Drinking Cola with the School Belle, Secret of the Transcendent

The next day.

Su Ye woke up early as usual.

He arrived at the open space by the Hai River where he had gone yesterday.

But he saw a graceful figure in white already waiting there.

"Su Ye."

Xiao Qiyue smiled and waved at Su Ye. The morning sun landed on her hair, as if gilding Xiao Qiyue with a layer of golden light.

Su Ye's steps paused slightly, then he quickened his pace.

"Have you been here long?"

"No, I just arrived not long ago."

As she spoke, Xiao Qiyue handed a bag to Su Ye.

"Thank you for the school uniform."

"It was just a small matter. As for last night, thank you very much."

Xiao Qiyue couldn't help but laugh.

"It feels a bit strange for us to say thank you to each other like this."

Su Ye: "...It does seem so."

Since he was already here.

Su Ye and Xiao Qiyue exchanged a glance.

Xiao Qiyue: "One more round?"

Su Ye: "It would be my honor."

They had a hearty battle.

Xiao Qiyue, drenched in sweat, repeatedly waved her hands, calling for a stop.

"I can't, I can't anymore. I can't fight."

"Su Ye, how do you have so much stamina?"

Su Ye stopped.

Good stamina?

It was probably because of his awakened Vampire physique.

Even without activating his extreme burst state, his stamina, strength, and speed far surpassed that of martial artists at the same level.

He glanced at Xiao Qiyue, who was leaning against a tree, not wanting to move at all.

"Are you okay? I think I might have been too rough just now. Sorry."

"You know that too."

Xiao Qiyue rubbed her sore wrist.

"Well... if you buy me a Coke, I'll forgive you!"

"Just that? No problem!"

After resting for a while, Xiao Qiyue stood up, and the two of them walked directly to a convenience store by the roadside.

In no time, Su Ye took out two bottles of Coke.

It was strange, even though he had changed worlds.

This world still had carbonated drinks, and they were still very popular.

Even more miraculously, they were still in red cans.

"Cackle!"

Pulling the tab.

Just hearing that crisp sound made him feel instantly refreshed.

Xiao Qiyue held the red can, taking small sips, drinking with extreme satisfaction.

"When I was little, my dad wouldn't let me drink carbonated drinks. Later, when I had control of my New Year's money, I would secretly go to a convenience store far outside the neighborhood to buy Coke. Every time I heard the sound of opening the tab, I felt..." Martial arts.

Xiao Qiyue took the initiative to share with Su Ye the story of her childhood struggles with her parents to secretly drink Coke.

In Su Ye's eyes, a picture of a mischievous little girl secretly drinking Coke appeared.

He never expected that the cold and elegant school beauty in everyone's eyes would have such a mischievous side.

Su Ye couldn't help but take a sip of Coke as well.

The ice-cold liquid flowed down his throat and into his stomach.

It was indeed delicious.

The two walked towards the school together.

Xiao Qiyue suddenly spoke.

"Su Ye, after sparring with you, I realized your strength, speed, and agility far exceed ordinary people. I feel you have great talent in terms of physical abilities."

"So, I suggest that after you enter the elite class, you can also take an elective in a combat technique."

Su Ye raised an eyebrow, but didn't say any nonsense like, 'How can you be sure I'll get into the elite class?'

He could spar with Xiao Qiyue evenly, so she naturally understood his strength very well.

He was just a little confused.

"Take another combat technique?"

Su Ye had originally planned to increase his Slaughter Value as quickly as possible, then push his cultivation to Transcendent. If he still had a lot of Slaughter Value left, he would invest it in Basic Combat Technique, to see if there were any proficiency levels beyond perfect.

He hadn't expected Xiao Qiyue to give him this suggestion.

Xiao Qiyue nodded seriously.

"That's right. Cultivating another combat technique before breaking through to Transcendent, preferably a more advanced one, and mastering it to a high proficiency level will be very beneficial for your future breakthrough to Transcendent."

Seemingly sensing the confusion in Su Ye's eyes, Xiao Qiyue thought for a moment before saying, "Your homeroom teacher should have reminded you, right? Try not to break through to Transcendent before entering a martial arts university."

"Yes, that's true, but the homeroom teacher didn't explain why."

After all...

The highest cultivation in their class was only Eighth Level of Kaiyuan, and that was only recently achieved. They were still a distance away from breaking through to Transcendent.

"Well, that's because breaking through to Transcendent is actually the crucial process of breaking open the gene lock chains within your body, transitioning from mortal to Transcendent. During this process, your body will absorb a large amount of energy to build your martial arts foundation... it's a bit like Foundation Establishment in fantasy novels."

"In this process, the more energy you absorb, the more profound your martial arts foundation will be, and the higher the possibility of breaking through to a high-level martial artist in the future."

"If you can get into a martial arts university, the university will provide a Foundation Establishment cultivation room filled with star energy, allowing students to better undergo the breakthrough. And this Foundation Establishment cultivation room is provided free of charge, which is also a form of support from the country for young martial artists. However, if an ordinary person wants to break through to Transcendent, they need to apply for a Foundation Establishment cultivation room from the Star Energy Association, and each activation costs one million."

One million?!

Su Ye's eyes snapped wide open.

That was too expensive.

Compared to this, breaking through to Transcendent at a university was indeed more cost-effective.

However...

This probably wasn't the main reason Xiao Qiyue was reminding him, was it?