High Martial Arts: Grinding for the Supreme Talent

Chapter 531: Chapter 505: Spear Gang and Breakthrough

BANG!

Lin Qi held the spear in one hand. With a flick of the shaft, the tip shot forward, unleashing waves of Golden Spear Gang.

Each wave was two to three meters long. They shuttled through the air and exploded upon hitting the walls, creating layers of ripples and fierce winds.

The walls trembled, and cracks even began to appear.

If Lin Qi wished, he could condense his Spear Gang to be several meters long and blast it out.

It would cause immense destruction, but the energy consumption would also be enormous.

Lin Qi felt incredibly refreshed. His teacher, Mu Hong, was right. Once he mastered Spear Gang, the full power of his Spear Technique would be unleashed.

BOOM!!

The Mountain and River Realm manifested. The Power of Realm flowed out, enveloping the Martial Arts Room and infusing the Tiger Slaying Spear.

SWOOSH!!

Lin Qi thrust his spear, his body moving as if divinely aided. The power of his Spear Technique surged once more.

HISS~

BANG! BANG!!

As Lin Qi executed his Spear Technique, the Mountain and River Realm fully integrated with it, strengthening the Force Field around his entire body.

A wealth of insights emerged in his mind.

He hadn’t practiced his Spear Technique for a long time. Now that he was cultivating it again, it felt completely different.

The Mental Realms of mountain and river merged, and the air around Lin Qi’s body rippled like waves.

Within this area, he felt as if he were free from the shackles of gravity.

From day to night!

In the blink of an eye, five hours passed.

DRIP!

An invisible sharpness filled the Martial Arts Room. A bead of sweat slid down Lin Qi’s forehead, only to be mercilessly sliced into countless fragments and dissipated in an instant.

WHOOSH!!

Lin Qi retracted his spear and stood his ground. The fierce winds in the air subsided.

[You have comprehended Spear Gang. Through practicing your Spear Technique, you have gained new insights into the ”Mountain and River Spear Technique.” Your Spear Technique has greatly improved. Spear Technique +5%.]

[Spear Technique: Tearing 69%→74%]

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Lin Qi gripped the Tiger Slaying Spear, his eyes shining. The golden eyes slowly faded.

’Now I can head to the battlefield and hone my Spear Technique even better.’

Lin Qi was heading to the battlefield this time for only two reasons: to make money and to get stronger.

Getting stronger meant increasing his Qi and Blood Value and the number of Blood Exchanges he’d undergone. The main focus, however, was his Spear Technique.

It was time for his Spear Technique to advance to Tier Five!

And only a cruel battlefield could stimulate more of his potential.

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That evening, Lin Qi received a message from Dean Liu.

The Super Large Disaster Beast Tide was nearing its end, with only some low and Mid-Level Martial Artists left.

He was to officially depart the day after tomorrow, and his long spear would be delivered to North River Province the day after that.

In the Martial Arts Room, Lin Qi looked at the message on his phone.

He also sent a text to his teacher, Mu Hong, who replied with a single sentence.

[Mu Hong: Good. I’ll be waiting for you in North River Province!]

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After reading the message, Lin Qi put down his phone, picked up his long spear again, and threw himself back into cultivation.

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「The next evening.」

The Super Large Disaster Beast Tide in North River Province had claimed the lives of a great number of Martial Artists.

It cast a somber mood over the Celestial Vault Institute, but in the Martial Arts Era, such things happened often.

Everyone soon threw themselves back into their cultivation.

Inside luxury villa No. 9 of Star Residence, the lights were blazing. A farewell party was underway.

From the entire Celestial Vault Institute, Lin Qi had only invited the twenty-odd friends he was closer to.

Everyone who came brought a gift, and Lin Qi didn’t stand on ceremony, accepting them all.

In the living room, everyone sat at three tables, enjoying the food in a cheerful and harmonious atmosphere.

Chu Yu, dressed in a red robe, sat among the crowd. He picked up a bottle of beer and began to chug it down.

As they grew older, many of the geniuses had unknowingly developed a taste for drinking.

Especially when under immense pressure, they would drink to relax.

Chu Yu was no exception. Everyone suspected he had only learned to drink after his defeat to Lin Qi.

Now, in what seemed like no time at all, he had already downed about ten bottles of beer.

This wasn’t ordinary beer. It was brewed with a special process and was even beneficial for Martial Arts cultivation.

The downside was that it was easy to get drunk, but for Chu Yu, that wasn’t a problem.

Chu Yu spoke up.

”Lin Qi, the battlefield isn’t the Disaster Beast Hunting Competition.”

”Your safety is what’s most important. Even with the Flowing Silver Guard, you can’t let your guard down.”

CLINK!

Lin Qi raised a bottle to touch against his and nodded.

”I understand!”

Chu Yu nodded. ”My dad is also in North River Province. I’ve already given him a heads-up. If you run into any trouble, he’ll help.”

Lin Qi nodded. ”Thanks!”

The two of them tipped back their bottles and drank them dry.

The others also said that if he had any difficulties, he could seek out their elders.

Two hours later, only Lin Qi, Jiangtao, and Jiang Miaoyin remained in the hall.

Jiangtao, who had drunk quite a bit, spoke up.

”Brother Qi, seeing Pei Jiu and the others yesterday was pretty depressing.”

”The situation is looking worse and worse for the future. Tenth-Level Calamity Beasts are emerging one after another.”

”Every time one appears, a huge number of Martial Artists have to be sacrificed. If this keeps up, all our friends and family will be wiped out.”

Adhering to the principle of not letting anything go to waste, Lin Qi ate the leftovers and said,

”That’s why we need to become even stronger!”

Jiangtao nodded. ”Brother Qi, Amiao and I feel like we’ve undergone another transformation recently.”

”Every time we cultivate, our blood boils, and our cultivation speed has increased dramatically.”

Jiang Miaoyin, who was next to him, nodded. ”Give me a few more months, and I’ll be able to surpass Wang Hailong!”

Jiangtao continued,

”Next year, I’m going to win the global Martial Arts tournament!”

”Then I’ll break through to the Seventh Realm, practice a High-Level Source Energy Technique, and step onto the battlefield to fight alongside you, Brother Qi!”

”I’ll be the meat shield!”

Jiang Miaoyin also raised her hand. ”I’m a Spiritual Mind Master! I can attack from a distance!”

Spiritual Mind Master was a single Special Ability with no other branches.

So, to possess a stronger Talent, one usually had to awaken an Ability of another Attribute.

By combining them, one’s combat power would skyrocket.

Xia Country’s Cyan Immortal, one of the top five, was a perfect example. A Spiritual Mind Master combined with a Wood Attribute Ability, their combat power ranked in the top five.

Jiang Miaoyin had this potential. Lin Qi suspected that the Mysterious Gemstone they had consumed was a Supreme Treasure.

The Otherworld contained a vast number of treasures, most of which had been found by Emperor Red.

But other treasures were still hidden there.

Perhaps the Mysterious Gemstone was one of them.

’If Jiangtao’s Talent can continue to improve, and his Martial Arts Realm keeps rising, maybe in the future he’ll become powerful enough to reach a Realm where he can resurrect his parents.’

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「August 19th」

「Star Residence, Villa No. 9」

Inside the Martial Arts Room, Lin Qi sat cross-legged, his hands in the Five Hearts Facing Heaven Technique pose.

Within his body, his Inner Organs were digesting the essence of Level 8 flesh and blood.

A chill spread through Lin Qi’s body as countless streams of Source Energy entered him, transforming his physical form.

ROAR~

In his Consciousness Space, the Golden Emperor Tiger, as majestic as a mountain range, let out a roar, and a massive amount of Source Energy spontaneously poured into his body.

Lin Qi activated the Blood Exchange Secret Method from the ”Golden Emperor’s Secret Manual”.

Different Cultivation Techniques had completely different cultivation efficiencies.

And the ”Golden Emperor’s Secret Manual” was a top-tier Cultivation Technique, devouring Source Energy like a bottomless pit.

At the same time, he used Gang Power to refine his blood, preparing for his third Blood Exchange.

Through high-speed vibrations, Gang Power could expel impurities and toxins from his Inner Organs and muscles.

Or it could dissolve them into his blood, to be expelled all at once during the next Blood Exchange.

In the blink of an eye, three hours passed.

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