Just as Lu Yuan had expected, the Skills panel had changed again.
"Ice Shard Ring Body" had appeared on the panel, which meant Lu Yuan could use Evolution Points to upgrade it as well.
If his Evolution Points hadn't already hit zero, he really would have wanted to take the shortcut and immediately raise "Ice Shard Ring Body" from beginner to intermediate proficiency...
"Ice Shard Ring Body!"
After he used the skill, three tiny ice shards began circling around Lu Yuan. For now, they only covered a small area, a little over two meters—just slightly beyond the length of the pitch-black spear in his hand.
Of course, Lu Yuan could also feel that while the ice shards circled him, the Primal Energy in his body became more active.
As a good student, Lu Yuan had never missed a single point covered in class.
He knew that the increase in Primal Energy activity meant the ice damage he dealt would ultimately be stronger.
But Lu Yuan figured that a D-rank skill probably wouldn't boost it by much.
Maybe around 5% to 8%.
Once he had some free time, Lu Yuan instinctively looked up at the quartz clock on the training room ceiling.
Concentrated Primal Energy could damage cell phones.
Generally speaking, people didn't bring their phones into training rooms.
The quartz clock was there to remind customers of the time.
Customers were charged a fixed number of Blue Star coins per hour, and any fraction of an hour was rounded up to a full hour.
Without the quartz clock, customers might leave at the wrong time. For example, if they left the Supernatural Ability Hall after one hour and one minute, they'd have to pay for two hours. Who could put up with that?
Over time, they'd grow resentful of the Supernatural Ability Hall and switch to another one.
That wasn't good for the long-term growth of a Supernatural Ability Hall.
With the quartz clock, customers could leave right on the hour.
It even gave them the feeling that they'd gotten a bargain!
As for why they didn't charge by the minute...
Charging by the hour actually had a hidden benefit—
It effectively extended the time customers spent in the training room.
By comparing the time he'd entered with the current time,
Lu Yuan realized he'd been in the training room for exactly 59 minutes.
"I've trained enough. I should head out."
Lu Yuan left the training room.
After gladly paying 400 Blue Star coins, Lu Yuan left the Combat Supernatural Ability Hall.
The automatic doors opened.
Lu Yuan walked out.
There was a dedicated parking area not far from the Combat Supernatural Ability Hall.
His bicycle was parked there.
As he drew closer to it,
he was surprised to discover a rat beside his bicycle...
Wait... was that really a rat?
It had square ears, and its eyes were a vivid blue. It clearly wasn't an ordinary rat!
That meant it could only be a ferocious beast.
"There's a ferocious beast!"
Lu Yuan's eyes widened.
It was a living, breathing Evolution Point. How could he pass that up?
He was just about to walk over and capture the Square-eared Rat alive,
but when it saw Lu Yuan coming, it darted straight into a nearby storm drain!
Actually, Lu Yuan could also unleash his supernatural ability, releasing the Primal Energy in his body from a distance to kill the Square-eared Rat!
That had one advantage: it was fast!
After awakening a supernatural ability, unleashing it became an instinctive response, much faster than using a skill.
But the Square-eared Rat was right beside his bicycle,
and Lu Yuan had only just awakened his ability. He was still especially clumsy at unleashing it.
If he fired, not only would his bicycle be destroyed, but some of the electric scooters parked nearby might not escape unscathed either.
So he didn't take that approach.
Once he got to the Underground World, there would be more ferocious beasts like this than he could count.
He could just kill one more then to make up for it. There was no need to regret it.
Why did ferocious beasts appear in the real world?
First, it was important to understand that, in the past, ferocious beasts had indeed come to Blue Star through passages from the Underground World.
But for some unknown reason, in recent years, ferocious beasts had sometimes appeared in the real world without any warning.
And the ferocious beasts that suddenly appeared in the real world were all the likes of the Square-eared Rat—beasts with little aggression.
Ferocious beasts were supposed to be synonymous with bloodlust and brutality.
Ordinary ferocious beasts treated people as food the moment they saw them.
But these beasts that suddenly appeared were different. Not only did they not charge at people, they actually ran away.
The official explanation was that they were projections of the Underground World.
Then they threw around a bunch of spatial theories that Lu Yuan couldn't understand at all.
But Lu Yuan always felt that the official explanation didn't hold up, as if they were hiding something...
Perhaps he'd find the answer after he got to Shencheng Supernatural University and met more powerful people...
Lu Yuan didn't dwell on it for long. He was too weak right now. Getting stronger was his only goal.
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