Chapter 211: Cultivation Technique Perfection
Lin Qi listened and nodded. His gaze fell on a silver metal pedestal not far away. On it was a meditation cushion, with grooves on the side holding incense.
"This is a mobile visualization platform. Have your intelligent life link to the device and control its movement."
"Because the Level 8 Calamity Beast is too large, you need to use the visualization platform to observe it from different positions."
Dean Liu explained calmly from the side.
Lin Qi nodded and walked up to the visualization platform. He sat down, and the blue metallic sphere on his shoulder, Little Chan, automatically connected to the device.
WHIRRR!!
The next moment, the entire device lit up and began to levitate like a flying saucer.
"Lin Qi, you have three days to observe. Once the time is up, you'll have to pay again."
Lin Qi heard this and smiled confidently. "Dean, it won't take three days."
Dean Liu also smiled. "The higher the Talent and the greater the affinity, the shorter the time required."
"I think by this time tomorrow, you should be able to break through to Perfection with your Cultivation Technique."
After a few more brief words, Dean Liu turned and left, soon leaving Lin Qi alone.
He controlled the mobile visualization platform, observing the Vajra Tiger's corpse from various angles.
With his astonishing vision, he could see every single hair, the texture of its skin, its blood vessels, and the shape of its muscles.
It was just too clear, not even a Divine Intent diagram could compare.
'The difference is too great. Indeed, nothing can compare to seeing and touching it with my own eyes and hands.'
Finally, he controlled the visualization platform to move in front of the Vajra Tiger, touching its cold claws and its stiff, rough, golden skin.
To preserve the corpse completely, it had been specially coated with a preservative material.
His gaze fixed on the Vajra Tiger's eyes, which were like two burning golden flames.
WHOOSH~
In an instant, an formless might emanated from the Calamity Beast's corpse.
Even though it had been dead for a long time, the might it possessed had yet to dissipate.
After observing for half an hour, Lin Qi sat cross-legged before the Vajra Tiger's head.
He lit the incense, allowing his mind to become completely calm and clearing away all distracting thoughts.
He began to visualize the Vajra Tiger again. In his Consciousness Space, when he compared the Vajra Tiger he had originally visualized to the real thing…
Lin Qi shattered it. 'It's too fake. This isn't a Vajra Tiger.' He began to sketch the Vajra Tiger anew, using his Spirit as a brush.
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「Area B01, before the Level 8 Calamity Beast, the Earth-Split Dragon」
Sitting cross-legged on a mobile visualization platform, the burly Huo Wanyang gazed at the enormous Earth-Split Dragon.
'My affinity with the *Earth-Split Dragon Evolution Technique* is extremely high. My dad even said it might be a staggering 99%.'
'If I visualize it again, I'll be able to break my Evolution Technique through to Perfection by tomorrow, and then break through to the Third Realm.'
'Lin Qi is definitely not as fast as me!'
Even though he had lost to Lin Qi, he couldn't help but feel the urge to compete with him.
The other boy had already become the target he was determined to surpass.
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「Area B03: Level 8 Calamity Beast, the Forest Mountain Python」
Ao Feng controlled his visualization platform, stopping before the Forest Mountain Python's eyes to feel its aura up close.
An excited expression appeared on his face. "It's completely different. The old Contemplation Techniques were all knockoffs. This is the real deal."
"It won't even take two days for my Evolution Technique to break through to Perfection."
"I'll be the first Martial Artist to break through to the Third Realm! No one has a higher affinity with the Forest Mountain Python than I do!"
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Meanwhile, in other areas, all twelve S-class geniuses among the new students began to face the Level 8 Calamity Beasts and start their visualization anew.
Although the freshmen tournament was over, the competition was not. An invisible, competitive atmosphere hung in the air between them.
The entire museum was exceptionally quiet, so empty that the only sound was the whirring of automated machinery.
In a spacious office, Elder Li sat in an intelligent chair.
Projected before him were more than twenty monitoring screens, all showing the people engaged in visualization.
'Every year, the top students with high affinity and good Talent only need less than two days to break through after coming here.'
'The geniuses who have Awakened a Special Ability are even more ridiculous; some of them don't even need a full day to break through.'
'Ordinary geniuses are completely incomparable to them.'
'Once a Special Ability is Awakened, it's like ascending to the heavens in a single step.'
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「Area A06」
The Vajra Tiger's golden fur glinted under the sunlight, emitting a golden sheen.
Lin Qi's eyes were closed, his entire mind and body immersed in his Consciousness Space. A massive skeleton of a Vajra Tiger was gradually taking shape.
Its bones, fur, flesh, and blood were all sketched out by his Spirit.
The rhythm of his breathing was also constantly changing.
This time, Lin Qi felt an immense difficulty. The previous visualization had only required 36,000 strokes and wasn't too hard.
But this time was different. It had increased tenfold, requiring 360,000 strokes, placing a huge burden on his Spirit.
BOOM!!
In an instant, the visualized Vajra Tiger dissipated.
Lin Qi opened his eyes and exhaled a turbid breath. He had failed.
He glanced at the Vajra Tiger, adjusted his mindset, and re-entered the state of visualization.
Every detail of the Vajra Tiger's body constantly surfaced in his mind, crystal clear. He imagined himself becoming a Vajra Tiger, gradually sketching out the form of its body.
He poured his entire being into it, forgetting time, forgetting everything around him.
Detached from everything, his consciousness seemed to unconsciously merge with the body of the Vajra Tiger before him.
ROAR~
The Vajra Tiger roared at the sky, as if it were running wild in an endless green jungle, hunting other Calamity Beasts and fighting another Level 8 Calamity Beast.
In his Consciousness Space, lines continued to sketch out the form of the Vajra Tiger.
It was as if a real Vajra Tiger was being gestated within.
60,000 strokes, 100,000 strokes, 200,000 strokes...
As the sketch became more and more detailed, the Vajra Tiger's form grew clearer and clearer.
Every blood vessel, muscle, claw, and strand of fur gradually materialized.
Several hours passed just like that. From noon to dusk, and from dusk to night, the sun set. Moonlight shone into the museum, bathing both the Vajra Tiger and Lin Qi in its glow.
An formless aura emanated from his body, inexplicably resonating with the Vajra Tiger.
Within his Consciousness Space, the most critical moment had arrived.
330,000... 340,000... 350,000...
359,999 strokes!
As the final stroke was sketched, the eyes of the towering Vajra Tiger burst with Golden Light.
ROAR~
Its body began to move. Its fur bristled, blood flowed through its veins, its muscles twitched, and it let out a great roar at the sky. It had truly come alive.
Lin Qi's heart leaped with joy. 'Success!'
Sensing the Vajra Tiger in his Consciousness Space, it was completely new. 'This is a truly living Vajra Tiger.'
[You have successfully visualized the true Vajra Tiger. The *Vajra Tiger Evolution Technique* has broken through to Perfection.]
[Your Spiritual Power has been honed. Spiritual Power has broken through. Spiritual Power +3]
[Spiritual Power: 46→49]
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Lin Qi was in high spirits. After his *Vajra Tiger Evolution Technique* broke through to Perfection, his Spiritual Power had unexpectedly broken through as well.
ROAR~
The Vajra Tiger ran through his Consciousness Space, so real it seemed to be truly alive.
The difference compared to before was like night and day.
Before seeing the real Vajra Tiger, he had felt that his visualized creation was realistic enough.
Now that it had reached Perfection, a huge transformation had occurred. It now possessed a spiritual charm, and every detail was so real that he felt as if he could merge into it.
ROAR~
The towering Vajra Tiger roared at the sky, its eyes erupting with a dazzling golden brilliance.
The surroundings changed in an instant. In Lin Qi's Perception, the surrounding space was filled with a concentration of Source Energy Particles as dense as the stars in the sky.
His Heart Spirit trembled. He hadn't noticed it during his previous visualization, but now he realized that the Source Energy Concentration in the Calamity Beast Museum was ridiculously high.
It was even greater than the Source Energy Particles accumulated in his dorm's Martial Arts Room.
That being the case, Lin Qi didn't hesitate. He immediately began to absorb the dense Source Energy Particles around him.
WHOOSH WHOOSH!!
A light breeze formed around his body. The Vajra Tiger opened its cavernous mouth, and endless Source Energy Particles were absorbed into his body via the Gale Technique.
The sensation was like several firehoses pumping Source Energy into his body.
After the vast Source Energy entered his body, it was frantically devoured by his hungry cells.
His muscles, Great Tendons, bones, blood, and genes all began to transform after absorbing the Source Energy.
This time, he felt that his body was different. The Source Energy was transforming along a specific trajectory.
His body was undergoing a different kind of change. Lin Qi keenly sensed a power brewing within him.
But it was extremely vague. Even with his Heart Eye Talent, he could only perceive it faintly.
His intuition told him this wasn't a bad thing; on the contrary, it was a good thing.
As his body transformed, he silently perceived the unknown changes.
At the same time, Elder Li, in his office, frowned.
"Hm?"
'The Source Energy Concentration in the museum has changed.'
He closed his eyes to perceive it carefully, then opened them again, his gaze locking onto one of the screens. It showed Lin Qi with his eyes closed, surrounded by raging gusts of wind.
'It's Lin Qi in Area A06. Is he absorbing a massive amount of Source Energy?'
'What's going on?' A puzzled expression appeared on his face, and then a guess formed in his mind.
'Did his Cultivation Technique break through?'
'So fast?'
Elder Li was surprised. Normally, only after a Source Energy Skill broke through to Perfection would one involuntarily absorb the surrounding Source Energy.
He glanced at the time. From one o'clock in the afternoon to eight o'clock at night, only seven hours had passed.
He had broken through in less than half a day.
Elder Li let out a breath and smiled as he looked at Lin Qi on the screen, saying, "Looks like an incredible genius has emerged this year."
"The more talented, the stronger. Humanity doesn't lack Martial Artists; we lack High Realm Martial Artists, we lack Ninth Realm Martial Artists."
"I just hope this Lin Qi can break through to the Ninth Realm in the future."
At this thought, he sighed again.
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Lin Qi continued to absorb Source Energy. Unconsciously, his body began to feel full, and he stopped absorbing.
His body had already transformed. The Vajra Tiger in his consciousness also stopped its breathing and fell into contemplation.
He suddenly opened his eyes, a dazzling golden brilliance flashing wildly within them.
A terrifying aura erupted from his body.
CRACK! CRACK!!
His bones and tendons popped and cracked, and a powerful gale swept through the area around him.
He looked at his panel again and saw that several more messages had popped up.
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