Chapter 990: Begin the Trial (Request Monthly Tickets)

In Tianhai Residence.

Lin Qi sat on the training ground, a blue screen projected before him, and the face of Lei Zun, clad in a purple robe, appeared on the opposite side.

“Teacher, I owe you thanks for the 500 billion cultivation points you gave me.”

“Without them, my current cultivation points wouldn’t even cover the cost.”

Lin Qi spoke directly in thanks.

After hearing this, Lei Zun waved his hand and sighed:

“It’s just a small thing.”

“You’re growing stronger by the day; the help I can offer is becoming increasingly minimal.”

“This third trial is extremely crucial for you.”

“Without a secret treasure, the odds are heavily against you.”

“So you must obtain a secret treasure—it will bridge the realm gap between you and your opponent.”

“The rest will depend on which of you is stronger.”

“Fortunately, Kong Ming Dominator is beside you; you won’t be in mortal danger.”

“Even if you fail this time, you’ll have another chance.”

“You still have time.”

“When do you plan to depart?”

Lin Qi replied: “Soon—I’ll leave right after I’ve assimilated the two secret treasures.”

Upon hearing this, Lei Zun was quite surprised:

“So soon?”

“I recall you had over two thousand years to prepare—why depart so early?”

“Aren’t you going to further comprehend the Laws and strengthen yourself first?”

Lin Qi’s expression turned serious:

“The sooner I depart, the sooner I kill Kǒng È Wáng.”

“No one knows how many ordinary people will die because of him in the coming days.”

“Letting him live another day is letting him off easy.”

“Besides, I’m confident I can kill him.”

Lei Zun nodded:

“Then go!”

As a legendary genius, you must have confidence and commanding presence.

“If you’re going to kill Kǒng È Wáng, don’t hesitate.”

Lin Qi immediately smiled: “Alright!”

……

Moments later, Lin Qi ended the video call.

At the same time, he received a file sent by his teacher, Lei Zun.

It detailed the characteristics of numerous Universe Level Five beings, as well as advanced technological weapons held by top factions, with every point carefully annotated.

Lin Qi sighed—this was all the preparation Lei Zun had made for him.

His several teachers were all trustworthy and excellent mentors.

He then sat cross-legged, opened the file sent by the Emperor of Artifacts, and began reading.

After finishing it all, he understood completely.

He gained new insight into secret treasures.

He then retrieved two large metal chests from his Source Core world.

Opening them, he revealed the Jiuli Battle Armor and the Chongyuan Spear.

“Hum!”

The Jiuli Battle Armor and the Chongyuan Spear floated up, slowly settling into his hands.

Lin Qi immediately donned the Jiuli Battle Armor.

The moment he put it on, he felt a crushing weight—this armor, if thrown, could shatter a small asteroid.

A fierce, murderous aura spread from his body, even while the armor remained in its dormant state.

Once fully attuned and marked with a soul imprint, its aura would grow even stronger.

He dripped his blood into the armor, allowing it to familiarize itself with his essence.

Simultaneously, he imprinted his soul mark, activating a special secret technique to complete the attunement.

“Hummm!!”

His blood merged into the armor, and his spiritual force entered its core.

He condensed a soul imprint—a tripod shape—and seared it deeply into the armor.

When all was complete, he felt his spirit fused with the armor.

Vast amounts of information flooded his mind.

“Boom!”

His eyes and the Jiuli Battle Armor simultaneously blazed with brilliant light.

The armor’s secret patterns emerged.

Purple, gold, and silver secret patterns appeared.

Lin Qi felt vast amounts of source energy being absorbed by the armor, while an invisible force enveloped him.

“This is the armor’s secret pattern power!”

Looking at this force, Lin Qi found it miraculous—ordinary battle armor could never achieve this.

They could only resist physical attacks due to their hard material and could barely withstand impacts from Gangjin Laws.

But now, even if Law-based force struck him, it would be directly weakened.

His defensive capability had improved by several orders of magnitude.

“Hummm!”

Simultaneously, the Jiuli Battle Armor changed form, flowing like liquid into his robe.

Actually, it merged into his flesh and blood.

Integrated with his own body, he no longer needed to change armor during battle—he could activate it anytime, anywhere.

Lin Qi touched the armor, feeling its power.

He couldn’t help but marvel—no wonder it was a secret treasure; it was qualitatively distinct from ordinary weapons and armor.

He then turned to the Chongyuan Spear in his hand—its weight was astonishingly immense.

No ordinary person could lift it; even Universe Level Four beings struggled to raise it.

And only he could wield it.

He activated the attunement technique, imprinting his soul mark upon it.

“Hummm!!”

Again, brilliant three-colored light flared; the spear trembled, especially its tip, which unleashed golden brilliance, tearing through space.

Lin Qi felt the secret pattern’s power activate—it no longer required Gangjin infusion to amplify its strength, unlike ordinary weapons.

Simply channeling source energy, it could unleash its full sharpness.

“Hummm!!”

The next instant, Gangjin surged from his body like liquid metal into the Chongyuan Spear.

The next moment, the spear’s secret pattern power flared—purple-gold light enveloped the shaft, forming concentric rings of purple-gold energy.

Lin Qi felt a terrifying power, as if it could shatter space itself.

What had been the strength of an ordinary tiger instantly transformed into that of a dragon.

The power had undergone a revolutionary change.

Lin Qi swung the spear and thrust it sharply into the air.

“Ssshh!!”

Space trembled and tore open instantly, revealing a black fissure.

Infinite winds surged through the air as a blinding purple-gold beam pierced space and shot outward.

“Boom!!”

Just before it struck the villa, an invisible energy barrier appeared, blocking the purple-gold beam.

But the barrier quaked violently, cracks beginning to form.

Lin Qi watched this and nodded silently.

He had merely struck casually—and the power had increased dramatically.

With the Chongyuan Spear in hand, facing Sais, he felt he could kill the man in a few strikes.

The enhancement from a secret treasure was simply too immense.

With the same cultivation base, wielding the Chongyuan Spear, he felt he could effortlessly slay his own self wielding the Jin Ting Spear.

No wonder it required so many cultivation points.

It was simply too powerful!

The difference between having and not having a secret treasure was enormous—it could even bridge gaps in Law comprehension.

As long as there is a space-restricting ring, it can weaken the power of spatial laws.

By using a secret treasure, one can make up for the gap.

Lin sensed the secret patterns within the Jiuli Battle Armor and the Chongyuan Spear—one with four layers, the other with five—that would surface during combat.

The power within them was profoundly mysterious, and when combined with metal materials, it amplified strength.

He felt that with just one or two additional layers beyond a three-pattern treasure, the power increased dramatically.

Then what of a nine-pattern secret treasure? That was the highest tier of quality.

One could imagine the extent to which combat power would be enhanced.

Relying on secret treasures to make up for the gap in spatial laws was indeed formidable.

Even with his top-tier talent, if he encountered a secret treasure with multiple layers of patterns, he might still come out worse.

Yet secret treasures were not easily obtained.

It required a vast amount of cultivation points to forge them.