Free Web NovelChapter 327: Chapter 314: Clearing Stage 1, Encountering a Powerful Enemy
Upon realizing someone was trying to ambush him from behind, Shen Lang couldn’t help but shake his head.
His right hand, hanging at his side, held a Talisman between his fingers. He drew a circle in the air, and the Talisman flashed with light. Then, without even looking back, he casually slapped his palm out behind him.
A fireball the size of a soccer ball instantly shot out from the center of his palm. With a bang, it squarely struck the chest of the man trying to ambush him!
"BAM!"
A tyrannical Energy burst forth. The man let out a muffled grunt and was sent flying backward!
As if that wasn’t frightening enough...
While the man was still in midair, a heavy wooden mallet from the side swung over in an instant, smashing right into his back!
"BANG!"
The poor man had just been hit by Shen Lang’s fireball and was still screaming in midair when the wooden man’s heavy mallet struck his back. He was smashed flat against the wall and slowly slid down, leaving a horrifying trail of blood.
"SWISH SWISH SWISH!"
Just as the first ambusher hit the ground, another person charged forward from behind, unwilling to give up.
While still several meters away, the man raised his sword and swung it at Shen Lang three times, unleashing sharp streams of Sword Qi!
It seemed many people had remembered Shen Lang’s performance during the aptitude assessment and had marked him as a target...
’This kind of trash is a freebie,’ they thought. ’No matter who runs into him, they can crush him however they want.’
"So many flies."
Still not looking back, Shen Lang flicked his right foot, kicking a severed wooden man’s arm up from the ground to precisely block the three streams of Sword Qi!
These wooden men weren’t made of ordinary wood. Their entire bodies were incredibly hard, not much inferior to a Spiritual Artifact.
When the severed arm met the three streams of Sword Qi, there were only three "THWAP THWAP THWAP" sounds. The Sword Qi only managed to leave three marks on the arm, no deeper than two centimeters!
Three vicious streams of Sword Qi had been blocked so simply by a piece of wood...
In the instant the man hesitated, Shen Lang slapped out another Talisman with his right hand. The motion was simple, fast, and direct.
The man charging forward was asking for death. The wall was to his right, wooden men to his left, and a Sealing Barrier above. Besides crouching or retreating, he had almost no room to dodge, yet he insisted on sprinting forward in a mad rush...
With that sprint, it was as if he had delivered himself right to Shen Lang’s doorstep. He was instantly struck by the Ice Talisman and turned into an ice sculpture!
"WHOOSH!"
Shen Lang didn’t even need to act. The moment the man became an ice sculpture, a wooden man beside him threw a punch, and a sharp, air-rending sound suddenly rang out. freēwēbηovel.c૦m
"BANG!"
The punch landed squarely on the man’s chest. As ice shards flew everywhere, a bloody mist filled the air.
The man shot backward like a cannonball, his fate unknown!
The group behind them, who had also wanted to rush along the wall, was suddenly dumbfounded.
’Is this the same guy with the absolute worst aptitude?’
’He took out two experts with a wave of his hand?’
’Even if he used Talismans, that was just too easy!’
Meanwhile, the more astute individuals recognized the extraordinary skill in Shen Lang’s movements and gave up any thought of competing with him.
From the very beginning, Shen Lang hadn’t even turned his head. He had anticipated everything happening behind him, and his every action—the timing of each Talisman he threw—was incredibly precise.
Even when faced with fast-moving Sword Qi, he could casually handle it with a piece of wood, as if he knew all along someone would attack him with Sword Qi and had prepared the wooden man’s arm in advance!
Not only that, he even used the wooden men at his side as his own tools!
With the help of these wooden men, he had crippled two skilled ambushers using the smallest of movements and the least amount of effort...
’A character like this is truly not someone an ordinary person can deal with!’
The Talismans in Shen Lang’s hands were already powerful, and his timing was perfect. Combined with the dangers of the Wooden Man Alley, where every wooden man was formidable, he was like a God of Slaughter, mowing down anyone in his path!
’This kid... he’s so strong! Even if his Cultivation isn’t that high and his aptitude is poor, his combat instincts and his strange, unpredictable techniques are chilling to even think about!’
With this thought, someone immediately changed direction, giving up on taking the path along the wall.
Zheng Donghong, who had turned around at the commotion, was also stunned. He looked at Shen Lang, then at the two fallen men, and it took him a long moment to process what had happened.
’People were actually trying to ambush us from behind? Damn, these guys are shameless... Uh, when did Shen Lang take them out? His movements and speed are terrifying!’
Another group of people, however, was furious but helpless.
"Damn it, this is hateful! So shameless! To think he has so many High Tier Talismans!"
"It’s obvious! The kid only brought so many Talismans because his Cultivation and aptitude are trash! Looks like this path is a no-go. If he has that many Talismans, I’d rather fight the wooden men!"
"Forget it. We’ll settle the score with him later when we get to a more open area. This is pissing me off!"
Faced with Shen Lang’s seemingly endless supply of Talismans, the group that had intended to target him finally backed down and gave up on this path.
"SWISH SWISH SWISH!"
At the front, Shang Xiaoran had been repelled several times in her attempts to force a breakthrough. Now enraged, she decisively drew a Short Sword and attacked with one strike after another.
Her Swordsmanship followed a light and agile style, but with every strike, she seemed to instantly Burst forth with all her strength and speed, making them incredibly powerful.
In less than five strikes, she severed the wooden man’s left arm at the shoulder. Shen Lang then picked it up and used it as a weapon.
Just like that, with Shang Xiaoran leading the charge and Shen Lang providing support with his Talismans, the three of them passed through the first stage very smoothly and with hardly any injuries, arriving at the entrance to the second.
The second stage consisted of four alleys, and the entrance was a small plaza. However, this plaza was also filled with many wooden men.
The trio was stopped in front of the plaza.
A woman and three men stood in a line, blocking their path.
"Hehehe, my dear little sister, it’s only been a short while, and you’ve already found yourself two bodyguards?"
The woman chuckled, completely disregarding Shen Lang and the other man.
Shen Lang didn’t mind. He just gave her a casual glance.
But that one casual glance sent a chill down the woman’s spine!
’What’s going on? How can this piece of trash have that kind of gaze? He’s merely at the Qi Martial Realm Fifth Heaven... Could it be my imagination?’
The woman shot Shen Lang a fierce glare, a cruel smile playing on her lips.
She smiled faintly at Shen Lang and said, "Boy, who are you?"
Shen Lang rolled his eyes, not bothering to answer.
"WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH!"
At that moment, people were constantly rushing past on their left and right to enter the next stage. Shang Xiaoran and Zheng Donghong finally snapped out of it, their faces showing their anxiety.
"Hao Fengliu, you really are relentless! You actually followed me into the Profound Dao Sect. Don’t tell me you plan to kill me right here? Do you have the nerve?" Shang Xiaoran’s eyes filled with hatred.
Hao Fengliu giggled. "Once we’re truly inside the Profound Dao Sect, we wouldn’t dare move against you so openly. But here, it’s still possible! As long as we injure you severely enough that you can’t pass this stage, the people from the Profound Dao Sect will naturally send you out."
"And once you’re out, do you think you can escape my grasp? My naive little sister, did you really think you had gotten rid of us?"
Shen Lang glanced at Hao Fengliu and shrugged. "Where did this weirdo come from? Does she ever stop chirping?"
"If she keeps spouting nonsense, just cripple her already!"
"..." Shang Xiaoran opened her mouth, but for a moment, she didn’t know how to respond.
When Hao Fengliu heard Shen Lang’s words, she was so enraged she gasped, her vision darkened, and she nearly fainted!
In that instant, Killing Intent erupted in her eyes. A powerful Momentum swept across the area, and her Divine Thought instantly locked onto Shen Lang!
’This kid really has a way with words,’ Shang Xiaoran thought. ’He made Hao Fengliu lose her composure with just a couple of sentences!’
Seeing Hao Fengliu’s face turn pale with rage, looking like she could lose control at any moment, Shang Xiaoran almost burst out laughing.
She held her Short Sword horizontally and quickly took a step forward, cautiously on guard. "Her name is Hao Fengliu. Her strength is not to be underestimated. You can’t be careless."
"Boy, in a moment, I’m going to pull out all your teeth and show you the consequences of angering me!" Hao Fengliu stared at Shen Lang with a venomous gaze.
Shen Lang gave her a faint glance, then withdrew his gaze and went back to studying the wooden man’s arm in his hand. It was as if Hao Fengliu was less interesting than a piece of wood and couldn’t hold his attention at all.
"Ah? How dare you ignore me! You bastard!"
Hao Fengliu felt like her chest was about to explode with rage. A voice screamed relentlessly in her mind: ’Kill him! Kill this kid! Carve the flesh from his bones, one slice at a time!’
A sharp wave of Killing Intent emanated from Hao Fengliu, faintly enveloping Shen Lang.
The woman had actually switched her primary target from Shang Xiaoran to Shen Lang!
The three young men behind her could no longer hold back. One of them roared in fury, "No need to waste words on them! Let’s just go up and slaughter that bitch! As for the kid in black, none of you touch him. I’m going to flay him and tear his bones apart!"
This man’s looks were decent, and he had a slender build, but his pale skin gave off an effeminate and sinister aura that made people uncomfortable.
His eyes, in particular, were like a cobra’s, emitting a terrifying light. freewebnσvel.cѳm
Shang Xiaoran’s heart jumped in alarm at the sight. She shouted a cold warning, "Shen Lang, don’t look into his eyes!"
However, her warning seemed to be a little too late. Just as Shen Lang looked up, his eyes met the young man’s!
’This is bad!’ Shang Xiaoran thought, her heart sinking.
