Chapter 291: Thunder Pierces the Demon-Slaying Spear! The Air Screams!

"Is this really the National University League? I feel like I'm watching a fifth-rank psychic battle."

"This is insane! This year's graduating seniors are too strong."

"You're wrong—not all of them are seniors; there's a first-year freshman in there too..."

"..."

On the arena, golden lightning and yellow dust raged and clashed, creating a scene as if the end of the world had arrived.

It left many spectators in awe.

Several fourth-rank psychics felt an extremely dangerous aura.

It seemed that even the residual shockwaves, if not contained by the energy shield, could easily kill them...

On the arena,

Xu Jingming and Wang Qi, one at third-rank upper tier, the other at fourth-rank upper tier.

Logically, Wang Qi's sprinting speed should far exceed Xu Jingming's.

Yet their charging speeds were nearly identical!

"At only third-rank upper tier, he can move this fast—Xu Jingming's body cultivation technique is deeper than I imagined!"

Wang Qi's gaze sharpened as he charged.

Though he had great confidence in his own strength, that didn't mean he would grow careless.

"Lei Mao!"

As he charged, Xu Jingming didn't hold back—he hurled a Lei Mao first!

Boom!

A sonic boom erupted as the golden lightning spear radiated terrifying energy fluctuations.

Like a cruise missile, it shot toward Wang Qi in a streak of light.

"Lei Mao? Useless! Your lightning affinity is naturally suppressed by my earth affinity!"

Wang Qi grinned broadly and lightly slapped the ground with his left hand:

"Wall Shield!!"

Boom!!

A thick wall of earth-yellow material erupted from the alloy ground.

Bang!!

The Lei Mao, powerful enough to blast a large hole through C-grade alloy, slammed into it and exploded violently!

The entire wall shattered instantly—but Wang Qi behind it suffered no harm!

"My turn! Bao Bu!!"

His alloy battle boots slammed into the ground, unleashing a surge of blood qi.

With a loud bang, he used the powerful recoil force.

With immense recoil, Wang Qi instantly covered dozens of meters, launching toward Xu Jingming like a cannonball!

Bao Bu!

A-grade technique!

Instantly closes distance while imbuing the user with tremendous impact force.

When combined with a weapon, this impact stacks with the weapon's own force!

It generates power comparable to a cavalry charge!

As the user of this technique, Wang Qi naturally knew how to chain the next move.

His battle blade suddenly blazed with dense earth elements, glowing faintly yellow:

"Houtu Zhan!!"

Houtu Zhan!

Another A-grade technique—but exclusive to earth-affinity psychics!

It concentrates earth-element power into the blade, enhancing energy output while increasing swing speed.

Moreover, Wang Qi had trained this technique to advanced proficiency.

Hua—

As it activated, blade light flashed; the entire blade slashed toward Xu Jingming with unstoppable force!

"Shandian Jifeng Po!!"

Against Zou Taizhi, Xu Jingming could afford to relax slightly—but against Wang Qi, he dared not underestimate.

The Yunyun Jin Feng Qiang, wrapped in golden lightning, surged forward like a golden dragon, stabbing violently!!

Clang!!

Spear met blade in a thunderous collision!

The sound blasted through the speakers, causing many spectators to clutch their ears in pain.

"Blocked?! How is that possible?!" Wang Qi's heart jolted.

He had studied Xu Jingming's records—he knew this Shandian Jifeng Po was the spear technique Xu Jingming used in the Wu Ke Gaokao.

But its rank was only D-grade!

A D-grade technique was inherently limited in its use of psychic energy and blood qi.

Yet this tiny D-grade technique had blocked his strike!

Know that

His battle blade was an S-grade weapon, weighing 1120 kilograms!

With Bao Bu and Houtu Zhan amplifying it, the instantaneous power was terrifying!

He was even confident that this move could deal damage to a thick-skinned, tough-hided fifth-tier fierce beast!

However, it was still blocked......

In fact, if it were merely a D-rank combat technique, it naturally could not have blocked Wang Qi's eruption of power.

But Xu Jingming's Lightning Flash Gale Break, under the Deep Blue System's stat allocation, had already reached Master level!

Combined with the instantaneous weight change of the Flowing Cloud Golden Edge Spear, it achieved this effect.

"Something's off, there's something strange!"

Unable to figure it out, Wang Qi's expression shifted slightly. He drew his blade and rapidly retreated dozens of meters away.

"Oh? Scared now? Where's that arrogant momentum of yours from earlier? Thunder Flash!"

A flash of Lei Guang—and Xu Jingming, gripping the Flowing Cloud Golden Edge Spear, vanished from the spot in an instant.

When he reappeared, he was already right in front of Wang Qi.

Following right behind came a dark-gold spear shadow sweeping across!

Clang!!!

The battle-blade held horizontally before him, the long spear—swift as an illusion—slammed violently into it.

Full power of Doushen Shenlei channeled in! The long spear's weight instantly surged to over six tons!

"What tremendous impact force!"

The powerful shock transmitted through the battle-blade, and Wang Qi was immediately sent staggering back several steps!

"Holy crap! What kind of physique does Lei Di actually have?"

"Shi Zun is actually being suppressed!"

"Lei Di is mighty!"

"......"

Although Xu Jingming possessed an SS-rank ability, the gap in level was still there after all.

So quite a few spectators actually believed Wang Qi was somewhat stronger.

Yet in their first clash, Xu Jingming actually gained the upper hand, instantly causing an uproar to ripple through the entire spectator stands.

"Xu Jingming is actually this formidable......" Xu Ping in the inner spectator area showed a look of surprise.

He instinctively glanced toward Hearing Ling Shuang's side and found that the expression on her beautiful face was still utterly calm.

Xu Jingming's performance was clearly within her expectations.

"Fortunately, this still isn't Wang Qi's full strength," Xu Ping silently thought.

As the number one person of Capital University, Wang Qi naturally wasn't as simple as he appeared......

On the arena, Wang Qi, unable to figure it out, decided not to keep thinking about it.

He swiftly steadied himself, gripping his battle-blade tightly:

"Xu Jingming, I admit you're indeed very strong, but that doesn't mean I have no trump cards!

Let me show you my full-power form! Earth Guardian!!"

Boom!!

Dense earth-elemental energy erupted from his body, forming an aura of protective qi around him like rising air currents!

His eyes blazed with yellow light!! His hair stood on end, every strand!! His entire being radiated an incomparably heavy aura!

Earth Guardian!

An S-rank Earth-element combat technique!

As long as the caster remains in contact with the ground, they can draw power from Mother Earth herself!! Enhancing physique and all other attributes!

Under the augmentation of this S-rank combat technique, Wang Qi's aura actually surged upward yet another notch!!

"Fight! Fight!!"

Gripping his battle-blade, Wang Qi once again charged at Xu Jingming!

Clang!!

Battle-blade and long spear collided—and this time, they were finally evenly matched!!

"I blocked it! Come on, let's see who's stronger!" Wang Qi's unrestrained laughter echoed across the arena.

Xu Jingming's fighting spirit was likewise ignited: "Victory will ultimately belong to my Magic Capital Ability University!"

Crackle-pop—

The SS-rank ability Dou Tian Shen Lei was pushed to its absolute limit by Xu Jingming!

Under the augmentation of Thunder Extreme State, golden thunder likewise formed a fierce aura of protective qi!!

The dark-gold Flowing Cloud Golden Edge Spear, saturated with thunder, now blazed with a dazzling golden-yellow!

One wielding a spear, the other a blade, the two became one golden and one yellow blur, rapidly clashing together!!

Clang! Clang! Clang!......

The two moved so fast that ordinary people couldn't track their actions with the naked eye—they could only hear the dense sounds of weapons colliding.

Only those above the fourth tier could barely make out some of it.

But for the specific details, one still had to rely on the slow-motion replays on the holographic projection.

"What exquisite spearwork! Truly Master level!"

"Fist techniques, spear techniques—both Master level! How can Xu Jingming's comprehension be this high?"

"Terrifying beyond compare!"

"......"

Compared to the spectators, the many instructors naturally discerned more details.

At the same time, they also confirmed that Xu Jingming's spear techniques had indeed reached Master level.

"To think close-quarters combat could be this formidable..."

In the spectator area of Lei Ting Martial Hall, the hall master Su Qingli furrowed her delicate brows slightly.

This style didn't quite mesh with the long-range bombardment she herself excelled at...

The two sides clashed fiercely, blow after blow head-on, yet neither could defeat the other.

Boom!!

After yet another collision, Wang Qi retreated to a distant spot and stood firm, gasping for air in great gulps.

Xu Jingming also stopped, not continuing his assault.

"My Earth Guardian can hold at most five minutes; any longer and I won't be able to keep it up. I have to finish him off quickly."

Wang Qi stared fixedly at Xu Jingming.

Before the match began, he had never imagined he would be pushed this far by Xu Jingming.

"My abilities have been burning fiercely, already nearly half spent, and even my stamina is starting to flag, yet I still haven't taken him down."

Xu Jingming also frowned slightly.

He had to admit, this Wang Qi was truly a most tenacious opponent.

Both men felt at the same time that the other was extremely hard to deal with, and every spectator in the entire audience held their breath.

They knew the decisive moment had arrived.

"Xu Jingming! If you were given another year, I absolutely couldn't beat you!"

"But unfortunately, being a full three years older than you is my great advantage."

Wang Qi's low voice echoed throughout the entire arena as his dark war-blade lifted slightly:

"I have one battle technique I've never shown before. If you can block it, you win."

"Oh? What a coincidence? I happen to have one battle technique I've never shown as well. If you can take it, you win."

The corners of Xu Jingming's mouth curved up slightly; on his Flowing Cloud Golden Edge Spear, golden Lei Ting faintly pulsed and flickered.

"Good, good, good! Then let's see whose technique is stronger!"

Wang Qi stepped forward and suddenly launched his charge!

"Mountain-Splitting Earth-Cracking Slash!!"

Whoosh—

Blade-light flickered as the war-blade, wreathed in sharp blade Qi, came crashing down toward Xu Jingming!!

Mountain-Splitting Earth-Cracking Slash!

The top-tier S-rank earth-element battle technique he had only just learned recently!

The blade Qi condensed with earth-element power struck at a speed exceeding three times the speed of sound!!

Yet fast as the war-blade was, Xu Jingming was faster!

On the Flowing Cloud Golden Edge Spear, golden Lei Ting suddenly spread across it, forming special and gorgeous streamlined patterns.

"Thunder-Piercing Demon-Slaying Spear!!!"

The long spear, blazing with golden Lei Guang, thrust out violently!!

An intense premonition of death suddenly rose in Wang Qi's heart at the instant the spear thrust out.

He seemed to hear the anguished wail of the air around the spear.

As if even the air could not bear that powerful, piercing aura!!

Crackle—

Such a feeling flashed through his heart, and Wang Qi had no time at all to react.

The spear, swift as lightning, suddenly slammed into the right side of his chest!

Immediately after, a fierce, thick bolt of golden lightning pierced straight through his chest.

His Thick-Earth Body, along with his sturdy earth-element armor and A-rank battle-suit protection, could not stop it in the slightest!

It left behind only a scorched-black hole over ten centimeters in diameter!!

Squelch—

Wang Qi spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, and the S-rank top-tier technique he had been unleashing abruptly died out halfway.

With a clang, the war-blade dropped helplessly to the ground.

"S-such... such a fast spear..."

Wang Qi stared wide-eyed; after forcing out those words with great difficulty, he went down with a boom, crashing to the floor!

The entire arena fell silent; over sixty thousand spectators, along with the more than ten million viewers in the livestream, all stared at the scene in shock.