Chapter 686: Surpassing Again! (Seeking monthly votes)

【Congratulations to the contestant "Lan" of the Youming Star Domain for becoming the first contestant to pass the second level of the Soul Trial!】

On the big screen, the smart voice began to announce loudly.

Whether it was the billions of viewers watching the live broadcast outside, or other contestants in the second level trial, everyone knew that the second level had already been passed.

In the space where the trial planet was located, above the brand new contestant plaza, 108 supervisors and Elder Xing Yu sat on smart chairs, watching the tournament in synchronization.

"As expected of the strongest genius of our star domain — Lan, well done!"

Only to see the wild man-like strong man Tusa laugh loudly.

"Now Lan of our Youming Star Domain has successfully surpassed Gu Tao and become the new first place!"

"She is the strongest genius of our Youming Star Domain in the last hundred sessions of the Deep Space Genius Tournament!"

"Director Xi Yuan, what about the people of your Mount Lieyang Star Domain now?"

"The strongest Yao Yu is now only ranked 12th; fire attributes will be severely suppressed in the Water Trial!"

Supervisor Director Xi Yuan said with a calm expression: "This is only the second level; by the later levels, it will be completely different!"

There were also other supervisors who spoke:

"Director Xi Yuan is right; by the next level, there will be new geniuses surpassing Lan."

"Because the comprehended laws are different, every genius who possesses a special system has advantages in the corresponding level."

"No genius can always maintain the first place!"

"Truly strong geniuses can be seen after passing two or three levels; basically, they can all maintain their position in the top 50."

"Gu Tao has reached the finish line second!"

"His strength is very strong; basically, he can steadily stay in the top ten later!"

Director Xi Yuan's gaze instead was placed on Lin Qi, revealing a curious look.

"How is this speed getting faster and faster?"

"And his body technique, how does it feel like a body technique he just learned, learning while swimming; this comprehension is truly astonishing!"

"If he continues, his ranking will only get higher and higher!"

"He has already entered the top fifty; if he can continue to maintain it, it is enough to prove his talent!"

……

In the high-level viewing area, high-level officials from major forces of the Profound Wing Star Domain, seeing this, also nodded:

"Lan's talent is the most top-tier in previous sessions; first place is well-deserved!"

"Next, steadily occupying the top five is also no problem!"

At the same time, high-level officials from other star domains were also discussing.

"Another owner of a special constitution; she is in the ocean, and her speed is unimaginably fast."

"Gu Tao swam 100 kilometers more than her, not only was he counter-surpassed, but he was even surpassed by 50 kilometers!"

"Truly amazing!"

"Also a strong competitor for the championship!"

"However, the top-tier geniuses of our star domain haven't exerted their strength yet; only in the later stages will the true geniuses appear."

"Save enough physical strength in the front, accumulate power, and only then can one rush to the first place in the last level."

"Take it slow!"

……

"Splash splash!!"

Lin Qi was like a golden shark, swimming rapidly in the ocean, surpassing another genius again.

This also meant that he successfully reached the top 50.

He swam, his body currents flowing, only that it was merging with the water.

Gangjin no longer attached to the body surface, but flowed with blood, stimulating body movement.

His body technique, through constant perfection, became more and more exquisite.

It was a very good supplement to "Thunder Escape Sky Map"!

Perhaps selling it to the Wan Da Pavilion could also obtain a large sum of Deep Space Coins.

His gaze penetrated the raging waves and saw the dozen or so people in front.

On the big screen, it was constantly announced that other contestants had passed the level!

Over 10 people had passed, among whom quite a few names were in the top 20 of the first level, and now it was them again.

He was now 100 kilometers away from the finish line!

And he could already see Bayes in front of him, who was currently ranked 35th!

Thinking of this, Lin Qi also endured the fatigue of his body and began to slowly accelerate!

Stepping on the sea and fighting the waves, in the surging waves, he constantly moved forward.

……

At this time, Bayes, although tired, was abnormally excited in his heart.

"35th place, I need a higher ranking!"

"I want to impact the top 30, or even the top 20!"

"Second level Water Trial, the advantage is with me!"

"Lin Qi simply cannot compare with us!"

As he said this, he habitually looked back, and as a result, he saw a familiar figure; it was Lin Qi.

Unknowingly, he was already less than a kilometer away from him!

Bayes widened his eyes, secretly shocked.

"I remember clearly that I had thrown him at least three kilometers away!"

"How could he possibly catch up?"

And Lin Qi, after seeing Bayes, revealed a smile on his face.

After seeing Bayes, he also began to accelerate, surpassing Samuel, who was beside him, in one go.

The other party awakened the lightning attribute, and in this level, also had a small advantage.

"Lin Qi of the Blue Star Civilization, how could he have such fast speed?"

Samuel was also very surprised in his heart at this time; he had specially cultivated body technique that could move forward in the water.

As a result, he was now surpassed by Lin Qi.

And the other party's speed was getting faster and faster, too astonishing!

Bayes gritted his teeth and also began to accelerate; if he was surpassed by Lin Qi again, he would lose face.

So he also began to accelerate!

Even if he had swum 19,980 kilometers, his body was already abnormally tired, but he still had to accelerate!

Unknowingly, he was getting closer and closer to the finish line, but a figure behind him was also getting closer and closer.

A few hours later, when he looked back again, he was shocked to find that Lin Qi was one meter behind him.

"Bayes, I said it, I will definitely surpass you!"

"This is the second time!"

Lin Qi laughed, then accelerated violently, like a lightning fish darting out a long distance, completely surpassing Bayes.

"Splash!!"

Bayes was hit by a huge wave, his body retreated several meters in the ocean, wanting to catch up, but found he was already powerless.

He could only watch Lin Qi go away, getting closer and closer to the finish line.

Finally, constantly surpassing other geniuses, watching him jump up from the high platform, the black-gold battle armor radiating metallic luster under the illumination of thunder.

The data on the big screen in the sky began to update.

【30th Place: Lin Qi (Mount Lieyang Star Domain)】

……

Lin Qi stood on the high platform, looking at his ranking, and nodded with satisfaction.

This ranking was not bad, even a bit higher than the first level!

If it weren't for the reason of self-creating body technique, his speed could be faster, perhaps reaching the 20s.

Each level, let his ranking move forward a few places!

By the ninth level, there was a high probability he could impact the top 10.

"Hoo~"

Lin Qi let out a breath; he gained a lot in this second level, not only self-creating a body technique but also improving his body technique realm.

Indirectly, his combat power had also improved by a level.

However, he felt his mind and body were exhausted and had to recover quickly.

He glanced at the time; passing the second level, he still only spent nearly two days.

This time, there was still one day to recover.

So he turned and stepped into the third level.

……

"Hum!"

Passing through the black space wormhole, Lin Qi stepped into the third level.

"Hoo hoo!!"

In an instant, he felt the scorching high temperature around him.

Stepping on the ground, his vision also fell outside the red line at the starting point, where there was a world of fire, with heat waves distorting space everywhere.

【Soul Trial Level 3: Fire Trial!】

【Trial content: Pass through 100 kilometers of a world of endless fire purgatory, flying is prohibited, attacking other contestants is prohibited...】

……

After Lin Qi saw the reminder in the sky, he let out a breath and looked at other contestants, among whom were quite a few familiar faces.

For example, Yao Yu, who was the 12th to pass the level; he comprehended fire laws and could still pass

In the Lieyang Star Domain, among the top 30 on the previous leaderboard, only those two were from there.

As for the other 28 people, the Youming Star Domain had the most geniuses, with a full 4 people, all of whom were geniuses who had comprehended the Law of Water.

And there were 20 other geniuses from other star domains who had comprehended the Law of Water!

And the rest were all top-tier geniuses with formidable strength!!

Lin Qi sat cross-legged, began circulating his cultivation art, and started rapidly recovering his expended physical strength!

Just after Lin Qi, other contestants also passed the second gate one after another; they didn't chat much and directly sat down cross-legged to recover.

"Finally entered the top 50!"

Jiang Tao and Sun Sheng were seen rushing over as well; the two of them were in 49th and 50th place, respectively.

Jiang Tao was one place higher than the previous round!

Sun Sheng, wearing golden armor, panted heavily from exhaustion and sat down on the ground next to Lin Qi, saying:

"That guy Li Tianxing is at the bottom every time!" "Who told him to be a spiritual master; in terms of physical fitness, he is indeed not as good as us."

"But I have already started to adapt; for the next few rounds, I am confident I can stabilize in the top 50!"

Jiang Tao also nodded and said: "As long as we can stabilize in the top 50, that is victory!"

However, they knew this was very difficult; with 1.08 million galaxy-level geniuses, and they weren't star-domain-level geniuses, being able to stabilize in the top 50 now was thanks to the first gate, which left him enough time to rest.

By the next gate, they might not be so sure.

So the two of them sat down and immediately began to recover.

As time passed, more and more geniuses passed the second gate.

But there were also contestants being eliminated one after another.

And the 9 people from Lanxing still passed steadily.

Second gate, arriving at the third gate.

Among them, Ganges Zunzhe and Li Tianxing, because they were spiritual masters, were ranked lower.

Ganges Zunzhe had comprehended the Law of Water, so his ranking was higher.

And Li Tianxing was ranked after three thousandth place; he had a serious expression, and if this continued, he might not be able to pass the Heart Trial.

……

Once the 7th day arrived.

In the sky of the second gate, the sound of the intelligent voice rang out again.

【Three days have passed; contestants who have not passed the gate are eliminated!】

Contestants still swimming on the great sea suddenly felt despair.

"No!"

"I was only 100 meters away!"

"I am too tired; everything is over!"

"I just want to rest well!"

And so, tens of thousands of contestants were all eliminated!

At the same time, at the starting point of the third gate, countless contestants opened their eyes.

【Number of survivors: 910,000 → 850,000】

……

"The Heart Trial has only passed two gates, and actually 230,000 contestants have already been eliminated; the probability of elimination is too high!"

"No wonder those who can pass the Heart Trial have the qualifications to join supreme forces!"

"After these few rounds, those who can pass must have such strong willpower!"

Many people discussed it, slowly stood up, and prepared to start the third gate.

Someone looked at the world full of red flames and shook their head:

"In the third gate, it is the Fire Trial; we need to endure the scorching of flames, and throughout the process, we need to use Golden Gangjin to resist the high temperature!"

"Throughout the process, the dissipation of source energy and physical strength is also huge!"

"At the same time, the entire scorching process is also very painful!"

"Wanting to persist until the finish line is not easy!"

Everyone discussed it!

"Shoo!"

At the same time, dozens of figures rushed out first, their entire bodies wrapped in flames.

"Go!"

Lin Qi also stood up; he had also recovered to 80% of his physical strength, but the recovery of his mental energy was extremely slow.

Relying solely on meditation, it would be impossible to fully recover without a day or two.

Seeing top-tier geniuses like Lan, Gu Taao, Quntusi, Pankai, and Yaoyu already rushing out!

Their speed was very fast, and their physical strength and source energy had recovered a lot, with extraordinary momentum!

Forming a sharp contrast with many contestants who were still exhausted!

Lin Qi also stepped over the red line in his heart, circulated his body technique, and rushed into the flames.

"Hum hum!"

The moment he stepped in, he circulated his Jin Di Gang Jin, and golden light emerged.

At the same time, it was accompanied by the power of lightning.

In the sky, 10 red great suns emerged, and liquid magma flowed on the alloy ground.

As soon as Lin Qi stepped in, his protective Gangjin erupted with a harsh sizzling sound.

The air was full of scorching flames, and he stepped into the sea of fire with one foot.

A scalding, burning pain came from his skin.

Even with Gangjin covering him, he still felt the pain of being burned.

It was hard to imagine how high the temperature outside was.

In the process of resisting the red flames, he could feel the source energy in his body being rapidly consumed.

He wanted to rush to the finish line in one breath, but waves of fire rushed toward him!

Like a wall of fire, it hindered his footsteps, making him unable to erupt with extremely fast speed!

His speed slowed down instantly!

This feeling was even more uncomfortable than being pressed by 10,000 times gravity!

After all, compared to pain, discomfort was nothing!

"So painful!!"

Sun Sheng bared his teeth and grimaced, his whole body wrapped in flames, like a monkey thrown into Taishang Laojun's alchemy furnace!

Jiang Tao was not having an easy time either; the veins on his face, which was being scorched, bulged, and his blood and energy boiled.

However, compared to the serious expressions of others, Li Tianxing, who had comprehended the Law of Fire, looked much better.

Although the Law of Fire could not make him completely immune to the burning brought by the flames,

his resistance ability was much stronger; as the Law of Fire circulated, his speed also became faster!

He soon walked in front of everyone.

Although he was a spiritual master, he had an advantage in the Fire Trial, so he would not fall behind the others.

Lin Qi also endured the pain in his heart and walked forward quickly.

In just this short while, some people had already rushed hundreds of meters ahead.

And the one running at the very front was an acquaintance, none other than Flame Demon Yaoyu.

He possessed the special constitution, the Yaori Body; compared to others, his resistance ability when facing red flames was clearly incomparable to other contestants.

So he rushed to the very front; if there were no accidents, the first place in the third gate would be Yaoyu!

And the original first-place contestants, Gu Taao and Lan, followed closely behind, in the first echelon.

And Lin Qi himself was also in the first echelon.

He also possessed a special constitution, his physical fitness was stronger than others, and his willpower was not weak either.

So he was now within the top 30.

And his speed was gradually increasing; compared to many geniuses who had comprehended the Law of Fire, he was not slow at all, and even a bit faster.

Several hours later

The geniuses walking in the front finally discovered Lin Qi's existence.

Looking at the dazzling golden light on Lin Qi's body, they knew he was a genius who had awakened the Law of Metal.

"Who is this person?"

"His speed is actually not slower than ours, and even other geniuses who have comprehended the Law of Fire cannot compare to him?"

Someone was puzzled, but soon threw it to the back of their mind.

Time slowly passed for another two days

【Congratulations to the Lieyang Star Domain contestant Yaoyu for becoming the first contestant to pass the Heart Trial, the third gate Fire Trial; time taken: 49 hours and 26 seconds】

The intelligent voice announced in all directions.

Yaoyu, standing at the finish line, suddenly smiled.

"This is just the beginning; even if I am not in first place later, I must secure a top-three spot!"

Yaoyu thought to himself, then headed to the fourth gate.

After him, other geniuses also passed the gate one after another.

【25th place: Lin Qi (Lieyang Star Domain)】

Lin Qi's ranking had risen again; he felt that for his ranking, he could continue to advance in the next gate until he finally rushed to the first-place position.

Thinking of this, he also headed to the next gate.

【Heart Trial Fourth Gate: Wind Trial】

【Trial content: From the starting point to the finish line, pass through a total of 100 kilometers of hurricanes...】

……

The fourth gate was the Wind Trial, and everyone faced hurricanes.

Once the 9th day passed, in the entire fourth gate of the trial, only 750,000 contestants remained; the third gate had eliminated another 100,000 contestants!

"What kind of wind is this? It's too hard to stand steady; I feel like I'm about to be blown away at any moment!"

"Brother Qi, this is hundreds of times stronger than the level-18 hurricane on our Lanxing; every step we take with our current strength is difficult."

Jiang Tao's voice reached Lin Qi's ears, accompanied by the sound of howling storms.

"Howl howl!!"

They seemed to be caught in a super tornado; the storm was everywhere, impacting their bodies, and they had to mobilize Gangjin to resist the hurricane and keep moving forward!

At the same time, the hurricane blew, also like sharp blades cutting across their bodies.

Contestants with insufficient strength and insufficient willpower would be eliminated one after another.

The first place in the fourth gate, the Wind Trial, came from the Fengyan Star Domain.

He was a genius who had comprehended the Law of Wind.

He was also a genius who had awakened a special constitution; otherwise, it would be impossible to surpass geniuses like Yaoyu, Gu Taao, and Lan!

He had already discovered that the top 20, and even the top 15, were very stable and were all the same group of people.

The time of the third gate of the Heart Trial passed quickly.

When the fourth gate ended, Lin Qi successfully killed his way into the top 20, ranking 19th, while only 620,000 contestants remained.

The fifth gate was the Ice Trial; when it ended, the first place was the strongest genius of the Yongshuang Star Domain.

Lin Qi entered 16th place; this gate eliminated another 130,000 contestants, leaving only 480,000 contestants.

The sixth gate was the Wood Trial; when it ended, the first place was the strongest genius of the Gulun Star Domain.

Lin Qi ranked 14th, while other contestants were left with only 330,000!

Just at this time, more and more spectators, contestants, and upper echelons noticed Lin Qi.

……

(End of chapter)