Killing Above One's Tier: Blood Wolf Commander!

The Blood Wolf Commander had been driven beyond endurance by Lin Ming's suicidal entanglement. At last, it flew into a complete rage, suddenly rearing up on its hind legs and clasping its two claws together like a massive blood-red warhammer. Carrying the force to shatter mountains and split the earth, it smashed viciously down at Lin Ming!

This strike covered an enormous area and came with blinding speed, sealing off every avenue of escape. It meant to crush this irritating insect with absolute power!

Now!

A chilling gleam surged in Lin Ming's eyes. Rather than dodge, he poured every last drop of his vital energy into the long spear in his hands!

The essence of the first two forms of the Heaven-Splitting Three Forms merged and sublimated within his heart. He faintly touched the threshold of the third form, "Heaven-Splitting"—a terrifying intent that could shatter all things and tear open space itself!

"Heaven-Splitting!"

A low roar erupted, as though from the depths of his soul! Gripping the spear with both hands, Lin Ming thrust upward without fear, meeting the descending blood-red warhammer head-on!

At the spear tip, an incomparably brilliant point of cold light flared, as though it would pierce through the dim heavens!

However!

At the instant the spear tip was about to collide with the blood-red warhammer!

Crack!!!

A sharp, ear-piercing sound of breaking rang across the battlefield!

The ordinary standard-issue spear that had accompanied Lin Ming through days of bitter battle, drinking countless lives, finally could not withstand the violent infusion of vital energy and the impact of the Heaven-Splitting intent. It snapped apart with a bang just inches below the spear tip!

The spearhead, carrying that brilliant cold gleam, flew helplessly away and sank deep into the distant ground, leaving only half a shaft in Lin Ming's hand.

The blood-red warhammer continued its descent without obstruction!

"No!" Su Yunwan's face drained of color.

Lin Ming's pupils contracted. In that hair's-breadth moment, he raised the broken shaft above his head while arching his body backward as far as he could!

Boom!!!

A thunderous impact rang out! Lin Ming was like a man struck head-on by a battering ram, blasted backward like a cannonball. Blood sprayed wildly from his mouth as he slammed into a pile of Mutated Beast corpses dozens of meters away, smashing them into scattered pieces!

He lay in a pool of blood, his chest visibly caved in. Who knew how many ribs had broken? His internal organs had suffered severe damage, darkness washing over his vision as he nearly passed out.

"Roar!"

The Blood Wolf Commander withdrew its somewhat numb massive claw. Just now, it had actually felt a flicker of dread. Looking at Lin Ming in the distance, whose fate was unknown, satisfaction flashed through its eyes.

With the most troublesome one dealt with, the remaining woman was nothing to fear.

It turned around, its scarlet eyes locking onto the pale-faced Su Yunwan once more.

Yet at the moment it turned, exposing the vulnerable spot beneath its old wound on the left side of its chest—

"Catch the spear!!!"

A sharp cry, resolute and urgent, rang out!

A streak of silver-white light cut through the night like a meteor tearing open the darkness. It traced a graceful arc through the air, flying precisely toward Lin Ming, who lay in the blood and struggled to rise!

It was Su Yunwan's A-rank spear—Silver Frost!

At some point, another spear had appeared in her hands. Entirely black, ancient in design, and somewhat weaker in aura yet still sharp and formidable, it was her backup B-rank weapon.

"Use my spear! Silver Frost is A-rank—it can withstand your power! Hurry!!!"

Su Yunwan shouted hoarsely. At the same time, she gripped the black spear and charged desperately toward the Blood Wolf Commander!

"Nine Thunder Transformations—Thunder Lock!"

She poured all of her dwindling vital energy into the black spear. Its afterimages transformed into nine pitch-black chains of lightning. She sought not to wound it, only to bind and lock down the Blood Wolf Commander's movements for even a single instant!

The Blood Wolf Commander had been about to pursue Lin Ming, but this sudden, nearly self-destructive entanglement made it hesitate. Roaring in fury, it swung its claws to tear at the lightning chains.

Lin Ming's hand firmly caught the silver-white spear in midair.

The spear felt slightly cool in his grip, yet as light as if it had no weight. Its shaft was sleek as a dragon, made of some unknown material—neither metal nor wood, yet incredibly tough.

The mere sight of the point of cold light at its tip made one's eyes sting. A faint chill, as though capable of freezing the soul, flowed from the spear shaft. Yet strangely, it calmed the turmoil in his vital energy and the excruciating pain within his body.

An A-rank weapon—Silver Frost!

"Thanks!"

Lin Ming struggled to his feet and spat out the blood in his mouth. His voice was hoarse, yet it carried the calm before a volcanic eruption.

The silver-white shaft was instantly veiled in a hazy, invisible sharpness that seemed capable of slicing through space! The point of cold light at its tip shone like a miniature sun!

On the other side, six of the nine lightning chains Su Yunwan had desperately formed had already shattered under the Blood Wolf Commander's violent tearing!

Blood continuously spilled from her lips. Her pretty face was deathly pale, and she swayed on the verge of collapse. Yet her gaze remained resolute as she desperately held on to the final three chains, buying Lin Ming the last sliver of time!

"Hurry... I can't hold on anymore!" she cried hoarsely.

Now!

The last trace of human emotion faded from Lin Ming's eyes, leaving only the purest, coldest killing intent, along with his complete understanding of the Heaven-Splitting intent!

He clenched Silver Frost in both hands and took one step forward. The ground beneath his feet cracked soundlessly! Man and spear seemed to become one, transforming into a silver bolt of lightning that ripped apart heaven and earth!

He whispered with absolute calm:

"Heaven-Splitting."

The Silver Frost Spear thrust out.

Time seemed to slow at that instant.

Wherever the spear passed, it left behind a clear silver trail that lingered for a long time. Along the edges of that trail, the air warped and tore in an unnatural manner.

The Blood Wolf Commander had just ripped apart the final lightning chain. Reflected in its scarlet eyes was that breathtaking silver lightning bolt, carrying the aura of death. An unprecedented sense of mortal peril, born from its instinct for survival, instantly seized its heart!

It wanted to dodge. It wanted to defend. But its old force had been spent before new force could rise, and the silver lightning was simply too fast!

No!!!

That was the only desperate howl it had time to utter in its heart.

Pfft!!!

A faint sound, almost inaudible—the sound of a sharp blade slicing into butter.

The thrust of the Silver Frost Spear, containing all of Lin Ming's power, the system's temporary enhancement, and the shattering intent of Heaven-Splitting, pierced with unmatched precision into the old wound beneath the Blood Wolf Commander's left chest, where its fur was slightly lighter in color!

It met none of the tough resistance one would expect from a Third Tier Mutated Beast.

Under the terrifying penetrating power of the Heaven-Splitting form, the old wound, along with the tough muscles, bones, and organs around it, was effortlessly pierced through like a hot knife through butter!

The spear tip burst out through its body, bringing with it a spray of eerie blood. Lin Ming poured in his vital energy.

Boom!!!

Violent vital energy and the destructive intent of Heaven-Splitting exploded within the Blood Wolf Commander's body! From the inside, they instantly ground its heart, lungs, organs, and even spine into a mass of pulp.

Third Tier First Level Commander, Blood Wolf Commander—dead!

[Killed Third Tier First Level Blood Wolf Commander. Kill Points obtained: 10000. Reward for killing above a major realm: 100000 Kill Points! Total obtained: 110000 Kill Points!]

One hundred and ten thousand points! A fortune of astronomical proportions!

The cold system notification sounded like heavenly music to Lin Ming at this moment.

But he no longer had the strength to rejoice. That thrust had nearly drained away his final ounce of strength and vital energy. The injuries to his internal organs, the agonizing pain of his broken ribs, and the backlash from forcibly using a combat skill beyond his limits struck him all at once.

His vision went dark. Unable to hold on any longer, he dropped to one knee, barely supporting himself with Silver Frost to keep from collapsing. Blood poured steadily from his mouth, dripping onto the silver-white spear shaft in a horrifying sight.