[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-high-martial-world-getting-strong-by-grinding-er":3,"chapter-high-martial-world-getting-strong-by-grinding-er-high-martial-world-getting-strong-by-grinding-er-chapter-54":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","High Martial World: Getting Strong by Grinding Er Lang Shen's Talent",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2330421,4558,"Chapter 54: A Stunning Debut (Request Follows)","high-martial-world-getting-strong-by-grinding-er-chapter-54",54,"\u003Cp>Chiqiong Martial Arts Hall, top-floor director’s office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Drip!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive screen projected into the air, showing a burly, muscular man leaning back in a smart chair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the green screen, the battle between Lin Qi and Fan Yong played clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is the Lin Qi that Zicheng mentioned—he uses the ‘Crushing Mountain Spear Art.’ At first glance, it doesn’t seem special.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“His spear art hasn’t broken the second realm; trying to break through Fan Yong’s ‘Heavy Mountain Blade Art’ is unlikely to pierce his defense.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That blade art excels at defense and counterattack—once it finds an opening, it ends the fight with a single slash.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If Lin Qi doesn’t win, he won’t get our Chiqiong Martial Arts Hall’s B-class contract.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Feng shook his head and kept watching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later, he suddenly narrowed his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shhh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body snapped upright as he watched closely—the battle’s momentum had shifted dramatically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the Chijie Arena\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone from Songbai Middle School chuckled lightly: “Looks like the first match is about to end.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others also smiled casually after hearing this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Liang Kai, why are you frowning? Don’t you think Fan Yong will win?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone asked Liang Kai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s not that simple,” Liang Kai shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as another person was about to speak, the battle on the arena shifted violently, drawing everyone’s gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the arena\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Clang! Clang!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spear met great blade, force clashed—Fan Yong once again blocked Lin Qi’s spear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Fan Yong’s face no longer held any smile; his expression darkened as terrifying force surged through his arms, pounding relentlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His arms went numb, swollen, heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s going on with Lin Qi? His strength is stronger than mine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Does he even have a limit to his stamina?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fan Yong’s inner anxiety grew—he was physically robust, with exceptional endurance, yet now he had the eerie feeling he might be worn down and crushed by Lin Qi’s sheer persistence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He must counterattack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze locked onto Lin Qi’s spear technique, searching for flaws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Got it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fan Yong’s eyes lit up—he exploded with sudden force, his entire body like detonating explosives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood surged faster, qi flooding every corner, power rushing into both arms, veins bulging, his whole frame flushed crimson.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using the Mountain’s Descent, he concentrated all his strength into the blade’s tip and slashed downward with full force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blade’s light sliced through the air like lightning, as if a mountain were collapsing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second killing technique of the ‘Heavy Mountain Blade Art’—Shatter Mountain Slash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the critical moment, Lin Qi’s lips curled slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, he took the bait!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stepped back one pace to create distance, tendons bursting, boundless power surging into both arms—he unleashed everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes flashed with sharp brilliance, his aura exploding like a tiger leaping from the mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His spear shot forward like lightning, piercing the air and arriving in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pierce Through!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Clang!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spear’s tip gleamed coldly, striking precisely at the center of Fan Yong’s killing technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Power exploded from that single point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, Fan Yong’s fierce momentum stalled—his blade technique slowed, his body involuntarily staggered back two steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My killing technique was broken?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fan Yong froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qi seized the fleeting opening, lowered his waist, rooted his legs into the earth, and as his power built to its peak—he erupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, Lin Qi channeled his mountainous force into the spear, his blood boiling, muscles activating, power surging forth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spear’s momentum was like thunder unleashed, unstoppable, driving forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spearhead descended like Mount Tai crushing down, as if capable of shattering peaks and cracking the earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second killing technique of the ‘Crushing Mountain Spear Art’—Crush Mountain Slash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fan Yong panicked—a massive spear loomed before him, descending with unstoppable force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately raised his blade to block.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boom!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On impact, Fan Yong’s face twisted instantly—terrible force slammed into his arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Crack!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Crash!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Agony ripped through both arms—muscles tore, bones shattered, his battle blade flew from his grip and crashed to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before his eyes, the spear’s tip flashed coldly, radiating icy killing intent. “Puff~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qi exerted his arm, thrusting the spear forward—it pierced clean through Fan Yong’s chest, spraying a torrent of blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Done for!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fan Yong spat blood, his arms limp and dangling, his expression vacant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Finished, little clown!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Lin Qi spoke, Fan Yong dissolved into nothingness, vanishing into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【First battle concluded: Tianhai No.2 Middle School, Lin Qi wins!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An intelligent female voice announced the final result into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the Songbai Middle School spectator seats\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fan Yong’s figure reappeared, still dazed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I lost??”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His brain, overwhelmed by frustration, replayed only Lin Qi’s final spear thrust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What happened? Fan Yong lost?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What exactly happened in those two seconds?” someone was baffled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fan Yong lost? That Lin Qi is no ordinary opponent,” the top student in the grade suddenly spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was a beautiful girl, short-haired, tall, with a cold aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That Lin Qi is incredibly strong—he feigned a flaw, Fan Yong took the bait, and got crushed by a combo.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It seems Tianhai No.2 Middle School isn’t weak—we can’t underestimate them,” Cao Bin said grimly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fan Yong wasn’t weak—he specialized in defense and counterattack—and yet he lost so easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Lin Qi was pretending to be weak to lure in his opponent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang Kai patted Fan Yong on the shoulder to comfort him:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t worry—I already lost to this Lin Qi yesterday at Chiqiong Arena.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So that’s why!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fan Yong relaxed instantly, the pain feeling less unbearable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the virtual chamber\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rest of the class erupted in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No way—Lin Qi actually won?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That Fan Yong was insanely strong—I thought no one could break his defense, and yet he lost like that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s because Lin Qi is just too strong!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Didn’t you see those two spears of his? Each one was harder than the last—his timing was perfect, his hands were rock-steady,” someone sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone turned—the speaker was Qiu Jie. Everyone felt it was strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiu Jie stared at Lin Qi on the screen, his mind filled only with awe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a spear practitioner, only as an observer did he realize just how strong Lin Qi truly was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Losing to him was no shame at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chiqiong Martial Arts Hall\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good kid! Strong mental fortitude, sharp intuition, and rock-solid fundamentals!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“His future is limitless!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Feng watched Lin Qi’s upright figure on the screen, growing more and more fond of him; that unique aura deeply impressed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a seventh-rank high-level martial artist, he saw far more than anyone else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We can confirm he is a true genius—the kind of genius Chiqiong Martial Arts Hall needs.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Feng’s lips curled slightly as he pulled out his smartphone and dialed a number.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sun Supervisor, contact Lin Qi immediately. Invite him to come to Chiqiong Martial Arts Hall to discuss a contract.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What contract?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course, a B-class contract!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chi Realm Arena\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qi returned calmly to the spectator seats, where Jiang Tao shook his head in awe:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother Qi, you’re insane!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m certain I’m no longer your match.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fan Yong from Songbai High School has no idea how strong you are.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qi shook his head and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just lucky—I can’t match you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nearby, Li Zhou spoke in admiration:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lin Qi, you’re too modest. Your strength is formidable; we should exchange insights sometime.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright!” Lin Qi nodded, sensing Li Zhou’s goodwill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was his first real exchange with Li Zhou—once someone he had looked up to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of this came from sheer strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others soon began offering congratulations, but Yu Jing sat alone, silent and unnoticed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, the exchange match has only just begun. Lin Qi has given us a strong opening win—everyone else, keep pushing forward and win the rest.” Zhang Cheng spoke up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1302,"2026-06-20T20:27:41.493Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","73e3ce6e6ffa11a51add10c2b805ca496f695d216b92ec22b11597c5e6be9a62","high-martial-world-getting-strong-by-grinding-er-chapter-55","high-martial-world-getting-strong-by-grinding-er-chapter-53",992,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhigh-martial-world-getting-strong-by-grinding-er-cover.jpg"]