After disguising his appearance, he was finally no longer the center of attention. Zhu Haomiao let out a slight sigh of relief and leisurely headed towards the [Yanhuang Armory].

    After several minutes, passing through a thin layer of invisible energy, the lively and noisy clamor rushed in. Zhu Haomiao paused and glanced surprisedly at the hall that resembled a market.

    The once cold and quiet hall was now packed to capacity, reminding him of a train station during the holidays.

    A large portion of the crowd was clearly of foreign descent. Even those of the same Asian appearance mostly weren''t speaking Chinese.

    Even without the [Healing Language] translation, Zhu Haomiao recognized Japanese and Korean, along with some unknown minority languages.

    What''s going on?

    Is the Eight-Nation Alliance invading China?

    Scratching his head, Zhu Haomiao reached the reception and found that Senior Brother Wang was nowhere in sight, replaced by a flustered pretty girl.

    "Japanese contender, please fill out this form first."

    "Gold contender, North Korean Gold contender! Take this form and queue at the next window!"

    "Is Kaveh Ray, the contender from Luzon, here?!"

    ......

    Seeing her sweat profusely with busyness, Zhu Haomiao hesitated for a moment, refrained from disturbing her, and patiently queued for half an hour to reach her.

    "Hello, are you here to sign in?"

    As soon as she noticed the silver [Dragon Emblem] on Zhu Haomiao''s chest, the receptionist''s tense expression visibly eased, and her professional smile gained a touch of sincerity.

    "No, I want to find Senior Brother Feng. Is he available?"

    Slowly lowering his hood, Zhu Haomiao asked softly, his handsome appearance causing a brief daze in the girl.

    "Wow! Look! A handsome guy!!"

    Exclamations in various languages echoed around, quickly spreading throughout the hall. Bathed in complex glances of amazement, jealousy, and disapproval, Zhu Haomiao remained calm, expressionlessly tapping the table.

    Knock knock~

    The crisp tapping sound awakened the blushing girl instantly.

    "S-sorry, what did you just say?"

    "I said I''m looking for Senior Brother Feng. Is he here?"

    "Which Senior Brother Feng are you referring to?"

    The girl, in a fluster, pulled out the staff directory and began searching rapidly.

    "Feng Zhaobai, the head of the [Yanhuang Armory] in this realm."

    Upon hearing this, the girl paused, becoming even more frantic.

    "I''m sorry, I don''t have the authority to contact Director Feng directly. Please wait a moment!"

    Saying this, she picked up an old-fashioned phone and called an internal line.

    "Senior Brother Wang Hua, someone wants to see Director Feng... oh..."

    Covering the phone receiver, the girl turned her head and asked Zhu Haomiao.

    "What''s your name?"

    "Zhu Haomiao."

    "He says his name is Zhu Haomiao... what... oh, okay, okay."

    Hanging up the phone, the girl took a curious glance at the boy, apologetically expressing respect.

    "Please wait a moment, Senior Brother Wang will be up shortly."

    "Hmm."

    Stepping aside to wait quietly, listening to the chatter about him, Zhu Haomiao frowned with a curious expression.

    Perhaps it''s due to broad experience or a more solid [Dao Heart]...

    The onlookers, influenced by the supernatural charm, were discussing him, yet their reactions remained within a normal range, far less exaggerated than the "native mortals" of this realm...

    In other words, for those with a firm [Dao Heart], the influence of [Lust] isn''t very significant...

    While the young man pondered, a familiar figure approached with brisk strides, ready to give a bear hug.

    "Hahaha, Junior Brother Zhu, long time no... whoa, did you get plastic surgery?"

    The motion of opening his arms abruptly paused, as Wang Hua stared fixedly at Zhu Haomiao''s astonishingly unreal face, his eyes exaggeratedly widened like saucers.

    "Oh! So he got plastic surgery!!"

    "Hurry and ask which doctor did it! I want to go too!"

    Hearing enthusiastic yet restrained Korean voices from behind, Zhu Haomiao frowned with figurative black lines on his forehead and explained in a volume just loud enough for those around to hear.

    "It''s just that my bloodline awakened naturally, so I ended up looking like this..."

    Upon saying this, the envious glances around him pierced like needles from all directions, and Zhu Haomiao even heard the sound of teeth grinding.

    "Getting a special bloodline at the First Layer Heaven, you high-rank [God''s Destiny] are truly something!"

    Unreserved in his expression of envy, jealousy, and hatred, Wang Hua''s face showed grievance as he complained. But when he noticed the silver [Dragon Emblem] on the boy''s chest, his ecstatic features gradually twisted.

    "Sil...silver?"

    In fact, the chests of most of the young men and women in the hall bore silver badges, and occasionally golden badges could be seen.

    Zhu Haomiao''s silver [Dragon Emblem] blended in unobtrusively, merging with the crowd.

    But Wang Hua knew that when he first met the guy, he was just a clueless Black Iron rookie!

    How long has it been since then?

    Front and back, not even a virtual year!

    Excluding the reality rest time, there might not even be six months available for cultivation!

    Six months! Sёar?h the novel(F~)ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

    In six months, he leaped two levels from Black Iron to Silver, reaching the mainstream pace of contenders!

    You have to know, these contenders are the Heaven''s Chosen Sons of their respective countries!

    Each one of them is a king in their circle, a genius unrivaled in the eyes of others!

    Achievements they take years, even decades to attain were caught up by someone in only half a year!

    If those contenders knew the details, who knows how devastated they''d feel...

    Some might not even be able to withstand it, resulting in mental demons and damaged Dao Hearts...

    Glancing around the bustling hall, Wang Hua eyed these naive little brothers and sisters with deep sympathy.

    To compete on the same stage with such a monster, you''re truly miserable...

    Instantly, he felt a gleeful anticipation and slight gloating at the impending show.

    Thankfully...this monster belongs to us...

    If he wins the championship, my performance bonus will be secure!

    Thinking this, Wang Hua''s envy, jealousy, and resentment gradually faded, replaced by the joy of catching a big fish.

    "Ahem, Junior Brother Zhu, you''re looking for Senior Brother Feng, right? I''ll go inquire."

    Picking up the phone, Wang Hua dialed the internal line, quickly getting the details.

    "Senior Brother Feng is in a meeting, let''s head upstairs and wait for him."

    Wang Hua led Zhu Haomiao to the second floor. The noise below seemed isolated by a mysterious force, becoming instantly quiet. Even the sound of flipping pages in the adjacent office could be heard.

    Without the stares making him feel prickly, Zhu Haomiao remembered to ask about the situation.

    "Senior Brother Wang, why are there so many people at our [Yanhuang Armory]?"