Chapter 106: Legend (Extended Chapter) (Part 2)
But before Grant could recover from his astonishment, he saw Lin Qi swing another sword, and Grant could only instinctively meet it.
One sword... two swords... three swords...
With each swing of Lin Qi's sword, Grant took a step back. Within a second, a continuous barrage of over ten sword strikes, without any technique, forced Grant back more than ten steps, almost crashing into the tree behind him.
"How is this possible!"
"Grant's strength actually lost by a notch?"
The six quasi-martial artist elders who rushed over watched as Grant was pushed back to the tree and were all utterly shocked.
With the support of his A6-level battle armor, they were very clear of how strong Grant's strength was. Even with one arm crippled, his power was beyond what a quasi-martial artist could compare to. Even an extreme quasi-martial artist against an unrestrained Grant without martial arts would fall into a disadvantage.
But now Grant had actually lost to Lin Qi in terms of strength, which was astonishing.
As for Luo Wushang and others hiding in the distance, they were dumbfounded.
"How is the Hall Master's strength so powerful? He alone perfectly suppressed that Grant. Could it be that the Hall Master has already advanced to become a martial artist?" Yiyi stared at the suppressed Grant, almost bulging his eyes out.
Previously, even Luo Wushang and Zhao Hu working together couldn't suppress Grant. Now Lin Qi easily suppressed Grant with sheer strength, which hardly seemed like the power of a quasi-martial artist.
"Judging by the strength shown by the Hall Master, even if he's not a martial artist, he's close." Luo Wushang fixed her gaze on Lin Qi, making a precise judgment.
"Indeed, the Hall Master's strength is impressive." Fang Zhen looked at Grant who was already calling for help and sighed, "To singlehandedly overpower a quasi-martial artist with an A6-level battle armor, I wonder when we will become as strong as the Hall Master."
Li Ranxing, Zhao Hu, and others present all nodded in agreement, believing that this was what a real man should be, resisting battle armor with the flesh, just the thought of it felt exhilarating.
"This is indeed possible." Xiaoyuan also chimed in crazily, "The Descent of High Martial seeks realism, NPCs should have no privilege to break conventional level limits, which is evident in the bosses we face. None of those bosses can break the conventional level limits, nor should the Hall Master."
"Then how is the Hall Master's strength so strong?" Yiyi asked curiously.
"I guess it's probably the martial arts techniques we're learning." Xiaoyuan also explained frantically, "I accidentally saw once during a test in front of Mentor No.1, you probably don't know that Hall Master's Shattering Stone Fist and Leopard Shadow Step have both reached First Layer Perfection."
"First Layer Perfection? Is there such a thing as martial arts proficiency? Isn't it all 100% proficiency?" Fang Zhen couldn't help but ask.
He currently had Shattering Stone Fist First Layer at 100% proficiency and was beginning to cultivate in the Second Layer Shattering Stone Realm, but had never heard of proficiency perfection before.
"I saw it that time too, there indeed is a perfection level for proficiency, but reaching martial arts proficiency perfection seems very difficult, which is why no one knew that there's another tier after 100% proficiency." Ye Qinglu nodded and analyzed, "This also explains why the Hall Master's strength is so strong, probably because mastering the martial arts to the highest level has a certain enhancement effect on the body."
"Damn! If that's the case, isn't it a huge loss to practice less martial arts?" Yiyi thought of how he actually gave up on learning the second layer of Shattering Stone Fist, directly practicing Thunder Light Palm, it was like a huge loss.
However, as Yiyi and others were chatting, Grant, who was about to give in, finally received reinforcement from the six quasi-martial artist elders.
The six quasi-martial artist elders of the Great Ape Gang, each holding weapons although only A6-level, mastered a martial artist level martial arts technique, and when they attacked simultaneously, each could unleash a force of over three thousand kilograms. Even a newly initiated martial artist had to temporarily avoid and take them down one by one.
But Lin Qi did not retreat at all, the light cyan longsword in his hand immediately surrounded by electric arcs, slashing forward in mid-air.
High-tier martial artist level technique, Thunderbolt Flash!
A cyan electric light spread forward centered on Lin Qi, as if a laser swept across, with a force of nearly four thousand four hundred kilograms cutting through, instantly killing one and injuring five of the six quasi-martial artist elders, their A6-level weapons all broken in two.
This scene occurred before Grant could even recover from his shock, Lin Qi followed up with a vertical slash.
High-tier martial artist level technique, Thunderbolt Flash!
A thunder light flashed, and Grant, less than ten meters away, felt goosebumps rise on his back, almost instinctively using the martial artist level technique Heaven-tearing, unleashing nearly four thousand kilograms of power, relying on the powerful force attached to his weapon to deflect the trajectory of the Thunder Sword Qi attack. However, his hand holding the one-handed axe became completely numb, unable to move at all.
Yet Lin Qi seemed tireless, utilizing a Shadow Hunter in a flash to appear in front of Grant, his other hand slapping toward Grant's head.
Thunder Light Palm!
As this palm struck, Grant fell into utter despair, one arm crippled, the other numbed, completely powerless to resist. Lin Qi's reaction speed was too fast, even though Grant desperately retreated to dodge, he could only watch helplessly as Lin Qi's soft palm landed on his forehead.
Bang!
Grant's A6-level battle armor helmet dented slightly, and Grant himself was dead beyond any doubt.
From Lin Qi's sword defeating the six quasi-martial artist elders of the Great Ape Gang, to the two blows that killed Grant, it took less than a second from start to finish.
Almost simultaneously as the five injured quasi-martial elders landed, Grant fell at Lin Qi's feet.
"This speed! This continuous burst!"
"Martial artist!"
"He is a martial artist!"
The remaining five quasi-martial artist elders of the Great Ape Gang, looking at the fallen Grant and Lin Qi standing there, had no battle spirit left in their eyes, only terror.
"Run!"
At this moment, the only thought in the hearts of the five elders of the Great Ape Gang was escape.
Martial artist!
This was no longer an existence they could handle, continuing to fight would only add to their casualties. Even an army of thousands would struggle to catch a martial artist in the wild, the reaction speed of a martial artist was beyond human, while he might not withstand thousands, he could fight or flee at will.
Immediately, the five elders of the Great Ape Gang turned and fled with their men without hesitation, not daring to linger.
As for Luo Wushang and others watching from afar, they were left gaping in wonder.
"This is just too powerful!" Yiyi looked at Lin Qi, the hall master, his mouth wide open.
Though he anticipated Lin Qi would win, after all, being the signature NPC of the Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, he never expected this level of strength, this reaction speed even he could comprehend mentally, but physically he couldn't keep up.
Lin Qi watched the five departing elders of the Great Ape Gang without chasing, the successive uses of Thunderbolt Flash and Thunder Light Palm left him aching all over, unable to use martial arts for a while.
His entire body's cells had not yet undergone the second stimulation of energy crystal stone like a martial artist, while his brain could still command the blood energy, his cell toughness had not significantly improved, unable to sustain such short-term continuous bursts of blood energy.
"Alright! Let's return to Red Moon Mountain!"
Lin Qi stripped the A6-level battle armor off Grant, holding the dropped B2-level one-handed axe, contentedly led everyone back to Red Moon Mountain.