Three Forms

If Li Ang were a boss you could farm, he would currently have roughly three forms.

The first form was for him to use Rock Element for support, while relying on the Crystal Butterfly and Little Black Dog to deal the main damage.

One was a terrifying Soul Beast that could devour things endlessly, with extremely strong defense and terrifying regenerative abilities.

The other was Little Butterfly, who had mastered Ultimate Ice and possessed formidable defense and combat strength.

Moreover, it wouldn't be long before Little Butterfly broke through to the thousand-year level, too.

With two thousand-year Soul Beasts guarding him, that would be his first form.

The second form was for him to release Jade Shield and combine it with the powerful Original Elemental Crystal, creating a terrifying domain.

The energy consumed by this domain, especially the time spent in the first form, would completely drain the surrounding area of the power of all other elements.

That would allow him to unleash his own terrifying control over the elements in full.

The third form, meanwhile, was to unleash his body.

His flesh would swell to ten or even dozens of times its size in a short time, erupting with terrifying combat strength.

With that fearsome physique, he could break a thousand techniques with a single blow, and even unleash something close to utter destruction.

That was Li Ang's vision for his three forms.

But in truth, Li Ang had planned for a fourth form as well.

That would be to take control of Douluo Planet and complete its liberation, drawing on the power of the entire planet to wield, for a short time, strength beyond anyone's imagination.

It was true that no one in this world could become a god, because the Divine Realm had vanished.

But the Lord of Douluo Planet could still be considered a Second-Level God.

By briefly taking control of that power, even if Li Ang later couldn't unleash all of Geo Archon Rex Lapis's strength,

he could still become the true Geo Archon Rex Lapis, the Geo Traveler Star.

With control over Rock Element, he could also become a true god, possessing the weakest second-tier godhood.

Of course, that wasn't what Li Ang wanted.

What he hoped for was to transform all of Douluo Planet into the Geo Traveler Star, making it a planet that belonged to him alone.

Then, by drawing on the planet's terrifying potential, he would condense his own godhood and become a God King, or perhaps something even greater.

At this thought, Li Ang slowly raised his eyes.

Long Hengxu had already come over. His gaze swept across the equipment around them, which had been smashed to pieces.

The two hadn't fought in the main plaza, but in the school's back courtyard.

The floor tiles went without saying. As the Original Elemental Crystal kept condensing, every time it exploded, the tiles shattered along with it.

The equipment around them had fared even worse. It was utterly wrecked.

Meeting Long Hengxu's complicated gaze, Li Ang spoke calmly:

"I'll call someone. They'll come repair everything. I'll cover the school's losses."

"For now, please arrange a private dormitory for me. I don't really want to keep living with them."

Li Ang's voice was calm. After hearing him, Long Hengxu hurriedly nodded.

As long as Li Ang didn't want to make a big deal out of this, the matter could be settled. Otherwise, if it blew up, all three students would definitely be expelled.

Watching Li Ang turn and walk away calmly, Long Hengxu let out a long sigh of relief.

"Honestly, those three are crazy."

"Even if you can't stand someone like that, there's no need to provoke him."

"Besides, he gave them three hundred-year spirit herbs the first time they met, and they secretly bullied him."

As Long Hengxu spoke, he couldn't help cursing a few times.

He hadn't gotten the full story just then. The three had been badly injured, after all. But he could roughly guess what had happened. It was no doubt a case of school bullying.

Listening to Long Hengxu grumble, Wu Zhangkong remained calm. He wasn't interested in this sort of thing; he had only come here to find a job.

Or rather, he had never cared all that much in the first place.

The final outcome was somewhat surreal. The three were given major demerits, and Li Ang moved into a single dormitory.

That didn't draw much attention. Everyone assumed the school had taken pity on Li Ang and given him his own room.

Only Xie Xie and a handful of others knew what had really happened.

In the cafeteria, Xie Xie watched Li Ang sitting there, calmly eating. Curiosity flickered in his eyes.

"I heard you beat those three up really badly. We saw it all from next door."

"In the end, you didn't get them expelled?"

"There was no need. They were only unhappy with me, and some of the things I did were a problem, too."

As he spoke, Li Ang shook his head calmly.

He wasn't particularly bothered that the three had deliberately targeted him, or even tried to bully him. Their positions were different, and so were their perspectives.

Beating the three of them to that state was punishment enough.

Of course, if they didn't learn their lesson and provoked him again, he wouldn't just be playing rough.

After all, burying people with Rock Element was a pretty good ability.

If he buried them hundreds of meters underground, they wouldn't be able to dig their way out even if they tried.

Watching Li Ang's calm expression, Xie Xie blinked.

"Li Ang, what did you do?"

"What made them so jealous of you, or made them target you like that?"

"Knowing your personality, I don't think you'd usually do anything too outrageous."

As he spoke, Xie Xie looked at Li Ang, his large eyes brimming with curiosity.

Looking at Xie Xie, Li Ang considered it for a moment, then didn't refuse to answer. It wasn't anything serious.

"My time is limited. I wanted to find someone to clean for me and make sure the dormitory stays tidy every day."

"I have very high standards when it comes to cleanliness."

"Also, I wanted them to get my meals from the cafeteria every day. That would save me the ten to twenty minutes it takes, especially at dinner."

As he spoke, Li Ang fell silent for a moment. He looked at Xie Xie, too, unsure whether he was asking too much.

"What are you planning to give them?"

"You can't expect them to work for free, can you?"

"Once or twice would be fine, but if they're doing it every day, then yeah, that would be a bit much."

"I don't know. Whatever they want, as long as it isn't unreasonable."

As he spoke, Li Ang shook his head. He wasn't short on money or resources. He was just short on time.

If it weren't for his friendship with Xie Xie, he would have already finished eating quickly and started figuring out how to get back.

But even while eating with Xie Xie, he was still simulating the entire Battle Armor's structure in his mind and studying everything related to Forging.

Seeing how distracted Li Ang seemed, Xie Xie's eyes darted around, a thoughtful look in them.

"How about this? I'll find someone for you."

"He can get your meals and clean your room every day, and you can just pay him for it."

"He seems really poor. When something broke in our dormitory before, I paid for the repairs."

"But he said he'd borrowed money from me and would pay me back once he had some."

As he spoke, Xie Xie looked at Li Ang. A trace of hesitation appeared in Li Ang's eyes, but after thinking it over, he nodded.

It was probably one of Yun Xiao, Tang Wulin, or Zhou Changxi.

He didn't really care which one. As long as the other person kept the dormitory clean, it wouldn't make any difference to him.