Chapter 148: Chewed Up by the Young Tiger, Just Like That?
BOOM—
Following a tremendous crash.
Wei Nan was sent flying backward, landing on the ground with a loud CLANG.
The students watching from the sidelines were all shocked.
None of them had seen clearly what had just happened.
No one even knew how Wei Nan had been sent flying.
Lin Yi’s brow furrowed, a cold glint appearing in his eyes.
Perhaps he was the only one who had seen what just happened.
In that instant, the face of the man named Lishi had become covered with bulging blue veins.
A Blood Vine had even coiled around his arm.
That Blood Vine was like a living, venomous snake.
It had actually ignored the flames on Wei Nan’s hands and dealt him a heavy blow directly.
It had all just happened too fast.
Even Wei Nan himself hadn’t seen what happened before he was sent flying.
Sprawled on the ground, Wei Nan felt his expression change abruptly.
The next moment, Lishi floated down and landed near Wei Nan.
He wore a smile, the blue veins on his face having completely vanished.
But a hint of killing intent was already showing in his eyes.
Then, he threw a seemingly weightless punch down toward Wei Nan.
WHAP—
The power of this punch made a flash of terror cross Wei Nan’s eyes.
Although the punch appeared to have no force behind it,
he could feel that if it landed, his life would be forfeit.
Just then, a figure flashed into view.
With a seemingly casual wave of a hand,
it knocked Lishi’s fist aside.
Wei Nan quickly looked up, his terrified heart finally calming.
"This is just a sparring match. There’s no need to take a life, is there?"
Lin Yi stood protectively in front of Wei Nan, speaking to Lishi with a light smile.
Hearing this, Lishi was momentarily stunned.
Lin Yi’s seemingly careless strike had just neutralized the immense force of his punch.
Then, Lishi started to laugh.
"If I remember correctly, you’re in my class too, right?"
Lin Yi glanced at him but didn’t answer.
Instead, he turned and helped Wei Nan up from the ground.
"How are you? Are you okay?"
Wei Nan shook his head. "It’s nothing serious. That guy just now, he..."
Before he could finish, Lin Yi gave a slight nod.
Evidently, although Wei Nan hadn’t seen clearly what kind of attack Lishi had used,
he had seen the blue veins covering his face quite clearly.
"I told you not to bite off more than you can chew, but you wouldn’t listen. Good thing it’s nothing serious. If you missed tomorrow’s Martial Arts exam because of this, you’d regret it for the rest of your life!"
At Lin Yi’s reminder,
Wei Nan was startled, and his mind instantly cleared.
"Holy shit, I’d completely forgotten. Just now, what was I doing..."
Thinking back on his actions, Wei Nan felt a wave of fear.
His mind had felt as if it were possessed.
He had been single-mindedly bent on fighting Lishi to the death.
It was supposed to be a sparring match, just to knock Lishi’s arrogance down a peg.
Who would have thought it would unwittingly turn into a life-or-death battle?
Especially that seemingly weightless punch from Lishi, which contained monstrous force.
If it had really hit Wei Nan, he would have been severely injured, if not killed.
A chill ran down Wei Nan’s spine.
It was a close call. If Lin Yi hadn’t shown up in time and neutralized Lishi’s punch,
Wei Nan would probably have been sent to the hospital by now.
"What’s your name?"
Lin Yi hadn’t wanted to bother with Lishi.
From the moment he sparred with Wei Nan, it was clear his motives were impure.
He had even used some sinister move to control Wei Nan’s mind.
Although it was unclear what his purpose was,
there was definitely something wrong with Lishi.
Especially the blue veins all over his face. Lin Yi had seen the same thing on the faces of Blood Drop Believers—they looked like squirming worms and were utterly disgusting.
What made Lin Yi unable to be certain, however, was that Lishi’s talent traits showed no mark related to the Blood Drop.
In other words, he hadn’t seen a trait like [Zealot].
Before this, every single Blood Drop Believer Lin Yi had encountered had this exact mark...
Lin Yi followed Wei Nan, about to walk out of the classroom.
But Lishi’s words made him pause for a moment.
He glanced back at him and said with a faint smile, "We won’t even be classmates for half a day. There’s no need for you to know my name."
After saying this, Lin Yi turned to leave with Wei Nan.
「The next moment.」
A premonition of danger washed over him.
A chilling wind seemed to rise behind him as Lishi spoke in an icy tone, "Is that so? You’re right. There’s no longer any need to know your name..."
As his voice fell, a contemptuous sneer crossed Lishi’s face.
Then, with a mere thought, in a single instant, Lin Yi, who was walking away, felt as if his mind was being invaded.
Immediately after, his heart sank.
In the blink of an eye, Lin Yi found himself inside the domain of the [Star River Qi Transformation Technique].
"Hm? What’s going on?"
Lin Yi’s brow furrowed as he looked at the familiar surroundings.
Normally, he could only enter this place when he was cultivating at night.
What was happening today?
How did he end up here in broad daylight for no apparent reason?
Just as Lin Yi was feeling bewildered,
a voice, tinged with panic, suddenly echoed.
"This is... a Heart Spirit Domain? You—who on earth are you? How did you establish a Heart Spirit Domain?"
Lin Yi followed the voice with his eyes.
And there, not far away, he saw Lishi.
"How did you get in here?"
Lin Yi was perplexed and grew even more wary of Lishi.
’This guy is definitely not simple,’ he thought.
’He can actually enter the domain of the [Qi Transformation Technique].’
’And from what he just said, this place is a [Heart Spirit Domain]?’
Then, Lin Yi quickly reviewed what had just happened.
That feeling of his mind being torn apart, being invaded.
And that bone-deep chill.
Lin Yi was instantly on alert. ’Was Lishi trying to attack my mind just now?’
’But his attack failed, and he was forcefully dragged into my Heart Spirit Domain instead?’
Although Lin Yi didn’t have a deep understanding of the [Heart Spirit Domain],
he knew a little about the mind itself.
Especially back at the Martial Arts Hall, Yang Yong had said more than once
that for those cultivating Martial Arts, the mind is more important than martial skill.
Only those with a strong mind can uphold the heart of Martial Arts.
Furthermore, if one’s mind suffered a severe blow, not only would their cultivation be lost, but their mentality would also regress, becoming as immature as a child’s.
Therefore, only a strong mind could resist such an attack.
Clearly, Lishi had just tried to attack Lin Yi’s mind.
’And it backfired, trapping him here instead?’
Lin Yi looked at the terrified Lishi.
The corners of his mouth curved up slightly. "Since you’re here, don’t be in such a hurry to leave!"
The next moment, within this vast cosmos,
a mountain-shaking tiger’s roar pierced the heavens.
Then, a tiger cub, treading on stars, appeared.
When Lishi turned and saw the tiger cub, his face grew even more terrified.
"A Star... A Star Constellation White Tiger? You-you-you... you’re..."
Lishi was utterly terrified.
He was now filled with immense regret.
’Why did I have to provoke him for no reason? Why did I try to attack his mind?’
’Great. The attack failed, and I ended up dragged into his [Heart Spirit Domain].’
’No, this is impossible.’
’To establish a [Heart Spirit Domain], one must be at the Star Tempering Realm or higher.’
’He’s just a student. How could he possibly establish a [Heart Spirit Domain]?’
These questions baffled Lishi more and more.
"Let me ask you a question first!"
"Okay, y-you, ask!"
The Lishi of this moment had none of his previous arrogance.
Instead, he had become obedient, his eyes filled with terror.
"Are you one of the Blood Drop Believers?"
This was the question Lin Yi was most concerned about right now.
If he really was a Blood Drop Believer, how did he hide the believer’s mark?
And what was his purpose for coming to the school?
After Lin Yi finished speaking, Lishi shook his head. "I... I’m not a Blood Drop Believer!"
"Okay, second question. What is your true purpose for transferring to our school?"
Lishi avoided his gaze. "It was... it was your school’s principal. He begged me to come..."
Lin Yi laughed.
He wasn’t satisfied with either of Lishi’s answers.
However, he couldn’t be bothered to waste any more energy on Lishi.
He glanced back at the tiger cub, and before he could say anything,
the cub grew visibly excited and charged directly at Lishi.
Seeing this, Lin Yi was about to intervene.
It was just a cub, after all, and Lishi’s methods were far too sinister.
If the cub got hurt...
But as it turned out, Lin Yi’s worries were unnecessary.
Lishi let out a blood-curdling scream.
He was swallowed whole by the tiger cub.
To the sound of the cub’s CRUNCHING jaws, was Lishi really being chewed to pieces?