Double Pupil Bearer

Bang!

With a dull bang, the two purple-haired figures collided at the same time.

Gu Chen used his Double Pupils to spot a weakness and threw a punch at the Phantom, who retaliated in kind!

Both of them were sent stumbling backward.

It had to be said that the Virtual Training Ground had replicated combat awareness remarkably well!

It had perfectly recreated even Gu Chen's instinctive reactions in close combat.

This was what made it interesting—finding his own weaknesses through fighting himself!

Learn from others, surpass himself.

That was the path forward!

Gu Chen braced himself against the ground, then turned and used the force from his waist to produce a two-meter-long purple-gold long spear in his hand, which he immediately hurled at the Phantom.

The Phantom Gu Chen likewise produced an illusory purple-gold long spear. After the two spears collided and were knocked apart, they crashed together once more.

A series of metallic clashes and hums rang through the Underground Training Room.

The two exchanged blows, neither able to break through the other's techniques.

Gu Chen could grow, but the Phantom could not!

After a long battle, Gu Chen had discovered his own flaw as well. His fighting style was too broad and forceful, making it easy for enemies to find an opening and land a fatal blow. Gu Chen held the Purple Desolation Heaven-Falling Divine Spear horizontally before him, blocking the tip of the illusory spear.

Then, he grabbed the shaft of the Purple Desolation Heaven-Falling Divine Spear Phantom. As he pressed it downward with one hand, he stepped on its spearhead and swiftly closed in on the Phantom Gu Chen.

Bang!

Though the Phantom could not grow, it had its advantages too—namely, it did not fear pain!

Combat caused fatigue, and fatigue constantly drove the mind to rest, creating the urge to retreat.

But the Phantom had no such concerns.

The Phantom was struck squarely in the side. The Power of Destruction continuously invaded its body, bringing endless pain. Yet the Phantom did not possess the sensation of pain at all, and it swung the Purple Desolation Heaven-Falling Divine Spear, knocking Gu Chen back.

Though the Purple Desolation Heaven-Falling Divine Spear weighed hundreds of thousands of jin, it only weighed a few hundred jin in the Phantom's hands. Even so, the blow sent Gu Chen's blood and qi churning, while the Power of Destruction flowing from the spear coursed through his body.

After steadying himself, Gu Chen pushed forward with one hand. A great deal of Soul Power condensed in his palm, forming a palm imprint that crashed directly into the Phantom.

"Bang!"

About an hour later.

A silver-haired, purple-eyed girl entered through the entrance to the Underground Training Ground. When she saw the deeply sunken Virtual Training Ground, she called down to Gu Chen below.

"Brother!"

Hearing Na'er's voice, Gu Chen ordered the Phantom to stop attacking. Then he raised his head and looked questioningly at Na'er, who stood not far from the entrance to the Underground Training Ground.

"Na'er?"

Gu Chen hurriedly put away the Purple Desolation Heaven-Falling Divine Spear in his System storage, lest Na'er be stimulated into awakening early. After wiping the sweat from his forehead, he looked up at her.

As the saying went, all human actions were driven by benefit.

When Gu Chen first brought Na'er home, aside from genuinely liking her, he had also intended to scheme for greater benefits.

Benefits exceeding 100%: Under such circumstances, people might become more proactive and willing to take risks, though they usually would not go insane. They might be more willing to invest in high-risk ventures or adopt bolder strategies in business decisions.

Benefits exceeding 200%: As the benefits increased, people might begin considering actions they normally would never consider. They might be more willing to violate rules or moral standards to obtain those benefits.

Benefits exceeding 300%: In such circumstances, people would reveal the evil in human nature without any bottom line for the sake of profit. For such enormous benefits, they could go mad and do anything!

If Tang Wulin was destined to become his enemy, then separating the Silver Dragon King, Gu Yuena, from his side was undoubtedly the best choice.

Gu Chen did not know how much benefit Na'er would bring him in the future, but one thing was certain—she probably would not Backstab him.

Nothing else mattered. That alone... was enough!

The sunken Virtual Training Ground slowly rose until it was level with the Underground Training Ground. Gu Chen dusted off his clothes, stepped forward, and rubbed Na'er's silver hair. Na'er closed her amethyst-like eyes as well, rubbing against his palm twice.

Looking at Na'er, who resembled a porcelain doll, Gu Chen's tone softened slightly. "What is it, my little ancestor?"

"Brother!"

After calling out to him affectionately, Na'er's face turned slightly red.

"Hm?"

Seeing Na'er's expression, Gu Chen rubbed his forehead helplessly.

She was obviously hungry!

It had only been two hours, right?

As expected of the Silver Dragon King. It would have been strange if she did not eat this much.

"It's just... Na'er is a little hungry again." Na'er's earlobes were tinged pink as she spoke awkwardly.

"You little glutton. Come on, let's head upstairs first." Gu Chen tapped Na'er's forehead, then walked toward the entrance.

"Mhm, mhm!" Na'er answered twice before following after Gu Chen.

Though they had only known each other for a few hours, Na'er had already understood that Brother was a good person—cold on the outside, warm on the inside.

Brother might not speak much normally, but whether it was cooking for her as soon as he got home or carrying her back, both proved it.

According to Brother, his parents had apparently been killed by Evil Soul Masters when he was young. (Gu Chen had made that up.)

Neither Gu Chen nor Na'er spoke again as they climbed the stairs back to the living room.

Na'er was looking forward to the food she would have soon, while Gu Chen's mind had already drifted into the System Mall.

Gu Chen's consciousness entered several keywords into the System Mall's search bar: [Century-Old] [Ingredients] [Replenish Blood and Qi].

Then, a huge list of ingredients marked with prices appeared before Gu Chen.

[Century-Old Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear Paw]

Price: 100,000 Federal Coin

...

[Century-Old Vermilion Fruit]

Price: 100,000 Federal Coin

...

[Century-Old Heavenly Dragon Blood]

Price: 500,000 Federal Coin

...

[Century-Old Golden Jade Fruit]

Price: 500,000 Federal Coin

...

The heavenly treasures in the System Mall were not expensive, all priced in the hundreds of thousands.

One had to know that even a century-old Soul Spirit cost a million Federal Coin.

Gu Chen had quite a bit of money, though it was currently all tied up in the company.

Even if he could not access it at the moment, he had connections...

Gu Chen took out his phone and opened Feixin. He found a person with a Phoenix profile picture outside his friends list and sent a message.

Gu Chen had directly created Feixin based on WeChat from his previous life, steadily growing it into a larger and stronger company. At his age, however, he probably could not be any sort of chairman and could only leave management to others.

There were only three people on his friends list.

One of them was Leng Yaozhu, Vice Pagoda Master of the Spirit Pagoda!

As for how they had met... it could only be described as wonderfully inexplicable.

The moment he awakened his Martial Soul, Gu Chen had already changed his name to Double Pupil Bearer.

[Double Pupil Bearer]: "Sister Yaozhu, I have an emergency. Lend me some money! (Kitty rubbing its paws!)"

[Sister Yaozhu]: "Oh? Did the Sun rise in the west? (Raises eyebrow!)"

[Sister Yaozhu]: "You little fellow actually came to borrow money from me? ((￣y▽￣)~* Covers mouth and snickers)"

Looking at those teasing messages, Gu Chen typed on the screen, deleted the words, then typed again.

[Double Pupil Bearer]: "..."

[Sister Yaozhu]: "All right, I won't tease you anymore! (Scoundrel!)"

[Sister Yaozhu]: [Transfer: "5,000,000 Federal Coin"]

Five million?!

Gu Chen's pupils suddenly contracted. He quickly typed out a message on his phone and sent it.

[Double Pupil Bearer]: "Thank you, Sister Yaozhu!!! (Kneeling in gratitude (≧▽≦))"