Power

Upon entering the Learning Space.

Xi Shenlian's ten slender fingers were instantly adorned with ten rings, materializing at his will.

Ten rings of gleaming gold, their surfaces covered in strange patterns yet exuding an unusual elegance.

These ten rings were the inherited equipment from the Class Inheritance Card—String Master—which he had drawn in yesterday's lottery.

Not only were they exceptionally tough.

Each ring also bore dozens of concealed nozzles.

The special threads they ejected were a hundred times finer than spider silk, yet could easily withstand immense tensile strength, along with resistance to high heat, low temperatures, corrosion...

According to the information recorded in the Class Inheritance Card.

As a profession originating from an alien Interstellar Era.

These rings were essentially a form of technological product, housing a specialized power source within.

Used properly, they could serve for years without depletion.

No need to worry about running out of threads or anything.

Moreover, by absorbing the inheritance information, Xi Shenlian had also witnessed numerous real combat scenes of String Masters.

As a combat-oriented profession active in the Interstellar Era.

From slicing through thousands of living people to cutting apart spaceships over ten kilometers long—all of it was within their capabilities.

Though it was hard to say exactly how they stacked up against the Awakened of this world, their strength was more than guaranteed, enough for Xi Shenlian to use for quite some time.

Furthermore.

As a profession requiring extremely fine control, simultaneously manipulating countless threads.

String Masters placed great emphasis on how to delicately wield their own power.

This meant that most of their techniques were specifically focused on controlling their own strength.

To that end, they came with a large set of unique training methods.

For Xi Shenlian, who was currently having some trouble controlling his own power, this was especially important—the core of it all.

So.

Last time's Learning Points were entirely spent on familiarizing himself with the String Master.

And naturally.

This time was the same.

Until he fully mastered control over his own power.

He didn't plan to invest much attention into other projects.

Outside.

A moment later.

Xi Shenlian's consciousness returned smoothly.

Having just emerged from seven days of nonstop, uninterrupted training.

Though his body wasn't tired.

A clear hint of fatigue still crept into his eyes.

Since the Learning Space semi-forced the user to maintain focus.

Learning efficiency was multiplied many times over, but so was the level of exhaustion—both would be fed back to the user at the end of the session, along with the learning results.

Studying in there for seven days and nights.

Felt to Xi Shenlian like an ordinary person working overtime for two straight months, standing on an assembly line for twenty hours a day, never allowed to relax.

So, at that moment.

With his consciousness just returning.

His biggest feeling was that life itself seemed to have lost all flavor.

It was a bizarre sensation, like working overtime until one's mind went hazy—Mentally and Physically Exhausted.

But.

Remembering that he was holding the script of an invincible, smooth-sailing protagonist's life, he resolutely decided to pull himself together.

Slap slap slap—he gave himself three hard smacks.

"Xi Shenlian, you've gotta get your act together!!"

"The suffering you endure now is so others can suffer even more later!!"

Thinking about the good times ahead—the luxury, the bullying of men and women alike—Xi Shenlian's mood value shot up by +10!!

Thinking about how the suffering he endured now was so that others would suffer even more later—Xi Shenlian's mood value fucking skyrocketed by +100!!

Thinking deeply...

As a guy who was both wicked and rotten to the core, Xi Shenlian felt his thoughts suddenly clear up, infused with a surge of fresh motivation, and he forcibly perked up.

A life of tyranny and pleasure was still waiting for him!!

Then, without any visible movement from him, a gift box nearby simply shattered open.

Revealing the carefully packaged premium fruit inside.

Next.

One of the fruits flew straight over to hover in front of Xi Shenlian, obediently waiting for him to take a bite.

If someone had a magnifying glass to observe, They would clearly see that in every corner of the room, At some unknown point, it was already filled with countless threads invisible to the naked eye.

Their presence was like a spiderweb, Directly turning the entire room into Xi Shenlian's territory, instantly slicing apart every mosquito and fly inside.

And their source was the rings on Xi Shenlian's ten fingers.

Right now.

If he wanted, A simple twitch of his finger could cut the entire room into countless fragments.

Even judging by the feel and reaction force as the threads cut into the room's walls, That sensation of cutting through walls like air...

Xi Shenlian could clearly determine one thing.

That he only needed to wave his hand to slice through the entire apartment building!

Along with all its residents.

Cutting down this ten-story building, with twenty tenants per floor, built entirely of concrete and steel.

Slicing it into countless pieces.

For him now, It was hardly harder than an ordinary person cutting a piece of tofu.

This kind of power...

This feeling of controlling others' lives...

Made him laugh out loud.

Even though he knew full well that this power was nothing compared to what the Life Winner System could offer him, The tangible sensation of holding such strength still moved him deeply.

So he laughed outright.

After a long time, He washed his face.

Changed his shoes and walked toward the door.

When he twisted the worn-out door handle and pushed it open, Facing the soft sunlight spilling down from the sky, He squinted slightly.

His current eyesight could clearly see every feather on the birds flying a thousand meters up.

Then.

He stepped out of the room.

Casually, He pulled out his broken phone, whose screen had cracked earlier when he lost control of his strength.

Now in command of his power, he closed the door behind him and selected a phone number from his contacts to dial.

"Beep~"

"Beep~"

"..."

After more than ten seconds, When the call connected smoothly, A voice that sounded a bit tired, or perhaps still half-asleep, came through from the other end.

"Hello?"

"What is it?"

Facing the inquiry, Xi Shenlian simply strolled leisurely down the stairs while asking politely:

"Ms. Shando?"

"Yes."

"I'm the tenant at 4th floor, unit 11."

Upon hearing that.

The other party immediately recalled who Xi Shenlian was.

"Oh, it's you!"

The most handsome young man in the entire apartment building!

But the downsides were also obvious.

Not only was he a bit off in the head, he was also visibly dirt poor.

Still, she was somewhat puzzled:

"Are you looking to renew the lease?"

"No, I want to buy your apartment."

"Huh??"