Chapter 1146 (2/2)

”Wulin?” Zhen Hua's voice sounded from the other end.

”It's me, Uncle-teacher, I'm back. Are you at the headquarters?” Tang Wulin gave a brief account of his current situation.

Zhen Hua was silent for a moment before replying, ”I'm here. Come on up; make sure to go through the back door.”

Five minutes later, Tang Wulin appeared in Zhen Hua's office, and as soon as he entered the office, he was greeted by a familiar figure. Not only was Zhen Hua there, his teacher, Mu Chen, was also present.

”Teacher, Uncle-teacher.” Tang Wulin stepped forward and began to extend a bow, only to be prevented from doing so by Mu Chen.

Mu Chen smiled, and asked, ”The Golden Dragon King in that Star Battle Net Inter-federation Compet.i.tion was you, right?”

Tang Wulin nodded in confirmation.

Mu Chen approved, ”Not bad, you definitely did me proud; your powers have probably almost outstripped mine. Have you been neglecting your forging, though?”

Zhen Hua chuckled, ”I can answer that in his stead. Not only has he not fallen behind in his forging, he's also about to outstrip you soon in that area.”

”Oh? How do you know that?” Mu Chen asked.

Zhen Hua smiled, and replied, ”Yao Ling called me yesterday and complained that I was keeping secrets from him by not telling him about this exceptional disciple of mine. Apparently, this disciple's name is Gu Yue, and he's already displayed a level of forging ability that's very close to the standard of an eighth-rank blacksmith; am I wrong to say that he's about to outstrip you soon?”

”Eighth-rank? You're already close to that level?” Mu Chen was given quite a shock upon hearing this.

He was an eighth-rank Saint Blacksmith himself, and he was naturally aware of just how difficult it was to progress to the eighth rank. As such, how could he not be surprised to hear about Tang Wulin's rapid development?

Tang Wulin replied, ”I'm only just beginning to approach that level. I made another breakthrough in my spiritual power recently, so my understanding of metals has become clearer.”

He was actually feeling a little guilty as in reality, he had indeed been slacking off in his forging during his time at the Blood G.o.d Legion.

His forging skills had improved partially due to his breakthrough to the Spirit Domain realm, but also because he was now being blessed by the entire Douluo Continent plane, thereby allowing him to gain an elementary understanding of the paramount laws of heaven and earth. This was reflected in his forging, and only then was he able to improve so quickly. However, it would require a lot of further refinement for him to truly reach the eighth rank.

”In any case, this is fantastic news! I certainly wasn't wrong about you. An eighth-rank blacksmith in just his twenties; hahaha, Mr. President, are you envious?” Even with Mu Chen's steadfast personality, he couldn't help but reveal a smug display.

Mu Chen grumbled, ”Are you trying to say that you were solely responsible for nurturing Wulin to this level? Didn't you hear me earlier? He told Yao Ling that he was MY disciple; he didn't even mention you.”

At the time, Tang Wulin had told Yao Ling that he was Zhen Hua's disciple to make his story more plausible.

”Don't try to drive a wedge between us; it's not going to work! At the end of the day, my disciple is still my disciple, so you can just be envious all you want.” Mu Chen wasn't going to fall for his tricks.

Zhen Hua harrumphed coldly before turning to Tang Wulin. ”Wulin, why have you come here? Don't get conceited just because you've made some forward strides; you should be aware of what you have to face in the future, and that your current powers are far from sufficient to take on the monumental task ahead of you.”

Tang Wulin nodded in response. ”I understand, Uncle-teacher, but it's about time I began to do some preparatory work. I'm not naive enough to think that I can revive Shrek Academy right away, but I have to work toward that direction. I have to learn more about everything on the continent, including the circ.u.mstances surrounding all of the major powers and organizations, as well as how much power our Shrek Academy can draw upon. On top of that, I also have to familiarize myself with the state of the Tang Sect, and that will all require time. Hence, I decided to come back, and I'm planning to pay a visit to the original site of Shrek City.”

A slightly dejected look appeared on his face as he spoke, and the images of Atlas Douluo's final moments reflexively surfaced in his mind.

Zhen Hua nodded, and said, ”Times are different now compared to in the past, so you have to extra careful; even our a.s.sociation isn't completely safe. What are you going to do after you go to Shrek City? I want to hear your plans.”

Tang Wulin replied, ”After that, I'm going to continue to improve myself and contact all of the sources of power that I can draw upon and use. Rest a.s.sured, I won't do anything reckless, and I'll be sure to notify you before I do anything big.”

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