Why Aren't You Running?

After defeating Yu Guihong, Wang Zhe, and Mi Ya, Chen Yu copied three Blue-Quality Talents, just as expected.

Though those three were strong, they were still far inferior to the Green-Quality Talents possessed by the very best in the country.

Aside from their own talents, part of their strength also came from the martial arts environments of the Imperial Capital, Upper River, and Huaying.

He had also copied a Yellow Beast-Race Bloodline Talent after killing the Blood Fiend Tiger. It could add a slight intimidating effect to one's voice, but it was not very useful.

So Chen Yu forged them all to improve his Martial Dao A-grade Bone.

The resulting progress was rather depressing.

"Fortunately, there are still plenty of geniuses!"

Chen Yu's gaze shifted toward Pan Wei and the other martial arts geniuses who had come from elsewhere.

There were still thirteen of them left. Even excluding Pan Wei, whose talent he had already copied once, there were still twelve remaining.

Every one of them was at the Body Tempering Eighth Layer, not much weaker than Zhao Tianyi and the others.

That meant Chen Yu could still copy twelve Blue-Quality Talents from them.

Without the slightest hesitation, Chen Yu broke away and swung his blade at them.

"Run!!!"

Seeing this, how could Pan Wei and the others possibly have the courage to fight Chen Yu?

Yu Guihong, Wang Zhe, and Mi Ya had all been defeated by Chen Yu. There was no way in hell they could beat him!

However, Hao Xi, Wang Qianjun, Die Xiaoxiao, and the others' eyes lit up, and they all moved to block those visiting geniuses.

As Chen Yu attacked, all thirteen Body Tempering Eighth Layer martial artists were eliminated by him, one slash each.

They had no ability to fight back whatsoever.

A complete beatdown!

An absolute beatdown!

"Chen Yu actually eliminated all those outsiders! How many years has it been since River City produced such an awesome genius?!"

"Well done! I couldn't stand those guys for ages, swaggering around all day. Didn't they still lose to one of River City's local geniuses?"

"Chen Yu, beautifully done!"

"Chen Yu is awesome! You're my god!"

At that moment, River City's local Martial Exam candidates shouted excitedly.

Of course, it was not just because they had vented their frustration.

The bigger reason was that Chen Yu eliminating those visiting martial arts geniuses meant fewer people would be competing for Martial University slots.

How could they not be excited?

In an instant, hundreds of River City's local geniuses cheered loudly, creating an incredibly lively scene.

Meanwhile, Chen Yu forged all the talents he had copied, then checked the forging progress:

[Talent Forging: Martial Dao A-grade Bone (72%)]

"Only seventy-two?!!"

"There's still a whole twenty-eight points left! I've already eliminated all the powerful outsiders. Where am I supposed to get the remaining twenty-eight points of progress?"

Chen Yu had a headache. The increasingly loud cheers around him only made it worse.

Then, his gaze swept across the crowd, and one Martial Exam candidate after another entered his sight.

Most of them were unfamiliar faces, since not many people had participated in the Warm-up Tournament.

Looking at everyone's excited expressions, Chen Yu suddenly had an idea.

"Eh!"

"The outside geniuses are all eliminated, but aren't there still River City's local geniuses?"

"The odds of copying Blue-Quality Talents from these people may be low, but there are quite a few Yellow-Quality Talents among them."

"Little by little, I might actually be able to make up those last twenty-eight points of progress!"

The way Chen Yu looked at everyone suddenly became warm and enthusiastic.

Not far away, Zhao Tianyi and Wang Qianjun were also caught up in the excitement.

After all, they had long been annoyed by visiting geniuses like Yu Guihong, Wang Zhe, and Mi Ya.

Now that Chen Yu had eliminated them, they were naturally overjoyed.

But when they happened to catch sight of Chen Yu's current expression, both of them felt a chill run down their spines.

"Chen Yu has gone crazy again!!!"

They were all too familiar with that look in Chen Yu's eyes.

In their eyes, Chen Yu actually had two personalities. One was his usual friendly personality, which was more or less like a normal person's.

The other was the Martial Arts Madman personality. When that side took over, Chen Yu would indiscriminately attack even his own people, acting completely unhinged.

Generally speaking, whenever Chen Yu had that look in his eyes, it meant the Martial Arts Madman personality had gained the upper hand again.

"I'm outta here!"

Without another word, Zhao Tianyi immediately started running into the distance.

Wang Qianjun reacted a little slower, but he also began backing away, placing the crowd between himself and Chen Yu. However, Hao Xi stopped him halfway.

"Why are you and Zhao Tianyi running?"

Seeing the two acting so suspiciously, Hao Xi asked curiously.

"Look at Chen Yu's eyes yourself," Wang Qianjun reminded her in a low voice.

Hearing that, Hao Xi glanced at Chen Yu, and her heart immediately skipped a beat.

"That familiar look... something bad is about to happen!"

With that thought, Hao Xi immediately slipped away as well.

Though the three of them fled discreetly, quite a few people still noticed something was off.

Especially those who had fought Chen Yu during the Warm-up Tournament. The moment they noticed, their faces darkened as terrible memories flooded back.

Without even saying goodbye, they hurriedly left.

Chen Yu naturally saw them leaving, but they were basically all familiar faces from the Warm-up Tournament, people whose talents he had already copied once.

Let them run. They were useless to him anyway.

All of this happened within just a few breaths. The cheers around them had not even begun to die down, and everyone was still immersed in the joy of Chen Yu defeating the visiting geniuses.

Chen Yu looked around, his low voice sounding beside everyone's ears.

"Aren't you running?"

Everyone froze upon hearing that, unable to understand what Chen Yu meant. Why would they run?

But Chen Yu's next action gave them the answer.

Boom!!!

The thunder that had fallen silent for a while rang out once more.

"Ma Rulong, eliminated!"

The cloaked figure's voice rang out in everyone's ears at the same time.

"Ma Rulong? He's a local genius from River City! What the hell is Chen Yu doing?!!"

Seeing a local River City genius eliminated by Chen Yu, everyone's eyes filled with confusion and bewilderment.

Wasn't Chen Yu supposed to be River City's young hero?!

Why the hell had he started attacking his own people?!!

At that moment, the remaining Warm-up Tournament contestants finally realized what was happening. One of them shouted loudly:

"Chen Yu is a Martial Arts Madman! Run!"

Just as that person shouted, two more people were eliminated by Chen Yu in quick succession, both capable Body Tempering Sixth Stage martial artists.

At the same time, he copied two Yellow-Quality Talents.

"Not bad, not bad. There are enough Martial Exam candidates here. I might really be able to gather the remaining twenty-eight points of progress!"

Chen Yu's eyes lit up, and his attacks became even more decisive and efficient.

His gaze was sharp as a torch. Relying on the talent [Keen Perception], he specifically sought out Martial Exam candidates with higher cultivation to eliminate!

"Damn it, Chen Yu really is a Martial Arts Madman!"

"I was wondering why his nickname was Martial Madman. So he really is crazy!"

"Hell, why didn't you tell us sooner? If I'd known, I wouldn't have come to watch this!"

In an instant, the crowd scattered in all directions.

With a clear target in mind, Chen Yu began crazily pursuing the remaining high-level Martial Exam candidates through the forest.

With the Thunder Extreme Saber and the Misty Drift Step, he moved through the woods like a ghost. Every swing of his blade ensured another Martial Exam candidate was taken out.

A perfectly good Martial Exam had been forcibly turned into Chen Yu's chase.

One Martial Exam candidate after another hid in the shadows, silently praying that the Martial Madman would not set his sights on them.