Battle Qi

Hearing Lu Yin's words, Xi Yue glared at him angrily. Pervert... what washboard, it's obviously very big... Pfft, what am I thinking? Xi Yue turned her head away, sulking secretly.

Lu Yin felt he had gone too far. Alright, well, I don't care about this woman anyway. She's just so-so to look at. In terms of appearance, she can't compare to Bai Xue; in terms of temperament, she can't compare to Michelle; in terms of charm, she can't compare to Comilla; in terms of purity, she can't compare to Ke Ke. Where does she get her confidence? But her singing voice was not bad. A musical combat technique—this was the first time he had encountered one.

Xi Yue looked at her personal communicator; it must have been damaged by the pressure when she fell. She looked up. She wanted to get away from this pervert, but without him, she couldn't block the hurricane. Damn it! The dignified young matriarch of the Spirit Dream Race actually had to rely on someone else. With this thought, Xi Yue looked at Lu Yin. "When is the next hurricane coming?"

"In one minute," Lu Yin replied casually.

Xi Yue frowned. "I'm not joking."

"I'm not joking either," Lu Yin said again.

Xi Yue was choked with anger. She took out a ring from her spatial ring, which transformed into a set of battle armor that she put on. This was a ring-type battle armor, Melting Realm grade.

Lu Yin thought, In this place, is external force useful?

Before he could overthink it, the hurricane struck.

Xi Yue hadn't counted on Lu Yin's help, thinking she could withstand it with her Melting Realm battle armor. However, the reality made her despair. A hurricane blew past, and her ring-type battle armor, along with her outer clothes, were all shattered, once again revealing her fair skin. Lu Yin immediately pulled her into his arms again, blocking the hurricane for her.

Xi Yue quickly snapped, "Don't look down!"

"Then you can block it yourself."

"No!"

"On what basis?"

"I... I can give you payment."

Hearing the word "payment", Lu Yin's eyes lit up. He held her even tighter, almost breaking her neck. When the hurricane passed, Xi Yue immediately changed into new clothes and stared at Lu Yin. Seeing that his eyes hadn't been looking, she breathed a sigh of relief.

"Are you dressed?" Lu Yin asked.

Xi Yue hummed in agreement.

Lu Yin smiled. "Get ready, the hurricane is coming again."

Xi Yue's eyes were firm, her pale face confronting the dark underground desert. As a hurricane blew past, the terrifying spiritual pressure almost made her collapse. Fortunately, she endured it. She looked at Lu Yin, and her pupils contracted. That was... "Battle Qi?"

The two had fallen here twelve hours ago and had endured 144 devastating hurricanes. Lu Yin had remained conscious the entire time, meaning he had completely withstood them all. This had formed a trace of Battle Qi visible to the naked eye.

"Battle Qi?" Lu Yin was puzzled. He followed Xi Yue's gaze to himself, and his expression changed. Only now did he realize that his body was filled with a trace of gas. It moved with his will, slowly covering his entire body. This was... Battle Qi?

Lu Yin hadn't expected to have unintentionally cultivated Battle Qi. This was Battle Qi, the supreme power of the Innerverse. Although he had hoped to use the Sea of Forgotten Sands to cultivate Battle Qi, he hadn't expected it to be so fast.

Xi Yue was shocked. Battle Qi was a high-level combat power. Even in the Innerverse, not many people could use it. Among the masters she knew in the Eighth Academy, no more than ten had Battle Qi. In the understanding of the universe, Battle Qi was a high-level power, on par with talent and another powerful force. Yet this pervert had actually cultivated it.

Smack!

Lu Yin slapped the sand, his eyes full of excitement. In his palm, a trace of airflow swirled, sometimes visible, sometimes not.

The appearance of Battle Qi gave Lu Yin a feeling of having everything in the palm of his hand. Before, if each of his palm strikes had eight parts of force, he had to reserve two parts for retraction. Now, with the addition of Battle Qi, he could unleash the full power of each palm and still reserve two parts for retraction. Battle Qi not only enhanced defense but also attack. Moreover, its own destructive power was very strong, with extremely high penetration.

"So this is Battle Qi. Good stuff," Lu Yin praised, his tone excited.

Xi Yue was in disbelief, with a trace of shame and anger. Something she couldn't do had been done by a pervert. What a disgrace, so embarrassing.

"Do you know Battle Qi?" Lu Yin asked, his eyes curious.

Xi Yue snorted and turned her head away, not wanting to look at that annoying face.

Lu Yin was confused. What now? This woman is crazy.

On the outer layer of the desert, the Mentor of the Sea of Sands was surprised. "He cultivated Battle Qi in just twelve hours. Guan Yu was right. The physical talent sealed in this little fellow is extraordinary. Perhaps he's from a powerful clan. From the Innerverse? Or... that place?"

At the world entrance, Shuz walked out of the range of the Realm Spirit Stone, his face ugly. Even though he had improved during this period, compared to the powerful opponents he had met in the Realm Spirit War, his record hadn't improved much. Just now, he had been defeated by a Reaching Realm cultivator.

Thinking of the Reaching Realm, Shuz remembered Lu Yin, who had entered the Academy with him. He wondered how he was doing.

"Senior Da Pao, who has the best Realm Spirit War record in the academy today?" Shuz asked.

Da Pao thought for a moment. "Lu Yin."

Shuz was surprised. "Lu Yin? Isn't he in the Reaching Realm?"

Da Pao smiled. "He broke through. But his record was already the best when he was in the Reaching Realm, getting a three-win streak. Now he's even gotten a six-win streak. His total record is 31 wins and 46 losses."

Shuz was shocked. A nearly even record. How was that possible? His record was 4 wins, 76 losses, a win rate of almost 1 in 20. Compared to Lu Yin's win rate, it was like night and day. What on earth had happened to make his win rate so high? Or was his combat power really that terrifying?

Those who had not experienced the Realm Spirit War could not imagine its cruelty. The opponents encountered were all freakish powerhouses, all top young masters of the Innerverse. Shuz was considered very strong in the Outerverse, but compared to those people, he was nothing. Today, Lu Yin had unconsciously surpassed him, making his feelings complicated.

Underground in the Sea of Forgotten Sands, Xi Yue hid behind Lu Yin in shame and anger. Her body couldn't block the hurricane; she could only do this.

"Don't forget the payment you promised," Lu Yin said, his words angering Xi Yue. "Here!"

Lu Yin was delighted. He only had the ten thousand cubic meters of crystals from completing the supreme Reaching Realm mission. Compared to the consumption needed to roll a six, ten thousand was just the beginning. He wanted to make more money. The woman in front of him looked very rich.

Xi Yue gave Lu Yin a Mebis Bank star card. "Inside are 2000 cubic meters of Star Crystals."

Lu Yin was overjoyed. "Thank you, thank you. I didn't realize you were so generous."

Xi Yue was dismissive. "Protect me and endure..." Before she could finish, another hurricane struck. Xi Yue's words were choked back, and her whole body endured a terrifying pressure.

Lu Yin was used to it. He covered his body with Battle Qi, greatly reducing the pressure.

The hurricane passed quickly. Xi Yue panted, looked at Lu Yin, and seeing he was fine, gritted her teeth in anger. "You protect me until I comprehend Battle Qi. After it's over, I'll give you another twenty thousand cubic meters of Star Crystals as payment."

Lu Yin was surprised. "Twenty thousand cubic meters? You're really rich. Are you a second-generation rich kid?"

Xi Yue snorted and didn't answer. Did she need her family to pay for her? She was the brightest star in the Innerverse. A single album of hers would sell for a sky-high price. She didn't even know how much money she had. She was a person with a Violet Crystal card at Mebis Bank. But there was no need to tell this country bumpkin these things, in case he tried to take advantage of her situation.

"Do you agree or not? Give me an answer," Xi Yue said in a cold voice.

Lu Yin thought for a moment, his eyes glinting.

Xi Yue frowned. "Thirty thousand cubic meters."

"Deal," Lu Yin agreed decisively. Thirty thousand cubic meters! Even if he used the die to dismantle scrap machinery, working non-stop for two days, he had only gotten a little over three thousand. This woman offered thirty thousand in one go. Although he didn't know how long it would take, earning points was much easier. It was just helping her block the hurricanes. With Battle Qi, the hurricanes no longer affected him.

The deal was done. Xi Yue didn't want to waste any more words with Lu Yin and told him to turn around and be a quiet wall. She herself sat down and began to perceive the pressure from all directions.

With Lu Yin's protection, the hurricane targeting the body was no longer a threat to Xi Yue. She only needed to endure the spiritual pressure.

Time passed quickly. Another twenty hours passed. In these twenty hours, Lu Yin's Battle Qi had increased by a trace, while Xi Yue still showed no signs of comprehending Battle Qi.

"Why haven't you comprehended it yet? You're too slow," Lu Yin urged impatiently.

Xi Yue gritted her teeth in anger. "Do you think Battle Qi is so easy to comprehend? If it were that easy, everyone in the Innerverse would be a Battle Qi master."

"Then why was I so fast?" Lu Yin glanced at her.

Xi Yue was speechless. This bastard really didn't know how to talk. No matter what, she was still a great beauty. A country bumpkin, he didn't even recognize her, Xi Yue.

"I'll give you another ten hours. If you can't comprehend it, I'm leaving," Lu Yin said.

Xi Yue snorted coldly. "Another twenty thousand cubic meters of Star Crystals."

"Actually, you can take your time. I'm not in a hurry," Lu Yin replied very sincerely.

Xi Yue was dismissive. "Be a wall. Don't look at me."

Lu Yin pouted and turned his back to Xi Yue.

After a moment, Lu Yin remembered something. "Who are you anyway? Why are you at the Tenth Academy?"

"I am a student of the Eighth Academy, here at the Tenth Academy for training," Xi Yue said. She just didn't want to tell this bastard her name; she felt it was a kind of humiliation.

"The Eighth Academy? The Innerverse? Doesn't your Eighth Academy have a place to comprehend Battle Qi? Why come all the way here?" Lu Yin was curious.

"None of your business," Xi Yue frowned.

Lu Yin chuckled. "You weren't pushed out, were you? That makes sense, with your bad temper."

Xi Yue gritted her teeth, snorted, and didn't answer.

"By the way, let me ask you a question. How do you strengthen Battle Qi?" Lu Yin was curious. He had never specifically looked into it before.

Xi Yue's eyes were thoughtful. "Either endure intense pressure, or... fight non-stop."

"Intense pressure? The stronger the pressure, the more the Battle Qi increases?" Lu Yin asked.

Xi Yue frowned. "From now on, don't say another word. In return, I'll tell you some common knowledge about Battle Qi."

"Alright, you talk, I won't," Lu Yin was helpless.

Xi Yue licked her dry lips, remembered something, took out a bottle of water from her spatial ring, took a sip, and her eyes were thoughtful. "Battle Qi originates from a person, transcends the heart's original intent, and stems from the very foundation of the human body. That is to say, the potential of the human body is limitless. The greater the pressure one endures, the stronger the Battle Qi. A person is like a spring: either they collapse, or they resist. And combat is the best way to strengthen Battle Qi. You have just awakened Battle Qi, which is called nascent Battle Qi. Battle Qi is divided by patterns. The highest known Battle Qi is the nine-pattern Battle Qi, and the lowest is your kind of nascent Battle Qi..."

Lu Yin's eyes shone. Nine-pattern Battle Qi? It was rumored that a supreme Battle Qi expert could crush the heavens. Was that nine-pattern Battle Qi?