Chapter 584: Chapter 531: Making History Again

Gu City felt as if he’d been plunged into an icy abyss. A chill ran through him, and he couldn’t stop trembling. ’Gu Jian... lost?’

Gu Jian was the Gu Family’s greatest genius of all time, destined to become the next Sword Emperor, the successor to the Cyan Immortal.

The Ninth Realm wasn’t his limit; his goal was to become the strongest in the Ninth Realm.

But now, he had been defeated by someone from a lower realm!

It was an absolute disgrace!

...

CLAP! CLAP!

In the front row of the stands, Sunx Saint and Li Tianxing couldn’t help but applaud.

The golden-robed Sunx Saint exclaimed in admiration,

"As expected of the genius who broke my record. His strength is insane! I really want to fight him!"

"I’ll add him as a contact later and make a new friend!"

The red-robed Li Tianxing, standing beside him, said,

"You might not be a match for Lin Qi."

Sunx Saint grinned. "Tianxing, don’t be so quick to say I can’t win."

"In fact, I’m going to challenge Gu Jian right now. I want to test my skills against an Eighth Realm Martial Artist, too!"

With that, he logged off!

The handsome, refined Li Tianxing glanced at Lin Qi in the arena. Their eyes met, and Li Tianxing gave a small nod before he, too, chose to log off.

Meanwhile, the nearby Ninth Realm Martial Artists were also applauding.

"HAHA!!"

The King of Mountains and Rivers couldn’t hold back his laughter, giving Lin Qi a thumbs-up from the stands.

Nearby, Celestial Blade Liy Qifeng also smiled.

Of the nine Ninth Realm Martial Artists present, only King Chi Lie and the Sword Emperor were not smiling.

The others all gave Lin Qi a friendly smile.

Lin Qi saw this and nodded in acknowledgment.

...

A smile touched the North River Sword King’s lips as he said,

"How truly unexpected!"

"To think Lin Qi actually defeated Gu Jian from a lower realm!"

"This proves that Lin Qi breaking the Cultivation record for the Ten Thousand Beasts Blood Pillar was no accident."

"He possesses an astonishing Talent!"

"Just four months after reaching the Seventh Realm, he can already defeat an Eighth Realm genius. It’s hard to imagine how powerful he’ll be once he reaches the Eighth Realm himself!"

The silver-robed King of Mountains and Rivers beside him smiled.

"Old Qi, Gu Jian can’t complain about losing to Lin Qi."

"He was outmatched in both physical strength and Martial Arts Skills."

Just then, the purple-robed Overlord, seated in the center, also began to smile.

He was tall and imposing, like an immovable mountain. His skin was the color of bronze, as if it had been tempered by countless battles.

His features were sharp and chiseled, with a strong, straight nose.

His presence was so domineering and majestic that it completely suppressed the auras of even the Sword Emperor and the King of Mountains and Rivers next to him!

He spoke slowly, his voice deep.

"Lin Qi is one of our Xia Country’s top-level geniuses. We must guarantee his safety!"

"The future of our Xia Country needs him!"

The King of Mountains and Rivers nodded grimly.

"I will."

"No one will be allowed to harm him."

The purple-robed Overlord continued, "On November 25th, we will hold a meeting at the Star Hall. None of you are to forget to attend."

The others nodded. They knew this meeting would be to discuss the purge of the Insect Race.

After speaking, the Overlord gave Lin Qi in the arena a final, friendly smile, then chose to log off.

...

Lin Qi also chose to log off.

[Mr. Lin Qi, as per the rules of the arranged duel, Mr. Gu Jian will compensate you with 1,000,000 Merit Points, to be deducted directly from his account.]

[If the account balance is insufficient, the remainder must be paid within three months!]

...

Back in his personal Space, Lin Qi broke into a smile upon seeing the system notification.

’There were a few unexpected moments, but the outcome was what mattered.’

’I still got the one million Merit Points!’

At that thought, he logged off immediately.

HMMMM!

The Virtual Cabin hissed open, and Lin Qi stepped out.

"Junior Brother, you’re a badass!"

The entire Virtual Room was abuzz with noise as the members of the Split Rock Squad gathered around him.

His Eldest Senior Brother, Liang Tai, was the most worked up, his face flushed red with excitement.

"Junior Brother, that was incredible!"

"You actually won!"

He stared at Lin Qi, at a loss for words. He felt like he was looking at one of Xia Country’s future supreme experts.

With Lin Qi’s Talent, as long as he didn’t fall prematurely, he was bound to one day stand at the very pinnacle of Blue Star.

’He might not be able to surpass Emperor Red, but he could definitely compete for second place.’

Xiao Yu spoke up.

"Let’s go to the Ten Thousand Beasts Restaurant and celebrate!"

Lin Qi nodded. "Sounds good!"

As the group left the Virtual Room, they were surrounded by the awed exclamations of the other Martial Artists.

"That was incredible!"

"Lin Qi’s too strong. At this point, you could call him the strongest in the Seventh Realm!"

"I doubt even Sunx Saint or Li Tianxing could beat Lin Qi now!"

"I’m not greedy. Just give me half of Lin Qi’s Talent, and that’d be enough to get me into the top ten on the Seventh Realm leaderboard."

"I’d be happy with a tenth of it."

"..."

...

「Ten minutes later, in a luxurious private room at the Ten Thousand Beasts Restaurant.」

The members of the Split Rock Squad were seated for their meal when Lin Qi spoke up.

"Please, everyone, don’t hold back. This meal is on me!"

A meal at the Ten Thousand Beasts Restaurant wasn’t that expensive, only a few hundred Merit Points at most.

For the current Lin Qi, it was a drop in the bucket. After all, Gu Jian’s one million Merit Points had just been deposited into his account.

He could certainly afford to treat them to a meal.

"Thanks, Junior Brother!"

"Thanks, Brother Lin Qi!"

Half an hour later, after they’d had a few drinks, Eldest Senior Brother Liang Tai spoke.

"Junior Brother, thank you so much!"

"Because you beat Gu Jian, I made 200,000 Merit Points."

Lin Qi shot a confused look at his Second Senior Sister, Wang Zixuan.

Wang Zixuan explained,

"Someone at the base opened a betting pool on who would win between you and Gu Jian."

"The betting limit was ten thousand Merit Points, and the payout odds were huge."

"We all bet on you to win, so we all made a tidy profit!"

"Eldest Senior Brother bet the maximum. It was a classic case of ’fortune favors the bold,’ and he won 200,000 Merit Points."

Lin Qi nodded, instantly understanding. ’So that’s how it was,’ he thought. ’Everyone must have expected Gu Jian to win.’

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