Chapter 444

In the Sakura Nation's spectator area, Kitano Wakana was teleported back.

She was not at all dejected; instead, a brilliant light shone in her eyes, and she exclaimed in wonder:

"Lin Qi from the Xia Guo is just too amazing!"

"He is clearly only an SS-rank student in his second year, yet he was able to defeat me with ease."

"This is what a truly top-tier genius is."

Seeing Kitano Wakana's look of admiration, her words made several of her suitors feel instantly displeased.

In particular, one short boy, only 1.75 meters tall with ordinary features, said disdainfully:

"Wakana, Lin Qi from the Xia Guo isn't that strong."

"If I were to face Lin Qi, I would easily pierce his heart with the sharp sword in my hand."

"That's right, Hattori Takaya is an SS-rank genius in his fourth year."

"He is a genius with the ability to compete for the Martial Arts Tournament championship!" other seniors nearby chimed in.

Kitano Wakana asked in confusion:

"But you are already in your fourth year, while he is only in his second year. Is there really anything to be proud of in beating him?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the surrounding air became quiet, filled with an awkward atmosphere.

Hattori Takaya's expression instantly turned ugly.

In his heart, he inexplicably developed a hatred for Lin Qi of the Xia Guo.

……

Lin Qi, however, did not know what was happening in the Sakura Nation's area.

Kitano Wakana's strength was already quite good.

But against him, it was completely insufficient.

He quickly chose to exit the competition.

Because he did not have much time left.

This afternoon, the top 500 will be narrowed down to the top 250.

And tomorrow, which is the final day, the 35th Global Martial Arts Tournament will be concluded in one day.

He only had two time slots left: tonight and tomorrow at noon.

……

"Hum!"

Lin Qi exited the Global Martial Arts Tournament, but he did not log off; instead, he returned to his personal center.

Looking at the pop-up panel, he chose to enter the Disaster Beast Trial Tower.

"Whoosh!!"

The surrounding space shifted, and a moment later, he appeared in the Disaster Beast Trial Tower.

He looked at the magnificent trial tower that soared into the clouds, as well as the projected leaderboard.

【Fifth Place: Lin Qi, Floor: 16】

……

He was still in 5th place, with no major changes.

"I was trying to hone my spear technique before, but now it's time to make a direct breakthrough."

After muttering to himself, Lin Qi entered the Disaster Beast Trial Tower.

"Hum!!"

【Student Lin Qi, welcome to the Disaster Beast Trial Tower!】

Lin Qi looked at the information on the pop-up panel, quickly selected his weapon, and entered the 16th-floor trial.

【You will continue the 16th-floor trial.】

【16th-floor trial: Within 100 minutes, kill 1000 disaster beasts, including 300 Level 4 Bronze Python Bulls.】

【300 Level 4 Silver Giant Wolves, 200 Level 4 Steel-Feathered Hawks, 150 Level 5 Rending-Claw Apes, and 50 Level 6 Iron-Spine Battle Bears.】

【Your Qi and blood values will be fully restored. Failure to kill all disaster beasts within the allotted time will result in failure……】

……

Looking at the familiar trial content, Lin Qi shook his head secretly.

For the past few months, he hadn't entered the trial tower much.

He had also been stuck on the 16th floor without passing it.

And it wasn't just him; Shen Heng and the others were also stuck on the 16th floor.

But today, Lin Qi intended to push himself, to let his spear technique break through and successfully clear the 16th-floor trial.

【Countdown: ……, 3, 2, 1】

【The 16th-floor trial officially begins!】

……

Amidst the broken walls and ruins, on the concrete road.

"Boom!!"

Following the intelligent voice announcing the start of the battle, Lin Qi could feel the ground shaking violently.

At the end of his line of sight, a black mass of figures emerged; they were massive disaster beasts.

Their thick limbs stepped onto the earth, kicking up clouds of dust.

They surged toward him like waves of a tsunami.

"Awoo~"

"Moo~"

The roars of the Level 4 Silver Giant Wolves and Bronze Python Bulls echoed in the air.

In the air, the silver cloud formed by the Steel-Feathered Hawks swooped down toward him like ten thousand arrows fired at once.

Lin Qi's expression was calm; he had already witnessed the Global Martial Arts Tournament preliminaries, which simulated the disaster beast tide of the Steel Great Wall.

That was hundreds of thousands of disaster beasts attacking simultaneously; the scene was even more spectacular, and the air even more suffocating.

And what he had to do now was kill all 1000 of these disaster beasts within 100 minutes.

Previously, he had failed because of the time limit.

"Whoosh~"

Thinking of this, his figure moved suddenly, wielding the black great spear in his hand, releasing his killing intent, and rushing out like a black lightning bolt.

"Zzz!!"

The Lei Ji artistic conception emerged, making him appear as if he were surrounded by countless bolts of lightning.

Violent and swift, he instantly charged into the disaster beast tide.

The distance of several hundred meters was only a matter of a few breaths for both sides.

"Awoo~"

The Silver Giant Wolves were the fastest; the lead wolf's agile body leaped into the air.

Greeting it was a flash of cold light.

"Puff~"

The golden spear light instantly tore through the Silver Giant Wolf's neck.

"Bang!"

The Silver Giant Wolf's body slammed onto the ground, becoming the first disaster beast to die.

"Puff~ Puff~"

The Mountain and River artistic conception emerged on Lin Qi, and he unleashed the "Mountain and Shanhe Qiang Fa Art."

The great spear in his hand was like agile river water, continuous and endless, the arc of the spear technique like flowing water. Under the blessing of the artistic conception, his strength and speed became stronger and faster.

One after another, Silver Giant Wolves and Bronze Python Bulls fell amidst his sky-filling spear shadows.

"Bang bang bang!!"

At the same time, facing the Steel-Feathered Hawks swooping down like sharp arrows in the air, he thrust his spear frantically.

The golden spear light also shot out like ten thousand arrows, colliding with the Steel-Feathered Hawks.

"Screech~~"

One after another, the Steel-Feathered Hawks were hit by the spear light, suffering heavy injuries and slamming from the sky onto the ground.

They were smashed to death!

If he had the special ability 【Golden Sharpness】 to bless the spear light, he could instantly pierce this group of Steel-Feathered Hawks to death.

50, 51, 52, 53……

A few minutes into the battle, without conserving his physical strength, he had already killed dozens of Level 4 disaster beasts in a row.

!

"Roar~"

At the same time, not far away, the more robust Level 5 Rending-Claw Apes and Level 6 Iron-Spine Battle Bears also surrounded him.

"Roar~"

The six-meter-tall, burly Rending-Claw Apes swung their one-meter-long claws, tearing through the air and kicking up gusts of wind.

With their physical constitution, a single punch could unleash dozens of tons of force.

Ordinary martial artists would suffer significant injuries if hit.

"Whoosh~ Whoosh~"

Lin Qi was as agile as a loach, instantly dodging the attacks.

"Roar~"

Beside him, the even larger Iron-Spine Battle Bear swung its bear paw, covering the sky and sun like a mountain crashing down.

"Whoosh~"

Lin Qi leaped into the air from where he stood, the great spear in his hand thrusting out violently, condensing golden spear light and crashing out.

"Bang!!"

The spear light exploded in the Iron-Spine Battle Bear's eye, blood spraying wildly, and it also let out a roar.

At the same time, nearby Rending-Claw Apes and Iron-Spine Battle Bears pounced on him again.

He was trapped in the encirclement of the disaster beasts.

In the preliminaries, although there were many disaster beasts, there wouldn't be a situation where 50 Iron-Spine Battle Bears gathered together.

However, facing the siege, Lin Qi pushed his movement technique, "Lei Ji Nine Flashes," to the limit.

"Boom!!"

A fierce aura erupted from Lin Qi, surrounded by killing intent, and he began a frantic slaughter.

……

95 minutes later

On the broken walls and ruins, the concrete road was a mess, filled everywhere with craters and the corpses of disaster beasts.

"Roar~"

A low roar echoed in the sky, and dozens of Rending-Claw Apes and Iron-Spine Battle Bears revealed cruel expressions in their eyes.

"Whoosh!!"

Lin Qi pulled his blood-stained black great spear from the corpse of a Rending-Claw Ape, panting heavily.

His chest heaved violently, blood spilled from the corners of his mouth, and intense exhaustion and pain surged into his heart.

In the tens of minutes of fighting, even though his movement technique was good enough.

Facing the siege of the Rending-Claw Apes and Iron-Spine Battle Bears, he was inevitably hit.

The combat suit he was wearing was Tier 6, which could absorb and offset impact force.

But it still caused him significant damage, bringing his body close to its limit.

He released his spiritual power, and in his perception, there were still 4 disaster beast auras surrounding him.

3 Rending-Claw Apes and one Iron-Spine Battle Bear.

And with less than 15 minutes left until the end of the assessment.

"Whoosh~"

Lin Qi held his breath, gripping the great spear with one hand; he felt that he was just a little bit away from a breakthrough.

"Roar~"

Accompanied by a heaven-shaking roar, the nearest Rending-Claw Ape swung its claws and pounced.

Lin Qi flicked the tip of his spear, golden spear light cutting through the sky, the spear light shooting onto the Rending-Claw Ape's body, his spear tip emitting a whistling sound.

His figure was like lightning, his spear shadows like a dragon, thrusting out with one spear!

"Mountain and Shanhe Qiang Fa Art" — Mountain Suppression!

"Puff~"

The Rending-Claw Ape had its throat cut and collapsed to the ground, dead.

But the Iron-Spine Battle Bear's giant paw, covering the sky and sun, slapped down accompanied by a fierce wind.

Lin Qi's face was ravaged by the fierce wind!

He looked at the bear paw covering the sky and sun and leaped up violently.

He had fallen into an unprecedented crisis, and the intense danger made his spirit highly concentrated.

"Boom!!"

Abruptly, Lin Qi's whole body trembled, and a massive amount of insight surged from his mind like a tide.

Naturally, the "Mountain and River Secret Manual" he had studied emerged in his mind.

"Mountain and Shanhe Qiang Fa Art, like the momentum of mountains and rivers, transforming the power of heaven and earth, the spear thrusts like a mountain, the spear turns like a river, mountains and rivers unite, heaven and earth return to ruins!"

A flash of enlightenment crossed Lin Qi's eyes, and his entire aura changed.

An invisible artistic conception was released from his body, and the Mountain and River artistic conception emerged.

The power of the artistic conception expanded violently, becoming even more powerful.

The Mountain and River artistic conception blessed his body, and a continuous stream of power surged out.

His body vibrated violently, his body moved, and the majestic force instantly condensed and surged out like a spirit snake.

The golden force also merged into the artistic conception and injected into the great spear.

"Hum hum!!"

The great spear emitted a humming sound, and the spear light condensed to a high degree.

"Roar!"

An Iron-Spine Battle Bear pounced up violently, opening its bloody mouth, a fishy wind blowing in his face.

Lin Qi's eyes burst with brilliance.

"Court death!"

He roared, the great spear in his hand unleashed golden spear light, slashing down violently, his entire body's force like a volcanic eruption.

The artistic conception erupted, merging into the spear light, like heaven and earth collapsing, all things returning to silence.

"Mountain and Shanhe Qiang Fa Art" killing move — Heaven and Earth Return to Ruins!

"Boom!!"

……

(End of chapter)