Bounty

Fang Xiong was speechless.

Originally, he had thought it was somewhat inappropriate for the Martial Arts Class students to call Chen Yu a "Martial Arts Madman."

But after this incident, it was unclear how Chen Yu was in martial arts, yet he certainly showed signs of being a "madman."

He was just a little too mad.

"Rest for a moment. I'll check the situation."

After saying that, Fang Xiong walked into the house.

Before long, he came out of the master bedroom carrying two corpses and gently placed them in the living room.

"Damn Evil God Cultists," Fang Xiong cursed under his breath.

Chen Yu caught his breath and glanced at the two corpses. One was male and the other female, and both bore some resemblance to Xiao Feng.

However, both of their heads had enormous gaps in them, as if half their heads had been bitten off. Their skulls were completely empty.

At the same time, their abdomens had been brutally cut open, and all their internal organs were gone as well.

"These are Xiao Feng's parents. They were probably killed this afternoon. If I'd believed your suspicion, I might have had a chance to stop it."

Fang Xiong sighed.

"They died exactly like the victims in the news. Could Xiao Feng have done those earlier murders too?"

Chen Yu felt a chill crawl down his spine.

The System Panel had been right. Falling into an Evil God Cultist was equivalent to becoming another "person," with no connection left to the original self.

Or rather, they were no longer human.

"No, Xiao Feng only became an Evil God Cultist within the last couple of days, but the incidents in the news happened five days ago."

"That means River City has other Evil God Cultists, and they likely worship the same Evil God as Xiao Feng."

"I killed Xiao Feng. Will the other Evil God Cultists come after me?"

The more Chen Yu thought about it, the more frightened he became.

An open attack was easy to dodge; a hidden arrow was hard to guard against.

"My strength is still insufficient. The Third Layer of Body Tempering is far too weak."

"If I were at the Body Tempering Peak, or even a master beyond the Blood Exchange Realm, why would I fear ordinary Evil God Cultists?"

Strength!

At that moment, Chen Yu's desire for strength rose to its peak!

Meanwhile, Fang Xiong naturally had no idea what Chen Yu was thinking. His expression darkened slightly as he called the Enforcement Bureau.

Within just a few minutes, Enforcement Bureau vehicles had packed the area beneath Hewan Residential Complex, and a team of officers in special uniforms arrived at the scene.

As a central figure in the incident, Chen Yu naturally had to be taken away for questioning.

"This is my student. Ask whatever you need to ask right here." Fang Xiong leaned against the wall and stopped the officer who was about to take Chen Yu away.

At the same time, he reminded Chen Yu, "Don't worry. You did nothing wrong. Just tell the truth."

The lead officer frowned slightly, his tone unpleasant. "Sorry, I'm carrying out official duties. Please do not interfere."

Fang Xiong said nothing more. He pulled an identification card from his pocket and flicked it over.

The officer took the ID and looked at it, his expression changing slightly. After making a phone call, he respectfully returned it to Fang Xiong.

"Officer Fang Xiong, please describe the situation at the time in detail."

At the same time, Chen Yu, a few steps away, was also being questioned.

"Name?"

"Chen Yu."

"Age?"

"Eighteen."

"..."

After a string of routine questions, the officer reached the crucial issue:

"You said you suspected Xiao Feng was an Evil God Cultist, yet you had no evidence. Why did you dare to come to the crime scene on your own and kill Xiao Feng?"

"Why were you so certain? Weren't you afraid it might be a misunderstanding?"

Chen Yu answered honestly, "Because I was scared."

At that answer, Fang Xiong's eyelid twitched violently again, while the officer recording the statement suddenly froze.

Because he was scared.

That reason was far too absurd.

"Uh... there's something a little wrong with this student of mine." Fang Xiong pointed at his own head, then hurriedly explained,

"Of course, it's nothing serious. He just overreacts a little easily."

With Fang Xiong speaking up, the officers present did not make things difficult for Chen Yu. After a brief questioning, they let him go.

Once everything was over, Chen Yu prepared to leave.

So much had happened in a single day that he was physically and mentally exhausted. Right now, he only wanted a good night's sleep.

"Don't leave yet." Fang Xiong grabbed Chen Yu by the shoulder and brought him before the lead officer.

"My student killed the Evil God Cultist. By rights, he should receive a substantial bounty. Don't take advantage of my student just because he doesn't understand these things."

A bounty?

The moment Chen Yu heard that, he perked up.

"A bounty? How much?"

The officer did not brush him off. After thinking for a moment, he answered, "This was only an Evil God Cultist who had just fallen. Its rank was not high."

"The bounty should be around a hundred thousand at most. I'll give you the maximum amount."

One hundred thousand!

That was enough to buy twenty portions of high-grade Body Tempering Supplement. He had even earned back the money he spent on the Bloodsong Blade, with interest.

"So Evil God Cultists are worth this much!"

"And not only are they valuable, they also have Talents that can be copied. It's killing two birds with one stone!"

Chen Yu, who had been worrying constantly about retaliation from Evil God Cultists, now had stars in his eyes.

"Don't do anything stupid!"

Seemingly guessing what Chen Yu was thinking, Fang Xiong immediately warned him,

"With your strength, you only managed to kill Xiao Feng because he had only recently fallen and because you ambushed him with a blade."

"If you run into someone stronger, you won't even be able to escape!"

Chen Yu smiled without saying anything.

If the opponent was stronger, he would definitely lie low. But once he became strong enough, Evil God Cultists would be excellent resources.

After a night of activity, the matter concerning Xiao Feng was finally resolved.

The news did not mention Chen Yu's name. They needed to protect his safety and prevent the other Evil God Cultists from targeting him.

The hundred-thousand Red Radiance Coin bounty was deposited into Chen Yu's account the next day.

Because of the Xiao Feng incident, Chen Yu enjoyed about a week of peace.

Of course, he did not waste that week. Besides his regular cultivation, he also looked into information about River City Martial Arts Academy.

At the same time, through casual conversations with Fang Xiong, he learned detailed information about several martial arts geniuses in River City.

There was one more thing.

After experiencing the incident with Xiao Feng, Chen Yu's Thunder Extreme Saber advanced by leaps and bounds. Following several days of bitter training, it finally broke through to the Proficient Stage.

Boom!

Thunder exploded as a swath of blade light poured down like mercury, swift as lightning.

Chen Yu sheathed Blood Chant, extremely satisfied with the power of the Thunder Extreme Saber.

At the Proficient Stage, the Thunder Extreme Saber's speed had reached its peak. Even ordinary experts at the Fifth or Sixth Layer of Body Tempering would likely be unable to receive this strike.

Mastering Basic Martial Arts to the Proficient Stage meant one was already among the top geniuses of River City's younger generation.

Hao Xi, Wang Qianjun, and the others were experts at this level.

This was the terror of the Blade Technique Grandmaster Talent!

Of course, compared to those experts, Chen Yu still had one major weakness: his martial arts realm.

Although his realm was improving quickly, it could not compare to the rapid, day-by-day advancement of his blade technique.

"Resources won't be lacking for the time being, but breaking through to the Fourth Layer of Body Tempering will probably still take another half month."

"This speed is still a little too slow."

Chen Yu sighed.

If ordinary people heard him say that, they would certainly mock him for overreaching. After all, this speed already placed him among River City's top geniuses.

Chen Yu knew perfectly well that this speed was already very fast. It was just that there was truly not much time left before the Martial Exam.

"If I want to increase my cultivation speed, for now I can only place my hopes on stronger martial arts Talents."

"The Martial Dao Grade-B Bone's boost to cultivation is still far from enough. A Purple-Quality bone would be truly amazing."

But Purple-Quality Talents were things one could only encounter by chance.

Chen Yu had only copied one from Fang Xiong.

Even now, he did not know exactly who Fang Xiong was. He only knew that this seemingly ordinary Martial Arts Class teacher was a martial arts expert who had left Crimson Radiance Star.

But why would such a martial arts expert settle on a tiny planet like Crimson Radiance Star? Why would he be willing to become a martial arts teacher?

Chen Yu had no answer.

He composed himself, then stepped outside.

"Next, it's time to copy some Talents."