Chapter 446 - 428: Mid-stage of the Sixth Realm

Chapter 446: Chapter 428: Mid-stage of the Sixth Realm

"Juniors, you need to prepare yourselves as well."

"Your time is also running short."

Xu Wenji’s tone was uncharacteristically grave, and a tyrannical aura emanated from him, as unyielding and immense as a towering, ancient tree.

He continued,

"Time flies. You must seize every single moment to make yourselves stronger."

"It’s already the end of February, and the Global Freshmen Tournament is just over two months away!"

"In two months, it will be time to see the fruits of your cultivation."

"I can tell you this for a fact: the rewards for the Global Freshmen Tournament have been updated."

"The rewards will only be more substantial."

"So, get to work and train hard!"

At his words, everyone’s eyes lit up.

The Global Martial Arts Tournament was the biggest competition on all of Blue Star, and its rewards were already the most lavish available.

The fact that the rewards were being increased further filled everyone with anticipation.

They would surely be even greater than those from the Disaster Beast Trial Tower.

Shen Heng’s eyes lit up as well. He came from an ordinary background.

The strongest member of his family had only been a First Realm Martial Artist. It wasn’t until he awakened his SSS-level talent that his family’s circumstances improved significantly.

But in terms of wealth, he couldn’t compare to the other SSS-level geniuses. He could only rely on himself.

If he could win the Global Martial Arts Tournament, the prize would be enough to support his cultivation even after he broke through to the Seventh Realm.

’I’m taking the championship this time, no matter what!’

A few minutes later, the opening ceremony concluded, and everyone dispersed.

「A few minutes later」

Inside Villa #36, Star Residence.

Lin Qi returned and, as usual, changed into his Martial Arts Uniform. He grabbed his backpack and the Tiger Slaying Spear, then took an electric car to a massive building.

It was a structure shaped like a massive cube, called the Gravity Cube.

It housed the campus’s Gravity Rooms. He passed through the scanner at the entrance and went inside.

Gravity Room 315!

BEEP!

The steel door slid open, and Lin Qi stepped inside.

"Little Chan, activate 20x gravity!"

Lin Qi said after a brief warm-up.

"Yes, Master!"

Little Chan’s projection appeared, linked with the system, and activated the Gravity System.

VMMMM!!

An electronic screen lit up, and the gravity multiplier rapidly increased, the number quickly jumping to 20.

Through Lin Qi’s keen Perception, he could feel the gravity in the entire room rapidly intensifying.

The Gravity Room was calibrated to Blue Star’s standard gravitational environment, and the multiplier was increased from there as needed.

Gravity, like a surging tide, enveloped his entire body.

The ubiquitous force activated every part of him, down to the last cell, forcing them into a state of fierce resistance.

THUMP THUMP!!

He could hear his own heart pounding violently. His Qi Blood surged, and his body was roused into action.

He circulated his Bone Marrow Cultivation Technique. His bones vibrated, and the marrow within them was tempered by his Qi Blood.

In fact, the 20x gravity environment forced his bodily functions into overdrive, making the Refinement effect even more potent.

After breaking through to the Sixth Realm of Marrow Refining, training in a swimming pool was no longer effective.

So he had returned to the ever-reliable Gravity Room to train. As long as he kept increasing the multiplier, his training efficiency remained high.

Since coming to the Otherworld, his physical attributes had improved dramatically.

The maximum gravity multiplier he could withstand had rapidly increased from the original 11x to the current 20x.

Feeling the weight on his body, he assumed a fighting stance and began to practice the *Vajra Fist*.

He had been at the Celestial Vault Institute for quite some time now.

However, he hadn’t spent much time on the *Vajra Fist*, having mostly focused on Refining Inner Organs and practicing his Spear Technique and Body Technique.

As a result, his *Vajra Fist* had been stuck at the Great Success Realm, never reaching Perfection.

His Combat Power amplification was stuck at 1.8x.

He wasn’t satisfied with this. ’From now on,’ he decided, ’I’ll focus most of my time on cultivating the *Vajra Fist*.’ ’I’ll get it to the Perfection Realm in the next two months.’

’Before the Global Martial Arts Tournament, I most likely won’t be able to break through to the Seventh Realm.’

’But Shen Heng might. And he’s dead set on winning the championship.’

’What if Shen Heng, or some SSS-level genius from the White Eagle Federation or the Bear Country, manages to break through to the Seventh Realm and still participates in the tournament?’

’That would put me at a huge disadvantage.’

’So I need more Combat Power to guarantee victory. The *Vajra Fist* must reach Perfection, pushing my Combat Power amplification to 2x.’

’I also need to awaken a second Special Ability. Stacking two abilities will increase my Combat Power amplification even further.’

’With those two things, I won’t have to fear Shen Heng.’

BANG BANG!!

He swung his fists violently. A Golden Light erupted from his body as the Golden Sharpness, condensed from his Special Ability, Jin Feng, coated his skin.

Under 20x gravity, even his Golden Edge Power was suppressed.

It required even greater control to wield.

The air trembled. As he executed his Fist Technique, his body vibrated in sync, and the Golden Edge Power penetrated deep within him.

It entered the Slaughter Tiger Bone he had forged. Under the influence of the bone, his marrow began to change, and large amounts of impurities and sediment were purged.

His Marrow had originally been turbid, but now, after more than two months, a large amount of waste and impurities had been refined out of it.

His Marrow was already starting to become Clear and Muddy Marrow, which was better than that of many other Sixth Realm Martial Artists.

His body had undergone a deep transformation, unlocking more of its potential, and his physical attributes had improved substantially.

The next step was to remove even more impurities, improve the quality of his Marrow, and turn it into Clear Marrow.

HISS~

Lin Qi gritted his teeth, enduring the discomfort from the intense gravity. Inside his body, his Special Ability drove his Qi Blood to carry out Marrow Refining.

The process was excruciating, but he held on, using the pain to temper his will and forge progress through suffering.

It was all for the sake of becoming stronger.

It was just as Liy Qifeng had said: time was running out for geniuses like them.

He had to become stronger.

With that thought, he completely immersed himself in his Fist Technique.

He executed the Vajra Fist Five Techniques: Breaking Sky, Thousand Shadows, Body Protection, Earth Splitting, and Unity.

With each technique he performed, his body trembled violently, consuming a massive amount of stamina.

As his spirit focused, he felt the subtle operations and changes of his Special Ability, Jin Feng.

...

「Two hours later」

Inside Gravity Room 315, the 20x extreme gravity made the space feel as if it were solidifying, the very air growing heavy.

DRIP... DRIP...

Beads of sweat dripped from Lin Qi’s forehead, but were instantly sliced into eight separate droplets in mid-air before they could hit the floor.

"Huuuh..."

Lin Qi was flushed red, his entire body emitting a mixture of Golden Light and white steam.

His whole body was trembling uncontrollably.

But he continued to throw punches, power surging from him endlessly as he expelled sharp breaths from his mouth and nose.

VMMMM!!

As a humming sound echoed through the room, Lin Qi felt his entire body suddenly lighten.

The 20x gravity receded like a tide, and Lin Qi stopped his practice.

His muscles felt like jelly, but his bone marrow felt exceptionally vigorous. Through the Refinement, a large amount of impurities had been removed.

The newly generated Qi Blood flowed more smoothly through his body, making him feel completely refreshed.

However, his body was completely drained of strength and felt abnormally heavy.

[You have cultivated Marrow Refining with *Vajra Fist* in a 20x extreme gravity environment. Your Fist Technique has improved significantly. Fist Technique +3%]

[By cultivating in a 20x extreme gravity environment, your body has undergone a transformation. You have successfully broken through to the Mid-stage of the Sixth Realm of Marrow Refining. Qi and Blood Value +20]

[Qi and Blood Value: 1995 -> 2015]

[Fist Technique: Tier Four 47% -> Tier Four 50%]

...

Lin Qi walked to the side, picked up a sports drink, and began to chug it down.

He glanced at the data on his status panel and nodded to himself.

The gains from two hours of cultivation were enormous.

He had successfully broken through from the Early-stage of the Sixth Realm to the Mid-stage. If anyone else learned of his progress speed, they would likely be shocked speechless.

An SSS-level genius like Chu Yu probably wouldn’t even be able to break through to the Mid-stage before the Global Martial Arts Tournament.

But Lin Qi wasn’t satisfied.

’At this rate, I still need another two thousand points of Qi and Blood Value to break through to the Seventh Realm.’

’A breakthrough is still a long way off. It’s impossible to do it before the Global Martial Arts Tournament.’

...

In the days that followed, the Calamity Beast invasion grew ever more severe.

Tension remained high across the globe, and even the ordinary citizens of the Xia Country could feel the oppressive atmosphere.

Martial Arts University students across the country trained desperately in preparation for the Global Freshmen Tournament.

Meanwhile, the Celestial Vault Institute was preparing for the main Global Martial Arts Tournament.

With the flesh of the Seventh-Level Calamity Beast and their diligent cultivation, everyone’s strength was improving by leaps and bounds.

Lin Qi also resumed his packed training schedule.

Every day, he rushed between the Refining God Tower, the Gravity Room, the Martial Arts Room, and the Celestial Dome Tower. Bit by bit, the gap in strength between him and the other geniuses was changing.

He was catching up to Meng Yuxuan, Zhang Tianyang, and Lei Frost.

...

「Early March, Martial Arts Calendar Year 2048」

Outside the Otherworld Celestial Base, the Steel Great Wall stretched for dozens of kilometers.

A steel wall, hundreds of meters tall, stood as the first line of defense against the Calamity Beasts, a gathering point for the Xia Country’s strongest forces in the Otherworld.

ROAR—

One after another, colossal, pitch-black steel turrets whirred to life. Their cold barrels roared madly, spitting out a torrent of shells!

BOOM! BOOM!!

In the distance, a Disaster Beast Tide erupted—a dense, spectacular swarm of monsters that resembled a tsunami.

Conventional weapons like the Thunder God Cannon and machine guns mowed down Low-Level Calamity Beasts, but they were helpless against the Mid-Level ones.

High-Level Calamity Beasts, some exceeding twenty meters in size, even charged out to assault the wall directly.

BOOM!!

WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

SPLAT!

On the ground and in the sky, countless Martial Artists in Combat Suits and Battle Armor rushed out, wielding sharp Weapons to slay the Calamity Beasts.

As they engaged the Calamity Beasts in a life-or-death struggle, the air filled with the smoke of battle and the thick stench of blood.

Several colossal beasts, each over a hundred meters tall, watched coldly from a distance.

"Kill!!"

"You bastards, die!"

War cries echoed as Martial Artists continuously cut down Calamity Beasts. The scene was bloody and cruel; for every monster that crashed to the ground, a Martial Artist might also perish.

And scenes like this had been playing out daily.

Among a group of High Realm experts, Xue Zhou, clad in Blue Battle Armor, wielded his Battle Saber against a majestic and enormous Eighth-Level Calamity Beast—a Lava Sparrow.

A moment later, another Eighth-Level Lava Sparrow appeared, joining the attack to corner him.

SCREEE—

A blue light erupted from the dashing Xue Zhou, and his body was wreathed in flowing streams of blue water.

He swung his sharp, blue Battle Saber and a grin spread across his face. "Excellent!"

...