First-Year Internship—And You Went to Site 749 to Contain Monsters?!

A figure shot over like a falling meteor.

He pierced straight through the Purple Cloud Sect’s protective array.

Ziyin stood up, and when he saw the fleeing man’s disheveled appearance clearly, he called out in disbelief, “Dong Congyi!!!?”

Because the Dong Family and the Purple Cloud Sect are partners, long-term collaborators, and Ziyin had a decent relationship with Dong Congyi, Dong Congyi’s aura was on the Purple Cloud Sect’s protective array whitelist.

He could come and go with no barriers.

Hearing Ziyin’s response, Dong Congyi was so moved he nearly cried.

Finally!!!

He’d finally made it to the Purple Cloud Sect!!

I’m saved!!Lu Ding, you’re fucking finished, do you realize that? You’re finished!!!

These are all my allies!!!

He shouted at the top of his lungs, “Someone’s trying to kill me, save me!!!”

In the distant sky, black clouds stacked up, a storm about to break. Lu Ding charged in atop his Bo Beast, black smoke billowing, aiming straight for the Purple Cloud Sect’s protective array.

Everything happened so suddenly.

There was too much information, too absurd.

Dong Congyi had also spent time around Fengkou City.

So people more or less knew him, recognized him.

This was a Qi Refiner at Five Restrictions Late Stage.

He actually got chased into this state?

What the hell is that black smoke?

What is inside that black smoke?

Wait? He’s not slowing down?

The Purple Cloud Sect’s protective array was no joke.

Because of their confidence in their protective array, Ziyin didn’t immediately rush to receive Dong Congyi at full speed.

He instinctively wanted to see the scene of the boy riding the horse smashing into the array.

But then!!!!!

He went through it!!!

He went right through!!!

As if nothing had happened.

The Purple Cloud Sect’s protective array seemed to have malfunctioned, completely ineffective, just letting the youth in.

Ziyin’s eyes widened instantly.

“What!!!”

Along with his shout, Lu Ding’s curse rang out.

“Run you bitch, die!!!”

The attack range was already sufficient. Lu Ding tossed aside the Formation-Piercing King-Tipping Lance, shifted his grip, and hurled it violently.

The sharp shriek as it cut the air was painfully ear-splitting.

The sharp whistle as it cut the air was painfully ear-splitting.

Everyone felt the world blur for a moment.

The sharp long spear skewered Dong Congyi through midair. Enormous force carried his body, breaking through the arena’s constraints, and pinned him hard onto the duel platform.

Boom!!!!!

The platform that had resisted numerous clashes without a mark was smashed to pieces by that impalement.

The shockwave sent Zhou Huo, Yu Ci, and others tumbling like chicks.

The explosion shattered the original atmosphere.

Lu Ding landed in the dust.

That scene made everyone present’s scalps tingle!!!

“No way! A person who can chase down a Five Restrictions Late Stage and one-shot seriously injure a Five Restrictions Late Stage—he’s not even twenty-four!?”

“What kind of joke is this!!!?”

“No, he doesn’t just one-shot injure a Five Restrictions Late Stage, he did it while also breaking through the Purple Cloud Sect’s arena constraints!!”

“Where did this monster come from!?”

“Impossible. He absolutely cannot be under twenty-four. With this combat strength, not even the seventy-two municipalities could produce such a prodigy.”

“Maybe across the thirty-six provinces you still can’t find one like him. Only the three continents, two cities, and one capital could possibly have such a prodigy!!”

“The arena’s restriction must be broken, the arena’s restriction must be broken!”

A swarm of so-called Fengkou City prodigies babbled nonsense.

All because the duel platform below had Purple Cloud Sect restrictions: people over twenty-four could not enter.

That was to ensure fairness!

Anyone over twenty-four who entered would be punished by the restriction.

Just like Dong Congyi, nailed to the platform now.

The punitive restraints lashed at his body constantly, but because Lu Ding’s thrown Formation-Piercing King-Tipping Lance had him pinned immobile, he endured multiple layers of pain at once.

It was truly a brutal strike against an ally.

As for Lu Ding, he was completely unbothered.

The restriction ignored him.

Even though the thing had been perforated, it still functioned, because Dong Congyi was the one being beaten—this was something everyone had seen with their own eyes.

They just refused to accept that someone with such vicious combat power could be under twenty-four.

That fact made their frequent mutual flattery look like a herd of brainless pigs.

Within the arena, Yu Ci—who had been blown into the path in front of Lu Ding by the aftershock—also snapped to attention.

Shock, fear, anger—her emotions mingled complexly as she stared at the newcomer.

Ten years of honing a sword, waiting for this moment; her cultivation heart was beginning to crack.

She had endured ten years!!

Today was supposed to be her triumphant day, the payoff for her decade of toil!

If she became famous now, she could return home in glory, use honor to bury those memories she didn’t want to recall.

If she earned a shining result today, defeated Zhou Huo, swept aside the Liberation Sect’s prodigies who came this time, and salvaged Purple Cloud Sect’s face, she would be noticed.

Resources, status, the Upper Volume of Sword Drawing Dragon Slaying hidden in the secret realm—everything could roll downhill from there.

And yet......

All of it was ruined by this person!!

Moreover, he destroyed the most important moment of her life, and... he didn’t even give her a single glance!?

In Lu Ding’s eyes at this moment, there was only Dong Congyi, pinned like a dead dog on the platform; there were no others.

At this moment, Yu Ci—having been ignored—completely erupted. Ten years of suppressed feelings surged out with her grip on the sword as spiritual energy rushed with her.

Mid-stage of Fourth Restriction.

“You are—”

Hostility!!

Lu Ding felt the hostility!!!

He struck out!

A kick!!!

The thunderous power of the straight kick pierced the sound barrier. Black qi formed a ring and detonated, booming like a siege hammer, crashing inexorably into Yu Ci’s chest.

Bang!!!!!

Her figure flipped, stumbling and tumbling, gouging pit after pit into the ground before violently slamming into the arena’s outer wall. The terrifying force brought down the hundred-meter-high wall and the hundreds of spectator seats on top of it.

Lu Ding frowned.

This person’s head seemed a little off—what gave her the audacity to show such hostility toward him with this level of ability?

She’s so weak she nearly got kicked to death, couldn’t even swing her sword, and yet she fired off like a porcupine.

“Presumptuous!!!! In my sect, anyone who harms my disciple will not be spared today!!!”

“You’re inciting chaos and violence, come back with me to the 749 Bureau for processing!!!”

“Within Profound Sect territory, one who starts a fight without cause shall be punished!”

Voices roared like lions, and the arena’s restriction lifted.

In an instant, attacks came from all directions.

The cloudy sky split. Five mountain-like fingers slammed down, the five elements’ spiritual energies swirling within.

Buddha chants surged, golden light appearing everywhere, swastika symbols fluttering across the sky, coalescing into a bell as large as an ancient mountain and crashing downward.

Territory formations unfolded, wind and fire ignited, an image like burning the sky and boiling the sea.

At this moment, Dong Congyi coughed up blood and laughed wildly.

“Hahahahaha... Lu Ding, you can’t kill me!! You can’t kill me!!!!!”

He struggled against the lance that pinned him. Black, viscous blood flowed from his wound, flesh tearing apart; he tried to break free.

Simultaneously, attacks arose from all sides!

Lu Ding could have flashed his credentials and said, “This is a 749 Bureau investigation.”

But...

That would feel unsatisfying!!!

Black smoke rolled, the Red Coffin flew open, and innumerable pale ghostly hands reached out, offering blades.

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I had diarrhea all night and into the morning, more than a dozen times, almost completely exhausted; walking was wobbly. Sometimes inspiration hits faster than the muse, I even dared not bet on whether it was just gas—what a nightmare. So some parts are slightly watered down; I added an extra chapter. Love you all.