Chapter 412 - 398: Lin Qi’s Ranking
CRACK!
With the heavy impact, Lin Qi unleashed his Power through the great spear, and the Blood Scale Iron Pillar’s skull instantly shattered.
BOOM!
Its body, as sturdy as a heavily armored vehicle, was sent flying like a giant boulder, crashing into the pack of Unihorned Black Pigs.
"GRNK... GRNK..."
A full five Unihorned Black Pigs were hit. The immense force of the impact snapped their spines in an instant.
The fight had just begun, and already six Calamity Beasts were dead.
"SCREEE~"
At the same time, the Iron-Scaled Eagles, like black arrows, swooped down. Lin Qi switched his techniques, the style of his Spear Technique transitioning from that of a mountain to that of flowing water.
The black great spear, wreathed in Golden Strength, pierced the air. Its tip was as light as flowing water as it stabbed forward with incredible speed!
Mountain and River Spear Technique—Flowing Water Stab!
PFFT! PFFT! PFFT!
In an instant, Lin Qi thrust his spear madly, stabbing dozens of times in a row. Within the limited space, the heads of ten Iron-Scaled Eagles were all pierced by his spear tip.
Blood splattered in midair, beautiful like blossoms of crimson.
THUD! THUD!
The bodies of the Iron-Scaled Eagles smashed onto the ground, but Lin Qi’s techniques continued unabated.
The afterimages of his spear flowed like a river, continuous and unending.
The spear moved like a river—fast, nimble, and ever-changing. He was no longer bound to a single, fixed form.
PFFT! PFFT!
Lin Qi felt a connection to this Spear Technique and unleashed it with wild abandon.
At the same time, he executed his Body Technique, Thunder Shadow Instant Kill Step.
PFFT! PFFT! PFFT!
He charged alone into the black tsunami of beasts, entering a state of untouchable prowess as he madly slaughtered the Calamity Beasts.
As he hunted, his Body Technique was also constantly improving.
He grew faster and faster, until his entire being seemed to merge with lightning.
"SCREEE~"
WHOOSH~
At a certain moment, as he faced a volley of Iron-Scaled Eagles that resembled a shower of ten thousand arrows, the fierce gale they stirred up whipped across his face.
Lin Qi controlled his body, moving like lightning. For a split second, he completely became lightning.
VMMMM!!
Everything around him began to slow down. The movements of the Iron-Scaled Eagles, the airflow, the changes in temperature—all became incomparably clear.
For an instant, Lin Qi’s body seemed to be wreathed in Thunder.
Facing the siege, he reacted in a flash. His spear struck like a dragon, its afterimages flowing like water, continuous and unending.
Flowing Water Stab!!
SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!
PFFT! PFFT! PFFT!
The bloody afterimages of his spear reaped the lives of all the Iron-Scaled Eagles.
[During the intense battle, your Body Technique, Thunder Shadow Instant Kill Step, has broken through to Perfection. You have comprehended the Thunder Shadow Realm. Body Technique +10%]
[Body Technique: Tier Three 99% → Tier Four 9%]
Lin Qi felt his breakthrough, and joy welled up in his heart.
His entire body surged with power. Under the enhancement of the Thunder Shadow Realm, his abilities soared.
’Too slow, everything is too slow!’
In his eyes, the surrounding Blood Scale Iron Pillars, Unihorned Black Pigs, and Iron-Scaled Eagles were moving countless times slower.
He madly executed the Mountain and River Spear Technique—Flowing Water Stab!
Combining it with the Thunder Shadow Realm, he frenziedly slaughtered the surrounding Calamity Beasts.
They were like fish on a cutting board, continuously being slain by him.
「Forty minutes later.」
"GRNK... GRNK..."
THUD!!
On the concrete road, as the last Unihorned Black Pig died, the surroundings instantly fell silent.
[Student Lin Qi, congratulations on passing the 10th floor trial.]
[Grade Ranking: 3]
[Overall Ranking: 90]
[Proceed to the 11th floor trial? (Y/N)]
...
Lin Qi looked at the pop-up message, quite surprised. ’Third in my grade already?’
Yu Zhuoran and Kong Ruoxuan hadn’t broken through yet and were still stuck on the 10th floor. He had surpassed them the moment he broke through.
He was ranked third. Now, only Du Shanyan and Chu Yu were ahead of him.
He immediately chose to enter the 11th floor, wanting to test his own capabilities.
VMMMM!!
In the next moment, all the Calamity Beasts around him vanished.
All of Lin Qi’s injuries were also completely healed.
A new message popped up.
[11th Floor Trial: Within 60 minutes, kill 500 Calamity Beasts—200 Level 3 Calamity Beast, Gray Ridge Giant Wolves; 200 Level 3 Calamity Beast, Blood-Scaled Iron Pigs; and 100 Level 3 Calamity Beast, Iron-Scaled Eagles!]
[Failure to kill them within the time limit will result in defeat...]
[Your Qi and Blood Value has been adjusted to 399.]
Lin Qi let out a breath. ’The difficulty has increased again. This time, even the Second-Level Calamity Beast, the Unihorned Black Pig, has been removed.’
’They’ve been replaced by the Level 3 Calamity Beast, the Gray Ridge Giant Wolf. Its speed and combat power are on a completely different level from the Unihorned Black Pig.’
’And they’re all Level 3 Calamity Beasts. I still have to finish the battle within an hour.’
At the same time, he felt a continuous stream of power welling up inside him. His Qi and Blood Value was still 99, at the Peak of the Third Realm.
[Countdown: 3, 2, 1...]
[The 11th Floor Trial has officially begun!]
...
"AWOOOO~"
"HFF... HFF..."
Wolf howls echoed in Lin Qi’s ears. Before him, pack after pack of two-meter-tall giant wolves charged forward like supercars speeding down a highway.
Their gray fur merged into a gray tide, rapidly approaching as the ground trembled ever more violently.
Behind them were the even larger, armor-plated Blood-Scaled Iron Pigs.
And above, the Iron-Scaled Eagles formed a black cloud in the sky, their oppressive presence even stronger this time.
Seeing this, Lin Qi executed his Body Technique, Thunder Shadow Instant Kill Step, and shot forward like a bolt of black lightning.
WHOOSH~
PFFT!
He plunged into the tide of Gray Ridge Giant Wolves. His black great spear, covered in Golden Edge Power, swept out with the force of a landslide.
The spear tip then chopped downwards with the might of a bursting riverbank.
The Spear Technique was like mountains and rivers collapsing.
Mountain and River Spear Technique—Mountain and River Collapse!
BANG! BANG! BANG!
The great spear slammed into the head of a Gray Ridge Giant Wolf, blasting it into the concrete road and leaving a shallow crater.
Three nearby Gray Ridge Giant Wolves had their throats slit by the Golden Edge Power, sending blood spraying wildly.
Flowing Water Stab was the fastest of the Six Techniques, while Mountain and River Collapse was a crowd-control technique for Sweeping Thousand Soldiers.