Chapter 85: Chapter 85: Defeated Opponent +1
Lin Qi’s arms suddenly erupted with power, the veins on them bulging like steel cords as his blood surged.
A sharp glint flashed in his eyes. He gripped the Long Spear, vibrating its shaft at an incredibly high frequency to showcase his astonishing arm strength.
The tip of his spear also produced countless phantoms. His figure shot out like a gale, unleashing innumerable thrusts!
Killing Technique—Dripping Water Shadow!
SWOOSH~
SWISH SWISH~
The battle shifted in an instant. Two figures charged out like phantoms, filling the air with a storm of spear afterimages.
Faster, faster, faster!!
Yu Jing frantically thrust his Long Spear, his face contorted with madness. ’I just have to thrust more times than him! Then I’ll win!’
CLANG! CLANG!
They clashed in an instant. Amid the storm of phantoms, only for a split second would a real spear emerge.
When to strike depended entirely on the two combatants executing the Spear Technique.
Yu Jing trusted his eyes. In an instant, from among the countless phantoms, he unleashed his true Killing Technique.
A cold glint flashed as he aimed for Lin Qi’s throat.
But in that very same instant, Lin Qi’s body suddenly moved, shifting completely to the right.
Yu Jing’s expression changed drastically. His pupils shrank in shock!
’This is bad!!’
At the same time, Lin Qi put force into his arm. The Black Great Spear in his hand shot out like a black serpent striking from its lair, thrusting forward in a perfectly straight line.
With a flash of cold light, the spear tip streaked across the sky, Tearing through the air with a piercing shriek.
Yu Jing could only watch, wide-eyed and helpless, as the Black Great Spear pierced his neck.
PFFT!
Blood sprayed everywhere. Yu Jing felt an intense, searing pain as his body instantly went limp and his Long Spear slipped from his grasp.
He collapsed weakly to his knees.
He tried to speak, but no words came out. As he opened his mouth, blood just gushed forth. In a sorry state, he dissolved into the Void.
[Swift Eagle, we regret to inform you that you have died!]
Back in his personal Space, Yu Jing clutched his throat, utterly devastated and staring into nothing.
"How did he do that? Was it just a lucky guess?"
"To think I’d lose so miserably!"
’We were both using the Drip Water Spear Skill,’ he thought, ’and I didn’t even feel like his Spear Technique was all that strong.’
’But he still killed me so easily. That final dodge and thrust... even thinking about it now, it seems impossible.’
’Why is everyone out to get me?’
Yu Jing gritted his teeth in frustration.
...
[Yang Jian, congratulations on your victory!]
[Points +3]
Lin Qi looked at the panel, his expression devoid of joy.
’It was just Yu Jing,’ he thought. ’Nothing to be proud of.’
’Yu Jing was once someone I looked up to, but from this moment forward, he’s just another opponent I’ve defeated.’
’There will be many more like him in the future.’
He glanced down at the Long Spear in his hand. ’The Drip Water Spear Skill is even better than I imagined.’
’Beating Yu Jing with his own Spear Technique was incredibly satisfying.’
"During this push for the Bright Moon Rank, I need to try and master the third Killing Technique for both the Drip Water Spear Skill and the Rock Gun Skill."
"Once I’ve grasped the third Killing Technique for three different styles, I might even be able to turn the tables on a Top-Level expert."
Lin Qi made up his mind.
Then, he began matchmaking again.
...
「Five hours later.」
PFFT!
The Long Spear shot through the air, cruelly piercing through his opponent’s chest—a pretty girl—sending blood flying.
[You have experienced battle against a strong opponent. Your mastery of Spear Technique has improved. Spear Technique +1%]
[You have experienced battle against a strong opponent. Your Body Technique proficiency has improved. Body Technique +1%]
[Spear Technique: Tier Two 13% → 14%]
[Body Technique: Tier Two 2% → 3%]
...
「In his personal Space」
[Yang Jian, congratulations on your victory!]
[Points +3]
[Points: 831]
[Win Rate: 93%]
[Ranking: 40]
Lin Qi watched the stats update on the two panels, letting out a breath and looking exhausted.
It was his first time matchmaking for five hours straight.
He shook his head as he looked at his total Points.
’After breaking 800 Points, I can clearly feel my opponents getting stronger.’
’I’ve even run into several opponents who were stronger than me.’
’Two of my matches even ended in a draw.’
’My win rate dropped directly from 95% to 93%, a full two percentage points.’
’And that’s without even matching against any of those professional Martial Artists yet.’
’The difficulty of reaching the Bright Moon Rank is already becoming clear.’
"Haaaah..."
Lin Qi took a deep breath and logged out.
The moment he stepped out of the Virtual Cabin, a wave of dizziness washed over him. He felt as drained as if he’d pulled three all-nighters in his past life, his Spirit completely exhausted.
"Brother Qi, drink a Stimulant Potion to pick yourself up."
Qiu Siying enthusiastically offered him a Stimulant Potion, but Lin Qi waved his hand, refusing. "No need."
"I have my own!"
He took two vials of Stimulant Potion from his own backpack and downed them while Qiu Siying watched him with a pout.
A cool sensation spread through him, slowly restoring his exhausted Spirit.
"Brother Qi, it’s winter break and you’re still grinding this hard? Matchmaking for five hours straight," Jiangtao commented, shaking his head as he walked over sipping a milk tea.
Lin Qi took the milk tea, took a large gulp, and shook his head. "Time is tight. Reaching the Bright Moon Rank isn’t easy."
Wu Feng chimed in.
"I’ve been matchmaking for three hours and I’ve already lost several matches. It’s just like you said, Brother Qi. Some professional Martial Artists are showing up, and they’re really strong."
"I lost every single match against them, without exception."
Lv Xiang and Guo Heng nodded in agreement. They had felt it too.
They all felt the immense pressure, realizing that getting that three million Xia Country Coins wouldn’t be easy.
After chatting for a few more minutes, the group went their separate ways.
Lin Qi returned to his Martial Arts Room.
"Little Chan, order me two staff meals!"
"Yes, Master!"
The projected image of Little Chan, dressed in a Blue Robe, nodded. She brought up a screen and accessed the Red Dome Martial Arts Dojo’s mini-app to order two nutritional meals.
BEEP!
A few minutes later, the door to the Martial Arts Room slid open and a cylindrical robot rolled in.
A compartment in its torso opened, and it placed two nutritional meals on the table.
Lin Qi, now in his Martial Arts Uniform, quickly opened the meals and dug in.
’Staff meals are no joke. One portion is bigger than what they serve at school.’
’I have to eat four of the nutritional meals from No. 2 Middle School just to feel about eighty percent full, but two of these from the Martial Arts Dojo are more than enough.’
’And at two hundred Xia Country Coins a pop, the price is acceptable too.’
After his meal, Lin Qi did some light exercises. Once he felt his Spirit had recovered significantly, he began his daily training, starting with stance practice.
’Winter break is more than twenty days long. With no classes, I can focus more time on my Martial Arts.’
’And there’s the Bright Moon event!’
Lin Qi thought again about the A-level Contract he had signed that day. After his recent spending, he only had a little over a million left.
BING!
His train of thought was interrupted as Little Chan projected a message.
[Your bank card ending in xxx received a deposit of 2,000,000 Xia Country Coins on January 7 at 6:12 PM. Current balance: 3,088,500 Xia Country Coins.]
’The money from the A-level Contract came through!’
Lin Qi was pleasantly surprised by how efficient it was this time. He had signed the contract this morning, and the money was already in his account by evening.
Staring at his balance, Lin Qi fell into deep thought.
’These three million Xia Country Coins are for Mom’s—Fang Huiyi’s—surgery.’
’Once the surgery is done, I’ll be broke.’
’Things like Energy Potions, nutritional meals, and Stimulant Potions all cost money.’
’That’s why the three million Xia Country Coin reward from the Bright Moon event is so important to me.’
’Those three million Xia Country Coins... I have to get my hands on them.’
"Haaaah..."
After sorting out his thoughts, Lin Qi let out a long, heavy breath. He was already used to the searing heat that enveloped his body and the frantic surging of his Qi Blood.
He threw himself wholeheartedly into his Cultivation.
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