Chapter 65: Kill Stealing
After months of training, Li Lang’s various martial arts techniques had improved drastically and could not be compared to before.
Li Lang’s Skysoar Kick landed squarely on the back of the other contestant who had been caught off guard. Even with his Qi protecting him, the kick instantly caused the young man to fall face-first into the ground. Before the victim could make out what had happened, Li Lang placed his new spear right against the back of his opponent’s head.
If someone was paying careful attention, they could notice Li Lang’s breathing was uneven despite not having expended much stamina. He quickly surveyed his surroundings after having successfully carried out his ambush.
He glanced up in time to see Wei Ping atop the cultivator, who had been exhausted after employing a powerful Qi art. His mask-wearing ally didn’t hesitate to plunge his dagger into the neck of the man below him. Instantly, the victim was enveloped in a bright white light and vanished in the blink of an eye.
Meanwhile, Long Yi had already finished off the Qi beast with his opening attack. It wasn’t surprising considering Long Yi had made great strides in his cultivation throughout this half a year.
Unlike Wei Ping or Li Lang, Long Yi had grade three aptitude. He was also afforded the same advantage as them, making ample use of Cleansing Drugs to further accelerate his progress. All this meant he had already broken into the fifth stage of the Energy Gathering realm two months ago.
As for Wei Ping, he had broken through to the fourth stage shortly after his duel with Bai Yuchen, the young master they had encountered out in the underground expanse zone they had ventured into. The fight had served as inspiration for him, allowing him to break past his bottleneck after digesting the gains he made in the duel.
Unlike his two companions, Li Lang didn’t manage to make a breakthrough yet during this half a year. He was extremely close, just on the brink of it. It didn’t mean he was lazy, but simply because every cultivation level was exponentially harder than the one before.
Normally, a regular disciple with grade two aptitude would take two years on average to break through from the fourth stage to the fifth stage. The fact that Li Lang, who had grade one aptitude, had almost done it in half a year would shock the whole cultivation world if it became known. They would definitely suspect him of having a chance encounter or made use of a rare heavenly resource for him to make such progress despite his aptitude.
All three of them were already deviants for their quick progress. It could be said that their progress matched even the once-in-a-generation geniuses of the average sect.
With both Wei Ping and Long Yi having finished off their target, they turned to Li Lang with a questioning look.
“What’s wrong? Hurry up and finish him off. They won’t really die and will be just teleported away,” Long Yi reminded.