Perfected Spearmanship! 9.0 Blood Qi Defeats Lin Qiu

Jiang Hao's calm voice echoed through the silent Training Room.

He held an Alloy Spear and walked slowly to the center of the arena.

On the other side.

Lin Qiu's face was twisted into a cold, ferocious grin.

"You're at death's door, yet you still dare to run your mouth!"

He gripped his blade with both hands, the tip pointing diagonally toward the ground.

A tyrannical surge of Blood Qi erupted from his body!

9.0!

A genuine Blood Qi Intensity of 9.0!

The shockwave of this energy even made the students in the front row struggle to breathe.

"Brother Qiu is mighty!"

"9.0 Blood Qi! How is anyone supposed to fight that?"

"Jiang Hao is dead meat!"

Lin Qiu reveled in the attention brought by his overwhelming power. He looked at Jiang Hao as if he were looking at a dead man.

However.

The response he received.

Was an equally explosive surge of Blood Qi from Jiang Hao!

Hum—!

A wave of Blood Qi, not a whit weaker than Lin Qiu's—perhaps even more condensed and pure—swept out from Jiang Hao's body!

"What?!"

The smugness on Lin Qiu's face froze instantly!

The jeering from the students in the audience came to an abrupt halt as well!

"This Blood Qi fluctuation... it seems... it seems no weaker than Lin Qiu's!"

"Could it be... could he also be at 9.0?"

"Impossible! That's absolutely impossible! He was only at 8.1 half a month ago!"

"This must be an illusion!"

The surrounding students gasped, then shook their heads frantically, unwilling to believe such a speculation.

Only Lu Ming clenched his fists tightly, his heart racing as he screamed internally.

"Jiang Hao... come on! You can definitely do it!"

"Stop playing tricks!"

Lin Qiu was startled by the intensity of the Blood Qi Jiang Hao displayed, but refusing to accept it, he let out an angry roar!

He stopped wasting words, pushed off the ground, and shot forward like a cannonball!

The Alloy Battle Blade in his hand, enveloped in 9.0 points of dense Blood Qi, descended in a head-on strike using the basic technique, Mountain Cleaving Strike!

The blade wind was so sharp it even emitted a faint whistling sound!

Jiang Hao remained calm, his perception from Perfected Spearmanship having already locked onto everything.

He dropped his wrist, and his Alloy Spear moved from bottom to top in a precise upward parry!

"Clang!"

A harsh sound of metal clashing rang out!

Sparks flew everywhere!

The floor beneath their feet trembled slightly!

"Step! Step!"

Both of them actually retreated two steps at the same time!

An even match!

"What?!"

"He blocked it! He actually blocked it?!"

"Jiang Hao didn't fall at a disadvantage in a direct head-on clash?"

"This... this... does he really have 9.0 Blood Qi?"

The surrounding students were completely shocked!

Lin Qiu himself felt his pupils constrict, a stormy sea rising in his heart!

Although he hadn't used a martial skill for that strike just now, it was still a solid 9.0 points of Blood Energy!

He had actually been blocked by Jiang Hao so casually?

"I don't believe it!"

Lin Qiu's fury burned, and he unleashed his blade technique!

"Sweeping Thousand Armies!"

The combat blade transformed into a streak of silver light, slashing horizontally at his waist!

Jiang Hao did not dodge or evade. He retracted his long spear, slammed the butt of the weapon into the ground, and as the shaft bent, it snapped forward like a Viper Emerges from Cave!

"Clang!"

The spear tip struck the blade with pinpoint precision once again!

"Again!"

Lin Qiu had gone completely mad, each strike faster than the last!

"Clang! Clang! Clang!"

Inside the Training Room!

The sound of metal clashing rang out incessantly!

The two figures crossed paths, moving so fast they left behind afterimages!

However, no matter how ferocious Lin Qiu's blade technique became, the long spear in Jiang Hao's hands always managed to neutralize his attacks one by one, using the most incredible angles and the most energy-efficient methods!

Everyone watching was stunned!

Another heavy blow forced them apart!

Lin Qiu stood with his blade, gasping for breath. He stared fixedly at Jiang Hao, his face a mask of shock and ferocity.

He was certain of it now!

"Your Blood Qi Intensity..."

"You've reached 9.0 too!"

Hearing this, Jiang Hao remained calm, his expression as still as an ancient well.

He did not speak; he merely gave his spear a shake, pointing the spear tip forward as he assumed an attacking stance once more!

This indifference!

This calmness!

This posture completely ignited Lin Qiu's reason!

"So what if you're at 9.0!"

Lin Qiu roared, no longer daring to hold anything back!

"A martial arts duel isn't just about Blood Energy!"

"You Dust-level trash, your spear technique is only at minor accomplishment!"

"Today, I'll let you see what a gap in martial arts techniques really looks like!"

"Shadowless Blade!"

Lin Qiu opened with his strongest finishing move!

He stomped his foot hard, and 9.0 points of Blood Energy poured frantically into his blade!

The Alloy Battle Blade let out a hum!

In an instant, the blade light surged!

Three crisscrossing silver blade shadows instantly filled the air!

Each blade shadow carried a sharp whistle that tore through the air!

The three blade shadows formed a triangular formation, sealing off all of Jiang Hao's retreat paths as they slashed down toward his head!

"It's a martial technique! Brother Qiu is using a martial technique!"

"This strike is countless times faster than when he fought Lu Ming last time!"

"9.0 Blood Energy driving Shadowless Blade, it's too terrifying!"

The crowd exclaimed in shock.

Lu Ming's heart was in his throat!

After all, he was defeated by this very move last time!

Furthermore!

Compared to before, Lin Qiu's execution of this move was even more terrifying!

However, facing this sure-kill strike.

Jiang Hao's expression remained completely unchanged.

He just stood there quietly.

In Jiang Hao's calm eyes, those three blade shadows, fast as ghosts, seemed to turn into slow motion.

Jiang Hao moved.

He did not retreat.

Nor did he use any flashy techniques.

He simply, plainly, raised the long spear in his hand.

A single move from the basic spear arts—

"Thrust!"

This strike had no Spear Light, no sound of breaking air.

Unadorned and simple, returning to the essence of things.

Yet, the speed of this strike was pushed to the absolute limit!

Even more terrifying was the timing and angle of the thrust!

"Ding—!"

A crisp, yet sharp and piercing sound of metal clashing rang out across the entire arena!

Time seemed to stand still at this moment.

Everyone in the audience widened their eyes.

They witnessed an incredible scene!

Jiang Hao's unremarkable spear thrust had ignored those two illusory blade shadows, precisely striking the very core of Lin Qiu's three-bladed convergence... the blade itself!

That was the core node of all the power within the Shadowless Blade!

It was its strongest point!

And also its most vulnerable!

A single strike of Perfected Spearmanship pierces through all illusions!

"What!"

Lin Qiu's eyes erupted with unprecedented shock!

He only felt an indescribable, terrifying force traveling from the Spear Tip into his blade!

That power was not brute force.

It was a form of ingenious leverage—seamless, fluid, and unending—that neutralized every ounce of his strength!

The 9.0 Vitality he had channeled into his blade was like a clay ox entering the sea; it was instantly shattered and dissolved!

Immediately after!

Jiang Hao gave his wrist a slight flick!

"Clang!"

Lin Qiu's Alloy Battle Blade could not withstand the transmission of this perfected force and snapped right in two!

Half of the blade soared into the sky!

"Pfft!"

With his blade technique broken and his Vitality surging in reverse, Lin Qiu opened his mouth and spat out a spray of blood!

Jiang Hao's movements did not pause for even a second.

The moment the Spear Tip shattered the blade, he thrust it forward in one fluid motion!

"Bang!"

The alloy spear shaft struck first despite starting later, slamming solidly into Lin Qiu's chest!

"Crack!"

A teeth-grinding sound of bones breaking echoed through the room!

Lin Qiu was sent flying as if he had been struck by a high-speed train!

He flew over a dozen meters back!

He slammed heavily onto the hard floor of the Training Room, rolling several times before coming to a pathetic stop.

His martial arts uniform was completely shredded, and a large, visible indentation was sunken into his chest!

The broken blade in his hand clattered to the ground not far away.

Lin Qiu struggled to climb to his feet, but the moment he moved, he spat out another mouthful of blood with a wet thud.

Lin Qiu looked up, his eyes filled with disbelief and a trace of fear.

"Per... Perfected..."

"You..."

Before he could finish his sentence, his head lolled to the side, and he passed out completely.

"..."

"..."

The entire Training Room fell into a deathly silence.

You could hear a pin drop.

All the students were frozen in place.

Their brains had completely ceased to function.

What had they just seen?

Lin Qiu, with a Vitality of 9.0!

Lin Qiu, who had unleashed the martial skill Shadowless Blade!

Had been... had been one-shot by Jiang Hao?

One strike!

A single strike!

The blade shattered!

He was heavily injured!

And knocked unconscious!

This... how could this be possible!

"Gulp."

Someone swallowed hard, the sound echoing in the silence.

Immediately after!

An uproar erupted, nearly overturning the Training Room!

Off to the side!

Song Jun's sharp eyes were brighter than they had ever been, and in his heart, he was praising him over and over again!

"Good! Good! Good!"

"Perfected Spearmanship!"

"He broke a graded martial art with basic spear techniques, even if it was only the lowest grade!"

"This is Moon-level Talent for you!"

Meanwhile, in the crowd.

Lu Ming was completely dumbfounded. He stood there blankly, his mouth wide open, his eyes staring straight ahead.

"He won?"

"He actually won!"

"This..."