The Strongest High School Student

The soldiers fighting desperately in the trenches suddenly felt the pressure ease dramatically.

When they turned to look, they saw a scene that left them dumbstruck.

The surging horde of alien beasts, dozens of enormous Eighth Grade Sea Demon Lizards, were falling one after another.

All they could see was that invincible figure weaving across the battlefield, and saber flashes so fast they were impossible to follow.

"Could it be that an officer from the Fourth Defense Line has come to support us?!"

"Great! We're saved!"

"Don't let your guard down! There are still scattered Sea Demon Lizards charging over!"

The soldiers along this section of the defense line cried out one after another as they watched powerful Eighth Grade alien beasts fall without end.

It was as though those incomparably savage alien beasts were no more than blades of grass, harvested with ease.

"Officer, watch out! A Seventh Grade alien beast, a Fire Sea Demon Lizard!"

A startled shout rang out. Within the beast horde, a two-meter-tall Fire Sea Demon Lizard covered in crimson patterns puffed out its cheeks.

Whoosh!

A huge mass of blazing fire suddenly engulfed Jiang Li.

With a flicker of his body, Jiang Li appeared beyond the flames.

"It can breathe fire too? An alien beast with Elemental System abilities?"

It was Jiang Li's first time encountering an Elemental System alien beast. When the flames dissipated, an entire patch of ground had melted away.

If that landed on a person, they would be cremated in an instant.

"No wonder elemental-type innate abilities are usually so highly valued."

Jiang Li muttered to himself, gazing calmly at the Fire Sea Demon Lizard. "Unfortunately, you picked the wrong opponent."

The moment his voice fell, his body shot forward.

The Heaven-Stealing Divine Art circulated, along with the Fire Spirit Breathing Technique.

Under his powerful qi and blood, Jiang Li's explosive force was simply unparalleled. Before the Fire Sea Demon Lizard could spew its second mouthful of flame—

The Black Horizontal Saber swept upward, piercing straight through the Fire Sea Demon Lizard's skull.

A Seventh Grade alien beast, slain with one slash!

Behind him, every soldier stood frozen, looking at Jiang Li, who had instantly killed a Seventh Grade alien beast, as though they were looking upon a god.

Jiang Li moved again, clearing out all the surrounding Eighth Grade Sea Demon Lizards.

Then he looked toward the ruins ahead. That had once been Donghai City's bustling commercial district, but now it had been reduced entirely to rubble.

Faint sounds of fighting still drifted from within. Jiang Li stepped forward and rushed into the ruins.

When Jiang Li arrived, he found a military martial artist facing two Fire Sea Demon Lizards amid a patch of ruins where the temperature was scorching.

Though these two Fire Sea Demon Lizards were beneath Jiang Li's notice, they were an extreme headache for an ordinary Seventh Grade martial artist.

Not only was their defense astonishing, making it difficult for ordinary weapons to truly injure them—

They were also incredibly fast and could spew flames. Once caught within them, even a Seventh Grade martial artist would struggle to survive.

The Seventh Grade martial artist was already drenched in sweat, pale-faced, and nearly out of strength.

But he knew that his boss was facing a Sixth Grade Beast King, under even greater pressure than him.

"Boss, if you don't come back soon, I'm really going to die here!"

"Damn it!"

"You two beasts, what else can you do besides breathe fire?"

"Can't you two just go die by yourselves?!"

Furious roars rang out, but his voice grew weaker and weaker.

Whoosh!

Another vast sheet of fire descended, forcing him to dodge. At that moment, the other Fire Sea Demon Lizard unexpectedly appeared behind him, raised its claws high, and slammed them down.

The man's expression changed drastically. With his strength nearly exhausted, he had begun to reveal such fatal openings.

"This is bad!"

The Fire Sea Demon Lizard's claws fell like the scythe of death, yet he was powerless to stop them.

Pfft!

Suddenly, a streak of lightning flashed past the Fire Sea Demon Lizard's claws, severing them in an instant.

At the same time, a figure appeared beneath the Fire Sea Demon Lizard and raised a hand to strike with a saber.

In an instant, the Fire Sea Demon Lizard's skull was pierced through.

Jiang Li turned around and frowned at the martial artist standing there in a daze. "Why are you alone?"

Martial artists had no advantage against alien beasts of the same grade, much less in a one-against-two fight.

This man had likely entered this battle against the two Fire Sea Demon Lizards with the resolve to die.

"There's another one!" The man did not answer Jiang Li's question, hurriedly warning him instead.

The instant his words fell, Jiang Li appeared atop the other Fire Sea Demon Lizard. Even an alien beast like a Fire Sea Demon Lizard could only watch such speed from afar.

Holding the saber in one hand, he slashed.

The saber light was like the moon. The Seventh Grade Fire Sea Demon Lizard's head was severed cleanly.

Boom!

The corpse crashed down with a thunderous sound, and Jiang Li lightly leaped down from its body.

"Now there isn't."

Jiang Li spoke calmly, leaving the man utterly shocked.

Very quickly, Jiang Li learned the reason.

The front lines had sounded the alarm half a month ago, and most martial artists above Eighth Grade had been deployed there.

At present, the Fifth Frontline consisted mostly of Ninth-Rank martial artists, or ordinary soldiers who were not even Ninth-Rank Martial Artists.

There was only one Seventh Grade martial artist, the sole general-star guarding the Fifth Defense Line, Li Chaofan.

At that very moment, Li Chaofan was fighting a Sixth Grade Beast King.

"Has the battlefield situation already become this dire?" Jiang Li frowned slightly. He finally understood why alien beasts had always remained in the wilderness.

For the past thousand years, humanity had practically traded life for life, territory for survival.

Thinking of that, his mood grew heavier.

"May I ask, are you from the Li Family?" Huo Kai asked tentatively.

"No. My name is Jiang Li!"

Jiang Li replied, "Where is the general-star you mentioned? I'll go help him!"

Huo Kai was just about to answer when his expression shifted. Then he let out a long sigh of relief.

"That Sixth Grade Beast King is already dead. Um... Senior, we can just return to camp and wait," Huo Kai said hurriedly.

"He killed the Sixth Grade Beast King?" Jiang Li was somewhat surprised. It seemed that the general-star named Li Chaofan had some skill after all.

"Alright!"

Since the Sixth Grade Beast King was already dead, Jiang Li also felt somewhat tired. After all, he had entered the battlefield for a full day and night without much rest.

On another battlefield, Li Chaofan stood before the corpse of the Thunderfire Sea Lizard King, which was the size of a small mountain, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth.

However, he was not the one who had killed this alien beast.

Yet when facing the person who had helped him, Li Chaofan found himself unable to speak.

"He appeared on the battlefield. It seems the pressure at the front should have eased somewhat."

"As expected of a Sixth Grade Beast King. This time, I nearly died here."

Li Chaofan immediately turned and headed for the Fifth Defense Line command center.

Along the way, he saw the corpses of many alien beasts and could not help falling silent.

Though this had only been a small beast horde, most of the soldiers on the Fifth Defense Line were ordinary people now. The casualties were likely catastrophic.

Soon, he saw Huo Kai at the entrance to the command center.

"How are the casualties this time?" Li Chaofan had already prepared himself mentally.

"Casualties... twenty-eight dead, fifty-six severely injured," Huo Kai answered at once.

"Hm?" Li Chaofan froze, because that casualty count was simply far too low.

There had been more than a hundred Eighth Grade Sea Demon Lizards and three Seventh Grade Fire Sea Demon Lizards. By his estimates, they should have lost at least several hundred people, perhaps even over a thousand.

Only then did Huo Kai explain what had happened, causing Li Chaofan's mind to tremble.

"You're saying that a third-year high school student killed fifty-six Eighth Grade Sea Demon Lizards and three Seventh Grade Fire Sea Demon Lizards by himself?" Li Chaofan narrowed his eyes slightly. "Xiao Kai, if I find out you're joking, I'll skin you alive."

"Boss, how would I dare? Everything I said is true!" Huo Kai cried out in grievance. "But this Jiang Li is definitely the strongest high school student I've ever seen."

"If it's true, then he should be the second strongest high school student I've ever seen." Li Chaofan said slowly, "Where is he?"

"The cafeteria!"

"Come on. I'll go meet this benefactor."