Chapter 524: Raging Kill

Chapter 524: Raging Kill (Requesting Monthly Vote)

Lin Qi locked eyes on his target—the mighty ape.

According to textbook knowledge, it took two earth-splitting wolves to barely kill a single mighty ape.

In terms of strength, the mighty ape was far superior!

This beast stood towering and massive, its body covered in jet-black fur as sharp as steel needles. Its muscles bulged like boulders.

Its arms were especially striking—thick limbs that looked like they could prop up the heavens themselves.

From its name alone, one could tell it possessed terrifying strength.

A single punch from this creature could shatter even a seventh-rank battle suit without effort.

"Roar!!"

The mighty ape threw back its head and bellowed. With a savage face full of slaughter-qi, it swung its millstone-sized fists downward in a vertical strike aimed at Lin Qi.

A gale-force wind roared toward him, but Lin Qi launched himself skyward in an instant. Flexing his arms, he thrust forward his Blackgold Longspear, unleashing a golden spearlight that erupted toward the beast.

"Boom! Boom!!"

"Crash!!"

The mighty ape crossed its arms defensively. The impact of the spearlight sent it stumbling backward, tripping over a ruined tank before crashing heavily to the ground.

Lin Qi's lips curled upward. Swinging his Blackgold Longspear, he dove straight down like a missile.

His body had fully awakened now. His strength surged stronger by the second, an endless torrent of power coursing through him.

Fighting against level-seven disaster beasts, he felt he could keep going all day.

Each level-seven beast meant merit points.

"Spatter!!"

Several clawrend apes tried to intervene mid-pass, but their efforts ended instantly as spearlight pierced through them, turning them into Lin Qi's merit points.

...

Time passed slowly. The massive disaster beast tide had now reached its white-hot peak.

The spatial gate spewed disaster beasts endlessly—so long as it remained open, more and more beasts would pour out.

Ordinary low- and mid-tier disaster beasts were handled by regular martial artists.

But grade-seven beasts required high-realm martial artists!

With so few high-realm martial artists available, the pressure on each combatant grew heavier by the minute.

"Pant! Pant!!"

In the distance, Xu Qin wore her green battle suit, her body wrapped in vine armor as she darted through the howling winds.

In her perception, three level-seven disaster beasts had targeted her.

But she was an Sss-rank genius, having awakened two abilities. Given time, she could definitely kill all three level-seven beasts!

Ever since Lin Qi defeated Gu Cheng, she'd felt increasing pressure.

She needed to work harder to improve her strength—otherwise, Lin Qi would eventually surpass her.

"Roar~"

With a furious roar, a massive figure broke away from the other beasts, turning around to leap back through the spatial gate and flee.

Xu Qin was stunned the first time she saw this—a level-nine disaster beast actually running away!

She'd heard of the mountain-mover ape that always retreated when outmatched, escaping back to the otherworld.

Now that she'd seen the mountain-mover ape flee again, she'd grown accustomed to it.

She threw herself back into battle. At the same time, at the edge of her vision, a hundred-meter-tall colossus crashed heavily to the ground.

In the sky, a black-gold storm eagle plummeted toward the earth.

...

"Crackle! Crackle!!"

"Boom!!"

Above the battlefield, a domain of thunder reigned across a hundred-zhang radius, the air filled with silver lightning.

Lightning engulfed the platinum malevolence tiger. Malevolent aura and lightning clashed violently. Thunderbolts rained down until the air filled with the stench of charred flesh.

"Die!!"

A deep male voice rang out like a judgment.

Condensing a hundred-meter-long lightning spear, it erupted with dazzling radiance, piercing straight through the platinum malevolence tiger's skull.

The massive body crashed down, its severed head still twitching as blood splattered across the ground.

"Screech!!"

In the sky, a piercing eagle cry echoed as the black-gold storm eagle's body fell with a trail of blood.

Crashing into the ground, it kicked up a cloud of dust.

The silver-armored mountain-and-river king flew to the purple-armored overlord ba.

Looking farther away, a massive figure had already charged back through the spatial gate, becoming a speck in the distance within a breath.

The mountain-and-river king gazed at the mountain-mover ape's retreating figure, a smile breaking through his stern expression.

"This beast really is fast!"

The purple-armored overlord ba nodded, scanning the battlefield.

"Let's clear the frontlines!"

Mountain-and-river king nodded. He locked his gaze on the battlefield, his steel qi surging. In an instant, hundreds of brown spearlights condensed in the surrounding air.

They locked onto the grade-seven disaster beasts emerging from the spatial gate!

"Spatter! Spatter! Spatter~"

Hundreds of spearlights erupted like artillery barrages, piercing through more than twenty grade-seven disaster beasts.

Countless low-tier beasts were caught in the crossfire, dying instantly as cannon fodder.

Other level-nine martial artists followed suit!

Their powerful steel qi specifically targeted grade-seven disaster beasts, cutting them down one by one.

Though level-nine martial artists rarely participated, normally relying on hunting grade-sevens for merit points, today was an exception.

Meanwhile, the purple-armored overlord ba hovered midair, condensing spearlights that fell like thunderbolts.

In an instant, he pierced through an earth-shattering dragon, gravely wounding it and saving an eighth-stage martial artist.

He periodically struck down grade-seven beasts, easing the pressure on senior martial artists.

But most surrounded martial artists had to rely on themselves.

For example, Mu Hong received no such treatment. He was still locked in a life-or-death struggle with a golden vajra tiger.

...

Moments later

"Roar~"

The mighty ape swung its massive arms toward Lin Qi. Lin Qi transformed into lightning, creating six afterimages in midair.

Shards of stone sprayed outward, piercing through the afterimages.

Lin Qi swung his Blackgold Longspear, slashing across the mighty ape's arm.

"Spatter~"

A gash tore open, blood spraying wildly.

The mighty ape grew even more frenzied, activating its divine ability. Its muscles swelled, veins bulging across its body.

Its eyes turned blood-red, its aura growing even more violent.

"Roar~"

"Boom! Boom!!"

The mighty ape stomped the ground, flailing its arms wildly in a chaotic frenzy, its fists moving at blinding speed.

This was when it became most dangerous.

Lin Qi didn't attack recklessly. He searched for openings, releasing spearlight while dodging attacks, always targeting the same spot.

Ten minutes later, golden steel qi surrounded Lin Qi's body. Thrusting his longspear forward, he unleashed his killing move—Mountain-River Collapse.

"Spatter~"

The sharp spearpoint, empowered by golden emperor steel qi, pierced through the mighty ape's neck!

"Boom!!"

The mighty ape's body crashed down, kicking up a massive cloud of dust.

Merit Points +8500

Lin Qi exhaled, smiling. Killing three level-seven disaster beasts had earned him nearly twenty thousand merit points.

What a windfall!

Killing a few more would let him buy another bottle of blood spirit elixirs.

Preparing for his fourth blood transfiguration could start early.

"Spatter~"

"Roar~"

Nearby, the adamantbone colossus tiger's massive body also crashed down, its thick blood scent filling the air.

Lin Qi rushed over to help!

Meeting Dean Liu's eyes, they silently coordinated, working together against the ironclad rhinoceros!

Five minutes later

"Mooo!!"

The ironclad rhinoceros's massive body collapsed, its softest spot slashed open by a throwing knife. Lin Qi gripped his spear with both hands, piercing the wound to ravage its internal organs.

The ironclad rhinoceros twitched briefly before going still forever.

Merit Points +5000

Lin Qi checked his status panel projected by Xiaochan. This ironclad rhinoceros hunt was a joint effort with Dean Liu.

Merit points couldn't be monopolized—splitting them evenly was the only fair option.

After the battle, Dean Liu exhaled deeply.

He pulled out a supreme healing elixir from his battle suit, drinking it in one gulp.

Looking at Lin Qi, he felt slightly awkward. As a senior leader, needing help from a junior to kill a disaster beast was somewhat embarrassing.

But considering Lin Qi's genius status, the awkwardness faded.

Lin Qi slung his Blackgold Longspear over his shoulder, surveying the battlefield.

"Dean Liu, the pressure on high-realm martial artists is enormous. On average, we're fighting three level-seven beasts at once."

Dean Liu nodded.

"The beginning is the hardest. Once the nine realms martial artists free up, we'll get some relief."

Lin Qi nodded, opening his status panel to check his rankings.

[Name: Lin Qi (Black Dragon Base)]

[Stage: Seventh Realm Blood Transfiguration]

[Merit Points: 30056]

[Base Ranking: 404→380]

[Global Ranking: 3580→3400]

...

Lin Qi nodded inwardly. His base ranking had climbed another 24 places since last time.

Mostly thanks to Gu Cheng's 100,000 merit points!

Without that, he'd need much more disaster beast hunting to climb this high.

After today's battle, his ranking might rise another few dozen spots.

"Roar~"

"Lin Qi, dodge!!"

Suddenly Dean Liu's eyes widened as he roared. Lin Qi sensed intense danger, instinctively dashing away.

A massive figure appeared in their vision.

This was a fifty-meter-long giant lizard, its skin like dark brown rock.

An eighth-level disaster beast—the earth-shattering dragon!

The earth-shattering dragon's tail lashed the ground like a steel whip, sending shards of stone flying, creating a cloud of dust.

Lin Qi dodged aside, his expression grim as he faced the towering earth-shattering dragon. Eighth-level beasts were in a completely different league from level-sevens.

That last explosive strike had power level-sevens couldn't match.

The opponent's tail, as rigid as a steel whip, moved with terrifying agility—Lin Qi had nearly been struck by it.

On a crumbling building nearby, a towering figure appeared.

Broad-faced and towering, the man wore a black-and-crimson battle suit and wielded a massive war axe. Lin Qi, spotting him, immediately sensed the aura of an Eighth Stage martial artist—a presence eerily similar to Pei Hongfeng’s.

Dean Liu stepped beside Lin Qi, speaking quietly.

“That’s Meng Wu, former Southern Inspector. An Eighth Stage peak martial artist, ranked 16th in the entire Eighth Stage division!”

“Southern Inspector?” Lin Qi frowned, recalling Wu Lingyun, the current Southern Inspector. “His strength is indeed formidable—16th overall among all Eighth Stage martial artists, just slightly weaker than Pei Hongfeng.”

Dean Liu lowered his voice. “He was demoted… and it’s partly because of you. Stay away from him.”

“Let’s hunt other Level 7 disaster beasts.”

Lin Qi nodded, glancing at Meng Wu. Could this be related to Zhang Tai’s incident? He didn’t dwell on it, swiftly departing with Dean Liu.

Above the ruined building, Meng Wu watched their retreat, eyes narrowing.

Thinking of his current disgrace—all because of Lin Qi—a surge of rage ignited within him.

“Roar~”

The Earth-Shattering Dragon’s thunderous roar snapped him back to reality.

As the colossal beast surged forward, obscuring the sky, Meng Wu roared in response, venting his fury.

“Beast, you’re asking for death! I’ll split you in two!”

With a mighty leap, he erupted in a terrifying brown glow, his axe cleaving a several-meter-long arc through the air.

As an Eighth Stage peak martial artist, battling an Earth-Shattering Dragon posed little challenge.

A new battle erupted.

……

“Puh-puh-puh~”

“Boom!!”

The battlefield reeked of smoke and blood, a brutal war raging as countless drops of blood soaked the earth.

Mountain and River King hovered midair, scanning for Lin Qi.

Periodically unleashing thick spear radiance, he felled Level 7 disaster beasts, easing pressure on high-realm martial artists.

With his Ninth Realm cultivation, his Steel Qi was devastating—Level 7 disaster beasts’ hides as fragile as paper.

For martial artists who’d transcended a major realm, lower-tier disaster beasts were little more than cannon fodder.

After slaying over a dozen Level 7 beasts, earning tens of thousands of Merit Points, he finally located Lin Qi.

Spotting him fighting alongside Dean Liu and Pei Yi Qing against four Level 7 beasts, Lin Qi—clearly the strongest—led the charge, golden spear radiance blazing.

A Sky-Splitting Strike Eagle diving from above had its neck pierced, feathers and blood spraying as it plummeted.

Observing silently, Mountain and River King nodded in approval. Lin Qi’s strength is truly formidable. Ordinary Seventh Realm martial artists with three Blood Transfigurations couldn’t compare. Even facing Eighth Stage opponents, he’d hold his own—and escape from a Ninth Stage if needed.

He worried about the Vermin Race, but as long as no Tenth Stage disaster beasts intervened, Lin Qi would remain safe.

……

As time passed, Ninth Realm martial artists surged ahead, mowing down Level 7 disaster beasts.

Ordinary martial artists focused on lower-tier beasts, while fighter jets and transport vehicles mobilized to retrieve Level 9 corpses.

An hour later, the Spatial Gate began closing, shrinking until it vanished like a switched-off TV.

No new disaster beasts emerged.

The Ninth Realm martial artists withdrew, leaving the battlefield to others as they escorted transports carrying Level 9 corpses back to base.

The battle raged on, but the remaining beasts dwindled.

Three hours later, martial artists returned to the rest hall, where medics treated the wounded.

Five hours in, some fighters, fully recovered, returned to the frontlines.

Cleft Rock Squad was among them.

“Boom!!”

Liang Tai swung his spear, thrusting repeatedly into a Gold Rank Wolflord’s body, leaving multiple bleeding wounds.

As the beast fell, he collected his Merit Points, panting heavily, sweat mixing with dirt on his brow.

He sighed. Without Lin Qi, we’re back to struggling. Merit Points are harder to earn—our squad of four can barely adapt.

“Maybe we should recruit new members.”

……

Meanwhile, at the frontlines, Lin Qi was in a killing frenzy.

Since teaming with Dean Liu, they’d hunted relentlessly.

Level 7 beasts were everywhere—no need to search. The Spatial Gate’s opening had flooded the area with Grade 7s.

Surrounded, Lin Qi led the charge while Dean Liu controlled his flying knives for ranged support.

Pei Yi Qing joined later. Newly promoted to Seventh Realm, her strength was limited. When cornered by two beasts, she nearly died.

Together, the trio hunted for hours.

Lin Qi felt exhilarated, each kill raking in Merit Points—all money.

Merit Points+3000… Merit Points+2000… Merit Points+1000… Merit Points+5000…

He didn’t need to check—his points soared.

In a massive crater, three colossal beasts clashed with three human figures.

Dean Liu, exhausted, guided his three flying knives like silver meteors, striking the mighty ape’s weak spots—neck and skull.

Decades away, Pei Yi Qing, clad in red armor, dodged an earth-splitting wolf’s assault. Sweat dripped from her brow, her battle suit damaged.

“Roar~”

Lin Qi faced an Ironclad Rhinoceros, its hide intact despite his Black Gold Battle Suit’s scratches.

Though unscathed, the scratches told of relentless combat.

The beast’s spiraling horn tore the air, but Lin Qi, channeling the Thunderclap Nine Flashes, felt lighter than ever.

Especially with Golden Radiance enhancing him, he moved like lightning—a nimble fish.

“Boom-boom-boom!!”

Golden spear radiance pierced the Ironclad Rhinoceros, turning it into a meat target.

Minutes later, Lin Qi merged with his spear, unleashing his ultimate move—Heaven and Earth Annihilation.

“Pu~”

The Black Gold Long Spear pierced the beast’s neck, sending it crashing down.

Merit Points+

“Haaah!”

He yanked out his spear. Compared to his first Ironclad Rhinoceros kill, this was effortless—proof of his enhanced physical strength and technique.

He rushed to protect Pei Yi Qing, swiftly slaying the earth-splitting wolf and sharing 4,000 Merit Points.

Finally, the mighty ape.

“Boom-boom!!”

Golden spear radiance sent it reeling. Dean Liu seized the opening, his three flying knives slicing its neck.

“Boom!!”

The mighty ape collapsed, dust billowing.

“Haaah!”

Lin Qi breathed deeply, still energized, unyielding fatigue.

He checked his Status Panel. After a day of combat, his combat power had risen.

[You’ve battled large-scale disaster beasts, defeating Level 7s consecutively. Your practical experience has surged.]
[Your mastery of River and Mountain Spear Techniques improves. Spear Techniques +3%]
[Your proficiency in Thunderclap Nine Flashes deepens. Body Techniques +3%]
[Spear Techniques: Fourth Circle 75% → Fourth Circle 78%]
[Body Techniques: Fourth Circle 66% → Fourth Circle 69%]

……

A day’s growth had significantly boosted Lin Qi’s martial techniques.

Confident, he believed he could defeat Gu Jian within three months.

“Lin Qi, junior, we’re done!”

“Huff-huff!!”

Pei Yi Qing approached, exhausted.

Dean Liu retrieved his knives, weary but amazed.

“The Level 7s are nearly cleared. Let’s return.”

“Lin Qi, aren’t you tired?”

He stared, astonished.

Today, he’d witnessed a Seventh Realm martial artist’s absurd stamina—fighting Level 7 beasts all day, still radiant, growing stronger by the minute.

One word described him: Monstrous.

……

(End of Chapter)

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