Glory-tier Treasure Chest

Guan Tong looked at the Personal Terminal interface and quickly understood what was going on.

"So one way to raise the Mind Power Cap is to repeatedly drain Mind Power dry—then restore it, then drain it again."

Ever since obtaining Mind Power, he had used it up almost every day, using it whenever it recovered even a little.

From the end of Rule One until Rule Two was about to end, a total of twenty-five days, he had done this every day.

The increase in his cap was worth celebrating, but it had taken far too long...

"After nearly a month of draining and recovering it over and over, my cap only increased by one point." Guan Tong sighed. "What a hassle."

Still, an increased cap was a good thing no matter what.

He then seized the remaining time and went up to the rooftop a little after eight with the new item he had bought.

The so-called item was actually just a high-speed electric motor.

His previous record of twenty-one seconds had been achieved with a cloud selfie stick, whose spinning speed was nowhere near that of a motor.

What Guan Tong needed to do was hang a thin wooden stick from the motor after turning it on.

He merged his own "Shadow" with the shadow of the wooden stick, adjusted the angle of the shadow, then turned the motor up to maximum power.

"Bzzzzzzzz!"

The motor ran at full blast, and the thin wooden stick mounted on it spun so fast it left afterimages.

Its shadow naturally darted between the buildings at a speed the naked eye could barely follow. Before Guan Tong could even properly process it, the data before him showed that the challenge had been completed.

Current distance: 42,195 meters; current time: 14 seconds

"It really broke through!"

Guan Tong smiled at the data.

From twenty-one to fourteen—he had shaved off a full seven seconds!

He felt that this result was enough and saw no need to challenge an even faster time.

Before long, as the clock struck nine, the ten-day effective period of Rule Two came to an end.

[Rule Time has ended]

[Congratulations on passing the test of Rule Two]

[You advanced from your group to the final rankings with a first-place result]

[The final rankings have been determined. The top three have been announced]

[First Place: Shadow, time used: 14 seconds]

[Second Place: Lucifer, time used: 15 minutes 56 seconds]

[Third Place: Orochi Murasaki, time used: 19 minutes 06 seconds]

[Congratulations. With a challenge result of 14 seconds, you have obtained the World First final ranking]

[Final ranking rewards have been issued to the Storage Box and can be viewed through the Personal Terminal]

[New functions have been unlocked and can be viewed through the Personal Terminal]

[More products have been added to the Ascension Shop and can be viewed through the Personal Terminal]

[Rule Three will be released in thirty days]

At exactly nine o'clock, Fire Thief's voice rang out in everyone's minds.

Countless people broke down when they heard that Shadow had taken World First with a result of fourteen seconds.

The twenty-one seconds that had circulated online before were already outrageous. No one had expected him to improve even further. It was simply insane.

By comparison, the second- and third-place results, which had originally been just as absurd, seemed much more normal beside Shadow's first place.

Of course, finishing a full marathon in a little over ten minutes was still an unattainable achievement for most people...

But compared to Shadow, the public was more concerned with what new functions the terminal had received.

The Ascension Shop had also refreshed, so everyone wanted to see what good items had been put up for sale.

As for Guan Tong, there was no way he could be anything but happy to see the final World First title fall into his hands.

He immediately opened his Personal Terminal and discovered that the previous group had automatically disbanded.

[Current group members: 20,000]

[Number of people who completed the Rule Challenge: 109]

[This group has been disbanded]

"...Out of a group of twenty thousand people, only a little over a hundred completed the Rule Two challenge. That rate is really..."

Guan Tong felt that this was directly related to the fact that the Failure Penalty for this rule was not fatal.

Failing would not kill them, so many people had no pressure and faced it with a mentality of just getting by.

He opened the Storage Box and found a treasure chest inside.

[Challenge Ranking Treasure Chest · Glory Grade]: Upon opening, obtain a random item reward.

A Glory-tier Treasure Chest!

Guan Tong's eyes lit up. He remembered that the reward for clearing Rule One had seemingly only been a bronze-tier treasure chest.

He had no idea how many grades above bronze this Glory tier was... As expected of a World First reward.

"Open it."

[Item obtained: Gene Optimization Fluid]

[Gene Optimization Fluid]: After consumption, comprehensively optimizes the body and repairs genetic defects

"This..."

Looking at the random item he had obtained, Guan Tong felt as though he had won the lottery.

Just from the description, he knew that after drinking this, even if it would not turn him into Superman, it should at least improve his physical qualities in every aspect, right?

Guan Tong did not hesitate and immediately chose to use it.

A small bottle containing several dozen milliliters appeared in his hand, filled with pale golden liquid.

He unscrewed the cap and drank it straight down.

"Gulp, gulp."

The fluid was tasteless, much like water.

But only a few seconds after drinking it, Guan Tong felt his entire body begin to burn.

It was not especially painful, but it felt like he had a high fever, and his consciousness quickly became muddled.

Guan Tong wanted to return to his room and lie down on the bed, but after taking only one step, he collapsed in the living room with a thud.

...Consciousness lost...

After an unknown amount of time, Guan Tong woke groggily.

He opened his eyes and glanced at the clock on the wall.

"Three in the afternoon? I was unconscious for six hours..."

Startled, Guan Tong hurriedly got up. The moment he did, he discovered that his body had undergone many changes.

The first sensation was that he felt lighter—not only in body, but also in mind.

It was like formatting a phone whose memory had been completely filled. His thoughts became exceptionally clear and lucid.

He went to the bathroom and looked in the mirror. Even his appearance and physique had changed slightly.

It was not that he had become more handsome or taller. If he had to describe it, he had become more harmonious!

That was right—harmonious.

Looking at himself in the mirror, Guan Tong thought, Was all this brought about by that bottle of Gene Optimization Fluid?

He left the bathroom and looked out the window.

This one glance was incomparably clear, and Guan Tong subconsciously raised a hand to touch the edge of his eye.

"My eyesight too..."

He had originally been slightly nearsighted, but now his vision was unbelievably good. He could even see the potted greenery on the balcony of the building across from him with perfect clarity.

Had the Gene Optimization Fluid changed so much?

Guan Tong immediately opened his Personal Terminal to check.

[Name: Guan Tong]

[Nickname: Shadow]

[Title: Order Keeper]

[Mind Power: 114]

[Ascension Coins: 100]

[Comprehensive Biological Information Evaluation: Excellent]

Just as expected!

Guan Tong was overjoyed. The changes brought by the gene fluid were even more directly reflected in the increase to his Mind Power Cap!

His original cap of ninety-seven had now become one hundred and fourteen!

He had spent so long draining and restoring it before just to gain one point!

And once it broke past one hundred, his Comprehensive Biological Information Evaluation had changed from "Ordinary" to "Excellent."