Chapter 569: If one strike can do it, don't use two! (Please vote)

As soon as King Shanhe finished speaking, the 160 names seemed to come alive, jumping out from the big screen automatically.

They transformed into crimson meteor special effects, tearing through the sky and landing on the vast, simulated land.

"Boom!!"

Accompanied by a violent explosion, amidst the splashing smoke and rubble, a battle bracket was formed, and a total of 80 battles appeared in the view of all the audience.

Among the 160 strongest Eighth Realm martial artists of Blue Star, only the 80 stronger ones could advance to the second round of the main tournament; it was destined to be a series of fierce battles.

Once the battle bracket appeared, hundreds of millions of eyes looked over in unison.

Whether in the audience or watching the live stream, everyone was silent for a second.

Lin Qi was the same; he quickly found his name.

【Match 20: Lin Qi (Xia Guo) vs Aoki Michio (Sakura Nation)】

After seeing his opponent, Lin Qi had a puzzled look on his face.

He had no idea who his opponent was, although he knew the opponent was from the Sakura Nation.

But he had broken through to the Eighth Realm too recently, and he wasn't familiar with the truly top-tier Eighth Realm martial artists.

However, he didn't know, but Liu Yuanzhang did.

He glanced at the battle bracket and turned to explain to Lin Qi:

"Lin Qi, your opponent in the first round is not simple."

"Aoki Michio is an Eighth Realm martial artist with deep accumulation; he is 42 years old this year. Although he doesn't have the talent to break through to the Ninth Realm,"

"he has stayed at the peak of the Eighth Realm for a full 15 years, and his combat experience is very rich. You must be careful and not be careless."

Lin Qi nodded seriously, "I understand!"

When the battle bracket came out, the entire audience was in an uproar.

At the same time, the burly and tall King Shanhe announced loudly:

"I announce, the first round of the main tournament officially begins!"

"Boom!"

The moment his figure dissipated, the arena instantly divided into four, simulating a dilapidated ruin battlefield environment.

In the audience, 8 crimson beams of light descended from the sky, and four competitions were held simultaneously.

"Boom!"

8 Eighth Realm martial artists from various nations began their first round of fighting.

The air was filled with a murderous aura!

Everyone who could pass the preliminaries was a top-tier genius, at the very least an SS-level genius.

They were the talents accumulated by Blue Star over several decades.

Lin Qi's gaze was locked on the four arenas; there were many strong individuals in the Eighth Realm.

Especially those old monsters who had accumulated for years, because Blue Star's martial path was developing too fast.

Eighth Realm martial artists had a lifespan of a full 800 years, and everyone was still too young.

Although the talent of some martial artists had reached its limit,

the martial arts techniques they had polished and their combat experience could not be underestimated.

If one were truly negligent, it was really possible to flip the car.

And his thoughts were quickly confirmed; in the competition, some Eighth Realm martial artists completely displayed formidable strength.

The four battles ended faster than expected.

A round was finished in almost three minutes.

Of course, some ended very quickly; for example, he saw one battle.

It was a beautiful woman wearing silver-white battle armor, tall and curvaceous, her whole body wrapped in ice and snow.

She looked to be only in her early 20s, brandishing a sharp sword like the arc of a cold wind from the extreme north, and with lightning speed, she killed her opponent in three strikes.

Lin Qi also saw her name—Qin Shuang!

"Qin Shuang is indeed amazing. In this selection, among the 10 spots, she should have one."

Liu Yuanzhang sighed from the side.

Jiang Tao asked curiously after hearing this:

"Liu Yuanzhang, who is this Qin Shuang?"

Seeing the puzzled expressions of Jiang Tao and the others, Liu Yuanzhang explained:

"In our Xia Guo over the past few decades, there have been a total of 12 SSS-level geniuses who awakened two abilities."

"Except for the three who have already broken through to the Ninth Realm, Qin Shuang has the highest realm; she is already at the peak of the Eighth Realm, and her combat power is astonishing!"

Jiang Tao was secretly shocked after hearing this, "So amazing, it seems she can compete for the championship!"

The blue-robed Xue Zhou next to him also sighed:

"The Ninth Realm martial artists have high expectations for Qin Shuang; her goal is the championship!"

Lin Qi nodded; awakening two abilities and being at the peak of the Eighth Realm was a dimensionality-reduction strike for others.

Everyone had a chance to compete for the championship!

Pei Pei Yiqing said, "With Qin Shuang's strength, isn't winning the championship a sure thing?"

Liu Yuanzhang shook his head and said, "It's not like that!"

"The situation in the Eighth Realm is different from the Seventh Realm; there are many geniuses, and she is not the only one who awakened two abilities."

"Augustus and Saina Zaku of the White Eagle Federation, Andrei of the Mao Xiong Nation, Ajay of the Tianzhu Nation, and Dongshan Dongshan Fengxiong of the Sakura Nation."

"Leon of Germany, Su Xi of the Sunset Nation, as well as our Xia Guo's Qin Shuang, Gu Yang Jian, Lin Qi, Sun Sheng, and Li Tianxing!"

"A total of 12 people awakened two abilities!"

"It's simply gods fighting gods!"

Jiang Tao and the others gasped.

Pei Pei Yiqing said in disbelief, "So many?"

"A full 12; in the Seventh Realm, only three people awakened two abilities in the end!"

Xu Qin and the others already had a premonition that what followed would truly be gods fighting gods.

12 people; two were destined not to get a spot.

And among them, Lin Qi, Sun Sheng, and Li Tianxing, who had broken through recently, were also existences with terrifying combat power.

Time passed slowly, and in the blink of an eye, 19 battles had passed, and it was Lin Qi's turn.

【Contestant Lin Qi, please prepare!】

The sound of the intelligent voice echoed in Lin Qi's ears.

Amidst the cheering of Jiang Tao and the others, he transformed into a crimson beam of light and descended onto one of the ruin arenas.

"Boom!"

In 30 seconds, Lin Qi, wearing black-gold battle armor and holding a great spear, slowly walked out of the crimson beam of light.

Opposite him, a middle-aged man wearing green armor and standing tall walked out, brandishing a silver longsword.

The man had a beard on his face, and there was a hideous scar on his left cheek.

He was Aoki Michio, Lin Qi's opponent in this round.

Aoki Michio looked at Lin Qi with a complex expression; two years ago, he was still sitting in the audience, watching the battle between his disciple Kazama Ichiro and Lin Qi.

In the blink of an eye, the other party had broken through the Seventh and Eighth Realms one after another like riding a rocket.

Now he had even passed the preliminaries and was matched with him.

"Lin Qi, I didn't expect there would be a battle between us!"

Aoki Michio spoke, saying fluent Xia Guo language.

He looked serious, his expression firm as he said:

"I broke through to the Eighth Realm Aperture Opening in 2034, and 15 years have passed since then. The sword in my hand has killed 1,258 Level 8 Disaster Beasts!"

"In this match, I will go all out!"

"I hope you will do the same!"

"Otherwise, you will regret your decision!"

After saying this, he held the longsword with both hands, cold light flickering, and an intangible killing intent was released.

Lin Qi heard this, his expression calm, gripping the great spear tightly, his aura as steady as a rock.

Aoki Michio saw this, his brows furrowed, and he made no move. Was he sure of winning against him?

Looking down on him so much?

Are geniuses nowadays so arrogant?

【Countdown:... 3, 2, 1】

【The 20th match of the first round officially begins!】

Above the arena, the sound of the intelligent voice echoed.

The moment the match began, countless people in the audience looked toward one of the matches with anticipation.

"It's Little Qi's turn!"

Lin Zhen, Fang Fang Huiyi, and a group of acquaintances instantly looked over.

And many people from other nations had complex expressions.

In the White Eagle Federation's section, the black man Genos looked at Lin Qi and sighed:

"I used to be able to compete with Lin Qi!"

"Now I was eliminated in yesterday's Seventh Realm preliminaries, while Lin Qi is able to pass the Eighth Realm preliminaries."

"The gap between people is too large!"

Javier, Levin, and other former opponents nodded; compared to Lin Qi, they were practically trash.

And in the Sakura Nation's section.

A handsome man also had a complex expression; he was Miyamoto Ichiro, an SS-level genius.

In the Global Freshman Martial Arts Competition, he lost to Lin Qi.

And now, Aoki Michio on the field was his teacher.

Two years ago, Lin Qi was still competing with him for the championship of the freshman competition.

Now he was already able to confront his teacher; this kind of gap made people feel a sense of frustration.

Other Sakura Nation geniuses looked at Lin Qi with eyes full of amazement.

Only a tall man with rough features looked at Lin Qi with a calm expression.

"He is Lin Qi? It is said he only broke through to the Eighth Realm five months ago; I wonder how his strength is?"

"Whoosh whoosh!!"

In the ruin arena, a strong wind instantly blew up, and a green domain was released from Aoki Michio's body.

This was the power of wind, and gusts of wild wind instantly formed in the arena.

"Whoosh~"

Aoki Michio crouched slightly, his whole body erupting with green light, green patterns appearing on his skin, and he merged with the surrounding wind.

Power erupted instantly, and in an instant, he attacked, thrusting his sword, his speed reaching the extreme.

Green sword Qi enveloped his longsword, and the rubble on the ground was instantly cut into debris by the wind blades.

In Lin Qi's eyes, Aoki Michio's figure suddenly blurred; he had attacked.

【Golden Pupil】 was also activated in an instant, and Aoki Michio's movements slowed down continuously.

He brandished the longsword in his hand, and the sword Qi swept over like a hurricane.

"Such fast speed!"

Lin Qi sighed in his heart; he was worthy of being a peak Eighth Realm martial artist, having broken through 15 years ago, his physical strength was already at the limit.

He could only continuously polish his martial arts technique; this sword strike had no unnecessary movements, simple and direct, and the force exertion was also very exquisite.

It was at least a Four-Star sword technique manual.

In an instant, the opponent's sword strike was already close at hand!

"Whoosh~"

At the same time, Lin Qi also erupted violently, his golden domain spreading out and colliding with the wind domain.

Within the two domains, wind blades and sharpness collided, cutting each other, like countless blades colliding.

Aoki Michio's speed slowed down instantly, and he was secretly shocked in his heart:

"Such strong domain power!"

Aoki Michio's expression was serious, feeling a strong suppression, as if trapped in a quagmire.

Suddenly, a strong sense of crisis welled up in his heart.

"Not good!"

Lin Qi's figure before him instantly became blurred, followed by a beam of golden light flickering with cold light.

"Chirp!"

It was Lin Qi who had thrust his spear in an instant; Golden Emperor Golden Gangjin condensed on the great spear, the spear shaft trembling, the spear tip shaking, his whole body's cells moving violently under his control.

Body and spear as one, exquisite force exertion, arm force, the perfect combination of power and speed.

"World-Extinguishing Spear Canon" was unleashed!

Aoki Michio gritted his teeth, watching Lin Qi thrust his great spear like lightning; the speed was too fast.

He had to erupt with all his strength.

He knew that if he couldn't block it, then he would be the one to lose.

This Lin Qi is a monster!

Thinking of this, he unleashed the top-tier sword technique manual he had practiced for 15 years—"Wind Mother Sword Canon."

This sword technique emphasized merging with the wind and becoming the wind.

The sword Qi wrapped around the sword body like a wind vortex.

The requirements for speed were extremely strict, and it was also the manual most suitable for their Sakura Nation style.

"Shoo!"

Under the suppression of the domain, both launched attacks, pushing their speed to the extreme.

The golden thread and the green wind broke the sound barrier, tearing through the air as if whistling.

"Clang clang clang!!"

In an instant, their weapons collided, spear tip against sword tip, Golden Gangjin clashing, splashing large sparks.

In an instant, both collided three times.

Lin Qi's three spear strikes were all blocked.

But in an instant, after being hit by fifteen consecutive strikes, from the fourth strike on, Aoki Michio's speed slowed down.

The fierce force was transmitted to his body through the sword body; no matter how strong his control was,

his Golden Gangjin could block damage, but Lin Qi's force was not something an ordinary martial artist could block.

A 5-fold combat power boost; even if he only used 30% of his strength, it was not something an ordinary martial artist could withstand.

His sword slowed down, and slowing down meant being late.

"Pfft pfft pfft~~"

The spear tip thrust continuously, piercing Aoki Michio's neck, piercing the same spot, blood spraying wildly.

Fifteen consecutive golden light strikes!

The next instant, the battle ended.

Aoki Michio's expression changed drastically; his neck was pierced, making him unable to make a sound.

He looked at Lin Qi, his expression filled with disbelief; he had lost just like that?

That spear technique just now was unimaginably fast, and the force within it made his arm feel numb even now.

But he had no time to think about these things.

"Drip!"

Blood fell to the ground, and he himself turned into nothingness and vanished into the air.

"Zheng—!"

Lin Qi retracted his spear, and the domain power also dissipated, leaving only the dilapidated land with countless cracks cut by the domain power.

【Match 20: Lin Qi (Xia Guo) wins!】

Above the arena, the intelligent voice announced the final result.

Lin Qi was also instantly teleported back to the audience, with no thoughts of reviewing the match.

The opponent was too weak; Aoki Michio might be quite powerful to others.

Stronger than the combined Red-Armored Swordsman and Blue-Armored Swordsman.

But facing him, it still wasn't enough.

Jiang Tao next to him was stunned and said, "Brother Qi, it's over already?"

Lin Qi nodded and said, "It's over!"

The others were also stunned; this battle ended too quickly, with a gap even larger than a father beating his son.

Liu Yuanzhang also said with a complex expression, "Aoki Michio is no ordinary person, yet he lost so thoroughly!"

He seemed to see the gap between starlight and the bright moon.

At the same time, the audience was in an uproar, and the bullet comments were the same.

"Damn, this Lin Qi is too strong!"

"Killing the opponent in one strike, I only saw a golden light flash by, and then the battle was over!"

"How is this style completely different from everyone else's?"

"This is a situation that only happens when the gap is too large."

"No, did Senior Aoki Michio really lose just like that?"

The Sakura Nation people in the bullet comments were completely unable to accept it; Aoki Michio, a strong man who appeared in the news repeatedly and killed countless Disaster Beasts,

was actually killed in one strike by someone!

This impact was too strong, causing many Sakura Nation martial artists to have their inner defenses broken.

In the Sakura Nation's section, Aoki Michio was teleported back, and silence fell.

"Teacher, are you okay?"

Miyamoto Ichiro next to him asked with concern.

Aoki Michio waved his hand and said, "I'm fine!"

"I lost this battle!"

"There is always someone better than you, and there is always a heaven beyond heaven!"

That's what he said, but Miyamoto Ichiro saw the bulging veins on his teacher's neck.

It definitely wasn't as easy as he said.

At this moment, a tall man not far away spoke:

"Lin Qi, it's better to leave him to me!"

"If it were Dongshan Fengxiong-kun, then Lin Qi wouldn't be a match." Miyamoto's eyes lit up after seeing Dongshan Dongshan Fengxiong.

Others also started to praise him loudly.

"Dongshan Fengxiong-kun is one of the only two geniuses in our Sakura Nation in decades to master two special abilities; he is destined to save the entire Blue Star civilization in the future."

Dongshan Dongshan Fengxiong, hearing the praise, immediately revealed a smile.

Aoki Michio looked at the other party and also recognized his strength in his heart.

Perhaps only such a genius could defeat Xia Guo's Lin Qi.

In the first row of the Xia Guo's section, more than 20 Ninth Realm martial artists revealed smiles after watching the battle.

In the distance, Qin Shuang, with a cold temperament and tall figure, spoke:

"Is this the strength of the number one genius? Indeed very strong."

"To have such strength five months after breaking through, at the same stage, I would not be a match."

"However, I am already at the peak of the Eighth Realm and have opened 73 apertures; I am only one step away from breaking through."

"If it weren't for the Tinder Trial, perhaps I would have already broken through to the Ninth Realm by now."

"The current Lin Qi, and even Sun Sheng and Li Tianxing, would not be my match."

Sitting next to her was a woman who was equally beautiful and had a cold temperament; she was her sister, Chi Di's special envoy—Qin Yue!

Qin Yue frowned and said, "Don't underestimate them; the three of them are not that simple."

"On the Eighth Realm leaderboard, you haven't even surpassed Augustus, Andrei, or Ajay; I have no right to underestimate others."

Qin Shuang argued after hearing this, "I just spent more time practicing."

"This time, I will definitely take the championship!"

After Lin Qi finished the battle, he continued to watch the battles.

He successively saw the strength of other geniuses, especially Sun Sheng, Li Tianxing, Augustus, and others.

They had awakened two abilities and were future rivals.

He even saw Augustus's attack; the opponent had awakened two lightning powers and brandished a heavy sword, and no one could block him.

He killed his opponent in one strike.

The opponent also possessed Ninth Realm combat power.

Besides that, Andrei and Ajay also easily defeated their opponents and advanced to the second round.

The first round of the main tournament lasted for an hour before it ended.

At the same time, in the front row of the Xia Guo's section.

Next to Chi Di, a figure appeared.

Tall and wearing a blue robe, Tu Lan logged on and apologized simply:

"Sorry, I forgot the time!"

"Which round is it now?"

Chi Di answered, "The first round of the main tournament has ended; preparing for the second round."

Tu Lan looked lazily at the 80 projected names and nodded, "Then let's continue!"

"Let me see what geniuses you have in the Aperture Opening Realm!"

As soon as she finished speaking, several Ninth Realm martial artists nodded at each other.

Above the arena!

"Hum!"

King Shanhe, with his heavy aura, was projected again.

"Dear contestants and audience!"

"I announce the first round of the main tournament has officially ended!"

"The second round continues!"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 570 =====