This Human Shield Was a Little Short

Arriving at the Cultivation Technique Testing Room, Jiang Chuan looked at the steel-cast Iron Man and recalled the techniques described in the documents.

Invisible Divine Sense surged forth from his Sea of Consciousness like a rising tide.

"Split!"

Jiang Chuan shouted, and his Divine Sense began to divide.

In his perception, one strand of Divine Sense became two, two became four, continuously splitting apart.

Within a few breaths, his Divine Sense had split into sixteen strands.

Then, under his control, the sixteen strands of Divine Sense split again.

Thirty-two strands!

"I feel like this still isn't my limit! Split again!"

Jiang Chuan muttered to himself as he controlled the thirty-two strands of Divine Sense and began splitting them.

Thirty-three strands!

Thirty-four strands!

Thirty-five strands!

Thirty-six strands!

Thirty-seven strands!

When Jiang Chuan attempted to split off the thirty-eighth strand of Divine Sense, a violent pain erupted within his mind.

It felt as though his brain had been struck by a massive hammer, as if his entire body were about to split apart.

Pain!

Such pain!

Veins bulged on Jiang Chuan's forehead, cold sweat flowing down his face.

After stopping the division of his Divine Sense, Jiang Chuan let out a long breath.

"Looks like my limit is thirty-seven strands of Divine Sense. My talent in the soul seems to be even greater than my talent in cultivation."

Curiosity gleamed in Jiang Chuan's eyes. "I wonder how much power thirty-seven strands of Divine Sense can unleash?"

Divine Arrow Strike!

Following the spell described in the documents, Jiang Chuan controlled his Divine Sense.

The thirty-seven strands of Divine Sense shot toward the Iron Man before him like arrows loosed from a powerful bow.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Thirty-seven holes the size of a baby's fist instantly appeared in the Iron Man's body. Then, with their momentum undiminished, the thirty-seven strands of Divine Sense pierced through eight Iron Men in succession.

"My Divine Sense is actually this terrifying now!"

Even Jiang Chuan was startled. He had never expected his Divine Sense to have become this powerful.

If this scene were to spread outside, it would surely cause a tremendous uproar.

A student who had yet to break through to the Fourth Realm could split his Divine Sense into thirty-seven strands—this was simply earth-shattering!

"If this hit a person, even a Fourth Realm Cultivator's body would probably be torn apart, and their armor pierced through!"

Thinking this, Jiang Chuan continued testing the other spells from the documents.

Flood Dragon Python Entanglement, Disordered Blade, Swallow Return Strike...

In the end, Jiang Chuan left the utterly wrecked Cultivation Technique Testing Room with great satisfaction.

The next day, the teachers of the elite classes continued putting Jiang Chuan and the others through intensive training.

Before school ended, Qu Shi handed everyone a set of Camouflage Military Uniforms and distributed the Elite Sets purchased for the elite class students.

When Jiang Chuan returned home, he did not enter through the Pet Store, but through the apartment building entrance.

He quietly opened the door and took out the battle armor and weapons hidden beneath his bed.

After circling around, he entered through the Pet Store's front entrance and told Ji Min that he had exchanged Merit Points for the battle armor and weapons. Tomorrow, he planned to follow the school's teachers outside the city to see some blood.

Ji Min was not overly worried. After all, Immortal Gate High School had Sixth Realm and Seventh Realm Cultivators.

Moreover, the main combat force would be the military, the City Lord's Mansion, and the Public Security Bureau. The students of Immortal Gate High School would most likely only serve as support.

After dinner, Jiang Chuan drained his power bank dry once more.

Looking at the thundercloud in his dantian, which had expanded from the size of a baby's fist to the size of a human head, Jiang Chuan drifted off to sleep.

Early the next morning, Jiang Chuan checked his belongings, took his phone and power bank, and headed to Immortal Gate High School.

When he arrived at Immortal Gate High School, the first thing he saw was a row of army-green trucks parked along the road.

Behind every one of those trucks was a towed Type 18 155mm Howitzer.

Many students from Immortal Gate High School stopped to watch.

Holding a roll call sheet, Qu Shi saw Jiang Chuan arrive and directly stuffed it into his hands.

"I'll leave attendance to you. Five people to a truck."

Seeing Qu Shi preparing to wash her hands of the matter, Jiang Chuan placed the case containing his battle armor and great spear onto a truck, then helplessly accepted the roll call sheet.

"Jiang Chuan, you came early today."

Hearing the familiar voice, Jiang Chuan saw Meng Nanxi pull up beside him in a white MPV.

The door opened, and Meng Nanxi stepped out.

Jiang Chuan looked at Tang Ningzhu in the car and politely greeted her, "Good morning, Aunt Meng."

"I heard from Nanxi that you became the Class Monitor of Class 1 and even received Qu Shi's praise. Not bad." Tang Ningzhu gave Jiang Chuan an appraising look.

"Jiang Chuan, come over and see what good stuff I brought you."

At Meng Nanxi's words, Jiang Chuan walked over to the open trunk of the MPV.

Four enormous cases were neatly arranged inside.

"I remembered that you didn't use your Merit Points to exchange for battle armor and alloy weapons, so I found you a set at home. I originally wanted to get you an A-grade Battle Armor, but my mom..."

Remembering that her biological mother was in the car, Meng Nanxi hurriedly changed her words. "My mom said we're only going out to see some blood, so C-grade Alloy Battle Armor is enough."

A-grade Alloy Battle Armor!

That was something worth ninety million Great Xia Coin!

Jiang Chuan felt that the Golden Light around Meng Nanxi was so dazzling that it nearly blinded him.

"Campus Belle Meng... thank you for your kindness, but I already have a set of alloy battle armor and weapons, which is why I didn't exchange for any. Still, I have to thank you for the thought."

As Jiang Chuan spoke, he lifted the two cases containing Meng Nanxi's battle armor and weapons.

"So you already have some. Then Uncle Qian, I'll have to trouble you to take this set back."

Meng Nanxi closed the trunk and walked with Jiang Chuan toward the truck.

After getting into the truck, Meng Nanxi looked at the artillery shells in the truck bed and asked in surprise, "Why are there only artillery shells? Didn't they prepare any guns for us?"

"You'll have to ask Teacher Qu about that."

Jiang Chuan lowered his head to look at the roll call sheet and marked a check beside Meng Nanxi's name.

After Meng Nanxi arrived, Song Zhiyan, Song Zhiyi, Zhang Lingyun, and the other elite class students arrived one after another.

Before long, all of Elite Class 1 had arrived.

"Officer Jiang, I successfully completed Bone Strengthening yesterday. My strength has reached three thousand jin."

Song Zhiyan looked at Jiang Chuan outside the truck. "Once we're on the battlefield, if you get scared, you can hide behind me."

Jiang Chuan climbed into the truck, sat beside Meng Nanxi, then looked Song Zhiyan up and down.

"A little short. You probably can't block all the attacks for me."

"Pfft!"

Meng Nanxi broke into a radiant smile. "No, Jiang Chuan, are you really planning to use Zhiyan as a Human Shield?"

"You're nearly 1.8 meters tall, while Zhiyan is only 167 centimeters. She definitely can't cover you," Song Zhiyi said, unusually joining in the joke.

Song Zhiyan roared, "Jiang Chuan! You bastard!"

"You were the one who told me to hide behind you." Jiang Chuan was utterly speechless.

Song Zhiyan: "..."

I told you to hide behind me so I could protect you, not so you could use me as a shield! You bastard!

Once all 150 students from the three elite classes had assembled, thirty trucks carried the elite class students and thirty howitzers out of the city under Qu Shi's command.

At 7:40, Jiang Chuan and Meng Nanxi once again arrived at the edge of Nandu City.

This time, the outskirts of Nandu City had undergone enormous changes compared to before.