Chapter 572 - 526: The 3rd Killing Technique—Mountain and River Annihilation

Chapter 572: Chapter 526: The 3rd Killing Technique—Mountain and River Annihilation

"Let’s fight!"

Lin Qi brandished his Big Gun and charged out once more.

...

Time trickled by, and the battlefield became awash in blood.

The Space Gate closed completely, and all the High Realm Martial Artists began to clear out the remaining Calamity Beasts.

The Ninth-level Martial Artists, one after another, killed their Ninth-Level Calamity Beast opponents—all except for the Mountain-moving Ape, which had escaped again.

The tall, imposing King of Mountains and Rivers, clad in Silver Battle Armor, brandished his Big Gun and unleashed his Spear Gang to hunt down the Eighth-Level Calamity Beasts.

A moment later, his eyes fell upon a familiar figure locked in a life-and-death struggle with an Earth-Split Dragon.

He almost couldn’t believe his eyes!

’Lin Qi is fighting an Earth-Split Dragon?’

Seeing this, the King of Mountains and Rivers stopped in his tracks, watching Lin Qi’s battle from the sky.

He had witnessed Lin Qi’s progress firsthand. In just three short months, his Combat Power had skyrocketed.

And now, he was actually able to fight an Eighth-Level Calamity Beast.

’After three months, the current Lin Qi might even stand a chance against Gu Jianzhen.’

’He’s this strong after just three months. In a year, beating Gu Jianzhen will be as easy as beating Gu City.’

He gripped his spear with both hands, ready to intervene the moment Lin Qi’s life was in danger.

After all, Lin Qi was one of Xia Country’s top geniuses.

"Hm?"

Suddenly, a look of astonishment crossed his face as he watched Lin Qi execute his Spear Technique.

As the creator of the Mountain and River Spear Technique, he was intimately aware of every change in Lin Qi’s form.

’This is...’

...

"ROAR~"

The Earth-Split Dragon, its body as immense as a mountain range, threw its head back and roared, venting its fury. It was being toyed with by a mere ant that it just couldn’t seem to crush!

BANG! BANG!

Clad in his Black Gold Armor, Lin Qi brandished his Big Gun, constantly dodging, parrying, and attacking.

His Battle Armor grew even more damaged, with cracks spiderwebbing across its surface.

But the Earth-Split Dragon was also accumulating small wounds.

Lin Qi executed the Mountain and River Spear Technique. The continuous battle and immense pressure pushed his will and body to their absolute limits.

His mind raced, and flashes of insight about his Spear Technique appeared one after another.

At a certain moment, a jolt shot through his mind and his entire body trembled, as if an invisible bottleneck had shattered.

The Mountain and River Realm empowering his body swelled, and his strength intensified.

The Mountain and River Spear Technique he executed also transformed, and the aura surrounding him grew ever stronger.

’I’ve broken through!’ Lin Qi rejoiced internally.

His Spear Technique had broken through. The world around him suddenly seemed clearer, and a formless power flowed into his Mental Realm.

’It feels like the Power of Mountains and Rivers.’

As he performed his Spear Technique, a phantom image of mountains and rivers materialized.

He stood his ground, legs rooted to the earth, becoming one with the world around him. Mountains and rivers materialized as the Power of Mountains and Rivers surged into his Black Gold Spear.

BOOM!!

ROAR!!

The Earth-Split Dragon roared, leaping into the air. Its massive body came crashing down toward Lin Qi like a falling mountain range.

No Eighth Realm Martial Artist would willingly face such a blow!

Lin Qi gathered the momentum of his spear, feeling his connection to the world around him grow even tighter.

The power of the heavens and earth gathered within him, all of it converging at the tip of his spear.

He furiously mobilized the Golden Emperor’s Gang Power within his body, compressing it wildly as it flowed along his Black Gold Spear.

The Gang Power, highly compressed, extended into a Spear Gang ten meters long.

It released a dazzling golden radiance, and its terrifying Sharpness kicked up violent gusts of wind.

At the same time, the Mountain and River Realm was also being compressed within it.

Lin Qi felt as though the Long Spear in his hand was a nuclear bomb, ready to unleash terrifying destructive power the moment it was fired!

His gaze was resolute. He pushed his golden eyes to their limit: Super Vision, High-speed Capture, Energy Vision, X-ray Vision, Prediction...

With all these functions operating at their peak, he had already identified the Earth-Split Dragon’s weak point.

’Now all I need is the right moment.’

His mind raced, and the empowering Power of Mountains and Rivers continued to build.

Just as the colossal, sun-blotting claw was less than five meters away...

Lin Qi moved!

’This is the perfect moment!’

BOOM!!

In that instant, Lin Qi put his entire body into it. Drenched in a Golden Light like a descending Celestial God, he planted his feet firmly on the ground.

SHIIING—!

He unleashed the ten-meter Golden Spear Gang, which shot forward, tearing through the air with a piercing whistle.

Lin Qi thrust his Big Gun forward. The tip of the spear, infused with the Power of Mountains and Rivers, was as heavy as a mountain and as swift as a raging river.

With this one thrust, a phantom of mountains and rivers appeared. Mountains crumbled and the ground collapsed, as if all creation was being annihilated.

All that power, focused on a single point, was unleashed in the Spear Gang’s thrust!

The third Killing Technique of the Mountain and River Spear Technique—Mountain and River Annihilation!

The Spear Gang shot through the air at extreme speed, precisely striking the Earth-Split Dragon’s chin—the softest part of its entire body!

BANG!!

SQUELCH~

The Golden Spear Gang pierced the Earth-Split Dragon’s chin like a sharp needle through tough leather.

It pierced the skin, and the Big Gun ran through the Earth-Split Dragon’s skull, the terrifying Spear Gang inside churning everything to pulp!

As if it had taken a heavy blow to the chin, the Earth-Split Dragon’s body toppled backward. It let out a pained roar that sounded gurgled and weak.

Blood cascaded down like a crimson waterfall!

THUD!!

Unwilling to accept its fate, the Earth-Split Dragon crashed to the ground. The earth trembled, and clouds of dust billowed into the air!

ROAR! ROAR!!

It continued to roar, its limbs twitching and its tail thrashing about.

Within its field of view, a figure in golden-hued Battle Armor gradually came into focus!

Their eyes met!

It tried to rise but was powerless. Reflected in its eyes was the figure bathed in Golden Light, like a Celestial God.

Fear filled its eyes as it finally lost all signs of life.

The Earth-Split Dragon was dead!

Merit Points +600,000!

Lin Qi smelled the metallic tang of the beast’s blood in the air, and a wave of exhaustion washed over him.

But looking at his handiwork, he couldn’t help but smile.

He had successfully comprehended the third Killing Technique of the Mountain and River Spear Technique and killed his first Eighth-Level Calamity Beast!

He had fought Eighth-Level Calamity Beasts before, but those were always brief skirmishes before a hasty retreat.

Now, he had proven his strength. He could slay an Eighth-Level Calamity Beast!

Without this Earth-Split Dragon to serve as a whetstone, he never would have been able to sharpen his blade to this degree!

[You have engaged in a Life-and-Death Struggle with the Eighth-Level Calamity Beast, the Earth-Split Dragon, stimulating your potential and successfully mastering the third Killing Technique of the Mountain and River Spear Technique—Mountain and River Annihilation. Your Spear Technique Realm has broken through. Spear Technique +5%]

[You have engaged in a Life-and-Death Struggle with the Eighth-Level Calamity Beast, the Earth-Split Dragon, stimulating your potential. Your Body Technique has broken through. Body Technique +5%]

[Spear Technique: Tier Four 89% → Tier Four 94%]

[Body Technique: Tier Four 75% → Tier Four 80%]

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