Chapter 314: Defeating Senior Brother Li Qing
Chapter 314: Defeating Senior Brother Li Qing (Requesting Monthly Vote)
"So soon?"
Li Qing was the most shocked, staring at Lin Qi in disbelief.
"Little junior brother, I got stuck for a whole month before finally mastering this technique with Senior Sister’s guidance."
"I just broke through a month ago—how did you manage to surpass me already?"
"Your speed is just too fast!"
Lin Qi humbly replied, "I struggled for several days too."
Li Qing studied Lin Qi with a complex expression. Did you even hear yourself speak?
Master Mu Hong and Senior Sister Wang Zhi Xuan had also recovered from their shock.
Mu Hong exhaled slowly, his expression mixed. He’d underestimated Lin Qi again.
This young disciple had never fit within conventional expectations. Fixing his gaze on Lin Qi’s calm face, he spoke slowly.
"Li Qing, spar with Lin Qi."
"Let’s test Lin Qi’s current spear techniques."
"Fine!"
Li Qing swiftly retrieved a white training spear from its case.
"Little junior brother, let’s see what you’ve got!"
Lin Qi took a white training spear as well.
"Alright!"
"Senior Brother, please!"
Mu Hong and Wang Zhi Xuan stepped aside to clear the space.
Li Qing in his white robes held his spear in a middle guard stance, while Lin Qi in his black martial arts robe adopted an upper guard stance, facing him.
"Begin!" Mu Hong called.
"Little junior brother, watch out—I won’t hold back!"
Whoosh!
Li Qing vanished in a blur, his body morphing into a phantom as he lunged forward. The tip of his spear tore through the air like a meteor streaking across the sky.
Hu hu!
So fast!
Lin Qi bent his knees, rooting himself like an ancient tree, steady as an unyielding pillar.
Xiū!
Li Qing unleashed his full strength, refusing to hold back. Losing to his own junior brother would be too humiliating.
"I’ll use my speed advantage to overwhelm him!"
He surged forward, vitality condensing at the spearhead.
The tip flared like starlight, piercing the air!
Stellar Ray Spear—Meteor Piercer!
Peng!
The two spears collided midair in a thunderous clash.
Lin Qi swept his training spear to intercept.
The moment their techniques met, invisible currents of vitality clashed violently.
Lin Qi felt his arms tremble as needle-like waves of vitality stabbed into his muscles and blood vessels.
Unlike the meteoric vitality of the Meteoric Spear Art, this force was finer, more damaging, and carried its own unique property that amplified its piercing power.
Without equal vitality to resist, this force could rupture blood vessels in an instant, paralyzing the body.
Lin Qi already felt pain radiating from his arms.
But he countered with Mountain-Shaking Force.
Li Qing’s expression shifted. He felt an overwhelming tide of vitality—like countless razor-edged blades crashing together in chaos.
Hong!
The moment his vitality made contact, it shattered instantly. The remaining force surged through his spear, slamming into his body.
Blinding pain shot through his arms. His palms throbbed as his vitality churned violently.
He stumbled backward several steps before stabilizing, while Lin Qi stood firm as an unyielding pillar.
"This..."
Li Qing’s mind reeled. Had he already fallen so far behind in just this first exchange?
"Little junior brother’s body constitution..."
Wang Zhi Xuan inhaled sharply.
"The gap between Lin Qi and Li Qing’s body constitutions is enormous!" Mu Hong shook his head, hiding his astonishment.
Though their vitality stats were close, the difference in body constitution was far greater than he’d imagined.
Lin Qi blinked, surprised to see Li Qing retreating.
Senior Brother Li Qing’s body constitution felt... weak.
He’d expected to be pressured.
"Again!"
Embarrassed, Li Qing lunged forward with his white training spear, weaving his Body and Spear Techniques seamlessly.
His vitality surged along the spear shaft as he thrust forward. The tip trembled, scattering starlight-like shadows.
Vitality arced through the air like arrows, flying alongside the spearhead.
Starfall Waltz!
Lin Qi charged forward, sweeping his training spear in wide arcs.
Though the air shimmered with Li Qing’s spear shadows, each movement slowed in Lin Qi’s eyes.
He could precisely sense the arrow-like vitality projectiles interwoven with Li Qing’s technique.
His own vitality flared, sharp as a blade, as it surged through his spear.
With a flick of his wrist, he lashed out in dozens of piercing strikes.
Vitality blasts erupted simultaneously!
Peng peng!
Hu hu!
Their attacks collided fiercely, sending shockwaves that whipped the air into a frenzy, tugging at Mu Hong and Wang Zhi Xuan’s clothes and hair.
Li Qing’s expression hardened. He fused his physical strength and vitality, blending Body and Spear Techniques into a seamless torrent of starlight piercing the sky.
Yet Lin Qi deflected every strike effortlessly.
His arms burned with pain, muscles tearing, numbness spreading. His trembling limbs began affecting his technique.
How could little junior brother be this strong?
He knew for certain his vitality stats and martial arts techniques surpassed Lin Qi’s.
Yet in battle, the opposite was true—the gap was even wider than he’d imagined.
Though reluctant to admit it, the truth was clear: he was simply outmatched.
This wasn’t a sparring match—it was a one-sided thrashing.
Peng!
Ka cha!
Their training spears clashed again, but this time the cylindrical shafts could no longer withstand the force. Cracks spiderwebbed through the center before shattering into two pieces, flying apart to clatter onto the mats.
Li Qing and Lin Qi halted simultaneously.
"Senior Brother, let’s end the spar here", Lin Qi said calmly.
Li Qing’s face flushed slightly as he nodded. "Let’s end it here."
Continuing would only confirm his defeat. Lin Qi had spared him the humiliation by ending it first.
"Teacher, these training spears are too flimsy!" Wang Zhi Xuan changed the subject.
Mu Hong nodded. "They’re just ordinary training spears. They can’t withstand the force of a Fourth-Circle martial artist’s vitality."
He turned to Lin Qi. "Your spear techniques have reached mid-third tier, mastering the second killing move. I have no worries about the Global Freshman Competition now."
"I’ll be leaving for the battlefield tomorrow."
"I hope to hear good news from you."
"If you reach the finals, I’ll watch personally."
"I will!" Li Qing declared confidently.
If even he, a sophomore-level genius, couldn’t match Lin Qi, no one else stood a chance.
"I believe in junior brother too", Wang Zhi Xuan added.
"Teacher, I’ll do my utmost!"
"I won’t let you down!" Lin Qi nodded solemnly.
...
Half an hour later, class ended.
Mu Hong stood alone in the martial arts hall, reflecting on the spar.
He couldn’t help but feel both awe and pride.
Astonished by Lin Qi’s innate talent—limitless, always defying expectations.
Proud that such a genius was his disciple, a fact others would envy.
...
Outside Azure Whale Mansion, Li Qing and Wang Zhi Xuan rode the tram back to the dorms.
Li Qing gazed at the sky.
"Little junior brother’s a monster... I didn’t realize how far ahead he’d pulled."
"Fighting him felt like facing an unscalable, towering mountain—no matter how hard I pushed, I couldn’t shake it."
"There’s always someone stronger."
"Meeting a genius like him is an eye-opening experience."
Wang Zhi Xuan smiled. "Isn’t that great?"
"He’s still our junior brother. I believe it won’t be long before he surpasses me too."
"With geniuses like him, our Xia Kingdom has hope against the Disaster Beasts."
Li Qing clenched his fist. "Right!"
"I hope junior brother wins the Global Freshman Championship and grows even stronger!"
...
Half an hour later, Lin Qi returned to his private villa.
Standing on the training hall mats, he twirled his black training spear, recalling the spar with Li Qing.
He’d expected a grueling battle.
After all, Li Qing wasn’t just anyone—a Crimson Vault Martial Arts Pavilion-contracted A-Rank Genius, top thirty among sophomores.
A full year more training than him.
Yet their first exchange felt... weak.
Too weak!
No sense of danger like when fighting Xiang Long. Li Qing’s technique was sharp, fast, and strong, his vitality slicing through the air like blades.
But Lin Qi had barely exerted himself before Li Qing collapsed under the pressure.
Analyzing it, the result wasn’t surprising.
"Senior Brother Li Qing may be an A-Rank Genius, but his innate body talent isn’t extraordinary. Once I matched his vitality stats and martial arts level, he had no advantages left."
"Just like those opponents I effortlessly destroyed in the National Freshman Competition—maybe even weaker than Mao Jia."
"Though Mao Jia was an S-Rank Genius after all."
Lin Qi mused. His strength had quietly risen to the top tier among sophomore-level freshmen.
At Big Second High, only S-Rank Geniuses or Ten Institute prodigies with awakened special abilities could still threaten him.
...
April 24th—the day before the Global Freshman Competition.
In Deputy Dean Liu’s office at Azure Whale Mansion, Azure Firmament Six Colleges.
Feeding fish in an aquarium, Dean Liu multitasked, eyes fixed on a holographic screen.
"Lao Mu’s already left for the battlefield in Bei Jiang Province."
"Adding an 8th Stage martial artist should ease the pressure considerably."
"His departure means Lin Qi must’ve mastered the second killing move."
Dean Liu paused, then smiled.
"Excellent progress!"
"The upcoming Global Freshman Competition will be even more exciting."
With that thought, he scattered fish food into the tank. The fish swarmed hungrily.
(End of Chapter)
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