Shi Yan had just been about to return to the villa when a thunderous crash startled him.
Turning around, he found that the courtyard gate had been kicked to pieces.
The gate had been made of sturdy alloy, yet it now lay shattered into fragments. The force behind that kick was obvious.
His gaze shifted slightly, and he saw a towering young man nearly two meters tall.
He had a crew cut and explosive muscles all over his body, his tank top seeming ready to burst apart.
His brows rose like drawn swords, and without needing to be angry, he already exuded an intimidating, vicious aura.
"Holy shit, it's Lei Gang! Shi Yan, get out of the way!"
Li Tao, who had just eaten his fill, appeared and hurriedly warned Shi Yan.
Lei Gang was, like Shi Yan, a Top Scholar, and Li Yuqing had ranked him first among the people not to provoke.
That was because, aside from being powerful, Lei Gang had an exceptionally violent temper and would start fighting at the slightest disagreement.
Even when nothing was happening, he still wanted to fight.
In short, he was a battle-crazed maniac.
"Oh?"
Seeing Li Tao's expression, Shi Yan knew this big guy was not someone to trifle with.
Sure enough, after sensing him slightly, he found that Lei Gang's Blood Vitality had already reached around 60 cards.
He estimated that few freshmen had Blood Vitality values like that.
"Brother Shi, listen to me. He has an S-Class Golden Bear ability. We should call a teacher over."
Li Tao was extremely anxious. Lei Gang had injured classmates before, and he did not want Shi Yan to be beaten into the hospital.
The Golden Bear's ability was ridiculously overpowered. Even if Shi Yan's ability was S-Class, he likely could not break Lei Gang's defense.
Strength-wise, it would be even harder. With Lei Gang's build and the fierce aura rolling off him, he looked stronger than Shi Yan.
"Golden Bear..."
Shi Yan raised a brow. This creature had been mentioned in textbooks; it was one of the representatives of powerful, violent demon beasts.
Blades could hardly wound it, it possessed immense strength, and it was savage and bloodthirsty—the nightmare of many warriors.
Lei Gang having such an ability would indeed frighten most people.
But in Shi Yan's eyes, he was simply a giant walking punching bag.
He had not dared use much force against Ding Le's stick-thin frame, afraid the guy would fall apart. Lei Gang, though, was perfect. One look told him this guy could take a beating.
"Who are you? Why did you destroy my dormitory gate?"
Rather than retreating, Shi Yan advanced toward Lei Gang.
At the same time, he waved his hand, signaling Li Tao and Ding Le behind him not to move recklessly.
"Your dormitory?"
Lei Gang spoke in a voice like thunder. He glanced at Shi Yan, then at the tense Li Tao and Ding Le, who had just helped himself out through the doorway.
"No, it's my dormitory. If you've got guts, acknowledge me as your boss. Those two can get lost right now."
Shi Yan frowned and stopped, lifting his gaze slightly. "I asked you a question. Are you deaf?"
"What did you say?!"
Lei Gang froze for a moment, then looked down at Shi Yan as if he had witnessed something bizarre.
Someone actually dared speak to him like that?
This was utterly outrageous.
Without any intention of wasting words, he crossed the distance in two strides, his sandbag-sized fist smashing toward Shi Yan's face.
Shi Yan's expression chilled. Compared to this guy, Ding Le had been much more polite.
The next instant, he suddenly lowered himself, evading the punch. Then his hands clamped down like iron pincers, seized hard, and swung.
Lei Gang's enormous body slammed viciously into the ground.
Shi Yan gripped his ankle tightly and continued smashing him toward the other side.
Bang! Bang! Bang...
The courtyard shook repeatedly. The lawn was wrecked, and mud splattered everywhere.
Finally, Shi Yan threw him, and Lei Gang's body crashed into the courtyard wall before coming to a stop.
[Defeated a First-Order Warrior. Martial Virtue Points +9]
Sure enough, the stronger the person he beat, the more Martial Virtue Points he received.
"Gulp."
The sounds of swallowing came from Li Tao and Ding Le.
The two of them had their eyes wide open, looking as though they had seen a ghost.
They looked at Shi Yan, then at Lei Gang in the corner by the wall, unable to speak for a while.
Ding Le in particular was shocked to the point of breaking out in cold sweat.
So Shi Yan had not even used much strength when fighting him earlier.
There was only one sentence in his heart now: Thank you for sparing my life earlier!
It was not only the two of them. Several big shots in the air were also looking at each other in disbelief.
Where was the promised Top Scholar versus Top Scholar?
"To be honest, I still underestimated Shi Yan. When Xiaoya returns to school, I'll reward her."
Gu De spoke. Someone who had just come out of the examination hall could not possibly possess such strength.
From the few times Shi Yan had smashed Lei Gang around, he could tell that Shi Yan's demonstrated ability, eyesight, technique, control, reaction speed, and more had all nearly reached the limit of this level.
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Someone who had just come out of the examination hall absolutely could not possess such abilities.
Zhang Yunya must have taught Shi Yan many things during those two and a half months.
After saying that, he was about to go down and check on Lei Gang, but Fang Ziwei stopped him.
"No rush. It isn't over yet."
As soon as she spoke, Lei Gang was seen slowly pushing himself up from the corner below.
His towering body turned around. His clothes were tattered, and his face was swollen and bruised.
Pain filled his eyes, but even more than that... excitement!
"You're very strong. You're worthy of me using my full strength."
Lei Gang wiped the blood from his mouth and nose, brushed the dirt off his body, and walked toward Shi Yan.
"My name is Lei Gang. I also live in this dormitory, but there can only be one boss in the dormitory. Please use your full strength as well."
His tone contained less arrogance than before, replaced by gravity and respect.
Before stepping through this gate, he had believed that no freshman could be his opponent. Even across the entire country, there were only one or two people who could trade blows with him.
But now he had discovered that the person before him was very strong.
So, he used his ability.
Strands of golden light flickered across his body. His already huge frame swelled another size, and he grew nearly ten centimeters taller.
The phantom of a Golden Bear appeared, as though it had possessed his body.
"Shi Yan. I also live in this dormitory. I'm not competing to be anyone's boss. I merely ask that you be more polite."
Shi Yan spoke softly and did not activate the Southern Bright Blazing Fire.
This flame was somewhat terrifying. If a real Golden Bear came, it probably would not be able to withstand it. Lei Gang was still only human, and Shi Yan did not want to cause a tragedy right at the start of school.
He merely let it surge within his body, strengthening himself.
Even so, the powerful aura that surged out startled Lei Gang.
"Take this!"
Lei Gang did not wish to wait any longer and attacked first.
He still struck with his fist, but both his speed and power were much greater than before.
"Good!"
Shi Yan also wanted to see how strong Lei Gang was in his complete form, and he threw out a punch as well.
The large and small fists collided, actually producing an explosive boom.
That was the eruption of Blood Vitality meeting at their fist tips, followed only afterward by the collision of flesh and blood.
Crack.
The sound of bones breaking immediately followed.
Lei Gang's metacarpals had broken, his elbow dislocated, and bone pierced through his skin.
Lei Gang's body was blasted backward as well.
"Ha!"
Unexpectedly, such an injury only made Lei Gang's brow twitch. Borrowing the force, he spun and whipped a kick at Shi Yan.
Unfortunately, Shi Yan, who was nearly in his complete form, was a little terrifying.
Before Lei Gang's kick could arrive, Shi Yan's large foot had already stamped onto his chest.
Another series of cracking bones sounded, and Lei Gang flew backward.
But just as he was about to hit the ground, an invisible force caught him.
Then three figures descended behind Lei Gang.
Gu De slapped Lei Gang on the back of the neck. Lei Gang's ability instantly deactivated, and he fainted.
"Once the Golden Bear ability is activated, it weakens the sensation of pain and makes its user more excited the longer he fights. He still can't control it now. He might not stop until he is beaten to death."
Gu De spoke, explaining it to Shi Yan while also sounding like a warning.
With Shi Yan's strength, a few more hits might have sent Lei Gang to his death here.
"Ahem, thank you for informing me, Teacher Gu. I'll pay attention next time."
Shi Yan smiled awkwardly, feeling somewhat regretful.
[Defeated a First-Order Warrior. Martial Virtue Points +11]
The Martial Virtue Points were more than before, but he could not keep farming Lei Gang in the future.
The punching bag plan had officially failed.
"Teacher, is Lei okay?"
"His physical constitution is quite good. He'll be fine after lying down for a few days."
Gu De felt like crying but had no tears. He helplessly glanced at Shi Yan, then gave Fang Ziwei a resentful look.
You were in no hurry, but I'm the one who has work piling up.
Lei Gang had not yet chosen a mentor. Gu De had to watch over him and provide psychological counseling too.
"What are you looking at? Why aren't you taking him to be treated?"
Fang Ziwei flicked her sleeve and ignored Gu De's look.
Her body drifted lightly, and she arrived before Shi Yan.
"Shi Yan, I heard you haven't chosen a mentor yet?"
The moment she said that, Gu De and Wang Changfu, the dean of the Combat Branch, both changed expressions.
Fang Ziwei wanted to become Shi Yan's mentor?
"Elder Fang, wait!"
"Vice Principal, you mustn't!"
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