84: Chapter 84: Collect some interest first, defeat the enemy with a single finger.

Lin Yuan walked out of the academy office building. He was in a great mood now; with Mu Qianqian out of danger, the heavy stone in his heart had finally fallen.

With Chen Haobei as a formidable rival, Lin Yuan suddenly felt the pressure. Previously, he felt as if he were cheating; his rate of improvement was something his peers could only look up to in despair.

But now, he felt it was still a bit too slow. The target he wanted to surpass was never just the geniuses of his generation, but everyone.

He wanted to kill Chen Haobei with his own hands, and even more so, to step into the Star Domain with dignity and square off against the Heavenly Talents of the Ten Thousand Domains.

As he thought about this, Lin Yuan headed toward the Martial God Tower. There were still six floors of the Martial God Tower he hadn't experienced yet; he wondered if there would be any big surprises.

Furthermore, there was the System's phase-based quest. As long as he started climbing the tower, it would definitely trigger follow-up quests.

The System's rewards had never disappointed him before—

"Young Master Chen, that person is Lin Yuan!" a startled shout rang out.

Lin Yuan naturally heard it too. He frowned and looked up at the entrance of the training hall, where five young men were walking out.

One of them was pointing at him, speaking to a young man with an extraordinary Aura beside him.

Upon hearing this, the young man turned his predatory gaze toward Lin Yuan.

"Surround him! Don't let him run!" the young man pointed at Lin Yuan.

"Yes! Young Master Chen!"

The four young men immediately stepped forward, surrounding Lin Yuan and blocking his exit route.

Although it was currently summer vacation, there were still scattered students on campus. After all, the Cultivation environment in the academy couldn't be compared to the outside world. Most students from ordinary backgrounds would choose to stay in the academy to Cultivate.

People nearby immediately saw the situation and began pointing and whispering.

"Isn't that the senior Genius Chen Guang? What's going on here?"

"The one being surrounded is a New Student, right? He looks a bit green. How did he provoke Chen Guang?"

"I heard that Chen Guang's younger brother was killed. Could it be that this guy did it?"

"Regardless of whether it's true or not, this kid is going to be in trouble. Chen Guang is notoriously vindictive—"

"Who are you people? Are you looking for death?"

Lin Yuan said with displeasure. He had been in a good mood, but these people just had to come and ruin it.

"You're talking big; you're the one looking for death!" The young man referred to as Young Master Chen walked over slowly, his eyes flashing with a fierce light. "You must be Lin Yuan, right? Speak! Does my brother Chen Xing's death have anything to do with you?"

Chen Xing? Lin Yuan suddenly realized. So this person was Chen Xing's older brother, Chen Haobei's eldest son. No wonder his gaze was so intense, as if he wanted to devour him.

Lin Yuan pondered for a moment. He couldn't fight Chen Haobei yet. If he admitted it now, he would have to silence them. But this was the campus, and there were so many people around. How could he silence them?

However, playing dumb wasn't his style, so Lin Yuan could only ignore his question.

"You're Chen Haobei's eldest son? If you want to fight, just fight. Don't say all that nonsense. As it happens, I'll collect some interest first—"

Mu Qianqian was injured by Chen Haobei. Since he couldn't deal with Chen Haobei right now, he would collect some interest from his son.

"Kid, you're arrogant enough. My brother's death definitely has something to do with you. Cripple him for me!"

Chen Guang waved his hand, and the four young men brandished their fists and swarmed him.

The Chen family had already investigated and found that on the day Chen Xing died, Lin Yuan had also entered the Silver Pine Forest.

This Lin Yuan was just a New Student; it was impossible for him to have killed the Silver Wolf Squad, and even less possible for him to have killed Chen Xing along with the Fifth Stage Martial Artist Xiao Yanyao.

The one who committed the murder must have been their Qing University's Dean Mu, but it definitely had something to do with Lin Yuan.

Even if it didn't, if the Chen family wanted to kill you, you had no choice but to obediently accept death.

Once they crippled Lin Yuan, they could take him out of the academy and kill him in a place where no one was around.

But the next second, his eyes widened, and he stood frozen in place, because Lin Yuan had moved—

Lin Yuan stepped in a strange pattern, and in an instant, his figure became blurred.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Four crisp, explosive sounds rang out. Chen Guang's four subordinates had already flown away, landing on the side of the road and falling fast asleep—

Chen Guang stared blankly at the scene before him. This scene completely overturned his worldview—

Although his four lackeys were weak, they all possessed the strength of the Mid Third Stage or the Peak Third Stage.

Yet, with four people surrounding one, in a single exchange, they hadn't even touched the corner of the other person's clothes before being knocked unconscious.

Was this Lin Yuan really a New Student like his brother? Damn, this was even more awesome than him, a senior Genius—

"Holy crap! Am I not awake? What did I just see? A New Student one-shot four senior students?"

"What a Prodigy! Qing University actually recruited such a monstrous New Student..."

"What Prodigy? This is definitely a monster!"

The people around were also dumbfounded and couldn't help but exclaim.

"Heh—you wanted to cripple me?" Lin Yuan's lips curled up, and he asked with a sneer at Chen Guang.

"You! How can you be this strong?—It seems my brother's death definitely has something to do with you. I'm going back to tell my father right now, just wait for death!"

After the shock, Chen Guang immediately figured out the issue.

He himself had the strength of the Early Fourth Stage, but if he were to face the siege of those four lackeys, even if he could win, it would definitely be a pyrrhic victory.

Yet Lin Yuan could easily one-shot them. That meant Lin Yuan's strength must be much stronger than his, perhaps Middle Fourth Stage, or even higher.

Such a Prodigy was something he hadn't even heard of, let alone seen. That explained why Dean Mu appeared in the Silver Pine Forest.

For a Prodigy of this level, if anyone said Qing University didn't value him, he wouldn't believe it even if beaten to death. Dean Mu must have gone to protect Lin Yuan.

There was another possibility: in fact, Lin Yuan had killed everyone himself—

Thinking of this, Chen Guang's Dao Heart was practically on the verge of shattering. Where would he have the confidence to fight Lin Yuan? He turned and ran.

He just wanted to escape from this devil's hands as quickly as possible and go back to inform his father, letting his father take action to eliminate this big trouble—

"Run? Can you run away?"

Lin Yuan's face was grim. His figure instantly disappeared from where he stood, and when he reappeared, he was already blocking Chen Guang's path.

Seeing this, Chen Guang pulled a thick, broad long saber directly from his spatial ring. The entire saber was ignited with raging flames.

"Get out of my way! Blazing Flame Slash! Kill!"

Chen Guang suddenly raised the saber and slashed through the air.

A crimson saber beam suddenly shot out from the long saber, the beam carrying flames and powerful spiritual energy, slashing toward Lin Yuan's chest.

Chen Guang himself held the long saber, quickly changed direction, and continued to flee.

He knew this strike couldn't possibly kill Lin Yuan; he only hoped to delay Lin Yuan's pursuit.

"Fire ability? Not bad Martial Arts, but unfortunately—it's too weak—"

With the Star Scar Nine Steps interlacing under his feet, Lin Yuan easily dodged the saber beam and quickly caught up with the fleeing Chen Guang.

Lin Yuan brought his two fingers together, turning his fingers into a sword, and thrust toward Chen Guang's back.

He couldn't kill Chen Guang in front of everyone, so he couldn't use his swimming dragon sword. He would use his fingertips instead.

Chen Guang felt a huge wave of spiritual energy coming from behind. Without thinking, he quickly turned his body, holding the thick long saber in both hands against his chest.

The next second. Clang! A crisp metallic sound rang out. Lin Yuan tapped his finger on the blade, and the saber body immediately emitted a series of humming sounds.

The long saber slammed directly into Chen Guang's chest, and he and the saber were knocked backward violently.

After retreating more than ten steps, Chen Guang's legs went weak, and he knelt on one knee on the ground.

The long saber supported his body, which was about to collapse.

Pfft! Chen Guang spat out a mouthful of blood, his Aura immediately withered significantly, and he panted heavily.

"He lost! Chen Guang is an Early Fourth Stage Martial Artist, yet he was defeated by the other party with a single finger. It's too terrifying. How strong is he exactly?"

"Yeah, defeating an enemy with one finger. This New Student is probably going to become famous in the academy. With this strength, even in the senior year, he would be among the best."

"You don't know him? He is this year's national top scholar for the Martial Arts Examination, a peerless tough guy who climbed to the fourth floor of the Martial God Tower as soon as he arrived at the academy!"

At this moment, Chen Guang knelt on the ground, glaring at Lin Yuan. Hearing the discussions of the people around him, he regretted it immensely.

If he had known this Lin Yuan was so fierce, he wouldn't have stupidly rushed up—

"Lin Yuan, what exactly do you want? There are so many people watching here; you don't actually want to kill me, do you?" Chen Guang asked angrily.

"Kill you? No—I still have great use for you—"

Lin Yuan suddenly thought of a good idea, so he walked toward Chen Guang with a smile—