Chapter 123

"Yang Yang Jian, your ranking is not as high as mine, which means your strength is inferior to mine."

"You are not my opponent."

"I can only say sorry."

Li Ke spoke slowly; his Mandarin was quite fluent, as if he had lived in the Xia Guo for a long time.

He was also a person of mixed heritage, just like the golden-clothed woman from before, mixed-race with distinct and grand facial features.

He possessed golden hair, a tall and sturdy physique, and a pair of thick arms that looked as if they were forged from steel; he was nearly two meters tall and held a golden great spear.

Tall and handsome, his temperament was conspicuous.

Facing Li Ke's words, Lin Qi also spoke slowly:

"I hope your strength is as dazzling as your appearance."

"Thank you!!"

Li Ke thought he was being complimented and spoke to thank him.

Lin Qi smiled without a word after hearing this; this Li Ke was quite interesting.

【The fourth round of the Genius Hegemony Tournament is about to begin!】

【Countdown 3, 2, 1……】

【The competition officially begins!】

After the intelligent voice announced the start, Li Ke vanished from his spot instantly, blue light seemingly flickering in his blue eyes.

His aura burst forth, like a prairie lion launching a hunt.

The golden great spear in his hand swung violently; he raised the long spear high, tearing through the sky, his strength gathered, and he slashed down with a weight like a crushing mountain.

Lin Qi also vanished from his spot; Li Ke was ranked 90th on the Red List and was an expert who could not be underestimated.

But facing the current him, he was already outdated.

"Whoosh~"

Lin Qi's figure flashed, he swung the black great spear, his aura erupted, and his Qi and blood flowed at high speed.

Swinging the great spear, he thrust the long spear in his hand like lightning.

Like a venomous snake emerging from its hole, it was swift and precise, aiming to swallow Li Ke whole.

《Dripping Water Spear Art》—Dripping Water Fall!

Li Ke used the 《Mountain-Crushing Spear Art》, so Lin Qi responded with the 《Dripping Water Spear Art》!

"Clang, clang~~"

The long spears clashed, their styles completely different.

Li Ke swung his arms; his arm span was long, and his muscles were bulging, as if carved from granite, revealing a beautiful proportion.

His muscles exerted force, and a massive, surging power was injected into the golden great spear.

Every thrust swung out seemed to have the force of a thousand jun, unstoppable.

"Clang, clang~~"

Li Ke swung his long spear and suddenly changed his spear art, switching from 《Mountain-Crushing Spear Art》 to 《Solid Rock Spear Art》.

The spear art rose from the ground, the spear body forming a barrier as stable as a solid rock, defending against all of Lin Qi's offensives.

This was the spear art he was most proficient in.

Facing the spear shadows launched from every direction like a torrential rain.

He was very patient, defending steadily, waiting for a single lethal strike.

Lin Qi's mouth curled upward; 《Solid Rock Spear Art》, wanting to defend against his moves.

Too naive.

He was too familiar with the three spear arts: 《Mountain-Crushing》, 《Dripping Water》, and 《Solid Rock》.

"Clang~"

He exerted force with his wrist to control the long spear, precisely slowing down by a beat, revealing a flaw to let Li Ke notice.

Li Ke's eyes lit up; he fell for it instantly and launched a counterattack. The defensive circle broke open, he leaped high, and erupted with a killing move.

《Solid Rock Spear Art》 third killing move—Overlord Lifts the Tripod.

Lin Qi gathered his strength the moment he revealed the flaw.

As the opponent leaped, he erupted, his muscles exploding with terrifying force.

His precise control over power gathered at the spear; his arm moved suddenly, fast as a phantom.

In an instant, the long spear pierced through the air and vanished into it.

A cold light flashed, just like a startled swan passing by.

《Dripping Water Spear Art》 third killing move—Startled Swan Flash!

Li Ke, the high schooler, widened his eyes; his body was slow, and he panicked.

Dodge!!

He only saw a cold gleam appear before his eyes, tearing through the sky and thrusting straight out.

"Pfft~"

The long spear pierced his neck first, and fresh blood sprayed out.

The battle ended!

"Your strength doesn't match your appearance!"

Looking at Li Ke, who had fallen to the ground, Lin Qi spoke in a teasing tone.

"You……"

Li Ke widened his eyes as he looked at "Yang Yang Jian," who turned into nothingness.

【Regrettably, you have died!】

In the personal space

"Damn it!"

Li Ke's handsome face turned livid; he had actually lost so miserably.

"Li Ke, oh Li Ke, how could you be so stupid." "Someone tricked you with a single flaw."

"Bang, bang!!"

Li Ke was so angry he slapped his own head hard.

"That Yang Yang Jian completely saw through my spear art."

"No, the Black Iron-grade secret manual is already outdated; I must learn a new spear art."

"But before that, I must win the resurrection tournament!" Li Ke muttered to himself.

……

【Yang Yang Jian, congratulations on successfully passing the fourth round; you have received a reward of 900,000 Xia Guo coins!】

【Please wait for the start of the fifth round of the Hegemony Tournament!】

Lin Qi looked at the panel with a calm gaze; only the 900,000 Xia Guo coins could make him feel happy inside.

"Unknowingly, have I become this strong?"

!

Defeating Li Ke was much easier than he had imagined, and it didn't provide a very strong sense of accomplishment.

He didn't even know how strong he was now.

"I need a powerful opponent to test my current strength."

He swung his spear art in his personal space, quietly waiting for the start of the fifth round.

……

At the same time, in the other two arenas.

Guo Heng looked at the gray text that popped up and shook his head with a sigh: "Lost, have to go play the resurrection tournament."

……

In the arena next door

Jiang Tao also exhaled a breath of stale air: "Damn it, I actually lost too; have to go play the resurrection tournament."

"Maybe only Brother Qi can pass."

……

In the virtual hall

"The fourth round is over, and six more people from our Cang Province have been eliminated!"

Someone pointed at the big screen and shouted.

"But it's not bad; however, who exactly is Yang Yang Jian?"

"Too strong, to actually advance again!"

"And he advances especially fast; his strength is even more powerful than we imagined," someone exclaimed.

Everyone remembered the name "Yang Yang Jian"; this was an expert not inferior to geniuses like Wang Wang Qiufeng and Chen Li.

……

An hour and a half later, at the Red Dome Martial Arts Hall, in the top-floor office of the Lu Guanzhu.

Supervisor Sun reported to Yue Feng, who was on the intelligent chair.

"Lu Guanzhu, the resurrection tournament has ended!"

"Over 1,400 people were eliminated, and in the end, only 218 people participated in the resurrection tournament."

"Currently, 128 people are in position, and the fifth round of the Genius Hegemony Tournament has already begun!"

Yue Feng nodded: "Then let's watch the live broadcast too."

Supervisor Sun asked: "Which match to watch?"

"Yang Yang Jian!" Yue Feng said with a smile.

"Alright!"

Supervisor Sun lowered his head to operate the tablet, and soon a large green screen was projected.

The content of the live broadcast was in a spacious arena.

Accompanied by the descent of red light pillars, two figures walked out from them respectively.

Yue Feng smiled after seeing the personal information of one of the figures:

"It seems our student Lin Qi doesn't have very good luck!"

"He has encountered a true expert in this round."

Supervisor Sun also frowned after seeing the information of the two:

"This match is not easy to fight!"

……

【Yang Yang Jian, do you wish to participate in the fifth round of the Genius Hegemony Tournament?】

【By passing the fifth round, you will receive a reward worth 1,200,000 Xia Guo coins.】

Lin Qi, who had waited for nearly an hour, did not hesitate at all and chose to participate.

Once he passed the fifth round, he would receive 2,000,000 Xia Guo coins within today.

For him, this was undoubtedly a huge sum of money.

【Participate!】

The moment he clicked "Participate," his whole person vanished from the spot again.

At the same time, in Beijiang Province, a man with a lean physique chose to participate in the fifth round.

"The fifth round, 1,200,000 Xia Guo coins; that's not a small amount for me either, I must get my hands on it."

"In terms of strength, apart from the Imperial Capital, Magic City, and our Beijiang Province."

"Martial artists from other provinces are all weaklings; they are too weak."

……

(End of chapter)