[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-high-martial-world-getting-strong-by-grinding-er":3,"chapter-high-martial-world-getting-strong-by-grinding-er-high-martial-world-getting-strong-by-grinding-er-chapter-968":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","High Martial World: Getting Strong by Grinding Er Lang Shen's Talent",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2331335,4558,"Chapter 968: Quick Passage (Request Monthly Votes)","high-martial-world-getting-strong-by-grinding-er-chapter-968",968,"\u003Cp>Lin Qi felt his blood value had successfully broken through to the third realm, Skin Cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By continuously absorbing source energy and the flesh of calamity beasts, he rapidly completed his realm breakthrough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In battle, the conditioning of his tendons reached its limit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling the vast power flowing through his body, he began contemplating which cultivation art to practice next.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he could practice a cultivation art—he had once practiced the Golden Gang Tiger Evolution Art—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Golden Gang Tiger was merely an ordinary calamity beast, and this art was extremely common throughout the universe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he knew countless top-tier cultivation arts he could use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he planned to practice the Star-Devouring Beast Evolution Art he had created himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The arts he developed based on Star-Devouring Beast Xiaotian had all been stored on Blue Star, but only a tiny fraction of geniuses could successfully cultivate them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had originally thought he’d never use them, perhaps waiting for his descendants to cultivate them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet in this illusion, he ended up using them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before that, he needed to undergo another transformation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because his template fusion rate had skyrocketed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had surged all the way to 20%.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately began awakening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body began reshaping and transforming, granting him a new talent—[Steel Sinew, Iron Bone].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His physical strength increased dramatically once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then came [Golden Eyes], which also awakened successfully, restoring much of his power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After undergoing the transformation, the pain was far less intense—he passed through it easily, even finding the entire process lighter than he’d expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He suspected it was because he had already experienced it all before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the calamity beast flesh inside him had been consumed significantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had no choice but to eat more calamity beast flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He began activating his cultivation art, mentally guiding its flow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, he activated the mental art, [Soul-Subduing Cauldron].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This mental art contained content even for the first realm; by visualizing the Soul-Subduing Cauldron in his mind, he could rapidly boost his spiritual power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he visualized the Star-Devouring Beast, using Xiaotian as the model.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was utterly familiar with Xiaotian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Merely visualizing Xiaotian’s juvenile state was enough for him to master the art’s basics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simultaneously, his cultivation efficiency for source energy surged, and his entire body began to heat up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huff! Huff!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body radiated heat like a furnace, his blood value skyrocketing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His skin also grew tougher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Tao and the others nearby, practicing their breathing arts, watched in silent shock—Lin Qi’s aura was now terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several hours later, Lin Qi opened his eyes and checked his blood value—it had reached 88, close to the fourth realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gun technique had also improved dramatically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wouldn’t need long to return to fourth-rank gun technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slowly opened his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He ate more calamity beast meat; even if he couldn’t digest it, he could store it in his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he wasn’t yet extremely strong, he possessed countless cultivation arts and auxiliary secret methods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And his mother, Fang Huiyi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After practicing the Ten-Thousand Sources Breathing Art for long enough, she could directly expel toxins from her body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This breathing art was simply that powerful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, it was recorded by his teacher, an invincible being.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Huiyi’s expression had clearly improved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Teacher Zhang Cheng walked over and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Member Lin Qi, could you come over for a moment?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We need your input in our discussion.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qi nodded. “Alright, I’m coming now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He followed Zhang Cheng to a section where all the school leaders sat—alongside many teachers from other schools.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many of the teachers’ faces were already dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several students, upon seeing Lin Qi arrive, began whispering among themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s the Gun Demon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“His power is terrifying—he killed countless calamity beasts today.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No one can count them anymore; it must be over a hundred.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He saved me too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They say he kills calamity beasts with just one shot—he’s incredibly strong!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He’s a senior at our school? Unbelievable.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He’s even stronger than our martial arts teacher!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“His aura is overwhelming—having him here means we’re safe.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone murmured in agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qi sat down among them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone present was at least third realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They ate meat while discussing, many glancing at Lin Qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Principal Jiang Zhiguang spoke heavily:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Preliminary estimates show over 100,000 students and teachers have died in this incident.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“More than 50,000 are seriously injured.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Another 500,000 are missing—no news yet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Among our school’s teachers, excluding martial arts instructors, over a thousand from other disciplines have perished.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And this is only Tianhai City—the losses across Cang Province are far greater.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone fell silent, hearts heavy with grief—it was too brutal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was only the first day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the large screen, the death toll for the first day had already surpassed one hundred million.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The number of dead made their hearts tremble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this continued, they didn’t know if they’d survive the days ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Zhiguang continued:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“According to discussions among major martial arts academies, a group of strong individuals will be sent ahead to the base Tianhai Martial University has built in the other world.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’ll bring back their transport aircraft and fighter jets to evacuate the elderly, weak, and injured.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The rest will continue heading toward the Tianhai base.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“During this time, we must unite and make use of whatever resources are available.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Utilize every possible resource.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Other leaders then proceeded to assign tasks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, someone added: “Lastly, Student Lin Qi saved many lives today.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He is our future pillar of strength.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All eyes turned to Lin Qi, filled with anticipation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qi spoke:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I have a breathing art to teach you all—once you learn it...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He explained the Ten-Thousand Sources Breathing Art.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He intended to teach it to everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once these teachers and leaders learned it, they could teach it to others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is this breathing art your own creation?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone asked where it came from.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qi answered calmly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just practice it. Don’t ask where it came from.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is only the beginning.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Survival is what matters most.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t answer further—he told them to practice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His attitude stunned the other leaders; an invisible pressure radiated from him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone fell silent—they felt even they might not be able to defeat him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is he even a student?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His aura felt stronger than that of high-rank martial cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he was skeptical, once he tried it, he was hooked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This breathing technique is incredibly powerful!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They immediately felt a change the moment they began cultivating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially for ordinary people—once they start cultivating, their survival rate will definitely improve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From then on, everyone’s gaze toward Lin Qi changed instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Principal Jiang Zhiguang even gave Lin Qi a walkie-talkie for communication.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qi accepted the walkie-talkie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, they had nothing at all; having even a walkie-talkie was already quite good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their best option now was to head to Tianhai Base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their Blue Star had established numerous bases in the other world, with nearly every Wu University setting up a base there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The strongest base in Xia Country: Cangqiong Base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tianhai City itself was already a considerable distance from the imperial capital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention in the other world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They could only go to Tianhai Base, which housed countless factories and supplied everything they needed—entering it would guarantee basic survival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The key to successfully passing this illusion was the Corrupt Ghost Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was merely a Title-Level Universe Rank Five being.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they could directly break through to the peak of Universe Rank Four, they’d have a chance to kill him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even just awakening the Heavenly Eye would allow him to kill him.\u003C\u002Fp>",1264,"2026-06-20T20:27:49.107Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","67bee0cfa518034de2fff7ec810f1df961d7d9fee3b18772c45881b05de26d1c","high-martial-world-getting-strong-by-grinding-er-chapter-969","high-martial-world-getting-strong-by-grinding-er-chapter-967",992,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhigh-martial-world-getting-strong-by-grinding-er-cover.jpg"]