The dream was beautiful, but reality was brutal.
Lu Yuan had planned to use this time to bring Ice Blast Technique to the beginner level,
but after studying it for several days in a row, he had only grasped a tiny bit of the basics.
In other words, Ice Blast Technique still hadn't appeared on his panel, so he couldn't use Evolution Points on it.
A few days passed in the blink of an eye,
and after several days of hard practice, Lu Yuan's attributes had improved to some extent.
With another trip into the other world coming up, Lu Yuan still couldn't contain his excitement.
After all, the other world was packed to the brim with Evolution Points!
How could that not set anyone's heart soaring?
With a thought, he summoned the panel!
[Name: Lu Yuan] [Evolution Points: 0] [Supernatural Ability: Ice Snow Crown (S)] [Realm: First Order Middle Rank] [Spirit: 174 Hz] [Qi and Blood: 301 cal] [Skills: Spear technique (Intermediate), Ice Shard Ring Body (D) (Beginner)] [Body Tempering Art: Profound Nether Ice Soul Body (S) (Stage Zero)]
His qi and blood had broken through the 300-cal mark. That was certainly worth celebrating.
One thing worth noting was that a new entry had appeared on the panel—Body Tempering Art—though it was only at Stage Zero.
Later, Qin Tianlong had also stuffed a copy of Fundamentals of Combat Techniques Compendium into Lu Yuan's hands.
He said that supernatural ability users couldn't rely solely on weapons in battle, and that learning combat techniques was just as essential.
"@Everyone, tomorrow at noon, Jiangzhan City Supernatural Ability Base. Everyone, assemble!"
Zhou Wan had added Lu Yuan to the team group chat on Q-Chat.
That evening, she sent this message to the group.
Huang Hao: "Received."
Huang Hao was the first to reply, followed by the others.
After setting his alarm, Lu Yuan went to sleep at nine that night, sinking into a deep slumber.
Since he was returning to the Underground World, he naturally had to prepare properly and get plenty of rest!
The night passed, and Lu Yuan got up early.
Brush his teeth, wash his face, put on his battle suit, sling his weapon over his back, and head out—all in one smooth motion!
As he left, Lu Yuan suddenly remembered that ever since Xia Qingyin from the dorm across the hall had asked him that question, he hadn't seen her again.
But he didn't give it much thought.
It was her personal business, after all. Why should he fret over it?
He hopped on a shared electric bike outside the dorm, rode to the school gate, then took the subway from a nearby station.
A few hours later, Lu Yuan arrived at Jiangzhan City Supernatural Ability Base once more.
"Lu Yuan, over here!"
Lu Yuan had just walked in when Zhou Wan spotted him. She called out and beckoned him over.
Lu Yuan gave a slight nod at her call and walked over.
Zhou Wan was waiting by the entrance of Jiangkan City Supernatural Ability Base.
Huang Hao had his head down, typing away as he chatted with someone.
Beside them, Wang Hu remained silent, quietly wiping down his weapon—a double-bladed axe.
"Lu Yuan, how was your first time in the Underground World?"
As soon as Lu Yuan arrived, Huang Hao put down his phone and started up a conversation.
"Not bad."
Lu Yuan's expression was calm. He was telling the truth.
After all, it had given him several hundred Evolution Points and tens of thousands of Blue Star coins. How could he not say it was pretty good?
"By the way, when are we heading into the Underground World?"
Lu Yuan asked.
"Don't rush. Xu Lu hasn't arrived yet. Let's wait for her."
Zhou Wan glanced down at her watch. It was now 12:02.
About half a minute later, a hurried figure ran into Jiangzhan City Supernatural Ability Base, staff in hand.
It was none other than Xu Lu.
Sweat poured down her forehead. She panted heavily as she looked around.
"Xu Lu, over here."
Zhou Wan called out and waved to catch her attention.
"Sorry, I'm late."
Xu Lu ran over, gasping for breath.
Zhou Wan waved it off, showing she didn't mind. "It's fine. You're only two minutes late. No big deal."
Then Zhou Wan turned to everyone and announced, "The entire Fire Fox Team is here! We're heading to the Underground World now!"
The others followed Zhou Wan. After passing inspection, they went through the Underground World passage and arrived in the familiar Jiang Zhan City.
Lu Yuan took a quick look around.
Mm, Jiang Zhan City didn't seem to have changed much.
Zhou Wan took out a map, and everyone in the Fire Fox Team gathered around it.
"Are we still going to hunt Black Flower Deer this time?"
Zhou Wan asked.
"I'm in."
"Sounds good."
"Either way is fine with me. I don't have any objections."
The other members of the Fire Fox Team answered.
Lu Yuan had no objections either.
Although his true strength could definitely match up to Second Order Lower Rank or even Second Order Middle Rank ferocious beasts, there were both solitary and pack-dwelling beasts.
After all, even two fists couldn't fight off four hands. If he accidentally ran into a pack of beasts, he might as well call to the heavens and get no answer, or call to the earth and get no response!
So Lu Yuan's plan this time was to start by hunting First Order beasts to grow stronger.
To play it safe, he'd wait until he had boosted his strength a bit more before hunting Second Order beasts!
Seeing that no one objected, Zhou Wan announced, "All right, let's set off right now!"
After passing the inspection at the city gate, the group left Jiang Zhan City.
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