84: Chapter 84 While my classmates were still practicing martial arts, I had already begun cultivating immortality.

The morning of the fourth day after the Great Tide ended, a fine rain was falling.

An all-black fighter jet slowly descended onto the runway. The hatch opened, and Lin Yuan stepped out, carrying a simple bag.

Although the military had ordered him to head directly to the Imperial Capital for intensive training, he had requested a half-day leave beforehand to return to Modu Martial Arts University to handle some private matters, and by the way... to see the person he had been thinking about.

"Whew."

Lin Yuan looked at the bustling metropolis in the distance, with its towering skyscrapers and flashing neon lights, and had the strange sensation that a lifetime had passed.

"Is this what a peaceful world looks like?"

During that half-month in the East Sea, he had faced endless beast tides every day. And death that could strike at any moment.

But now, only a few hundred kilometers away, the people here were still living their nine-to-five lives, unaware that just a few days ago, they had almost become sacrifices to the Sea Race.

"This must be the meaning of us fighting so hard."

Lin Yuan smiled self-deprecatingly.

To avoid causing a stir, he did not wear his conspicuous "Lieutenant Colonel" dress uniform, but instead changed into a regular Major's service uniform.

Although it was only the rank of Major, in a military academy, this was already the rank of an instructor.

Modu Martial Arts University · Main Campus Road

Walking through the school gate, that sense of "disconnection" became even stronger.

It was time for morning classes, and the campus was filled with students carrying books or training equipment.

"Hey, have you heard? The final exam for this semester's 'Exotic Beast Anatomy' is super hard! They say the failure rate is 30%!"

"Really? Then I'm done for. I can't even tell where a Merman's gills are."

"By the way, the newly crowned department beauty from the neighboring Elemental Department seems to have accepted Young Master Li's pursuit yesterday..."

A few freshman New Students passed by Lin Yuan, discussing exams, romance, and gossip.

Lin Yuan brushed past them.

The cold, bloody aura on his body, though deliberately restrained, could not be washed away, and it seemed to lower the surrounding air temperature by several degrees.

Those students subconsciously shivered and hurriedly moved aside, but couldn't help turning back to look at the young officer in uniform.

"So handsome... Is he a senior from our school?"

"Such a young Major? He's probably a hero back from the front lines."

Hearing these comments, Lin Yuan's gaze grew slightly dazed.

Two months ago, he was one of them. Queuing up at the mission hall to earn a few hundred credits, racking his brains over how to win a sparring match.

And now...

He had refined the bones of a Seventh-Rank Beast Emperor and was even carrying a bounty from a Ninth-Rank Beast God.

"My classmates are still practicing martial arts, studying how to pass their final exams..."

Lin Yuan shook his head, a helpless smile tugging at the corner of his mouth: "While I, it seems, have already started cultivating immortality."

Pushing open the door to the top-floor VIP ward, a faint scent of lilies greeted him.

On the hospital bed, a young girl, though pale, looked in good spirits and was leaning against the headboard, reading a book titled "Introduction to Basic Mental Power."

Lin Xiaoya.

Lin Yuan's only relative in this world.

"Brother?!"

Seeing the person who pushed the door open, Lin Xiaoya froze for a moment, then cried out in surprise, wanting to sit up from the bed.

"Don't move, lie back down."

Lin Yuan walked over quickly and held down his sister's shoulders.

[Gods Insight · Scan]

[Target: Lin Xiaoya]

[Status: Gene Collapse Syndrome (Stabilized), Bone Marrow Regeneration Progress: 85%, Mental Power Potential: Awakening.]

Seeing the data provided by the system, the heart that Lin Yuan had been holding up finally settled.

Money is good; after using the S-Rank Gene Repair Fluid that cost millions per vial, the terminal illness that doctors had once pronounced a death sentence for was now basically cured.

"Brother, you've lost weight, and you've gotten darker."

Lin Xiaoya reached out and touched Lin Yuan's face, which had become firmer and even a bit cold and hard, with a hint of heartache: "The front lines... must be very dangerous, right?"

Although the news hadn't reported it, she was clever enough to guess that the place her brother went to this time was definitely not for a vacation.

"It's alright, I just went to the seaside to catch a few crabs."

Lin Yuan smiled and ruffled his sister's hair, downplaying those life-or-death experiences.

"By the way, I have a gift for you."

Like a magician, Lin Yuan pulled a fist-sized orb from his pocket, which radiated a deep blue light throughout.

The moment it was brought out, the temperature of the entire ward seemed to become constant and comfortable, and a strange fluctuation capable of soothing the soul instantly permeated the room.

[Deep Sea Night-Shining Pearl (S-Rank Mental Treasure)]

[Origin: Deep Sea Dragon Palace]

[Effect: Calms the spirit, nourishes the Sea of Consciousness, significantly increases Mental Power cultivation speed, and grants immunity to inner demon interference.]

This was something Lin Yuan had casually swiped from the Dragon Palace. In the outside world, this single bead was worth at least 500 million, and it was priceless.

"So beautiful..." Lin Xiaoya's eyes lit up, "What is this?"

"A lightbulb."

Lin Yuan casually placed the priceless treasure on the nightstand: "Didn't you say you were sometimes afraid of the dark and had nightmares at night? This thing is bright, and it can calm the spirit. From now on, keep it on when you sleep at night."

Just then, the attending physician came in with a nurse for rounds.

When the knowledgeable old professor saw the night-shining pearl on the nightstand emitting S-Rank energy fluctuations, his eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

"This... is this a Deep Sea Essence Soul?! And it's ten thousand years old?!"

The old professor pointed a trembling finger at the bead being used as a desk lamp: "Mr. Lin! This... this is a priceless treasure! A cultivation treasure that countless Mentalists would kill for! You... you're using it as a night light?!"

What a waste of a heavenly treasure!

It's absolutely insane waste!

Lin Yuan turned around, looking at the doctor who was so excited he was nearly having a heart attack, and just smiled faintly, his eyes full of doting: "A priceless treasure?"

"In my eyes, as long as Xiaoya likes it, let alone one bead..."

"Even if it were the moon in the sky, I would pluck it down for her to use as a lightbulb."

After chatting with his sister for a while and giving instructions to the doctor regarding follow-up treatment plans, Lin Yuan left the hospital, preparing to go to the Administration Building to bid farewell to Wang Ye.

On the way to the Administration Building, one had to pass through the school's largest outdoor training ground.

At that moment, it was surrounded by three layers of New Students inside and out, with bursts of cheers erupting.

"Brother Zhao is mighty!!"

"Too strong! Second-Rank Mid-Stage! Brother Zhao's strength is definitely the top dog among this year's New Students!"

On the ring in the center of the crowd, a boy wearing flashy designer battle armor and dyed yellow hair was kicking his opponent off the ring, accepting the cheers of the crowd with an arrogant face.

Zhao Tianba.

A collateral descendant of the Imperial Capital's Zhao family. Although his talent was not as good as Ye Fan's, he was indeed a standout among ordinary New Students.

"Hmph, so-called Hundred School Championship, it's only because I was in seclusion and didn't participate."

Zhao Tianba stepped on the edge of the ring, boasting spiritedly: "If I had gone, I would definitely have a spot in the top ten!"

"And that Lin Yuan..."

Hearing this name, Lin Yuan, who was originally just passing by, paused slightly, but did not stop.

Zhao Tianba became more and more excited as he spoke. To show off in front of a few pretty junior students, he raised his voice high:

"Everyone has blown him up into a god, calling him the number one New Student, the Light of Modu."

"But I heard from my cousin who has inside information that Lin Yuan was seriously injured on the front lines! It's said that even his foundation is destroyed, and he's currently hiding in some unknown corner recovering!"

"If I met him now, I could take him down with one hand..."

Zhao Tianba's words were not finished yet.

Suddenly, he felt as if the surrounding air had solidified.

Everyone stared wide-eyed at the figure slowly walking past behind Zhao Tianba.

That back, wearing a Major's military uniform, standing as straight as a spear.

Zhao Tianba froze for a moment and subconsciously turned his head, just in time to meet a pair of eyes.

Lin Yuan didn't even stop, just glanced at him indifferently as he passed the edge of the ring.

Just one glance.

Buzz————!!!

In Zhao Tianba's mental world, the originally clear sky instantly collapsed.

He felt as if he saw an ancient ferocious beast crawling out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, opening its bloody maw, and letting out a silent roar at him!

That was the naturally emanating Dragon Might of a superior being after fusing with the primordial true dragon marrow!

Under this terrifying mental shock, Zhao Tianba's pride and joy, his Second-Rank blood energy, melted instantly like snowflakes meeting the scorching sun.

Fear.

Extreme fear, originating from the depths of his soul, as if facing a natural predator, instantly shattered his psychological defenses.

"Ah!"

Zhao Tianba opened his mouth wide, but could not make a sound.

His pupils instantly dilated to the limit, and cold sweat soaked his entire body in one second.

Immediately after, in the horrified gaze of hundreds of New Students in the audience.

Thump!

The "New Student King" who had just been clamoring about defeating Lin Yuan with one hand, his knees went weak, and he knelt straight down on the ring!

He trembled violently all over, his teeth chattered, and a suspicious wet patch even seeped out from his crotch.

He pissed himself.

Just one glance, and he was scared to the point of wetting himself.

And the man who caused all this, from beginning to end, did not say a word, and did not even pause his footsteps.

"That, is that Senior Lin Yuan?!"

"My god, is this the aura of a Hundred School Champion?"

"Too terrifying, Zhao Tianba actually knelt just from being looked at?"

It was not until Lin Yuan's back disappeared around the corner of the Administration Building that the scene erupted into chaotic discussion.

And on the top floor of a distant teaching building.

Modu Martial Arts University's Dean, and Lin Yuan's mentor, Wang Ye, was standing in front of the window, silently watching it all.

Watching the boy who once needed his protection, now able to suppress the entire scene with just one look, Wang Ye's eyes were full of gratification, but also carried a trace of melancholy.

"Major rank, Fourth-Rank Golden Body, Dragon Might..."

Wang Ye took a drag of his cigarette and sighed softly: "The hidden dragon has emerged from the abyss."

"Modu, this little pond... indeed can no longer contain this true dragon."

"Go, Lin Yuan."

"Go to the Imperial Capital, go to the Starry Sky Ancient Road."

"Go tell that world!"

"What it means to be... invincible."