Cousin, Slaughter

Shi Yan was unaware of the uproar outside. Having just eaten his fill, he was now visited by uninvited guests.

There were four people in total, all of whom had reached the First-Order Warrior level.

"Cousin, long time no see."

Among the four people who appeared before him was Gu Feng.

Although they were cousins, they weren't very close.

Gu Feng had always been the model child in others' eyes, while Shi Yan's predecessor had been exceptionally ordinary. After his parents passed away, he became even more self-conscious and unwilling to interact with top students like Gu Feng.

Ever since he started attending Jiangnan High School No. 1, Gu Feng had only returned about once a year, and he had only seen Shi Yan once in three years.

Seeing him now, Shi Yan felt a sense of unfamiliarity.

"Cousin, let's confirm first, is there only one person named Shi Yan at your Baiyun No. 1 High School?"

Gu Feng quickly approached, scrutinizing Shi Yan.

There were many bloodstains on his body, yet his expression was calm and confident... No way?

The premonition in his heart grew stronger.

This was until Shi Yan spoke to confirm.

"As far as I know, I seem to be the only one with that name."

Gu Feng plopped down on the ground, his expression complicated.

"Cousin, I was just overthinking things."

"Overthinking what?" Shi Yan frowned. This was the first time he had seen Gu Feng act so uninhibited.

"Originally, I wanted to find you and have you pay attention to Lu Jiaojiao. Now it seems I was worrying unnecessarily..."

Gu Feng explained the situation.

As it turned out, after receiving Lu Jiaojiao's message, he hadn't fallen for any scheme to sow discord as Lu Jiaojiao had imagined.

Did Lu Jiaojiao know his family situation better than he did?

Regarding the matter of using money to register for the Martial Arts Examination, at most, his mother would make a fuss.

As for deception and threats, it was simply absurd.

Moreover, given Shi Yan's personality, he might even return double the amount after borrowing money.

Therefore, Gu Feng was certain that Lu Jiaojiao must have had some ulterior motive.

As expected, after some investigation, he discovered that Lu Jiaojiao had already made her move, intending to isolate Shi Yan during the exam.

The reason he sought out Shi Yan was to break through this situation and to fulfill his promise to his father: to help his cousin during the Martial Arts Examination.

But now...

Recalling Shi Yan's ranking in the top twenty, what help could he possibly offer?

"This woman, always playing these petty tricks."

Shi Yan's eyes turned slightly cold, unable to understand why he had offended her.

However, since his family was involved, he should teach her a lesson.

"Um, Great God Shi Yan."

At this moment, Gu Feng's team member with the hooked nose stepped forward, looking at Shi Yan with anticipation.

"I have an older sister who is quite beautiful. Are you currently looking for a girlfriend?"

"Yuan Ying, get lost."

Gu Feng stood up and kicked Yuan Ying before turning to Shi Yan.

"Cousin, don't listen to him. His brain is a bit messed up."

"Gu Feng, what do you mean? You don't want her for yourself, so you don't want anyone else to have her either?"

Yuan Ying looked unconvinced but didn't pester Shi Yan further.

Of course, "selling out" his sister at this moment was also an attempt to get closer to Shi Yan.

This was a super-powerful backer!

The pile of Demonic Beast corpses they had seen earlier, combined with Shi Yan, who appeared completely unharmed, only pointed to one thing.

This guy in front of them was a devastating weapon!

However, Gu Feng didn't seem to want to trouble his cousin, so he couldn't say too much.

"Cousin, classmates should live in harmony."

For some reason, Shi Yan thought of Liu Wang.

"I'm very happy to see you, cousin. Since you're here, why don't we brothers have a go?"

Without waiting for Gu Feng's reply, Shi Yan had already drawn the Lava Spirit Devouring Saber.

A wave of heat swept out, startling Gu Feng and his three companions.

The scene, littered with the corpses of demonic beasts bearing fatal burn wounds, flashed through his mind again.

"I know what to do next, lure them! That's my specialty!"

Yuan Ying's eyes lit up, realizing Shi Yan had seen through his trick.

With a whoosh, he quickly dashed out.

Before long, several goat-sized rats were lured over.

They were First Order, with blood-red eyes, and their claws and teeth were exceptionally sharp.

"Big Shot, is the next step to bleed them?"

"Correct, get to it."

Shi Yan smiled faintly but didn't make a move.

He could earn Martial Virtue Points later; for now, he was helping his cousin.

Demonic beasts were bloodthirsty and ferocious, but they were still newly born. Warriors who had undergone training wouldn't find them difficult to deal with.

The reason most people feared demonic beasts was that they had to consider their "escape route."

After killing the demonic beast in front of them, they worried more would appear.

Thus, they had to conserve energy to guard against them.

What Shi Yan intended to do was to remove any worries for the four of them.

"Kill!"

Gu Feng was not indecisive. A pair of semi-transparent dragon claws attached themselves to his hands.

With a swift step, he grabbed a rat demon.

The power of his "Wind Dragon Hand" supernatural ability was evident. The thick-skinned rat demon was torn into several pieces in an instant.

Shi Yan watched, secretly amazed.

No wonder his uncle's family had received condolences from the neighborhood committee.

Abilities like this, which manifested with an offensive form from birth, were indeed very lethal to demonic beasts.

Soon, under Gu Feng's lead, five rat demons met their demise.

Their major arteries were continuously severed.

"Feel free to attack later; I'll provide support."

Shi Yan tightened his grip on the Tang Heng saber, his voice calm but full of confidence.

If he could kill the difficult demonic birds in the air, he felt he could handle other demonic beasts.

Then, the expected scenario began to unfold.

The bloody scent of the demonic beasts attracted others, and Gu Feng and the other three continuously attacked.

If the number of demonic beasts became too large, Shi Yan would step in to help deal with some.

For two consecutive hours, demonic beasts continued to enter this Asura-land and were subsequently slain. Finally, Gu Feng and the other three were exhausted, even sustaining some minor injuries.

"Big Shot Shi Yan, the demonic beasts are getting stronger."

The four sat back-to-back under a large tree. Yuan Ying suddenly panted and spoke, reminding him.

Shi Yan nodded slightly, holding his saber and waiting.

The resting spot he chose was not on the outskirts but closer to the core area, where the demonic beasts were naturally stronger.

Moreover, with so much time having passed, and the demonic beasts having consumed the corpses of the candidates they'd killed, quite a few had evolved.

However, Shi Yan was willing to see the demonic beasts become stronger, as this would result in higher Martial Virtue Points.

Yet, after waiting for a long time, no new demonic beasts appeared.

"Cousin, Qi Ziyue got a perfect score."

At this moment, Gu Feng, having recovered some strength, said.

He tapped the light screen on his wristband, which displayed the leaderboard.

Qi Ziyue remained in first place, with a score of 750 points.

A perfect score generally referred to the positive points.

The S-Class geniuses ranked below her were not far behind Qi Ziyue, reaching a perfect score with only a dozen points difference.

Shi Yan glanced at his own ranking, which had dropped a bit to thirtieth place.

There were two reasons: first, he hadn't killed many demonic beasts in the past two hours; second, the other candidates had started to exert themselves, killing demonic beasts.

The reason no demonic beasts had arrived for so long was likely that others had intercepted them.

He also knew that it was already afternoon. If they didn't fight desperately to kill demonic beasts now, their opportunities would be fewer later.

Because after the afternoon, it would be evening, and night was when demonic beasts ran rampant.

If they didn't kill more during the day, it would be many times more dangerous to kill them at night.

Most examinees aren't even warriors, so their night vision is greatly reduced.

Even warriors aren't much better, being only First-Order after all.

Demonic Beasts are unaffected; in fact, some are even more sensitive and see clearer at night.

With one side weakening and the other strengthening, the examinees become the disadvantaged party in the dark.

Shi Yan also felt he would be at a disadvantage in the dark, as Pig Head Mountain was the demonic beasts' territory.

Therefore, he needed to improve his strength.

Gu Feng and the other three wisely stood up as well.

"Cousin, we're going to the outskirts to find others and form a group."

Shi Yan alone was the strongest Shi Yan; the four of them would only be a burden if they stayed.

Without waiting for Shi Yan to ask them to stay, the four helped each other up and disappeared into the tall weeds.

"Cousin, we're going home to eat after the exam."

A voice came from afar, and then the four were gone.

Shi Yan smiled slightly. This kid has grown up.

He then turned, his smile vanishing. "You've watched long enough. It's time to come out."

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