Sword Riding Flight

"I'm a Psionic Warrior now, so naturally I need Psionic Warrior equipment. With my current mental strength, having the right gear would let me unleash the combat power of an Intermediate Martial Artist. That means long-range attacks are more advantageous to me than close combat."

With that in mind, he quickly found the section where Psionic Warrior equipment was displayed.

The female employee accompanying him was stunned to see Ye Cang arrive there.

It went without saying that Martial Artists and Psionic Warriors held different levels of status.

Thinking of this, she hurried over and respectfully introduced the small dagger in Ye Cang's hand.

"Sir, this is a flying sword from the 'King Slayer' series, used by Psionic Warriors. The highest-quality, King-grade flying swords can pierce the defenses of King-grade monsters."

"This one is third-tier quality and costs 3,000 Huaxia Coins per sword!"

The short sword in Ye Cang's hand was about fifteen centimeters long, small and delicate, yet its keen edge was sharper than that of the A2-grade God Slaying Sword he had seen earlier.

But on closer inspection, only the inch nearest the tip was truly sharp.

The material in the rest of the sword was rather ordinary.

Still, when he heard the price, Ye Cang's eyes lit up.

Third-tier quality could pierce the defenses of advanced Beast Soldiers. Its power was quite impressive.

And compared with sword-type weapons, it was much cheaper.

As he considered this, he looked up at the small sword displayed above.

Noticing his gaze, the female employee continued her introduction:

"This is a fourth-tier King Slayer Flying Sword. It costs 10,000 Huaxia Coins per sword."

"This one is a fifth-tier King Slayer Flying Sword. It costs 50,000 Huaxia Coins per sword."

"Above that is the sixth-tier..."

After listening to the employee explain each one, Ye Cang studied the display, then fixed his gaze on a fifth-tier King Slayer Flying Sword.

"I'll take six fifth-tier King Slayer Flying Swords!"

With that, Ye Cang headed out and added casually:

"And one second-tier God Slaying Sword!"

With his point-allocation system, his strength was increasing rapidly. Fifth-tier King Slayer Flying Swords could pierce the defenses of Intermediate Beast Generals, so they were more than enough for him at present.

Before long, the female employee brought the prepared swords and flying swords to Ye Cang in the lounge.

"Sir, here are the items you requested. Please check them."

Ye Cang opened the package and carefully inspected the items on the table.

When you were buying something worth over a million, getting cheated was a small matter compared to dying in the Wilderness Zone. That was the most frustrating fate of all.

After finishing his inspection, Ye Cang took out his bank card and paid 900,000 Huaxia Coins.

Then he bought some outdoor survival supplies and a Gray Mist Zone Detector, rented a car, and headed straight for the Gray Mist Zone beyond the city.

He had no intention of sitting around and waiting to die.

If the Green Python Squad came looking for him, wouldn't he be as good as dead?

This time, he was going out of the city to rapidly raise his cultivation. That way, even if the truth came out, he would still have room to maneuver.

Meanwhile.

"Yu Bing still hasn't come back?"

In a room, a fierce-looking middle-aged man spoke slowly.

This man was none other than Xue Qing, captain of the Green Python Squad.

"Not yet! But there were signs of a fight at his last known location, so I suspect he may have met with an accident!"

A man beside him spoke in a somber voice.

"Heh! The ones active on the outskirts of the Wilderness Zone are all useless trash. Anyone who dares kill a member of my Green Python Squad is courting death."

"Did you find any leads?"

Xue Qing asked coldly.

At that, one of the men hesitated before answering.

"Not many squads returned from that area that day. Two of them are about as strong as us: Drizzle Squad and Dusk Raven Squad. But neither has any grudge against us, so there's no reason they'd attack Yu Bing without provocation."

"What about those useless squads?"

"There are a lot of squads like that. Seventeen or eighteen of them came back, but none of them could have been a match for Yu Bing."

"Don't overlook even the smallest clue. Go question those squads, one by one."

After leaving the city, the car entered the gray mist within minutes.

Ye Cang immediately switched on the Gray Mist Zone Detector.

It was the same tablet Lin Yan had used earlier. It could sense fluctuations within a hundred meters in the Gray Mist Zone, and it would promptly alert him if any ferocious beasts were nearby.

A hundred meters might seem close, but a Beginner Martial Artist could only see about fifty or sixty meters.

With this device, he could at least prepare in advance.

The one he had was the cheapest model, but it had still cost a full 80,000 Huaxia Coins.

The detector Captain Lin Yan had could scan two hundred meters, but it cost nearly a million.

The next tier up cost several million. The Rock Mountain Squad couldn't afford one.

He continued down the road.

As he looked at the hazy scenery around him, Ye Cang slowly released his mental power, spreading it in every direction.

In an instant, the scenery within several dozen meters appeared in his mind.

But as his range expanded, he clearly felt an invisible pressure radiating from the gray mist, suppressing the spread of his mental power.

At its limit, he could sense only the scenery within about fifty meters.

After testing it, Ye Cang withdrew his mental power and focused on driving.

Before long, he reached a new area.

This was Zone 0286.

It was still on the outskirts of the Gray Mist Zone.

After checking the map, Ye Cang found a place to hide the car. Then he took his weapons and supplies and headed off in one direction.

With the combat power of an Intermediate Martial Artist, he could survive alone on the outskirts of the Wilderness Zone.

As he walked, Ye Cang's thoughts stirred, and a King Slayer Flying Sword shot from his waist to hover in front of him.

He began practicing how to control the flying sword with his mental power, so he could wield it more smoothly in battle.

With continuous practice, he soon mastered the King Slayer Flying Sword with ease.

Boom!

At Ye Cang's thought, a three-meter-tall boulder more than thirty meters ahead exploded with a roar.

In the next instant, a streak of light flashed rapidly among the flying chunks of stone.

With each flash, the shattered chunks burst apart again.

In less than ten seconds, not a single fragment lying on the ground was longer than twenty centimeters.

"Psionic attacks really are astonishingly powerful. This kind of attack could probably kill a Beginner Martial Artist with ease. Even against an Intermediate Martial Artist, I wouldn't be at a disadvantage."

Seeing what the King Slayer Flying Sword had done, Ye Cang was delighted.

Then he tried controlling the second King Slayer Flying Sword at his waist.

But after several attempts, he could only make it fly. He couldn't unleash any real combat power with it.

"Looks like I still haven't mastered it well enough!"

With a sigh, Ye Cang recalled one of the King Slayer Flying Swords.

Two hours later.

As he grew more adept at controlling the King Slayer Flying Sword, Ye Cang soon discovered a new use for it.

Sword riding flight!

With a thought, the flying sword floated in front of him, and he stepped onto it.

The sword soon lifted him into the air, wobbling as it began to carry him forward.

But it was slow, and Ye Cang couldn't keep his balance on the sword.

With continued practice, however, he picked up speed and managed to keep himself steady.

A few minutes later, Ye Cang jumped down from the air, panting.

He realized the technique consumed a tremendous amount of mental strength.

With his current mental strength, he couldn't keep it up for more than a few minutes.

"Looks like, for now, sword riding flight is only useful for escaping danger."

Muttering to himself, Ye Cang looked around and realized that, without noticing, he had arrived in front of a dilapidated village.

The roars of monsters echoed in his ears.

The detector vibrated. A red dot blinked as it moved toward Ye Cang's position.