My equipment is designed for cultivation; I started by slaughtering my way through a small world.

the next day.

Gu Qing bought a second-grade lava behemoth's magic crystal from He Xun Nan.

arrive home.

He couldn't wait to test his previous hypothesis, so he put the second-grade magic crystal of the lava behemoth into his equipment slot.

[Equipped Item: Lava Behemoth's Magic Crystal]

[Rank: Second-grade, fifth-tier magic crystal]

Completeness: 97%

[Equipment Effect: Gain the bloodline of the Lava Behemoth, using magic crystal energy to strengthen blood and qi, fortify bones and muscles, and promote muscle development and repair. There is a chance to inherit the Lava Behemoth's innate spell talent; this process will involve being corrupted by demonic will, with a 54% chance of losing mental control. The higher the willpower and mental state, the stronger the resistance and the higher the success rate of fusion.]

[Note: If the item has been equipped for more than one month, all its effects will be permanently granted.]

……

Equip this second-grade magic crystal.

next moment.

Countless pieces of knowledge about gravity flooded my mind, corroborating the profound mysteries of gravity recorded in the Fierce Rock Prison Technique.

"The lava behemoth's innate spell is Gravity Collapse."

This magic crystal is grade two.

Regarding the mysteries of gravity, the knowledge inherited from the Magic Crystal is even more profound.

Gu Qing felt that his understanding of the mysteries of gravity had surpassed the limit of the Qi Refining Realm and exceeded the tenth level limit.

The power of the Lava Beast Magic Crystal transformed into streams of flowing, intense warmth within his body.

[You have equipped the Lava Behemoth's Magic Crystal, increasing your HP by 6%, Muscle by 0.4, Bone Strength by 0.3, and Mutation by 0.008. This process will last for one month.]

You have been corrupted by the will of a demon...

In the realm of the mind, the bloodline spirit within the Lava Beast's magic crystal suddenly transformed into its former appearance.

The lava behemoth's body is composed of boiling lava and jagged obsidian, and it is shaped like a stegosaur.

On its hunched back, jagged rock spikes seeped dark red magma, and every step it took caused the void to tremble.

Its arms were as thick as broken pillars, and lava dripped from its fists, leaving scorched black soot marks.

Two flames burned deep within his eyes.

The lava behemoth is a calamity from the depths of hell.

"roar!!"

The primal will remaining within the lava behemoth's magic crystal unleashed a deafening roar.

The void surrounding the behemoth transformed into a lava lake.

"What are you yelling about?"

"Compared to the hellhounds who wield hellfire, you seem utterly ordinary."

Gu Qing shook her head.

In the realm of the mind, Gu Qing's single thought can transform the world.

The star representing the demonic bloodline trembled slightly, and a powerful gravitational wave swept across the void, instantly locking onto the spiritual projection of the lava behemoth.

The demon star slowly rotated, and countless dark red spirit patterns appeared on its surface, forming a huge face.

Gu Qing manifested his will.

The demonic star transformed into the abyss's devourer, and the spiritual projection of the lava behemoth was violently distorted under the pull of gravity, causing its obsidian body to crack open with countless fissures.

"roar!!"

The lava behemoth roared in defiance, only to be torn apart by gravity, its roar echoing through the void.

The behemoth's body collapsed, and countless burning fragments of spiritual energy were stripped away, spiraling upwards along an invisible path, forming a dark red ring around the demon star.

Each fragment groaned and burned as it spun, gradually losing its original grotesque form.

The star ring slowly collapsed inward, and fragments fell like raindrops onto the surface of the demon star.

With each piece it devoured, the Demon Star shone brighter, and the lava spirit patterns emerging on its surface became clearer. This was because the bloodline spirit of the lava behemoth had been completely refined and become part of this Demon Star.

……

In the blink of an eye, more than twenty days have passed.

Silver Moon Residential Area.

Gu Qing is currently in seclusion, trying to comprehend how to integrate the profound mysteries of the fire attribute into his ultimate technique.

"Hellfire Explosion!"

"凝".

A dark red crystal ball the size of a sesame seed floated in Gu Qing's palm.

This sesame-seed-sized crystal is a miniature spell model of the minor ultimate skill, [Molten Core Suppression].

The ultimate technique, [Prison Star Flame Burst], requires the integration of the profound mysteries of fire-attribute explosions on the basis of the Molten Core Suppression technique.

Two mysterious spiritual lights, one yellowish-brown and the other crimson, collided and merged in Gu Qing's palm, causing the sesame-seed-sized crystal ball to sometimes grow larger and sometimes smaller.

The stalemate lasted for a while.

The profound mysteries of the fire and earth attributes were like a mixture of oil and water. Gu Qing was covered in sweat, and he tried his best to maintain the balance between the two attributes.

"Bang—"

A muffled sound rang out in the bedroom, and the sesame-sized crystal ball in Gu Qing's palm suddenly shattered.

Two beams of light, one yellowish-brown and the other crimson, shone like wild beasts out of control.

The two forces tore and repelled each other violently, instantly exploding into a chaotic mass of energy.

The shockwave from the explosion forced Gu Qing to take three steps back.

A sharp pain shot through my palm, and several fine bloodstains quietly appeared.

Looking down at his blood-soaked right hand, Gu Qing shook his head with a bitter smile.

"really!!"

"Great martial arts techniques are not that simple."

"If ultimate techniques were that easy, given the resources of the Immortal Kingdom, it's impossible that no one would have made similar attempts."

Fire and earth.

Gravity mysteriously condenses matter and energy, while explosion mysteriously diffuses matter and energy.

The two are like water and fire; it is no easy task to perfectly integrate these two profound principles.

"only……"

"This attempt was not entirely fruitless."

A sesame seed-sized model of the Molten Core Hell Suppression spell condensed in Gu Qing's palm once more. With a thought, a wisp of dark red hellfire suddenly emerged from his palm.

The karmic flames, like fine threads, slowly coiled around the molten core-suppressing crystal ball, which was the size of a sesame seed.

Surprisingly, this time there was no violent rejection.

The blazing hellfire seeped quietly through the spiritual patterns on the surface of the crystal ball, quickly merging into it.

The crystal ball trembled slightly.

The yellowish-brown aura inside the crystal ball gradually revealed a dark red hue.

Although it did not explode, it had already turned into a fireball.

"The incorporation of Hellfire into a minor ultimate technique not only multiplied its power several times over, but also gave rise to many new uses."

"In actual combat, the available tactics have become much more diverse."

"In the knockout stage, it's not like we have no options left."

In the knockout stage, there are many easy targets, such as the lucky ones who survive by playing it safe.

As long as I don't encounter the strongest geniuses in the first two rounds, with my strength, I have a chance to break into the top 100.

……

A few more days passed.

The entire 1086-dimensional world became lively again, with ordinary people staying at home to watch the broadcast.

The cultivators then enter the virtual world of the spiritual realm.

"Quiet!!"

A deep, resonant voice suddenly echoed from above the virtual plane.

Everyone looked up at the sky.

Suddenly, a high platform appeared in the sky above the mainland, and a man dressed in a black robe appeared on the platform.

"In the preliminary round of the Bloodline Competition of this plane, a total of 800 people have advanced."

As the man in black robes waved his hand, projections suddenly appeared in the sky above the continent, all of them showing the contestants of the elimination rounds.

"You are the strongest group of Qi Refining Realm cultivators in this plane in the past hundred years."

"Next."

"Among you, the strongest Qi Refining Realm cultivator will compete to become the champion of this competition."

"The knockout stage is divided into two phases."

"First, 800 people are randomly selected by lottery. Through two-on-one battles and three rounds of elimination, the top 100 are selected."

"After two more rounds of elimination, the top 25 will be selected."

"Finally, there's the points-based system."

"The remaining twenty-five cultivators will fight in pairs, with one point awarded for each victory. The top twenty-five will be determined based on their total points."

"Now we will begin the random draw to match opponents."

The man in the black robe glanced at all the contestants.

All the participants tensed up; the draw was entirely a matter of luck.

If you're unlucky, you'll be eliminated in the first round.

"Who is the opponent?"

Gu Qing took a deep breath.

All the cultivators watching from the virtual plane turned their attention to the Blood Radiance Tower.