When he heard Mu Chen's words, even though he knew Mu Chen had said them because of his talent,
Li Ang was still deeply moved.
After all, there were very few people left in this world who cared about him without worrying whether he might take advantage of them.
As he thought, Li Ang silently reached out and patted Mu Chen on the shoulder.
Mu Chen was taken aback.
But before Mu Chen could say anything, Li Ang waved at him.
"I'm leaving, teacher. The road ahead is long, so let's meet again if fate allows."
After speaking, Li Ang fell silent for a moment, then opened the door, turned, and left.
Watching Li Ang's retreating figure, Mu Chen wore a complicated expression.
But thinking of Li Ang's personality, he ultimately remained silent and said nothing.
Meanwhile, after leaving the Eastsea City Blacksmith Association, Li Ang went straight back to the Spirit Pagoda.
He had already received word that the senior brother from his Body Sect would arrive that evening.
He knew a little about A Ruheng. The man was fairly honest and straightforward, so he probably wouldn't do anything too stupid.
As he thought, Li Ang made no attempt to hide the truth.
By revealing his identity as a member of the Body Sect, he was also informing Shen Ming that A Ruheng might take him out for some field training.
His identity as a member of the Body Sect couldn't be kept secret.
After all, his physical body was simply too terrifying.
At his age, an ordinary person—even Tang Wulin—could manage only about four or five tons of force.
But if Li Ang merely released his strength, he could normally reach thirty or forty tons.
If he unleashed it completely, he would be no different from a Hulk in human form.
He could even make the Hulk shine his shoes.
Under these circumstances, there was simply no way to hide how he controlled his body and trained it to reach such a state.
Besides, Leng Yaozhu had already seen through it.
Sure enough, less than two hours after Li Ang sent the information over, Ming Yue knocked on his door.
He opened the door, saw Ming Yue coming in, and paused.
"Sister Ming Yue, what brings you here? Did the Pagoda Master send you?"
"No, His Excellency Sky Phoenix sent me. She said I was to bring you something."
Ming Yue smiled at Li Ang as she spoke.
She held a tray in her hands. When she lifted the red cloth covering it, a black card was revealed.
"This is an Identity Wanted Card representing His Excellency Sky Phoenix's status. Wherever you go, the Spirit Pagoda will provide whatever services you need if you present this card."
Ming Yue spoke plainly.
When she finished, she slowly held the tray out to Li Ang.
Li Ang looked at the pure black card on the tray. After pausing for just a second, he slowly raised his hand and accepted it.
The card was entirely black, though decorated with a few pale-red patterns.
At its center were three ancient-looking characters: Spirit Pagoda.
It wasn't Leng Yaozhu's personal token, but a high-level Spirit Pagoda token, signifying membership in the organization's inner circle.
The card was light and thin, yet it felt unusually heavy in his hand.
It was a token made from special metal, at the very least Soul-Forged Metal.
It might even have been made from Heavenly Forged Metal, the kind used to forge Four-Word Battle Armor.
This high-grade metal possessed a certain vitality.
When Li Ang infused the card with his aura, it bound itself to him.
No one but Li Ang could stir the aura within the token.
Just as no one could use another person's Three-Word Battle Armor or Four-Word Battle Armor.
Seeing that Li Ang had completed the aura-binding without needing any instruction, Ming Yue's eyes held a flicker of surprise.
Then she smiled warmly at him.
"Young Pagoda Master, since you understand what this token is for, I'll take my leave. I hope your journey goes smoothly, young master."
Ming Yue spoke, bowed slightly, then slowly backed out.
Then she closed the door.
Watching Ming Yue leave, Li Ang drew a deep breath.
This time, both the Eastsea City Blacksmith Association and the Spirit Pagoda had given him a measure of support.
That warmed Li Ang's heart.
After all, A Ruheng was a Titled Douluo—and a Titled Douluo of the Body Sect, stronger than the vast majority of Titled Douluo.
He might even be able to stand his ground against some Super Douluo.
So this trip probably wouldn't be too dangerous.
As he thought about it, however, Li Ang felt a little uncertain.
He didn't know how reliable A Ruheng really was.
If the other man led him into a trap, it might be difficult to explain himself afterward.
At that thought, Li Ang fell silent for a moment, then slowly sat cross-legged on the bed and waited with his eyes closed.
At the city gates of Eastsea City, a black mecha approached at high speed.
A giant, bald man climbed down from it.
He surveyed the somewhat bustling border city, curiosity flickering in his eyes.
"Master sent me here to take my junior brother out for some training, and even gave him so many Bone Tempering Pills all to himself. Just what kind of background does this junior brother have?"
A Ruheng spoke, his eyes filled with curiosity.
The next second, a distinct female voice came from his black mecha.
"Searching the Alliance information database. No identity for Li Ang found, and his identity could not be confirmed in Eastsea City's information database."
A Ruheng paused when he heard that the mecha couldn't find anything.
It wasn't surprising that it couldn't find him.
According to Master, his junior brother was also with the Spirit Pagoda and had a very high status.
It made sense that his records were too heavily concealed for A Ruheng to access.
As he thought, A Ruheng climbed out of the black mecha.
After setting the mecha to patrol the surrounding area, he quickly entered the massive city.
It was already evening, and the streets blazed with lights. A Ruheng followed the map with practiced ease to the Spirit Pagoda in Eastsea City.
Looking up at the Spirit Pagoda that towered into the clouds, A Ruheng reached up and rubbed his smooth head.
A card appeared in his hand, a red dot marked on it.
It was an Identity Wanted Card.
The target he was tracking was a confirmed Evil Soul Master, a particularly powerful one.
He had originally planned to come here and take the Evil Soul Master out himself.
But thinking of how Master had told him to take his junior brother out for some training, A Ruheng decided to let his junior brother have this golden opportunity.
As he thought, A Ruheng rubbed his bald head again.
"I hope my junior brother likes the present I brought him. That Evil Soul Master has a Federation bounty of fifty thousand! Ah, that's a lot of money. I'm honestly a little reluctant to hand it over to my junior brother."
A Ruheng muttered to himself, then sighed.
Then he picked up his Soul Guidance Communicator and, using the number his teacher had given him, called his junior brother.
In the Spirit Pagoda, Li Ang slowly opened his eyes as his Soul Guidance Communicator rang.
He looked at the unfamiliar number, hesitated for a second, then calmly raised his hand and pressed the answer button.
The next moment, a booming voice came through.
"Junior brother, I'm here! Your senior brother's waiting downstairs!"
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