Chapter 539 - 513: First Battle with a Seventh-Level Calamity Beast

Chapter 539: Chapter 513: First Battle with a Seventh-Level Calamity Beast

"ROAR~"

An astonishing tiger’s roar startled the ten people who were fighting.

It was an imposing Tiger Form Calamity Beast, towering over twenty meters tall, covered in brown fur with bulging muscles.

The movement of its bones and muscles made its body seem as if it were forged from steel, giving off an intense, oppressive feeling.

Lin Qi recognized it at a glance. It was the Steel Bone Giant Tiger, the very object of his visualization from his cultivation of the >.

It was also a Seventh-Level Calamity Beast.

But it wasn’t alone. There was another Seventh-Level Calamity Beast, this one a rhinoceros.

It was massive, over twenty meters long, like a gray fortress. Its entire body was covered in thick, metallic scales and studded with sharp bone spurs.

This iron-like hide glinted with a metallic luster in the sunlight.

A giant, several-meter-long Rhino Horn grew from the center of its forehead. The horn itself was helical, with a tip as sharp as a blade, looking as if it could pierce through anything.

Its limbs were thick and powerful, and it emanated a heavy, oppressive presence.

Lin Qi recognized it instantly—the Seventh-Level Calamity Beast, the Iron Armor Rhinoceros!

"The Steel Bone Giant Tiger and the Iron Armor Rhinoceros... two Seventh-Level Calamity Beasts?"

Upon seeing the two behemoths, Liang Tai trembled, the color draining from his face.

"Run!!"

They couldn’t even handle one Seventh-Level Calamity Beast, let alone two.

And both were notoriously difficult opponents among Seventh-Level Calamity Beasts.

The color also drained from the faces of Wang Zixuan, Xiao Yu, and Xi Jing.

Without a moment’s hesitation, they turned and fled.

This was not a fight they could participate in.

"ROAR~"

The Steel Bone Giant Tiger roared to the heavens and lunged forward. Towering over twenty meters, it covered dozens of meters in a single leap that seemed to blot out the sun.

Liang Tai felt a terrifying aura wash over him as his every instinct screamed in warning.

In that instant, he was hit by a foul, hot wind, a stench that grew stronger as the beast closed in.

He spun around immediately. He had to face it, using his Long Spear to block and then borrowing the momentum to retreat and discharge the force.

’Otherwise, a single swipe would leave me gravely injured.’

’A direct confrontation might lessen the damage. As for dodging it entirely, that’s too risky a maneuver.’

He was not one to take such risks.

In that same instant, Lin Qi moved, brandishing the Black Gold Spear in his hands.

"HUMMMMM!"

The spear let out a hum as a Golden Spear Gang rapidly coalesced around it. This time, he was facing a Seventh-Level Calamity Beast.

He had never hunted one before, and one wrong move could get his senior brother killed. So, for once, he got serious.

He mobilized all the power in his body, which erupted with a Golden Light.

The terrifying aura he radiated made even the nearby Red-armored Woman glance over, her eyes lighting up in surprise.

’A Seventh Realm Martial Artist?’

The Golden Spear Gang condensed in an instant, extending until it formed a three-meter-long blade of energy, which he then thrust forward with all his might.

It shot forward like a golden arrow, sending ripples through the air.

"WHOOSH!"

He aimed for the Steel Bone Giant Tiger’s head!

"ROAR!"

A streak of golden light cut across the sky. The attacking Steel Tiger Giant Tiger sensed grave danger and immediately began to retract its paw.

It instinctively moved to shield its head.

"BAM!!"

The Spear Gang slammed into the Steel Tiger Giant Tiger’s paw and exploded on impact.

"ROAR~"

A Heaven-Shaking roar of fury erupted as the flesh of the Steel Bone Giant Tiger’s paw was torn apart, splattering blood everywhere.

"Phew!"

Liang Tai was drenched in a cold sweat. Realizing he was safe, his legs grew weak.

His body had gone completely stiff.

Lin Qi’s expression grew grim. ’I didn’t hold back at all, using my full Gang Power, but the damage was still less than I expected.’

’So strong!!’

The nearby Red-armored Woman was inwardly astonished. ’This man’s strength is incredible.’

’To think he could injure a Steel Bone Giant Tiger with Spear Gang alone. Its hide is incredibly tough, as hard as ironwood.’

’Ordinary attacks are barely a scratch on it.’

’Who is this person? How have I never seen him before?’

’With such a unique aura and this level of strength, he can’t be just an ordinary Martial Artist.’

With a grim expression, Lin Qi said to Liang Tai and the others,

"I’ll handle this Steel Bone Giant Tiger!"

Just then, the Red-armored Woman also got to her feet, approaching them with a Sharp Sword in hand to apologize.

"My apologies for getting you all involved!"

Lin Qi shook his head. "Don’t worry about it!"

"Anything can happen on the battlefield!"

"Let’s deal with these two first!"

"MROOO~"

The moment Lin Qi finished speaking, a low roar echoed in their ears.

It was the nearby Iron Armor Rhinoceros, which began to charge like a mobile fortress.

"RUMBLE!!"

The ground shook violently. The helical horn on its head tore through the air; to be struck by it meant either death or grievous injury.

The Red-armored Woman called out,

"The Iron Armor Rhinoceros! Be careful of its horn! It has incredible Penetration Power. Many Tier Eight Weapons are forged from its horn."

Lin Qi nodded. That went without saying. The Iron Armor Rhinoceros had been covered in their Martial Arts General Education Course.

’This beast is one of the absolute toughest among Seventh-Level Calamity Beasts.’

’Its iron hide offers maxed-out defense, its horn has incredible Penetration Power, and it isn’t afraid of a direct confrontation.’

’Its most valuable part is the Rhino Horn. Killing it would net a good several thousand Merit Points.’

"ROAR~"

Meanwhile, the Steel Tiger Giant Tiger felt the searing pain in its paw.

It let out a furious roar and charged forward, its massive body surging as it swiped with its claws.

Its claw seemed to blot out the sun, a single swipe packing the force of hundreds of tons.

"WHOOSH!!!"

Lin Qi transformed into a streak of golden Lightning, leaping high into the air. He brandished his Long Spear, unleashing a continuous series of thrusts.

His Golden Spear Gangs shot out like a volley of ten thousand arrows, unleashing ten three-meter-long spears of energy at once.

Unfortunately, having just broken through to the Seventh Realm, he couldn’t match his teacher, Mu Hong, who could conjure dozens of Spear Gangs in a single instant.

The demands that placed on one’s physique and Source Energy were simply too high.

"BAM! BAM! BAM!!"

All the Spear Gangs targeted the Steel Bone Giant Tiger’s abdomen, exploding on impact and sending out a spray of blood.

The explosions tore the Steel Bone Giant Tiger’s hide to shreds, leaving mangled flesh and gushing blood.

The wounds were significant, but not fatal.

Meanwhile, the Red-armored Woman had engaged the Iron Armor Rhinoceros in battle.

She brandished her Battle Sword, her condensed Sword Gang striking the beast’s Metallic Scale Armor, creating the shriek of clashing weapons and a shower of sparks.

In that instant, the Steel Bone Giant Tiger swiped its claw again. Fueled by rage, its speed increased dramatically.

Lin Qi executed his Body Technique, >, leaving several afterimages in his place.

He dodged the Steel Bone Giant Tiger’s attack.

He activated his Golden Eyes, and the Steel Bone Giant Tiger’s movements slowed in his vision.

He could see its every move with perfect clarity.

He could even predict what its next move would be.

He dodged with ease.

He continuously unleashed a barrage of Golden Spear Gangs.

This was his first time fighting a Seventh-Level Calamity Beast, and he felt it was weaker than he had imagined.

’Or maybe,’ he thought, ’I’m just too strong.’

"BAM! BAM!!"

The ground was continuously torn apart by the Steel Bone Giant Tiger’s onslaught, but it still couldn’t land a single blow on Lin Qi.

Empowered by his Golden Light, he was exceptionally agile, predicting the Steel Bone Giant Tiger’s every move.

From a distance, Liang Tai, who had just finished off a Sixth-Level Calamity Beast, watched this scene and sighed in admiration.

"Our junior brother is just too strong!"

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