149: Chapter 149 Mid-stage Eighth Rank, is it safe to kill people here?

Because Lin Yuan collected the monster corpses extremely quickly, the others felt a sense of urgency too. Everyone wanted to collect a few more—each one was worth 10 points.

In just over ten minutes, the area was completely cleared.

Wang Ruifeng swept a slightly surprised glance over the battlefield. Finding no overlooked monster corpses, he waved his hand grandly:

"Great work, brothers! Let's move out! To the next channel!"

"Yes!"

Everyone was somewhat excited as they followed Wang Ruifeng, charging towards the second spatial channel.

Following the same method, the second spatial channel was also cleaned up in just over ten minutes. The group then rushed towards the third spatial channel.

As soon as they entered the third spatial channel, Wang Ruifeng spoke cheerfully:

"Brothers, our efficiency today is fantastic. Let's just take care of all three channels ourselves, haha... Put in some extra effort! We'll finish early today, and I'll treat everyone to skewers when we get back!"

"Great! Thanks, Society Leader! Brothers, charge!" Lin Xiaoxin immediately responded, shouting and being the first to rush onto the battlefield.

Lin Yuan naturally didn't hesitate, activating his high-speed devouring mode once again.

After a chaotic round of devouring, the soul bodies on the battlefield were completely swept away. The ability points on his system panel surged once more.

Combined with what he devoured in the second channel and the 30 million points he had left before, there were now a total of 150 million ability points on the system panel.

"Upgrade my Martial Arts Level!"

With a thought, Lin Yuan immediately chose to advance. His Martial Arts Level rapidly increased to the mid eighth stage in that moment, and his combat power instantly skyrocketed.

[Martial Arts]: Martial Artist, Mid Eighth Stage

[Combat Power]: 1.42 Billion

[ability points]: 70 Million

"Reaching the mid eighth stage, my combat power has also exceeded 1.3 billion. My base combat power now surpasses that of a mid ninth stage. When I reach the peak of the eighth stage, I should be able to stand in the first tier within the Black Abyss. By then, I won't have to hold back anymore!"

Lin Yuan secretly rejoiced. He never expected to gain two levels on his very first day in the Black Abyss. This really was a great place.

...

Just as everyone had finished collecting the monster corpses and were preparing to leave, over a dozen people surged in through the entrance, each holding weapons. It was clear at a glance they meant trouble.

The leader of the other side was a guy with long hair, wearing a level six crystal card on his chest. Judging from his sleazy appearance, he clearly wasn't from the Great Xia. The dozen or so people following him also weren't from the Great Xia.

When Wang Ruifeng saw the long-haired guy on the other side, his expression clearly changed, the muscles on his face twitching unnaturally.

"Society Leader, it's the Yamamoto Society's corpse collection team. What do we do?" Lin Xiaoxin also noticed the newcomers and seemed somewhat tense.

"Don't panic. Let's see what happens," Wang Ruifeng forced himself to appear calm.

The members of the Evergreen Society, seeing the Yamamoto Society people enter, immediately gathered around Wang Ruifeng. Lin Yuan frowned and also walked over to Wang Ruifeng's side.

"The Xia Alliance's Evergreen Society, very good! Wang Ruifeng, you guys were quite fast today. We were only delayed for a little over half an hour, and we didn't expect you to monopolize the Lower Three Paths!" the long-haired youth said with a mocking, insinuating tone.

"Ichiro Inoue, what do you want? The rule here is that whoever collects it, keeps it. You arrived late, whose fault is that?" Wang Ruifeng said, steeling himself.

"Haha... You're talking to me about rules? Have you forgotten, this is the Black Abyss. The one with the bigger fist makes the rules!" Ichiro Inoue tossed his flowing long hair and brandished the katana in his hand a couple of times.

The Evergreen Society members immediately took half a step back, including Wang Ruifeng...

Only Lin Yuan stood his ground, showing no reaction.

"Hahaha... A bunch of cowards! Hand over seventy percent of the monster corpses you collected today, and I'll let you leave. Otherwise, don't blame us, the Yamamoto Society, for teaching you the rules of the Black Abyss properly!"

Seeing the Evergreen Society members' fear, Ichiro Inoue immediately became even more arrogant.

"Seventy percent?! That's impossible!"

Wang Ruifeng instantly flared up in anger. He had paid a 3000-point entry fee. If they handed over seventy percent, not only would they have worked for nothing, but they'd also suffer a significant loss. Even though he knew they were no match for the other side, he was unwilling to hand it over.

"So you don't want to hand it over?"

Upon hearing this, Ichiro Inoue immediately glared with malice, cracking his neck from side to side. "If you don't hand it over, then we'll just take it ourselves!"

As soon as Ichiro Inoue finished speaking, the dozen or so underlings behind him immediately brandished their weapons, surrounding the Evergreen Society members.

"Wait! Don't fight. I'll hand it over, I'll hand it over..." Wang Ruifeng sighed helplessly. "Brothers, take them all out..."

Upon hearing this, although extremely unwilling, the Evergreen Society members reluctantly began removing the rings from their hands...

"Hand over what? Who the hell are we to indulge this bad habit of yours!"

Just as everyone was removing their rings, preparing to hand them over to the Yamamoto Society members, a cold, indifferent voice rang out.

Everyone simultaneously looked towards the source of the voice. They saw Lin Yuan slowly walking to the center, his gaze icy as he stared at Ichiro Inoue.

"Lin Yuan, are you crazy?!"

Lin Xiaoxin hurriedly stepped forward, grabbing Lin Yuan's arm, then lowered his voice to say:

"These are Yamamoto Society people. We're no match for them. We clashed with them once before. All of us were seriously injured, and we lost several brothers. You just arrived in the Black Abyss; you don't know their strength. Listen to your brother's advice, quickly apologize to them."

Hearing this, Lin Yuan sneered. Apologize? The word 'apology' simply didn't exist in Lin Yuan's dictionary...

"Kid! You're pretty arrogant! Don't want to hand it over, huh? Then I'll start by taking one of your legs off, see if you can still be so tough then!?"

Ichiro Inoue narrowed his pair of sleazy little eyes, about to make a move against Lin Yuan.

"Ichiro Inoue, I heard that where you people come from, the place where something happens becomes part of the child's name. For example, Matsushita (Under the Pine), Watanabe (Crossing the Border), Yamaguchi (Mountain Entrance)..."

Lin Yuan suddenly remembered a comedic skit he had seen in his previous life, so he spoke with a teasing tone.

Ichiro Inoue, who was just about to attack, suddenly froze, utterly confused by Lin Yuan's words. He subconsciously asked:

"So what if it is? So what if it isn't? What exactly do you mean?"

"What I mean is, your 'Inoue'... that's a pretty high difficulty level!" Lin Yuan said with a half-smile.

"Pfft!!"

Immediately, an Evergreen Society member couldn't hold back and burst out laughing.

Wang Ruifeng, however, looked worried and tugged at Lin Yuan. "Do you have to provoke him? You just entered the Black Abyss and have a level three crystal card. You should be at the peak of the Master level, right? But this Ichiro Inoue is a level six crystal card holder, a peak Great Sect expert. You're just asking for death!"

Seeing Lin Yuan publicly humiliate him, Ichiro Inoue instantly flew into a rage: "Baka!!! You're looking for death!!!"

As he spoke, he raised the katana in his hand. Wang Ruifeng quickly stepped between the two. "Inoue, this person just entered the Black Abyss today. He doesn't know the rules. I apologize on his behalf. How about this, I'll take out an extra ten percent of the monster corpses as compensation. Please spare him."

"Get out of the way! No matter who pleads for him today, I want him dead!" Ichiro Inoue roared furiously, the killing intent in his eyes unconcealed.

Lin Yuan stepped forward, placing Wang Ruifeng behind him, then asked calmly, "Is killing allowed here?"

"Of course it is. This is the Black Abyss. There are no rules at all! Get back here quickly!" Wang Ruifeng said urgently.

"Good that killing is allowed!"

Lin Yuan curled the corner of his mouth, extended a finger towards Ichiro Inoue, and provocatively hooked it. "Come at me!!"