Chapter 251: Shattering The Heavens And The First Large-scale Campaign Goes Live
Silence!
For a moment, the entire venue seemed frozen. Whether from the City of Light Chasing or Star Tower City, everyone looked like statues, standing there in a daze, motionless.
“How is this possible!”
“Why can the human race transform too?”
Hu Lei stared fixedly at Tuan on the arena, who was vomiting blood wildly. Even though he usually had everything under control, at this moment he was completely baffled.
Tuan’s third-stage transformation, judging from that qi and blood alone, was terrifying enough that even through the energy barrier one could feel it. In terms of the amount of qi and blood, he could almost compete with a newly advanced Blood Condensing Realm master. His strength was obvious.
Even if he could not match a true Blood Condensing Realm master, he should not be far behind.
Yet the result was Lin Qi suddenly transforming. Although his appearance did not change much, that terrifying aura of life could not be faked, and Tuan was unbelievably beaten to the brink of death with a single club strike.
How could he dare believe this?
“Won?”
“That’s it, he won?”
City lord Di Luoya at the side was also completely stunned.
After seeing Tuan’s third-stage transformation, he had already thought it was over, but the result was Lin Qi’s complete victory, ending the battle with a single strike.
If Tuan had not been a member of the Holy Blood Mercenary Group, he would absolutely have thought Tuan was acting, and acting very convincingly, with his internal organs almost puked out.
But Elder Xiang and the others were even more dumbfounded.
Seeing Tuan’s third-stage transformation, they had truly fallen into despair. They had not expected Tuan of the Flame Horn Tribe to be so strong. So-called top Bone Forging Realm experts, so-called vice city lords, were nothing but jokes in front of Tuan.
Even Xiong Yuedie, who considered her own talent quite good, felt what it meant that there are always people beyond people, heavens beyond heavens.
Even if she also reached Extreme Advanced Level Bone Forging Realm, she would still be far from Tuan’s match, let alone now when there was still a huge gap before she even reached Advanced Bone Forging Realm.
Yet such a genius as Tuan could not withstand a single strike from Lin Qi. She had not even seen clearly what happened before Tuan was defeated.
“Was that a transformation just now? Could it be that our human race also has bloodline awakening and the ability to transform?” Wu Zhuoqun looked at Lin Qi on the arena, who had returned to normal, his eyes full of curiosity and doubt.
Although Lin Qi’s transformation lasted only one or two seconds, as a Bone Forging Realm expert he could clearly sense how huge the difference was before and after.
There was not much change in qi and blood, but the aura of life had undergone an earth-shaking improvement.
This transformation was clearly stronger than that of the Flame Horn Tribe.
After Lin Qi transformed, his physique did not change at all, unlike Tuan, whose strength increased greatly after transformation but whose body also became much bulkier, giving the feeling that Tuan did not adapt to his own body and could not unleash his maximum combat power.
In contrast, Lin Qi, even after transforming, showed no discomfort and could perfectly exert his own combat power.
“This transformation ability should be his personal ability.” Elder Xiang saw Wu Zhuoqun’s burning gaze, shook his head, and explained, “I have read many records left by our predecessors and there is no information or story about our human race being able to develop potential and perform transformations.”
“So our human race really has no transformation ability?” Wu Zhuoqun could not help feeling regretful.
In this life, being able to become a top Bone Forging Realm expert was already good for him. Achieving the Blood Condensation Realm was obviously impossible. If the human race could transform, then maybe he would still have hope, and in the future match Blood Condensing Realm masters.
But since the erudite Elder Xiang said so, it showed that the transformation just now should be Lin Qi’s personal ability, not a racial talent.
“Zhuoqun, you don’t need to be so dejected.” Elder Xiang smiled and said, “Although our human race cannot transform, with Hall Master Lin’s talent, if you seek his guidance more in the future, it may not be impossible for you to impact that level.”
“Thank you for the reminder, Elder Xiang. I will resign from the garrison after this,” Wu Zhuoqun quickly said in gratitude.
Now that Lin Qi had defeated Tuan, even if his strength was not yet at the Blood Condensation Realm, he was probably not far off. His future achievement of the Blood Condensation Realm was practically guaranteed.
And Wu Zhuoqun had absolutely no hope of qualifying for a Domain City. Only a prodigy like Xiong Yuedie had a real chance.
But if he could follow a peerless genius like Lin Qi, that would definitely be far better than staying in the garrison.
After a brief wave of discussion swept through the venue, Tuan on the arena finally stopped breathing. Only then did the energy barrier shrouding the arena dissipate, and more than ten Bone Forging Realm experts of the Holy Blood Mercenary Group, eyes bloodshot, directly surrounded Lin Qi to kill him.
“Stop! Hu Lei, can you not afford to lose?”
Seeing the more than ten Advanced Bone Forging Realm martial artists rushing Lin Qi without hesitation, Di Luoya could not help but rage.
His terrifying qi and blood erupted, turning into great hands of internal force that pressed down on the members of the Holy Blood Mercenary Group, making it difficult for them to move.
At this moment, Hu Lei, sitting below the stage, leisurely took a sip of tea as if it had nothing to do with him, and said slowly, “I admit we lost this match, but the Holy Blood Mercenary Group taking action has nothing to do with me, and I cannot control them.”
“Was it not you who proposed the death arena, responsible for one’s own life and death?” Di Luoya shouted angrily. “Now that your man is dead, the members of the Holy Blood Mercenary Group immediately retaliate. Is this appropriate?”
“That is right, responsible for one’s own life and death.” Hu Lei nodded. “So did you not see that even when Tuan died in the arena, no one went to save him? Now that the match is over, if others want revenge, I cannot interfere. And you had better not bully the small with the big, or the leader of the Holy Blood Mercenary Group will not be polite to you.”
“Hu Lei, does this kind of cheating amuse you? You are a city lord!” Di Luoya frowned tightly, itching to fight Hu Lei right now.
“City lord Di Luoya, you had better not interfere with the affairs of our Holy Blood Mercenary Group.” One of the captains of the Holy Blood Mercenary Group, who was being suppressed, said in a cold voice, “Our Holy Blood Mercenary Group has always repaid every grudge. Since he killed the genius of our Holy Blood Mercenary Group, he must pay the price.”
Di Luoya said angrily, “Do you people of the Holy Blood Mercenary Group care about reason at all? Before going on stage it was clearly stated that each would be responsible for their own life and death. Are you allowed to kill others but others are not allowed to kill you? Do not forget, Tuan killed my trusted subordinate and a Crystal Race elder before this!”
“We don’t care about that, but anyone who dares kill someone from our Holy Blood Mercenary Group must pay the price.” The suppressed captain spoke with righteous certainty, not backing off in the slightest despite being restrained. “Since he killed Tuan, he must die.”
“Good! Very good! And what if I insist on stopping your revenge?” Di Luoya was angered into laughter.
He had long heard that the Flame Horn Tribe were brainless battle fanatics who picked fights with everyone. He had thought it was just a joke. How could people be that stupid?
But now he had to admit that people in reality were even more stupid than those in novels, treating him, the city lord, as if he did not exist.
“City lord Di Luoya, if you bully the small with the big, then our leader will not let you go!” The suppressed captain looked at Di Luoya without the slightest fear.
“You…” Di Luoya was speechless for a moment, then could not help looking at Hu Lei, who was still drinking tea. He suddenly understood why Hu Lei was so sure he could swallow the City of Light Chasing.
These people from the Holy Blood Mercenary Group were simply incapable of reasoning.
If Tuan kept winning, the City of Light Chasing would certainly be finished. But if Tuan died, then his side would face the Holy Blood Mercenary Group’s revenge. So whether they lost or won, the City of Light Chasing would not have peace.
“Old Di, I advise you to let go. The matters of young people should be resolved by young people. You suppressing them like this is not the way.” Hu Lei brewed another cup of tea and spoke leisurely.
“You!” Di Luoya glared at Hu Lei, his heart surging with turmoil. “Hu Lei, do you want to start total war?”
Lin Qi had fought on behalf of the City of Light Chasing. If he let this go, who in the city would still dare to obey his orders, who would still submit to him?
Not to mention that the more than ten members of the Holy Blood Mercenary Group present were not ordinary experts but true madmen with no regard for their lives, each carrying heavy ion bombs. Once detonated, they could wipe out all life within a fifty-meter radius in one second. This was the method many mercenaries used in the wilderness when they knew they would not survive and chose to perish together with others.
Mercenaries who assassinated martial artists inside cities had often caused heavy losses to the city garrisons.
Fortunately, heavy ion bombs were extremely expensive to make. Even major cities did not store many. They were used only in city-destroying situations. But for the Holy Blood Mercenary Group, equipping each Bone Forging Realm expert with one was still feasible.
“I have no such intention, and you should know that would not benefit either of us.” Hu Lei shook his head calmly. “But the Holy Blood Mercenary Group is not as reasonable as I am. If you do not give them an explanation, they will go berserk.”
“An explanation?” Di Luoya’s expression darkened.
Right now he truly regretted agreeing to a death match, leaving himself in a dilemma.
The people of Star Tower City watched this scene and all of them could not help smiling. Although Lin Qi killing the monster Tuan had surprised them, the current result was undoubtedly even better.
At this moment, the experts of all races from Star Tower City could not help feeling a bit of sympathy for Lin Qi.
This was winning the competition but losing his life. For the rest of his days, he would be hunted by the Holy Blood Mercenary Group, beyond even the city lord’s ability to save him.
“Damn it! These brutes, they cannot even accept losing!” Elder Xiang looked at the Holy Blood Mercenary Group members pinned to the ground, their attitude still incomparably arrogant, and his eyes burned with fury, yet he had no solution.
The strength of the Holy Blood Mercenary Group was beyond doubt. Even the Red Moon Merchant Guild had given up dealing with them. It had to be said that the people of the Holy Blood Mercenary Group indeed had the capital to be arrogant.
If the Holy Blood Mercenary Group turned hostile, even the city lord was helpless, since his strength could not compare.
While everyone in the City of Light Chasing did not know what to do, Lin Qi finished collecting his loot, stripping everything he could from Tuan, leaving everyone present dumbfounded.
Though taking loot was normally a very common act, at this moment doing it in front of members of the Holy Blood Mercenary Group, stripping their genius bare, his mentality was simply inhuman.
“Lord City Lord, can I have the reward of one hundred thousand energy crystals now?” Lin Qi walked up to Di Luoya and asked without any scruples.
“I… I cannot spare my hands right now…” Di Luoya looked at the oblivious Lin Qi and felt on the verge of collapse.
Was this really the time to hand out rewards?
He was currently suppressing the Holy Blood Mercenary Group to prevent them from attacking anyone. Did Lin Qi not see that?
“Cannot spare your hands?” Lin Qi glanced at Di Luoya, who was using internal force hands to press down the Holy Blood Mercenary Group members, and nodded. “That is easy.”
With that, Lin Qi stepped up to the members of the Holy Blood Mercenary Group, took out his pitch-black club, and brought it down on each of their heads one by one, blood instantly staining the ground red.
“You!”
“You… how dare you?!”
Hu Lei, who had been drinking tea, was stunned at the sight.
Those were people of the Holy Blood Mercenary Group.
Even he did not dare offend them, yet Lin Qi had killed them all one after another…
At this moment, not only Hu Lei, but even Di Luoya, who was suppressing the Holy Blood Mercenary Group, was dumbstruck.
He had absolutely no idea what Lin Qi was trying to do.
So many members of the Holy Blood Mercenary Group, killed just like that. This was utterly offending them to the death.
“They wanted to kill me. So I cannot kill them?” Lin Qi looked at the two dazed city lords, completely unconcerned.
Before he had seen a Blood Condensation Realm master and transformed into an extraordinary lifeform to fight Tuan, he had still harbored some fear of Blood Condensation Realm experts. But after battling Tuan, whose strength was roughly comparable to the Blood Condensation Realm,
he was now certain that with his Mental Domain and extraordinary lifeform state, he could be completely unafraid of the Blood Condensation Realm. Not to mention, once the energy crystals were in hand, he could use the Cultivation Tower to let players impact the Bone Forging Realm, rapidly pushing his strength even further in a short time.
“What you say makes sense.” Hu Lei could not help nodding, a faint smile at the corner of his mouth. “But do you know what your actions will lead to?”
“It is nothing but a battle.” Lin Qi said calmly.
“If the Holy Blood Mercenary Group really wants a fight!” Di Luoya gritted his teeth and stepped forward as well. “Our City of Light Chasing is not easy to bully!”
“Fine! Impressive!” Hu Lei gave a thumbs-up with a light laugh. “All the people of the Holy Blood Mercenary Group have been killed by you. I look forward to seeing how you face the total war from the Holy Blood Mercenary Group and our Star Tower City.”
Di Luoya took a deep breath and replied without backing down, “Then come if you have the ability!”
As for the situation before him, he had thought it through. Lin Qi’s approach was the most correct. When dealing with rogues, there was only one word.
Fight.
If he wanted to defend the City of Light Chasing, he had no choice but to start total war and fight Star Tower City and the Holy Blood Mercenary Group to the end. There was no second path.
For a while, all races in the City of Light Chasing were abuzz with mixed joy and worry.
The joy was because the Domain City’s rules forbade Blood Condensation Realm experts from taking part, and the Holy Blood Mercenary Group would not be an exception. Otherwise, when facing the wrath of the Domain City, the Holy Blood Mercenary Group would have nowhere like the Mountain of the Dead to hide. Plus, with Lin Qi, whose strength surpassed top Bone Forging Realm experts, ordinary Bone Forging Realm opponents were no match at all.
But the worry was the same. The Holy Blood Mercenary Group would also join the war, and they were a band of lunatics.
When everyone in the City of Light Chasing received the total war declaration issued by city lord Di Luoya, the entire city was shocked. They had not expected that after decades of peace, the City of Light Chasing would once again launch total war, this time against two giants, Star Tower City and the Holy Blood Mercenary Group.
While the entire city was plunged into panic, the players in the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall were boiling with excitement.
“What is going on? A large-scale battle, the Battle to Defend Light Chasing?”
