Little fox, you're dressed like this, cough cough, what are you trying to do?

The afternoon sun was especially blinding.

Bibi Dong looked up at the sky, a moment of dizziness making her lose focus. She glanced at Xiao Feng beside her, an indescribable feeling stirring within. She had once prided herself on being a genius, a prodigy, but in front of Xiao Feng, she realized she was nothing.

This struck her hard. Even she, who refused to acknowledge her as a mother, wasn't as monstrous as Xiao Feng—she didn't even qualify to compare.

On the other hand, Hu Liena beside her had far fewer thoughts. Her reasoning was simple: the stronger her little junior brother was, the better. Then no one could bully her. If anyone dared, she'd send him to beat them up. In short, she was happy!

"Xiao Feng, Xiao Feng, summon Big Wolf to play with me, okay?" Hu Liena tugged at Xiao Feng's arm, acting spoiled.

Xiao Feng looked at Hu Liena, who was a head or two taller than him, and thought to himself, "If Er Gouzi plays with you, who'll be my free tool? You? It lets me absorb spirit power—what can you give me to absorb?"

A hint of a smile curled at the corner of his mouth. Xiao Feng chuckled, "Wanting Er Gouzi to play with you isn't impossible, but you have to show sincerity. As for what sincerity means, that's up to you to figure out."

With that, Xiao Feng stopped paying attention to Hu Liena and walked toward Bibi Dong ahead, leaving a pouty Hu Liena rooted to the spot.

This was exactly what Xiao Feng intended. It wasn't that he disliked Hu Liena—who wouldn't like such a silly, cute little fox? But the reason he did this was...

Lu Xun once said, "In the world of love, despicable, underhanded tricks are shameful, but the law of attraction is innocent. If you can skillfully stir someone's emotions and keep them thinking of you always, that's not a bad method."

Hu Liena watched Xiao Feng from behind, wondering what she could offer as sincerity. But she couldn't think of anything worthy on the spot. Then, recalling something someone had once said, her little face inexplicably flushed.

"Got it!"

Ahead, Xiao Feng had no idea what Hu Liena was planning. Right now, he intended to discuss something with Bibi Dong—he wanted to enter a spirit master academy!

"Are you sure you want to join a spirit master academy? Given your strength and insight, it seems completely unnecessary," Bibi Dong said after a moment of thought.

She was right. With Xiao Feng's power, there was no need to join an academy. But he needed companions. Far away in Nuoding City, Xiao Feng knew that in the future, he would meet a group of incredibly reliable wives—cough, companions.

And he, Xiao Feng, naturally couldn't fall behind. Amid the talented crowd of Spirit Hall, he wanted to forge a team of geniuses no less impressive than the Shrek Seven Devils.

Just thinking about competing with himself excited him. A battle where both sides knew each other so well was the most thrilling.

"Mm, I want to join a spirit master academy because I need companions. No matter how strong I become in the future, I can't face a group of immensely powerful gods alone. So I need a team—a team of top-tier talents."

Hearing Xiao Feng's words, Bibi Dong felt relieved. Xiao Feng hadn't grown arrogant from his strength and talent; he still chose to trust in companions. This put her at ease. What Bibi Dong herself didn't realize was that she had subconsciously erased the belief she had clung to for years: "If I'm strong enough, I can be invincible in the world."

"Alright, then go to the Spirit Hall Intermediate Spirit Master Academy with Nana. All of Spirit Hall's geniuses are there too."

Xiao Feng nodded at Bibi Dong's words. "Okay, when do I start?"

"Tomorrow. I'll have someone arrange it for you today."

"Good."

With that, Bibi Dong left. Hu Liena had also slipped away at some point, leaving only Gui Mei standing there, hesitating as if he wanted to speak.

Looking at Gui Mei in front of him, Xiao Feng found it a bit amusing and asked curiously, "Elder Gui Mei, is there something you need?"

Hearing Xiao Feng say this, Gui Mei inexplicably felt a weight lift from his heart. He had always felt that the Xiao Feng before him was the same Xiao Feng he had seen in Nuoding City, which kept him terrified. But now?

He was certain—this Xiao Feng wasn't that Xiao Feng. Because he believed the one who had casually decided his life or death back then would never stoop to calling him Elder Gui Mei.

Fortunately, Xiao Feng had no idea what Gui Mei was thinking. Otherwise, he would have definitely smirked and said, "Sorry, but I really am that kind of person~~ hohoho~~"

"Nothing, nothing. I was just stunned by Young Master Xiao Feng's talent. I haven't snapped out of it yet."

Xiao Feng smiled at Gui Mei's reaction, didn't dwell on it, and left.

"Title Douluo? In the face of absolute power and authority, even they have to bow their heads."

After leaving the Spirit Awakening Hall, Xiao Feng went straight back to his quarters. As soon as he entered, he lay down on the bed and closed his eyes.

"Will Shift."

When he opened his eyes again, he had entered his clone's body, while the clone's will temporarily resided in his original body.

At that moment, Xiao Feng was cultivating in Dorm Seven, while Xiao Wu slept beside him, looking utterly adorable. He gently stroked her hair, then got down from the bed.

He left Dorm Seven.

"You're back. How is it over there?"

The speaker was Rui Mengmeng. She immediately recognized that the Xiao Feng before her was the original.

"Mm, it's fine. Everything's going according to plan. But, can you go easy on my clone?"

Just thinking about how Rui Mengmeng had been training his clone these past days made Xiao Feng shiver involuntarily.

"Oh, come off it. If I went soft on him, wouldn't you, with your system, just crush him in the future? If I don't push him, how's he supposed to catch up to you, a cheater? Besides, wasn't this the task you gave me? How could I not complete it?"

Hearing Rui Mengmeng's words, Xiao Feng rubbed his nose awkwardly.

She was right. Although the clone shared the same talent, potential, and spirit as Xiao Feng, it didn't have the system daddy, so it could never surpass him. And the task he had given Rui Mengmeng was to make the clone stronger!

"By the way, where's little Sanzi?"

"He went to work."

Only then did Xiao Feng remember that Tang San, just like in the original story, had chosen to apprentice at a blacksmith shop to earn some pocket money.

"And that bastard Yu Xiaogang? Where did he disappear to all this time?"

Xiao Feng could share his clone's memories, so he knew Yu Xiaogang had left the academy three months ago. He had asked Rui Mengmeng to look into it.

"That weakling took a trip outside. Whether by luck or something else, he ran into a genius with exceptional talent in a small village. He's probably on his way back now."

Rui Mengmeng's words made Xiao Feng pause.

"What the hell? This... what the hell is this, a joke?"

Just as Xiao Feng was about to ask the system, a voice came through from his clone's will at Spirit Hall—"If you don't come back soon, your little fox is about to do something reckless."

"Huh?"

Through the thoughts transmitted by his clone, Xiao Feng's face immediately darkened with a look of exasperation.

"Little fox, what are you up to, dressing so seductively?"