Chapter 411

In the sophomore spectator area.

Wan Ming and the others also looked at the arena with curiosity.

"Tell me, do you think Lin Qi can win?"

Wan Ming suddenly asked curiously, then continued:

"According to the data I've collected, Wang Rui's strength cannot be underestimated."

"He is a senior genius from Shanyu Martial Arts University, and in every aspect, he is equivalent to an enhanced version of Xiang Long."

"Moreover, he broke through to the Sixth Realm quite early; I'm afraid it will be difficult for Lin Qi to win."

Chu Yu, dressed in a red robe, laughed after hearing this and said:

"For a genius like Wang Rui, it is not difficult to defeat him."

"I could defeat him in three moves if I were on the field."

"If it is Lin Qi, he should have a chance to win."

"After all, he is a genius I think highly of."

The others looked at each other after hearing this, feeling that after talking for so long, Chu Yu was just praising himself?

……

In the leadership spectator area, Liu Yuanzhang placed his hands on the armrests of his seat and watched the arena with a smile, saying:

"In this match, Lin Qi is lucky to be matched against Wang Rui; he is an opponent he has the confidence to defeat."

"If he were matched against SS-rank or SSS-rank geniuses like Chu Yu or Du Du Shanyan,"

"it would be almost impossible for him to advance!"

The others nodded; getting a bye was almost impossible.

Since 181 geniuses were participating, according to the rules, someone would inevitably get a bye.

So they performed some subtle operations, for instance, ensuring that every bye went to the top geniuses.

It was basically impossible for anyone else to get a bye.

And in their view, Lin Qi's luck was quite good; under the premise of not being able to get a bye, he deliberately avoided top-tier geniuses and successfully advanced all the way.

……

On the dilapidated arena, the battle was also on the verge of breaking out.

"Whoosh, whoosh!!"

Intense pressure erupted from the two, and the change in air pressure in the arena stirred up gusts of wild wind.

"Hum, hum!!"

Astonishing golden light was released from Wang Rui's body, golden patterns emerged like venomous snakes, and golden sharpness covered his entire body.

Like a divine weapon unsheathed, it emitted a humming sound in the air.

His aura also changed as his special ability 【Golden Edge】 was released.

Countless golden blades instantly condensed in the surrounding air.

He raised the silver combat blade in his hand, which turned into a golden combat blade under the shroud of golden sharpness.

Wang Rui swung the golden combat blade, revealed a smile, stepped hard onto the ground, and shot out like a giant fierce tiger.

His speed was extremely fast, leaving silver afterimages in place!

He controlled 【Golden Edge】, his whole body covered in golden light, and the combat blade instantly tore through the air, emitting a whistling sound.

The combat blade in his hand had an aura like a rainbow; a single swing seemed capable of tearing the firmament and suppressing all things.

The blade technique was fierce and domineering, with golden sharpness winding around the blade like silk, forming blade light.

"Sky-Breaking Blade Technique" — Space-Splitting!

"Lin Qi, let me teach you how to use special abilities."

In an instant, Lin Qi felt intense danger.

Wang Rui had successfully broken through to the Sixth Realm, and his physical fitness had improved significantly.

He could control more force, and his mastery of the special ability 【Golden Edge】 was also exceptionally strong.

Especially the blade technique manual he was using — "Sky-Breaking Blade Technique."

It was simplified from the unique skill "Sky-Breaking Heavenly Blade" created by their Cangqiong Martial Arts University President, Li Li Qifeng.

The blade technique was extremely fierce and magnificent, with an aura wanting to slash through the firmament.

As an ordinary S-rank genius, Wang Rui was able to rank among the top at Shanyu Martial Arts University; apart from SS-rank geniuses, he was the most powerful existence.

At the same time, Lin Qi also made his move.

"Boom!!"

His whole body was also covered in golden sharpness, golden patterns emerged and roamed, and under his control, the power of Golden Edge detached from his body.

Countless golden blades were launched.

He held a golden great spear in one hand, forming golden spear light that shot out like lightning piercing the long sky.

"Bang, bang!!"

Before the people arrived, the golden sharpness of both sides had already begun to clash.

The golden blades were like a golden torrent, colliding violently in the air.

Strong gusts of wind were stirred up in the arena.

In the next instant, Wang Rui and Lin Qi also collided in the arena.

"Whoosh!"

The golden blade light slashed down, while the golden great spear in Lin Qi's hand suddenly thrust upward, the spear momentum like a mountain collapsing and the earth splitting!

"Mountain and River Spear Technique" — Mountain Suppression!

A huge artistic conception manifested from behind Lin Qi; it was the magnificent and grand artistic conception of mountains and rivers.

"Bang!!"

Both sides began a violent collision in an instant.

The combat blade and the great spear collided, blade light and spear light clashed, energy vibrated, and the air exploded.

In an instant, Wang Rui felt a terrifying force transmitted from the blade.

His arms went numb, his blood surged, and for a moment, he seemed to lose control of his strength.

But he recovered quickly and swung again.

Space-Splitting Slash!

"Bang, bang, bang!!"

In a flash, both sides collided again.

In a very short time, both sides exchanged three moves, colliding head-on.

Lin Qi's expression remained calm; Wang Rui's powerful force impacted his body, but it was all resisted by his strong physical fitness.

And his strength was becoming more powerful with each strike.

He gripped the spear with both hands, gathered his strength, and slashed down heavily.

"Bang!!!"

As the third collision ended, Wang Rui's expression changed drastically; his body lost control in an instant.

"Crack!!"

His entire body flew out like a kite with a broken string, and countless golden sharpness turned into blades, impacting his body.

His defense was instantly pierced, and several bloodstains appeared on his face.

Although the combat suit absorbed a large amount of the impact, the force was too strong, causing huge damage to his body.

"Bang!!"

He was blasted twenty meters away and smashed heavily into a scrapped lighthouse building, shattering the building which was several meters high.

"Hoo~"

Wang Rui's body was buried by rubble; his vision went black, intense pain came from his body, and the inside of his body was a mess.

Especially his heart, which suffered severe damage, and blood flowed out from the pile of rubble.

His body was detected by the system as having died from severe injuries and instantly turned into nothingness and dissipated.

【Match 1: Lin Qi (Sophomore) wins!】

Above the arena, the smart system announced emotionlessly.

And the golden light on Lin Qi's body dissipated and was retracted.

With a calm expression, he turned into nothingness and was teleported back to the spectator area.

He was calm, but others were not.

Wan Ming looked at Lin Qi and rubbed his eyes hard to make sure he hadn't seen wrong.

"He won just like that?"

"He really took down Wang Rui in three moves?"

Yu Yu Zhuoran, Pei Jiu, Xia Sister Lian, and the people around them were all stunned.

Lin Qi had actually defeated Wang Rui so easily, crushing him throughout the entire process.

Wang Rui had absolutely no hope of winning.

Wang Rui was no ordinary person; he was ranked 18th in the Disaster Beast Trial Tower.

So what exactly is Lin Qi's strength now?

Could he even enter the top ten?

Chu Yu, who was nearby, was also stunned; he had thought Lin Qi would win, but he hadn't expected him to win so easily.

He couldn't help but look at Du Du Shanyan, who had short hair, and they could both see the surprise in each other's eyes.

This strength had completely surpassed the level of an SS-rank genius!

Not just them, even Wang Wang Hailong from before was completely surprised.

Why did he feel like Lin Qi had become even stronger?

…… In the leadership spectator area.

At this moment, the leaders also fell into silence.

Because they were shocked by the strength Lin Qi had displayed.

"Lin Qi's... strength!"

Wang Wang Yunpeng said in surprise.

"It's the Fourth Stage Mid-Phase; Lin Qi's spear technique has successfully broken through to the Fourth Stage Mid-Phase."

"He broke through!" someone exclaimed.

Xue Zhou also said:

"The breakthrough in spear technique is only one factor!"

"The real reason is the gap in physical fitness."

"Although Lin Qi hasn't broken through to the Sixth Realm, his physical fitness is even stronger than Wang Rui's."

!

"This is a crushing of physical fitness!"

Liu Yuanzhang nodded: "The gap is too large; Lin Qi has completely surpassed the limit of an SS-rank genius."

"I think we can consider whether to upgrade Lin Qi to an SSS-rank genius."

After hearing this, the others suddenly became silent.

Vice President Xu Xu Wenji said after hearing this:

"Watch the match first; we'll talk about this later!"

So everyone continued to look at the arena.

……

In the senior spectator area.

"Wang Rui, how dare you mock me when you lost yourself?"

Sang Sang Yuzhen looked at Wang Rui, who had been defeated and had a gloomy face, and mocked him.

Wang Rui didn't speak, his whole person still immersed in shock.

He had actually lost.

Blasted to death by Lin Qi's powerful three spear strikes!

In terms of strength, they seemed to no longer be on the same level.

That was the suppression of absolute strength.

But he was a Sixth Realm martial artist, and the quality of his internal organs was also Fourth Grade.

And he had also cultivated the "Platinum Fierce Tiger Evolution Method."

Like Lin Qi, there was no obvious gap in their manuals and techniques.

But how was he crushed?

Just how big is the gap!

……

And top geniuses like Shen Heng, Meng Meng Yuxuan, Lei Shuang, and Zhang Zhang Tianyang were also quite surprised at this moment.

They felt surprised by Lin Qi's performance.

This SS-rank genius had advanced to the top 12 just like that?

Lin Qi's performance caused quite a bit of shock.

But the competition was still ongoing.

With Lin Qi's battle, the subsequent matches were also very exciting.

There were very few cases of instant kills; to win, one had to fight with all their might.

【Match 11, Shen Heng (Senior) wins!】

An hour later, as Shen Heng easily defeated his opponent, the fourth round officially ended.

"Students, the fourth round has officially ended."

Vice President Xu Xu Wenji projected himself.

With a wave of his hand, 12 names appeared.

"Let us congratulate the 12 contestants who advanced to the fifth round."

"Each contestant will receive 2,000 kilograms of Seventh-Grade Disaster Beast meat."

Lin Qi nodded secretly; he had gained another 500 kilograms of meat.

2,000 kilograms of meat, plus the rewards from the Disaster Beast Trial Tower, was enough for him to have meat to eat for a month.

Xu Xu Wenji continued:

"As long as you can advance to the sixth round, in addition to receiving 2,500 kilograms of meat, you will also receive 100 kilograms of Eighth-Grade Disaster Beast meat!"

As soon as these words were spoken, many people showed expressions of envy.

Eighth-Grade Disaster Beasts were even more precious things.

Lin Qi also felt moved; the effect of Seventh-Grade Disaster Beast meat was already very strong.

If he got Eighth-Grade Disaster Beast meat on top of that, that would be incredible.

So he must get his hands on the Eighth-Grade Disaster Beast meat.

Xu Xu Wenji waved his hand, and 12 great suns appeared in front of everyone, six red and six blue.

They combined with each other, condensed into 6 red and blue Taiji diagrams, and formed a brand-new battle schedule.

Everyone's eyes were focused on the brand-new battle schedule.

Lin Qi was the same!

【Match 2: Lin Qi (Sophomore) vs. Chu Yu (Sophomore)】

There were six groups of battles, and everyone remembered them at a glance.

The second battle attracted a lot of attention because it was more exciting!

Lin Qi and Chu Yu were both sophomore geniuses, one SS-rank, one SSS-rank.

Would Lin Qi continue to set records, or would the SSS-rank genius be better?

"Brother Qi, you and Brother Yu are fighting?"

Wan Ming, who was nearby, looked surprised; he hadn't expected the two to face off in the end.

Yu Yu Zhuoran and Pei Jiu also looked at the two curiously, and the atmosphere in the air became somewhat subtle.

Lin Qi and Chu Yu looked at each other simultaneously.

It was as if an invisible smell of gunpowder was permeating.

Chu Yu was somewhat stunned the moment he saw the battle schedule, then revealed a smile and looked at Lin Qi:

"I didn't expect the two of us to have a battle."

"I am very much looking forward to a battle with you!"

After hearing this, Lin Qi also smiled and said: "Me too!"

At the same time they were speaking, the first match of the fifth round also officially began.

The first match was SSS-rank genius Meng Meng Yuxuan against a senior SS-rank genius.

This was an extremely exciting battle.

It ended with Meng Meng Yuxuan winning.

【Please invite the two contestants of the second match, Lin Qi and Chu Yu, to the stage!】

The smart voice said.

In the spectator area, Lin Qi and Chu Yu both stood up.

"Boom!!"

They were shrouded in crimson light pillars and descended onto the arena.

On the dilapidated ruins arena.

As the two light pillars descended, two tall figures, one red and one black, walked out.

In the spectator area, others also began to discuss.

"Chu Yu and Lin Qi, who do you favor more?" someone asked.

"Nonsense, it must be Chu Yu!"

"I admit Lin Qi is very strong, far stronger than other SS-rank geniuses."

"But even if he is an SSS-rank genius, Chu Yu is too, and he has a higher realm, having already broken through to the Sixth Realm Bone-Refining."

"More importantly, Chu Yu is ranked 12th in the Disaster Beast Trial Tower and has also mastered a minor divine ability."

"From all aspects, Lin Qi cannot be Chu Yu's match," someone concluded after a simple analysis.

Wang Wang Hailong, dressed in a blue robe, also nodded:

"Makes sense; I don't believe that Chu Yu, as an SSS-rank genius, would lose to Lin Qi."

The others nodded; SSS-rank geniuses were not comparable to Wang Rui.

To defeat them, one needed crushing physical strength and martial arts.

Wan Ming looked at Lin Qi, who was facing off against Chu Yu in the arena without showing any weakness.

He suddenly had a premonition that Lin Qi might not lose this match.

Not just him, Yu Yu Zhuoran had the same feeling.

After all, Lin Qi had been constantly breaking their perceptions all along.

……

(End of chapter)