Chapter 41

The sound of swords clashing filled the air.

The leader in white was pushed back three steps, and before he could catch his breath, Jiang Li's sword attacked again. This time, it was different; the wind of the sword whistled, and everything turned white.

Finally, Jiang Li could integrate the Great Emperor Seal of the Mind into actual combat, greatly increasing its power.

The dazzling sword light could hypnotize, the sound waves could hypnotize, and even the rhythm of breathing could hypnotize. The leader in white seemed to enter a dreamlike state, and his movements with the long sword became increasingly slow.

Swish!

Jiang Li struck again, actually cutting off one of the leader's arms, and blood spurted out like a fountain.

"One Demon Pagoda!"

The leader in white, with his arm severed, was suddenly awakened by the intense pain, which roused him from his drowsy state. He seemed to realize his defeat, and his eyes flashed with the resolve to take his enemy down with him.

The long sword trembled, and his whole body turned blood red. He suddenly thrust the sword, which shone with the most intense light, making it impossible to resist. He pushed aside the long sword and stabbed into Jiang Li's chest.

At this moment, Jiang Li struck again, cutting into the leader's waist, causing his internal organs to spill out, making it impossible for him to survive.

Originally, he should have defended against Jiang Li's strike, but he chose to die with his enemy, not only not defending but advancing, allowing the sword to cut deeper, so he could stab Jiang Li's chest with his own sword.

Jiang Li, with the sword in his chest, pulled back his long sword and slashed, cutting the sword in half to prevent the other from pulling it out and causing more blood to spurt.

Terrible!

This battle was incredibly tragic.

Thud!

The leader in white fell to the ground, his eyes losing focus.

Jiang Li, having cut the sword in half and not pulled it out, still had it embedded in his chest, the force not yet dissipated, standing firm.

"Why?" The leader in white, lying on the ground, struggled to sit up and stared at Jiang Li: "Our homeland has been trampled by your group of demons. I am unwilling... unwilling to die like this... my family, my brothers, my sisters... why is fate on your side..."

"Fate..." Hearing these words, Jiang Li felt a deep sorrow. Despite defeating his opponent, he felt no joy: "Race, survival, the universe, family..." These words weighed heavily on his heart, causing him indescribable pain.

"Great dreams span thousands of years, what year is it now?"

Suddenly, the leader in white's eyes drooped, and he muttered: "I really hope this is a dream, and when I wake up, I will return to my homeland, the rice fields, the yellow dog, the fruit trees, the girl next door... my father, my mother... I'm back..."

The words were spoken in the language of Earth humans, very softly, without any hostility.

He was dead.

He did not return to his homeland but died in the distant stars.

Jiang Li thudded to the ground, unable to move, but he did not lose consciousness. This battle, a life-and-death struggle, had made him a true warrior.

His body was covered in wounds, especially the deep sword wound in his chest, but he did not care. Deep in his heart, he felt a sense of peace.

"Jiang Li, how are you...?" Luo Han rushed over, taking out precious medicine and spraying it, stopping the bleeding and causing the cells to regenerate, healing his wounds.

"Jiang Li, take this pill." She then took out a pill.

It smelled fragrant.

"What is it?" Jiang Li asked weakly: "It looks very precious."

"This is a biological activity enhancement pill. After taking it, it will protect your vital functions from failing. The sword in your chest is too deep. I need to pull it out to stop the bleeding, but once I do, the blood will spurt. You must take the medicine..." Luo Han said urgently.

"Where is Xue Ling?" Jiang Li ignored his own injuries.

"Her throat was cut, but I treated her in time. It's now connected, and she's having some difficulty breathing, but she will recover soon because she has precious cell regeneration and blood-making spray." Luo Han said.

"I'm relieved." Modern technology was highly advanced. As long as a person did not die immediately, there was always a chance of treatment, especially for wealthy young ladies who carried many precious medicines, some of which were secret military drugs. Even if an arm was cut off, it could be reattached, and after spraying the medicine and bandaging it, it could be fully restored after surgery.

At this moment, Xue Ling sat up, her face pale, her throat wrapped in a biological bandage, her voice hoarse: "It was a close call. If I hadn't retreated in time, it wouldn't have been just a cut throat, but my head would have been severed, and nothing could have saved me..."

"It's okay, it's okay..." Jiang Li, exhausted, his eyes blurred: "You have your homeland, your parents, the little girl next door. I also have my homeland, my parents, my classmates... we are all protecting what is important to us... no matter how cruel the universe is, I will protect them, they won't become the second you..."

Hearing Jiang Li's words, Xue Ling and Luo Han's eyes flashed.

As they spoke, Jiang Li took the pill from Luo Han and swallowed it. He felt a coolness in his body, and his spirit was refreshed. He grabbed the long sword in his chest and pulled it out with a force.

Rip!

A spray of blood shot out, and the massive blood loss made his head spin, almost causing him to faint, leaving him weak.

If he hadn't taken the biological cell activation drug, he might have fainted and suffered severe damage.

Luo Han quickly sprayed the medicine, and the wound clotted, stopping the bleeding. She then applied more precious medicine, and Jiang Li's complexion improved.

"Luo Han, I'm fine. You should also bandage your wounds." Jiang Li said.

After the intense battle, all three were covered in injuries, nearly becoming casualties. This experience was heart-stopping, and each felt they had gained a lot.

The three quietly bandaged their wounds, reflecting on this experience.

This could be said to be the most important experience in their lives, a matter of life and death. If it weren't for modern high-tech biological medicine, they would have died, and Xue Ling, with her throat cut, would not have survived.

Each felt they had grown.

Especially Jiang Li, who had never killed before, but in this battle, he killed two people. The first time was an unconscious fight, and the second time was because Xue Ling's throat was cut, and he abandoned everything to fight to the death.

These two experiences of killing were both melancholic and a form of liberation. He was calmly reflecting on his emotional changes and the transformation of his mind.

"There are still some people who haven't died, just knocked out." Luo Han said: "What should we do with them?"

"I'll deal with them." Xue Ling stood up. She had just been cut in the throat and had come back from the brink of death, and she hated these extraterrestrial warriors.

Jiang Li's lips moved, "Forget it, these people will die sooner or later. We shouldn't let killing blind our hearts. Let's go."

"Alright." Xue Ling smiled. She had originally wanted to kill the knocked-out extraterrestrial warriors, but Jiang Li's reminder made her realize that killing defenseless people would only make her more bloodthirsty, which was not a good thing.

After all, they were just students.

After resting for a while, the three felt their strength had recovered and quickly left the bloody valley.

With the support of modern technology and medicine, their injuries were not serious. Of course, these medicines were hard to obtain and very expensive, and ordinary people could not afford them. Only wealthy children like Luo Han and Xue Ling, whose families had assets in the billions and who were given special training, could have them.

The Xue family and the Zhou family were both large families with assets in the billions.

But other children in their families could not carry such expensive medicines.

Luo Han and Xue Ling were both outstanding, with the potential to be admitted to the Space University, and they naturally enjoyed the vast resources provided by their families.

After this battle, the three moved through the jungle, wearing armor to protect themselves.

Each of them felt they had made great progress in their cultivation.

Especially Jiang Li, who had killed two extraterrestrial warriors in life-and-death struggles, instantly deciding the outcome. His mental cultivation had been tested in actual combat, and he had matured, truly beginning to grow. His use of various martial arts, such as "Boneless Soft Technique," "Dragon Claw Seizing," and "Great Emperor Seal of the Mind," had become more proficient.

Moreover, he found it easy to enter the "Dream into Divine Power" state, where he could enter a deep sleep during movement and combat, making his body immune to pain, danger, and fear, giving him immense strength and endurance.

However, after this state ended, his body would be extremely fatigued, and it would be difficult to recover.

But once recovered, his strength would increase.

This was a form of extreme training.

"There's a smell of blood ahead!"

Luo Han suddenly stopped, her expression serious.

They had been moving through the jungle for five days, encountering many extraterrestrial beasts, but each time it was a close call, and they did not encounter any extraterrestrial warriors.

This was a military restricted area, used for trials, so nothing too powerful would appear.

In five days, with the support of medicine and super-nutrients, all three had fully recovered and made significant progress, feeling much stronger than when they were at school.

Jiang Li, Xue Ling, and Luo Han, as a team, shared many benefits, especially in terms of food and drink, which were supplements they could never have accessed before.

Of course, Jiang Li also took on the role of protector. Several times, when the three encountered danger, he was the one who resolved the issues. His spirit and mind were growing stronger, and his sixth sense was very sharp, often allowing him to sense sudden dangers.

Once, as they passed a cliff, Jiang Li suddenly sensed danger and immediately stopped.

Sure enough, as they stopped, many large rocks on the cliff ahead began to slide down. If they had taken a few more steps, they would have been crushed to death.

After a few such incidents, the two girls were amazed at Jiang Li's mental cultivation, which seemed to surpass theirs.

People with strong mental cultivation can indeed sense sudden dangers, but they had not reached that level.

"I also smell blood. Let's go and see." Jiang Li walked forward, and the jungle opened up to a small clearing, about ten thousand square meters, with many wooden houses.

These were people living in the jungle.

They practiced slash-and-burn agriculture and hunting.

The only possibility for people to live in the military restricted jungle was that they were extraterrestrial warriors, placed there by the military. To survive, they had to build houses and hunt.

Seeing the clearing and the wooden houses, the three were highly alert, ready for battle.

But what they saw were only bodies on the ground.