Translator: Udong Editor: EbonyFrost, Udong
The melodious serenade came to a halt for the second time. Students twirling around the dance floor all turned to the warrior of lower stature at the door who made an overbearing roar.
As a warrior, he was not very tall being less than six feet. But no one dared to look down on him because of this.
Wei Buhuan, fifth grade, and his name ranked 40 on Hundred Battle Ranking List. While he was more famous for being extremely violent not only to his opponents but to himself.
Shaking his folding fan, Tence Matten walked to Qian Jin and whispered. "This man is called Wei Buhuan. He practices Mutated Deform Warrior Power."
Mutated Deform Warrior Power? Qian Jin turned to the gloomy face once again with a pair of surprised eyes. Although it was not that well-known in Zence history, Qian Jin had come across it in the notes of his ancestors. Perhaps it was just because this fighting skill was too appalling that they had decided to write it down.
People tagged it as cruel for many reasons.
The trainees must endure the sting of specially cultivated scorpions every day. It was a rare species possessing extreme coldness. The trainees would experience agony even after they got used to it.
There would be a few days every year when large thin-walled blisters arose from their skin. Once the blisters broke, nauseous liquid gushed out. While to continue the practice, the trainees must swallow those fluids to stimulate their bodies.
After a long time of self-mutilation, the trainees would become eccentric, radical and brutal. No one could tell if there were toxins in his body or Warrior Power.
Mutated Deform Warrior Power had been invented by an instructor from the Punitive Expedition Academy more than a thousand years ago. But in the end, he found the progress too cruel. If the trainees didn't manage to break through to the Saint realm before the age of 40, it would definitely lead to psychological issues and sudden death.
Undoubtedly, it could be seen as a shortcut. So the inventor himself hadn't resisted the temptation. He had turned himself into a murderer who slew a dozen civilians overnight and he was secretly sent to the Human-Demon Battlefront.
Rumor had it that the inventor had killed more than a hundred Demons before he died. In the last minute of his life, his body exploded and the blood poisoned a few more Demons along with some Human warriors around him.
Qian Jin couldn't understand. It was said that the practicing method had been sealed up, then how did the man in front get to learn it?
"Be careful, he is a firecracker!" Tence Matten warned Qian Jin with a faint smile. "I heard that by clueless luck, he obtained the sealed-up book five years ago. Since then he has made a remarkable improvement but at the same time, he has become a weirdo. Students all steer clear of him as far as possible."
Qian Jin cast a look of admiration to Tence Matten. No wonder he was peerless on the prowl and faster than a whippet. Few knew about the Mutated Deform Warrior Power, not to mention the fact it had been sealed up.
"Who is Qian Jin?"
Two warriors cried out at the same time behind Wei Buhuan while they scanned the dance floor. Many students simply looked away to avoid eye contact with them.
"Look! The 96th and 99th..." Holding the fan in front of his face, Tence Matten chuckled. "They have sold themselves to the monster a few days ago. Someone told me they have both joined the Hibiscus Warrior Union."
"He is there! He is Qian Jin!" Holding her magic wand, Abela pointed to Qian Jin through the crowd and cried out of excitement. "He is the man you are looking for!"
Why did Qian Jin stay silent? Some spectators felt a little disappointed. It turned out the man who had such a fairy date was a pussy. He even had no guts to stand up to challenges! He perhaps was going to be dumped by his date.
"You are Qian Jin?" Wei Buhuan asked while his eyes fixed on the girl in Qian Jin's arms. Fu*k! There were desire and surprise!
Wei Buhuan swallowed the lump in his throat. Who was this pretty girl? Well, there was still another side effect that only the trainees would know. Their sexual desire would surge up without pause. Those civilians the inventor had killed...
In fact, they were all girls. He had raped them, killed them and dumped them into the woods. He was still unsatisfied when he was stopped.
Unlike the inventor of the warrior power, Wei Buhuan had almost slept with all the prostitutes in the city. Due to the twisted personality, there was always some perverted and punitive thing he liked.
At first, he would only spank them. As time went by, he pinched and bit them. Now most women there had refused to do it with him no matter how much he offered.
He was having a bad time these days. After he heard the news that Five Bosses of Young Talent had been beaten up by a nobody called Qian Jin, the volcano erupted,
But this chick... Wei Buhuan licked his lips while he secretly decided that no matter what it took, he would get this babe into his bed. Hmph... The law? No big deal... He would just chop up the corpse and destroy the evidence after the game was over.
But, on a second thought, Wei Buhuan felt it a shame if he could only do such a gorgeous once. No... He should buy a house and imprison her there. This way he could ride her anytime he wanted and show her what a real man looked like.
"You are Qian Jin?" Wei Buhuan strode over onto the dance floor. The dancing students all hastened to make way for him. Ones who had stepped a little slower was immediately tossed away by him.
Qian Jin suddenly shrank his pupils as he saw the victim who got tossed. He was familiar with that figure. Right! It was Durk! And the girl next to him? Wasn't she Christine? The girl who had chased Qian Jin around all day long, asking for a duel back at Oakland?
Having not seen her for some time, Qian Jin found that she was more mature and sexier than when he saw her last. Wei Buhuan swallowed the drool in his throat once again as he saw the second target tonight. How lucky he was tonight. This Christine looked tasty as well!
"You..."
Turning a somersault in the air, Durk managed to land on the ground. Before he could speak, he had been completely immobilized by the two retinues of Wei Buhuan.
When someone was despotic enough, injustice ruled and detestation was supreme. Those prodigal sons of certain forces would try as far as possible to avoid that crazy man.
He had already violated the school regulations and should be punished in the black well!
"Wei Buhuan, do you know what you are doing?"
A calm but majestic voice drifted over from a table on the dance floor. The audience who had already been sick of the pervert turned their eyes to the loftiest treed all of a sudden.
They were stunned because it turned out to be a freshman. The man who was talking was in a freshman warrior suit instead of a formal suit.
But Qian Jin understood why this man was wearing like this. The man was almost 8 feet tall! He stood there like a legendary Titan!
Qian Jin was right. His name was Titan Tsemo, the [Colossus] who ranked 10th on the Hundred Battle Ranking List! He was one of the Titan Dual Talents in his age group.
Wei Buhuan rolled his eyes. The eyeballs which should have been white now were blooming deadly sentiments. The two gray slender eyebrows kept beating! [Colossus]? Titan Tsemo? 10th?
Wei Buhuan issued a disdainful "Humph" from his nasal cavity. On what earth could a freshman number among the top ten? He had only achieved the title by virtue of the Titan influence!
"This is none of your business." Wei Buhuan raised his hand. "But if you want to swap our numbers, I could schedule it for another day."
"Anytime suits you." Titan Tsemo sneered as he doubled up his fist in anger and dropped the broken metal wine up onto the floor. "I would also like to see what a pervert can do!"
"You want to die?"
"Wei Buhuan!" Another voice sounded in the crowd. But the audience knew who the man was even without turning back because the voice had come from the seat exclusive to the Griffin King Bloodline Warriors.
Only family members of that bloodline could sit there. Linguan Skylan, the number one in this academy, was the leading figure. But more often than not, he wouldn't show up at a party.
While this time, when Wei Buhuan looked over, the arrogant expression died down immediately. Linguan Skylan!
He rarely showed himself in public now. The man who had been sitting tight on the highest position in the academy had come to a prom?
Although there was only just a back, Wei Buhuan had instantly recognized him! He would never forget that large, king-like back. Back to the time when he first got in touch with Mutated Deform Warrior Power, he had advanced by leaps and bounds. So he tried to challenge Linguan Skylan, but... One finger
The strongest men didn't even use his bloodline power nor the Bloodline Battle Form. With just a finger, the man had the game in his hands within one blow.
Nightmare! It was absolutely a nightmare to Wei Buhuan that [Thunder Lion King] Linguan Skylan had shown up here and now.
Wei Buhuan couldn't help but grind his teeth in rage! It seemed that his body had also recalled the defeat and shame kept roaring in his heart.
"Watch your words!" Linguan Skylan calmly mocked the pervert without even turning around. "Shame on you for bullying such a kid!"
Bullying a kid? Suddenly, Wei Buhuan detected contempt. The fear one the audiences' mind turned to disdain because of these simple words.
Chapter 398: One PunchTranslator: Udong Editor: EbonyFrost, Udong
Anger rose once again. Wei Buhuan thought he was going explode. "Right! I'm not what I used to be anymore. I'm more powerful and it's my time now."
"Why do I need to be afraid of Linguan Skylan?" Thinking about this, Wei Buhuan puffed out his chest and in his gray eyes appeared provocation. "I have already mastered the Mutated Deform Warrior Power! Linguan Skylan? He doesn't deserve to be my match."
"Thunder Lion King, I will find you another day..."
While before he finished the challenge, Linguan Skylan put up his pinkie and moved it back and forth.
What...Wei Buhuan gazed without exactly understanding what the man meant. "Is he suggesting that instead of the index finger, he could defeat me with the little finger this time?"
"Alright! Thunder Lion King! Look at me now! I'm not who I was a few years ago!" Wei Buhuan strode over to Qian Jin. "And today, I will show you how strong I am with this little boy!"
Hearing this, Titan Tsemo tried to move while the warrior beside held him back, suggesting that Thunder Lion King Linguan Skylan was still here.
"Humph!" Titan Tsemo retreated. To his surprise, Linguan Skylan folded both arms across his chest. It seemed that he cared nothing about this and he didn't plan to intervene.
"Senior ... They ..."
"Punitive Expedition Academy cultivates only warriors!" In a cold tone, Linguan Skylan interrupted a warrior student who was about to speak up for Qian Jin. "If he is to be killed here, he would be wasting army provisions on Human-Demon Battlefront."
What? Many students felt sorry for Qian Jin. After all, Linguan Skylan was the most entitled one to intervene in this farce but he shall stick to the natural law promoted by the principal. There could be a homicide case here!
Wei Buhuan had a swift foot but the dance floor was, indeed, too spacious. After several steps, he still didn't reach his target. Instead, a smiley man with a folding fan in his hand stood in his way.
"Fu*k off..."
Wei Buhuan put on a fierce face but all at once, he was stunned on the spot.
Linguan Skylan, who had been sitting tight on the "VIP" seat, slightly readjusted his position. Warriors standing near him clearly heard a "Huh?" out of surprise and doubt.
Qian Jin frowned at the back Tence Matten. In just a moment the guy broke out a purely strong presence, which was definitely not the borderline product when warriors started their Warrior Power.
He was like a sleeping king who opened his eyes at that moment while his subjects lined up and knelt here, waiting to be executed!
Yes! It didn't belong to a warrior! Qian Jin was intrigued! What was it, the breath that receded almost as quickly as it had come?
Wei Buhuan hesitated. He looked at Tence Matten and then suddenly chose to skirt around him. He kept walking while turning back to check up that man. The same question was written on his face. Why would there be fear on his mind when Tence Matten looked into his eyes?
Right! It was fear! Tence Matten had nothing like Thunder Lion King Linguan Skylan, who was too overbearing to reach. But the smiling young man here... People would involuntarily surrender to him!
Why? Why would it be like this? He was infuriated by the disturbance. He must kill that Qian Jin to vent his anger. Even he couldn't kill him, he must disable him.
Otherwise, how could he establish himself in the academy in the future? Wei Buhuan took a sudden pause and the Warrior Power kept surging... Demon Fighter... Demon Capturer... Demon Slayer...
Titan Tsemo had to admit that he was surprised. Wei Buhuan turned out to be a Level 9 Demon Slayer! With such strength, he could have absolutely made it better on the Hundred Battle Ranking List!
With anger mixing with Warrior Power, Wei Buhuan felt for the first time he had exceeded 100,000 cycles! Although he had not condensed the Golden Warrior Heart yet, he was absolutely stronger than an ordinary Level 9 Demon Slayer!
An invincible confidence fell upon Wei Buhuan. Suddenly, he went down on his stomach and his hands like a huge scorpion.
People were stunned by the attack! Braving the ground, his arms were completely stretched out. Technically speaking, his hands were supporting pillars but they seemed like a pair of claws that could initiate a frontal attack at any time.
He crawled on all fours but to the audience, he was like a scorpion with eight legs. Marching forward at a top speed, he made some hissing cries because of the friction against the floor. Like a real giant scorpion, he almost covered the entire ground.
The scene got on the surrounding spectators' nerves. It sounded like there had been thousands of scorpions gushing forth from a desert. They just kept running to their preys.
A lot of warrior students were instantly stunned. Wei Buhuan was indeed worthy of his name. They would have thrown in the towel by now if they were Qian Jin.
The man lying on the ground moved so fast that in a blink of an eye, he stopped in front of Qian Jin. Suddenly the right leg that was hidden behind rose and fell like a scorpion tail. Curling up in a strange way, it aimed at Qian Jin's head. The ferocious attack raised up a pungent wind. Instead of a solid leg, it looked more like a soft whip without bones.
All of a sudden Qian Jin had turned into prey. To the audience, it was too late for him to run.
While facing the weird and fierce attack, Qian Jin stayed there without batting an eye. He slightly bent his body as he flipped his fist. The fingers snapped while it crashed against the sole like a scorpion tail.
"Humph...You have found this on your own." A hideous sneer showed up there on Wei Buhuan's face! After the practice of numerous days, his toenails had already been hardened like iron and steel! The poison on them was cold enough to freeze the energy connections and kill the opponent all at once.
Bang! Bones hit muscles like heavy objects falling onto the ground! Warrior Power splashed. Suddenly the shoe of Wei Buhuan was torn into pieces, revealing his disgusting black toenails.
Crack! A broken sound was heard! But no one could tell it was from Qian Jin or Wei Buhuan. Out of surprise and doubt, Linguan Skylan seemed surprised as well.
It hurt! The ferocious expression suddenly changed. Severe pain burst out from Wei Buhuan's ankle. Before he could react, Mutated Deform Warrior Power began scurrying about inside his body like an erupting volcano. Had Qian Jin laid hundreds of traps on him?
Puff! Puff! Puff! Puff!...
Hundreds of holes the size of a finger exploded on Wei Buhuan's body. Blood gushed like a fountain. Before he had a chance to step back, Qian Jin initiated the second strike and hit him right in the chest. Crack... The ribs were all broken! Wei Buhuan was tossed back almost ten meters, leaving a long bloodstain on the ground.
Latent Thunder!
Staring stonily at the man who wanted to kill him, Qian Jin asked the spectators in a cold tone. "Could anyone tell me, am I now the 40th on Hundred Battle Ranking List?"
"Is this..."
Finally, Linguan Skylan who had stayed calmer than others spoke slowly and carefully... And finally, he decided to stand up.
Slowly enough, he turned around, looking over to the dance floor, where a battle had begun and finished in such a short moment.
The iron body of Titan Tsemo was also trembling. He suddenly stood up and looked at the victor on the dance floor.
Only Tence Matten kept smiling to Qian Jin just as he had from the beginning. But no one knew the significance of that smile.
The top 100 could hardly sit still anymore. Together with other warriors and mages, they were all staring blankly at Wei Buhuan who lied lifeless there. The music had stopped a long time ago. The only sound they could hear now was the blood bubbling out from the holes on the victim's body.
It took Qian Jin just a punch to conquer the 40th... No... Titan Tsemo shook his head as he clenched his carrot-like fingers into a fist! With what he had shown just now, he was at least the top 20.
He had been hiding his strength all this time. Looking at the man moaning on the ground, Titan Tsemo couldn't help but feel sorry for him. He could have moved up in the standings but he didn't. Having fought off all the temptations, he must have planned to rock the whole academy in the future.
Unfortunately... Titan Tsemo turned his eyes to Qian Jin. Wei Buhuan was not lucky enough. He had picked someone better, someone, who had hidden even better.
Even if Hu Ge, who ranked 19th, had a long shot against Wei Buhuan. Even he made it, it must be a hard-fought win, which was completely different from this fight. Qian Jin had done it with just one punch!
Shaking the fan as leisurely as he could, Tence Matten looked at the bloody scene with the usual smile as if he had been used to it. There was no need to make a fuss.
"Interesting!" Tence Matten measured Qian Jin with curiosity and said, "Qian Jin, you are stronger than I thought."
Titan Tsemo nodded in approval. This young man here was oddly strong. He had never known the Punitive Expedition Academy could cultivate such a warrior. It was nothing else than fine to take him as a retinue...
Wei Buhuan was seriously wounded by just one punch! How powerful that warrior was. Everyone at the party was stunned. They couldn't believe their eyes.