By the time Dongfang Yao looked his way, Lin Heng had just finished signing in.
"Congratulations, host! You have successfully signed in at the Great Xia Divine Martial Institute's No. 1 Cafeteria. The system rewards you with the god-grade cultivation art, the Nine Revolutions Golden Body Art!" "Would you like to activate the inheritance of the Nine Revolutions Golden Body Art immediately?"
Lin Heng did not activate the cultivation art's inheritance immediately, because Dongfang Yao had already risen to her feet.
"Vice Dean, what's this guy doing here?"
Dongfang Yao asked in surprise.
She had only just turned twelve this year!
She had grown much taller than she had been three years ago. Though she still had some childishness about her, she had blossomed into a lovely girl, with bright eyes, pearly teeth, willow brows, and phoenix eyes. She was utterly endearing!
"The little prince was invited by His Majesty the Emperor and your father to further his studies at our Great Xia Divine Martial Institute!"
Dongfang Xi answered with a smile, then pointed at Hong San and introduced him. "This is Hong San, the little prince's accompanying guard. He's a Quasi-God expert!"
"Oh."
Dongfang Yao nodded, then smiled at Lin Heng. "Little guy, you're only three, and you've already grown this tall. Not bad, not bad! From now on, I'll have your back in the Divine Martial Institute. If anyone bullies you, just give them my name!"
"That'd be great! Thanks!"
That was what Lin Heng said, but in his heart he was thinking, This young master needs you to have his back?
What a joke!
This young master has slain Quasi-God experts!
"Little guy, let me introduce you. This is my thirteenth brother, Dongfang Zhan!"
Dongfang Yao pointed at a young man sitting opposite her in the private booth.
The young man was Dongfang Zhan, the thirteenth son of Great Xia's imperial uncle, Dongfang Lin!
Dongfang Lin had always been a ladies' man. He had taken many wives and concubines and fathered many children!
"Lin Heng greets Brother Dongfang!"
Lin Heng cupped his fists and gave Dongfang Zhan a small salute.
"Mm!"
Dongfang Zhan looked Lin Heng up and down. When Lin Heng saluted and greeted him, he merely nodded in response.
He looked arrogant, with an air of superiority about him.
"Vice Dean Dongfang just said that students must have reached at least the Martial Ancestor Realm to dine on the third floor of this cafeteria, with no exceptions even for members of the Great Xia Imperial Clan. Could it be that Miss Yaoyao has already reached the Martial Ancestor Realm or higher?"
Hong San asked curiously.
"That's right!"
Dongfang Yao said proudly, "I just advanced to the Martial King Realm a month ago!"
Becoming a Martial King Realm expert at twelve was indeed something to be proud of!
Even across the entire Divine Firmament Human Race, there were few such geniuses!
"As expected of a God Realm expert's daughter!"
Hong San raised his thumb.
But he naturally thought of his own little prince and how he had slain three Quasi-God experts the previous night. He then felt that Dongfang Yao's achievement was not all that astonishing.
"Little guy, I'm impressive, aren't I?"
Dongfang Yao asked, raising her eyebrows.
"Impressive!"
Lin Heng also gave her a thumbs-up!
"Do you still think I'll fall a whole major realm behind you before I turn thirty?"
Dongfang Yao had never gotten over the condition Lin Heng had added to their betrothal back then.
If she fell a whole major realm behind Lin Heng before she turned thirty, he would have the right to unilaterally break off the betrothal!
She herself was very unhappy about it, and her father and the entire Great Xia Imperial Clan were actually a little worried too.
To keep her from falling a major realm behind Lin Heng before she turned thirty and thereby preserve the betrothal, her father and the Great Xia Imperial Clan had put a great deal of effort into her over the past three years!
They had given her every cultivation resource they could!
But no one had expected Liu Ling'er, the invincible goddess, to ascend to the God Realm!
With that, the betrothal was no longer of much value to the Great Xia Imperial Clan!
"Not necessarily!"
Lin Heng curled his lip. "There's still more than a decade to go, and the higher your realm, the slower your cultivation will become. You might even hit a bottleneck and find yourself unable to make any further progress!"
"Heh! I knew you'd say that!"
Dongfang Yao retorted, unwilling to concede, "Won't your cultivation slow down when you reach a higher realm? Are you absolutely certain you'll never hit a bottleneck?"
"It really won't!"
Lin Heng thought, This young master's cultivation might not look very high right now, but he can still be considered a genuine Quasi-God!
Can you guarantee you'll reach the Martial Emperor Realm before you turn thirty, girl?
"You started bragging and thinking so highly of yourself not long after you were born. It's been three years, so why are you still the same?"
Dongfang Yao rolled her eyes.
"Little prince, there are seats over there. Let's go have breakfast first! You'll have plenty of time to chat with Sister Yao later!"
Dongfang Xi hurriedly interrupted, lest the conversation grow heated.
"All right!"
Lin Heng and Hong San followed Dongfang Xi away.
Once the three had gone some distance, Dongfang Zhan gave a cold snort.
"Sister Yao, I used to think we were proud enough, but I never expected this little prince to be even prouder and more full of himself than we are!"
"He's still a child!"
Dongfang Yao sat back down and said dismissively, "I never intended to actually marry him anyway. Without the invincible goddess, even if he enters our Great Xia Divine Martial Institute, he can't possibly become a Martial Thearch before he turns thirty!"
"Why did Father and His Majesty the Emperor bring him here, then?"
Dongfang Zhan was a little puzzled. "A while ago, I heard that after the invincible goddess ascended to the God Realm, the entire imperial clan had already intended to break off your betrothal to him and was just waiting for the right opportunity. How did this happen in the blink of an eye?"
"I'm not sure about that either!"
Dongfang Yao shook her head.
Over breakfast, Lin Heng quietly looked over the description of the Nine Revolutions Golden Body Art.
This god-grade cultivation art was an exclusive art of the Great Xia Imperial Clan, and only members of its direct line were qualified to cultivate it.
It was a body-refining art that allowed one to cultivate a Golden Body Divine Body!
Though the Golden Body Divine Body was inferior to the Supreme Divine Physique, it was still far more powerful than an ordinary divine body!
This divine art would also benefit Lin Heng, making his divine body even stronger!
So Lin Heng did not hesitate. While eating, he accepted the cultivation art's inheritance from the system.
He had already formed a divine soul, so an inheritance of this kind would not cause him much of an unusual reaction.
After breakfast.
Dongfang Xi took Lin Heng and Hong San out of the No. 1 Cafeteria.
The three went together to the Great Xia Divine Martial Institute's Registration Hall, where Lin Heng was registered and issued a student uniform and a student identity jade token.
"Congratulations, host! You have successfully signed in at the Great Xia Divine Martial Institute's Registration Hall. The system rewards you with the divine artifact, the Ruyi Divine Robe!"
After leaving the Registration Hall, Lin Heng looked over the system's description of the Ruyi Divine Robe on the way to the dormitory.
Although the divine robe also had considerable defensive power, it was not a true defensive divine artifact.
Its greatest function was that it could completely conceal its owner's presence. Not only could it take on various forms according to its owner's wishes and preferences, it could also change its owner's build and appearance.
The original Ruyi Divine Robe had not belonged to a Human Race expert, but to the Demon Race!
Back then, a Demon Race expert had worn the Ruyi Divine Robe to disguise himself as a young Human Race genius and successfully become a student at the Great Xia Divine Martial Institute. He had remained hidden there for a long time before he was discovered!