Chapter 6: One Fist, One Palm

“No school? Although there are countless ways to make a living in society, what our academy can offer you is the very pinnacle of educational resources and faculty expertise, as well as...”

Teacher Lu gazed earnestly at Zhuang Yun. Seeing her still unmoved, he gritted his teeth and decided to offer a greater temptation. “How about this: full tuition waiver! Move in with your bags, no worries whatsoever!”

Full tuition waiver! The Mecha Academy’s fees are exorbitant, making it a noble institution accessible only to high-income families. The competition for the mere ten nationwide spots is fierce.

As soon as Teacher Lu finished speaking, the air seemed to freeze. Even Zhuang Qitong was visibly moved. He took Teacher Lu’s business card and stammered, “Teacher Lu, she... she doesn’t quite understand these things yet. Let’s think it over first.”

Teacher Lu smiled and nodded knowingly, giving Zhuang Qitong a meaningful look—telling him to persuade Zhuang Yun well.

“School starts next month. Remember to contact me in advance! It’s getting late, so I’ll take my leave.” Teacher Lu gave Zhuang Yun an encouraging and sincere look before turning to leave.

“This school is one of the top five military academies in our G33,” Lin Yiwen finally broke his silence. This was the school of his dreams.

“No rush. There are many things left unfinished,” Zhuang Yun replied coolly, her mind clearly elsewhere.

Meanwhile, Zhuang Qitong inwardly lamented that they were just dead weight, dragging down their master...

“Let’s go to the tomb now,” Zhuang Yun suddenly said, her eyes gleaming with mischief, clearly plotting something big.

After briefing Zhuang Qitong and Lin Yiwen, they hurriedly followed.

Returning to the tomb, Zhuang Yun felt as if she had stepped into a whole new world. The sky was gray and overcast, a stark contrast to the earlier sunny weather.

She took a deep breath, sensing the pervasive spiritual energy and the presence of star beasts nearby.

“Just as I hoped,” Zhuang Yun thought with quiet delight. She could already feel five star beasts lurking on the mountain.

“Qitong, hide behind that stone tablet and don’t come out,” Zhuang Yun instructed calmly and decisively.

She took out a talisman, bit her finger, and offered her blood to the heavens. As she did, a Purple Mist Thunder Talisman gradually took shape.

The sky grew even darker, thick clouds rolling in with booming thunder.

The star beasts sensed the abnormality and emitted sharp cries.

Zhuang Yun formed hand seals and chanted a spell. Instantly, a five-finger formation appeared, glowing with golden light, sealing off the entire mountaintop tightly.

The sealing formation completed, Lin Yiwen at the foot of the mountain sensed the energy fluctuations and looked up toward Mount Nanhua.

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Following the sounds, she found two tengu traveling together. Upon seeing Zhuang Yun, the tengu immediately dropped their usual ferocious demeanor, clearly recognizing her as no easy opponent, and took off running.

Zhuang Yun immediately noticed the purple beast cores on the tengu’s heads—A-grade star beasts! These two tengu were worth at least a million each!

Although Zhuang Yun was skilled with her Time Rain Bow and could dispatch the tengu quickly, preserving the skins intact was necessary for a good price. So, she had to chase them closely.

Using lightness skill, Zhuang Yun darted through the forest, gradually closing the distance. Eventually, the tengu reached the foot of the mountain but were trapped by the sealing array and couldn’t escape.

Two figures appeared on a bleak mountaintop in the distance, peering from the cockpit of their mechas.

Laike and Jiang Mingxu were stunned.

“Goodness! Brother, am I seeing things?” Laike rubbed his eyes.

“No, you’re not,” Jiang Mingxu said incredulously.

They had planned to ambush two vicious tengu, waiting for the male to go hunting and then kill the pregnant female.

Yet today, they witnessed the rare sight of tengu being hunted.

“Who on earth is this master? Let’s go check it out!” Laike excitedly proposed.

“One tengu we can barely handle, let alone two crazed ones. If you want to be cannon fodder, I won’t stop you.”

Jiang Mingxu recorded the battle video and let the AI analyze it.

[Ancient martial arts technique match 99%]

!!!

Back with Zhuang Yun, the tengu had run into a dead end with no escape.

The two tengu turned back, their eyes burning with eerie blue flames, ready for a death match with Zhuang Yun.

One tengu lunged at her with lightning speed, spitting a fireball that carried the power to incinerate everything in its path.

Zhuang Yun lightly touched the ground, deftly dodging among the scattered trees. In a flash, she seized the moment, delivering a punch filled with inner strength to the tengu’s face, instantly shattering its skull.

At that moment, the other tengu silently appeared behind her, preparing a sneak attack, its massive claws gleaming coldly as they aimed for her vital spots.

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Zhuang Yun leapt back violently, sidestepping with a sharp mind. She struck the tengu’s back with a palm. A miserable scream rang out as its internal organs were destroyed in an instant. As it died, a triple concentric circle projection appeared in the space.

Zhuang Yun swiftly weaved through the forest, the cries of mountain beasts echoing around her. Unlike the usual intimidating sounds, these now brimmed with sorrow and fear, evoking despair in anyone who heard them.

In an instant, Zhuang Yun found the lairs of the other three star beasts and eliminated them one by one.

As the Purple Mist Thunder Talisman’s power faded, the clouds gradually dispersed.

The sky cleared.

“Just in time, five minutes,” Zhuang Yun was satisfied with her time management.

She had also noticed two people spying on her from afar. Frowning, a deep male voice boomed, “Do you want to die too?”

Laike and Jiang Mingxu hadn’t expected to be discovered so quickly. The oppressive aura from afar hit them like a wave, making their bodies tremble uncontrollably, a nameless chill rushing from their feet to their heads.

Fearing that Zhuang Yun might kill them as effortlessly as star beasts, Jiang Mingxu feigned calmness: “We got lost and disturbed you. We’ll leave immediately.”

With that, they hurriedly activated their mechas and flew away.

Zhuang Yun found Zhuang Qitong, who was holding a cigarette with smoke curling upward, silently praying, “May the Grand Master bless us, may the Grand Master bless us…”

At that moment, Zhuang Yun’s voice quietly came, “It’s done.” She showed Zhuang Qitong the spoils in her spatial pouch.

“Done? So fast?” Zhuang Qitong looked at the cigarette—barely a tenth burned—and then at Zhuang Yun’s haul in just five minutes, his heart swelling with boundless admiration for their master.

“Three A-grade star beasts, plus two B-grade star beasts, skins and cores intact. We can sell them for over two million!” Zhuang Qitong excitedly calculated.

“When selling, do it one by one to avoid attracting attention. Two people saw me on the back mountain today,” Zhuang Yun cautioned.

With that, her fingers danced, forming hand seals and chanting spells. Mysterious runes intertwined in the air, instantly forming a Five Elements sealing formation that firmly concealed Mount Nanhua from sight.