Encircled Attack

Chu Kuang murmured to himself, then stepped over the Wolf Lizard Beast's corpse and arrived at the center of the valley.

There, Chu Kuang saw a three-foot-long spring eye. Within it was a pool of clear liquid that gave off a faint Source Energy aura.

"A miniature Source Energy Spring Eye. The Source Energy aura is so thin."

Chu Kuang roughly sensed it out, then stepped to the Source Energy Spring Eye and took out a jade gourd, collecting all the Source Energy Spring into it.

Source Energy Spring evaporated very easily, because Source Energy had properties similar to air or free spiritual energy. Even if it condensed into liquid within a Source Energy Spring Eye, it would disperse like water vapor once removed.

Especially in the main universe, without the Dark Domain's spatial suppression, the rate of evaporation and dissipation would increase by hundreds or even thousands of times.

Fortunately, this special jade material could hold Source Energy Treasure Liquid, and the school had issued every student a jade gourd.

Chu Kuang took all the Source Energy Treasure Liquid and found that it only filled a third of the gourd.

"I've struck it rich."

Chu Kuang shook the gourd and could not help smiling.

If a gourd could be filled with Source Energy Treasure Liquid, it would be worth roughly a hundred thousand Federal Coins. Though he had only filled a third of a gourd this time, it was still worth no less than thirty thousand Federal Coins.

"It's a little scarce, but if I can absorb it, the progress of my Iron Armor Technique will definitely increase greatly."

Chu Kuang murmured to himself, a smile appearing on his face.

Source Energy's greatest effect was accelerating martial arts cultivation. Combined with the Mysterious Iron Treasure Liquid in his possession, cultivating here for one day would likely equal ten days outside.

With that thought, Chu Kuang prepared to leave and find a place to cultivate. However, before he could take more than a few steps, his brow suddenly furrowed slightly, and he swiftly twisted aside.

Clang—

In an instant, a cold blade gleam sliced past Chu Kuang's ear and stabbed into the valley's rock wall behind him with a puff.

"You're quite fast."

Chu Kuang stopped in his tracks as an indifferent voice sounded out. Then, four figures closed in from all directions.

The speaker was a tall, thin youth who was playing with a throwing knife in his hand. He had been the one to launch the sneak attack just now.

The person on the left was nearly two meters tall. He was Jiang Feng from Chu Kuang's class. The person on the right carried a longsword on his back—Chu Kuang's dear cousin, Chu Linfeng.

The last was a girl who looked only sixteen or seventeen. She was playing with a crimson chain sword in her hand.

"Chu Linfeng, Jiang Feng..."

With a single sweep of his gaze, Chu Kuang recognized the identities of all four.

Chu Kuang knew each of them. The tall, thin youth was Shen Xiao, the Class Six monitor. He had mastered the throwing knife technique Inch Glow, and was said to never miss with a blade—once he attacked, it would be a fatal strike.

The girl was named Liu Meng'er, also a Top Student in Class Six. She practiced with the exotic weapon known as the Crimson Chain Sword, which excelled in being vicious, unpredictable, and impossible to guard against.

After recognizing the four of them, Chu Kuang's pupils chilled slightly. He spoke in an indifferent tone, "I didn't expect you to join forces against me."

"Cousin, you're unwilling to even call me big brother?"

Chu Linfeng spoke, mockery in his eyes.

Chu Kuang sneered disdainfully. "You're worthy?"

"Why waste so much breath?"

Jiang Feng spoke at the right moment, his gaze fixed on the jade gourd in Chu Kuang's hand. "Hand over the Source Energy Treasure Liquid, and I can let you leave."

"Hmph—"

Chu Kuang gave a mocking laugh. His war lance pointed directly at them, while an invisible fighting intent quietly emerged.

Chu Linfeng's pupils instantly turned cold. He said darkly, "It seems I'll have to teach you, my disrespectful little cousin, a lesson."

As soon as he finished speaking, Chu Linfeng shot forward. His feet skimmed three inches above the ground as he advanced, and with one hand, he unleashed the Lingxu Sword Art. Dozens of sword lights spread like a heavenly net, sealing off all of Chu Kuang's paths of evasion to the left and right.

Before the sword edge even arrived, its chill already stung his skin.

Chu Linfeng cultivated the external technique Lingxu Force, a method that balanced agility and offense. Its power was not especially great, but its force could penetrate heavy armor and injure the internal organs.

Paired with the Lingxu Sword Art, this technique ranked among the best in combat power for those of the same level.

Facing this strike, Chu Kuang could not dodge. He either had to retreat or take it head-on.

However, against a coordinated attack, Chu Kuang knew he could not retreat. Once he withdrew to evade this strike, he would face an endless assault from all four of them and ultimately be beaten without any ability to fight back.

Break through them head-on.

In that split second, Chu Kuang had already made his decision.

His war lance spun in an instant, its shadows forming a screen as it collided with Chu Linfeng's longsword seven or eight times in rapid succession.

Then, he suddenly drove all his strength into a smashing thrust. On the spot, he struck Chu Linfeng's longsword into a curved arc and sent him flying backward.

"Die!"

At that moment, Jiang Feng seized the opportunity to attack. Using the Brute Ox Transformation, he turned into a towering figure over two meters tall. His feet shattered the boulder beneath him as he charged forward like a mad bull!

Before his fist arrived, its fierce wind had already sent sand and stones flying.

Chu Kuang drew back his war lance and blocked horizontally. Fist and weapon collided, and with a boom, a shockwave exploded outward as the ground beneath their feet cracked inch by inch.

After that exchange, Chu Kuang's feet did not shift in the slightest, while Jiang Feng's face had already turned red.

"Insignificant clown."

Chu Kuang spoke calmly. Holding the war lance with one hand, he forced Jiang Feng to his knees, then raised his other hand to strike down with his palm.

If that palm landed solidly, given the difference in their Life Levels, Jiang Feng would likely have his brains burst apart instantly.

Yet at that very moment, a chain sword like a Poisonous Snake coiled toward him, winding directly around Chu Kuang's neck.

At the same time, Shen Xiao seized the chance to strike. A three-inch throwing knife shot soundlessly from his sleeve, its body gleaming with an eerie blue chill as its edge targeted Chu Kuang's eyes, throat, and heart—three vital points!

Inch Glow: Soul Sever!

"A master-level throwing knife technique."

Chu Kuang's brow furrowed slightly as he immediately sensed a trace of danger.

He could only give up on killing Jiang Feng. He instantly withdrew his war lance and jabbed out three times in succession. With three crisp clangs, every throwing knife was blocked and sent flying.

Then, using the momentum, he hooked the chain sword with his war lance and flung Liu Meng'er away along with her weapon.

"What sharp instincts."

"His Blood Battle in All Directions is probably close to mastery."

In that instant, Shen Xiao did not attack again. He withdrew and retreated more than thirty meters away.

Liu Meng'er, Chu Linfeng, and Jiang Feng took the chance to land, surrounding Chu Kuang in a triangular formation. The atmosphere fell into a brief stalemate.

Clearly, the four of them had been shocked by Chu Kuang's strength. They were now reassessing his capabilities and did not dare attack recklessly with full force.

"Among these four, Shen Xiao is the greatest threat."

As they confronted one another, Chu Kuang had already begun considering how to break the deadlock.

Among the four, Jiang Feng possessed immense strength and practiced the incomparably fierce Brute Ox Technique. He was best at fighting head-on.

Chu Linfeng cultivated Lingxu Force and the Lingxu Sword Art. His attacks appeared to have extremely powerful piercing force, but his Life Level was only around 5.9. He could not pose a fatal danger to Chu Kuang, who cultivated the Iron Armor Technique.

As for Liu Meng'er, who specialized in the Crimson Serpent Sword, her martial arts were vicious and unpredictable, but her attack power was the weakest among the three.

The one who truly posed the greatest threat to him was Shen Xiao. This man's throwing knives had extremely strong penetrating power. Once they struck a vital point, his battle armor might very well determine that he had been killed.