High Martial Arts: Grinding for the Supreme Talent

Chapter 462: Chapter 444: Killing Technique—Heaven and Earth Return to Ruins

In the spectators’ area for Japan, Kitano Wakana was teleported back.

She wasn’t dejected at all. Instead, her eyes shone with a strange light as she exclaimed in amazement:

”Lin Qi from Xia Country, he’s incredible!”

”He’s only a second-year SS-class, yet he defeated me so easily.”

”That’s what a true top-level genius is.”

Seeing Kitano Wakana’s expression of admiration, her words made several of her suitors feel displeased.

In particular, a short, ordinary-looking young man, only 1.75 meters tall, said with disdain:

”Wakana, Xia Country’s Lin Qi isn’t that strong.”

”If I were to face Lin Qi, I’d easily run him through the heart with the sharp sword in my hand.”

”That’s right. Hattori Chouzai is a fourth-year SS-class genius.”

”He’s a genius who has the ability to compete for the Martial Arts Tournament championship!” another upperclassman next to him spoke up.

Kitano Wakana asked, confused:

”But you’re already a fourth-year, and he’s only a second-year. Beating him doesn’t seem like anything to be proud of, does it?”

As soon as she said this, the air around them fell silent, thick with embarrassment.

Hattori Chouzai’s expression immediately turned ugly.

An inexplicable hatred for Xia Country’s Lin Qi welled up in his heart.

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Lin Qi, however, was unaware of what was happening in the Japan area.

Kitano Wakana’s strength was already quite impressive.

But against him, she was completely outmatched.

He quickly chose to withdraw from the match.

Because he was running out of time.

This afternoon, the top 500 would be narrowed down to the top 250.

And tomorrow, the final day, the 35th Global Martial Arts Tournament would conclude.

He only had tonight and tomorrow afternoon.

...

BUZZ!

Lin Qi exited the Global Martial Arts Tournament. He didn’t log off, but instead returned to his Personal Center.

He looked at the panel that popped up and chose to enter the Disaster Beast Trial Tower.

WHOOSH!!

The space around him shifted, and a moment later, he appeared in the Disaster Beast Trial Tower.

He gazed at the magnificent, towering Trial Tower that reached into the clouds, and at the projected leaderboard.

[Rank 5: Lin Qi, Floor: 16]

...

He was still in 5th place; not much had changed.

’I’ve just been trying to hone my Spear Technique until now. It’s time to break through directly.’

After muttering to himself, Lin Qi entered the Disaster Beast Trial Tower.

BUZZ!!

[Student Lin Qi, welcome to the Disaster Beast Trial Tower!]

Lin Qi looked at the information on the pop-up panel, quickly selected his weapon, and entered the 16th floor’s trial.

[You will now continue the 16th-floor trial.]

[16th Floor Trial: Within 100 minutes, kill 1,000 Calamity Beasts, including 300 Level 4 Disaster Beast Bronze Bulls.]

[300 Level 4 Disaster Beast Silver Giant Wolves, 200 Level 4 Disaster Beast Steel-Feathered Eagles, 150 Fifth-level Disaster Beast Split Claw Apes, and 50 Level 6 Disaster Beast Iron-Backed War Bears.]

[Your Qi and Blood Value will be fully restored. Failure to kill all Calamity Beasts within the time limit will result in failure...]

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Lin Qi shook his head inwardly as he looked at the familiar trial content.

He hadn’t entered the Trial Tower much in the past few months.

And he’d been stuck on the 16th floor, unable to pass.

It wasn’t just him, either. Shen Heng and the others were also stuck on the 16th floor without a breakthrough.

But today, Lin Qi planned to push himself, achieve a breakthrough in his Spear Technique, and successfully clear the 16th floor’s trial.

[Countdown: ...3, 2, 1]

[The 16th-floor trial officially begins!]

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Amidst the broken walls and ruins, on a concrete road.

RUMBLE!!

As the automated voice announced the start of the battle, Lin Qi could feel the ground shake violently.

A dense, dark mass of figures appeared at the edge of his vision—enormous Calamity Beasts.

Their thick limbs stomped on the ground, kicking up clouds of dust.

They surged toward him like a series of tsunamis.

AWOO~

MOO~

The roars of the Level 4 Disaster Beast Silver Giant Wolves and Bronze Bulls filled the air.

In the sky, a silver cloud formed by the Steel Feathered Eagles dove toward him like a volley of ten thousand arrows.

Lin Qi’s expression was calm. He had already witnessed the preliminaries of the Global Martial Arts Tournament, which simulated the Disaster Beast Tide at the Steel Great Wall.

That had been hundreds of thousands of Calamity Beasts attacking simultaneously—a far more spectacular and suffocating scene.

What he had to do now was kill all 1,000 of these Calamity Beasts within 100 minutes.

Before, it was time that had defeated him.

SWOOSH~

At this thought, his body flashed into motion. He brandished the Black Great Spear in his hand, his entire body releasing an Evil Qi as he shot forward like a bolt of black lightning.

ZZZT!!

The Thunder Extreme Realm emerged, making him appear as if he were wreathed in countless bolts of thunder.

Ferocious and swift, he instantly charged into the Disaster Beast Tide.

The distance of several hundred meters was closed in a matter of breaths for both sides.

AWOO~

The Silver Giant Wolves were the fastest. The lead wolf leaped through the air, its agile body pouncing forward.

It was met with a flash of cold light.

PFFT~

A golden spear gleam instantly tore through the Silver Giant Wolf’s neck.

BANG!

The Silver Giant Wolf’s body slammed onto the ground, becoming the first Calamity Beast to die.

PFFT~ PFFT~

The Mountain and River Realm manifested around Lin Qi as he executed the *Mountain and River Spear Technique*.

The Great Spear in his hand moved like a spirited, unending river, the arcs of his Spear Technique flowing like water.

Empowered by the Mental Realm, his strength and speed became greater and faster.

One after another, the Silver Giant Wolves and Bronze Bulls fell amidst the sky-filling afterimages of his spear.

BANG! BANG! BANG!!

At the same time, facing the Steel Feathered Eagles diving from the sky like sharp arrows, he frantically thrust his Long Spear.

The golden spear gleams shot out like a volley of arrows, colliding with the Steel Feathered Eagles.

SCREECH~~

One by one, the Steel Feathered Eagles, struck by the spear gleams, were grievously wounded and crashed down from the sky.

They were smashed to death on impact!

’If I had the Special Ability [Jin Feng] to empower the spear gleams, I could have instantly pierced this flock of Steel Feathered Eagles to death.’

50, 51, 52, 53...

A few minutes into the battle, without conserving his stamina, he had already killed dozens of Fourth-Level Calamity Beasts.

ROAR~

At the same time, the more robust Fifth-level Disaster Beast Split Claw Apes and the Level 6 Disaster Beast Iron-Backed War Bears nearby also surrounded him.

ROAR~

A six-meter-tall, burly Split Claw Ape swung its meter-long claws, tearing through the air and stirring up gusts of powerful wind.

With its physical prowess, a single punch could unleash tens of tons of Fist Power.

An ordinary Martial Artist would suffer considerable damage if hit.

SWOOSH~ SWOOSH~

As nimble as a loach, Lin Qi instantly dodged the attack.

ROAR~

Beside him, an even larger Iron-Backed War Bear swung its paw, a Heaven-Concealing blow that crashed down like a mountain.

SWOOSH~

Lin Qi leaped up from where he stood, abruptly thrusting his Great Spear and blasting out a condensed golden spear gleam.

BANG!!

The spear gleam exploded in the Iron-Backed War Bear’s eye. Blood sprayed as it let out a furious roar.

At the same time, the nearby Split Claw Apes and Iron-Backed War Bears lunged at him again.

He was trapped in the encirclement of Calamity Beasts.

In the preliminaries, although there were many Calamity Beasts, there was never a situation where fifty Iron-Backed War Bears gathered together.

However, faced with the siege, Lin Qi pushed his Body Technique, *Thunder Extreme Nine Flashes*, to its absolute limit.

BOOM!!

A fierce aura erupted from Lin Qi, wreathed in Evil Qi, as he began a frenzied slaughter.

...

「95 minutes later」

On the ruined concrete road, the ground was a complete mess, filled with craters and the corpses of Calamity Beasts.

ROAR~

A low roar echoed through the sky as dozens of Split Claw Apes and Iron-Backed War Bears stared with cruel expressions.

HUFF!!

Lin Qi pulled his blood-stained Black Great Spear from the corpse of a Split Claw Ape, panting heavily.

His chest heaved violently, blood trickled from the corner of his mouth, and a profound sense of fatigue and pain washed over him.

After dozens of minutes of fighting, even though his Body Technique was already excellent.

He had still been unavoidably hit while facing the siege of the Split Claw Apes and Iron-Backed War Bears.

The Combat Suit he wore was Tier Six, and while it could absorb and negate the impact force.

It still hadn’t prevented considerable damage, pushing his body to its limit.

He released his Spiritual Power, and his Perception told him that there were still 4 Calamity Beasts surrounding him.

Split Claw Apes, and one Iron-Backed War Bear.

And there were less than 15 minutes left before the trial ended.

HUFF~

Lin Qi held his breath, gripping his Great Spear tightly with one hand. He felt he was just on the verge of a breakthrough.

ROAR~

With a Heaven-Shaking roar, the nearest Split Claw Ape lunged, swinging its claws.

With a twitch of his spear, a golden gleam shot through the sky and struck the Split Claw Ape. The tip of his spear whistled through the air.

His figure was like lightning, the afterimage of his spear like a dragon, as he thrust!

*Mountain and River Spear Technique*—Mountain Town!

PFFT~

Its throat slashed open, the Split Claw Ape crashed to the ground, dead.

But the Heaven-Concealing giant paw of the Iron-Backed War Bear, accompanied by a fierce wind, slammed down.

The fierce wind savaged Lin Qi’s face!

He stared at the Heaven-Concealing bear paw and leaped up abruptly.

He had fallen into an unprecedented crisis. The intense danger made his spirit focus to an extreme degree.

BOOM!!

Suddenly, Lin Qi shuddered as a flood of enlightenment surged through his mind.

Naturally, the contents of the *Mountain and River Secret Manual* he had studied surfaced in his mind.

’Mountain and River Spear Technique, like the momentum of mountains and rivers, transforms the Power of Heaven and Earth. A thrust like a mountain, a turn like a river. When mountain and river unite, Heaven and Earth Return to Ruins!’

A flash of understanding crossed Lin Qi’s eyes, and his entire aura changed.

An invisible Mental Realm emanated from him, and the Mountain and River Realm manifested.

The power of his Mental Realm suddenly expanded, growing much stronger.

The Mountain and River Realm empowered him, and a continuous stream of strength surged forth.

His body trembled violently. As he moved, a majestic Power instantly condensed and surged out like a Spiritual Snake.

The golden Power also merged with the Mental Realm and was injected into the Long Spear.

VMMMM!!

The Long Spear began to hum, its gleam becoming highly condensed.

ROAR!

An Iron-Backed War Bear lunged, opening its massive, blood-red maw as a foul wind washed over him.

A sharp light burst from Lin Qi’s eyes.

”You’re courting death!”

He roared, and the Great Spear in his hand unleashed a golden spear gleam in a sudden downward chop, the Power in his body erupting like a volcano.

His Mental Realm erupted and fused with the spear gleam, like the collapse of heaven and earth, the annihilation of all things.

*Mountain and River Spear Technique*’s Killing Technique—Heaven and Earth Return to Ruins!

BOOM!!

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