Chapter 782: Kill Them All! (Requesting Monthly Votes)

"Huff! Huff!!"

Fifty low-grade Gold Realm Stones floated in the air!

The realm stone energy within them rapidly entered Lin Qi's body!

Waves of stabbing pain surged through him!

He felt the pain in his body intensify as he absorbed more and more realm stone power!

The body reaches its limit—and to break past that limit, one must endure even greater pain!

But this pain meant nothing to Lin Qi!

Soon, all fifty low-grade Gold Realm Stones were fully absorbed, and Lin Qi felt a negligible increase in his strength!

He immediately took out another fifty low-grade Gold Realm Stones and began absorbing them!

As time passed, the number of realm stones he absorbed continued to rise!

One hundred, three hundred, five hundred, seven hundred…

Soon, all the low-grade Gold Realm Stones had been completely absorbed by Lin Qi!

"Hummm!!"

Dark golden patterns surfaced from within his body, and Lin Qi felt an endless surge of power flooding forth!

His physical constitution improved dramatically!

"Huh~"

Lin Qi exhaled a long, heavy breath—this sense of enhancement was truly satisfying!

He wished he could break through directly into the Cosmic Third Realm, so he could undergo a massive transformation!

Then he could crush all the beast tribes, insect tribes, and dragon tribes across the Wildlands!

But that was impossible!

Breaking through major realms usually requires considerable time!

Typically, advancing from the Cosmic Second Realm to the Cosmic Third Realm takes several months!

By the time he completed the breakthrough, the time limit might already be over!

Moreover, the entire process was extremely dangerous without protection!

Especially the beast and insect tribes—they were massive in size, making it nearly impossible to hide!

"Hum!"

After brief thought, Lin Qi's hand reappeared with a fist-sized golden stone—a high-grade Gold Realm Stone.

Next, he needed to absorb high-grade Gold Realm Stones!

He felt his body had not yet reached its limit!

But it was close!

A bit more high-grade realm stone absorption would push his body to its limit!

Yet right now, his body was still far from that limit!

"Hummm!!"

The power within the high-grade Gold Realm Stone surged forth like golden needles!

As it was absorbed by his organs and cells, it brought intense stabbing pain!

Stronger than when absorbing low-grade Gold Realm Stones!

But Lin Qi could still endure it—his expression remained calm!

Meanwhile, Jiang Jiang Miaoyin, Sun Sheng, Li Tian, and the War God, who were absorbing low-grade realm stones at a distance, were different!

Their expressions twisted in agony!

Though they had traded for many realm stones, they were merely Galactic-tier geniuses and were nearing their physical limits!

The closer one got to the limit, the stronger the pain became!

At this point, only sheer willpower could carry them through!

If they couldn't withstand the realm stone power, it would be wasted—and their physical constitution could no longer improve!

Clearly, all three had reached this point!

Their bodies writhed with violent pain!

"Ssshh~"

Sun Sheng gasped sharply, as if countless tiny knives were slicing through his flesh!

Every second was excruciating torment!

Yet he held on!

He knew that if he endured, his foundation would grow stronger, benefiting his future cultivation!

How could he possibly give up so easily!

Not just him—Jiang Jiang Miaoyin, Li Tian, and the War God were all holding on too!

They all possessed immense willpower!

Time passed second by second!

After an unknown duration, the four began to falter one after another!

"Boom!!"

Waves of energy erupted violently!

"We can't hold back anymore!"

Sun Sheng shook his head, feeling the overwhelming power brewing inside him!

Li Tian nodded: "We've reached our limits!"

"Absorbing more won't help!"

The War God nodded: "Absorbing more realm stone power now is useless. Let's focus on healing our injuries!"

Jiang Jiang Miaoyin turned her head toward the corner, where Lin Qi sat cross-legged, surrounded by high-grade Gold Realm Stones!

A powerful sharpness aura filled the air!

A crushing pressure saturated the entire cave!

Sun Sheng sighed: "How many low-grade realm stones has Lin Qi absorbed?"

"And he's still absorbing high-grade ones!"

"I hit my limit after just four high-grade ones!"

"He's a monster!"

Li Tian spoke: "Lin Qi is fundamentally different from us!"

"He's no ordinary genius!"

"There's nothing more to watch—let's get back to cultivation!"

Sun Sheng nodded: "Admittedly, the Life-or-Death Technique drains the body terribly!"

"I took the Tianwu Elixir, yet I'm still not healed!"

The War God chuckled: "That's because you were fighting while taking it—that's another drain!"

"If you hadn't fought, you'd probably be fully recovered by now!"

After a brief exchange, the group resumed cultivation to recover!

Waiting for the next chance to go out and fight again!

Time slowly passed—one day, two days, three days…

One month had passed; the four Cosmic races had been in the Death Realm for over nine months, leaving less than three months remaining!

In a hidden cave…

"Hummm!!"

Amidst agony, Lin Qi slowly sensed the power of the Gold Law.

He felt as if immersed in an ocean of Gold Law, where sharpness constantly cut through his body, yet also revealed the true nature of the Gold Law clearly.

Sharpness Essence, Durability Essence, Ruthless Essence…

Five essences surfaced, but Lin Qi focused solely on the Ruthless Essence, absorbing every detail of it!

Vast insights emerged!

After his battle with the World-Sealing Elephant, he had gained some insight; now, after absorbing high-grade Gold Realm Stone power, his understanding of the Law had deepened further!

【You absorbed a high-grade Gold Realm Stone. Your body transformed, physical constitution improved. Gold Law affinity +50!】

【You absorbed a high-grade Gold Realm Stone. Your body transformed, physical constitution improved. Gold Law affinity +50!】

【You absorbed a high-grade Gold Realm Stone. Your understanding of the Gold Law improved. Spear Art +1%】

【…】

【Spear Art: Rank 6, 42% → Rank 6, 43%】

…

Lin Qi slowly opened his eyes; golden light shot from his gaze, a golden halo spreading outward, his body encircled by golden threads whose flow revealed the power of the Gold Law!

Lin Qi rose slowly, feeling the Gold Law in the air had grown far more accessible!

The potential of the Golden Armor Body had been further unlocked!

His entire being—spirit, energy, and essence—reached its peak, brimming with power!

He checked his panel—his Spear Art had improved again!

This was a martial realm only attainable in the Cosmic Third Realm!

So he now possesses the strength to defeat a Universe Third Realm cultivator.

Not just any Universe Third Realm!

Even against geniuses from the Nine Supreme Factions, he can defeat them!

But if the opponent's realm is too high, he cannot overcome them!

"Hum!!"

A series of dark gold, heavy, liquid-metal-like Golden Dome Gang energy surged from his body.

Finally, it coalesced in his hand into a golden spiral spike!

"My Gang energy flows more smoothly, and its power has increased again!"

"This time I absorbed thirteen Golden Realm Stones; my Gang energy's power rose by sixty-five percent. Combined with the two I absorbed earlier, that's seventy-five percent!"

"I still need five more high-grade Golden Realm Stones to achieve a full hundred percent increase in Gang energy power!"

Lin Qi felt the changes in his Gang energy—he sensed he was nearing his limit, yet he had not reached it yet!

He felt he could still absorb more!

Perhaps it was because his physique was simply too strong!

Anyone else would have been completely unable to absorb any more!

But Lin Qi felt it wasn't over yet!

Five more high-grade Realm Stones, and he would truly hit his limit!

He even regretted giving Watching Xiaotian five high-grade Golden Realm Stones!

He turned to look at Watching Xiaotian beside him, who was now gazing at him expectantly!

"Master, I need more Golden Realm Stones!"

Watching Xiaotian expressed his desire within the consciousness space!

Lin Qi shook his head: "I don't have any more Realm Stones—they've all been absorbed!"

"But it's fine—we can keep hunting the beast tribes and insect races!"

"Roar~"

Watching Xiaotian nodded; it felt it was far from its limit and could absorb even more Golden Realm Stones!

Lin Qi shook his head—he would need to acquire more Golden Realm Stones.

Not just for himself, but also for Watching Xiaotian's cultivation!

"Lin Qi, you've finally finished cultivating!"

Suddenly, a melodious voice came from his side—he turned to see Jiang Jiang Miaoyin walking over quickly!

Sun Sheng, Li Tianxing, and the War God followed behind!

Lin Qi apologized: "Sorry, I cultivated for longer than expected!"

Sun Sheng waved his hand: "No need to apologize!"

"We three also took a long time to recover our injuries—we've only just healed!"

Then Sun Sheng added:

"Lin Qi, did you know? We've been cultivating for a full month!"

"We have less than three months left before leaving the secret realm!"

"In the past two days, I've checked the group messages—outside, everything's in chaos!"

"Fighting is everywhere!"

As he spoke, he projected a large blue screen!

Of the fifty thousand names displayed, over eight thousand had already gone dark!