Wang Zheng and Chu Tianxing stood downstairs at the martial arts hall, watching the convoy gradually disappear from sight in the distance.

Wang Zheng, who was finally relieved, suddenly felt a large, warm hand cover his head.

"Thank you for your hard work."

At this moment, Wang Zheng felt that all the scheming and infighting was worth it.

"The wind is too strong..."

Wang Zheng sniffed, muttered something under his breath, and then immediately changed the subject.

"I see you and the Commander-in-Chief know each other? I didn't realize you had such a wide network of connections."

Chu Tianxing let out a long sigh of relief, raised his head and looked into the distance, as if his thoughts had drifted back to a distant era.

"He was beaten up by me when he was young."

Wang Zheng: ? ? ?

Wang Zheng then joked:

"So that's why the capital city has been so indifferent to your injuries, and why you refused the country's aid. It turns out there's this connection."

"Please tell me honestly, how many people did you offend when you were young? So I don't get dragged down by you later without even realizing it..."

Upon hearing this, Chu Tianxing flew into a rage, all his previous emotions vanishing.

"Bullshit! This has absolutely nothing to do with it. Do you think everyone is as petty and narrow-minded as you?"

Then Chu Tianxing seemed to realize something and continued:

"You brat, you should also understand the country's difficulties. The Commander-in-Chief is in charge of so many military regions across the country, and with the current unstable situation of alien beasts in the country, it's not easy for him either."

"While your 'spiritual energy grenade' played a part, we have to accept this favor. If it weren't for his intervention, the nation would never have so easily sent over such a crucial resource as the Demon King's inner core… Do you understand?"

Wang Zheng nodded, indicating that he had memorized it. Then, his expression suddenly changed, and he said very seriously:

"What you're saying isn't to imply that the Demon King's inner core was sent to you by the Commander-in-Chief out of consideration for the past beating you received, is it?"

If that's how you think, then that's a bit heartless. Even though I don't expect anything in return, you can't look down on my efforts like that.

Besides, you should be the one receiving this favor, not me. I haven't received any benefits!

Upon hearing this, Chu Tianxing suddenly became anxious, his old face turning bright red with embarrassment.

When the old man Chu, his face flushed red, looked up at Wang Zheng's mocking expression, he immediately realized that he had been tricked by this scoundrel again, and raised his foot to kick him.

But our young master Wang is so cunning. As soon as he finished speaking, he dashed upstairs, shouting all the while.

“Let’s go check on those liquid spiritual energies that were delivered. Based on your past experience, I have reason to suspect that the capital might be using water to impersonate liquid spiritual energies, trying to pass them off as genuine. It would be best to check them carefully…”

Looking at the joking brat in front of him, how could Chu Tianxing not know that Wang Zheng, that scoundrel, didn't want him to feel like he owed him too much?

But ever since that little bastard carried me back from Yunnan, haven't I already owed him a lot?

"call--"

Thinking of this, Chu Tianxing took a deep breath and let go of the burden in his heart.

Since things have already come to this, I might as well stop thinking about it. No matter what happens in the future, I'll just always stand behind this kid.

Although he was certain that the little guy might soon no longer need anyone's protection, Chu Tianxing was absolutely certain of that...

Just as Chu Tianxing let go of his obsession, an invisible aura rose from his body.

Suddenly, an inexplicable and strange fluctuation emanated from his body, as if something was surging out from within him, making it impossible to grasp or fathom.

This mysterious feeling made Chu Tianxing's figure grow even taller and more imposing, and the gloomy aura he had felt after returning from Yunnan vanished, making him radiant and full of energy.

His face wore a confident smile, and his eyes sparkled with wisdom. He seemed to be bathed in a halo, looking like a shining star.

The changes happening to Chu Tianxing were sensed by Wang Zheng, who had already run upstairs. He was startled and quickly ran to the second-floor railing. Looking at the principal standing alone in the wind and snow, he sent out a scan.

Uh... the specific attributes haven't changed, but in the bottom "Visual Object" section, there's a line of small text that's flashing.

Visualized object: Kang Jinlong; visualization realization progress 99%.

Wang Zheng stared blankly at the virtual panel in front of him. The old man's visualization materialization progress, which had not increased for a long time, suddenly jumped by 6 percentage points from the original 93%.

We are only one step away from the threshold of "Creation of Heaven and Earth".

Because of his previous conversation with Commander-in-Chief Li Guofeng, which confirmed that activating [Heaven and Earth Transformation] would help heal his injuries, Wang Zheng was genuinely happy for his principal when he saw that he was one step closer to recovery.

In addition to his own sudden increase in progress at the time, Wang Zheng speculated that the final 10% progress of all the visualized objects might really be related to each person's state of mind.

As Chu Tianxing emerged from that mysterious sensation, the white dragon on his body, which seemed to be alive, circled around him a few times. Then, after emitting a barely audible but substantial dragon roar, it gradually disappeared into his body.

The old man was also stunned. He listened to the dragon's roar that had not yet dissipated in his ears, and then looked up at Wang Zheng in a daze.

"I think I'm almost there, and I've fully materialized this visualization..."

At that moment, Wang Zheng, as if struck by a sudden inspiration, quickly said:

"His name is Kang Jinlong, a star deity from the previous era. Quickly concentrate and silently recite his name in your heart, praying for his response!"