Chapter 352: Chapter 348: Flying Knife, Flying Knife, Flying Knives Again (3)

"If you want the Snake King Stone back, I’ll give you a chance. Come and get it if you have the guts."

On the Martial Arts Arena, Tu Xiao’an pointed to his left eye, a mocking look on his face.

Tu Xiao’an had learned from the Mosquito Controller that using Mutated Mosquitos to suck blood and turn it into Blood Essence was all done on the orders of the Bai Family’s Young Master.

The goal was to use the Energy from the Blood Essence to increase his own power.

From that moment on, Tu Xiao’an had a poor opinion of this Young Master Bai. Then, after arriving in Wencheng, he had obtained the Snake King Stone from Haitang through a strange twist of fate—and it just so happened to belong to Young Master Bai, Bai Junran.

Now, here at the Ancient Academy, the guy was openly provoking him. That being the case, Tu Xiao’an decided he would use this opportunity to teach him a good lesson.

"Good. Very good," Bai Junran said, stepping forward. He pushed off the balls of his feet, his calves flexing, and shot forward in an instant. A series of afterimages trailed behind him, and the air cracked with a series of small booms.

The next moment, Bai Junran was already standing on the Martial Arts Arena, as if he had teleported.

"Wow... The great Bai Junran is so strong! That graceful and fluid Body Technique is just dazzling!"

This single movement sent the surrounding students into a screaming frenzy, especially the girls. Bai Junran’s bronze skin and his firm, handsome features exuded masculine charm.

"I saw that lightning of yours earlier. Not bad. How about you hit me with a bolt? Let’s see if it feels good," Bai Junran said, standing before Tu Xiao’an. His expression was naturally imposing, radiating an arrogant and domineering aura.

’Feels good?’

The crowd below the stage erupted. Ling Yanhang’s fate was still fresh in everyone’s minds—he had just been carried away moments ago.

’A master is a master,’ they thought. His words made their blood boil with excitement. It was blatant contempt.

Tu Xiao’an smiled faintly. Bai Junran was at the Peak of the Second Rank, but his true combat power was already at the Rank Three Creature Level.

He knew that from testing him yesterday.

He was leagues stronger than Ling Yanhang, but in front of him, he still didn’t have what it took to act cocky.

"You want to test my lightning? Let’s see if you’re even qualified."

With a flicker of Tu Xiao’an’s will, a Flying Knife as thin as a cicada’s wing materialized, hovering before his chest like a nimble bird.

A Flying Knife. The Flying Knife again.

The last time the Flying Knife had been used, no one had been able to track its movement. Even Ling Yanhang, its target, hadn’t reacted at all until the blade was pressed against his throat.

Now, the strongest new student was about to use his Flying Knife against Bai Junran.

"That Flying Knife of yours looks well-made. Why don’t you gift one to me?" Bai Junran’s dark, deep, icy eyes were wild and untamed, radiating an immense, domineering air.

"Then you’d better be ready to catch it."

Tu Xiao’an’s bewitching eyes narrowed, and the Flying Knife hovering before his chest abruptly vanished.

The Flying Knife had clearly been launched, but very few people in the crowd could actually track its trajectory.

Bai Junran’s deep, dark eyes narrowed. A searing golden light erupted from his body, writhing like golden snakes. The immense power distorted the very air around him.

He threw a punch into empty air, and a supremely powerful force exploded in the center of the Martial Arts Arena.

CLANG...

With a sound like colliding sheets of metal, the vanished Flying Knife reappeared, blocked by Bai Junran’s fist.

WHOOSH...

The Flying Knife vanished again. A cold sneer on his face, Bai Junran threw a punch toward the nine o’clock position.

CLANG...

The Flying Knife became visible to the crowd once more.

Tu Xiao’an used his Consciousness Power to control the Flying Knife’s attack. With a mere thought, the knife would vanish and shoot out from a new angle.

CLANG...

Bai Junran truly lived up to his reputation as one of the top five in the Genius Class, blocking the Flying Knife with his fist every single time.

"Watch me catch your Flying Knife."

A brilliant golden radiance burst from Bai Junran’s body, so bright it was blinding. A massive flow of Energy erupted from him like a flash flood.

The surging power pushed all the spectators back about ten yards. Many fell flat on their backs, and the scene descended into chaos.

He changed his fist into a claw and lunged for the momentarily stationary Flying Knife, moving as fast as lightning.

"You want my Flying Knife? I’ll give you a few more."

Tu Xiao’an let Bai Junran try to grab the knife. At the same instant, a streak of light shot toward Bai Junran’s back.

’Another Flying Knife?’

’No...’

’Streaks of light were shooting in from all directions, too fast for the naked eye to see.’

"The more the better. I’ll take them all!"

Bai Junran’s aura intensified. The powerful energy lying dormant within his body began to stir, then erupted from him in an instant. A dazzling golden light suffused his skin, and the brilliant radiance formed a golden Light Shield that enveloped him completely, isolating him from the outside world.

CLANG... CLANG... CLANG... CLANG... CLANG...!

With Bai Junran at its center, the arena was filled with sound. Five Flying Knives, each as thin as a cicada’s wing and radiating a sharp aura, had appeared outside his golden Light Shield.

Huh?

’When did five Flying Knives appear?’ The crowd stared, dumbstruck. The five deadly blades were pressed against Bai Junran’s golden Light Shield.

If it had been Ling Yanhang, all five knives would have probably been embedded in his body by now.

"Hmph... Five of them. That’s a bit low."

Inside the golden Light Shield, Bai Junran gave a devilish, arrogant, and untamed smile.

"Is that so? Then let me give you a few more."

WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH...

CLANG... CLANG... CLANG...

Out of nowhere, another four cicada-wing-thin Flying Knives shot out in a flash. But without exception, all of them were stopped by the Light Shield, unable to advance even an inch.

Nine... A total of nine Flying Knives were now frozen in place outside Bai Junran’s Light Shield.

If his Light Shield were to collapse, all nine knives would instantly pierce his body, perhaps even running him straight through.

"Your Flying Knives can’t break my defensive Light Shield. It doesn’t matter how many more you have."

At this, Bai Junran bellowed. The Energy in his golden Light Shield surged, and a fierce wind howled as a Heaven Shocking Power pulsed outwards.

BOOM...

The Martial Arts Arena shook, and a powerful shockwave swept outwards.

The nine Flying Knives were sent flying by the immense force, scattered like leaves in the wind.

Tu Xiao’an quickly focused his thoughts... FWOOSH FWOOSH FWOOSH...

The nine scattered Flying Knives instantly flew back, circling and hovering around Tu Xiao’an with a series of whooshes.

Bai Junran’s tremendous power once again sent the people in the crowd flying. They were a sorry sight, and many had already retreated to a safe distance.

So strong. Both of them were so strong.

The great Bai Junran was truly powerful. Nine Flying Knives couldn’t get near him; instead, he sent them all flying.

But when they looked over at Tu Xiao’an, they saw the nine scattered Flying Knives now hovering and circling around him. From a distance, they looked like nine small birds, flying in rings around him.

The sight was utterly astonishing.

Everyone was completely stunned. The Flying Knives were just hovering and circling in the air, with nothing holding them up.

’Telekinesis?’

Everyone had assumed Tu Xiao’an was just throwing the knives with incredible speed, but that wasn’t the case at all.

It was Consciousness Power—or you could call it Spiritual Power. He was controlling the objects from a distance, directing the Flying Knives’ attacks.

To control nine Flying Knives at once... what did that even mean? His Spiritual Power must have reached a terrifying level.