The Students' Battle (continued)

Xia Guanxue channeled his inner True Qi, creating a powerful gust of wind around him, and suddenly thrust his sword forward, charging into the horde of Demon Beast.

Under the influence of True Qi, the airflow transformed into sharp blades of energy. Perhaps not as hard as real Sword Qi, but no weaker than a full-force strike from an ordinary weapon, instantly slashing all the Demon Beast caught in its path, leaving them covered in wounds and severing all their limbs.

This kind of blade force is not enough to cut Demon Beast in half at the waist; at most, it will leave a deep wound that exposes the bone. However, if the part that is struck is relatively slender, such as the limbs or the neck of a bird-like Demon Beast, it can be One Sword single strike.

But before Xia Guanxue could even catch his breath, a massive black shadow crashed into him. He was still recovering from his initial burst of power, unable to defend himself or dodge with lightning speed. He could only use Movement Method movement techniques, sheathing his sword and striking with his palm, employing skill to deflect the force of the attack.

With a loud thud, Xia Guanxue was sent flying like a ball hit by a hammer, crashing into a flower bed. His Qi and Blood surged, and he felt dizzy. He wasn't physically injured, only had a bruise on his arm, but his body was shaken and felt weak.

Looking up, he saw that the creature attacking him was a Demon Beast resembling a rhinoceros beetle, covered in black armor. When his blade struck it, it only left white marks and didn't even break through its defenses.

The rhinoceros Demon Beast turned around, aimed its massive, meter-long horn at Xia Guanxue, and charged at her at high speed.

Xia Guanxue tried to get up to dodge, but found it difficult to put weight on her legs, and knew she was in trouble.

Suddenly, a thick layer of ice covered the ground, and a cold current rushed in along the earth, freezing the six legs of the Demon Beast. With the strength of the Demon Beast, it was easy to pull its legs out of the ice, but the obstruction caused it to lose its footing and fall to the ground. Its heavy body slid across the ice and passed by Xia Guanxue.

Immediately afterward, a figure descended from the sky, wielding a long spear that pierced through the joint where the Demon Beast's head and abdomen met, accompanied by splattering fluids.

The insect-like Demon Beast was incredibly resilient. Despite suffering such a severe and fatal wound, it did not die on the spot. It was about to exert its strength to throw the human off its back, but the spear inserted into its body released a chilling aura that quickly froze its blood. A thick layer of frost covered its entire body from the inside out, and it soon turned into an ice sculpture.

Upon recognizing the person, Xia Guanxue wore a complicated expression, but still said gratefully, "Thank you, Murong Qing."

Under Si Ming's persuasion, he invited Murong Qing to spar, but before the two could even make a move, they heard the alarm for an approaching demon tide and had to abandon their plans to hide in the shelter. Later, upon hearing that a large number of Demon Beast had invaded the campus, he volunteered to leave the shelter.

But after witnessing what had just happened, Xia Guanxue knew that Murong Qing was far superior to her in terms of internal strength. To freeze a Blood Qi Demon Beast was not as simple as it seemed. It was not something that could be done simply by cultivating cold-attribute Internal Cultivation. Ordinary level six cold-attribute True Qi could at most freeze the Demon Beast stiff, but it was impossible for it to freeze completely, at least not on the surface.

Either Murong Qing's Internal Cultivation has broken through to level eight, or she has cultivated an extremely powerful Internal Cultivation. Either way, it means that he has lost a step in terms of Foundation.

Murong Qing some effort to pull the spear out of the Demon Beast's body. Although her swordsmanship was superior, it was still more prudent to use a spear that could create distance when dealing with a large Demon Beast.

"Xia, what are you doing here? This direction leads to the back gate of the school. Are you going outside the school?"

Xia Guanxue nodded. "The situation is chaotic right now. It's unclear whether the Demon Beast have only invaded our school area or have stormed into the entire city. I'm worried it's the latter, so I wanted to check on my sister's situation."

"Does Xia have a younger sister?"

"Yes, she's in elementary school. Non-Self don't believe in the teachers' abilities, but elementary school teachers are indeed two levels below high school teachers in terms of skill. And even if an elementary school student is a genius, they can't possibly stand up and fight Demon Beast like we can. Just in case, I had no choice but to run away. I hope you can understand and apologize to the teachers and classmates on my behalf."

When talking about his younger sister, Xia Guanxue's expression softened considerably, a stark contrast to his usual aloof demeanor, clearly showing his deep affection for her.

Murong Qing said, "I also have a younger brother in elementary school, so I understand how you feel... How about this, I'll go with you. Although our school was attacked by Demon Beast, with the teachers taking action, it's actually quite safe. I believe the Demon Beast in the school will be cleared out soon. In comparison, other areas need more combat support—if the Demon Beast attack other areas."

She thought of her father. As a teacher, he could never abandon his students and leave the school; it was his duty. Therefore, she had to protect her younger brother.

At this time, Xia Guanxue naturally wouldn't put on airs. More people meant more security and they could travel faster. To confirm her sister's safety as soon as possible, she could throw pride aside.

"Alright, let's fight our way out together."

"A breach has appeared in the southern defense line! Reinforce it immediately!"

"There's a serpentine Demon Beast at the three o'clock position. Be careful, it spews poison. Archers, please snipe it as soon as possible!"

"Students in the back, don't just stand there! Quickly pile up your desks to stop the Demon Beast from charging!"

Tao Chengsi stood on a desk, issuing orders and directing the students in the same shelter to form a defensive line to resist the Demon Beast's attack.

With a single move, Black Xiong Aixin Black Bear Splits the Mountain, sending a charging Demon Beast flying. Turning around, she complained, "Why aren't you coming down to help? As a member of the martial arts team, is it really appropriate for you to just hide in the back and talk?"

Tao Chengsi said confidently, "I am Diplomatic School; my forte is talking. Fighting is not my style. Besides, someone has to coordinate the overall situation and arrange the troops."

"The military strategists are good at arranging Military School and deploying formations, okay? The Diplomatic School are good at politics and diplomacy. Do you think I don't understand that?"

"The Diplomatic School, founded by Guiguzi, produced many military geniuses, demonstrating that the Diplomatic School and Military School share a common origin. I myself have studied military strategy diligently. Alright, don't get distracted. Focus on dealing with Demon Beast. Don't let it create an opening in your position. Learn from Chen Shimi; although he speaks strangely, he is diligent and meticulous in his work."

On the other side of the defensive line, Chen Shimi activated his Sword Control Technique, transforming into a sharp light and slaughtering Demon Beast on the battlefield. In terms of battle results, he actually ranked first among everyone.

Against human martial artists, Sword Control Technique are rarely effective unless attacked by surprise, because everyone knows how to use True Qi to interfere with Sword Control Technique. However, Demon Beast are completely unaware of this, and lower-level Demon Beast do not know how to control their own Yao Qi. Therefore, they have almost no idea how to defend against the flexible and ever-changing flying swords, especially those fragile Demon Beast, who can easily have their hearts pierced by One Sword.

"Hmph, the demon god slumbering in another dimension, guided by darkness, transcends the barriers of time, residing in the darkest space of the heart, becoming my demonic sword, to shatter all enemies that stand in my way. Tonight is a feast of slaughter!"

Chen Shimi covered half of his face with his gloved hand, stretched out his other hand with his five fingers spread as if to envelop the enemy in his palm, and let out a demonic laugh.

As the student who achieved the most results, he should have been praised by everyone, but after seeing his appearance, everyone suddenly lost the will to speak, especially the girls, who were not interested in chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) and felt no attraction at all. On the other hand, quite a few boys thought he was very handsome and had a unique charm. They were bewitched and awakened a new attribute, wondering if they should learn from Chen Shimi.

Suddenly, a monkey-like Demon Beast climbed up a large tree in the green belt, leaped down from mid-air, and jumped directly into the center of the group's defensive circle. It lay on its back, pounded its chest, and let out an excited roar.

Tao Chengsi's expression changed. "Oh no! Everyone, quickly surround it! We must prevent it from attacking the students on the outside!"

Just as he was about to personally engage the Demon Beast, a sharp arrow was hurled down, silently piercing the ape-like Demon Beast's open mouth and exiting through the back of its neck, causing it to freeze in mid-air.

A group of senior high school students seized the opportunity to rush forward, and more than a dozen palms struck the Demon Beast's body, instantly shattering its internal organs.

They may not be skilled in martial arts, and if they were to enter the arena, they would be easily defeated by juniors whose cultivation level is far lower than their own. But in any case, their Internal Cultivation is genuine.

"Here we go again. Who's shooting arrows?" Tao Chengsi looked around, puzzled. "Arrows just fall from the sky out of nowhere and kill the Demon Beast. This has happened several times already, but we can't find anyone. Could the archer be invisible?"

Chen Shimi said solemnly, "This is a blessing from the Divine Kingdom of Earth; Mother Earth is protecting us!"

Although most people felt it had nothing to do with Mother Earth, the repeated occurrence of such good fortune made them skeptical, wondering if divine help was possible, since miracles do exist in this world.

In the past, as long as people brought a piece of wood to worship the Goddess of Mercy, one of the three main gods, a ray of light would shine on them, and they could then fill their stomachs by eating the wood.

The people of the ancient Su State survived many famines thanks to this miracle. Sometimes the army didn't even carry food supplies; instead, they brought several stone sculptures of the Goddess of Mercy. When it was time to eat, all the soldiers would go to the forest to pray to the goddess.

Of course, according to current scientific investigations, the so-called divine light is actually a kind of material transformation, turning polysaccharide cellulose into glucose. If one eats through divine light for a long time, it will lead to malnutrition.