"Clang!"
The bowstring vibrated. Zhao Mu's strength was immense, making the speed of his fully drawn arrow exceptionally fast!
The bow-wielding youth's ear twitched slightly, and he immediately roared, "Watch out!!"
The stick-wielding youth was extremely cautious, keeping his Spiritual Power constantly protecting his entire body. Although this consumed a lot, killing intent filled the air, and he dared not be careless.
Following the bow-wielding youth's warning, it was too late to block with his staff. The instant he sensed the arrow shooting toward him from behind, he turned and raised his left arm!
"Snap!!"
The arrow struck his left arm hard. His arm was covered by an Armguard; it seemed the stick-wielding youth was skilled in close combat.
He thought that at most, this blow would only injure his arm, and that the exposed enemy would surely be eliminated by their combined effort. But then, an extremely strange sensation arose!
His arm, protected by the Armguard and Spiritual Power, was struck by an enormous force and snapped with a "crack!"
"How could... this happen?"
The immense force unbalanced his body, causing him to fall sideways to the ground. Even the Armguard was grazed by the arrow, leaving a deep scratch mark after emitting a grating sound.
Out of the corner of his eye, he seemed to catch a flash of blue light.
Outside the Trial Ground, Zhang Biao furrowed his brow, as if he had seen a monster.
"Spiritual Power Projection!"
That arrow from Zhao Mu was not an ordinary one; it was an extremely lethal shot fired with Spiritual Power wrapped around the arrow shaft!
Its penetration and explosive power were about three times that of an ordinary arrow.
Therefore, even against the opponent's tight defenses, it still achieved good results.
Zhao Mu never dared to underestimate his opponents. When he saw the two of them chasing someone down the mountain, he knew their strength was definitely not weak.
When fighting two opponents, the safest strategy is to use a thunderous strike to disable one person first.
"The opponents this kid Zhao Mu met this time are not simple."
Instructor Xie Yingxue pushed up her glasses, speaking rapidly while meticulously recording the scene.
"Gao Yang and Tian Lu are both C-grade Talents and excellent Combat Level 5 fighters! Moreover, both of them have very strong foundations, having a background in Family Cultivation."
Liu Weiguo, however, spoke, his voice like a morning bell: "Isn't the most surprising thing that he has mastered the method of Spiritual Power Projection?"
Spiritual Power Projection is a method that can only be accessed upon reaching the second stage of Spiritual Energy, Private, and can only be used proficiently upon reaching the third stage, Sharp Edge.
Because if the level of [Entanglement] and [Condensation] is insufficient during the Spiritual Power Cultivation stage, one can only ensure that Spiritual Power circulates inside the body and on the surface, unable to project it outward.
Once projected, it will dissipate and quickly vanish into the air.
If seeing Zhao Mu wield the heavenly halberd using the method of Spiritual Entanglement before was merely surprising...
...then seeing that the Spiritual Power on the arrows he shot could condense without scattering truly left them speechless.
Even if he needed to rely on external objects, Zhao Mu had only been through the Awakening for seven days!
Liu Weiguo pondered for a moment, then suddenly turned around: "If my guess is correct, she has probably come here too. You all keep watching here, I'm going to meet an old friend."
After speaking, Liu Weiguo ignored the confused group and turned to leave.
Shen Moran gently ground her teeth, muttering under her breath, "Spiritual Power Projection."
She gently raised her palm, and a chaotic surge of Spiritual Power condensed within it, causing the light and shadow of the Void Realm to slightly twist, but it quickly dissipated in mid-air.
As a B-grade Space Element Ability User, one of the privileges she received was direct access to an Intermediate Meditation Technique, as well as a Space Spiritual Energy Combat Technique manual.
Over the seven days, she had been Cultivating diligently every day and had already begun learning some Condensation techniques.
She had originally thought she had far surpassed Zhao Mu and the other ordinary students.
But she hadn't expected that in seven days, Zhao Mu not only hadn't fallen behind her but had actually progressed further!
"What's so great about it? It's just because you have a good teacher guiding you."
Shen Moran pursed her lips. Thinking this way made her feel much more relaxed internally.
"If I also had a teacher like Aunt Bu, guiding me for over a decade without fail, my achievements would only be greater than yours!"
...On the Trial Ground, Zhao Mu wounded Tian Lu with an arrow. Gao Yang immediately spotted his location, drawing his bow and notching an arrow in an instant!
"Whoosh!"
The arrow tore through the air; immediately after Zhao Mu's arrow was fired, Gao Yang's shot arrived!
Zhao Mu could not draw and notch another arrow to retaliate at this moment, but he leaned back, falling backward behind the large tree.
His legs clamped onto the branch, and his fingers dug firmly into the bark. His grip, like an eagle's talons embedded in the trunk, left his body hanging upside down, steady as a soaring eagle.
Immediately afterward, Zhao Mu flipped his body over and quickly climbed down, silent as a cat.
Gao Yang drew his bow fully again, aiming the arrow at the large tree.
"Tian Lu, how are you?"
"My left hand is useless! That guy is formidable."
Tian Lu endured the sharp pain, using his right hand to punch and knock out the Trial Participant on the ground first, then reaching out to search for the number tag on his body.
After securing it and stuffing it into his pocket, he realized he couldn't use his staff with one hand, so he simply threw down the staff and grabbed the other Trial Participant's Long Blade.
"Lock down his position. If he shows his head, kill him instantly!"
"I'll go force him out!"
Tian Lu was a ruthless man, quickly advancing with the blade toward the back of the large tree where Zhao Mu was hiding.
After Zhao Mu landed, he calculated the distance between them.
He then abandoned the bow and instead retrieved the heavenly halberd from his back.
"Left side, or right side? You'll have to guess carefully."
Zhao Mu could hear Tian Lu approaching, and without hesitation, he flashed to the left.
Gao Yang's gaze was icy, and he fired an arrow in that instant!
"Clang!"
His arrow was fast, but Zhao Mu's reaction was faster than his arrow, allowing Zhao Mu to predict the trajectory of Gao Yang's shot.
He blocked with the heavenly halberd in his hand, deflecting the arrow away!
Tian Lu had already rushed forward, startled in his heart, but he had no retreat route. He immediately shouted, "Cover me!"
Holding the blade with one hand, he advanced with quick, small steps.
Zhao Mu gripped the heavenly halberd with both hands, and blue Spiritual Power enveloped the halberd shaft.
Looking at Tian Lu charging toward him, a cold smile curled on Zhao Mu's lips.
"A single blade against a halberd? Are you crazy."
Zhao Mu's footwork was meticulous, completely using Tian Lu's body to block Gao Yang's line of sight, preventing Gao Yang from concentrating on firing arrows.
At the same time, he strode forward, swinging the heavenly halberd with both hands. With a flick of his wrists, the halberd slashed toward Tian Lu like a sudden, violent storm!
His movements were grand and sweeping, instantly forming an airtight net in front of him.
Tian Lu was utterly stunned!
He had never seen anyone wield such a heavy weapon more flexibly than the Long Blade in his own hand!
His blade was fast, but Zhao Mu's halberd was faster, fiercer, and longer than his blade!
He had no chance whatsoever to execute his Blade Technique. In the blink of an eye, his blade and the halberd collided!
"Clang!!"
This was the first head-on collision between Combat Level 5 Tian Lu and Dou Level 2 Zhao Mu. Unexpectedly, Tian Lu's right hand was immediately numbed by the impact, and the Long Blade was smashed flying out of his grasp!
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