79: Pay debts

Boom!

Guo Kai descended from the sky.

He smashed a crater over ten meters in radius into the asphalt road!

Immediately after, he threw a simple, unadorned punch.

It looked ordinary, but the man in black felt extreme terror in his heart.

He felt as if he had been locked onto.

Bang!

This punch did not send the man in black flying; instead, it blasted him directly into a mist of blood.

"Hiss!"

This was the first time Li Canglan had seen a Four-Star Martial Artist, or rather, a Peak Four-Star Martial Artist, take action.

That man in black had at least Two-star strength.

To think that not even a corpse was left behind?

Guo Kai could be said to be taking out small fries with a single punch.

In a few swift moves, he beat the surrounding men in black into mists of blood.

Watching Guo Kai's battle, Li Canglan's blood surged with excitement.

If a Four-Star Martial Artist was this strong, wouldn't Five-Star or even Six-Star ones be capable of taking flight?

He secretly clenched his fists.

One day, he would also be as powerful as Captain Fu, or perhaps even go further!

The pungent smell of blood spread all around, making many shudder.

As the battle ended, Guo Kai turned back to look at the heavily injured Zhao Qingyun and smiled calmly.

"It's a good thing I came quickly."

"Otherwise, I'm afraid I would only be collecting your corpses."

Zhao Qingyun rolled his eyes.

Their principal still loved telling jokes that weren't funny.

Guo Kai chuckled and personally took out a precious healing potion to treat Zhao Qingyun.

As long as an Ability User's talent wasn't too useless, they were definitely highly sought after by all factions!

The First Academy had preliminarily determined that Zhao Qingyun's talent was a sound-based ability.

To the authorities, he was a promising talent, but to the Descent Faction, he was a stumbling block preventing the arrival of their Holy Lord.

The healing potion held by a Four-Star Martial Artist was simply different.

The wounds on Zhao Qingyun's thigh and chest began to heal at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Many thanks for your help, young friend."

Guo Kai smiled slightly at Li Canglan.

Li Canglan was stunned.

Was Guo Kai unable to see through his disguise?

But the Patrol Guard Commander Fu, Captain Fu, could see through the mask.

"It seems the mask Uncle He gave me should be able to block investigations from Martial Artists below Five-Star."

"Protecting the rising stars of the Human Race is the duty of us Shadow Guards."

Li Canglan hadn't forgotten that he needed to accumulate a certain amount of merit to shed his status as a Shadow Guard.

Now was the time to farm merit.

Hearing the words 'Shadow Guard', Zhao Qingyun was confused, while Guo Kai's pupils constricted slightly.

The Shadow Guard was a high-end force within the Patrol Guard.

It was an organization directly under Captain Fu alone.

Even the Deputy Commander of the Patrol Guard had no authority to command the Shadow Guard!

The battle ended.

The Patrol Guard, along with the police, began to clean up the scene.

In this battle, hundreds of civilians were killed or injured.

Thirteen Patrol Guard Martial Artists died, and over forty were injured.

The casualties of the Descent Faction were even heavier.

Everyone who came to execute the mission perished!

Originally, the Patrol Guard wanted to capture some members of the Descent Faction for interrogation.

But these people had long prepared poison, and seeing they were about to be...

It was a poison made from plant-type Demonic Beasts.

Even the strong vitality of a Martial Artist could not withstand the damage of the poison.

"Benefactor, may I ask what your name is?"

Seeing that Li Canglan was about to leave, Zhao Qingyun hurriedly asked.

"He Xinghai!"

Li Canglan waved his hand.

He sent the photos of himself and Zhao Qingyun directly to Captain Fu.

A Patrol Guard captain could not report merit for the Shadow Guard.

He could only contact Captain Fu directly.

"First merit."

Captain Fu's message came back quickly.

Simple and clear.

"1".

With this matter concluded, Li Canglan returned to the Martial Arts Pavilion.

Carrying a standard backpack with seasonings, a tent, and other items, he headed into the wilderness.

This time, no one at the city gate was blind enough to look for trouble with Li Canglan.

Someone walking toward the city gate covered in blood was clearly not to be trifled with.

After leaving the city, Li Canglan fought all the way, heading straight for the boundary line between the habitats of One-Star and Two-star Demonic Beasts marked on the map.

Some Martial Artist squads he encountered on the way were stunned as they watched him kill monsters in seconds.

"One strike per One-Star Demonic Beast; where did this Prodigy come from?"

To avoid injury, they all had to gang up on a single One-Star Demonic Beast.

But almost no monster could survive a single strike from Li Canglan!

"I heard that a couple of days ago, a Martial Artist took two snake-skin bags back to exchange for rewards; could it be him?"

Someone seemed to think of something and muttered.

Li Canglan did not stop.

After slaying each Demonic Beast, he would check for a crystal core and then continue deeper.

Over the next few days, Li Canglan seized every opportunity to challenge Two-star Demonic Beasts.

After barely killing a Two-star Demonic Beast, he would retreat to the area dense with One-Star Demonic Beasts.

In a few days, he obtained hundreds of monster cores.

His strength also climbed steadily, reaching the Peak of One-Star a few days later.

Luofeng City First Martial Artist Hospital.

Leveraging his family's connections, Xu Yifan managed to secure a private room here.

He also had the best healing resources, striving to recover from his injuries within a week.

Although his bones were shattered, in this era of High Martial Arts, people's healing abilities were much stronger than before.

"Young Master Xu, that guy Li Canglan has been expelled from school!"

Several lackeys came to the ward to deliver the good news to Xu Yifan.

"Hahaha, serves him right! Hiss~"

Xu Yifan laughed excitedly, but soon grimaced in pain.

His wounds hadn't healed yet, and any movement affected his whole body.

"Expelled from school, without connections, he won't be able to participate in the Martial Arts Exam. Let's see how he can show off in the future!"

Xu Yifan laughed viciously.

Just then, a knock on the door sounded.

Xu Yifan thought it was a relative coming to visit, "Come in."

However, a stranger walked in.

Xu Yifan frowned slightly and asked suspiciously, "Who are you?"

The man was serious, "I have come to retrieve the Martial Skill voucher that belongs to Mr. Li."

"Heh."

Xu Yifan was stunned at first, but after realizing who Mr. Li was, he sneered, "Li Canglan has already been expelled from school. Even if his Qi and blood are high, this Martial Skill voucher has nothing to do with him!"

"Even if I tear it up on the spot, I won't give it to him!"

The man's gaze did not change, "At the time of the Qi and blood test, he was still part of the school."

"And you said yourself that as long as Mr. Li could win, you would return the Martial Skill voucher to him."

"Are you trying to go back on your word now?"

By the end, the man's tone had become sharp.

"Heh, even if I do go back on your word, what can you do about it?"

Xu Yifan sneered.

Someone with no power or influence like Li Canglan, how strong could the person he found be?

Xu Yifan looked at his Sixth Uncle.

Sixth Uncle understood and stood up, "My friend, my nephew needs to rest, please leave."

He placed his hand on the Suit Man's arm, but the other party did not budge.

The next instant, an aura belonging to a Three-Star Martial Artist radiated from the Suit Man.

"Whether you return it or not, I'm afraid that's not for you to decide."