Chapter 305: Breakthrough to the Mid-stage of the Fourth Realm

Chapter 305: Chapter 305: Breakthrough to the Mid-stage of the Fourth Realm

CRACK! CRACK!

Lin Qi slowly stood up. He felt an endless power surging out of him, and his bones cracked and popped, a sound as wonderful as a musical performance.

His body felt heavier, a result of the significant increase in his bone density, but his strength had grown even greater.

With the slightest exertion, Power would emerge, and his Qi and Blood flowed like mercury.

THUMP-THUMP!

His heart beat powerfully, like the pounding of a heavy drum, pumping blood to every corner of his body.

’I can feel that I haven’t fully absorbed the effects of the three drops of Platinum Evil Tiger blood yet.’

’They’re still latent within my body.’

Lin Qi was ecstatic. His improvement this time in the Otherworld was immense; it was a world-shaking transformation.

"Little Chan, what time is it now?"

Lin Qi looked up at the nearby Little Blue-robed Xiaochan and asked.

"Master, it’s already 12:30 AM!"

Little Blue-robed Xiaochan fluttered in front of Lin Qi and said.

"I didn’t realize it was already so late!"

Just as Lin Qi finished speaking, he felt a wave of dizziness and an unusual sense of fatigue.

His face turned pale, and his head throbbed as if it would split open. It felt like he had stayed up for ten days and nights straight, his Spirit completely drained.

’Successfully performing the visualization of the Platinum Evil Tiger today took too much of a toll on my Spirit. I need to rest.’

Realizing this, Lin Qi headed for the bedroom. After washing up briefly, he went straight to bed to rest.

...

「March 30th, Pyramid 09」

The interior was decorated like an aquarium. At its center was a massive pool, and a colossal blue body floated in the air above it.

It was a whale-type Calamity Beast with a massive body over two hundred meters long, as enormous as a mountain.

All whale-type Calamity Beasts were at least Level 7.

The largest creature on the original Blue Star, the blue whale, was 24 to 34 meters long. But the Ninth-Level Calamity Beast before him, the Sea-Suppressing Cangjing, was ten times that length.

This was also the largest of the 24 Pyramids.

Wan Ming, dressed in a blue school uniform, sat cross-legged on a blue platform. Before the Sea-Suppressing Cangjing, he was as insignificant as a mayfly.

He sat cross-legged, his expression tense, his fists clenched tightly.

’I failed again!’

’It’s too difficult.’

’Succeeding in my Cultivation in 12 days is simply impossible.’

Wan Ming smiled bitterly. He recalled his own bold declaration of succeeding in his Cultivation within 12 days and could only find it laughable.

’The visualization for the Sea-Suppressing Cangjing requires 3.46 million strokes. I’ve only completed two million so far. It’ll probably take another five or six days just to complete the visualization.’

’After I succeed with the visualization, I still need to break the shackles on my body, which will take at least another two or three days. Finishing within half a month would already be considered fast.’

Wan Ming suddenly thought of Yu Zhuoran, Pei Jiu, and Lin Qi.

’I wonder how long it will take the three of them?’

...

Meanwhile, the geniuses in the other Pyramids were also feeling the difficulty.

"This is so hard!"

"I’m an S-class Talent! How have I not even finished half the visualization yet?"

"No, I have to succeed with the visualization within 10 days!"

"Forget it. I’ve expended too much today. I’ll rest and continue tomorrow."

"I can definitely complete my Cultivation within 15 days!"

...

「Pyramid 06, 9:30 AM」

WHOOSH~

After a night’s sleep, Lin Qi felt refreshed and clear-headed. He went into the bathroom to wash up.

"Little Chan, order a Level 4 Nutritional Meal!"

"Yes, Master!"

Little Blue-robed Xiaochan nodded and quickly placed the order for the nutritional meal.

A few minutes later, outside the Pyramid, a red-robed Xia Xiaoshuang placed a nutritional meal onto a white robot.

Her expression was puzzled. ’It’s almost ten o’clock, and he’s only just eating breakfast.’

’Could it be that he exhausted himself with Cultivation yesterday?’

She felt a bit of sympathy for these geniuses, trapped in the Pyramids with nothing to do all day but cultivate endlessly.

A moment later, a Level 4 Nutritional Meal was delivered into the Pyramid by the smart robot.

Lin Qi sat at a white table, leisurely eating his breakfast while contemplating his next steps.

’It took me six days to successfully visualize the Ninth-Level Calamity Beast, the Platinum Evil Tiger. Then, it took two hours to break my body’s shackles and completely master the Intermediate Source Energy Technique.’

’It was even a bit faster than I expected, twice as fast as the 12 to 15 days Teacher Yi Wei mentioned.’

’Logically speaking, since I’ve succeeded in my Cultivation, I should leave now.’

Lin Qi thought to himself. Everyone had one month of Cultivation time upon entering a Pyramid.

After one month, they had to leave, whether they had succeeded in their Cultivation or not.

Unless they paid for another Cultivation session.

He released his Spiritual Power, which was as high as 210. The Source Energy Concentration in the air hadn’t been depleted by much; it was still rich and extremely dense.

’There’s no need to go out now. There’s no benefit other than shocking everyone.’

’I might as well continue my Cultivation in here. It would be a huge waste to just hand over such a high concentration of Source Energy to Xiang Long.’

Lin Qi decided to stay and continue his Cultivation. It would be best to break through a Qi and Blood Value of 200, the level of the Mid-stage of the Fourth Realm, before he left.

At the same time, he also planned to practice his Spear Technique.

Having made his decision, he finished his nutritional meal. Feeling the vast power surging within him, he returned to the bedroom and took out the Metal Cylinder.

He took out the black Training Lance from within. Under 3x gravity, it weighed 300 kilograms, but it felt much lighter to him now.

The 50-point increase in his Qi and Blood Value had raised his strength by a large margin.

He immediately began practicing his Spear Technique.

SWISH~ SWISH~

The Long Spear pierced the air. As soon as he exerted himself, Lin Qi felt his body vibrate as immense Power, like a surging tide, flowed ceaselessly within him.

TSS~

Lin Qi controlled the Power, infusing it into the shaft of the spear and then releasing it.

The air cracked as the Long Spear easily tore through it, letting out a fierce, whistling shriek.

’This Power...’

Lin Qi was thrilled. After the Refinement of the bones in his limbs, the slightest exertion would cause them to vibrate, generating an incredibly immense Power.

When he condensed it into Mountain Shaking Power and struck, the might was drastically enhanced.

’If I were to fight Xiang Long again, I wouldn’t be afraid of him, even with his special Power.’

Lin Qi gripped his Long Spear and continued his Cultivation, stirring up gusts of Gale-like winds.

Inside the entire Pyramid 06 building, only the towering corpse of the Platinum Evil Tiger and Little Blue-robed Xiaochan watched him.

...

Time passed slowly. In the blink of an eye, another three days had gone by.

「Pyramid 10」

Dressed in a blue robe, the gentle-mannered Pei Jiu sat cross-legged, his entire body emitting solemn spiritual fluctuations.

There was also a strong fluctuation of Qi and Blood. A moment later, he slowly opened his eyes.

He frowned and clenched his fists.

"I clearly completed the visualization in nine days, but I still haven’t broken the shackles."

"It seems my physical Talent is still not strong enough!"

"There’s no way to succeed in my Cultivation in 10 days. It might take 11, or even 12."

Pei Jiu muttered to himself. This was consistent with his Talent; after all, he was only an S-class genius, not an SS-level one.

’I, Pei Jiu, also have the makings of an SS-level Talent,’ Pei Jiu said to himself.

The certification for an SS-level Talent required an evaluation and inspection; it wasn’t like with S-class Talents such as Huo Wanyang, who were automatically promoted upon Awakening.

He believed that after the Global Rookie Tournament, he too would be promoted to an SS-level Talent.

...

「Pyramid 02」

WHOOSH~

The burly Huo Wanyang was still performing the visualization of the Earth-Shaking Dragon Elephant.

In his Consciousness Space, the massive form of the Earth-Shaking Dragon Elephant slowly took shape, right down to the final stroke.

GROO~

With the sound of an elephant’s cry, Huo Wanyang’s visualization was officially a success.

’I did it!’

Huo Wanyang was thrilled, eager to break his body’s shackles in one fell swoop and master the Evolution Technique.

...

「Pyramid 01」

Yu Zhuoran, dressed in a special purple uniform, abruptly opened his eyes and stared at the behemoth before him.

Its nine ferocious, hill-sized heads radiated a tyrannical pressure.

It looked as if it could resurrect at any moment.

Yu Zhuoran was also emitting a tyrannical aura, and silver patterns had appeared on the surface of his skin.

BZZT~ BZZT~ ℴ

His aura grew stronger, and waves of electric current covered every inch of his skin.

WHOOSH~ WHOOSH~

Fierce winds whipped up around him as all the rich Source Energy within the Pyramid converged into his body.

This Gale Technique-like absorption of Source Energy caused his body to transform. His bones were also undergoing Refinement, and his Qi and Blood grew increasingly vigorous.

...

「Inside Pyramid 022」

On the vast floor, perpetually-lit lamps shone down upon the towering, massive corpse of the Platinum Evil Tiger.

The Source Energy in the surrounding air seemed to answer a summons, flowing uncontrollably into the Pyramid.

This kept the Source Energy within the Pyramid in a constantly rich state.

Before the head of the Platinum Evil Tiger, a tall and sturdy man in a black Martial Arts Uniform sat cross-legged, encircled by a small tornado.

The surrounding flowers and grass were tossed back and forth by the fierce winds!

Lin Qi’s eyes were shut tight. He felt streams of a cool essence swiftly entering his body, where they were continuously absorbed.

Large amounts of Source Energy also entered his body. After being filtered, what couldn’t be absorbed in time became latent deep within him.

It burrowed into any available space within his muscles, Great Tendons, organs, and skin as Source Energy Particles.

Unconsciously, he became covered in a large amount of Source Energy Particles. After entering his body, this Source Energy also underwent a change.

It was now tinged with a sharp aura. Lin Qi took control of it, using these Source Energy Particles to fuse with the bones of his limbs and begin their Refinement.

He tempered his bones as if they were a blunt instrument, honing them until they possessed the Sharpness of a Weapon.

His bones were also being reshaped. Their density gradually increased, and their rough surfaces were slowly polished smooth, revealing a jade-like luster.

As his bones changed, Lin Qi also felt streams of Evil Qi emerging in his body, causing his bones to undergo a special transformation.

His body’s Genetic Sequence Awakened. The genetic changes transformed every part of him, especially his Source Energy, which now seemed to possess its own Attribute.

It was an Attribute as sharp as metal.

This Source Energy tempered his bones, and would ultimately forge the Slaughter Tiger Bone.

An unknown amount of time passed.

until he felt that the bones in his limbs had been tempered to their absolute limit, reaching Perfection.

His body trembled. His bones and muscles vibrated as immense Power and Source Energy merged, flowing through him like Qi and Blood.

RUMBLE~

His body even emitted a sound like rolling, Flowing Water.

The absorption of Source Energy stopped; every cell in his body was saturated.

Lin Qi’s eyes snapped open, a golden light flashing within them. The aura around him had become even more domineering and sharp.

He stood up, instantly clenching his fists. An endless stream of force surged out as Power and Source Energy merged.

He threw a punch like a cannonball, carving a perfect arc through the air.

BOOM!

His fist frictionized the air, which compressed, expanded, and then exploded, creating a whistling gale.

At the same time, an invisible ripple spread outwards, and a burst of Power was released from his fist.

BANG!!

Another explosive sound rang out, like an Iron Whip lashing heavily against a soft object.

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