Chương 208: War God’s — Chapter 209 - Probably Won't Be Able to Sleep

Tian Du University, another corner. Lone moon, sea cliff. Two figures bathed in moonlight.

"I'm taking a huge risk right now." The hooded Banggu's expression was hidden. Only his voice sounded heavy.

"You know, on the stage, if a grandmaster spotted something, it'd be trouble." The person in front didn't answer. After a while.

"You know why you lost on stage this time?" The figure in front finally spoke slowly.

"Of course I know." Banggu snorted.

"I just got a bit impatient, that's all."

"You couldn't keep your cool." The figure shook his head.

"Couldn't keep your cool on stage, couldn't keep your cool off stage either. During the banquet, your eyes kept falling on Wang Xian. That Hidden Spirit Gu is a new variant the two of us secretly bred."

"Your own master doesn't even know, so what are you afraid of here?" Banggu didn't answer. Indeed, the Mother-Child Hidden Spirit Gu had only been bred recently. Normally speaking, even his own master wouldn't know much about it. Come to think of it... He couldn't help but look at the man in front of him. As a Dragon Nation martial warrior, he never expected the man to have such deep research into Southern State gu insects. It's just... Breeding this gu insect truly wasn't easy...

Thinking of this, his heart trembled slightly.

"What exactly are you trying to do?" Banggu frowned.

"Why have me plant the child gu on a student? Does he have a grudge against you? Even if he does, he's a grandmaster's disciple, but he's still an Old Martial Arts warrior. Can he even compare to you?"

"With this child gu, I could hunt exotic beasts a whole tier above me."

"Planting it on an Old Martial Arts warrior, I can't figure out what you're thinking." The two, because of researching this gu insect, shared many secrets unknown to others. They were essentially in the same boat.

"Exotic beasts?" The figure scoffed.

"How could exotic beasts be more terrifying than people?"

"You really do have a grudge against that Wang Xian? That shouldn't be..." Banggu was thoroughly puzzled.

"Isn't he a student at your school? Or did he discover you researching this gu insect with me? No, even if he discovered it, so what?"

"As long as you don't tell him how we researched it, what problem is there?"

"What exactly is the bad blood between you that makes you need to do this?" He truly didn't understand. This guy in front of him, how could he place so much importance on that Wang Xian.

"A grudge? Hard to say. You wouldn't understand even if I told you." The figure's voice deepened.

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"What kind of intuition?"

"This Wang Xian will be my formidable rival." The figure frowned.

"In the next Dragon Nation Youth Martial Arts Tournament, this kid will most likely obstruct me." Hearing this, Banggu couldn't help but laugh.

"This doesn't seem like you."

"You're actually worried about this?"

"Your Dragon Nation Youth Martial Arts Tournament, this year's edition, it's the main stage for you soon-to-graduate seniors, right?"

"Almost all of them are fourth-realm peak martial warriors. Some might even have broken through to the fifth realm."

"He's just a third-realm mid-stage Old Martial Arts warrior. How is he going to obstruct you?" Banggu felt it was very strange. As someone who had secretly researched gu insects together for several years, he couldn't claim to know the other party very deeply. But the other party's bone-deep arrogance was even heavier than his own. This was the first time he'd seen the other party use such a tone.

"That Phantom Shadow Sword Technique martial art, you've now seen it on stage. It should be easy for you to deal with, right?" Banggu laughed.

"Even if he can forcibly cultivate to the fourth realm in this half year, so what? You seniors who've been accumulating at the fourth-realm peak for nearly a year, all kinds of martial techniques, secret skills, and talents completely crush him."

"What does he have to obstruct you with?"

"You don't understand." The figure shook his head. Recalling how, ever since encountering this Wang Xian, every step of his own had gone wrong. And moreover, he himself wasn't even quite sure whether this guy was doing it intentionally or unintentionally. If unintentional, yet every step this guy took ruined his plans. If intentional, yet he seemed to never truly detect him. That time at Panlong Mountain, such a good opportunity...

This kind of elusive, uncontrollable feeling made considerable worry churn in his heart.

"In short, this Wang Xian will definitely become my great enemy in the future." The figure lifted his head to gaze. His deep pupils reflected a full moon, as if wanting to seize even the moon in the sky into his grasp.

"Playing the Hidden Spirit Gu move, at least there's a lethal backup plan for later."

"This year's Dragon Nation Youth Martial Arts Tournament, I can't afford to be wrong again." Banggu smiled, still unable to understand. He did, however, rather admire the latter's caution.

"That Wang Xian, if he knew there was a guy like you secretly fixated on him..."

"He'd probably be too scared to sleep." Wang Xian slept very soundly this time. After all, he'd fought all day. It had been quite draining on his energy. The next day, Wang Xian didn't rush to attend class either. Because at this time, the other Dragon Nation Top Five students were still visiting and touring Tian Du Jingwu. The first few days of classes weren't very tight. Wang Xian sent a message to Zhou Xukun and the others, planning to gather together now. He still had something to discuss with them. Noon.

Tian Du University, in a pavilion outside Wanwu Island. Wang Xian and Ye Miyue came here together to meet Zhou Xukun and these old high school classmates.

"Your Tian Du Jingwu thoroughly outclasses our school in every aspect." Zhou Xukun was panting heavily. All morning, he'd followed the school instructors, touring most of Tian Du University. Many cultivation venues had truly opened his eyes.

"985 compared to the Dragon Nation Top Five, there is a bit of a gap..." Wang Xian smiled.

"You didn't come back for New Year's?"

"Went to make up classes." Zhou Xukun coughed.

"My talent is average, quite a bit worse than you monsters, so I can only use the end-of-term time to make up some classes." Wang Xian thought to himself: You're probably making up classes, sure. If he remembered correctly, this kid had started targeting his major advisor since freshman year. Every end of term, he'd shamelessly go to the hospital where that advisor worked, calling it 'making up classes.' As for what was really on his mind, even a dog on the street could tell with one glance.

"What exactly did you call us here for?" Lin Ao smiled as he walked up.

"It's not just to talk about your heroic performance on stage yesterday, is it? Bro, no need to talk about that. We were all watching yesterday."

"I'm actually more curious how you learned the Phantom Shadow Sword Technique." He Yiming touched his nose. This sword art, he had actually tried to learn it too. At the second realm, learning it was very forced. Just a shell. No power at all. So, he gave it up.

"Just catching up, what are you all imagining?" Xu Rong brushed her hair aside, smiling at the group. Although they came from different high schools, because they'd fought side by side during the Martial Exam, their relationship was relatively better than that of ordinary classmates.

"It's not just catching up." Wang Xian smiled, then shifted to a grin.

"How's your Body-Forging Fist coming along?" The group paused. Body-Forging Fist? After entering university, although they practiced it often, this foundational martial art progressed extremely slowly. Of course, reaching perfected mastery by graduation was definitely possible. After all, the graduation baseline for the Dragon Nation Top Five was achieving perfected mastery in this foundational martial art, Body-Forging Fist. As for whether one could reach peak mastery, that depended on the individual.

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