18: Chapter 18 The Dust Settles

As the beam shot from the pulse gun bizarrely vanished between Qian Mo's brows, everyone present was stunned, not knowing what had happened.

Just then, Liu Yan's body suddenly began to tremble, the pulse gun in his hand clattered to the ground, and his legs gave way, causing him to collapse to the side.

Fortunately, the bodyguard was quick-witted, preventing him from collapsing directly onto the ground.

"You... what did you do! Where is my spiritual power?!"

Feeling the spiritual power inside his body vanishing at an extremely rapid speed, Liu Yan finally panicked completely.

He pointed a trembling finger at the youth before him, as if he had seen a ghost.

Upon realizing that Liu Yan had actually dared to pull a gun to shoot him, the last thought in Qian Mo's mind was regret for his own momentary carelessness.

But now, watching the disheveled state of his arch-rival, while secretly feeling satisfied, he also began to wonder about the sudden change in the situation.

In his perception, there were no spiritual power fluctuations in the environment; could it be that there was a spiritual power shielding device nearby?

In a hidden corner, the golden light in Xing Yaoyan's eyes gradually dimmed.

"Pah, pah, pah, this annoying ghost's spiritual power tastes terrible, not like my Qian Mo's... it's sweet."

Secretly sticking out her tongue in disgust, Xing Yaoyan buried her head in the youth's embrace and let out a lazy yawn.

She left, brushing off her clothes, hiding her merit and fame.

"Little brat, playing dirty tricks like sneak attacks."

"I think you're lighting a lamp in a latrine—courting death."

"If it weren't for the fact that I have Malice Perception, I really would have fallen for your trap."

The Star Swallowing Art can directly damage the Foundation of lower-ranked opponents and plunder their talent.

"Liu Yan, oh Liu Yan, now that your Foundation has been sucked dry by me, you can spend the rest of your life as the useless person you despise the most."

"Damn it, damn it! Qian Mo! I will definitely kill you."

Liu Yan seemed to have gone completely insane.

He shoved the bodyguard in front of him aside, waving his weak and powerless fists, and charged toward Qian Mo while shouting.

Qian Mo frowned deeply.

He was already furious about being ambushed, and this guy dared to come and provoke him further.

"If a tiger doesn't show its power, do you really think I'm a sick cat!"

Thinking of this, the resentment from the original owner being bullied for years, combined with Qian Mo's own anger, was completely released, and an invisible Killing Intent swirled around him, making everyone present feel the temperature drop by several degrees.

Liu Yan, who had been charging forward, felt this stance from the youth, and the madness in his eyes faded significantly.

He hurriedly looked up and saw the youth's eyes.

What kind of eyes were those... It was as if killing a person was just like snapping a blade of grass by the roadside, not causing a single ripple in his eyes.

He had never seen such an extremely indifferent gaze toward life before.

Just as he was stunned by Qian Mo, the Dean of Students secretly thought it was bad and shouted at Qian Mo from a distance:

"He is a member of the Liu family; you cannot kill him. If you dare to strike again, I will call the police!"

"Tch! You spineless coward. You are all the same."

Qian Mo originally had some reservations, but the Dean's words completely ignited his ferocity.

"Young Master of the Liu family, right? If I kill you, I kill you!"

He lightly raised his fist, his cold Killing Intent condensing to the limit at this moment; this punch was so fast that even a Tier 1 Esper like the bodyguard couldn't clearly see it, and it smashed straight toward Liu Yan's dull face.

Bang! A dull thud.

"Caught?!" Qian Mo was stunned and looked closely.

He saw that Xiao Meng had arrived in front of the youth at some point, catching his lethal strike filled with Killing Intent with one hand, a bashful smile on her face.

"Sorry, Master Qian Mo, I cannot let you kill him."

Qian Mo raised his eyebrows slightly.

He really couldn't tell that the power contained within this seemingly petite girl was actually so strong.

Although he was holding Xing Yaoyan and hadn't used his full strength.

But being able to catch his strike with one hand without using spiritual power was already very strong.

Xing Yaoyan looked at the girl in front of her in shock, but she was actually looking at the leisurely little fox on the girl's shoulder.

Everyone present hadn't seen clearly how the girl had come over, but Xing Yaoyan had seen it clearly.

By changing her own frequency to match spatial fluctuations, using the principle of "similarity and compatibility" to integrate herself into space, she greatly increased her speed to achieve the goal of instantly approaching the target.

"Eh? How do I know all this... Forget it, never mind." Xing Yaoyan continued to focus her attention on Hu Wang.

Such a Heaven-Defying technique could not possibly appear in a girl who was barely eighteen years old, unless she had guidance from an expert...

Could the bragging this damn fox did before all be true, just like Lord Diao from the Martial Ancestor in the novels she read in her previous life?

In the field, Qian Mo slowly calmed down, the Killing Intent in his eyes gradually fading, but the unvented anger needed to be released.

So he immediately cursed at the Dean of Students who was watching from afar: "You spineless coward. Do you even deserve to be an educator?!"

"Disrespecting elders, insulting teachers, and even attempting to murder a classmate! Believe it or not, I will have you expelled!" Being pointed at and scolded by a student, the Dean of Students couldn't save face on the spot.

"Expelled? Fine, fine, fine, I won't attend this crappy school anymore! I hope you don't regret this later!"

After saying this, Qian Mo ripped the school badge off his chest and threw it down violently, the force so great that it dented the metal floor.

The loud noise made the Dean of Students shrink his neck in fear.

"Expelled! Expelled! A student like you will only be a scumbag causing trouble in society. Let's see how you participate in the National Superpower Awakening Ceremony without the school's official channels, and how you get into the Superpower University you dream of!" The Dean of Students slammed the table.

"That won't require your concern... And you, Liu Yan, remember to lock your doors and windows at night, lest you die inexplicably..."

After leaving a cold glare for the Dean of Students and the slumped Liu Yan, Qian Mo walked away holding the Little White Wolf.

"Young Miss Meng, let's find a place, and I will teach you a few moves."

"Wow, that's great, thank you, Master Qian Mo."

Watching Qian Mo's retreating back, and the happy, skipping girl behind him, Liu Yan revealed a spiteful expression.

"Young Master, look, I got Qian Mo expelled. This way, he can only be an ordinary person in the future." The Dean of Students flattered him.

"Hmph, hmph... Unless he can suddenly awaken a Superpower and shine in the competition at the ceremony. No, no, no, how could a useless person born without spiritual power awaken a Superpower! When I awaken a Superpower in the future, I will definitely humiliate him severely, slaughter his spiritual pet in front of him, and let him die in despair!"

...

On the other side, just as Qian Mo and his group arrived at the school gate, they saw a yellow-haired youth pacing back and forth anxiously.

Upon seeing Qian Mo and the Little White Wolf in his arms, he seemed to heave a sigh of relief and quickly ran over.

He deliberately avoided Xing Yaoyan, grabbed Qian Mo's shoulders, and began to repent loudly:

"I'm sorry! Brother, I lost your Little White Wolf. To show my apology, let me commit seppuku!"

Qian Mo rolled his eyes secretly at his exaggerated appearance; too many things had happened just now, and he had forgotten this clown.

Suddenly, his expression changed slightly. Because he felt the hand Yun Lan had placed on his back tapping rhythmically.

This was the signal they had agreed upon after they met to talk privately when there was an urgent matter.

"Eh! Isn't this beauty one of our school's campus belles, known as the pure white moonlight, Xiao Meng? Could it be that you two..."

Suddenly, the yellow-haired youth cried out, stepped back, and bowed at a ninety-degree angle.

"Hello, sister-in-law... Ow, ow, ow, why is your fox scratching people! Has it had a rabies shot?"

The little fox that had been lying on the girl's shoulder suddenly made a big jump, grabbed onto Yun Lan's head, and started scratching wildly, howling, as if cursing filthily.

"Don't, don't, Little White, be good, don't scratch people."

While speaking, Xiao Meng hugged the little fox that was displaying its Divine Might on Yun Lan's head, and held it in her arms to soothe it.

Then she looked at Yun Lan apologetically and said: "Sorry, little brother. My Little White has caused you trouble. Also, Qian Mo is my Master; he just agreed to teach me some Martial Skills."

Yun Lan hurriedly tidied his messy hair, glanced at Xing Yaoyan nestled in Qian Mo's arms, and muttered in a low voice:

"In my opinion, both of your spiritual pets have violent tendencies. That being said, you two really do look like a couple... Eh! Don't come over."

The ears of Xing Yaoyan and Hu Wang twitched slightly, and they both bared their teeth at the yellow-haired youth in front of them almost simultaneously.

"Your owners haven't said anything yet, why are you getting anxious..." This time, Yun Lan only dared to complain in his heart.

While the three people and two beasts were fooling around, Liu Yan, who had been rushed to the hospital at high speed, was howling heart-rendingly on the hospital bed:

"What! My spiritual power cannot be restored! Why! You quack doctors!"

Sounds of things being smashed and thrown all over the floor immediately came from the hospital room...