Wang Lin, who had already left the teaching building, did not know that Ke Ke was gossiping about him again, even slandering him with the label of a woman-beater.
If Wang Lin were at the scene, he would inevitably refute it. What did testing a defensive Soul Tool have to do with beating women? That day, Ke Ke just flew a bit far, but she didn't suffer any injuries.
He even gave that defensive Soul Tool to Ke Ke. He really didn't hold a grudge against Ke Ke.
After all, Ke Ke was just spreading rumors. Wang Lin didn't hold too much of a grudge against the rumor-monger either; he just asked the rumor-monger to test a defensive Soul Tool.
Although the defensive Soul Tool failed at the time, Wang Lin paid compensation afterward. He was still very kind.
After leaving the laboratory, Wang Lin didn't rush back. Instead, he first went to the laboratory where Meng Hongchen was and told her about his leaving the city.
Only then did he return to the small courtyard.
"On vacation?"
According to normal circumstances today, it should be considered Wang Lin's rest time, so Long Xiaoyao was not surprised by Wang Lin's return.
"How is Mu En's disciple?"
"Not bad. He can be considered a monster. Master, we happen to be going for a field Soul Tool trial tomorrow. Do you want to follow and take a look?"
Wang Lin asked.
"Sure!"
Long Xiaoyao immediately became spirited, obviously not wanting to let go of this opportunity.
"Um, it's best if you follow from a distance and don't get too close. After all, you should understand..."
Wang Lin didn't finish his sentence, but the old Black Dragon still understood his meaning. He was listed as a mortal enemy in Huo Yuhao's books.
"I will pay attention."
Long Xiaoyao nodded and asked Wang Lin about everything regarding Huo Yuhao. Wang Lin told Long Xiaoyao his findings one by one.
Perhaps because they talked about Huo Yuhao a bit too much, the old Black Dragon, fearing Wang Lin might misunderstand, suddenly spoke.
"Don't worry, Little Linzi. You are the disciple this old man values most!"
"Hmm!?" Hearing this, Wang Lin's head was instantly full of question marks. "You have other disciples I don't know about?"
Long Xiaoyao: "..."
"Alright, don't worry, Master. I can understand."
Wang Lin waved his hand to indicate there was no need to mind. The emotion between Long Xiaoyao and Mu En couldn't be faked. Long Xiaoyao's interest in Huo Yuhao was just loving the house and its crow.
Similarly, Mu En treated him the same way. This didn't need to be questioned. The Golden Tree of Shrek Academy wasn't a place just anyone could enter.
...
Early morning.
A thin mist filled the air, carrying a bit of chill and freshness. The biting sunlight pierced through the thin mist and shone on Huo Yuhao's face.
He stood at the main gate of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, looking somewhat distractedly at Ju Zi and Ke Ke walking side by side in the distance.
A pure white combat outfit perfectly outlined Ju Zi's slender figure. Her fair skin shone in harmony with the white clothes, adding a bit of crystal-clear translucence.
Ke Ke wore a cyan combat outfit. As they approached, he didn't see Wang Lin's figure.
"Senior Sister Ju Zi, Senior Sister Ke Ke, where is Brother Lin?"
"He is ahead; we will meet him on the way. Don't worry. I told you last night that his background is quite complex."
Ju Zi explained a sentence and said directly: "Alright, let's set off!"
"Hey, you should have a flying Soul Tool, right!"
Saying this, Ke Ke had already taken out a flying Soul Tool. A pair of folded wings unfolded. She tapped her toes on the ground, and two blue tail flames spewed out from behind the folded wings, pushing her body quickly into the sky.
Ju Zi didn't rush to take out her flying Soul Tool. She looked at Huo Yuhao, an inquiring light flowing in her eyes.
"I have one."
A pair of plain and unadorned gray folded wings opened behind his back. Soft white light spewed out, pushing his body to soar into the sky.
Seeing Huo Yuhao ascend, Ju Zi took out her flying Soul Tool and followed. Her flying Soul Tool was orange-red.
In the sky, Huo Yuhao controlled his flying Soul Tool, struggling to follow behind Ju Zi and Ke Ke. Just from the flying Soul Tools, the gap between the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy and Shrek Academy could already be seen.
Ju Zi and Ke Ke flew easily and freely in front, their speed extremely fast. The faint light released from the folded wings formed a light film on the surface of their bodies, blocking the strong wind generated by flight.
Huo Yuhao's side was much more miserable. While the strong wind blew against his face, he exerted all his strength to urge the Class 5 flying Soul Tool he made himself.
He couldn't keep up with Ju Zi and Ke Ke at all. If the two girls hadn't stopped from time to time to wait for him, Huo Yuhao would have fallen behind long ago.
But Huo Yuhao didn't get discouraged. Without Wang Lin around, he had already used Spiritual Detection to copy the structures and soul tool arrays of the flying Soul Tools behind Ju Zi and Ke Ke.
After flying for a full two hours, the three of them descended from the sky.
As soon as he landed, Huo Yuhao found a flat place, sat cross-legged, and began to recover his soul power.
Not long after, Wang Lin walked out from somewhere, frowned at the three people resting in place, and said in a deep voice.
"Why did you stop?"
Seeing Wang Lin suddenly appear, Ju Zi and Ke Ke were not surprised. Ju Zi pointed at Huo Yuhao and said in a deep voice.
"His soul power is exhausted and he needs to recover."
Hearing this, Wang Lin didn't say much. Soon, in less than fifteen minutes, Huo Yuhao stood up.
"You've recovered?"
Ke Ke's eyes widened. Huo Yuhao nodded, looked at Wang Lin beside him, and smiled: "You're here, Brother Lin."
"En, then let's continue to set off!"
Wang Lin turned his head and said in a deep voice.
Ju Zi and Ke Ke took out their flying Soul Tools again. Huo Yuhao immediately looked at Wang Lin with curious eyes, wanting to see what kind of flying Soul Tool Wang Lin would take out.
Click!
The sound of metal folding rang out. Gold-red metal plates began to spread from Wang Lin's waist. Soon, a pair of gold-red leg armor completely covered Wang Lin's legs and waist.
Swoosh!
Red flowing light lit up from the gaps in the leg armor. A layer of invisible light film began to derive from the leg armor, covering Wang Lin's upper body.
Crimson tail flames spewed out from the soles of Wang Lin's feet, lifting him to float in mid-air.
"Human-shaped Soul Tool!? Can this also count as a flying Soul Tool?"
Huo Yuhao looked at Wang Lin's technology-filled Soul Tool, his mouth wide open.
"If it can fly, why doesn't it count?"
Wang Lin asked back. His Mark I flying Soul Tool was almost exactly the same as the lower half of the Mark III.
He had built it according to the template of the Iron Man armor. Although the difficulty of control was much higher than ordinary flying Soul Tools, it couldn't be helped that it was cool.
Moreover, the slight increase in operation difficulty was not a problem at all for Wang Lin, a Spirit System Soul Master.
"Set off!"
He flew not far from Ju Zi and Ke Ke. The two girls had obviously seen Wang Lin's flying Soul Tool before, so they were not surprised.
Huo Yuhao hurriedly took out his flying Soul Tool to keep up. Looking at Wang Lin's semi-human-shaped flying Soul Tool, thoughts gradually stirred in his mind.
Unable to resist his greed, he carefully controlled his Spiritual Detection to slowly spread toward Wang Lin's legs.
Then...
Bang!
An impact sound that only Huo Yuhao could hear rang in his ears. He only felt as if a large hammer had suddenly smashed onto his head from the unseen world, causing stars to appear in his eyes.
Having just ascended not long ago, he tilted and smashed toward the ground.