Chapter 388聯手？？？

ting most of the snacks beside her. She suddenly turned to ask Hao Ren, "Uncle, when are you going to compete""My race is in the afternoon," Hao Ren said."What kind of competition" Zhao Yanzǐ asked fu...Chapter 388: Alliance

On Monday, two major events occurred in the scientific community.

The first was biologist Hao Zhonghua announcing the launch of the "Dragon Search Project," aiming to find evidence for the existence of the mysterious creature known as "dragon," which sparked close attention from both domestic and international research institutions and science magazines.

The second event involved climatologist Yue Yang conducting a deep survey of the coastal waters around Donghai City, with專項 funds and various large instruments converging at Donghai's research institute under his influence.

On the same Monday, there was also a major development in business circles.

The Mingri Group from Donghai City made a high-profile acquisition of the Bullyard Group. The stock price for Mingri Group rose sharply upon opening.

Hao Ren, sitting in a taxi, listened to these news reports on the radio as he arrived at Donghai University.

Hao Ren handed the driver a 20-yuan note and got back three yuan in change.

As the taxi driver watched Hao Ren walk into Donghai University, starting his vehicle without further thought, little did he realize that this seemingly ordinary young man was actually world-renowned scientist Hao Zhonghua and Yue Yang's son and the future head of the international division of Mingri Group listed on NASDAQ.

After a night of cultivation, Hao Ren had solidified his rank at level Geng (Earth) and successfully broken through to 125 acupoints.

The aura of a Geng-level cultivator was more like the gait of a dragon or tiger compared to that of a Zhen-level one.

Right as Hao Ren stepped into Donghai University, an intense red light enveloped him. With no way to avoid it, he was instantly surrounded by the red glow.

"Return my treasure!"

Dressed in a suit, Qin Shaoyang appeared from within the gap of the red light and struck Hao Ren's face with his palm.

"Sword Formation!" A total of 320 sword beams shot out simultaneously from Hao Ren.

The sword beams were like concentrated artillery shells that instantly formed a carpet-bombing effect.

Qin Shaoyang emitted golden light all over his body to defend against the dazzling sword beams, secretly shocked: In just a few days, Hao Ren had already reached the level of Geng.

Given HAO Ren's rate of growth, if his strength cannot be neutralized, he will surely become a major threat in the future.

Sin Senior Yang suddenly increased his own power as thoughts raced through him.

A Qun-level user overpowering a Gen-level one would give an obvious advantage.

When

a long white jade sword was thrust between HAO Ren and Qin Shaoyang, it immediately caused Qin Shaoyang to stagger back three steps.

SU Han, with his flowing white robe, slowly landed inside the barrier.

Picking up his hand, Qin Shaoyang found that his wrist now had a deep gash, blood continuously seeping out.

He hurriedly used the Gold Elemental Spirit Energy to seal his meridians and stop the bleeding.

Seeing SU Han appear, HAO Ren was slightly surprised and delighted.

SU Han, who had rushed back from the Dragon God Hall, had her long black hair flowing over her shoulders, and her cold eyes sparkled like stars; she was more imposing than before.

"Su Han," Qin Shaoyang held his bleeding hand as he called out coldly.

"My people, do not touch them," SU Han said indifferently.

"I am in charge of the East Sea City. I punish a mere assistant auditor; are you going to oppose me" Qin Shaoyang glared at SU Han angrily.

SU Han looked at him with indifference, offering no response. Yet her eyes were brimming with disdain.

"A mere assistant auditor, and yet you protect him so fiercely — could it be that you like him" Qin Shaoyang asked in succession.

"Even if I do, what difference does it make" SU Han slowly and coldly replied.

Qin Shaoyang was stunned for a moment; then SU Han continued, "What if I don't like him What's the difference"

The heart of HAO Ren standing beside SU Han rose and fell.

"He took away my personal talisman," Qin ShaoYang said.

This kind of embarrassing thing, Qin ShaoYang didn't want to say. However, a personal talisman is different from other talismans; it affects his mental state. Since Su Han was so protective of Hao Ren and there were experts like the Lu sisters frequently wandering around campus, Qin ShaoYang could only explain why he took the risk to act.

"What if he did" Su Han still said indifferently.

"You..." Qin ShaoYang's eyes bulged in anger.

Su Han's cold and indifferent attitude was clearly a contempt for Qin ShaoYang.

"Give me the talisman," Su Han turned to Hao Ren and said.

“Mm,” Hao Ren took out Qin ShaoYang’s golden cone from his necklace and placed it in Su Han's hand.

“Right, we are all inspectors, no need for this tension.” Qin ShaoYang smiled, feeling relieved.

Su Han lowered her head and calmly put Qin ShaoYang's golden cone into her ring. Then she turned around to break the barrier and coldly threw a sentence over her shoulder, "If you have any guts, come get it from me."

Qin ShaoYang was stunned as he watched Su Han’s graceful back but lacked the courage to attack her.

As an Earth Rank cultivator, Qin ShaoYang could sense that Su Han's aura was even stronger than before she got injured. In other words, after this period of recuperation, not only did Su Han not lose any strength, but she had actually grown significantly in power.

"Hao Ren, what are you waiting for" As Su Han walked away, she said again.

Hao Ren hesitated momentarily and then hurriedly quickened his pace to catch up with Su Han.

The campus was breezy and cool; the school gate was close to a lakeside where willows were swaying gently. As Su Han walked steadily, the faint fragrance from her lifted hair wafted into Hao Ren's nose.

"Su Han is back."

Some sharp-eyed male student suddenly saw that beautiful lady by the lake was actually Su Han, who had been absent from campus for a long time. He immediately shouted out.

"Su Han!"

"It’s really Su Han!"

The other students also began to exclaim in surprise.

Su Han was undoubtedly the most beautiful woman at Donghai University, and her reappearance immediately made her the focus of everyone's attention on the lakeside.

However, Su Han’s aloof demeanor made no one dare to approach her directly.

"Who is that guy walking beside Su Han"

"Isn't it Hao Ren The one who fought with Huang Xujie."

"A second-year freshman, impressive! Walking with Su Han..."

"You didn’t know They used to be very close."

Various kinds of gossip spread like wildfire.

Hao Ren and Su Han’s hearing was sharp; they could hear every word clearly even from across the lake.

But Su Han continued walking calmly, turning her head towards Hao Ren and saying, "The Dragon God Temple has allowed me to return as a regional inspector for Donghai City, but they haven't removed Qin Shaoyang yet. Perhaps they think I’m not submitting timely intelligence on the Eastern and Western Seas, so they want to use Qin Shaoyang to restrain me."

"Hmm..." Hao Ren nodded calmly.

Across the lake, countless envious glances were cast their way. Now, Hao Ren no longer panicked like he used to; what if he walked with Su Han

"You're an assistant inspector while Qin Shaoyang is a formal inspector. By rank, he can oppose you, and you might not be able to retaliate effectively. To get rid of this restriction, you need to gain the qualifications of a formal inspector," said Su Han.

Hao Ren was well aware that the Dragon God Temple and the Dragon Palace were two separate systems; in the Dragon Palace, he was a great general, but as an inspector, he was still just a regular dragon cultivator.

"The Dragon God Temple plans to set up two formal inspectors in major cities to avoid intelligence gaps due to errors by one inspector…" Su Han stopped and looked at Hao Ren with her calm eyes.

Against the backdrop of the lake’s scenery on campus, Su Han in her clean white clothes appeared as beautiful as a delicate painting.

"If you become a formal inspector, we can collaborate to push Qin Shaoyang aside," said Su Han. held a white longsword in her hand."Let's begin." Hao Ren threw a ball of grayish-white sword qi towards Su Han. This ball of sword qi did not distinguish the five elements and was essentially chaoti...