A Dual-Talent Holder, One in Ten Billion!

Shen Zhiyi knew she could not let the two of them keep arguing.

Jiang Chuan's tongue was simply too vicious.

If this went on any longer,

Lin Tianzheng would definitely be unable to resist making a move.

She said clearly, "Elder Lin, our mission this time is to investigate the truth behind the Seventh Squad's attack in the wilderness, not to convict anyone!"

Lu Qingshan also came to Jiang Chuan's side and quietly advised, "Mr. Jiang, don't make a move! The man before you is Lin Tianzheng, an elder of the Lin Family's Enforcement Hall, and a third-rank federal official. Killing him without conclusive evidence would be no different from directly declaring war on the Federation!"

He knew Jiang Chuan's temperament too well and feared that he might lose his patience and kill Lin Tianzheng on the spot.

When that happened,

Jiang Chuan being wanted would be the least of it.

It might even cost him his position as city lord...

"You sharp-tongued little bastard! I think you're a spy planted among humanity by the other races!"

Lin Tianzheng glared viciously at Jiang Chuan.

Then he looked at Xu Yinyin beside him. "And you, you little bitch! You claim my Mingyuan forced you to sign an oath?"

"With the influence of my Lin Family, what kind of woman couldn't we find in Skywatch City? Why would Mingyuan ever take an interest in trash like you?"

"I think you must have tried to seduce my Mingyuan and failed."

"Then, out of humiliation and rage,"

"you colluded with this little bastard to kill him!"

"Anyway, only the two of you are alive now. You can turn black into white if you want!"

Jiang Chuan's gaze immediately turned icy.

Before he could speak, Shen Zhiyi spoke again, her tone turning unfriendly as well. "Elder Lin, let me repeat myself. Everything requires evidence! By your logic, hundreds of Stellar Crown Academy disciples are attacked beyond the border every year. Are all the students who survive traitors?!"

"Of course I have evidence!" Lin Tianzheng sneered. "There is a massive flaw in this little bitch's testimony! According to the materials she submitted, this little bastard surnamed Jiang is merely an F-rank Decomposer who awakened not long ago. He isn't even as good as Stellar Crown Academy's worst disciples. How could he possibly have dealt with the Blood Cat assassins who surrounded and attacked them?!"

The entire scene fell silent. Rain struck the bluestone road, producing a fine, rustling patter.

Shen Zhiyi remained silent. This was, in fact, precisely what she had found suspicious.

When Jiang Chuan first encountered Xu Yinyin,

he had not intended to reveal his strength.

Therefore,

the report she submitted had continued to list him as a Decomposer without much further thought.

However, since he had already decided to join Stellar Crown Academy, the identity of an F-rank Decomposer alone would definitely not be enough. Jiang Chuan had prepared for this as well.

Lin Tianzheng continued pressing him. "Speak! Did my Mingyuan discover your identity as an other-race spy, so you silenced him?!"

"Heh."

A soft laugh rang out.

A brazen smile slowly spread across Jiang Chuan's face. "I said, you old bastard. Not only is there something wrong with your brain, your knowledge is pitifully lacking too."

Veins bulged across Lin Tianzheng's forehead, his face twisted into a terrifying expression. "The evidence is conclusive, yet you still dare act so arrogantly?!"

Jiang Chuan said unhurriedly, "It's true that I'm an F-rank Decomposer."

"However."

"That's only one of my talents."

"Hm?"

Everyone's expressions changed at those words.

Golden light blossomed in Jiang Chuan's hand, transforming into the phantom of a longbow. An indescribable pressure instantly filled the area.

Horror filled Lin Tianzheng's eyes. Facing this power, he actually felt his A-rank talent faintly inclining toward submission!

It was not just him.

Deep shock appeared in Shen Zhiyi's eyes as well. "Could this be..."

Jiang Chuan finished the words she had left unsaid. "That's right! I am a dual-talent holder, one in ten billion! My other talent is the SSS-rank combat talent—Yi!"

Everyone present sucked in a sharp breath.

The ones with the strongest reaction

were the father and daughter standing at the edge, Su Lie and Su Yao.

Su Lie was first stunned, then a bitter expression appeared on his face. He rubbed his fingers, wanting to send Jiang Mingyuan a message and accuse him of handling things dishonorably, but he realized despondently that he was no longer qualified to contact him.

Meanwhile, Su Yao could not help recalling everything she had done after Jiang Chuan joined the squad, and her gaze turned vacant.

An SSS-rank talent...

Lin Tianzheng's body trembled, saliva flying from his mouth in excitement. "Th-this is impossible!!"

"That's why I said you old bastard know too little!"

Jiang Chuan snorted coldly. "I possess an SSS-rank talent. Why would I need to become a spy for the other races?! That little bastard from your family is nothing more than A-rank trash. What does he have that lets him compare himself to me?!"

Lin Tianzheng's face turned ashen. Even he could not refute those words.

Lu Qingshan looked enlightened. So Jiang Chuan possessed an SSS-rank talent. Everything seemed to make sense now.

Not a single person present had ever personally witnessed a profession holder with an SSS-rank talent.

They had no idea just how powerful such a talent truly was.

However,

with an awakening probability of one in ten billion,

wasn't it perfectly reasonable for a first-rank to kill Chen Duhu, who stood at the peak of the sixth rank?

This earthshaking revelation brewed in everyone's hearts.

The emotion in Lin Tianzheng's eyes swiftly shifted from anger to an icy killing intent.

It even

contained a trace of fear that he himself had not noticed.

The few SSS-rank talent holders to appear throughout human history had all been supreme beings possessing boundless might, capable of plucking stars and moons and burning mountains and boiling seas.

If Jiang Chuan were allowed to grow, it would be nothing short of a disaster for the Lin Family!

But Shen Zhiyi reacted far faster than Lin Tianzheng.

She stepped in front of Jiang Chuan in a single stride. Her wide instructor's robe spread out, completely shielding him behind her.

Her gaze swept over every person present.

At last, it settled on Lin Tianzheng's face, her warning undisguised.

"Everything that happened here today, everything you saw and heard, must stay buried in your stomachs!"

Shen Zhiyi said coldly, "Anyone who dares spread the news that Jiang Chuan possesses an SSS-rank talent will become an enemy of Stellar Crown Academy and an enemy of the Federation! The Federation will destroy them at all costs!"

She stared fixedly at Lin Tianzheng, her tone turning even colder. "Elder Lin should understand better than I do what the words 'at all costs' mean!"

Lin Tianzheng's cheek twitched violently.

Of course he understood.

Anyone who triggered this prohibition, even if they fled to the ends of the earth, would face the Federation's endless pursuit by powerful experts.

If things truly reached that point, even the legacy left behind for the Lin Family by several Heavenly Generals would become worthless.

The entire Lin Family would be erased overnight!

He gritted his teeth and forced out two words through the gaps. "Understood."

Shen Zhiyi said nothing more. She turned around and strode toward the flying vessel, speaking as she walked. "Board the ship. Return to the academy at full speed. Everyone, immediately!"