Yu Tianlong showed no other reaction. Instead, he took the box from Meng Shenji's hands and said to the three of them:
"Committee members, we'll excuse ourselves for now. We can discuss anything else later."
With that, Ning Rongrong glared fiercely at the three men before her, supported Yu Tianlong, and left.
Zhi Lin wanted to say something else, but looks from Meng Shenji and Bai Baoshan stopped him short.
Watching the pair's retreating backs, Meng Shenji looked at his old friend and asked in some bewilderment:
"What was that about just now? That wasn't like you!"
Under their gazes, a gleam flashed through Zhi Lin's eyes, and he said slowly:
"To be honest, I can't quite see through this boy. Of course, that's precisely why I want to study his Martial Soul and see whether we can apply anything to ourselves."
"The three of us may have decent talent, but we're still a little short of becoming Titled Douluos. If we can uncover the secrets of that boy Yu Tianlong's Martial Soul, perhaps we can break through!"
A flicker of temptation crossed Meng Shenji's eyes.
Bai Baoshan sighed at Zhi Lin's words.
"But you still can't..."
He left the rest unsaid.
After all, he was tempted too, so he changed his tune outright.
"But you mustn't hurt him, or there really will be trouble!"
"Of course. That was just an accident. I'm not that stupid!"
Meanwhile, after leaving the Education Committee, Ning Rongrong kept cursing, paying no heed to the image she had previously presented before Yu Tianlong.
It was roughly a mother every three sentences, a father every five, and an ancestor every ten.
She sent her regards to every last relative of all three committee members.
Listening to Ning Rongrong's tirade, Yu Tianlong felt something quite peculiar inside, though he did not know why.
Was she his mouthpiece?
She said everything I wanted to say. It really does feel good!
In fact, from the Education Committee's perspective, Zhi Lin had done nothing wrong. Running a test was perfectly normal, given how unusual Yu Tianlong's existence was.
But when it happened to Yu Tianlong himself, it was infuriating.
Especially with that tone Zhi Lin had used.
Qian Renxue had been like this, as had Ning Fengzhi and Emperor Xue Ye.
Now that he had come here, it was more of the same.
Did they really think he was made of clay?
Just wait!
Sooner or later, I'll stop eating beef!
Seeing Yu Tianlong's current state, Ning Rongrong was naturally rather worried.
But Yu Tianlong was actually completely fine.
Never mind coughing up a single mouthful of blood.
Even if he lost another ten jin, he could replenish it all through food.
Yu Tianlong's and Ning Rongrong's dormitories were very close to each other.
The two buildings stood side by side. Yu Tianlong even felt this was not a dormitory complex, but a villa estate.
And the residences assigned to him and Ning Rongrong were its prime properties.
That was roughly the idea.
Once inside, he was a little surprised by the luxurious interior. Even in the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, Yu Tianlong had never lived in such fine accommodations.
Only Ning Rongrong seemed utterly unconcerned.
She had seen plenty of fine things.
After she briefly tended to Yu Tianlong, he found an excuse and coaxed her into leaving.
His excuse was that he needed to heal.
Though Ning Rongrong was a little unhappy about it, she remembered that Yu Tianlong was still injured and nodded in agreement.
"Brother Long, get some proper rest, then. Rongrong will come see you again later!"
After giving Yu Tianlong those reminders, Ning Rongrong left.
Once Ning Rongrong had gone, Yu Tianlong watched her retreating figure, sighed quietly, and shook his head.
"Let's see just what this miracle medicine of Meng Shenji's is, to actually make Cho'Gath crave it!"
After all the evolution Cho'Gath had undergone, it no longer wanted to devour just anything.
Clearly, there had to be something it needed inside!
He opened the box Meng Shenji had given him.
As the box opened, a surge of pure life energy immediately emerged, revealing a blood-red fruit.
Yu Tianlong did not recognize it, however.
But he could sense how extraordinary it was. Before he could figure it out, Cho'Gath sent another intense urge to devour it.
Under its influence, even Yu Tianlong silently swallowed. It was a living creature's instinct. His eyes burned as he stared at the fruit before him, but after a moment's hesitation, he restrained his desire.
If he ate it himself, it would do nothing to strengthen Cho'Gath, but if Cho'Gath ate it, the improvement to himself would still be considerable.
Most importantly, Cho'Gath itself would grow stronger too!
So in terms of benefits, letting Cho'Gath eat it made more sense.
Heading to the residence's backyard, Yu Tianlong summoned Cho'Gath directly.
"Little Cho, how are you? Were you all right earlier?"
Cho'Gath shook its head, its blue-green eyes filled with killing intent.
"I'm fine, Master. But he bullied and humiliated you like that. I want to kill him!"
Seeing how strong Cho'Gath's desire to kill was, Yu Tianlong smiled and nodded.
"Didn't I tell you? Now isn't the time. How about this? As your master, I promise I'll try to let you eat him within a year, all right?"
After hearing Yu Tianlong's promise, the killing intent in Cho'Gath's eyes gradually subsided.
"Mm."
At the sight, the corners of Yu Tianlong's mouth curved upward.
A child, after all, was still fairly easy to coax.
"All right, let's stop talking about that. Little Cho, eat this!"
Hearing Yu Tianlong's words, Cho'Gath lowered its head to look at the red fruit in his hand.
"Do you know what this is, Master?"
Yu Tianlong shook his head, though he had a vague suspicion. Even if it was not an Immortal Herb, it was still an excellent tonic.
It was just that the things Qian Renxue had promised had yet to arrive. Otherwise, with Yue Guan's illustrated guide to Immortal Herbs, he should have been able to identify it.
But one thing Yu Tianlong could be certain of was that this fruit was absolutely not poisonous!
After all, Meng Shenji would not dare harm him at this juncture.
Of course, most importantly, this was something Cho'Gath wanted to devour.
It would never devour food that was harmful to itself.
Seeing Yu Tianlong shake his head, Cho'Gath did not hesitate and swallowed the red fruit he tossed over in a single bite!
The instant Yu Tianlong saw Cho'Gath swallow the fruit, he felt an incomparably vast surge of life energy continuously flooding his body.
Yu Tianlong was dumbfounded. Just what the hell was this thing?!
A single fruit could actually give him so much life energy.
And this was only a small portion shared with him by Cho'Gath!
Not daring to be careless, Yu Tianlong hurriedly sat cross-legged and silently circulated his Soul Power to begin digesting this life energy!
As time passed, bit by bit.
After washing through his body again and again, all that life energy gathered at his heart.
The Void Living Armor hidden beneath his skin also emerged.
Only this time, its coloration had become more pronounced.
Moreover, Yu Tianlong could feel that this void skin's defensive power had become even stronger!