Chapter 516 - 513: Displaying Strength
The moment the referee finished speaking, Zhao Junli immediately unleashed his Divine Demon Body and Superpower.
Instantly, a layer of white light appeared on the surface of his body—the effect of his Cloud Silk Divine Body. This Divine Body could release a special type of Energy used to entangle and restrain enemies.
While releasing his Divine Demon Body, Zhao Junli also unleashed his Thorn Superpower.
In an instant, with him at the center, thorny vines grew out from the arena floor. Under Zhao Junli’s control, the Energy released by his Cloud Silk Divine Body was injected into these thorns.
The thorns immediately took on a layer of white light.
Evidently, Zhao Junli had perfectly integrated the abilities of his Divine Demon Body with his own Superpower. This greatly enhanced the toughness and binding strength of the thorns he summoned.
It was precisely because of this that a support-oriented, control-type student like him was able to get on the Hero Ranking.
Otherwise, when it came to one-on-one combat ability, those with brute-force damage output were undoubtedly the best.
Soon, the thorny vines, centered on Zhao Junli, rapidly spread toward Lin Xinghai.
Furthermore, their spread wasn’t just in one direction but in many. It was clear he intended to cover the entire arena with these thorns, leaving Lin Xinghai with nowhere to hide.
However, to the confusion of Zhao Junli and everyone else, Lin Xinghai had made no move since the match began. He had unleashed neither his Divine Demon Body nor his Superpower.
He just stood there quietly, watching Zhao Junli’s display.
Seeing this, Zhao Junli was first annoyed, but he quickly sneered. "If you don’t make a move now, you probably won’t get another chance."
"I just want you to use all your abilities, so you won’t have any regrets when you lose," Lin Xinghai said.
"Hah, let’s see how long you can keep up that tough talk." Zhao Junli’s expression darkened, and he immediately increased the output of his Superpower.
But he wasn’t a fool. Lin Xinghai must have some confidence to act this way. Afraid of suffering an unexpected defeat, he secretly mobilized the Blood Qi Power in his body, adding another layer of Defense to its surface.
Lin Xinghai could see his opponent’s every move clearly with his Perception Power.
Of course, he didn’t care. The gap between them was simply too vast.
He opened his system panel and took a look.
Host: Lin Xinghai
Physique: 510 points
Power: 510 points
Speed: 510 points
Perception Range: 2000 meters
Blood Qi Power (Self): 510 points
Realm: Peak of Blood Qi Realm
Blood Qi Power (System): 1,090,000 points
Thunder Divine Body (Blood Qi Realm) Progress: 100%
Superpower: Time Acceleration (Can accelerate time by 10x)
Special Physique: Thunder Control Physique (Thunder Energy Attack +100%, Thunder Energy Control Level +100%)
Thunder God Spear (Entry Level): Proficiency 1%
Thunderbolt Step (Minor Success): Proficiency 1%
Wind and Thunder Spear Technique (Minor Success): Proficiency 1%
Phantom Body Technique (Great Success): Proficiency 1%
Intermediate Shooting Skill: Proficiency 100%
His strength had increased significantly compared to before, especially his three main Attributes.
When he reached the Peak of the Blood Qi Realm, his three main Attributes simultaneously reached 500 points.
Moreover, as his Blood Qi Power increased past 400 points—the threshold for breaking through to the Body Shaping Realm—he noticed something different.
As his Blood Qi Power continued to rise, his physical constitution could actually keep improving under the enhancement of that vast power.
Although the increase wasn’t huge—a full 100-point increase in Blood Qi Power only yielded 10 points for each of his three main Attributes.
But this Attribute increase wasn’t a one-time thing. He was almost certain that for every 100-point increase in his total Blood Qi Power in the future, his three main Attributes would increase by another 10 points each.
At this rate, as long as he added an extra 1,000 points of Blood Qi Power on top of his original foundation—that is, upon reaching 1,400 points—his three main Attributes would increase by a full 100 points, reaching 600.
These kinds of physical Attributes would undoubtedly make him a cut above those Martial Artists who advanced directly without lingering in the Blood Qi Realm. Furthermore, this gap in Attributes was something they could never make up for later.
This was how the gap between geniuses and the mediocre gradually widened.
When the thorny vines had spread to within 10 meters of him, Lin Xinghai finally pulled his thoughts back to the present. To be honest, he also wanted to test just how powerful he had become.
Lin Xinghai slowly raised the Alloy Long Spear in his hand. As the spear tip rose, the aura around him began to climb rapidly.
His aura jumped from the Blood Qi Realm Early Stage to the Middle Stage in the blink of an eye, then to the Late Stage, before surging to the Peak without any pause.
When the aura of the Peak of the Blood Qi Realm erupted, everyone—from Zhao Junli on the stage and the crowd of spectating students below to the several instructors—showed expressions of utter disbelief.
It had only been a month since the semester started, yet his opponent had already broken through to the Peak of the Blood Qi Realm. Such a rate of advancement could no longer be described as genius; he was a complete Demon.
"No, his aura is still rising!" a third-year student suddenly said, his voice trembling.
Just then, the crowd also noticed that Lin Xinghai’s aura was indeed still rising rapidly, even after reaching the Peak of the Blood Qi Realm.
One had to understand that there were significant differences even within the Peak of the Blood Qi Realm.
Someone who had just reached the Peak of the Blood Qi Realm was in a completely different league from someone who was on the verge of breaking through to the next Realm at any moment.
The total amount of Blood Qi Power contained within their bodies was completely different as well.
And Lin Xinghai’s aura instantly went from the strength of someone who had just reached the Peak of the Blood Qi Realm to that of someone who could break through to the next Realm at any time.
What shocked them even more was that his aura hadn’t stopped; it was still rising.
Finally, a majestic surge of Blood Qi Power spread out from Lin Xinghai, rivaling that of Zhao Junli across the stage.
"How is that possible!" someone cried out in alarm.
If Lin Xinghai had just barely reached the Peak of the Blood Qi Realm within a month, they, who had seen plenty of geniuses, could have grudgingly accepted it.
After all, one only needed 300 points of Blood Qi Power to break through to the Peak of the Blood Qi Realm.
But based on the aura Lin Xinghai was now unleashing, the total amount of Blood Qi Power in his body had definitely reached 500 points.
This was a completely different matter from just entering the Peak of the Blood Qi Realm.
The difference in difficulty went without saying.
"Truly worthy of being the strongest genius of this year’s freshmen." Zhao Junli’s expression was ugly at this moment.
But this time, it wasn’t out of anger. It was because he felt a very real possibility that he was going to lose.
After all, his opponent’s total Blood Qi Power was now the same as his, but while his opponent knew his techniques, he knew nothing about what trump cards the other party held.
"Are you ready?" After releasing his aura without reservation, Lin Xinghai looked at the distant Zhao Junli and asked calmly.