The Three Realms Thief Chapter 74

“I deserve everything I get,” Xu Yuan declared, arms crossed.

This statement, like a needle, immediately provoked a strong reaction from the man opposite him.

The man’s face instantly turned grim, his eyes filled with hatred and murderous intent. “Your father was an annoying fellow, and I never expected you to be exactly like him—well, well!”

Xu Yuan’s brow, which had slightly relaxed, furrowed again.

So that’s how it was.

This guy was coming after him because of his father!

I’m so speechless.

I transmigrated here, haven’t even met my father, and I’m already being hunted because of him?

“You couldn’t beat my father, so you’ve come to bother me? Are you trying to steal from me?” Xu Yuan said mockingly.

“Steal?” The man chuckled and shook his head.

This kid was trying to trick him into revealing information.

But he had no idea that in the face of absolute power, such petty tricks would only serve as a warm-up before the slaughter.

No matter how clever you are, I’ll finish you off with one move!

The man took a step forward and said mockingly, “Those were the organization’s gains and achievements, merely kept by your father. Do you really think they belong to you?”

Organization—

To hell with it.

It’s an organization after all!

Xu Yuan finally felt that things were getting tricky.

No wonder his father, upon seeing he had reached the entry-level cultivation, immediately taught him the Spirit Communication Technique.

This was to allow Xu Yuan to survive the organization’s pursuit!

And the original body hadn’t entered the path of cultivation, couldn’t activate his bloodline, and couldn’t learn the Spirit Communication Technique.

So he was hung on the bridge?

——So tired.

I’m living in this world to enjoy the beauty of youth, experience the wonders of cultivation, live a carefree life, and become the strongest cultivator in the world.

Why did a mysterious organization suddenly pop up?

These things are the most troublesome.

But fortunately, through this conversation, he understood another thing.

He absolutely had to become a student admitted through Independent Admissions at Luofu.

If he could achieve this, the other party might have some reservations.

“One last question, I really can’t help myself—you originally had six arms, right?” Xu Yuan asked.

“You know? That’s right, what do you want to say?” the other party asked.

Xu Yuan spread his hands. “Why do you only have two arms now?”

Almost at the same moment, Xu Yuan gently raised a hand.

Spirit-Thought Thread!

All the desks and chairs by the window flew up, shattering the glass, and hurtled towards the man.

“Boring.”

The man waved his hand.

Six arms suddenly appeared, and with a flash, they sliced all the desks and chairs into pieces.

But Xu Yuan was gone.

The man’s face changed, and he strode to the back of the classroom, kicking open the slightly ajar door.

The other side was empty.

Xu Yuan was gone.

The man was silent for a moment, then suddenly pulled out a notebook from his embrace and flipped to a page.

Xu Yuan’s personal information was clearly written on it: “Xu Yuan.”

“Age 17, Gender: Male.”

“Son of Xu Chengan, High School Grade 3 student at Jiangbei No. 5 Middle School, Class 3 (2).”

“Has not entered the path of cultivation.”

“Lives in Archaeological Family Dormitory, Building 3, Room 502, no protectors.”

This kid clearly had the strength of the Qi Refining Third or Fourth Level and had learned the family bloodline technique, “Spirit Communication Technique.”

The intelligence was completely wrong!

He’d go back and publicly execute the two guys who collected this intelligence!

The man could barely suppress the murderous intent in his heart, took out his phone, and dialed a number: “Hello.”

“I’m investigating a series of cultivator assault incidents. Please assist me by retrieving Xu Yuan’s file from Jiangbei City No. 5 Middle School and marking him as wanted.”

He waited for a few breaths.

The gentle female voice on the other end said, “Please wait a moment,” before being immediately replaced by a stern male voice: “Xu Yuan’s file is on the Imperial White List, protected by the Royal Family.”

“Come back now and explain why you want to put him on the wanted list.”

“Immediately!”

The call ended.

An incredulous expression appeared on the man’s face. He stood in a daze for a long time before slowly lowering his phone.

Long after.

He looked around at the mess in the classroom and finally couldn’t help but murmur, “Using the Imperial White List to protect him?”

“Who did this?”

On the other side.

Xu Yuan released the Spirit Communication Technique and instantly appeared under the shade of a tree outside the school wall.

This technique has a special characteristic.

If you move in one world, you will move in the other world as well.

Perhaps this was why his father said learning this technique could save his life.

But it consumed too much spiritual power.

He had only used it for a short time, and it had consumed about 30% of his spiritual power.

Xu Yuan climbed over the wall and walked forward, keeping close to it.

This way.

Even if the six-armed man observed from a high point in the school, he wouldn’t be able to spot him.

For now, it was best to hide.

When he went to Luofu for the Independent Admissions test, he believed the other party wouldn’t be able to get in.

If he could pass the test in one go, his situation would be even safer!

As he was thinking, lines of faint glowing text quickly appeared: “When the nightmare-level competition ‘Funeral Elegy (Cage Match)’ descends, you, with extremely low strength, evaded its reach.”

“You dodged a match!”

“Your will has grown stronger!”

“You have begun to truly influence your own destiny!”

“Thus, the seed of personal power, formed by the true force of the Three Realms, begins to awaken.”

“This seed is named by you as ‘Peerless Hero’.”

“With this as an opportunity, combined with the changes in your fate line, you have gained the qualification to activate the ‘Peerless Hero’ solo competition.”

“Do you want to attempt to track the current nightmare-level competition ‘Funeral Elegy (Cage Match)’?”

“If you do this, it is very likely to further stimulate and activate the growth of your solo competition!”

On the tightrope between life and death, you have the choice to advance or retreat.

“Please weigh your options carefully!”

Solo competition.

True force of the Three Realms.

They all sounded very impressive.

Xu Yuan couldn’t help but think of that “divine person.”

Simply comparing them based on impression—

That guy was much more awesome than the six-armed one.

Xu Yuan walked and thought quickly.

—To be honest, he had already avoided the enemy.

But now he had to approach them again?

To approach deadly danger without dying, just to activate a competition?

Xu Yuan couldn’t help but want to shake his head.

But—

“This is the last bit of true force from the Three Realms.”

“——You will be all alone——they are all dead——”

“You probably won’t live to see that time——”

Xu Yuan’s gaze swept over the hurried crowd around him.

He was just a high school student.

The other side was an organization.

He escaped this time because the other party didn’t know he possessed the Spirit Communication Technique.

What about next time?

And the time after that?

One shouldn’t overestimate oneself.

“Competition—” Xu Yuan murmured.

The competition was his fundamental ability.

Perhaps the future was bleak.

But since he had the seed formed by the true force of the Three Realms and the opportunity to activate the “solo competition,” why not give it a try?

Xu Yuan immediately stopped, turned around, and walked back.

He walked towards the school again.

To meet that nightmare battle.

“Start tracking the nightmare-level competition ‘Funeral Elegy (Cage Match)’.”

He whispered.

The next second.

A line of faint glowing text quietly appeared: “You are approaching a nightmare-level event, please maintain.”

The small text quickly disappeared.

Xu Yuan looked up and around, seeing a young man wearing a black baseball cap standing at the school gate.

The other party was very sharp.

As soon as Xu Yuan looked over, their gazes met immediately.

Faint glowing text popped out: “Maintain contact.”

Xu Yuan stood still, his left hand forming the Spirit Communication Technique hand seal in his pocket, his right hand hanging by his waist, ready to draw his sword at any moment.

The young man glanced left and right, then crossed the road and walked towards him.

“Follow me.”

The man whispered, then continued walking forward.

Xu Yuan immediately followed.

The two, one in front and one behind, walked quickly through the bustling crowd until they reached the riverside.

The autumn sun shone brightly.

Many children playing, couples strolling, and elderly people basking in the sun gathered on the riverside promenade.

The young man in front finally slowed his pace.

“Please don’t misunderstand, the higher-ups actually never intended to deal with you,” he said.

The sun shone on him, casting a warm glow and giving a false sense of peace and security.

“How so?” Xu Yuan responded.

The first sentence already gave it away.

He sneered inwardly.

There was murder in the school building, and you waited at the door.

You said that wasn’t the organization’s intention.

Do you really take me for a naive student?

“Your father was on official business and became trapped in the ruins; he is not a traitor.”

“If every member, when performing a task, is immediately trapped and unable to act, and the higher-ups then immediately send people to kill their entire families—”

“Then the entire organization wouldn’t need to exist,” the man said earnestly.

This statement seemed plausible.

“Why did the six-armed man look like he wanted to kill me?” Xu Yuan asked.

Maintain contact.

“That was his personal vendetta,” the young man said.

“But no one stopped him,” Xu Yuan immediately retorted.

A hint of helplessness flashed across the young man’s face. He said, “Our internal struggles are also very intense. Please understand.”

“Understood,” Xu Yuan said.

Understood my ass.

If every member, when performing a task, is immediately trapped and unable to act, and the higher-ups then immediately send people to kill their entire families—

And no one stops this from happening.

You want me to understand?

That is to say, my current strength is not enough.

Otherwise—

“If one day, that six-armed man also gets trapped by something, and I go and kill his entire family, I hope you all will also understand,” Xu Yuan said.

The man froze, then gave a wry smile.

Indeed.

You’ve hurt someone’s child, so one day, when you also encounter something, don’t blame others for doing the same!

Even if Xu Yuan’s words were spread throughout the martial arts world, no one could say he was wrong!

“There’s an opportunity now to resolve this peacefully,” the young man said.

“Please tell me,” Xu Yuan replied.

“Your grades are excellent; you should have a good chance of getting into a key university. We hope you will join Yuheng University and then seize an opportunity to retrieve something for the organization,” the young man said.

“I refuse,” Xu Yuan immediately said.

Contacting you doesn’t mean I’ll listen to you.

Do you really take me for a fool?

“Why? We guarantee that a senior mentor will personally guide you, so your mission won’t be too difficult,” the other party asked, puzzled.

“I will not go to Nine Luminaries—” Xu Yuan said calmly. “You are ordering me, everything is your calculation, and I get no benefits. This is not cooperation.”

“Nine Luminaries University is an ancient sect. If you join it, you will have a lifetime of worry-free living and work. Isn’t that enough?” the man asked.

What a great offer!

Xu Yuan sighed and looked away, saying, “To be honest, my father strictly forbade me from approaching Nine Luminaries and made me swear an oath that if I broke it, five bolts of thunder would strike me from the heavens.”

The man was silent for a moment, then said, “Well, then—you go to Yuheng. We also have a major mission at Yuheng.”

Xu Yuan sighed again, his face full of melancholy. “Yuheng, ah—”

“What’s wrong?” the man asked.

“To be honest, I also swore a poisonous oath—related to Yuheng—”

The air fell silent.

“Are you messing with me?”

The man sneered.