Chapter 375 — Two Alternate Identities, Just for Fun

Dr. Aichi, at their head, was no stranger to many beast tamers either, for this family's arrogant conduct at the Mechanical Convention had deeply displeased Donghuang's beast tamers.

The moment they appeared in the ancient capital, they drew considerable attention, and people began speculating about the purpose of their visit.

"See, I told you we'd become famous in Donghuang in no time." Listening to the chatter around them, Lundy gazed straight ahead and smiled, looking thoroughly pleased with himself, savoring the feeling.

"Not exactly the welcome kind of famous, though," the golden-haired woman, Iris, remarked offhandedly.

Apart from the two of them, the other five middle-aged and elderly mechanists chatted among themselves. "Now I'm more and more certain—over these decades, our level of technology has far surpassed Donghuang's."

"That's only natural. Among our beast tamers, mechanists make up over a certain percentage, while in Donghuang it's a struggle to reach even a fraction of that. Clearly they haven't abandoned the other beast-taming branches."

"Still, one can't deny there are genuine geniuses among them. This Shijin—if he could emigrate to Kamikaze, he'd surely develop far better. Staying in Donghuang will only waste his talent."

The old men chattered away in their birdlike tongue that no one else could understand, and upon leaving the airport they headed straight in the direction of the Ancient Capital University.

The passersby around them, though curious, dared not photograph them or strike up conversation; they could only take out their phones and post word online that the Kamikaze delegation had come to the ancient capital.

After all, everyone in this crowd was above the level of top-tier master, and for an ordinary passerby, even one extra glance from them was more than enough to bring a heavy pressure down.

"Beast tamers from Kamikaze, is it?" One figure in the crowd frowned at them.

"An Chang, stop staring. One day you'll definitely surpass them." A delicate-looking girl tugged at the young man's sleeve. "An Chang, An Chang, let's go see a movie."

"I told you, I don't have time. Stop following me." An Chang, a first-year student at the Ancient Capital University, looked at the girl with helpless resignation. She was a genius beast tamer from the same cohort as him in the professional assessment, and he had beaten her. Only now she was like this... Was this her way of courting him?

An Chang had already turned her down. In his view, to keep pace with Senior Shi Jin, he had to make the most of every moment of the Time Accumulation for training. Matters of the heart would only slow his progress in beast taming.

"Hm?" An Chang was about to refuse her again when he suddenly noticed a figure ahead blocking the Kamikaze exchange delegation's path. His face registered astonishment as he looked over.

It was a white-haired youth less than one meter seventy tall, looking utterly frail, with a blue ghostfire bird spirit perched on his shoulder and a white mechanical watch full of futuristic tech strapped to his wrist.

An Chang could sense that both the blue ghostfire bird spirit and the white mechanical watch were immensely powerful pet beasts.

So powerful that they were absolutely beyond anything his own strength could compare to.

The appearance of this white-haired youth also made the Kamikaze exchange delegation, on their way to the Ancient Capital University, pause in surprise, and drew startled looks from no small number of passersby.

After Shi Jin's clone Lu Bai found the Kamikaze exchange delegation, his gaze settled on the golden-haired young man and the girl. He gave a weak cough and said, "Apologies for the interruption. Might you be Kamikaze's Lundy and Iris?"

"Who are you?" The golden-haired young man eyed the frail white-haired youth before him with puzzlement.

"Lu Bai, beast tamer of Donghuang. I heard the two of you are quite capable, so I came to see for myself." A faint smile surfaced on Lu Bai's frail face.

At these words, the passersby around them were promptly astonished. These two mechanics from Kamikaze had become enormously famous in Donghuang of late, having toppled the vast majority of beast tamers from Sequence 0 to 0. And this man was actually challenging them of his own accord?

Lu Bai... Who was that?

How had no one ever heard of him?

"An Chang, do you know this guy?"

Beside An Chang, the delicate girl with the ponytail had also been drawn in by Shi Jin's clone.

"No, never seen him. But..." An Chang said, "He looks very strong."

"How can you tell?"

"Weak." An Chang said, "He looks extremely frail, which means he's overdone his training. That head of white hair is the best proof."

"He's grown weak, and he's grown strong."

The ponytail girl was taken aback. What kind of twisted logic was that?

Shouldn't it be that he'd gone bald, and therefore grown strong?

Meanwhile.

The sudden challenge from this white-haired youth named Lu Bai had, unsurprisingly, drawn many passersby in to watch the spectacle, and it also made Lundy, the one being challenged, smile.

"Sorry, I don't accept challenges from beast tamers of no renown."

"Let's go." Iris was equally uninterested. They still had mechanical phantom beasts to see afterward; there was no time to waste.

"Your nerve falls far short of the Seven Isles' number one of the new generation, Qianchuan Baishen, and of the strongest below the Legends of the Seven Isles, the Demon Blade Shendai." Shi Jin's clone wore an amused smile.

At that moment, hearing these two names, both Lundy and Iris's expressions shifted.

Kamikaze and the Seven Isles shared an exceedingly close relationship, because the Seven Isles' mechanical division had once been built up single-handedly with Kamikaze's support. Thus Kamikaze understood the Seven Isles' situation very well, and the two of them naturally knew what standing Qianchuan Baishen and the Demon Blade Shendai held in the Seven Isles.

What baffled them now was how this Donghuang beast tamer knew so much about it too.

And judging by his tone, he had even fought the two of them?

"What do you mean by that?" Lundy said.

"I mean that when they fought me, they weren't nearly so timid."

Shi Ying's words left both Lundy and Iris faintly silent. Who was this man? Why could he fight the Seven Isles' Qianchuan Baishen and Demon Blade Shendai? And why did they have no records on him?

"Fine, then I'll waste a bit of time on you." To figure out just what was going on with this white-haired youth, Lundy narrowed his eyes and said.

Seeing this, Dr. Aichi and the others fell briefly silent, feeling it was all such a hassle. Unlike Lundy, they had not the slightest interest in this Lu Bai.

Dr. Aichi said, "Lundy, catch up with us when you're done. Iris, go with Lundy."

"..." Iris was momentarily startled, then said with resignation, "All right then."

With that, Dr. Aichi and the rest continued on toward the Ancient Capital University, not for a moment believing that Lundy and Iris would lose to some inexplicable Donghuang beast tamer.

Lundy and Iris, meanwhile, fixed their eyes on the mysterious white-haired youth who had blocked their way.

"Let's make it a full-team battle." Lu Bai said, "Follow me. To the Ancient Capital Arena."

"Fine." Lundy cracked his knuckles and grinned.

In that instant, the passersby nearby were thoroughly astounded. They had never imagined that these two mechanical twin stars of Kamikaze would actually accept the challenge of this white-haired youth who had appeared out of nowhere.

"Damn, who on earth is this guy?"

"No idea, but there's no way he's a student at the Ancient Capital University."

"No kidding."

The onlookers fell back into heated discussion, and many of them simply followed Lu Bai, Lundy, and the others, hoping to slip into the Ancient Capital Arena and watch the fight.

An Chang hesitated for a moment, then immediately hurried after them.