Hidden Assassin in the Night

Ye Chen's words left the three people present speechless.

"Fine. Actually, when I was in the First Realm, I awakened an ability that could speed up my absorption of Spiritual Power. Then, when I reached the Second Realm, I awakened another ability that could heal myself."

Ye Chen thought for a moment and repeated the wording he had prepared long ago.

"Hiss, this..." Lan Batian sucked in a cold breath.

He naturally knew what this meant.

Even Zhang Daosheng had never imagined that this would be the situation.

"Your first Innate Ability speeds up Spiritual Power absorption, and your second Innate Ability heals you..."

"No wonder you reached the Third Realm so quickly. But relatively speaking, your combat power should be somewhat weaker."

"After all, the nine Innate Abilities can grow stronger as you develop, and you've already occupied two of them."

Lan Batian analyzed Ye Chen's situation.

But at that moment, Zhang Daosheng quietly added, "He's a support-type."

"Kid, how about... you don't go to that Firmament Academy and come to my Lan Family instead?" Lan Batian narrowed his eyes and grinned slyly.

"Blue Tiger Bastard, you're poaching my man right in front of me?!" Zhang Daosheng flew into a rage, and cold air materialized in his palm.

"Ahahaha, don't get worked up. I was just joking..." Lan Batian laughed heartily, trying to ease the atmosphere.

Ye Chen looked at the two of them and felt somewhat speechless.

"Thank you for your regard, Big Brother Lan. Old Zhang trusts me, so naturally, I can't let him down."

Lan Lengshuang, who stood nearby, stared fixedly at Ye Chen.

Big Brother Lan? Going by the way you address him, don't I have to call you Uncle Ye now?

Ye Chen noticed the change in Lan Lengshuang's expression and was baffled. Why had she suddenly gotten angry?

Could it be that my feat of breaking through three realms in two days shocked her, and then she got jealous?!

"Hahaha, as expected of the person I took a liking to! Blue Tiger Bastard, you can give up on that idea." Zhang Daosheng suddenly burst into laughter before looking toward Ye Chen.

"Tomorrow, I'll have the academy send over ten thousand Spirit Stones first! You only need to focus on cultivating!"

The Lan father and daughter were both astonished. Ten thousand Spirit Stones were worth ten billion...

"Um... Principal Zhang, how about you give me ten thousand as well? I'll have Lengshuang join the Firmament Academy."

Lan Batian's words made Lan Lengshuang roll her eyes.

There was nothing they could do. Although the Lan Family was not weak, it was ultimately just a family from a small city.

They absolutely could not produce ten thousand Spirit Stones.

Zhang Daosheng cast Lan Batian a sidelong glance. "If Lengshuang joins the Firmament Academy, I can provide her cultivation resources until she reaches the Sea-Overturning Realm."

Lan Batian froze. He had only been fooling around and naturally had not truly intended to have Lan Lengshuang join the Firmament Academy.

"How about it?" Zhang Daosheng asked with a half-smile.

Lan Batian fell silent for several seconds. "I'll think about it some more."

Lan Lengshuang was about to speak, but Lan Batian glanced at her, signaling her not to say anything rash.

Although Lan Lengshuang was unwilling, she kept silent.

After all, Lan Batian knew that the Firmament Academy had provoked a powerful organization...

Seeing Lan Batian's answer, Zhang Daosheng was already used to it.

He had heard that "I'll think about it some more" countless times.

After Lan Batian and Lan Lengshuang left, Ye Chen and Zhang Daosheng did not chat much longer either.

After all, they had discussed almost everything that needed discussing. Men did not need so much empty talk.

On the way home, Lan Batian reminded Lan Lengshuang several times.

"Shuang'er, although Ye Chen's talent isn't anything special, before he reaches the Awakening Realm, he can completely rely on his physical strength to crush everyone. Add to that his second Innate Ability, which heals himself..."

Lan Batian paused for a moment. "Before the Seventh Realm, Ye Chen's combat power will definitely be impressive. In this College Entrance Trial, entering the top thirty-two shouldn't be a problem."

Lan Lengshuang did not argue after hearing this and nodded.

Her view largely matched Lan Batian's. "By the way, Dad, why won't you let me join the Firmament Academy?"

Lan Batian fell silent. After hesitating for a moment, he finally said, "Because the Beast Demon Cult is targeting that academy."

"The Beast Demon Cult?!?" Lan Lengshuang sucked in a cold breath.

Traitors of the Human Race! The Beast Demon Cult...

Lan Batian nodded and said no more.

Lan Lengshuang cooperated by asking no further questions.

As for Ye Chen, Zhang Daosheng gave him a few special warnings before he left.

"Recently, Mutant Beasts have been appearing in the western part of the city. Don't go jumping around everywhere if you have nothing to do." Zhang Daosheng said it casually.

Ye Chen's home was in the south of the city, while the Mutant Beasts had appeared in the west.

Still, it was naturally better to offer a few extra reminders.

Ye Chen nodded, turned, and left, waving at Zhang Daosheng.

On the way home, a misty drizzle fell.

Ye Chen took out his phone and checked the time. It was a little after eleven.

By his calculations, there were still three hours before he could receive the system lottery.

Suddenly, Ye Chen remembered. Wasn't he supposed to test his combat power?!

He shook his head at once. Forget it. Testing his combat power would mean exposing the secret that he was not a support-type.

But it did not matter much. The combat power of the Nine Awakening Realms was not especially important.

One realm was roughly one hundred points of combat power. In other words, someone at the Ninth Awakening Realm would have only nine hundred—or perhaps slightly over a thousand—points of combat power.

Ye Chen raised his head toward the sky. The originally hazy drizzle was growing heavier and heavier. How could the sky be this pitch-black at eleven in the morning?

Ye Chen furrowed his brows. Something was very wrong.

Moreover, the bustling streets were completely deserted.

This was a food street. There was no way it would close at this hour!

It was after eleven, and lunchtime was fast approaching. There was no way it would be closed!

Just then, the sound of an explosion rang out in the distance.

A tremendous blast of air struck Ye Chen in the face.

From what Ye Chen knew, he had probably encountered the Mutant Beast Old Zhang had mentioned.

But... what realm was this battle at?!

Braving the rain, Ye Chen stealthily hid around the corner of the street.

A man and a woman in City Guard Team uniforms stood back to back, warily watching their surroundings!

Although his vision was blurred, Ye Chen could tell that they were in terrible condition.

The man in particular had a wound on his foot that was bleeding profusely.

"Xiao Qing, you should leave first." Yang Sanjin endured the intense pain in his foot as he spoke to the person behind him.

The girl named Xiao Qing wore a grave expression. "Although you're the captain and I should obey your orders, but..."

"Not this time!"

Yang Sanjin gave a bitter smile. He had known this would be her answer.

"If you don't leave, the two of us will probably die here today."

"Captain, I'm not afraid of dying!" Xiao Qing said stubbornly.

"Sigh." Yang Sanjin let out a sigh.

Just then, a shadow flashed past at incredible speed!

The assassin hidden in the rain—Shadow Cat!

It was small and fast, and its gray-black fur allowed it to carry out assassinations more effectively in the rain, even in the dead of night!

Yang Sanjin's expression changed drastically. There was no time!

He gritted his teeth and shoved Xiao Qing away. "Iron Wall!"

Xiao Qing panicked. "Captain!!"