Chapter 575: The Might of the Golden Gangjin Body (Seeking Monthly Votes)

In an instant, his heavy sword, carrying the momentum of a crashing thunderbolt, slashed fiercely toward Lin Qi.

He had awakened both 【Thunder】 and 【Lightning】 abilities, possessing both power and speed!

The movement technique manual he practiced simultaneously was "Nine Flashes of the Lei Ji."

The muscles in his legs exerted force instantly, like a thunderclap exploding.

"Boom!"

His sword strike tore through the air, its power vigorous and thunderous light overflowing, like a thunder dragon born into the world.

Lin Qi's expression was serious; Augustus's sword style was fierce and overbearing, quite similar to his own.

Compared to speed, he focused more on the destructive power of his moves; his opponents in the previous rounds couldn't even take a single strike from him!

It could be said that he was an enhanced version of Yu Zhuoran, with talent and strength several grades higher.

"Whoosh~"

In an instant, Lin Qi's figure moved suddenly, also employing "Nine Flashes of the Lei Ji."

He stepped out with fierce, forceful strides, leaving deep footprints on the spot.

Facing the thunderous sword momentum, he suddenly swung his black-gold great spear, injecting fierce power into it, accompanied by the vibration of the spear shaft, executing the Five Styles of Golden Edge!

"Bang!!"

In an instant, the weapons of both sides collided, the great spear and the heavy sword striking out simultaneously, their fierce force clashing!

The air exploded!

Thunder and sharpness devoured each other, the sound of metal colliding was deafening, and violent energy poured out.

"Such strong power!"

Augustus frowned; this power was indeed extraordinary.

The tyrannical force made him unable to help but retreat backward.

Sure enough, there was a reason Ajay was defeated; this power was not inferior to his own!

And Lin Qi, on the opposite side, also retreated several steps to stabilize his figure.

Lin Qi silently compared the power of Augustus and Ajay in his heart.

Clearly, Augustus was a notch stronger than Ajay in all aspects of physical strength!

But in terms of the subtlety and destructive power of his moves, he was even more formidable.

And the sword technique—Lin Qi suspected Augustus's sword technique was stronger than his own.

He activated 【Golden Pupil】; through the probing of the first round, he had roughly gauged Augustus's strength.

If he didn't use his full strength this time, it would be very difficult to defeat Augustus.

However, battling him was also a tremendous boost for himself.

Thinking of this, he swung the black-gold great spear again, executing the Five Styles of Golden Edge, mobilizing more cells to erupt with even stronger vibrational force!

By making the metal vibrate at high frequencies, he could deal greater lethality with the same amount of force!

This was the core of the "Golden Edge Scroll"!

"Come again!"

Augustus roared excitedly, his Qi and blood surging wildly, releasing terrifying power, his veins bulging all over his body like raging thunder pouring out.

At the same time, he thrust the heavy sword in his hand, his speed incredibly fast!

"Screech!!"

He thrust at several times the speed of sound, tearing through the air.

He was not only skilled in power but also very proficient in speed.

Agile and nimble, without a hint of clumsiness, his movements were as swift as lightning; his physique was simply not that of a mortal.

Augustus was exceptionally excited, his Qi and blood rolling like muffled thunder, his speed getting faster and faster!

The heavy sword thrust out continuously, like beams of lightning and thunder, like thunderclaps exploding!

Thunder Strike Combo!

And Lin Qi also thrust out the black-gold great spear in his hand, golden silk threads emerging!

"Shoo, shoo, shoo!!!"

Fifty Golden Light Strikes!

"Clang, clang!!"

The golden silk threads danced like living golden snakes, colliding continuously with the black heavy sword.

Both sides only used simple thrusts; attack was defense, and no defense was needed.

It was just continuous thrusting!

They were both very confident in their protective Gangjin and battle armor.

The audience in the stands could only see two forces, one gold and one silver, clashing continuously.

The collision of metal weapons created a series of whistling arcs, the energy storm kicked up clouds of dust, and countless craters and footprints appeared on the ground.

In the White Eagle Federation's spectator section:

They were the second most powerful nation on Blue Star, possessing a full 17 Ninth Realm martial artists.

If Eighth Realm peak martial artists like Augustus and Saina Zaghu could break through to the Ninth Realm,

they would have over 20 Ninth Realm martial artists.

Several Ninth Realm martial artists couldn't help but praise:

"Lin Qi of the Xia Guo is indeed talented; he is worthy of being the number one genius in the Ten Thousand Beast Blood Pillar."

"To have such strength only five months after breaking through to the Eighth Realm—his future is limitless!"

"However, he cannot defeat Augustus; he is the strongest genius of our White Eagle Federation!"

"Before breaking through, he could defeat Ninth Realm martial artists; after breaking through, he will be our Federation's top combat power."

As everyone spoke, the God of War, with his sharp facial features, lean physique, and terrifying aura, also spoke:

"Augustus practices the 'Ten Thousand Thunder Sword Canon,' which I obtained from the No. 9 Relic; it is a five-star sword technique manual."

"It is exceptionally compatible with Augustus. With a suitable sword manual and movement technique manual, he can more fully exert his advantages!"

"Once he defeats Lin Qi, Sun Sheng, Li Tianxing, and the others, he will contribute to the Blue Star civilization in the Seed Trial."

"When he breaks through to the Ninth Realm, the title of 'Thunder God' will suit him perfectly; it was prepared specifically for him!"

In the stands and the bullet comments, there was also a frantic discussion.

"Too fast! I originally thought the previous battles were the limit; I didn't expect it could be even fiercer."

"Looking at it this way, Lin Qi and Augustus are indeed a cut above the others!"

"It's impossible to tell who will win now; both sides are very strong, evenly matched!"

"This is truly a battle of gods!"

The audience was watching the match nervously; every second, there were dozens of collisions!

On the arena:

"Clang, clang, clang!!"

Countless thunder Gangjin slashed across the sky,

colliding with the golden spear Gangjin, kicking up waves of energy storms.

The battle at this moment had already entered a white-hot stage.

After another intense collision, Lin Qi and Augustus each retreated.

The domain powers of both sides were still colliding and canceling each other out; the suppression was almost gone, returning to the same starting line.

Lin Qi gripped the great spear tightly, feeling the waves of current impact, which were instantly swallowed by his Gangjin.

Having exchanged hundreds of blows, alternating between the "Golden Edge Scroll" and the "Golden Light Scroll,"

he had gained new insights into spear techniques.

His heart felt a surge of joy; this Augustus's strength was truly not weak, and this whetstone was indeed of high quality.

However, it was time to end it.

He possessed the Golden Gangjin Tyrant Body, and his physical defense was astonishing; Augustus's attacks had caused almost no effective damage.

At this moment, Augustus's expression also became serious.

His purple battle armor had several scratches and dents, all caused during the previous battle.

He gripped the black heavy sword tightly, exhaled a breath, his Qi and blood surging, but waves of numbness and pain still flooded his heart.

Continuous collisions meant he had also received no small amount of impact.

Fortunately, he had not been severely injured.

He looked at Lin Qi, feeling serious in his heart; the continuous combat made him feel tremendous pressure.

Because he discovered that Lin Qi of the Xia Guo was truly strong!

Augustus looked at Lin Qi, thunderous light blooming in his eyes, and he smiled confidently, the corners of his mouth lifting:

"Lin Qi, this battle should end now!"

Battling Lin Qi had benefited him greatly, and his sword technique realm had improved.

If they kept fighting, the improvement wouldn't be significant, so it was time to end it.

Lin Qi released an invisible pressure, his face cold and stern as he said:

"Indeed, it should end!"

After Augustus finished speaking, his aura exploded.

He widened his eyes, blooming with astonishing thunderous light, his whole person like a roaring thunder dragon.

The range of his thunder domain expanded, current enveloping everything!

"Boom!"

He swung his heavy sword, exerting force suddenly, exploding outward from his spot like lightning.

His muscles bulged, veins popped, Qi and blood surged wildly, double-layered thunder patterns bloomed with astonishing light, and thunder Gangjin swirled around his body.

He held the black heavy sword high, his Gangjin surging, and a massive thunder sword slashed out, tearing through space.

"Ten Thousand Thunder Sword Canon" killing move—Thunder Radiance Slash!

Lin Qi watched the thunder sword whistling toward him, countless currents permeating the air.

In an instant, a third layer of golden patterns appeared on his skin; the three layers of patterns emerged, condensing into a triangular dark-golden pattern.

A third force emerged from within his body, the Golden Emperor Gangjin was completely perfected, and a terrifying aura was released from his body.

Like a fierce tiger released from a cage, his skin seemed to turn into diamond, power surged, causing the surrounding air to solidify.

The countless Ninth Realm martial artists in the front rows of the stands saw this moment, and their expressions changed.

"This is...?"

Lin Qi felt the endless power surging within him, 【Golden Gangjin】 ability released, Gangjin condensing a 5-fold combat power boost.

His physical capabilities in all aspects were greatly enhanced.

This was the complete Golden Gangjin Tyrant Body!

Facing the slashing thunder sword, he gripped the great spear tightly, golden spear Gangjin condensed, his bones bloomed with light, power surged and injected into the great spear.

"Boom!"

In an instant, he exploded outward; facing the thunder sword, he unleashed a force of over a thousand tons, the black-gold great spear thrusting out fiercely while rotating at high speed!

The air formed a sharp cone and was torn apart!

The spear tip flashed with golden light, colliding fiercely with the thunder sword.

"Bang!!"

The Gangjin of both sides collided first, crashing and compressing, then the spear tip met no resistance, clashing directly with the sword body.

"Crack!"

A crisp sound was heard; the two looked at each other, and on the straight-line distance, cracks appeared on the black sword body in an instant, spreading outward like a spiderweb.

"Bang!"

Finally, the entire black heavy sword shattered, turning into countless fragments that splashed outward.

Augustus's face was cut by the fragments, and blood flowed out.

He widened his eyes, watching all of this.

"Pfft~"

The next instant, the spear tip thrust toward his chest; the purple battle armor faced Lin Qi's spear as if it were made of paper, being pierced through.

It broke through the protective thunder Gangjin, pierced the tough skin, and pulverized his heart.

It passed straight through his chest!

Intense pain flooded Augustus's heart; he instantly lost all his strength.

"Pfft~"

His throat felt sweet, and he spat out a large amount of blood, mixed with fragments of his internal organs.

The battle was over!

"Boom!"

Everyone in the stands only saw dazzling light, and the massive roar shook the entire arena ground.

A strong energy storm swept through the surroundings, making it impossible to see the situation inside.

Tens of millions of viewers, as well as those watching the live stream, widened their eyes, urgently wanting to know the result.

The whistling sound faded, the light dispersed, and two figures appeared in everyone's sight within the smoke.

Lin Qi, his body radiating dark golden patterns, stood proudly, the great spear in his hand piercing through Augustus's body.

Augustus asked in disbelief:

"What... what power is this?"

Lin Qi revealed a smile:

"Go ask your teacher; he knows!"

As soon as the words fell, the purple-armored Augustus turned into nothingness and dissipated in the air.

【Second Match: Lin Qi (Xia Guo) Wins!】

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

Lin Qi put away the great spear, the dark golden patterns on his body dissipated, and the terrifying power was hidden away.

He felt the vibration of the spear's metal structure.

This was his first time using three abilities simultaneously in the arena.

And he was very satisfied with the power; a top-tier Eighth Realm martial artist like Augustus, a top genius capable of defeating Ninth Realm martial artists,

had been pierced to death by his spear!

His Eighth-Rank heavy sword couldn't withstand the power and was instantly shattered.

"Clap, clap!!"

The moment the result came out, thunderous applause and tsunami-like cheers instantly erupted throughout the stands.

"Too strong!"

"What did I just see? Augustus's battle sword was actually shattered; that was a simulated Eighth-Rank weapon—how much power must that be?"

"What happened at the last moment?"

"Why did Lin Qi suddenly become so much stronger? It feels like he is a god!"

"My god, Augustus actually lost?"

"God, is this not real?"

The people of the Xia Guo were boiling over; it was simply incredible. Lin Qi won, and he won very easily, as if he suddenly exerted force, and then the opponent fell.

The audience of the White Eagle Federation, however, was filled with wailing; they couldn't believe that the strongest, Augustus, had fallen in the top five.

He didn't even enter the semi-finals.

In the White Eagle Federation's spectator section, the blue-eyed, blond Augustus was teleported back.

Before he left, he was proud and confident, his physique towering, determined to challenge for the championship.

Now he was dejected, his spirit lost, his aura withered, his expression dull.

He looked at his teacher, the God of War, in front of him and asked with a puzzled expression:

"Teacher, what power was that? My heavy sword couldn't resist his spear!"

The God of War, with his terrifying aura, sighed with his arms crossed:

"That was three special abilities; he possesses a 5-fold combat power boost—it is normal that you are not his opponent!"

"Lin Qi of the Xia Guo, he has hidden himself too deeply!"

"Lin Qi, Sun Sheng, Li Tianxing—the heavens truly haven't been thin on the Xia Guo, letting them possess three top geniuses!"

Augustus realized: "So it was three abilities!"

He felt unwilling in his heart; if he also possessed three abilities, who could be his opponent?

In the front row of the Xia Guo's spectator section, the Ninth Realm martial artists also revealed expressions of surprise.

"Three abilities?" the Purple-Clothed Overlord spoke first.

The Shanhe King lifted the corners of his mouth, both surprised and delighted:

"That's right, it is indeed three abilities?"

"This kid Lin Qi, he didn't even tell us he awakened a third ability."

The Sword Emperor saw this and also smiled: "Now Lin Qi, Sun Sheng, and Li Tianxing have all awakened three abilities!"

"It seems the championship will be hard to contend for!"

The Red Emperor, sitting in the middle of the crowd, nodded slightly, while Envoy Tu Lan beside him was not calm.

The expression of surprise could not be hidden at all!

"Three abilities, another one?"

"Don't you have three geniuses who awakened three abilities in the Lianqiao Realm?"

"A common planet, in such a short time of contact with the extraordinary, has continuously given birth to four galaxy-level geniuses."

"Your Blue Star definitely has a problem!"

Envoy Tu Lan couldn't help but exclaim; she had already made up her mind that after the Seed Trial—no, after the selection ended, she would study Blue Star thoroughly.

This civilization was simply not simple.

The civilization's potential was definitely not low-level.

Perhaps it was truly high-level.

The Red Emperor asked: "Inspector Envoy Tu Lan, do you think the Lianqiao Realm has a chance to win?"

Envoy Tu Lan was silent for a moment, then shook her head: "I cannot be sure of this!"

"It specifically depends on which civilization your opponent is, but the Lianqiao Realm might truly be able to let you win a few matches!"

"However, it is only a probability; don't be too happy too early!"

After hearing this, everyone felt a sense of heaviness in their hearts.

Lin Qi, Sun Sheng, and Li Tianxing were all so strong, yet they couldn't guarantee a win?

Just how strong were the other civilizations?

Nearby, Sun Sheng watched the entire battle, especially the terrifyingly imposing Lin Qi, and immediately revealed a smile:

"Finally exposed?"

"This guy Lin Qi, he really did awaken a third ability!"

"This way, if I defeat him, it won't be considered bullying him, right?"

Li Tianxing beside him shook his head: "You should defeat Andre and Augustus first before talking."

Sun Sheng smiled confidently: "You are looking down on me!"

"If I use my full strength, Andre and Augustus won't be able to resist my staff technique at all!"

On the other side, Lin Qi returned to the spectator section.

He was greeted by another wave of clamor.

Jiang Tao widened his eyes and leaned in: "Lin Lin Qi Ge, you are too strong; how did you do it?"

"That was an Eighth-Rank weapon, and you actually shattered it!"

"The power of your final move was simply too terrifying!"

Xue Zhou asked at this time: "Lin Qi, did you awaken a third ability?"

When the others heard this, they were shocked and looked at Lin Qi, waiting for his answer.

Lin Qi nodded: "That's right, in the recent period, I successfully awakened a third ability."

When the others heard this, there was an immediate uproar.

Really awakened another one?

Liu Yuanzhang, Xue Zhou, and Mu Hong looked at each other, seeing the shock.

Liu Yuanzhang sighed:

"Your talent is truly getting stronger as time passes."

"I don't know where your limit is."

Jiang Tao said excitedly: "This is a great thing; the stronger Lin Lin Qi Ge is, the brighter the future of our Blue Star civilization will be."

Everyone nodded, expressing their agreement.

Lin Qi's gaze was also fixed on the arena; now the first two matches were over.

Next, it was Sun Sheng's turn to take the stage; he needed to defeat Andre and Augustus to advance to the seventh round.

First, the first match, battling against Andre.

He looked at Sun Sheng, not hiding anymore; as soon as he took the stage, he exploded with three abilities, showing a 5-fold combat power boost.

Facing Sun Sheng at full strength, Andre didn't last a few moves before being blasted to death, his burly body's bones shattered.

Defeating Andre with overwhelming force!

In the second match, Augustus faced Sun Sheng with the same result.

On the arena:

Augustus's bones were broken, his body lay on the ground, blood spraying wildly, his body losing sensation.

Sun Sheng carried the gilded staff and asked curiously:

"How do you feel compared to Lin Qi—who is stronger?"

Augustus lifted his head with difficulty, looked at Sun Sheng, and slowly spat out two words:

"Lin Qi!"

As soon as he finished speaking, his body turned into nothingness and dissipated in the air.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 576 =====