Chapter 18: with translation of chapter title

Xiao Li didn't go to see Little Medicine Fairy; this girl seemed to have a different feeling toward him, but seeing her face that looked like a junior high student from her past life, Xiao Li truly couldn't feel anything else.

"However, it seems that in a few years it'll be fine; looks like I still haven't accepted the fact that in this world people come of age at sixteen, pfui pfui pfui, wrong wrong, what am I thinking?"

Noticing the change in his mindset, Xiao Li gasped in terror, he actually found himself thinking about raising a loli; it's really inappropriate to look at Xiao Yan, causing him to treat the originally sister-like Little Medicine Fairy as a wife‑raising project.

Three days passed in a flash; Su Fei walked back to Canaan Academy, her face almost splitting from smiling, and she kept muttering to herself.

"Fifteen years old, Grand Fighter, rank upgraded, hehehehe, fifteen..."

Li Feier felt a chill watching from the side, glancing at her fellow disciples, she said, "Do you guys think the teacher's gone crazy?"

Li Lin clicked his tongue twice, then glanced back at the figure that had made them all break down three days earlier, "Compared to the teacher, it's this world that's truly crazy; three days ago I never imagined someone could reach Grand Fighter while still in their chuunibyou years."

Another student, Zhou Qi, gave him a disdainful look, "Come on, you're pretty chuunibyou yourself, and I don't know who keeps shouting 'Battle Qi Wings' in the dorm, fantasizing they're a Fighting King powerhouse."

Li Lin's face flushed, he snorted twice and didn't respond.

Xiao Li listened helplessly to their conversation; it wasn't that he wanted to eavesdrop, but these guys weren't even trying to lower their voices, each louder than the last, so with his strength he naturally heard them clearly.

Along the way Xiao Li also grew quite bored; aside from Su Fei, hardly anyone in the group dared to speak more than a few words to him, they just kept stealing glances, making Xiao Li feel goosebumps rising.

Sitting on Canaan Academy's exclusive flying magic beast, Xiao Li entered a cultivation state; with Canaan Academy's reputation protecting them, entering Heijiao Yu basically posed no danger, they just needed to wait patiently for a while.

Seeing Xiao Li training hard, Su Fei, who had turned into a fierce critic these days, immediately furrowed her brows, "Look at him—how did he get the strength to qualify for the inner court right after enrolling? Now look at you all."

Su Fei scolded the other students one by one; these days the newcomers also witnessed her sternness—basically if you didn't die from training, you were trained to death, treating students as less than human.

Li Feier and the others' faces fell; they had no choice but to sit cross‑legged and begin cultivating.

Seeing Xiao Li emerge from his cultivation, Su Fei quickly put on a smile, "Did big sister disturb you? Keep training, keep training, I'll keep my voice down."

Xiao Li shook his head, "No, teacher, I just want to see what Heijiao Yu is like, whether it's really as chaotic as the rumors say."

Hearing the name Heijiao Yu, Su Fei's expression darkened, she hesitated a bit, but finally said, "Alright, let's have a look; seeing the dark side of humanity in this world can also aid your growth."

After the flying magic beast had flown for nearly ten days, the endless uniform mountain ranges below suddenly began to vary in density; Xiao Li stared for a moment, then lifted his gaze to scan the distance.

There, at the edge of his vision, lay a black‑black plain, like a dark line, completely dividing the outer world from the inner one.

Watching that black line gradually expand in his sight, a smile spread from Xiao Li's lips; finally out of the novice village—having reached Heijiao Yu and Canaan Academy, he believed his cultivation would only speed up.

This great black‑region plain is the gateway of Heijiao Yu; stepping onto it means entering that chaotic world utterly at odds with the outside.

Su Fei's face grew grave, "Everyone be careful; even some lunatics in Heijiao Yu will attack upon seeing a Canaan Academy party."

As Su Fei's words fell, Xiao Li noticed a thin old man emerge from a corner room, his aura concealed yet clearly surpassing Su Fei by far.

"A Fighting Spirit Expert..."

Gazing at this unprecedented expert, Xiao Li's eyes narrowed slightly; it seemed Canaan Academy's preparations were quite thorough as well.

The endless plain stretched out, uniformly black, contrasting with the slightly dim sky; a stifling, irritable atmosphere lingered above it, so in this somewhat eerie place it's no wonder those chaotic rules arise.

The scene beneath the flying magic beast also opened Xiao Li's eyes; almost everything in view involved combat, with countless people engaging in robbery, theft, and slaughter.

Fortunately, upon seeing Canaan Academy's insignia, these evildoers would feel a bit wary, not daring to even approach.

The corpses hanging from the death‑spirit tree before Canaan Academy are no joke; in Heijiao Yu nobody wants to end up strung up there.

"Little brat, after seeing this with your own eyes you should get it now—Su Fei teacher was right, there aren't any good people here," the old man's voice sounded beside Xiao Li.

"In Heijiao Yu, don't let anyone see through your background..."

"Teacher, can we loot their stuff?" Xiao Li posed a strange question to the old man's words.

The old man was speechless, then a hoarse laugh came from his throat, "Of course, as long as you have the strength."

"Now?"

"Anytime, anywhere, no rules."

The old man stared at Xiao Li, seemingly trying to see through what he was thinking.

Xiao Li curled his lips into a smile, "Sorry to trouble you, teacher—could you have the party wait a few seconds? I'll be right back."

Having said that, Xiao Li leapt down; he had just spotted something very suitable for him, and if he could get it, a breakthrough would be within reach.

The old man was startled by Xiao Li's action, his jaw‑beard hairs ripped out a few, "Stop, stop, wait a moment!"

Seeing Su Fei and the students gather around asking what happened, the old man didn't know how to explain—was he supposed to say that this year's most monstrous recruit had jumped down?

"You wait here; I'll go and come back shortly."

After saying that, the old man likewise leapt down; from a height of several hundred meters, only Xiao Li would dare to jump.

At this moment Xiao Li's face was excited; he fixed his gaze on the corpse of a third‑rank magic beast below, landed on its soft body and rolled to dissipate the momentum.

Watching this figure descend from the sky, the mercenary band that had just been fighting over the beast's corpse for half a day froze, and the scene fell into an eerie silence.

Gazing at the flying magic beast belonging solely to Canaan Academy in the heavens, the leader of the Gu Teng Mercenaries had an indecipherable expression, but finally couldn't help speaking.

"Who… uh, why did you descend from the sky? This is the magic beast I, Gu Teng, hunted..."

Staring at Xiao Li wearing Canaan Academy's attire, the Gu Teng Mercenary leader choked on his words and still couldn't finish.

Xiao Li rose, looked at the Gu Teng Mercenary leader and gave a hehe smile; if it were Xiao Yan, he wouldn't take things from unrelated people—he had principles.

Too bad he's Xiao Li, barely literate, knowing only that looting evil people needs no justification.

This item was something Xiao Li watched them seize; concerning evil people, Xiao Li had no principles.

Everyone's a bad person—why can you take others' stuff while I can't take yours?

No, this is called carrying out heaven's will.

I don't know if this chapter's ending will spark controversy, but I think in a fantasy world, it's more realistic that you grab and I seize; it's reasonable for the protagonist to take from villains. Originally I wanted him to take from innocents, but upon reading it I felt like cursing twice at the beastliness, so I changed it—after all I'm a positive‑energy writer, thanks for everyone's support.

(End of chapter)