Where Did the Hostility Come From?

Seeing Ya Li's worried frown, Yun Ming reassured her, "Don't worry! Elder Jin said that Qian Zhao and Qian Yue are both people who can naturally bring hope to the entire plane!"

Hearing this, Ya Li breathed a sigh of relief. "Of course! Your disciples can certainly bring hope to the world!"

"What about Yue'er? I have a few things to discuss with her," Yun Ming asked.

Ya Li told Yun Ming where Cai Yue'er was. After he left, she was left full of questions. When she entered the Sea God Pavilion, Elder Jin had already returned to the Golden Tree and was nowhere to be seen.

In the Forging District, Tang Wulin completed Spirit Forging in front of everyone!

This Spirit Forging was even more powerful than any he had done before! Tang Wulin's clothes were soaked with sweat, the Soul Power in his body utterly spent. Even his Bloodline Power seemed to have grown listless.

"Two Martial Uncles, what do you think of my forging?"

Tang Wulin handed the freshly forged piece of Spirit Forged Alloy to the three of them, his face brimming with confidence! He had always been confident in his forging skills. He believed that among those at his level, few forgers could surpass him.

His forging was special!

When he forged, he could imbue the alloy with the might of the Golden Dragon King's bloodline!

And this piece of Spirit Forged Alloy was his finest work yet!

This was also the first time The Twins had seen Tang Wulin forge. Compared with the majestic aura of communicating with heaven and earth that accompanied Zhen Hua's forging, Tang Wulin's work seemed much calmer. Even so, when his surging Bloodline Power infused the Spirit Forging with draconic might, it was a wondrous sight.

The power of dragons had always stood at the very peak of this plane.

The Twins had spent years following Zhen Hua and experimenting with all kinds of Heavenly Forged alloys. Their eyes were already sharp, and they could tell that this piece of Spirit Forged Alloy was of exceptionally high quality!

"Very good."

Yun Qianyue gave a fair assessment.

Tang Wulin smiled at her words, then asked in a quiet voice, "Could I ask you two Martial Uncles to help me temper this Spirit Forged Alloy a second time?"

As soon as he said this, Yun Qianzhao and Yun Qianyue both looked at him. They studied his eyes for a long moment before asking, "Did you hear about it from Senior Zhen Hua?"

"Yes." Tang Wulin didn't hide it.

Yun Qianyue shook her head. "Sorry, I have to refuse."

Her refusal caught Tang Wulin off guard. He furrowed his brows, but didn't press her for a reason. Instead, he cupped his hands and said, "Sorry, I was presumptuous. Please don't take offense, Martial Uncles!"

Tang Wulin's modesty and courtesy made The Twins look at him with renewed interest.

Xie Xie and Xu Xiaoyan were already eagerly waiting for their chance to talk to The Twins. Only Gu Yue remained cold-faced.

After the two of them kept pestering her, Yun Qianyue finally agreed to exchange contact information with Xie Xie, while Xu Xiaoyan successfully arranged a time to meet with Yun Qianzhao.

After The Twins returned to Sea God Island, Xu Xiaoyan was still basking in the joy of Yun Qianzhao agreeing to guide her cultivation. Gu Yue glanced at her and said, "He only agreed to teach you how to cultivate. What are you grinning about?"

Xu Xiaoyan giggled. "What if I work even harder? Do you think Martial Uncle Yun might keep teaching me? And then, maybe..."

"I doubt it."

Gu Yue shook her head. Looking at Xu Xiaoyan and Xie Xie, she warned them, "Those two seem to keep a distant hostility toward us. Be careful."

"Hostility? No way."

Xie Xie frowned. He thought back over his interactions with The Twins. Aside from the fight during the initial trial, when they'd clashed because they were on opposing sides, they'd barely seen each other before or since. Where would this hostility have come from?

Seeing the disbelief on Xie Xie and Xu Xiaoyan's faces, Gu Yue added, "Believe me or not, that's up to you. I've said my piece. They're no ordinary people, so don't get close to them carelessly."

Tang Wulin looked at Gu Yue and asked with a frown, "Gu Yue, what's wrong?"

Gu Yue looked at him, frowning. "Nothing's wrong."

"Then why do you seem so hostile toward them?" Tang Wulin asked, completely baffled. "If it's because the junior Martial Uncles showed us no mercy during the trial, I don't think you need to hold that against them! It was a trial, after all. They were right to take it seriously."

"You..."

After hearing Tang Wulin say this, Gu Yue raised a hand and pointed at him. Then she let out a heavy sigh. "Whatever."

With that, Gu Yue turned and walked away.

Seeing her leave, Xie Xie hurriedly said, "Boss, you made her mad. Go after her!"

Tang Wulin watched Gu Yue walk away, standing rooted to the spot for a long while. Then he shook his head. "No... I'll let her cool down first. I feel like she's getting fixated on the two Martial Uncles."

Xu Xiaoyan nodded in agreement. "That's true. Sister Yue really does seem to have some kind of hostility toward Martial Uncle Yun."

Tang Wulin put away the piece of Spirit Forged Alloy. Although he hadn't been able to get The Twins to temper it a second time, its quality was so high that it could already be used as a component for his first set of Battle Armor.

Making Battle Armor took a long time. Even as a forger, Tang Wulin had to start saving up materials now if he wanted to make a set of One-Word Battle Armor by the time he became a Five-Ring Soul King.

On the way back to Sea God Island, Jiaojiao said quietly to The Twins, "I feel like that Gu Yue is strange. Do you two feel that way too?"

Yun Qianzhao glanced back at Jiaojiao, surprised that she'd noticed something was wrong with Gu Yue!

As the Silver Dragon King, Gu Yue was incredibly powerful. By rights, even someone as strong as Yun Ming shouldn't have been able to see through her disguise! As expected of a plant-type Ferocious Beast—she'd actually sensed that something was wrong with her.

Even so, despite the plant-type Ferocious Beast's powerful senses, Jiaojiao could only tell that Gu Yue was strange. She couldn't see through her true identity.

Yun Qianzhao said to Jiaojiao, "You don't need to worry about this. We know what we're doing."

After hearing him, Jiaojiao nodded, then reminded them, "You must be very careful! Bajiao and I can protect you, but if you run into a true powerhouse, we might still be outmatched."

Although Jiaojiao and Bajiao were both Ferocious Beasts, even with their Ultimate Attributes, their strength could at most rival that of a Super Douluo—and only without Battle Armor! If their opponent had Three-Word Battle Armor, they would have no chance of winning.

Across the entire continent, which Super Douluo didn't have Three-Word Battle Armor by now?

The more the two plant-type Ferocious Beasts learned, the more shaken they were by the tremendous power humanity possessed today!

They were glad they'd chosen to follow The Twins!

At first, they'd followed The Twins because of their attributes. But ever since Elder Jin entrusted the Seed of Life to them, both had fully resolved to serve Yun Qianzhao and Yun Qianyue unto death!