Bang!
A terrifying boom instantly threw the students inside Thunderclap Martial Hall into panic.
"What happened?"
"Where did that explosion come from?"
"Could someone be attacking us?"
Amid the chaos, Lin Zhen's expression changed. He immediately sprang forward and rushed outside.
At the same time, without looking back, Lin Zhen said, "Students, stay calm! Don't panic. I'll go out and take a look first."
Seeing this, everyone forced themselves to quiet down. Yet the panic in their eyes revealed that they were far less composed than they appeared.
Before long, another furious shout came from outside.
"Enemy attack!"
"The Heavenly Principle Cult is attacking! All teachers, leave the hall and meet the enemy!"
"Students, do not panic! Stay quietly inside the martial hall! With the teachers here, we will never let those beasts of the Heavenly Principle Cult harm you!"
At that roar, the entire Thunderclap Martial Hall erupted into commotion.
The Heavenly Principle Cult had actually come to attack the Elite Class!
For a time, every teacher of the Elite Class rushed out. As for the students, they huddled nervously in a corner.
Lu Chuan, who was in the Seclusion Chamber, heard the shout and disregarded stabilizing his realm. After concealing his aura, he rushed out.
After sweeping his gaze over his classmates, Lu Chuan felt his blood surge. He wanted to rush outside as well and fight the Heavenly Principle Cult to the death.
But in the end, reason stopped Lu Chuan.
He knew that his task was to protect these students and preserve Lin City's hope.
Outside Thunderclap Martial Hall.
The Elite Class teachers and the martial artists arranged in advance by the three major high schools—hundreds of them—charged at the Heavenly Principle Cult.
King against king, general against general.
In an instant, everyone found an opponent of their own.
"Damn beasts!"
After blasting a Heavenly Principle Cult follower to death with one palm strike, Lin Zhen's fury soared to the heavens. His fists clenched tightly, and he wished he could smash every last member of the Heavenly Principle Cult to death.
"The Lin Family Fierce Tiger truly lives up to his name!"
"I just wonder, when your fierce tiger meets my lone wolf, which of us will come out on top?"
At that moment, a sinister voice rang out.
Immediately afterward, a masked man, whose bearing marked him as the leader of the Heavenly Principle Cult, suddenly appeared before Lin Zhen.
At the sight of him, Lin Zhen's pupils shrank. Seeming to realize something, he cried in horror, "You're Lone Wolf Liu Jian, a Sixth-Rank Expert!"
Hearing this, Liu Jian snorted and said blandly, "Hmph! Since you've heard of me, why don't you surrender at once?"
"Perhaps I might even spare your life."
"You want me to surrender? Dream on!"
Suppressing the fear in his heart, Lin Zhen roared and charged toward Liu Jian.
Disdain flashed through Liu Jian's eyes. "A mere Fifth-Rank Martial Artist dares take the initiative to attack me."
"Fine. Today, I'll let you witness the might of a Sixth-Rank Expert!"
A cruel smile curled across his lips. Liu Jian kicked off the ground with his right foot and shot forward like a bolt.
His fingers formed a blade, sharp as a sword, and stabbed straight at Lin Zhen's eyes.
Lin Zhen had no choice but to cross his arms before his face and block with all his strength.
Bang!
A tremendous crash rang out. Liu Jian's seemingly frail fingers were like hardened steel at that moment, forcefully blasting Lin Zhen back more than ten meters.
His arms hung limp at his sides as Lin Zhen discovered in shock that his arms were faintly beginning to disobey him.
Was this the power of a Sixth-Rank Expert?
Truly formidable!
But I, the Lin Family Fierce Tiger, am not one to live off empty air!
"Kill!"
After a furious roar, Lin Zhen charged at Liu Jian once more.
"Interesting. Fine, I'll play with you today."
Perhaps Lin Zhen's performance had piqued Liu Jian's interest. Liu Jian's attacks were no longer so aggressive. Like a cat toying with a mouse, he began playing with Lin Zhen.
At the same time, Liu Jian's right- and left-hand men quietly revealed themselves.
After glancing at Liu Jian and Lin Zhen, the two did not slow down in the slightest and charged straight toward Thunderclap Martial Hall.
At that moment, the Principal of Third Middle School and the Principal of Second Middle School, who had been hidden for a long time, appeared at the same time. Without needing a word, they exchanged a knowing glance and each chose an opponent.
For a time, the battlefield was locked in a stalemate.
No one could advance even a single step.
Inside Thunderclap Martial Hall.
Listening to the sounds of battle outside, Lu Chuan could not help feeling anxious.
How was the situation? Were they winning or losing?
Even knowing that Azure Dragon Academy would send reinforcements, Lu Chuan was still worried.
"Lu Chuan..."
The classmates in the corner had all taken Lu Chuan as their pillar. Their eyes brimmed with fear.
"What should we do?"
"Stay quietly where you are."
Lu Chuan stared fixedly outside without turning around. "With our strength, going out would only cause trouble."
"We might as well stay here and wait for the teachers' rescue."
"Remember, don't let the teachers' sacrifices be in vain!"
Hearing this, everyone shrank back, afraid of drawing the Heavenly Principle Cult's attention.
Bang!
Just then, an explosion suddenly erupted outside the door.
Immediately afterward, the gate forged from refined iron shattered as easily as if it were made of paper.
"Hehehe..."
"Who would have thought Lin City's future would be this pathetic?"
"Look at them. Do they have even the slightest bearing of martial artists?"
As the iron gate was blasted apart, several Third Rank Martial Artists from the Heavenly Principle Cult walked in with savage grins.
At once, the students began trembling even more violently.
"Seeking death!"
Suddenly!
Everyone saw a figure dart out, driving a fist into the chest of a Third Rank Martial Artist from the Heavenly Principle Cult.
At once, the Third Rank Martial Artist was sent flying, crashing heavily into the wall and directly knocking it down.
Looking at that Third Rank Martial Artist again, there was not the slightest trace of life left in him.
"Lu Chuan..."
At that moment, all the students were stunned.
Lu Chuan was actually a Third Rank Martial Artist!
No one had expected that Lu Chuan, whose alchemy talent was so outstanding, would possess such terrifying attainments in martial arts as well.
No wonder Lu Chuan was Lin City's number one prodigy!
I killed someone?
Staring at the corpse of the Third Rank Martial Artist, Lu Chuan's heart trembled.
This was his first time killing someone.
Though the one he had killed was a beast from the Heavenly Principle Cult, it would be a lie to say he was unaffected.
"Seeking death!"
"Brothers, attack together!"
At that moment, the other Heavenly Principle Cult martial artists, who had been stunned by Lu Chuan's lightning-fast methods, came to their senses. They grabbed their weapons and charged at Lu Chuan.
"Those Heavenly Principle Cult scum deserve to die!"
Whether he was comforting himself, talking tough, or both, no one knew.
In any case, Lu Chuan's gaze changed. All his earlier hesitation vanished as he shot forward. Every punch he threw took the life of a Third Rank Martial Artist from the Heavenly Principle Cult.
"So strong..."
Watching Lu Chuan display his might, all the students stood frozen in place.
Lu Chuan, at the Third Rank, killed opponents of the same rank as easily as slaughtering chickens.
Was this what it meant to be the number one prodigy?
Truly formidable!
Compared with Lu Chuan, they were worse than useless.
Only Lin Xuan had a blazing expression. "I told you long ago that before Lu Chuan, we're all trash!"
"No, you're trash. I'm colossal trash!"
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