Chapter 60: Third-Rank Citizen
Chapter 60: Third-Rank Citizen
"So this is the third stage?"
As he felt his body rapidly transforming, a smile appeared on Lin Yuan's face.
By the end of his second shuttle, Lin Yuan had already reached the peak of the second stage.
Later, as he meditated on the evolutionary path of the source force, he was almost at the threshold of the third stage.
Even so, Lin Yuan was not yet a third-stage being.
For other peak second-stage evolvers, the path to the third stage was well-trodden and guided.
Their evolutionary path would provide detailed instructions on how to make the transition.
But for Lin Yuan, the trailblazer of this evolutionary path, everything was uncharted territory.
Despite his heaven-defying comprehension, if he hadn't engaged in battles with countless other evolvers over the past few months, his entry into the third stage would have been significantly delayed.
"Third-stage evolvers are also known as 'City Destroyers'. A single attack from them can pierce through half a city."
"In my martial arts evolutionary path, the third stage involves covering several miles with a Tai Chi domain, obliterating everything within it with a mere thought."
Seated in a meditative pose, Lin Yuan's Tai Chi domain expanded, enveloping the entire Moonwater Residence.
One could say that at this moment, the lives of everyone in the Moonwater Residence hung by a thread, dependent on Lin Yuan's thoughts alone.
"In the entire Canglan Star, there are definitely no more than twenty evolvers under a hundred years old who have reached the third stage."
Lin Yuan mused to himself.
Canglan Star, a medium life planet, was home to a permanent citizen population of over 50 billion.
With such a massive population, it was inevitable that some astoundingly gifted geniuses would emerge.
One such example was an opponent Lin Yuan highly regarded in this tournament. When this person was born, they were struck by thunder.
Thousands of people around them perished, but this person alone survived.
Not only that, but their body was tempered by the thunderous baptism, innately imbued with the attribute of thunder, granting them incredible speed, and even the ability to transform into thunder itself.
Thus, other participating evolvers referred to this person as the 'Thunder God'.
The power of thunder was intensely yang, fierce and unrelenting. Although Lin Yuan had never faced the 'Thunder God' in battle, he felt that his Tai Chi domain would likely be unable to restrain such an opponent.
Evolvers like the 'Thunder God' were unique, their power formidable, but their abilities were not easily replicable, making them a solitary phenomenon.
"Wisdom Goddess."
After a moment of contemplation, Lin Yuan connected with the Wisdom Goddess.
"Honored citizen Lin Yuan, please state your request."
The dignified and chilly voice of the Wisdom Goddess echoed in his mind.
"Now that my martial arts have reached the third stage, may I reveal my full strength in the upcoming tournament?" Lin Yuan inquired.
Previously, the Wisdom Goddess had advised him against exposing his identity as the founder of the martial arts evolutionary path.
Doing so would attract the attention of other races, potentially landing him on their 'assassination lists'.
"Rest assured, an individual's strength, no matter how formidable, will not draw the attention of other races until they break into the star domain rankings." The Wisdom Goddess explained gently.
The domain of the Cosmic Human Alliance was vast beyond measure, and its population was equally staggering.
Canglan Star alone boasted 50 billion citizens.
And Canglan Star was merely a medium life planet under the vast Chu Kun Star Domain.
Within the Chu Kun Star Domain, there existed over a million life planets like Canglan Star.
Even a flourishing star domain like Chu Kun was but one among many under the jurisdiction of the human civilization's domain.
Other races simply didn't have the energy or might to focus on the top hundred or ten evolvers of a particular human planet.
Compared to evolutionary paths that could be passed down for eternity, an individual human life was indeed insignificant.
"I see."
Lin Yuan nodded, then proceeded to ask the Wisdom Goddess if others could discern that he had cultivated the martial arts evolutionary path.
The Wisdom Goddess explained that it would be exceedingly difficult.
To be precise, it was nearly impossible to tell.
At present, no one had cultivated the martial arts evolutionary path to the Grand Master realm, let alone mastered the Yin-Yang realm and comprehended the true mysteries of the Tai Chi concept.
Without reaching such a realm, how could they possibly recognize that Lin Yuan was utilizing the Tai Chi concept?
The number of evolutionary paths publicized by the Cosmic Human Alliance was akin to a vast ocean, and there were paths similar to the martial arts evolutionary path and the Tai Chi concept.
Unless Lin Yuan himself proclaimed it, how could others possibly guess?
In the tournament, Lin Yuan knew the evolutionary paths of many of his opponents because they themselves had revealed that information.
As long as Lin Yuan didn't openly declare that he cultivated the martial path, others would have no way of pinpointing which specific path he followed.
"At most, one could determine a rough estimate.
After all, one's evolutionary path is an extremely personal matter.
If someone knows your evolutionary path, they can target your weaknesses and exploit them against you.
Hence, unless one is extremely confident, a typical evolver would never publicize their chosen evolutionary path.
"By the way, I'll raise my citizen rank as well."
With a slight stir of his consciousness, Lin Yuan directly consumed his merit points to elevate his citizen rank.
Ever since he finished his second shuttle half a year ago and submitted the subsequent content of the Martial Arts evolutionary path, Lin Yuan had earned enough merit points to advance to the fourth rank.
However, in order to take advantage of the loan amount offered by the Central Bank of Human Civilization, Lin Yuan had postponed it until now.
"Beep—"
As the merit points were consumed, Lin Yuan's citizen rank was officially elevated to the fourth rank.
As a fourth-rank citizen, Lin Yuan could be considered one of the best on Canglan Star, with only the rank of the Executive Officer comparable to his own.
The privileges of a fourth-rank citizen were even more extensive than those of a third-rank citizen.
One of the additional privileges was that if Lin Yuan felt his life was threatened, he could directly mobilize the battle fleet of Canglan Star to protect himself.
Furthermore, Lin Yuan's loan limit at the Central Bank had reached one billion, and he had received a transfer of twenty million from the bank.
"To advance to a fifth-rank citizen, I need fifty thousand merit points?"
Lin Yuan frowned. No wonder there were no fifth-rank citizens on the entire Canglan Star.
The number of merit points required to advance to the fifth rank was more than the total of the previous four ranks combined.
"Slow and steady," Lin Yuan thought to himself, unhurried.
At the moment, his Martial Arts evolutionary path had only reached the third stage, and it had already brought him so many merit points.
In the future, when he further develops this evolutionary path to the fifth and sixth stages, the merit points would surely increase even more.
Just by having the theoretical potential to reach the sixth stage, he had been awarded twenty thousand merit points.
If the Martial Arts evolutionary path truly became a sixth-stage path, the number of merit points Lin Yuan would receive would undoubtedly far exceed twenty thousand.
"Hmm?"
"President Liao has been looking for me three times?"
Lin Yuan glanced at his visitor records.
"I've been in seclusion for three days?"
Lin Yuan got up and sent a message to President Liao, "I'm fine."
During his breakthrough to the third stage, Lin Yuan's physical body and soul had undergone a transformation, hence the prolonged duration.
As soon as Lin Yuan sent the message, President Liao immediately replied.
"If there's anything amiss, please do speak up. Lu Meng's attacks can penetrate dreams and souls. Even in a virtual world, it's impossible to completely isolate oneself from her influence."
President Liao's message was filled with concern.
Lin Yuan's last match before his seclusion was against a third-stage evolver who had cultivated the Dream evolutionary path.
President Liao was worried that Lin Yuan might have been affected by her abilities.
After all, the arena matches over the past few months had made President Liao fully realize the extent of Lin Yuan's unparalleled evolutionary talent.
With the strength of the twelfth segment of the second stage, Lin Yuan had managed to hold his ground against a third-stage evolver for half an hour.
If not for the time limit, he might have been able to continue even longer.
Such potential was indeed the pinnacle among the pinnacles, a rare talent that hadn't been seen in dozens of arena tournaments.
"I'm truly fine," Lin Yuan replied after some contemplation. He sent another message, "I've reached the third stage."
Having advanced to the third stage, he couldn't hide it for long. In the upcoming individual arena matches, when facing third-stage opponents, Lin Yuan would undoubtedly have to display his corresponding strength.
East Ning City Evolvers' Association.
President Liao sat in his chair, staring blankly at the reply on the virtual screen in front of him.
Especially those six words.
"I've reached the third stage."
Those words turned his brain into a mush.
It took him a full moment before he could barely process what he had just read.
Third stage? Lin Yuan has reached the third stage? Someone from my East Ning City has become a third-stage evolver? In the thousands of arena tournaments we've held, the peak was only two or three second-stage evolvers.
As for a third-stage evolver... President Liao didn't even dare to think about it.
One of the restrictions for the arena matches was that participants had to be under a hundred years old.
While East Ning City had produced third-stage evolvers in the past, the addition of this age restriction made it an extremely rare occurrence.
Even across the entire East Continent and Canglan Star, the number of evolvers who met this condition could be counted on one's fingers.
Currently, in the arena matches, there were only about a dozen evolvers who had clearly exhibited third-stage strength.
"My East Ning City, my East Ning City has produced a dragon!" President Liao's eyes turned red, and he muttered to himself.
(End of Chapter)
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