Chapter 1362: Unexpected Trouble! (1/2)

Translated by: Hypersheep325

Edited by: Michyrr

Once the elder was gone, Wang Chong extricated himself from the pile of corpses by the bonfire. After glancing in the direction the elder had left, Wang Chong swiftly made his way down the mountain.

”Mm?”

Suddenly, as he passed his eyes over Blood Eye's headless corpse, his eyes widened, and he turned around and landed next to Blood Eye. He extended his right hand, removing a secret manual from Blood Eye's bosom.

This book had been placed in a well-hidden position by Blood Eye, but the fierce battle and the final fall had caused a corner of it to protrude outward.

Wang Chong had battled with the men in black many times but had never obtained any treasures from their bodies. The men in black operated with simplicity and efficiency. For every mission, they would always bring only what they needed. Thus, this secret manual that had poked out seemed extremely special.

Wang Chong took it up and immediately saw the three words on its cover.

Void Movement Technique!

Wang Chong felt his heart jolt at these words.

”To think that it would be this!”

Wang Chong was both surprised and elated at this unexpected harvest. These men in black had mysterious origins, but there was no questioning the profundity of their martial arts. Whether it was the Fire of Ju Bi, Fire of Mara, or the Fire of Lu Wu, they were all extremely powerful kinds of energy.

And the movement technique used by this recent batch of men in black was also an extremely profound martial art. This movement technique allowed them to move with such incredible speed that Wang Chong could only keep track of them by tracing their energy trails in the world of energy. For anyone else, even those of a similar level of strength, they would have undoubtedly been struck by the enemy attacks.

Most importantly, movement techniques had never been one of Wang Chong's strong points, and the movement technique recently used by these men in black far surpassed the vast majority of the world's movement techniques. This perfectly complemented Wang Chong's flaw.

And in his current state of cultivation defect, this technique would allow Wang Chong to more easily escape from certain situations and increase his survivability.

Wang Chong swiftly put the 'Void Movement Technique' manual into his bosom.

Chaos still reigned in the darkness, the cries of fighting echoing endlessly in his ears.

Wang Chong continued to make his way down the slope, encountering many battling men in black and Righteous Alliance disciples along the way. Under the cover of darkness, Wang Chong was able to avoid detection and quickly reached an area near the base of the mountain. He would only need a little longer to make his departure.

Creee!

When he was still several meters from the base of the mountain, a sharp cry came from overhead. This was extremely abrupt and caused Wang Chong to raise his head in surprise. He spotted a muscular black silhouette in the sky, its two wings spread out as it glided by.

It was a black eagle!

The starlight was dim, but Wang Chong could still clearly see the eagle's sharp eyes, dazzling like two stars. This eagle was looking down below and constantly circling the perimeter of the mountain as if it was searching for something.

Buzz!

Wang Chong's expression chilled and a deep apprehension emerged in his mind.

This is a countermeasure of those men in black against me!

Wang Chong instinctively understood what was going on. There were no battles taking place on the perimeter of the mountain, and there was no need for an eagle to keep watch here. There was no doubt that this eagle was meant to prevent people from leaving the mountain. Even in the middle of an intense battle, these men in black had not relaxed their vigilance and had left this eagle to keep a watch out for their target.

Wang Chong sensed that while those three bamboo hat men, particularly the leader who was fiercely fighting with Song Yuanyi, were all occupied with battle, if he were to reveal himself, they would immediately cast aside everything else and pursue him.

Whoosh!

As he was thinking, he heard a sound from nearby. Turning to look, he saw a rock rolling down the mountain, apparently knocked loose by a strong wind or a bolt of energy. Creeee! The eagle in the sky cried out!

A moment later, boom! Black Stellar Energy shot over and struck the rolling rock, instantly obliterating it.

Buzz!

Wang Chong looked over to where that Stellar Energy had come from and saw a man in black drawing back his palm, apparently realizing that it was just a rock. With a leap, he quickly withdrew into the distance, his eyes warily observing the mountain. This sight caused Wang Chong's heart to sink.

Wang Chong used this moment to swiftly inspect his surroundings. This time, Wang Chong managed to pick up a few details that he had not the first time around.

Men in black had been positioned around thirty to forty meters from the mountain, standing motionless in the darkness.