"What's wrong?"
Everyone looked at Ma Hongjun with curiosity.
Ma Hongjun, meanwhile, stared wide-eyed, his fat face trembling, intently at the image frozen on the Heavenly Screen.
It was Lin Hao leading Zhu Zhuqing, Zhu Zhuyun, and Snow Empress towards the Martial Training Hall.
"A nominal disciple?!"
" Zhu Zhuqing... when did she become His Majesty Lin Hao's disciple?!"
"And Zhu Zhuyun?!"
"Aren't they... aren't they Lin Hao's maids?!"
A barrage of questions burst from Ma Hongjun's mouth, filled with disbelief, leaving everyone present momentarily stunned.
Immediately afterwards, an uproar erupted!
"Yes!"
Ning Rongrong suddenly stood up from her seat, her small face filled with shock. "I was just surprised that His Majesty Lin Hao knew that Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun were from the Douluo Continent. I only noticed it now."
"He really did just say 'a disciple under a formal name'?!"
"That's right!"
Oscar nodded with a complex expression, a flicker of indescribable emotion crossing his eyes. "I heard it clearly..."
Xiao Wu also realized what was happening, her pretty face filled with disbelief. "So that means..."
Tang San slowly replied, his voice somewhat hoarse, " Zhu Zhuqing is over there; has she already become a disciple of that Heavenly Emperor?"
"No, it's not just Zhu Zhuqing!"
"Since Zhu Zhuqing is a disciple under a formal name, could Zhu Zhuyun be one as well?!"
silence.
A deathly silence.
The crowd, who had just been relieved that Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun were safe, were now completely blank in their minds.
Registered disciple?
That unfathomable Heavenly Emperor, who could suppress an entire era with a wave of his hand... a disciple in name only?
This change in identity came too suddenly and was too shocking, catching everyone off guard.
"How is that possible...?"
Oscar muttered to himself, "They've only been here three months... how did they become nominal disciples?"
"That's an invincible being in this world!"
Zhao Wuji swallowed hard, his rugged face filled with shock. "A nominal disciple... in the Douluo Continent, wouldn't that be...?"
He didn't finish his sentence, but everyone understood what he meant.
In the Douluo Continent, the disciples of Titled Douluo are already enough to make countless Soul Master flock to them.
His Majesty Lin Hao's level is clearly far beyond that of Titled Douluo, and may even surpass that of a god!
Even if his disciples are only "registered," their status and position are probably enough for them to roam freely in the Shrouding the Heavens World!
No wonder...
Yu Xiaogang took a deep breath, his eyes flashing with a complex light. "No wonder His Majesty was so lenient with Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Yun, even personally taking them to meet their fellow villagers..."
For a moment, everyone in the hall had different expressions.
Shock, envy, confusion, doubt...
A mix of emotions created an exceptionally subtle atmosphere.
Tang San clenched his fists so tightly that his nails almost dug into his palms.
Zhu Zhuqing... became that Heavenly Emperor's disciple?
Although it was just a nominal relationship, this connection had already created a vast distance between the two of them.
Tang San, a disciple of Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang, possesses Twin Martial Souls and is perhaps considered a top genius in the Douluo Continent.
But what was he compared to the Heavenly Emperor who had suppressed an entire era?
Ants?
dust?
And now, his former teammate, the girl he once saw as needing his care and support, has become that being's disciple...
An indescribable sense of bitterness and helplessness rose from the bottom of Tang San's heart.
Beside them, Ma Hongjun, Ning Rongrong, Oscar, and others wore equally complicated expressions.
"A disciple in name only..."
Yu Xiaogang looked up at the Heavenly Screen, his brows furrowing slightly. "Why did His Majesty Lin Hao accept Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Yun as his nominal disciples?"
"They've only been here for three months. Even if they're incredibly talented, in a Shrouding the Heavens World, they probably wouldn't be considered top-tier, right?"
"And..."
"That His Majesty seems to have a... special interest in people from the Douluo Continent?"
He thought of the Snow Empress.
The Snow Empress, with her extraordinary temperament and unfathomable strength, also came from the Douluo Continent, and was an ice and snow elf from the Far North.
Now, she is both Lin Hao's concubine and his disciple.
In addition to Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun...
"This is definitely not a coincidence," Yu Xiaogang thought to himself.
Eastsea Academy.
Tang Wulin and Xie Xie looked at Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun with envy. After all, anyone who wasn't a fool would know the benefits of having a good teacher, especially one who was invincible at the time.
"Damn it! Their luck is too good. Others who go to the Shrouding the Heavens World either fall into forbidden areas and die, or struggle to survive like Li Dan, or are still locked up in the Heavenly Prison doing embroidery like Dai Mubai."
"But these sisters, not only were they chosen by the Heavenly Court's stewards and joined the Heavenly Court as soon as they appeared, they have now become disciples of His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor."
Tang Wulin nodded in agreement, "Exactly, if possible, I wouldn't mind being a maidservant to His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor."
"Then you'd better be prepared, because the Shrouding the Heavens World might really be able to change genders."
"Uh..." Tang Wulin was slightly taken aback, then quickly shook his head, "Never mind then, I was just joking."
"Actually, I think you should really consider it..."
Xie Xie, why don't you consider this!
Just then, Gu Yuena, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up as she watched Xie Xie and Tang Wulin teasing each other.
Don't you find this strange?
Her clear, cool voice rang out, carrying a unique penetrating quality that drew their attention.
Gu Yuena's beautiful face was expressionless, but her purple eyes shone with a deep light.
Why did that Heavenly Emperor accept Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun as his nominal disciples?
She slowly scanned the two of them. " The Snow Empress is alright. In the words of that world, she is Saint Spirit, born of heaven and earth, with an extraordinary background. Even in the Shrouding the Heavens World, she belongs to the top cultivation physique."
"It's understandable that His Majesty Lin Hao would take her as a concubine and disciple."
But what about Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun?
"They are just ordinary Soul Master from the Douluo Continent. Even if they have good talent, what are they compared to those in the Shrouding the Shrouding the Heavens World?"
"Does that Heavenly Emperor lack geniuses?"
A series of questions plunged the two into deep thought.
yes.
Given Lin Hao's demonstrated strength and status, if he wanted to take on disciples, countless geniuses in the Shrouding the Heavens World would probably fight tooth and nail for it.
What gives Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun the right to be together?
"Could it be...?"
Tang Wulin hesitated and asked, "Is it because they're good-looking?"
Upon hearing this, Xie Xie and Gu Yuena were taken aback.
Gu Yuena then rolled her eyes at him helplessly and shook her head gently.
"If it were because of their appearance, then those sisters would probably be no longer virgins by now."
"But judging from the information we just received, both Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun are still virgins."
"This shows that the Heavenly Emperor, at least in matters of the heart, did not have those kinds of feelings for them."
"So what exactly is the reason?"
Xie Xie couldn't help but ask.