A villa in the Elite Training Camp.
In the quiet tea room, Li Qingxu and Hong sat facing each other.
"These youngsters are rather ignorant."
Hong picked up his teacup and sighed.
The villa was not far from where the students had gathered. With their strength, the two of them could naturally hear the students' discussions.
Especially that remark: the Dojo Master was stronger than the Son of the Sun.
Even Hong felt a little helpless. Right now, he could not even withstand a single move from Li Qingxu.
And Li Qingxu's composure always made Hong feel as if he were not facing an eighteen- or nineteen-year-old young man.
Instead, it was more like facing an old fellow who had weathered countless hardships and seen through the ways of the world.
"I'm curious, though. How did this whole Son of the Sun thing start?"
Li Qingxu took a quiet sip of tea, his brow furrowing slightly.
"Haha, isn't it a fine title? The sun is a star, and you're the son of a star."
At that, Hong burst out laughing. "By the way, what do you think of Luo Feng?"
"He's so young, yet he possesses such astonishing Spiritual Force. His Brain Domain Width must be extremely high. He's among the best Spiritual Readers I've ever seen."
"He really is your lucky star. You exposed his identity as a Spiritual Reader, though, so you've given him a bit of a headache."
Thinking of Luo Feng's expression changing just moments ago, Li Qingxu couldn't help the corners of his mouth from turning up slightly.
"Lucky star? What could he have to do with anything?"
Hong was a little confused.
It was his first time meeting Luo Feng. Where had this talk of a lucky star come from?
"He's the one at the center of that 100-billion bounty."
Li Qingxu offered a hint.
As for the lucky-star remark, the only Cloud-Touching Vine on Earth would eventually be taken by Hong.
"Haha, no wonder. His expression changed several times back then. So that was what it was about."
Hong smiled helplessly. He really hadn't known.
But if a young warrior with no power or influence hadn't been pushed to fight back, how would he have dared to kill the sons of two High-level War Gods?
Still, they were only two High-level War Gods. With Luo Feng's Spiritual Force, he should have little trouble dealing with them.
He had just probed Luo Feng. His Spiritual Force seemed to have reached the High-level War God threshold.
Meanwhile, Luo Feng was feeling extremely troubled.
As Inspector Wang led the way, Luo Feng grew more and more worried with every step.
The Chief Hall Master had suddenly revealed his secret, leaving him completely caught off guard.
Although using Dragon Blood had indeed greatly increased his strength,
the Vulture and Poison Scorpion couple were no pushovers either. He had planned to take things one step at a time and proceed cautiously.
That way, he could remain hidden while the Vulture and Poison Scorpion couple were out in the open, leaving him with every advantage.
But now that the truth was out, unless they were fools, the Vulture and Poison Scorpion couple would realize he was the culprit.
"The Dojo Master is inside. Go on in,"
Inspector Wang said.
"Yes."
Luo Feng entered the quiet tea room.
Seeing Luo Feng's gloomy expression, Li Qingxu and Hong exchanged a smile.
"Sit."
Hong's voice returned to its usual calm, as if he were deliberately suppressing a trace of amusement.
Luo Feng sat down properly.
"I know about your situation. With your strength as a Spiritual Reader, you shouldn't have anything to fear from the Vulture and Poison Scorpion couple. Why hide it?"
Hong looked at Luo Feng and asked.
"I only got the Dragon Blood recently. My strength increased greatly after I used it,"
Luo Feng answered honestly.
There was no point lying in front of the Chief Hall Master.
What kind of status did the Chief Hall Master hold?
To Hong, the conflict between Luo Feng and Vulture and Poison Scorpion—two War Gods—was nothing more than ants fighting.
"I see. Now that I've said that, Vulture Li Yao will find out."
Hong nodded slightly.
Luo Feng felt helpless.
It was because of a single remark from you, this almighty figure, that I've been thrown into chaos.
But who would dare complain to Hong that he was in the wrong?
It was just...
"Chief Hall Master,"
Luo Feng said earnestly, "I'm not afraid of Vulture and Poison Scorpion. It's just that my family..."
"Don't worry. Your family will be safe. If they dare attack a warrior's family, I'll step in."
Hong's expression was stern, and his voice even rose slightly.
He had established the rules of the War God Palace. A few of them were hard limits that no one was allowed to cross.
One of them was that anyone who killed a member of a martial arts school's family would be executed.
Hearing this, Luo Feng felt a wave of relief wash over him.
With Chief Hall Master Hong's assurance, all his worries disappeared.
Who would dare challenge the authority of Hong, the world's strongest man? Not even those presidents or prime ministers would dare, nor would the councilors.
Hong's word was as good as law, and no one dared defy it.
"Given Vulture Li Yao's temperament, I expect he'll take the opportunity to come after you during this life-or-death adventure in Australia Continent."
"You and he are both warriors. I won't interfere."
Hong looked at Luo Feng as he spoke.
Unless it was absolutely necessary, he really couldn't be bothered to interfere in warriors' affairs.
"If Vulture Li Yao dares come to Australia Continent, it's anyone's guess who'll die."
Luo Feng's gaze was resolute.
"Good. A warrior's character is the greatest help to his growth."
Hong nodded slightly, a hint of approval flashing in his eyes.
But Hong's next words made Luo Feng pause.
Vulture Li Yao had once returned safely from the Ancient Civilization Ruins, where he had obtained a Black God Set.
The most remarkable thing about the Black God Set was that it could form protective armor at will, even covering the entire body completely, including the mouth and nose.
And once it covered him completely, Luo Feng's throwing knives wouldn't be able to pierce the Black God Set at all.
Luo Feng was secretly alarmed. He hadn't known about this.
That so-called Black God Set could form protective armor just by willing it. Incredible.
"Chief Hall Master, I'm confident!"
Luo Feng's gaze was resolute. He believed in his own strength.
"Very good. You may go."
Hong smiled.
"Wait. Take this and have some fun with it. Remember to let it drink some blood."
Li Qingxu suddenly spoke. With a sweep of his sleeve, he tossed Luo Feng a black object shaped like an arm guard.
It had been a little useful to him before, but after he broke through to the Dao Palace Realm, it had become practically useless.
"Ah! It drinks blood too?"
Luo Feng had just caught the black arm guard. Hearing that, he nearly threw it away.
"Since he gave it to you, use it. Now you really have nothing to fear from Li Yao."
Hong recognized what it was at a glance. He shook his head as he spoke.
He had originally wanted to use this as an opportunity to train Luo Feng, but it looked like that was out of the question now.
"Yes, Chief Hall Master!"
"Thank you, Councilor Li!"
Luo Feng's eyes lit up at once. He thanked the two men and left the room.
"Looks like you care about him even more than I do,"
Hong said meaningfully.
"Yes and no. I just hope he can grow up quickly."
Li Qingxu replied calmly.
He wanted to fly beyond the Milky Way Galaxy, but that was still far off.
Yet he didn't want to take Luo Feng's opportunities for himself, so all he could do was hope Luo Feng would grow quickly and go receive Babata.
After leaving the tea room, Luo Feng couldn't stop smiling.
Without the Black God Set, he could still overpower Vulture Li Yao in a head-on fight.
But Li Yao, with the Black God Set, was practically invincible—no weaker than him at all.
But now things were different!
Luo Feng looked at the black bracer on his arm.
So what if Li Yao had the Black God Set? He had one now too!
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