"Sigh, how strange. It can be measured again now..."
Wang Xiaoming felt that this kid had shattered his understanding several times already.
The Blood-Qi Measuring Instrument clearly displayed: [Blood-Qi: 600 points]
"How much??? Six hundred???"
Yu Lei had been standing stiffly beside them. Hearing the number, he raised his voice.
His usually composed face was filled with disbelief.
An average adult who trained as hard as they could might reach 150 points, which counted as amateur level.
But this child was barely over two years old, and his blood-qi had shot straight to 600 points. That was the level of an amateur seventh-stage martial artist!
Wang Xiaoming took a deep breath, tamped down his doubts, and handed Chen Yan back to Du Qionghua.
"It's all right, madam. Don't worry."
"Xiao Yan's physical ability is already about equal to that of an amateur seventh-stage martial artist..."
"To put it this way, across the entire East Continent, he'd rank among the most gifted physiques."
Du Qionghua hurriedly reached out and took Chen Xiaoyan. The worry that had been weighing on her finally eased a little. Her eyes reddened, but she couldn't help asking:
"Really... is he that amazing?"
"More than amazing."
Wang Xiaoming paused, then suddenly recalled something and added:
"There's a child in the Imperial Capital named Chu Feng. He's only nine this year, but he's already at the professional level. He's considered one of the East Continent's most outstanding talents in recent years."
"Though I've never seen a physique like Xiao Yan's before, in my opinion, it's absolutely on par with that child Chu Feng's. Both are top-grade physiques."
Even Yu Lei couldn't help taking another look at Chen Xiaoyan.
Though he wasn't a martial arts researcher, he'd heard of Chu Feng. He knew that all the major martial universities and the military were competing to recruit that promising talent.
Now Chen Xiaoyan could be compared to Chu Feng. The boy's future was likely to be far more remarkable than anyone had imagined.
Chen Yan woke to the sound of noisy conversation.
At first, the voices seemed to come from beyond a thick curtain of water, muffled and indistinct, nothing but a buzzing echo.
Gradually, they drew closer, breaking through the barrier until he could make out every word.
Closer still, and louder.
He could distinguish several young, energetic voices.
"Sister Ya, sneaking out this time was totally worth it!" an excited boy's voice cried.
"Sister Ya, that's one huge snake!" another voice chimed in, full of amazement.
"Sister Ya, there's enough meat there to feed our whole group for a month, right?"
Then came the rustle of someone rummaging around, followed by a puzzled question: "Sister Ya, what's this?"
"You idiot," said a girl who sounded a little more composed, though just as young. Her tone was matter-of-fact. "It's an egg from inside a snake. What else would it be but a snake egg?"
"But this color..." the first speaker muttered, sounding uncertain.
"Enough chatter! I'll know as soon as I chop it open!"
The girl they called "Sister Ya" sounded decisive, with a fierce edge that brooked no argument.
Chen Yan felt the egg he was inside take a sudden chop from a sharp weapon.
"Clang—!"
A piercing metallic crash rang out, accompanied by a violent shudder.
The eggshell didn't budge. The person outside, however, was the one who took a hit.
"Damn! My hand's numb from that!" Sister Ya's voice was pained and incredulous. "This egg's way too hard! My blade..."
She rubbed her numb palm and was shocked to find a conspicuous chip in the edge of her beloved long blade.
A foreboding feeling swept through her. She made a snap decision. "This thing's not normal. It's creepy! Let's get out of here."
But the instant she finished speaking...
"Crack..."
A glimmer of light seeped through the spot where the blade had struck.
Then cracks suddenly appeared across the eggshell's surface. In the next instant, it shattered with a crash, fragments scattering across the ground.
Chen Yan's view opened up, and the dazzling light made him squint.
He realized he was curled up in the center of the broken eggshell. Half a meter in front of him stood three children, all staring with their mouths agape.
The girl at the front looked about seventeen or eighteen. She was dressed for action and still held the chipped, battered blade. Now she stood there with her mouth hanging open, gazing at him in shock and bewilderment.
Behind her were two boys. One looked twelve or thirteen, while the other was a little older, around fifteen or sixteen. Both looked as though they'd seen a ghost.
Chen Yan instinctively tried to move. He stood up without the slightest effort, the whole motion strangely easy, as if an invisible force were gently lifting him.
Just then, the girl in front abruptly came to her senses, as though she'd suddenly realized something, and let out a brief shriek.
"Ah!"
Her face instantly turned bright red, and she hurriedly let go of her blade.
It clattered to the ground.
She clapped both hands over her eyes and spun around.
The other two boys, however, both stared straight at Chen Yan's lower half.
Their eyes were filled with pure curiosity and astonishment, and they unconsciously made sounds of admiration.
Chen Yan looked down.
...All right. Just as he'd expected.
The same familiar awkward scene, and the same familiar nakedness.
With a slight shift of his thoughts, Chen Yan immediately felt something brush over his body.
The next moment, a gentle glow flashed across his skin and vanished.
A well-fitting set of clothes, from who knew where, was now neatly covering him. The fabric felt unfamiliar, but comfortable.
"What is this...?" Chen Yan murmured.
He called up his status panel.
[Host]: Chen Yan [Age]: Two and a half years old [Cultivation]: Amateur Stage Ten [Blood-Qi]: 10000/50000 [Spirit]: 10000/50000 [Charm]: 95/100 (Unsurpassed Handsomeness) [Fortune]: 255 (Overwhelming Good Luck) [Constitution]: Chaos Dao Body (Born in harmony with the primordial Dao; all laws come naturally, and a single insight opens the way to many. A wisp of chaos conceals the signs, able to merge with heaven and earth and break through all schools.) [Skills]: [Skeleton Forging Art (Beginner) (0/10000)] [Spirit Control (Beginner) (100/10000)] [Refining All Things (Beginner) (100/10000)] [Deep Sleep (Mastered) (9800/10000)] [Godly Movement (Mastered) (9800/10000)] [Image Projection Scroll (Mastered) (9800/10000)] [Shadow Concealment (Mastered) (9800/10000)] [Mirror Flower Water Moon (Beginner) (100/10000)] [Arrow Barrage (Mastered) (9800/10000)] [Eye of Insight (Mastered) (100/10000)] [Photographic Memory (Mastered) (100/10000)] [Achievement: Perfect Foundation Establishment (Gold)]
"Just as I thought... a Chaos Dao Body, and chaos qi!"
Chen Yan murmured in amazement.
"Damn! What kind of spell is that? You—you made it appear?!" the boy of twelve or thirteen cried again, his eyes wide as saucers.
The older boy came to his senses too and hurriedly called out to the girl, who was still facing away with her eyes covered.
"Sister Ya! You can turn around now! He's... he's got it covered!"
"He made a set of clothes appear out of nowhere, just like magic! One second, and—swish!—he was dressed!"
"Don't try to fool me!" the girl's muffled voice came through, close to tears. Her shoulders were still trembling. "Waaah... I'm not looking! I'll get a stye..."
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