Energy Tide and Hidden Traps

Hong Kun replied, "The Ten Major Acupoints in the human body are the Zusanli Acupoint, Shaoshang Acupoint, Liangqiu Acupoint, Guanyuan Acupoint, Quchi Acupoint, Lingxu Acupoint, Huagai Acupoint, Tianding Acupoint, Chongyang Acupoint, and Shenting Acupoint."

After hearing the explanation, Lu Feng realized that the third acupoint he was currently breaking through should be the Liangqiu Acupoint.

If he had a steady stream of Exotic Beasts to absorb energy from right now, he might be able to break through all the acupoints quickly and advance toward the Innate Realm.

Unfortunately, that was nearly impossible.

After the Chasing Wind Squad continued marching for two more days without finding any trace of the mineral vein, they had no choice but to return to the Temporary Starry Sky Station for resupply.

Over the next few days, several other squads from the 115th Legion took over the exploration missions.

The Chasing Wind Squad's task, along with a few other squads, was to stand guard around the station's perimeter, preventing Exotic Beasts from breaking in and causing damage.

This mission was equally critical—if the starship were damaged by Exotic Beasts, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Around the Starry Sky Station, a watchtower was set up every thirty li, with each tower manned by a rotating squad.

The watchtower assigned to the Chasing Wind Squad was located about twenty li directly south of the Dawn Starship.

As part of the expedition, the Skyfire Club became the squad's dedicated patrol members.

According to requirements, they had to inspect a ten-li radius every hour.

If they detected anything unusual in the vicinity, they had to immediately notify all Chasing Wind Squad members inside the watchtower.

"Uncle Hong, Uncle Yang, Brother Yu, Brother Chen, go get some rest. I'll patrol alone," Lu Feng said to them.

Hong Kun immediately objected. "How can that be? If an Exotic Beast really slips through and charges into the station, our Skyfire Club can't bear that responsibility."

"Don't worry, nothing will happen. Have you forgotten? I can sense the presence of Exotic Beasts within ten kilometers of me."

In truth, he had already detected several Drill Bulls a few kilometers away.

Those Exotic Beasts weren't heading toward the watchtower, but Lu Feng intended to go take control of them and absorb their energy.

Hearing this, Hong Kun finally caught on. "I almost forgot—You Kid have a Special Ability. Fine, then we'll go inside and rest for a bit. But if you sense any Exotic Beasts approaching, call us out immediately."

Hong Kun led the others into the watchtower.

But they didn't actually rest; each of them went to their own room to cultivate.

As Warriors, everyone wanted to use their limited time to improve their strength.

Since Lu Feng could sense the movements of Exotic Beasts, there probably wouldn't be any major problems.

Once they were inside, Lu Feng immediately rushed toward the area a few kilometers away.

He moved extremely fast, reaching the target location in just a Few Minutes, then spent another Few Minutes draining all the energy from those Drill Bulls.

After stepping into the Meridian Condensing Realm Second Layer, the mark's capacity had also expanded—it could now hold the full energy of five third-stage early-phase Exotic Beasts at once.

With his ten-kilometer sensing range, Lu Feng could continuously detect the positions of scattered Drill Bulls nearby and quickly move to absorb their energy.

The energy in the mark was repeatedly filled to capacity, then used by him to break through acupoints.

In just a few days, he had already broken through the Liangqiu Acupoint and the Guanyuan Acupoint, raising his cultivation to the Meridian Condensing Realm Fourth Layer.

On the fourth day of guard duty, Lu Feng, as usual, let Hong Kun and the others go back to rest while he stayed outside to sense the surroundings.

Since there had been no anomalies for several days in a row, Hong Kun and the others didn't think much of it and went straight to their rooms to cultivate.

Once they entered the watchtower, Lu Feng immediately ran toward the outer perimeter.

He sensed a group of Drill Bulls charging from the due south direction, numbering about a dozen or so.

These Drill Bulls seemed to have been startled by something and were stampeding toward the Starry Sky Station.

Normally, Lu Feng should have reported this to Gao Zhan immediately, or at least notified Hong Kun and the others.

But faced with this moving source of energy, Lu Feng hesitated for a moment before choosing to act alone.

He sprinted outward at top speed, eventually meeting the herd five kilometers outside the watchtower.

The moment these startled Drill Bulls saw Lu Feng, they immediately stopped in their tracks, frozen in place.

At the same time, an endless stream of energy began pouring wildly into Lu Feng's body.

While absorbing the energy of these third-stage Drill Bulls, he felt no burning sensation in his chest at all—he could even simultaneously channel the energy from the mark to break through his internal acupoints.

As time passed, more and more scattered Drill Bulls gathered in this area.

Those drained of their energy lay weakly on the ground, Unable to Move, while the continuously arriving herd kept supplying Lu Feng with energy.

What Lu Feng didn't know was that a hundred li away, the Night Owl Squad was carrying out an exploration mission on the southern side of the Sudali Plain.

They were searching for Drill Bulls that had scattered during the last battle, deliberately driving them toward the direction of the Chasing Wind Squad's watchtower.

"Captain, we've already driven two or three hundred Drill Bulls over there. Should we keep going?" a Night Owl team member reported to Zheng Yi.

"Keep going. Drive as many as you can find nearby. Even if we can't wipe out the Chasing Wind Squad, we'll at least give Gao Zhan and his people a hard time."

"But there are almost no Drill Bulls left in this area..."

"Are there any Leader Level ones?"

"No," the team member shook his head. "After the last battle, most of the fourth-stage and above Drill Bulls were cleared out by the Legion Commanders. However, there are fourth-stage and above Multi-headed Pythons in the mountain range outside the plain, but they rarely leave that area."

Zheng Yi's brows were tightly knit. "Is there any way to lure the Multi-headed Python over here?"

"Multi-headed Pythons feed on the giant insects in the mountain range. Unless we can collect a large number..." Before the team member could finish, Zheng Yi cut him off immediately:

"Then go collect them! Lure all those Giant Pythons over to the Chasing Wind Squad."

"Captain, collecting bugs in the forest takes a lot of time."

In the mountain forest, towering trees were covered with giant beetles, the largest as big as a human head—the main food source for Multi-headed Pythons.

But catching these bugs in large numbers would consume a huge amount of time and effort.

"Less nonsense! Get going." Zheng Yi's eyes were fierce.

No matter what, he was going to make the Chasing Wind Squad pay.

With only three days left before the survey team returned to the station for rotation, he had to hurry and stir up trouble for Gao Zhan.

Meanwhile, five kilometers away, Lu Feng was still absorbing the energy from the gathered Drill Bulls around him.

He had no idea why these Drill Bulls had congregated here, let alone that this was a "gift" sent by Zheng Yi.

With the endless stream of energy supporting him, the acupoints inside his body were being forced open one after another.

"Lu Feng, where are you? Is everything okay out there?" Inside the outpost, Yang Qian, having finished his cultivation, noticed Lu Feng was missing and sent a communication to ask.

"Uncle Yang, I'm patrolling a few kilometers away. Everything's normal."

"Good."

Yang Qian didn't think much of it, turned around, and went back into the outpost to continue cultivating.

A few hours later, Hong Kun also came out of the outpost.

"Lu Feng! Where are you?"

"Uncle Hong! I'm patrolling a few kilometers away. Everything's normal around here!"

"Good!"