Chapter 874: First Battle Against Cosmic Fifth Realm (Requesting Monthly Votes)

In the secret realm, chaos reigned, and slaughter was everywhere.

Among the myriad races of the universe, the powerful ones almost all entered it.

Dozens of common races were frequently seen.

The top ten peak races were all present.

Among these top ten, the demon race, insect race, celestial god race, and hell race were clearly hostile to humanity.

Upon encountering each other, they would invariably seek to kill.

The dragon race and crystal race had neutral relations—sometimes cooperating, sometimes killing each other's members.

No intense enmity existed.

The hell race was peculiar; they were hostile to every race.

They were a mad race, yet still unextinguished—proof of their immense innate talent, abundance of strong individuals, and near-impossibility of extermination.

"Huff!"

After a brief moment of thought, Lin Qi made his decision.

Slowly collecting Abyss Tokens was far slower than directly hunting other races' geniuses.

Kill one, and you gain a fortune instantly.

If I collected them myself, I might never reach ten thousand.

Better to hunt the powerful descendants of other races.

Even if I didn't hunt them, they'd attack me the moment they saw me.

Either way, one side must die.

"Let's go, Watching Xiaotian!"

Lin Qi called to the golden-haired dog beside him—Watching Xiaotian's presence ensured they could retreat safely even against beings of Cosmic Fifth Realm.

"Roar!"

Just as the two flew several kilometers through the storm, they were spotted.

Bloodthirsty roars erupted.

Lin Qi looked toward the creatures emitting the roars—each stood seven to eight meters tall, vaguely humanoid.

They resembled the hell race Lin Qi had slain: grotesque faces, sharp fangs, beast-like maws.

Their bodies were massive, limbs grotesquely disproportionate.

Like exaggerated Ironblood warriors.

Thick limbs, blood-red skin, thick tails—some blade-like, others hammer-like.

Clad in coarse, rugged battle armor, their eyes glowed with a deep blue light.

Each wielded different weapons, their auras savage.

Their auras also reached Cosmic Fourth Realm levels.

"Human?!"

Seeing Lin Qi, they let out low, furious roars—the air grew suffocatingly oppressive.

Lin Qi recognized them.

"Abyss race!"

The Abyss race were the native creatures of the Abyss Secret Realm, possessing extraordinary innate talent.

In the crushing gravity environment, they possessed immense physical strength with extremely high ceilings.

After all, in the Abyss, only those with sufficient physical prowess survived.

As the Abyss race advanced in realm, they grew increasingly humanoid.

From mere beasts, they evolved into intelligent beings.

At Cosmic Fifth Realm, they gained high intelligence, could create combat techniques, and skillfully manipulate cosmic laws.

Their physical strength also intensified.

Though less potent than the hell race in potential, they were among the strongest of all secret realm creatures.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have once slaughtered humans.

"Boom!!"

Dozens of Abyss creatures launched simultaneous attacks—some strong, some weak.

The strongest were Cosmic Fourth Realm; the weakest, Cosmic Second or Third Realm.

"Watching Xiaotian, prepare to fight!"

Lin Qi gave the order.

"Master, I've been waiting for that. I'm already eager."

"Roar!"

The Star-Eater Watching Xiaotian roared, his body swelling.

"Whoosh! Whoosh!!"

Instantly, he became a colossal form—over three thousand meters tall, blotting out sky and sun.

Beneath him, the torrential rain ceased.

"Roar!!"

The Abyss creatures, only seven to eight meters tall, seemed like ants before Watching Xiaotian.

Terrifying pressure engulfed them—the vast golden dragon eyes stared down.

"Boom!!"

They spat crimson energy beams—pure fusion of cosmic law and source energy.

The fire law struck Watching Xiaotian—completely unable to pierce his defense.

His golden scales were like unbreakable armor—even Cosmic Fourth Realm beings couldn't breach them.

The Star-Eater sneered.

"Boom!!"

He extended his sky-blocking hoof, accelerating, then slammed down—brilliant golden light erupted from his claw.

His massive claw, forged like the sharpest metal, slashed downward—golden law runes surfaced, cold killing intent surged.

He slammed down.

"Splat!!"

One claw strike obliterated several Cosmic Third Realm Abyss creatures—their bodies torn apart midair, disintegrating.

Crushed into the earth, reduced to pulp, blood sprayed outward.

Meanwhile, Lin Qi himself was attacked by the Abyss race.

"Sssss~"

The Cosmic Fourth Realm Abyss creatures had grotesquely massive bodies, yet moved with terrifying speed and explosive power.

Lin Qi had to admit—unless one was a star system-level genius, raw physical talent was inferior to that of the Abyss race.

But with cosmic laws and weapons, combat power changed entirely.

"Chii!!"

The fastest Abyss creature swung a massive battle blade—its blood still not fully washed away by rain.

A thick stench hit Lin Qi's face—the blade sliced through raindrops, severing them midair, due to sheer speed.

Crimson flame erupted from its body, engulfing it like a boiling furnace, instantly vaporizing surrounding rain.

Lin Qi swung the Golden Thunder Spear upward—thunderous spear-might exploded, shattering space.

"Dong!!"

The massive blade clashed with the spear, raising a gale.

With a metallic clang like a great bell, air rippled—the ground beneath them cracked, sinking into fissures.

"Hrrr~"

In the collision, explosive fire was shattered by purple-gold divine force.

The Abyss creature was blasted back, body trembling, defense breached, countless wounds carved into its flesh.

Before Lin Qi could press the advantage, other Abyss creatures surged forward.

They unleashed other powers.

Crimson flame, giant boulders, flowing water…

The Abyss race could awaken different elemental affinities—combined with their powerful bodies, their combat strength soared.

They also wielded weapons: irregular great blades, massive swords, hammers, bone spears…

"Ding! Ding! Ding!!"

Grotesque faces surrounded Lin Qi, killing intent surging.

Only the domineering Golden Thunder Spear answered them—domineering flesh and divine force erupted.

The spear thrust forward—its sharp tip pierced through Abyss creatures' bodies.

Amid violent rain and wind, blood sprayed.

The overwhelming penetration of golden law was fully displayed in his spear technique.

Simultaneously, the furious thunder law, once channeled through the spear tip, violently destroyed internal organs.

In moments, many Abyss creatures lay dead.

"This human is strong!"

"Kill him!"

Having witnessed Lin Qi's power, the abyss creatures, as if stimulated, became even more fearless of death.

Lin Qi shook his head and swung the Jin Ting Great Spear, summoning the power of cosmic laws.

Dozens of hundred-meter-long purple-gold spiral spear divine forces appeared out of thin air in the sky, like colossal pillars, crashing down with thunderous force.

Like a legendary space-based weapon descending from the heavens.

"Zizii!!"

Thunder rumbled within the dark clouds, and the power of lightning surged into the Jin Ting Great Spear.

"Boom boom!!!"

The ground shattered, cracking into a spiderweb of fissures.

Countless abyss clans were pierced through by the hundred-meter spear pillars, their bodies torn apart into chunks of flesh and blood, scattered across the deep craters.

Seeing this, Lin Qi shook his head; the world of the Abyss Realm was indeed far more resilient—his destructive power had diminished.

In the universe, his killing technique would have been enough to destroy an entire asteroid.