The entire school embarks on a survival journey, starting from a primeval rainforest.

In Jiang Fan's view, using the rumors about "Zheng Daoguang" to create suspicion between the Honglu Society and the martial arts world was only the first step.

He certainly couldn't place all his bets on the complete cooperation of Yang Wanjun and Tang Qingyu.

Therefore, in addition to these, he had other preparations.

This relates to the task he gave to the tabby cat last night.

First, send a letter to Tang Qingyu, briefly explaining the decision to "steal the tower" and expressing apologies.

Secondly, ask her about the locations of the Jianghu and Honglu Society, and have the tabby cat track or mark them today.

Therefore, his current target is not the Living Tree area where the Honglu Society is located, but the location of a Jianghu team.

Shi Jingcheng is another core member of the Jianghu, whose ranking on the points leaderboard is consistently around 20th.

"That two-legged creature named Tang Qingyu is so fierce..." On the way, the tabby cat couldn't help but complain to Jiang Fan, "When I got there, I saw her punching a pig toy repeatedly, all the while cursing 'Pig-headed Jiang Fan,' 'Idiot Jiang Fan,' it made me so angry!"

Although he had suspected it before, Jiang Fan still found Tang Qingyu's personality interesting when the tabby cat said it out loud.

Fortunately, he had anticipated this and wrote a sincere apology letter, giving a legitimate reason: "It was all to make the Honglu Association and the martial arts world think that we were at odds."

Therefore, according to Jiang Fan's guess, Tang Qingyu's actions after today's chance encounter, although still containing some emotion, were more of an attempt to deepen the illusion of discord between the two sides.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have needed to specifically remind the tree about it.

In addition, Jiang Fan obtained three more pieces of information from the tabby cat.

"Cao Bin also broke through to the first level of spirit body yesterday and cut down a living tree in the rainforest. A magical sap flows from the branches of this thing. After absorbing it, it can also enhance a person's physique, but it is different from the effect of spiritual energy."

"It is said that Li Qingfeng rashly ventured into the area of ​​the crimson beam yesterday, but not only did he fail, he also suffered serious injuries."

"Besides the three major factions, several smaller factions have begun to emerge in the East Campus, such as the faculty and staff group 'Order' led by Qin Muyao, and the 'Freedom' squad led by Xiang Tian, ​​among others."

The reason he was able to gather this information was that Jiang Fan discovered that tabby cats could also communicate with other stray cats.

His university already had no shortage of stray "cat seniors and cat juniors".

Therefore, without anyone noticing, Jiang Fan had already established his own intelligence network in the East Campus.

After all, no one would shy away from talking about an ordinary, common stray cat.

Along the way, Jiang Fan encountered several "cat seniors" who were responsible for providing assistance, and he generously paid them with mutated beast meat as a reward.

He also promised to treat all the "senior students" to grilled fish afterwards.

This made the tabby cat feel very proud.

However, it also made a request of Jiang Fan.

"Why do Tangdou and Moying have names, but I don't?" It felt it had to have a title, otherwise it wouldn't be impressive enough in front of its underlings.

Jiang Fan was speechless. He had never considered this issue before, but he didn't expect the tabby cat to have an opinion on it.

"Can I call you Mimi?"

"Of course not! That's too perfunctory!" The tabby cat rolled its eyes.

"How about calling him Sang Biao?" Jiang Fan recalled Lin Feng's initial probing when he first met the tabby cat.

The tabby cat wore a human-like look of disdain: "Whose good cat is named Sang Biao?"

Jiang Fan scratched his head; he really wasn't good at naming pets.

"How about calling him Wushi? At the end of the immortal path, who stands at the peak? Once you encounter Wushi, all your path is in vain." Jiang Fan suggested after learning that the tabby cat wanted a majestic and domineering name.

"Hmm..." The tabby cat flicked its tail and frowned. "It sounds impressive, but the name 'Wu Shi' still doesn't seem imposing enough! I can't keep saying all that random stuff that comes after my name every time someone asks me..."

Jiang Fan suddenly realized that he didn't quite understand the words "immortal" and "Tao."

"Let's call him the Cat Emperor! It sounds so powerful! I am the Emperor, and I shall suppress all enemies in the world!"

"This is great! This is great!" The tabby cat's eyes suddenly lit up, nodding vigorously. "From now on, please call me the Cat Emperor... no, it's better to just call me Emperor!"

While shaking its head on Jiang Fan's shoulder, it muttered, "I am the Heavenly Emperor, and I shall suppress all enemies in the world!"

Clearly, it was very pleased with the name.

Before long, the person and the cat arrived at their destination.

Shi Jingcheng was leading a group of people hunting a sizable mutated lynx.

This lynx was over a meter tall at the shoulder and nearly two meters long, making it even more robust than the mutated leopard that Jiang Fan had hunted.

Its body is covered with short, dark blue fur, with rock-like horny protrusions on its back and limb joints, and its tail is as thick as a steel whip with a cluster of sharp bone spurs at the end.

Including Shi Jingcheng, there were twelve people in the room, all of whom were boys.

They formed a loose encirclement and were dealing with the mutated lynx.

The lynx had several wounds of varying depths on its body, bleeding profusely, but its ferocity remained undiminished. Each pounce was accompanied by a sharp sound that tore through the air and a pungent, bloody stench.

However, Shi Jingcheng and his group clearly cooperated well and acted with reason and strategy.

Shi Jingcheng himself is the core.

He wasn't particularly burly, but he was exceptionally agile, holding a military dagger that gleamed with a cold light in his hand.

His footwork was agile and unpredictable, sometimes approaching quickly like a snake emerging from its hole, and sometimes retreating lightly like willow catkins drifting in the air. He always broke in during the gaps in the lynx's attacks, accurately leaving wounds on its weak points such as its side and hind legs.

He wielded the dagger with unparalleled skill, stabbing, picking, slashing, and cutting with precision and ruthlessness in every strike.

According to Jiang Fan's estimation, he should have obtained a [White Skill Card - Basic Movement Mastery +1] and a [White Skill Card - Dagger Weapon Mastery +1] of about level 3.

Under his command and personal control, although the Lynx were powerful, their defeat was only a matter of time.

Just as the lynx was once again fooled by Shi Jingcheng's strange footwork, its claw strike missed, its old strength exhausted and new strength yet to be generated.

A sudden change has occurred!

"Buzz—!"

A muffled whooshing sound came from above without warning, drowning out the wind in the forest and the noise of battle.

Everyone, including the ferocious mutated lynx, instinctively looked up.

A figure with long hair, dressed in an ancient robe and with a cold expression, swooped down from the dense canopy of a giant tree beside them like an eagle!

He held a menacing-looking spear in his hand, its tip gleaming with a cold, metallic light in the dim forest. It was the [Blue Equipment Card - Steel Spear] that Jiang Fan had obtained from Lin Feng.

Time seemed to stretch out at that moment.

The figure plummeted at an astonishing speed, carrying an unparalleled momentum.

He gripped the gun with both hands, using the heavy barrel as a giant club, and with the immense kinetic energy of the fall, he slammed it down with the force of splitting mountains and shattering rocks, towards the mutated lynx's head that had just raised its head below!

"boom--!!!"

A chilling, muffled bang suddenly exploded!

The moment the gun made contact with the lynx's head, the hard skull, which was strong enough to withstand multiple stabs from Shi Jingcheng's dagger, shattered without a doubt, like a watermelon being hit by a heavy hammer!

Red and white bits of bone and meat splattered outwards in a radial pattern!

The mutated lynx's massive, still slightly twitching body was slammed down by this terrifying force, crashing to its side and falling silent.

The rising dust and the stench of blood filled the air.

The figure was none other than Jiang Fan, who had transformed into "Zheng Daoguang".

He held the gun in one hand, the tip pointing diagonally at the ground. The steel gun was not even stained with much dirt, with only a few drops of thick blood slowly sliding down the blood groove at the tip and dripping into the soil.

The entire process, from start to finish, took only two or three seconds.

A deathly silence enveloped the clearing in the woods.

Shi Jingcheng remained frozen in place, his dagger only inches from the lynx's throat, but he could no longer stab it.

His pupils contracted, and his face was filled with disbelief and horror.

The eleven "Jianghu" members behind him were even more dumbfounded.

Some people even instinctively took several steps back and gripped their weapons tightly.

They stared at the mysterious figure that had suddenly appeared in the arena and instantly killed their prey, whom they had fought so hard for so long. Their eyes were filled with shock, fear, and deep apprehension.

After making a violent and astonishing entrance and stealing Shi Jingcheng and his group's prey, Jiang Fan suddenly smiled and said, "Don't panic, we're on the same side!"