Shi Yan had already entered his meditation room and sat down cross-legged. Following the method Zhang Yunya had taught him, he dripped blood onto the ring in his hand to claim it as his own.
Over the past two and a half months, Senior had taught him many practical things.
Soon, Spiritual Power flowed into the Bronze Ring in his hand, completing the final step.
The next instant, he discovered in astonishment that the ancient-looking ring had vanished.
He could still sense it, but his naked eye could no longer see it. It had turned invisible!
Wonderful. When he went out in the future, it would greatly reduce the attention of those with ulterior motives.
After all, wealth stirred people's hearts.
Yet the ring turning invisible was only a small surprise. When his consciousness entered the ring, he nearly cried out.
Inside was a gray, hazy square-shaped space, twenty meters in length, width, and height.
Eight thousand cubic meters!
The next second, Shi Yan opened his wristwatch and searched for the value of a Space Ring of this scale.
After browsing for a while, he found no rings with a capacity of eight thousand cubic meters, only speculation. The only one with concrete, verifiable information was a Space Ring auctioned in Kyoto three years ago.
That Space Ring had held one thousand cubic meters and sold for 1.1 billion Huaxia currency.
"I owe her far too much for this..."
If one thousand cubic meters was already that expensive, then eight thousand went without saying. It was probably something money could not buy.
The larger the capacity of such an item, the harder it was to stabilize the space. A capacity of eight thousand cubic meters was absolutely not something that could be mass-produced.
First the SS-Class Breathing Technique, then this rare Space Ring—both were Fang Ziwei's doing. He did not even know how he would repay such a debt in the future.
Still, he did not dwell on it for long. He had come here to grow stronger. Only after raising his own strength would he be qualified to consider repaying her.
Picking up the dark-red Advanced Body Tempering Medicine, he willed his Blood Vitality up to 99 calories.
Ninety-nine calories was the limit for a First-Order Warrior.
At that moment, he faintly felt his body touch some sort of barrier, but it was not strong—something that would break at the slightest touch.
"Break through, Second Tier!"
Immediately afterward, one hundred Martial Virtue Points transformed into one point of Blood Vitality, bringing his Blood Vitality to 100 calories.
A feeling of sudden enlightenment welled up within him. Shi Yan felt a mysterious force travel through all four limbs and every bone, nourishing his body.
Sure enough, his physical strength had increased!
The impact of the Advanced Body Tempering Medicine was even more terrifying. Shi Yan's reason for raising himself to Second Tier was to ensure he could withstand the impact of its medicinal power. At the same time, a stronger body would absorb the medicine more swiftly.
"Bottoms up!"
He opened the cap and drained the dark-red medicine in one gulp.
It erupted within him like a flood, a force that seemed ready to burst Shi Yan apart battering every part of his body.
It was even more horrifying than the first time he had taken Intermediate Body Tempering Medicine. Not only did his skin crack, blood also poured from all seven orifices. His entire body swelled by a full size, his facial features bulging until he looked utterly terrifying.
"Southern Bright Blazing Fire!"
Just as before, Shi Yan activated his ability in time.
The terrifying medicinal power began to be refined. The powerful impact gradually weakened, turning into trickling streams that nourished his body and repaired the ruptured areas...
First floor of the villa.
After cleaning up the kitchen waste, Li Tao dropped onto the sofa and let out a long breath.
But when he saw Ding Le applying medicine, he revealed a smile uglier than crying.
"Ding Le, have you considered changing dorms?"
He faintly felt that, because of Shi Yan, this dorm would become anything but peaceful.
It was only the first day. One of them was black and blue, while another had been beaten unconscious.
And as the weakest person in the dorm, he would have to keep dealing with the "aftermath" for those three in the future.
For example, the ruined lawn in the yard. As the boss, Shi Yan definitely would not deal with it. Lei Gang went without saying—he would be lucky if that rotten temper of his did not flare up. And Ding Le, a neat freak, would not touch it either.
That left only himself.
"Li Tao, you're too shallow. You want to run away after getting beaten once? You might as well not come to Magic Martial University."
Ding Le snorted as he applied medicine, looking down on Li Tao.
The path of martial arts was inherently rugged. Retreating whenever he encountered an obstacle was not his style.
Even though he had surrendered to Shi Yan earlier, once he adjusted his condition, he would still challenge Shi Yan again.
"Oh? I didn't expect your ideological awareness to be so high. I'll leave the damaged ground in the yard to you, then." Li Tao said, reclining halfway on the sofa with his head resting on his hands.
"Not a chance."
Ding Le naturally refused, but after glancing at the room on the right side of the second floor, he fell silent.
"I think we should buy a robot to handle the chores. That way, we'll free up a lot more time for cultivation."
After saying that, he nodded, thoroughly agreeing with his own idea.
That was because he had a premonition: if he did not do the chores, Shi Yan would definitely beat him until he did.
"A robot? Forget it." Li Tao shook his head. "To prevent leaks, outside robots can't enter. And Magic Martial University's robots start at eight thousand credits. Do you have that many credits?"
"Credits..."
Ding Le froze, then thought of something and pointed upstairs toward Shi Yan's room.
Shi Yan had credits. He did not know whether Shi Yan had eight thousand, but even if he did not, Shi Yan could quickly earn them.
With Shi Yan's strength far beyond his peers, he could farm plenty of credits.
"That actually seems workable."
Li Tao's eyes lit up. Magic Martial University had several freshmen Leaderboards, and Shi Yan could give them a try.
They did not need to aim for third or fifth place or anything. As long as he made the list, he could earn credits.
Besides that, freshmen had dedicated missions they could accept. The few of them could take missions together and earn credits after completing them.
"Come on, let's go gather some intel. Some freshmen should already be farming credits by now." Li Tao stood up, ready to act, but Ding Le only gave him a face full of resentment.
"Do you think I can even walk a few steps in this condition?"
"You can't handle being thrown around twice?"
"Damn you, let Shi Yan throw you once!"
Ding Le hurled a cushion at Li Tao. Li Tao laughed and dodged it, then quickly left the villa.
"Hiss—"
Ding Le tried to give chase, tugging at his injuries and sucking in a sharp breath. In the end, he could only sit down obediently and continue applying medicine.
It had not hurt much when Shi Yan had first beaten him. But now that he was resting, the pain came rushing in like the tide.
Fortunately, thinking of Lei Gang being knocked unconscious gave him a little comfort.
A few minutes after applying the medicine, he could no longer hold on and fell into a deep sleep on the sofa.
He had traveled thousands of miles to Magic Martial University, only to get beaten up by Shi Yan upon arriving. It would have been strange if he were not tired.
He did not know how much time passed before he felt someone patting his shoulder, jolting him awake.
"Who!"
Ding Le was about to lose his temper. He liked being clean, and no one was allowed to touch him.
But when he saw that it was Shi Yan, he immediately behaved himself. There was even a flicker of fear in his eyes.
"Eh? You seem different!"
Very quickly, Ding Le noticed that Shi Yan had changed. He had become... stronger!
It was not the powerful Blood Vitality of a First-Order Warrior, but strength on another level. He had seen this sort of aura before.
The Second Tier Martial Artists in his Lineage possessed it.
"Y-you've reached Second Tier!?"
Ding Le's eyes widened. Hadn't Shi Yan merely gone upstairs to meditate? How had he become a Second Tier Martial Artist?
Shi Yan smiled faintly but neither confirmed nor denied it.
Only after looking around did he ask, "Where's Li Tao?"
"He..."
Just as Ding Le was about to answer, they heard movement outside. Moments later, the front door opened.
Then the two of them saw Li Tao, his face black and blue.
On Li Tao's face in particular, a palm print stood out with perfect clarity.
"Who did this?"
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