Blood still clung to the corners of Zhao Xiaolu's mouth.
Her ferocious gaze locked onto Chen Jie and Xia Wanrou.
The two of them were awakened.
In Zhao Xiaolu's eyes, they were nothing short of a delicious feast.
So, after completing her revenge, Zhao Xiaolu directly set her sights on Chen Jie and Xia Wanrou.
Devouring the two of them would be far more nourishing than devouring thousands of ordinary people.
"Zhao Xiaolu, I think you've completely lost your mind!"
Chen Jie tightened his grip on the Heaven-Opening Axe, ready to fight at any moment.
If Zhao Xiaolu hadn't targeted them, Chen Jie originally had no intention of getting into conflict with her.
Before turning into a monster, Zhao Xiaolu had also been a pitiful person.
But… now that she had set her sights on him, there was no choice but to cut off her head.
"Hehe… delicious food!"
Zhao Xiaolu grinned viciously, as if she hadn't heard Chen Jie at all.
Sharp claws extended from her fingernails, and she slashed through the air toward Chen Jie.
Chen Jie let out a low grunt and swung the Heaven-Opening Axe horizontally.
The immense force shook the entire classroom, the air crackling loudly.
Boom!
The axe collided head-on with Zhao Xiaolu's claws.
Sparks flew in all directions!
Feeling the powerful impact, Zhao Xiaolu hurriedly stepped back.
Eight cracks were carved into the ground.
Her fingers trembled slightly, and more than half of the claws on her hands shattered.
With her beloved claws injured, Zhao Xiaolu immediately fell into a frenzy.
"You dare to hurt me! Anyone who hurts me must die!"
Zhao Xiaolu threw her head back and roared.
It seemed she had already lumped Chen Jie together with those who had bullied her before.
In her mind, Chen Jie had to die!
After her furious outburst, Zhao Xiaolu opened her gaping mouth. A ripple stirred within the dark cavity.
Then, thick white threads burst out from her mouth.
They were coated with patches of pale green corrosive slime.
This was Zhao Xiaolu's mutated spider-silk attack.
"Whoosh!"
The silk formed a massive web, shooting directly toward Chen Jie.
A golden glint flashed in Chen Jie's eyes.
The energy within his body surged wildly.
With such a wide-range attack in such a confined space, evading it was nearly impossible.
This was the perfect opportunity to test his awakened talent.
Golden-yellow energy rapidly rose from Chen Jie's body.
In no time, it wrapped around the Heaven-Opening Axe in his hand.
He raised the axe upright toward the sky, and the surrounding space began to tremble.
The entire floor of the building seemed to shake like an earthquake.
Desks in the room rattled violently, and the surrounding windows shattered one after another.
Just as the web was about to envelop Chen Jie completely, he brought the axe down.
"Heaven-Cleaving Creation!"
The Heaven-Opening Axe unleashed overwhelming power, striking the web directly.
Even the thick, thigh-sized strands of silk were like cucumbers before a blade.
In an instant, they shattered completely, unable to resist in the slightest.
Boom!
After splitting the web, the axe struck Zhao Xiaolu directly, producing a deafening sound.
Instantly!
Zhao Xiaolu's body was split into two from the shoulder down by Chen Jie.
A torrent of blood gushed out.
"Ahhhhh!"
Zhao Xiaolu let out a horrifying scream.
Severely wounded, she began to feel the urge to retreat.
Waves of mental energy spread from her mind.
The ordinary students present clutched their heads, crouching down in pain.
Facing it head-on, Chen Jie was momentarily affected, his movements stiffening.
It was his first time encountering a mental attack.
Meanwhile, the monsters outside, influenced by Zhao Xiaolu's psychic waves, rushed in like mad, eager to tear Chen Jie apart.
"You're not allowed to hurt Xiao Jie!"
Seeing the monsters charging toward Chen Jie, Xia Wanrou's gaze turned cold.
She swung the Azure Scale Longsword in her hand, arcs of lightning bursting from it and wrapping around the blade.
Before the monsters could even reach Chen Jie, Xia Wanrou had already transformed into a blur and charged forward.
Azure Sky Divine Thunder erupted!
Bolts of lightning as thick as pythons shot toward the monsters with bloodthirsty ferocity.
Having absorbed a spirit crystal, Xia Wanrou was clearly much stronger than before.
Just the residual lightning alone instantly blasted four or five monsters to death.
Then, with a sweep of her sword, she cut down a large number of them.
Before her, these monsters were as easy to kill as slicing vegetables.
After streaks of lightning flashed by, the monsters in the corridor were completely cleared.
Anything that could pose a threat to Chen Jie—she would absolutely not allow it to exist!
"Chen Jie, you've been completely controlled by me. Now go die peacefully!"
Despite being gravely injured, Zhao Xiaolu somehow found the strength to slash at Chen Jie again.
"You don't seriously think that your crude mental control can actually control me, do you?"
The previously stiff Chen Jie suddenly broke free, two streams of mysterious yellow energy bursting from his body.
This was another one of Chen Jie's talents—Separating Turbid and Clear!
[Separating Turbid and Clear: The Pangu bloodline divides the clear and turbid, easily dispelling illusions.]
With Zhao Xiaolu's weak mental control, if Chen Jie hadn't been in the phase of testing his abilities, her power might not have even qualified to touch him.
As the mysterious yellow energy emerged, Chen Jie instantly regained clarity—his eyes even brighter than before.
"How is that possible?! My mental control is among the strongest of my kind! I can even control ordinary monsters! How could you break it?!"
Zhao Xiaolu's face was filled with disbelief.
Due to her deep resentment, among early-stage psychic-type mutants, her abilities were indeed above average.
Ordinary awakened individuals, if hit head-on, might fall unconscious for a long time.
Yet Chen Jie dispelled it in mere moments!
This shocked her greatly.
Chen Jie smiled faintly and gave no further explanation.
The Heaven-Opening Axe in his hand would give her the answer!
Channeling power into the axe, Chen Jie bent his knees.
In the next instant, a streak of yellow lightning flashed.
The already half-destroyed Zhao Xiaolu was instantly reduced to a rain of blood.
Mixed with chunks of flesh, it scattered across the classroom.
"Ch-Chen Jie… killed her?"
"Zhao Xiaolu had such insidious mental attacks, and he killed her with just two strikes? Chen Jie is way too strong!"
"Xia Wanrou isn't bad either! I always thought those two were a perfect match!"
…
Many of the students present gradually regained their composure.
In this apocalypse filled with monsters, they had not awakened any abilities.
So now, they immediately began flattering Chen Jie and Xia Wanrou.
If the two of them still held onto any sense of classmate bonds, there might still be a chance for them to survive!