Decaying World

Chapter 138, Strength Level Two (Thanks for Instantly Killing Potato Alliance Leader)

“You don’t understand anything.” Kiyama Kei laughed.

The reason he was willing to become the branch leader of the Qinghe Gate inner city was to acquire more resources and treasures to help him reach higher levels.

And now, he has succeeded.

"Once a martial artist reaches the Grandmaster level, their physical attributes will catch up with those of a higher level. Speed, strength, stamina, and recovery will all be comprehensively enhanced, with the increase reaching up to three times or more! Even the weakest will see a doubling of their abilities." Mu Shanqing was clearly responding to Lin Hui's words, explaining to Ding Chengying and Zhao Dong behind him, and also to the martial artists around him.

He clearly saw this battle as a chance to make a name for himself after revealing his strength.

Only by increasing one's reputation and achieving sufficient results can one gain more benefits and status.

How do you achieve good results? Naturally, you need a worthy opponent.

Lin Hui, standing before them, was certainly worthy of the title.

Everyone else was helpless against him. Even the two vice ministers would have been severely injured in a single encounter if he hadn't intervened in time.

Faced with such a formidable opponent, he broke through on the spot, turned the tide, and finally defeated and killed the man. Such a hard-won and outstanding achievement, coupled with a large number of onlookers, was enough to publicize his new strength.

Momentum, momentum, that's what momentum is!

Only with enough voices can momentum be generated!
Otherwise, if someone just comes and rushes up, what's the point of him killing them in a few moves?
Those around him only heard the commotion and saw him deal with the newcomers; everything was over without a trace.

But things are different now. He pointed out that he needed to unleash his Grandmaster-level strength to defeat his opponent, plus he had enough time to stall for time.

Two of his old colleagues were also defeated head-on, and more and more people gathered around, thus building up momentum.

Only by defeating this person can you reap the final reward!
"Since you're so confident," Lin Hui said, "then let me experience it."

"Foolish!" Kiyama Kei hissed. He looked down at his imposing physique, which had grown to two and a half meters tall.

He picked up his sword and casually swung it a few times. The specks of white light that splashed from the blade transformed into white butterflies that flew several meters away before disappearing.

"Since you insist on seeking death, then I'll let you witness my signature swordsmanship!"

laugh!
In an instant, his figure vanished, leaving a deep crater in the paving stones behind him.

The next second, he was in front of Lin Hui, and his sword came crashing down on Lin Hui's head!
This speed actually far exceeded that of anyone Lin Hui had ever seen, and had reached a level close to his own.

Even though his speed was reduced by half, such power was still beyond the imagination of ordinary martial artists.

Immediately, Lin Hui also channeled his inner energy, covering the Ruyi Sword, and unleashed the killing move of the Qingfeng Sword Technique at lightning speed.

Clang!

Two loud bangs.

The moment his sword made contact, he felt that the opponent's strength was extraordinary.

If we compare it to Wang Yueheng, the force of Mu Shanqing's sword strike at this moment is more than twice that of Wang Yueheng's internal energy combined with her cultivation level!

That's an exaggeration!

Lin Hui was shocked. He knew that he had just finished tempering his body. After undergoing two rounds of tempering with the Qingfeng Sword Technique and the Kuangfeng Sword Technique, his physical strength was now far greater than when he first fought Wang Yueheng.

Even so, he was still not as strong as his opponent.

The immense force sent the steel sword in Lin Hui's hand bouncing high backward.

He originally thought that the martial arts system was extremely weak in front of the Summoners, so he always paid more attention to the High Priests on the Summoners' side and even prepared offensive and defensive measures against them.

But now it seems that the grandmasters in the inner city of martial arts are not weak either.
Special effect: Ascension.

With a thought, Lin Hui activated the special effects. His body speed instantly increased dramatically.

Chi Chi Chi!
Three consecutive sword strikes landed on the side of Kiyama Kei's neck, catching him completely off guard.

But incredibly, even with all that internal energy, those three sword strikes only managed to leave tiny dents; they didn't even break through the defenses!

This martial arts system is clearly designed to turn oneself into a mobile tortoise shell!
At this moment, Lin Hui was shocked, but little did he know that Mu Shanqing on the other side was even more shocked.

'What's wrong with this guy?! How come he's suddenly so fast?!' Those three swords hitting the same spot in a row almost gave him a cold sweat.

Fortunately, the opponent's internal strength was far inferior, and he was unable to break through the defense.

Even so, Kiyama Kei became increasingly cautious in his actions, not daring to expose any of his vital points.

Fortunately, he was also a speed-type swordsman, and his sword speed was much faster with the blessing of the Grandmaster realm, so he could barely cope with the opponent's sudden increase in speed.

However, in this way, trying to capture this person would be nothing short of a pipe dream.

He didn't expect that even after revealing his Grandmaster level, he still couldn't defeat his opponent.

This is a bit exaggerated.

'Since that's the case, then we have no choice but to use that move.' Kiyama Kei gritted his teeth; the arrow was already on the bowstring and he had no choice but to release it.

Reaching the Grandmaster level is not simply about improving physical fitness; there is also a crucial element involved.

He can release all his internal energy in an instant, forming a terrifying long-range airburst.

Only a Grandmaster-level expert, capable of withstanding intense compression of a large amount of internal energy, could unleash such a devastating attack.

Therefore, this move, Air Explosion, is also commonly known as Annihilation.

Just as he was about to make a decision, he suddenly felt that the speed of the four sides opposite him was several times faster than before.

laugh!
Not only that, another sword grazed the outside of his arm, and this time the power actually made him feel a slight burning sensation.

This means his skin was scraped.
This guy actually had a trump card up his sleeve?!

Suddenly, a sense of urgency welled up in Kiyama Kei's heart.

Without further hesitation, he frantically compressed and condensed his inner strength.

Buzz!

The subtle tremors emanated from him and spread wildly in all directions.

At that moment, the tremor covered an area of ​​100 meters in radius.

Ding Chengying and Zhao Dong had already sensed that things were going badly, and they both took the lead and ran away in a hurry.

The other martial artists also realized something was wrong and quickly fled. At this moment, Lin Hui had already used the Gale Sword Technique, continuously increasing the speed and lethality of the strongest armor-piercing technique, Mountain Sweep.

The advantage of the Gale Sword Technique was beginning to emerge: by using airflow, it could become faster and stronger with each strike.

His figure had become a series of blurry images in Mushan Kei's eyes, gradually becoming indistinct.

All he could hear was the hissing sound of the sword cutting through the air. Kiyama Kei could only react slightly when the blade was about to strike him.

But it was too late. The reaction time was insufficient for him to launch a counterattack or defend, so he could only endure the blows.

With such a speed difference, no technique is meaningful. His Butterfly Shadow Sword is completely useless.

When speed-based swordsmanship encounters an opponent who is faster than oneself, all advantages turn into disadvantages.

"Die!" Just then, Kiyama Kei finally finished preparing all his pent-up emotions.

The ultimate killing technique of a grandmaster, Zong Mie, erupted in that instant.

Centered on his body, a semi-transparent jade-colored aura of internal energy suddenly erupted.

The halo was moving so fast that it far exceeded the speed of sound. Before Lin Hui could react, it swept past his body and spread into an exaggerated white circle with a radius of 100 meters.

Silently, the white circle slowly dissipated.

The terrace had long been destroyed, and the small building where it was located was also severely damaged in the fierce battle.

Centered on the fight between the two, a disc-shaped crater with a diameter of 100 meters was completely formed in a short instant.

The surrounding buildings were cut in half by the white circle, and only then did they seem to realize what was happening, slowly tilting and falling to the ground, crashing into the forest and tearing off countless branches and leaves.

Some martial artists who couldn't dodge in time were cut in half at the waist, and some had their heads split in two, a truly gruesome sight.

Cough cough cough.
Kiyama Kei coughed violently as he got up from the center of the disc.

He was covered in blood, as if he had just crawled out of a pool of blood, with only a pair of tattered shorts covering his lower body.

This is still the reason why he controlled his internal energy and didn't unleash it from his lower body.

"Is he dead?" Kiyama Kei took a deep breath, feeling extremely weak all over. Fortunately, his master-level body had already begun to rapidly draw a large amount of mysterious power from the void outside through the weaving net to replenish himself.

It only takes a few minutes to quickly recover.

"I'm sorry to disappoint you."

Suddenly, a voice came softly from behind Kiyama Kei.

Kiyama Kei turned around abruptly, wanting to draw his sword, but it was too late.

In his weakened state, he simply couldn't keep up with the opponent's terrifying sword speed.

Swish swish swish swish!!
In an instant, a burst of sword light enveloped him, and hundreds of swords struck him in succession, slashing down from his shoulder to his waist and across his heart.

puff!
Blood splattered.

After a hundred sword strikes, the flesh and bones of Kiyama Kei's heart were finally cut open.

He stared in disbelief, gripping his sword with both hands, trying to resist, but he couldn't muster any strength at all.

Everything in front of me was rapidly darkening and turning black.

"Who exactly are you?!" He never expected that even the final blow from a grandmaster wouldn't be enough to kill his opponent.

It's important to know that a Grandmaster is on par with a Divine Summoner in terms of strength. Compared to the terrifying and bizarre killing moves of a Divine Summoner, a Grandmaster is more comprehensive and safer in terms of defense.

Even so...
As his last thought vanished, Kiyama Kei was slammed to the ground with a heavy blow.

Life has ceased.

Lin Hui stood upright with his sword drawn, wiping the blood from his face. With that final blow, the opponent's blood felt like a high-pressure water jet, stinging him painfully.

At this moment, he was also experiencing some internal problems; naturally, he couldn't have escaped injury after that attack.

That move was so powerful and fast that he could only rely on the surrounding wind effects and his physical strength to withstand it.

Fortunately, the intensity of the surrounding wind increases in line with the intensity of the airflow he controls.

In addition, he retreated with all his might to avoid continuous head-on collisions with the white circle, which is why he only suffered minor injuries.

"As expected of a Grandmaster. Even in the New Martial Alliance, I estimate that only the Alliance Leader and Vice Alliance Leader are true Grandmasters. According to the intelligence I've gathered, the other elders are generally top experts from the Zhou Tian realm. Have I struck gold?"

Lin Hui didn't know whether to be happy or speechless; his luck had been consistently bad lately.

They rushed forward to retrieve the body, but unfortunately, the old man's entire body had been shredded and destroyed in the previous outburst.

Turning his head, Lin Hui suddenly realized that Ding Chengying and Zhao Dong had already escaped quite a distance.

The other martial artists also scattered like birds.

In the face of a mysterious master capable of killing a grandmaster, no matter how many of them there are, they are just food to be delivered.

Lin Hui thought for a moment and decided not to pursue them. After all, it was impossible for all of these people to be members of the Qinghe Sect. The key now was to find where the statue was.

Using his agility, he quickly determined the location of the statue by circling around to find the center.

It's located underground in the middle of this complex of buildings, within a martial arts training ground.

He had no time to waste, so he immediately unleashed his inner force with his sword and slashed downwards.

Like cutting tofu, they dug out a huge underground cavity in just two strokes.

Sure enough, there was another statue of a multi-eyed, seated female deity inside.

He chopped the idol to pieces in a few strokes, then turned and left.

From killing Kiyama Kei to finding the statue and finishing the job, it took no more than three minutes.

It wasn't until more than ten minutes after he left that this happened.

A herd of giant black horses galloped up from afar, and the burly men of the Anmin Army arrived to begin investigating the situation.

(End of this chapter)