33: My name is Lu Yuan. Welcome to seek revenge.

Pengcheng, dawn was just breaking.

Streetlights emitted a faint glow. Pengcheng University covered a vast area, with five or six sports fields alone.

Each field could accommodate tens of thousands of people simultaneously. Lu Yuan was on the field closest to the mentor dormitory building.

The surroundings were open, with only a few scattered students occasionally visible.

Swish—

He took out the ghost puppet soldiers from his storage ring. Red threads intertwined and crisscrossed, and Lu Yuan's unique Puppet Corps descended!

The four great calamities—Blood Butcher, Rotten Scab, Vast Nether, and Zhangsha—stood at the very front.

Two hundred Blood Slaughter Legion soldiers in crimson armor raised their long swords and shields. The Heavens Punishment Legion condensed Thunder Cut to illuminate the night sky. The Golden Spear Legion, clad in golden battle armor, was poised for action... After multiple evolutions, the Star Swallowing Legion soldiers reached a height of ten meters, with the strongest star-swallowing soldier reaching seventy meters!

The number of all Puppet Corps had been replenished to two hundred!

"So many people this early in the morning?"

A student who had stayed up late and was heading for breakfast looked towards the sports field.

It was not even five o'clock yet; normally, most students would still be sleeping at this time.

What surprised the student was that the number of people on the field was growing.

Ten Thousand Bone Legion, appear!

Wind Splitting Legion, appear!

A thousand Ten Thousand Bone Legion soldiers stood tall, awaiting Lu Yuan's command.

They had no bodies, only skeletal frames, their eye sockets gleaming with a faint green light.

Each Ten Thousand Bones Soldier rode a skeletal warhorse, and the warhorses were equipped with various weapons.

Short knives, longbows, ropes, and so on.

"Heavy cavalry?" Lu Yuan mused.

ghost puppet soldiers are as strong as their controllers. These thousand Ten Thousand Bone Legion soldiers were all Qi Refining Eighth Star cultivators.

And the Ten Thousand Bone Legion was very suitable for charging into battle, trampling enemies to death, just like a beast tide!

After understanding the concept of this legion, Lu Yuan looked up at the sky.

In the air, a thousand Wind Splitting Legion soldiers spread their wings, obscuring the full moon!

They resembled humanoid bats, with sharp fangs and claws, and their flapping wings produced whooshing sounds as they cut through the air!

Flying ghost puppet soldiers?

Lu Yuan realized that the Wind Splitting Legion was very suitable for reconnaissance. Except for Wind Attribute Combat Class Practitioners, other Practitioners needed to cultivate to the Divine Power Realm to fly.

And their speed was very slow; the Wind Splitting Legion flew as fast as afterimages, which Divine Power Realm Professionals couldn't compare to.

The Nine Great Marionette Corps were all assembled!

Lu Yuan's fingers twitched, and over three thousand ghost puppet soldiers marched in unison, forming different formations according to Lu Yuan's commands.

Daybreak!

Looking at the Puppet Corps on the sports field, the mentors walking out of the dormitory building clicked their tongues in wonder.

"This is much more powerful than Dark Attribute Combat Class Practitioners summoning skeleton monsters. Whether in strength or numbers, Lu Yuan surpasses Dark Attribute Combat Class Practitioners of the same realm!"

"No wonder he's the national martial arts examination first place. It's said that to get Lu Yuan to enroll in our school, the principal spared no expense!"

The mentors stopped to observe Lu Yuan's Puppet Corps.

The Nine Great Marionette Corps, each with its unique style, played different roles in battle!

Putting the Puppet Corps back into his storage ring, Lu Yuan walked towards the Teleportation Array.

He didn't like being cramped in a small dormitory with others, but staying at his teacher's house indefinitely wasn't a solution either.

The top priority was to go to the No Mans Land to hunt fierce beasts, earn more academic credits, and exchange them for a three-bedroom, one-living room apartment or an independent villa!

Pengcheng had two large Teleportation Array points: one at the high-speed rail station and the other inside Pengcheng University.

The one inside Pengcheng University was for students to use, making it convenient for them to go to the No Mans Land to hunt fierce beasts.

As the moon set and the sun rose, the empty streets gradually became bustling with traffic.

At this time, the Teleportation Array point was extremely lively, with senior students shouting to attract the attention of new students.

"Anyone going to the No Mans Land? Full personal protection, only 500 academic credits a day!"

"I'm offering 600 academic credits a day here. I'm a Xuan Gang Realm Six-Star, Thunder Attribute Combat Class Practitioner!"

Hearing the senior students' hawking, the new students preparing to go to the No Mans Land looked hesitant.

The No Mans Land was very dangerous, and most of them were going for the first time. It would be best if senior students accompanied them.

But they didn't have that many academic credits. The school only provided each new student with 300 basic academic credits, just enough to eat in the cafeteria for a month.

"No academic credits? That's easy, you can owe it and pay when you have them," the senior students said.

Hearing this, the new students were relieved and chose to join the teams, heading to the No Mans Land in this more secure way.

"Anyone else? We're leaving in half an hour!"

Looking at the Teleportation Array point, which resembled a market, Lu Yuan ignored the senior students trying to earn academic credits and bought a teleportation ticket to Aries City.

Aries City, one of China's border cities resisting demon invasion.

The reason for choosing this city to go to the No Mans Land was because his teacher, Tang Jinghui, recommended it.

The reason for the recommendation was simple.

The No Mans Land outside Aries City had many group-dwelling fierce beasts, and as a Puppet Master, Lu Yuan feared group-dwelling fierce beasts the least!

Buying a teleportation ticket didn't cost money, but academic credits.

"Going to the No Mans Land alone?"

Two people present attracted much attention: Lu Yuan and Han Junchen, the principal's newly accepted disciple.

Both went to the No Mans Land alone, choosing not to spend academic credits to find a senior to lead them or team up with new students.

Lu Yuan sat on a chair, closing his eyes to rest, waiting for the Teleportation Array to activate.

Han Junchen, with his white hair, was acting crazy, muttering to a brick on the ground.

"You've been sealed by me for five thousand years, aren't you going to yield yet?"

"Just say you're not as good as me, and I'll break your seal." Han Junchen said with a serious expression, pointing at the brick.

"Hmph, I knew you couldn't endure this loneliness, but I'm not a soft-hearted person!"

Bang—

Han Junchen crushed the brick with his bare hands, a smile of three parts smugness, two parts ruthlessness, and one part sadness on his face.

Everyone: "..."

The principal took an idiot as a disciple, I'm not kidding!

Lu Yuan glanced at the mentally unstable Han Junchen, heard the broadcast, stood up, and walked into the Teleportation Array.

A dizzying sensation, and Lu Yuan's vision blurred.

In the blink of an eye, he was teleported from Pengcheng to Aries City, a frontier city thousands of miles away in China!

Aries City was once a city inhabited by ancient nomads. They worshipped white sheep, believing they brought good luck.

With the invasion of demons, Aries City lost its former prosperity, and all its residents moved to safer cities in the rear.

A chilling aura permeated the air as Lu Yuan walked down the empty streets.

Rumble—

War chariots occasionally swept past, with fully armed soldiers sitting neatly on them, their eyes sharp, scanning the surroundings out of professional instinct.

This city had no residents, only the Chinese army stationed there to defend against demons!

Rolling dust rose. At the East Gate of Aries City, a group of Practitioners was lining up for inspection.

Lu Yuan followed the line and took out his Pengcheng University student ID.

"Name, age, registered residence, any criminal record, purpose of going to the No Mans Land."

The soldier meticulously questioned the Practitioners leaving Aries City.

The No Mans Land, as its name suggested, was overrun with fierce beasts.

The soldiers conducted such strict inspections mainly to prevent fugitives from going to the No Mans Land, as it was also known as an outlaw territory.

Most Practitioners answered that they were going to make a living.

They lived by hunting fierce beasts and selling demon crystals, leading a life constantly on the edge.

"So young, daring to trespass into the No Mans Land." Someone looked at Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan was the youngest in the line, his clothes clean and tidy, unlike their scruffy, casually dressed appearance.

"Heh heh, with such tender skin, don't get scared silly when you get to the No Mans Land," said a Practitioner who smelled foul, seemingly not having bathed in a long time, licking his lips and looking at Lu Yuan with lustful eyes.

He seemed to have some peculiarfetish.

"Hao Zhishang, he's a student from Pengcheng University." A Practitioner saw the student ID in Lu Yuan's hand.

They all made a living by hunting fierce beasts and selling demon crystals, so they knew each other.

"So what if it's Pengcheng University? In the No Mans Land, even the King of Heaven is useless, and besides, I haven't done anything to him." Hao Zhishang said dismissively.

Just a Qi Refining Eighth Star Practitioner, while he was a xuan gang realm two-star, Earth Attribute Combat Class Practitioner.

The soldier heard Hao Zhishang's words, his expression disgusted, and he covered his nose as he questioned him.

"Pass!"

The city gate opened, and Hao Zhishang, having completed the interrogation, swaggered out of the city gate, not forgetting to turn his head and whistle at Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan was expressionless, handing his student ID to the soldier.

After confirming the student ID's material and photo were fine, the soldier raised his hand.

"Pass..."

Before the word 'pass' could be uttered, two cold lights flashed, shooting towards Hao Zhishang, who had just stepped out of the city gate!

Pfft—

The long spears accurately pierced Hao Zhishang's knees and embedded into the ground, blood flowing from the wounds, accompanied by a horrific scream!

Under Lu Yuan's control, two heavenly punishment soldiers stood before Hao Zhishang.

"Can I go now?" Lu Yuan asked the soldier.

The soldier's expression was strange, then he nodded. The military officer leading them, wearing boots, crossed his arms and a smile played on his lips.

He just attacked without a word?!

The Practitioners lining up for interrogation all looked at Lu Yuan, not expecting the young man before them to be so decisive!

"Captain, this..." The soldier pointed at Hao Zhishang, who was kneeling on the ground, his knees pierced by spears.

"He said it himself, in the No Mans Land, even the King of Heaven is useless. I'm neither his father nor the King of Heaven."

The military officer patted his clothes.

He could intervene in such matters, but he could also choose not to, especially since Hao Zhishang was currently in the No Mans Land, not inside Aries City.

One step, two steps... Lu Yuan looked down at Hao Zhishang from above.

"I'm sorry, I... I shouldn't have been disrespectful to you just now." Hao Zhishang's face was pale.

Too fast!

He was struck by the spears before he could even react!

Was this the strength a Qi Refining Eighth Star could possess?

Looking at the two heavenly punishment soldiers inAzure armor beside Lu Yuan, Hao Zhishang kowtowed and begged for mercy.

"My name is Lu Yuan, a freshman at Pengcheng University. You're welcome to seek revenge anytime." Lu Yuan said, then ignored Hao Zhishang and walked forward.

Pfft—

Two streams of hot blood ran down his cheeks. Hao Zhishang covered his face, letting out another horrific scream.

"My eyes, my eyes!"

The Practitioners inside the city looked at Lu Yuan, who was gradually disappearing into the distance, then at Hao Zhishang, who was still wailing at the city gate, and exchanged silent glances.

"Lu Yuan, I think I've heard that name somewhere."

"This year's national martial arts examination first place is named Lu Yuan, and he also enrolled in Pengcheng University."

"No wonder he attacked without a word. One can only say Hao Zhishang was unlucky, of all people to provoke, he had to provoke someone like this!"

Lu Yuan's figure disappeared, and the Practitioners in the city stared at Hao Zhishang, who had fainted from pain.

"He's really damn ruthless!"