Chapter 970: Passing the Dream Bridge (Requesting Monthly Tickets)

The peak of the Void Mastery realm—the same realm Lin Qi reached when he entered the Deep Space Talent Competition.

But he was now stronger than his former self.

His martial arts skills had fully recovered to the sixth tier, and even reached its peak.

Even many top-tier beings of the Cosmic Second Realm were no match for him.

Most of the Ghost Emperor’s subordinates now operated at this level.

If he wished, he could slaughter entire swarms of them.

But against Cosmic Third Realm beings—or even Cosmic Fourth Realm entities—he was still outmatched.

While the trial was still ongoing, Emperor Chi of Qinling arrived from the Skybase.

Lin Qi met with him and exchanged martial insights—or rather, unilaterally guided Qinling.

He taught Qinling the supreme cultivation technique to break through to the Cosmic Second Realm, along with a vast collection of secret manuals.

Enough to allow Qinling to break through to the Cosmic Second Realm.

At the same time, Lin Qi secretly went to Ruin No. 9, where his displayed potential and combat power instantly shattered all records, shocking the Ember.

After describing his current situation, he received a massive amount of resources from the Ember.

He did not seek any legacy—he demanded only resources.

Thus, after consuming vast quantities of resources, he successfully restored his power to the Cosmic Second Realm in the fourth year.

His combat power further increased.

As his strength grew, he officially came into the sight of the Ghost Emperor’s subordinates.

But this time, Qinling helped divert attention from him.

He continued silently strengthening himself, secretly heading to Mine No. 8.

Using intelligent robots to mine ore, he fed the precious metals into the weapons he held.

He sustained this practice continuously, steadily enhancing the quality of his weapons.

Finally, in the tenth year, he successfully broke through to the Cosmic Third Realm.

The trial planet’s resources were no longer sufficient for further advancement.

Yet he still collected other precious resources.

As time passed, more and more people died.

After ten years, over 150 billion had perished.

Only 50 billion remained.

During this time, the Blue Planet’s population had dwindled to just 500 million.

The rest had been killed by disaster beasts.

And by other civilizations.

Yes—besides fearing disaster beasts, they also had to fear other civilizations.

They lacked the unity of the Blue Planet people.

They had no war bases; to survive, they had to resort to any means necessary.

Especially since several civilizations were stronger than the Blue Planet.

And their populations were far greater.

They acted with brutality and cruelty, all to survive.

They even actively slaughtered people from other planets.

The Blue Planet’s war bases became their targets.

Many war bases had already been breached.

Faced with this, the Blue Planet people naturally would not endure it.

Lin Qi felt the same.

Though he could not yet defeat the Ghost Emperor, killing a planet’s population was no problem for him.

When faced with such a situation, he had only one word—kill!

Thus, the Blue Planet people began slaughtering other civilizations.

The number of survivors plummeted rapidly.

From 50 billion, they lost 40 billion in just ten years.

Only 10 billion remained.

But the Ghost Emperor was dissatisfied—he felt the pace was too slow.

So he began sending high-level death row inmates into the trial planet.

The highest among them had reached the Cosmic Second Realm.

Their number reached over a thousand.

Upon entering, they immediately began killing.

Yet Lin Qi continued silently cultivating, becoming increasingly discreet.

While nurturing others, his own realm advanced rapidly.

By the thirtieth year, he had restored his power to the Cosmic Third Realm.

He needed more time—and more resources.

He returned to Ruin No. 9, persuaded the Ember, and took away all its celestial treasures.

He consumed every useful item himself.

His realm advanced swiftly.

He also began cultivating secret methods that accelerated progress.

He did not even require exceeding limits—only meeting the minimum standard to trigger a breakthrough.

In secret, he ruthlessly slaughtered Cosmic Second Realm demonic beasts.

He continued absorbing precious metals.

The enhancement speed of his weapon far exceeded his expectations.

It eventually reached the pinnacle of weapon quality—even faster than Lin Qi’s own growth.

He also silently killed the death row inmates.

All of them became nourishment for the Blood Lian Vine.

Finally, in the fiftieth year, the Ghost Emperor’s subordinates noticed something was wrong.

They began investigating—and eventually traced it all back to Lin Qi.

At this point, Lin Qi had successfully broken through to the Cosmic Fourth Realm.

He no longer hid—he launched a full-scale counterattack.

Because he had awakened the Heavenly Eye, giving him the certainty that he could kill the Ghost Emperor.

Armed with the Blood Lian Vine and his spear, now saturated with countless metal essences, he began hunting the Ghost Emperor’s subordinates.

He slaughtered wildly—Cosmic Second and Third Realm warriors were no match for him.

All were consumed as nourishment for the Blood Lian Vine; their space rings’ resources were greedily absorbed.

The more he fought, the stronger he became; his realm climbed higher.

He even successfully re-evolved into the Primordial Void Holy Body, his combat power reaching its limit.

After slaughtering countless Cosmic Fourth Realm warriors, he finally drew the Ghost Emperor’s direct attention.

The Devil Trial was forcibly halted.

Lin Qi and the Ghost Emperor clashed in the cosmos.

In realm, the Ghost Emperor was stronger—he had once been a Star Domain genius and had mastered five true meanings of spatial law.

These were his advantages.

Lin Qi relied on the complete laws of Metal and Thunder, plus two true meanings of spatial law.

In combat power, he was nearly equal to the Ghost Emperor—perhaps even slightly stronger.

But the Ghost Emperor possessed a secret treasure that greatly amplified his combat power.

Lin Qi had only a top-tier weapon, and could only combine it with the Blood Lian Vine.

He also activated the life-or-death secret technique, “The Grave of Ten Thousand Blades.”

It was the longest battle he had ever fought—he was left grievously wounded by the end.

The Blood Lian Vine nearly died.

His spear began to crack—but fortunately, he had stockpiled vast quantities of precious metals.

Yet Lin Qi did not give up. At the critical moment, he unleashed the Golden Divine Light—the ultimate single-target killing force.

One strike shattered the Ghost Emperor’s source core.

He successfully killed him.

At that moment, Lin Qi felt an indescribable sense of relief spread through his heart.

He returned to the Blue Planet, saw the stunned expressions of countless Blue Planet people, and smiled.

“Crack!”

Finally, the surrounding space began to change.

Space twisted.

The world turned dark.

……

The Sacred Ground of Tai Chu, core zone, Tianhai Road.

On the training ground

“Humming!!”

Lin Qi, clad in a black robe and seated in meditation, suddenly emitted an invisible mental wave.

He slowly opened his eyes, his gaze radiating deep spiritual light and boundless antiquity.

Everything he had experienced over fifty years came vividly to mind.

He could clearly recall every event that had occurred.

Many of those experiences had never actually happened.

Yet they felt as real as if he had truly lived them—in the Devil’s Trials, those horrific scenes filled him with rage and pain.

A helplessness so profound it hurt.

More painful than mere physical injury.

But such experiences were also a form of growth for him.

They had greatly tempered his willpower.

【You endured a nightmare and successfully passed its trial; your willpower has been greatly enhanced.】

……

A notification also appeared on his interface, confirming his willpower had been greatly enhanced.

Lin Qi continued to recall the entire process.

Only after a full day passed did he snap back to awareness.

“Huh~”

He exhaled heavily, his eyes once again deep and commanding.

At that moment, Xiao Chan, dressed in blue, appeared with a smile.

“Master, congratulations on your new breakthrough.”

Lin Qi opened his smart interface and discovered that fifty years had also passed in reality.

That was indeed a long time.

Meanwhile, the Spirit-Protecting Elixir within his consciousness had long since lost its effect.