119: The hunter's instinct!
At this moment, the gazes of everyone in the arena were almost all focused on Lin Yuan and Su Muxue.
No one could have imagined that the relationship between these two was actually so close.
Moreover, judging by what Su Muxue meant, it seemed she chose to challenge Shen Cang simply to stand up for Lin Yuan.
It was just because Wu Xuangu was not present that she had to settle for challenging Shen Cang as the next best option.
Thinking about it this way, Shen Cang really was pitiful; he hadn't done anything, yet he was severely taught a lesson by Su Muxue.
"I really didn't expect that the goddess who just made my heart flutter would have her heart set on someone else in the blink of an eye. Sigh, my fragile young boy's heart..."
"Damn, no way, I object to this match!"
"They are a talented man and a beautiful woman, a match made in heaven. Is it really your turn, a monster, to object?"
"Hahahaha, brother, if you know how to speak, say more."
"Sigh, as expected, a Genius only fancies a Genius. Commoners like us simply have no chance at all."
Even Wang Jinze, who was standing beside the two, couldn't help but rub his nose and say helplessly: "I say, Young Miss Su, when you two are showing off your affection, can you please consider the feelings of a single dog like me?"
Su Muxue was thin-skinned after all, and upon hearing Wang Jinze's words, her cheeks immediately flushed crimson.
At the same time, she felt a secret joy in her heart.
Because when Wang Jinze was talking about them showing off their affection, Lin Yuan did not give any reaction.
Did this mean that in Lin Yuan's heart, he had already tacitly accepted that their relationship had taken a step closer?
Moreover, if Lin Yuan truly didn't care, he wouldn't have rushed here at the first opportunity.
Thinking of this, Su Muxue only felt sweet in her heart, filled with an indescribable joy.
Love during youth is just like this; the one who adores is like beating a drum made of cowhide, tapping carefully, venting their own emotions, worried that the other party might hear, yet also worried that the other party might not hear.
Just then, Lin Yuan chuckled and said: "However, it is quite a coincidence."
Su Muxue was slightly stunned and asked: "What is a coincidence?"
"Originally, I also wanted to challenge Shen Cang."
Upon hearing this, a look of astonishment could not help but appear in the depths of Su Muxue's eyes.
Subsequently, she couldn't help but laugh: "So, does that mean I ended up stealing your prey?"
Wang Jinze, standing on the side, was almost numb from listening, thinking to himself that the two of them were here chatting and laughing, had they ever considered Shen Cang's feelings?
After all, he is second on the hidden dragon ranking; couldn't they leave him some Face?
But then again, this Shen Cang was truly pitiful.
He clearly hadn't done anything, yet in the end, he became the one taking the blame for Wu Xuangu.
However, from Lin Yuan's words, Wang Jinze also extremely keenly captured a piece of information.
That was, the current Lin Yuan very likely already possessed the strength to rival Shen Cang!
One must know, according to the intelligence Wang Jinze collected, Shen Cang possessed the strength of a four-star Beast King Level Peak!
And the previous battle between Shen Cang and Su Muxue, although he was defeated, it also proved his strength.
Simply put, it wasn't that Shen Cang was too weak, but that Su Muxue was too strong.
Looking at it this way, after coming out of seclusion, Lin Yuan's strength should have had another significant improvement.
Otherwise, given Lin Yuan's personality, he would definitely not easily say that he was prepared to challenge Shen Cang.
Thinking of this, the look in Wang Jinze's eyes as he looked at Lin Yuan became a bit more peculiar.
This guy... is a monster, right?
From enrollment until now, how long has it been?
Almost every interval, Lin Yuan's strength would show a qualitative leap.
From twelve consecutive victories, to a big win against Yuan Liean, and then defeating Li Qingnan!
Lin Yuan's strength could almost be said to be improving at a speed visible to the naked eye!
Furthermore, this type of strength improvement of his was not quite the same as Su Muxue's.
With Wang Jinze's intelligence network, he naturally knew Su Muxue's background.
And the reason why her strength was able to grow so fast was definitely inseparable from Ling Shuangyue.
But Lin Yuan was different.
He had no background, no backing; at most, he only had Zhao Shanhe taking care of him a little.
He completely relied on himself to reach this step today!
In Wang Jinze's view, even though Lin Yuan's beast soul talent was only E-rank, he was absolutely not inferior to Chu Tianyi as a Genius!
No, to be more precise, Chu Tianyi was that kind of orthodox Genius, while Lin Yuan was more like a freak talent.
Because his growth trajectory revealed a strange feeling everywhere.
Even if the talent rating was only E-rank, so what?
He could still rely on his own strength to stand above the crowd of Geniuses!
This is Lin Yuan!
In previous years at Modu Beast University, if one Genius like Chu Tianyi could appear in a single cohort, it would already be quite remarkable.
Even, in some years where Geniuses were scarce, New Students with the strength of Shen Cang and Wu Xuangu would already be considered ceiling-level Geniuses.
But this year, it was completely different.
Besides the peerless Chu Tianyi, there was also an extra Lin Yuan.
Even Su Muxue, who had now almost appeared out of nowhere, faintly had the trend of being comparable to the two of them.
Geniuses like Wu Xuangu and Shen Cang had even fallen into becoming existences like background props.
Moreover, Modu Beast University was not just an isolated case.
One must know, this year was called the "year of the Genius explosion".
Besides Modu Beast University, old prestigious schools like Yanjing Beast University and Shuchuan Beast University definitely would not lack the presence of Geniuses.
It seems... this year's National Freshman Friendship Competition will definitely be even more exciting than imagined.
"However, in reality, it makes no difference. The reason I wanted to challenge Shen Cang was not for revenge, but just to verify my own strength."
What Lin Yuan said was naturally the truth.
Since he came out of seclusion, a sense of Battle Intent had been rising in his heart.
He wanted to challenge a sufficiently strong opponent to verify his own strength.
This craving was somewhat similar to a hunter's instinct.
A hunter can only feel the value and meaning of their own existence when they are hunting.
Just like Lin Yuan, who was an assassin in his past life; in fact, he had long ago saved enough money, enough for him to spend for several lifetimes without running out.
But Lin Yuan still did not choose to withdraw from the organization. Firstly, because the organization would not easily allow him to retire just like that, and secondly, because the act of killing had already become one of the few meanings in his life.
Just like it is natural for lions and tigers to need to hunt, because for such beasts, the instinct to hunt has already been deeply engraved into their genes.
And this was also the source of the Battle Intent in Lin Yuan's heart.
He needed to challenge... stronger opponents!
This feeling of craving battle could not be satisfied at all, no matter how many times he underwent practical combat simulation training.
Su Muxue naturally believed what Lin Yuan said. She blinked and spoke in a low voice: "Looking at it this way, I ended up doing a bad thing with good intentions."
"This is not your fault."
Lin Yuan smiled and said in a calm tone: "Since Shen Cang has already been defeated at your hands, then I will just change to someone else to challenge."
Upon hearing this, Wang Jinze, who was on the side, was slightly stunned and subconsciously said: "Who else do you want to challenge?"
One must know, there were only three people in total ranked above Lin Yuan.
These three people were Chu Tianyi, Shen Cang, and Wu Xuangu.
Now, Shen Cang had already been defeated by Su Muxue, and Wu Xuangu was avoiding the fight.
If Lin Yuan wanted to challenge someone, there was only one last choice left.
That was...
Chu Tianyi!
Wang Jinze obviously did not expect that Lin Yuan actually wanted to challenge Chu Tianyi right now!
"Are you sure you want to challenge him?"
Wang Jinze said in a deep voice: "You must know, that guy is not comparable to the likes of Shen Cang or Wu Xuangu. Do you have confidence?"
After Wang Jinze said this, Su Muxue finally reacted, and a look of surprise could not help but appear in the depths of her eyes.
Wang Jinze was not wrong; on the hidden dragon ranking, Chu Tianyi could be said to possess absolute dominance. In the eyes of the New Students of this cohort at Modu Beast University, he was simply an existence like a god!
And regarding Chu Tianyi's strength, Su Muxue actually had some understanding.
Because after she came out of seclusion, she had once asked Ling Shuangyue about the current situation of the hidden dragon ranking.
And the answer Ling Shuangyue gave her was also very simple.
That was, with Su Muxue's current strength, regardless of who she encountered on the hidden dragon ranking, she would have the power to fight.
But there was one exception.
That person in Ling Shuangyue's words was Chu Tianyi!