The Eternal System
System 41: Hidden Strength
Guan Liu who saw the gaze was suddenly cast by the shadow of death inside his head.
Lei Jingting who was standing next to him also walked behind him and patted both of his shoulders. His face that was still smiling was wide and friendly, contrary to what he said in Guan Liu's ears.
“I just met him. So don't expect that I can persuade him not to kill you”
Lei Jingting's words made Guan Liu even more frightened. His gasping breath made his body tremble even more in fear.
Lei Jingting took both hands off his shoulders and took a step back as if wanting to get away from Guan Liu.
“Hopefully”
That doesn't sound like support. But a sad farewell to Guan Liu. He who heard this immediately encouraged his two followers to come forward.
Buk up!
“Aah!”
Both his followers groaned in fear as well as surprise. Simultaneously, they turned their heads in the same direction where Guan Liu was pushing them from behind.
“Tu-lord?!”
“Install your bodies and kill him!”
“Ta-but, sir-!”
“Do as I say! Your lives are no more important than mine. Use your lives to protect me!”
A sentence that shows the true nature of humans when in a cornered situation. Li Chen himself who saw that happening before his eyes, became recalling his old life.
Although in earlier life more modern and has laws that limit human behavior, but such things never disappear.
In the life he was in as a director, Li Chen had seen many people trying to sell off mistakes to others. Throwing them into the abyss so that themselves can improve the quality of life and earn a lot of money.
Same with the cultivation world that is now occupied by him. A lot of money, had almost the same value as high cultivation strength. The more and more powerful they are, the more they will be feared and respected by others.
While Li Chen who saw that was already very fed up. He scrunched his face and stared intently at Guan Liu. His anger was unleashed with rapid movements that made him appear right in front of Guan Liu, and passed through the two followers standing in front of him.
[ Skill : Sprint has been activated ]
[Speed and agility status has been increased to +50 points ]
The skill that helped him move quickly was unobtainable to the eye. Be it the eyes of Guan Liu and his followers, nor Lei Jingting himself who was looking from afar.
Their eyes widened as if they could not believe what they saw. While Li Chen who was standing right in front of Guan Liu did not hesitate to pull back his fist which was coated in Ki energy.
“You hit me, maybe I can tolerate it. But, if you don't value the lives of others, then don't blame fate if karma picks you up!”
His breathing stopped, his gaze blank as if resigned to fate. Li Chen who was in the middle of swinging a fist full of Ki flow was like a death had come to pick Guan Liu up before his eyes.
Lei Jingting alone who saw Ki's flow could tell that Li Chen was not holding back his ability.
And when the fist swing almost landed right on his face, came another stream of Ki energy that shot out quickly and resisted Li Chen's attack in between.
TWOARS!
The powerful explosion from that clash of different Ki energies sent everyone around him crashing backwards. Guan Liu and his two followers, as well as Lei Jingting were almost carried away by the explosion.
Li Chen who swung his fist straight was still staring intently forward. Ki's blasts flaring around him began to subside, revealing what had withstood his attack.
And there, Li Chen saw the presence of Ying Yue who was holding her fist with one palm. The tightly clenched fist from his hand was held by Ying Yue as if it would not be released.
With a serious gaze that headed straight into Li Chen's angry eyes, Ying Yue tried to calm him down.
“Li Chen, lower your fist!”
Ying Yue tried to persuade Li Chen with that ferocious look. While Li Chen himself still thought fed up with Guan Liu's jerk attitude. However, the one he was facing right now was Ying Yue.
The woman who had come invited him into the academy, moreover the figure that Li Chen admired when it came to the world. For that reason, Li Chen retracted his fist and eliminated all of Ki's threatening energy.
Ying Yue let out a sigh of relief when she saw that Li Chen could calm down easily. However, there was something that looked like it was being held back by Ying Yue. His lips puckered as if he was enduring the pain.
And it turned out, the pain was coming from his palm that was holding Li Chen's punch. The palm of his right hand looked like it was slightly burned and had such a heavy bruise.
“(Uckh! I can't believe the blow could hurt like this. Isn't he still a four-star general fighter? So where did all that great energy come from?!)”
Ying Yue was in deep confusion as he who had risen to become a three-star master fighter, could get injured and even feel pain from the attack of a four-star general fighter like Li Chen.
Everyone nearby ran around and gathered to see what was happening there. A look of astonishment and a whisper full of confusion came from the left and right. Before long, Li Jia came from within the crowd and stared in surprise at her brother who was in the middle.
“Kakak?!” muttered Li Jia
“Li Jia?” muttered Li Chen who was aware of his sister's existence behind
Shortly after, from the crowd it began to shift and give a path. From the middle of that road, appeared the person who had the highest authority within the academy. That person was elder Gong Yexiao.
He walked past the two Guan Liu followers who stood up, and approached where Li Chen was standing.
“What happened here?” ask elder Gong
Li Chen, Ying Yue and also Lei Jingting instantly bowed respectfully to elder Gong.
“Chairman Gong, sorry that you have to see something like this” said Li Chen
“Ying Yue did not look after and teach the disciple that Ying Yue brought, sorry for this embarrassing sight, elder Gong” continued Ying Yue
“I'm not asking you to apologize. I just asked for an explanation” elder Gong said in a calm tone
At that time, Guan Liu suddenly lifted his body and shouted back the facts.
“Te-old Gong! He tried to kill me. I came to train in this place, but he prevented and kicked me out. Saying that I, Guan Liu have no right to train in the same place as him!”
Obviously, that speech is a lie. And for the people who witnessed it, including Li Chen, Ying Yue, Lei Jingting and even the two Guan Liu followers themselves were stunned to see how cowardly Guan Liu was.
However, none of them opened their mouths. Even elder Gong himself only sighed and raised one hand parallel to the head.
“Alright, it looks like it's just a small matter. Everything dispersed, this is not a watch”
From elder Gong's words, the entire disciples immediately turned around hesitantly as they were still curious as to what was about to happen.
When the place started to quiet down, elder Gong walked over to Li Chen and Ying Yue who were still bowing respectfully side by side.
“You two, raise your heads” said elder Gong
“Good, elder Gong” both said
“Ying Yue, you bring this child back with you” said elder Gong
Hearing that from behind made Guan Liu refuse loudly.
“Can't! Elder Gong, are you just going to let go of this child?! He almost wants to kill-!”
Guan Liu's words stopped in the middle when he saw the gaze of elder Gong who was full of friendly smiles, but gave off a radiance of Ki energy that was so gripping. His mouth was tightly shut and cold sweat started pouring down from his head.
While elder Gong himself drew his gaze back on Li Chen and Ying Yue.
“Go” said elder Gong
“Understood, elder Gong. Li Chen, come” said Ying Yue while taking Li Chen away with her
Lei Jingting who saw Li Chen leave also ran after him after saluting elder Gong.
When they had walked away, elder Gong looked back at Guan Liu.
“And Guan Liu” said elder Gong
“I-iya sir?!” he said with a stoop of fear
“I know what you're doing. So don't even try to lie to me”
There was no intention and not even an aura suppressing him, yet Guan Liu was already instantly frightened before elder Gong who said that. Although he was still resentful towards Li Chen, he was still affectionate with his life and still bowed respectfully to elder Gong in order to cover it up.
“A-I understand, elder Gong. Forgive me!” said Guan Liu
“Already, go to take care of yourself if there is a wound” said elder Gong
“Good, elder Gong!”
Guan Liu dashed around and covered his face, gritting his teeth in annoyance.
While elder Gong who was left alone there let out a long sigh as if he looked tired.
“Haahh.. young people or parents, they still look down on each other”.