The Armed Police Department quickly arrived under Yuan Tianqing's leadership.
Upon learning there was a second Bone Splitting Lizard, Yuan Tianqing's first thought was that it was over... the resource subsidies for the year were probably gone, and not only gone, but there might even be fines.
How many casualties would a Bone Splitting Lizard cause among a group of students?
Yet when they arrived at the scene.
What they saw was Liu Yun kneeling on the ground, trembling, and being glared at by everyone.
As for the Bone Splitting Lizard, it had been completely ignored... It seemed the one who killed the two Body Tempering Ninth Rank students wasn't the Bone Splitting Lizard but this female student.
Only after understanding the cause and effect did he truly comprehend.
From a certain perspective, calling her the murderer wasn't without reason; Wei Hua's death could be excused by her ignorance, but after a murder occurred, she concealed it out of fear of retaliation.
She probably thought that once she reached the Sect.
The matter would be downplayed and forgotten.
But unexpectedly, there was a second Bone Splitting Lizard, and the incident got completely exposed.
At the moment, the mourners for the deceased, Wei Hua and Wang Jian, had also arrived.
Wei Hua's father, upon seeing Liu Yun, immediately rushed to beat her... but was stopped by Yuan Tianqing.
He said sternly, "Don't worry, she will face legal punishment. Even the Sect won't protect her; this time she brought it on herself."
Liu Yun's face turned pale.
She did not dare to say anything...
Moments ago, she was still a prospective disciple of the Sect, with a bright future, standing high above. Who knew she would fall into hell in an instant?
Even the Sect Leader of the Sun and Moon Bright Sect didn't care about her, outright telling the Armed Police Department that Liu Yun was too selfish to enter the Sect, and should be judged without considering the Sect's influence.
This almost sentenced Liu Yun to death.
Yuan Tianqing waved his hand, signaling for two people to take Liu Yun away.
He then approached the Bone Splitting Lizard, his gaze sweeping over it, a trace of admiration in his eyes as he praised Sect Leader Mingri, "What a powerful Fist Force, concentrated and unwavering. It's impressive to see a student from the Sect kill a Bone Splitting Lizard barehanded. Sect disciples truly achieve the impossible."
Mingri's smile was somewhat forced.
Even Guo Xu had a strange expression, explaining, "Well... the Bone Splitting Lizard wasn't killed by Miss Ji or Mr. Zhang of the Sun and Moon Bright Sect; in fact, it was done by a Body Tempering Ninth Rank student from Qingyang High School."
"A Body Tempering Ninth Rank student killed a Bone Splitting Lizard?"
Yuan Tianqing was even more astonished, "This Fist Force started as External Boxing Force, but later, there were signs of True Qi circulation."
"Yes, I had a breakthrough."
In just over half an hour.
It was enough time for Xu Lingjun to recover.
But Wang Qingya was still clutching Xu Lingjun's clothes tightly, unwilling to let go. After a brush with death, she seemed terrified…
As a non-martial artist, she couldn't bear to let go of Xu Lingjun for a moment, as if doing so would let him immediately rush to the Outer Realm for a life-and-death battle with Demon Beasts.
Facing Yuan Tianqing's confusion, Xu Lingjun explained, "The Bone Splitting Lizard had bitten me and wouldn't let go. To survive, I fought it with all my strength, and to my surprise, the more I hit it, the stronger my force grew. Qi Force became smoother and more solid, and when I realized it, I had already beaten it to death, and also had a breakthrough. I should be in the Qi Gathering Realm now."
Indeed, a breakthrough had occurred.
And it wasn't just a simple breakthrough to the Qi Gathering Realm.
During this time, I never stopped cultivating the "Infinite Divine Demon Body Refining Technique."
Xu Lingjun consumed a large number of Blood Supplement Capsules each day, each capsule nearly equivalent in quality to a bottle of Blood Replenishing Spirit Liquid.
With a massive amount of Blood Qi, cultivating the "Infinite Divine Demon Body Refining Technique" was completely unhindered... and the encounter with the Bone Splitting Lizard triggered another breakthrough.
He had advanced from the Inner Vajra, Outer Appearance of Glaze Realm to a higher realm.
Moreover, there was now a stream of energy within his body.
It should be True Qi?
Xu Lingjun could feel his transformation; with this True Qi, it continuously impacted his insides, seemingly aiding his cultivation of the "Infinite Divine Demon Body Refining Technique."
Thus, internal and external cultivation progressed even faster.
Yes, although I was attacked, I have gathered Qi.
"Oh, you've reached Qi Gathering, hahaha, excellent, excellent."
Yuan Tianqing laughed, "Congratulations, Sect Leader Mingri, on gaining such an outstanding student. Before even formally joining, he has gathered Qi; surely he ranks among the top three in the same tier across the entire Sect?"
Sect Leader Mingri's smile became even more awkward.
Xu Lingjun clarified, "I am not a disciple of the Sun and Moon Bright Sect; actually, I am not qualified to participate in their Sect assessment!"
Yuan Tianqing immediately held him in greater regard, exclaiming, "I didn't expect the assessment standards within the Sect to be so high!"
"Uh… Director Yuan, I have other matters to attend to and cannot say much now. In two days, I will make a special trip to Qingzhou City. By then, I hope to have a long chat with Director Yuan."
"Of course, of course."
Yuan Tianqing wanted to exchange more pleasantries, but the call was quickly cut off, as if the other party had no desire to prolong the conversation.
"This corpse should be taken away."
Yuan Tianqing looked at Xu Lingjun and smiled, "Rest assured, this classmate, the Bone Splitting Lizard is your trophy. After we complete our records, all the flesh will be cut up and delivered to you. Of course, if you aren't interested in the meat, you can sell it to the government; you'll get a price above market value, and someone will discuss the details with you."
"I understand."
"By the way, I have a question."
Yuan Tianqing's gaze returned to the Bone Splitting Lizard, noticing its charred and bombed-like wound.
Who could imagine this was caused by bare fists?
He frowned, "What martial skill did you use? It seems somewhat familiar to me."
"Oh, you mean that,"
Xu Lingjun replied, "I used the Baoyan Martial Arts Hall's ultimate technique, Flame Killing Fist, and to kill the Bone Splitting Lizard, I used the advanced Flame Slaying Black Dragon Fist. I was fortunate to have broken through to Qi Gathering, or I might not have been able to use the Flame Slaying Black Dragon Fist!"
"Flame Slaying Black Dragon Fist? Baoyan Martial Arts Hall?"
Yuan Tianqing exclaimed, "To think we have such a remarkable dojo in Qingzhou City, capable of killing a Bone Splitting Lizard, the Flame Killing Fist must have exceeded an Extraordinary level of martial arts."
He remembered why it seemed familiar. His nephew had complained that he was deceived, joining a fake martial hall and learning a collection of worthless skills... He had demonstrated one of them, similar to this.
Of course, the power was hundreds of times weaker.
It seemed indeed that the boy didn't learn properly and blamed the dojo... Hmm, I should tell my sister when I return; a child shirking responsibility deserves a good scolding.
"Yes, without this Fist Technique, the Bone Splitting Lizard might have already devoured me."
Xu Lingjun felt lingering fear.
"Don't worry, I will thank that dojo on your behalf!"
Guo Xu smiled with relief, "I will also award you a scholarship. If your Aunt at the Board of Education finds out it's you, there will surely be no objection. You might want to anticipate what the amount will be."
"Thank you, Principal Guo!"
Xu Lingjun expressed his gratitude.
Yuan Tianqing left with the Bone Splitting Lizard.
Zhou Qing came over and asked, "Lingjun, did you successfully gather Qi?"
Xu Lingjun nodded.
"That was so fast."
Zhou Qing worriedly said, "The Body Tempering Realm is actually about refining bones and blood. This realm seems not to have strong combat power, but in fact, it lays the foundation for your future Martial Tao journey, and there can be no luck involved. Sometimes breaking through too quickly isn't..."
Xu Lingjun curiously asked, "Isn't what?"
"Isn't… no… nothing..."
Zhou Qing fell silent.
Refine bones and blood?
He's capable of breaking the teeth of a Bone Splitting Lizard, so saying his skin is knife and gun-proof might be an exaggeration, but at least weapons below C-level could hardly scratch him, right?
Does he still need Body Tempering?
"Infinite Divine Demon Body Refining Technique," truly miraculous.