A Great Slaughter

"Whew, finally dropped out of the top 500."

Seeing Shi Yan's ranking disappear, Lu Jiaojiao couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

She thought he was so capable, but he couldn't kill any more after just a few.

As expected of a D-Class piece of trash.

"Don't worry, Jiaojiao. Shi Yan definitely won't get many points. We've already done as you instructed."

A tall, strong young man next to Lu Jiaojiao spoke. His gaze toward Lu Jiaojiao was filled with utter adoration.

It wasn't just him; the other two boys present also wore expressions of obedience and satisfaction.

The A-Class charm ability was incredibly useful in a team. The Demonic Beasts were affected mentally before they could even get close. They didn't need to fight the beasts at all; they just went over and slit their throats.

In an environment like the examination grounds, Lu Jiaojiao's role was comparable to a genius with an S-Class ability.

Moreover, Lu Jiaojiao herself was beautiful, so they were all willing to be driven by her, hoping to win her heart in the future.

"Well done."

Lu Jiaojiao glanced at the three of them fawning like dogs, feeling a wave of disgust.

Her partner would never be them, but a super genius who could cause anomalies like a few days ago.

The people around her were just temporary tools.

Thinking of temporary tools, Shi Yan's handsome face flashed through her mind again, causing her expression to turn cold.

He was supposed to be a dog she controlled, yet he escaped her grasp. What was even more infuriating was that when she wanted to give Shi Yan a chance, she found out he had blocked her.

Blocked all her contact methods!

When had she ever suffered such an insult!

Therefore, Shi Yan must pay the price!

Isolating Shi Yan was the first step, and the second was a stratagem of sowing discord.

"Shi Yan used coercion, deception, threats, and other means to obtain the Martial Arts Examination registration fee from Gu Guoping and his wife." News like this had already reached Shi Yan's cousin, Gu Feng.

Gu Feng was also a participant in the Martial Arts Examination. His "Wind Dragon Hand" was ferociously powerful and already had many followers. He should be leading people all over the examination grounds searching for Shi Yan right now.

Going far from home to attend school, only for his parents to be bullied at home – who could stand that?

Not even his cousin!

"Faster, go deeper."

Lu Jiaojiao beckoned gently, actively approaching the core area.

That was where she belonged, as all the S-Class geniuses were inside.

"Dad, you must become the top scholar of Baiyun No. 1 High School and get revenge for me."

Beneath a large tree, Liu Wang, carrying roasted meat, bid farewell to Shi Yan.

He turned and left without any hesitation.

When he realized he was a burden, not interfering and not getting close was the best help he could offer his brother.

As for this roasted meat, it was a farewell meal, perhaps the last one they would ever share.

From the moment he secretly tried to pick up Shi Yan's knife and found he couldn't, Liu Wang knew Shi Yan was no ordinary person.

A knife weighing several hundred pounds was definitely not ordinary. Shi Yan, who could swing a weapon weighing hundreds of pounds with ease, was certainly no commoner.

"Okay, top scholar."

Watching Liu Wang's slightly dejected back, Shi Yan raised his hand, wanting to say something but unable to.

Liu Wang's parting words, combined with his retreating figure, made him seem less like a "son" and more like a father.

Sheathing his knife, Shi Yan also turned and stepped into the deeper part of the forest.

With food and his own ability to enhance defense, Liu Wang would be someone others would scramble to team up with; Shi Yan didn't need to worry about him.

With no more worries, it was time to go on a killing spree!

"Teacher Qin, are you sure the information is correct?"

Li Shuogen turned his square-shaped face to Qin Feng beside him.

He finally knew who Shi Yan was and had found Shi Yan's homeroom teacher.

However, the information in his hand was hard to believe.

How could a D-Class Biological Ignite kill six goat Demonic Beasts as strong as bulls?

"Principal, there's no mistake. Shi Yan was a D-Class Biological Ignite when he awakened."

Qin Feng confirmed.

"Not only that, but he also gave the Body Tempering Medicine to a classmate."

"Nonsense! Why didn't you stop him as the homeroom teacher?"

Li Shuogen's eyes widened, anger surging.

"What can I say about you? We finally found a promising talent, and every bit of strength he gains means more earnings. Look, Shi Yan was even pushed off the rankings…"

Before he could finish, Li Shuogen felt a tug.

The force almost dislocated his arm.

But he didn't get angry; his rising temper instantly subsided.

Because he recognized the hand pulling him – it was his teacher, Li Bihuang.

"Little Li, tell me, how did you train this student?"

Li Bihuang stared at the big screen, stroking his beard until it almost smoked.

Shi Yan's name reappeared.

And it was climbing from the bottom of the rankings, with no sign of stopping.

The image corresponding to Shi Yan grew larger and larger.

"Teacher, I, I…"

Li Shuogen also saw Shi Yan's image and didn't know how to respond for a moment.

He saw Shi Yan moving through the forest, encountering a group of over a dozen wild boar Demonic Beasts. Shi Yan became more excited than the Demonic Beasts, charging forward with his saber.

It was a one-sided slaughter. Even though the wild boar Demonic Beasts were about the same height as Shi Yan, not a single one could withstand even one strike.

The saber, seemingly pulled from lava, was incredibly sharp. The tough-skinned, thick-boned wild boar Demonic Beasts were like tofu before it.

However, this wasn't the reason Li Bihuang pulled Li Shuogen. It was because of how Shi Yan's ranking kept rising.

Demonic Beasts were ferocious. Most people would quickly move their position after killing one or a few to avoid attracting more beasts with the scent of blood.

Shi Yan did the opposite – he bled the Demonic Beasts!

The fiery saber stopped the bleeding on the corpses, and then he used a dagger to puncture the Demonic Beasts' major arteries.

Then, something that made ordinary examinees' scalps tingle happened.

Demonic Beasts, one after another, were drawn by the scent of blood.

And then… they all died under Shi Yan's saber.

"Teacher Qin, you come explain this."

After a long while, seeing Shi Yan appear in the ninety-ninth position, Li Shuogen pulled Qin Feng over.

Qin Feng frowned, staring at the screen, then slowly said:

"Principal, my scalp is tingling too."

What made his scalp tingle was Shi Yan's audacity, choosing the most dangerous method.

It also made his scalp tingle that Shi Yan's strength was enough to tear the Demonic Beasts apart.

Fortunately, the heart-pounding feeling soon disappeared.

In the image, after Shi Yan killed several snake Demonic Beasts and bled them, he waited for a long time but no other Demonic Beasts appeared.

So, he had no choice but to leave with his saber, leaving behind a ground full of corpses.

That area was still on the outskirts; the number of Demonic Beasts couldn't be infinite.

"Captain, there's a strong scent of blood!"

A four-person team pushed through the grass, walking in the forest.

Suddenly, a male student with a hooked nose twitched his nose, his eyes filled with shock.

Such a strong scent of blood… could it be that a large team encountered a horde of Demonic Beasts?

Where there were teams, there were groups. Although this greatly diluted the points earned, it was much safer. Even if they encountered a horde of Demonic Beasts, they could handle it.

"Let's go check it out."

The captain was a handsome young man with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes. Upon closer inspection, he bore some resemblance to Shi Yan.

He was Shi Yan's cousin, Gu Feng.

Soon, the scene of a ground full of Demonic Beast corpses came into view, leaving them speechless.

"Captain, they were killed by fire-attribute blades and then bled. Did Ren Jie come out from inside?"

The hooked-nosed male student examined the scene and said.

There were clearly only one person's footprints at the scene. And for a single person to kill so many Demonic Beasts, and possess fire-attribute abilities, it could only be Ren Jie from their school.

"Going back isn't Ren Jie's style," Gu Feng shook his head. "To know who it is, just look at the rankings. Whoever's score suddenly increased a lot is who it is."

Soon, the hooked-nosed male student opened his wristband and clicked on the rankings:

First place, Qi Ziyue (Jiangnan High School No. 3), 588 points.

Second place, Gu Hao (Jiangnan High School No. 1), 583 points.

Fifth place, Ren Jie (Jiangnan High School No. 1), 569 points.

46th place, Shi Yan (Baiyun No. 1 High School), 501 points.

"Captain, it's this Shi Yan, but… this name is the same as the cousin you're looking for."

"Let's go find my cousin!"