High Martial Arts: Grinding for the Supreme Talent

Chapter 444: Chapter 426: Laying Low to Cultivate

”How much?”

”Nine tons?!”

Lin Zhen was shocked yet again. He couldn’t believe what he was hearing.

He was completely numb with shock. So little time had passed, yet his son’s changes were far too great.

He was like a person from a completely different world now.

He ate a few pieces of the meat and felt his body start to heat up as waves of warmth spread through him.

”This is...”

He felt his organs being nourished, and a constant stream of power welled up inside him.

The feeling was incredibly pleasant, so he kept eating.

He and Fang Huiyi only ate about ten kilograms before they were stuffed.

A powerful essence filled every corner of their bodies.

”It’s so hot!”

Sweat beaded on their foreheads, and their faces flushed red. The fatigue from the triple gravity was instantly swept away, and he now felt full of strength.

”Mom, Dad, you can exercise a bit now to burn off the excess energy in your bodies. It will help you increase your Qi and Blood Value.”

Lin Qi said with a smile, leading them to another Martial Arts Room.

His villa had two Martial Arts Rooms; one he used regularly, and the other was a spare.

Lin Zhen and Fang Huiyi cultivated for two hours in the Martial Arts Room.

When they checked, they found their Qi and Blood Values had indeed increased.

”My Qi and Blood Value went up by a full 15 points!”

Lin Zhen stared in surprise at the number on the Qi and Blood Tester. He was now a Fourth Realm Martial Artist, with a Qi and Blood Value over 100.

Normally, taking Cultivation Resources combined with Source Energy Cultivation would only increase his Qi and Blood Value by one or two points.

But now, it had shot up by 15 points in one go.

”Mine increased by 12 points, too! I’m about to break through to the Fourth Realm.”

Fang Huiyi also had a shocked expression on her face.

The effects of the Level 7 Disaster Beast Flesh and Blood were far better than expected.

Lin Qi smiled. ’It seems bringing my parents to the Celestial Vault Institute was the right decision.’

Even a one-month stay would be enough to significantly boost their strength.

He let his parents go for a walk around the Celestial Vault Institute.

Meanwhile, he returned to the Martial Arts Room.

He looked at his phone. Today was January 15th.

’There are only about ten days until the Spring Festival, and just three and a half months until the Global Martial Arts Tournament in early May.’

’I have to seize this time to become even stronger.’

For his physical cultivation, he had the Level 7 Disaster Beast Flesh and Blood, but for his Spirit cultivation, he still needed to buy potions.

”Little Chan, open Red Dome House.”

”Yes, Master!”

The black-haired Little Chan raised a delicate hand, projecting a 100-inch red screen that quickly opened the Red Dome House.

Lin Qi scrolled through the screen, searching for [Soul Essence]. His Qi and Blood Value increase was covered by the Level 7 Disaster Beast Flesh and Blood.

But for his Spiritual Power cultivation, relying solely on the Refining God Tower and his Spiritual Power Technique was no longer enough to keep up with his progress.

He needed more resources.

For example, the Soul Essence he was now taking regularly.

[Item: Soul Essence]

[Price: 30 million Xia Country Coins/bottle]

...

Soul Essence was expensive, but its effects were also incredibly potent.

Previously, he could only afford to take one bottle a week.

But things were different now. He planned to switch to one bottle every three days, or maybe even every two days, or possibly even one a day...

Not only that, but he was going to take more Soul Essence in a single dose.

’I’ll order 15 bottles for now!’

After adding the Soul Essence to his cart, he continued browsing for other resources.

[Mind Evolution Liquid]

[Price: 10 million/bottle]

When he saw it, he added it to his cart.

Mind Evolution Liquid could slightly increase a Martial Artist’s Comprehension and cognitive abilities.

However, it was useless for geniuses at B-level or above.

’It’s perfect for Mom and Dad, though. With enough resources, while their Qi and Blood Value increases, their Martial Arts Skills need to keep up as well.’

[Mr. Lin Qi, do you wish to purchase Soul Essence x15 and Mind Evolution Liquid x2?]

[The total cost of your items is 470 million Xia Country Coins. With your 40% discount, the final total is 282 million Xia Country Coins!]

[Fingerprint verification successful!]

[Payment successful!]

[Mr. Lin Qi, your purchased items will be delivered to your door tomorrow!]

Lin Qi closed Red Dome House. The number of Cultivation Resources on the platform that were effective for him was dwindling.

Still, what was available was enough for now.

But once he broke through to the Seventh Realm, the better resources he’d need wouldn’t be available on Red Dome House.

This purchase cost him nearly 300 million, completely using up the prize money from his Disaster Beast Trial assessment.

He took out his phone.

[Account Balance: 365 million Xia Country Coins]

He still had over 300 million left, and his monthly subsidies and rewards from the Disaster Beast Trial Tower alone exceeded 150 million.

Making money was the easiest thing in the world for him.

This was the treatment reserved for a top-level genius!

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「In an unknown base in Tianzhu Country.」

In an office filled with all kinds of screens, a tall man in a black mask stood up and gritted his teeth.

”These humans are far too cautious.”

”A miscalculation!”

”I never expected these geniuses from the Celestial Vault Institute wouldn’t be planning to go home for the New Year.”

”Especially Lin Qi. He actually brought his parents to the Celestial Vault Institute.”

”How am I supposed to assassinate him now?”

”Do I have to activate our sleeper agent and make a move inside the Celestial Vault Institute?”

Commander Lin hesitated. Compared to Low and Middle Realm Martial Artists, High Realm Martial Artists were extremely difficult to turn. And even if they were ordered to act, they wouldn’t necessarily obey.

”Forget it. I’ll wait for the next opportunity.”

”Compared to them, geniuses on the battlefield are easier to assassinate anyway.”

”I just received news that half of the Xia Country’s Ninth Realm Martial Artists have gone to hunt a Tenth-Level Calamity Beast.”

”This is the perfect opportunity to eliminate their geniuses.”

Commander Lin nodded to himself at this thought, then turned his gaze back to the large screen and began to ponder another matter.

”Where is the Holy Blood?”

”This planet, Blue Star, is definitely not ordinary. According to the Master’s deductions, the bodies of Blue Star People absolutely contain the genes left behind by ’that one’.”

”It’s just that none of them have activated them. Only the Awakened geniuses have awakened a small part.”

”The higher the Talent, the closer the genetic fragments in their bodies are.”

Commander Lin looked at the projected anatomical charts before him. They were all charts of Xia Country People.

”And among them, the Xia Country People are even more different. They seem to have genes from another race as well, something I still haven’t been able to figure out.”

”Could it be the genes of the [Dragon]? But they are a peak race in the cosmos. How could they possibly have left a genetic bloodline behind?”

After muttering to himself for a while, he went back to studying other things.

...

”Student Lin Qi, please sign for your delivery!”

At the entrance of Villa 36 in Star Residence, Lin Qi pressed his palm on a tablet to verify his identity before taking the metal box from the delivery man.

”Mom, Dad, this is the Mind Evolution Liquid!”

”Taking it can increase your Comprehension!”

After entering the living room, Lin Qi placed two vials of Mind Evolution Liquid on the table.

Lin Zhen and Fang Huiyi didn’t refuse. They were already numb from the shocks of the previous day.

A little thing like Mind Evolution Liquid was no big deal to them anymore.

They drank it down immediately.

GULP~

After taking the potion, Lin Zhen felt a cool sensation spread through his mind, as if a dust-covered instrument had been rinsed clean with water.

It was also like a rusty machine being coated with lubricant; his brain began to operate much faster.

A flood of ideas appeared out of nowhere in his mind. The Saber Technique Secret Manual he usually practiced began to unfold in his thoughts.

’So that’s how it is!’

In an instant, he felt his understanding of everything deepen.

To put it simply, his brain just worked better now.

’This effect is just too powerful!’

Lin Zhen and Fang Huiyi exchanged a look, their excitement palpable.

They couldn’t wait to enter the Martial Arts Room, take out their weapons, and start cultivating.

Within moments, they could feel a distinct improvement in their skills.

”So this is what it feels like to have high Comprehension!”

Fang Huiyi exclaimed. Just a small improvement felt so significant to her.

They now possessed the Comprehension of a C-level genius.

And their son, Lin Qi, was an SSS-level genius. It was hard to imagine just how high his Comprehension must be.

...

Meanwhile, Lin Qi had also returned to his own Martial Arts Room.

’In the future, my Talent will only get higher, and my strength will only grow stronger. I’m destined to become a thorn in the side of the Insect Race. There’s no guarantee they won’t make a move against my parents one day. So, their strength has to be raised as quickly as possible. That’s the only way to guarantee their safety. According to my plans, I’ll be a Ninth Realm Martial Artist at the very least in the future. Mom and Dad... they’ll have to reach the High Realm Martial Artist level, one way or another. Their Martial Arts Skills don’t matter as much, but their physical constitution absolutely must be improved.’

After some simple thought, he opened the metal box. Nestled inside were rows of vials filled with a purple liquid—Soul Essence.

He took out three bottles in one go.

He opened them and drank them down one after another. He was extremely confident in his Spirit Talent.

Although Spiritual Power didn’t directly increase combat strength, its auxiliary effect on cultivation was becoming more and more crucial.

It was said that for cultivation in the Ninth Realm, Spiritual Power was key.

A Martial Artist with Spiritual Power that was too weak would be unable to break through to the Ninth Realm.

He took out a teal scroll and unfurled it, revealing images of various Fifth-Level Calamity Beasts: a Split Claw Ape, an Iron Armor Rhinoceros, a Golden Feathered Eagle...

Sitting cross-legged, he connected his consciousness to the teal scroll.

The teal scroll instantly lit up, shooting a golden beam of light into Lin Qi’s forehead.

BUZZ!!

Within his Consciousness Space, enormous Calamity Beasts began to appear one after another.

All of them were Level 5 Calamity Beasts, numbering in the thousands.

Meanwhile, Lin Qi had successfully visualized a Fifth-Level Calamity Beast of his own—the Blood Fury Giant Wolf.

It stood six meters tall and eight meters long, its fur a dark red, its muscles bulging.

In battle, it was extremely frenzied, ignoring pain as it madly attacked enemies with its fangs and claws.

It was also the most suitable Calamity Beast Lin Qi could have chosen.

AWOO~

His consciousness merged with the Blood Fury Giant Wolf. Facing a thousand Fifth-Level Calamity Beasts, he fearlessly charged out and began to slaughter them.

As the slaughter raged on, his Consciousness Space trembled violently. A cool sensation spread through his mind as the Soul Essence began to take effect.

The three bottles of Soul Essence made the Blood Fury Giant Wolf seem divinely aided, fighting with incredible valor, never dying.

The thousand Calamity Beasts died one after another, dissolving into golden particles.

At the same time, the gray fog that represented his Spiritual Power was constantly expanding. Its density increased, as if something was gestating within it.

Its expanse was constantly growing and then compressing, on the verge of coalescing into something solid.

[You have consumed Soul Essence and cultivated the >. Your consciousness has undergone Refinement. Spiritual Power +1, Spirit +1, Spiritual Power +1...]

With every battle, Lin Qi’s Spiritual Power increased.

As time passed, his Spiritual Power grew by leaps and bounds.

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