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"Boss, you're amazing! We missed you so much!"
Long Chen came up for a bear hug. The nourishment from the Light Sacred Dragon and his spirit power had allowed him to grow to a height of 1.7 meters, making him exceptionally tall.
However, he was still a head shorter than the slender Feng Zaixing, who smiled faintly, a hint of approval on his Face.
"Three rings. It seems you haven't been slacking this past year."
Long Chen chuckled, humbly saying, "If I couldn't rise up with the resources I extorted from Shrek, I'd have to find a piece of tofu to bash my head in."
"Boss, you were already a three-ring Spirit Master a year ago. I'll never catch up in this lifetime."
A year ago, Ya Li signed the humiliating "Mingdu Agreement" and, along with her old partners, the Upper Three Sects and the Man Faced Demon Spider Family, compensated a sum of spiritual items and Spirit Bones.
Thanks to the four individuals involved all being students of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, 50% of these resources went to the Academy, and Long Chen directly benefited.
In addition to Heaven And Earth Treasure, he also absorbed a 10,000-year Spirit Bone to strengthen his foundation.
Feng Zaixing received his full share, including spiritual items, Spirit Bones, and federal currencys. However, for him, the compensation was not very useful, so he donated it to the Academy in his personal name, establishing scholarships and student loans.
Yu Xin recorded her gains in the Six Stars Association's public account, to be used as activity funds.
Since then, the Six Stars Association has come to the forefront and gained renown, becoming a rising star among the student organizations at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.
Over the past year, Feng Zaixing had been in seclusion, while Yu Xin, Wang Wen, and Xu Miao managed affairs. They had already recruited dozens of elite students, beginning to take shape.
Sometimes, Feng Zaixing felt that he, as the president, was somewhat of a hands-off manager.
"You've all worked hard this year. Let's just treat our time in Donghai as a vacation for ourselves."
Feng Zaixing fully affirmed their efforts, then walked up to Mu Chen and bowed slightly, "Junior Martial Uncle, how is your health?"
"Good, good, very good! Your teacher, Heavenly Forging, is fine, so what could happen to me?"
Mu Chen stepped forward to support Feng Zaixing, his eyes overflowing with indescribable joy, and he said with a smile, "Your presence here has given our Tianhai Alliance great Face."
"Junior Martial Uncle, you exaggerate. I'm just looking for Evil Soul Masters along the way and resting here at your place."
Feng Zaixing smiled gently, then his expression grew a bit more serious as he asked, "By the way, have there been any terrorist attacks here recently? If it's not too much trouble, I can help you resolve them."
Mu Chen paused, then shook his head, saying, "None recently. During the Tianhai Competition, the eyes of all the experts in Donghai are on this place, and the Donghai Legion is secretly observing, so no one dares to act rashly."
"That's a pity," Feng Zaixing said with some regret.
Killing his way from the south to here, he had only found eight Evil Soul Masters. Aside from the three near Yuanen's home, who were easy targets, the rest were small fry, not even enough to fill a tooth gap.
Where did all those damned Evil Soul Masters hide? They dared to attack a soul-guided train but didn't dare to fight him?
At this moment, Mu Xi, who was behind Mu Chen, suddenly giggled, revealing a very mysterious expression, and said:
"Junior Brother, don't be discouraged. Senior Sister will tell you, a year ago, there was an earth-shattering battle in Donghai City, and a huge park was flattened."
Mu Xi spread her arms, making a large circle, her tone very exaggerated.
"During the post-incident investigation, Father discovered the aura of an Evil Soul Master there."
Feng Zaixing's eyes flashed: "Really?"
Mu Chen's expression became serious, and he lowered his voice, saying, "Indeed. The Qi there was extremely chaotic. I suspect it was a battle between multiple powerhouses above three-word Battle Armor Masters, and the park was flattened."
"Afterward, we found only one small boy who survived in that area, but he had also fainted and knew nothing."
Mu Xi interjected, "That little boy also has great forging talent. Father took him as a Disciple some time ago. His name is Tang Wulin, and he's also coming to the Tianhai Competition this time."
"Tang Wulin? To be favored by Junior Martial Uncle, he must be extraordinary," Feng Zaixing said with a smile.
Di Tian acted quickly, even controlling the Evil Soul Masters to consume Tang San's Divine Sense attack opportunities.
And Tang Wulin being taken as a Disciple, was this a convergence of the World line?
"There's still a big gap compared to you, but he's much stronger than Mu Xi."
Mu Chen didn't stint on his approval of his Disciple, smiling, "It's strange to say, his Spirit is Blue Silver Grass, but he has a trace of Golden Dragon Bloodline within him, weak but pure, bringing innate divine force."
"If he can unleash this Bloodline in the future, he might even achieve something in the Spirit Master's world."
Feng Zaixing immediately understood that the Star Dou Vicious Beast group was at work, possibly having broken several layers of the Golden Dragon King's Seal.
The big black Dragon has something going on; he didn't lose Face, he's a good one.
"Junior Martial Uncle, are you telling me this because you want me to introduce him to the Body Sect's outer sect?" With a roll of his eyes, Feng Zaixing understood Mu Chen's unspoken meaning.
"That was the idea." Mu Chen nodded, saying seriously:
"Although I hope he excels on the path of forging, he has a dream of becoming a powerful Spirit Master, so how can I stop him? After all, the next Divine Craftsman is right before my eyes."
The implication was that if Tang Wulin had a chance to become a Divine Craftsman, Mu Chen would naturally hope to Cultivate one; but with Feng Zaixing already excelling, Mu Chen had to let go of that thought, as only one Divine Craftsman could exist in an era.
Feng Zaixing quickly waved his hand, saying, "You're making fun of me, old man..."
The group chatted and laughed, then entered the Forging Master Association headquarters and took their seats.
Yuanen Yehui, who was at the very back, opened her large, curious, dark eyes, like a marmot that had just poked its head out of the mud to see the outside World. She cautiously but closely followed Feng Zaixing, her beautiful eyes sparkling with wonder.
Unbelievable, unbelievable! How is the class monitor also a forging Genius? The eight-star Saint Craftsman is his Junior Martial Uncle, and the Divine Craftsman is his teacher... Looking at it this way, he taught her combat techniques hand-in-hand, and she seemed to have been a bit ungrateful.
Hmm, I'll listen carefully from now on. Yuanen Yehui took out a small red notebook and began to adapt to her new life.
Long Chen, who was arm-in-arm with Le Zhengyu, glanced at Yuanen Yehui out of the corner of his eye, and immediately a warning bell rang.
Oh no, this one is here to compete for my position as a Junior Brother!
"Zhengyu, who is this woman?" Long Chen asked his friend, whom he had only met a few days ago.
"I'll tell you, but don't spread it around..." Le Zhengyu glanced around, then whispered:
"She's the Shrek-designated Genius that Brother Feng 'intercepted'."
"As expected of the Boss." Long Chen suddenly understood. The Boss was indeed the Boss, snatching a Shrek inner court Genius from the jaws of a tiger.
He'd report it to the Big Sister later and get her membership processed.
Xu Miao and Wang Wen arrived quickly, and the group had a welcoming dinner in the Forging Master Association's small cafeteria. The atmosphere was harmonious.
After dinner, Mu Chen suggested taking Feng Zaixing on a tour of Tianhai City, and Feng Zaixing readily agreed.
But just then, a phone call came in. Mu Chen answered, and his expression immediately became strange.
"Your Majesty, the Heavenly Phoenix of the Spirit Transfer Pagoda wants to bring her Disciple to watch the Tianhai Competition? Who invited this important figure?"
He had thought that inviting the ace students of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy was already a significant move, but someone had directly invited a top-tier powerhouse? Was the Spirit Transfer Pagoda so supportive of their work?
Heavenly Phoenix Douluo, Disciple. Feng Zaixing keenly caught these two keywords. After Mu Chen hung up the phone, he asked:
"Junior Martial Uncle, I haven't paid much attention to external affairs this past year. When did Vice Pagoda Master Leng take on a successor?"
Mu Chen shook his head, indicating he didn't know. Le Zhengyu jogged over to explain:
"It's said that about half a year ago, an ancient Hidden Family contacted the Phoenix Family, and Heavenly Phoenix Douluo took the Young Lord of that Family as her Disciple and is very fond of her."
"I see." Feng Zaixing understood. The Hidden Family was probably the Vicious Beast group repackaged, and the Young Lord was Gu Yue?
Mu Chen said, "The organizers say that Heavenly Phoenix Douluo will arrive soon. What do you think, Zaixing?"
"I met Your Majesty, the Heavenly Phoenix two years ago, and we had a pleasant conversation; if I didn't know, it would be one thing, but since I know she's coming, wouldn't it be impolite not to meet her?"
Feng Zaixing smiled lightly, saying, "Let's go to the Spirit Transfer Pagoda."
"Alright."
...A moment later, in front of the towering Spirit Transfer Pagoda in Tianhai City.
Feng Zaixing appeared in the welcoming party with the others, a blue trench coat highlighting his extraordinary temperament, his hands in his pockets, looking relaxed.
In the distant blue sky, a black mecha flew over. Unlike Feng Zaixing's flashy maneuvers, it flew very steadily, beginning to decelerate several kilometers from the pagoda.
Upon landing, the Spirit Transfer Pagoda members unfurled banners and rolled out a red carpet, shouting in unison, "Welcome, Vice Pagoda Master, for your guidance."
Feng Zaixing's eyes narrowed slightly, watching the two figures, one large and one small, descend from the mecha.
Leng Yaozhu was as radiant as ever. In terms of appearance alone, she even slightly surpassed Holy Spirit Douluo Ya Li, making her the most beautiful mature woman Feng Zaixing had ever seen.
Her graceful and tall figure carried a waft of fragrance, her red hair cascaded to her waist, partially obscuring the young girl beside her.
"No need for such formalities. I'm mainly here to bring Gu Yue to gain some experience."
Leng Yaozhu gently raised her fair hand, taking light steps, and revealed the black-haired girl beside her.
As Feng Zaixing remembered, she wasn't particularly striking in appearance, but her dark eyes were exceptionally clear, possessing a charm that grew on you the more you looked.
As if sensing a gaze sweeping over her from the crowd, Gu Yue quickly caught that look and smiled faintly at the person.
"You seem very strong. Are you interested in exchanging some Cultivation insights?"