Mu Nu Jiao? Ya Fei?

A few days later, Dongfang Chen had gotten used to life on the Mingzhu Academy campus.

Because of his special circumstances, the school hadn't assigned Dongfang Chen to any particular department.

He could attend classes in any department he liked.

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

Dongfang Chen had originally wanted to show off at the Beast Taming Competition, but Dean Xiao and the department heads had quickly done everything they could to stop him.

You had to be kidding. With Dongfang Chen's strength, if he took part in the Beast Taming Competition, there wouldn't be any point in holding the event.

They might as well just give him all the resources.

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

He only hoped that this little ancestor wouldn't ruin the spectacle of the Beast Taming Competition.

After all, what was there to watch in a one-sided match?

Dongfang Chen didn't particularly need to attend the competition. Besides, since Dean Xiao had offered compensation, he simply sat in the stands with Xin Xia and Yumian to watch the matches.

Unfortunately, Dean Xiao hadn't counted on Mofan.

At the Beast Taming Competition, Mofan made a huge splash, just like in the Original Work, leaving all the department heads stunned.

They hadn't expected that after stopping Dongfang Chen, another wild card like Mofan would show up.

Mofan claimed all the public resources for the entire school this semester.

He also became famous throughout Mingzhu Academy.

Some people 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.

After all, "Little Demon King" made him sound like the Great Demon King's son.

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

Dongfang Chen, meanwhile, had to attend a banquet as the family's representative.

He didn't like this sort of social engagement, but considering that he might be living in Magic City for a long time, he went anyway to avoid unnecessary trouble.

"Dongfang Chen, want to go together?"

Zhao Manyan found Dongfang Chen.

The Zhao Clan would be attending the banquet too.

However, the Zhao Clan's representative was mainly Zhao Manyan's older brother, Zhao Yougan. Zhao Manyan was just there to make up the numbers.

If he hadn't been hoping to chat up a few rich heiresses or aristocratic wives at the banquet, he wouldn't have bothered showing his face.

As soon as they entered the banquet hall,

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

In fact, most people's eyes were on Dongfang Chen, with Zhao Manyan merely catching some of the spillover.

As the most promising and favored direct descendant of the Dongfang Family, Dongfang Chen was immediately approached by plenty of people eager to make a good impression.

Dongfang Chen didn't like dealing with this sort of thing, so he made an excuse and went with Zhao Manyan to the corner to find something to eat.

"Holy crap, Dongfang, why'd you come over here? Weren't a bunch of bigwigs from the Military Department and Mage Association talking to you? You just walked away from them?"

Zhao Manyan stared in disbelief as Dongfang Chen left those bigwigs behind.

"Come to think of it, your Dongfang Family has plenty of direct descendants. How come you're the one who gets all the favor? Anyone who didn't know better would think you were the Dongfang Family Patriarch."

Dongfang Chen just smiled at Zhao Manyan's question without answering.

If you had control over the Dongfang Family's pill supply, you'd be the favorite too.

Zhao Manyan chatted with Dongfang Chen on and off.

His slightly lecherous gaze kept searching the hall for someone to hit on that evening.

Although he wasn't particularly favored at home, the Zhao Clan name still carried plenty of weight.

Chatting up a few heiresses or wealthy women would be no problem at all.

"Hiss! I've found my target. She's gorgeous, and her figure is out of this world!"

Suddenly, Zhao Manyan's eyes lit up.

He spotted a beauty with stunning features 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.

Mingzhu Academy had only just opened, but three especially popular goddesses had already emerged among the new students.

With her stunning looks and a pair of long, captivating legs, Mu Nu Jiao had naturally become one of the Three Great Goddesses among the new students.

The other two goddesses were, of course, Ye Xin Xia and Ding Yumian.

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

"Dongfang, tell me something. Are you close with Goddess Mu?"

Zhao Manyan asked lecherously.

He admitted that Dongfang Chen was a tiny bit more handsome than he was, but when it came to picking up girls, Zhao Manyan was sure he was second to none.

That was what Zhao Manyan used to think, anyway.

Ever since Dongfang Chen had walked across campus hand in hand with two of the Three Great Goddesses, Zhao Manyan had realized with a broken heart that he'd already lost when it came to picking up girls.

He wasn't the only one whose heart had broken. Countless boys at Mingzhu Academy had suffered the same fate.

"No,"

Dongfang Chen said.

Although the Dongfang Family did business with the Mu Family, Dongfang Chen wasn't actually close with Mu Nu Jiao.

On the other hand, the Mu Family had been trying to find an opportunity to arrange a marriage between one of their girls and him, hoping to bring their families closer.

Dongfang Chen hadn't bothered finding out who they had in mind.

Once he learned that Dongfang Chen wasn't close with Mu Nu Jiao, Zhao Manyan relaxed.

He had genuinely worried that Dongfang Chen would sweep up all three of the new students' goddesses.

"Since that's the case, mind if I go introduce myself first?"

"If you think you can pull it off, go ahead."

Zhao Manyan grinned and rubbed his hands together.

He stepped forward and struck what he thought was an incredibly handsome pose. "Hey, beautiful, I—"

"Get lost!"

Mu Nu Jiao fixed him with a sharp glare.

Zhao Manyan hadn't even finished his introduction before getting shot down, so he could only retreat sheepishly.

Meanwhile, he thought to himself,

This beauty's temper is way too fiery. Still, that's fine. With a temper like that, there's no way she'd—

The next second, Zhao Manyan's eyes widened.

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

"Hello. I'm Mu Nu Jiao. It's nice to meet you."

Dongfang Chen was stunned for a moment.

It wasn't that Mu Nu Jiao had greeted him. What surprised him was that the System's Voice had appeared.

[Beep! Original Work female character Ya Fei detected. The introduction quest has now been issued!]

Mu Nu Jiao? Ya Fei?

Honestly, based on Ya Fei's characterization in Battle Through the Heavens, Dongfang Chen thought the character should have been Mu Nuxin, Mu Nu Jiao's younger sister.

But as long as the system was happy, that was fine. He just had to claim the reward.

"Hello, I'm Dongfang Chen."

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

[Beep! Congratulations, host, on completing stage one of the Ya Fei introduction quest—Meeting]

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

An Earth Tier High Level Dou Technique? That wasn't bad.

Ever since he advanced to Dou Wang, Dongfang Chen had been missing a Dou Technique to match his level.

Although Dou Techniques like Eight Extremes Burst, an Earth Tier technique, could still unleash impressive power, they couldn't bring out the full extent of Dongfang Chen's strength.

With no powerful Dou Technique at hand, Dongfang Chen had even tried fusing Heavenly Flames to create Buddha Flame Lotus, just like Xiao Yan.

Unfortunately, Buddha Flame Lotus wasn't something he could make that easily.

At least for now, Dongfang Chen still couldn't fully control the outburst caused by fusing two Heavenly Flames.

So this Emperor Seal Art solved Dongfang Chen's current problem of lacking a powerful Dou Technique.