238: Familiar name

"Principal Pang, you were looking for me?"

Chen Du knocked on the door, then entered and asked politely.

After 60 hours of 'fake' recovery, Chen Du had already learned the reason for his first-place finish from Pang Tian Ce via his wristband.

"Congratulations, Chen Du, on winning the Three-School Joint Martial Arts Competition."

Pang Tian Ce smiled.

Pang Tian Ce had said this once over video call, and now he repeated it after meeting in person.

Chen Du responded with the same answer he had given over video call:

"It was just luck."

This wasn't humility; it was genuinely luck!

Pang Tian Ce's face remained smiling upon hearing this. As the oldest Vice-Principal, he had long seen through many things.

A good mindset is an indispensable factor for the success of many endeavors, yet this factor is often overlooked.

"It wasn't luck; it was strength."

"Gao Zhongwang's combat power displayed during the Three-School Joint Martial Arts Competition was something even the three great powerhouses couldn't match at the same age."

"And... he was no match for you!"

"For you to be able to fight him to that extent, honestly, it exceeded my imagination."

"Several times, the thought 'You're going to win' even crossed my mind."

Pang Tian Ce paused after saying this, his expression becoming serious:

"But don't get complacent. This doesn't mean you and Gao Zhongwang are destined to surpass the three great powerhouses in the future."

"During the period when the three great powerhouses were 18 years old, our High Martial Civilization was still only a mid-tier civilization."

"The overall resources were not as good as they are now, and the comprehensive strength of the students was naturally not as good as that of current students."

"If both of you become Domain Warriors and elevate our High Martial Civilization to a top-tier civilization, then that would be a true accomplishment!"

Chen Du nodded seriously. His goal was to eliminate the Hunter Civilization, Big Eye Civilization, and Giant Civilization surrounding the Qijia Continent.

With his current strength, he couldn't even begin to feel conceited!

The three great powerhouses were not always invincible; they never imagined their future achievements when they were born.

Chen Du knew deeply that every powerhouse is shaped by countless events; no powerhouse is born one.

After a series of events, Chen Du's mindset was also different from before.

Previously, he had blindly admired Yan, one of the three great powerhouses.

Now, Chen Du still admired Yan, but he no longer viewed him through rose-tinted glasses.

"Principal Pang, I'd like to ask which Martial Arts Room the Principal uses."

Chen Du had wanted to ask this question before, for no particular reason, mainly out of curiosity.

There were nine exclusive Martial Arts Rooms in total, but Qilin Martial Arts University had eight Vice-Principals.

This perfectly corresponded to one Principal and eight Vice-Principals.

But why was Pang Tian Ce in Martial Arts Room 1?

Logically, the higher the ranking, the higher the status or the stronger the power.

Chen Du wasn't entirely clear on Pang Tian Ce's specific strength, but on the day he came to Martial Arts Room 1 to discuss the leather matter, the Life Qi fluctuation emanating from Pang Tian Ce was lower than that of the other three, which suggested his strength among the Vice-Principals should not be considered strong.

Previously, out of respect for his status, Chen Du hadn't asked, as it wasn't a critical question, purely out of curiosity.

However, from their interactions during this time, Pang Tian Ce truly seemed to mean what he said about treating him as a friend.

Of course, this also included the factor of his own sufficiently high talent. As for the proportion, Chen Du did not know.

"What's wrong?"

"Do you need to see the Principal?"

"No, I'm just a little curious..."

Pang Tian Ce seemed to have seen through something and said directly:

"Number 2."

"Are you curious why my Martial Arts Room ranking is higher than the Principal's?"

Chen Du nodded; this was what he truly wanted to ask.

But he couldn't express it so directly.

"Because he's my younger brother."

Pang Tian Ce smiled, then muttered as if recalling past events.

"My younger brother is named Pang Tianwen, and he is a very kind person."

"Because of some strange customs in my hometown, I've always had the notion that the older brother must be stronger than the younger brother."

"Tianwen's talent is far superior to mine, but fearing to hurt my self-esteem, he always displayed strength below mine."

"When I was young, I was particularly naive and genuinely believed he wasn't as good as me, so I wholeheartedly wanted to protect him."

"I wanted to be first in everything."

"Later, when I was on a business trip, I encountered two aliens from top-tier civilizations. Their strength was both a notch higher than mine."

"Not to mention two against one. Just as I was about to be killed, my brother arrived in time and instantly killed both of them."

"Only then did I realize that his strength had long surpassed mine."

"I was very sulky at the time, and I don't know what I was thinking; I didn't even thank Tianwen for saving my life."

"I was simply angry, angry at myself, the older brother, for why I was not as good as my younger brother."

"This obsession lasted for at least ten years before I gradually came to terms with reality."

"This Martial Arts Room 1 was forced upon me by Tianwen; he voluntarily chose number 2."

"He's the Principal, so this is like an order. I had to obey, treating it as his filial respect to me, his older brother, haha!"

Pang Tian Ce said this, looked up at the ceiling, and said, as if in self-mockery:

"To summarize my youthful experiences in one word: an idiot!"

Chen Du hadn't expected Pang Tian Ce to have such a mindset in his youth; he was completely different from his current self.

Chen Du also understood something from before because of this.

No wonder the first time he heard the name Pang Tian Ce, he felt as if he had seen it somewhere.

Now Chen Du finally knew.

What he had seen was not Pang Tian Ce at all!

It was the name of Principal Pang Tianwen in the contract when he signed with Qilin Martial Arts University!

The contract's content wasn't just about rewards; it also included various other details.

Although Chen Du could achieve photographic memory, he wouldn't deliberately look at many unnecessary things.

Even the name Pang Tianwen was only glimpsed by Chen Du out of the corner of his eye when he scrolled the contract to the very bottom, preparing to sign.

"Alright, let's not dwell on the past."

After Pang Tian Ce finished speaking, he directly took out a long sword from his ring.

The hilt was red, the blade was entirely black, and from hilt to tip, it was about 1.7 meters long, a head shorter than Chen Du.

"Your Three-School Joint Martial Arts Competition champion reward is issued by Black Dragon Martial Arts University and Tianfeng Martial Arts University respectively, and I am delivering it to you on their behalf."

"This sword is called 'ying long sword,' and it's from Black Dragon Martial Arts University."

After Pang Tian Ce said the name, he suddenly remembered something:

"Chen Du, do you know Long Shan from Tianfeng Martial Arts University? Speaking of which, this sword has some connection to him..."

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