65: Chapter 63 The Confidence Brought by Strength

"Dean Xian—"

"Today they all want to kill me, yet you're still talking to me about not killing people without authorization?"

"Fine, since you want to talk about rules, then I'd like to ask you—"

"I remember you previously guaranteed to me that you would send people to keep an eye on Teacher Zhou Yi and her husband, and absolutely wouldn't let them trouble me again."

"Yet what was the result? Is this your guarantee?"

Lin Yan's voice wasn't loud, but every word was like a knife piercing straight into people's hearts.

This time, he didn't mince words at all, nor did he weigh any pros and cons. This was partly because now in Shrek, he had the support of Elder Mu En.

More importantly, ever since he absorbed the two different flames, his strength had completed a huge leap, already giving him the confidence not to care too much anymore!

Dean Xian Liner opened her mouth, wanting to retort, but when the words reached her lips, she was suddenly left speechless!

Seeing this scene, Principal Yan Shaozhe's expression became a bit hard to maintain, and he hurriedly stepped out to smooth things over.

He gave a light cough and smiled awkwardly as he said, "Little Lin, Dean Xian just spoke on the spur of the moment and didn't mean anything else by it."

"This matter... is indeed a failure of supervision by the academy, and it was truly our oversight. On behalf of the academy, I apologize to you."

"Rest assured, we will thoroughly investigate this matter to the end, ferret out the relevant personnel who failed in their duties, and give you an explanation!"

"Lastly, Teacher Zhou Yi hired someone to commit murder with conclusive evidence, and her crimes are unforgivable; Teacher Fan Yu knowingly condoned it, and after being exposed, remained unrepentant, threatening and intimidating you. Meeting such an end is entirely reaping what they sowed!"

Principal Yan Shaozhe's words completely set the tone for this matter.

Lin Yan glanced indifferently at Dean Xian Liner and didn't say anything more. As for what was on Dean Xian Liner's mind, he could guess a few things.

It was nothing more than wanting to use the word "rules" as an opportunity to suppress him, beat him down a little, and give him a bit of psychological manipulation so that he would submit better to Shrek.

Unfortunately, she lacked brains, her methods were too crude, and she still couldn't read the situation.

Ignoring the three of them further, Lin Yan turned around and walked in the direction of Teacher Zhou Yi.

At this moment, Teacher Zhou Yi was still collapsed on the ground, trembling all over, her eyes filled with terror. That Soul-deep deterrence from Emperor Descends Upon the World was not something that could dissipate so easily.

Seeing Lin Yan walking over, a flash of extreme panic crossed her eyes, and she wanted to back away, only to find that her body simply wouldn't obey her!

"No... don't..."

Teacher Zhou Yi's lips trembled as she let out a weak plea.

Yet on Lin Yan's face, there was not the slightest trace of emotion.

"It's time for you to go."

Lin Yan's voice was very soft, but falling into Teacher Zhou Yi's ears, it was like a bolt from the blue.

The next second—a tiny flash of flame instantly submerged into the center of her brows.

"Boom!"

Nine-colored flames instantly gushed out from Teacher Zhou Yi's body!

In just the span of a breath, her entire person was completely engulfed by the flames!

There were no screams, no struggles.

Under the terrifying high temperature of the Emperor Flame, in just a few blinks, only a handful of white ash remained on the spot.

After finishing all this, Lin Yan did not stop. He walked over to Teacher Fan Yu's half-charred corpse and flicked out another wisp of flame.

"Sizzle—!"

This time, the flames burned even faster.

In an instant, Teacher Fan Yu's corpse likewise turned into ashes, fusing together with the surrounding scorched earth so that they could no longer be told apart.

When cutting grass, you must root it out; when killing someone, you must scatter their ashes!

Just after Teacher Fan Yu was burned completely clean, Lin Yan's gaze suddenly lit up, falling upon the remaining ashes.

There, something had remained behind!

That was a section of arm bone, about the length of a forearm, dark golden throughout, with a metallic luster flowing across its surface, faintly radiating Soul Power fluctuations.

A Spirit Bone!

And looking at this aura... it was at least seventy thousand years old!

A trace of surprise flashed in Lin Yan's eyes, but upon second thought, he felt it was only natural.

No matter what, Teacher Fan Yu was an eighth-rank Soul Engineer plus a Spirit Douluo, so having a Spirit Bone was very normal.

With a thought, Lin Yan used his Soul Power to sweep away the ash and dirt on it, raising his hand to pick up the Spirit Bone.

It felt slightly cool to the touch and heavy, its surface smooth as a mirror, with fine metallic patterns vaguely visible.

It looked like it should be a metal-attribute left arm bone, though it was unclear which Spirit Beast it specifically came from.

Good stuff!

Lin Yan nodded in satisfaction and casually put the Spirit Bone away into his storage spirit tool.

A seventy-thousand-year metal-attribute left arm bone...

Although he wouldn't absorb it, it could still be considered a pretty good harvest.

Not far away, Principal Yan Shaozhe and the other two watched Lin Yan's series of operations involving killing someone and scattering their ashes, the corners of their mouths twitching in unison as they all remained silent—this kid really held grudges, and he was truly cautious!

When they saw Lin Yan directly pocketing the Spirit Bone that dropped from Teacher Fan Yu's body, although it pained them a bit, the three exchanged glances and simply pretended they hadn't seen anything.

Putting away the Spirit Bone, Lin Yan clapped his hands, turned to look at the three people, and said with a calm expression, "Three Deans, the matter has been dealt with."

"If there is nothing else, I'll be heading back first."

Principal Yan Shaozhe snapped back to his senses, hurriedly squeezed out a smile, and nodded. "Alright, alright, alright. Go back and rest first; you've had a fright today as well."

Lin Yan nodded slightly, said nothing more, and turned to walk in the direction of Zhang Lexuan.

Zhang Lexuan looked at him, brilliant light shimmering in her beautiful eyes as the corners of her lips spontaneously curled into a gentle smile.

"Junior Brother, let's go."

Zhang Lexuan said softly.

Lin Yan gave an affirmative "Mn", walked side by side with her, and headed in the direction of Shrek City.

The afterglow of the setting sun shone upon the two of them, drawing their shadows out very, very long.

Behind them, Principal Yan Shaozhe and the other two gazed at the youth's receding figure, remaining speechless for a long time.

After a long while, Vice Dean Qian Duoduo smacked his lips and sighed, "This kid... is truly a monster!"

"He even learned Reign Over the World... Elder Mu En, he..."

Hearing this, Principal Yan Shaozhe nodded in deep agreement, then sighed softly and said, "I don't even know when Teacher taught him Reign Over the World."

"However, from the first time Teacher met him, how long has it actually been in total!"

"To comprehend Reign Over the World just like that, he really is a Prodigy!"

As Principal Yan Shaozhe's voice fell, Dean Xian Liner also revealed a trace of bitterness. Reign Over the World—she had also learned it, but obviously, just like Principal Yan Shaozhe, she had only learned a superficial skin of it...

...

On the other side, walking on the way back, Zhang Lexuan, who hadn't found an opportunity earlier, ultimately couldn't hold back her inner curiosity and asked, "Junior Brother, when did you learn Reign Over the World?"

Hearing this, Lin Yan smiled faintly and said in a clear voice, "Just on the second day after we returned from the Extreme North."

"That day, Elder Mu En summoned me again, and it was at that time that he imparted Reign Over the World to me."

Zhang Lexuan blinked her eyes, wanting to ask further—since Elder Mu En had already taught you Reign Over the World, did he take you in as his disciple?

However, catching a glimpse of Lin Yan's pale, fatigued state, she ultimately suppressed the question in her heart and instead said with concern, "Junior Brother, are you alright?"

Lin Yan shook his head. "I'm fine, just consumed a bit too much. I'll be fine after resting for a few days."

That Buddha Wrath Fire Lotus from just now had almost hollowed out all of his Soul Power and Mental Energy.

Hearing this, Zhang Lexuan nodded gently, feeling embarrassed to ask any further.

Oh well, she'd better go back and ask Teacher.

If she could become true Senior Sister and Junior Brother with Lin Yan... that ought to be pretty nice!

Thinking thusly, the corners of Zhang Lexuan's mouth unconsciously curved into a brilliant arc.

At this moment, even she herself hadn't realized that ever since returning from the Extreme North, a certain someone had quietly slipped into her heart...