Power

After arriving in the Learning Space.

Ten rings automatically appeared on Xi Shenlian's ten long fingers, following his thoughts.

They were ten golden ring-shaped rings, their surfaces covered in strange patterns yet possessing an extraordinary beauty.

These ten rings were the inheritance equipment that came with the Class Inheritance Card—String Master, which he had drawn in yesterday's lottery.

They were not only extraordinarily tough.

Each ring also had dozens of concealed nozzles.

The special threads they sprayed were hundreds of times thinner than spider silk, yet could easily withstand extremely powerful tensile forces, as well as high and low temperatures, corrosion, and more...

Based on the information recorded in the Class Inheritance Card.

As a profession originating from the Interstellar Era of some otherworld.

These rings were actually technological products, equipped with special power sources inside.

As long as they were used properly, they could be used continuously for years without running out.

There was no need to worry about the threads running short or anything.

Moreover, by absorbing the inheritance information, Xi Shenlian had also seen a large number of real combat scenes involving String Masters.

As a combat profession active during the Interstellar Era.

From slicing through tens of thousands of living people to cutting apart spaceships more than ten kilometers long, all of it was within their capabilities.

Although it was difficult to say exactly how they compared to the Awakened of this world, their power already came with sufficient guarantees. It would definitely be enough for Xi Shenlian to use for some time.

Furthermore.

As a profession requiring extremely precise operation and the simultaneous control of vast numbers of fine threads.

String Masters placed great emphasis on subtly manipulating their own power.

As a result, the vast majority of their techniques focused on controlling their own strength.

There were even a large number of specialized training methods designed specifically for this purpose.

For Xi Shenlian, who currently had some trouble controlling his own power, this was especially important and formed the core of his training.

Therefore.

He had used all his previous Learning Points to familiarize himself with String Master.

Of course,

this time was naturally the same.

Before he could fully control his own power.

He did not plan to devote much attention to the other areas.

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Outside.

A moment later.

Xi Shenlian's consciousness smoothly returned.

He had just emerged from seven full days of uninterrupted training without rest.

Although his body was not tired.

A clear trace of fatigue still appeared in his eyes.

Because the Learning Space would semi-forcefully make its users concentrate.

Although this greatly increased learning efficiency, the level of fatigue rose by the same multiple. Both would be returned to the user along with the learning results when the study ended.

Studying there for seven days and seven nights.

To Xi Shenlian, it felt somewhat like an ordinary person working overtime continuously for two months, standing on an assembly line for twenty hours a day without being allowed to relax at all.

So, at this moment.

With his consciousness having just returned.

His greatest feeling was that being alive seemed to have lost all meaning.

It was a strange sensation, as though he had worked overtime until his mind was gone and both body and soul were exhausted.

However.

When he thought of the invincible power-fantasy protagonist's life script he possessed, he still resolutely decided to pull himself together.

Smack, smack, smack—he slapped himself three times.

"Xi Shenlian, you have to pull yourself together!!"

"The suffering you're enduring now is so that others can suffer even more later!!"

When he thought about enjoying himself and bullying men and dominating women in the future, Xi Shenlian's mood value directly rose by 10!!

When he thought about how the suffering he was enduring now was meant to make other people suffer even more in the future, Xi Shenlian's mood value directly shot up by a fucking 100!!

As his thoughts sank deeper.

As a shameless and wicked bastard.

Xi Shenlian felt his thoughts instantly clear, and, filled with brand-new motivation, forcibly pulled himself together.

That life of power and privilege was still waiting for him!!

Then, without any visible movement from him, a gift box somewhere nearby suddenly shattered.

It revealed the high-end fruit carefully wrapped inside.

Next.

One of the fruits flew directly before Xi Shenlian and hovered there, obediently allowing him to bite into it.

If someone had been holding a magnifying glass and observing at that moment.

They would have clearly seen that every corner of the room.

Was already filled with all kinds of threads invisible to the naked eye.

Their existence was like a spiderweb.

It directly turned the entire room into Xi Shenlian's territory, instantly slicing apart every mosquito inside.

Their source was precisely the rings on Xi Shenlian's ten fingers.

At present.

As long as he was willing.

Then with the slightest movement of his fingers, he could cut the entire room into countless pieces.

Even judging from the sensation and reactive force transmitted when the threads cut into the walls.

That feeling of cutting through the walls as easily as air...

Xi Shenlian could clearly determine one thing.

He only needed to wave his hand to cut apart the entire apartment!

Along with all its occupants.

He could cut apart this ten-story apartment building, with twenty rental units on each floor and a structure made entirely of concrete and reinforced steel.

Reducing it to countless fragments.

For him now.

It would be no more difficult than an ordinary person cutting through a block of tofu.

This power...

This feeling of holding the lives and deaths of others in his hands...

Made him unable to stop himself from laughing aloud.

Although he knew that, for someone with the Life Winner System, this small amount of power should not count for anything at all.

The sensation of truly having power under his control still moved him deeply.

So he simply laughed.

Much later.

After washing his face.

He changed his shoes and walked toward the door.

When he twisted the old doorknob and pushed the door open.

Facing the gentle sunlight pouring down from high in the sky.

He narrowed his eyes slightly.

With his current eyesight, he could clearly see every feather on the birds flying a thousand meters above.

Next.

He stepped out of the room.

As an aside.

He also took out his battered phone, whose screen he had cracked earlier by failing to control his strength.

Having now mastered control of his own power, he closed the door behind him and selected a phone number from his contacts before dialing.

"Beep~"

"Beep~"

"..."

More than ten seconds later.

When the call was successfully answered.

A voice that sounded somewhat tired—or perhaps not fully awake—came from the other end.

"Hello?"

"What is it?"

Faced with the question, Xi Shenlian leisurely walked down the stairs, looking completely at ease as he politely asked:

"Ms. Shando?"

"Yes."

"I'm the tenant in Room 11 on the fourth floor."

Hearing this.

The other party immediately remembered who Xi Shenlian was.

"Oh, it's you!"

The most handsome young man in the entire apartment building!

But his shortcomings were also obvious.

Not only was there something wrong with his head, he was also visibly impoverished.

Even so, she was still somewhat confused:

"Are you looking to renew your lease?"

"No, I want to buy your apartment."

"Hmm??"