Chapter 39: Absorb Casually for Fun

"What do we do now?"

Filled with gloom, yet unable to ignore the situation, Lu Mingrong couldn't help but look over.

"What else can we do? While these students are still unaware, we must quickly cover up the matter..."

Yu Longqing waved his hand, demonstrating the City Lord's decisiveness and ability, "I'll handle Zhang Xuan, tell him to take it easy, and you handle the teachers. Make sure everyone keeps their mouths shut. Anyone who dares to leak even a bit of information, throw them directly into the Heavenly Prison!"

Lu Mingrong nodded.

The latter was right. The students and attendants present had mostly closed their eyes to feel the Heavenly Mandate Vitality and had not noticed the abnormality of the Nine Dragons Pillar and the vortex. As long as they could prevent the teachers who saw everything from talking, they could still preserve the secret!

"Dean Wu, notify all the teachers and elders to come and gather!"

Lu Mingrong commanded in a low shout.

"Yes!" Wu Yunzhou quickly turned around and headed towards the crowd.

Yu Longqing's body flickered, disappearing and reappearing before Zhang Xuan. He watched the swirling tornado above Zhang Xuan's head. A twitch in his lips, he couldn't help but pat the latter on the shoulder.

"Young friend Zhang Xuan..."

"Hmm?"

While absorbing Heavenly Mandate Vitality, Zhang Xuan, interrupted unexpectedly, quickly ceased absorbing the power and slowly opened his eyes. Upon recognizing the person, he immediately became respectful, "City Lord, what brings you here? Would you like to absorb some for a while? I can move over..."

With that, he scooted over a bit.

"There's no need..."

His face twitching, Yu Longqing couldn't help saying, "...Are you absorbing Heavenly Mandate Vitality?"

"I was just playing around with it, seeing if it could enhance my physique, you must find it amusing, City Lord..."

Zhang Xuan looked embarrassed.

Although just now, the Library of Heaven's Path and the Suspended Realm were absorbing Heavenly Mandate Vitality simultaneously, which was much faster than alone, but with so many people absorbing at the same time, he thought he wouldn't be too conspicuous...

As long as he didn't admit it, the other party shouldn't be able to notice!

"Absorbing... for fun?"

Seeing his shy and foolish appearance, Yu Longqing's body shook, almost choking on his own saliva.

If that's what you call playing... then what are these people doing here?

Can't even consider it playing?

"Yesterday I had just learned how to look for the Source Pool. I don't know anything about practice. I was just filling the numbers. I still need to thank you, City Lord, for speaking well of me to get me into the school, or else I might still be lingering outside the gates..."

After expressing his gratitude, Zhang Xuan looked up, saw that there was still Heavenly Mandate Vitality around and, not wanting to miss the chance, hesitated for a moment and then tentatively asked, "If the City Lord isn't going to absorb... then I'll continue. Although my talent isn't that great and I started a bit late, I still hope to become an Origin warrior..."

"..."

Yu Longqing clutched his chest.

Are those even human words?

He had absorbed 22 strands of Heavenly Mandate Vitality and opened a Fifth Grade Source Pool, earning him the title of number one talent in Baiyan City. You have absorbed tens of thousands... and claim that your talent isn't great?

Are you mocking me?

With a gloomy face, just as he was about to explain the situation, he saw the other person sitting back down and closing his eyes.

In that moment, his face slightly reddened as if he was exerting effort to find more Heavenly Mandate Vitality, yet unable to find it, showing a very reluctant expression—much like the others around him...

"???"

Yu Longqing felt an even greater pain in his chest.

Could you act any more fake?

"With that look on your face, should I acknowledge your prowess, or should I pretend I don't know?"

With a gloomy face, unsure of what to do, he saw the young man pretending, cautiously opening one eye to look at him. Noticing he was still there, he quickly shut his eye again, desperately searching...with an expression that oath not to give up until he found it.

"..."

Yu Longqing held his forehead.

Forget it, better leave, as it only gets more depressing the longer I watch.

Just as he thought about turning around, he suddenly froze.

"No... It looks like he doesn't know the commotion he caused, meaning he doesn't know he's exposed, so being kind to him now would be like sending coal in snowy weather."

This guy is all good, just too low-key... Well, I can definitely use that.

Since you don't know you're exposed, I'll pretend I don't know either, and then...I will treat you exceedingly well, so you'd feel grateful toward me.

A favor during a low point is far more precious than adding flowers on the brocade at the peak.

Realizing this, Yu Longqing suddenly got excited, coughed to steady his emotion, and lowered his voice, "Then you continue your practice. I'll wait over there for you. After the evaluation, I just happen to have something to discuss with you..."

"Okay!"

Not knowing what the other person wanted to talk about, but since an olive branch was extended, naturally he had to accept it. Zhang Xuan quickly nodded, and upon seeing the other party leave, he finally breathed a sigh of relief and cautiously continued to absorb the Heavenly Mandate Vitality.

He didn't dare to absorb as crazily as before, but still, the Library of Heaven's Path and the Suspended Realm absorbing simultaneously was still impressively powerful. The numbers on the Nine Dragons Pillar quickly started spinning again...watching this made Yu Longqing's heart pound with fear.

At that moment, he finally understood why even if Lu Mingrong entrusted the task to him, he still had to find this person.

It was incredibly defying!

Couldn't it be that the Destiny Plate from yesterday was destroyed just like this?

If so, there were at least ten thousand strands yesterday, over two thousand last night at the City Lord Residence, and now another ten thousand or more...

One Source Pool evaluation, and one person used more than twenty thousand strands of Heavenly Mandate Vitality? What kind of level is this?

Saint-tier... isn't even this frightening!

His face fluctuating between white, red, yellow, and pink, shocked and frightened by his thoughts, not far away in Wu Yunzhou, all the teachers had already been summoned.

At this moment, Lu Mingrong stood before everyone, glancing around, his voice, though low, echoed in everyone's ears.

"I hope everyone can keep today's events under wraps, no leaks whatsoever... If I find out anyone has blabbed, I will personally cripple him."

Surprised at encountering a genius yet not being allowed to mention it, everyone was stunned. A teacher couldn't help but speak up, "Dean, why?"

"This is for your protection! In a small place like ours, if news of too strong a genius leaks, you should know better than I do what we'll face!"

Lu Mingrong snorted coldly, an immense pressure immediately spreading among the people there.

Feeling the unabashed murderous intent from him, knowing he would truly act if they leaked anything, all the teachers' faces grew solemn, nodding in unison.

"Yes!"

Seems like life is somewhat more important than gossip...

Seeing everyone's agreement, Lu Mingrong nodded, slightly relieved. Just as he was about to give a few more instructions, the teacher who had spoken before tentatively spoke up again.

"Um..."

"What is it?" Lu Mingrong frowned.

This teacher said, "We can keep quiet, but...with his situation, hiding it might be somewhat difficult..."

With that, he casually pointed.

Lu Mingrong looked over, only to see that above Zhang Xuan's head, a vortex of Heavenly Mandate Vitality had burst forth again. As the absorption rate increased, there was a "crack!" — the Destiny Plate that had just been replaced today developed cracks.