(This is the first chapter of the new year, the prelude to 2013. Hand over all of your monthly tickets and recommendation tickets.)
Within the dark forest, there was no sound. It was deathly silent.
Suddenly, there was a whooshing sound as figures rushed into the forest, breaking the deathly silence.
In the blink of an eye, more than a thousand figures rushed into the forest. Only Zhuge Chong and the Red-crowned Crane were left on the empty ground halfway up the Black Flood Dragon Mountain.
Zhuge Chong's face revealed a strange smile, as if he was playing a prank. "This is the second round of the exam. I hope these guys can enjoy it …"
… …
"The Nine Twists and Eighteen Bends is testing speed. Then what is the Barbaric Bee Forest testing? Unexpectedly, they aren't allowed to use killing moves or sword techniques. They can only use basic sword techniques and basic sword techniques to deal with it. "After Chu Mu charged into the Barbarian Bee Forest, he thought to himself and made a few guesses.
"This time, I must get into the top ten." Huangfu Ba secretly clenched his fists. He turned around to take a look. Because the forest was too dark and there were too many people, he did not see Chu Mu. However, his heart was still full of resentment towards Chu Mu. No matter what, he had to vent this anger. Otherwise, the anger in his heart wouldn't flow smoothly and his entire being would feel uncomfortable.
"Hmph, I didn't know that the reward would be so many credits, so I didn't try my best. But this time, I will not let your ranking be higher than mine." Nangong Haoyang's eyes burned like flames.
The Barbaric Bee Forest covered a large area. After a while, more than a thousand people spread out and the forest gradually became sparse.
In the forest, other than the sound of figures rushing through the air and the cracking of branches when they stepped on the ground, nothing else could be heard.
Suddenly, a strange sound came from afar.
Chu Mu's ears trembled slightly. He quickly turned his head to the right, but he could only see some flashing figures. He could not see anything else, but the strange sound seemed to be getting louder.
"Did you guys hear something?" A Sword Faction disciple suddenly stopped. His eyes lit up as he looked at the person beside him and asked.
"No."
"I think so."
At this moment, the strange sound became louder. The buzzing sound suddenly became intense. It was so dense that it made one's scalp go numb.
"Barbaric Bee Forest … Barbaric Bee Forest … I know!" Suddenly, someone let out an earth-shattering scream, scaring the person beside him. "Barbaric Bee, it is a type of Vicious Beast, and it is …"
Before that person could finish his words, from the depths of the forest, dense black dots quickly appeared and flew towards them.
The buzzing sound became even more intense, causing one's hair to stand on end. Immediately, someone was surrounded by the black dots and let out a mournful scream. He waved his hands wildly as he ran. However, there were simply too many black dots, causing him to be unable to increase his speed.
"Use Sword Qi protection." Someone roared. He hurriedly used the sword qi to form an armor around himself. The black dots pounced over, smashing into the sword qi, releasing puchi puchi sounds.
"Not good, these things will consume our sword energy. I can't hold on much longer." Someone cried out in alarm. He realized that once his Sword Qi armor was surrounded by the black dots, it would quickly deplete.
"Kill them!" After the shrill howl was the ear-piercing sound of swords being unsheathed. Sword Techniques were executed, causing sword qi to sweep out horizontally and vertically, and their killer moves were extremely swift and fierce. Numerous buzzing sounds resounded out as the dense black dots were instantly swept up by the sword qi, and they instantly rustled down like raindrops.
After one person executed it, a second person immediately executed it. Under the sword techniques and killer moves, expanse after expanse of black dots fell down. At this moment, they'd already forgotten what Zhuge Chong said, that killing moves and sword techniques weren't allowed to be executed within the forest.
"These things are Barbaric Bees, and they belong to a special type of Vicious Beast. Their bodies are incomparably hard, and even fake swords are unable to break them open. Their flying speed is extremely swift, and they possess an extremely offensive ability. But their offensive strength isn't strong, but once one is stung by their stinger, one will be injected with a type of venom. This type of venom isn't lethal, yet it will cause one to be paralyzed and gradually slow down one's movements. " Huangfu Changtian's eyes were incomparably sharp and flickered with a faint golden light. As he waved the faint golden fake sword in his hand, he repelled all the black dots that assaulted him from all directions, and he charged forward all the way.
Lian Qingyun's figure fluttered, and with a shake of his Sword Light, it flickered with circles that were like vortexes, causing the surrounding air to be filled with softness. The black dots that assaulted him abruptly stopped and slowed down, whereas Lian Qingyun seized this opportunity to float out. The corners of his mouth curled into a faint smile, and he was extremely confident. "My attainments in sword techniques are extraordinary. This time, the first will surely belong to none other than me."
Sun Changfeng's sword swept up waves of wind vortexes, causing the black dots to be unable to approach, whereas Huangfu Bingning's sword instead brought along waves of cold air that froze the surrounding air and greatly restricted the speed of the Barbaric Bees.
These people that were known as the top 10 newcomers all had their own methods to deal with these Barbaric Bees that flew out of nowhere. They also remembered what Zhuge Chong said and didn't use any sword techniques or killing moves.
The Barbaric Bees were a type of bee that was the size of an egg. They were completely black and flickered with a golden luster. Over 100 Barbaric Bees charged towards Chu Mu like a well-trained army.
When he drew his sword, it was as if divine metals collided, and a wisp of Sword Light blossomed in the dusky dense forest. Under the Sword Light, the metallic luster on the Barbaric Bees' bodies was reflected, and an oppressive aura swept out.
With a casual swing of his sword, the sound of metal colliding resounded out, and over 10 Barbaric Bees were instantly blasted flying. With another swing of his sword, the remaining few tens of Barbaric Bees were also repelled. But these Barbaric Bees turned around in mid-air and once again pounced over without the slightest injury, causing Chu Mu to be secretly surprised.
With the sharpness of the pseudo sword, it was actually unable to cause any damage to these bees?
Immediately after, with Sword Qi attached to the blade, Chu Mu slashed out with his sword again. Pshh, pshh, pshh, pshh, pshh, pshh, and over 100 Barbaric Bees were instantly sent flying as if they were automatically sent flying. A thin wound appeared on every Barbaric Bee's body.
However, these Barbaric Bees seemed to be unafraid of death. Not only did they launch another attack, they also emitted a strange sound wave that spread out. Immediately, even more Barbaric Bees charged over like a black cloud, causing Chu Mu's expression to change.
With a swing of his sword, Sword Qi swept out like a gale, causing the black cloud to pause for a moment. Chu Mu turned around and rushed forward like a gust of wind.
The Barbaric Bees seemed to be enraged as they emitted strange and sharp cries. Like a huge black cloud, they chased after Huang Xiaolong. Immediately, many people were shocked and retreated.
"So it's him." Huangfu Ba wielded his sword with both hands. Under the powerful vibrations of his sword, over a hundred Barbaric Bees were sent flying. When he saw Chu Mu being chased by a large swarm of Barbaric Bees, he first felt his scalp tingle, then he revealed a sinister smile.
Immediately after, Huangfu Ba clenched his fists and slashed through the air. A yellowish-brown Sword Qi tore through the air and shot towards Chu Mu in an attempt to stop Chu Mu.
As long as Chu Mu's speed decreased, the Barbaric Bees behind him would immediately catch up. At that time, the consequences would definitely be dire. Thinking of this, Huangfu Ba felt relieved.
As the yellowish-brown Sword Qi tore through the air, Chu Mu's figure flashed. He turned around and quickly charged towards Huangfu Ba.
Huangfu Ba was stunned at first, but then his face changed drastically. When he saw the black cloud of over a thousand Barbaric Bees behind Chu Mu, his heart trembled. He hurriedly slashed out a few powerful Sword Qi, not caring if he hit Chu Mu or not. He immediately turned around and fled.
Chu Mu's figure flickered. The Sword Qi all missed and struck the thousand Barbaric Bees. Immediately, several hundred Barbaric Bees were sent flying as they shrieked in pain. The other Barbaric Bees immediately chased after Chu Mu.
Chu Mu let out a slight sigh of relief. Although he did not need to fear these things with his sword skills, he would have to waste a lot of time dealing with them.
After shaking off the Barbaric Bees, Chu Mu sped up and quickly charged forward. He wanted to charge out of the forest before the others and take first place.
Chu Mu was not the only one with this idea. Everyone had the same idea. The only difference was whether they could do it or not.
"This fellow actually doesn't have any Barbaric Bees to deal with him." Nangong Haoyang, who was surrounded by a group of Barbaric Bees, saw Chu Mu's figure flash past. His eyes instantly stared wide open, and the sword he swung out unconsciously paused. Instantly, a Barbaric Bee found a gap and fiercely stabbed its stinger into his arm.
"Dammit!" The corners of Nangong Haoyang's mouth twitched as he fiercely grabbed the Barbaric Bee and threw it out with force. Fire element Sword Qi surged violently as if it wanted to roast all the Barbaric Bees.
A few tens of Barbaric Bees were blasted flying by Sun Changfeng, and it just so happened that Chu Mu flew past. The few tens of Barbaric Bees stared at Chu Mu and pounced towards him. With a flash of the Sword Light, the Barbaric Bees flew back and were unable to cause any obstruction to Chu Mu.
"It's him again!" After shaking off the Barbaric Bees, Lian Qingyun and Huangfu Changtian were instantly shocked when they saw Chu Mu.
At the same time, a large and dense mass of black clouds swiftly pushed over from the only exit in front of them, and ear piercing and intense buzzing sounds resounded out ceaselessly, causing their scalps to almost explode.
The faces of Chu Mu, Lian Qingyun, and Huangfu Changtian instantly went pale, and the corners of their eyes twitched slightly. The Barbaric Bees that appeared before them weren't just over a thousand, they could simply be described as over 10,000.
Even though they were extremely confident in their Sword Techniques, Lian Qingyun and Huangfu Changtian still felt their scalps go numb. On the other hand, a trace of absent-mindedness flashed within the depths of Chu Mu's eyes as he vaguely remembered that when he was still on Earth, he'd once used a similar method to temper his Sword Techniques.
But at that time, he'd used Barbaric Bees, and there were only over a thousand of them. It was far from the current scale, but his Sword Technique at that time wasn't as profound as it was now.
Like a storm, Chu Mu directly charged into the black cloud of Barbaric Bees, and his right hand swung out like a bolt of lightning to sweep out countless afterimages. The Sword Light was swift and fierce, unparalleled, and it covered the heavens and the earth.
Every single sword strike would surely blast away at least over 10 Barbaric Bees, and at most a few tens or over a hundred. Everywhere it passed, there was actually not a single Barbaric Bee that was able to approach within a two meter area of Chu Mu.
The hearts of Lian Qingyun and Huangfu Changtian shook, and they had expressions of disbelief. They were unable to imagine that there was actually someone that could cultivate his Sword Technique to such an extent. Not only was it swift like a bolt of lightning, it was also exceedingly accurate, and every single sword strike would never miss.
The two of them felt that they were able to maintain this sort of speed of the sword that was like a bolt of lightning as well, but they were absolutely unable to maintain it for long. Because not only was it a type of test to the body, it was also a type of burden. Moreover, exceedingly accurate sword strikes were even more difficult.
They didn't know exactly what level Chu Mu's attainments in Sword Technique had attained, and it was absolutely something they were unable to compare to. Not to mention maintaining a high speed sword strike for a period of time, even maintaining it for an hour wasn't a problem in the slightest.
Lian Qingyun and Huangfu Changtian gritted their teeth and refused to be outdone. Sword qi formed into armor that coiled around their bodies, and as they swung their swords, they charged into the black cloud of Barbaric Bees as well … If you like this work, you're welcome to come to qidian.com to vote for me. Your support is my greatest motivation.
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