The mountain peak was only so large. Although Zhao Mu was hiding in the dark, he could still hear Wang Qing's arrogant voice.
Zhao Mu's brow immediately furrowed.
"Li Zixuan and Zhou Haoyu, how did they fall into the hands of these people?"
To be fair, Zhao Mu had a decent relationship with them. After all, as the Class 3 leader, he got along quite well with his classmates.
But Zhao Mu was unwilling to risk his guaranteed first place ranking in the trial for their sake.
But Zhao Mu hadn't expected Wang Qing to be so ruthless! He actually threatened him by using their lives!
" Wang Qing !"
A dense killing intent flashed in Zhao Mu's eyes. This person's despicable nature exceeded Zhao Mu's imagination!
In order to get revenge on him, he even dragged innocent classmates into the matter.
Golden Elephant City watched all of this with a smile, but deep in his eyes, there was a hint of disdain for Wang Qing.
Vile, despicable, and utterly without principle—truly disgusting.
But none of this concerned him. All he wanted was to eliminate Zhao Mu.
Li Zixuan and Zhou Haoyu also hadn't expected Wang Qing to go to such lengths.
Zhou Haoyu was frightened, his face pale. "Wang Qing, calm down. Don't you remember, I even bought you a meal before!"
Li Zixuan, enraged, cursed loudly: "Wang Qing! You ungrateful dog! When we were studying before, have you forgotten how Zhao Mu looked out for you?"
"If you have the guts, just kill me! We won't be your tools!"
Zhou Haoyu gritted his teeth, raised his head, and shouted: "Zhao Mu! Keep hiding! They have too many people, you can't beat them! Don't worry about us!"
They wouldn't give up any chance of survival, but after being captured, they knew how massive Golden Elephant City's Large Corps was.
Even if Zhao Mu were made of iron, how many nails could he hammer in?
Wang Qing directly kicked Zhou Haoyu to the ground, then stepped on his wound and forcefully ground his foot down.
"Ahhh!!!"
The intense pain almost made Zhou Haoyu pass out.
"Scream, keep screaming like that! See for yourselves if that hypocritical guy will come over and save you."
In the Monitoring Room, the instructors raised their eyebrows upon seeing this scene.
"This guy named Wang Qing was disciplined by Zhao Mu before, so he holds a grudge. But it looks like the situation is a bit strange!"
"It seems like someone is specifically targeting Zhao Mu."
Instructor Xie Yingxue said indifferently.
Her gaze glanced toward Shao Han, who was not far away.
Shao Han merely sneered.
Even if the instructors knew he had people deal with Zhao Mu, so what? Nothing violated the rules.
Shen Moran sensed something, frowned, and looked at Shao Han.
"Did you bring Golden Elephant City here to deal with Zhao Mu?"
Shao Han had no intention of hiding it.
"That's right."
He turned his head, looked at Shen Moran, and said with a smile, "You wouldn't want to see your ex-boyfriend appear in front of you, would you?"
Shen Moran's expression was complicated. "It's your business if you want to deal with him. But I hope you maintain basic principles and don't let anyone harm his life."
Shao Han shrugged: "Don't worry, I don't hate Zhao Mu that much yet. In my eyes," he scoffed lightly, "in the future, he will just be an insignificant nobody."
"And this stage of the trial is just to make him understand the gap between him and me!"
...In Zhao Mu's ears, Wang Qing's arrogant shouts and the painful cries of Li Zixuan and Zhou Haoyu echoed.
These sounds made Zhao Mu take a deep breath. A moment later, he opened his eyes, which were filled with incomparable, biting killing intent!
"Wang Qing, you are courting death!"
Zhao Mu could not stand by and watch Li Zixuan and Zhou Haoyu die because of him. He had always lived his life without shame, and he could not tolerate having internal obstacles.
Therefore, even knowing the opponents outnumbered him, he had to fight!
It was just that now, the meaning of the battle had completely changed.
They used the lives of Li Zixuan and Zhou Haoyu to threaten Zhao Mu, turning the conflict into a life-and-death struggle!
Zhao Mu certainly didn't believe they would stop after merely eliminating him.
So from now on—Zhao Mu intended to kill!
Golden Elephant City's Large Corps, over thirty people, spread out centered on the mountain peak, divided into groups of three, coldly surveying the surroundings.
The Archers had arrows knocked, ready to immediately launch a high-ground assault as soon as Zhao Mu appeared.
"Will that Zhao Mu come?"
An Archer asked.
The Shield and Sword Wielder next to him sneered: "If it were me, I definitely wouldn't come. Why come when you know you're walking to your death?"
The wind blew across the peak, sending ashes flying everywhere, blinding several people.
A dark shadow emerged from behind a completely scorched large tree. If one didn't look closely, they might mistake it for another burned tree.
That was Zhao Mu. His entire body was painted pitch black, and even the weapon in his hand was completely blackened.
But after he appeared, he drew his bow and nocked an arrow. A hint of azure appeared on the arrow shaft. It wasn't obvious under the summer sun, appearing only as a flash of cold light.
"Zheng!"
The bowstring vibrated, and the arrow shot through the air, heading straight for an Archer whose eyes were obscured.
By the time that Archer heard the sound of the arrow slicing the air, it was already too late.
"Pfft!"
He only felt a blockage in his chest; a black arrow was gently swaying on his chest.
The Archer lowered his head, and the sight he saw made him widen his eyes, unwilling to believe the reality.
The two Trial Participants next to him were already screaming in terror.
"Zhao Mu is here! He's right here!"
That Archer's body had actually been pierced through by a black arrow, front to back!
"Clearly... there shouldn't be an arrowhead, why..."
The Archer's eyes were full of confusion and unwillingness as his body crashed heavily onto the ground.
He didn't understand. The weapons used in the trial were all blunt, so how did this arrow pierce his body?
"Who said an arrow can't pierce without an arrowhead?"
Zhang Biao's eyes showed a light of astonishment: "Such strong Spiritual Power Control! This level... it probably approaches those guys in the Advanced class who have Cultivated for three to five years!"
This single arrow, shot from over a hundred meters away, wrapped a blunt arrow shaft in spiritual power and pierced a Trial Participant's body!
This requires Cultivating [Condense] and [Wrap] to an extremely high level.
After all, given Zhao Mu's Dou Level 2 standard, if his Spiritual Power Control wasn't strong enough, the spiritual power he condensed onto the arrow would dissipate mostly during flight, making it impossible to cause such lethality!
"Who exactly did this kid learn from?"
Xu Zhixiong couldn't help but glance at Liu Weiguo .
Liu Weiguo stared at Zhao Mu with great concentration. He already knew who Zhao Mu's Master was, but he didn't explain it to the others.
Zhao Mu quickly drew his bow and nocked arrows again. This time, he used one bow with two arrows, aiming at the two nearby Trial Participants who had activated their Spiritual Power Body Shields.
"Whoosh!" "Whoosh!"
Two arrows sliced through the air. Their thin layer of protective spiritual power was utterly vulnerable and was shattered instantly!
The arrows shot into their bodies. Although they weren't pierced through, these Alloy Arrows, once they struck their torsos, would quickly cause them to lose combat ability.
Up until this point in the trial, Zhao Mu had always held back, never truly intending to kill anyone.
In other words, he had been reserving his strength before.
But now, having been enraged by Golden Elephant City and his group, he stopped holding back!
Advance Chapters avilable on patreon (Obito_uchiha)