Chapter 30

In the thicket, Zhan Chen's figure quickly shuttled back and forth. Behind him was an elementary Rank 2 Swift Leopard. Unlike the clumsiness of the Barbarian Bear, the Swift Leopard's movements were nimble and extremely fast. Although its attack power was slightly inferior, it was still not something a Martial Disciple of the 12th level could handle.

After encountering it, Zhan Chen's body was gradually covered in wounds. He could only take advantage of the beast's stupor to turn tail and run. Unfortunately, he immediately realized that his speed was far inferior to this beast.

His heart was filled with bitterness. Ever since I left Ling Aoxue, that crazy woman, I've stayed in this forest for many days. According to Master, I've been looking for an opportunity to break through in battle. From Level One Demonic Beasts to Level One Peak Demonic Beasts, and now I've even encountered a Level Two Demonic Beast. Unfortunately, where's the opportunity to break through? I don't feel anything at all.

I can't go on like this. Otherwise, I'll die at the hands of the beast behind me. I have to think of a way. Zhan Chen secretly thought of a way to deal with this.

However, the beast behind him did not give him the time to think. Suddenly, the Swift Leopard roared and took a step forward. Like an arrow, it shot towards his back.

Zhan Chen felt a gust of wind coming from behind him. Without thinking, he rolled on the ground and dodged the fatal blow.

The Swift Leopard used too much force and actually hit a tree in front of it. With a "kacha" sound, the tree was broken in half. The beast couldn't help but roar in pain.

This was an opportunity. Zhan Chen's eyes flashed. He got up and stabbed towards the belly of the Swift Leopard. With a "puchi" sound, the sword smoothly penetrated its belly. Fortunately, the Swift Leopard's defense was not strong. This time, it seemed to have injured its vitals!

"Roar!" The Swift Leopard roared angrily. It was seriously injured. Zhan Chen quickly pulled out his sword and jumped to the side.

However, the injured Swift Leopard became even more ferocious. It suddenly turned around and raised its sharp claws towards Zhan Chen. Its speed was as fast as lightning.

At this critical moment, Zhan Chen blinked and naturally used the Eye of Dao. The Swift Leopard's speed slowed down. He took the opportunity to adjust his body posture.

However, he was still a beat too slow. The beast's sharp claws scratched him. Immediately, blood flowed from his chest, causing him to grimace in pain.

However, Zhan Chen gritted his teeth and forcefully endured the pain. He turned his hand and slashed at the Swift Leopard, leaving a deep wound.

Over and over again, at the most dangerous moment, Zhan Chen would always open his Eye of Dao to avoid the attacks of the demonic beasts and take the opportunity to counterattack. Even when his true qi was exhausted, he would continue to grit his teeth, trying to squeeze a bit more out of his muscles.

Because in his mind, there was always a belief. "I must persevere until the moment when spring comes upon a withered tree. That is the moment when I break through!"

Under his perseverance, even the rank two demonic beast, the Swift Leopard, could not hold on any longer and fell. At this time, the sun was setting. The afterglow of the setting sun shone on Zhan Chen's body. He felt an unprecedented peace in his heart. It was as if he could already see the barrier between the Martial Disciple and Martial Master realms. It was as thin as paper. He gathered all his strength, wanting to break through the barrier in one fell swoop.

However, a deep sense of exhaustion suddenly attacked his brain. Zhan Chen only felt his vision go dark. He fell to the ground with a plop. He was really exhausted. He could not take that last step.

After waking up, he tried to break through to the Martial Master realm a few more times. However, he failed every time. He could only cut off the Swift Leopard's Demon Core. He shook his head and continued to walk along the river. The deadline to leave the sect was approaching. Even if he had no other choice, he had to give up on the training.

When he saw the end of the forest, he could not help but feel emotional. This training was not as smooth as he had imagined. Instead, it was full of twists and turns. However, he did not expect that there would be a greater threat waiting for him.

"Hahaha, Zhan Chen! We meet again. " Lan Xing waved his folding fan and walked out from the bushes. After that, Zhan Chen was surrounded in all directions.

Zhan Chen knew that he could not escape. He squinted his eyes and looked at Lan Xing. "Lan Xing! You are really willing to put in so much effort for a nobody like me! "

"Hmph! If I don't get rid of you, I, Lan Xing, will never be able to make a name for myself in the Golden Elephant Sect! In order to wait for you, I have been waiting here for more than two months. To be able to die by my hands, you will die a worthy death. "

Zhan Chen looked at Lan Xing's proud expression and suddenly laughed. "Hahaha, this is heaven's will. Heaven's will! Master, the opportunity to break through is here! "

After that, he took out his sword and locked his gaze on Lan Xing. This was the most dangerous obstacle in his training, but it was also the one with the most opportunities and challenges. Zhan Chen had a premonition that he might break through in this battle!

"Attack!" Lan Xing shouted. His four followers raised their weapons and pounced on Zhan Chen.

Zhan Chen used Gale Steps and held the Hundred Refined Sword in his hand as he pounced on one of them.

That person was so scared that he wanted to retreat. However, he heard Lan Xing shout from behind, "You are not allowed to retreat!" He could only clench his teeth and charge forward again.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Zhan Chen used the Swift Rain Sword and in an instant, several wounds appeared on that person's body. That person screamed and fell to the ground, no longer breathing.

All of this happened in the time it takes for a spark to fly off a flint. However, the other three followers' weapons had already arrived.

At this moment of crisis, Zhan Chen blinked his eyes and instantly used the Dao Eye! Then, he turned around and used his sword to block the weapons of two of them. However, he did not avoid the sword of the third person.

With a puchi sound, the sword had already pierced through Zhan Chen's shoulder. He clenched his teeth and retreated from the battle. Then, he used Gale Steps and turned around to run.

"Chase after him!" Lan Xing saw that Zhan Chen had killed another person. He could not help but shout in exasperation.

The remaining three people hurriedly raised their weapons and fiercely chased after Zhan Chen.

The pain did not cause Zhan Chen to lose his rationality. Instead, it made his thinking become clearer. He noticed that because of his escape, he had disrupted the enemy's encirclement plan. Thus, the enemy had no choice but to pursue him.

However, the pace of the three people behind him was not the same. One of them was much faster than the other two. This created an opening, an opening that could turn defeat into victory!

Just as the person behind him was about to catch up, Zhan Chen suddenly turned around and opened the Dao Eye. After seeing that person's figure clearly, Zhan Chen stabbed his sword at the person's throat with all his might!

At this moment, Zhan Chen felt that everything around him had become quiet. He could even clearly hear the sound of his sword and the heartbeat of his opponent.

Time seemed to have slowed down. Even though he had exited the Dao Eye, his opponent's movements could still be seen clearly.

Suddenly, he heard a light "kacha" sound coming from within his body. The bottleneck that had been troubling him for a long time had actually been broken at this moment!

And this sword was even more obvious in the eyes of the person chasing after him. In his eyes, Zhan Chen suddenly turned around and in the blink of an eye, stabbed his sword. Just as he was about to raise his weapon to block, a horrifying scene happened.

Halfway through the stab, the speed of the sword suddenly increased by nearly twofold. Just as he raised his hand, he watched helplessly as Zhan Chen stabbed his own throat with the sword. Following that, his vision turned black, and he lost consciousness forever. He did not even feel any pain.

After killing that person, Zhan Chen pulled out his sword and flung it to the side, appearing incomparably free and at ease. At this moment, his body was undergoing an earth-shattering transformation.

His meridians suddenly became tough and resilient. His originally dry meridians were quickly filled up by a large amount of vital energy that gushed out from his muscles. The strength he possessed instantly increased from the original 1200 jin to 2000 jin!

His mind became unprecedentedly intelligent. Many of the problems that he could not figure out in the past were easily solved at this moment.

His vision became unprecedentedly clear. The movements of the two people behind him were clumsy and full of flaws in his eyes.

His hearing became unprecedentedly clear. He could even hear the light footsteps of the person chasing after him.

"Is this a martial master? It's really too different from the past! " At the most crucial moment of the battle, Zhan Chen closed his eyes and carefully experienced the wonders of the martial master realm.

The two people chasing behind him seemed to have sensed something and came to an emergency stop in front of Zhan Chen. They stared at the abnormal Zhan Chen in bewilderment.

At this moment, Lan Xing also caught up from behind and scolded, "You two pig heads, why aren't you attacking!"

"That's not right. Young Master, the situation has changed. I'm afraid Zhan Chen has broken through!"

"Nonsense! Zhan Chen broke through to the twelfth level of the Martial Disciple realm in less than half a year. How could he have broken through to the martial master realm? This young master has not broken through in three years. Has your head been kicked by a donkey? "

Only then did the two 'come to a sudden realization' and hurriedly apologized, "I'm sorry, Young Master. This lowly one was confused for a moment!"

"Two cowards, follow this young master!" Lan Xing looked at Zhan Chen, who still had his eyes closed, and revealed a sinister smile. He took the lead and stabbed his sword towards Zhan Chen's heart.

The two followers behind him no longer hesitated. They raised the swords in their hands and followed together.

Just as the weapons of the three people were about to cut into Zhan Chen's body, Zhan Chen's eyes suddenly opened, shooting out two rays of light. The sword in his hand danced quickly, and in an instant, he used the Swift Rain Sword.

The long sword in his hand instantly turned into a hundred cold stars. Like a storm, it fell on the three people's bodies.

As if a gust of wind had blown past, Zhan Chen silently sheathed his sword. The three people in front of him looked at him as if they had seen a ghost.