High Martial Arts: Grinding for the Supreme Talent

Chapter 200: Chapter 200: Stunning Everyone

[Match 3: Lin Qi (Victor)]

The AI voice announced the final result emotionlessly over the entire arena.

The match hadn’t even lasted a single second from start to finish.

Many students with lower Realms only saw a silver meteor streak across the sky before fading from view.

Li Zehao was pierced through the chest by a cold black gleam, and just like that, it was over. It was one of the fastest fights they had ever witnessed.

「The Azure Sky First Institute’s Spectator Section」

Li Zehao returned to his seat, his lips trembling uncontrollably and his eyes vacant.

"How could...?"

’How did I lose?’

Li Zehao couldn’t accept this outcome. The moment the fight began, he had unleashed his full power, using a Killing Technique from his Meteor Spear Technique.

He had been confident that no one could block his killing blow. The fantasy was beautiful, but reality was cruel.

Faced with his surprise Killing Technique, Lin Qi had not only dodged it with ease but had also counterattacked, killing him with a simple, precise thrust.

They hadn’t seen each other in three months, and the gap between them hadn’t shrunk—it had grown even wider.

At this thought, his face flushed red, and he immediately chose to log out.

Seeing this, the others around him exchanged glances, not knowing what to say.

Li Zehao was the second-ranked student in the First Institute, yet he’d been easily one-shotted. ’Just how strong is this Lin Qi?’

...

Meanwhile, the entire crowd of spectators erupted.

"He’s too strong! I didn’t even see how either of them moved their spears, and the fight was over?"

"Their Martial Arts Realms are so much higher than ours. The fight ended in a single move."

"Li Zehao is ranked 35th in the country, and he got one-shotted! How can the gap be that big?"

"Was his national exam ranking fake or something?"

After seeing the fight, Ao Feng of the Azure Sky Ninth Institute narrowed his eyes and smiled.

"This Lin Qi is a formidable opponent!"

"He only beat Li Zehao. I can do that, too."

After saying this, he logged out.

As soon as the fight ended, Duan Chuchu of the Azure Sky Second Institute sat bolt upright, her brow furrowed.

’So strong!’

’I’m not sure I could have done that.’

’As expected of the man who led the Sixth Institute to first place on the overall Points leaderboard! A true force to be reckoned with!’

At that moment, the prodigies from the other academies all felt the terrifying extent of Lin Qi’s power.

His performance this time had stunned countless people.

...

「In the Leadership Spectator Section」

"Lin Qi’s Spear Technique is impressive. He saw right through Li Zehao, and his speed was completely suppressed. That’s why he was taken down in a single move."

One of the leaders commented, analyzing the fight with admiration.

Dean Liu also chuckled, clearly in a good mood.

After watching, Wu Yueze, the elegant Vice Dean of the First Institute, frowned. He had to admit that this Lin Qi was truly impressive.

"Lin Qi’s strength might be enough to compete for the top three," another leader offered.

"Li Zehao was just too weak."

"Everyone knows how big the gap is between an S-class and an A-level genius. If it had been our academy’s Ao Feng, he could have killed him in one move, too."

The Vice Principal of the Ninth Institute, a beautiful middle-aged woman in purple, said nonchalantly as she leaned back in her chair and shook her head.

...

「In the Azure Sky Sixth Institute’s Spectator Section」

Lin Qi calmly returned to his seat. Jiangtao immediately rushed over and gave him a thumbs-up.

"Brother Qi, you’re awesome!"

The others were also stunned after watching the fight. As the top student of the Azure Sky Sixth Institute, Lin Qi’s strength was even greater than they had imagined.

Guo Heng, Wang Qiufeng, and the others also had grave expressions. Li Zehao, ranked 35th in the country, had been one-shotted.

’Then what about them?’

’Wouldn’t he be able to one-shot them too? Only a few months had passed. How had the gap grown even wider?’

’Had they been wasting their time for the past few months?’

Lin Qi calmly accepted the praise, exchanged a few words, and then chose to log out.

He slowly stepped out of the Virtual Cabin. There were still over forty matches left, so the round wouldn’t be over for at least another hour or two.

That was enough time for him to get in some more Cultivation.

He took the black Training Lance from the wall and began to practice his Spear Technique.

His mind replayed the recent battle. Facing Li Zehao again, he knew his opponent was inferior to him in both Qi and Blood Value and Spear Technique.

His Spiritual Power was even more lacking. The combination of these three factors meant that the instant Li Zehao attacked, Lin Qi saw an opening.

His opponent’s fastest attack seemed to slow down in his eyes, as if in slow motion, making it easy to evade.

It all culminated in the final result: a one-shot kill.

’Li Zehao thought I would be careless?’

’What a joke. I never let my guard down against an opponent!’

"SWOOSH! SWOOSH!"

With that, he began to rapidly thrust the long spear, its tip whistling as it sliced through the air.

He executed thirty thrusts in a single second, and he still had significant room for improvement.

...

「At 5:00 p.m., the fourth round officially concluded.」

Forty-nine contestants successfully advanced!

In the spacious living room of Villa 01 at the Azure Sky Sixth Institute, Lin Qi and Jiangtao were eating dinner on the sofa.

"Brother Qi, this time only six people from our Sixth Institute advanced: you, me, Guan Shan, Guo Heng, Wang Qiufeng, and Zhou Xiyin."

"Everyone else was eliminated."

"The opponents in this round were all the Elites from their respective academies. I had a tough time winning my match, too."

Jiangtao said, popping a slice of meat into his mouth.

Lin Qi understood. He was already surprised that Jiangtao had managed to advance; it must have been thanks to that mysterious red Waterdrop Gemstone.

"And then there’s that guy, Yu Jing. He’s gotten really strong. If he hadn’t been matched against Ruan Language, the S-class genius from the Third Institute, I think he would have advanced too."

Jiangtao added suddenly.

"There’s something off about that Yu Jing. We need to be careful around him," Lin Qi warned, his expression serious.

"Don’t worry, I get it!" Jiangtao nodded.

"He either had a stroke of incredible luck, or something happened that we don’t know about."

"We should keep our distance from him!"

...

「8:00 p.m. The Virtual World, Freshman Grand Competition Arena.」

Students from the Nine Great Academies gathered once again in the stands.

"This is getting more and more exciting! Now there are only fifty people left. The upcoming matches are bound to be even more incredible."

"Lin Qi took down his opponent in a single move!"

"Ao Feng, Duan Chuchu, Li Lei, and the other top student representatives have all shown strength far beyond that of an Ordinary prodigy."

"I can’t wait to see what happens when these top students finally face each other," someone said in anticipation.

"Esteemed students!"

Vice Dean Xu Wenji’s projection appeared once more. He scanned the crowd and got straight to the point:

"Tonight, we will begin the fourth round."

"Out of fifty talented contestants, twenty-five will advance."

"The contestants who advance to the fifth round will receive 2,500,000 Xia Country Coins."

With that, he extended his palm. As everyone watched, fifty virtual figures leaped out and paired off in mid-air, forming the bracket for the new round of matches.

Everyone’s eyes turned to the match-up bracket, Lin Qi’s included.

[Match 1: Lin Qi (Sixth Institute) vs. Chang Xiaoliu (Ninth Institute)]

He was rather surprised. He hadn’t expected to be in the very first match.

"I’m matched against Huo Wanyang!" Guo Heng suddenly said from nearby, shaking his head.

"Aheng, you’ve got some great luck there. He’s the strongest expert here besides Brother Qi," Jiangtao said in surprise.

"Haaa..."

Guo Heng let out a breath, his expression turning resolute. "There’s no escaping it. I’ll test out Huo Wanyang’s strength for Brother Qi."

[Will the two contestants for Match 1 please enter the arena!]

As soon as the AI voice finished its announcement, Lin Qi transformed into a pillar of light and vanished, reappearing down in the arena.

He saw his opponent.

She was a beautiful, slender woman in a green Combat Suit, wielding a sharp, silver Yanling Saber.

This opponent was by no means weak; her ranking in the national exam had been even higher than Li Zehao’s.

She was truly the number one person below the S-class geniuses.

Chang Xiaoliu stared at Lin Qi with a serious expression, her fighting spirit blazing. She, too, wanted to see for herself just how powerful he really was.

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