The Star River Era! The Dimensional Freedom Demon

Back in his dorm, Ji Chen picked up his phone and sent a message to Zhang Hai.

With his strength greatly enhanced and his safety no longer a concern, Ji Chen wouldn't feel at ease unless he went out and caused some trouble for the people here.

If he's already this strong, and he's still not happy, then why doesn't he get stronger?

Moreover, if someone dares to make him unhappy and doesn't provide him with a full-service physical exorcism, would he still be Ji Chen?

[Brother Zhang, see you at Shanyang Tower tomorrow at 3 PM!]

After sending the message, Ji Chen ignored it.

The forces targeting Zhang Hai are clearly completely different from the style of the academy's cultivation department.

The mastermind behind the cultivation system's actions against him were meticulous, bold, and efficient, with each step carefully planned to drive Ji Chen to the brink of despair, following the predetermined path until the ultimate goal was achieved.

If Ji Chen's strength hadn't increased at a rocket-like speed, as if he had a cheat code, he probably wouldn't have been able to escape his grasp.

In comparison, the way those forces outside the school operate is completely different.

Their methods were simple and crude; they could only repeatedly target Zhang Hai and Zhou Yun, two friends of Ji Chen with whom he had a shallow relationship, and use them as leverage for coercion.

Not to mention that since Ji Chen stood them up last time, they not only made no strategic adjustments, but also repeatedly showed their frustration after their plans were exposed.

In terms of the sophistication of their schemes alone, this group is far behind.

Of course, it's also possible that this group's influence isn't enough to affect the academy level, which is why they can only scratch the surface.

Ji Chen then sent a few more messages to Lao Luo, telling him to calm down and stay at the academy to cultivate diligently.

About an hour later.

Li Hua appeared outside Ji Chen's door, breathless and covered in sweat.

No matter what, Li Hua is a superhuman close to the second star level. The fact that he is so exhausted at this moment, whether he is faking it or not, at least shows that he takes Ji Chen's orders seriously.

With a smile of accomplishment on his face, he respectfully handed Ji Chen a shopping bag, like a radiant chrysanthemum.

Ji Chen raised an eyebrow. Without needing to look closely, just from the extraordinary energy fluctuations, he could tell that what was inside was no ordinary object.

"Oh, that's quite a expense."

Li Hua quickly waved his hand, not mentioning the high price of the outfit at 100,000 yuan, and only said with a forced smile:

"Not expensive at all! For someone like you, brother, to appreciate this outfit and not look down on its ordinariness is already a great honor for me!"

Ji Chen naturally had no intention of paying.

Without any hesitation, he took out the exquisite set inside: a white feathered coat, a fitted silver-yellow combat suit, and lightweight armor inlaid in many key areas.

With a wave of his hand, Ji Chen sent Li Hua flying in a 360-degree windmill motion. As Li Hua looked at Ji Chen with a disgruntled expression, Ji Chen was already wearing his suit and combat boots.

"Alright, I'm very satisfied with this outfit. From now on, you can focus on your studies at the academy without worry."

Ji Chen decided to let Li Hua go.

The petty thugs causing trouble didn't count as hatred, but the price of this outfit on Li Hua was enough to get his name crossed off Ji Chen's list.

Li Hua was both surprised and delighted, yet also felt a sense of loss.

He was afraid that Ji Chen would settle scores later, but his dedication this time was not only to settle past grievances, but also to take this opportunity to curry favor with Ji Chen.

Ji Chen ignored what Li Hua was thinking and hurriedly followed the guidance of the teleportation array.

The dean is still waiting for him.

...

"He's back! My lord! That bastard has returned."

Overjoyed, Zhang Hai waved his phone and approached Cherno.

It can only be said that hardship can indeed change a person's mindset.

However, this change is more likely to be negative.

Cherno, whose eyes were bloodshot, brightened up upon receiving the news.

After confirming that the message was accurate, he burst into laughter, laughing until tears streamed down his face.

Zhang Hai and Zhou Yun both breathed a sigh of relief, then laughed, and then cried, their faces covered in tears and snot from the laughter and tears.

They have such a hard life.

She hadn't done anything wrong, but just because she had a past friendship with Ji Chen, she suffered endless torment.

How painful, how aggrieved.

Cherno didn't try to hide it from anyone, and hurriedly turned on his phone to contact the big shot who had repeatedly called him a good-for-nothing and controlled his future.

goo—

busy tone.

"Phew~ Secretary General, phew~"

Cherno, his heart pounding and his hands trembling, finally managed to catch his breath.

"We have confirmed news from Ji Chen's side. It will be at Shanyang Tower again at three o'clock tomorrow."

There was a moment of silence on the other end, until Cherno felt the pressure build up and needed to catch his breath before he responded.

"Okay, I understand."

This reaction is wrong.

Chernow panicked, thinking the Secretary General didn't trust him.

"Secretary-General, everything I have said is true, and there is not a single lie. Please give me another chance."

Cherno seemed to hear mocking laughter from the other side.

That wasn't the Secretary-General's voice.

Someone answered the phone.

"Useless trash. Even if your information is true, you're still useless this time."

Cherno panicked, and the fear of being abandoned overwhelmed his mind.

"Who are you? Where is the Secretary-General? I need to report to the Secretary-General!"

"Stop jumping around like a piece of trash. Do you know that just an hour ago, Ji Chen single-handedly overwhelmed the entire dormitory building with his mere aura, leaving no one to resist?"

"That's the only single-person dormitory building in the Superpower Academy. All the students there are elites; you can't even count the number of students with top-tier lower-level superpowers on two hands. And you, a mere three-star mage, what makes you think you can compete? Useless! A complete waste of knowledge!"

"As for who I am? Galahad!"

Galahad!

The name was practically legendary to Cherno.

Especially within his own faction.

The sheer power of the name even overshadowed his shock upon hearing about Ji Chen's achievements.

Galahad, a graduate of the Superpower Academy in the Canglan Star Region and the Nor Star System, is the junior of the first governor of Capricorn Star and also the governor's disciple.

He possesses the superpower of a weapon master.

The Weapon Master ability not only makes Galahad a natural mastery of all kinds of cold weapons, but also allows him to receive the blessing of the previous owner's experience and insights when he wields a "second-hand" weapon, and even the previous owner's experience and insights, making his cultivation speed of martial arts techniques incredibly fast.

Although the Weapon Master's ability does not involve the realm of rules and concepts, and cannot exploit bugs, it has an upper limit due to the rarity of high-level weapons and the fact that most top experts believe they are the strongest weapon themselves.

However, it is still an extremely good mid-level ability.

It is precisely because of this that Galahad, at the young age of seventy-five, has already become one of the top four-star powerhouses and is regarded as a prominent figure on Capricorn.

Moreover, given his rate of improvement, it's almost a certainty that he will reach the five-star superpower realm before the age of one hundred.

With such power and status, it's no wonder that he could snatch the phone from the Secretary-General, angrily denounce Cherno as useless, and be confident that he could subdue Cherno with just his name.

"...Yes, I am a piece of trash, Lady Galahad."

"Tch, he really is a piece of trash."

Galahad scoffed and casually gave the order:

"I don't know what kind of luck Ji Chen had, but his strength has improved so quickly. However, I think the confidence he has to come out to look for people is due to this great improvement in strength."

"Young people are just impatient. If he had stayed in the academy, we might not have been able to do anything to him. But as soon as he has some strength, he wants to go out and show off. We old guys have no choice but to teach him a lesson on behalf of his academy teachers."

"The only price... Heh, alright, tomorrow you just need to do this and that..."

Cherno reluctantly obeyed the order, but had no choice but to brace himself.

Just thinking about how Ji Chen, at only 18 years old, already possessed strength far surpassing his own, made him feel as if an endless mountain was pressing down on him, making it hard for him to breathe.

So he said cautiously:

"Lord Galahad, since Ji Chen possesses such talent, perhaps we should..."

"Useless is indeed useless! People leave their mark, geese leave their calls, everything leaves a trace. If we don't seize this opportunity to completely take down Ji Chen, are you going to wait until he rises to power and hope he forgets about your targeting?!"

"Since we've already offended them, let's not hesitate any longer, especially with such a genius; we must crush him completely! As for the Qi and Blood Martial Arts school, it must have been created by such a genius as well. No need to hesitate; let's take him down tomorrow!"