Luo Bing suddenly understood: whether Long Chen was here to hang out or to be provoked in class, there was a fundamental difference between the two.
"Alright."
Luo Bing didn't know why Long Chen had come to the Immortal Academy, but this was not a place to talk. She was about to leave with Long Chen.
"Wait." Suddenly,
someone stepped out from the crowd. He was extremely thin, looking like a bamboo pole, with long arms and legs, like a tall, thin gorilla—looking extremely strange.
Long Chen was stunned when he saw the man. There was a strange aura emanating from him, faintly eerie and unusual.
"This person's name is Gu Fei, ranked second on the Immortal Daoist Ranking. His combat power is extremely formidable, and it's been half a year since we last sparred. He's getting stronger and stronger. I don't know if I can still defeat him." Luo Bing whispered in Long Chen's ear, feeling very wary of Gu Fei.
"Another man playing dumb to outsmart others." Long Chen curled his lips and said.
"What?" Luo Bing and Luo Ning were shocked. Whenever it came to playing dumb to outsmart others, they immediately thought of Chu Kuang. Could it be that Gu Fei was just like him? Hiding their strength?
Gu Fei, surrounded by a crowd, stepped out. Long Chen glanced at the people on Gu Fei's side. Each one was full of vitality and restrained energy. Even from a distance, Long Chen could smell the scent of pills, and couldn't help but shake his head inwardly.
Luo Bing's dream of this Immortal Dao Contest was likely to fall through, because several of these guys had extremely powerful auras that could fool anyone, but they couldn't escape the sensing of the Nine Star Overlord Body Technique.
Using pills to suppress their aura, disguise themselves as weaklings, and paralyze their opponents, when Luo Bing and the others are confident and ready to fight, their full power will instantly shatter their confidence.
With such a huge emotional gap, if the other party took the opportunity to say something inappropriate or provocative, Luo Bing's side might even have their Dao hearts shaken and develop inner demons.
"Mentor Long Chen, you just said you only have two identities: one is a disciple of the Alchemy Institute, the other is a mentor of the Divine Academy. If someone provokes you and commits an offense, it is indeed punishable.
But in the Judgment Hall, you already said yourself that you would participate in the Divine Dao Competition. Since you are participating, you are a disciple of the Divine Academy. Isn't it a bit inappropriate to use your mentor status now to evade responsibility? Gu Fei walked up to Long Chen and spoke.
Although he appeared polite on the surface, the hostility in his eyes was very obvious.
"That's right. Since you're participating in the Divine Dao Contest, you're a disciple of the Divine Academy, and you use your mentor status to pressure others. The people of the Divine Academy are getting more and more shameless." The disciple beside Gu Fei sneered.
"Smack!"
Just as the disciple finished speaking, his vision suddenly blurred. Long Chen slapped him across the face, a loud explosion that startled everyone.
The disciple shot out like a cannonball, crashing hard into a stone pillar hundreds of zhang away. Half of the disciple's face was a mess of blood, but shockingly, bone runes appeared on that half.
It was precisely because of the appearance of these bone runes that they resisted part of Long Chen's power; otherwise, this slap could have shattered his head.
"Blood Spirit Bone Armor!"
Luo Ning cried out in surprise, recognizing that move.
"He actually mastered the Blood Spirit Bone Armor? How is that possible?" The disciples beside Luo Ning exclaimed in surprise.
The Blood Spirit Bone Armor is a very famous defensive technique in the Immortal Academy. It uses essence blood and bone patterns as a guide, allowing defenses to be performed at will. It is a highly practical move, especially on battlefields where wounds are traded for damage—taking a single blow from the enemy can be unscathed, while the enemy can be slain in one blow.
With that slap, Long Chen actually played a trump card from that disciple, shocking Luo Ning and the others. After all, that person was only ranked twenty-sixth on the Human Dao Ranking, not very remarkable—Luo Bing couldn't even recall his name.
Yet such an inconspicuous person had quietly mastered the powerful defensive technique of the Blood Spirit Bone Armor. Luo Bing found it hard to imagine what others ....
"I'll repeat the same thing: play is fun, make a fuss, but don't play with your life."
Don't even mention what Blood Spirit Bone Armor you've mastered—even if you become an indestructible Vajra body, I can still slap you to death.
I said I would participate in the Divine Dao Championship, but I haven't submitted the list yet, which means I'm not yet a disciple of the Divine Academy—I'm a mentor now.
Who would not submit? Then come out. Master Long has been roaming the martial world for over twenty years, lacking other skills, specializing in dealing with all kinds of dissatisfaction. Gu
Fei's face darkened; he had forgotten about this. Long Chen hadn't submitted the list, so he wasn't considered a disciple of the Divine Academy.
"Pfft!"
At that moment, the disciple who had been slapped by Long Chen spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, slowly sliding down from the stone pillar, leaving a long trail of blood behind his back, looking quite shocking.
"Sorry, gentlemen, it's not intentional to provoke the authority of the Immortal Academy, but some people are just lowly fools. If you don't beat them up, you're letting down their looks.
I have other matters to attend to, so I'll take my leave for now. I'll treat you both for a drink another day. Seeing the two elders of the Immortal Academy standing awkwardly, Long Chen cupped his fists, and the two returned the salute.
Only then did Long Chen leave with Luo Bing and the others. Gu Fei watched Long Chen's back, a ruthless look flashing in his eyes.
"This Long Chen is way too arrogant."
Someone rescued the disciple who had been knocked away, but he had already fainted, half his face mangled and bloody, looking terrifying. Someone shouted angrily.
"Long Chen, right? Just wait, you'll regret it." Gu Fei spat out a sentence through clenched teeth, then was about to leave with his people.
"Wait, he can take him away, but not others." Seeing that Gu Fei and the few injured men were preparing to take him away, the law enforcement disciples stepped forward to stop him.
"What's wrong?" Wings have grown strong? Aren't you afraid that Alliance Leader Gu Fei will cause you trouble in the future? A disciple from the Immortal Academy shouted, clearly not taking the law enforcement disciples seriously.
The law enforcement disciple laughed, "I'm afraid, how could I not be afraid? But I'm even more afraid of Mentor Long Chen."
He has already spoken: if we send the three to the Discipline Institute for processing, we must send them over; otherwise, it would be a dereliction of duty.
As for this brother, Mentor Long Chen didn't mention him, so we won't take him away.
If you insist on taking everyone away, I'll call Mentor Long Chen back right now to discuss whether to take three or four. "
You... You're asking for death. Someone shouted angrily, saying that today's law enforcement disciples actually dared to talk back to them.
"Enough!" Suddenly,
the two elders of the Immortal Academy shouted coldly, "Everything should be done according to the rules. Do you treat us like air?" Don't think that just because you have some connections, you can do whatever you want.
I advise you to restrain yourself. Don't end up like those inner disciples from the Divine Academy, dying without even knowing how. In the end, your own lives will only be exchanged for some immortal crystals. The
two elders of the Immortal Academy were treated like air, instantly furious. After their rebuke, they left directly.
Gu Fei could only watch helplessly as the law enforcement disciples took those three away. Although they weren't the backbone, it was like slapping his face, especially in front of so many people.
"Long Chen, just you wait. You'll pay the price for your arrogance." Gu Fei gritted his teeth and left with his people.