Starting by picking up a female fan, he swept through the martial arts world.

The two didn't stay long before the master and apprentice kicked them out of the lab.

Judging from Xu Yanzhi's words, the master and disciple seemed to think that using the blood of cultivators to nourish corresponding attributes was likely not an isolated case.

For example, if we compare the banyan fruit to Jiang Lang's "natal wood," then it is very likely that there are also things like "natal metal" and "natal water."

If this concept can be expanded and realized, it will undoubtedly become a milestone in the Star Cluster Cultivation System.

Of course, this is just speculation at the moment. After all, plants can absorb blood through their roots, but what about the elements of metal, water, fire, and earth?

As for the two abstract attributes, the sun and the moon, they are even more difficult to understand.

Fortunately, it's alright.

This is something that Su Yunchang and Xu Yanzhi will have to worry about.

Jiang Lang's mind is now completely occupied with the matter of wood marrow.

Wood marrow itself is very powerful. As long as there are enough resources and the attributes match, it can completely give birth to a super plant creature of the rank of major general.

In other words, as long as the wood marrow is obtained, the wood dragon has the potential to be at least a major general.

Moreover, its own blood provides a powerful boost, making the lower limit of the Wood Dragon theory incredibly high.

Not to mention the possibility of miraculous mutations.

This thing can truly bring about a qualitative change in the strength of a master.

But it has one prerequisite.

It means finding a piece of wood pith.

Jiang Lang knew perfectly well that he couldn't get something this precious back just by showing off his face.

In this world, the only people who will do good for you without any bottom line or regard for the cost are crazy women.

Even a madwoman couldn't produce a single piece of pith.

"Jiang Lang!"

"Um?"

Jiang Lang looked at Bai Zhaoli with a puzzled expression.

Bai Zhaoli took a deep breath: "If you want it, I'll get it for you."

"what?"

Jiang Lang was taken aback: "What do you want?"

Bai Zhaoli spread her hands: "I need a dowry!"

Jiang Lang: "?"

Bai Zhaoli pouted: "Anyway, it's something that's a long way off, so why not use it to swindle and make money? If my dad really has something like this, it's a waste to keep it with him, but keeping it with you might help me."

"Oh, is that so?"

"Otherwise what?"

"..."

Jiang Lang felt that something was off, but he also felt that Bai Zhaoli's logic was sound.

Witnessing Qin Wei personally handling the black market for Seven Emotions Vine last time greatly influenced Bai Heng's impression of him.

In addition, given her history of murder and arson, her value to him in winning him over would certainly be even greater.

"Tell me! Do you want it or not?"

"..."

"Never mind, I'll give it a try first."

Bai Zhaoli said nonchalantly, "Anyway, my dad wouldn't give me something so valuable, so I'll just ask for it symbolically, so you won't think I'm not a good friend."

Jiang Lang couldn't help but smile: "Then give it a try. Whether it works or not, I won't let you suffer any losses."

Bai Zhaoli snorted, "I'm going home tonight, I'm not going to have the celebration dinner with you guys. You'd better treat me to dinner now!"

"Okay, which restaurant do you want to eat at?"

"That private kitchen near the South Gate!"

Bai Zhaoli grabbed Jiang Lang's arm: "Let's go, I'm starving!"

……

Perhaps it was because the food at this private kitchen was so delicious, Bai Zhaoli enjoyed her meal very much.

Jiang Lang thought it was nothing special, and he stretched, asking, "Are you still watching the match this afternoon?"

"I'm not watching anymore."

Bai Zhaoli grumbled, "I have to go back to class. It's all because of all your troubles that I have to skip class every day."

Jiang Lang nodded repeatedly without hesitation: "Yes! I'm the worst."

A gentle, heartwarming smile played on Bai Zhaoli's lips: "Then you can take me!"

"Didn't you drive here?"

"I meant you put me in the car."

"..."

Jiang Lang scratched his head and stood up: "Alright, consider it a walk to eat."

The two walked side by side down into the garage.

Bai Zhaoli got back into the driver's seat of her pink sports car, but rolled down the window again: "Jiang Lang!"

"Um?"

Jiang Lang looked at him.

Bai Zhaoli seemed relaxed: "You don't have anything going on with Gu Manzhi, do you? I... I was just trying to help you out, don't let your good intentions backfire."

Jiang Lang shook his head: "It's nothing, just ordinary friends."

"Oh……"

Bai Zhaoli drew out her words, then smiled and waved her hand, "Then I'm leaving, see you tomorrow night."

Jiang Lang nodded: "See you tomorrow night!"

Tomorrow night is Jiang Tai's promotion banquet, and most of the high-ranking officials from the Zong faction will be there, along with many other distinguished guests.

Watching Bai Zhaoli drive away in her little pink car in a hurry.

Jiang Lang breathed a sigh of relief. For some reason, being with Bai Zhaoli now made him feel very tired.

This feeling is a bit strange.

It's just that... I don't dislike being around her.

But it's so tiring!

Extremely tired!

Forget it! Never mind, let nature take its course!

Jiang Lang stretched his neck and went straight to the Martial Arts Hall, figuring it was about time.

Instead of using the fighting room, the competition for the top 32 was held in the central martial arts hall of the martial arts building, which has a large ring in the middle and many seats around it.

The structure is similar to an underground boxing ring, only a little smaller in scale, but it's enough to host a college league.

If there's no university league, then let's hold an intra-school competition, which will be used when the top 32 teams are selected. This will allow different research groups to tease each other, or rather, encourage each other.

of course.

Because it was just an intra-school martial arts competition, and the competition was held separately for each grade, the entire martial arts hall looked very deserted, mostly filled with students and instructors from each grade.

When Jiang Lang arrived, Wu Lie and Zhao Ming were already waiting in line.

Ghost Eye, along with Chen Hang, Zhang Qiqi, and two newly joined martial arts performers, were chatting in the spectator area.

Upon seeing Jiang Lang approaching, the two new martial arts performers quickly stood up.

"Hello, Senior Brother Jiang!"

"Hello, Senior Brother Jiang!"

"good!"

Jiang Lang smiled and glanced at the two of them: "Wei Chang, Feng Ling, right? How's it feeling to be on set?"

The decay wave matching data for these two individuals are third and fifth respectively, indicating that the recruitment process was quite successful.

Thank you for Hu Lintian's gift.

Without his meddling, they might not have been able to benefit from the online celebrity research group's popularity.

Otherwise, no matter how well you perform, it's all for nothing if others don't notice.

Wei Chang quickly said, "Instructor Zhou is very experienced. I've already benefited a lot from our conversation. I'll have to learn more from everyone in the future."

There was a bit of politeness and a lot of restraint.

That's normal, everyone's like that when they first join a group.

Jiang Lang exchanged a few more pleasantries with the two new martial arts performers before sitting down next to Ghost Eye. He nudged Ghost Eye's shoulder and asked, "Didn't Wu Lie say he had a friend coming to watch the fight? Where is he?"

"2:30 direction."

Ghost Eyes' face was expressionless.

Jiang Lang looked in the direction he was looking and, sure enough, spotted a familiar figure in the distance. It was the female neighbor he had bumped into when he escorted Wu Lie into the neighborhood the night he went to ask Ghost Eye to come out of the mountains.

The one with a slightly worldly air about her.

The girl was dressed very simply today, so she looked more normal.

Jiang Lang asked curiously, "Wait a minute, Lao Zhou, you haven't seen her before, have you?"

Ghost Eyes chuckled: "I know everyone at the school. There are only a few outsiders, and she was the only one who kept staring at Wu Lie the whole time."

"Tsk!"

Jiang Lang sighed with emotion, thinking that it was truly the quality of veterans.

Ghost Eyes is just not a natural talent; otherwise, with that level of insight, he could at least become a top special forces soldier.

Jiang Lang leaned back in his chair and glanced at the girl from afar, but made no move to invite her.

They must have their reasons for keeping such a distance, so I won't bother them.

Not long after.

The competition to narrow down the field from 32 to 16 has begun.

Because there are too many matches, today we will only play up to the round of 16, and the rest of the matches will be played tomorrow.

The process and the result were in line with Ghost Eye's expectations. Zhao Ming fell in the top 32 due to his lack of basic skills.

Wu Lie performed well as always, meticulously executing Ghost Eye's tactics from beginning to end, and won two consecutive matches without any major incidents.

However, the process was clearly much more difficult, and both matches were extremely tough.

Because his opponents in both matches were from the Potion system. The martial arts students from the Potion system are actually just testing drugs. Their potential is not as high as those from the Star Pivot system, but their stats expand at an extremely rapid pace in the early stages.

Even though they both have 10 Star Dome, the other person has added all 10 Star Dome to their body, while the Star Expansion System struggles to even mobilize the radiation within their body, so their combat strength is naturally incomparable.

Making it into the top eight is already a very impressive achievement among the freshmen of the Xingtuo Department.

Ghost Eyes said he had a chance to win, and Jiang Lang didn't disbelieve him, but he felt that Ghost Eyes was pushing himself too hard.

"Instructor, those drug addicts are amazing! Do you think they can really win tomorrow?"

Wu Lie felt somewhat uncertain.

Ghost Eyes grumbled, "What are you babbling about? You don't even believe the instructor? Just do as I say. Anyway, we're already in the top eight. Let's have a celebration first and welcome the two new guys."

"good!"

Wu Lie chuckled: "But I won't be attending the victory celebration today, I'm a little..."

Jiang Lang glanced into the distance: "Let's invite them too. It's welcoming the new students today, and it wouldn't be good if you, the top martial arts performer in the group, weren't there. They've come all this way, we can't just not let them have a meal."

"Well……"

Wu Lie hesitated for a moment, then smiled憨厚ly and said, "Okay! I'll call her right away."

After saying that, he jogged towards the girl.

The girl seemed somewhat resistant, but in the end she couldn't resist Wu Lie and followed him.

However, the girl was quite generous in her dealings with others. She looked at Jiang Lang and smiled, "Senior Brother Jiang, we've met before."

"Yes, I remember you."

"You've gone to so much trouble! Actually, I'm not really suited to come, but Wu Lie told me that once he makes it to the top eight, he'll move to a different place. I happen to be a real estate agent, so I thought I'd take him to see a place after the competition, which is why I shamelessly came."

"Then you'd better pick one that's close to the school for him. A long commute will affect his cultivation."

"Of course!"

"Let's go eat. We've all benefited from Wu Lie's generosity today."

Jiang Lang led his men out of the martial arts training building, occasionally glancing sideways at the outside, but ultimately just shaking his head and not thinking about it anymore.

……

It was getting late, just in time for dinner, but luckily Jiang Lang had already booked a private room in advance.

After everyone was seated, they started ordering food, but before they had even ordered half of the dishes, several people suddenly pushed the door open and walked in.

These young men were burly and walked with a swagger, exuding the fierce aura unique to military camps.

They were all unfamiliar faces, yet they walked straight toward the river with an imposing presence.

Jiang Lang glanced at the menu, his eyelids barely drooping: "Did you gentlemen come to the wrong room, or are you here to cause trouble?"

The young man in the lead was handsome, with sharp eyebrows that slanted upwards towards his temples.

His brows weren't furrowed, and he even had a smile on his face, yet he appeared extremely cold and stern as he looked down at Jiang Lang: "You must be Jiang Lang. I am Bai Jie, and I'll be your future brother-in-law."

Ok?

Jiang Lang looked up: "Third brother-in-law? You're taking on that title way too quickly, aren't you?"

Bai Jie sneered: "Isn't this exactly what you wanted? Otherwise, why would you be so eager to get close to Zhao Li?"

Jiang Lang: "?"