Liking to bully the weak is a sickness

Chu Sheng always returned from the northern side of the plaza.

Those who frequented the Earth Abyss knew there was nothing valuable over there.

Therefore, to anyone paying attention, Chu Sheng's behavior seemed rather strange.

Unfortunately.

The leader of the four, a middle-aged man wearing gold-rimmed glasses—Qin Shou—was exactly such a person.

Chu Sheng's strange behavior reminded him of the abnormal disturbance in the Earth Abyss a few days ago.

The commotion caused when Chu Sheng awakened his Blade Extreme Intent talent.

Everyone had thought some treasure had appeared in the Earth Abyss.

But after searching for days, they hadn't found a trace of anything.

For some reason, Qin Shou had a vague feeling that the treasure might be on the boy before him.

As the elevator rose.

Qin Shou slowly walked up to Chu Sheng, adjusted his glasses, and asked in the most polite tone he could manage.

"Young man, I've often seen you returning from the north these past few days. Is there some treasure over there?"

The four of them weren't in a hurry.

It took over three minutes for the elevator to reach the surface, more than enough time to get the answer they wanted.

As for whether they used words or fists, that depended on the boy's behavior.

If he was truly stubborn, using a blade wasn't out of the question either.

Chu Sheng revealed a genial smile and nodded.

"There is, brother."

"Oh?"

Qin Shou was quite surprised. He hadn't expected Chu Sheng to be so sensible.

But the next second, a flash of blade light swept past.

"Your mom!"

Qin Shou's head instantly flew into the air, his face frozen in utter astonishment.

It wasn't that he hadn't considered a fight breaking out.

He just hadn't expected this kid to strike first.

And to go straight for the kill!

"Ha!"

The other three were startled, but the rapid series of crisp sounds that followed made them even more terrified.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

With a casual sweep of his blade, Chu Sheng severed all the weapons in their hands.

"I really fucking admire your courage. Robbing someone at the Meridian Opening Fifth Layer—what the hell is your cultivation?"

This was only an F-rank Abyss, where the Demonic Beasts were all low-level trash.

The highest cultivation among those making a living here was merely the Meridian Opening Third or Fourth Layer.

These idiots had such sharp eyes.

They'd accurately chosen to rob him, a Fifth Layer cultivator, as though they'd activated a lock-on hack.

Honestly, Chu Sheng truly admired them.

Hearing that, the three were utterly terrified.

After all, who the fuck would've thought that a boy who looked like a high school student would be at the Meridian Opening Fifth Layer!?

The strongest among the four had only been at the Meridian Opening Fourth Layer.

And Chu Sheng had chopped him down with a single slash.

The three hurriedly threw down their broken weapons and knelt on the ground.

"Big brother, we didn't mean to."

"So you did it by accident? Fuck off! Since when does robbery distinguish between intentional and accidental!?"

Blade light flashed, and the three heads flew neatly into the air.

Eliminated four armed, vicious robbers

Justice Points +1000

The four were poor as hell. Everything on them put together was worth only around ten thousand.

Upon reaching the surface.

Chu Sheng explained to the people from the Abyss Quelling Department.

"They tried to rob me. I was only acting in self-defense."

The Abyss Quelling Department staff didn't say much. It wasn't as if they'd never encountered such a thing before.

They were merely somewhat surprised by how young Chu Sheng looked.

After Chu Sheng left.

The Abyss Quelling Department staff didn't immediately start cleaning up. Instead, they examined the corpses.

"One versus four—this kid's pretty fierce."

"Look at the wounds again. Every single one was a one-hit kill. He's more than fierce—he's fucking incredible."

"Damn, there's more. Look at these weapons too. Holy shit, these were first-grade weapons, and he snapped them clean in half!"

"Fuck, this kid doesn't know the rules! He looted everything!"

There was an unwritten rule in the Earth Abyss.

Killing people in the elevator was fine. The Abyss Quelling Department could turn a blind eye.

But you had to leave them something as cleanup money.

After all, they not only had to clean the elevator, but also help dispose of the bodies.

But Chu Sheng didn't know that. What school teacher would teach this stuff?

The captain glanced at the broken weapon in his hand and stopped the person who wanted to chase after Chu Sheng.

"Forget it. He's still a student, so he probably doesn't know this rule."

"A student? He's a student?"

The captain nodded. "He wore a Second High School uniform yesterday."

"Second High School? Isn't that your alma mater, Captain?"

"Yeah."

The captain nodded. That was precisely why he remembered it so clearly.

The man pointed at the broken weapons and continued asking.

"Captain, does your school teach this?"

The captain nodded. "It teaches—"

"It teaches jack shit."

He couldn't even make out the technique's origins. What school could possibly teach it...

The next morning.

Even after drinking two Vitality Potions, Chu Sheng's true qi had only barely recovered to one-third.

That only made him crave that Heaven-grade Breathing Technique even more.

The moment he arrived at school, he heard a huge piece of gossip.

Ye Fan, the guy he'd sent flying with a slap, had tried to hang himself yesterday.

Fortunately, his family discovered him in time and saved him.

The reason was that after advancing to the Meridian Opening First Layer,

he had been shocked to discover that his increase in strength was negligible.

Not only that, but because his Body Tempering foundation had been too solid,

his body had become overly powerful and compressed his meridians.

Making his meridians pitifully thin.

Forget being invincible among those at the same level—even an ordinary Meridian Opening First Layer cultivator had five times his true qi reserves.

Taken together, that meant they could beat two of him.

Unable to accept it for a moment, Ye Fan chose suicide.

Later, word spread that this was related to reaching the tenth level of the Body Tempering Realm.

So Principal Wu Qingshan specifically issued a notice.

The times were moving forward. Anything that had been eliminated was dross, and everyone was urged not to imitate it.

Chu Sheng was extremely glad that he'd asked a few extra questions back then.

Otherwise, he might very well have ended up the same way.

The tenth level of the Body Tempering Realm was absolutely a moronic realm.

Chu Sheng arrived at the principal's office.

He didn't see Wu Qingshan. Instead, he saw a young girl dressed in simple white fitted clothes.

When she saw Chu Sheng arrive, the girl slightly raised her eyes.

Her ice-blue pupils resembled glaciers, carrying not the slightest warmth.

"Liking to bully the weak is a sickness. It needs treatment."

Chu Sheng raised an eyebrow. "Are you talking to me?"

The girl's voice was clear and cold, carrying a hint of chill.

"Who else?"

"A Meridian Opening Third Layer bullying someone in the Body Tempering Realm. What, do you enjoy picking on the weak with your superior strength?"

"I'm only at the Meridian Opening Second Layer. Want to try?"

Chu Sheng bared his teeth. Meridian Opening Second Layer? Was she trying to die!?

Another person with strange tastes.

He had an inborn flaw: he was thin-skinned and didn't know how to refuse.

Especially not a reasonable request like this.

He calmly walked up to the girl, without any flashy tricks.

Chu Sheng simply threw an utterly ordinary punch.

But when his force fully erupted.

The girl's breathing stopped, and her eyes widened like bronze bells.

"You..."

Boom—

Even though she used the Cloud-Parting Hand, a technique specifically meant to disperse force,

she was still sent flying by that single punch.

Even the desk behind her exploded with a bang as she crashed into it, wood chips scattering everywhere.

When she struck the wall, the girl spat out a mouthful of blood with a "wah."

Her eyes as she looked at Chu Sheng were filled with horror.

How was this the Meridian Opening Third Layer!?

With such terrifying punching force, even the Meridian Opening Fourth Layer couldn't compare!!!

The rumors had been wrong!

Wu Changqing rushed back after hearing the commotion.

The instant he saw the scene in the room, he froze on the spot.

After swallowing several times,

all he could do was let out a bewildered sound.

"Ah???"