CHAPTER 43: CHAPTER 37: MAN-EATING MONSTER

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At this moment, the Martial Artist Forum in Jiang City.

"High School Student Brutally Beats Martial Artist" is already ranked fifth on the daily chart, just two places behind "Ye Qiu’s Refinement of the Thorny Demon Dragon" at third.

Due to this post, a post about Song of Solomon, Lin Feng’s ex-girlfriend, titled "Jiang City’s Most Beautiful Demon Spirit Master" jumped directly into the top ten from thirteenth, now ranking ninth.

The couple’s relationship especially sparked considerable curiosity and discussion among netizens.

A boy who failed on Awakening Day but possesses outstanding combat talent.

A girl with average talent but refined the Eighth Grade Enchanting Butterfly on Awakening Day and signed with Juxing Club.

Childhood sweethearts, Shore District, breakup....

There’s so much to talk about, with explosive gossip elements that even touch on modern societal emotions and value issues.

This is one reason why the post could climb to fifth on the daily chart overnight.

Even though it was late, many night owl netizens were still online.

Every ten seconds, dozens of new comments appeared under the post "High School Student Brutally Beats Martial Artist."

While it seemed like many comments, with hundreds per minute, it paled in comparison to the tidal wave of comments before.

Though the comments decreased, the enthusiasm did not, as netizens debated fiercely.

Browse through a few comments casually, occasionally replying with anger to some that distorted the truth, was Yang Fan’s reaction.

Ding dong!

At that moment, a faint notification sound came, and Yang Fan clicked the mouse to open the chat group.

It was a chat group named Jianghu News Agency.

The group owner was Yang Fan himself, with a total of 67 members, 57 of whom were online.

Little Mushroom: "Brother Fan, are you there? The story is finished and sent to you. Take a look?"

Sassy Brother: "It’s about time, any later and the effect won’t be good."

Winter Melon: "About to die from exhaustion, can’t hold on much longer."

Call Me Beauty: "Let’s get started already, my big sword can’t hold back much longer."

Zhang Xiaokai: "Sleep? Forget it, tomorrow this post might blow Ye Qiu right out of the water, just thinking about it is exciting."

.....

Seeing the active chatter from group members, Yang Fan cracked a slight smile.

The group had been around for two years but always maintained four members.

The four of them, including Yang Fan, were the core members of the Jianghu News Agency, and to avoid trouble, their other informants weren’t added to the group.

But now, planning to establish the Jianghu Martial Arts Club, Yang Fan no longer had reservations and added all the informant members he maintained in the school over the past three years.

Yang Fan moved the mouse to receive the file sent by Little Mushroom.

The file was named: "Love Story."

It was an over thousand-word long love story.

The story described a couple living in Shore District, who grew up together as childhood sweethearts but ultimately parted ways in a melodramatic love story.

The story was so melodramatic, even though Yang Fan knew the truth, it left him speechless.

Just then, a notification sounded.

Little Mushroom: "Brother Fan, how’s the writing?"

Yang Fan: "The writing’s good, but does the plot need to be so melodramatic?"

Little Mushroom: "Didn’t you say the core principle of gossip is that, aside from not distorting facts, the more melodramatic, the better? I’m not changing it. I spent three hours writing it; if it needs changes, you do it."

Yang Fan: "Alright, I’ll modify the title, and then it can be posted."

While chatting, Yang Fan began writing a comment. Being an eight-year veteran of the Martial Artist Forum, Yang Fan knew the importance of the title very well.

What attracts readers is the title, what captures their focus is the title.

If the first glance doesn’t catch their attention, there’s no chance for a second glance.

After some revisions, Yang Fan changed the comment to "There is a kind of love called Lin Feng! It is the most melodramatic love tragedy I’ve heard in my life." Then, he copied the content and posted it on the Martial Artist Forum.

After publishing this comment, Yang Fan replied in the group with, "Alright, everyone did a good job cooperating tonight, let’s sleep early and see the battle situation tomorrow."

Having said that, he felt no need to continue chatting, directly logging off.

Tonight’s forum post was a task given by Lin Feng.

The photos were also provided by Lin Feng.

The task’s aim was simple, to let everyone know Lin Feng is an unmatched genius.

As for how to execute, Lin Feng did not say, letting him figure it out on his own.

And his method was a melodramatic love story; once the post was released, it would not be something he could manipulate at will anymore.

However, Yang Fan believed the moment for the post to truly explode was approaching.

...

Shore District.

Like Yang Fan, Lin Feng also hadn’t slept, even though it was already early morning.

Huddled under the covers, he lay on his side, scrolling on his phone, browsing the Martial Artist Forum.

Lin Feng wanted to attract advertisers, thus needing fame.

Posting on the Martial Artist Forum was for the purpose of hyping his reputation.

Besides TV news, what’s a better place than the Martial Artist Forum to make a fame impact?

With three hundred million registered users on the Martial Artist Forum, even just within Jiang City, there are tens of millions browsing daily.

With fame, he can attract advertisers’ attention, making his ad space worth more.

However, Lin Feng also knew that while his combat talent is indeed strong, even capable of beating martial artists, his inability to refine a demon spirit, with only Seventh Rank Body Cultivator strength, destined him to rarely capture everyone’s focus.

Thus, Lin Feng wanted people in Jiang City, and even the whole country, to know he is a genius, one who can challenge beyond levels, refine an Earth Chart demon spirit, and possesses extraordinary martial arts talent.

He wanted his name to stand alongside Ye Qiu.

When that day comes, he’ll attract the Glory Professional Alliance’s attention. If fortunate, he might enter the Glory Newcomer Chart.

Once on the Glory Newcomer Chart, under the [Blue Moon Guardian] protection, in Jiang City, within Blue Moon’s protection, no one would dare harm him.

The task Lin Feng gave Yang Fan was for the post to reach the top ten in Jiang City’s daily chart in three days, which Yang Fan accomplished with excess.

This meant that Lin Feng’s name was already known to millions, even tens of millions.

Although they might not be Lin Feng’s fans, at least they know Lin Feng’s name, and that’s enough.

"Still not sleeping?"

Lin Feng’s ears twitched slightly, seemingly hearing a creak from someone bumping into the table and chairs in the living room.

The house’s soundproofing wasn’t good, in the silent night, even the slightest sound was loud.

Perhaps today’s news was too unbelievable and joyous; even the originally exhausted family seemed to be suffering from insomnia, with occasional sounds of drinking water or collisions coming from the living room.

"It’s time to change houses," Lin Feng thought.

Once he sells ad space, he’ll move his family to a place where they can lead a genuinely happy life.

Living in Shore District was inconvenient, and as his fame grows, it would also become troublesome.

Lin Feng slowly got out of bed, switched on the bedside lamp, adjusting its brightness to the dimmest setting.

He crouched down, with his upper body leaning towards under the bed, holding that position for a few seconds, as if hesitating, but finally, he retrieved a black iron box from the deepest part under the bed.

It was a rusted iron box.

The iron box had a lid, with hundreds of tiny holes on the lid. Even looking at this seemingly ordinary iron box, a trace of fear flashed in Lin Feng’s eyes.

As if there was a monster inside, ready to devour people!