Fully Armed

Hearing Fan Lang's words, Luo Hongyan really wanted to spit out another mouthful of blood.

Even a light touch had made her vomit blood. If it were a life-or-death battle, she would really lose her life.

Although the arrogance she had cultivated over the years made Luo Hongyan unwilling to admit defeat easily, reality was right in front of her, and the pain was inside her body. She had no choice but to accept it. Now she understood why her father had forced her to drink with Fan Lang that day. Such a talent was very useful to the City Lord's Mansion. If he could be won over, the position of the City Lord's Mansion would become more stable.

Luo Hongyan was lost in thought for a moment, then suddenly noticed that Fan Lang was holding her waist, and the two were close together. Their movements were very intimate, and Fan Lang was using a large cloth, which looked like a tent, to cover the two of them. She didn't know why.

"Why are you covering us with cloth?" Luo Hongyan's curiosity took over, and she asked about this first, instead of trying to break free from Fan Lang's arm.

"I have to cover you, or you'll be exposing your 'spring scenery'," Fan Lang explained.

"Exposing my 'spring scenery'?" Luo Hongyan was even more confused.

Fan Lang gave a further explanation, reaching out and rubbing Luo Hongyan's arm.

Smooth, tender, like rubbing against tofu. He had to give a thumbs up for the feeling!

Luo Hongyan clearly felt the skin contact, and that she wasn't protected by clothing. She endured the pain and turned her head to look, her mind buzzing, as if struck by lightning.

The impact just now was too violent, causing the clothes on her body to split in several places, exposing her sheep-like body. No wonder Fan Lang said she was exposing her 'spring scenery'.

These little secrets had all been seen by Fan Lang, and there had even been physical contact.

Luo Hongyan experienced this kind of thing for the first time, and almost instinctively let out a piercing scream that could be described as a sonic attack.

"Ah!!!"

The scream was enough to spread to every corner of the City Lord's Mansion.

Things had blown up.

What followed was a series of reactions.

Luo Hongyan resisted Fan Lang with a posture of swearing to die rather than submit, broke free from his clutches, wrapped herself in the large cloth, and hid by the wall, sobbing.

City Lord Luo Jiuxiao rushed over in a flurry, asking what had happened, but Luo Hongyan only cried, giving people endless possibilities to imagine.

In the end, Fan Lang explained it himself.

If someone else had bullied his daughter like this, Luo Jiuxiao might have slapped them away, but facing Fan Lang, he just smiled it off lightly.

He didn't even have time to win over Fan Lang, so how could he fall out with Fan Lang over such a trivial matter?

What's more, Luo Hongyan hadn't suffered any great loss.

And so the matter passed.

Afterwards, Fan Lang claimed that he had something to do and had to go out for a while, and would be back later. As for the sobbing Luo Hongyan, there was no need to pay too much attention to her.

One wave ended, but the aftershocks continued.

After Fan Lang left the City Lord's Mansion, some rumors quietly spread within the City Lord's Mansion.

"Have you heard? Fan Lang actually dared to force himself on Miss Luo in broad daylight, stripping off her clothes!"

"Fan Lang even humped a few times. If the City Lord hadn't arrived in time, the consequences would have been unimaginable!"

"If he really humped, it means the City Lord didn't arrive in time..."

"After such a scandal, the City Lord didn't even blame Fan Lang. It seems he intends to betroth Miss Luo to him."

"Alas, Miss Luo is going to marry, but the groom isn't me."

If this keeps spreading, Luo Hongyan will become a mother.

Fan Lang didn't take the matter of making Luo Hongyan cry too much to heart. After going out, he went his own way, not affected in the slightest.

His goal today was still to find equipment. With Li Yunyan assisting him, he spent most of the day completing two equipment-related tasks. He managed to acquire two more five-star equipment items: the Sky Soaring Boots and the Silver Thread Hundred Flower Armor, each with its own effects.

The fourfold drop rate helped a lot, otherwise it would have been impossible to complete the tasks in such a short time.

Sky Soaring Boots:

Category: Equipment.

Star Rating: ★★★★★

Attribute: Wind.

Defense: 750.

Durability: 1000.

Effect: Creates a stream of air underfoot. Stepping on the air allows for brief levitation. The air stream lasts for 5 seconds, each release consumes 50 points of Mystic Force, and can be released every 0.5 seconds.

Silver Thread Hundred Flower Armor:

Category: Equipment.

Star Rating: ★★★★★

Attribute: Metal.

Defense: 2000.

Durability: 1200.

Effect: Blade Trap. When a weapon pierces the Silver Thread Hundred Flower Armor, there is a 20% chance it will get stuck, unable to move forward or backward.

For equipment like this, the important thing is the defensive ability, and the effect is just an extra, not very useful in practice.

Both are equipment, not cards.

This is normal. Sealing weapons and equipment into cards is for easy switching, but shoes and armor are worn all the time, and there's no time to change them during battle, so there's no need to seal them into cards.

Fan Lang fully armed himself, with the Li Kan Sword in one hand and the Crab Shell Shield in the other, wearing the Silver Thread Hundred Flower Armor and the Sky Soaring Boots, looking completely different from before.

This outfit gave him the air of a great general, and Fan Lang was very satisfied.

The system had a photo function, so Fan Lang struck a flamboyant pose and took a picture of himself as a memento. The only downside was that it could only be viewed within the system and couldn't be taken out.

During the task, Fan Lang also earned a lot of experience points, which allowed him to level up to Mystic Spirit level three, further increasing his strength.

He also mastered the two new skills, Asura Swordplay and Sky Covering Hand, completing all the progress bars.

Level, equipment, skills.

Only perfection is achieved when all three aspects are aligned, with no shortcomings in any area. Fan Lang is currently perfect in these aspects.

Fan Lang intends to participate in the Wind Cloud Genius Battle in this perfect state, crushing and dominating everything!

In the evening, Fan Lang returned to the City Lord's Mansion and met with Luo Jiuxiao. They had a private dinner together, both choosing to avoid mentioning the little episode during the day.

During the meal, Fan Lang said seriously, "Let me go to the genius battle tomorrow alone. Don't let Luo Hongyan go. I'll win that first place back for you."

"Alright, with you there, there's indeed no need for a second person," Luo Jiuxiao agreed readily, without hesitation.

"Great," Fan Lang smiled and drained the wine in his cup.

"After you win, all the rewards will be yours. The City Lord's Mansion won't take a single cent."

"I don't really care about those ordinary rewards. I only value the opportunity to enter the Ice Fire Pool to temper my body."

"Yes, that's the most important thing."

Luo Jiuxiao nodded.

The Wind Cloud Genius Battle didn't emerge out of nowhere. It was the existence of the Ice Fire Pool that led to the Wind Cloud Genius Battle. Each winner gets a chance to enter the Ice Fire Pool.

This opportunity is extremely precious, enough to make geniuses from all sides fight tooth and nail for it.

The night passed.

As the sun rose, shining upon the earth, the Wind Cloud Genius Battle arrived as scheduled.

In academics, there is no absolute first, but in martial arts, there is no second. Only the strongest can reign supreme over many geniuses, looking down upon all living beings with disdain.