Extreme Martial Artist Identity Exposed

The smoke rising in the distance and the vehicle wreckage scattered everywhere stunned everyone.

"It exploded!"

"Lin Tian!"

The Experimental Class students cried out in worry the moment they saw the Garrison Army vehicle blasted into fragments.

They had not known Lin Tian for long, but they still thought highly of him as a person.

How could they accept such a sudden turn of events?

"That was a Qing Province Garrison Army vehicle. How could it possibly explode?"

Everyone found it unbelievable. How could a bomb capable of blowing a Garrison Army vehicle into fragments appear in Qing City, the Provincial Capital?

Yet the truth had unfolded right before their eyes.

"I'll go take a look!"

As soon as he spoke, Experimental Class teacher Wang Yang rushed out.

"Stay alert! Stay alert! Begin rescue operations!"

As he drew closer, he heard Garrison Army soldiers shouting.

There was more than one Garrison Army vehicle that had come to receive Lin Tian—there were five in total.

Yet by some cruel coincidence, only the one Lin Tian had boarded had exploded.

"Who are you?"

Just as Wang Yang was about to arrive, a Garrison Army soldier on guard aimed his gun at him.

The military equipment issued to the Garrison Army was all specially made. It could even kill Tier 3 Demonic Beasts comparable to Martial Dao Third Level martial artists.

"I'm Wang Yang, a teacher from the Experimental Class of Qing City First High School. Lin Tian is a student who just transferred into our Experimental Class!"

Wang Yang raised both hands to show that he posed no threat.

He kept looking toward the center of the explosion, hoping to spot Lin Tian.

But there was nothing there but vehicle wreckage...

"Stay here!"

After confirming Wang Yang's identity, the Garrison Army soldier said coldly.

Meanwhile, in a corner not far from the explosion site, Lin Tian and Gao Yuan quietly watched the situation at the center of the blast.

"Have you figured out who might have done this?"

Lin Tian looked at Gao Yuan with an utterly calm expression.

The instant he was about to board the vehicle, the Fancang Martial Saint had warned him that there was a bomb inside—one powerful enough to severely injure even a Martial Dao Fourth Layer martial artist.

At that moment, he had known there was a traitor within the Qing Province Garrison Army.

And at the instant of the explosion, Gao Yuan, a Martial Dao Seventh Level martial artist, had immediately shielded him and taken him away.

"I've contacted headquarters!"

Gao Yuan lowered his communicator, his face incomparably grim.

Had he not reacted in time, Lin Tian, this Extreme Martial Artist, might have already fallen beneath that terrifying explosion.

There had actually been a bomb inside a Garrison Army vehicle, and it had been planted precisely in the vehicle Lin Tian was riding in. That meant there was a traitor within the Garrison Army.

"Something like this happened on my very first day in Qing City. The traitor in the Qing Province Garrison Army must hold quite a high position."

Lin Tian let out a soft laugh.

He showed no mercy in his mockery of the Qing Province Garrison Army. As Qing Province's most important military force and the guardian god in people's hearts, it actually had a traitor among its upper ranks.

"This is our fault. Please rest assured—we will definitely uncover the traitor!"

Gao Yuan promised.

"What if the traitor is a Martial Saint?"

At Lin Tian's words, Gao Yuan fell silent.

"I hope you can give me a reasonable explanation. Otherwise, I may seek the answer myself."

After saying this, Lin Tian left with a cold expression.

"Wait. You should return to Garrison Army headquarters."

Seeing Lin Tian preparing to leave, Gao Yuan tried to stop him.

"Return to the Garrison Army?"

"Go back for what? To walk into the tiger's jaws like a sheep?"

Lin Tian sneered.

"Right after the Green Light Martial Saint left, I encountered an assassination attempt like this. Do you think I'd still dare return to the Garrison Army?"

"This..."

Gao Yuan had no answer to that question.

Lin Tian was right.

"Then you..."

"I have somewhere to go."

Lin Tian said coldly before turning and leaving.

"Gao Yuan, quickly bring Lin Tian back to Garrison Army headquarters!"

Not long after Lin Tian left, an order from the Garrison Army came through Gao Yuan's communicator.

Gao Yuan chose silence in response to that order.

He could not determine who the traitor within the Garrison Army was. If things were truly as Lin Tian said—

Then returning Lin Tian to Garrison Army headquarters would be sending him to his death.

"Gao Yuan, Gao Yuan..."

"Lin Tian!"

The deeply anxious Wang Yang was overjoyed when he saw Lin Tian walking over unharmed.

"Teacher, I have nowhere to go. Does the school have somewhere to stay?"

Lin Tian smiled helplessly.

He could return directly to the Small World, but doing so would be no different from exposing himself. It was better to return to Qing City First High School.

The Green Light Martial Saint had said that several Martial Dao Seventh Level grandmasters were stationed at Qing City First High School, which was located in the center of Qing City.

It was different from the remote and isolated Garrison Army headquarters.

There were also many special institutions in Qing City, and the weakest experts stationed at those institutions were all Martial Dao Seventh Level.

Not to mention that the Qing Province Government offices were also located in Qing City. The people there were all powerful and influential, so there was no need to question the safety of the place.

"No!"

"Our orders are to escort you safely back to Garrison Army headquarters."

Before Wang Yang could respond, a Garrison Army soldier objected.

"Safely?"

"Do you think I'm safe right now?"

Lin Tian angrily pointed at the wreckage of the vehicle.

Looking at the mangled remains, several Garrison Army soldiers fell silent.

"Your Colonel Gao Yuan has already agreed. I won't return to Garrison Army headquarters during these few days before the college entrance examination."

After saying that, Lin Tian looked toward Wang Yang.

"There are vacant teacher apartments at the school. A grandmaster-level figure happens to live there."

Wang Yang spoke at once.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Teacher Wang!"

Lin Tian then followed Wang Yang back to Qing City First High School.

"What should we do?"

Watching Lin Tian leave, several Garrison Army soldiers looked at one another.

"I'll report this to those above. Let's go back."

At that moment, Gao Yuan walked over.

After learning that Garrison Army headquarters could not be trusted, he contacted the Green Light Martial Saint once more.

He hoped the Green Light Martial Saint could resolve this matter.

"Lin Tian, are you alright?"

When Lin Tian followed Wang Yang back to Qing City First High School, the Experimental Class students waiting at the school entrance asked anxiously.

"I'm fine. Colonel Gao Yuan protected me in time. It's just that I can't return to Garrison Army headquarters for the next few days, so I'll need to stay at school."

"I noticed you all seemed not to have seen many Garrison Army vehicles before. I was originally going to show off Garrison Army headquarters to you."

Lin Tian looked deeply regretful.

"You rascal, and you're still thinking about showing off at a time like this?"

The Experimental Class students laughed and scolded him, but they knew Lin Tian simply did not want them to worry.

This explosion had made them realize that there was definitely a problem within the Garrison Army. Lin Tian's choice to remain at school was the right one.

"Alright, nothing's wrong now. School is already over, so why aren't you heading home?"

Lin Tian smiled at the Experimental Class students.

"Alright, we're going back. Stay safe."

The Experimental Class students nodded and then left the school.

"I'll take you to see the principal."

Wang Yang let out a sigh.

Anyone with half a brain knew that the explosion of the Garrison Army vehicle had been the work of an internal traitor.

He did not know what background Lin Tian had that could make the traitor risk exposing himself just to kill Lin Tian.

When he brought Lin Tian to the principal's office, the principal of Qing City First High School was already waiting there.

"The Garrison Army just sent me a message. They asked us to ensure your safety over the next few days."

"The government should send a Martial Dao Ninth Level Martial King over shortly. You don't need to worry about your safety at Qing City First High School."

"Martial King!"

Wang Yang was shocked inwardly. Just what background did Lin Tian have for even the Qing Province Government to treat him with such gravity?

"Is that Martial King reliable?"

Lin Tian asked in return.

"Reliable. Your identity has already been exposed."

The principal of Qing City First High School nodded.

"Any force or family in Qing Province with even a bit of influence already knows that you are an Extreme Martial Artist."