Attacking North Campus Students

"Are you breaking through?" Mu Qing's face was also filled with joy; he hadn't expected Jiang Yuanjie to make a breakthrough at this moment.

Without saying more, Jiang Yuanjie hurriedly closed his eyes to cultivate. Surging waves of Blood Qi poured out from his body, and the phantom of a camera flickered behind his back. The lens seemed to shimmer with an incredibly dark, eerie luster that made one shudder just by looking at it.

Mu Qing was also slightly startled. He discovered that the lens of Jiang Yuanjie's Blood Spirit Camera was like an eye—cold, ruthless, and capable of seeing through everything.

As expected! Jiang Pangzi's powerful sensory ability is related to this Blood Spirit of his! At this moment, Mu Qing was absolutely certain in his heart.

"Mu Qing, you should hurry up and recover your Origin Force too. I'll keep watch." At this time, Ling Fei stood up and said.

After reaching the sixth stage of Blood Qi, his Origin Force was surging, and since he hadn't consumed much previously, he was the first to recover his Origin Force.

Mu Qing nodded and said, "That's true. After the battle with Luo Ya, I've gained quite a few insights."

Having said that, he sat down.

As soon as Mu Qing sat cross-legged, he immediately communicated with the Purple Lightning Bamboo in his mind.

In an instant, he entered the Heaven and Earth Fusion State.

Time was tight now; it was already the middle of the night, and they needed to raid the North Campus team before dawn to weaken their strength.

At the same time, Jiang Yuanjie's breakthrough also made Mu Qing feel the pressure.

One had to know that in their current team, he was the only one still at the fifth stage of Blood Qi, while everyone else, even the two girls Ji Jia and Yang Shanshan, had already broken through to the sixth stage of Blood Qi.

"Hum!"

A series of humming sounds that only Mu Qing could hear echoed in his ears, seemingly containing a certain rhythm, and Mu Qing's consciousness floated out, as if his soul had left his body.

He looked at this world, and the strands of heaven and earth energy within this space were constantly pouring into his mind, transforming into thick Origin Force.

The Blood Refining Technique didn't even need Mu Qing to actively control it; it began to operate automatically, absorbing strands of heaven and earth energy and refining them.

In the Heaven and Earth Fusion State, his cultivation speed was faster than Ling Fei and the others by an unknown margin. Because he was absorbing energy from the world itself, even if he could only absorb a sliver of each strand, it still brought him massive benefits.

In just half an hour, Mu Qing's mind was filled with thick Origin Force, and his recovery speed was even faster than Ji Jia and Yang Shanshan, who were at the sixth stage of Blood Qi.

At the same time, the wound on his chest had already scabbed over and would not tear open for the time being.

Although he had recovered his Origin Force, Mu Qing remained sitting cross-legged, continuing to maintain the state of insight from the Heaven and Earth Fusion.

The greatest use of the Heaven and Earth Fusion State was not for quickly recovering Origin Force, but for cultivation.

The Blood Refining Technique within his body operated crazily without needing his control, and at the same time, he felt the subtle mysteries of the world, his body being cleansed by the heaven and earth energy.

In this state, he would grow a little stronger every once in a while.

Only by relying on the Heaven and Earth Fusion State could Mu Qing possibly catch up to the others in the shortest amount of time.

However, after about an hour, Mu Qing's face suddenly turned deathly pale. His brows furrowed tightly, and the consciousness that had been floating in the world instantly returned.

Mu Qing felt a wave of intense pain coming from his mind, like the agony of ten thousand ants gnawing at his heart!

Taking several deep breaths in succession, Mu Qing finally eased up, beads of sweat already forming on his forehead.

"Hey, you big pervert, are you okay?" Yang Shanshan's voice suddenly appeared in his ear.

Mu Qing opened his eyes and saw that Yang Shanshan had already recovered her Origin Force and was currently standing beside him.

Yang Shanshan was wearing her school uniform, which also had some signs of damage, though it was in better condition than Ji Jia's. Her gem-like, brilliant pupils were looking at Mu Qing with some concern.

When she had seen Mu Qing cultivating earlier, she was very surprised to find that the aura on his body was somewhat different—very ethereal—so she had paid attention for a while.

She hadn't expected that Mu Qing's expression would suddenly turn ferocious, sweat would cover his entire body, and his face would turn deathly pale, as if he had fallen ill with a serious sickness.

"I'm fine." Mu Qing shook his head. He knew this situation was caused by the exhaustion of his mental energy.

Entering the Heaven and Earth Fusion State consumed Mu Qing's mental energy. Because Mu Qing's realm was currently low, he couldn't perceive his own mental energy, so he had no way to stop accurately before his mental energy was about to be depleted.

Only when his mental energy was exhausted each time and his mind produced intense pain did he realize that his mental energy had been drained.

"I need to close my eyes and rest for a while." Mu Qing dropped this sentence, closed his eyes, and lay down on the ground.

There were no shortcuts to recovering mental energy; Mu Qing could only recover by resting.

"Tch, big pervert, I think you just want to be lazy and sleep!" Seeing Mu Qing not even look at her and just fall asleep, Yang Shanshan felt very angry.

"What's wrong, Shanshan?" At this time, Ji Jia walked over, tidying her crimson hair as she asked Yang Shanshan.

Clearly, she had also recovered her Origin Force. Unlike before when she was being hunted by Luo Ya, she now fully possessed the power of the sixth stage of Blood Qi!

Yang Shanshan curled her lips and said, "It's just that certain big pervert, who has now evolved into a big lazy pig."

Ji Jia chuckled, and then a look of curiosity appeared on her crystalline face. "Why are you so hostile toward Mu Qing? Did he offend you in the past?"

She had noticed some anomalies. As Yang Shanshan's best friend, she remembered that Mu Qing shouldn't have had much contact with Yang Shanshan.

But now that she thought about it carefully, she discovered that whether in the past or present, Yang Shanshan always seemed to have some prejudice against Mu Qing and often pulled her away, telling her not to get close to him.

"Hmph, I just don't like this guy! Or that disgusting family of his!" Yang Shanshan pouted, her dark brows furrowed, but she didn't want to say anything more.

"His family?" Ji Jia's expression changed slightly, feeling a bit puzzled, but seeing Yang Shanshan's reluctance to speak further, she just smiled it off and didn't ask again.

After everyone recovered their Origin Force, their gazes fell upon Jiang Yuanjie.

They were waiting for Jiang Yuanjie's breakthrough.

Once Jiang Yuanjie broke through, it would be time for them to act, and their actions would have to rely on Jiang Yuanjie's powerful sensory ability.

Half an hour later...

A powerful aura surged from Jiang Yuanjie's bloated, corpulent body. From the Blood Spirit Camera, strands of silver radiance poured out, circling him and flickering with light.

"Haha!"

Jiang Yuanjie opened his eyes, silver light flashing across them. He retracted his aura and let out a long breath.

His face was filled with excitement as he said, "I finally broke through! And my sensory ability seems to have become even more formidable. Before, I could only sense the general situation nearby, but now, I can clearly perceive individual auras!"

After his realm improved, his sensory ability had also increased—this was an unexpected delight!

"Hmm?"

At this moment, Mu Qing woke up right on cue, rubbing the space between his brows.

Yang Shanshan pouted and muttered, "So you finally know how to wake up? I thought you were dead!"

Ji Jia pulled on Yang Shanshan, then looked at Mu Qing with some concern and asked, "Are you alright? Your complexion looks a bit pale."

Ling Fei and Jiang Yuanjie also looked at Mu Qing, fearing that his injuries had flared up.

"I'm fine." Mu Qing shook his head, though he didn't offer any explanation.

He looked at Jiang Yuanjie, sensed a powerful aura, and asked, "You broke through?"

Jiang Yuanjie nodded and said, "Shall we set off now?"

"Let's go now!" After resting, Mu Qing had managed to recover slightly. He checked the time on his communication device and said, "It's already past two in the morning. We don't have much time left, so we must hurry!"

The group's expressions turned solemn.

"Follow me!" With his sensory ability greatly enhanced, Jiang Yuanjie was full of confidence as he led the group through the woods.

He had sensed the auras of three people nearby; if nothing went wrong, they were the group from the North Campus.

"Boss Liu Tianyu is going to strike at the Ape Nest tomorrow at noon. It's said there are many medicinal herbs inside. If we perform well, we might be able to get some!"

As the group drew closer, they heard these voices.

They immediately concealed their figures, not expecting to hear such news the moment they arrived.

"Don't even think about it. Although the three of us are top students, we already fell behind by not breaking through to the sixth stage of Blood Qi as soon as the Mock Exam started."

Another voice replied.

At the same time, there was a sound of sighing.

"Yeah, the trusted aides around Liu Tianyu are all at the sixth stage of Blood Qi, like Luo Ya. There are even rumors that he recruited Wang Haixuan from the East Campus, who is also at the sixth stage of Blood Qi. When the time comes, the benefits will probably all be divided among them, and we'll only be left to drink the soup."

"Wang Haixuan!"

The group in the shadows was shocked, and Mu Qing frowned as well. He hadn't expected that Wang Haixuan would actually be standing with Liu Tianyu.

"Damn it! I knew that guy Wang Haixuan was nothing but trouble!" Ling Fei snorted in anger.

"Exactly, exactly!" Yang Shanshan chimed in immediately, her little mouth chattering away, "If that guy ever falls into my hands, I'll use scissors to cut off all five of his limbs sooner or later!"

Ji Jia's delicate brows furrowed; her impression of Wang Haixuan had reached rock bottom.

Previously, when they were being chased by the North Campus students, they had thought that Wang Haixuan, being from the East Campus, would help them. They hadn't expected him to turn and leave, and now, he was even joining forces with Liu Tianyu.

"Who's there?"

The three people in the distance reacted quickly. Upon hearing the commotion, they immediately used the lights on their communication devices to shine in their direction, completely exposing Mu Qing and the other four.

Mu Qing held his forehead and looked at Ling Fei and Yang Shanshan, feeling completely speechless.

"Can you two not just hide properly and launch a sneak attack for once?"

Mu Qing glared at them.