Chapter 86: Defeating Lei Yi

Chapter 86: Defeating Lei Yi

Lei Yi racked his brains, constantly shifting his tactics in the midst of high-speed combat.

He tried a series of feints to lure Qin Feng into striking, seeking a flaw within his spear’s perimeter.

But Qin Feng’s 【Thousand Troops Guard】 was like an impenetrable Wall of Sighs—watertight, impervious to any assault.

He tried to concentrate all his power into a single point, using explosive, consecutive heavy blows to forcibly break through that spear defense.

Yet Qin Feng, at the very moment Lei Yi’s strength waned, would deliver a seemingly effortless 【Thousand Troops Repulse】, sending both man and staff reeling back several meters.

Their vitality indices were nearly equal; Lei Yi simply could not overpower Qin Feng’s defense with sheer force.

After all, under 【Thousand Troops Guard】, Qin Feng’s defense was extraordinary. Even Sun He, with his perfected staff technique, had to rely on raw power to break it. How could Lei Yi, whose Wind Thunder Staff had only just reached mastery, possibly breach Qin Feng’s defense?

Lei Yi, sparing no effort, circled Qin Feng in high-speed arcs, attempting to strike from the side and rear—the position most difficult for a long spear to defend.

But Qin Feng’s 【Wandering Dragon Technique】 clung to him like a shadow, following his every move.

No matter how he shifted, that cold, glinting spear always lay between him and Qin Feng, like an insurmountable, merciless chasm.

High-intensity combat drained stamina enormously.

Especially for Lei Yi, whose style relied on speed and explosive power.

Fine beads of sweat had already formed on his forehead, trickling down his cheeks.

His breathing grew far more rapid than before.

In contrast, Qin Feng remained as calm as an ancient well.

The 【Thousand Troops Spear】, born from chaotic battlefield melees, emphasized rhythm control and energy efficiency.

His breathing was steady and deep, his qi flowing without end.

In the spectator stands, the audience was already spellbound.

“So strong! Qin Feng’s defense is like an iron wall! Lei Yi can’t break through at all!”

“This is a hard counter—long weapon against short, the advantage is huge! An inch longer means an inch stronger!”

“No! You’re mistaken! This isn’t about weapon length—it’s absolute suppression in skill level! Look at Qin Feng’s footwork; it’s perfectly integrated with his spear technique—no blind spots! He’s already predicted every one of Lei Yi’s attack intentions!”

Lei Yi knew that if this continued, only exhaustion and defeat awaited him.

He refused to accept it.

As the top genius of Tianshu Martial High School and the top scorer of this year’s high school entrance exam, he had his pride!

A fierce, desperate aura of reckless abandon and mutual destruction erupted from him!

“Hah—!”

Lei Yi let out a sky-shaking roar.

He abandoned all defense and evasion, turning his entire body into a bolt of straight lightning, charging at Qin Feng with an unstoppable, suicidal momentum!

The killing move of 【Wind Thunder Staff】—【Thunderbolt Staff】!

In that instant, the two short staves seemed to transform into twin bolts of judgment lightning, capable of annihilating everything!

In truth, the moment Lei Yi roared, Qin Feng had already instinctively unleashed his own killing move—【Flowing Light Chasing Shadow】!

Blade against blade!

【Flowing Light Chasing Shadow】!

Too naive!

Those veteran students would never roar before using a killing move... Qin Feng silently mocked, as his spear turned into a pinpoint of extreme cold light, shooting forth with ferocity! Because Qin Feng had anticipated and struck first, by the time the spear tip entered the danger zone, Lei Yi’s power buildup was still incomplete!

“Such a fast spear!”

“That’s the move that defeated Shi Dang!”

Lei Yi was greatly startled.

Little did he know, it wasn’t the speed of Qin Feng’s spear, but the speed of his prediction!

A head-on clash was no longer possible.

Lei Yi made a decision that shocked everyone in the arena!

He actually abandoned all defense against that lethal spear tip, and at the cost of severe injury, forcibly twisted his body’s angle!

“Pfft!”

A dull sound of metal piercing flesh.

Qin Feng’s lightning-fast spear tip, without resistance, plunged deep into Lei Yi’s left shoulder blade!

The searing pain instantly twisted Lei Yi’s features, but a nearly savage, mad grin flickered in his eyes.

Shhh—

Blood stained the spear red. Lei Yi, enduring the pain, slid forward and closed in on Qin Feng in an instant.

At the same time, he used the other short staff in his hand, wreathed in vengeful lightning, to strike directly at Qin Feng’s temple—a deadly, unavoidable angle!

At the cost of one arm rendered useless, he had forcibly breached that spear perimeter he had exhausted every method to cross!

This was a killing blow!

A roar like a tidal wave rose from the audience below; the spectators were stunned by Lei Yi’s last-ditch strike!

——

Facing this sudden, lethal killing blow, Qin Feng’s face showed not a trace of panic, only a near-cold calm honed through countless battles.

In the instant before that short staff struck, he made two astonishing counter-moves.

First, redirecting force!

He clamped the spear that had already pierced Lei Yi’s body tightly under his armpit, sank his legs abruptly, and simultaneously jerked up his right hand, still gripping the spear!

This action caused Lei Yi, already lunging forward with the spear through his shoulder, to lose all balance instantly.

His entire body was lifted upward by an irresistible, immense force!

Both feet left the ground; his body hung in the air!

Though his deadly staff still swung at Qin Feng, the loss of balance drastically reduced its power in that split second!

Second, close-quarters striking!

In the less than a second that Lei Yi was airborne, Qin Feng’s left hand moved!

He abandoned all defense, meeting the alloy short staff aimed at his head with his bare left fist and palm!

Lei Yi was also shocked, but he had already bet everything!

His short staff lashed out wildly, unleashing dozens of strikes in an instant.

“Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang—!”

A series of sickening, bone-and-flesh versus hard metal collisions erupted densely across the arena!

Within that single second, Lei Yi, off-balance in midair, relied on battle instinct to madly swing his staff, unleashing dozens of lethal staff shadows!

And Qin Feng, with his single hand and palm, precisely and flawlessly parried and intercepted every attack from Lei Yi!

One second later.

Qin Feng's left hand was already a bloody mess, the stark white finger bones clearly visible; from elbow to wrist, and then to the bones of the fingers, all were shattered, the pale bone fragments glaringly conspicuous amidst the flesh and blood.

But he had succeeded.

He had paid the price of one hand to resolve this deadly situation.

Seizing that instant when Lei Yi's old strength was spent and new strength had yet to arise.

Qin Feng's right arm, gripping the spear shaft, muscles bulging in ridges, he let out a suppressed explosive roar, and his arm suddenly exerted force!

“Ha!”

That spear, still piercing through Lei Yi's body, was hurled fiercely by him!

Lei Yi, like a tattered sack, traced a ghastly trail of blood through the air, crashing heavily against the edge of the arena's energy shield, blood spurting wildly; he struggled a few times but could no longer stand up.

(End of chapter)