Chapter 398: Lin Qi's Ranking (5000-word chapter, seeking monthly tickets)

"Crack!"

Accompanied by a heavy sound, Lin Qi's force and strength were released through the great spear, and the skull of the Blood Scale Iron Pig shattered instantly.

"Bang!"

Its strong body, like a heavy armored vehicle, was also lifted and thrown, like a giant rock smashing into the Horned Black Pig herd.

"Ho~ ho~"

A full five Horned Black Pigs were hit, and the strong impact instantly broke its spine.

Just after the first exchange, six disaster beasts died at the same time.

"Shriek~"

At the same time, the Iron Scale Eagles that shot out like black arrows also swooped down. Lin Qi switched spear moves, and the spear technique style connected from mountain peak to flowing water.

The black great spear wrapped in golden force pierced through the air, the spear tip was as light as flowing water, thrusting out quickly!

"Mountain and Shanhe Qiang Fa Technique"—Flowing Water Thrust!

"Puff~ puff~ puff~"

In an instant, Lin Qi thrust the spear crazily, thrusting out dozens of spears in a row; in the limited space, the heads of ten Iron Scale Eagles were all pierced by the spear tip.

Blood splashed in mid-air, beautiful like blood flowers.

"Bang bang!!"

The corpses of the Iron Scale Eagles smashed onto the ground, and Lin Qi's moves were still continuing.

The spear shadow was like flowing river water, continuous and endless.

The spear turned like a river, fast, agile, changing; he didn't stick to a fixed style.

"Puff~ puff~"

Lin Qi felt this spear technique and displayed it crazily.

At the same time, the movement technique "Lei Lei Ying Shun Sha Step" was also displayed.

"Puff~ puff~ puff~"

He broke into the black tsunami alone, entering a realm of no one, crazily hunting disaster beasts.

At the same time, in the process of hunting, his movement technique was also continuously improving.

Faster and faster, he himself also seemed to have integrated into the lightning.

"Shriek~"

"Whoosh~"

Until a certain moment, looking at the Iron Scale Eagles like ten thousand arrows fired at once, the fierce wind raged on his face.

Lin Qi controlled his body, like lightning, and in an instant, he thoroughly turned into lightning.

"Hum hum!!"

Everything around him slowed down, the movements of the Iron Scale Eagles also slowed down, and the changes in airflow and temperature were incomparably clear.

Lin Qi's body seemed to be surrounded by lightning in an instant.

Facing the siege, he reacted in an instant; the spear was like a dragon, the spear shadow was like flowing water, continuous and endless.

Flowing Water Thrust!!

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!!"

"Puff~ puff~ puff~"

The spear shadow carried blood color, harvesting the lives of all the Iron Scale Eagles.

【In the intense battle, your movement technique "Lei Lei Ying Shun Sha Step" broke through to completion, you realized Thunder Shadow Artistic Conception, movement technique +10%】

【Movement Technique: Third Stage 99% -> Fourth Stage 9%】

Lin Qi felt his breakthrough and felt joy in his heart.

His whole body was also full of power; under the blessing of Thunder Shadow Artistic Conception, his speed surged.

Too slow, too slow!!

The Blood Scale Iron Pigs, Horned Black Pigs, and Iron Scale Eagles around him were countless times slower in his eyes.

He crazily displayed "Mountain and Shanhe Qiang Fa Technique"—Flowing Water Thrust!

And combined with Thunder Shadow Artistic Conception, crazily slaughtering the disaster beasts around him.

They were fish on the chopping block, continuously being killed by himself.

40 minutes later.

"Ho~ ho~"

"Bang!!"

On the cement road, as the last Horned Black Pig died, the surroundings suddenly became quiet.

【Student Lin Qi, congratulations on passing the 10th floor trial】

【Grade ranking: 3】

【Total ranking: 90】

【Do you want to enter the 11th floor trial?】

……

Lin Qi looked at the popped-up information, quite surprised; he became third in the grade so quickly?

Yu Zhuoran, Kong Ruoxuan, and the others hadn't broken through yet, stuck on the 10th floor; he surpassed them as soon as he broke through.

He was ranked third, and only Du Shanyan and Especially Chu Yu were ahead of him.

【Enter the 11th floor disaster beast trial!】

He chose to enter the 11th floor trial directly, wanting to see his level.

"Hum hum!!"

A moment later, when Lin Qi opened his eyes, he had already appeared in the ruins, still at the crossroads.

All the disaster beasts around him dissipated.

The injuries on Lin Qi's body also all recovered.

New information also popped up.

【11th floor trial: kill 500 disaster beasts within 60 minutes, 200 Level 3 disaster beast Gray Ridge Giant Wolves, 200 Level 3 disaster beast Blood Scale Iron Pigs, 100 Level 3 disaster beast Iron Scale Eagles!】

【Failure to kill within the time is a failure...】

【Your Qi and blood value has been adjusted to 399】

Lin Qi let out a breath; the difficulty had improved again. This time, the Level 2 disaster beast Horned Black Pigs were eliminated.

They were replaced by Level 3 disaster beast Gray Ridge Giant Wolves; their speed and combat power were not comparable to Horned Black Pigs.

And they were all Level 3 disaster beasts, still needing to end the battle within an hour.

At the same time, he also felt a steady stream of power surging out; his Qi and blood value was still 99, the peak of the Third Realm.

【Countdown: 3, 2, 1...】

【11th floor trial officially begins!】

……

"Awoo~"

"Heh~ heh~"

Lin Qi's ears heard wolf howls; in front of his line of sight, giant wolves two meters tall appeared, like super sports cars speeding on the highway.

Their gray fur condensed into a gray wave, approaching quickly, and the ground shook more violently.

Behind them were Blood Scale Iron Pigs that were larger in size, like armored vehicles.

Then there were the black cloud groups of Iron Scale Eagles in the sky; this time they brought an even more powerful sense of oppression.

Lin Qi saw this, displayed the movement technique "Lei Lei Ying Shun Sha Step", and charged out like black lightning.

"Whoosh~"

"Puff~"

He charged into the wave of Gray Ridge Giant Wolves, the black great spear covered in Golden Edge force swept horizontally, like a mountain collapsing.

The spear tip followed the trend and slashed down, like the power of a river breaking.

The spear technique was like mountains and rivers collapsing.

"Mountain and Shanhe Qiang Fa Technique"—Mountain and River Collapse!

"Bang bang bang!!"

The great spear smashed into the head of a Gray Ridge Giant Wolf, blasting it into the cement road surface, forming a shallow pit.

Three Gray Ridge Giant Wolves around were slashed by the Golden Edge force, their throats torn, blood spraying wildly.

Flowing Water Thrust was the fastest move among the six styles, while Mountain and River Collapse was a group battle move that swept across the army.

"Bang!!"

A Blood Scale Iron Pig was blasted out, smashing into quite a few Gray Ridge Giant Wolves, clearing out a large amount of space.

Lin Qi turned into lightning, continuously thrusting the black great spear in his hand, hunting Gray Ridge Giant Wolves.

"Puff~ puff~"

In a state of absolute concentration, he unconsciously integrated into Thunder Shadow Artistic Conception again.

Continuously displaying "Mountain and Shanhe Qiang Fa Technique", the proficiency of the spear technique was also continuously improving.

A large amount of realization was also continuously emerging.

……

58 minutes later.

On the cement road, a large number of Gray Ridge Giant Wolf corpses were laid on the ground.

Blood soaked the road surface!

"Clang clang!!"

"Puff~"

Lin Qi swung the black great spear, blocking the steel-like

"Bang!"

"Hoo~"

Listening to the sound of the Iron-Scaled Eagle carcasses hitting the ground, he panted heavily.

His body became abnormally heavy; in the trial, the physical strength of martial artists was not infinite.

They would also feel fatigue!

Intense fatigue caused his killing efficiency to plummet.

His entire body was stained red with blood, and a panel appeared in the air; there were less than three minutes left before the trial would end!

And in his perception, there were still 20 disaster beasts left.

He was just a little bit away from passing the 11th-floor trial.

"Awoo~"

Several agile Gray-Spined Giant Wolves either leaped into the air or opened their blood-red maws, kicking up a storm of blood and gore as they hunted Lin Qi together.

"Hoo~"

Lin Qi continued to mobilize all the Gangjin in his body; although his physical fitness was limited to 99,

his mental power was still as high as 600, allowing him to sense the movements of every disaster beast around him.

He once again executed the "Lei Lei Ying Shun Sha Step," dodging the attacks of two Gray-Spined Giant Wolves and brushing past them.

At the same time, the black great spear in his hand thrust out violently; the spear moved like a dragon, releasing the Mountain-Shaking artistic conception.

With the blessing of the artistic conception, his spear speed surged, suddenly increasing by a large margin.

"Pfft~"

"Die, die, die!!"

Lin Qi gritted his teeth, seizing the final opportunity to launch attacks against all the remaining disaster beasts.

"Skree~"

The Iron-Scaled Eagles in the air also had their heads instantly pierced, the Gangjin exploding and shattering their skulls.

"Pfft~ pfft~"

Before he knew it, only the last Blood-Scaled Iron Pig remained!

"Heh~ heh~"

"Boom!"

The ground kicked up clouds of dust under its heavy iron hooves.

Lin Qi leaped up, the great spear smashing down violently; a towering, immovable mountain instantly appeared on his body.

Mountain-Shaking artistic conception — Mountain Suppression!

"Bang!!"

The spear tip smashed fiercely onto the head of the Blood-Scaled Iron Pillar; accompanied by a heavy thud, its head was driven into the concrete ground.

Lin Qi could clearly hear the sound of bones shattering.

The entire concrete road fell silent once again.

【Student Lin Qi, congratulations on successfully passing the 11th-floor trial. Time taken: 59 minutes 35 seconds】 【Grade ranking: 3】

【Total ranking: 90 -> 60】

【Enter the 12th-floor trial? Yes/No!】

Lin Qi looked at the information that popped up and fell into deep thought.

He had passed the 11th-floor trial just in time; according to his judgment, it generally required a Stage Four 20% spear technique and a Stage Four 15% body technique realm to break through the 11th-floor trial.

But he had reached neither; the reason he was able to pass was entirely due to his powerful combat talent.

He looked at the ranking, which had risen by a full 30 places; among the 181 awakened geniuses, he was ranked 60th, which could already be considered upper-middle tier.

Even some S-level awakened geniuses in their junior year were not as good as him.

【Start the 12th-floor trial!】

!

Lin Qi did not hesitate and continued to start the 12th-floor trial; he also wanted to see his own limits.

【12th-floor trial content: Within 80 minutes, kill 600 disaster beasts: 200 Level 3 Gray-Spined Giant Wolves, 200 Level 3 Blood-Scaled Iron Pigs, 150 Level 3 Iron-Scaled Eagles, 50 Level 4 disaster beasts】

【Countdown: 3, 2, 1...】

【The 12th-floor trial officially begins!】

The emotionless voice of the AI sounded in the air.

40 minutes later

"Roar~"

"Pfft~ pfft~"

Lin Qi's body was sent flying by a collision from a Bronze Bull, and then he was swallowed by countless Gray-Spined Giant Wolves.

【Student Lin Qi, we regret to inform you that you have died!】

【Grade ranking: 3】

【Total ranking: 60 -> 42】

Lin Qi reappeared; he looked at the information that popped up and let out a breath. The feeling of death was truly unpleasant.

He was quite surprised after seeing his ranking here; he had actually entered the top 50 so quickly.

Ahead of him, there were actually only 41 people stronger than himself.

His ranking was also getting higher and higher; most of those ahead of him were senior students, and most had already broken through to Stage Four martial arts.

Thinking of this, he chose to exit the Disaster Beast Trial Tower.

A few seconds later

"Brother Lin Qi, you finished the trial too!"

Outside the Disaster Beast Trial Tower, Wan Ming had just come out and asked curiously upon seeing Lin Qi.

Lin Qi nodded and looked at the leaderboard.

Wan Ming looked up at the ranking.

【Sophomore Disaster Beast Trial Leaderboard】

【1st place: Especially Chu Yu, floor: 14】

【2nd place: Du Shanyan, floor: 14】

【3rd place: Lin Qi, floor: 12】

Wan Ming was not surprised to see Lin Qi become 3rd place, but the fact that the other party's trial floor reached 12 still made him pause.

So strong?

Yu Zhuoran, Kong Ruoxuan, and Wang Mingxi were all still stuck on the 10th floor; this gap was even larger than he had imagined!

"Brother Lin Qi, you are too amazing!" Wan Ming exclaimed.

Lin Qi remained calm after hearing this and also looked around the leaderboard.

【4th place Yu Zhuoran, 5th place Kong Ruoxuan, 6th place Wang Mingxi, 7th place Pei Jiu, 8th place Huo Wanyang, 9th place Li Hanjiang, 10th place Wei Peng!】

The sophomore ranking was about what he had guessed; the strongest were the SSS-level geniuses, followed by the SS-level geniuses, and finally the S-level geniuses.

Finally, his gaze turned to the total leaderboard.

【1st place: Shen Heng, floor: 16】

【2nd place: Lei Shuang, floor: 16】

【2nd place: Zhang Tianyang, floor: 16】

【15th place: Especially Chu Yu, floor: 14】

【42nd place: Lin Qi, floor: 12】

【43rd place: Wang Hailong, floor: 12】

Lin Qi was a bit surprised to see Wang Hailong ranked behind him; this freshman SSS-level genius was quite impressive.

Chasing him so closely from behind.

Wan Ming also looked at the total leaderboard and sighed:

"Currently, the person ranked first on the total leaderboard is Shen Heng; he is a senior SSS-level genius."

"The two people behind him are both senior SS-level geniuses; it's too exaggerated, they are both on the 16th floor!"

"They might clear it soon."

"It is said that one needs to break through to the late stage of Stage Four to pass the 16th floor!"

Lin Qi also nodded; late Stage Four, this realm was already the martial art of a high-realm martial artist.

Wan Ming spoke again:

"I heard that there are two SSS-level geniuses in the senior year, but the other SSS-level genius has already successfully broken through to the Seventh Realm."

"So they didn't join the competition in our Tianqiong Academy."

Lin Qi said in surprise: "Broke through to the Seventh Realm just after entering the senior year, so fast?"

Wan Ming also sighed:

"Brother Lin Qi, there are gaps even between SS-level geniuses."

"Not to mention SSS-level geniuses; there are gaps between them as well."

Lin Qi nodded; one could only say that there is always someone better, and there is always a heaven beyond the heaven.

Sometimes the gap between geniuses only grows larger.

A few minutes later, inside the Martial Arts Room

【Your intense battle with the disaster beasts has significantly improved your mastery of the "Mountain and Shanhe Qiang Fa Art," Spear Technique +1%】

【Your intense combat with the disaster beasts has significantly improved your comprehension of body techniques, Body Technique +3%】

【Spear Technique: Stage Four 15% -> Stage Four 16%】

【Body Technique: Stage Four 9% -> Stage Four 12%】

Lin Qi walked out of the virtual cabin, looked at the data on the panel, and nodded secretly.

In this Disaster Beast Trial Tower, his body technique could be said to be a result of accumulated efforts, directly breaking through to Stage Four and allowing him to comprehend the Thunder Shadow artistic conception.

Today's Disaster Beast Trial Tower also let him see his approximate ranking among the 181 people.

What he needed to do next was to work hard to surpass the opponents ranked ahead of him.

"I should also buy a new body technique manual."

Time passed unknowingly until evening.

In the large conference room on the top floor of the Tianqiong Building, at the spacious, round, tech-style white conference table.

A group of Eighth Realm leaders exuding terrifying auras watched the large projected screen.

Liu Yuanzhang, dressed in white robes, pointed to the projected screen and said:

"Up to now, all 181 students have entered the Disaster Beast Trial Tower for trials."

"This is the leaderboard created based on their trials."

Xue Zhou, with his dashing and unrestrained temperament, smiled and said:

"Now that the ranking is out, everyone seeing the ranking will also have a sense of crisis."

"It can stimulate everyone's potential."

Other leaders were also watching the ranking; they came from the three top academies and the military, and were very concerned about the ranking of their own forces.

One burly man in a dark green military uniform spoke slowly:

"Is relying solely on the Disaster Beast Trial Tower too monotonous? Besides martial arts, the body is also an important factor determining a martial artist's combat power."

Others nodded after hearing this.

Li Qifeng, who sat in the main seat and had the most domineering temperament, nodded after hearing this:

"Good suggestion!"

"As martial artists, it is indeed necessary to stimulate potential in combat."

"We will discuss a practical combat competition as soon as possible; a competition for each grade? Perhaps we should let the geniuses of all four grades participate together."

Xue Zhou smiled and said: "A small-scale global martial arts competition?"

Other leaders felt that it didn't seem impossible after hearing this.

At the same time, throughout the Star Abode, geniuses in different villas also saw the rankings in the disaster beast trial.

In the top-tier luxury villa for SSS-level geniuses.

Especially Chu Yu, sitting cross-legged in the bright martial arts room, looked at the ranking projected in front of him.

"15th place, a little lower than I imagined."

"It seems that our Xia Nation has quite a few experts; I don't have to worry about having no opponents."

"However, Shen Heng in first place is indeed powerful; it is too difficult to surpass him."

"My goal is second place."

In another villa next to his,

Also in the martial arts room, Du Shanyan, wearing a white martial arts uniform, with a tall and straight posture and heroic features, had short hair.

He glanced at the total leaderboard and then at the sophomore leaderboard.

"Especially Chu Yu is worthy of being the SSS-level genius of Cangqiong Martial Arts University; he is stronger than me."

"And Lin Qi, an SS-level genius who just awakened, actually broke through to the 12th floor; he is also an opponent not to be underestimated."

"If I continue to stay at the Xia Yu Military Academy, I won't be able to feel the gap."

"Only in the Tianqiong Academy can I grow at a faster speed."

Thinking of this, Du Shanyan clenched his fists; he also wanted to break through to the Seventh Realm faster and step onto the battlefield.

In yet another villa

Wang Hailong, wearing blue robes, frowned as he looked at the projected leaderboard:

"As expected of Lin Qi, he really is stronger than me!"

"But soon, I will be able to surpass you!"

He looked at the total leaderboard again, feeling that he was too weak right now.

A strong sense of urgency made him unable to help but pick up his long spear and start practicing the "Vast Sea Spear Art."

Once the first day's Disaster Beast Trial Tower ranking was out, the competitive atmosphere throughout the Tianqiong Academy began to become exceptionally intense.

Everyone wanted to climb higher and surpass others.

The geniuses at the top of the ranking also had pressure because there were SSS-level geniuses chasing from behind.

At Lin Qi's front door, Liu Yuanzhang, dressed in long robes, walked in slowly, with the metal sphere behind him carrying a metal box.

He sat on the white sofa in the living room.

"Lin Qi, I'm looking for you this time to tell you some good news."

(End of chapter)