186: Chapter 186 The Prodigy Bows His Head

"Big Brother!"

Young Master Gu Lingfeng's eyes were filled with tears, and his voice was so loud that even the three people from Shadow Academy in the distance could hear him clearly.

Behind him, Zhao Lei and Zhao Yue exchanged glances.

Their high and mighty Young Lord...

Was forced to call a kid who looked about the same age as a high school student "Big Brother"?

Who would believe this if it got out...

It was just too ridiculous!

Su Ming put away his terminal with satisfaction and patted Young Master Gu Lingfeng on the shoulder.

"That's it, from now on, we're all on the same side."

Young Master Gu Lingfeng wiped his face, his voice hoarse, and he hesitated for two seconds.

"Brother... aren't you going to give your little brother a meeting gift?"

Su Ming was stunned for a moment.

Then he looked down at himself, and then at the eyes of Young Master Gu Lingfeng, who was staring at the corpse of the Thunder Horn Rhino.

This guy...

He really had no shame.

It was too much.

How could he be just like him!?

"What exactly do you need this horn for?"

Su Ming glanced at the Thunder Horn Rhino corpse on the ground.

"To make a [Purple Lightning Phoenix Feather Shield] for Jingjing!"

As soon as Young Master Gu Lingfeng mentioned this, he immediately became spirited and began to indulge in self-intoxication.

"I want to kneel on one knee and propose to her at the moment she receives the shield and is most moved.

With the moonlight hitting the shield surface and refracting a purple halo, I will say,

'Jingjing, this is something I traveled thousands of miles to hunt for you with my own hands...'

She will definitely cry and agree to me..."

"Stop." Su Ming felt goosebumps all over his body,

"I can't take it anymore, you are already terminally ill!"

"But I really can't give you this." Su Ming pointed at the horn,

"I have a major use for it. The whole city of Jiangcheng had a power outage yesterday, and a brother of mine took the fall and was arrested.

I have to take this horn back to clear his name; it's key evidence."

He watched Young Master Gu Lingfeng's face collapse instantly and added casually.

"If it's not needed by then, I'll give it to you. If the higher-ups need it, Big Brother will just take you to Source Abyss to kill another one."

Young Master Gu Lingfeng's eyes lit up suddenly when he heard this.

Right, right!

This thigh was so thick it could pierce the sky.

A fierce man who could crush a Peak sixth-order beast with one punch.

With such a powerful Big Brother, as long as he didn't go deep into the core area, couldn't he walk sideways in this Source Abyss?

"Thank you, my great Big Brother!"

Zhao Lei and Zhao Yue were in a mess in the wind and sand.

Watching their young master's bootlicking appearance, they began to seriously suspect that they had brought a fake young master out today.

...

Just as Su Ming was preparing to collect his spoils and leave, three figures walked over from behind a pile of rubble in the distance.

Night Crow walked in the forefront, his black combat suit half-scorched, and the wound on his left shoulder was still oozing blood.

Behind him, Instructor Shen Yuee was half-supported by Instructor Lin Yan, her severed arm had been simply bandaged, her face was pale, but her pace was steady.

Su Ming thought another wave of troublemakers had arrived.

But Night Crow stopped five meters away from him.

He put away the dagger at his waist.

Then, he bowed slightly.

His posture was low, but not humble. There was no arrogance of a noble young master, only the sense of proportion belonging to a Prodigy.

Instructor Shen Yuee and Instructor Lin Yan almost simultaneously wanted to step forward to hold Night Crow back.

They thought this kid had lost his mind and was going to offend this fierce star who had just beaten a sixth-order beast king to death with his bare hands.

But Night Crow spoke.

"I want to hire you."

His voice was calm, and his eyes were sincere.

Su Ming raised his eyebrows.

"Help me hunt a Peak sixth-order Shadow Demon Spider." Night Crow said bluntly, without half a word of nonsense.

This was the core material for him to break through to the fifth order and condense his shadow Origin.

He had originally planned to rely on Instructor Shen Yuee and Instructor Lin Yan to kill it together, but both teachers would rather face the stronger Thunder Beast than provoke those gregarious monsters.

Now that Instructor Shen Yuee had a severed arm and was seriously injured, and Instructor Lin Yan had to escort her back, the plan was completely ruined.

Looking across the entire Western Frontier, among the people he knew, only Su Ming had this strength.

Su Ming carried the Thunder Horn, nonchalant.

"Why should I help you?"

"I can kill a sixth-order beast core myself, there's no need to go to this trouble."

Night Crow had expected this answer.

He straightened up, his gaze as calm as water.

"Ranked first on the Shadow Academy combat power ranking. Sixth on the federal heavenly pride ranking."

"I will sign a contract of servitude. Three years of unconditional loyalty."

As soon as this sentence came out, even Young Master Gu Lingfeng turned his head.

"You can order me around as you please." Night Crow's speaking speed increased, "Any dirty work that you find inconvenient to deal with openly... assassinations, intelligence gathering, cleaning up tails, I will take care of it all."

"I am the sharpest blade of the Shadow Academy assassination system."

"I will never betray you."

Instructor Lin Yan's expression changed drastically on the side.

"Night Crow, you can't! You are the core seed of the academy; signing such a contract of servitude is equivalent to ruining your future!"

Night Crow stood motionless on the spot.

He didn't even turn back to look at his instructor.

He continued to stare at Su Ming's eyes, his face full of longing and persistence.

The title of Prodigy was worthless in the face of absolute power.

He only wanted to become stronger now.

Su Ming looked at Night Crow and didn't answer immediately.

He sized up the young man in front of him who was about his age.

Then he looked at the injured Instructor Shen Yuee and the anxious Instructor Lin Yan behind him.

"You are teachers and students of Shadow Academy, right?" Su Ming suddenly asked a seemingly irrelevant question.

Instructor Shen Yuee and Instructor Lin Yan exchanged glances and nodded.

Su Ming grinned.

"What a coincidence, we are actually family."

Instructor Lin Yan's mind was in turmoil.

He and Instructor Shen Yuee both saw deep absurdity in each other's eyes.

Family?

When had Shadow Academy ever had such a monster with tempered Physical Body?

If there really was such a fierce star in the academy who could tear apart a sixth-order Thunder Beast with his bare hands,

Those old men at the main academy would be able to laugh their teeth out in their dreams!

Night Crow was also stunned.

Su Ming didn't explain.

He reached into his space, took out a handful of colorful school badges.

There were six or seven of them.

They were of different shapes and Materials, the only common point was... each one radiated the Source Energy imprint unique to its respective academy.

Young Master Gu Lingfeng leaned over to look, his eyeballs almost popping out.

Big Brother... this wouldn't be fridge magnets, right?

They were all core credentials of top-tier universities!

Did you rob the admissions office of six schools?

Su Ming flipped through the badges in his hand, turned over a sword-shaped one,

Pushed aside a shield-shaped one, and finally picked up a dark silver badge shaped like a dagger.

A line of small characters was engraved on the back of the badge.

"Here." He showed it to Night Crow.

"Supreme lifetime invited exchange student. Instructor Ying Wuhen gave it to me personally yesterday."

Night Crow's pupils shrank violently.

Instructor Shen Yuee's body swayed, and she almost couldn't stand still.

Instructor Lin Yan's hand holding the short blade trembled slightly.

A thought flashed through all three of their minds at the same time...

So... Instructor Ying Wuhen went to the south to recruit this kid?

Night Crow stared at the dagger badge, his lips moving.

Supreme lifetime invitee.

That was the highest-level status that had never been granted to anyone in the history of Shadow Academy.

And this big shot in front of him who could casually crush a Peak sixth-order beast... was someone from his own academy?

What made him even more broken was another matter.

The reason why Instructor Ying Wuhen, known for her iron-blooded cruelty, suddenly changed the merit exchange rules...

The reason why all the prodigies in the academy were forced to engage in internal competition...

The culprit who cleared his three months of hard work and forced him to run to Source Abyss to risk his life...

Wouldn't it be because of this master?

My merit points!

My Shadow Kill inheritance!

Night Crow felt the world spinning, and he almost vomited a mouthful of old blood.

He was like a beggar who had just learned how to beg, holding a broken bowl, running to the boss of a listed company and saying...

I'll work for you for three years, can you give me a steamed bun to gnaw on?

Night Crow froze in place,

His face turning pale and blue.

The clown turned out to be myself!