High Martial Arts: Grinding for the Supreme Talent

Chapter 541: Chapter 515: The King of Mountains and Rivers’s Appreciation

SPURT~

BAM!!

Wang Zixuan also slew a Blood Fury Giant Wolf. Blood soaked the long spear in her hands as the corpse crashed to the ground.

She looked up and around, only then realizing that the others were finishing their battles as well.

She regrouped with Liang Tai, Xiao Yu, and Xi Jing.

As Martial Artists at the Fifth Realm of Refining Inner Organs, their refined inner organs granted them astonishing stamina, allowing them to fight at high intensity for extended periods.

They stared at the fallen Steel Bone Giant Tiger and Iron Armor Rhinoceros, completely stunned.

”Lin Qi’s strength... he doesn’t seem like a rookie at all.”

”Who else can kill a Steel Bone Giant Tiger and an Iron Armor Rhinoceros right after breaking through to the Seventh Realm?”

”The rookies these days are just freaks of nature!”

Xiao Yu sighed in amazement. ”Things have gone so smoothly today. How long has it been? We’ve already killed several Calamity Beasts.”

”I’ve already earned hundreds of merit points!”

At the mention of this, smiles appeared on the faces of Liang Tai and Wang Zixuan as well.

Merit Points could be exchanged for Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, and none of them came from particularly wealthy families.

If they wanted to become stronger, their only option was to risk their lives hunting Calamity Beasts to earn Merit Points.

It wasn’t often they could earn hundreds of Merit Points so easily.

Just then, Lin Qi walked over with the red-armored woman.

The red-armored woman apologized, ”I’m so sorry. You all got dragged into this because of me.”

Liang Tai waved his hand dismissively.

”Don’t worry about it, Senior Pei Yiqing!”

Pei Yiqing looked puzzled. ”You know me?”

Senior Brother Liang Tai smiled. ”I saw you compete in the Global Rookie Tournament, Senior, and the Global Martial Arts Tournament.”

”I’m a student at Azure Sky Martial Arts Academy too. I’m from the 32nd graduating class.”

Pei Yiqing nodded, then turned her gaze to Lin Qi.

”And this is...?”

Liang Tai introduced him with a smile.

”This is my junior brother, Lin Qi. He’s from the 35th class!”

The name sounded familiar to Pei Yiqing, but hearing he was from the 35th class stunned her. She thought she must have misheard.

She was from the 30th class, an SS-level talent who had only broken through to the Seventh Realm last year after successfully mastering a High-Level Source Energy Technique and heading to the battlefield.

’He’s a full five classes younger than me, but he’s already a Seventh Realm Martial Artist?’

’Since when did our Xia Country have such a freakishly talented genius?’

’How did I not know about him?’

’I guess I’ve been training too hard lately and lost touch with what’s happening in the outside world.’

As she studied Lin Qi’s face, her eyes suddenly lit up.

”I remember now! You’re Lin Qi!”

”The SSS-level talent! My younger brother told me about you—the champion of the Global Martial Arts Tournament.”

”You’ve already broken through to the Seventh Realm?”

”How are you so strong?”

Looking at the intensely curious Pei Yiqing, Lin Qi suddenly asked,

”Your brother is...?”

Pei Yiqing explained with a smile,

”My brother is Pei Jiu. He’s also in the 35th class. I’m his fifth sister.”

Lin Qi had a flash of realization. So, she was Pei Jiu’s sister.

He remembered Pei Jiu mentioning that he had two brothers called ’Brother Dou,’ and one sister at the Black Dragon Base.

His fourth brother had died in the line of duty a few days ago, so now he had one brother and one sister left.

He never expected to run into her here today.

”So that’s how it is...”

ROAR~

Lin Qi had just started to speak when a wave of roars erupted in the distance. The Calamity Beasts were renewing their assault.

The ground began to shake, and countless pebbles danced wildly. Dozens of massive figures were charging in their direction.

Pei Yiqing’s expression changed.

”The Disaster Beast Tide isn’t over yet!”

”We’ll catch up tonight!”

With that, she brandished her battle sword and shot toward the pack of Calamity Beasts like a red gale. Facing the Sixth-Level Calamity Beasts, she unleashed her red Sword Gang, cutting down several of them in quick succession.

Lin Qi also spoke slowly.

”Senior Brother, let’s keep hunting!”

”The Disaster Beast Tide has only just begun!”

Senior Brother Liang Tai nodded and declared,

”Keep hunting the Calamity Beasts!!”

”Right!!”

The battle had only started half an hour ago.

The five of them once again raised their weapons and charged toward the lunging Calamity Beasts.

Lin Qi sighed to himself. ’The battlefield really is a dangerous place. It’s only been a little over half an hour, and the squad has already faced several crises. If I weren’t here, they might not have died, but they would have been seriously injured.’

BAM!!

ROAR~

It was a pack of Split Claw Apes, and the group was quickly locked in a chaotic melee.

Lin Qi noticed that another squad nearby was in danger.

Six people were already struggling to fight off six Iron-Backed War Bears, and now a pack of Golden Giant Wolves was charging them.

”Help me!”

A man was sent flying by an Iron-Backed War Bear. As a massive paw swiped down, a look of despair crossed his face.

SPURT~

ROAR~

In that instant, a bloodcurdling scream rang out, and blood splattered across the man’s face.

He opened his eyes to see the Iron-Backed War Bear crashing to the ground, blood gushing from its chest.

He turned his head and saw a tall man in Black Gold Armor standing twenty meters behind him.

”It was Lin Qi! He saved me!”

Overwhelmed with gratitude, the man gave a fist-and-palm salute.

Lin Qi nodded and turned to attack the other Calamity Beasts.

’On this battlefield, we’re all Xia Country People. We’re on the same side. We’re all here to resist the Calamity Beast invasion. I should help when I can.’

...

「An hour later.」

All the Martial Artists could see the Space Gate in mid-air, which had been emitting a peculiar aura, slowly closing.

No more Calamity Beasts charged out of it.

「In a massive conference room at Black Dragon Base.」

Several men in military uniforms watched a large projection screen, surrounded by soldiers at their posts.

The air was filled with voices and the sounds of activity.

An officer in a dark green uniform announced in a booming voice,

”All units, attention! The Space Gate is closed! Commence a full-scale assault!”

On the large screen projected before them,

several figures shot out from Black Dragon Base, streaking through the air like colorful arrows.

They charged toward the front lines, their Gang Power locking onto the Eighth-Level Calamity Beasts like heat-seeking missiles.

Thunder, Red Flame, torrents of water...

BOOM! BOOM!!

In an instant, the massive bodies of several Eighth-Level Calamity Beasts were struck by Gang Power, blowing gaping, bloody holes through them.

Some were instantly decapitated, their bodies crashing to the ground!

One of the officers smiled.

”This is our strategy: when the Space Gate opens and a large-scale Disaster Beast Tide breaks out, we have the Martial Artists conserve their energy and pin down the High-Level Calamity Beasts.”

”Then, we wait for the Space Gate to close!”

”After that, we deploy the Ninth Realm Martial Artists to eliminate the Eighth-Level Calamity Beasts, while the Eighth Realm Martial Artists take out the Seventh-Level Calamity Beasts!”

”This greatly reduces the pressure on the Seventh Realm Martial Artists, allowing them to suppress the rest of the beasts!”

”This strategy allows us to minimize losses among our High Realm Martial Artists!”

”As for the Mid-Level Martial Artists, they’ll have to rely on support from others. In any case, we’re not short on Middle Realm Martial Artists here at Black Dragon Base.”

The others nodded. After decades of fighting, they had developed numerous efficient, low-casualty strategies.

Now, when facing a large-scale Disaster Beast Tide, they rarely suffered major losses.

However, if they were to face a Super Large Disaster Beast Tide, it would be a different story.

They would have to rely on the High Realm Martial Artists to hold the line; conventional weapons wouldn’t be of much help.

...

「Meanwhile, in another large conference room.」

The King of Mountains and Rivers, clad in Silver Battle Armor, was surrounded by several other figures.

A multitude of screens were projected before him, with the largest one displaying the most intense battles on the front lines.

Hundreds of figures were locked in mortal combat with High-Level Calamity Beasts.

As the Ninth Realm Martial Artists joined the fray, large numbers of Eighth-Level Calamity Beasts began to fall.

”Excellent. It looks like we’ll get through this Disaster Beast Tide with a few scares but no real losses.”

Then, the King of Mountains and Rivers’ gaze shifted to a smaller screen.

It was broadcasting a live feed of five figures fighting Calamity Beasts. One of them, wearing Black Gold Battle Armor, was brandishing a Big Gun.

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