Intercepting the Hair Crystal

"Have the Little Monster practice Gravity Enhancement for half an hour every day. He's still young!" Flender instructed.

"Boss, don't worry. How could I not know my limits?" Zhao Wuji said eagerly.

"And Ma Hongjun too. Have him train as well. Just look at all that fat on him!"

Flender was furious. Ma Hongjun was someone he had personally taught, yet he had lost so badly, with practically no ability to fight back. It made Flender lose face.

Zhao Wuji agreed with a grin. He could not have wanted it more.

Previously, there had only been two students: Oscar and Ma Hongjun.

Oscar possessed a Food Tool Spirit and was taught by Shao Xin.

Ma Hongjun was the only one Zhao Wuji could offer a few pointers to, but Ma Hongjun was generally taught by Flender.

It had left Zhao Wuji feeling like a hero with nowhere to use his talents.

This time, not only could he discipline Tie Xiong, but Ma Hongjun would be training under him as well. What fun.

"Xiao Ma, do you know why you couldn't beat me?"

That night, inside Tie Xiong's wooden cabin, Tie Xiong smiled at Ma Hongjun.

"Boss, your movement technique was faster than mine. My first soul skill missed!" Ma Hongjun said thoughtfully.

Tie Xiong's speed was beyond anything he could match, and his hammer technique was exquisitely precise. Once Tie Xiong latched onto him, he could not break free no matter how hard he tried.

Tie Xiong snapped his fingers. "You're not completely stupid. With all that fat on you, you don't look like a soul master at all. Today, I'll make you accept your defeat wholeheartedly!"

As he spoke, Tie Xiong removed the weights tied around his calves.

He handed them to Ma Hongjun.

Ma Hongjun stared blankly at Tie Xiong's actions.

"No way? Boss, you were wearing those while fighting Xiao Ma?" Even Oscar was stunned.

Ma Hongjun tested the weight of the leg wraps, and his face immediately fell. It was far too demoralizing.

"Alright, you can leave now. Whether you train with the teachers from now on is up to you!" Tie Xiong began shooing them away.

He would not waste his energy on the two of them. Giving them that much advice was already out of consideration for the fact that they recognized him as their boss.

Ma Hongjun clenched his fists and walked out.

Oscar yawned and was about to return to bed.

"And you, Xiao Ao. Go sleep in Xiao Ma's cabin!" Tie Xiong added.

"No way, Boss, you're abandoning me!" Oscar had been about to argue, but Tie Xiong's expression grew increasingly stern.

He hurriedly packed his things and ran toward Ma Hongjun's wooden cabin.

A boss needed to maintain a little mystery. How could he live with his underlings?

From then on, at Shrek Academy, Tie Xiong had Xiao Ma on his left and Xiao Ao on his right, with the two lackeys following him like shadows.

In terms of cultivation, Zhao Wuji's Gravity Enhancement training was added.

After beginning gravity training, Tie Xiong realized that he had underestimated Zhao Wuji's soul skill.

He had thought it merely increased gravity.

In reality, Zhao Wuji could control the degree of Gravity Amplification, meaning he could alter the intensity of gravity at any time.

Sometimes it suddenly increased; sometimes gravity abruptly vanished, catching Tie Xiong completely off guard.

Tie Xiong felt as though he were Tang San practicing the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer beneath the waterfall.

He had to remain fully focused at every moment, using every part of his body to redirect force or maintain stability.

And Zhao Wuji, that old schemer, was always launching surprise attacks and taking pleasure in it.

It took Tie Xiong a full month to adapt to Zhao Wuji's various changes.

Only then did he begin practicing the Tie Family Hammer Technique under Gravity Amplification.

Tie Xiong felt so happy he could fly. Practicing his hammer technique in such an environment improved him far too quickly.

I want to become the Hammer King.

I want to become the Hammer King.

I want to become the Hammer King.

Tie Xiong immersed himself completely in improving his strength.

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, a year had passed.

Suotuo City, southern city gate.

"Teacher, that shop isn't far from here. The crystal inside looks like an ordinary decorative crystal, but I know it has a special use and can be made into a Hidden Weapon! I'll take you there to pick up a bargain this time!" Tie Xiong said with a grin.

Tie Xiong now stood one hundred and twenty centimeters tall and weighed forty kilograms.

He wore a refined blue martial outfit.

Continuous martial training had made his posture straight, and his eyes were filled with determination and sharpness. Once he grew a few more years, he would definitely turn heads.

The teacher beside him was none other than the Immovable Bright King, Zhao Wuji.

The two had just entered Suotuo City from Shrek Academy.

As they walked, Zhao Wuji felt that the road looked strangely familiar.

Then he saw Tie Xiong arrive before a shop. Its sign bore a circular emblem, with a sword, a hammer, and a Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon inside the circle.

Wasn't this Boss Fu's shop?

The bargain the Little Monster spoke of was Boss Fu's bargain?

If Boss Fu got taken advantage of by the Little Monster, Zhao Wuji would love to see how smug he could be afterward. Zhao Wuji burst out laughing.

The moment the two entered, Flender noticed them.

"Zhao Wuji, Little Monster, what are you doing here?" Flender immediately rose from his wooden recliner.

"We're setting out tomorrow to hunt for a soul ring, so we came into the city today to purchase supplies. But the Little Monster said there was a priceless crystal in some shop, a pearl buried in dust, and that he wanted to pick up a bargain. Who would have thought it was your shop?" Zhao Wuji looked as though he were watching a joke unfold.

Flender looked at Tie Xiong skeptically. "I'm the only one who picks up bargains from others. Who could possibly take advantage of me?"

His Four-Eyed Cat Eagle spirit was exceptionally sharp, and he was skilled at business. His personality was as crafty as a ghost.

No one had ever managed to make him suffer a loss.

"Headmaster, Teacher, it's this crystal!" Tie Xiong picked up a crystal the size of a human head from a spot near the door.

Zhao Wuji and Flender turned to look. The crystal was transparent, with large patches of dark yellow impurities visible inside.

"This type of crystal is generally used as decoration. What could be special about it?" Flender asked skeptically.

"Hehe, this isn't an ordinary crystal. It's an exceptional Crystal Slab among hair crystals, worth at least twenty or thirty thousand Gold Soul Coins. Teacher Zhao, I had planned to pick up a bargain worth twenty or thirty thousand gold coins and buy a storage Soul Tool. But I never expected this to be the Headmaster's shop. So, well..." Tie Xiong said with a pained expression.

This was one of Tang San's great opportunities. Using this Crystal Slab, he had created the Dragon Whisker Needle, a Hidden Weapon ranked among the top ten in the Hundred Hidden Weapon Manual.

It had injured Zhao Wuji during the entrance examination and later achieved merit many times.

Now that Tie Xiong knew about it, how could he possibly let it slip away?

That was why he had brought Zhao Wuji here today.

Tie Xiong had not secretly found someone else to buy the Crystal Slab because Flender was far too cunning.

When Tang San had bought it, Flender had already sensed that something was amiss and kept raising the price.

If he had not seen that the Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges at Tang San's waist belonged to Yu Xiaogang, he would never have sold the item to Tang San.

So Tie Xiong had come openly instead.

He intended to extract something from Flender.

"You brat, quit beating around the bush. Are you after my storage pendant?"

You little hammer. As if I don't know what you're thinking!

He still remembered that time when Tie Xiong had seen the storage Soul Tool hanging on the wall in his room, and the Greed in his eyes.