Chapter 99: The Warlord Lifts the Cauldron! (Monthly Tickets)

“Huh~ Huh~”

The Dujiaoheizhu felt dizzy, shook its head violently, felt a tearing pain in its scalp, and let out a deafening roar.

“Boom!”

Its bloodshot little eyes locked onto Lin Qi; its thick iron hooves slammed into the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust, like an armored vehicle charging forward.

Its speed was astonishingly fast, leaving no time to react.

Seeing this, Lin Qi continued to gather strength, once again concentrating all his power, calculating the opponent’s speed and distance.

One second later, he exploded into motion, his body surging forward like an ancient general launching a charge, then powering up with his legs, leaping high into the air.

His body arched backward, taut like a drawn bow, his tendons tightening like powerful springs—then released in an instant.

He raised his great spear high, like a warlord lifting a massive cauldron, and brought it crashing down onto the Dujiaoheizhu ’s cervical vertebrae.

The Third Killing Technique of the Stone Spear Art—The Warlord Lifts the Cauldron!

At that moment, the Dujiaoheizhu had just reached a distance of less than a meter from him; its massive shadow engulfed him.

It widened its eyes, its body’s instinct sensing mortal danger.

If this heavy spear struck, it would die!

“Huh~ Huh~”

But it didn’t know how to respond, screaming in despair as it helplessly watched Lin Qi’s Thunder Horn Spear crash down onto its spine.

“Boom!!”

“Crack~”

With a thunderous impact, the immense force smashed into the Dujiaoheizhu ’s spine; its head slammed into the ground, and its thick limbs snapped with a crack!

The first to break was its spine.

Its body collapsed with a crash, kicking up dust, its seven orifices filling with blood, then spurting torrents of crimson!

Its limbs twitched for a moment, then fell still.

The second Dujiaoheizhu —dead. Double kill!

Lin Qi retracted his spear without expression, as if he had done something trivial.

Li Zhou, lying on the ground nearby, stared in stunned silence at Lin Qi’s back.

The Third Killing Technique of the Water Drop Spear Art—A Flash of a Swallow!

The Third Killing Technique of the Stone Spear Art—The Warlord Lifts the Cauldron!

Combined with Lin Qi’s familiar silhouette and black great spear.

It matched perfectly with Yang Jian, whom he faced in the promotion match during the Moonlight Event.

Their figures completely overlapped.

A thought flashed through his mind!

Lin Qi is Yang Jian!!

Yes, it’s Lin Qi!

Li Zhou stood frozen in place—was this really the Lin Qi he knew?

How had he become so strong??

The Dujiaohei pig he couldn’t defeat had been killed in two strikes by him.

Perhaps now, he was truly the strongest in the entire Second High.

Thinking of this, Li Zhou felt a pang of despair.

Lin Qi wiped the blood off his spear, slung the black great spear over his shoulder, and turned to look at Li Zhou.

“Li Zhou, you okay?”

“I… I’m fine!”

Li Zhou forced himself up from the ground, gritting his teeth as he rose.

“Didn’t perform well this time. The fire axe’s power is too weak.”

“If I had my custom-made battle axe, I could’ve chopped this Dujiaohei pig to death in three swings.” Li Zhou made excuses.

He felt every muscle in his body aching and sore, completely drained, utterly incapable of further combat.

Lin Qi didn’t correct him, only nodded. “I believe you!”

Jiang Tao limped over quickly, face filled with awe.

“Brother Qi, you’re insane!!”

“Aren’t you tired?”

“I remember the third killing techniques are super moves—each one drains massive stamina.”

“You unleashed three in a row, not even breathing hard—are you even human?”

Lin Qi shook his head. “I am tired. Maybe it’s because I’ve broken through to the Second Realm?”

“What?”

“Broken through to the Second Realm?”

Jiang Tao and Li Zhou were stunned again—had he broken through so fast?

“Didn’t you get stuck at 9.99 blood value?” Li Zhou asked, ignoring his pain.

No more arrogance or aura of the top student.

Lin Qi explained calmly: “I trained all five forms simultaneously. My fine muscle groups were already refined long ago.”

“All five forms simultaneously?!” Li Zhou was speechless.

You make training all five forms sound so easy.

He was utterly crushed—Lin Qi not only trained all five forms, but had also surpassed him in martial skill.

Compared to him, Li Zhou felt like a waste; he began to doubt his entire life. “Aowu~”

A wolf’s howl shattered the silence among the three.

At the end of the street, a massive gray figure slowly emerged.

It stood nearly one point eight meters tall, towering like a hill, its body thick and muscular, its fur a deep gray.

Along its spine grew a row of stiff, needle-like pale gray hairs, like a metallic armor gleaming with cold light.

Its You green eyes radiated cruelty and cunning; its sharp fangs and gaping maw seemed ready to devour any enemy.

A terrifying aura radiated from it, sending chills down the spine.

This was a disaster beast even more fearsome than the Dujiaohei pig—larger than the Iron-Spined Wild Boar by a full circle.

“Brother Qi, it’s a Level-3 Disaster Beast—Gray-Spine Giant Wolf!”

Jiang Tao frowned, raised his hand to shield Jiang Miaoyin, and gripped his battle knife, preparing to fight.

!

“I know!”

Lin Qi’s expression turned grave; he stepped forward, gripping the Thunder Horn Spear, staring at the Gray-Spine Giant Wolf.

A Level-3 Disaster Beast—a force far stronger than Level-2. The pressure was overwhelming.

Li Zhou gritted his teeth, picked up the fire axe, and prepared to fight.

“Aowu~”

The Gray-Spine Giant Wolf, drenched in blood, let out a long, howling roar, revealing a cruel grin.

In the next instant, its thick hooves slammed into the ground and it charged forward.

“Swoosh~”

At that exact moment, a dark shadow shot down from the sky, flashing with cold light.

It sliced through the air, tearing it apart, and came crashing down.

“Puff~”

The Gray-Spine Giant Wolf froze in place; its entire head instantly severed and flew off.

“Boom!”

Its massive body crashed to the ground, blood gushing like a fountain.

A burly man in a black combat suit, wielding a sharp battle knife, wiped the blood off his blade and nodded with a smile toward Lin Qi and the others.

“The Gray-Spine Giant Wolf is slain. You’re safe!”

“Rescue has arrived. Don’t worry!”

With that, he turned and left, vanishing in an instant like a fading shadow.

Lin Qi sensed the man’s overwhelming blood qi—vast and potent. His effortless slaying of the Gray-Spine Giant Wolf suggested he was likely a Fourth Realm martial artist.

“Look up in the sky!!” Jiang Miaoyin pointed upward.

A red aerial vehicle slowly approached; the next instant, its cargo door opened.

A figure in blue combat gear leapt down from within.

“Beast, die!!”

A roar echoed across the entire Jin Street; the next instant, a terrifying explosion erupted, accompanied by a piercing scream.

“It’s Deputy Director Yue Feng!” Lin Qi said—he had sharp eyes and recognized him at once.

“Rescue has finally arrived!!” Jiang Tao finally relaxed, a wave of exhaustion washing over him.

Li Zhou collapsed onto the ground, offering a weary smile.

Only Lin Qi, shoulder still bearing the great spear, stood perfectly upright.

He turned and strode quickly to the kitchen to announce:

"Everyone, rescue has arrived!"

"We're safe!!"

"That's wonderful!" Lin Zhen and Fang Huiyi looked deeply moved.

The others wept with joy.

The suffering they had endured during this time had been unbearable—now they were finally safe.

"Big brother, thank you!"

The little girl from earlier smiled as she thanked him.

Lin Qi reached out his hand, but pulled it back upon seeing the blood and smiled: "No need to thank me!"

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(End of Chapter)