CHAPTER 155: CHAPTER 25: A NARROW ESCAPE, MENTAL TELEKINESIS

He knew that at this current stage, human survival was on the brink, and if he became a powerful Mental Telekinesis Master, even if he made a mistake, the Seven Great Star Systems Alliance would be lenient.

What made him happy was that during his escape, he had opened his Sea of Consciousness and formed a faint mental telekinesis.

As long as he found a Telekinesis Crystal Stone in the Catfish Demon’s lair and refined it, he could become a powerful Mental Telekinesis Master.

At the same time, relying on that strand of mental telekinesis, he had evaded several dangers and sneaked all the way into Jiangbei Province, arriving in South City.

This stage of the Great Radiation Zone had just experienced a Catfish Demon storm, with strict vigilance, so he dared not act rashly. Plus, his whereabouts had already been exposed, and the Martial Hall personnel had even chased him to South City. They were rampantly searching in the Outer Ring City, so he entered the Inner Ring City, planning to lie low for a while.

When the time was right, he would enter the Great Radiation Zone again to search for the Telekinesis Crystal Stone, allowing his mental telekinesis to undergo transformation. He understood that even if he had opened his Sea of Consciousness and acquired faint mental telekinesis at the moment, unless he achieved a powerful state of mental telekinesis, he would not gain recognition or forgiveness from the Seven Great Star Systems Alliance.

However, what he didn’t expect was that the Martial Hall personnel found him so quickly.

And trapped him inside the tavern.

Even more terrifying, outside of the tavern appeared a figure that made even his mental telekinesis tremble; that person was none other than Shadow.

In that instant, Shi Pijiang’s mind spun rapidly.

He realized he was encircled; even if he could break through the Martial Hall personnel’s encirclement, he couldn’t escape Shadow’s grip.

So he was stalling for time.

He was racking his brains, planning how to escape with his life.

The appearance of Zhang Lingfeng just gave him hope; based on his age, he could judge that Zhang Lingfeng was a Martial Dao student. A Martial Dao student from Inner Ring City in his hands was enough to make the Martial Hall personnel wary.

Just that Shadow.

For some reason, when he discovered the other person, he saw tension in the other’s eyes and captured the fluctuation of his powerful aura.

Shi Pijiang was somewhat suspicious.

Could it be that his actions had angered this person, making him want to kill him immediately?

Because of Shadow, he focused all his attention on him.

As for Zhang Lingfeng, he considered him a hostage.

He, a respectable Flesh Realm Martial Artist, who had awakened mental telekinesis, and a high school Martial Dao student from a place like South City, Shi Pijiang didn’t need to take Zhang Lingfeng seriously. Just giving Zhang Lingfeng a glance was making a big deal out of nothing for him.

"Suo!"

Zhang Lingfeng ordered a bowl of noodle set.

Shi Pijiang’s voice, filled with killing intent and threat, shocked him as though electrocuted, especially with the identity information prompt on his bracelet, making him dare not act rashly.

However, Zhang Lingfeng could also sense that the three people facing them, with their backs to the tavern entrance and forming a fan-shaped encirclement, were targeting Shi Pijiang.

While Shi Pijiang was planning his escape, Zhang Lingfeng was doing the same.

Nervously, he tried to divert his attention by slurping noodles, hoping Shi Pijiang would drop his guard.

The broadcast content about Shi Pijiang’s identity information suddenly emerged in his mind involuntarily.

He vaguely remembered that Shi Pijiang was a Flesh Realm Martial Artist, who had initiated the Flesh Phase, with a Combat Power ranging from 112.0 to 120.0 and Physical Fitness between 29.0 and 31.0.

His own Combat Power seemed on par with Shi Pijiang, but his Physical Fitness was far inferior, which was the difference between Dharma Aspects.

As a Martial Dao student, Zhang Lingfeng was clearly aware that Shi Pijiang, who managed to escape from Jiangnan Province to Jiangbei Province, escaping through multiple layers of pursuit by the Martial Hall personnel and making his way to South City, must possess extraordinary qualities, not as simple as he appeared on the surface.

This kind of extremely ferocious character, even if his Combat Power surpassed his by a few points, wasn’t someone a Martial Dao student like him could handle alone.

Therefore, while slurping noodles, Zhang Lingfeng also pondered how to escape safely later on. He hadn’t considered helping the Martial Hall capture Shi Pijiang for accolades or rewards.

He only hoped that he wouldn’t cause trouble for the Martial Hall personnel and could avoid misfortune.

This thought coincided with his identity, strength, and Life Chart; at such dangerous moments, Zhang Lingfeng wouldn’t act impulsively.

But he wouldn’t sit and wait for death.

He briefly surveyed the surroundings, and an array of scenes emerged in his mind. He knew that Shi Pijiang had stopped him to use him as a hostage. Only by becoming his hostage could Shi Pijiang escape with his life.

So as long as he didn’t push the other party to desperation, his life shouldn’t be in danger.

Thus, if during the moment when the other party attempted to capture him, he could use his spear technique, in a state of Perfection, to break free and immediately put distance between himself and the other party, those three Martial Hall personnel would quickly subdue him.

Therefore, the moment Shi Pijiang acted, it was his best chance for escape.

Shi Pijiang would never expect him to be a Martial Dao student with a Combat Power reaching near the Flesh Realm of 120.0.

So the opportunity for escape was right before him.

With that thought, Zhang Lingfeng gradually calmed down. With his strength, as long as he could withstand one wave of Shi Pijiang’s attack, Martial Hall personnel would shield him from all subsequent attacks, allowing him to extricate himself and escape.

Yet, releasing spear technique power required a qualified and handy long spear. Barehanded, even facing one wave of attack, slightly careless, and he would be at mortal risk.

After all, his Combat Power of 118.7 derived mainly from skills; if those skills couldn’t be utilized, relying solely on his Physical Fitness of 25.2, fending off one wave of Shi Pijiang’s attack would be very difficult.

Zhang Lingfeng wanted to survive and retreat intact.

Luckily, the tavern was well-equipped, strictly adhering to the safety standards set by the Seven Great Star Systems Alliance; the walls around him didn’t just have fire extinguishers, but were adorned with swords, spears, staffs, and halberds.

This was to prevent a sudden Alien Race invasion where humans, without handy weapons, would be instantly devoured by the Alien Race. Therefore, major malls, taverns, and other public places, upon construction and opening, must incorporate corresponding weapons, placed as prominently as fire extinguishers.

When an Alien Race invasion occurred, humans could swiftly enter combat mode to minimize casualties.

By chance, near Zhang Lingfeng’s dining table, a long spear was hanging on the wall, within his reach.

The reason he chose to sit here earlier was also out of a physical instinct, unintentionally finding himself a safer area.

It’s a habit everyone in this world has followed since childhood.

Of course, the place where Shi Pijiang was positioned was also relatively safe, allowing for both offense and defense.

Originally, he planned to break through the window and run.

But the appearance of Shadow forced him to change his plan; he couldn’t confront Shadow directly, and now holding Zhang Lingfeng hostage was a crucial step for survival.

But leveraging a Martial Dao student’s life alone to escape from the Martial Hall personnel wouldn’t be easy.

After pondering hard, Shi Pijiang came up with a foolish idea.

Currently, his most valuable possession was the strand of faint mental telekinesis that had just been awakened after opening his Sea of Consciousness. If he added a Martial Dao student’s life to this ability, perhaps the Seven Great Star Systems Alliance would give him a chance to reform.

Of course, the premise was that he not only had to capture Zhang Lingfeng, but also make those three Martial Hall personnel feel his mental telekinesis fluctuation, especially Shadow.

Only then would they harbor some dread.

Thus.

Shi Pijiang exerted all his power to release mental telekinesis, penetrating the minds of the three Martial Hall personnel like a steel needle.

And also covered Shadow.

At the same time, he swiftly reached for Zhang Lingfeng.

He dared not delay any longer.

He knew that the Martial Hall, along with many departments, possessed numerous potent weapons, capable of instantly locking onto his figure and killing him at a speed that left him no time to react.

So although the whole process seemed prolonged, in reality, from when he sensed the danger, stopped Zhang Lingfeng, to acting now, only a few bites had been taken from the bowl of noodles.

Similarly, Zhang Lingfeng had merely just picked up his chopsticks and slurped a couple of noodles into his mouth.

With his mind on edge and intensely focused, the moment Shi Pijiang moved, he reached for the gun on the wall at lightning speed.

With a swift "Wind-Swept Lotus Leaf," he thrust the spear rapidly toward Shi Pijiang’s throat.

(This Chapter contains important information and background setup, definitely not filler. I hope everyone can understand it and enjoy watching Zhang Lingfeng grow stronger step by step. Special thanks to Le Le’er, and the author will work harder to update more, and to Yan Qi’s support. I will continue writing.)