Guan Fuhai said, "You're too suspicious. After everything we've been through together, they wouldn't turn against us so easily."
Gu Weiyang said, "Better safe than sorry."
The sounds of battle still rang out nearby, and they stopped talking.
Chu Zhongxiong looked at Wang Bozhong across from him. "Dean Wang, you're the dean of the Earthly Prosperity Research Institute, and I used to be the dean of the Heavenly Prosperity Research Institute. A match between us would be fitting."
Without waiting for Wang Bozhong to answer, a flash of Golden Light enveloped them both. In the blink of an eye, they vanished.
Guan Fuhai turned to Zhong Dingming. "Professor Zhong, shall we find somewhere to have a match of our own?"
Zhong Dingming looked at Guan Fuhai. "I thought you'd choose Liu Yingrong."
"Her?" Guan Fuhai shook his head. "I'm not interested."
Zhong Dingming said, "Choose me, and you'll die."
"We were colleagues once, but what we know of each other probably amounts to less than a third of our true strength. After today, we may never meet again. Since researching tools is the foundation of both our careers, and there's no one to interfere now, why not fight and see who's better?"
After hearing this, Zhong Dingming glanced at Gu Weiyang. He knew he couldn't free himself up to deal with Gu Weiyang without first taking care of Guan Fuhai, so he could only nod. "All right."
As his words fell, Zhong Dingming and Guan Fuhai both turned insubstantial and vanished.
With their disappearance, the restraints imposed on Gu Weiyang by their tools vanished as well.
Only Liu Yingrong's tool was still dragging Gu Weiyang underground, but his expression remained calm, without a trace of panic.
Gu Weiyang smiled. "It was four against one, but now it's two against one.