 Source Veins?"

Lin Qi sighed inwardly; the money spent on purchasing the three manuals was even more than he had imagined.

The remaining money could at most purchase 24 Source Energy Crystals, plus the 14 Source Energy Crystals he already had, making it 38 in total.

Wanting to break through was still quite difficult.

He could only cultivate slowly for now; if it wasn't enough in the end, he would make another trip to the No. 9 Relic and "freeload" some more precious cultivation resources from the Fire-Kindling.

After finishing this thought, he entered the personal center, where three manuals appeared:

Spear Technique Manual — "World-Extinguishing Spear Canon: Complete Edition"

Mental Power Technique — "Divine Thought Formless"

Movement Technique Manual — "Thunder Escape Void Map"

Lin Qi clicked on the "World-Extinguishing Spear Canon" first.

"Hum!"

A golden cube jumped out from the screen and transformed into a golden manual in the air.

Lin Qi held the golden manual in his hands and opened it!

Calling it the complete edition wasn't quite right, because the complete edition covered four attributes: Fire, Earth, Metal, and Thunder.

He had only bought the upper and lower volumes for the Metal attribute!

He first started examining the upper volume!

Because according to the Red-Clad figure, the "World-Extinguishing Spear Canon" had already been perfected.

He was also curious about the difference between the perfected version and the original.

After flipping through it for a moment, his brows furrowed, then he suddenly realized, and his eyes lit up.

"So that's how it is, how amazing!"

"This was perfected by top-tier powerhouses!"

During the process of flipping through it, Lin Qi not only saw the perfected three volumes but also saw annotations from different powerhouses.

Some were things he had comprehended, and others were things he hadn't thought of.

"What a pity; if I had purchased the perfected version first, I might have been able to comprehend the Law of Metal sooner."

Thinking of this, Lin Qi sent messages to Sun Sheng, Li Tianxing, Jiang Tao, and Jiang Miaoyin to remind them.

Of course, it was possible they had already purchased the perfected manuals long ago.

"I should have thought of it sooner; since the 'Jin Di Secret Canon' had been perfected, other manuals and techniques might have all been perfected as well."

Lin Qi shook his head with a sigh, then continued to look at the lower volume.

"The Ultimate Realm of Metal: neither iron nor steel, cutting all things as sharpness, burying all living beings as solemnity, eternal existence as solidity, endless life as immortality, breaking all laws as the ultimate!"

Lin Qi looked at the general outline of the lower volume, which was also absent from the upper volume.

He continued reading; according to the table of contents, the lower volume of the "World-Extinguishing Spear Canon" was divided into five scrolls based on the true meaning of the Law of Metal:

"Sharpness Scroll", "Solemn Killing Scroll", "Solidity Scroll", "Immortality Scroll", "Ultimate Breaking Scroll"

Each scroll focused on cultivating one true meaning.

The path of laws is profound and vast, constantly analyzing and creating spear techniques, and condensing laws through spear techniques.

By cultivating the Law of Metal through different scrolls, when the five scrolls are perfected, the comprehension of the Law of Metal will also reach a terrifying degree.

Lin Qi's eyes lit up; he first looked at the "Sharpness Scroll" among them.

Its original name was the "Heavenly Gap Scroll".

Its core is that there is nothing that cannot be cut; when practiced to Great Completion, the Law of Metal is released, and wherever the spear tip passes, space spontaneously avoids it, forming "Absolute Cutting".

The entire manual is very thick, especially each scroll, which describes the force exertion of the spear techniques, how to mobilize cells, Golden Gangjin, domains, and the most critical Law of Metal.

After Lin Qi quickly finished reading it once, he slowly stood up.

"Hum!"

A black long spear instantly appeared in his hand, and at the same time, a small mountain ten meters high appeared in front of him.

He began to brandish the great spear.

"Swish, swish!!"

Golden sharpness emerged from his body, and three layers of patterns lit up, combining into different designs like liquid.

Golden Gangjin also flowed out from his body; Lin Qi stood still, and his body's force exertion method was also changing in order to integrate the Law of Metal.

To master the Law of Metal, his original force exertion method, Golden Gangjin, and the changes in his aura all had to be altered.

His aura was also fluctuating between strong and weak.

In his vision, the Law of Metal emerged, standing out among all laws, with golden threads constantly circling around his body.

They constantly combined into different patterns, and the power of sharpness was also infused into his body.

"Hum, hum!!"

The surrounding air changed, and endless sharpness began to gather, cutting the surrounding air.

He didn't know how much time had passed, but Lin Qi suddenly opened his eyes, and the Jin Di Gangjin circled the spear tip like liquid.

"Hum, hum!"

He brandished the great spear, and the golden spear tip lightly traced through the air.

A 3-foot-long golden line appeared, beginning to cut through the air and shooting toward the small mountain in the distance.

"Bang!"

Accompanied by a crisp sound, the tough rock was instantly cut by the golden line.

He could clearly see that the solid small mountain now had a gap in it.

He could see the end of the small mountain through the gap.

This was a small mountain 1 kilometer long, and now it was easily cut by him!

After seeing this, Lin Qi's eyes lit up:

"Such strong cutting power!"

"I only made a casual stroke, and it had such power; before, I would have needed to exert my full strength to achieve this."

Lin Qi began to perform the spear technique again.

The "Sharpness Scroll" is a complete set of spear techniques, more exquisite than the "Golden Sharpness Scroll".

Many force exertion methods are very difficult because they require mobilizing the Law of Metal.

However, as long as one practices, there will be results.

"Hum, hum!!"

The moment the spear technique was performed, the surrounding space seemed to turn into a world of metal, with cutting power permeating it.

"Swish, swish!!"

Successive golden lines shot out as his spear tip moved.

"Bang, bang!!"

The small mountain was filled with countless gaps left by spear marks.

"Bang!!!"

Suddenly, a golden line several meters long appeared, accompanied by the slash of the spear tip.

Accompanied by a deafening sound, a straight golden line appeared across the entire small mountain.

The small mountain was cut into two halves from top to bottom.

Lin Qi looked at his work on the small mountain and felt a wave of enlightenment wash over him.

The Law of Metal flowed, flowing on his spear tip; everything had become different.

"Cutting..."

【You have cultivated the "Sharpness Scroll" in the "World-Extinguishing Spear Canon: Lower Volume", and have gained new insights into the application of the Law of Metal; Spear Technique +1%】

【Spear Technique: Sixth Realm 06% → Sixth Realm 07%】

Lin Qi looked at the improvement of the data on the panel and couldn't help but sigh:

"As expected of a Nine-Star Law-level manual; I've only just started practicing, and I feel my combat power has greatly improved."

Lin Qi felt happy; with his current strength, if he were to return to the final match and face Bias again, he wouldn't have such a difficult fight.

It would likely be much easier.

With his current abilities, if he were to perform the three major killing moves of the upper volume again, their power would only be stronger!

This is the effect of a top-tier manual.

In the process of cultivation, his understanding of sharpness had also improved.

"However, the Law of Metal is too profound; I still have a long way to go!"

Lin Qi shook his head and checked the other scrolls again.

He had comprehended the law based on the true meaning of sharpness, so the "Sharpness Scroll" was the easiest to get started with.

But the other scrolls were different.

The second scroll of the lower volume is the "Solemn Killing Scroll".

It comprehends the true meaning of solemn killing within the Law of Metal; its core is continuous area-of-effect damage, forming a metal storm.

It strengthens the metal-attribute particles within the domain, forming continuous strangulation!

At the same time, the condensed spear Gangjin carries the Law of Metal, erupting with even stronger lethality.

To summarize, it is suitable for group battles, especially when hundreds of contestants are gathered together; performing this scroll can quickly clear out other contestants.

The third scroll is the "Solidity Scroll".

As the name suggests, it is a spear technique scroll that focuses on defense, an advanced version of the "Jin Gang Scroll".

It can not only defend but also counter-shock all attacks. The fourth scroll is the "Immortality Scroll".

After Lin Qi saw this scroll, his eyes lit up, because this was content completely absent from the upper volume.

Its core is combat endurance, getting braver the more one fights.

During combat, the body's repair ability is greatly improved, and it can sustain high-intensity combat.

Furthermore, it has extremely strong persistence on wounds left on opponents.

The fifth scroll is the "Ultimate Breaking Scroll".

Its core is to pierce through everything and break all laws; when performed, it ignores the opponent's law power and pierces through any force.

It possesses the power to penetrate all objects!

It and the "Sharpness Scroll" are the two scrolls with the strongest lethality in the lower volume.

Once successfully cultivated, defeating Bias would not be difficult.

However, it is not easy to cultivate; each scroll involves a true meaning.

Lin Qi only briefly looked at the four scrolls and felt the difficulty within them.

"This is very difficult!"

Lin Qi thought to himself; the Law of Metal he had comprehended was not yet enough to transform the content of these four scrolls entirely into combat power.

It requires a deeper comprehension of the Law of Metal.

And this requires all kinds of heavenly treasures and guidance from powerhouses.

It will take a long time to fully comprehend it.

"It is said that many Universe Second Realm, and even Universe Third Realm practitioners, only have Sixth Realm strength."

"Although their cultivation base is improving, their comprehension of laws is becoming increasingly difficult."

Lin Qi looked at the description in the manual.

The Sixth Realm itself is an area that only Universe Second Realm practitioners would step into.

And these geniuses, because their comprehension is too high, broke through in advance.

Now they are all in the Void-Flying Realm, and their comprehension of laws is not easy.

But their progress is very slow, and their strength is quite close.

Lin Qi thought of himself; if he condensed 9 Source Veins, his physical fitness would greatly improve.

Then his combat power would also increase crazily.

He would form a crushing advantage over other geniuses who comprehend laws.

"One step at a time!"

Thinking of this, Lin Qi threw himself into the cultivation of the spear technique.

In the blink of an eye, two more days passed, and the Xia Guo's college entrance examination was about to begin.

The popularity of the Deep Space Genius Tournament also began to be replaced by the college entrance examination.

At this time, in the Universe Virtual World, in the Star-Gazing Palace meeting.

Lin Qi was teleported into the meeting room, and he still sat in the first row for the Xia Guo.

Beside him were the four: Red Emperor, God of War, Sun Sheng, Li Tianxing, and Overlord.

Lin Qi only felt that time passed very quickly; cultivating the spear technique, two days had passed without him realizing it.

Then he was notified to enter the Star-Gazing Palace for a meeting; he also saw the Flowing Blade Civilization, as well as the Starry Sky Inspector team, Envoy Tu Lan and his bodyguards, and the team members were all online.

Sun Sheng asked curiously in a low voice:

"With such a big formation, did something happen?"

Lin Qi and Li Tianxing shook their heads; they had both been cultivating for the past two days and were completely unaware of what had happened in the outside world.

At this moment, the Red Emperor, with his tall stature and fiery aura, looked around and slowly spoke:

"Since everyone has arrived, our Star-Gazing Palace meeting officially begins!"

"Today's meeting is very important and concerns our entire Blue Star Civilization!"

As soon as he spoke, he set the tone for the day, and the expressions of all the attendees became serious.

"For the specific matters that follow, let Inspector Envoy Tu Lan speak!"

Everyone's eyes turned to Envoy Tu Lan; the other party was still wearing a blue uniform, leaning back in the smart seat, and raised his hand to project a large red screen.

It was illustrated with pictures and text.

Lin Qi saw the keywords at a glance: bounty, Blue Star person, 1 million Deep Space Coins...

At the same time, Envoy Tu Lan's voice also rang out:

"Your Blue Star is in trouble!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the entire meeting room instantly became oppressive.

All the Blue Star Void-Flying Realm martial artists, Lin Qi, Sun Sheng, Li Tianxing, God of War, and other powerhouses all frowned.

In trouble?

What happened?

Lin Qi had a vague guess in his heart, just waiting for Envoy Tu Lan to explain.

Seeing that Envoy Tu Lan had finished speaking, he began to explain:

"As your Blue Star Civilization has shone brightly in the Deep Space Genius Tournament, more and more civilizations have noticed you."

"If the previous Fire-Kindling Trial only made you somewhat famous in the Triangulum Galaxy."

"Then this time, it has spread throughout the entire Mount Lieyang Elder Xing Yu!"

"Before, although your Blue Star Civilization was identified as having high civilization potential, it did not attract the attention of too many civilizations."

"But this Deep Space Genius Tournament is different."

"Your small planet, with only 2 billion people, has given birth to a large number of geniuses, a full 50 geniuses capable of entering the second round of the Deep Space Genius Tournament."

"And even 9 people entered the third round."

"In the end, it even gave birth to super geniuses in the top 40, and even the top 10."

"It is even more powerful than many civilizations with tens of billions, or even hundreds of billions, or even trillions of ordinary people!"

"Even top-tier galaxy overlords are not as good as you!"

"Such a high frequency of geniuses has already proven the extraordinariness of your bloodline."

"Many civilizations will want to explore the secrets contained within the bloodline of your Blue Star Civilization."

Sun Sheng asked curiously: "What do you mean, they want to capture us Blue Star people for human research!"

"Doesn't this violate the Universal Human Race Law?"

Envoy Tu Lan shook his head and said: "The universe is too big, anything can happen, and it is also very difficult to catch them!"

Someone else spoke up: "They won't come directly to our Blue Star to catch people, will they!"

"Are they not afraid of you inspectors?"

Inspector Envoy Tu Lan explained: "Now that there are laws, who would act like a universal wanted criminal and forcefully capture people?"

"They will all use the pretext of trade to come to your Blue Star and secretly take them away!"

"As long as they enter Blue Star, they have plenty of methods; it's too easy."

"And they don't necessarily capture geniuses, but ordinary people."

Others frowned; this situation is very difficult to deal with. On the surface, they follow the law, but privately they secretly capture people, and you can't even discover it.

This made them feel horrified.

It was completely impossible to guard against!

And at this time, the person in charge of the Flowing Blade Civilization, Tian Renliu, spoke:

"This method is rarely used by anyone now; they adopt another upright method!"

"This method is — immigration!"

As soon as the word "immigration" was spoken, everyone thought of something.

Tian Renliu slowly spoke:

"In the universal human race, everyone has their own affiliation."

"Your affiliation is the Mount Lieyang Elder Xing Yu, the Milky Way, the Blue Star Civilization."

"But the Universal Human Race Law allows immigration; you can choose to change your affiliation, for example, from the Blue Star Civilization to our Triangulum Galaxy, the Flowing Blade Civilization."

"As long as you are willing and we agree, you can change it!"

"Many civilizations will spend money to lure your Blue Star people to change their affiliation; as long as the change is successful, they will no longer belong to your Blue Star Civilization."

"You also have no right to manage others, and you can't control where they go."

When the Blue Star crowd thought about it, it seemed there was no problem.

With the financial resources of other civilizations, an ordinary person can only earn a few thousand dollars a month.

If they give you tens of billions to let you immigrate to another civilization, would you go or not?

Not only would they go, but they would also fight to grab the next spot.

Even if they knew they would die, it would be the same; they have their own people, and leaving the money behind is completely fine.

Ordinary people simply cannot resist such temptation, and they cannot stop such things either.

Tian Renliu continued: "Although your Blue Star has 2 billion people, there are too many civilizations in the Mount Lieyang Elder Xing Yu, and it is estimated that a large portion of people will be lost."

"You must find a way to curb this phenomenon!"

"One way is to control the number of other civilizations entering the Blue Star Civilization."

Everyone nodded; this could also be considered a method.

"Of course, this is just a small problem!"

The Red Emperor asked after hearing this: "What is the biggest problem?"

"The biggest problem is some of your geniuses."

"For example, Lin Qi, Sun Sheng, God of War, Li Tianxing, Overlord!"

"You possess top-tier geniuses, like some top-tier civilizations, such as the Thunder Swamp Heaven, Ice Kingdom, Ten Thousand Seas Association, and Mount Lieyang Star, these top-tier powers."

"They will want to offer generous treatment to let you immigrate!"

"You possess top-tier talent, and your descendants' talent will not be weak either."

"Not just the God of War, others are the same."

"Everyone must be mentally prepared!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the Star-Gazing Palace fell silent.

They all thought about it: if other civilizations offered them top-tier treatment, would they immigrate?

Sun Sheng spoke directly: "I don't want to immigrate; I'm doing just fine on Blue Star!"

Lin Qi said calmly: "With our talent, we can still grow up without immigrating!"

There was one more thing he didn't say: he was confident in entering the supreme power, and the temptation of immigration was not great for him.

(End of chapter)