Lu Sheng quickened his pace. The two brushed past each other, and he soon turned a street corner, leaving that anomalous gaze behind.
Walking swiftly along the street, Lu Sheng soon arrived beneath the building he had newly purchased.
He took out his access card and swiped it, then slowly entered and headed up the stairwell.
"Deep Blue," Lu Sheng silently called in his heart.
A pale-blue interface abruptly sprang into view. At the top of it was the amount of God-Entrusting Power he had left.
'God-Entrusting Power: 564.81 million'
What followed was a string of tiny numbers. This was the total God-Entrusting Power he had accumulated over so long from the endless Scale Stone Mine.
"I originally thought it would be enough. But that Vinagar-class opponent showed that individual combat power in this world truly stands at terrifying heights. If I want to gain a foothold quickly, my previous strength is no longer enough."
Lu Sheng knew very well that if two more Vinagar-class Mind Power Masters like that appeared, he might have had to kneel then and there.
"Time waits for no man..." Lu Sheng sighed deeply and looked up at the azure sky.
Private aircraft occasionally streaked swiftly across the edge of the heavens.
"Young man, what troubles you?" An inexplicably aged voice sounded behind Lu Sheng.
Lu Sheng paused slightly and slowly turned around.
Behind him stood a bald old man who looked as though he had come out for an after-dinner stroll.
The old man wore red long sleeves and trousers, with a string of dark-red wooden beads hanging from his hand, like Buddhist prayer beads. Standing in the stairwell, he appeared to be another resident of the building.
"How did you know I was troubled?" Lu Sheng asked flatly.
"Isn't it written all over