30: Can I have the reward first?

"Principal... Principal, this..."

Du Yong's face turned pale, and his speech was incoherent.

Lan Lan took a deep breath and said, "You saw Lin Chuan's Beast Companion was strange this morning, that's why you asked me to come and watch, right?"

"Yes, that, Principal, I didn't know this guy could defeat Yan Hao!"

Du Yong was almost in tears, not knowing what to say.

He had only hoped Lin Chuan would bring a small surprise, but this was too surprising, a bit much to handle.

"Good, very good..."

"Principal, don't be sarcastic, I'm scared!" Du Yong whispered.

"I'm not being sarcastic. Starting next month, your salary will be doubled. Besides teaching, you only have one task, and that is to keep an eye on Lin Chuan," Lan Lan said seriously.

"How do I keep an eye on him? Is there something wrong with this kid?" Du Yong asked, puzzled.

"Fulfill all his requests. If you can't do something, don't refuse directly; report to me first. For the rest of the time, don't bother him."

How is this keeping an eye? Isn't this serving a young master?

However, for Du Yong, this was not difficult.

After all, wasn't it always like this before? He didn't bother Lin Chuan, and Lin Chuan didn't cause any more trouble.

As for whether Lin Chuan would have any special requests, for now, he seemed normal.

"Alright, I'm leaving. You go and handle the class affairs."

With that, Lan Lan left.

Besides her hidden joy, her mind was now full of questions: where did Old Qin find such a freak?

His astonishing Spiritual Qi absorption speed was one thing, and defeating an opponent two stars higher in a head-on battle was also acceptable.

The key was, was that the speed a Turtle should have? Even his Beast Companion was a freak!

Recalling what Old Qin had said earlier, "Three stars before, now five stars..."

"Hiss..."

Lan Lan dared not think further and decided to contact Old Qin immediately... Below the stage, Lin Chuan was already surrounded, but no one stepped forward to speak to him, only looking at him with awe.

Lin Chuan, meanwhile, recalled the information about the Lava Giant:

Beast Companion: Lava Giant (Transcendent Eight-Star)

Skills: Lava Eruption Lv6 (Active, erupts a large amount of lava from the ground, covering the surrounding area, forming a magma terrain, lasting 30 seconds. The lava continuously causes a large amount of burning damage.)

Flame Breath Lv3 (Active, sprays a breath of flame forward, causing fire attribute damage and an attached burning effect.)

Lava Fire Ring (Passive, melee attacks come with fire attribute damage)

Hellfire Bloodline (Passive, race exclusive. After the body is shattered, as long as the heart is intact, it can absorb a large amount of fire attribute energy to reshape its body.)

Potential: Commander Nine-Star

As expected of the Beast Companion that had dominated Third High School for three years, even if all the other students in the class went together, they would probably struggle to defeat it.

It performed well in output, crowd control, long-range attacks, and close combat. What's more, it had a race-exclusive passive, anotherImmortal Technique (immortal skill).

This one was even more exaggerated; as long as the heart remained, it could revive.

Lin Chuan's eyes turned green with envy.

Unfortunately, Old Hei couldn't imprint any of them.

Not being able to get wool is like eating noodles without garlic; half the flavor is missing!

Lin Chuan only felt a faint sadness.

This expression, to the surrounding classmates, looked exactly like a master's loneliness.

Is this what it means to be lonely at the top?

...Du Yong quickly dispersed the onlookers and took the students of Class 1 back to the classroom.

As a result, the subsequent matches did not take place.

After all, the arena was in ruins; what was there to compete for?

However, the main show was over, so the stage was no longer necessary.

As for Yan Hao, one of the main actors, he did not return, citing his Beast Companion needing treatment.

"Well, the matches for today are temporarily suspended and will resume next week!"

Du Yong announced loudly.

"Teacher..."

At this moment, Lin Chuan spoke up, indicating he had something to say.

"What is it? Speak," Du Yong's tone was as gentle as possible.

"Um, although the matches aren't finished yet, can I have the first-place reward first?"

Lin Chuan said righteously.

Du Yong: "???"

"This, that might not be good. After all, it's not over yet, and other classmates still have a chance..."

As he spoke, Du Yong looked at Zhao Hu and Luo Shuiyun.

These two were going to compete with Lin Chuan for a top-three ranking.

"Teacher, I agree! That way, Luo Shuiyun and I only need to fight once to determine the top three."

Zhao Hu agreed directly before Du Yong could finish speaking.

To fight another round with Lin Chuan? This was a joke.

Speaking of which, among Yan Hao's group of four, Zhou Ming, Huang Wei, and Yan Hao had all been crushed by Lin Chuan; only Zhao Hu had escaped unscathed.

"Teacher, I agree too."

Luo Shuiyun was a tall girl with delicate features.

She only hesitated for a moment before agreeing.

They had originally thought Yan Hao was the predetermined first place, but then such a dark horse appeared out of nowhere; no one had expected this.

In fact, this dark horse directly crushed the first-place contender, immediately ending their aspirations for first place.

"Since that's the case, then fine. I will give you the first-place reward before school ends. Now, everyone Cultivate and study on your own, reflecting on the insights gained from today's battles."

With that, he left the classroom... Inside the classroom, most of the students' emotions were still stirred and difficult to calm.

Many classmates who hadn't taken Lin Chuan seriously before now had expressions of wanting to speak but hesitating, wanting to get closer to him.

However, Lin Chuan couldn't be bothered with them; he sat down alone to sort out his gains from today.

He had fought two battles, only imprinting one skill, [Poison Affinity], which was better than nothing.

The biggest gain was the change in the purple [advancement fruit].

It was no longer just a trace of purple, but a small circle had turned purple, probably about 1%.

In other words, crushing 100 Yan Haos would allow him to advance to Silver?

Where in Hell was he going to find a hundred Yan Haos?

Or, crush Yan Hao a hundred times?

Not to mention whether Yan Hao would agree, as Lin Chuan's strength increased, this level of opponent probably wouldn't provide much combat experience to absorb.

However, Lin Chuan was not in a hurry; as long as there was a progress bar, it was a good thing.

Moreover, perhaps Old Hei wouldn't even need to eat this advancement fruit to advance to Silver. Saving it for Silver to Gold would be awesome!

As he thought, Lin Chuan's smile gradually became perverse... "Brother Lin, Brother Lin... wipe your drool."

Xu Dazhi shook Lin Chuan.

"Damn, you scared the Hell out of me."

Lin Chuan touched the corner of his mouth; his smile just now was indeed a bit too perverse.

"Brother Lin, you really crushed Yan Hao, you're so fierce!"

"Of course, if I say I'll crush him, I'll crush him!"

"However, Yan Hao is quite petty, and his family has some influence. You don't need to worry about anything in school, but I'm afraid he might cause trouble outside of school!"

"What does his family do?"

"They seem to be involved in a bit of everything, but primarily Yao Beast Materials and crystal core businesses. And his family has several hunting and exploration teams; I've heard him brag that they always have significant hauls."

"Hmm... we do need to be careful about them playing dirty."

Lin Chuan wouldn't be overconfident. Although the city was considered a society governed by Dao, he wouldn't rule out all possibilities.

Otherwise, why call it a society governed by Dao?

It's precisely because there are many illegal activities that it's called a society governed by Dao.