In every livestreaming room, the bullet comments were being flooded.
Looking across the screen, it was all curses directed at Ling Chen, calling this piece of work utterly shameless and fearless even in the face of lightning.
Especially those who had been roasted by Ling Chen on the forum the night before, they had changed their usernames to profanities targeting him, and then spent lavishly to send gifts in various livestreaming rooms, all to secure higher exposure for their usernames.
"How can such a despicable person exist in this world!"
"Every single person sitting here bears an inescapable responsibility for allowing him to grow up safe and sound!"
"I'm going to find him and trade my life for his—who can help me take care of my family?"
"One million Blue Star Coins recruiting a brave soul just to beat this kid into a cripple!"
"..."
Beneath the banners, an elderly man looked over at Cheng Boyuan.
"Old Cheng, this student of yours is truly a rare specimen. I'm even tempted to lower my status and go up there to bash him myself."
Cheng Boyuan offered an awkward smile, finding it hard to respond.
The bitterness in his heart was more intense than anyone present could imagine.
Scarcely a day went by without students coming to him to complain about Ling Chen; heaven alone knew how he had managed to survive all this...
Qin Muwan let out a sigh of relief.
Saying nothing truly was the best answer; after all, excessive words lead to mistakes.
She suddenly felt that Ling Chen's little brain was actually quite clever—by staying silent, people couldn't catch any handles on him, nor could they take his words out of context.
Jin Moyan blinked her eyes and asked with curiosity, "What on earth is our junior trying to pull?"
Bai Youxia shook her head and sighed, "Don't bother trying to guess what's on his mind. Just knowing that he's full of malicious tricks is enough."
On the sports field.
The atmosphere suddenly turned bizarre.
The reporters stopped asking questions, and Ling Chen remained tight-lipped.
"Hey! Speak up!"
"Did I brave the blazing sun to come here just to watch you two stare at each other?"
Someone from another school could no longer hold back and roared at him fiercely.
"Who asked you to come? Didn't you see the sign at the school gate that says 'Pet dogs not allowed inside'?" Ling Chen said.
It would have been better if he hadn't spoken, but the moment he opened his mouth, it ignited the powder keg of the crowd, especially those who had come from outside the school—they simply could not endure it.
"Damn it! What a bastard!"
"If you have the guts, don't ever step foot out of this school, and see if I don't deal with you!"
"Kid, watch your step when walking at night, or I'll make sure you don't live to see tomorrow's sun."
"Mere Awakening Realm Third Stage, and you dare to be this arrogant? I can crush you to death with one hand!"
Seeing that the situation was once again spiraling out of control, Principal Cheng Boyuan hurried forward, took the microphone, and said, "Hurry up and apologize. Once the apology is done, this meeting will be over. Stop stirring up trouble."
Qin Muwan's tense heart relaxed a good deal; it had finally reached the apology segment.
This meant the press conference would continue, and she was truly terrified that this little ancestor would stir up yet another mess.
"Right, make him apologize!"
"Apologize on your knees!"
"Apologize to the victims! Apologize to all of us!"
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"Bastard! Told you to apologize—are you mute?!"
"Stop dragging your feet, hurry up and apologize! Just looking at you for one more second is an insult to my ancestors!"
The crowd urged him on impatiently, having lost all remaining patience, wanting nothing more than to see Ling Chen make a fool of himself and leave early.
"Ahem!"
Ling Chen cleared his throat, the corners of his mouth turning up slightly as a flash of cunning gleamed in his eyes.
"Oh no! Director Qin, stop him!"
Bai Youxia cried out as she ran.
She knew this bastard far too well; he was definitely brewing a massive ultimate move, and this was precisely the moment to unleash it.
"What's wrong?" Qin Muwan paused slightly, looking bewildered.
Bai Youxia was about to explain when she cast a sideways glance and saw that Ling Chen had already opened his mouth.
"Too late..."
Just as her words fell.
Ling Chen's voice rang out clearly:
"Apologize? Apologizing is completely out of the question."
"Pardon my bluntness, but everyone sitting here, including those watching the livestream behind their screens,"
"One and all, you are all piece of trash!"
Qin Muwan's vision went black; she instantly swayed on her feet and nearly collapsed to the ground.
The entire venue first plunged into a dead silence.
Everyone's brains short-circuited for a moment.
Once it registered, the entire plaza instantly erupted.
"Hack him to death!"
"Damn it, don't hold me back, I'm going up there to chop him to pieces!"
"Heavens, I'm begging you, hurry up and strike this bastard down with divine lightning!"
"What a misfortune for Daxia! Why does such a person exist?"
"..."
The crowd beat their chests and stamped their feet, nearly driven to fury by suffocation.
The internet had likewise blown up.
Posting bullet comments was no longer enough to vent the anger in their hearts, so they began booking plane tickets toward Haicheng, vowing to teach this kid a harsh lesson!
Damn it.
Here they were, watching a livestream peacefully, only to be cursed at for no reason.
Put yourself in that position—could you swallow that?
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[Host, well done, please keep up the good work!]
Overwhelming curses came rushing in like a tidal wave, and even those elders who were usually composed began swearing profanities.
Everyone on the scene was cursing him.
The maternal insults were off the charts.
They had greeted the last eighteen generations of Ling Chen's ancestors.
Someone later calculated that the profanities uttered during this apology conference rivaled the entire volume of Daxia's annual output!
People couldn't help but wonder: with this kid being so utterly contemptible, had he actually managed to keep his family registry intact?
"Thinking you can win by sheer numbers, huh?"
Ling Chen chuckled merrily and activated his Silence Technique.
In an instant, the entire sports field fell completely silent.
Everyone opened their mouths, but no sound came out anymore. They could not help looking at one another, their hearts filled with shock and confusion.
After finishing all this, Ling Chen looked pale, cold sweat pouring down.
This was his first time using it on so many people, and the drain was immense, nearly hollowing out his body.
He had to make use of these short thirty seconds to rake in a few more points of anger.
"Go on, shout! Why aren't you dogs barking anymore?"
"You want to fight me, Liu Huaqiang? Do you even have what it takes?"
"Listen closely, I'll say it one more time: everyone present is trash!"
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[Warning! Warning!]
[The crowd's anger has reached a critical threshold. Host, please flee immediately!]
The situation could no longer be contained and instantly plunged into chaos.
The crowd drew their weapons and charged straight toward the high platform, vowing to hack him to death right there!
The few who hadn't been silenced began casting martial arts techniques, launching long-range attacks. For a moment, brilliant, colorful lights flashed everywhere.
The staff on duty hurriedly rushed out to break up the fight and stop them.
Cheng Boyuan dashed forward in a single stride, scooped up Ling Chen under his arm, and sprinted toward the school gates, genuinely terrified that the boy would die right here!
"Expel... expel him..."
"I am going to expel him!"
Qin Muwan trembled all over, her very eyes spitting fire.
"This..." Sun Shuaishuai was utterly dumbfounded. "This is way too cool, right?"