Chapter 281: Breaking Through to the Fourth Realm
Chapter 281: Breaking Through to the Fourth Realm (Requesting Monthly Vote)
He sat cross-legged on the repaired cushion, eyes locked onto his golden Status Panel.
[Name: Lin Qi]
[Template: Erlang Divine Yang Jian]
[Fusion Rate: 22.6%]
[Spiritual Power: 103 (Fourth Realm)]
[Vital Energy Stat: 98.2 (Third Stage)]
[Fist Techniques: Third Stage 50%]
[Spear Techniques: Third Stage 37%]
[Body Techniques: Third Stage 18%]
He scanned the data—this was his current martial arts strength. His Spiritual Power had already broken through to the Fourth Realm, but his Vital Energy Stat still required cultivation. This would be his primary focus moving forward.
Since returning to Azure Firmament from Tianhai City, the Gravity Chamber time accumulated in January and February could finally be used. Combined with the current training environment at the Martial Arts Training Hall, he estimated he’d reach 99.99 within half a month.
He didn’t intend to hold back on resources anymore. In one month, the Second Disaster Beast Hunting Competition would begin. With his strength significantly improved, he could hunt more Disaster Beasts and earn a fortune.
After the semester resumed, the entire campus returned to its intense atmosphere of martial arts cultivation. After relaxing during the Winter Break, most students found their Vital Energy Stats and martial arts techniques had improved dramatically.
By March, time had flown to when the weather in Imperial Capital grew warm.
Inside the luxurious villa reserved for the Academy Head at Azure Firmament First Institute, Huo Wanyang stood inside a Vital Energy Analyzer in his spacious Martial Arts Training Hall. Dressed in a white martial arts robe, his towering frame radiated power.
With a sudden grip on the analyzer’s black metal arm, he roared, “Haaa!!”
Vital Energy surged through his body as his iron-like muscles tensed, veins bulging like coiled steel cables. A domineering aura erupted from him, akin to an eighth-stage Disaster Beast—a Sky-Shattering Dragon—howling at the heavens.
“Beep!!”
The analyzer’s infrared scanner swept over him, displaying data on its screen.
[Vital Energy Stat: 96.8!]
Huo Wanyang retracted his aura, grinning as he stared at the number.
“Good. Soon, I’ll prepare to break through to the Fourth Realm.”
“Lin Qi’s Vital Energy Stat has already been surpassed.”
“The longer time passes, the stronger I’ll become. As an SS-Rank Genius, my innate talent is finally emerging.”
Meanwhile, at one of the academy’s three core training facilities—the Gravity Chamber—Lin Qi entered Chamber 309.
The metal door slid open with a click, revealing his tall, muscular frame clutching a black backpack and a metal cylinder. He smoothly changed into his martial arts robe, removed his Gravity Ring, and finally retrieved a Jade Skin Balm from his bag.
[Vital Energy Stat: 99.99]
His golden Status Panel displayed his peak Third Stage stat.
“Half a month was enough to reach 99.99. There’s no room for further gains—raising Vital Energy by even 0.1 will be infinitely harder.”
“Normally, I’d need weeks to break through. But I can’t waste time—I need to accelerate!”
Lin Qi analyzed his situation. Cultivation demanded relentless pursuit; every moment counted. He unscrewed the balm, smearing the viscous red paste across every inch of his skin.
Today, he would break through to the Fourth Realm.
“Xiaochan, activate eightfold limit gravity!”
“Understood, master.”
Xiaochan’s blue-robed projection flickered into existence, linking to the chamber’s systems to activate the gravity mode.
“Vrrr!”
Gravity surged like a tidal wave. The chamber’s screen flashed the number “8” as Lin Qi’s body crouched under the crushing weight. His breaths grew labored, each movement sluggish and agonizing.
Thud-thud!!
He heard his heartbeat clearly, blood roaring like the Yellow River through his veins. His body adapted quickly, but a moment later, pain erupted—a different, deeper agony than the gravity itself.
His skin tore as though splitting apart.
Clenching his teeth, he grabbed his training spear—a Black Long Spear. Under eightfold gravity, its weight had multiplied to 800 kilograms. While ordinary martial artists would struggle to lift it, Lin Qi swung it freely.
His Third Stage Spear Techniques allowed precise muscle control. Even under extreme gravity, he moved violently, exhausting every cell to activate his genetic potential.
Shhh-shhh!
He began the Fundamental Spear Manual techniques—blocking, parrying, thrusting, cleaving, smashing, hooking, piercing, entwining.
After one round, sweat poured off him, fatigue gnawing at his limbs. Worse, the Jade Skin Balm ignited his skin, radiating heat like a furnace. The redness and steam rising from his body intensified, followed by a searing, ant-like sensation crawling under his skin, biting into his nerves.
Lin Qi gritted his teeth, veins bulging.
Pain. Unbearable pain.
Unlike the visceral agony of Skin-shedding Elixirs, this attacked his nerves directly. Every skin fiber burned, every nerve ending screamed. His muscles and blood vessels writhed as the balm’s effects spread.
“Ahhh!!”
The agony of nerve-searing pain combined with eightfold gravity nearly shattered him. But he endured, letting his body undergo transformation.
This training would catapult him to the Fourth Realm. Every day saved meant greater gains.
“Ahhh!!”
Sweat drenched his face as the pain peaked. His Mind’s Eye innate talent allowed him to feel his skin’s metamorphosis—the membrane toughening, nearing perfection.
Just a little longer…
He grabbed the spear again, resuming his practice. The pain fueled his potential, forging his body.
Two hours later, the agony dissipated. The gravity field deactivated. His skin’s transformation completed.
He swung his hand, sensing the air’s flow more sharply than ever. His skin vibrated, muscles snapping into perfect coordination for maximum force.
“Haaah!”
Lin Qi straightened, letting sweat drip from his brow to the floor. He felt the liquid on his skin, then shook his body violently. Droplets scattered like rain, splattering the ground.
“Finally… perfection!”
He stood tall, sensing the breakthrough. His body relaxed, energy surging.
[You consumed Jade Skin Balm, trained under eightfold limit gravity, and thoroughly refined every inch of your skin membranes. After two hours of forging, your skin has transcended, reaching the Jade Skin Stage. Skin Tempering achieved—breakthrough to the Fourth Realm: Bone Tempering. Vital Energy Stat increased by +0.01.]
[Vital Energy Stat: 99.99→100]
(End of Chapter)
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