Chapter 372: Chapter 334: Like a God

With the students and the Xingwu Guard working together,

the men in black in Zone 1 of the dormitories were all driven back.

When the surviving men in black saw the tide had turned and retreated,

the students all erupted in loud cheers.

Even Wei Nan couldn’t help but throw his head back and roar with laughter.

Lin Yi glanced at them.

His face was devoid of a smile.

Just because the men in black had been repelled from this dormitory area didn’t mean all the invaders who had flooded the school were gone.

The other dormitory zones and the administration buildings...

were still in dire straits.

Lin Yi turned and said, "Wei Nan, you stay here with them and hold the line!"

"Alright. Where are you going?"

Wei Nan nodded, but his eyes widened in realization.

"I’m going to check on the other areas!"

"Wait, then take me with you!" Wei Nan said hurriedly.

Lin Yi glanced at him. "You can’t. If we both leave, the morale they just mustered will completely evaporate."

"You stay here and lead them in its defense."

"I’m guessing those men in black will charge back again."

"I’ll rest easier knowing you’re here holding the fort."

After Lin Yi spoke, Wei Nan nodded.

Wei Nan had gotten to know the personalities of these local students.

After all, they had been at the academy for nearly a year now.

He understood them well enough.

They were fine at putting up a brave front, but when things got real, they were all cowards, each more timid than the last.

Their courage couldn’t even begin to compare with the death-defying spirit of the Martial Artist candidates from the Old District.

Besides, Lin Yi and Wei Nan had become the local students’ backbone.

To put it bluntly, if their pillars of support left,

the fighting spirit they had so painstakingly kindled would be completely snuffed out.

If they were allowed to grow timid and retreat to their dorms,

leaving only the Xingwu Guard to defend this area,

the men in black would only need a single charge to break their lines.

And when that happened, Zone 1 would be turned into a river of blood.

"Alright. Be careful out there. Don’t be reckless," Wei Nan nodded.

Lin Yi smiled without a word.

He walked straight into the heart of the campus.

「Zone 9.」

The students here were almost all Martial Artist candidates from the Old District.

The moment the men in black swarmed the campus,

they had been the first to charge out and fight.

Now, below the Zone 9 dormitory, the sounds of battle raged unceasingly.

The students coordinated their efforts to resist the men in black, forming one impenetrable defensive line after another.

They were slowly pushing the invaders back.

Even the Xingwu Guard stationed here had been overwhelmed.

But in their place, the students fought with ever-increasing ferocity.

They fought the men in black to a standstill, preventing them from advancing a single step.

Just then, a commotion broke out among the ranks of the men in black.

Then, a towering figure in black appeared.

He swung his arms, flinging his own comrades to the left and right.

He came to a stop before the students, looking down on them from his great height.

Before this behemoth, they looked like a flock of helpless chicks.

At nearly three meters tall, he was like a true giant.

The mountain-like pressure he exuded alone was enough to make the students’ hearts pound in their chests.

The giant held a broadaxe.

With a furious roar, he brought the broadaxe crashing down on the students.

"Move!"

someone bellowed.

These Martial Artist candidates reacted in a flash.

They leaped to the left and right.

BOOM—

With a tremendous crash, the massive broadaxe slammed into the ground, cracking the pavement.

The very earth seemed to tremble.

The eyes of the Old District students filled with terror.

The giant was simply too large; they felt a crushing sense of helplessness against him.

But they scrambled back to their feet.

For these students from the Old District, even knowing they were no match for the enemy before them,

they would still charge forward without a second thought.

They fought to protect the last vestiges of faith in their hearts.

"Kill him!"

The next moment, a student wielding a Mo Saber let out a great shout and charged straight for the giant.

But just as he drew near,

the giant backhanded him, a massive palm striking the student’s body.

The immense force sent the student flying.

CRASH—

With a heavy thud, the student slammed into the ground.

SPLAT...

He coughed up a mouthful of blood as his eyes rolled back in his head.

Seeing this, the other Martial Artist candidates’ eyes turned crimson as they glared at the giant.

"Son of a bitch, you think being big makes you special?"

"Brothers! If you’re not afraid to die, let’s go! Get him!"

Seeing one of their own killed didn’t frighten them.

On the contrary, it ignited their fury.

These Martial Artist candidates had all cast aside any thought of life or death.

One by one, they glared at the giant, their eyes bloodshot with rage.

Then, as if they had a death wish, they all charged the giant.

However, the giant was like a mountain.

He stood his ground, broadaxe in one hand, the other clenched into a fist.

He inflicted massive casualties on the students charging him.

Many students had just charged forward when they were sent flying by a punch before they could even land a blow.

At nearly three meters tall, his fists were as large as a person’s head.

A single punch could shatter a skull.

Blood splattered everywhere, quickly turning the ground into a river of gore.

Corpse after corpse fell to the ground.

Yet the remaining students continued their suicidal charge.

The incapacitated Xingwu Guard members could only watch in horror as the students died tragically before their eyes.

They roared hysterically, begging them to stop charging.

But no one listened.

They were all lost in a battle frenzy, sworn to kill the giant or die trying.

And then, a student with a long saber had just reached the giant when the giant seized him by the neck.

He was lifted effortlessly, like a helpless chick.

Then, the broadaxe in the giant’s other hand swung horizontally at the student’s head.

The shadow of death instantly fell over the student.

Yet, there was no trace of fear in his eyes.

He slowly closed his eyes, awaiting his end.

But at that very moment,

CLANG—

Sparks flew as the deafening sound of metal striking metal rang out.

The student’s eyes shot open. He quickly glanced around.

He saw that the giant’s broadaxe had been blocked by a long spear.

The immense force of the impact split open the webbing between the giant’s thumb and forefinger.

Blood streamed from the wound.

The next moment, before the giant could even process what had happened,

the long spear shot upward like a black sea serpent.

SQUELCH—

It pierced straight through the giant’s chin, shot through his entire head, and emerged from the top of his skull.

The giant’s eyes went vacant.

His grip on the student slackened.

When the student whipped his head around to look, he saw a figure glance back at him.

"Move!"

"Ah? Right..."

The student scrambled back, falling over himself.

Just as he had gotten two or three meters away,

he heard a sickening ’SPLAT’ from behind.

A torrent of blood erupted, drenching the students nearby.

Horrified, they turned to look back.

The giant’s head had exploded like a smashed watermelon.

Its massive body swayed a few times

before crashing to the ground...

Only one figure remained, standing tall with a long spear in hand.

In that moment, his silhouette was like that of a god.

He inspired a deep sense of awe in the students.

"It’s the Champion Scholar!"

"Hahaha... It’s our zone’s Champion Scholar!"

"The Martial Arts Examination Champion Scholar is here! Brothers, charge with me!"

The students went wild.

Brimming with battle lust, they charged toward the men in black.

But they had barely taken a few steps when,

from the opposing ranks of the men in black, a man stepped forward.

A formidable pressure once again stopped the students in their tracks.

He wore a long black robe, but no hood.

His face was exposed for all to see.

He was a middle-aged man in his forties.

He had a stubbly beard and was rather handsome.

But his eyes were filled with contempt.

With a sinister sneer, he sized Lin Yi up.

"I never thought there’d be a Martial Arts genius like you among these students. The man you just killed was in the Five-Star Realm, you know. And you dispatched him so easily?"

"Not bad at all..."

Just as the middle-aged man was about to say more,

WHOOSH—

A figure blurred past.

Lin Yi appeared before him, his hand already clamped around the man’s neck.

The man was stunned. ’I can’t believe this student is so fast!’

’I’m a six-star myself.’

’Even against a seven-star, I might lose, but I wouldn’t be this helpless.’

’I didn’t even see how he got close.’

’And now my neck is in his grasp?’

Lin Yi glanced at him sideways, his eyes cold and indifferent.

"You talk too much."

CRACK—

With a soft snap, the man’s neck was broken.

Until the moment of his death, the man couldn’t understand.

’How did I fall into this student’s hands?’

He couldn’t believe he had been killed so easily... by a student.

Then, Lin Yi glanced back at the students behind him.

He smiled faintly and said, "What are you waiting for? Finish them. Protect our school!"

Lin Yi’s words

jolted the students behind him back to their senses.

They erupted with excitement.

Raising their weapons, they charged at the remaining men in black.

As for the men in black, having just watched two of their high-realm Martial Artists be slaughtered with ease,

they were thrown into a complete panic.

Their morale plummeted.

With their will to fight completely shattered, they turned and fled toward the school gate.

However, how could these Martial Artist candidates possibly let them escape so easily?

They gave chase, determined to slaughter them all to vent their furious anger.

They pursued them for a hundred meters. Aside from a small fraction who managed to escape,

the majority of the men in black were cut down.

It was a completely one-sided slaughter.

The men in black had no fight left in them.

After the crisis here was resolved,

the students turned to look for Lin Yi again.

But he was already long gone.

A look of worship filled the students’ eyes.

In that moment, they had come to see Lin Yi as their idol, their faith.

He had even become their ultimate goal.

And in their hearts, Lin Yi’s figure had become something towering and magnificent.

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