Chapter 124

128 geniuses, 64 arenas.

Every contestant is the most top-tier genius in the entire Xia Nation.

Many upper-echelon members of martial arts halls were paying attention to the fifth round of battles.

Most of the upper-echelon members who were free would choose to watch from the backstage.

In the Red Realm

Guo Heng and Jiang Tao, who had managed to pass the resurrection tournament with difficulty, also saw their matched opponents respectively.

【Nickname: Blood Axe (Beijiang Province)】

【Red List Ranking: 35】

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【Nickname: Phantom (Imperial Capital)】

【Red List Ranking: 20】

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"Finished!"

Guo Heng secretly thought to himself; although the person opposite was a cute and beautiful woman, the opponent's Red List ranking was enough to make one despair.

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In the spacious arena.

The familiar red light pillar descended from the sky, and Lin Qi's opponent also walked out slowly from the light pillar.

【Nickname: Lone Wolf】

【Red List Ranking: 58】

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After seeing the opponent's ranking, Lin Qi frowned; ranking 58th was already very high up.

The most critical thing was that the opponent came from Beijiang Province.

This was a province that had been in a state of war for years; the martial spirit was fierce, and every opponent could not be underestimated.

It was a full thirty-plus places higher than Li Ke from the previous round.

This was a young man about 1.85 meters tall, with a lean physique and sharp eyes, radiating a piercing sharpness all over.

Holding a slender Miao saber, he brought a completely different state to Lin Qi.

He was familiar with this feeling; this was the unique temperament that only comes from killing disaster beasts.

"Yang Yang Jian, ranked only 108th?"

"Seems like you have some strength, but encountering me, your good luck has come to an end."

The man spoke slowly, holding the saber with both hands, setting up a saber stance, ready to fight at any time.

"Whoosh!"

Lin Qi beneath the mask felt the pressure and exhaled a breath of stale air.

It seems he had encountered an expert this time.

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

【Countdown 3, 2, 1……】

【The competition officially begins!】

The intelligent voice in the air announced the start of the battle without any emotion!

"Whoosh~"

Lin Qi charged out first; facing such an expert, he had no thoughts of holding back.

He attacked with full force, swinging the black great spear; his moves were domineering, his aura was majestic, and his footsteps stepped heavily on the ground, like a fierce tiger emerging from the mountains, launching a charge with a boom.

《Mountain-Crushing Spear Art》—Crushing Thrust!

"Not bad!"

The man said words of praise, but the corners of his mouth revealed a look of disdain.

In the next moment, he moved; his figure flashed like a residual shadow in the wind, the long saber swung out, the saber light flickering in and out of sight.

He closed in at extreme speed, the saber body sweeping horizontally, like a cold wind blowing across the surface of a lake.

Wind Shadow Sweeping Blade!

The moment he swung the saber, Lin Qi felt a strong sense of danger.

"Bang!"

In an instant, the weapons of both sides collided for the first time in the arena.

The moment they collided, Lin Qi felt something was wrong; a peculiar force drilled into his body, making his arm go numb.

In the next instant, a cold gleam flashed by, and Lin Qi's body instinctively tilted his head.

"Swish!"

The opponent's long saber grazed past his mask; Lin Qi could clearly feel the sound of the sharp long saber tearing through the mask.

Retreat!

Lin Qi's heart skipped a beat; he kicked off with force and his body retreated backward.

So fast!

Looking at the Lone Wolf opposite, he felt secretly shocked.

Too fast; the opponent's saber-swinging speed was too fast, and he almost didn't react in time.

Attacking twice in a row in a split second. What kind of saber art was that?

It was definitely not 《Whirlwind Saber Art》; he had seen Wang Wang Qiufeng's 《Whirlwind Saber Art》.

It was definitely not this terrifying.

Could it be a Bronze-grade saber art secret manual?

"Whoosh~"

At the same time, Lone Wolf swung his saber again and closed in, the saber light cold and sharp, harboring murderous intent.

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Yue Feng, who was watching the match backstage, saw Lone Wolf's saber art and curled his mouth upward, picking up his hot tea to drink:

"Lin Qi is in trouble!"

"This Lone Wolf is from Beijiang Province; he practices the Bronze-grade saber art secret manual—《Cold Wind Saber Art》."

"《Cold Wind Saber Art》, its nature is cold and sharp, its momentum is swift, like the biting cold wind of the northern lands, whistling past, leaving only icy coldness and killing intent."

Supervisor Sun continued: "This saber art focuses on the ultimate exertion of speed; the saber body swings, just like a cold gleam appearing suddenly, fast as lightning tearing through the night sky."

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"At the same time, this saber art is more exquisite than the Black Iron secret manual, involving advanced application of force."

"Lone Wolf himself has also experienced life-and-death struggles with disaster beasts."

"No matter from what angle, he is stronger than Lin Qi and has completely suppressed him."

"The probability of winning is extremely slim."

Yue Feng nodded, looking at the genius on the screen who was completely suppressed and could only defend passively.

"Winning is very difficult, but I hope Lin Qi can show something that makes my eyes light up."

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In the arena

Lin Qi's expression was solemn; he swung the black great spear, creating a defensive circle, his legs rooted in the earth, swinging the spear art as stably as a solid rock.

The spear body turned into a solid barrier.

He dared not launch an attack; the crisis came from all directions, and once he launched an attack.

He had a premonition that the opponent's Miao saber would immediately tear through the sky and cut his throat.

He didn't recognize the opponent's saber art, but he could be certain that what the opponent was using was definitely a Bronze-grade saber art secret manual.

The level of exquisiteness far exceeded the 《Whirlwind Saber Art》 of the same style.

And this Lone Wolf's saber art realm had also broken through to the first stage of the second level; it was too strong.

Worthy of being an expert ranked 58th.

He could only look for a slim chance to counterattack; he only had a sliver of a chance.

Lone Wolf was calm as water, and his expression didn't change at all.

He secretly thought: "This person only knows Black Iron-grade spear art secret manuals and doesn't know more advanced ones, which means he hasn't learned them."

"His spear art is also not as high as mine!"

"He is doomed to lose!"

He quickly made a judgment in his heart; he didn't know how many such opponents he had defeated.

However, he had to admit that this opponent defended quite well, but that was just "quite well."

Thinking this, he suddenly erupted; his body exerted force, his muscles and tendons exerted force simultaneously, injecting into his arms, and he slashed out in coordination with the saber art.

In an instant, his speed increased again; he quickly changed his saber-wielding posture and swung several times in a row in a split second.

The saber light flickered disorderly before his eyes like a cold gleam, making Lin Qi dazzled and unable to distinguish truth from falsehood.

"Die!"

《Cold Wind Saber Art》—Cold Gleam Dancing Disorderly!

Yue Feng, who was watching, shook his head and said:

"This battle is over!"

"Clang, clang~~"

In an instant, the weapons of both sides collided; Lin Qi only felt countless murderous intents enveloping him, and he didn't know how to resist.

However, he didn't give up; his expression remained calm, patiently waiting.

Until one moment, his heart shook for an instant, and he felt the real murderous intent amidst the countless saber lights.

Right here!

His body shifted to the left by a centimeter, grazing past the cold gleam; it was just a centimeter difference.

"What!" Lone Wolf was stunned!

In a split second, Lin Qi's expression condensed; the opportunity had come!

"Boom!!"

In an instant, he erupted completely; his power was released like a volcanic eruption.

Qi and blood surged wildly, his blood flowing crazily like the rushing water of the Yellow River.

The tendons all over his body, accompanied by the spine, the great dragon, propped up and leaped to the surface of his body.

His muscles exerted force simultaneously, and his terrifying massive strength was transmitted to his arms along the tendons all over his body.

His veins bulged and his wrists exerted force.

The astonishing wrists that had been tempered for half a month suddenly rotated the long spear.

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(End of chapter)