Chapter 565 - 524: Lin Qi’s Stage

Chapter 565: Chapter 524: Lin Qi’s Stage

The rest was transported to North River Province to be distributed.

At the same time, all Martial Artists entered a period of rest. Some treated their injuries, while others chose to go home and recuperate.

The majority of Martial Artists, however, began exchanging their Merit Points for resources, seizing the time to cultivate.

By becoming stronger, they would be even more formidable in the next Disaster Beast Tide.

...

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, it was September 10th.

On this day, at the expansive airfield of Black Dragon Base.

RUMBLE!!

A Sparrowhawk Fighter descended onto the airfield.

WHIRRR!!

The cabin door slowly opened, and a figure walked out.

Clad in an ink-black robe, his posture ramrod straight, Shen Heng gazed at the base before him and sighed.

"Finally here!"

"I heard Lin Qi is at Black Dragon Base now too. I wonder how he’s doing."

"Shen Heng!"

"Teacher!"

Shen Heng looked at the middle-aged man in the silver robe across from him, and a smile immediately lit up his face.

This was his teacher, a top-level Eighth Realm Martial Artist.

"Shen Heng, let me introduce you to all the rules and regulations of Black Dragon Base..."

The two of them carried their luggage and walked toward the residential area.

"Here at Black Dragon Base, you’ll need to download House of War. You can find out everything you need to know on there."

"The most important thing is Merit Points..."

"There are also various leaderboards, ranked by Merit Points. You’re already in the Seventh Realm. I believe you’ll be able to break into the top 200 within a few months."

The silver-robed man said with a smile.

Shen Heng nodded, his brain processing the new information.

"Lin Qi is really amazing. He’s already shot up to 120th on the Seventh Realm leaderboard."

"Hasn’t he been at Black Dragon Base for less than a month?"

"22 days, to be exact!"

The conversation between two passersby immediately caught Shen Heng’s attention.

’Lin Qi?’

’120th on the Seventh Realm leaderboard?’

"Teacher, what level is someone ranked 120th in the Seventh Realm?" Shen Heng couldn’t help but ask curiously.

The silver-robed man had also heard the conversation. He smiled and said:

"Here at Black Dragon Base, anyone ranked in the top 200 is an extremely powerful Seventh Realm Martial Artist in the entirety of Xia Country."

"Most of them are at the Peak of the Seventh Realm to even make it into the top 200."

"But you’re an SSS-level genius. You’ll reach the level of the Peak of the Seventh Realm in a few months."

Shen Heng nodded, then asked with curiosity:

"From what they were saying, it seems Lin Qi is quite formidable now?"

"To think he shot into the top 120 in just 22 days!"

The silver-robed man chuckled. "That’s nothing. For Lin Qi, that ranking is actually on the low side."

"You were cultivating in the Ten Thousand Beasts Blood Pillar, so you probably don’t know about something that happened."

"On his second day at Black Dragon Base, Lin Qi defeated Gu City, who’s currently ranked 92nd!"

"Huh?"

Shen Heng suspected he had misheard!

He knew exactly who Gu City was—the champion of the Global Martial Arts Tournament from the year above him.

Being ranked 92nd meant his strength was nothing to scoff at.

’And yet, he was defeated by a Lin Qi who had only been at Black Dragon Base for two days?’

The silver-robed man then recounted the details of the duel.

After hearing the whole story, Shen Heng was completely stunned.

’It’s been less than a month, and so much has already happened at the base.’

’And Lin Qi... he became the main character right after arriving at Black Dragon Base.’

’When I think about my own strength, I know I definitely can’t beat Gu City, and the gap between me and Lin Qi is even wider.’

’How have I fallen so far behind in such a short time?’

...

At that moment, in the residential area, Shen Heng and the silver-robed man were walking past Room 206.

Inside its Martial Arts Room, Lin Qi, dressed in a black Martial Arts Uniform, was brandishing a spear with both hands.

He executed the Mountain and River Spear Technique, concentrating Golden Emperor’s Gang Power onto his Long Spear.

SWISH SWISH SWISH!!

HISS HISS HISS!!

As he brandished the spear, the Mountain and River Realm emerged, flowing through the Big Gun along with the Gang Power.

Each movement of the spear tore through the air, creating a series of sharp sounds.

Lin Qi’s Spear Technique was now muscle memory, allowing him to focus his entire mind on controlling his cells.

His body was composed of a vast number of cells, far outnumbering his muscle fibers.

There were at least tens of billions of them; to control them all was far too difficult.

He could only mobilize a fraction of the whole.

He permeated and controlled them little by little, enhancing his mastery of the Spear Technique.

The invisible Mental Realm Power also spread outward, seemingly forming a small Domain.

「An hour later.」

CLANG~

The Mountain and River Realm slowly dissipated. Lin Qi retracted his spear, its tip humming with a lingering echo.

[Through arduous cultivation, you have gained new insight into your Spear Technique. Spear Technique +1%]

[Spear Technique: Tier Four 82% → Tier Four 83%]

...

Lin Qi looked at his panel; his Spear Technique progress was already at 83%.

He had been at Black Dragon Base for almost a month, and his Martial Arts Skills had improved at a tremendous pace.

He was only 17% away from reaching the Fifth Order Gun Skill.

He felt himself getting closer and closer to a Domain, and to his third Killing Technique.

Once he comprehended his third Killing Technique, his Combat Power would increase even further.

A moment later, Lin Qi came out of the bathroom.

Lunch was ready—a table laden with meat dishes, all made from Level 8 Disaster Beast Flesh and Blood.

He began to dig in.

At the same time, he projected the panel to check his stats.

[Name: Lin Qi (Black Dragon Base)]

[Realm: Seventh Realm Blood Exchange]

[Merit Points: 158,600]

[Base Ranking: 120]

[Overall Ranking: 400]

...

Lin Qi smiled as he looked at his rankings. In just over 20 days, he had charged up to 120th place.

His overall ranking had even reached 400th.

Across all of Xia Country, there were only 399 people with more Merit Points than him.

This didn’t mean there were 399 people stronger than him, however.

He then checked Gu City’s ranking. He and Guu Ming had already left Black Dragon Base.

They were now at Azure Sky Base in the Otherworld.