120: Through the dust of the road, one sees the myriad aspects of human nature; all under heaven are engaged in a debate about swordsmanship.
Lu Chen's actions yesterday...
caused news about him to ferment throughout the entire world.
Even Lu Chen himself hadn't noticed the news he had generated.
It wasn't just a simple carnival.
It was a gluttonous feast of world news.
It wasn't that people had never seen a powerhouse like Lu Chen before.
But someone as arrogant, defiant, and handsome as Lu Chen...
That was truly something they had never witnessed.
To say he couldn't stir up even a small wave?
That would be pure boasting!
While Lu Chen was still leading the girls through their leisurely daily life at the academy...
Discussions about him had once again sparked heated debates online.
【Kunlun Academy Tieba - Real-time Hot Thread】
Title: 【Live】Skeleton Senior opens the gate of heaven with one sword! Is this a freaking student? (Trending)
OP 「Gossip Chard」:
[Video: Lu Chen treading waves and reciting poetry, splitting the Zhenhai Stone Ox with a sword]
[GIF: Star River Hairpin.gif]
[Screenshot: About the Chu Family's slave mark.jpg]
1L 「Cultivation Department Sucker」:
Academic Affairs Office, come out and say something! What happened to "students must not participate in international disputes"?
2L 「Archaeology Department's Escaped Terracotta Warrior」:
The tears flowing from the stone ox's eyes are actually the Milky Way! Samples have been sent for testing; the thesis title is "On the Dialectical Relationship Between Astrophysics and Metaphysics."
3L 「Ignis's Legal Wife」:
My husband looks so cool weaving a hairpin from the Star River! @Ning Xiwei, sister, draw your sword!
4L 「Academic Affairs Office Official Account」:
Student Lu Chen is a Specially Appointed Honorary Professor; last night's actions were a legitimate academic exchange. (This account has crashed due to excessive overtime.)
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##【Weibo Hot Search List】
TOP 1: #Lu Chen I Have a Sword from Grandmist# (Trending)
Central X News: A famous calligrapher created the 'tianwen sword Inscription' overnight, selling for 320 million.
TOP 2: #Penglai Ice Dragon Marrow Hot Pot# (Boiling)
A certain review app crashed; 50,000 restaurants urgently listed the "Same Style Undead Set Meal."
TOP 3: #Twelve-Winged Angel Colored Contacts# (Hot)
Beauty bloggers analyze Holy Light effect makeup; the Church sends a letter warning of infringement.
TOP 4: #Xu Fu the Best Worker# (New)
Workplace Public Account: Seeing the Way of Superior-Subordinate Interaction from Lu Chen and Xu Fu.
These hot searches weren't deliberately manipulated by anyone.
They existed because of Lu Chen.
Everything revolved around Lu Chen.
It was as if all news hotspots were about Lu Chen.
Without Lu Chen, there would be no hotspots.
From the first hot search to the tenth, they were either discussing Lu Chen or matters related to him.
Especially the discussions regarding last night at Kunlun's coast.
Everyone laid their questions and curiosity out in the open.
To be clear, it was curiosity, but suspicion had also begun to arise.
Since Lu Chen is an undead creature...
And seemingly an undead creature from the ancient era...
Then he must know something, right?
Why hasn't the government made a move yet?
Compared to the heated curiosity of the common people...
The Huaxia official court was much calmer at this moment.
Because they didn't want to offend Kunlun Academy, and especially not that undead powerhouse named Lu Chen.
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At this time, the 【International Magical Alliance】 was also discussing the issue of Lu Chen.
They cared even more.
And this concern wasn't just idle curiosity.
It was about the problem of how to handle Lu Chen.
The powerhouses of various countries wanted to consider putting Lu Chen under surveillance.
Or perhaps it would be better to keep him under guard.
An encrypted meeting record—leaked either deliberately or accidentally—illustrates the problem well.
Below are parts of the leaked content:
Topic: 《Impact Assessment of Eighth-Order Undead Creatures on the Existing International Order》
British Representative: "Our Sword in the Stone organization's monitoring data shows that last night's spiritual power peak exceeded nuclear explosion test records! I suggest initiating the 'Round Table Seal'; we shouldn't take risks. He is just an undead creature, not worth such high regard!"
Egyptian Representative interrupts: "Our side stated before that we have detected resonance between the necronomicon and Lu Chen. Our request is to cooperate with Lu Chen—at least our side is. Lu Chen is not our enemy, and we are considering having Lu Chen help us restart the Pyramid Energy Matrix!"
Dongying Representative slams the table: "The Abe Family's divination shows that this person's fate overlaps with Xu Fu's by 99%. He must be returned as our country's cultural heritage! He is one of ours!"
The other representatives looked at the Dongying representative with faces full of contempt.
Their faces were written with a big question mark:
—Are you the representative of the Gaoli Bangzi?
—You can even steal this?
—Can this be claimed as Korean too?
As for the Huaxia representative, he was calmly eating melon seeds while saying: "Lacking vision? And you people can sit here? I feel embarrassed! It's embarrassing to sit with you. Look at our Huaxia, are we flustered? We act as if we haven't seen anything, letting the man be free! What are you all arguing about? Lu Chen is currently taking girls out for hot pot. If you lack the vision to see that and go disturb him now, you're probably the ones who will die! —Don't say Huaxia didn't warn you!"
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【Dark Web - Abyss Forum】
**Bounty Post**: 【200 tons of Spirit Crystals for Lu Chen's ribs (Yes, it's me again, the bounty is doubled!)】
Employer's Message: I want to carve them into the twelve zodiac signs to celebrate Lord "Tian's" birthday.
Comment 1 (Anonymous): The mercenaries who went last week have turned into constellation ornaments [Image]
Comment 2 (Lu Chen himself): 10% off for wholesale, better price for large quantities (IP: Penglai Haidilao)
The crowd of assassins went silent again.
—Damn, why is Lu Chen constantly watching this assassin forum?
Technical Post: 【Reverse Analysis of the Zhenhai Stone Ox Fluid】
OP 「Mad Alchemist」: Sampling found that the Star River water contains 87 unknown elements, suspected to be a God-Slaying Toxin.
Comment (Arctic Research Dog): Highly consistent with the composition of permafrost ice cores; suspect Lu Chen is—an ancient creature!
Gossip Post: 【Rational Discussion on the Combat Power Rankings of Lu Chen's Harem】
Top Comment: Ning Xiwei (First Wife's Pressure) + Ignis (Lava DPS) + Shelley (Crowd Control Queen) + Morning Dew (Healer Ceiling) = Perfect Team
Someone below asked: What about Sun Feifei?
Someone replied: Can't tell yet, she hasn't joined the team battle ranks, remains to be seen!
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These were all direct discussions about Lu Chen.
And that was just the information out in the open.
Discussions that weren't on the public internet...
Those were even more numerous.
Even at this moment, within a local area network not directly connected to the global internet...
The 【ice crystal network of the Arctic Realm】 was also discussing Lu Chen's affairs.
However, their discussions went deeper and were more concerned with their own interests.
Under a certain post.
【I found it! Permafrost Archaeological Log (Top Secret)! — Come watch quickly, help me level up!】:
Content: A newly unsealed area of the ice wall shows that a hundred thousand years ago, Lu Chen and Ice Emperor Northern Abyss stood atop a glacier, treading upon the remains of a Twelve-Winged Angel. A poem was inscribed on the mural:
"Mystic ice Seals the old Alliance for a thousand years, a single spark illuminates the night."
"If one day the Heavenly Dao arrives, ten thousand miles of frost blades shall shatter the firmament!"