Chapter 22 - 18: Gale Scythe Weasel, Unable to Withstand a Single Blow

Chapter 22: Chapter 18: Gale Scythe Weasel, Unable to Withstand a Single Blow

In the height of summer, the climate in Five Springs Mountain, which resembled a primeval forest, was incredibly muggy.

The thick moisture in the air combined with the scorching sun overhead meant that staying outside for even a little while would drench one’s clothes, making it exceedingly uncomfortable.

Beneath the shade of a tree, Lu Chen was engrossed in his game. His eyes never left his phone screen, and he seemed entirely indifferent to everything going on around him.

Yet, just about thirty meters away, a black weasel was crawling close to the ground, slowly inching toward him.

The Gale Scythe Weasel was one of the more famous Demon Fiends in Five Springs Mountain.

In appearance, it resembled a mink with a slender body. Coupled with its blade-like tail and explosively powerful limbs, few Demon Beasts could rival the Gale Scythe Weasel in instantaneous burst speed.

When dealing with such a Demon Beast, the best method was to fight in a confined space to restrict its range of movement.

Once engaged in an open area, the Gale Scythe Weasel’s explosive power made it difficult for ordinary Cultivators to even flee.

It was no exaggeration to say that in the entire outer perimeter of Five Springs Mountain, the Gale Scythe Weasel was absolutely one of the most difficult Demon Fiends to handle.

However, sitting beneath the tree, Lu Chen seemed completely oblivious to its presence, still wholly focused on playing his game.

Given that his Cultivation was already inferior to the Gale Scythe Weasel, he was also walking into a calculated ambush entirely unprepared.

The teachers outside the Secret Realm felt that unless Lu Chen possessed some heaven-defying abilities, his defeat and elimination were a foregone conclusion.

But did Lu Chen have such abilities?

They didn’t think so, but in reality... he actually did!

...

"Am I being targeted..."

Lu Chen pretended not to notice the Gale Scythe Weasel’s presence while secretly keeping an eye on it, searching for the right opportunity to strike.

To outsiders, he appeared entirely engrossed in his phone from beginning to end. But in truth, he had been perceiving his surroundings using a special method.

His method of observation was just quite different from what others might expect—he judged the situation by the ’sounds’ in his environment.

As everyone knew, the essence of sound was actually soundwaves generated by the vibration of objects.

Since Lu Chen had managed to cultivate the Water Dragon Roar to the Breaking Realm, it undoubtedly meant that his comprehension of Vibration Power had reached an unfathomable realm.

Any creature that moved would interact with its environment, creating faint vibrational ripples. Ordinary people might not be able to detect these ripples, but Lu Chen could perceive them instantly.

Although he had not yet reached the level of being able to fight relying solely on Vibration Perception, using it to detect whether there were enemies nearby was extremely easy.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have dared to sit under a tree so brazenly and play on his phone.

Fifty meters was the current limit of Lu Chen’s perception.

This distance might mean nothing to Demon Fiends at the Foundation Establishment Stage and above, but it was more than enough for those at the Qi Cultivation Stage.

Perhaps feeling that Lu Chen could no longer escape, the Gale Scythe Weasel launched its attack the moment it closed the distance to twenty meters.

WHOOSH.

As a demonic wind swept through the bushes, a black shadow darted toward Lu Chen at an astonishing speed.

In the blink of an eye, the shadow arrived beside him, opening its bloody maw to bite at his smooth neck.

But the very moment the Gale Scythe Weasel struck, Lu Chen’s figure vanished.

BANG!

The Gale Scythe Weasel’s fangs snapped shut on empty air, and a teasing voice rang out from above it.

"You’re surprisingly patient. Waited ten minutes for you to finally come out. Off you go!"

Lu Chen delivered a whip kick right to the Gale Scythe Weasel’s waist, sending its four-meter-long body flying backward.

It tumbled across the ground several times before finally coming to a halt.

Fortunately, the bodies of Demon Fiends were incredibly robust. After getting up, the Gale Scythe Weasel simply shook its head and recovered its bearings.

It watched Lu Chen land softly from mid-air, its eyes filled with wary dread.

This prey... was not going to be easy to deal with.

Lu Chen controlled his in-game character to investigate the methods of advancing to an Outer Disciple in the Cyan Cloud Sect, while simultaneously dividing his attention to monitor the Gale Scythe Weasel nearby.

He wasn’t sure if the teachers outside the Secret Realm were aware of the situation inside, nor did he know if they were paying attention to him.

However, considering the importance the school attached to this mock exam, he figured they must be using some method he didn’t know about to observe the students’ every move within the Secret Realm.

Therefore, his current actions were likely falling into the eyes of the teachers. This would undoubtedly be of great help in establishing his persona.

An internet-addicted teenager—this was the persona Lu Chen was preparing to build for himself.

Otherwise, it would be difficult to explain why he was constantly playing on his phone during his daily life. What’s more, Lu Chen wouldn’t just be playing now. Even after entering a Daoist School in the future, he would still spend the vast majority of his time on True Cultivation.

So, he had to first brand himself as an internet addict. That way, when similar situations arose in the future, it wouldn’t seem too abrupt or out of place.

"I’m even playing games during the mock exam. This internet addict persona is rock solid now, isn’t it?" he thought.

If others planned ten steps ahead, then Lu Chen planned a hundred steps ahead. He hadn’t even passed the entrance exam for the Daoist School yet, but he was already mapping out his style of conduct once he got there.

He had truly mastered the art of playing it safe!

Unlike the outwardly nonchalant Lu Chen, the Gale Scythe Weasel had already assumed an attack posture. It stared dead at Lu Chen, its body pressed low to the ground and its blade-like tail raised high.

In response, Lu Chen first put away his phone, then retrieved an ordinary Magic Sword from his Storage Pouch.

"Playing games all the time really isn’t great. Time to put in some effort."

As soon as the words fell, the Gale Scythe Weasel’s pupils shrank violently.

Because it watched helplessly as Lu Chen vanished right in front of its eyes!

Before it could react, a resounding sword ring echoed right beside its ear. And that became the last sound it ever heard.

SLASH!

As a cold gleam swept past, the Gale Scythe Weasel’s head was completely severed from its body.

"Eight points. I’ll be taking these."

Standing beside the Gale Scythe Weasel’s corpse, Lu Chen lightly flicked the brown blood off his sword blade. Then, he sat back down under the tree and continued playing on his phone.

A crush. A totally one-sided crush.

From start to finish, Lu Chen had displayed absolute suppression over the Gale Scythe Weasel. He had maintained a casual, understated demeanor the entire time.

It was as if he wasn’t fighting at all, but rather doing something completely insignificant.

Such Power naturally shocked the teachers outside the Secret Realm. Watching Lu Chen on the screen, they were left utterly dumbfounded.

The square-faced teacher, who had originally been quite dissatisfied with Lu Chen, now completely changed his previously harsh tone and praised, "Good, good, good! Not only are his movements like Flowing Clouds and Water, but his strikes are incredibly clean and decisive. I take back what I said earlier. This student is excellent, absolutely excellent!

"Teacher Chen, he seems to be in your class, right? Teacher Chen, you sure know how to hide things! To think we knew absolutely nothing about such a talent before. You’ve really given us all a massive surprise."

It wasn’t just the square-faced teacher. Even Li Youquan wore a complicated expression as he said, "Wait a minute, Old Chen, is this really a student you taught? Didn’t you just come to First High School to coast through the days?

"And you even told me before that this kid Lu Chen had mediocre talent. Is this what you call mediocre?!

"So mediocre that he can effortlessly slay a Demon Fiend at the Qi Cultivation Fourth Level using only a Cultivation of the Qi Cultivation Third Level?

"If this is considered mediocre, then there isn’t a single prodigy in all of First High School!"

Faced with Li Youquan’s questioning, Chen Fugui’s mind had long since turned into a mush of confusion.

Truth be told, before today, he actually had no idea that Lu Chen possessed such abilities.

But at this exact moment, could he really tell the truth? If he actually spoke the truth, wouldn’t it make him look like a completely useless teacher who didn’t even understand his own student’s true Power?

Therefore, to defend his own dignity, Chen Fugui decided to let the misunderstanding continue.

Facing his colleagues’ strange looks, Chen Fugui adjusted his glasses, a profound and enigmatic expression appearing on his chubby, round face.

"You’re right. As Lu’s homeroom teacher, I actually saw the immense potential hidden within this child a long time ago.

"The Power he’s displaying right now is merely the tip of the iceberg. Just you wait and see; he won’t disappoint you."

Hearing Chen Fugui’s words, the teachers’ opinions of Lu Chen underwent a complete 180-degree turn.

The previous Lu Chen: playing games during a mock exam, willingly degenerate, and possessing zero respect for the rules!

The current Lu Chen: playing games during a mock exam, absolutely confident, and exceptionally gifted!

This truly validated the old saying: when you are excellent enough, everything you do is right. And when you aren’t excellent enough, even breathing is wrong.

Right now, in the eyes of the teachers, Lu Chen was undoubtedly the very synonym for excellence.