Chapter 28: I Can Fly!

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  In all the flying techniques provided by the Federal Army to cultivators, Bird Crossing Technique is the most popular. This flying technique created by Yun Yutian, the former leader of Whale Gang, has a pretty good effect and consumes the least amount of true energy, so it's naturally the most welcome. Simply from the number of people practicing, even the famous Lingbo Micro-Step can't compare to it.

  To be honest, Xia Xingxiao was unwilling to stay in the army and give his life for the federal government. However, if you put aside this reason, he did not oppose becoming a strong man himself. Especially after falling out with Song Haicheng, he gradually came to realize that if he could not successfully leave the army, his future days in the army would be filled with challenges and dangers. Every step he took might be full of thorns and pitfalls.

  Even if it were Song Haicheng, he would not let his enemy have a good day. Judging from the current situation, Song Haicheng is obviously well-connected and has a strong backing in the army. But Xia Xingxiao has nothing. This means that no matter what he does, he will have to start from scratch. And no matter what kind of danger he encounters, he can only rely on his own abilities to solve it.

  As soon as he thought about his future in the army, Xia Xingxiao didn't feel so repulsed by the mysterious bead. On the contrary, he should be grateful for its existence. If it weren't for the mysterious bead, he wouldn't have been able to cultivate so many martial arts at the same time and reach such a high level of proficiency. To put it bluntly, if it weren't for that mysterious bead, he would definitely have gotten beaten up today.

  The federal army's martial arts, each level is divided into four realms: Small Success Realm, Great Success Realm, Small Perfection Realm, and Great Perfection Realm. Generally speaking, if there are no accidents, when the internal strength cultivation advances one realm, the corresponding power or speed will also advance one grade. Correspondingly, the cultivator's own level will also advance one grade.

  For example, take Yijinjing, the most popular internal skill for people to cultivate. When cultivated to the first layer of small achievement, it is basically the standard of a second-class soldier. When cultivated to the first layer of great achievement, it is basically the standard of a first-class soldier. And so on. By the time you reach the sixth layer of small achievement, you are basically at the level of a generalissimo.

  Unfortunately, the federal army has been for hundreds of years without anyone cultivating the Easy Tendon Art to the sixth level. In other words, during these hundreds of years, there has never been a Grand Marshal-level figure in the federal army. This is also one of the important reasons why the Starlight Federal Army has been weak.

  You should know that among the eight great empires of humanity, each empire has at least five or more Great Marshals stationed there! The Xuantian Empire and the Chaohui Empire, which have exceptionally strong military forces, have even more than ten Great Marshals. And the number of Marshals is even over thirty.

  Xia Xingxiao's current martial arts level is basically close to the first layer of small success. Under the guidance of the mysterious pearl, all his martial arts are evenly developed. Obviously, the mysterious pearl treats all martial arts equally. Especially the 33 kinds of internal skills, they are all progressing together, no one stands out particularly, and no one falls behind particularly.

  This state, reflected in the Bird Crossing Technique, is that his speed has already exceeded the standard of a third-rate soldier at 50 meters per second and approached the standard of a second-rate soldier at 100 meters per second. If he uses flying techniques like Bi Luo Hong Chen, his speed will be greatly increased.

  "Damn it! How can he be so fast?" Wu Qilong exclaimed in surprise.

  Xia Xingxiao's speed was faster than anyone had expected. They didn't even have time to react, and Xia Xingxiao was already floating in the air. Even if their fists were powerful, they couldn't catch up with Xia Xingxiao's shadow. And this vast underground cave was enough for Xia Xingxiao to display his flying skills. For a moment, Wu Qilong suddenly woke up, and today's events might not be as smooth as he had imagined. They might even end up at a disadvantage because of this!

  They secretly arrived at the Myanmar military base to receive the mission to assassinate Xia Xingxiao. The situation that Song Haicheng and they were informed of was only a few points, among which there was no mention of Xia Xingxiao's speed being so fast either. Of course, this can't be blamed on Song Haicheng. When Xia Xingxiao practiced flying skills, he was already living in the hospital.

  Why was Xia Xingxiao so calm from start to finish? Not a hint of panic when Wu Qilong and others appeared. The first time he was intercepted, he encountered five opponents who were after his life. If it were someone else, they might have been trembling with fear by now. At the very least, their expression would show some signs of panic. After all, such unexpected situations are a test of one's composure and adaptability.

  Xia Xingxiao was not flustered at all, not because he was a second-generation ancestor, nor because he was stupid and didn't realize the danger he was facing. It was because his five opponents were all purely power-type cultivators. With his speed, they almost had no chance of hitting him. Since the opponent had no possibility of hitting him, there would definitely be no life-threatening danger. The worst-case scenario was to find an opportunity and slip away.

  As for his speed, Xia Xingxiao was still very confident. If Ye Sifu appeared at this time, he would definitely be able to run faster than Ye Sifu. Moreover, Ye Sifu had only cultivated the Tian Wei Condensed Shadow flying technique, while he had thirteen! Whether in terms of speed or agility and jumping changes, he would far surpass Ye Sifu.

  "Go after him!"

  "Kill him!"

  Xia Xing Xiao moved, and Wu Qilong, Zhou Haotiger and others followed suit.

  The mighty Copper Hammer Hand, the Thunderclap Hand, the Coffin Nail Hand, the Rushing Thunder Hand, and the Powerful Eagle Claw Skill, with a robust true energy, directly smashed towards Xia Xingxiao.

  The martial arts of the Starry Sky World have all reached the point where they can release energy externally. As long as a practitioner makes a move, their true qi will condense into various shapes and shoot towards the target. Like fists, like copper hammers, like thunderbolts, like coffins, and so on. If the target is hit, the energy contained in the true qi will explode, causing the target to suffer severe injuries.

  Wu Qilong and others performed, are the primary level of fist footwork. Don't look at their names being very rough, thinking they're rubbish. In fact, the common characteristics of these primary fist footwork are simple and practical, very direct and violent, with extremely strong lethality. Without weapons, these lethal fist footwork are naturally the most popular.

  The federal troops have clear regulations. Only after the cultivator is promoted to the rank of corporal, are they qualified to enter the true outer space and participate in real battles, will they be issued weapons. Before that, they are not qualified to be equipped with weapons. Even if it's a privately purchased weapon, it's strictly prohibited. The reason is that these weapons have strong lethality and are not easy to control. If the cultivator uses them recklessly, they can easily cause loss of life in minutes.

  "Bang! Bang! Bang!"

  A series of loud noises echoed inside the cave.

  The energy attached to the fist drove all the air out of the cave in an instant.

  Wu Qilong and others have already received Song Haicheng's death order, and they must let Xia Xingxiao die. This vast cave is Xia Xingxiao's burial ground. Therefore, they took action, showing no mercy, and everyone brought out their ultimate skills.

  But they had just moved, and discovered that Xia Xingxiao's speed was indeed too fast. At their speed, they couldn't catch up at all. Xia Xingxiao's body floated lightly in mid-air, as if it were a leaf drifting down with the wind. If there was a fist wind approaching, he would immediately accelerate and easily avoid the fist wind. As a result, all the fist winds fell empty.

  Zhou Haotiger was slightly startled and frowned, saying: "Tian Wei's Condensed Shade? You know this too?"

  His eyes, however, were quite sharp and he could see at a glance that Xia Xingxiao occasionally used was Tian Wei Ning Yin. This flying technique has a characteristic, when suddenly accelerating, the surrounding air will freeze instantly, as if forming an invisible barrier.

  "Of course I will! Do you think it's strange?" Xia Xingxiao responded with a big smile.

  How could he not know this? The Tian Wei Ning Yin compound martial art, who wouldn't like it? Li Chi Mei, that demon, in the ancient Earth era, was a quite difficult person to deal with. Among the top-notch masters, his name must be included. And the Tian Wei Ning Yin he created, after numerous dynasties of development, its power is many times stronger than before.

  To sum it up, Xia Xingxiao's personality is somewhat similar to Wei Xiaobao. He may not have a great interest in fighting, but he has a strong enthusiasm for survival skills. They both share a common belief that nothing else matters as long as they can keep their own lives safe. Otherwise, he wouldn't have spent so much time mastering all those flying techniques.

  Wu Qilong took a look and saw it wasn't the road, so he shouted at Zhou Haotiger: "You block him in front!"

  Among the five of them, Zhou Haotian's speed was the fastest. He was a relatively senior third-class soldier who had cultivated some speed while cultivating his strength. The other four were purely strength-type cultivators with no speed at all, and it was impossible for them to catch up with Xia Xingxiao. Their only hope lay in Zhou Haotian.

  "Alright!" Zhou Haotiger responded, desperately increasing his speed, chasing after Xia Xingxiao.

  However, Xia Xingxiao's speed was not something that Zhou Haotian could match. With his thirty-three spiritual seas, even if he didn't cultivate any flight techniques, his speed would still be faster than Ye Sifu's. Not to mention, he had cultivated over a dozen flight techniques. Any one of these techniques, when executed, would exceed Zhou Haotian's speed by several times. As a result, Zhou Haotian chased after him for half the day but couldn't catch up, and instead exhausted a lot of his true energy, becoming extremely tired.

  "How could this be? His speed, how can it be so fast? Didn't the Twelfth Young Master say that his cultivation speed should be like a turtle's crawl?" Wu Qilong and others were all collectively stunned. Looking at Xia Xingxiao flying back and forth in mid-air, they had no way to deal with him. They didn't even have the possibility of making a move. Because, they simply didn't know where to make a move.