Worldwide Class Change: An Invincible Swordsman

Chapter 541: Chapter 540, Hunting the Black Bear_1

At this moment, Jiang Chen circulated the Supreme Sensing Induction Chapter, and streams of Energy entered his body.

[Ding! Channeled 0.0001 True Qi... Hundredfold magnification successful. Boost: +0.01]

[Ding! Channeled 0.0001 True Qi... Hundredfold magnification successful. Boost: +0.01]

[Ding! Channeled 0.0001 True Qi... Hundredfold magnification successful. Boost: +0.01]

...

Absorbing Natural Energy yields a thousand times less than absorbing it from food.

Ba Jie was greatly surprised. "You... you can actually absorb Energy indefinitely? You’ve actually reached this Realm!"

"What unlimited absorption?" Jiang Chen asked.

"Our cultivation as Wanderers is completely different. It requires a specific movement technique and sitting cross-legged for mind regulation. But you are different. I just felt True Qi circulating within your body. This is the Heavenly path’s Body!"

Ba Jie continued, "A Heavenly path’s Body means you’re capable of multitasking. You can absorb Energy and convert it into True Qi without any specific posture. However, absorbing Natural Energy is different from absorbing Energy from food."

Jiang Chen nodded; he had felt it. The absorption of Natural Energy was indeed a thousand times less.

But absorbing it through food has limits; the stomach can only hold so much.Whereas indefinite absorption allows one to absorb Energy constantly, upgrading one’s Realm.That’s the difference.

Jiang Chen laughed. "It seems I was born to be a Wanderer."

"You truly are a prodigy! Anyone with the Heavenly path’s Body will have limitless achievements in the future."

Ba Jie turned, entered the house, and returned with a Longsword. "The weapons we Wanderers use are different," he said. "We channel True Qi through Martial Arts to kill enemies."

"One can also use True Qi to shatter an enemy’s heart meridians."

"Since you have cultivated True Qi, you can join us in hunting."

Jiang Chen nodded and accepted the Thin Sword that Ba Jie brought him. Following Ba Jie, he headed to the village entrance to join the team. Every day, the squad would go out to hunt animals to supplement the villagers’ food and for their own cultivation.

This was the Wanderers’ way of cultivation. Without the Heavenly path’s Body, one could only convert True Qi by eating food.

The squad comprised four people: three men and one woman.

Ba Jie introduced them, "Xi Weifeng, Fu Chunyou, Yan Jiashing, and Nan Pingying. This is Jiang Chen; he’ll be cultivating here temporarily."

Jiang Chen smiled. "Nice to meet you all."

Xi Weifeng smiled back. "We’re all Wanderers. You’ll have to get used to life here."

Jiang Chen replied, "Actually, there’s not much to it. It’s all the same."

Ba Jie said, "Let’s go then. Yesterday, you mentioned spotting a black bear. That one’s quite tough."

"Yes, Eighth Brother," Xi Weifeng affirmed. "That black bear is ten meters tall and has immense strength."

Fu Chunyou added, "It’s enough for the whole village to eat for several days."

Yan Jiashing chimed in, "With Eighth Brother here, there’s absolutely no problem."

Jiang Chen observed his new teammates, sensing the True Qi in their bodies was around the second and third stages—not very strong—while Ba Jie was already a fifth-stage expert.

Jiang Chen possessed the Heart Realm from his master; this was not a Swordsman Skill but a Wanderers’ Skill. The Heart Realm was still active.

Ba Jie looked back. "Let’s go. We’re off to hunt the black bear."

Jiang Chen nodded, following behind Ba Jie.

Nan Pingying walked beside Jiang Chen, casting curious glances his way from time to time. After a while, she asked, "You’re a hero from the Continent of All-Gods, aren’t you? What’s life like over there?"

Nan Pingying was very curious about the Continent of All-Gods, having always lived in this small world and never having visited the continent.

Jiang Chen smiled. "Actually, it’s much the same. You still have to eat."

"Some who have been there come back saying everything is wonderful on the Continent of All-Gods, with delicious food and splendid living conditions," Nan Pingying mused.

Ba Jie laughed. "That must be mostly men talking."

"Eighth Brother, how do you know?" Nan Pingying asked.

Ba Jie laughed heartily. "You’re better off not going. As a girl, you probably couldn’t handle it!"

"Why?" Nan Pingying asked, her face full of curiosity.

Ba Jie just smiled, saying nothing.

Jiang Chen explained, "That place is suited for men, not for women."

"Oh... then I must go and see for myself!" Nan Pingying declared.

The team of five traveled through the icy wilderness and entered a forest, leaving behind a trail of footprints, each sixty centimeters long and thirty centimeters wide.

Ba Jie gazed into the depths of the forest, his brow furrowed. "Everyone be careful. This black bear won’t be easy to handle."

He looked at Jiang Chen. "You’re a Wanderer now. Ordinary equipment is of no use. This black bear’s strength is enough to kill me with a single swipe."

"Moreover, it has a thick hide that can block most True Qi. This is likely to be a protracted battle."

Jiang Chen looked ahead, sensing heavy breathing nearby. He pointed. "There should be a cave up ahead."

"How do you know?" Ba Jie asked, surprised.

"That black bear should be sleeping inside. I can feel its breath."

Ba Jie was shocked. "You still have Swordsman Skills?"

"No, that’s not it," Jiang Chen replied. "It’s just that after so many battles, I can sense enemies."

Jiang Chen had no Badge, but with his history of frequent combat, he could often predict danger.

Ba Jie nodded. "Even without skills, you’re bound to rise quickly."

The five continued forward and, indeed, soon saw a cave. Looking at the ten-meter-high Black Hole of an entrance, they were at a loss. Nan Pingying and the other two usually took detours, hunting wild boars, hares, and the like; a ten-meter-tall black bear was beyond anything they dared to imagine.

"What now?" Fu Chunyou asked.

"Since the black bear is in the cave, we can only try to lure it out," Xi Weifeng suggested.

"The black bear is asleep. Disturbing it might enrage it," Yan Jiashing worried.

Ba Jie said, "We need bait. Place the bait at the cave entrance and wait for the black bear to emerge."

"But where can we find bait?" Nan Pingying wondered.

Jiang Chen scanned with his Heart Realm. Fifty meters away, a wild rabbit.

"I’ll go."

WHOOSH!

Jiang Chen vanished in an instant.

The others: ?????

"Where did he go?!"

"How did he disappear so suddenly? Could he still be a Swordsman?" Xi Weifeng wondered aloud.

"No, that’s not right," Fu Chunyou said. "I can sense the residue of True Qi. That was definitely True Qi."

Nan Pingying exclaimed, "What kind of movement technique was that? It was so fast I couldn’t even see his figure!"

Ba Jie was silent. What kind of unearthly movement technique is this? It resembles Flash in the Void somewhat, but not quite. So fast... And no tracks on the snow—it’s Stepping on Snow without a Trace!

Less than a minute later, Jiang Chen returned, carrying a rabbit. He made a swift cut with his Thin Sword and placed the bleeding rabbit ten meters from the cave entrance.

Everyone quickly climbed up a tree, waiting in silence. Jiang Chen did the same.

The scent of blood drifted into the cave, and the black bear opened its eyes.

THUD. THUD. THUD.

Everyone in the trees felt the ground shake. The black bear was awake.

A ten-meter-tall black bear emerged from the cave. Spotting the injured rabbit on the ground, it rushed over and, with one bite, swallowed it whole.

At that moment, Ba Jie leaped from the tree. A sword glow streaked towards the black bear.

SLASH!

A wound appeared on the black bear’s body.

ROAR!

The black bear roared furiously, turning to face Ba Jie.

At this, Ba Jie’s eyebrows furrowed. It didn’t die! This black bear is so damn tough...