High Martial Arts: Grinding for the Supreme Talent

Chapter 301: Chapter 301: Disaster Beast Pyramid

Xiang Long emerged from the Virtual Cabin, his face grim. He had actually lost.

Losing to Lin Qi was, for him, an utter humiliation.

When had he ever suffered such an indignity!

Especially when he recalled what Lin Qi had said.

An irrepressible rage surged forth. His eyes erupted with Golden Light, golden patterns surfaced on his skin, and waves of Sharpness emanated from him.

At the same time, the adjacent Virtual Cabin opened!

The tall figure of Lin Qi rose from within. He instantly felt an intense Sharpness, like a razor blade scraping forcefully across his face.

Looking at Xiang Long, who was radiating a golden glow, Lin Qi’s eyes also burst with Golden Light in an instant, and golden patterns appeared on his skin.

A terrifying aura erupted from his body, clashing head-on with Xiang Long’s.

Lin Qi’s face was stern. He looked at Xiang Long with disdain and said:

”What, you can’t accept it?”

”Want another round?”

Rage flooded Xiang Long’s heart upon hearing this. He raised his hand, about to strike, when a voice like a great bell rang in his ear.

”Xiang Long!”

From a short distance away, Cheng Lei shouted. Upon hearing him, Xiang Long’s Qi and Blood Value surged, but he had no choice but to retract his aura.

”We honor our bet. You can go observe the Platinum Evil Tiger first!”

After speaking reluctantly, Cheng Lei turned and left with the grim-faced Xiang Long, quickly exiting the villa.

Before leaving, Xiang Long shot Lin Qi a venomous glare.

In response, Lin Qi simply showed a disdainful smile.

Through today’s battle, he could confirm that Xiang Long was nothing special.

If they were to engage in a Life-and-Death Struggle in the wild, and he used his Double Golden Gang Transformation, the outcome would be anyone’s guess.

’Xiang Long’s strength and speed are inferior to mine, and his Combat Talent is even worse—I completely crushed him in that regard.’

’His Spear Technique is also a bit worse than mine.’

’If it weren’t for the boost from his special Power, he would have lost long ago.’

CLAP! CLAP!!

Wan Ming was the first to applaud, with Pei Jiu and Han Zhen joining in. Seeing this, the others—Teacher Yi Wei, Dean Liu, and Mu Hong—also began to clap.

Even Yu Zhuoran couldn’t help but start to see Lin Qi in a new light, clapping along with everyone else.

To him, a man who could defeat Xiang Long was an expert worthy of his full attention!

”Lin Qi, you’re incredible!”

Wan Ming came over and exclaimed in amazement.

”Lin Qi, you’ve outshone all the geniuses from our Tenth Institute!” Xia Lian said with a smile.

”It seems we all underestimated you!” Pei Jiu added, also smiling.

Seeing this from a distance, Huo Wanyang also breathed a sigh of relief.

’Even Xiang Long, ranked third in the Tenth Institute, lost. It’s not that I was too weak; it’s that Lin Qi is just too strong.’

Teacher Yi Wei also offered his congratulations:

”Student Lin Qi, congratulations on your victory.”

He was inwardly shocked. In his forty years, this was the first time he had ever seen such a powerful non-Awakened genius.

Then he added:

”Everyone, please wait at your doorsteps tomorrow morning at 9:00 AM. I will pick you all up and take you to the Pyramids!”

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「A dozen or so minutes later.」

Inside Villa A06, the residence of Dean Liu.

In the spacious living room, Dean Liu skillfully prepared tea at a dark brown tea table.

”Lin Qi, you truly didn’t disappoint me,” Mu Hong said.

He was in high spirits. Lin Qi’s victory over Xiang Long had thoroughly avenged him.

It had been a long time since he’d felt so gratified.

”It was what I should do. I wanted to see just how strong this Xiang Long was.”

Dean Liu passed a cup of hot tea to Lin Qi and said:

”You still need to be careful. Don’t get arrogant.”

”The Jin Feng Ability grants one terrifying strength and also allows the user’s Power to release a blade-like Sharpness.”

”Because Special Abilities were forbidden, Xiang Long’s strength was weakened by at least half.”

”If he had really attacked you, you couldn’t have afforded to be careless.”

Lin Qi nodded. ”I understand!”

He had already sensed it. Compared to in the Virtual World, the Sharpness emanating from Xiang Long in reality was on a completely different level.

Only when he could use his Special Ability was he in his complete form.

Mu Hong also spoke up, ”I believe Lin Qi will awaken a Special Ability sooner or later.”

”Ever since you became my disciple, my own luck has improved.”

”My recent breakthrough to the Eighth Realm was also due to a fortunate opportunity.”

Lin Qi smiled. ”It has nothing to do with me. That’s your own good fortune, Teacher!”

’Can I really change the luck of those around me?’ he wondered inwardly.

Hearing this, Mu Hong simply smiled without a word.

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「Time slowly passed. It was now the third day since their arrival in the Otherworld.」

8:50 AM.

At the entrance of Villa E86, Lin Qi stood dressed in a red and white school uniform with his luggage packed. A solid blue metallic sphere floated above his shoulder.

BEEP!

A moment later, a white tour vehicle slowly pulled up in front of him.

Teacher Yi Wei, wearing a red and white uniform, sat in the front and called out with a smile:

”Hop in!”

”Lin Qi!”

Lin Qi nodded and placed his luggage on an intelligent robot.

After he boarded, Wan Ming and Xia Lian greeted him enthusiastically, while the others gave friendly nods.

After last night’s battle, everyone’s perception of him had completely changed, and their attitudes were much friendlier.

Even Yu Zhuoran nodded at him.

All thirteen of them were present, with the exception of Xiang Long.

The tour vehicle left the residential area and headed to the right. A Pyramid shimmering with Golden Light already came into view.

The vehicle was on autopilot. Teacher Yi Wei turned around to face the students and began to speak slowly:

”Students!”

”I’m sure you’ve seen it by now. We are about to arrive at the Pyramid base.”

”There are 24 Pyramids in total, all built with special technology and materials that can effectively preserve the corpses of the Ninth-Level Calamity Beasts.”

”There are specially prepared bedrooms inside the Pyramids. You can live there until you have successfully performed the visualization of a Ninth-Level Calamity Beast and completed your Cultivation.”

The students nodded. They had all brought their luggage, determined not to leave until their Cultivation was successful.

”According to the records from the past decade or so, the time needed to consume the blood, observe the Ninth-Level Calamity Beast corpse, sketch the Ninth-Level Calamity Beast in your Consciousness Space, and break your shackles is not short.”

Teacher Yi Wei’s expression turned serious.

”An ordinary S-class genius might need about a month.”

”But all of you here are either already Awakened or are truly top-level geniuses. The average time for you should be around 15 to 20 days.”

”Then I’ll succeed in my Cultivation within 15 days!” Wan Ming declared confidently.

”Forget it. I’d say you’ll need 20 days,” Song Qing said, her face expressionless.

A thought stirred in Pei Jiu’s mind. ’I’m a Spiritual Mind Master. Spiritual Power and Comprehension are my strengths. I don’t think I’ll even need half a month.’

Lin Qi also thought to himself, ’Half a month? With my Comprehension, I won’t need that long.’

「Half an hour later.」

The enormous Pyramid structure gradually came into full view. Its walls, made of a special metallic material, gleamed with a golden luster under the sunlight.

At the same time, numerous transport vehicles, staff members, and intelligent robots bustled about.

Lin Qi could sense the Qi Blood emanating from the uniformed staff. It was all very vigorous; they were at least at the Second Realm, and Third Realm experts were a dime a dozen.

The older they were, the more potent their Qi Blood.

Then, his gaze shifted to the Pyramid itself. Through its steel gate, he could see a creature inside—a colossal, dark-gray body.

Even from a hundred meters away, he could feel an intense pressure.

It was a pressure that came from a higher level of life.

Something that even the corpse of an Eighth-Level Calamity Beast could not possess.

The large electronic screen on the Pyramid read:

[Ninth-Level Calamity Beast No. 01: Nine-headed Serpent Emperor]

The tour vehicle came to a slow stop. Teacher Yi Wei got out, and a beautiful, curvaceous woman in a blue uniform approached, carrying a large silver case.

”Director!”

At Azure Sky Base, Teacher Yi Wei managed all the Calamity Beast corpses; he was the highest-ranking administrator.

All the Pyramids formed an enclosed area, which was also called the Disaster Beast Pyramid Administration Office.

And Teacher Yi Wei was its director.

He took the silver case, placed it on a table, and slowly opened it.

BEEP!

After fingerprint verification, the large metal box opened, revealing rows of square, transparent containers.

Inside each was a small vial, labeled with a name, containing a single drop of crimson liquid.

”Students, this is the Level 9 Disaster Beast Blood you ordered. Come up and collect it.”

”Once you have your Level 9 Disaster Beast Blood, you may enter the Pyramid of your corresponding Calamity Beast. Staff members will be there to guide you.”

And so, the students came up one by one to collect their share.

Yu Zhuoran was first. After collecting his, he turned and entered Pyramid No. 01. He was the one cultivating the *Nine-headed Serpent Emperor Evolution Method*.

Lin Qi was third, and he picked up his transparent container.

After everyone had received their Level 9 Disaster Beast Blood, they re-boarded the tour vehicle and headed toward the other Pyramids.

[Ninth-Level Calamity Beast No. 02: Earth-Shaking Dragon Elephant]

[Ninth-Level Calamity Beast No. 03: Titan Giant Ape]

[Ninth-Level Calamity Beast No. 04: Red Flame Bird]

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Through the steel gates, Lin Qi could glimpse a part of the Calamity Beast corpses within and feel their oppressive auras.

The genetic instincts in his body were stirred, making him eager to try.

This was a sensation that not even the Divine Intent had given him.

Meanwhile, the other students disembarked the vehicle one after another.

About ten minutes later, the tour vehicle stopped again, and Lin Qi got off.

The electronic screen on this massive Pyramid read:

[Ninth-Level Calamity Beast No. 06: Platinum Evil Tiger]

”Student Lin Qi, we’ll see each other in half a month!” Teacher Yi Wei said with a smile.

Lin Qi nodded. At the same time, a slender, beautiful woman in a white uniform approached him with a smile.

”Hello, Student Lin Qi. I am your guide—Xia Xiaoshuang!”

Lin Qi observed Xia Xiaoshuang. She was in her early twenties, and her vigorous Qi Blood indicated she was at the Third Realm.

”Hello!” He nodded and shook her outstretched hand.

”Student Lin Qi, let’s go inside!”

Xia Xiaoshuang gestured for Lin Qi to enter beside her, while an intelligent robot carrying his luggage followed behind.

On the steel gate, a round, eye-like robot scanned the two of them.

A large screen nearby displayed: ”Access Granted!”

The two of them entered the dazzling Pyramid one after the other.

WHOOSH~

As soon as he stepped inside, Lin Qi felt the space open up before him. The entire interior of the Pyramid was laid bare to his eyes.

The Pyramid was immense, over a hundred meters tall and four to five hundred meters in length and width.

The walls of the structure were made of a special metal. At its center was a patch of forest, planted with flowers and trees that gave off a fresh scent.

Lifting his head, he saw a behemoth.

It had a massive body with bulging muscles, a head the size of a hill, and ruby-like eyes as large as copper bells that were staring right at him.

The moment its gaze fell upon him, an intense life-force pressure enveloped Lin Qi.

The hairs on his body stood on end, and he felt an uncontrollable tremor run through him.

This was the Ninth-Level Calamity Beast—the Platinum Evil Tiger!

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