Overbearing School!

"Ice Blue Silk."

Xu Fei said excitedly, "I finally found it."

He cautiously reached out to grab that small blade of grass.

However, at that very instant, the entire room trembled slightly. The walls of the Ice Crystal Chamber actually turned into the skin of an ugly giant, their four sides transforming into its torso!

"Oh no."

Everyone's expressions changed drastically.

Environmental Camouflage!

This was the ability of the Ice Crystal Chameleon, and this ugly ice crystal monster actually possessed the bloodline genes of an Ice Crystal Chameleon!

"Boom!"

A fist came down.

"Careful."

Zhou Ling let out a cry of alarm.

Swish!

A floating Ice Crystal Mirror blocked the air.

Boom!

The Ice Crystal Giant smashed down with a punch, and the mirror shattered instantly, only able to delay it for a split second. Yet that very split second allowed Xu Fei to react, tumbling away to safety.

Boom!

The ground cracked open.

A hole was actually smashed right through it.

"Damn it."

Xu Fei broke out in a cold sweat. Just then, if Zhou Ling hadn't reacted quickly, he likely would have died right here. Son of a bitch.

"A mere E-Class Mutated Beast..."

Xu Fei burned with fury.

Boom!

Xu Fei went berserk.

Fist after fist carrying the brilliant glow of dense flames rained down, blasting massive craters into the Ice Crystal Giant's body before Xu Fei ultimately beat it to death with his bare hands! An E-Class Mutated Beast, and not even a purely combat-oriented one, actually dared to ambush him? And the most crucial part was that he had almost fallen for it.

Hateful!

Xu Fei stomped on it fiercely, and the Ice Crystal Giant melted into a puddle of liquid and vanished.

He scanned his surroundings vigilantly.

Only then did Xu Fei cautiously pack that precious blade of grass into a pre-prepared box, and the group finally let out sighs of relief. Their mission for this trip was complete.

"Let's go."

Xu Fei nodded.

The group moved quickly to leave, but the moment they reached the entrance.

"Boom!"

The barrier at the Fourth Layer's entrance was suddenly blasted open.

A group of young men and young women walked out. The students and teacher of Senior Year Class 2 had arrived! Chen Feng frowned slightly, subconsciously hiding behind Tieshi so that only half of his shadow was visible.

"Someone is actually on the Fourth Layer?"

Xie Kangzhong was somewhat surprised. He glanced over and saw that they were a few E-class Gene Warriors, then immediately understood and said indifferently, "We are going to train here, so you need to make way."

"Fine."

Xu Fei nodded.

They had no intention of fighting this group in the first place.

However.

At that exact moment, Xie Kangzhong suddenly spoke up, "What is inside the box you're holding?"

"Just some spare reagents I prepared myself."

Xu Fei frowned slightly.

"I'm buying it."

Xie Kangzhong said indifferently. "Name your price."

"Not selling."

Xu Fei said calmly.

"Not selling, or not daring to sell?"

Xie Kangzhong sneered. "This thing must have been obtained right here. Let me think—if you need to use something like that to preserve it, there is only one thing: Ice Blue Silk."

Xu Fei's figure paused slightly.

"Ice Blue Silk."

A group of students immediately gasped in surprise.

"I heard that stuff is worth a fortune."

"Of course it is. The value isn't the main point; the point is that it's hard to preserve, making it priceless and rare."

"Oh, right, the genetic materials Su Jin needs for her breakthrough this time seem to require Ice Blue Silk as well, right?"

"Seems so."

The crowd murmured amongst themselves.

"Hand it over, and you can leave."

Xie Kangzhong looked coldly at Xu Fei and the others, a trace of faint power flashing across his hand. "Be careful of losing your life if you hold onto things that don't belong to you."

The surrounding students watched with mounting excitement. This was the overbearing aura of a D-grade Gene Warrior!

A mere few E-classes?

They weren't worth a damn!

Coupled with their status as prospective university students, these wild itinerant cultivators wouldn't dare to make a move. Otherwise, even if they won the fight, they would still be in deep trouble!

"Live or die?"

"Choose for yourself."

Xie Kangzhong oozed overbearing dominance.

The chill in Xu Fei's eyes had already condensed. Unwilling to provoke these people didn't mean he was willing to be trampled upon at will. He hadn't expected that even after going out of his way to avoid them, they would still be found.

It seemed...

Xu Fei's expression turned cold.

Xie Kangzhong also looked at them with a half-smile, ready to strike at any moment.

A battle was on the verge of erupting.

However.

At that very moment, a soft voice suddenly rang out, "Chen Feng?"

Everyone followed her gaze. Behind that hulking warrior, a figure was standing there. Looking closely, wasn't that precisely Chen Feng?!

"It's actually him?"

"Damn, he mixed in with these wild cultivators so quickly."

"Because he naturally belongs down here, doesn't he? Haha."

"This is getting interesting now."

Some students gloated. "Teacher Xie used to be the nicest to Chen Feng. Who would've thought he'd fail the national exams and even reject graduation cultivation, only to show up here on his own."

"No kidding! Who would have expected the school's top student to actually fail."

The crowd mocked.

Meanwhile, Xu Fei and the others looked at Chen Feng with astonishment. The school's top student? Truly fierce! No wonder Chen Feng had said before that he was framed. If he hadn't been framed, given Chen Feng's grades, what kind of university couldn't he get into? And then there was his talent in Gene Production...

This was a genuine genius.

Framed?

These idiots clearly had no idea what they had done.

Xu Fei shook his head. Students nowadays really were getting worse with each generation.

Oh, and teachers too.

It seemed his old man was right not to let him go to school and instead decided to personally train him. What kind of good students could possibly be taught by a bunch of idiot teachers like these?

"Chen Feng."

Xie Kangzhong wore a somewhat complex expression as his gaze landed on Chen Feng. "You..."

"Sigh."

"How did you end up in such a state?"

Xie Kangzhong shook his head. "I know your self-esteem is high and you were unwilling to come with us for graduation cultivation, but... sigh, forget it, I won't say anymore."

Chen Feng: "..."

He remembered this guy hadn't invited him at all, right?

"For your sake, I'll spare their lives."

Xie Kangzhong said indifferently. "Have your friends hand over the item, and this matter will be dropped."

"Are you brain-damaged?"

Chen Feng sneered.

He was somewhat curious about why the neural pathways of people in this world were so bizarre!

"Pfft."

Zhou Ling burst out laughing on the spot, and the corners of Xu Fei and the others' mouths twitched as they fought back their laughter. Uttering those exact words at a time like this really hit the nail on the head.

"Chen Feng!"

A cold light flared intensely in Xie Kangzhong's eyes. "I treated you the best for all three years of high school, and this is how you repay me?"

"Cut the crap."

Chen Feng shook his head. "The school pays you a salary to teach classes; when did that ever become a personal favor to me? If you had treated me with genuine sincerity, I naturally would have been grateful. But the moment you found out I failed the college entrance exams, you didn't even invite me at all—is this what you call teacher ethics?"

"I know plenty of teachers at school."

"Some are truly kind-hearted and benevolent, while others, though somewhat snobbish, are at least open and aboveboard. But you, out of all of them, are the one I despise the most."

Chen Feng sneered. "Acting like a whore while trying to set up a memorial archway for chastity; do you really think students are that easy to fool?"

"Sharp-tongued."

Xie Kangzhong's face turned livid. "I can understand that you have no father, no mother, and no upbringing, but not even knowing how to respect teachers and value the Dao makes you nothing but an ungrateful wolf. If I hadn't run into you, so be it, but since we've crossed paths today, I will properly discipline you and teach you your final lesson so you know what teacher ethics actually means!"

"Boom!"

Cold light burst forth from Xie Kangzhong's hand as he prepared to strike. Xu Fei and the others silently stepped up beside Chen Feng.

"Teacher ethics?"

Chen Feng laughed in spite of himself. "Hearing those words come out of your mouth really is like a dog spewing ivory."

"Chen Feng!"

Xie Kangzhong's murderous intent surged to its peak. "Do you honestly think these few E-class good-for-nothings can protect you?"

"No."

Chen Feng shook his head. "You wouldn't dare strike."

"Why?"

Xie Kangzhong sneered.

"You're strong."

Chen Feng wore a half-smile. "If it comes to a deathmatch, we naturally aren't your match, but are you certain the students behind you would survive? Hmm... let me think. During graduation cultivation, a teacher avenges a personal grudge, resulting in the death of every single student while only the teacher returns—that scene would be quite magnificent, wouldn't it?"

Xie Kangzhong's expression instantly froze.

He only just remembered that he was currently the leader of a student expedition!

Those weaklings before might not have mattered, but his opponents right now were four E-Class Peaks. Could he truly take them down while guaranteeing the absolute safety of every single student?

"Chen Feng..."

A soft voice drifted over.

Chen Feng subconsciously looked over. It was a very pretty female student, possessing the delicate fragility of a young lady from a wealthy family, one that naturally stirred feelings of protection.