Fang Yuan’s first extortion

Fang Yuan stood in front of the gate leading to the Academy, his arms crossed in front of his chest, his face expressionless. He stood in the middle of the path, blocking the only way out.

Right after he arrived at the exit and turned around, he saw the very first student coming out from the academy, gradually walking closer towards him - it was Gu Yue Chi Yan.

Chi Yan paused his steps lightly as he saw Fang Yuan blocking his way. He would always be the one who leaves classes first along with Fang Yuan, but because Fang Yuan was at the back of the classroom, close to the students' exit, while Chi Yan sat in the front, there was no chance for him to leave first and avoid Fang Yuan blocking the gate.

Fang Yuan called out, "I'm plundering. No one is excluded. You must pass me a piece of primeval stone before you can leave."

Chi Yan appeared somewhat taken aback. "You want me to pass you a primeval stone? And if I refuse?"

"Then I'll take it by force." Fang Yuan cracked his knuckles with a meaningful sneer on his face, provoking Chi Yan.

Fang Yuan had thought about this matter before for a little bit. Chi Yan was his potential moneylender and someone a little interesting that Fang Yuan considered worth using, but he had to act impartially here. At any point later on, he could exempt Chi Yan from the extortion to get on his good side, but not in the beginning. There were no exceptions!

Chi Yan stood still for a while. But it was at that moment that the second group of students came out of the Academy.

"It's Fang Yuan and Chi Yan."

"What's Fang Yuan doing in the middle of the gate entrance?"

"Hmph, every time I see his dead dysfunctional state, I feel so pissed off."

"Don't worry about him, he's probably just chatting with Chi Yan about the assessment."

The young teens paid no attention to Fang Yuan. Chi Yan stepped back with a small intrigued smile, while just as the other students were about to walk over, Fang Yuan strode across and blocked them instead. "I'm plundering. Everyone must surrender a piece of primeval stone before they can leave."

The young teens were instantly shocked and angry.

"What, I didn't hear wrongly, did I?"

"Fang Yuan, your head must have overheated and gone confused. You would actually stand at the gates of the academy and blackmail us?!"

"Have you gone mad? Who gave you the guts to put your ideas on us?"

"Scram, you're just a petty C-grade, how dare you block my way. If you don't scram, I will send you flying with my… Urghh !"

Fang Yuan suddenly lashed out.

His right palm furiously cut forward. His movement was quick and precise, his slice of his palm hitting the left side of someone's neck.

This unlucky teenager was totally not expecting Fang Yuan to suddenly attack him. While he was still cursing at Fang Yuan, he suddenly suffered a heavy blow. His two eyes instantly rolled up and he fainted on the spot.

"Fuck! You actually dared to strike?!" The crowd jumped, and the young teens subconsciously retreated backwards.

"Gu Yue Bei Ju fainted, what do we do?" Some of them were terrified and scared, shouting around in horror.

"What else can be done?! There's so many of us, and Fang Yuan is alone. We should all rush at him together and beat him up." Some people were shouting, their rage erupting.

"That's right, he sure doesn't know his place! How he dares to provoke us by himself. He's definitely digging his own grave with his over-ambitiousness! Everyone get on him together!!"

In the back Chi Yan rested his back against a wooden pillar as he watched, crossing his arms in front of him.

Before the other students could do anything, Fang Yuan had already rushed into their group. He swiftly knocked out the first student and then kicked the other's crotch with force.

-AHH OWWwwww—!

Thump.

The boy covered his crotch with his two hands, his knees giving way as he dropped to the ground while shrieking. He rolled around on the floor screaming loudly, the pain so great his entire body was covered in cold sweat.

Chi Yan narrowed his eyes as he saw that, feeling sorry for the poor teenager.

Fang Yuan continued swinging his two fists around like a tiger that had entered a flock of sheep! In the blink of an eye, he put down the entire group of the teengars. If they had not fainted, then they would be lying on the ground, the pain making them drained and their bodies hurting all over.

Chi Yan shook his head. These teenagers' fighting abilities were simply trash. 'Especially when under pressure, they were completely overwhelmed. How can they live in such a world and not do any serious martial arts training before the Academy? Did they expect to learn everything once they entered the Academy, so they didn't bother?'

Chi Yan didn't know what circumstances led to this situation, but it was what it was. It was no wonder that Fang Yuan could subdue the entire class easily in the novel. Chi Yan felt that even back on Earth he was a significantly better fighter than these young cultivators.

"What's going on here?!" Gu Yue Mo Bei arrived and exclaimed. He saw that Fang Yuan stood at the entrance of the academy gates, and there were five to six students on the floor around him.

"This Fang Yuan, h-he wants to rob our primeval stones!" One of them lying on the floor shouted angrily while clutching his belly.

"Wow, still full of energy huh." Fang Yuan's expression was flat as he mercilessly kicked at the abdomen of the boy who just yelled.

-Oww!

The youngster immediately cried out in pain, his body curling up like a shrimp. Fear emerged from his face, his tears streaming down as he dared not to speak again.

As they saw this scene, the students that came over all felt Fang Yuan's fierce savageness and cruelty, their hearts throbbing.

"Alright, all of you be good and hand out a piece of primeval stone. Then I'll let you go, or else, these people on the ground here will be your fate." Fang Yuan made a big step forward, his tone callous.

"In your mother's face! You petty little C-grade would even dare to rob me, a B-grade?" Gu Yue Mo Bei flew into a rage, swinging his fists as he rushed toward Fang Yuan before they knew it.

With a slight turn of his ankle, Fang Yuan swerved gently sideways and let Mo Bei's fist fly past. Then he accurately punched Mo Bei's sternum, before following with a wrist strike to the side of his face.

Having first bent down with a groan, Mo Bei's head flew sideways as he immediately blacked out, falling onto the ground with a thump, fainting on the spot.

Hiss…

As they saw what just happened, the young students that planned to rush forward quickly stopped, each of them releasing a mouthful of cold air.

In the eyes of these youngsters, Fang Yuan's attacks were simply too difficult to be understood. They did not pay attention to basic martial arts class, but in reality it was vaguely mentioned before. Certain attacks and spots struck had a very high chance of knocking out the opponent.

Chi Yan faintly smiled. 'Even Mo Bei is bad. He knows how to throw a strong punch, but he openly telegraphed it as if he only ever punched a puppet. Even a grandma could dodge it. Fang Yuan is definitely amazing though. He aggressively went in for the kill and expertly knocked all of them out without hesitation, all while controlling the situation and maintaining distance.'

Having received Chi Yan's body, Chi Yan's visual acuity, sight and reflexes were much better compared to back to Earth, so he could now study Fang Yuan's movements really well, registering them much faster. He thought that perhaps his superior senses were also the reason why he looked down on these teenagers so much.

"Are you going to give me your stones or not?" Fang Yuan took a step forward, forcing the other youths. They looked at each other for a moment, then half of them gritted their teeth while the other half roared angrily, all of them swarming towards Fang Yuan.

Fang Yuan dodged about while striking at the same time. His heart was cool as ice, his movements quick and precise.

Chi Yan simply watched in amazement as Fang Yuan played with the entire crowd like fools, danced around them and knocked them out one by one. It was like a movie fighting scene, except that it was real!

Thump, thump…

After a few breaths, bodies fell down onto the ground again.

"He's too vicious! Too terrible!"

"They're not going to die, are they?"

There were still a few young girls left behind; they did not rush forward. Their eyes were wide open, and after seeing what had happened so far their bodies trembled more and more.

Fang Yuan swept his gaze to them, and their faces turned pale as they quickly waved their hands and retreated. "No, don't come over. Chi Yan, please help us!"

With pleading expressions, the female students turned to Chi Yan who stood not far from them.

"Uhh… This has nothing to do with me." He shrugged his shoulders, his eyebrows raised.

Fang Yuan laughed coldly, while the students' expressions turned utterly disappointed. He took a step forward, and the students took a step back, raising their hands: "Wait! We'll surrender, we'll surrender the stones!"

After Fang Yuan received a few pieces of primeval stones, he let them go. They stumbled out of the academy gateway, while in succession several students came over.

To leave the academy, this gateway was the only route. With Fang Yuan blocking this path, he would be able to block out all the students.

As long as they didn't simply try to break through or surround Fang Yuan properly, Chi Yan added in his mind.

"Damn, what's going on?!" The new wave of students stared in amazement.

A while later a fresh group of ten or so students were on the ground at the entrance. Fang Yuan stood proudly, and there were three young girls back-to-back, huddling at a side opposite him.

"Chi Yan, please help us."

"Chi Yan, Fang Yuan is too much. You must deal with him."

The female students turned to Chi Yan, the two taller ones calling out for help.

Chi Yan stared at them with a frown. "What 'I must deal with him'? Don't tell me what to do, we're not that close."

He cursed in his heart. 'What the hell. Why does everyone expect me to deal with Fang Yuan like I'm some kind of white knight? Though these three girls are all pretty. I'll take this chance to console them later.'

These three female students were close friends and Chi Yan's targets in the class. Chi Yan wished to include them in his harem later on, even if he wasn't very serious about them. He could easily hook up with any one of them, but he wanted to date all three of them at the same time, practicing his harem game for the future.

Upon hearing Chi Yan's refusal to help, the three girls looked very disappointed.

Using the girls' distraction as an opening, Fang Yuan dashed forward and knocked out two of them at the sides, chopping at their necks with his palms.

A petite short girl in the middle, being the last one, her morale dropped and her knees turned weak. She collapsed to the ground crying heavily and begging Fang Yuan, "Don't you come over Fang Yuan, please let me go!"

Fang Yuan stared down at the young girl with a condescending look, his cold voice sounding in her ears. "A piece of primeval stone."

The girl's body fluttered and she quickly opened her money pouch, realization taking hold of her. She took out 3 to 4 pieces of primeval stones and held them in her palm, stretching out her hand to Fang Yuan, "Don't hit me, I'll give them all to you, I'll give all my stones to you!"

Fang Yuan was expressionless as he slowly reached out with his right hand. He lifted his forefinger and thumb, gently pinching at a piece of primeval stone from the girl's hand.

The young maiden could not stop trembling. Fang Yuan's hand had a youth's pale and slender form, but in her eyes his hand was horrifying like a ferocious claw of terror.

"I've said it earlier, I will only take one piece of primeval stone." Fang Yuan paused for a moment, then he said plainly, "You may leave."

The girl stared at Fang Yuan for a good while, then she finally got up. But her limbs were still weak and she could not properly stand after what she just witnessed. Her heart was already full of fear towards Fang Yuan, and she was afraid to the point that she could not muster a single breath of energy.

When the academy elder saw this, he could not help but shake his head. This girl who collapsed on the ground was a C-grade talent, but with this kind of mentality she could only become a logistics Gu Master.

It was at that moment that Chi Yan suddenly supported the girl, wrapping his arm around her and helping her up.

The girl was incredibly frightened and surprised until she saw that it was Chi Yan who lifted her up. She sobbed. "Chi Yan, why didn't you…"

"Shhhh." Chi Yan hushed her as he placed a finger on her soft lips, stopping her from speaking. "It's alright now. No one is going to hurt you."

Chi Yan then lifted the girl's chin with his free hand and looked at her in assurance. "It's fine now, no need to be scared."

"Chi Yan… Woohoo!" The traumatized girl wrapped her arms around a head taller Chi Yan, squeezing his clothing, and started sobbing into his chest.

As he hugged and patted the girl's back, Chi Yan sent a wink toward Fang Yuan.

Fang Yuan nearly rolled his eyes, letting Chi Yan do as he pleased. From the start Chi Yan only watched the extortion as if it was a good show even though he was asked to help by the students multiple times. At the very least Chi Yan wasn't making things difficult for Fang Yuan, so he simply ignored him.

All this time the academy elder watched in hiding. He heaved a sigh. "This Fang Yuan is a natural battle Gu Master. Pity his talent is only C-grade; in the end he just lacks one step of a grade. As for Chi Yan, he has also been there since the beginning. Instead of hot-bloodedly fighting Fang Yuan like Mo Bei, he watched how the events unfold first, refusing to take action. It could be that there is a strange dynamic between Fang Yuan and Chi Yan, both expected to be A-grades. I wish I could see them fight."

In the academy Elder's eyes, compared to C-grade Fang Yuan, Chi Yan was really someone worth nurturing! With his Aptitude Chi Yan was guaranteed to reach Rank 4 in the future after all. If Chi Yan's battle talent was just as good as Fang Yuan's, then that was something joyous to see.

The academy elder continued watching in anticipation for the final confrontation.

But before that, very quickly the last group of students arrived. There were only five people, and among them was Fang Yuan's twin younger brother, being greeted by the sight of close to thirty people laying on the ground and a girl crying in Chi Yan's arms.

Gu Yue Fang Zheng was wide-eyed as he looked at the scene and quickly confronted his older brother, advising him to report his mistake to the academy elder.

Fang Yuan, however, remained unmoved. Even if it was his brother, he also threatened him to pay up before he could leave.

The students were shocked.

"Even his own younger brother isn't spared!"

"This Fang Yuan is crazy, he's too vicious…"

"We cannot defeat him, a wise man does not fight when the odds are against him. We better hand it over and overcome the trouble."

"That's right, we'll just pass up the primeval stone first. It's just one piece anyway, when we go back and report to the teachers, he'll be getting it!"

With the lesson drawn from their classmate's mistakes,some of them fainted, some of them meaning in pain on the floor, the remaining youngsters obediently accepted Fang Yuan's blackmail with gazes of defiance.

"Hold up." Just as they were about to leave, Fang Yuan shouted at them to halt.

"Fang Yuan, are you actually going to go back on your word?" The youths started to become nervous.

Fang Yuan faced the teenagers on the ground, gently sighing. "Do you guys really think that I would squat down and search through their bodies one by one?"

The youths stared blankly, then they were hit by realization one by one. Each of them turned red in the face and stood at the spot hesitatingly.

Fang Yuan stared at them, narrowing his eyes. There was a flash of cold light in his gaze; immediately the five youngsters felt their heart beating fast, their scalps going numb at the same time.

"Alright, Fang Yuan. We understand your meaning."

"We'll just help you just this once."

Under Fang Yuan's despotic aura, they could only lower their heads and search through each of the young teen's money pouches on the ground, taking out a piece of primeval stone from each bag.

Fang Yuan then looked at Chi Yan who still huddled with the petite girl. He coldly said, "Chi Yan, you're the last."

The female student looked at Chi Yan worriedly, holding his hand.

Chi Yan let go of the girl as he looked at Fang Yuan. He sighed. "You're good, Fang Yuan. I hate to admit it, but I can't win against you in a fist fight."

Chi Yan took out a piece of a primeval stone from his pocket and casually threw it to Fang Yuan.

Fang Yuan caught the primeval stone with expertise, his eyes flashing: 'This Chi Yan, although I remember him to have been arrogant, he still knows when to advance and retreat, huh. He just doesn't care…'