Swish!
Swish!
Within the forest, four ghost-like black figures flashed past at an extremely rapid speed. Their gazes were like that of ferocious wolves as they stared at a spot not too far away from them. At that spot, they could faintly see a figure fleeing in a sorry state.
"Let's see where you can run to!"
The four of them sneered in their hearts. Shortly after, they abruptly increased their speed. They could already see that the figure was starting to panic. His footsteps had also become a lot more chaotic. Clearly, it was due to fear.
Once one was unable to maintain their calm in the midst of a pursuit, the outcome was already self-evident.
Ruthlessness flashed across the eyes of the four black figures. Although the talents of these Hokuang Reiwon students were extremely good, it was a pity that talent was useless in a life and death battle. The merciless killing intent and keen intuition were the main factors that could determine the outcome of a life and death battle.
Swish!
Disdainful thoughts flashed across their minds. Thereafter, they saw the sorry figure in front of them turn once again and disappear from their sight. Immediately, they closely followed after him.
Their figures flashed past the lush thicket.
However, just when their figures passed through the thicket, the shadow brought by the dense foliage retreated from their eyes. At that instant, a ghost-like figure unexpectedly pounced forward and knocked into the embrace of one of the black figures.
The sudden unforeseen event caused the gazes of the four black figures to change. The black figure that had been knocked into the embrace of the black figure was only stunned for an instant before he let out a fierce roar. The black spear in his hand seemed to have a conditioned reflex as it violently stabbed towards the figure that had charged into his embrace.
"Chi!"
However, just when his long spear had stabbed out, a sharp longsword that contained dense Spiritual Energy had already pierced through the position of his heart.
The tip of the sword had pierced through his back as fresh blood flowed down.
At this moment, the eyes of the black figure rapidly widened as he looked in disbelief at the cold-faced youth in his embrace. The latter's gaze.
It was abnormally cold, as if it was filled with ice.
Never in his wildest dreams would he have imagined that the youth that was being chased by them to the point of being like a stray dog would actually appear at this moment.
He abruptly turned his head, and an unexpected counterattack broke all of their vigilance.
Moreover, the ruthlessness of this youth's attack was even greater than theirs. That sword had pierced through his vitals and instantly ended his life.
"He did it on purpose!"
In the darkness.
The youth's indifferent gaze became the final image.
That kind of gaze.
How could it be possible for a youth who was being hunted to the point where he didn't even know where to go?
It turned out that this youth had been putting up a facade all along.
This caused these veterans to lose some of their vigilance, allowing them to launch an explosive counterattack!
Clean and efficient.
Without the slightest hesitation.
"You!"
All of this happened in the time it takes for a spark to fly off a piece of flint. By the time the other three figures realized what had happened, the sword in Mu Chen's hand had already pierced through the figure's heart.
The three of them were enraged and their eyes were dark. The long spears in their hands instantly turned into sharp attacks as they shot towards Mu Chen's vitals. This brat actually dared to kill their companion in front of them. How could they allow him to leave!
Facing the three people's furious attacks, Mu Chen pulled out his longsword. Circulating his Spiritual Energy, the azure longsword in his hand emitted a sharp sword light, blocking all of the spears.
Swish!
However, the three of them had a tacit understanding with each other. A cold light broke through Mu Chen's defense and headed straight for his chest.
Mu Chen pulled his palm, dragging the black figure that he had killed into his embrace, turning it into a meat shield.
Chi!
The sharp spear, wrapped in dense Spiritual Energy, directly pierced through the black figure's body. The tip of the spear pierced out and left a bloody mark on Mu Chen's chest.
Mu Chen's eyes were cold. With a kick, the corpse shot out along the long spear and heavily smashed towards the black figure.
The black figure's eyes were ferocious. He threw a punch out and heavily landed on the corpse. Violent Spiritual Energy erupted and directly turned the corpse into a bloody mess.
Chi!
However, just when he destroyed the corpse with a punch, a cold light flickered from the corpse's chest. A sword covered in black Spiritual Energy, with a strange black flame dancing on it, suddenly pierced through the corpse's chest and pierced towards the black figure's throat at lightning speed.
That attack was too swift and fierce, causing even the heart of the black figure to be startled. Sending a fist rumbling out, surging Spiritual Energy gushed out, causing a malevolent dragon roar to ring out. The vigorous Spiritual Energy transformed into a raging dragon's spiritual fist, smashing towards the sharp sword light that was blazing with black flames.
"Bang!"
As the two of them violently collided, black flames furiously swept out. Unexpectedly, the violent Spiritual Energy contained in the fist winds was rapidly incinerated.
Rustle!
The sword light pierced through the fist wind. Under the black figure's astonished gaze, it mercilessly chopped onto his fist.
As the sword light flashed, fresh blood splattered. The fellow's five fingers were cut off and fresh blood flowed.
The Spiritual Energy that Mu Chen cultivated was overbearing. In addition to the black flames and the Middle Rank Spiritual Artifact that Su Ling 'er had given him, the might of this attack was naturally not something that could be blocked by ordinary attacks.
"Ah!"
The black figure let out a miserable shriek. The long spear in his left hand fiercely pierced towards Mu Chen's throat. He actually wanted to fight to the death with both of them.
Ding!
However, at this moment, Mu Chen, who had gained a great harvest from this unexpected thrust, was naturally not willing to be heavily injured by the black figure. With a flick of his wrist, the longsword flew back. Two of his fingers tightly gripped the tip of the sword. The body of the sword poured down and blocked the tip of the spear that was suffused with a cold light.
Sparks flew.
Mu Chen's figure borrowed the force of the thrust and flew backwards. Like a bat in the night, he fell into the dark forest and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
"Damned brat!"
The three of them looked at the ice-cold corpse that had fallen in front of them. Their eyes were filled with rage. The four of them were at the Heavenly Fusion Stage Late Phase and each of them was extremely talented. If they joined forces, they could even contend against a Heavenly Transform Stage Initial Phase expert.
Who would've thought that they would be beaten into such a sorry state by a brat who was only at the Heavenly Fusion Stage Initial Phase?
Not only did they lose one person, but one of them had even lost an arm. His fighting strength had been greatly reduced!
"We can't let him go!"
The three of them barked, especially the black silhouette that had one of his hands crippled by Mu Chen.
His eyes turned malevolent.
The three of them looked at each other and rushed out at the same time. However, this time, their bodies were tense.
They circulated their Spiritual Energy to the extreme and were always on guard against the counterattack in front of them.
After that lightning-fast exchange, they already understood that this youth, who didn't seem very old, was definitely not a kind person. Not only was his gaze vicious, but his attacks were also extremely vicious. His attacks were clean and efficient without any hesitation.
This kind of method.
He definitely wasn't like those ordinary students from Hokuang Reiwon, who had little experience in life and death battles.
If they continued to underestimate him …
It was likely that all of them would die here tonight.
Mu Chen dashed through the forest, glancing indifferently at the bloody wound on his chest.
It was just a superficial wound, nothing serious.
His previous thrust had been quite successful. It seemed that his previous feint was quite effective.
Shooting a glance at his rear, Mu Chen thought that the three fellows should be much more cautious than before. However, this would also cause their speed to slow down, giving Mu Chen more time.
"Now, let's see who the real hunter is."
Mu Chen muttered. He glanced at the forest in front of him. There, he could faintly see the scarlet eyes of a few spirit beasts. Those were the spirit beasts of the White Dragon Hillock.
As he gazed at the scarlet eyes of the beasts in the depths of the forest, a smile rose from the corners of his lips. Not only did he not avoid them, but he even charged in their direction.
In the forest that was shrouded in darkness, three black figures dashed past. One of them was in front, while the other two were behind. They had already formed a formation. Spiritual energy flowed on the surface of their taut bodies as they vigilantly observed their surroundings.
"Oh?"
As the three of them dashed past, their expressions suddenly changed. The person in front waved his hand, and the three of them simultaneously landed on an empty plot of land. Two beast corpses lay there, fresh blood flowing from them. It was obvious that they had just been killed.
"It's that kid's doing."
The black figure whose hand had been chopped off by Mu Chen gnashed his teeth. "It seems that he's been surrounded by spirit beasts. If that's the case, his speed will also be slowed down. We have to seize this opportunity."
"Yes."
The other two nodded. Soon after, the three of them moved and gave chase once again.
In the next few minutes, they saw more beast corpses that had just been killed. Among them, they could faintly see pieces of clothing that had been bitten off. These belonged to Mu Chen.
From these signs, it seemed that Mu Chen was encountering more and more spirit beasts. Furthermore, he had also noticed the three people chasing him from behind. His movements seemed to have been forced to speed up by a lot, to the point that he didn't even bother to erase the traces of battle.
After chasing for roughly ten minutes, the three black figures stopped once again. They looked at the empty space in front of them, where the corpse of a giant golden lion lay. However, the spiritual beast was already dead, and a green longsword was firmly clenched in its ferocious mouth.
"It's that kid's."
The three of them landed beside the giant lion's corpse and looked at the familiar-looking longsword.
"That guy was actually unlucky enough to encounter a Golden Flame Lion. This spirit beast's strength is comparable to a Heavenly Fusion Stage Middle Phase. Even we would have to spend some effort to deal with it. No wonder he didn't even want this Spiritual Artifact." One of them sneered.
"Roar!"
At this moment, a deep roar resounded from the distant forest. There seemed to be faint Spiritual Energy fluctuations coming from it.
"He encountered it again. Quick, we'll be able to catch up to him this time!" Hearing the beast's roar, the three of them rejoiced.
"Yes!"
The three of them nodded their heads. Two of them dashed forward, while the remaining one took two steps forward and grabbed the green longsword. This was a Middle Rank Spiritual Artifact. It wasn't weak, so it would be a pity to leave it here.
Bang!
However, just as he grabbed the green longsword and was about to pull it out, the Golden Flame Lion's corpse suddenly exploded. Fresh blood splattered everywhere. A figure covered in blood rushed out from the corpse like a ghost. In an instant, the figure closed in on the black figure. Shortly after, the figure bent two fingers. A golden light surged, bringing with it an incomparably sharp fluctuation. Under the incomparably shocked gaze of the black figure, the finger pierced through his throat.
The black figure swayed and finally fell to the ground. His widened eyes were filled with disbelief.
The figure covered in blood lowered his head and pulled out the green longsword. He slowly raised his head and looked at the two black figures, who had already stopped and turned around to look at the scene in shock.
Mu Chen wiped away the blood on his face and faintly smiled at the two black figures in front of him. In the eyes of the two black figures, his smile was as terrifying as a demon's.
They were already so cautious, but they still fell for this brat's trick!
This kind of method was simply too hard to guard against!
"Next, it's your turn."
Mu Chen gently flicked the tip of his sword with his finger, causing a clear sword cry to ring out. Out of the four of them, two had already been killed by him, leaving behind a half-crippled and a complete opponent. With this incomplete formation, it was no longer sufficient for him to continue dodging.