Night Encounter: A Polluted Martial Artist!

Guan Xiaoxiao still wanted to resist, but she could not break free from Jiang Yuan's large hand.

"D-Damn it!"

After the sparring match ended.

Jiang Yuan bought some sports drinks and handed the lime-flavored one to Guan Xiaoxiao, who was still sulking.

Guan Xiaoxiao took it and gulped down a large mouthful, her little face still puffed up with anger.

"You cheated!"

Sitting on the swing and kicking her legs, her face was full of unwillingness. She had never expected that, after suppressing Jiang Yuan for three years, he would surpass her during the final stretch of senior year.

Jiang Yuan laughed. "When did I cheat? Don't make things up."

"I don't care. This one doesn't count! We'll compete again during the college entrance exams."

Guan Xiaoxiao stared at Jiang Yuan stubbornly. "We'll compete over who gets the higher score in the dungeon realm. Whoever scores lower has to be the other person's servant for a day!"

"You're playing for keeps?"

"Hmph. I'm just asking if you dare."

"I can do that..."

As Jiang Yuan spoke, his gaze swept over Guan Xiaoxiao.

He had to admit it.

This girl had really grown into a beauty.

Her glossy black hair was tied in a bun, framing her snowy skin, delicate flawless face, and slender pale neck. Even her branded black top could not hide her full, perky figure.

Her waist was slim, perfectly embodying the phrase, slender branches bearing heavy fruit.

Her white athletic shorts wrapped around her firm, lifted hips, while her fair thighs were full and shapely, her calves slender and taut.

No wonder she was called the class flower.

Jiang Yuan said, "If I win, I want you to..."

Want me?

Guan Xiaoxiao's face flushed. Covering her chest, she stammered, "Y-You, what nonsense are you talking about? Don't, don't get any dirty ideas! Be careful, or my dad will beat you up! He's a Tier-Three Martial Artist now!"

"What are you thinking? If I win, I'll have you wear a maid outfit for a day."

Only then did Guan Xiaoxiao realize she had overthought it. Her little face reddened, though she still tried to act composed.

"Hmph. Talk after you win."

After finishing their drinks, the two left the park and headed for the station.

"Has Uncle Guan and Auntie been doing well lately?"

"They're doing great. What about Uncle Jiang? Hasn't he returned from the front lines yet?"

"No."

A stretch of silence followed.

Guan Xiaoxiao spoke up. "Which martial arts university are you planning to apply to? With your current strength, getting into a first-tier university definitely won't be a problem."

"I'll think about it after the college entrance exams."

Guan Xiaoxiao nodded and took a vial from her pocket. "Here, this is for you."

Jiang Yuan accepted it and recognized it at a glance.

Spirit Replenishment Fluid—a Gene Potion that replenished potential, increased vitality, and relieved fatigue. It sold for over a hundred thousand on the market.

"Thanks."

Jiang Yuan did not stand on ceremony. He would consider it a favor owed and repay her next time.

"You really don't hold back at all, do you?"

"Then I'll give it back."

"Hmph. I never take back gifts I've given."

Guan Xiaoxiao said haughtily.

Jiang Yuan smiled, about to say something.

Suddenly!

An unusual sensation came from his right.

His expression changed slightly as he grabbed Guan Xiaoxiao, who was about to leave.

"?"

Guan Xiaoxiao turned to Jiang Yuan in confusion, only to find him looking to the right.

"What is it?"

Jiang Yuan did not answer. He merely stared at a detached house to the right.

The lights in the house were off, which looked perfectly normal in the night.

But in Jiang Yuan's perception, that house gave off an unpleasant aura.

After changing classes to [Martial God], all five of his senses and six perceptions had become incredibly sharp. His intuition, in particular, had grown several times stronger after cultivating the Kindling Breathing Technique.

A powerful instinct told him—

Something was inside that house!

Better not meddle in other people's business.

"It's nothing. Let's go."

But just as he intended to leave with Guan Xiaoxiao.

The house's front door suddenly burst open with a bang!

A dark shadow shot out, pouncing toward them amid Guan Xiaoxiao's cry of alarm.

Jiang Yuan frowned and threw a punch forward!

Bang!

The dark shadow exploded instantly, splattering large amounts of black mud through the air, across the ground, and onto the walls.

Under Guan Xiaoxiao's shocked gaze.

The black mud gathered together as though it were alive, twisting and changing into the shape of a young man. He held a child's severed limb in his hand. One of his eyes faced upward and the other downward, making his expression indescribably bizarre.

"F-Food..."

His speech was slurred, and bulges occasionally rose beneath his clothes.

The horrifying sight turned Guan Xiaoxiao's face deathly pale. Her legs trembled as her body shook.

"A-A Tier-One Martial Artist...?"

The aura emanating from the bizarre young man was undoubtedly that of a Martial Artist.

Looking at the child's severed limb in his hand, then peering through the doorway, Guan Xiaoxiao sucked in a sharp breath. Several corpses lay sprawled inside the house, with blood staining the floor and walls crimson. The gruesome scene nearly made her vomit.

It was over.

She had never expected to stumble upon a Martial Artist massacring an entire household.

They would definitely be silenced now...

Guan Xiaoxiao thought in despair.

"Who exactly are you? How dare you do something like this in the city? Aren't you afraid of the Patrol Bureau?" Jiang Yuan asked coldly.

His voice restored a measure of Guan Xiaoxiao's rationality. She stared blankly at the teenage figure standing before her, unable to understand how he could remain so calm and courageous in front of a murderous Martial Artist.

Whoosh!

A piercing sound through the air answered Jiang Yuan.

Jiang Yuan tilted his head aside to dodge, but a small hole was blasted into the ground.

"Don't... dodge..."

Black mud flowed all over the bizarre young man's body. Raising his hand, he swung it toward Jiang Yuan, sending countless droplets of black mud shooting at him. Every single drop was powerful enough to pierce solid stone.

Jiang Yuan continuously threw punches, shattering all the incoming black mud.

After cultivating the Immortal Body Tempering Technique, he had tested his current physical strength. It was comparable to E-Grade Alloy!

Behind Jiang Yuan, Guan Xiaoxiao stared at the scene in utter disbelief, wondering whether she was dreaming.

The Jiang Yuan she knew was actually fighting a Martial Artist!

"Jiang Yuan, you..."

"Get back."

Jiang Yuan spoke, and only then did Guan Xiaoxiao react. She hurriedly retreated ten meters and dialed the emergency number.

"Hello, is this the Patrol Bureau? I'm a student at Martial Arts Middle School. My classmate and I have encountered an attack by a Martial Artist here in Dragon Lake Community..."

Seeing this, Jiang Yuan relaxed and focused on the opponent before him.

His body could turn into mud-like liquid, much like an elemental type. So this was his talent ability.

Suddenly, Jiang Yuan saw the flesh on the young man's cheek wriggle like worms, revealing an eye!

The bizarre sight made him frown.

The next second, purple light flashed from that single eye, and pain stabbed through Jiang Yuan's head.

"A mental attack?"

But it lasted only an instant. As Jiang Yuan activated the Kindling Breathing Technique, the discomfort immediately vanished.

Guan Xiaoxiao shouted at Jiang Yuan, "Jiang Yuan, the Patrol Bureau will be here soon. Don't push yourself..."

"Waaah!"

The young man lowered his head and let out a roar.

Under Guan Xiaoxiao's horrified gaze.

The bones and muscles throughout his body began to swell rapidly, transforming him completely into an inhuman monstrosity with no recognizable human form. Apart from a gaping bloody maw full of jagged teeth, only that single eye remained on his face, emitting an eerie purple glow!

Jiang Yuan stared at the monster before him and said coldly, "What exactly are you?"