116: Win and enter the finals!

Tian Ji Yi only felt his consciousness fading.

He really wanted to reach out and touch his neck.

Because a chilling sensation came from his neck.

However.

He was destined not to do any of this.

After all, how could he touch his neck when his head had been cut off?

Tian Ji Yi fell to the ground just like that.

He fell amidst everyone's astonished gazes.

Two glowing orbs dropped from his corpse, one emitting an orange light, the other a green light.

Lin Wu naturally absorbed them all.

The two lights entered his body.

This trait was different from before; it didn't cause any obvious changes to his body. Lin Wu only felt an itch in his left hand, and then a tattoo appeared on his wrist.

"As soon as this tattoo appeared, it was as if there was a portal in my body. I only need to sacrifice lifespan to activate this power."

Lin Wu carefully sensed it.

The threshold for activating this power wasn't high; it only required ten years of lifespan each time.

Now that he had advanced to the True Qi Realm, his lifespan was at least two hundred years.

According to this, he could sacrifice it more than ten times.

Of course.

As his Realm continuously improved.

His lifespan would also continuously recover.

Upon reaching the Grandmaster Realm, his lifespan could reach one to two thousand years.

"It can be kept as a good trump card."

"As for that Small Luck, I didn't feel it at all."

Such matters of luck are too subtle and cannot be detected by ordinary means.

Lin Wu was too lazy to detect these things and continued to stand on the arena, waiting for others to challenge him... After a long time.

No one came to challenge him.

Everyone was scared.

Even the previous Tian Ji Yi had his throat sealed with a single strike.

Lin Wu was even a little listless, compared to the other arena defenders who were treading on thin ice.

Here, it could almost be said that the years were peaceful.

The other arena defenders were very envious.

And the others just watched with wide eyes.

"He's too fierce. How could anyone dare to challenge him? You know that's a space ability!"

"As long as this kind of ability has even a little strength, becoming a Star Radiance Realm expert is a sure thing."

"Don't think that way. You can't ignore Lin Wu's other abilities just because of his space ability."

Everyone immediately stopped looking at Lin Wu.

These people knew very well.

Although they came from a royal family and usually stood above ordinary people, outside of their own planet, they still had to be honest and not provoke others.

What's more.

Everyone received imperial education from a young age.

They understood how to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages better than anyone.

"Lin Wu is like the sun in the sky; we are just fireflies in decaying grass."

"Alas, he will inevitably become a super expert like Governor Li in the future. We can only look up to him."

Such people discussed like this, one after another.

Time slowly flowed by.

Soon, it was time for the arena matches to end.

Li Zhantian stepped out and broadcasted to the entire venue with his Mental Energy:

"All arena matches have ended. All participants immediately stop what they are doing. Those who successfully defended their arena directly advance and will enter the Prodigy finals phase with participants from other divisions."

When the competition ended, all the arena defenders breathed a sigh of relief.

By this time, after more than an hour of evolution, the people on the arena had basically changed, and only a few powerful individuals were able to hold their arenas.

Only Lin Wu's arena remained unchanged.

"Finally promoted, finally no need to fight for my life, my goodness!"

"Steady, steady! This wave will bring glory to my ancestors!"

The other arena defenders all exclaimed.

Lin Wu didn't say a word.

He remained calm and collected.

"All qualifiers come to the conference room!"

...A moment later.

Lin Wu and the other qualifiers arrived at the conference room.

It was more like a conference plaza than a conference room.

It was still those old figures.

The Galactic Grand Duke, Li Zhantian, and others.

"As the Galactic Grand Duke, I first congratulate all of you on successfully qualifying and having the right to pursue the Prodigy Competition alongside people from other divisions."

One of the participants asked, bewildered:

"Are there actually participants from other divisions?"

The Grand Duke smiled.

"That is natural. This year's Prodigy Competition is different from previous years. In the past, recruitment was only within the Galaxy."

"You are considered societal participants."

"Because there was no special classification, it was impossible to separate you from various colleges and Sects, directly leading to many societal participants being eliminated."

When he said this, everyone immediately understood.

This year's competition was different from usual.

Originally, it was a free-for-all between college students and societal participants.

Now, college students and societal participants were separated, with the two groups competing in separate venues.

"So that's how it is. I understand. This is His Majesty the Galaxy King giving us people from ordinary civilizations a chance!"

"You are very smart!" The Grand Duke immediately praised.

And today happened to be the Galaxy Paragon Competition, the first round of the changed schedule.

Within the Galaxy Kingdom.

Within the directly influenced area of the Galaxy Capital, there were many large colleges and Sects, or so-called academies.

Most of their students were extremely powerful and possessed many means.

In previous competitions, participants from ordinary civilizations would simply be beaten black and blue.

Lin Wu understood when he heard this.

No wonder the fighting felt so effortless.

It turned out that the truly formidable people hadn't even entered the arena yet.

"The Galaxy King specifically instructed that ordinary people should also have the opportunity to become a Prodigy."

"And that ordinary people should also have the opportunity for high rankings."

Lin Wu remained silent on the side, but he still understood the Galaxy Kingdom's intention.

In terms of appointments, the Galaxy Kingdom usually judged based on the rankings of the Prodigy Competition.

If college students always occupied advantageous positions.

Then it would inevitably attract dissatisfaction.

So, this method was devised.

Lin Wu said nothing, but everyone else was touched and praised the Galaxy King's wise decision... "Alright, alright, everyone go back and rest early tonight."

"After all, the start of the general competition is in a while."

Just as everyone was leaving.

A Mental Energy message flew over.

The others didn't hear this Mental Energy, only Lin Wu did.

"Student Lin Wu, please stay. We have special good news for you."

Lin Wu then slowed his pace, patiently waiting for the others to leave.

Not long after.

Only Lin Wu remained in the venue as a participant.

"Student Lin Wu, we asked you to stay to specifically award you a prize without outsiders knowing."

"Your performance from the beginning until now has been outstanding, completely extraordinary, even stronger than college students."

"So your reward is also more special."

Lin Wu immediately became interested.

He quickly adjusted his attitude a little.

"What kind of reward are you giving me?"

Lin Wu was very curious.

"Hahaha, we'll give you a Cultivation Technique first, and keep the rest a secret for now."