Chu Han still did not know that his information had reached the upper echelons of the Martial Artist Association.
After leaving the association, he returned straight home.
Seeing him back, his parents were both overjoyed. Mom kept fussing over him with endless questions and checking for injuries.
Fortunately, the piercing wound on Chu Han's shoulder had completely recovered and his parents did not discover any issues, which finally set their minds at ease.
"Dad, Mom, you two should go check out houses these next two days. The day after tomorrow I'll certify as a martial artist, and we'll move right into the martial artist residential area!"
Chu Han said to his parents with incomparable confidence.
With his current financial resources, he no longer needed to live in the apartments.
The houses with flawless renovations in the martial artist residential area were his choice.
"My son has truly made something of himself. Your mom and I will go look tomorrow!"
Chu Zhan was infected by Chu Han's mood, his spirits also quite stirred.
Zhang Meilan rolled her eyes at her husband and said, "What are you chiming in for? Xiaohan just made some money, he should invest it in cultivation resources. Houses and whatnot aren't important."
"Right, right, listen to your mom." Chu Zhan snapped back to his senses and agreed with his wife's words.
Chu Han simply smiled and showed his parents his account balance. "Look, even after buying a house, I still have money to cultivate."
"One, ten, a hundred, a thousand, ten thousand." Chu Zhan and Zhang Meilan counted the digits on Chu Han's account in astonishment.
"It's a total of forty-seven million two hundred thousand!"
Both of them were dumbfounded, unable to say anything for a moment.
Chu Zhan had once been a 3rd Rank Martial Artist, yet he had never earned this much money, let alone Zhang Meilan.
Afterward, following another round of persuasion from Chu Han, his parents finally agreed to go house-hunting tomorrow.
It was already nearing dusk, and Zhang Meilan began preparing dinner.
Taking advantage of this time, Chu Han went to the abandoned park downstairs.
He still had one matter left unattended, and that was upgrading his talent.
He found a deserted spot and took out the Talent Upgrade Card.
He immediately chose to use it.
The card instantly transformed into a streak of golden light that drilled into the center of his brows.
Chu Han only felt a wave of warmth between his brows as the golden light pierced straight into his mind along his glabella.
The next moment, Chu Han lost consciousness and passed out.
Chu Han's consciousness entered a realm of chaos, yet he found that he could see the changes happening inside his body.
At this moment, every single cell in him was undergoing evolution. He even saw his own genes being rewritten, reorganized, and rearranged, as a profound and marvelous sensation welled up from within.
Not knowing how much time had passed, Chu Han's consciousness finally returned to himself.
He opened his eyes abruptly, sat up from the ground, and found that his body was brimming with new strength while all his physical attributes had gained a massive boost.
Is this what it feels like after a talent evolves?
A thought stirred in Chu Han as he activated his talent.
The next second, he felt a scorching warm current surge from beneath his skin. Immediately after, black crystals slowly oozed out from beneath the skin of his arms, instantly covering his entire body and forming a form-fitting suit of armor.
Dark red veins flowed sluggishly inside the armor like magma, radiating astonishing heat that even warped the surrounding air.
At the same time, Chu Han felt the power within his body experience an explosive surge.
Molten Crystal Armor? So this is the name of the new talent!
The moment Chu Han activated his talent, all the information regarding this new ability flooded into his mind.
Molten Crystal Armor, an A-rank talent.
Upon activation, the body is covered by a layer of molten crystals, forming a tough armor possessing high temperatures.
Fire attribute elemental power flows across the armor, granting massive immunity to fire attribute damage while bestowing a tremendous physical strength amplification; it also allows the user to channel the fire attribute elemental power within the armor for attacks.
Compared to the Stone Skin Talent, it not only enhanced defense and further fortified strength, but also granted the dual effects of fire attribute immunity and offensive capability.
As expected of an A-rank talent—it's utterly freakish!
Chu Han was wild with joy, unable to suppress his surging emotions.
He drew his Blood Shadow Battle Saber and slashed it directly against his arm.
"Clang!"
Only a crisp sound rang out, leaving merely a shallow scratch on the crystal armor, while the body beneath felt only a trace of slight vibration.
Such terrifying defense. Even a 3rd Rank Martial Artist would find it difficult to inflict damage on me.
He tried channeling the fire attribute elemental power within the armor, concentrating it onto his right fist.
The armored portion of his fist instantly lit up with a dark red glow. The temperature spiked abruptly, actually igniting a ball of flames.
I can indeed use fire attribute elemental power. This is the might of a talent.
Although he had yet to practice a cultivation technique, he could now utilize the power of the fire attribute at this very moment.
Truly a fine talent. I like it very much.
The corner of Chu Han's lips curved upward as a potent wave of self-confidence swelled in his heart.
Now, his greatest shortcoming had also been patched up!
There is still one day of cultivation time tomorrow, and I will undoubtedly succeed in the martial artist assessment the day after.
The sky had already grown dark at this point, and upgrading his talent had taken Chu Han at least two hours.
He headed straight home so as not to keep his parents waiting anxiously.
In the study at the Zhao Family residence.
Zhao Tianlong stared at the information on the virtual screen, a trace of shock flashing across his face.
"This Chu Han is indeed extraordinary. Even the Night Owl Squad was wiped out by him."
Zhao Tianlong was none other than the president of the Jiangcheng Martial Arts Association, a high-level 6th Rank Martial Master with formidable strength.
Today, he had received news passed down from the vice president, which concerned a young genius.
A high school senior named Chu Han had actually brought back the heads of every single member of the Night Owl Squad. His strength was exceedingly formidable, making him eligible to be listed as a key observation target in River City.
The strangest part was that Chu Han was still only a quasi-martial artist, and the elemental power fluctuations on his body were very weak, clearly indicating he had not yet mastered the methods of utilizing elemental power.
Yet his physique rivaled that of ferocious beasts, and his bodily blood and Qi surged violently like a vast river and sea.
"Able to absorb a Mad Lion Pill! A body-refinement genius! And he hasn't even awakened a talent yet!"
Zhao Tianlong shook his head, feeling a sudden pang of headache.
If it were in the past, beating him to death wouldn't have made him believe these traits could be concentrated in a single person simultaneously. This was nothing short of a miracle!
"This is the first time I've encountered such an inscrutable little fellow. There must be some kind of secret hidden on him," Zhao Tianlong chuckled.
"Sir, Young Master returned this afternoon. If you want to understand Chu Han, you might as well ask him."
Beside him, a white-haired elder spoke.
"Oh, Feiyu is back. I was so busy I forgot."
A smile appeared on Zhao Tianlong's face. "Let's go see how much progress he's made this time."
In the living room of the Zhao Family villa, Zhao Feiyu was sitting sprawlingly on the sofa, spouting off grandly to the figure on the huge virtual screen before him.
"Sis, you didn't see it! At the time, three arrow-tailed lions surrounded me. In my fury, I burst forth with my Mad Lion Bloodline, and my purple elemental power directly blasted open their encirclement, smashing the skull of the sturdiest one with a single punch!"
Zhao Feiyu gesticulated wildly, spittle flying everywhere. "And there was that Tier 2 arrow-tailed lion whose tail was like a javelin. I managed to deflect its tail with my spear and then followed up with a thrust..."
The screen reflected the figure of a young woman clad in a white martial arts uniform. She was none other than Zhao Feiyu's elder sister, a student at Jingwu University and a 4th Rank Martial Artist, Zhao Feiyu's sister Zhao Feifei.
Zhao Feifei helplessly pressed a hand to her forehead at this moment. She was a year older than Zhao Feiyu, and her talent was an even more formidable S-grade golden Mad Lion Bloodline!
Standing at the absolute pinnacle even at Jingwu University, she saw right through the "water" in her younger brother's words at a single glance.
"Alright, alright. Against three arrow-tailed lions you could handle two at most, and as for that Tier 2 one, you probably didn't kill it yourself."
Being exposed made Zhao Feiyu's face flush red, but he still stubbornly argued, "That doesn't matter. Look at my bloodline now!"
He stood up abruptly, the purple elemental power around his body surging fiercely. The radiance was several times denser than before, even faintly revealing a trace of black.
"After absorbing the Lion Blood Solution, my bloodline purity is almost at the purple limit! Within three years, I will definitely make a breakthrough for a black-grade bloodline!"
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