Chapter 64: Ultimate Counter-Kill (Please follow/read)

"Whoosh—"

The examiner brandished a silver great spear. With a shift of his body, he moved like a speeding car on a highway, suddenly charging out.

A majestic aura erupted from his body, extending into his spear technique. It was open and bold; the spear tip vibrated as he thrust it toward Lin Qi with a boom.

An intense sense of crisis enveloped Lin Qi.

Lin Qi's expression remained calm. With a shift of his body, he charged out like a black hunting leopard, and two afterimages appeared in the arena.

The spear shadows danced like a swimming dragon, filled with killing intent.

Lin Qi exerted force, the spear shaft vibrated, and the tip thrust out like a spirit snake emerging from its cave.

He had witnessed the examiner's spear technique; it had not only broken through to Stage Two, but when converted into panel data, it likely fluctuated around 10% of Stage Two.

A martial artist who had just broken through to Stage Two spear technique could almost never defeat him.

But that was only for others.

"Bang!"

The great spears collided. An intense force clashed between the two, and both retreated backward simultaneously.

In the technique assessment, both sides not only had the same life intensity but also identical physical fitness; it was purely about technique.

"Blocked it!"

Lin Qi's feet scraped violently against the ground, forcing a stop. Feeling the transmission of power, he charged out again, brandishing the great spear. With a flick of the spear tip, he thrust dozens of times in succession.

Cloud-Lifting!

"Clang, clang—"

Facing Lin Qi's barrage of attacks, the examiner took root, brandishing his long spear like a mountain rising from the ground, establishing a defensive circle.

Lin Qi's long spear thrust out, and the examiner swept his own, kicking up howling winds to block it.

"The spear technique is indeed very strong!"

Even though his attacks were blocked, Lin Qi still patiently searched for flaws in the opponent's spear technique.

He fully unleashed the "Mountain-Collapsing Spear Art," with moves that were open and bold, and transitions that were fluid.

It was fierce, tyrannical, and majestic, and his speed grew faster and faster as he launched a relentless assault.

……

At this moment, in another assessment room.

Similarly, two figures were colliding. Jiang Tao wore a golden combat suit, brandishing a battle saber in his hand. With his long arm span, he struck the air and then brought the saber down in a heavy slash.

His opponent, also wearing a white combat suit, was the "No. 8" examiner. The battle saber rose from bottom to top like a mountain lifting from the ground, forming a defensive circle as heavy as a mountain peak.

"This examiner's saber technique is truly strong!"

Jiang Tao frowned, feeling intense pressure; it was like a formidable fortress that could not be breached.

Last time, he had been defeated by the opponent's saber technique.

This time, his saber technique realm had increased significantly, but defeating the opponent remained difficult.

"I wonder how long Lin Lin Qi Ge can hold out?"

He suddenly thought of Lin Qi and how long the other could hold out against the examiner.

"No, I must hold out longer, or even defeat him. I must win!"

Looking at Lin Qi's current strength, he felt pressure, which gave him strong motivation.

Thinking of this, Jiang Tao's gaze became even more determined.

……

"Bang!!"

On the assessment arena.

The white figure held the silver great spear high, like a collapsing mountain, and brought it down in a heavy slash.

Sky-Leaping!

Lin Qi exerted force with both arms, bracing the spear to block. With a loud bang, the spears collided, and a massive force was transmitted to the spear and then to his arms.

It made him unable to stop himself from retreating more than ten steps before stabilizing, his arms numb.

He frowned as he looked at the opponent. Although they had the same physical fitness, the examiner could use his exquisite spear technique to build momentum, allowing his moves to erupt with greater power.

"Whoosh—"

The examiner charged out like an arrow released from a bow, brandishing the long spear. Massive power gathered in the spear, and he thrust it out suddenly, like a surging torrent in an angry sea.

Wherever the spear tip went, it pierced the air, seemingly tearing it apart and emitting a sharp whistling sound.

Ultimate Move—Angry Sea Collapsing Thrust!

It's here!

A glimmer seemed to flash in Lin Qi's eyes; he felt intense danger.

He felt as if he were about to be swallowed by a heaven-shaking angry sea, and at the same time, he moved, his aura changing drastically.

He stayed in place, feet rooted to the ground, stable as a rock, his waist sinking to build momentum.

"Hoo—"

When the momentum was fully built, the examiner was right before his eyes, the cold light on the spear tip flickering, and the wind of killing intent already raging.

Lin Qi was fully focused, erupting in an instant. His spear momentum was like a thunderbolt, swung with an unstoppable force.

It was like Mount Tai pressing down, a heavy slash, and also like the fury of a collapsing mountain.

Ultimate Move—Mountain-Collapsing Slash! Fierce winds raged in the arena; the two sides collided in an instant, and the spear tips clashed in that same moment.

Massive power collided, and intense force was transmitted through both their bodies.

Lin Qi used the force to flip his body, while the examiner firmly gripped the long spear, his powerful arm muscles correcting the spear's path to continue thrusting.

The corners of Lin Qi's mouth curled up slightly. In his eyes, the examiner's movements seemed to be slowed down, as if adjusted to 0.5x speed.

As he flipped his body, he suddenly stretched out, his feet stepping on the ground, and the long spear in his hand turned back to thrust out with a boom.

Basic Spear Technique—Horse-Turning Thrust!

"Puchi—"

Lin Qi's body felt a wave of pain. A flash of cold light flickered, and the sharp spear tip grazed his neck, cutting the skin, and blood sprayed out.

On the other side, the black great spear suddenly pierced through the examiner's chest, accurately piercing the heart, and blood sprayed wildly along with the blood-colored spear tip.

【Examiner "8" has died!】

!

The intelligent voice echoed in the air, and the examiner in front of Lin Qi turned into nothingness and dissipated.

Lin Qi covered his neck with an expressionless face, the wound healing rapidly.

Just now, it was so close!

His carotid artery was about to be severed; he was just a hair's breadth away from losing.

Unfortunately, the one who won in the end was still him.

"If this were a real person, I might have already won, or I might have already lost long ago."

Lin Qi muttered to himself, quietly waiting for the next round.

A moment later.

The white-clothed examiner reappeared, and the number on his chest changed to "9".

【Assessment Task: Please defeat examiner "9"!】

【3, 2, 1……】

【Assessment continues!】

……

"Haha, I won, even though it was just a mutual destruction."

Jiang Tao emerged from the virtual cabin with an excited expression. Others were already out, and the next group of students was entering.

He quickly locked onto Lin Qi's virtual cabin, seeing that he had also come out.

"Lin Lin Qi Ge, I'm sure to win this time!" Jiang Tao walked over and said.

Lin Qi's mouth curled up: "Is that so? Shall we wait and see?"

"Lin Qi and Jiang Tao were both the last to come out. They both reached examiner "8"; their techniques have both broken through to Stage Two."

"Who do you think is more powerful between the two of them?" someone asked in a low voice.

"That goes without saying, it must be Jiang Tao," someone replied.

Hearing the discussion, Jiang Tao felt secretly pleased; the advantage was with him, and he was sure to win.

Lin Qi's expression was calm as he waited quietly.

Since they didn't have to start from the beginning, the speed of this technique assessment was much faster.

Zhang Cheng stood up and said:

"I announce that the technique assessment has officially ended!"

"Everyone can train on their own or return to the classroom. You will be notified once the results are out."

The crowd dispersed. Lin Qi returned to his martial arts room, changed into a martial arts uniform, grabbed his long spear, and continued practicing.

After defeating examiner "8", he faced "9", whose spear technique realm had increased by another large margin.

Lin Qi learned from his previous defeat and began defending as soon as the battle started.

He only lasted a few more seconds before being killed.

Even when facing Wang Qiufeng, the number one in Tianhai, he had never felt so powerless.

"Examiner 9's spear technique is definitely around 20% of Stage Two, while I'm only at 2% of Stage Two. No matter how strong my combat talent is, it's useless."

Lin Qi thought to himself; he still had a long way to go in terms of spear technique.

……

One hour later.

The elite class classroom was filled with a lot of noisy, restless discussion.

When Lin Qi entered, most of the classmates had already arrived.

"Why aren't the results out yet? It's so agonizing to wait; I can't focus on training at all."

"I hope my ranking rises this time. I'm very curious about my ranking in the entire Cang Province." Everyone discussed in low voices.

They hoped to divert their attention to get rid of the nervousness in their hearts.

A moment later, the head teacher Yan Hong and Zhang Cheng entered the classroom together. The atmosphere in the class reached a tacit understanding and instantly quieted down.

Head teacher Yan Hong walked onto the podium, with Zhang Cheng standing beside her.

"No need for small talk, everyone look directly at the results!"

This time, Yan Hong projected the report card directly. For a moment, countless hearts beat faster, cold sweat broke out, and eyes eagerly searched for their own names.

……

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 65 =====