No probing, no feints!
Two figures became two blinding streaks of light, colliding with a thunderous crash upon the arena!
In Qin Yonglin’s hands, the Bronze Long Staff seemed to have a life of its own.
His "Mental Power-Spiritual Energy convergence" was far faster, more precise, and much more subtle than Wan Kun’s.
The resulting energy merged perfectly with his staff techniques, becoming one without the slightest trace of artificiality.
What was even more terrifying was his footwork!
His movements perfectly synchronized his footwork with his staff techniques. At times, he was as ephemeral and unpredictable as a phantom; at others, as stable and weighty as a landslide.
It was a state of effortless freedom, attainable only by one who had completely integrated their footwork, Body Technique, and staff techniques!
From the very start of the battle, Qin Yonglin, relying on his Perfection Realm "Nine Elements Staff," put an unprecedented amount of pressure on Qin Feng!
However, Qin Feng’s counterattack was equally swift and ferocious.
Faced with Qin Yonglin’s gale-force offense, Qin Feng’s Long Spear became an unbreakable reef.
He pushed his Partial Mastery of "Heavy Spear" to its absolute peak. Each thrust was like a mountain, each strike like a great peak.
Each thrust precisely parried and intercepted Qin Yonglin’s most savage attacks.
The two figures moved and collided at high speeds on the arena.
For a time, the shadows of the spear and staff wove together, the clang of metal on metal echoing through the arena like a frantic drumbeat.
The two were locked in a stalemate, exchanging no less than a hundred blows in just over ten seconds.
Under such a high-intensity exchange, the battle intent within them was like dry tinder being ignited, burning ever brighter.
Gradually, the exchange ignited a True Fire in both of them!
The original clash of pure fundamentals began to evolve into a head-on confrontation of core killing techniques!
"Take this!"
Qin Yonglin let out a long roar. A heavy, dense aura—one that felt capable of the Suppression of the earth itself—erupted from his long staff!
"Earth Element Staff!"
This was a killing technique from the "Nine Elements Staff," one that specialized in defense and rebound!
Facing this strike, as heavy as the earth itself, Qin Feng’s eyes narrowed. He didn’t dodge or evade. His Long Spear also erupted with terrifying power!
"Heavy Stab!"
A point of utter darkness once again coalesced on the tip of his spear!
BANG! BANG! BANG!
The clash of killing techniques instantly rocked the entire arena.
Terrifying shockwaves rippled outward, cracking the solid alloy floor with a web of fine fissures.
After the impact, Qin Feng was thrown back as if struck by a colossal hammer. He retreated hundreds of paces before he could barely regain his footing.
Meanwhile, Qin Yonglin stood his ground, as immovable as a mountain!
The difference in skill was immediately apparent!
In a duel of killing techniques, the "Partial Mastery" level "Heavy Stab" was ultimately no match for the "Perfection" level "Earth Element Staff"!
"It’s not over yet!"
Seizing the opening created by Qin Feng’s retreat, Qin Yonglin pressed his advantage, refusing to give an inch as he launched another furious assault.
The staff technique in his hands suddenly shifted. He was no longer bound by the "Nine Elements Staff," a Fourth-level Killing Technique. Instead, he began effortlessly weaving countless fundamental techniques from Third-level, Second-level, and even First-level Killing Techniques into his assault as he pleased.
And the most terrifying part was that these seemingly basic techniques, in his hands, were also coated with that powerful energy formed by "Mental Power-Spiritual Energy convergence"!
"Watch closely, Junior Qin! This is one of the secrets of the Perfection Realm!"
As he attacked with the fury of a tempest, Qin Yonglin’s resonant voice boomed, giving Qin Feng a live lecture.
"When you truly cultivate a Fourth-level Killing Technique to Perfection, your understanding of ’Mental Power-Spiritual Energy convergence’ will reach a whole new level!
You will no longer be limited to the fixed patterns of that single killing technique. Instead, you’ll be able to extrapolate and flexibly apply this convergence model to all the lower-level killing techniques you’ve mastered, providing them with a huge Amplification!"
"Of course, the prerequisite for all of this is that you must have already cultivated those lower-level killing techniques to the Control Realm!"
Facing Qin Yonglin’s overwhelming and unpredictable attacks, not a trace of fear could be seen in Qin Feng’s eyes. Instead, they erupted with an unprecedented, brilliant light.
He simply gave up on using the still-unrefined "Heavy Spear" and instead completely unleashed his strongest combat instincts, which were already ingrained in his very marrow!
With the stance of a fist, he unleashed the power of a spear!
The ultimate killing technique, honed countless times within the Canaan Tower—the final trump card that embodied the Will of his entire Martial Dao—erupted at this very moment!
QIAN YUAN!
At the same time, Qin Yonglin felt it too—an incomparably domineering Will, soaring to the heavens, erupting from Qin Feng.
His expression turned solemn as he, too, unleashed his strongest offensive killing technique!
CELESTIAL ESSENCE STAFF!
RUMBLE—!
A colossal sound, like a nuclear bomb detonating, echoed throughout the entire virtual arena.
Before the astonished eyes of every spectator, the tip of the spear and the long staff finally collided.
...
Inside the spectator channel, the chat had already exploded.
[Lin Yue]: Holy shit! I take back what I said! This guy... he actually completed his Aperture Fusion!
[Wu Shangfeng]: Lin Yue, Lao Gu, did you see Qin Feng’s final killing technique? Doesn’t it look familiar? The core power-generation method comes from the "Heaven and Earth Spear," but it also has the sharpness of "Cold Gleam," and...
Damn, I can see traces of at least a dozen different killing techniques in it!
And did you guys feel that? The technique is already starting to spontaneously draw on Mental Power!