Top-Class Insight: Start with Basic Fist Techniques

Chapter 46: In the Blink of an Eye, Blood and Qi Turned into silk

Translator: Daoist6fubtiW

“Thud.”

Shen Ying had just entered the passage in pursuit of “Kind-Hearted Master Xu.”

A moment later, a red figure was thrown out of the passage, crashing heavily onto the ground.

When Lu Changsheng took a closer look, he was shocked to see that it was

Shen Ying. Furthermore, an arrow had struck him in the shoulder.

At this moment, dozens of martial artists suddenly poured out from the passage. Each one held a crossbow, and they aimed at Lu Changsheng, Shen Ying, and the medical attendants.

Though Shen Ying was a visceral refining martial artist, he was injured. Even at his peak, facing dozens of martial artists wielding crossbows was a formidable challenge. Unless they were wearing iron armor, similar to Zhao Xing, who could withstand the barrage of arrows?

“Our master has ordered that these intruders into the secret chamber be killed without mercy!”

A martial artist shouted loudly.

“Kind-Hearted Master Xu” had indeed escaped. However, during his escape, he had given these martial artists a lethal order: to kill Shen Ying, Lu Changsheng, and the others at all costs.

If these martial artists had been hired only for the job, they would never have risked their lives for “Kind-Hearted Master Xu.” However, they had been poisoned, and their lives were at the mercy of “Kind-Hearted Master Xu.” They had no choice but to obey his orders.

Even though they knew the “Black-Clad Figure” was incredibly powerful, they had to face it head-on.

“Swish, swish, swish.”

Arrows rained down like a storm upon Lu Changsheng.

Lu Changsheng immediately rolled to the ground and reached another stone table, using it as a barrier.

Shen Ying clutched his wound and retreated to a corner.

But the medical attendants and apothecaries who were trying to escape were not as lucky; many of them were shot.

Of course, only a few of them had managed to leave the alchemical chamber. They had taken the risk to escape, but now they were all dead.

Lu Changsheng glanced at these martial artists. There were probably around fifty or sixty of them, a significant number.

Currently, Lu Changsheng was pinned behind the stone table and dared not expose himself.

One move meant certain death.

After all, regardless of their level of achievement in the third stage of body forging, they were still flesh and blood and couldn’t withstand a barrage of crossbow bolts.

However, he couldn’t continue to be on the receiving end of the assault.

Lu Changsheng looked at the approaching martial artists. They had the high ground and were quickly encircling him.

Once they reached his rear and trapped him from all sides, the stone table wouldn’t provide protection against the crossbow bolts.

But he couldn’t remain passively under fire either.

Lu Changsheng glanced at the martial artists. They held the higher ground and were quickly closing in on him.

Once they reached his rear and executed a pincer movement, he would be completely exposed behind the stone table and unable to defend against the crossbow bolts.

However, he couldn’t afford to keep taking hits like this.

Lu Changsheng observed the martial artists. They had the high ground and were swiftly closing in from all sides.

Once they got behind him and boxed him in, the stone table would offer no defense against the crossbows.

However, he couldn’t afford to remain pinned down like this.

“Long-distance attack…”

Lu Changsheng murmured softly.

Suddenly, his eyes brightened, and there was a fleeting flash of insight in his mind.

In fact, martial practitioners were capable of long-distance attacks.

Martial practitioners at the body forging level, whether they specialize in strengthening blood, forging bones, or refining organs, all had the ability to project their vital energy.

And projecting vital energy was a means of long-distance attack.

However, once vital energy was projected, it would be rapidly depleted.

Even for organ-refining practitioners with abundant vital energy, once they projected their vital energy, it could be completely drained within the span of a breath.

Furthermore, when vital energy left the body, its power was greatly diminished, and retaining even ten percent of its original strength would be considered good.

Therefore, no martial practitioner would typically use vital energy projection in combat.

It was an entirely unrewarding endeavor.

Moreover, the Xu Family had dozens of martial practitioners armed with crossbows.

Even if vital energy was projected, how could it be used to counter so many martial practitioners?

Lu Changsheng took a deep breath and activated his vital energy.

“Boom.”

Instantly, Lu Changsheng stood up, and his vital energy rose into the air, manifesting directly above his head.

The surging vital energy manifested on top of Lu Changsheng’s head, faintly rendering the entire underground hall in shades of crimson.

In fact, the underground hall, originally dark and damp, now had a hint of intense heat.

“What is he doing?”

Many people exchanged bewildered glances.

Even Shen Ying wore a puzzled expression.

Although he was an organ-refining practitioner, he completely failed to comprehend Lu Changsheng’s intentions.

Project vital energy?

Shen Ying shook his head, as what use could projecting vital energy have at this moment?

It was merely a waste of vital energy.

However, Lu Changsheng showed no signs of stopping.

In fact, his vital energy continued to surge rapidly.

If we consider a standard organ-refining practitioner’s vital energy as a reference point, the vital energy that Lu Changsheng was manifesting at that moment was skyrocketing.

One-fold, three-fold, five-fold, eight-fold, ten-fold…

Who could have imagined that the vital energy Lu Changsheng was manifesting was over ten times that of a typical organ-refining practitioner!

“How can he possess such an immense amount of vital energy?”

Shen Ying was deeply shocked.

Ten times the vital energy!

He had never witnessed any organ-refining practitioner capable of unleashing over ten times the normal amount of vital energy.

However, the martial practitioners from the Xu Family all had an ominous premonition.

“Kill him! Quickly!”

Voices rose one after another.

A barrage of crossbow bolts was fired toward Lu Changsheng.

However, it was futile, as vital energy existed in a realm between reality and the ethereal.

Crossbow bolts had no effect on vital energy.

At this moment, Lu Changsheng was fully focused on manifesting all of his vital energy.

He relied on the limit of his vital energy, combined with a blood exchange, to unleash over ten times the amount of vital energy.

But the consumption of projecting vital energy was terrifying.

In such a short time, his vital energy had already been significantly depleted.

“Split!”

Lu Changsheng issued a low command.

The massive vital energy above his head suddenly divided.

“Buzz.”

Vital energy split into tens, tens into hundreds, hundreds into thousands, and thousands into tens of thousands…

In the blink of an eye, the enormous vital energy had transformed into individual strands of “silk.”

Vital energy strands!

This was originally a martial art Lu Changsheng practiced for refining organs and fortifying them.

However, Lu Changsheng projected his vital energy and transformed it into these strands of silk.

Vital energy strands possessed a certain amount of strength naturally.

Furthermore, Lu Changsheng had exceptional control over his vital energy, making each strand of vital energy silk respond to his every command.

Go!

Lu Changsheng was surrounded by a sea of vital energy strands, creating an extraordinary aura around him.

Suddenly, each strand of vital energy silk, like arrows, poured down relentlessly toward the martial practitioners from the Xu Family.

Densely packed, there was no escape!

Moreover, Lu Changsheng had integrated the principles of the “Instant Kill Technique” into the vital energy strands. Each strand reached its ultimate speed!

“Boom.”

Vital energy exploded, and like raindrops, it instantly fell on all the Xu Family’s martial practitioners.

“Sizzling.”

The vital energy strands pierced through the bodies of those martial practitioners like arrows, and one after another, they screamed and fell to the ground.

In just an instant, the vital energy strands unleashed their power, and over fifty or sixty martial practitioners were simultaneously brought to their knees.

Even if they were lucky enough to survive, being pierced by the vital energy strands left them severely wounded, nearly incapacitated, and only able to howl in pain on the ground.

This breathtaking scene left everyone in disbelief.

Even Shen Ying, as an organ-refining practitioner, knew the horror of this “vital energy projection” technique.

If it were him, projecting vital energy would have instantly depleted his entire vital energy, and there would be no way to transform it into vital energy strands, let alone take down dozens of martial practitioners in an instant.

In the blink of an eye, dozens of people were defeated!

The terrifying power made even Shen Ying wonder whether the “man in black” might be at the body-forging level.

Perhaps even the Divine Power Realm might not do better than the “man in black” had done..