Reborn as the Candle Dragon, I became the strongest academy guardian beast.

The moment Xu Liyue finished speaking, the space sphere suddenly lit up with a dazzling light.

"roar!"

A low growl, like the hiss of a snake or the roar of a tiger, echoed up.

Immediately afterwards, a huge black shadow appeared out of thin air, with pitch-black scales, golden vertical pupils, and a huge serpentine body more than fifty meters long, like a black dragon, stretching across the night sky.

A powerful aura of a lord-level being spread out, causing the surrounding grass and trees to rustle even without wind.

The old man stopped abruptly, his pupils contracting sharply.

A lord-level ferocious beast?

Why didn't I notice the other person's presence at all before?

It wasn't until his gaze fell on the spatial sphere in Xu Liyue's hand that he suddenly realized what was going on.

"So that's how it is..."

"No wonder they were so fearless. I've lived for over sixty years, and I never imagined I'd be outmaneuvered by a few young people!"

The old man gritted his teeth, a bead of cold sweat appearing on his forehead.

His intuition told him that the black python in front of him was definitely a formidable opponent.

However, he had no choice but to fight with his back against the wall.

Behind him was the young master.

If the young master dies, he cannot live either.

As both were at the fifth rank, the old man believed that he might not be without a chance of winning!

"Young Master, stay behind me. I'll deal with this ferocious beast!" the old man shouted, and a long, gleaming sword appeared in his hand.

He frantically poured his soul power into the blade.

The blade trembled slightly, and the cold light on the edge suddenly surged, emitting a clear and melodious hum!

The old man lightly stepped on the ground, his figure leaping into the air, his long sword carrying a sharp blade aura as he slashed towards Su Chen.

Having honed his swordsmanship for decades, the old man was confident that among those at the fifth rank, very few would dare to directly withstand his strike!

"Ants."

However, Su Chen didn't bother to dodge at all, and his snake tail swept out like a black lightning bolt.

The speed and power were so great that they directly drew out the air, creating a sharp sonic boom!

The longsword, infused with fifth-order soul power, shattered instantly upon contact with the snake's tail, like fragile glass.

What terrifying power this is!

Although this black python possesses the aura of a lord, its strength far exceeds that of a lord!

The old man's pupils constricted suddenly. He tried to pull away and escape, but it was too late.

The black snake tail, with overwhelming force, slammed solidly into his chest.

The next second, the old man's body flew backward like a cannonball, smashing into a giant tree by the roadside that would take three people to encircle and snapping it in half.

"Boom!"

The giant tree collapsed with a crash, kicking up clouds of dust.

The old man in the gray robe lay face up among the rubble and broken trees, his chest caved in and blood flowing from his seven orifices; he was completely lifeless.

A fifth-tier martial artist can be killed in one strike!

"Uncle Wang!" Lu Shaoming exclaimed in disbelief as he looked at the old man's corpse.

A dignified fifth-level martial artist couldn't even last a second against this black python.

"Useless, truly useless! You can't even defeat a ferocious beast. What use are you to my Lu family!" Lu Shaoming raised his foot and angrily kicked the old man's corpse repeatedly.

Lu Shaoming suddenly raised his head and met a pair of golden vertical pupils that shone frighteningly brightly in the night.

Those snake eyes were devoid of any emotion; they simply looked down at him condescendingly, as if observing a tiny ant.

An overwhelming chill suddenly rose from behind Lu Shaoming and spread throughout his body in an instant.

This was the first time in his life he had ever felt such fear.

The fear of death!

Even Uncle Wang was no match for this giant python, let alone him, who only had the strength of the third rank.

Lu Shaoming trembled violently, his knees buckled, and he knelt on the ground with a thud: "Don't kill me! You can't kill me! The Lu family is a martial arts family with a history of over a hundred years. My father and grandfather are both sixth-level martial artists. If you kill me, not only will you die, but all these people will also be buried with me!"

Lu Shaoming's expression shifted between tears and fierceness, making him appear like a schizophrenic, leaving it unclear whether he was threatening or begging for mercy.

Su Chen didn't act immediately, but instead looked down at Lin Fan: "Lin Fan, what do you think?"

"If you don't cut the weeds at the root, they'll grow back in the spring. I think we must kill him," Lin Fan said without hesitation.

"That's a correct answer." Su Chen nodded approvingly, and the snake's tail slammed down mercilessly.

"don't want!"

Lu Shaoming's screams came to an abrupt halt.

With a muffled thud, a shallow crater appeared in the ground, blood splattered everywhere, and bone fragments flew in all directions.

The arrogant young master of the Lu family, who was just moments ago, is now a mangled mess of flesh and blood.

Su Chen yawned and said lazily, "I'm sleepy, Lin Fan. You can handle the rest. I'm going back to get some sleep."

As soon as he finished speaking, Su Chen moved his mind, and his massive body transformed into a streak of black light, returning to the spatial sphere.

"Don't worry, teacher, I'll handle it." Lin Fan said earnestly.

He knew, of course, that this was a test from his teacher.

After a brief moment of thought, Lin Fan spoke:

"Lu Shaoming turned off the nearby surveillance cameras, which saved us a lot of trouble."

"Next, all we need to do is destroy the body and cover up the evidence, leaving no trace."

Lin Fan squatted down and searched through the two corpses, taking away several bottles of potions, a cultivation manual, and two high-grade crystals.

He didn't touch anything else that might represent Lu Shaoming's identity or contain a tracking device.

Immediately afterwards, Lin Fan looked at Xu Liyue and said, "Burn their bodies with fire, burn even the bones to ashes, leave nothing behind."

"Hmm." Xu Liyue nodded, a wisp of golden flame igniting at her fingertips, which landed on the two corpses.

Soon, the two corpses were burned to ashes.

Lin Fan skillfully scattered the ashes into the sewer.

After finishing everything, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's about it. Let's go back to school first and try to minimize going out these next two days. Lu Shaoming is accompanied by a fifth-level martial arts master. As long as we don't give ourselves away, the Lu family won't suspect a few students."

Xu Liyue: "..."

Chu Yunfeng: "..."

Murder, plunder, and utterly destroy—Lin Fan's actions were fluid and seamless.

Xu Liyue stared at Lin Fan, finally unable to hold back her question: "Where did you learn all this from?"

"My teacher taught me all of this when we first met," Lin Fan smiled slightly. "If you want to learn, I can teach you right now."

"I want to learn!" Chu Yunfeng immediately came over.

"Shhh."

Just then, Xu Liyue suddenly raised her index finger and gently placed it to her lips.

She looked down at the space sphere in her arms.

Inside the sphere, the small black snake was quietly curled up, its golden vertical pupils closed, its breathing even, having fallen into a deep sleep.

"The teacher is asleep. Let's talk about it when we get back to school."

Xu Liyue carefully held the space sphere in her arms, her movements gentle, as if afraid of disturbing Su Chen's sweet dream.