In the group chat, everyone saw Ji’s message, which was recklessly tempting fate.
Everyone fell silent.
Besides being afraid of getting caught in the crossfire, they all secretly wanted to watch the drama unfold. For them, the bigger the spectacle, the better.
Although none of them had directly faced the mysterious, special Extraordinary Beast, nor did they know its specific Level, the Reincarnator responsible for guarding Panhu City had been a veteran Tier Three Reincarnator.
To be able to slaughter him so silently that he didn’t even have time to call for help from the surrounding cities... the special Extraordinary Beast’s power had to be immense.
It had to be a Tier Four Peak at minimum.
In fact, it was more than likely a Tier Five!
Yet, an incredibly powerful special Extraordinary Beast like that had now met its end in a city occupied by a Newcomer Reincarnator.
No matter how you looked at it, the situation was highly unusual.
So, after seeing Ji Fulin’s question, everyone in the group reached a silent, unspoken agreement to wait and see what kind of explanation Su Ruobing and Li Chang’an would offer.
After all, as long as no one else said anything, the message would just hang there, making it impossible for Li Chang’an and Su Ruobing to pretend they hadn’t seen it.
Fortunately, Li Chang’an quickly replied, his tone quite candid. "Chairman Su did indeed rush here to help as fast as she could, but I killed this special Extraordinary Beast myself. Chairman Su was only a witness!"
If Ji Fulin had just been asking casually, Li Chang’an might not have answered in such detail, or at least not so directly.
After all, even though Su Ruobing hadn’t been able to help in the end, she had still come all this way.
It was the thought that counted.
Now that it was time to divvy up the credit, leaving her out of it completely just didn’t seem right.
But now that he was being questioned, Li Chang’an had to step forward and explain things clearly—for his own sake as well as for Su Ruobing’s reputation.
Upon hearing Li Chang’an’s answer, the first thought that flashed through everyone’s mind was—’Impossible. Absolutely impossible!’
Zhao Suran from Bajia City: "Holy shit, a Tier Five special Extraordinary Beast? Is that something a Newcomer Reincarnator can even fight? Li the Champion Scholar, you’re laying it on way too thick!"
「In Bajia City.」
As he sent the message, Zhao Suran was trembling all over.
He and Li Chang’an had graduated in the same year. It hadn’t even been a full year since either of them had become a Reincarnator.
He was still just a Tier One Martial Artist!
Even if Li Chang’an was this year’s Champion Scholar, Zhao Suran refused to believe he could leap to become a Tier Five Evolver in such a short amount of time.
That rate of advancement was beyond human comprehension. It was completely unheard of throughout history.
As this thought occurred to him, Zhao Suran had a sudden realization.
He quickly sent another message in the group: "@Li Chang’an, my dear Champion Scholar, I know you don’t want to admit you’re living off a woman, but it’s fine. Who in this group wouldn’t want to be kept by Chairman Su? We all get it. But you can’t just take all of Chairman Su’s credit for yourself and treat us like fools!"
He had to admit his composure was shattering, to the point that his words dripped with envy.
It was the classic dilemma: you fear for your brother when he’s poor, but you envy him when he’s driving a fancy car.
When Li Chang’an had first joined the group, Zhao Suran had thought that as Newcomer Reincarnators from the same school and year, they could stick together and support each other.
Who would have thought that in the end, Li Chang’an was already being kept by the rich and beautiful Su Ruobing?
’So I was the clown all along?’
...
Seeing Li Chang’an claim he had single-handedly killed the Tier Five special Extraordinary Beast, taking all the credit and leaving none for Su Ruobing, had clearly drawn the ire of the group.
In an instant, the group chat erupted with criticism.
Caozhuang Anyi: "If I remember correctly, Li is a Martial Arts Evolver, right? He only just broke into the Tiers a little over three months ago. Has his Evolution Level even broken through to Tier Two yet? I doubt it! Daring to make such an outrageous claim when you haven’t even reached Tier Two... careful you don’t bite your tongue!"
Qian Zhong from Blood Shadow City: "We all understand that Chairman Su wants to foster a talent like you, Brother Li, since you’re the Champion Scholar. But even a regular Tier Six Reincarnator might not be able to kill a Tier Five special Extraordinary Beast. For you to say Chairman Su didn’t help and that you killed it yourself... are you telling me your Evolution Level has already broken through to Tier Six?"
Deng Ankang from Fire Lion City: "Where’s Chairman Su? She should come out and clarify this!"
From the group members’ perspective, how could a Newcomer who had only just become a Reincarnator kill a Tier Five special Extraordinary Beast all by himself?
The only possible explanation was that Su Ruobing had arrived at Cangxuan City in time, secretly intervened to subdue the Exotic Beast, and then let Li Chang’an deliver the final blow.
That was how Li Chang’an had collected the 50,000 Bounty Points.
If Li Chang’an had been a bit more forthcoming, or had simply kept quiet, everyone would have still thought that Su Ruobing was showing favoritism toward Li Chang’an, using her power and authority to pull some strings for him, but it wouldn’t have caused such a backlash.
After all, Li Chang’an was the Champion Scholar; he was certainly worthy of having extra resources invested in his development.
But now, Li Chang’an was shamelessly taking all the credit for himself.
That was enough to incur the group’s wrath, instantly making him their target.
Staring at the group chat, which had completely blown up, Li Chang’an was at a loss for how to explain. He could only snap a picture of a Super Electromagnetic Cannon and the still-smoking peach tree, then type out a message: "You’re right, I couldn’t have killed this special Extraordinary Beast on my own. So I used ten Super Electromagnetic Cannons!"