47: Chapter 47 A Triumphant Return, Gu Ling's Predicament

Returning to the camp.

After a quick cleanup of the usable items, Li Fan immediately sped off towards the west.

Over the past two days,

through his relentless monster-hunting,

nearly a hundred beast cores now lay within his space ring.

Most of them were between level eighty and ninety.

If he absorbed them all, Li Fan's level would undoubtedly see another significant breakthrough.

If converted into wealth, it would also be a considerable sum.

Of course,

Li Fan naturally chose to invest them all into leveling up.

However, that would have to wait until after leaving the Secret Realm.

As for that Jidao Fist technique,

after two days of relentless testing and refinement,

he had successfully mastered the second form.

He could now temporarily double the power of his full-force punch.

This speed of comprehension was absurdly fast.

And this, of course, was thanks to his practice opponents.

Each one was basically a ferocious beast around level ninety.

How could his progress not be fast?

Moreover, he hadn't escaped unscathed during this process.

Fortunately, he had brought plenty of healing medicine when he set out; otherwise, his face would probably be swollen like a pig's head by now.

But the rewards after such effort were well worth it.

The reason Li Fan could so easily pulverize those giant snakes earlier

was largely due to the power of Jidao Fist.

If he had relied purely on his current physical stats, achieving such ease would have been far too difficult.

...

Three hundred kilometers wasn't very far for Li Fan.

However, due to the terrain,

it took him nearly three hours to reach the location mentioned by those few people.

Looking up and surveying the area,

a pool of emerald-green spring water and a pitch-black, murky swamp were distinctly fused together, presenting a strikingly unusual sight.

And looking at this utterly calm lake surface,

it was hard to tell it concealed a Transcendent Rank giant snake.

Standing here idly waiting for the giant snake to appear was naturally impossible.

And so,

Li Fan prepared to use the most straightforward method to force this giant snake out.

Arriving at the shore,

Li Fan uprooted a giant tree and hurled it fiercely towards the lake surface.

Boom!

The violent impact immediately sent up sprays of water and mud several zhang high.

Immediately after,

Li Fan repeated the process.

He continuously hurled giant trees into the lake.

In no time, the calm lake surface was churned into a chaotic mess.

Unfortunately, apart from startling a few large fish,

there was no trace of any giant snake to be seen.

"Is that Transcendent Rank giant snake even in there?"

Li Fan was starting to get impatient.

With all this disturbance he'd caused, any ferocious beast, no matter how good-tempered, should have come out to make some noise, right?

Gritting his teeth,

Li Fan simply moved a boulder as large as a small hill and slammed it into the swamp area.

The tremendous force instantly sent up a mud-and-water column dozens of zhang high, its ripples agitating the entire lake surface.

Just as Li Fan was about to hurl a second boulder,

suddenly,

movement gradually began to appear on the lake surface.

Swoosh!

A tall curtain of water rose.

An enormous, pitch-black snake head slowly emerged from the depths.

A pair of pupils, large as bells, fixed tightly on Li Fan standing on the shore.

In an instant,

Li Fan's hair stood on end.

This familiar feeling of pressure!

It seemed those people hadn't lied to him.

This really was a Transcendent Rank giant snake!

But this time,

Li Fan didn't hesitate in the slightest.

In the blink of an eye, Annihilation Eye activated!

The next second,

this Transcendent Rank giant snake was floating on the lake surface, eyes rolled back, completely lifeless.

Next came the classic steps of butchering the meat and retrieving the beast core.

With practiced ease,

in no time,

Li Fan returned fully loaded.

Checking the time,

it was almost nightfall.

He would need to leave the Secret Realm around tomorrow afternoon, so only half a day tomorrow morning remained for him.

After some thought,

he had originally planned to hunt for another morning.

However, considering the vastness and complex terrain of this Secret Realm,

if he hunted all morning, he might not make it to the exit in time in the afternoon, potentially causing delays.

Therefore, Li Fan decided to leave first thing tomorrow morning.

This trip's harvest was already quite good.

There were many level-one-hundred Secret Realms in Beizhou City; there was no need to rush.

And so,

Li Fan found a safe, hidden spot to set up camp and began a new round of training.

...

Meanwhile, on the other side,

at this moment, within the campus forums of North Emperor University and Azure Vault University,

a piece of news was rapidly spreading.

"Have you heard? That top-ranked New Student at North Emperor University, the one named Li Fan, his girlfriend seems to be trapped in the 【White Shark Secret Realm】."

"Rumor has it, it's the doing of that S-Rank Talent Holder surnamed He from Beidi."

"Huh? Where did you hear that?"

"Pfft, two members of their team escaped back and reported it to a mentor. It's practically all over Beidi, okay?"

"An S-Rank genius and the top-ranked New Student are going at it? Damn! That's intense!"

"I heard they had some friction during the entrance exam."

...

"What? He Wenguang is going against Li Fan? Had someone block his girlfriend?"

"Seems to be true. Two Specially Recruited Students went to the academic affairs office this morning, probably Li Fan's friends. They looked pretty urgent. Could be about this."

"That's a bit dishonorable. Doesn't dare to confront Li Fan directly, so he targets his girlfriend?"

"Exactly! It's embarrassing even to spread the news. Our academy has sparring arenas. If he's unhappy, just challenge him to a fight. Why resort to such underhanded tricks?"

"Seems this news has already reached the neighboring Azure Vault University. How utterly shameful."

"For a dignified S-Rank to do such a thing is indeed quite shameful."

"I wonder how the academy will handle this?"

"How else? I guess they'll just downplay it at most, unless someone dies."

"I think even if someone dies, it won't be a big deal. After all, he's an S-Rank, with limitless potential. Probably just make him apologize. But honestly, what he did is really not right!"

...

In the training room,

He Wenguang had just finished a day of training.

As soon as he opened the door,

he saw his steward with a troubled expression.

Seeing this gloomy look, He Wenguang couldn't help but feel irritated.

"Speak. What's the problem now?"

He Wenguang flung away the towel he used to wipe his sweat and coldly demanded.

"Something happened over at the 【White Shark Secret Realm】," the steward said, frowning and forcing himself to speak.

Hearing this,

He Wenguang's face immediately turned cold.

He had learned Gu Ling would go to the White Shark Secret Realm and specifically sent people to intercept her, to teach her a lesson and get back at Li Fan.

Such a simple matter.

Could something really have gone wrong?