341: Goodbye Zhao Tianyang

"Alright, enough with the thank-yous." Zhong Huai waved his hand impatiently. "We still have things to do. Didn't you guys have a fight scheduled? Hurry up, don't waste time."

As he spoke, he pulled Wen Yan along and prepared to turn away.

"Eh? Leaving already?" Lin Yao still felt like she hadn't had enough.

"If we don't leave, are we staying for dinner?" Zhong Huai said without looking back. "Let's go, let's go, Nerd. Don't just stand there, Boss is still waiting for our report."

Wen Yan gave a polite nod to the Lin siblings and then quickly caught up with Zhong Huai's pace.

The two figures soon disappeared around the corner of the corridor.

Only Lin Yu and Lin Yao were left in the corridor once again.

"Brother, where did they go?"

Lin Yao looked at the empty corridor, still a bit dazed; she really wanted to get to know her own examiner through Lin Yu's examiner.

How cool would that have been!

"They left."

Lin Yu's answer was as concise as ever.

He didn't linger, walking straight toward the depths of the corridor.

"Hey, wait for me!"

Lin Yao quickly jogged to catch up, hanging onto his arm once more as she leaned her head in and lowered her voice.

"Fess up, do you and that Zhong Huai guy have some kind of unspeakable secret?"

"For example, are you actually an undercover agent planted among the civilians by Fangs?"

"Or maybe you have some dirt on him, which is why he's so nice to you?"

Lin Yu stopped, turned his head, and looked at her expressionlessly.

"You should use your imagination to write novels instead."

After saying that, he pushed his sister's head away and continued walking.

"Tch, boring."

Lin Yao curled her lip, but she still followed closely by his side.

At the end of the corridor was a heavy alloy door.

The door wasn't locked; with a gentle push from Lin Yu, it slid open silently inward.

Boom!

A blast of scorching air, mixed with sweat, energy particles, and the friction of metal, rushed toward them.

Before their eyes was an incredibly massive Indoor Training Ground.

Above the dome was a simulated blazing sun and clear sky, the light blindingly bright.

On the ground, dozens of Transferred Ones were undergoing various high-intensity training sessions.

Some were fighting ferocious virtual behemoths, each collision erupting with violent energy shocks.

Some were moving at high speeds through areas filled with energy traps, their figures as fast as ghosts.

Others were in specialized zones, practicing various powerful area-of-effect skills, the roar of which was constant.

The entire training ground was like a high-speed war machine, filled with a wild and primal sense of power.

"Wow."

Lin Yao couldn't help but let out a small gasp of admiration.

The training atmosphere here was far more realistic and brutal than the house-playing-like sparring at her school.

Lin Yu's pace didn't falter for a second as he led her through this clamorous area.

The Transferred Ones training around them seemed immersed in their own worlds; no one noticed their arrival.

They walked to the other end of the training ground, where there was another door.

This door was even heavier than the previous one, and it even had complex energy runes engraved upon it, clearly possessing a very high defense rating.

Lin Yu reached out and lightly pressed an identifier next to the door.

Hum... The runes lit up, and the large door slowly opened.

The world behind the door was completely different from the clamor outside.

Quiet.

Empty.

This was a more professional, pure white Duel Arena.

The arena was made of an unknown white material, seamless and unified.

And right in the center of the arena, a figure was already waiting there.

He wore a simple black combat suit, his posture as straight as a spear, hands hanging naturally at his sides, just standing there quietly.

Hearing the sound of the door opening, he slowly turned around.

It was a young face, yet one filled with determination and composure.

Lin Yao's footsteps stopped.

She looked at the stranger, then at her own brother.

What was the situation?

Hadn't they agreed on a sibling spar?

Why was there an outsider?

The moment Zhao Tianyang saw Lin Yu, his body trembled slightly uncontrollably.

An indescribable excitement surged in his chest like a volcano, nearly breaking through the shackles of his reason.

He wanted to rush forward, to use the most intense way possible to express his current feelings.

But he couldn't.

Because the Boss's sister was still here, and he remembered that the Boss didn't want his sister to know about their special nature.

He used every ounce of his strength to suppress that fanatical impulse.

He took a step forward and stood perfectly straight.

Then, under Lin Yao's shocked gaze, he bowed deeply to Lin Yu.

It was a near ninety-degree bow, carrying the ultimate sincerity and reverence.

"Mas... Ol... Brother Lin Yu."

The three words echoed clearly within the empty Duel Arena.

Lin Yao's brain went 'buzz'.

Brother... Brother Lin Yu??

Had she misheard?

What era was this? How could someone still use that kind of address?

She looked at the fanatical Zhao Tianyang, who looked like he wanted to bury his head in the ground, and then at her own brother, who accepted the bow calmly without even twitching an eyebrow.

Are these two in a gang?

Holy crap! I knew Brother hadn't been up to any good those past few years!

Are these two... crazy?

Zhao Tianyang straightened up; he could feel the inquisitive and suspicious gaze from behind him, but he didn't care at all.

In his world, there was only one person right now.

Every breath, every heartbeat, and every surge of world-destroying power within his body reminded him of what the man before him had given him.

It was a new life.

It was a future.

It was the only god who had transformed him from a pathetic bug struggling on the brink of death from drug abuse into the powerhouse he was today, a person even he himself felt in awe of.

The stronger his power grew, the deeper this reverence became.

Because he would always think... he couldn't help but think about what would have happened to him if it weren't for Lin Yu.

He would have truly died; one or two bottles of Life Serum wouldn't have been enough to save him at all.

Back then, he would have been dead for sure.

Without Lin Yu, he would be a corpse, leaving behind a broken family; he wouldn't be experiencing his current strength, his current power, his current freedom, and he wouldn't even know if he could have survived Awakening Day.

He didn't even dare to look Lin Yu directly in the eye, only keeping his head slightly lowered as he waited for the next command.

Lin Yu's gaze swept over Zhao Tianyang.

Compared to the last time they met at the school gate, when his power was overflowing and almost impossible to contain, the current Zhao Tianyang was much more restrained.

His physique was no longer so exaggerated, his muscle lines were smoother, and his whole being was like a peerless weapon hidden within its sheath.

Not bad.

It seemed that during this period, he had indeed put in the effort.

"Rise."

Lin Yu spoke calmly.