Riku's visage turned grim as he heard Elder Han's sudden howl. But he didn't move nor refute. Since the person before him was a Soul Condensing Stage powerhouse. A person with much power than him. Currently, he still wouldn't be able to defeat Elder Han.

Though he would be able to lightly injure him. He would most likely die in the process. As the saying goes. A true man knows when to bow and when to firmly stand. Those with power must be respected, and those with lower power was humiliated. That's the world that Riku came to when he was born in his previous life.

The cruel survival of the fittest.

"Are you deaf?! I said hand over that pill!" Elder Han's voice became more tyrannic as a violet glow enshrouded his figure. As a medicine hall elder. He was extremely sensitive to medicinal scents and can even found out the potency of any pill with just the scent.

Just with the scent alone. Elder Han deduced that the pill that was currently on Riku's palm was akin to a treasure! Though he still doesn't know the effects of that pill. The mana undulations alone certifies that this pill possess at least seventy percent of medicinal potency!

With the modern techniques of creating medicine. The medicinal herbs were dried using fast means instead of the natural way. But even though it costs a little less time to create a pill using the modern techniques. The medicinal potency was sacrificed! Which means, that the pill would lose at least seventy percent of its potency!

Riku gritted his teeth as he formulated battle situations inside his mind. Since most of his Mana Force was drained due to him creating this pill. Riku's Mana Force was now barely ten percent. He couldn't even utilize just a small spark from his 'Lightning Smite.'

"One! I'll count to three and you must hand that pill over!" Elder Han once again shouted as a vicious smile formed from his lips. He prepared his stance and stood between the entrance. Blocking Riku's only exit.

'Damn this old man! If I only had at least sixty percent of my Mana Force!' Riku inwardly cursed as he glanced over the area. His mind desperately tried anything. And he even considered destroying the walls. But that idea was immediately trashed. If the walls itself could block even the smallest Mana Undulations. How could a mere Flesh Improving Stage cultivator destroy it with his ten percent Mana Force?

"Two! " Popping sounds could be heard from Elder Han's hands as he jolted his joints and formed a claw like stance.

"Three!"

Bang!

A small explosion resounded as Elder Han forcefully stomped his feet unto the marble ground. He dashed with explosive speeds towards Riku as a faint violet glow covered his hand which formed a claw like attack.

"I told you that I will not give you a good time! Since you refused to drink a toast in victory! I shall give you the drink of death!" Although Elder Han said that he wanted to kill Riku. The rules inside this academy forbade any murders and those found to have killed their fellow students or employees would be handed to the authorities with their possessions stripped and cultivation base crippled.

And so, Elder Han targeted Riku's dantian, which was located below his navel.

Riku's eyes became fierce as his expression became grim. This attack from Elder Han was actually targeted to his dantian! Aiming to cripple his newly established cultivation base!

Though the rules prohibited murder. It doesn't prohibit crippling fellow students, or employees. But If you're still found to be guilty. The same punishment as murder awaits.

But Elder Han wasn't afraid of that. He was a man with great wealth and influence. Though the closed circuit televisions along the hallway would point to him as the culprit. With just a small wave of his fanned money would entice those security authorities and would have them delete the footage.

Just as Elder Han's claw attack reached the two meter mark before his dantian. Riku's eyes lit up as an idea came to his mind. Because of the nearing attack. Riku didn't hesitate at all as he called a certain treasure within his cosmos ring and...

Bang!

A small explosion occurred as violent mana undulations spread across the white room. Elder Han's visage became ugly to behold as he noticed that instead of a flesh being pierced through and blood spilling over the floor. His claw attack was unexpectedly stopped!

Like an egg which struck a rock. Elder Han's right hand of which he used to form a claw attack, turned numb as pulsating pain raged on his arm, heading straight through his heart. Without further hesitation. He immediately leaped backwards and squinted his eyes.

As his blurry vision turned clear. His mind became filled with booming sounds as he saw the object that Riku used to block his attack was an old archaic like book!

The dusty almost ripped out book was the object which Riku used to block his attack! As an evidence. His finger marks were still clearly embedded on the surface of the book! But the surprising fact was, the book forcefully endured Elder Han's Mana Force strengthened attack!

On the surface of the book. Three tyrannical words were engraved. 'Thunderlord's Purging Art'!

Riku on the other hand sneered as he thought to himself. 'Not even me a Severed Spirit Stage was able to destroy this book yet alone you, a Soul Condensing Stage.'

Noticing Riku's sneer. Elder Han's expression became twisted as killing intent started to pour out from his very own being. His looks became as piercing as a sharpened needle. And a violet mist constantly rotated around his body.

Seeing Elder Han's sudden change in expression. Riku immediately clutched the pill on his hands tightly. This pill was called. 'Heavenly Recuperating Pill'. If one wanted to recover using this pill. They must guide the docile energy within the dissolve pill throughout his veins and circulate it for at least thirty breaths.

Which means! In this current situation. Although Riku badly wanted to consume this pill. It would still be for naught since concentration was needed when circulating the docile energy within his veins. If even a slight mistake would happen. His veins would burst and the docile energy within the pill would erupt and would make his body a huge pile of gore.

Thus, he immediately willed the pill to be instilled within his cosmos ring as he raised the book using his right hand in a defensive stance! His left hand on the other hand pressed the emergency button connected to Fang Lin's Radiant Weapon.

As his button pressed on his own Radiant Weapon. A slight vibration shook his left hand. Feeling the vibration. Riku heaved a sigh of relief. He cleared out his mind of all questions regarding Elder Han's sudden vicious attack and decided to buy time until principal Fang Lin comes.

"Death by a thousand cuts!" Elder Han howled as the circulating violet mist around him dashed towards Riku. Just as the mist approached the five meter boundary. Riku sneered as he circulated his Mana Force and jam it towards the 'Thunderlord's Purging Art' book. Evoking the defensive mechanisms of the treasure within his hand.

Rumbling sounds emanated from the book as a blue lightning orb appeared before the book. Shooting off several lightning strikes towards the violet mist.

The violent mist churned in response to the sudden attack. It violently shook as it forcefully received the lightning strikes from the blue lightning orb. As a response, the violet mist divided itself into countless specks of smokes of which formed countless needles.

Elder Han sneered by the sight of the countless formed needles. 'Now, you're going to be crippled!' Two of his hands were parallel to each other as a violet orb floated before him. Judging by the traces of mists emanating from the orb. Riku calculated that the violet orb was the object controlling this violet mist.

Riku's expression became filled with scheming as he murmured to himself. 'Though you can produce countless violet mists with that violet orb. What would happen if it would be destroyed?!'

In that instance. The same instant as the countless needles shot towards Riku. The blue lightning orb formed a barely transparent membrane of light around Riku's body as it prepared to defend Riku's body. Though he only placed a trace of his Mana Force unto the book. Since he cultivated its arts. He wasn't at all afraid by any backlashes. What he was afraid was the book forcefully overexerting itself. Causing it to self destruct.

On the other hand. Riku's left hand had already stealthily made movements as he formed a planned inside his mind. As the violet mist before him churned. It blocked Elder Han's figure and at the same time. Blocked his figure from Elder Han!

'Now!' Riku stealthily flicked his wrist as a Culling Blade evoked with five percent of his Mana Force shot off towards the violet orb in an arc!

~Bang!

The countless needles finally struck the blue barrier around Riku. Though It tried Its hardest just to pierce through the barrier It was still not enough as only ripples faintly enshrouded the barrier. Making further movements of the countless needles impossible.

"Impossible!" Noticing the sudden outcome of the barrage of needles. Elder Han's expression became filled with disbelief as he recalled the countless needles to form a violet mist. As expected, the needles flew from the barrier and dissolved to a violet mist.

Just as he was about to form a new barrage of needles. A cold flash of light slipped past. Followed by the sound of something fragile breaking.

Elder Han's visage became ugly to behold as he noticed that the violet orb controlling the violet mist suddenly broke to pieces and was reabsorbed inside his Radiant Weapon.

Riku revealed a cold sneer as he glanced over Elder Han's ugly figure. More and more wrinkles appeared on his old face as he glanced towards the marble floor beside him. There, clearly embedded was a crescent like blade!

"You scheming brat!" Elder Han couldn't help it anymore as he explosively dashed towards Riku, aiming a punch condensed with violet mist towards Riku's barrier!

"STOP!!" A furious howl resounded and a cold violet light past by, striking Elder Han's waist as he flew several meters to the side. Witnessing the sudden change of events. Riku's eyes lit up as he shouted. "Senior Fang Lin!"

Riku clasped his hands as he bowed. Elder Han's face became even more ugly as a deep sense of regret came over his body. His perfect plan of disposing this impudent kid was spoiled! Now he was even found to be attacking a student! His punishment would surely be huge!

"Elder Han? What's the meaning of this?" A cold voice resounded as Fang Lin's figure became clear. A crescent shape of a moon shone on his forehead as a bone piercing killing intent became focused on his gaze towards Elder Han.

Elder Han's figure abruptly shook as he felt that the temperature suddenly drop. He threw a fierce gaze towards Fang Lin as he shouted. "So what?! Do you think that you could do anything to me?! Don't forget that the reason why this school was established was because of my Han Family!"

"If not for our shares, this academy would have been long forfeited to the empire!" Elder Han harshly rebuked. Fang Lin's figure reddened in anger. Apparently, he struck a soft spot in Fang Lin's mind.

"Don't worry, I won't do anything to you." Fang Lin lightly smiled as he gently said towards the struggling to stand up Elder. Riku on the other hand coldly smiled as he noticed a scheming glint in Fang Lin's eyes.

"Hmmph! It's good that you know what's good for you!" Elder Han knelt on his one knee as he stood up. Hurriedly approaching the entrance.

~Whizz...

A whistling sound resounded as a violent crescent moon sliced off Elder Han's right arm. Spilling blood all over the white marble ground.

"Ah!" A wretched cry, akin to a pig being butchered resounded. Elder Han's expression became ferocious as he glanced over Fang Lin.

"Hmmph. Do you really think that I'm afraid of your family? Even though your family used their shares to help this academy stand. That only reason was because your family was interested with the Magictite Crystals in the ground, making this place a heaven for business entrepreneurs! If I hadn't let them enter this partnership, your family wouldn't even be able to gather a much higher profit that they had! So how could they care about you? A mere Soul Condensing Stage, outer branch member! "

"If not for you taking the facade of being an ambassador, you wouldn't even be able to acquire this position!" Fang Lin fiercely refuted. Each of his words struck Elder Han in the gut as his face became even more filled with regret.

"Now, scram! " Fang Lin howled as Elder Han frantically stormed outside the exit. Leaving a puddle of blood behind.

Riku heaved a sigh of relief as he seated on his butt. He already recalled the "Thunderlord's Purging Art' book as he noticed Fang Lin's presence and carefully erased the traces of Mana Undulations.

"Junior, Riku. Are you fine?" Fang Lin moved towards Riku and at the same time, waved his hands in the air as a violet glow covered the white room wholly.

After about two breaths. The violet glow dissipated, destroying all traces of Mana Undulations and the puddle of blood.

"Don't worry, Senior. With your pills, I would be able to recover tonight." Riku lightly smiled as he gently said towards the elder.

"Hmm, Now, I'll handle the affairs of what happened here. And also, I'll fetch you here an hour later. " Fang Lin also lightly smiled in response. He gently tapped Riku's shoulders as he murmured. "I'll show you the world outside."

Riku's eyes brightened as he heard the words that Fang Lin just said. Noticing the strange glow in Riku's eyes. Fang Lin lightly chortled as he continued. "So for now, recover at least thirty percent of your Mana Force and we will have a dinner outside." Fang Lin slowly moved towards the entrance.

But just as he was about to cross the boundary between the doors. He suddenly stopped, looking back at Riku's impatient figure.

"Senior?"

"With Fang Xue." Fang Lin winked as he lightly laughed and moved one step outside. As response, the automatic door closed.

"Hah..." Riku finally heaved a sigh of relief as he waved his hand in the air. A fierce scent of medicinal herbs once again assaulted his nostrils as the golden brown pill appeared. Without further ado, Riku slammed the golden brown pill in his mouth as he assumed a meditative position. Leaving any further thoughts behind as he entered a selfless state of refining.

Author's note: As repayment for the delay of chapter yesterday, I will give you this chapter earlier than expected! So please enjoy this chapter! And as usual, If you have any comments, suggestion, refuting words or even harsh reviews. Just place it in the comments!