Chapter 150: Stirrings from All Sides

Tianyuan Star, Heart Origin City No. [0], Myriad Pottery Academy.

Martial Intent Guidance Branch, Dean’s Office.

“Student Xue Han, shouldn’t you be at the Hundred Prisons Hunting Ground at this time? Has something gone wrong there?”

“No matter, I can arrange for two True Intent Realm Martial Artists to accompany you to the Hundred Prisons. We just need to uphold the reputation of our Myriad Pottery Academy.”

A man lounged half-reclined in his chair, speaking cheerfully to the woman standing before him.

Upon closer inspection, this man was none other than the one who had strongly recommended admitting Jiang Yan into the academy, only to be ruthlessly rejected—

Fan Wei.

“Dean, something has indeed happened at our Myriad Pottery outpost.”

Xue Han spoke, her words immediately capturing Fan Wei’s attention.

He sat up from his chair. “What happened?”

Xue Han: “Our outpost… has been captured…”

At these words, Fan Wei’s face instantly flushed red.

“What! What did you say! How could our outpost be captured?”

“Was it those people from Dragon Soar Academy? Or Thousand Marshes? Or perhaps Stargazing Academy?”

Fan Wei listed the three most likely forces, all of which were among the four great academies. If they had taken action, it would make sense for the Myriad Pottery outpost to fall.

However, Xue Han’s answer disappointed him.

“None of them. The person who captured our outpost is named Jiang Yan.”

Boom!

The name “Jiang Yan” exploded in Fan Wei’s mind, shocking him to his core.

Jiang Yan—the man he had once invited to join the academy, only to be mercilessly rejected.

Slap!

Fan Wei angrily slammed the desk, veins bulging on his forehead, his entire body trembling with rage.

“Damn it! I invited you to join the academy back then, but you refused. And now you run off to the Hundred Prisons Hunting Ground and steal our home?”

“How outrageous!”

“Xue Han!” Fan Wei, seething with anger, glared sharply at Xue Han. “Tell me, how many people do we need? Our Myriad Pottery Academy must reclaim our honor today!”

Xue Han thought for a moment, then replied calmly.

“All the students of our Myriad Pottery Academy… above the True Intent Realm.”

“Pfft!” Fan Wei nearly choked on his own saliva, staring wide-eyed at Xue Han.

“What did you say?!”

Xue Han stood straight, her gaze unwavering.

“All of them.”

Fan Wei fell silent for a few seconds, his tone growing heavy.

“Is he that strong?”

Xue Han: “Extremely strong. And I don’t believe all the students of our Myriad Pottery Academy combined could defeat him.”

For a moment, Fan Wei felt like cursing, while also regretting why Jiang Yan hadn’t joined Myriad Pottery Academy back then.

“If only I had tried harder to persuade him back then.”

Fan Wei thought to himself.

But now was not the time for regret. The current situation was:

Their Myriad Pottery Academy outpost had been overturned by a single person!

If this news spread, Myriad Pottery Academy would likely become the laughingstock of the entire Tianyuan Star.

The urgent task now was to reclaim the outpost and restore their dignity.

“I will issue a notice in the academy shortly. You will lead those students to the Hundred Prisons Hunting Ground and make sure to retake the outpost!”

“Yes!”

Xue Han bowed slightly, knowing that her mission was mostly accomplished.

Her heart wrestled with uncertainty, unsure whether this was the right or wrong course of action.

She had already boarded a pirate ship, drifting further and further into the sea of no return…

“By the way, can we bring Chang Yin along?”

Remembering Jiang Yan’s instructions, Xue Han mustered her courage and asked.

Fan Wei gave Xue Han a thoughtful glance, feeling something was off.

He waved his hand dismissively. “Chang Yin is the face of our Myriad Pottery Academy. Dealing with a mere Jiang Yan doesn’t require his intervention.”

“Besides, with all the True Intent Realm Martial Artists from our academy mobilized, I refuse to believe Jiang Yan can remain so arrogant!”

“Has he broken through to the True Intent Realm?” Fan Wei asked.

Xue Han shook her head. “No Martial Intent has been observed.”

Fan Wei was first delighted, then relieved.

“To be this powerful without comprehending Martial Intent… this young man might have the potential to become a Martial God.”

“But since he hasn’t achieved True Intent, he definitely won’t withstand the combined assault of so many True Intent experts.”

“Oh, right!”

As if remembering something, Fan Wei instructed Xue Han.

“When you capture Jiang Yan, you can humiliate him, but under no circumstances kill him. Given his status as a demon slayer, our Myriad Pottery Academy would be thrust into the spotlight if he died!”

“Remember that.”

Xue Han nodded in agreement, the odd expression on her face vanishing in an instant, perfectly concealed.

“Don’t worry, we’ll know our limits.”

Xue Han left.

On the way, she seemed to find it amusing, a faint smile curling at the corner of her lips.

“Can’t kill him?”

Recalling the man’s peerless elegance that night, she found Fan Wei’s words utterly naive.

“No one can kill him.”

But her task was complete. Soon, a large number of True Intent Martial Artists would arrive at the Hundred Prisons Hunting Ground. The outcome of the battle was beyond her involvement.

A hundred miles from Myriad Pottery Academy.

Dragon Soar Academy.

“What did you say? Our Dragon Soar Academy outpost was razed? Weren’t there three True Intent Martial Artists guarding it? How could this happen?”

The woman was mildly angered. After a moment of thought, she continued.

“Was it a joint invasion by other major forces?”

“No? You’re saying thirty of our students and eighty rogue cultivators couldn’t defeat a single Martial Artist?”

“What’s his name?”

…

Wind Sky Martial Hall.

…

Ma Family.

…

Major forces all received news of their outposts being seized, with similar scenes repeating everywhere.

These messengers had been intentionally let go by Jiang Yan, aiming to lure more people in.

Once they entered the Hundred Prisons, it would be Jiang Yan’s turn to speak.

Being completely wiped out by a single individual was originally a humiliating affair, but the incident had grown too large, and the news spread uncontrollably.

Following his slaying of Pei Qin, Jiang Yan became famous once again on Tianyuan Star.

Single-handedly overturning dozens of faction outposts—such actions could only be described as earth-shattering and awe-inspiring.

As time passed, news kept emerging of major forces in the Hundred Prisons being invaded by Jiang Yan alone.

The entire planet grew excited over Jiang Yan’s feats.

Arrogant! Too arrogant!

Challenging all factions alone was tantamount to declaring to the entire younger generation of Tianyuan Star:

Every one of you here is trash!

Netizens egged them on, urging these factions to quickly subdue Jiang Yan and not let an outsider gain the upper hand.

Some even began angrily denouncing the factions whose outposts Jiang Yan had breached.

“Dammit, they’re all useless! They usually boast about how amazing their geniuses are, yet they all got taken down by a single outsider Martial Artist. Bunch of good-for-nothings!”

“Can someone go and put him in his place? What kind of spectacle is this? With his actions, isn’t Jiang Yan practically proving with his own deeds that the younger generation of Tianyuan Star is a bunch of good-for-nothings?”

Aside from the complaints, the Hundred Prisons Hunting Ground continued to draw Martial Artists in to investigate.