Na'er, Gu Yue, and Lan Xuanyu were all girls,
while Ji Fengyu was a boy,
and these four vests—one for each of the three girls and the one boy—came in different styles for boys and girls. Only Tang Wulin knew how much extra material he'd used on the boys' version.
"Oh."
Gu Yue accepted the vest without much reaction.
Had he given everyone a vest just so he could give one to Ji Fengyu without making it seem too deliberate?
Haji Lin, you rascal!
"Thank you, big brother!"
Na'er clearly didn't have Gu Yue's keen awareness of being used as a prop. She was delighted to receive the vest.
"Thank you."
Lan Xuanyu nodded slightly to Tang Wulin, her tone polite yet distant.
"Not bad. For me as I am now, this Cloud Titanium Vest is definitely every bit as useful as a piece of Battle Armor."
Ji Fengyu accepted the vest with a solemn expression.
"Isn't that a bit of an exaggeration?!"
Tang Wulin's face flushed.
Brother Ji was laying it on a little thick...
He'd actually said Tang Wulin's vest was comparable to Battle Armor. Wouldn't people laugh at him if that got out?
"Haha, Wulin, you're way too biased. You made Battle Armor for Brother Ji, but not for us."
Sure enough, Xie Xie had already started teasing him.
Wu Zhangkong had explained Battle Armor to them ages ago. Xie Xie really couldn't keep a straight face about this Battle Armor vest.
"Xie Xie!"
Tang Wulin was furious. His savage Dragon Might flashed for an instant, and Xie Xie immediately fell silent.
In front of Brother Ji, he was a little golden dragon,
but if anyone else treated him like one, they'd regret it. He was the Golden Dragon King!
"Why are you getting mad? I'll stop laughing."
Xie Xie and Tang Wulin began horsing around.
Ji Fengyu rubbed the Cloud Titanium Vest. It felt silky smooth, and he had to admit that Tang Wulin had put a lot of effort into making it.
Tang Wulin had probably spent several all-nighters crafting the finest piece he could manage at his current level.
But for Ji Fengyu, whose Martial Soul was his skin and who cultivated the Flawless Golden Body, it was rather pointless.
With the Flawless Golden Body perfected, his physical body was comparable to Four-Word Battle Armor.
Even Four-Word Battle Armor would be rather pointless for him, let alone a little vest.
There was nothing to be done about it.
Still, it was the thought that counted. Ji Fengyu found a place to put on the vest.
What puzzled him was why Wu Zhangkong was so late today.
Class still hadn't started.
"Lan Muzi, I doubt you came all the way to Eastsea City just to visit me."
Wu Zhangkong was facing off against a handsome, sunny young man.
His gaze was sharp.
Lan Muzi had entered Shrek at the same time as him, but the other man's strength had now far surpassed his own.
What was more, Lan Muzi was Long Yeyue's nominal disciple!
That alone was enough to make Wu Zhangkong wary.
They were barely acquaintances. What reason would Lan Muzi have to come to Eastsea City to visit him?
"The Pavilion Master came too, didn't he?"
Lan Muzi didn't answer Wu Zhangkong's question. Instead, he asked one of his own.
He'd come here purely because he couldn't refuse his master's orders...
"She did."
Wu Zhangkong nodded.
"Then what was the Pavilion Master's position?"
Lan Muzi pressed.
Yun Ming's attitude would determine whether he had to brush off that Gemini, Yu Xiaogang, or brush him off even harder.
"See for yourself."
Wu Zhangkong simply took out Yun Ming's token.
"The Sea God Pavilion Master's token!"
Lan Muzi couldn't help exclaiming in shock.
Damn!
Yun Ming was firmly backing Wu Zhangkong!
In that case... I'll leave you to it!
If he had to choose between Pillar of Heaven Yun Ming and Luo Sanpao Long Yeyue, even an idiot would know which one to pick!
He was only a nominal disciple. Why risk his neck?
"Ah, I can't disobey my master's orders. I'll be your assistant instructor for a while, so I can report back when I return."
Lan Muzi smiled wryly, already thinking of how to coast through it.
"Fine."
Wu Zhangkong didn't think Lan Muzi would cause any trouble after seeing Yun Ming's token.
Besides, Lan Muzi possessed the Yang Wood Blade Martial Soul and was naturally righteous. He wouldn't do anything underhanded like Long Yeyue.
"Holy Light Dragon?!"
"Dark Holy Dragon?!"
Lan Muzi was also taken aback when he saw Xie Xie and Wang Jinxi.
He understood Yun Ming's decision completely now.
After all, who would turn down a trade-in deal that upgraded one for two?
Trading one old, immortal Long Yeyue for two peerless geniuses who could be steamed for another two hundred years—that was one hell of a bargain!
If he were Yun Ming, he wouldn't care about that old hag Long Yeyue either!
"Students, from now on, he'll be your assistant homeroom teacher, Lan Muzi."
"Your training plans are already divided up anyway."
"He and I will each lead one team."
"We'll switch leaders every week. That's all."
Wu Zhangkong introduced Lan Muzi to the students.
Lan Muzi's arrival had come at just the right time. Wu Zhangkong could divide the work with him and lead one team each.
Wu Zhangkong thought,
Long Yeyue had seen how hard he was working and sent him a helping hand. She'd actually done something good for once!
"Understood, Teacher Wu."
"Hello, Teacher Lan!"
The others still didn't know who Lan Muzi was.
But Na'er and Ji Fengyu were both deeply stirred by his arrival.
'Lan Muzi?'
'Could this guy have been sent by that old hag Long Yeyue?'
'Forget it. I don't care what happens to Wang Jinxi and Xie Xie. Just don't touch Brother Ji or big brother.'
Na'er muttered to herself.
'So this is the next Sea God Pavilion Master personally chosen by Yun Ming?'
'He's about on par with Wu Zhangkong. Each has his own strengths.'
Ji Fengyu studied Lan Muzi with an appreciative eye.
As for whether Lan Muzi had been sent by Long Yeyue to hurt him, he wasn't worried in the slightest.
Did you even understand the weight of the title Wife of the Dragon God in Legend of the Dragon King?!
"Muzi, take Tang Wulin and the others to the Tang Sect."
"Today, the three of them can try a two-on-two match against the Hall of Heroes duo."
Wu Zhangkong assigned the task to Lan Muzi, sending him to take Tang Wulin and the other two along.
It was a sign of trust,
and also a chance for Lan Muzi to see the potential of the twin Holy Dragons of Light and Dark, Wang Xie, and compare them with Long Yeyue.
"You four will be fighting me!"
After sending Lan Muzi and Tang Wulin's group on their way, Wu Zhangkong turned back to face Ji Fengyu and the other three. The Heavenly Frost Sword appeared in his hand.
Several Soul Rings arranged themselves beneath his feet.
Still not enough!
His Two-Word Battle Armor appeared.
Wu Zhangkong already felt the strain. To put enough pressure on Ji Fengyu and the others, he had to bring out his Battle Armor.
Boom!
Elsewhere on the continent, another storm centered on Ji Fengyu was gathering.
At the Spirit Pagoda Headquarters,
Qiangu Dongfeng, the Spirit Pagoda Master, shot to his feet and slammed his palm on the table, shutting off the Soul Tool display.
The footage
showed the misdeeds committed by Ji Fengyu and the others at the East Sea Spirit Pagoda.
"Zhangting, tell me what you think."
Qiangu Dongfeng's stern voice rang out.
In the room atop the Spirit Pagoda Headquarters, there was one other person besides him: a young man.
"Grandpa, I used to think Ji Fengyu was just an idol who preyed on women's wallets."
"I didn't expect..."
"His enhancement ability seems to give Dragon-type Martial Souls an extra boost!"
"Even that alone gives him strategic value to us!"
After watching the footage and reading the intelligence report, Qiangu Zhangting's eyes burned with excitement.
The Coiling Dragon Staff had the word 'Dragon' in its name too!
Their Qiangu Family had to get this support specialist!
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