Upon hearing this, Xiaodouding’s little face turned dark immediately. He said pitifully, "I always felt guilty at that time. They all blamed me, saying it was my fault. I... I couldn’t fight back..."
Chengyu spoke with a voice full of grievances, nestled in Zhang Chen’s arms, eyes filled with tears.
Zhang Chen patted Chengyu’s head, "Don’t cry, when the competition comes, I’ll surely make things right for you."
"That’s right, we must break that guy’s leg," said Li Donglai indignantly. "For Zhang Chen’s sake, I’ll stand up for you."
Xiaodouding turned his tearful eyes to look at Li Donglai and said with a sob in his voice, "Little Fatty, can you really do it? Just don’t get yourself involved and end up getting beaten; it’s not worth it."
Upon hearing this, Li Donglai rolled up his sleeves: "Three-inch nail, are you looking down on me? Just wait and see."
Back in the small residence, Zhang Chen invited a physician to examine Chengyu and prescribe medicine, then arranged for Chengyu to sleep, only to sit in the courtyard with Li Donglai. Zhang Chen inquired, "During the competition, you don’t need to intervene, leave it to me. Don’t get yourself implicated; intentionally harming fellow members is a serious offense."
Li Donglai snorted, "You underestimate me too much. Do you think I’m someone who fears trouble? It’s a joke. Besides, I just can’t stand Chu Mingyue’s pretentiousness."
Seeing he couldn’t persuade him, Zhang Chen stopped trying and instead pondered about the stolen Incense Faith.
The next day, in the pitch-black early hours, the morning bell rang. Zhang Chen deliberately got up early and arrived at the morning hall one step ahead, blending into the crowd. His eyes swept over the sculpture above the hall, then infused Devouring Power into his eyes. What intrigued Zhang Chen was that the Jade Plate Zhang Xiaohua had inserted into the sculpture that day was missing.
"Did Zhang Xiaohua get the news early and take the Jade Plate first?" Zhang Chen wondered. He had accidentally overheard the news of the Great Virtuous Master’s imminent arrival, but what about Zhang Xiaohua?
How did Zhang Xiaohua know the news ahead of time?
Unless someone from Yellow Heaven Dao had notified him in advance. There’s an insider in Yellow Heaven Dao, and it’s even a Celestial Master Level insider among the top ten.
"Interesting, it seems there are people in Yellow Heaven Dao dragging their feet in secret. They even dare to drag the feet of the Great Virtuous Master." Zhang Chen found Yellow Heaven Dao quite intriguing, realizing that the top ten Celestial Masters might not all be aligned with the Great Virtuous Master; otherwise, Zhang Xiaohua wouldn’t have schemed.
"Yellow Heaven Dao is a honey pot, and now everyone is eyeing it, wanting a piece of the pie." Zhang Chen was curious, wondering what the process of the conferment ceremony was.
"The Water God of Miluo River... Miluo River is the largest river in the Northern Land. It not only traverses the Northern Land but also connects to the territory outside the border of the Demon Race, internally connecting to the Divine Land. If the Water God of Miluo River can be conferred, it could become the center for invading the water veins of the entire world. By then, Yellow Heaven Dao would be a behemoth capable of opposing the Great Victory Court." Zhang Chen couldn’t help but feel emotional.
The current situation of Great Victory is quite complicated. The Great Victory Court knows what Yellow Heaven Dao is doing, but it hasn’t stopped them. It’s unclear what they are thinking.
During the morning class, Zhang Chen and the other two saw Zhang Xiaohua and Chu Mingyue. Neither party acknowledged the other, both secretly resolved to teach them a lesson one day.
Zhang Xiaohua no longer steals points, and Zhang Chen naturally didn’t want to fish in troubled waters either. In his Dharma Eye, Huangli Temple was shrouded by a mysterious force that was extremely hidden, grand and vast like an Infinite Sea, far surpassing Gu Mingyue and others.
"Fortunately, I have now developed the Devouring Dharma Eye; otherwise, merely infusing my eyes with Golden Light wouldn’t have been enough to detect the trajectory of the Great Virtuous Master’s power." Zhang Chen thought to himself.
As time ticked away, three days passed swiftly during Zhang Chen’s wait. On the night before the competition, Zhang Chen pondered that he should buy a Treasure Sword, for only with a Treasure Sword could he bring his skills to the extreme.
"You want a Treasure Sword? Just tell me!"
Upon hearing that Zhang Chen wanted to buy a sword, Little Fatty Li Donglai patted his chest and returned to his room, then took out his Treasure Sword and handed it to Zhang Chen: "I can now devour metal with both hands. This Treasure Sword in my hands is a waste, completely unusable. If I’m not careful and channel my power, this Treasure Sword would get devoured by me, so it’s better to give it to you."
The Treasure Sword was ancient and exquisitely forged as one piece.
Zhang Chen awkwardly drew the Treasure Sword. A cold light flashed through the air, seemingly lowering the temperature by a couple of degrees.
"Do you even know how to use a sword? Is that how you draw a sword?" Seeing Zhang Chen’s sword-drawing action, Li Donglai’s mouth twitched slightly, looking at Zhang Chen with suspicion.
Zhang Chen laughed at his words, "My Sword Technique is unrivaled, unmatched throughout the world."
"Alright, stop showing off. Just go up and show off a bit during the competition. You can’t win first place anyway. No matter how powerful your Treasure Sword is, it can’t break my Copper Skin and Iron Bones. You can’t comprehend the gap between those who have refined Martial Dao Qi Blood and you common folks; it’s simply the difference between mortals and divine beings." Li Donglai somewhat looked down on Zhang Chen.
Upon hearing this, Zhang Chen glanced at Little Fatty. This guy looked down on people a bit. When the competition comes, he intends to give him a surprise.
"Unfortunately, I haven’t refined the Blood Transformation Divine Saber yet. My Blood Transformation Divine Saber specializes in breaking various Physical Body Techniques; otherwise, I’d make Little Fatty understand why flowers are so red." Zhang Chen thought to himself.