You're Surrounded

"Lie Feng, that was a nice hit. You killed that World Lord in one blow. Looks like you've gotten even stronger," Kuin teased.

"You don't need to praise me. Look at them—they're practically all wounded. They clearly just survived a desperate battle, though I don't know what they escaped from. We'd better stay alert and kill them all quickly, before anything unexpected happens." As he spoke, Lie Feng charged toward the group of Crystal Marrow Race World Lords.

By now, they had gotten a pretty good read on the group. Every one of them was wounded. The World Lord Lie Feng had just killed with a single strike had been in the worst shape, which was why Lie Feng had managed to hit him—and why he hadn't even been able to dodge.

But Qin Cang was curious: what kind of enemy could have wounded every one of them, yet still let them escape?

But this clearly wasn't the time to think about that.

"Lie Feng, leave a few for me. Don't hog them all." Wearing the Blazing Flame Claws, Qin Cang charged toward the group of Crystal Marrow Race World Lords.

Lie Feng targeted the weaker World Lords. His steel blade swept through the air, unleashing a boundless, razor-sharp aura. That was the hallmark of Lie Feng's blade techniques: he used overwhelming force to shatter an opponent's Law Domain, then relied on the blade's cutting edge to destroy their body, killing them for good.

Seeing Lie Feng charge into the pack of ordinary World Lords, Qin Cang chose the Crystal Marrow Race leader. The leader's aura was the strongest, and he was practically uninjured. Either he was powerful enough to escape without getting hurt, or he had used all the team's healing supplies on himself.

"Human, I'm willing to give up all my wealth. Just let us live," the leader said.

"If I kill you, I'll get all your wealth—and Military Merit!"

Qin Cang had no intention of wasting words. He charged at the leader with the Blazing Flame Claws in hand. If he unleashed his full power, the leader wouldn't withstand even one swipe. The point of this fight was mainly to see whether the equipment felt right.

Seeing that Qin Cang had no intention of negotiating, the leader knew that forcing a breakout was his only option. He stopped hesitating, drew his sword-shaped Origin Force weapon, and met Qin Cang's Blazing Flame Claws.

The World Lord was quite strong, with the strength of a World Lord General. He was even a little stronger than Lie Feng and Kuin. Unfortunately for him, he was up against Qin Cang.

Shattered Shadow: Void Breaker!

Qin Cang opened with the Shattered Shadow secret technique. Void Breaker was the first of the nine claw techniques in Shattered Shadow, and the simplest. It sought to tear through space with pure force.

To master the move, one had to tear through space with a single strike.

Light Shadow Slash! The Crystal Marrow Race leader didn't hold back either. He immediately unleashed his ultimate technique to fight back. But it was all in vain.

An invisible sword light slashed toward Qin Cang, but against his Void Breaker, it was like winter snow meeting the spring sun. It was quickly swept away.

But the attack wasn't over. Five claw shadows shot toward the Crystal Marrow Race leader at blinding speed.

In an instant, they struck him, leaving five claw marks across his chest!

Qin Cang frowned slightly at the result. He had expected that even though he was holding back, and had used barely one or two percent of his strength, the leader would at least be seriously wounded, if not killed. How had things turned out this way?

"Looks like you have a decent suit of armor protecting you. You must be someone important among the Crystal Marrow Race. But strength like yours won't change how this ends."

The Crystal Marrow Race leader's heart sank. This was the armor his King Level teacher had given him before he came to the Outer-Region Battlefield. It had saved him from danger time and again.

"According to my teacher, the Crystal Light Armor can completely block attacks from anyone below the Immortal God level. Even attacks from an Immortal God can be weakened to some extent. He clearly held back with that last strike, yet it still left five claw marks on the Crystal Light Armor. One more attack like that and it'll be ruined. Could he be an Immortal God pretending to be a World Lord?" The Crystal Marrow Race World Lord was horrified, already plotting his escape. As for his fellow clan members, he didn't have time to care. Couldn't he see they were nearly all dead?

"You blocked one of my strikes. Not bad. But now let's see just how tough that armor of yours is."

The fight had whetted Qin Cang's appetite. He couldn't pass up such a good punching bag.

Qin Cang took a step and appeared right in front of the Crystal Marrow Race World Lord.

Falling Star!

Void Slash!

He used two more moves from Shattered Shadow, carefully controlling the force. They were much weaker than the first move. He mainly didn't want to smash that tortoise shell to pieces—he'd have a hard time finding another punching bag this good.

"Senior, spare me! I'll do anything you want, as long as you let me go!"

Extinction!

Collapse!

Void Domain!

Cosmic Silence!

"Hahaha, again! Falling Star, Void Slash—die!"

Qin Cang never granted an enemy's pleas, especially not now. This was his first time killing an Alien Race on the Outer-Region Battlefield, and it was the perfect chance to test his claw techniques.

On the other side, Lie Feng's steel blade claimed the life of another World Lord. He turned toward his next target.

Just then, three sword lights suddenly attacked from behind Lie Feng!

The Crystal Marrow Race World Lords had found this opening by studying Lie Feng's fighting habits.

Whenever Lie Feng killed an enemy, he would briefly let down his guard. That was his biggest weakness. If they seized the opportunity to seriously injure him, their chances of escaping would improve!

They might have disagreed over how to divide the spoils in other circumstances, but now they had no choice but to work together if they wanted to break through.

Their leader was being battered by another powerful enemy, but he wasn't likely to die anytime soon. So they had to look for an opening among the others. If they could kill one of them—or at least put one out of commission—their chances of breaking through would rise dramatically!

Just as the attack was about to land—

Roar!

A black beast a hundred meters long, shaped like a tiger and bearing a pair of wings on its back, appeared. It smacked one paw toward the three swords, foiling the Crystal Marrow Race's sneak attack.

"Thanks, Xiao Hei!" Lie Feng knew the beast well. It was Kuin's contracted Dark Winged Beast, immensely powerful. Even Lie Feng wasn't sure he could beat it in a one-on-one fight.

After all, the beast was tough and its speed and strength were almost on par with his. Its size might give Lie Feng the advantage early on, but in a drawn-out fight, the Dark Winged Beast would surely come out on top.

The Dark Winged Beast seemed not to hear Lie Feng. It immediately turned and charged at another World Lord who was trying to flee. With a beat of its wings, it caught up to him, then struck with one paw and tore him apart, devouring him alive!

"That's brutal..." Even Lie Feng, who had fought alongside it for a long time, shuddered at its style of fighting. Who could stand being turned into food every time they lost?

Shaking his head, Lie Feng stopped watching the Dark Winged Beast and fixed his gaze on the last few World Lords. Golden light blazed from his steel blade as he slashed at the Crystal Marrow Race World Lords. There was clearly a hint of personal grudge behind that strike.

They were only a few ordinary World Lord warriors. Even though they had outnumbered their attackers, Lie Feng and the others had killed them all. Only the last one, who seemed to have some powerful connections, remained with a body intact!

Seeing that the fight was nearly over, Qin Cang stopped playing around and decided to give the man a quick death.