*Whoosh!*
The white-robed expert's corpse withered rapidly, collapsing to the ground.
Without pausing, Chen Ke leaped into the dense forest on the hillside.
Trying to escape?!
The remaining six white-robed experts were furious and, almost simultaneously, moved to surround Chen Ke.
*Boom!*
A golden fist shadow flew swiftly, causing more than a dozen trees to collapse, sending debris and dirt flying.
The shockwave from the fist caused Chen Ke to stagger a few steps, but he quickly regained his balance and continued his reckless pursuit into the forest.
*Whoosh!*
A blue sword light tore through the night sky, slicing a row of trees in half, almost grazing past Chen Ke's body.
A terrifying crack was left on the mountainside.
Above the night sky, an enormous footprint descended from the heavens, crushing countless tree trunks.
*Boom!*
Chen Ke leaped with all his might, instantly shattering a boulder beside him.
Mid-air, Chen Ke stared at a large footprint over a meter in diameter on the ground, cold sweat pouring down his face.
These bastards are too powerful!
With a half-spin, Chen Ke dodged several more sword flashes, landing awkwardly on the ground and fleeing for his life.
His mid-grade Earth-level movement technique, "Free and Easy Wandering," was now fully unleashed. His steps appeared unsteady, yet with the aid of momentum, his speed was light and swift.
Changing direction, changing direction, and changing direction again.
Using the undulating trees for cover, Chen Ke darted back and forth, dodging the white-robed expert's deadly attacks time and again.
Even so, powerful energy still tore through his dragon-scale defenses and invaded his body.
Fortunately, under the profound meaning of "Withered Trees Rejuvenate," wood-attribute spiritual energy circulated, quickly suppressing the strange energy within his body and repairing his damaged tissues.
Although it was a six-person attack, only three were responsible for the pursuit.
The other three roamed around, controlling the air and ready to block Chen Ke's path at any moment.
With a whoosh, a figure descended from the sky, standing tall and imposing. The tall, white-clad expert, like an insurmountable mountain, stood blocking Chen Ke's path.
This was a master with a powerful life magnetic field, impenetrable even by a mouse.
The oppressive aura descending from behind and above grew ever closer. Chen Ke gritted his teeth and charged forward.
There was no turning back; he could only fight to the death!
Haotian Divine Sword!
Crimson Killing Intent!
Death Devouring!
True Dragon Protection!
Roar!
A five-clawed golden dragon's shadow instantly appeared, coiling around Chen Ke.
Boom!
The white-clad expert's fiery iron fist slammed into Chen Ke's shoulder.
Almost simultaneously, the Dragon Tail Sword, trailing a bloody shadow, pierced the white-clad expert's throat with lightning speed.
Pfft!
The dragon shadow vanished, Chen Ke's shoulder bone shattered, and his entire body, engulfed in flames, flew backward, spitting out a mouthful of burnt blood.
With a thud, Chen Ke fell backward to the ground, his body sliding and crashing into a tree before coming to a stop.
"Ugh!"
Chen Ke spat out two mouthfuls of blood. The "Rejuvenation of a Withered Tree" technique automatically activated, extinguishing the flames on his body.
Horrifying gashes opened on his charred flesh, black blood gushing out.
The violent fire-attribute energy had invaded his body, almost cooking him alive.
"Whoosh!"
True essence surged forth wildly, circulating through his internal organs, instantly dispersing the invading fire-attribute energy.
His displaced internal organs returned to their original positions, as stable as a towering mountain!
Chen Ke coughed up two more mouthfuls of black blood, but his heart was filled with joy.
As expected of someone at the Refining Mansion Realm, it could even automatically defend itself; in this way, at least most of his internal injuries were avoided.
This was also thanks to the protective Five-Clawed Golden Dragon; otherwise, that punch would have been fatal.
Even so, his injuries were far from ordinary.
The white-clad man he had just killed was a master whose defenses were impenetrable even by a mouse.
This was also the first master Chen Ke had killed using his own cultivation.
While significant, Chen Ke had no time to consider these things.
In fact, he didn't even have a chance to catch his breath.
A terrifying pressure surged from above, and Chen Ke struggled to his feet, dragging his nearly broken body as he desperately lunged forward.
Boom, boom, boom!
Three massive footprints descended from the sky, almost chasing after Chen Ke.
Splinters of wood and branches flew everywhere, and in the terrifying shockwave, Chen Ke tumbled through the air, instantly sustaining over a dozen wounds on his body and face.
His invisibility suit and the cultivation robes underneath were already tattered, fluttering in the air like butterflies.
Chen Ke, like a charred, bloodied gourd, crashed heavily to the ground again.
Looking at the other white-clad master flying towards him, a cold smile curled at the corner of Chen Ke's lips.
Strike while the iron is hot?
Is it so easy to take advantage of me?
Format!
Divine Speed Technique!
Haotian Divine Sword!
The Dragon Tail Sword, imbued with a blood-red killing intent and death energy, pierced the white-robed expert's chest with lightning speed. Left with no other choice, Chen Ke leaped to that height.
With a thud, as he pulled the sword out, he crashed to the ground again.
The white-robed expert's corpse instantly crumbled, his powerful soul and blood transferring into Chen Ke's body.
Seizing this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, Chen Ke swiftly activated the wood-attribute energy in his spiritual sea.
His body flashing with green light, Chen Ke leaped up, charging towards the fallen white-robed expert.
Format!
Divine Speed!
Haotian Divine Sword!
Unsurprisingly, the Dragon Tail Sword pierced the white-robed expert's throat, a spray of blood erupting.
Thus, all four white-robed experts, whose magnetic fields could be breached by a mouse, were gone.
Adding the expert Chen Ke had killed in a desperate fight, five of the eight experts had perished.
Three remained, the three strongest among them.
A strange silence fell over the depths of the dense forest.
Chen Ke stood tall, holding the Dragon Tail Sword, his body enveloped in a green aura.
Black blood flowed continuously from his wounds, and after expelling impurities, it rapidly healed like writhing mouths.
At the same time, the surging blood and qi within his body erupted like a volcano, spewing out scorching lava that almost submerged his chest.
Chen Ke's chest felt like it was about to explode, his eyes bloodshot as he stared at a white-robed expert emerging from the darkness.
The white-robed elder's cold gaze fell upon Chen Ke, his face ashen. "I should have known! You're from the Haotian Academy!"
The Dragon Scale Whirlwind Armor was one of the three great secret techniques of the Haotian Academy, and only an instructor of the Haotian Academy, and a direct disciple of one of the twelve secret realm elders, could cultivate it to the "True Dragon Body Protection" level.
Otherwise, how could Chen Ke have concealed his strength and deceived everyone?
Otherwise, how could Chen Ke have actually killed his companions in such a desperate situation?
Not just one, but five companions had been killed by Chen Ke!
If before they hadn't taken Chen Ke seriously, hadn't considered him an opponent of equal strength, now they were enraged, truly enraged.
The elder's rage was boundless, his hair standing on end, a violent killing intent erupting from him. He opened his withered hand and lunged towards Chen Ke.
Almost simultaneously, the other two white-robed experts unleashed their inner energy, flying towards Chen Ke.
"Boy, die! Only by tearing you to pieces and grinding your bones to ashes can we quell our hatred!"