196: Chapter 196 - Cleared Level 2!

The White Figure moved!

Its body flickered several times, crossing dozens of meters in an instant to arrive not far in front of Qin Yan!

Its right fist, condensed with a three-foot white jade-like Fist Glow, punched straight out without any fancy tricks!

The punch was like a dragon, and the air shrieked as it was compressed.

The terrifying pressure of the punch was like a physical mountain, crushing down first, intent on completely suppressing Qin Yan!

Qin Yan's eyes were as sharp as an eagle's. Facing a strike that would drive an ordinary peak second-grade martial artist to despair, he advanced instead of retreating.

Exerting force through his feet, the ground trembled slightly as he shot forward like an arrow released from a bowstring!

With a flick of the long spear in his hand, golden Spear Light flickered atop the spear tip, still measuring one foot.

“Layered Aura Second Fold—Expand!”

Boom!

A pale gold Counter-shock Astral Qi, denser and more solid than before, erupted with a bang!

It formed twenty-four pale gold Spear Auras!

The twenty-four Spear Auras surrounded the spear shaft like stars revolving around the moon.

Finally, they all converged and branded themselves onto the original one-foot pale gold Spear Light!

In an instant, that one-foot Spear Light seemed to be injected with a divine essence, and the golden light flourished!

The whole thing became incredibly solid and heavy, its sharpness restrained yet containing a violent power capable of destroying heaven and earth!

At the tip of the spear, the ultimate golden glow was as brilliant as a star!

The grandeur of its power and the sharpness of its edge actually faintly suppressed that three-foot white Fist Glow!

“Kill!”

The long spear, condensed with the power of the Second Fold Layered Aura, carried an indomitable momentum as it thrust out fiercely!

“Screech—Boom!!”

Gold and white, two glows representing the peaks of different techniques, collided violently in mid-air!

There was no stalemate, no testing; there was only a contest of the purest power and sharpness!

However, the stalemate lasted for less than a second!

“Crack!”

That seemingly indestructible three-foot white Fist Glow suddenly shattered into countless fine cracks, starting from the point of contact with the golden spear tip!

Immediately following, the golden Spear Light pierced through and tore apart the white Fist Glow with an unstoppable force!

The white puppet was struck as if by lightning, its entire body sent flying backward by the impact of the terrifying force contained within the Spear Light!

Qin Yan did not let up. He stamped his foot hard against the ground.

Leaving a shallow indentation, his figure followed up like an arrow from a bowstring!

Before he even arrived, the long spear had already transformed into a sky full of golden spear shadows, completely enveloping the retreating puppet!

First move: the spear shadows were like a curtain, completely suppressing it. The puppet parried with its arms, its Fist Glow dimming as it retreated step by step!

Second move: the golden Spear Light was like a venomous snake's tongue, accurately grazing the puppet's right shoulder.

An arm composed of energy was severed at the shoulder, dissipating into points of light!

Third move: Qin Yan's body suddenly rose high. He delivered a spear strike from the air like a meteor from beyond the heavens, carrying the momentum of his fall and his entire body's strength.

The golden Spear Light surged, stabbing fiercely toward the puppet's blurred head!

“Puff!”

The spear tip entered without hindrance. Immediately after, violent blood qi and astral light exploded inside the puppet's head!

“Bang—!!!”

The guardian puppet of the twentieth floor had its head along with a small portion of its upper body blown apart.

It turned into the purest energy light points, slowly drifting away.

Three moves! From the start of the engagement to the end, it was only three moves!

Qin Yan had cleared the twentieth floor of the Secret Realm Tower with overwhelming force!

Qin Yan stood with his spear, slowly exhaling a long breath.

His blood qi was slightly depleted, but his spirit remained full and his eyes bright.

Compared to the difficulty of barely passing the tenth floor with all his might and narrow escapes when he was at the peak of the first grade...

Now, clearing the twentieth floor, although he had used his trump card, he appeared calm and composed, handling it with ease.

This was the fundamental change brought about by the improvement of his strength and foundations.

Just then, ripples suddenly appeared in the calm space ahead, like waves on water.

Following that, two light orbs of different colors slowly condensed out of the void, emitting soft and mysterious halos.

One orb was pure white, like the cleanest moonlight;

The other displayed a magnificent flow of five-colored brilliance, with gold, green, blue, red, and yellow interwoven in a cycle.

It contained some sort of ancient and vast meaning.

The white light orb moved first, floating lightly toward Qin Yan.

Qin Yan stood calmly, relaxing his mind.

Having the experience of receiving the “Spear Light” empowerment when clearing the tenth floor, he knew this was a gift from the Secret Realm Tower to the one who cleared it.

The white light orb slowly approached, and at the moment it touched Qin Yan's forehead, it merged into it silently.

Boom!

A massive stream of information, insights, images, and practice scenes instantly flooded into Qin Yan's mind!

All of it concerned the deeper profound mysteries of “Spear Light.”

This knowledge was not a rigid infusion, but rather delivered in a way akin to an “inheritance.”

It perfectly merged with Qin Yan's existing Spear Technique foundation and his combat experiences with the phantoms.

It guided him to understand, digest, and absorb.

Qin Yan involuntarily closed his eyes, immersing his whole being into this wonderful realization.

In his mind, it was as if a transparent phantom held a long spear.

Over and over again, it practiced various high-level application techniques of Spear Light.

Every move and every style contained profound principles of the martial path.

Time passed quietly during the realization.

After about fifteen minutes, Qin Yan's tightly closed eyes suddenly snapped open!

“Swish!”

Two sharp, almost physical glints flashed through his eyes and vanished.

His entire temperament seemed to have undergone a subtle change.

He lost a bit of his previous heavy stillness and gained a bit of the sharpness and insight belonging to a weapon.

He subconsciously raised his right hand, gripped the long spear, and gave his wrist a light flick.

“Buzz—”

The long spear let out a joyful light hum. At the tip of the spear, the pale gold blood qi light quickly gathered, compressed, and extended!

One foot... one and a half feet... two feet... two and a half feet...

Finally, the Spear Light stabilized, reaching a length of three feet!

The three-foot golden Spear Light was solid, brilliant, and contained its sharpness within.

It flickered at the spear tip, emitting a power that made one's heart tremble!

Around the Spear Light, the air was silently sliced, making a faint “hissing” sound.

Three feet of Spear Light!

This was considered a decent achievement even in the Third Grade Blood Refining Realm, and many geniuses would need to spend a lot of time in bitter cultivation to reach it.

Yet Qin Yan, by relying on the inheritance empowerment of the Secret Realm Tower, had mastered it at the peak of the second grade!

This not only saved countless hours but also gave his actual combat ability a qualitative leap.

With the enhancement of the three-foot Spear Light, his attack power could rise to a massive new level!

Just as Qin Yan was experiencing the wonders of the brand-new Spear Light, the light orb circulating with five-colored brilliance in the air also seemed to have finished its wait.

It slowly rotated once and then transformed into a gorgeous five-colored stream of light, merging straight into the center of Qin Yan's forehead.

Beneath the skin of his forehead, a strange sensation of alternating warmth and heat immediately came through.

Following that, the faint five-colored brand he had obtained when clearing the tenth floor seemed to be summoned, surfacing on its own and emitting a soft halo.

(Time for a meal~)