"Phew! I've finally broken through to the Martial Arts Fifth Rank."
At Dongshan Martial Academy, Lin Yi suddenly opened his eyes while soaking naked in the Red Dragon Pool. Joy shone in them.
A Martial Arts Fifth Rank cultivator was already a formidable fighter in Dongshan Prefecture City.
And with his Martial Skill at the perfected Fourth-Rank Martial Art level, along with Great Accomplishment Extreme Strength in the Power Exertion Realm, Lin Yi's strength might not match that of a Fifth Rank peak expert, but it came pretty close.
If he could break through again and reach Fifth Rank Mid Stage, his strength would fully rival that of a Fifth Rank peak expert.
And if he made another breakthrough in his Martial Skill or Extreme Strength Realm, he would surpass ordinary Fifth Rank peak experts.
Then he could go home.
Thinking of the delighted smiles on his parents' faces when he suddenly returned, Lin Yi couldn't help smiling. He continued cultivating in the Red Dragon Pool for a while, then got dressed and left the pavilion that housed it.
"Lin Yi!"
As soon as Lin Yi stepped outside, Vice Principal Zhao Hai Hong appeared before him, looking at him gravely.
"Vice Principal, what brings you here? Has something happened?"
A foreboding feeling stirred in Lin Yi's heart. He hurriedly asked.
"Alas! Come with me first."
Zhao Hai Hong sighed, then led Lin Yi away from the Red Dragon Pool pavilion to his own residence. Only then did he slowly speak.
"Lin Yi, I called you here to tell you some bad news. It concerns your parents, so I hope you'll prepare yourself."
"What? Bad news? It concerns my parents?"
Lin Yi's face turned pale. A surge of instinctive terror rose within him, and his lips began to tremble.
"Vice Principal,