Surging Forward! The Grand Entrance Exam Is About to Begin

"Ah? Uncle Wu, what exactly is the rare treasure inside that little cauldron?"

Hearing this, Ye Fan was curious as well.

"Haha, I'm not too sure either. I heard it has immense research value."

"Moreover, the researchers extracted a kind of essence from it. Based on your contribution in killing the second-rank mutant beast, you can receive a reward of 1 mg."

"Someone should deliver it to your villa tonight."

"Also, I'll have someone deliver the high-grade weapon fragments you asked me to purchase and collect later."

Wu Xie said with a smile.

Just as he had said.

Ye Fan was his lucky star.

Because of his contribution in killing the second-rank red-furred mutant beast, he too could receive 2 mg of the extracted essence this time.

It was said that this essence could increase a martial artist's vitality. It was absolutely a priceless treasure, something money could not buy.

"Alright, then thank you, Uncle Wu."

With Wu Xie's help, Ye Fan found cultivating martial arts simply too comfortable.

Ye Fan was definitely the sort of person who repaid a drop of kindness with a gushing spring.

He remembered every bit of Wu Xie's kindness in his heart.

"Why be so polite? We're family."

"Dinner's ready."

Like a lark, Ye Ling moved with light, graceful steps as she and Xiao Zhi carried dishes to the dining table.

"Coming~"

Ye Fan hung up the phone, sniffed the air, and his eyes lit up.

With a furtive grin, he darted to the island table and reached out to pinch off a piece of meat for a taste.

Smack!

However, a pair of chopsticks rapped him directly on the back of the hand.

His mother pretended to be angry. "Go wash your hands."

Ye Fan rubbed his hand, which did not hurt or itch in the slightest, and said pitifully, "Alright."

Watching her son's impatient figure race toward the bathroom, a smile appeared on Lan Cuifang's face.

Because—

These past few days, their family had gone through far too many changes.

Changes so immense that she had never even dared imagine them in her dreams.

And the one who had shaken her the most was Ye Fan.

He had gone from a stubborn youth who did nothing but cultivate bitterly to a martial artist who was now genuinely respected by others.

Even—

Afterward, she had looked through the trending news. Her own son had been awarded the honor of Jiangning City's Heroic Youth.

Even Meng Xiong, one of Jiangning City's business tycoons, had personally gone to the hospital to apologize and paid five million in compensation.

It was too dreamlike.

She had even pinched herself several times, suspecting that she was dreaming.

But this was reality.

When she saw her son sneak bites of food like a greedy little cat, Lan Cuifang was dazed for a moment, as though she had returned to the warm scenes of their family in that small house.

This was the real Ye Fan.

Her genuine, bona fide son.

"Eat up."

Lan Cuifang put food into Ye Fan and Ye Ling's bowls. Only then could she feel even more clearly that everything before her was real.

Ye Fan and Ye Ling would even make their chopsticks crackle and clash over a piece of meat.

However, Ye Fan lost most of the time.

Of course, when the Youth looked at Ye Ling, there was a trace of indulgent affection in his eyes.

Father Ye Jun also drank a small cup of baijiu. If his body had not still been weak, he would have downed at least a whole jin.

The meal was filled with laughter and joy.

How long had it been since their family had been this happy?

It was as though the financial burden that had once nearly crushed Ye Fan's family had now scattered with the wind.

However, Ye Fan knew—

All of this stemmed from strength.

For a martial artist, only by becoming stronger could he protect and hold fast to everything he treasured.

After dinner, Ye Fan did not immediately throw himself into training.

Instead, he stayed with his parents.

Until—

Ding-dong.

The villa's doorbell rang.

Just as before, the delivery was escorted by professional martial artists.

However, Ye Fan noticed some subtle differences.

The martial artists escorting this delivery were far stronger than before.

In other words—

The essence extracted by the researchers from that mysterious little cauldron was extremely precious and rare.

After signing for it—

Ye Fan carried an alloy briefcase and a bag of high-grade weapon scraps toward the underground martial arts room.

"Dad, Mom, I'm going to cultivate."

Ye Fan called out to his parents.

Ye Ling, who had been lounging sideways on the sofa with her long, fair legs stretched out, jolted upright as well.

She swallowed the fruit in her mouth and mumbled, "I'm going to cultivate the Hidden Dragon Stance too."

With that, she thumped upstairs.

"These two children, they just finished eating. They should rest for a while."

Lan Cuifang was both delighted and heartbroken.

"If one wants to stand glorious before others, one must suffer behind their backs.

Let the children do as they please. Besides, with Little Fan as an example for his sister, we should be at ease."

Ye Jun's face was filled with pride.

Then, he picked up the phone in his hand.

"Hello, Old Feng? Yes, I was hospitalized a while back. What, you want to come visit me? But I moved. Where? This place... is Linjiang No. 1."

Splash.

The moment he entered the martial arts room, Ye Fan casually tossed the bag of high-grade weapon fragments aside.

Instead, he entered the password on the table and carefully opened the alloy briefcase.

Within the entire alloy combination case, only a single glass test tube was secured in the clip at the very center.

Inside the test tube, jade-green liquid gently rippled with a mysterious radiance.

One milligram was practically the size of a sesame seed.

"Hmm, there's even an instruction manual here... Swallow it directly... Hmm, the medicinal properties are gentle, but it is volatile. If it cannot be absorbed in time, it will dissipate inside the body."

"The exact effects depend on the martial artist's absorption ability."

Seeing the explanation, Ye Fan smiled confidently.

After all, his Nine-Star Hegemonic Body was still like it was in a dormant state and had not fully awakened.

However, its absorption ability was astonishingly powerful.

Otherwise, he would never have been able to digest ten jin of Ironhide Blood Rhino treasure meat every day.

He was simply like Taotie.

This was also one of Ye Fan's most important trump cards that allowed him to keep growing stronger rapidly in the Spirit Stream Realm despite not having awakened spirituality.

In just over ten days, Ye Fan's Vitality Value had reached 545 calories, and he had successfully entered the Spirit Stream Realm Fifth Grade!

"Gulp..."

Ye Fan no longer hesitated and directly swallowed the jade-green essence.

"Hmm, slightly bitter, but not too strong. There's even a hint of sweetness afterward..."

Boom.

The next moment, Ye Fan felt his Tyrant Body turn into a blazing furnace.

And that jade-green essence was like a bundle of dry firewood thrown into that furnace.

It made it burn wildly.

Because Ye Fan had not awakened spirituality, he could not, like many martial artists who had awakened spirituality, cultivate techniques and absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

Instead, he relied entirely on his physical body to absorb and strengthen his vitality!

Beep, beep, beep...

At the same time, Ye Fan felt warmth spread through his body. His vitality surged and boiled as though a divine dragon coiled around a pillar, wrapping him within it.

Improvement, transformation!

And on Ye Fan's Martial Artist Watch, the numbers measuring his Vitality Value began to leap wildly.

Vitality Value: 600...

700...

900...

1150!

After nearly three hours, Ye Fan's Vitality Value finally settled at 1,150 calories.

In other words, Ye Fan's realm had now reached the Spirit Stream Realm Seventh Grade!

Moreover, barring any surprises—

Two days later, his vitality would break through the twelve-hundred mark, and his realm would reach the Spirit Stream Realm Eighth Grade!

"What powerful medicinal effects."

In three hours, his Vitality Value had soared by seven hundred calories.

It was equivalent to saving nearly a month of bitter cultivation!

Not counting the cost of time, this 1 mg of medicinal essence was worth at least several million Huaxia Coins!

And it had raised his strength within such a short time.

Its value had to multiply several times over.

Of course, Ye Fan knew this was definitely related to the absorption speed of his Tyrant Body.

But this felt far too good.

Clenching his fist slightly, Ye Fan seemed to feel the vitality within his body roaring.

As he was now, even if he faced Ying Cong, he would absolutely no longer be as weak and helpless as he had been during the day.

He could even contend with him!

The citywide Grand Entrance Exam was in two days. By then, my Vitality Value will break through twelve hundred calories.

Let's see who can still stop me!

Ye Fan was filled with confidence...