135: Chapter 135 Physical Breakthrough, Space Shattering, True Qi Tearing Through the Void

"Li Qingxuan... I hope you won't disappoint me too much."

Lin Qi's voice was soft, yet it sounded like a thunderclap, exploding right beside Li Qingxuan's ear.

Li Qingxuan's body trembled violently. He jerked his head up, staring at the figure not far away who was sitting on a sofa, closing an ancient beast-hide tome, and slowly standing up.

Hope not to disappoint?

He gripped the staff [key of the void] tightly. Deep inside, an unprecedented mix of anger and fear intertwined. He had already lost once before.

That time at the Tianhai No. 3 High School freshman competition, Lin Qi had used pure strength to crush his Hand of the Void.

That conspiracy had also failed completely because of Lin Qi's "miracle."

This time, he would not lose again!

A flash of ruthlessness crossed Li Qingxuan's eyes. He knew that Lin Qi's physical fitness was formidable, and his resistance to Spells was even more inconceivable.

But he had the trump cards prepared for him by the Li Family, the honor of his Family, and the dignity of an S-Rank talent!

He took a deep breath and raised the [key of the void] staff in his hand. The Void Realm gemstone embedded at the top of the staff emitted a ghostly blue light.

"Hmph!"

Li Qingxuan let out a cold snort and turned to walk toward the contestant tunnel. He wanted to let Lin Qi know that true spatial Law could never be broken by brute force alone!

Lin Qi stood up and stretched his limbs. He felt the power within his body swelling.

Inside his Dantian, liquid True Qi flowed like mercury, ready to strike. Within his Silver Bone, the power of lightning pulsed.

He looked toward the end of the tunnel. The lights there were bright, and the din of the audience became clear.

He licked his lips, a wicked smile playing on his mouth.

"Well, leeks, I'm here."

He lifted his leg, took a step, and walked into the brightly lit arena.

A massive ring floated in the very center of the Tianqiong Arena. The stands, holding one hundred thousand people, were packed. The clamor was deafening.

Li Qingxuan and Lin Qi walked onto the ring from opposite ends.

Li Qingxuan was wearing an ornate blue mage robe, holding his staff, his expression grave.

Lin Qi was still in that black casual jacket, hands in his pockets, his eyes lazy.

The two stood facing each other.

On the giant screen above the ring, their profiles were displayed side by side.

[Name: Lin Qi] [Rank: LV.1] [Class: None] [Talent: None] ... [Name: Li Qingxuan] [Rank: LV.25] [Class: Sword Master (Hidden)] [Talent: Hand of the Void (S-Rank)]

This massive discrepancy in stats ignited the audience once again.

"Li Qingxuan will win!" "S-Rank talent, crush this Blank Slate!" "One minute! Finish him in one minute!"

Cheers and jeers rose in wave after wave.

Before announcing the start of the match, the head referee specifically looked toward the audience.

He swung his right hand down violently, and a pale blue light curtain descended instantly, enveloping the entire ring.

Hum! The massive protective shield was powered to its maximum. The thick energy barrier was capable of withstanding the full-force bombardment of a Third-Turn powerhouse.

This was specially reinforced to deal with a "human-shaped Vicious Beast" like Lin Qi.

"The match begins!"

No sooner had the referee's voice fallen than Li Qingxuan acted without the slightest hesitation. His eyes glowed with blue light, and he slammed his [key of the void] staff onto the ground!

"Void Realm Domain!"

Boom! The ring trembled violently! Centered on Li Qingxuan, an invisible ripple expanded instantly.

All the spectators saw the space above the ring suddenly become distorted.

The originally flat ground began to arch upward. The "sky" above collapsed downward. Left and right were inverted. Up and down were chaotic.

The entire ring seemed to be being crudely kneaded by an invisible giant hand.

This was no longer a simple skill. This was a brutal alteration of the environmental rules!

Li Qingxuan intended to drag Lin Qi into his home turf!

"Hahahaha!" Li Qingxuan looked at the distorted space before him and laughed wildly.

Feeling the Void Realm energy around him that he now controlled, a sickly excitement appeared on his face.

"Lin Qi! This is my world! Here, you can't even stand steady!"

He wanted to destroy Lin Qi's pride in the most despairing way possible!

Lin Qi stood where he was, his body suddenly feeling light. The ground he had been standing firmly upon became illusory. He felt himself floating up.

Weightlessness! Gravity anomaly! He tried to step. But there was no point of leverage beneath his feet. His body stumbled, nearly losing his balance.

"Indeed, this is somewhat interesting." Lin Qi sneered inwardly.

Everything around him, in his Martial Intent perception, had become like shattered glass. The rules were being rewritten.

"Since your feet can't stand steady, then let your body feel my fury!" Li Qingxuan's expression was ferocious.

He raised his staff high and shouted sternly: "Void Realm Severing!"

Sshh! Sshh! Sshh! Invisible blades cut out from the depths of the distorted space. Accompanied by sharp whistling sounds, they swarmed toward Lin Qi from all directions.

These blades, enhanced by the [key of the void] staff, were incredibly sharp. Their cutting power was enough to slice through hard alloy, and could even cut through the defenses of a Third-Turn powerhouse.

"Hmph!" Lin Qi frowned slightly. He could feel that the piercing power contained within these blades was truly extraordinary.

Take them head-on? The cost would be too high. Lin Qi made a judgment instantly.

He forced his body to twist in mid-air. Like a swimming fish. His legs kicked violently against the Void Realm! Yu Step!

Bang! True Qi exploded beneath his feet, forming a temporary point of support. Lin Qi's figure, like a bolt of black lightning, weaved through the dense rain of spatial blades.

Dodge left. Avoid right. His movement technique was ghostly; every dodge seemed calculated to the extreme. He evaded every single blade.

"How is this possible!" Li Qingxuan's smile froze on his face. Watching Lin Qi, who remained as agile as a leopard even in the weightless environment, his eyes were filled with shock.

This was simply not something a human could do! His pride-and-joy Void Realm Domain, his pride-and-joy spatial Law, had actually become useless decorations in front of Lin Qi!

"You monster!" Li Qingxuan's sanity completely collapsed. He roared, pouring all his magical power into the staff in his hand.

"Spatial Collapse!" Rumbling! The entire ring's space distorted even more violently.

The Void Realm within a ten-meter radius of Lin Qi began to collapse inward frantically. All matter, all energy, was to be utterly pulverized!

Lin Qi felt a lethal threat. This collapsing force far exceeded all previous attacks. The liquid True Qi within his Dantian boiled frantically. The power of lightning within his Silver Bone began to pulse.

He no longer dodged. It was time! Lin Qi's eyes turned cold, and his right hand reached behind his back violently.

Clatter! A giant sword wrapped in black cloth, heavy as a mountain, was suddenly pulled out by him. It was none other than—karma cutter!

The three-hundred-jin Meteoric Iron heavy sword emitted a dull hum at this moment. Lin Qi held karma cutter upright before him, his gaze sharp.

He gripped the hilt with both hands, and the True Qi from his entire body poured into the sword body like a tsunami. The power of lightning within his Silver Bone also surged along his Meridians into the blade.

karma cutter emitted a blinding lightning glow, and black lightning faintly coiled around the blade.

"Open up for me!" Lin Qi let out a violent shout! Holding the sword with both hands, he slashed fiercely at the rapidly collapsing Void Realm in front of him!

Boom! This sword strike had no technique whatsoever. No flashy Moves. Only extreme power. Only pure energy explosion!

A pitch-black blade aura, mixed with blinding purple lightning. It seemed to rip through everything, forcefully cleaving a massive crack through the rapidly collapsing space!

The so-called spatial Law, in the face of absolute energy, had once again been physically broken!

Lin Qi stood holding his sword, his black hair dancing wildly. Before him, the spatial crack slowly healed. He looked up at the dumbstruck Li Qingxuan, his eyes full of provocation.

"Now, it's your turn."