Battle Through the Heavens: Obtaining the Extraction System at the Start

Just as the Energy Bodies launched another fierce assault, Xiao Yan sharply twisted at the waist. The Heavy Black Ruler swept out with a howling gust, and with a muffled bang, it knocked the two Energy Bodies pouncing from his right back half a foot. Yet the residual force still ran up his arm, bringing a coppery taste to his throat.

Before he could steady himself, three Energy Bodies from the left had already pounced like starving tigers. Though their hollow eye sockets held no light, their claws carried bone-chilling energy.

Xiao Yan could only hurriedly raise his ruler to block. "Clang! Clang! Clang!" Three crisp impacts rang out in succession, and fine energy cracks instantly spread across the Heavy Black Ruler. The force sent him staggering backward, his knee slamming heavily against the gravel-strewn ground. His trouser leg was immediately torn open, revealing dark red streaks of blood.

The fluorescent lights swayed through the mist until they made his eyes swim. Seeing this, the remaining Energy Bodies seemed to reach a silent understanding and converged on him from all directions.

Gritting his teeth, Xiao Yan used the Heavy Black Ruler to prop himself up. The loose hair on his forehead was soaked through with cold sweat, plastered against his pale cheeks.

Taking advantage of the instant he paused for breath, an Energy Body suddenly shot from the mist. Its claws went straight for his heart. Xiao Yan's pupils contracted as he instinctively twisted aside, but its claws still swept across his shoulder. His clothes tore at once, and a wound deep enough to expose bone opened across his flesh. Blood mingled with the mist and dripped down, splashing tiny blossoms of red onto the ground.

His grip on the Heavy Black Ruler tightened until his knuckles turned pale, but