Chapter 17: Lin Ye Mutates! The Bloodthirsty Frenzy Bear's Demise!

Core Ruins Zone — Innermost Depths

The Bloodthirsty Frenzy Bear's claws halted half an inch from Lin Ye's throat as obsidian-gold arcs of lightning erupted from the youth's body. A bone-chilling, malevolent aura radiated from him.

Beneath his tattered combat suit, obsidian thunder patterns wove across his skin into ancient sigils. His once-black irises now swirled with twin rotating thunderstorm vortices.

"Kekeke!" Lin Ye laughed—a shrill, owl-like screech that crescendoed into madness, utterly inhuman.

Wang Chong furrowed his brow. Though unclear what had happened to Lin Ye, he sensed the boy was no longer in control.

"ROAR!!!"

The frenzied bear recoiled in terror. Even in its pain-nullifying rage, primal instinct screamed that this human had become lethally dangerous. Lin Ye cackled wildly, flicking a finger toward empty air. Nine obsidian thunder shackles speared through the bear's limbs, pinning its colossal body immovably in place.

"Let the game… begin."

Lin Ye materialized like a wraith behind the bear, fists hammering its once-impenetrable hide. Each blow cratered flesh and bone with sickening crunches.

"Kekeke! How dull!" Lin Ye snapped his fingers. The Obsidian Thunder Shackles vanished. He beckoned the freed beast with a taunting wave—Come at me.

The Bloodthirsty Frenzy Bear, a Tier-2 Peak beast, recognized this mockery. Never before humiliated, rage overpowered fear. It roared, lunging murderously.

But Lin Ye's speed now defied comprehension. He flickered like storm-static—manifesting above to hurl lightning spears at the bear's skull, teleporting below to detonate plasma charges beneath its groin. Each retaliatory swipe met only obsidian thunder pillars crashing from the skies, each strike meticulously non-lethal yet agonizing.

Gradually, the bear's resistance crumbled. Reduced to a grotesque punching bag, it endured Lin Ye's relentless onslaught—a one-sided pummeling of utter domination.

"Enough. I'm done playing with you." Lin Ye's laughter echoed again, his lips curling upward as the thunderstorm vortices in his pupils bore into the bear. At this moment, Lin Ye seemed less human and more like a beast—a humanoid monstrosity.

Ruins Observation Zone

"Shit! Cut the broadcast—now!" Liu Fang smashed the control panel. The observation zone's holographic projection abruptly blacked out, replaced by static snowflakes. Simultaneously, the live stream severed, igniting furious curses from viewers.

"Professor Xu… is that still Lin Ye?" Zhang Tianming asked Xu Haiping hoarsely.

"Even from afar, the pressure he radiates… it's like a high-tier beast—no, a demon," Xu Haiping murmured, his eyes dark with worry. Neither understood what had happened to the boy.

National Security Agency — Qingyang City Branch

Director Chen Mo and Han Guodong sat stunned, silent for minutes after witnessing the feed.

Finally, Chen broke the silence. "What… happened to him?"

"Unknown," Han scratched his head. "But given his prior feats… could his ESP Rating be higher than A-rank? Maybe…"

"Guodong," Chen ordered, "bring Lin Ye here. Talent like his must serve the nation."

"Understood, Director!" Han snapped to attention, saluting sharply.

Core Ruins Zone — Innermost Depths

The battle had reached its gruesome finale. Lin Ye dominated the bear in a slaughter—no, a torturous execution.

"First move." Lin Ye phased behind the bear, an Obsidian Thunder-forged sawblade grinding through its spine. The beast's howls shook the heavens, thunderflames dancing in the wound to block regeneration.

"Second move." He stomped the beast's left forelimb into pulp, cramming a Thunder Core into the mangled stump. Rampant currents surged through veins, charring fur and flesh as the beast convulsed.

"Third move." Lin Ye hoisted the frenzied bear with Obsidian Thunder Shackles, implanting nine micro Thunder Seed bombs into its body. One by one, the bombs detonated inside the beast. By the ninth explosion, the creature had been reduced to charred chunks of flesh, not a single intact muscle remaining.

The carnage was so gruesome that even Wang Chong—a battle-hardened officer who had slain countless beasts—struggled to stomach it. Never had he witnessed such ritualistic torment inflicted on a creature.

Suddenly, Lin Ye snapped his head toward Wang Chong's position. Their eyes locked. Though Wang's combat prowess far surpassed the youth's, the rotating thunderstorm vortices in Lin Ye's gaze sent primal dread coursing through his veins—as if he'd glimpsed an eldritch abomination.

"Kekeke!" The signature cackle rang out as Lin Ye vanished, reappearing mid-sprint toward Wang. The officer's heart pounded as he gripped his electromagnetic pulse gun, tracking the boy's movements.

Lin Ye collapsed halfway, crumpling lifelessly to the ground.

At that moment, the ruins echoed with a synthetic voice:

"Martial Arts College Entrance Exam — Concluded.

Final Rankings:

1st: Lin Ye (Third High) — 15,945 Points

2nd: Lu Tianyu (First High) — 6,842 Points

3rd: Wang Shuo (First High) — 5,987 Points

..."

The Bloodthirsty Frenzy Bear's final kill had awarded Lin Ye a staggering 5,000-point bonus.

Wang Chong waited cautiously before approaching. The boy lay motionless, breathing steadily, complexion restored to vitality. Astonishingly, the gashes from earlier battles had vanished without a trace.