Home / High Martial Arts: Grinding for the Supreme Talent / Chapter 423 - 406: The Eliminated SSS-level Genius

Read free on Ficlyn

High Martial Arts: Grinding for the Supreme Talent

Chapter 423 - 406: The Eliminated SSS-level Genius · Nov 03, 2026

Prev Chapter Novel Info Next Chapter

Chapter List (565)

Page number / 12

401 Chapter 401 - 391: The Path of the Mental Realm 2026-11-03
402 Chapter 402 - 391: The Path of the Mental Realm 2026-11-03
403 Chapter 403 - 392: Mountain and River Spear Technique 2026-11-03
404 Chapter 404 - 392: Mountain and River Spear Technique 2026-11-03
405 Chapter 405 - 393: Mountain and River Six Strikes 2026-11-03
406 Chapter 406 - 393: Mountain and River Six Strikes 2026-11-03
407 Chapter 407 - 393: Mountain and River Six Strikes 2026-11-03
408 Chapter 408 - 394: Celestial Vault Institute 2026-11-03
409 Chapter 409 - 395: Genius is Just the Entry Threshold 2026-11-03
410 Chapter 410 - 396: Genius Competition 2026-11-03
411 Chapter 411 - 397: Strength Breakthrough 2026-11-03
412 Chapter 412 - 398: Lin Qi’s Ranking 2026-11-03
413 Chapter 413 - 398: Lin Qi’s Ranking 2026-11-03
414 Chapter 414: Lin Qi’s Ranking 2026-11-03
415 Chapter 415: Five Elements Marrow Cleansing Ointment 2026-11-03
416 Chapter 416: Reward Settlement 2026-11-03
417 Chapter 417: The Grand Competition and Thunder Extreme Nine Flashes 2026-11-03
418 Chapter 418: Breakthrough—Mountain and River Realm 2026-11-03
419 Chapter 419 - 403: Peak of the Fifth Realm 2026-11-03
420 Chapter 420 - 404: You Haven’t Seen It, So You Don’t Understand 2026-11-03
421 Chapter 421 - 405: Fighting Wang Hailong 2026-11-03
422 Chapter 422 - 405: Battle Against Wang Hailong 2026-11-03
423 Chapter 423 - 406: The Eliminated SSS-level Genius 2026-11-03
424 Chapter 424: Crossing Realm to Fight 2026-11-03
425 Chapter 425 - 408: Breakthrough 2026-11-03
426 Chapter 426 - 409: Killing Technique—Mountain and River Shattered 2026-11-03
427 Chapter 427 - 410: Top 10 2026-11-03
428 Chapter 428 - 411: Ending the Battle in Three Moves 2026-11-03
429 Chapter 429 - 411: Ending the Battle in Three Moves 2026-11-03
430 Chapter 430 - 412: Emperor Red’s Little Fanboy 2026-11-03
431 Chapter 431 - 413: An Unfavored Battle 2026-11-03
432 Chapter 432 - 414: Suppressing Chu Yu 2026-11-03
433 Chapter 433 - 415: The Grand Competition Concludes 2026-11-03
434 Chapter 434 - 416: SSS-level Secured 2026-11-03
435 Chapter 435 - 417: Breakthrough—Sixth Realm 2026-11-03
436 Chapter 436 - 418: Refining Marrow Like Frost 2026-11-03
437 Chapter 437 - 419: On the Assassination List 2026-11-03
438 Chapter 438 - 420: The Suffering of Marrow Refining 2026-11-03
439 Chapter 439 - 421: One Must Not Slack Off in Cultivation 2026-11-03
440 Chapter 440 - 422: Tenth-Level Calamity Beast 2026-11-03
441 Chapter 441 - 423: 5th Place on the Overall Leaderboard 2026-11-03
442 Chapter 442 - 424: Reward Settlement 2026-11-03
443 Chapter 443 - 425: The Dumbfounded Lin Zhen 2026-11-03
444 Chapter 444 - 426: Laying Low to Cultivate 2026-11-03
445 Chapter 445 - 427: Three-Month Countdown 2026-11-03
446 Chapter 446 - 428: Mid-stage of the Sixth Realm 2026-11-03
447 Chapter 447 - 429: Xue Zhou Seriously Injured 2026-11-03
448 Chapter 448 - 430: Vajra Fist Perfection 2026-11-03
449 Chapter 449 - 431: Breakthrough and Preliminaries 2026-11-03
450 Chapter 450 - 432: King of Mountains and Rivers 2026-11-03

Chapter 423: Chapter 406: The Eliminated SSS-level Genius

CRASH! CRASH! CRASH!

Brown shards of rock flew everywhere. Wang Hailong was buried under a pile of rubble, having lost consciousness.

His body was wracked with intense pain, his Special Ability spun out of control, and his mind was a complete blank. He had no idea what had just happened.

But he was an SSS-level genius. He quickly came to his senses and remembered being sent flying by a single blow from Lin Qi.

All of his defenses had been completely shattered.

This was completely beyond his imagination.

Across from him, Lin Qi was also rather surprised. ’Is Wang Hailong even weaker than I thought?’

’I haven’t even used a Killing Technique, let alone released my Mountain and River Realm!’

’I haven’t even gone all out, so how did you go down already?’

With this in mind, he decided to press his advantage, giving Wang Hailong no chance to fight back.

He was going to teach this SSS-level genius junior of his a proper lesson.

An SS-level genius could indeed defeat an SSS-level one.

BOOM!

At that thought, he instantly unleashed his power, and a domineering aura erupted from him.

BAM!

His foot slammed heavily onto the ground, leaving a deep footprint as he shot forward like a rocket.

His Special Ability, [Jin Feng], erupted!

He executed the Body Technique, ”Thunder Extreme Nine Flashes”, shooting out in a straight line like a bolt of lightning and closing the distance in an instant.

WHOOSH!

HSSS~

The Big Gun in his hand was once again enveloped in Golden Sharpness, tearing through the air at extreme speed.

Wang Hailong sensed extreme danger. Seeing the cold glint of light in the air, he instinctively unleashed his Little Divine Power, [Sea Covering Transformation].

’Faster!’

’I have to dodge this spear strike from Lin Qi! I can’t be defeated like this!’

BOOM!

At this thought, his entire body erupted in a dazzling blue light, and blood-blue patterns appeared on his skin.

Boundless power surged forth, and he seemed to transform into a great whale emerging from the endless ocean.

His Qi and Blood churned as he grabbed the blue Long Spear in his hand, abruptly rising to thrust it forward.

WHOOSH!

But Lin Qi’s spear was faster. It shot out like a dragon, unstoppable!

PFFT~

In the instant before his Long Spear could even thrust out, a look of disdain flashed in Lin Qi’s eyes. The Golden Sharpness erupted, and as if his body had been empowered, his speed surged once more.

The spear tip penetrated as Lin Qi brushed past Wang Hailong, running him through.

The spear tip pierced the Flowing Water on the surface of Wang Hailong’s body, tore through his Combat Suit, penetrated his skin and heart, and sent blood spraying wildly into the air.

SQUELCH~

Wang Hailong’s eyes went wide. The blue light on his body extinguished like a snuffed-out candle.

He himself faded into nothingness, dissolving into the air.

[Match 2: Lin Qi (Sophomore) Wins!]

Above the arena, an automated voice instantly announced the final result.

Lin Qi picked up his Long Spear and dissipated into the air as a crimson pillar of light.

In the stands, many people were craning their necks as if someone had grabbed them by the collar.

Some were even staring wide-eyed, unable to believe what they were seeing.

Wan Ming was one of them. He blinked hard, making sure he wasn’t mistaken.

”My God!”

”It’s over already!”

”From start to finish, it took less than 30 seconds.”

Xia Lian had a look of utter shock on her face. ”Wang Hailong, the one who insta-killed me, just got insta-killed by Brother Qi!”

Beside her, Pei Jiu took a deep breath.

”Simply unbelievable!”

Chu Yu’s expression instantly turned grim, as did Du Shanyan’s, who was standing not far away.

Her expression grew heavy.

”This Lin Qi... he’s so strong!”

”That’s not the kind of strength an SS-level genius should have!”

...

But the most shocked of all was Wang Hailong himself.

Back in the stands, he was completely stunned.

’I lost... just like that?’

’Where did it all go wrong?’

His breathing began to grow heavy, and his mind felt like mush.

He was the one and only SSS-level genius among the 36th incoming class of Azure Sky Martial Arts Academy.

His parents were both Eighth Realm Martial Artists, and his master was the Vast Sea Gun King, a Ninth Realm Title Level Martial Artist from Xia Country.

The ”Vast Sea Gun Skill” he studied was an Ultimate Skill and Spear Technique Secret Manual created by his master, and he had even comprehended the Vast Sea Realm from it.

He Awakened at sixteen, mastered a Little Divine Power at seventeen while also breaking through to the Fifth Realm, and he was just two months shy of his eighteenth birthday.

No matter how you looked at it, he was an impeccable, Top Level genius.

And yet, today, he had faced Lin Qi, an SS-level genius of the same Realm.

And he couldn’t even withstand a single spear strike!

’How could this be?’

He was starting to question his entire existence.

At that moment, the other geniuses from the freshman class were all looking at each other, completely unable to believe the result they had just witnessed.

The SSS-level genius Wang Hailong had actually been insta-killed!

Who would believe it if they were told? But it had happened right before their very eyes.

It wasn’t just them; the geniuses from the junior and senior classes were also shaken.

Even Meng Yuxuan and Shen Heng, the two SSS-level geniuses, had their attention drawn to the fight.

Meng Yuxuan nodded. ”He’s a powerful genius.”

Shen Heng smiled. ”This junior of mine is rather interesting.”

”Holy shit, this junior is that ferocious?”

”I remember their scores in the Disaster Beast Trial Tower were about the same, weren’t they? How is the difference in their physical fitness so huge?” everyone exclaimed in shock.

...

In the leadership gallery, the blue-robed Wang Yunpeng’s face stiffened before instantly turning grim.

”How could this happen?”

The others fell silent in an instant.

The suave and carefree Xue Zhou was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing.

”Good kid. He really gave us all a surprise.”

”An SSS-level genius defeated so easily!”

”Old Wang, your son ought to thank Lin Qi. After this battle, I’m sure he’ll settle down and focus on his Cultivation.”

Dean Liu also sighed with emotion.

”Lin Qi’s strength right now is truly formidable. Who would have thought Wang Hailong would be defeated so quickly!”

Xu Wenji chuckled and explained:

”If you look closely, the result isn’t surprising at all.”

”The gap between them is huge!”

”If I’m not mistaken, Lin Qi’s Realm is already at the Peak of the Fifth Realm!”

”But Wang Hailong’s Realm is still a long way from the peak.”

”Not to mention, he has Awakened the Special Ability [Jin Feng], and his control over it is already masterful.”

”In every respect, there was no way for Wang Hailong to win!”

The others nodded, generally agreeing with Xu Wenji’s words.

Xu Wenji stroked his beard. In truth, he had a few other theories he hadn’t voiced.

The fight was too short to see anything more.

He would need to watch the subsequent battles to learn more.

But after this battle, their evaluation of Lin Qi had risen even higher.

...

Meanwhile, Lin Qi, the person at the center of it all, felt quite calm.

He had long expected to defeat Wang Hailong, given his own Top Level physical fitness.

Having forged the Slaughter Tiger Bone, and with his Visceral Quality also at the Fifth-Grade, the resulting difference in physical fitness was unimaginable.

Within the same Realm, he feared no opponent.

As for Wang Hailong, he was even weaker than imagined; his Qi and Blood Value was probably only around 700.

’The gap is just too wide.’

Wang Hailong was now just another defeated opponent. Next up were Chu Yu and Du Shanyan.

...

The competition continued, and it wasn’t until a few more spectacular matches had passed that the crowd’s shock finally began to fade.

Take Shen Heng’s match, for instance—the number one student of the Celestial Vault Institute.

SWOOSH~

PFFT~

In the dilapidated ruin of an arena, the cheerful-looking Wang Mingxi only saw a flash of cold light before the suffocating aura of death enveloped him.

Then, a sharp pain shot through his chest as a sword pierced his heart, and he vanished from the spot in an instant.

”You lose!”

He only heard Shen Heng’s faint voice in his ear.

A second later, he was teleported back to the stands.

”Too fast!”

Wang Mingxi shook his head, his face pale. He was a Spiritual Mind Master, yet he had ”died” before he even had a chance to use his Spiritual Power.

The gap between him and the number one student of the Celestial Vault Institute was just too vast.

It was like the difference between a fierce tiger and a rabbit.

Meanwhile, Shen Heng, who had returned to the stands, looked perfectly calm, as if he had just come back from a leisurely stroll.

...

Prev Chapter Novel Info Next Chapter

Recommended Novels

Reincarnation Of The Strongest Sword God Lucky Old Cat

Reborn As Super Heiress Mushuang

Supreme Star Card Master Cloud Camellia

Shadow Slave Guiltythree

Chaotic Sword God Xin Xing Xiao Yao

Inheriting A Divine Cultivation Clan At The Start, All My Juniors Are Empresses Monkey Bread

My Vampire System JKSManga

Gravity Mage with Level-Up System Aravind_S

Versatile Mage Chaos

Martial God Asura Kindhearted Bee

Shadow Slave Guiltythree

Supreme Emptiness Heavenly Overlord

Invincible Shen Jian

Ancient Godly Monarch Jing Wu Hen

Affinity: Chaos Springs_Halo