Chapter 73: Chapter 74: Immortal’s Touch on Your Head, Strong Force Shattering Celestial Spirit

However, it had only been a little over a month since he last saw the exam grounds.

But now, Chen Che had not only reached the Qi Refining Sixth Layer, but his Divine Sense was also growing steadily. His strength had increased several times over since that day.

As he took a step forward, his True Essence erupted to its absolute peak. A fierce wind billowed through his open school uniform, causing it to flap loudly.

The falling raindrops suddenly hung suspended in mid-air, as if held back by an invisible barrier. Within a radius of several meters, they formed a transparent ring of water. An instant later, the fierce wind tore it to shreds.

WHOOSH!

The wind howled.

Under everyone’s shocked gazes, Chen Che kicked up a thick cloud of mist and instantly charged toward a tall student.

BANG!

The student was sent flying on the spot. He didn’t even have a chance to react before he was struck by an elbow and three punches in the blink of an eye. He was instantly obliterated, disappearing in a flash of white light before he even hit the ground.

"Everyone, attack together!"

Only then did the surrounding students snap out of their daze, as if waking from a dream.

Along with the roars, a sky full of Flying Swords, cyan light, and Talismans rained down on Chen Che. The attack from eight second-year students, even if they were only at the Late-stage Fifth Layer, was still impressive, completely blanketing a dozen-meter radius around him.

Even a tank would have been blown to bits.

"Old Chen, be careful!" Lin Yi cried out involuntarily.

CLANG!

Facing the siege, Chen Che showed no sign of panic, merely pausing his steps. With a backhand grip, his longsword left its sheath. The blade turned, creating a Sword Wall so dense that not a single drop of water could pass through.

The light from the sword shimmered like rippling water, completely airtight.

BANG! BANG! BANG!

Numerous Magic spells were blocked directly.

Not a single one could get within half a step of him before being reduced to nothing.

"What kind of power is this?"

Someone gulped.

Before this, they only knew that Chen Che was strong, but they had no clear concept of just how strong he was.

In their eyes, it was like they were taking the same test; he might get a perfect score, while they would only be a few points behind.

But the strength Chen Che was displaying now was on a completely different level, placing him far above everyone else.

"Slash!"

Just as everyone was reeling in shock, a soft shout was suddenly heard.

Immediately after, they saw Chen Che turn his blade. In the next instant, he and his sword became one, transforming into a streak of light that tore through the volley of Magic. In the blink of an eye, he was right in front of the students from Fifth Middle School.

"You guys, fall back!"

A student with his school uniform jacket tied around his waist and wearing a long-sleeved shirt roared:

"I’ll hold him off!"

Amidst his roar, he charged forward with his sword. His True Essence instantly erupted to its peak. At the same time, a wave of heat rolled out, and a Cyan Simurgh Giant Bird spread its wings and took flight, wreathed in flames that soared several meters high.

True Yang Sword!

In that instant, he activated his Swordsmanship to its absolute limit, unleashing combat power not inferior to a Sixth-Layer Cultivator—nearly on par with Xiao Yang himself. The falling rain was vaporized into clouds of steam by the scorching flames before it could even get close.

CLANG!

The flash of a sword.

Flames, Sword Qi, and Strong Force rolled out in all directions.

BOOM!

In less than a breath’s time, the Cyan Simurgh Giant Bird was torn to shreds. The momentum of Chen Che’s sword didn’t falter as it pierced straight through. The other student’s body shuddered and split apart from his right shoulder to his left ribs, instantly turning into a flash of white light.

Tsk!

Chen Che chuckled. ’Another student who didn’t pay attention in class.’

Using Fire Element Swordsmanship in the middle of a downpour would inevitably weaken its power!

’What is actual combat?’

’It’s using the environment, adapting to the terrain, and applying everything you’ve learned.’

At that moment, the other students had already closed in to attack.

One of them, a Body Cultivator, was already roaring as he charged forward.

He was tall, nearly two meters, with chiseled muscles visible under his T-shirt. In his hands, he held a Heavy Hammer obtained from the random items in the exam grounds. While still several meters away, he was already swinging the hammer with both hands, bringing it around in a horizontal sweep imbued with terrifying force.

With this ferocious strike, even a tank would have been sent tumbling.

The other students also unleashed their own techniques.

These students were all the absolute top elites of Fifth Middle School. They had thought that by joining forces, they could sweep the competition. Suddenly faced with such a tough battle, they all became a bit hot-headed.

WHOOSH!

Chen Che thrusted his sword, concentrating his immense power into the single strike and smashing it directly against the incoming Heavy Hammer.

CLANG~!

A tremendous sound rang out. It was as if someone had swung an immense hammer and struck the Copper Bell of Hanshan Temple.

The Body Cultivator felt as if his hammer had smashed into a high-speed train. A violent force surged toward him, instantly ripping the Heavy Hammer from his grasp. The impact from the opponent’s Strong Force sent him staggering back several steps.

’Isn’t he a Cultivator? How can he have such terrifying strength?’

The student’s heart pounded in disbelief.

Meanwhile, after that single thrust, Chen Che had already gripped his sword with both hands and delivered a powerful downward slash. He split open a massive Wooden Dragon that was about to swallow him, cleaving it in two from head to tail.

Then, he clenched his fist. The falling raindrops gathered, forming a giant hand that caught a Flying Sword stabbing at him from behind.

Finally, he executed a mid-air slash, spun around—his body and sword moving as one—and generated a Sword Ring.

BAM! BAM! BAM!

In that instant, Chen Che clashed with the students.

The entire mountaintop trembled, rain splashed everywhere, and the light of swords flashed in all directions.

Lin Yi stood to the side, completely unable to intervene. All he could do was throw the empty can in his hand, but it was immediately shredded by the Strong Qi. The other students all backed away, afraid of being caught in the fray.

THUD! THUD! THUD!

All seven students were knocked back, one after another, and fell to the ground.

"Is he really a second-year like us? Fucking hell, he can’t be a repeater, can he?!"

The students from Fifth Middle School were cursing up a storm in their heads.

But they knew that the Immortal Sects prohibited repeating grades or being held back in any form.

But his decisiveness, his adaptability, and the speed of his counterattacks were all completely beyond their imagination.

Aside from his slightly lower Realm, he was skilled enough to be their instructor.

Just as their minds were reeling, they suddenly heard a soft chuckle from ahead:

"Now it’s my turn to counterattack, isn’t it?"

Hearing this, they looked over in astonishment.

They saw Chen Che unleash his sword and charge like a streak of light, appearing directly in front of the student with the Heavy Hammer. The student had just scrambled to retrieve his Weapon after it was knocked from his hands. He looked up just in time to see Chen Che right before him.

"Fuck your mother!"

He let out a subconscious roar as his body instantly swelled by a full size, reaching a height of 2.2 meters.

Blue veins bulged all over his body, making him look like a humanoid Fierce Beast.

"Sacrifice Technique!"

Gasps of shock came from all around.

Although they weren’t Body Cultivators, they knew a little about them. While Body Cultivators lacked the wide variety of Magic that Cultivators possessed, they followed a path of activating their physical functions to the absolute extreme.

This was a Cultivation Technique that activated the muscles, allowing one to gain far more ferocious power than usual for a short period.

Flow-Breaking Axe!

Amidst the roar, he had already brought his hammer smashing down.

"Too slow!"

However, before the Heavy Hammer could even fall, a hand, trailing a stream of afterimages, moved past the hammer and, with incredible finesse, pressed down on the student’s head. At the same time, without losing any momentum, it slammed his head straight into the ground.

Immortal’s Touch on Your Head!

Strong Force Shattering Celestial Spirit!

THUD!

With a loud bang, a human-shaped crater appeared on the mountaintop.

Next, Chen Che tapped his toes. In a flash of movement as swift as a pouncing rabbit and a swooping falcon, he rushed to another student and stomped down, driving the person’s entire body into the ground.

Then, his longsword swept out. Like a knife through butter, it cut down a third student who was frozen in a daze, slicing right through his Protective True Essence and cleaving him in two at the waist.

Finally, with a point of his sword, the rain in the sky converged, instantly forming a Sword Rain that riddled the fourth student with holes. The student turned into white light before even hitting the ground.

"Holy shit!"

Lin Yi blurted out, unable to believe what he was seeing.

He suddenly felt like he should go to a regular high school and take some literature classes, because in a situation like this, that was the only phrase he could think of to accurately describe his feelings.

As for the others, they were already dumbstruck.

The entire area fell deathly silent.

From the moment Chen Che began his counterattack, it took barely the blink of an eye. He took them down one by one, with one move each. From start to finish, he was calm and composed, making it all look effortless.

"Three left!"

Under everyone’s terrified gazes, Chen Che slowly withdrew his Sword Pointing. He turned to the last three, a wide grin spreading across his face.

"So tell me," he said. "Can I beat you?"