366: Chapter 366 This time it's different!

At this moment, within the white light opposite him, energy rapidly gathered and condensed. A White Figure, composed of pure energy and emanating the fluctuations of a Third-Rank Martial Artist, slowly took shape.

As soon as the White Figure condensed, it didn't hesitate for a moment. With a flicker of its body, it charged forward with a sharp whistling sound!

Atop its fist, a rather solid white fist glow condensed, carrying a momentum that could shatter stone tablets as it blasted straight toward Qin Yan's face!

The power was equivalent to the full-strength strike of a third grade late stage martial artist!

If it were the Qin Yan from a few months ago before entering the secret realm, he could only 'shiver' in the face of this attack.

But now...

Looking at this familiar yet strange opponent before him, Qin Yan's heart was as calm as a deep well; he couldn't even muster a shred of fighting intent.

Too weak.

So weak that he didn't even have the interest to get serious.

He simply raised his right hand casually, grasping the Ink-Marked Spear that appeared out of thin air, and gave his wrist a gentle shake.

"Chii—!"

The spear shot out like a dragon, yet it was merely the simplest of straight thrusts.

This thrust seemed casual, yet it was fast, accurate, and steady to the extreme!

"Puff!"

A soft sound echoed.

The aggressive White Figure, along with its fist glow, collapsed instantly the moment the spear tip touched them, turning into the most primitive motes of energy light that slowly dissipated into the space.

An instant kill!

An absolute, crushing instant kill!

From the appearance of the White Figure to its dissipation, no more than two breaths had passed.

Qin Yan retracted his long spear, his expression calm.

To him, the twenty-fifth floor was more like a mere formality.

His true goal lay higher up.

The subsequent climb turned entirely into a one-sided crushing and a display of speed.

On the twenty-sixth floor, a spear shadow flashed, and the white light collapsed.

On the twenty-seventh floor, a sweep of the spear cleared thousands, invincible and unstoppable.

On the twenty-eighth floor, the spear shot out like a dragon, passing the stage with an instant kill.

On the twenty-ninth floor, before the White Figure could even fully condense, a strand of Spear Qi from a finger flick had already pierced through it from a distance.

He moved with the force of a hot knife through butter, without any hindrance.

Finally, the teleportation light lit up once more.

Qin Yan's figure appeared on the long-awaited—Secret Realm Tower thirtieth floor!

The space on the thirtieth floor seemed more solid and spacious than the ones below.

The energy particles permeating the air were also more active and pure.

Directly ahead, a mass of dense white light rapidly gathered.

This time, the White Figure that condensed had an aura clearly more than a level stronger!

The blood-qi fluctuations around its body had impressively reached the level of the Third Grade Limit.

Even at the moment it threw a punch, a solid and sharp pale-white fist qi shot out from its fists!

This signified that it had already reached a proficient level in the Way of the Fist Technique.

Such a guardian, if placed in the outside world, would be enough to become a leader among those of the same rank, and could even challenge some early stage fourth grade martial artists across ranks.

However, in Qin Yan's eyes...

"fist qi? Indeed not bad. A pity..."

He still didn't feel much pressure.

He merely pointed the long spear in his hand casually toward the ground, and the 400 calories of massive basic blood-qi within his body slightly stretched like a sleeping dragon.

An invisible yet heavy-as-a-mountain blood-qi pressure naturally diffused outwards.

In the next moment, Qin Yan moved.

Without any complex footwork, it was just a simple step forward.

In a single step, his figure appeared before the White Figure.

The long spear in his hand wasn't even raised into an attacking posture; he simply used the momentum of his charge, carrying an unstoppable pure blood-qi power with the middle of the hard spear shaft.

Like swinging a thick steel whip, he swung it out horizontally!

"Woo—!"

The air emitted a dull sonic boom!

The White Figure reacted extremely quickly, throwing out both fists with its fist qi erupting, attempting to parry.

"Boom!"

The spear shaft collided with the fist qi!

That seemingly sharp white fist qi instantly shattered and disintegrated upon contact with the vigorous blood-qi attached to the spear shaft!

Immediately following, the spear shaft smashed into the White Figure's arms without any fancy tricks.

The White Figure's entire body was blasted off the ground by the irresistible giant force, flying backward.

While still in mid-air, it began to crack inch by inch, and finally, with a "bang," it completely exploded into a sky full of pure energy light motes, slowly dissipating.

Still just one move.

He hadn't even used Spear Qi, relying solely on a burst of basic blood-qi that far exceeded those of his rank.

He had easily and casually resolved this thirtieth floor guardian who possessed fist qi!

Qin Yan retracted his stance and stood still, looking at the drifting energy light motes, a ripple of emotion inevitably rising in his heart.

"I didn't expect that, without realizing it, I've already become this strong."

He muttered to himself with a hint of sentimental reflection.

Once upon a time, when he was still a First Grade Martial Artist, he had fought that White Figure on the tenth floor of the Secret Realm Tower until they were inseparable, only managing a narrow victory by exerting all his strength.

But now, facing this Third Grade Limit opponent on the thirtieth floor who had mastered fist qi, he could crush them so easily and casually.

This huge contrast clearly measured the growth trajectory he had traveled along the way.

Every life-and-death struggle, every monotonous training session, every fortuitous harvest...

...had all transformed into the solid strength he possessed now, enough to make others look up in awe.

"Alright, enough reminiscing."

Qin Yan reined in his thoughts, his eyes becoming sharp and expectant again. "Now, it's time to claim... the 'fruits of my labor' that belong to me."

He looked up toward the upper center of this white space.

As expected, just like every previous time he cleared a key floor, the void ahead began to slightly twist and ripple.

Two spheres of light, distinct yet both emanating an alluring aura, slowly condensed and emerged.

One was the familiar milky-white light sphere.

The other was his primary goal for this visit—the Five Elements Inheritance light sphere, shining with the five-colored radiance of gold, green, blue, red, and yellow, blending and flowing into one another!

First was that milky-white Way of the Spear inheritance light sphere.

As if drawn by attraction, it flew over lightly and submerged directly into the center of Qin Yan's forehead.

In an instant, a massive and pure torrent of knowledge regarding the 'spear'...

...like a river breaking its banks, surged into Qin Yan's mind!

Countless subtle techniques regarding Spear Techniques, strategies for spear skill variations in different environments, and even some fragments of deeper insights into the Spear Dao... fell like sweet rain upon his already quite solid foundation in the Spear Dao.

Qin Yan closed his eyes to concentrate, fully absorbing and digesting it all.

He was no longer a stranger to this process.

He could clearly feel his Spear Technique realm being rapidly consolidated and reinforced under the push of this power, steadily advancing toward a higher level.

However, this time, it seemed somewhat different.

When that massive amount of spear knowledge was completely absorbed and fused by him, the white light sphere itself did not completely dissipate as it usually did.

The remaining most essential part slowly condensed and took shape in his mind, finally turning into a tiny yet incredibly solid phantom of a long spear, its entire body emitting a pale golden light!