Chapter 493: Genius Is Just the Threshold
Chapter 493: Genius Is Just the Threshold (Requesting Monthly Vote)
Martial Dao Calendar, 2048, July 20
Inside Villa 9 of Xingxiu Residence’s luxurious estate, Lin Qi sat cross-legged in the Martial Arts Training Hall, clad in a black robe, his hands raised in the Five-Hearts-to-Sky Posture.
“Hoo!”
Gales roared around his body, swirling with intense energy. The air shimmered as vast waves of primordial energy funneled into his frame.
Within his consciousness realm, a Platinum Malevolence Tiger—over a hundred meters tall, radiant with golden light—let out a deafening roar. Its colossal form absorbed the energy particles, fueling cellular metamorphosis.
The tiger abruptly halted, its body dissolving into golden rain.
Lin Qi’s eyes snapped open, blazing like twin suns. His gaze swept the room, radiating terrifying pressure. Rising, he felt his life-force surge through every limb.
[Cultivation Complete. Increased Physical Strength. Progressed Toward Next Blood Transfiguration. Vital Energy Stat +20]
[Vital Energy Stat: 4230 → 4250]
Clenching his fist, he savored the power. Since ascending to the Seventh Realm, reaching the Eighth required amassing a staggering 10,000 Vital Energy Stat—a daunting 6,000-point leap. Many prodigies stagnated here forever. Yet Lin Qi sensed another Blood Transfiguration nearing; every 750 points earned the transformation’s boost.
After tidying up, he checked the news from Blue Planet.
“Breaking news: Bei Jiang Province’s Black Dragon Base is undergoing rapid reconstruction. New high-strength alloys will forge the planet’s strongest fortress, according to the Three Grand Martial Arts Pavilions. Martial artists have repelled two disaster beast waves. However, at 10 PM last night, three Level 9 disaster beasts erupted from the Spatial Gate. The battle rages…”
Lin Qi frowned. Three Level 9 beasts meant catastrophic losses. Worse, the base wasn’t rebuilt yet. If a Level 10 monstrosity struck, the death toll would skyrocket. He needed to grow stronger—fast.
Moments later, robots hauled his luggage outside. At the villa gate stood Jiang Tao, broad and dark-skinned, and Jiang Miaoyin, slender and elegant in jade-green robes.
“Brother Qi!” Jiang Tao sighed. “Won’t see you for months!”
Lin Qi chuckled. “I’ll return soon from Beastblood Colossus.”
“You’d better,” Jiang Miaoyin nodded. “We’ll keep training.”
Their eyes followed the crimson Falcon Fighter hovering nearby. Dean Liu, clad in white, chatted with Zhang Tianyang by the aircraft.
“Lin Qi, junior!” Dean Liu waved. “Time to go!”
After loading the luggage, the cockpit sealed shut. Jiang Tao lowered his arm, murmuring, “He’s reached the Seventh Realm… We can’t lag.”
*
“Boom!”
The Falcon sliced through Otherworld’s skies, trailing white contrails. Inside, Lin Qi, Dean Liu, and Zhang Tianyang settled into smart seats.
“Beastblood Colossus lies south of Azure Firmament Base, near the cliff,” Dean Liu explained, projecting a holographic map. “It once housed Hydra Sovereign, a Level 9 disaster beast. Now it holds the martial art you seek.”
Zhang Tianyang grinned. “We’ve all gathered here—Seventh Realm prodigies. They’ve set a competition: who cultivates the fastest?”
Lin Qi smirked. Xu Qin, with her dual awakened abilities, took three months. Where would he rank?
“Don’t obsess over rankings,” Dean Liu cautioned. “Each gets three years to grasp the art. Fail, and you pay again—200 million Xia Kingdom coins for us, triple for outsiders.”
Lin Qi whistled. Pricey, but for an advanced primordial energy technique that accelerated cultivation and forged battle-qi? A bargain.
*
At Azure Firmament Base’s western edge, the plaza buzzed with drones and robots. A towering obsidian column loomed—a relic of the fallen Hydra Sovereign.
Falcon Fighters and transport jets descended like swarming insects. Dozens of aircraft dotted the tarmac.
From one stepped a group in gleaming armor—Seventh Realm martial artists, their auras crushing. Behind them trailed arrogant youths, eyes sharp with ambition.
“Sss-Rank Genos Ferratum from White Eagle Federation!” someone whispered. “And Nitin Reddy from Tenzhu Kingdom!”
Lin Qi and Zhang Tianyang disembarked, joining the crowd.
(End of Chapter)
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