After Lin Yuan won the championship, his days became so blissful that even immortals would shake their heads in envy.
He perfectly honored his agreement with the Old Man, taking the words "lying flat" to the absolute extreme.
Every day, he slept until he woke naturally.
Once awake, a maid fed him top-tier Spirit Fruits.
After eating his fill, he went to bask in the sun on the Back Garden lawn. Once he got tired of basking, he returned to his room and continued sleeping on his huge bed.
Meanwhile, the system's rewards arrived like clocking in at work.
They came on time and never missed a day.
[ Ding! Detected that the host had successfully lain flat for three days, adding bricks and tiles to the salted fish cause. Reward: one Heaven Grade Low Tier medicinal pill—Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir! ] [ Ding! Detected that the host had lain flat for five consecutive days, free of distractions and with a steadfast Dao Heart. Reward: Ancient Formation fragment—Heavenly Star Dipper Formation: Fragment! ] [ Ding! Detected that the host had lain flat for seven consecutive days, achieving the "Lying-Flat Expert" achievement. Primal Chaos Saint Body automatic circulation efficiency +1%! ]
Rumble!
That day, Lin Yuan lay on a lounge chair beside the swimming pool, drinking ice-cold Spirit Fruit juice.
Under the Primal Chaos Saint Body's automatic circulation, the spiritual energy within him had accumulated to an unprecedented peak!
The next second, it was as though an invisible barrier had quietly been breached.
At his dantian, a vortex of chaotic spiritual energy suddenly condensed, then rapidly expanded into a vast, boundless "ocean"!
Qi Sea Realm!
The third major realm of martial arts—achieved!
A terrifying aura ten times stronger than the Marrow Cleansing Realm flashed from his body, only to be perfectly concealed again by the Primal Chaos Saint Body without alerting anyone.
Feeling the endlessly surging sea of spiritual energy within him, Lin Yuan smacked his lips in satisfaction.
From the peak of Marrow Cleansing Realm ninth level, he had opened his Qi Sea and stepped into the Qi Sea Realm First Level.
Ordinary geniuses, even with vast resources supporting them, needed months or even a year of secluded cultivation before they could stabilize their realm.
Yet he had merely lain around for a few days and slept a few times, and he had broken through as naturally as water flowed into a channel.
"Ah, invincibility really is this lonely."
Lin Yuan yawned and turned over.
Then he continued his great lying-flat endeavor.
Meanwhile.
The National University Martial Arts League preliminaries were in full swing.
Under Captain Gu Ningxue's leadership, the Dragon Summer Country Capital Martial Arts Academy school team faced its first formidable opponent—
Yan Jing Martial Arts Academy.
"Hah!"
On the arena, Gu Ningxue moved with graceful agility.
The longsword in her hand danced up and down, weaving brilliant sword flowers that forced her opponent back again and again.
Her opponent was Yan Jing Martial Arts Academy's ace.
A genuine Marrow Cleansing Realm Sixth Level genius, whose Blazing Palm was fierce and domineering.
Although Gu Ningxue's realm was higher,
and she had broken through another level during the past month, reaching the Marrow Cleansing Realm Seventh Level, the battle was far from easy for her.
On the other side, Ye Xuan had also fallen into a bitter struggle.
With his Marrow Cleansing Realm Second Level cultivation, he faced an opponent at the fourth level.
Although he held the upper hand through his rich combat experience and secret arts, his spiritual energy consumption was also enormous.
In the end, after a grueling battle,
Capital Martial Arts Academy won the match by a narrow three-to-two margin, and only with great difficulty.
After the match ended, the atmosphere in the lounge was somewhat gloomy.
"No. Our team's weakness is far too obvious."
Gu Ningxue's beautiful brows knitted together as she hit the nail on the head. "We lack an absolute powerhouse capable of settling the matter with a single blow. When we face opponents on Yan Jing Academy's level, I have to deal with their ace and can't support the others. Although Ye Xuan can challenge opponents above his level, his spiritual energy endurance is a major problem."
Everyone fell silent. They all knew Gu Ningxue was telling the truth.
If every match was this difficult, forget winning the championship—they might not even make it to the finals.
At that moment, a lazy figure surfaced in everyone's mind at once.
If that man were here...
He would probably only need to stand on the stage for the match to be over.
"Yeah. If Lin Yuan were here, would we have needed to struggle this much?"
A Team Member could not help sighing, his tone full of longing. "You all saw it last time. When he dealt with Zhao Hao, it was like he was playing around. One slap sent him flying, and that was a Marrow Cleansing Realm Sixth Level opponent!"
Another Team Member nodded repeatedly. "More than that. I heard that during his entrance examination, one punch shattered the highest-hardness testing pillar. Even the Teachers were startled. If he were willing to join the school team, forget Yan Jing Academy's ace—even against stronger opponents, he could probably handle them with ease."
"Ah, what a pity..." someone murmured. "He probably doesn't think much of this kind of competition. With strength like his, he probably finds it boring."
The Team Members spoke one after another, their words filled with amazement at Lin Yuan's strength.
That certainty of "with him here, everything will be fine" stabbed into Ye Xuan's heart like needle after needle.
His fist quietly clenched inside his sleeve, his knuckles turning white.
Why?
Why were they still going on about that guy even now?
He had just barely won that match by exhausting all his spiritual energy!
Did his efforts really mean so little in their eyes?
Intense jealousy and resentment churned within Ye Xuan.
Lin Yuan?
He was nothing but a coward who hid in his manor and enjoyed himself!
If he really stepped onto this kind of high-intensity league arena, he might not even be able to fight as well as Ye Xuan!
A bunch of short-sighted fools!
Just wait!
Sooner or later, he would let everyone know.
Without Lin Yuan, he, Ye Xuan, was the true pillar of Capital Martial Arts Academy!
After a long silence, Gu Ningxue seemed to make up her mind. She gritted her teeth and took out her Optical Computer.
"Looks like we can only try once more."
In front of everyone, she dialed the number that gave her such a headache.
Lin Family Manor.
Lin Yuan was enjoying the maid's massage when the communicator on his wrist suddenly rang.
He glanced at the caller ID—
Gu Ningxue.
"Hello?"
He answered lazily.
"Lin Yuan! It's me!" Gu Ningxue's voice sounded somewhat urgent. "I'll keep it short. The school team is in trouble now, and we need you! This concerns the honor of our entire academy!"
"Oh."
Lin Yuan's response was just one word.
"Y-You... that's all you have to say?"
"Don't you have even the slightest sense of collective honor? Besides, I heard that Old War God Lin seems to be paying close attention to this league too..."
Gu Ningxue nearly choked on his response.
She still wanted to continue persuading him.
However, Lin Yuan directly cut her off impatiently.
"Beep... beep... beep..."
Listening to the busy tone from the communicator, Gu Ningxue froze.
He...
He actually hung up again?!
Before she could react, she tried calling again, only to hear a cold system prompt.
[ Sorry, the user you have dialed is currently busy. Please try again later... ]
In the lounge, Ye Xuan looked at Gu Ningxue's ashen face, and his heart burst with delight.
He forced down the smile tugging at his lips and said in a deliberately profound tone, "Captain, there's no need to beg him anymore! A coward like that isn't worthy of fighting alongside us! Without him, I, Ye Xuan, can still lead everyone to victory!"
To him, Lin Yuan's "cowardice" was the best opportunity Heaven had given him to claim all the credit for himself!
He had to seize it!
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