Wild Goose Feather

"The two of us?" Chu Kuang asked.

Just then, a girl next to Lin Shuyao spoke up, "Class monitor, please don't leave us behind. If you do, we're afraid we'll be eliminated very quickly."

"Yeah, lone wolves are easily ganged up on. As a class, we need to stick together to have a better chance of securing a Source Energy Spring Eye."

Jiang Feng also chimed in at the opportune moment, a hint of provocation in his gaze as he looked at Chu Kuang.

Lin Shuyao hesitated upon hearing this. Most of her classmates had average strength, but in this situation, banding together was undoubtedly the best choice. Her gaze involuntarily shifted to Chu Kuang.

Seeing this, Chu Kuang shook his head. "There are too many of us, it'll be inconvenient to move. I'll go alone."

"How can that be?" Lin Shuyao's expression changed slightly. "All the other classes are teaming up. If you go alone, you'll likely be attacked?"

"You don't need to persuade me further."

Chu Kuang shook his head, gripping his spear. "I'm used to being on my own. Traveling together isn't always a good thing."

With that, Chu Kuang strode forward, leisurely heading into the distance.

"Chu Kuang."

Lin Shuyao called out, wanting to stop him, but Jiang Feng interrupted her.

Jiang Feng shook his head and said calmly, "Let him go. Since he's so arrogant, let him take down a Source Energy Spring Eye for us to see."

"You..."

Lin Shuyao's gaze deepened. Just as she was about to try and persuade him again, she saw that Chu Kuang had already disappeared into the dim earth.

She turned back, looking at the over a hundred students beside her, and a strange feeling suddenly welled up in her heart: "Could it be that these hundred-plus people aren't as good as Chu Kuang alone?"

"That's impossible."

Lin Shuyao quickly shook her head, abandoning the thought of leaving everyone behind to follow Chu Kuang.

Meanwhile, Chu Kuang continued forward alone, searching for the location of a Source Energy Spring Eye within the Dark Domain. After walking for about ten minutes, he arrived before a mountain valley.

Here, Chu Kuang sensed a faint trace of Source Energy.

"The aura of Source Energy... the Source Energy Spring Eye should be in the valley."

Chu Kuang rejoiced inwardly. Just as he was about to speak, he heard the sounds of intense fighting. He immediately moved to a high point overlooking the valley and witnessed the scene within.

In the vast valley, two youths were wielding weapons, locked in a fierce battle with a fierce beast that resembled a giant wolf.

"Bio-Beast."

Chu Kuang's brow furrowed as he recognized the origin of the beast.

Bio-Beasts, as they were called, were cultivated by humans using cloning technology after capturing Source Energy Fierce Beasts.

These beasts were implanted with chips, making them weakened versions of Source Energy Fierce Beasts, typically used for high school students to practice against.

After all, these high school students would undoubtedly have to fight these Source Energy Fierce Beasts when they entered the Dark Domain in the future.

The battle had reached its climax. The three youths had all achieved Great Accomplishment in Beginner External Martial Arts, with their Life Levels estimated to be around 5.9.

This wolf-shaped Bio-Beast, however, was powerful, with a Life Level of approximately 6.2. For a time, the two sides fought fiercely, unable to gain a decisive advantage.

"These Bio-Beasts have rich combat experience and a significantly higher Life Level. With these two's current strength, they likely won't be able to take it down."

Chu Kuang muttered to himself. This Special Training had been designed to provide sufficient challenges for the students. Bio-Beasts had been stationed around all the Source Energy Spring Eyes in the Dark Domain, and their strength surpassed that of ordinary External Martial Arts Great Accomplishment.

Generally speaking, only those who had mastered External Martial Arts Great Accomplishment, combined with Weapon Martial Arts Great Accomplishment, had a small chance of succeeding in a challenge.

Apart from that, it would require multiple individuals with External Martial Arts Great Accomplishment, or even the entire class working together, to defeat them.

The school had implemented this approach to train the students' cooperation skills. After all, scattered human martial artists were easily picked off by alien races.

Unless the human race as a whole was strong enough that alien races couldn't defeat them even by sacrificing countless lives, going solo was not a good idea.

"They're from Class 27."

Chu Kuang murmured to himself, recognizing the two.

The two youths were named Zhang Tianyi and Xu He, both top students in Class 27 who had achieved Great Accomplishment in External Martial Arts.

However, both of their rankings in the Tian Heng Ranking Tournament were outside the top two thousand, so Chu Kuang estimated that their Weapon Martial Arts had not yet reached Great Accomplishment.

"You up there, why don't you come down and join forces with us?"

At this moment, Zhang Tianyi, who was below, called out.

Clearly, they had sensed Chu Kuang's presence and wanted to recruit him, not only because the Bio-Beast was powerful but also because they didn't want Chu Kuang to reap the rewards of their struggle.

"You guys go. I'm taking this Source Energy Spring Eye."

In response, Chu Kuang calmly flicked his spear and leaped down from the valley's high ground.

The two youths' pupils immediately chilled slightly.

They stopped attacking and retreated from the valley together. Only when the Bio-Beast stopped pursuing them did they breathe a sigh of relief.

Xu He looked at Chu Kuang, his voice filled with apprehension. "You're Chu Kuang from Class 7, right? If the three of us team up, taking down this Source Energy Spring Eye is a sure thing."

"No need. I can take it down alone," Chu Kuang replied calmly.

"Arrogant."

Xu He's eyes grew cold, and he couldn't help but exchange a glance with Zhang Tianyi.

The two nodded in tacit understanding, then simultaneously attacked Chu Kuang.

"Then I'll deal with you first."

The two moved instantly. Xu He's Wild Goose Feather Saber struck first, its blade light as a afterimage, a silver thread slicing towards Chu Kuang's throat. This was the Wild Goose Feather Saber Style - Chaotic Snow Startled Swan.

Xu He's External Martial Arts cultivation was the Soaring Swan Art, and his saber technique was the Wild Goose Feather Saber Art. It wasn't specialized in agile evasion, but its approach was one of extreme speed.

"Good one!"

Facing the simultaneous assault from the two, Chu Kuang didn't retreat but advanced. He stomped the ground with a powerful kick, creating a deep pit, and then shot forward like a cannonball.

The absolute confidence brought by his strength led Chu Kuang to choose offense over defense. His war spear smashed down with unmatched power.

"Clang—"

Amidst a resounding clash of metal, the silver saber light trembled and then violently flew backward.

The difference in Life Level, along with the absolute dominance of his Great Accomplishment Gold-Splitting Spear, caused Xu He to lose his weapon in the first exchange. If they were fighting one-on-one, he would have been instantly defeated.

"Boom—"

In an instant, seeing Xu He in a precarious situation, Zhang Tianyi quickly charged forward.

An iron spear, carrying a dull sound of wind and thunder, thrust towards Chu Kuang's back. Before the spear even arrived, the fierce wind made Chu Kuang's robes flutter.

This was the Yang Family Spear, an ancient technique passed down from a hundred thousand years ago, continuously refined by successive generations of the Yang family. Its power was considered extremely remarkable among various spear arts.

Facing such an attack, Chu Kuang could only sidestep the iron spear, abandoning the excellent opportunity to pursue Xu He.

However, a mere Great Accomplishment in External Martial Arts, coupled with a Minor Accomplishment Yang Family Spear, was not enough to make Chu Kuang feel wary.

As Chu Kuang sidestepped, he instantly formed his left hand into a claw and gripped Zhang Tianyi's spear shaft.

The fierce force of the Yang Family Spear collided with his palm, emitting a sound like metal striking metal.

"Let go!"

Zhang Tianyi roared, channeling his full power to reclaim his spear.

But Chu Kuang remained motionless, like a colossal mountain suppressor pressing down on the iron spear. Despite Zhang Tianyi's full effort, he couldn't budge it in the slightest.

"Release—"

Chu Kuang let out a soft shout, forcefully activating his Iron Armor Technique to suppress the spear. A terrifying force flowed along the spear shaft.

The iron spear had extremely poor shock absorption. Instantly, an intense vibration struck. Zhang Tianyi felt a sharp pain in his tiger's mouth, and the spear, forged from fine iron, was vibrated out of his hand and sent flying.