Breaking Out of the Encirclement

The strange sensation stirred up by the Purple Lightning Bamboo in Mu Qing's mind gave him a tremendous advantage against the wolves surrounding him.

He could easily sense every gray wolf's weakness.

But even though Mu Qing could sense the weaknesses of all the gray wolves, he didn't have the ability to deal with every one of them. The wolves were incredibly fast, nearly approaching the speed of Blood Qi Fifth Rank beasts, and their claws were sharp.

"Rip!"

A sharp pain shot through Mu Qing's back. He had just killed a gray wolf when another had already turned into a streak of shadow and darted behind him. Its claws flashed coldly as they raked across his back, sending blood spraying into the air.

"Damn it!" A cold glint flashed in Mu Qing's eyes. He endured the pain as a bolt of lightning flickered across his arm, then punched the wolf that had ambushed him into a charred corpse.

"Mu Qing! Focus on the wolves in front. Leave the ones behind you to me!" Seeing Mu Qing injured, Ling Fei hurried behind him. Golden light shimmered in his palm as he drove back several wolves trying to attack again.

In just a short time, Ling Fei had also suffered a few injuries. His school uniform was already completely tattered.

They hadn't even reached the depths of Lake Heart Island, yet they had already suffered such injuries. Clearly, this simulated exam was far more brutal than they had imagined.

In this simulated exam, if their luck ran out and they encountered packs of beasts like Mu Qing and the others had, they would be eliminated. That would be the only possible outcome.

Even the top students were struggling this much, let alone the ordinary students. There were probably already plenty of students who had been eliminated.

"This won't do. If I keep holding back my Origin Force, we might not break through the encirclement." After punching another gray wolf until it was charred, Mu Qing's expression suddenly darkened.

From beginning to end, he had only used the first level of Thunderstorm Fist. He had been worried that repeatedly unleashing the third level would drain the little Origin Force left in his mind.

But now, it was clear that if he wanted to break through the wolf pack, he needed to end this quickly.

Holding back up until now had obviously been the wrong choice.

"Stop holding back! Give it everything you've got and carve a path through them!" Mu Qing roared at Ling Fei. His white shirt was already stained with blood and grime.

At last, he stopped holding back. The surging Origin Force in his mind poured out wildly. He gave a furious roar, and dazzling bolts of Blazing White Lightning coiled around his arm.

Three bolts of Blazing White Lightning shot out with Mu Qing's fist. The third level of Thunderstorm Fist was evidently far more ferocious. With a thunderous crash, the Blazing White Lightning killed three gray wolves at once, leaving behind charred corpses.

Behind Mu Qing, Ling Fei heard him and his expression turned stern. He shouted as the Origin Force within him surged wildly. The golden light on his palm blazed, and a sharp aura spilled outward.

Ling Fei's hand was like a blade. He brought it down vertically and, in the blink of an eye, split a gray wolf in half at the waist!

Blood sprayed everywhere, spattering Ling Fei until his uniform was completely dyed red.

By comparison, Ling Fei's methods were far more brutal than Mu Qing's.

"Awoooo!"

Just then, a deafening howl sounded behind Mu Qing and Ling Fei.

Mu Qing punched again, blasting three gray wolves into charred remains. He turned around, his pupils contracting sharply, and exclaimed, "A Blood Qi Fifth Rank gray wolf!"

Ling Fei's body jolted. He turned to look, and his expression changed.

In the direction they were staring, three far larger Gray Giant Wolves charged toward them with roars. Their auras were clearly stronger than those of the surrounding wolves; they had reached Blood Qi Fifth Rank!

Normally, if these three gray wolves had appeared, Mu Qing and Ling Fei would have been completely confident they could handle them.

But now, they were surrounded by who knew how many gray wolves, and more kept joining the fight from the depths of the woods, as if they were endless.

Blood Qi Fourth Rank gray wolves could give Mu Qing and Ling Fei a few superficial wounds at most. To kill them, the wolves would have to exhaust their Origin Force.

But with three Blood Qi Fifth Rank gray wolves joining the pack, Mu Qing and Ling Fei were undoubtedly in grave danger.

These three giant gray wolves could truly inflict serious injuries on them!

"Break through now, or we might get eliminated right here!" Ling Fei shouted, his face twisted into a grimace as he smashed the head of a gray wolf beside him with one palm.

He was already giving everything he had to kill them, and so was Mu Qing. The two of them had fought their way an unknown distance, staining the ground with blood and leaving gray wolf corpses all around them.

The points on the Recorders in their hands kept rising, but Mu Qing and Ling Fei had no time to care about that. They could only fight desperately, killing the gray wolves pouncing at them one after another and forcing their way out of the encirclement.

The Gray Giant Wolves behind them glared with icy eyes, their mouths releasing growls as they closed in.

It would be bad if the three Gray Giant Wolves managed to hold them up!

Suddenly, Mu Qing's expression shifted. The sensation in his mind had changed.

Before, the feeling in his mind had kept prompting him to head to the right. But now, that feeling had changed.

Pfft!

Mu Qing killed three gray wolves in the blink of an eye, but a wolf that suddenly lunged at him still raked three bloody gashes across his chest. Blood trickled down.

This time, Mu Qing didn't hesitate. He gritted his teeth, called to Ling Fei, and the two of them fought their way in another direction.

After fighting the gray wolves for so long, Mu Qing and Ling Fei had already used up a great deal of their Origin Force. The three Gray Giant Wolves behind them were also closing in quickly. They didn't have much time left.

"Right ahead!"

Mu Qing roared, blood vessels showing in his eyes. He shouted as he punched again and again, Blazing White Lightning exploding and killing the gray wolves in front of him.

At last, after their desperate struggle, no more gray wolves emerged from the woods ahead. Only a pack of wolves and the three Gray Giant Wolves remained behind them, in hot pursuit.

Mu Qing and Ling Fei were delighted.

The gray wolves weren't appearing in front of them anymore. That meant they had broken out of the Gray Wolf Pack's encirclement!

"We can't let our guard down! The wolves behind us are still hot on our heels," Mu Qing said. His feet never stopped as he ran into the distance.

Ling Fei followed close behind.

"Huh?"

Suddenly, Mu Qing was surprised to find that the sensation in his mind was gradually fading away, no longer affecting him.

Before he could react, a group of figures appeared before them.