Dragon Martial Sovereign
Chapter 287: What a Surprise

Chapter 287: Chapter 287: What a Surprise

Lin Fan was already at the assassin’s side while speaking and, with a touch of his hand on the assassin’s body, directly engraved a Pattern Engraving Technique inside the assassin’s body.

The assassin was somewhat baffled; he felt as if something extra had appeared within his body, but for the moment, he did not know exactly what it was.

"Ha ha!"

The assassin burst into laughter and said, "And here I thought you had some sort of trick up your sleeve. Is that all? Honestly, you’ve disappointed me."

Lin Fan smiled without saying a word.

Just as the assassin was about to say something, he hadn’t even begun to speak when he suddenly let out a terrible scream: "Ah!"

It turned out that in that instant, the assassin suddenly felt an unbearable itch in every single cell, a feeling impossible to describe in words, as if his body was being torn apart!

And yet the killer was unable to move his body to scratch the itch!

While screaming miserably, the assassin shouted in horror, "Bastard, what sorcery have you used on me?"

Lin Fan smiled faintly and said, "Does it feel uncomfortable? If you agree to cooperate with me, I can relieve your pain. How about that?"

The assassin coldly replied, "You want me to cooperate with you? Forget it, if you dare, just kill me. If I so much as frown, then I’m no real man!"

"Surprising, you do have some backbone!"

Lin Fan laughed and said, "Fine, let’s continue to play then. Heh heh!"

Afterwards, Lin Fan gently touched the assassin’s forehead with his finger, and in an instant, he set up a Pattern Engraving Technique within the assassin’s mind.

"Ah!"

The assassin screamed miserably once again, only feeling an indescribable itch deep within his soul, an itch more intense than that of the flesh by more than a dozen times, which directly ground down the assassin’s willpower. Even though the assassin was formidable, he ultimately could not bear it.

"How about that?"

Lin Fan stood quietly by the side, watching coldly and spoke.

The assassin, while screaming, said, "I’ll cooperate, I’m willing to cooperate, just let me go first."

"Good!"

Lin Fan laughed again and then relieved the assassin of the Pattern Engraving Technique.

"Phew!"

The assassin took a deep breath. Although the experience was only momentary, the assassin felt as if an entire century had dragged by, the agony indescribable.

Now, the assassin even felt a sensation of being reborn.

"Speak, who exactly wants me dead?" Lin Fan looked at the assassin and said coldly.

The assassin just looked at Lin Fan without speaking, but a very strange smile appeared on his face.

Seeing this smile on the assassin’s face, Lin Fan suddenly got a bad premonition.

"Ha ha!"

The assassin suddenly laughed and said, "You, you’re still too inexperienced!"

"Not good!"

Lin Fan suddenly realized the assassin’s intention, rushed over, but it was already too late. The assassin’s seven orifices bled and his body slumped to the ground, dead just like that.

"Damn!"

Lin Fan couldn’t help but curse. He finally understood that besides the ultimate poison the assassin had, there was also poison hidden on his body. How did he overlook this clue in his carelessness?

But soon, Lin Fan returned to his usual composure.

"Hmph!"

Lin Fan snorted softly, thinking to himself, "So what if this assassin is dead? In the future, I’ll find a way to capture another assassin and interrogate them!"

Following that, Lin Fan set up a very powerful Array around the small building, ensuring that he would know immediately if anyone approached.

With the Array in place, it would be utterly impossible for an assassin from the Hell Organization to kill Lin Fan.

Afterwards, Lin Fan continued to cultivate inside the small building, practicing the Collapsing Character Technique of the Four Character True Elemental Technique.

At present, Lin Fan had only managed to achieve Small Success with the Collapsing Character Technique. To truly reach Great Success, there was still a long road ahead.

Before he knew it, the day of the Royal Academy examination had finally arrived...

Over these past two days, assassins from the Hell Organization had attempted multiple times to assassinate Lin Fan, but unfortunately, due to the Array, they were discovered by Lin Fan before they could get close, ultimately suffering losses at his hands.

Although these assassins suffered losses, their escape skills were truly first-rate. Despite Lin Fan’s trapping array, they still managed to flee, which frustrated Lin Fan as he hadn’t managed to catch any of them again. This left him quite vexed.

...

The examination site of the Royal Academy.

Everyone who had registered and passed the screening had arrived early.

It had to be said that there were a lot of people who passed the registration; probably several tens of thousands. However, according to the management of previous years, only about two thousand would actually pass the examination, so the competition was still incredibly fierce.

And after these people gathered here, they also began to engage in animated discussions.

"Do you think there’ll be people who passed the registration but ultimately didn’t come to take the examination?" someone asked.

"I think there are such cases. Perhaps they find the competition too fierce and decide to give up in the end!" someone immediately agreed.

"Others may give up on today’s assessment, but I am one hundred percent sure...there is definitely one person who will give up on today’s assessment!" At this point, someone confidently declared.

Everyone looked at this person with curiosity, and someone asked in confusion, "Who would give up? Could it be you, brother?"

"Haha!" The person who had just spoken laughed heartily and said, "With the competence I possess, I am confident in passing the Royal Academy’s assessment. Therefore, I will certainly not give up."

Someone else asked, "Then who would give up?"

The others also looked at the person who had just spoken, their hearts equally filled with curiosity.

That person laughed loudly again and said, "The one I said would give up is naturally Lin Fan. Back in the day, Lin Fan was the target of assassination by the Hell Organization. By now, he must already be nothing more than a dead corpse. Think about it, how could a corpse take part in the assessment?"

"Haha!"

After hearing these words, everyone couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

Someone loudly said, "Exactly, exactly, you’re right. This Lin Fan will certainly give up."

"It’s just that we don’t know where exactly Lin Fan has died?"

"No matter where he died, dying at the hands of the Hell Organization can actually be considered his good fortune!"

There was another round of laughter.

In their eyes, Lin Fan was already dead at the hands of the Hell Organization.

"Eh?"

Just then, someone suddenly exclaimed in surprise.

The person next to them asked, "What’s the matter with you?"

"Look over there..."

The one who had just exclaimed pointed in a certain direction.

Driven by curiosity, everyone instinctively looked towards that direction.

After just one look, all of them were greatly shocked, looking as if they had seen a ghost.

Someone even muttered under their breath, "How... how is this possible? Wasn’t this guy already dead? Could it be that he’s actually not dead?"

The surprise was simply too great!

Because, they actually saw Lin Fan coming in this direction.

Couldn’t be, right?

There was just one thought in everyone’s mind.

He isn’t dead?

Lin Fan walked step by step. As those who saw Lin Fan subconsciously made way for him, they knew that this fellow in front of them was being hunted by the Hell Organization. But now, three days had passed, and here he was, completely unscathed, a clear indication that he was extraordinary.

"Hmm?"

At a certain moment, Lin Fan gave a light hum: "Humph!"

At the same time, Lin Fan pointed his finger in a direction, and a streak of Finger Light shot out.

Lin Fan had integrated the Collapsing Character Technique into the Finger Light. As the streak shot out, the void began to shatter.

"Argh!"

A muffled groan came from the void, and the next moment a jet of blood sprayed out, followed by someone swiftly escaping.

It turned out that Lin Fan had sensed the presence of an assassin through the Universal Image moments before, and thus he made his move before the assassin could strike. Caught completely off guard, the assassin was gravely wounded.

Lin Fan did not give chase.

Because Lin Fan knew that these assassins were very cunning, trying to capture them was nearly impossible, so he simply chose not to pursue.

The people nearby were dumbfounded as they watched Lin Fan.

At that moment, they finally understood why Lin Fan could be unharmed under the pursuit of the Hell Organization. Could it be that this fellow was this formidable?

The assassins sent by the assassin organization to kill Lin Fan not only failed to kill him but were injured by Lin Fan instead?

This was truly unexpected!

Many people, when looking at Lin Fan, felt that he was simply a monster.

At this time, Lin Fan’s eyes slowly swept over the crowd as he said indifferently, "I seem to remember that someone said a few days ago that I was bound to die under the Hell Organization’s assassination, didn’t they? Some people even took pleasure in my misfortune, right?"

Lin Fan’s voice was not very loud.

But many people heard it loud and clear.

Especially those who had indeed mocked Lin Fan two days earlier, their hearts now filled with fear.

They knew that Lin Fan was dreadfully dangerous, being able to escape the Hell Organization’s pursuit. If he were to seek revenge, they would truly be powerless.

Fortunately, Lin Fan didn’t continue to trouble them but chose a quiet spot to sit and wait for the Royal Academy’s assessment.

When noon finally arrived, an elder with white hair rode in on a crane.

The elder on the back of the crane was a teacher from the Royal Academy.

Seeing the arrival of someone from the Royal Academy, everyone became incredibly excited, for they all knew that the Royal Academy’s assessment was about to begin.