The one who struck was none other than Qi Da.
The fist imprint left his hand, forming a phantom three zhang in size, yet it grew increasingly condensed as it flew forward.
By the time it reached Yan Xuan, it had shrunk to the size of an ordinary human fist, shimmering with golden light and seemingly possessing immense power.
Yan Xuan held Miao Jun with one hand while smashing out with his other fist!
A thunderous sound of metal clashing rang out, and Yan Xuan was instantly forced back two steps.
However, Miao Jun, who was being held in his hand, suffered a miserable fate; Yan Xuan was naturally not kind enough to protect him during such a battle.
At this moment, Miao Jun's body was as limp as mud, hanging from Yan Xuan's hand, having already breathed his last.
Qi Da sighed inwardly, never expecting that he would fail to save Miao Jun.
What he expected even less was that Yan Xuan was actually a martial artist of the Fifth Realm!
How had he failed to notice anything at all, right under his nose, for all these years?
"Yan Xuan, you really are a beast..."
Qi Da spoke with a complex tone.
"Back then, when you had nowhere else to turn, First High School took you in. Everyone sympathized with your plight. If I recall correctly, Teacher Miao Jun was always quite good to you, wasn't he?"
"Back then? Heh..." Yan Xuan seemed to have no intention of defending himself. He casually tossed Miao Jun's corpse aside and shifted his gaze toward Chu Yuan: "How did you discover me?"
He truly could not understand it. The technique he used to conceal his cultivation was passed down by a noble existence within his sect.
Even Qi Da had never noticed anything amiss with him, so how had this Chu Yuan... locked onto him so quickly?
Chu Yuan did not bother to answer him, only moving further away.
From the collision between Yan Xuan and Qi Da just now, Chu Yuan realized that the gap between himself and them was simply too vast.
He could not possibly withstand Yan Xuan... It was fortunate that he had the foresight to notify Qi Da immediately.
"You are finished!" Qi Da lost his patience, his figure moving as he launched an attack!
No matter what had happened to Yan Xuan, as long as he captured him, he would eventually confess everything honestly.
He was not skilled at interrogation, but the Martial Suppression Bureau had plenty of experts in torture.
The people there would not show any humanitarianism to a traitor.
The surrounding students and teachers had been somewhat stunned by this massive reversal.
But the moment the two began to clash, the teachers reacted.
Unable to spare time to mourn Miao Jun's death, they hurriedly organized the students to run toward the classrooms.
The first three realms of martial arts are: Blood Qi, Impermeable, and Internal Breath.
They could still be judged by common sense, and their destructive power remained within a certain range.
But the middle three realms: Void-Stepping, Divine Ability, and Sovereign Realm... their destructive power rose sharply, exceeding the scope of ordinary people!
Qi Da was a Fifth Realm martial artist, also known as the Divine Ability Realm.
And Yan Xuan, who could contend with him, was naturally also a Divine Ability Realm martial artist!
Martial artists of this level possessed the combat power to slaughter an entire city in a short period!
Qi Da usually appeared unremarkable, like an ordinary principal worried about his students.
But if he wished, Chenyang City would soon be reduced to ruins by his hand!
Of course, that was assuming the Martial Suppression Bureau and the military did not intervene.
"Chu Yuan! Come here quickly!" A familiar voice rang out; it was Huang Bo.
He had heard of Chu Yuan's "feat" of beating up a janitor on his way back to the classroom and had rushed over immediately, never expecting to witness such a scene.
Chu Yuan followed suit, immediately trailing behind Huang Bo as he ran toward their classroom.
The classrooms of First High School were equipped with an Energy Gathering Array, and once activated, the array itself provided some defensive properties.
Although it could not withstand a powerful attack, it was likely sufficient to resist some of the shockwaves.
He looked back; at this moment, the figures of Qi Da and Yan Xuan were already blurred, with only two indistinct afterimages entangled and colliding.
The surrounding ground had long since exploded, with bricks and stone fragments flying everywhere.
The greenery had long since been blown into the sky.
The destructive power of a Fifth Realm expert was naturally more than just this, but any martial artist familiar with controlling their own power would try their best to pour their energy into their enemy during combat.
Venturing it into the surrounding environment might look impressive, but in reality, it only pointlessly weakened the power of one's own attacks.
They soon returned to the classroom, where the class was mostly gathered.
After all, most people returned to the classroom immediately after eating and would not wander around outside.
The students gathered around as soon as they saw Huang Bo.
Yang Yi asked directly: "Old Ban! What is going on outside?"
Feeling the tremors rippling through the classroom, many people wore expressions of panic and unease.
They knew this was the result of martial arts experts clashing, but they couldn't fathom why such experts would be fighting at First High School.
"It's the principal and Yan Xuan fighting..." Huang Bo also looked out the window with a worried expression.
Yet, they could see nothing but gale-force winds swirling like a tornado.
"Who is Yan Xuan?"
It wasn't just Chu Yuan who didn't know the name; most of the students in the school were unfamiliar with it as well.
Only those who were particularly interested in his past deeds had inquired about him, such as Yang Yi.
Before Huang Bo could speak, Yang Yi said in disbelief, "Yan Xuan? How is that possible?"
"Yang Yi, who is Yan Xuan?"
"Yan Xuan is... he's the janitor who usually cleans the hallways and restrooms in this teaching building!"
"It's him? How is that possible! How could such a powerful martial artist..."
Huang Bo had no reason to lie to them; even though they claimed it was impossible, most people subconsciously believed him.
At the same time, a sense of foreboding arose in their hearts.
Just as someone had said earlier, such a powerful martial artist would not willingly debase himself to clean toilets.
If he had truly done so, it could only mean there was a massive conspiracy afoot!
For instance, setting something up within the school...
"My dad happens to be in Chenyang City! I'll have him come help!" Yang Yi reacted quickly, his voice grave.
Huang Bo opened his mouth, initially wanting to say that he believed the principal could subdue Yan Xuan alone, but then he thought of the many students in the school... and in the end, he said nothing.
It wasn't until Yang Yi dialed a number on his terminal and, a few seconds later, looked up with a grim expression, saying, "The communication has been cut!"
"No way?" Someone operated their own terminal to try it out.
"It went through the first time, but then the signal vanished immediately..." Yang Yi was somewhat worried, only hoping his old man shared a telepathic connection with him.
Chu Yuan, meanwhile, was stunned as he thought of something.
The signal being cut so suddenly certainly wasn't Yan Xuan's doing.
He didn't have the ability to set something up while facing an attack from Qi Da.
Therefore... did Yan Xuan have accomplices?
Had his accomplices learned that his cover was blown, and thus cut the communication?
What on earth were they trying to do...
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