Chapter 7: Battle Forging

  In the marsh, a figure moved with an airy posture.

  Xiao Chen pursed his lips, his black hair was originally scattered, but now it was casually tied back behind his head.

  Eyes with a hint of unruliness and coldness.

  His footsteps were not hurried, but with each step, his clothes fluttered and fell to the ground, surrounded by a gentle breeze that seemed to carry him effortlessly. He appeared incredibly agile and carefree, strolling leisurely as if this treacherous black swamp was his own backyard, a truly delightful sight.

  Of course, this is not showing off.

  Xiao Chen was familiar with the use of magical elements.

  Walking, sitting, and lying down, at any time and in any place, communicate with the element of wind, making oneself's control over the elements more and more precise.

  In Xiuzhen terms, it is called "entering subtlety".

  Xiao Chen did not have a systematic understanding of this world's magical rules and his research was not in-depth.

  So he used his previous experience of refining his skills to temper himself, all things return to their origin, all laws return to their origin, magic, in the end, is just a way of using power.

  By his own stringent standards, he is still far from being "subtle" in controlling the element of wind.

  Suddenly, a black, slender shadow emerged from a bush on one side.

  He fiercely stabbed towards Xiao Chen's calf.

  Speed, no less than a mid-level swordsman's full-force strike. An ordinary low-level mage, at such close range, being ambushed, would inevitably take the hit...

  Xiao Chen merely made a slight movement, changing the flow of the wind, and his body slid away at an angle. At the same time, a faint green light flickered from his fingertips! The wind element was controlled by him to stick to his palm, forming a thin membrane blade.

  This was his own painstakingly crafted combat technique, able to effectively control the loss of magical power. After all, as a three-star mage, his magical power wasn't particularly abundant.

  Splash!

  The palm flashed by like lightning.

  A length of black vine suddenly broke off and fell to the ground, the broken vine still twisting like a living thing, making a hissing sound, from the break, a stream of pungent green liquid flowed out.

  Xiao Chen saw something strange but didn't think it was strange.

  This was his sixth time being attacked by this killer ivy.

  Killer Fig, skilled at disguising itself as other shrubs, is also one of the most feared creatures in the outer areas of Blackmire Swamp, notorious for its cunning and stealthy attacks. Every year during the trials of Tianxing Academy, the number of people who die under the Killer Fig's attacks is the highest.

  Generally, others try to avoid shrub thickets as much as possible.

  Xiao Chen often crawled into the shrub thicket.

  What is the best and fastest way to cultivate.

  That's war, endless war! Slaughter, endless slaughter!

  Constantly forging and tempering.

  Xiao Chen did not like to cultivate in seclusion, the "Fantasy Star Sect" although the population was sparse, but its reputation was no weaker than that of Kunlun, Shu Mountain, and Mao Mountain. This was because every generation of the Fantasy Star Sect were battle geniuses, battle demons, dancing on the tip of a knife, growing up in constant battles.

  "Fight to practice, hone skills, kill, must keep killing, this is still too slow."

  Xiao Chen's eyes revealed a frenzied and battle-hungry aura.

  The figure moved even faster, darting through the marshes.

  All along, various poisonous insects and ferocious beasts died at his hands. The use of wind elements also became more and more skillful, and there was even a subtle sign of entry.

  He recklessly made his way through, eventually stirring up many malevolent beings in the swamp.

  Rooooaaaar!

  Three leopards with green stripes all over their bodies rushed out.

  The green-striped leopard is also a formidable beast in the swamp, with a terrifying speed that surpasses the "pig charge" of the spiky wild boar.

  Originally, these clouded leopards were nocturnal and slept in some muddy cave during the day.

  However, Xiao Chen was too arrogant and completely lacked the self-awareness of an outsider.

  This made these fierce beasts unbearable.

  Kill this human~~roar~~

  A two-meter-long giant leopard roared and sent out information.

  Three residual shadows sealed off Xiao Chen's three directions, fiercely pouncing over, the open leopard mouth revealed interlocking sharp teeth, the air brought forth waves of intense bloody wind, making one feel nauseous and want to vomit.

  Danger!!

  Death is within reach.

  However, Xiao Chen's eyes were calm to the extreme.

  With one kick of his foot, his body rapidly rose into the air.

  The wind element heart freely turned, a green whirlpool swirling around his legs, jumping up four meters high in the air.

  He raised his hand, muttered silently, and a green wind bullet shot out of his hand.

  Snap

  After his transformation, the wind bullet shot obliquely to the edge of a green-striped leopard's nose wing. The spiral force burst violently, and suddenly there was a mournful cry of "wow", this leopard's mouth was blown up on one side, and blood splashed everywhere.

  Xiao Chen's eyebrows furrowed slightly as he thought to himself, "It's off, using magic during exercise really does have a high error rate..."

  Originally, this wind bullet was aimed at Qingwen Liebao's eyes, but he cast a spell in mid-air and Qingwen Liebao's speed was too fast, resulting in an error.

  This is normal too, as exercising magic has always been a taboo for paladins.

  Even high-ranking law enforcement officers find it difficult to grasp.

  Xiao Chen paused in mid-air for a few seconds before his body started descending.

  Three-star magic is still insufficient to cast a two-star spell "Floating Technique".

  The fresh blood stimulated the ferocity of the green-striped leopard, and several leopards went crazy, bursting out with even more terrifying speed... Pouncing on Xiao Chen who was unable to borrow power in mid-air, their sharp claws tore apart, their sharp teeth devoured, and their tails swept across, various ferocious attacks came one after another.

  These leopards are also one of the few ferocious beasts at the top of the food chain outside the swamp.

  Many adventurers have died at their hands.

  Because of the potential to advance into the magical beast "Qingwen Fengbao", the Qingwen Liebao's intelligence is not weak either, with a fierce and bloodthirsty glint in their eyes. In their opinion, Xiao Chen, this little mage, dared to jump into mid-air, was seeking death, and would definitely die.

  Will Xiao Chen die?

  In a flash of lightning, Leopard's sharp teeth had already touched Xiao Chen's foot.

  Suddenly, Xiao Chen's ankle twisted slightly, a small movement that changed his landing trajectory. One foot kicked the leopard's lower jaw, and Xiao Chen's body curled up, borrowing force to pounce towards another fierce leopard.

  At this time, a leopard tail swept over.

  Bang! A sweep across Xiao Chen's shoulder, a blood stain rose high.

  Xiao Chen only slightly trembled, his expression fierce. His right hand slid out a semicircle, like a boneless snake wrapping around the front paw of another fierce leopard.

  "Cut!"

  He let out a cold cry and with a strange reverse joint technique, he suddenly used force.

  Hehehe~~

  A few crisp sounds, the green-striped leopard let out a series of miserable howls, and Xiao Chen rolled onto the ground with the leopard.

  As soon as he landed, he suddenly sprang up and rushed forward several steps before turning around.

  The green-striped leopard had one of its front paws twisted at a strange angle, three legs half-kneeling on the ground, wailing incessantly.

  Xiao Chen felt his arm numb and sore, his shoulder aching with sharp pains. He thought to himself: "This current body of mine is really weak, in the past I was skilled at close-range combat, my physical strength was tempered like diamond, I could engage in hand-to-hand combat with vampire kings, now... it's far too different."

  The momentary thought flashed through his mind, and he rushed out again.

  "Kill!"

  He snapped his fingers into a knife, and the tip of his finger emitted a faint blue light.

  A layer of wind element stuck to his hand, forming a blade membrane.

  The leopard was completely stunned.

  Those with average intelligence obviously couldn't understand how a monk suddenly turned into a warrior!

  Roar! Bang! Squeal! Screech!

  The bursts of gunfire sent snakes and insects scurrying for cover in the marsh, and birds took flight.

  A black shadow and two green shadows entwined together, killing each other violently.

  If you don't look carefully, it seems like three wild beasts are fighting each other.

  "Great!"

  Xiao Chen twisted his body and with one foot, he chopped down like a battle knife.

  Boom!

  A kick landed on the waist of a green-striped leopard, and at the same time, a sharp claw also appeared on his back, tearing out several blood marks, with blood beads flying everywhere.