Jiangnan City, Sixth Satellite City.
On the rooftop of a building several hundred meters tall, the cold wind howled.
A tall figure stood silently at the edge of the building, draped in a loose black robe that completely concealed his face in shadow.
It was the modified Su Yuntao.
At that moment, he looked down upon the bustling city of steel from on high.
Su Yuntao took a deep breath, then slowly exhaled.
Wolves were, in truth, just dogs.
Being his master's dog was not merely empty talk.
"The two of them are actually in the same city... That makes things easier."
Even with more than a dozen streets between them, even with the city filled with the noisy aura of millions of people, he could still rely on the instincts of his Lone Wolf Spirit to follow that faint, intangible sense and instantly pinpoint two auras utterly out of place in this world.
They were auras belonging to Douluo Continent.
On present-day Earth, a War God was the pinnacle of combat power.
And with the Starry Sky Behemoth Gene within him, even though he had not yet fully adapted to the surging power in his body, he could still crush any of Earth's native War Gods with ease!
In other words, on Earth as it was now, he was practically invincible!
He could act without restraint!
Extreme Martial Arts Hall, academy dormitory.
With Cuihua's guarantee, Dai Mubai successfully joined the Extreme Martial Arts Hall. Although the assessment showed that he had only barely reached the standard of a Junior Martial Artist, he was still a member of the Extreme Martial Arts Hall.
Food and lodging were provided.
Because of that, he finally gained the right to move into the academy dormitory.
And now, Dai Mubai finally had some free time and sat cross-legged in his dorm room.
Over the past few days, he had been busy earning money just to fill his stomach, without even a spare moment for cultivation. Now, he could finally catch his breath and attempt his first cultivation in this world!
He recalled the scene from the Sky Screen livestream, when they had tried cultivating on the field.
Tang San had absorbed only a trace of Cosmic Energy and felt as if his body were being torn apart. Dai Mubai had also successfully absorbed Cosmic Energy, yet he had not experienced that sensation.
At the time, everyone had concluded that if one's physical constitution was not strong enough to withstand that violent energy, they would suffer pain as though their body were being ripped apart.
"My physical constitution has long surpassed that of others my age."
Dai Mubai confidently clenched his fist.
"The Evil-Eyed White Tiger Martial Soul has granted me an incredibly strong body, with exceptional defense and strength. Although I have only just reached this world's so-called passing line for Junior Martial Artists, I am definitely not weak."
"On top of that, I have thirty-seventh-level Soul Power protecting my body. Absorbing a little Cosmic Energy should be no problem."
With that thought, Dai Mubai took a deep breath and calmed his excited emotions.
He closed his eyes, turned the soles of his feet upward, and raised his palms toward the sky, assuming the standard Five Hearts Toward Heaven posture.
Less than the time it took to burn an incense stick passed.
Dai Mubai felt faint streams of warm air in the surrounding atmosphere slowly seep into his body through his palms and soles.
"Success!"
Dai Mubai was overjoyed.
His first cultivation attempt in another world had gone even faster than when he first tried cultivating on Douluo Continent!
That meant he had become even more proficient in the Five-Heart-to-Sky Cultivation Method!
But he quickly realized something was wrong.
Back on Douluo Continent, the Cosmic Origin Energy he sensed had been extremely thin. He had needed to deliberately search for it just to catch a trace of Cosmic Origin Energy in the air and absorb it into his body.
But this world was completely different.
The air was saturated with Cosmic Origin Energy so dense it was downright horrifying!
There was no need to search the air at all. As long as he successfully operated the Five-Heart-to-Sky Cultivation Method, the Genetic Origin Energy he drew in would madly flood into his body!
The faint warm currents turned, the instant they entered Dai Mubai's body, into surging, roaring floodwaters, like a dam bursting!
"Boom!"
The violent Genetic Origin Energy surged wildly through his palms like runaway wild horses, charging directly into his blood vessels and muscle fibers.
"Aaargh—!"
Dai Mubai let out a miserable, agonized scream. His eyes flew open, and dense bloodshot veins instantly spread across the whites of his eyes.
Pain!
Excruciating pain that pierced to the bone!
His meridians were forcibly stretched open, his bones creaked under the unbearable strain, and even a layer of tiny beads of blood seeped from the surface of his skin.
Stop! Stop now!
Dai Mubai roared frantically in his heart, trying to break the Five Hearts Toward Heaven posture.
But that immense energy had already completely seized control of his body. He did not even have the strength to move a finger. He could only watch helplessly as his body swelled larger and larger, ready at any moment to explode and die on the spot like that commoner Wang Er.
Fear.
Despair.
"As the prince of the Star Luo Empire, am I going to die miserably in a martial arts hall dormitory before I even accomplish anything great?"
Dai Mubai felt his consciousness gradually blur, his heart filled with unwillingness.
Just then!
"Awooo—"
A low, ancient, solemn wolf howl suddenly exploded through the silent night sky. It seemed to pierce through the barriers of space and echo directly in the depths of Dai Mubai's mind.
The next second.
An irresistible, immense suction force descended upon Dai Mubai out of nowhere.
The violent Genetic Origin Energy that had been ravaging his body was instantly sucked away completely, vanishing without a trace.
"Phew... phew..."
The crushing pressure abruptly disappeared, and Dai Mubai collapsed onto the bed like a puddle of mud.
He gasped heavily, his entire body soaked in cold sweat and blood. Only after several minutes did he barely recover from the terror of narrowly escaping death.
As if sensing something, Dai Mubai looked out the window. After just one glance, his pupils suddenly contracted.
Outside that window.
Within the night.
A figure dressed in a loose black robe hovered silently in midair.
The person had his arms folded across his chest. A black hood covered most of his face, making his features impossible to see, but the abyss-like aura radiating from him made Dai Mubai tremble from the depths of his soul.
Walking through the air!
No aircraft was needed, nor were wings.
This was a super expert from a higher-dimensional world!
Enduring the agony wracking his body, he struggled up from the bed. Rather than feeling fear, he trembled all over with excitement.
That mysterious expert must have acted just now, drawing away the rampaging energy in his body and saving his life!
In this unfamiliar otherworld, gaining the favor of a powerful expert and receiving such a life-saving grace was simply an enormous stroke of fortune!
This was his best chance to soar to greatness!
"Thank you, Senior, for saving my life!"
Dai Mubai bowed deeply, his voice hoarse with excitement.
He raised his head and stared steadily at the mysterious expert, his eyes filled with longing and anticipation.
In this strange world where he had no family or friends, this powerful expert had saved him. He must have noticed some special quality in him, developed an appreciation for his talent, and wanted to take him as a disciple.
Stay calm! If I speak first, I'll lose face.
However.
The black-clad man hovering outside the window merely gave him a cold glance, then turned away indifferently. His figure blurred and melted directly into the night, disappearing without a trace.
Dai Mubai was left kneeling blankly beside the bed, staring at the empty window with a face full of shock and disappointment.
After moving far away from Dai Mubai, Su Yuntao felt a chill run down his spine.
The way Dai Mubai had looked at him just now seemed off. That gaze had been too fervent, too naked, as though Dai Mubai wanted to devour him whole!
He had heard that some nobles had certain unusual tastes. And that Douluo person he had casually saved just now had blond hair and blue eyes, seemingly the appearance associated with the Star Luo Empire's royal family.
"Peh—ptui!"
"What kind of shameless, lecherous dog is that?!"
Su Yuntao spat viciously.
"If the master's assignment were not to keep you under surveillance, I would have wanted to destroy you even if nothing went wrong!"
The dead could not be monitored.
That was why he had acted to save that perverted noble. Otherwise, even saving him would have dirtied Su Yuntao's hands!
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