Mu Nu Jiao? Ya Fei?

A few days later, Dongfang Chen had grown fairly accustomed to campus life at Mingzhu Academy.

Due to his special circumstances, the school hadn't assigned him to any specific department.

As long as he wanted to attend a class, he could sit in on any department he pleased.

During this time, Mingzhu Academy's time-honored orientation event—the Beast Taming Competition—was still in full swing.

Dongfang Chen had originally planned to show off at the competition, but that idea was quickly and firmly shut down by Dean Xiao and the various Department Heads.

After all, with Dongfang Chen's strength, if he participated in the Beast Taming Competition, there would be no point in holding the orientation event at all.

They might as well just hand him all the resources outright.

As compensation, Dean Xiao even gave Dongfang Chen an extra chance to train in the Three Step Tower.

He only begged this little ancestor not to ruin the spectacle of the Beast Taming Competition.

After all, what kind of spectacle could a one-sided match offer?

The Beast Taming Competition wasn't a must-attend for Dongfang Chen anyway, and with Dean Xiao's compensation on the table, he simply sat in the stands and watched the matches alongside Xin Xia and Yumian.

Unfortunately, Dean Xiao hadn't accounted for Mofan.

During the Beast Taming Competition, Mofan stole the spotlight just like in the Original Work, leaving the Department Heads dumbfounded.

They hadn't expected that after stopping Dongfang Chen, another variable like Mofan would pop up.

All of the department's public resources for the semester were swept into Mofan's hands.

As a result, Mofan became famous throughout Mingzhu Academy.

Some busybodies even gave him the nickname "Little Demon King."

As for the nickname "Great Demon King," that naturally belonged to Dongfang Chen.

Mofan complained about it for several days.

Because "Little Demon King" sounded like he was the son of the "Great Demon King."

In the afternoon, Ye Xin Xia and Ding Yumian went home first.

Dongfang Chen, on the other hand, had to attend a banquet as the family representative.

He didn't really enjoy this kind of social obligation, but considering he might be living in Magic City long-term, he went to the banquet anyway to avoid unnecessary trouble.

"Dongfang Chen, let's go together."

Zhao Manyan found Dongfang Chen.

The Zhao Clan would also be attending this banquet.

But the Zhao Clan's main representative was Zhao Manyan's brother, Zhao Yougan; Zhao Manyan was just there to fill a seat.

If it weren't for the chance to flirt with a few wealthy heiresses or noble ladies at the banquet, Zhao Manyan wouldn't have bothered to show his face.

As soon as they entered the banquet hall.

Dongfang Chen and Zhao Manyan immediately became the center of everyone's attention.

In truth, most eyes were fixed on Dongfang Chen, with Zhao Manyan just being an afterthought.

As the most sought-after and favored direct descendant of the Dongfang Family, Dongfang Chen had plenty of people personally coming over to curry favor the moment he appeared.

Dongfang Chen didn't like dealing with these situations, so he made up an excuse and slipped off with Zhao Manyan to find food in a corner.

"Damn, Dongfang, why'd you come over here? Weren't you just chatting with some big shots from the Military Department and the Mage Association? And you just walked away?"

Zhao Manyan was stunned when he saw Dongfang Chen ditch those big shots.

"Speaking Of Which, your Dongfang Family has plenty of direct descendants too, right? Why are you the only one who's so favored? Anyone would think you're the Dongfang Family Patriarch."

Dongfang Chen smiled but said nothing in response to Zhao Manyan's question.

If you could also hold the lifeline of the Dongfang Family's Pills, you'd be the most favored one too.

Zhao Manyan chatted idly with Dongfang Chen.

His slightly lecherous gaze kept scanning the hall, searching for tonight's target.

Even though Zhao Manyan wasn't particularly favored at home, the Zhao Clan's name still carried plenty of weight.

Flirting with a few heiresses or noble ladies was no problem at all.

"Whoa! Found my target—an absolute stunner with a killer figure!"

Suddenly, Zhao Manyan's eyes lit up.

He spotted a girl with a peerless face and a graceful figure walking in their direction.

Zhao Manyan nudged Dongfang Chen with his elbow.

"Is that... Mu Nu Jiao?"

Dongfang Chen glanced at her.

Although Mingzhu Academy had only just started the semester, the Three Great Goddesses had already emerged among the New Students with immense popularity.

Mu Nu Jiao, with her stunning beauty and those captivating long legs, naturally became one of the three great goddesses among the new students.

As for the other two goddesses, they were of course Ye Xin Xia and Ding Yumian.

Ding Yumian had been by Dongfang Chen's side for a year, and her figure was no longer as frail as when they first met.

"Dongfang, let me ask you something—are you close with Goddess Mu?"

Zhao Manyan said with a lecherous grin.

He admitted that Dongfang Chen was a bit better-looking than him, but when it came to flirting skills, Zhao Manyan was definitely number one.

That was Zhao Manyan's old way of thinking, though.

Ever since Dongfang Chen was seen walking across campus holding hands with two of the three great goddesses at the same time, Zhao Manyan knew with a broken heart that he had already lost in that department.

Countless boys at Mingzhu Academy felt the same heartbreak.

"Not close," Dongfang Chen said.

Although the Dongfang Family and the Mu Family had business dealings, Dongfang Chen really wasn't familiar with Mu Nu Jiao.

On the Mu Family's side, though, they had been looking for opportunities to propose a marriage to his uncle in order to strengthen their relationship.

As for who the marriage candidate was, Dongfang Chen hadn't bothered to find out.

Knowing that Dongfang Chen and Mu Nu Jiao weren't close, Zhao Manyan relaxed.

He was really afraid that Dongfang Chen would sweep up all three new goddesses.

"In that case, how about I go hit on this girl first?"

"If you think you can, go ahead."

Zhao Manyan chuckled and rubbed his hands together.

He stepped forward, striking a pose he thought was incredibly suave, and said, "Hey beautiful, want to—"

"Scram!"

Mu Nu Jiao shot him a sharp glare.

Zhao Manyan's pickup line was cut short before he could even finish, and he had to awkwardly back off.

He thought to himself, This beauty has a fiery temper. Well, at least with her being this fierce, Dongfang Chen probably won't have any luck either...

The next second, Zhao Manyan's eyes went wide.

Mu Nu Jiao walked up to Dongfang Chen and extended her fair hand.

"Hi, nice to meet you. I'm Mu Nu Jiao."

Dongfang Chen was stunned for a moment.

It wasn't because Mu Nu Jiao was greeting him, but because the System's voice had appeared.

[Ding! Detected original work female character Ya Fei. Acquaintance quest now released!]

Mu Nu Jiao, Ya Fei?

To be honest, based on Ya Fei's character in Battle Through the Heavens, Dongfang Chen thought she would be Mu Nu Jiao's younger sister, Mu Nuxin.

But whatever made the system happy was fine—he just needed to collect the rewards.

"Hi, I'm Dongfang Chen."

Dongfang Chen reached out and shook Mu Nu Jiao's hand.

[Ding! Congratulations, host. Completed Phase One of the Ya Fei acquaintance quest—Encounter.]

[Reward: Earth Tier High Level Dou Technique—Emperor Seal Art]

An Earth Tier High Level Dou Technique? Not bad at all.

Ever since advancing to Dou King, Dongfang Chen had been lacking a matching Dou Technique.

Although Mystic Tier techniques like Eight Extremes Burst could still unleash considerable power, they couldn't bring out Dongfang Chen's full strength.

Stuck without a high-power technique, Dongfang Chen had even tried fusing Exotic Fires like Xiao Yan to create his own Buddha Flame Lotus.

Unfortunately, the Buddha Flame Lotus wasn't so easy to pull off.

At the very least, Dongfang Chen still couldn't fully control the explosion from fusing two Exotic Fires.

So, this Emperor Seal Art solved his current problem of lacking a powerful Dou Technique.