Tengfei City.
This was the Underground World inside the school.
"Look! Look! There's a really handsome guy over there..."
"What good is being handsome? Can you eat handsome?"
"Wait, isn't he Lu Yuan, this year's Freshman Tournament champion?"
As soon as Lu Yuan entered Tengfei City, whispers rose around him.
But Lu Yuan paid no attention to the voices and left by himself.
Well, not entirely by himself—his Companion Beast, Little Ice, was with him.
After leaving Tengfei City, Lu Yuan picked a direction at random and continued deeper into the Underground World.
He hadn't gone far
when rustling sounds came from all around, even though there wasn't a breath of wind.
Lu Yuan was alert enough to notice.
He immediately swept his gaze over the surroundings.
The nearby bushes rustled.
Meow!
The next moment, a beast in the shape of a cat appeared.
The cat-shaped beast had a crescent-shaped mark on its head. It was clearly one of the weakest vicious beasts—the Shadow Cat.
"Go, Little Ice!"
Lu Yuan sent a thought to his Companion Beast.
The vicious beasts roaming this close to Tengfei City were obviously First Order Lower Rank. There was no need to think twice.
Against something at this level, he could kill it with a single Ice Blade.
But he chose to send Little Ice instead because he had a purpose of his own.
He wanted to test an idea he'd had earlier.
If it worked, that would be perfect!
If it didn't, he wouldn't lose anything.
"All right, Master."
Little Ice gave a slight nod of its snake head.
At that moment, its fighting spirit was soaring.
This was the first time it had carried out a task its master had given it. It had to do a beautiful job—absolutely no disappointing its