At night, inside the hotel where the top 32 contestants were staying.
The Skyhill Sword Seminar was not just a match. It was also an important meeting for refiners to promote the arts of refining among the general public. Therefore, the communication between the contestants and the audience was very important.
Many ordinary guests were staying in the luxurious hotel, too. A lot of magical equipment enthusiasts were gathered in the garden outside the hotel, shouting the names of the contestants.
Many contestants would leave their rooms and go to the garden to hold small meetings with the magical equipment enthusiasts in order to increase their popularity.
Some of the contestants were the spokespersons of certain magical equipment brands themselves, or they owned certain industries related to magical equipment. Therefore, they had to increase their exposure and influence without caring about anything else.
Li Yao, on the other hand, was listening to the noises outside of the window in silence.
Most of the noises were dedicated to Mo Tianshui and Huangpu Xiaoya.
But his name was mixed in, too. "Li Yao! Li Yao! Li Yao! Li Yao! "
Li Yao turned on the Spiritual Nexus. His news was everywhere, including the videos of him refining crazily during the match. Most of the media had described him as a 'genius who rose to fame miraculously' and shared the headlines with Mo Tianshui and Huangpu Xiaoya.
On the opposite side of Li Yao, Bi Luoling, the runner-up of the Skyhill Sword Seminar last year and a new refiner of the Red Line School's Crystal Suit Refining Center, was smiling at him.
"Fellow Cultivator Li, you've made a name for yourself after this battle. Now, everyone in the circle of refiners knows about you, especially when it comes to sabers. Many experts of the older generation are quite interested in you."
"There's no need to say more about the weight of Red Line Stream in the circle. The terms of this contract can be said to be quite generous. After all, you're only in the top 32 now, not the top 8. I believe that no one will take out a second contract like this."
"You've read the terms. I can explain if there's anything you don't understand. Feel free to ask for anything else. We can sit down and discuss it. "
Li Yao lowered his head and pushed a jade chip back to Bi Luoling from the tea table. He said calmly, "I refuse."
Bi Luoling's eyebrows formed two crescent moons. She was slightly surprised. "Reason?"
Li Yao said, "Because this is not the best contract. I can only join the second-tier teams in Red Line Stream. I can't participate in the core projects. Furthermore, I can only access 80% of the Red Line Stream's manuals and materials. The other 20% of the core manuals and materials are impossible to access or cultivate. "
Bi Luoling coughed and frowned. "Fellow Daoist Li, let me explain. The recruitment of the three Crystal Suit Crafting Centers is not as simple as you think."
"Not bad, the strength you displayed is indeed very strong. But you are only in the top 32 after all. If you run into Mo Tianshui tomorrow, it is very likely that you will fail. "
"Moreover, your inheritance is very mysterious. It doesn't belong to any of the main schools."
"I'm sorry, I'm not trying to find out who you are. Without knowing your inheritance, I won't be able to make the most accurate assessment of your strength. I won't know if your performance is stable, and I won't know how well you cooperate with others. "
"Crafting a super magical equipment platform such as the 'Crystal Suit' is a teamwork after all. Many factors must be taken into consideration. You can't just rely on a pair of hands that are as fast as ghosts. "
"Right now, the top Crystal Suit that Red Line Stream is crafting does not intend to be equipped with a saber because of its design.
"However, in the Crystal Suit Project, one of the Crystal Suit Designs will be equipped with a saber as the main weapon.
"It is because of your identity as a 'saber specialist' that we are inviting you to join us in the contract in advance!
"This is the contract. The salary, the treatment, and the room for further improvement are all very sincere. You can ask around in the circle. How rare is it that a young refiner less than thirty years old can join a second-tier team in Red Line Stream that is only second to the core projects?
"Besides, there are a lot of competitions within the Red Line School every year. The communication between the three main crystal suit centers is very frequent, too. If you really believe in your capability, you can prove yourself in a couple of years and be promoted to the core team of one of the top teams!
"Three to five years won't do you any harm for a young man like you."
Li Yao thought carefully for half a minute, but he still shook his head. "Thank you for your kindness, but I refuse.
"Tomorrow, I will defeat Mo Tianshui.
"Later, if Huangpu Xiaoya stands in my way, I will defeat her, too.
"I won't make any other choice except for the top teams in the three Crystal Suit Centers.
"If you can offer me the best contract right now, I can sign it with you right away.
"If you can't, please go back. I need to train myself. Everything can wait until after the match tomorrow.
"However, I can't guarantee that Red Line Stream will be the first organization to offer a contract."
Bi Luoling's eyelashes shivered, but she still maintained the most perfect smile. She nodded and said, "Alright. Then, I wish you success in advance, Fellow Cultivator Li.
After Bi Luoling left, Li Yao deployed soundproof rune arrays and alarm magical equipment on the door and the walls of his room.
In the meantime, the roars and tsunamis outside were blocked.
The match between him and Mo Tianshui would begin at eleven o 'clock sharp the next morning.
Other than one hour of deep sleep, one hour of physical reserves, and half an hour of errands, he had ten hours, thirty-two minutes, and fifty-seven seconds left for training.
"Shua!"
Li Yao dimmed the lights and triggered dozens of crystal light beams from his mini crystal processor, which revolved and rotated in the dim room.
The mottled pieces of light and shadow interweaved into 3D moving pictures.
"Ha. You can't be so weak, can you? You ate three drumsticks just now, and now you've been knocked down with one punch? Get up. Let's do it again!"
"We've made it. We've made it. The Mystic Skeleton Battlesuit has been refined successfully!"
"Little monster, you're going to the Grand Desolate War Institution tomorrow, and I'm going to embark on the path of becoming the strongest hairdresser. In order to commemorate this exciting moment, why don't we go and ruthlessly beat up two Crimson Flame Giant Palm Omelet!"
"We are the hungry wolves in the Occult Orbs. We are Team Blue Bronze!"
The videos had been shot by Li Yao with his mini crystal processor in the past few years. They were the most unforgettable memories of his life.
Ever since he got his Cosmos Ring, he had copied them into his jade chip. He had carried them with him all the way to the Flying Star Sector through the sea of stars.
With the accompaniment of the videos, he felt that his family and friends in the Tian Yuan Realm were all laughing and chatting with each other.
Naturally, most of them were pictures. They were all lively, dancing Ding Ling Dong.
"Wait for me. I'll be back soon! "
Li Yao looked at Ding Ling Dong, who was laughing so hard with her hands on her hips that even her tonsils were almost visible, and smiled knowingly.
The pictures, the beautiful moments, and the fragments of light and shadow from the Tian Yuan Realm were the greatest motivation for his crazy training.
"Three to five years of polishing? I don't have that much time!
"If I reveal my capability in public, of course, a lot of suspicions and investigations will be raised. Chances are that I will be involved in unnecessary trouble, too.
"But I don't have a choice.
"Only by showing my capability can I enter the core of the circle of refiners of the Flying Star Sector in the shortest amount of time and get in touch with the best refiners and the best arts of refining!
"Only in such a way can I craft a piece of powerful equipment that can suppress a planet and find a way back to the Tian Yuan Realm.
"Return to the Tian Yuan Realm. This is the path that I'm going to walk on. Nobody can stop me! "
Li Yao's eyes gradually turned scorching and crazy as he observed his hands carefully.
The wounds on his hands had all grown pink new flesh because of the catalysis of the rapid growth drugs. However, the new veins and nerves had not been fully integrated with his soul yet.
"Time to hurry up and start training!"
Li Yao retrieved a metal box that was riddled with holes and equipped with an air circulation system from his Cosmos Ring. Inside the box was an ant nest that simulated a natural environment. Hundreds of Purple Ring Sword Ants were crawling inside.
Many of the Purple Ring Sword Ants had subtle changes. A weird green color was vaguely enshrouding them in the purple brilliance around them.
The Purple Ring Sword Ants had all been fed a highly toxic Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures named Artemisia Copper by Li Yao.
The Artemisia Copper could increase the pain of the Purple Ring Sword Ants' bites by more than five times!
Taking a deep breath, Li Yao slowly extended his hands into the ant nest. He shook his hands, and a hundred and one strengthened Purple Ring Sword Ants that had swallowed the Artemisia Copper crawled to his hands.
The Purple Ring Sword Ants, having been freed from the warmth of the ant nest and bound by Li Yao's spiritual threads, were immediately infuriated. They opened their shiny mouthparts and bit at Li Yao brutally!
The tiniest muscle fibers on Li Yao's hands trembled violently and collapsed slightly the moment before the mouthparts bit him, allowing him to dodge the attack by a hair's breadth.
Five seconds later, veins were bulging on Li Yao's neck, and he was sweating profusely.
His hands, which were crawling with Purple Ring Sword Ants, turned into two clusters of grey mist as they dismantled the most precise probe magical equipment.
Suddenly …
Li Yao grunted. He was bitten!
Even a monster like him could not bear the pain that had been increased by five times. While he was distracted, another ten or so Purple Ring Sword Ants bit him!
The excruciating pain felt like a series of lightning bolts. Li Yao screamed and cramped violently. He foamed and burst into tears.
"Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!
Li Yao crouched and rolled on the ground like a half-cooked shrimp.
On the other side of the wall, in the garden outside, countless fans of magical equipment were shouting.
"Li Yao!"
"The expert who rose miraculously! The genius at the edge of the cosmos! "
"Genius! Li Yao! Genius! Li Yao! Genius! Li Yao! "
The roars were all blocked by the soundproof rune arrays. The only sound in the quiet room was Li Yao's crying and howling like a wounded animal.
Li Yao's tears were gathering. His eyes were bloodshot like two bloody diamonds.
"Huchi … Huchi … Huchi …"
He gasped for breath, and his eyes froze as he stared at the images in the air.
Ding Ling Dong, Meng Jiang, Yuan Manqiu, Fiend Blade Peng Hai … His family and friends in the Tian Yuan Realm were all smiling, looking at him, encouraging him, and waiting for him!
A crazy smile appeared on his tear-stained face. Stimulated by the excruciating pain, his every cell seemed to be exploding. The speed of his hands broke through the limit and entered a whole new level!
This was the training method that Li Yao had been practicing for more than eighteen hours a day for the past one and a half months.
"Mo Tianshui … you are no match for me.
"Behind you is only the Mo family, a noble family of refining that has a history of a thousand years.
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