Armor: Terrifying, this Xing Tian is too ruthless.

That night, Emperor Yan awoke from his coma.

He stared blankly at the ceiling.

"Awake? Want a drink?"

Li Haotian noticed that Emperor Yan had woken up and tossed him a bottle of wine.

Without even glancing at it, Emperor Yan grabbed the wine bottle, sat up, flicked his finger, and the bottle cap flew off. He then took a large gulp.

"happy!"

After downing a mouthful of strong liquor, Emperor Yan seemed to have regained his energy and spirit.

Li Haotian took a sip, smiled, and said, "I knew you wouldn't fall into a depressed mood so easily."

Emperor Yan scoffed, his gaze burning: "I am Emperor Yan. Defeat is rare for me, but it's not unacceptable!"

This was not his first defeat, but this was indeed his first defeat in a direct confrontation.

That kid Li Haotian is truly incredibly powerful.

"I have been invincible in the Milky Way for countless years, but I have finally met a true adversary here."

"Haotian boy, you really haven't disappointed me!" Emperor Yan felt a sense of excitement, as if he had finally found a worthy opponent.

He swept across the Milky Way, encountering many opponents who claimed to be strong, but none of them could withstand his power.

Even at his peak, Lu Fa relied on sheer numbers to annihilate Lu Fa's energy before finally defeating him at the last moment.

This is not a fair fight.

Only Li Haotian, in a truly fair and head-on battle, defeated him with sheer strength.

This is the opponent he craves!

"Old Monster Yan, you consider me your rival, but I'm afraid you'll never be able to defeat me in this lifetime," Li Haotian chuckled.

He gave Emperor Yan time to grow stronger, but his rate of growth far surpassed that of Emperor Yan.

The gap will only widen.

"You'll have many rivals in the future. Xiao Gang, Xiao Fei, A Qing, and west Zhao all have great potential. Give them time, and they'll all eventually become formidable opponents who can truly challenge you!"

Li Haotian believed in the potential of his brothers; Xiao Gang and the others had not yet had their potential fully realized and still had a lot of room for growth.

Having lived for so many years, every step of Emperor Yan's growth would be very difficult.

"Those guys do have good potential, but they're still too green to truly fight me." Emperor Yan didn't completely deny Li Haotian's words.

He has been guiding and training this group of people for some time now, so he can naturally see that they have great potential.

But he would never admit that these guys were on par with him.

"So, they still need time." Li Haotian smiled. With his help, he could accelerate the growth of these brothers.

Emperor Yan did not speak, but simply drank his wine in large gulps.

"Alright, since you're alright, I'll be going now."

Li Haotian stood up and used the Gengnu Vajra Pestle to help Emperor Yan heal his injuries.

After all, the power of that final sword strike was considerable.

If Emperor Yan relied solely on his own energy to recover, he would need a very long period of recuperation.

As his designated armor training instructor, how could I possibly rest?

The next day, I still had to help him train these brothers to improve their application of armor color.

Now that Emperor Yan has been cured, Li Haotian naturally has no intention of staying here any longer.

It's better to have a sweet date with a group of old men than to spend time with an old man.

Over time, his relationship with Huan Ying had already transcended friendship; they were just one opportunity away from being together.

Now that he has some free time, Li Haotian naturally can't miss such a good opportunity.

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The city hospital of Xingfu City.

Li Xinnan has been discharged from the hospital. He was severely injured by Bei Miao and had been lying in the hospital for a long time.

Meizhen and Dongshan also made a special trip, but Beikai did not come.

After all, he and Xin Nan didn't have much of a relationship.

"I'm so sorry to have troubled you to come all this way." Li Xinnan said with a gentle smile as he accepted the flowers from Meizhen.

"We're all friends, no need to be so polite," Meizhen said with a smile.

"It seems you're recovering quite well, Xin Nan. What are your plans next?" Dong Shan asked.

Xin Nan replied without hesitation, "With Bei Miao as the team leader and you finding a suitable summoner for the Flame Dragon Armor, I can now properly prepare for my piano competition."

Upon hearing this, Meizhen opened her mouth as if to speak, but then stopped herself.

Dongshan wasn't so conflicted and said directly, "Beimiao is no longer the team leader."

Xin Nan was somewhat surprised and asked, "What happened?"

He stayed in the hospital and didn't pay much attention to what was happening outside. He spent most of his time looking at sheet music and preparing for the piano competition.

"Bei Miao provoked the Xing Tian Armor Team and was injured, thus losing his ability to summon the armor. He's still lying in a hospital in Hope City," Dong Shan sighed.

Xin Nan remained silent for a moment upon hearing this, as he had anticipated that Bei Miao would act even more extremely after taking the lead.

But I never expected it to go to such an extreme, not targeting the Dark Shadow Realm, but actually attacking the Xingtian Armor Squad.

Is this guy really that obsessed with attacking the armor?

He couldn't understand Bei Miao's thought process.

"Afterwards, the doctor replaced Bei Miao with a new Black Rhino Armor Summoner, but unexpectedly, Zhang Jian caused problems again."

"In short, one bad thing after another has happened to us lately," Dongshan continued to complain.

He had been feeling really stifled lately, and seeing Xin Nan gave him a sense of relief that he finally had someone to talk to.

I couldn't help but tell them everything that had been going on lately.

Meizhen also sighed repeatedly.

With so many things happening, she, as the person in charge, is also very distressed.

Of course, the more Dongshan said it, the more ashamed she felt.

She's a pretty useless person, the head of the ERP research institute.

After hearing this, Xin Nan had only one thought: thankfully he managed to escape quickly.

If he continues to mess things up like this, and stays in this group, he'll probably become a regular at the hospital.

"Perhaps this is the best arrangement." Xin Nan gently patted Dong Shan's shoulder.

He has already left the organization, so there's no need for him to worry about these things.

I was just offering a word of comfort as a friend.

The rest is none of his business.

"Brother Nan, Mom has prepared lots of dumplings for you at home. Let's go back and eat them!"

Xiao Lan jogged over and grabbed Xin Nan's arm, shaking it.

"Brother Dongshan and Sister Meizhen, why don't you come too?" She glanced at Meizhen and Dongshan again, her bright eyes darting around as she invited them.

"Want to come to my place for a bit?" Xin Nan said.

Dongshan was interested in joining them and wanted to continue chatting with Xinnan.

But Meizhen pulled Dongshan back, looked at Xinnan and shook her head, saying, "We have something to do, so we won't go."

"Xinnan, we'll be going now."

After saying that, Meizhen pulled Dongshan away.

Xin Nan didn't insist, and took Xiao Lan's hand, walking to the other side.

Minci, dressed in a white dress with sheer stockings covering her legs, waited quietly for Xinnan.

"Where are they? Aren't they coming with us?" Minci asked when she didn't see Dongshan and Meizhen.

"They have other things to do, let's go back," Xin Nan replied with a smile.

Minci didn't ask any more questions and stayed by Xinnan's side, talking about the dumpling restaurant.

Not far away, Dongshan and Meizhen watched the backs of Xinnan and the others.

"Meizhen, why are you stopping me from talking to Xinnan more?" Dongshan asked, puzzled.

"Dongshan, don't you understand yet? Xinnan is no longer on our side; he has his own pursuits."

"We're friends, so let's not bother him too much in his life." Meizhen sighed.

She also longed to talk more and wanted Xin Nan to come back.

But now that the Hokage Stones are gone, it's no use bringing Xin Nan back.

Why should she bother Xin Nan's life anymore?

Dongshan remained silent for a moment, then sighed inwardly, "How could it have turned out like this?"

Good friends, but they've drifted apart.

"Let's go..."

The two then turned and left.

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