Chapter 318: Monster

Chapter 318: Chapter 318: Monster

The first round of the preliminaries continued!

The contestants from other countries came to witness the power of the Xia Country Martial Artists firsthand.

"If you run into a Xia Country Martial Artist, just run. Don’t even think about fighting them, because it’s a one-way ticket to death."

"They’re too strong. It’s like a ferocious beast has been let loose among ordinary people. All we can do is run, not fight."

"Ah Xiba, my luck is terrible! There were three Xia Country Martial Artists around me, and I couldn’t even block a single one of their spear strikes."

The Martial Artists from the various nations cursed their luck. In the first round, ninety percent of the contestants from the smaller countries had been eliminated.

Only a handful of Top Level experts managed to advance.

Only the major powers like Tianzhu, Japan, Silla, and Tailande had a slightly higher number of people advancing.

The ten matches of the first preliminary round didn’t last long, concluding in just under two hours.

Time quickly passed into the afternoon.

It was time for the second preliminary round, and contestants from every country began to log on one after another.

"Good afternoon to all the contestants from every nation!"

Before everyone’s eyes, red particles of light and shadow reconverged, and a giant image of Vice-Principal Xu Wenji appeared in their line of sight.

He looked around at all the Floating Islands and slowly began to speak:

"After a morning of fierce competition, we have determined the strongest 10,000 contestants out of the initial 100,000."

"I’d like to congratulate all the contestants who have passed the first round!"

"Even if you are defeated in the second round, you will still receive two million Xia Country Coins."

"And if you successfully make it into the final roster of 1,000, you will be awarded five million Xia Country Coins."

On the 24 Floating Islands, many contestants were secretly delighted. Five million was no small sum.

Because Xia Country was the strongest nation, the Xia Country Coin had immense purchasing power in other countries.

Xu Wenji then continued:

"Next, I will announce the rules for the second round of the preliminaries."

"All 10,000 of our qualified contestants will be dropped into a single arena."

"This time, you will earn one Point for every contestant you kill."

"At the same time, any Points the defeated contestant possesses will be transferred to the killer."

"You will have a total of ten minutes to fight. After the match, the 792 contestants with the highest Points will enter the final roster of 1,000!"

As soon as Xu Wenji said this, everyone once again felt the immense pressure.

"One thousand spots, minus one hundred revival spots, plus another one hundred and eight seeded Awakened contestants."

"That leaves fewer than 800 spots in the end. This competition is too intense!" Jiangtao said, shaking his head.

Lin Qi nodded as well. There weren’t even enough spots for the three top academies of Xia Country, let alone for the geniuses from other nations.

The competition would only grow more fierce.

On the 24 Floating Islands, many people’s expressions turned grim. The next round was critical for every single one of them.

If they ended up in the revival bracket, the competition would be even more brutal.

Advancing as early as possible was the best-case scenario.

"Now, I ask the 10,000 contestants to enter the arena!"

Xu Wenji shouted, his form dissolving back into particles of light and shadow.

The ruin-like arena once again appeared before everyone.

Ten thousand crimson pillars of light descended from the sky like Meteors, landing in different locations across the ruins.

[All contestants have 30 seconds to select their combat gear!]

[Countdown: 30, 29, 28...]

Everyone began to quickly select their Combat Suits and Weapons!

At the same time, they observed the opponents around them through the pillars of light, formulating combat plans in their minds as quickly as possible!

[Countdown complete!]

[The second round of the preliminaries has officially begun!]

The automated voice announced impassively over the arena.

When the contestants from many countries saw the pillars of light dissipate, they knew the match had begun.

Having conserved their strength for this moment, they erupted with power instantly.

They only had ten minutes, and everyone who had made it to the second round was an expert.

Failing to kill even one person could lead to elimination, so there was no need to conserve stamina.

Many brandished their Battle Sabers, Sharp Swords, Great Spears, and War Axes, pushing their strength and speed to the absolute limit!

"Kill!"

BOOM!!

The slaughter began in an instant!

On a road running through a city street, Lin Qi, clad in a black Combat Suit, walked out, brandishing a Black Great Spear.

"It’s that super expert from Xia Country!"

"If we don’t kill him, we’ll all be eliminated!"

A contestant from the Silla Kingdom shouted loudly to the crowd in clumsy Xia Country Language.

All the surrounding contestants looked at Lin Qi, and they all recognized him.

"It’s him!"

"The Xia Country genius who killed countless contestants in the last round! We’re no match for him alone; we have to team up."

"Kill him!"

A contestant from Japan was the first to swing his Sharp Sword. As if on cue, the contestants from different countries all reached a consensus.

They adopted the strategy of surrounding and attacking Lin Qi simultaneously. The forty to fifty genius experts around him all shot toward Lin Qi like sharp arrows.

Only a few Martial Artists from Xia Country, upon seeing Lin Qi, immediately turned and fled without a second thought.

’A bunch of fools. They have no idea how terrifying Lin Qi is!’

’Numbers don’t mean a damn thing!’ one of them thought with a contemptuous smile.

WHOOSH—

’A surprise attack?’ Lin Qi’s Perception registered dozens of geniuses rapidly surrounding him.

Every one of them had vigorous Qi Blood and was incredibly fast.

They were much stronger than the opponents from the first round!

But it wasn’t a qualitative leap. Their Realms were all still at the Third Realm, and their Martial Arts were even less impressive—barely at the level of just having broken through to Tier Three.

With a single glance, he could see countless openings in their techniques.

SWISH~ SWISH~

WHOOSH!!

From all directions, Battle Sabers, Long Spears, and Sharp Swords tore through the air. Some were surprise attacks, others were direct frontal slashes, stirring up gusts of powerful wind that raged against his face.

In that instant, he suddenly exerted his strength. His body bent slightly, and with a vibrational shockwave, immense Power erupted from within him.

He swung the Black Great Spear with both hands, using his body as an axis as he poured a terrifying amount of sheer force into the spear.

With a mighty sweep, it was as if he intended to cleanse all the filth around him.

BAM! BAM! BAM!!

The Black Great Spear carved a perfect arc through the air. Under Lin Qi’s precise control, it fiercely intercepted all of the attacks.

The air exploded at the moment of impact!

The faces of the attackers swinging their Weapons instantly changed.

One of the burly men felt a terrifying force and an immense wave of Power travel up his Long Spear and into his body.

CRACK!

It was as if an armored vehicle, at full throttle, had slammed into him at maximum speed on a highway.

His body instantly went numb, his bones shattered by the impact!

BAM! BAM!!

The five-man siege was instantly broken. They were sent flying, crashing heavily onto the ground. Their bones shattered instantly, and the invading Power tore their hearts apart.

With one spear strike, five people were killed, dissolving into the Void and vanishing into thin air.

Points +5

"How is that possible...?"

The other nearby contestants’ eyes went wide in an instant.

’Killing five people with one spear strike... what kind of monster is he?!’

SWOOSH—

Lin Qi stepped forward and charged, kicking up a gale as he transformed into a bolt of Thunder, appearing before a contestant from the Silla Kingdom.

"S*hit!"

He swung the Battle Saber in his hands in a panic, but Lin Qi’s spear struck like a dragon, its sharp tip thrusting out like a bolt of Lightning.

PFFT—

Blood splattered. The Silla Kingdom contestant fell to the ground, dead, his Battle Saber not even halfway through its swing!

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