Blood God Needle, the soul skill that even a murderer could take pride in, turned Soul Power into countless tiny Sword Qi needles that would pierce into the enemy’s body and infiltrate the meridians and Dantian, subsequently wreaking havoc.
If one were directly hit by this soul skill, even if they survived, their body would suffer severe destruction. Even with Lin Qian’s talent and strong physique, it would take him seven or eight years to slowly recover.
And Lin Qian was only twenty years old now—before thirty, every year was incredibly precious for a Soul Martial Artist.
To delay Lin Qian for so long would have a massive impact on his cultivation for the rest of his life.
Thinking that he could ruin such a talented individual who possessed an Ancestor Level Martial Soul exhilarated the murderer.
This was the thrill of the kill!
Blood-red needles stabbed into Lin Qian’s body, and crimson blood instantly spilled out, but it was not the healthy bright red, rather it was dark, congealed blood.
Not only that, the murderer noticed that Lin Qian’s face showed no sign of pain; instead, he was smiling.
"Much appreciated!" Lin Qian grinned, water swirling crazily around him as the blood was flung away with the rotation of the water.
A powerful aura burst out from Lin Qian’s body, his momentum soared crazily. As everyone watched, his strength broke directly from the Sixth Level of the Sky Breaking Realm to the Seventh!
"How can this be?" The murderer’s blood-red pupils filled with disbelief; clearly, he couldn’t understand why this was happening.
During their head-on clash, Lin Qian had already been riddled with wounds. With the direct hit from the Blood God Needle, he should have been seriously injured, completely losing his fighting capability.
But in the blink of an eye, not only was Lin Qian unharmed, but his realm had also improved!
The murderer could not have guessed that inside Lin Qian’s Dantian, there was a large amount of compressed Soul Power, prepared for breaking through the Sky Breaking Realm.
During the battle, Lin Qian was already overjoyed. This murderer in front of him was the perfect whetstone, the best candidate for him to achieve a breakthrough mid-battle!
Especially after the appearance of the Blood God Needle, Lin Qian was even more thrilled!
Having so much compressed Soul Power in the Dantian was a huge burden on the body. The earlier Blood God Needle had just expelled the stagnant blood from his body, easing the physical burden.
During their head-on clash, Lin Qian had already used the murderer to polish his own Soul Power. By the time he was hit by the Blood God Needle, everything was already in place.
No destruction, no establishment.
Lin Qian’s goal had been achieved—the time to break through had come!
In the clan’s viewing platform, Zhou Yi An watching from the arena space finally heaved a sigh of relief when he saw Lin Qian’s breakthrough, and his tense emotions relaxed.
When Lin Qian was about to be hit by the Blood God Needle, Zhou Yi An couldn’t help himself and was ready to step in to rescue. Not only him, but Zhang Zide beside him felt the same.
However, both were surprised to find that facing the Blood God Needle, Lin Qian’s face showed no panic, instead, there was a hint of anticipation, so they held back and did not make a move.
And at this moment, they both were relieved they hadn’t interfered. If they had stopped the Blood God Needle earlier, they might not have witnessed Lin Qian’s breakthrough.
"How dare you use me? You actually had the guts to use me!" Seeing Lin Qian’s breakthrough, the murderer now understood that he had been used.
Knowing the truth, the murderer roared at Lin Qian in anger and was about to rush over and slay him.
But before he could get close to Lin Qian, the once calm water around the latter suddenly became turbulent again. The surging currents rushed toward him, blocking his forward charge abruptly.
Just at that moment, the already enhanced aura of Lin Qian in front had once again climbed a notch, the aura that had just reached the Seventh Level of the Sky Breaking Realm had escalated to the Eighth Level.
After moving away from the turbulent water centered around Lin Qian, Zhang Li raised his head and looked forward, his eyes revealing a look of astonishment.
Not only him, since the first round of the contest with Zhang Li a month ago, Lin Qian had once again shocked everyone watching him.
To have a breakthrough during the contest was one thing, but to astonishingly break through two ranks was another.
If it hadn’t been witnessed today, who would believe it?
At that moment, within the arena space, the ferocity of the water currents around Lin Qian intensified, sweeping his opponent further away, forcing him to retreat even more.
Ninth Level of the Sky Breaking Realm!
At this moment, in the center of the water current, all the wounds on Lin Qian’s body had completely healed, not even scars could be seen, enveloped by currents driven by his aura which made it utterly impossible for his opponent to get close.
"Brother Lin... isn’t that too exaggerated?" On the spectator platform of the Eastern Division Clan, Zhang Zide was so astonished he couldn’t close his mouth and he stared at Lin Qian in the arena space in shock.
Li Yunfeng was also surprised as he watched Lin Qian, his eyes filled with shock but also brimming with fighting spirit, seemingly eager to battle him right then.
At that moment, within the arena space, the wildly spinning water currents around Lin Qian suddenly started to constrict severely.
Lin Qian slowly closed his eyes, and the surrounding waters seemed to freeze in place.
In a blink of an eye, Lin Qian’s eyes that had been closed suddenly snapped open, his whole body’s aura abruptly transformed into an imperial majesty, skyrocketing wildly.
His Crimson-Gold Thunder Soul Power turned into nine angry roaring Thunder Dragons, traveling throughout the entire arena space.
As the Thunder Dragons moved, the seawater inside the arena instantly fragmented, and the air pressure within the space rapidly increased.
And at that moment, a bright yellow imperial Soul Power burst forth, as an Emperor’s robe enveloped him.
Lin Qian had undergone earth-shattering changes.
Sky Crossing Stage of the Sky Breaking Realm!
In the now empty arena space, not a drop of seawater remained, Lin Qian covered in the blazing Emperor’s robe floated in midair, his gaze coldly fixed on his opponent.
If dealing with this opponent had been somewhat troublesome before, in Lin Qian’s eyes now, his opponent was hardly worth mentioning.
Everyone from the Eight-Armed Sea Clan who participated in the clan council was witnessing a miracle.
In the time it took to drink half a cup of tea, he went from the Sixth Level to the Sky Crossing Stage, advancing four ranks!
Everyone was stunned by all this, except for two groups of people whose faces were ashen.
One was his opponent and the other was Wu Chunshan.
The imperial robe that had been burning around Lin Qian suddenly dispersed, and the nine Thunder Dragons that roamed around him also explosively vanished.
Seeing Lin Qian’s actions, his opponent furrowed his brow, somewhat puzzled.
"Considering the great favor you’ve done for me, I won’t make it hard for you. Surrender," Lin Qian said softly, in a manner that seemed to show he wasn’t holding a grudge.
Lin Qian’s words caused his opponent’s teeth to clench noisily, feeling a profound humiliation, he roared and charged at him again.