Dancing on a Knife's Edge

"It's you!"

The moment Long Yue saw Wang Yao appear, his expression changed drastically. He grabbed for the Sea Dragon Essence Blood with one hand and rapidly retreated, fleeing without the slightest hesitation.

"Trying to leave?"

A cold voice echoed between heaven and earth.

"Boom!"

Dazzling sword light slashed down once more.

Red light flashed.

"Pfft!"

Blood sprayed through the air. A severed arm flew up, and the hand clutching the Sea Dragon Essence Blood finally loosened, falling into the sea along with the arm.

Long Yue had had one of his arms severed by her!

Everyone sucked in a sharp breath.

"Wang Yao!"

A miserable scream rang out.

Long Yue glared hatefully at Wang Yao. "You're courting death! Once I return, I'll find someone to wipe out your Wang Family! I'll make your entire family..."

"You're noisy."

Wang Yao sneered coldly. "Then leave something else behind."

"Boom!"

Red light flashed.

Another arm flew through the air.

"You..."

The man looked at Wang Yao venomously, spat out a mouthful of blood, and transformed into a streak of bloody light as he vanished from the spot. He no longer dared to leave behind even a single threat.

Everyone stared blankly at the scene.

This little girl was far too fierce!

The moment she appeared, she crushed everything in sight. Long Yue, who had been arrogantly overbearing just moments ago, had both arms chopped off and fled without daring to make a sound.

But...

Who exactly was she?

Had she come to save them, or kill them?

Having experienced countless moments of despair, no one even dared to hold out much hope. Fortunately, Wang Yao did not spare them a glance.

"Sea Dragon Essence Blood?"

"Buzz!"

Red light flashed in Wang Yao's hand. Just as she was about to search the seawater for the Sea Dragon Essence Blood, an aged yet imposing voice suddenly rang out. "Little girl, I'm afraid this isn't something you can take."

Chen Feng's heart jolted.

That voice...

It was their school principal!

"Boom!"

The void ruptured.

An old man appeared alongside several teachers. The moment the barrier here had been lifted, they had rushed over in haste. They had not expected that, besides rescuing these students, there would be such an unexpected gain.

Sea Dragon Essence Blood—this was truly an excellent treasure.

"It's the teachers, and the principal!"

All the students wept with joy.

They were saved.

This time, they were truly saved!

Everyone cheered in jubilation, but Chen Feng and Xu Fei's hearts sank. Something felt wrong. The school had come at this moment? Either Wang Yao or the school could save them, but with both sides appearing at once—especially with the Sea Dragon Essence Blood involved...

"Get lost!"

Wang Yao's little face turned cold as she spoke without any politeness. "A bunch of old geezers, coming to snatch things at a time like this?"

"Little girl, this item was originally obtained through the training of our school's students."

Principal Zhou Wenwu said amiably, "Shouldn't it be you who stole the children's training results?"

Chen Feng: "..."

Even he felt embarrassed for the principal hearing that. Just how thick-skinned did one have to be to say something like that? Couldn't he see that all the students had fallen silent?

"Principal, actually, they saved..."

At that moment, Su Jin stepped forward.

"Your name is Su Jin, right?"

The principal nodded approvingly and interrupted her. "You handled this matter very well. Just stay to the side with the other students and watch. This isn't something you can interfere in."

"Huh?"

Su Jin looked utterly bewildered.

"Hmph."

Wang Yao sneered. "If you want to take it, let's see whether you have the ability."

Boom!

Red Light surged forth.

A massive Flame Sword condensed in her hand.

The enormous sword was a full two meters long, completely disproportionate to her petite figure. Yet the blazing light shining from it made even Zhou Wenwu turn solemn.

This power...

Boom!

Wang Yao shot into the air as terrifying power erupted in an instant.

"Hmph!"

Zhou Wenwu sneered and clashed with Wang Yao high in the sky.

Boom!

In just an instant—

The sky over the entire sea turned red.

"Fiery clouds?"

Countless people in Jin City looked in that direction in surprise.

Meanwhile, out at sea, several teachers who had come with the principal plunged headlong into the water to search for the Sea Dragon Essence Blood. But the Sea Dragon Essence Blood was no ordinary object. It melded into the seawater and flickered constantly; despite more than ten teachers trying to catch it, none of them so much as touched it.

"Damn it!"

One teacher cursed inwardly, then glanced at the students onshore. "You all get in and help look too."

All the students hesitated.

After all, Wang Yao had saved them. Were they really going to fight her for it...

These students were still too thin-skinned.

"Whoever finds that thing will be this year's most outstanding student! The school will note your contribution to the school on the resumes sent to universities!"

The teacher said calmly.

Boom!

Every student was shaken to the core.

The most outstanding student?

To students, that title was a medal and a source of glory, something that would follow them forever. It held extraordinary significance during their university years.

They were tempted.

"Teacher, I'll help you."

One student jumped into the seawater.

The other students exchanged glances, then entered the water one after another.

Chen Feng smiled with a hint of amusement.

Students, huh...

Was this how Jin City High School educated its students?

"They're all ungrateful bastards."

Xu Fei also looked down on those students.

"They're young, after all."

Chen Feng said blandly.

Xu Fei and the others rolled their eyes at him, as if he were so much older himself.

"Sea Dragon Essence Blood..."

Chen Feng watched those people splashing about in the water, then suddenly looked at Houzi. "Houzi, can your ability see the Sea Dragon Essence Blood?"

"No."

Houzi shook his head. "This thing is the king of the sea itself. Once it merges with seawater, and with a bit of spiritual intelligence to boot, it's extremely hard to find. That's why those teachers had the students help search for it. Whether anyone finds it first is purely up to luck. But with so many people looking, someone will find it sooner or later."

It came down to luck?

Chen Feng's hand trembled as he looked at the 50 Luck Value he still had left, his heart suddenly burning with excitement.

"Then forget it."

Chen Feng shook his head and stretched. "I was even thinking of having you do them a favor."

"Favors aren't so easy to sell."

Xu Fei laughed.

Since there was no danger, they could only wait where they were. Until the results came out, those teachers probably would not let them leave.

"This water seems to have lost its activity."

Without drawing attention, Chen Feng moved to the water's edge. A reagent bottle silently slipped from his hand into the water, and the Luck Aura activated at that instant!

Whoosh!

His Luck Value began to drain frantically!

10 points!

20 points!

30 points!

40 points!

Suddenly, Chen Feng's hand jerked. With his keen senses, he felt something abruptly strike the reagent bottle.

Could it be...

Chen Feng's mouth went dry, but he did not dare show any reaction. He silently sealed the reagent bottle, tucked it back into his sleeve, and calmly rose to his feet.

"Yeah."

Xu Fei looked at the seawater. "Starting today, there probably won't be any Dragonfall Mountain left. With the source gone, the water here will gradually dry up as well."

Everyone agreed deeply.

Who would have thought that this single expedition would coincide with something like this?

"Let's go to the shore."

Chen Feng shook his head. "I always feel like it's dangerous here."

"Mm."

Zhou Ling nodded.

Ice crystals appeared, and the group made their way to the shore to wait.

During this time—

Chen Feng kept the Luck Aura activated!

He was terrified that someone else would notice that tiny anomaly. Trying to pull something off in front of so many powerful Gene Warriors was like dancing on a knife's edge.

1 point!

2 points!

His Luck Value was still being consumed.

Chen Feng sat down to rest beside a large tree. Without attracting attention, he hid the reagent bottle he had sealed earlier in the bushes behind him, casually covering it with sand and dirt.

By then—

He had spent a full 48 points of Luck Value!

"Done!"

Chen Feng was ecstatic inside and finally let out a sigh of relief.