A moment later, Yu Kuangtu seemed to confirm the existence of his organs via his sphincter. He then relaxed and looked at Ren Suo, cursing, "You almost scared me to death, kid!"

"If you had died, I could have saved you," Ren Suo replied, pressing his finger against Yu Kuangtu's forehead and flicking it repeatedly. "Got a lot of healing power, don't you? Saving Lives and Healing the Injured, right? You've been playing too many online games, haven't you?"

"Stop, stop! I'm your superior! Subordinates aren't allowed to..." Yu Kuangtu's mind was sharper than Ren Suo's; he didn't need to ask to understand the cause and effect. It must have been Qin Lian who used his phone to call Ren Suo.

"Not anymore. Out of sight, out of mind, get it?"

Ren Suo wasn't worried at all. His confidence stemmed from the Bond System. He had a feeling this level of joking wouldn't affect his bond with Yu Kuangtu in the slightest.

Qin Lian, hearing their voices from the bedroom, asked, "Is Bro Yu awake? Can I come over?"

"You can," Ren Suo said.

Qin Lian opened the door and walked into the living room. Seeing Yu Kuangtu dressed, she seemed a bit disappointed but quickly cheered up. "Bro Yu, you're awake! Are you feeling okay?"

"I'm fine... I just need to rest a bit," Yu Kuangtu said, struggling to sit up.

"Maybe you should go to the hospital for a checkup," Qin Lian suggested worriedly.

Yu Kuangtu gave a wry smile. "No need... Ah, is this your place?"

"Yes," Qin Lian nodded. "My father works at the hospital, and his room here is vacant. Bro Yu, since you're not feeling well, why don't you stay over tonight?"

"No, I can't impose on you this late," Yu Kuangtu said, then turned to Ren Suo. "Ren Suo, finish what you started and take me back."

Ren Suo glanced at him and nodded. "Right. You're not in shape right now; you can't do much of anything."

Qin Lian and Yu Kuangtu were both slightly stunned.

'Negative emotions from Yu Kuangtu, +233'

'Negative emotions from Qin Lian, +10'

"What, not happy? If you were fit, you wouldn't need my support," Ren Suo said upon hearing the prompt from Demon King's Descent, rolling his eyes and adding another comment.

Yu Kuangtu gritted his teeth. "Please, do carry me back!"

Qin Lian's face turned slightly red, but she still urged, "Bro Yu, you might as well stay the night. Forcing yourself to go back in this condition isn't good for you..."

"He's plenty soft right now," Ren Suo gestured dismissively, helping Yu Kuangtu leave Qin Lian's home.

'Negative emotions from Yu Kuangtu, +233'

As Ren Suo helped Yu Kuangtu out of the apartment building and they passed by the still-bustling barbecue Ghost Stall, he finally asked, "What exactly happened?"

Yu Kuangtu didn't want to drag Qin Lian into the world of Transcendents because of him. Ren Suo understood that, which was why he had left with Yu Kuangtu so quickly.

"I was completely thrashed by a suit of armor," Yu Kuangtu said.

"Armor...?" Ren Suo was slightly taken aback.

"Yes, just a suit of armor. Although there was someone inside it, I could see clearly that the person was already dead, merely serving as a vessel for the armor," Yu Kuangtu explained. "He didn't say a word, just used his aura to provoke me."

"He let me attack first and used an extremely esoteric technique to break my Sevenfold Underworld..."

"Sevenfold Underworld…"

"Stop interrupting! And because his true form is the armor, its defensive power is astonishing. Even the aftershocks of the Sevenfold Underworld didn't harm it in the slightest. He maintained his killing intent the whole time. When he rushed over, I thought it was a fight to the death, so I used all my strength to unleash the Netherfire Hellblast..."

"Netherfire Hellblast…"

"I said, stop interrupting. Netherfire Hellblast is the spell I perfected after advancing to the third turn." Yu Kuangtu paused here. "It's a spell that can fully unleash the power of a third-turn Cultivator."

He paused for a long moment before asking strangely, "I've advanced to the third turn. Shouldn't you be congratulating me or at least acting surprised?"

After thinking for a moment, Ren Suo continuously rubbed Yu Kuangtu's head with his right hand. "So what? You still got your head affectionately patted by me and couldn't even resist, right?"

Yu Kuangtu's mouth twitched, but he continued, "But even Netherfire Hellblast was countered by him, and he avoided most of the damage. At that point, I had virtually no ability to resist. I could only watch him approach as I awaited death."

"Then he didn't kill you or even injure you," Ren Suo stated.

"Yes. He came over, retrieved his sword, bowed to me, and then quickly left," Yu Kuangtu said dejectedly. "I didn't understand a thing. I was suddenly beaten up by him for no reason..."

"Actually, *you* were the one who dished out a beating on *him*."

"Anyway, the result was that he was unharmed, while I used up all my trump cards and ended up needing several days to recover," Yu Kuangtu said. "The whole thing is just inexplicable."

By now, Ren Suo already had a suspicion. "What did that armor look like? Describe it. Maybe I've seen it before."

"The armor is crimson, and the person inside has flowing white hair," Yu Kuangtu said. "You wouldn't forget it once you've seen it. It's very cool."

Of course, he wouldn't forget.

Although Ren Suo knew that Red Armor was most likely still in Lianjiang, he hadn't expected him to actually challenge Yu Kuangtu!

Red Armor had mentioned before that he wanted to travel thousands of miles and battle thousands of opponents. For him to act so quickly and pick out Yu Kuangtu—currently the strongest combat power in Lianjiang—truly showed an unparalleled eye for discerning strength.

Ren Suo escorted Yu Kuangtu back to his home. Yu Kuangtu mentioned that he would write a report for the Tactical Bureau as soon as he recovered his energy the next day. Although the armored stranger had attacked Yu Kuangtu immediately, he ultimately held back, making it difficult to determine if there was hostile intent. According to the policies of the Mysterious Country, this stranger might even be considered one of the forces to potentially ally with.

After arriving at Yu Kuangtu's home and dropping him off, Ren Suo left—he had no interest in staying over at a male friend's house.

However, when he saw a Black Body Armor hanging on the coat rack by the door, he chuckled. "You still have this vest? Mine was taken away after I resigned."

Yu Kuangtu, who had regained some strength and was drinking hot water, replied irritably, "Did you think my uniform was the same as yours? Although it looks similar... This vest is advanced protective gear, issued only to those at the departmental level or higher. It's more advanced than your Black Body Armor. And even if we resign, as long as we're still part of the Tactical System, we can continue to use this gear."

"Oh? That impressive?" Ren Suo muttered. He took out his phone, seemed to scan the vest with it, and then suddenly exclaimed, "Huh!"

"Old Yu, can I borrow this vest for a few days? I'll return it in a few days."

Hearing this request, Yu Kuangtu turned and looked at Ren Suo.

Without asking why, Yu Kuangtu simply said, "If you use it for anything illicit, I'll be the first one to come after you."

"Thanks," Ren Suo said.

Ren Suo then looked at the information on his phone screen:

Advanced Countermeasure Vest: Epic Item, equipped only by Cultivators of departmental level. Upon wearing, grants the enhancement effects of "Mystery of the Sovereign Lord·Chapter Two." Requires possession of "Mysterious Sovereign's Secret Record Chapter One" to achieve maximum effect. Requires 100 Energy.

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