An Advanced Quasi-Martial Artist possessed strength comparable to a Beginner Martial Artist...
Su Zhan had only ever heard of such things online before. Only the most exceptional geniuses among geniuses could achieve it!
Ordinary geniuses were already extraordinarily impressive if they could sweep aside opponents of the same rank and suppress an entire generation.
As for those who could temper their own strength to the point of fighting above their rank... they could no longer be called geniuses. They were freaks, aberrations, monsters!
Even a genius like Lin Jinyu, who possessed Commander Rank talent.
She could only be said to improve far faster than most of her peers and be much stronger than them, but if she wanted to reach the level of fighting above her rank... there was still quite a gap.
This was not merely a difference in aptitude.
It was an achievement born from the combined force of opportunity, comprehension, willpower, resources, and every other aspect!
"Next, tomorrow, Jade Body will reach Minor Accomplishment. The day after tomorrow, Basic Qi and Blood Method will reach Minor Accomplishment. The day after that, Bloodthirsty Rampage will reach the Primary Grade..."
Excitement flickered in Su Zhan's eyes. "If this keeps stacking up, then even after I reach the Martial Artist realm, I'll still be able to fight above my rank!"
"Maybe I can even visit the Lin family the day after tomorrow and ask for another round of investment resources!"
But on second thought.
Forget it, forget it.
Reaching Advanced Quasi-Martial Artist in ten days was shocking enough.
If he surged into the Martial Artist realm within another few days and possessed the strength to fight above his rank, the stir and trouble it would attract would only grow greater!
Don't forget.
The Meng family was currently lurking in the shadows like a tiger watching its prey.
He could wait a few more days.
Just as Su Zhan continued enjoying himself.
Outside the amusement park, a group of people in suits appeared.
At their head was a refined-looking man in a purple suit and gold-rimmed glasses.
"Brother De, the intelligence team reports that Su Zhan is currently riding the roller coaster!" one of his subordinates said.
"A roller coaster. What a fine mood."
Meng Wende chuckled. "I hope he'll be clearheaded enough later to make the right choice."
There was no need to ask.
They were all members of the Meng family.
As one of Meng Qianqiu's trusted subordinates.
Although he was merely an Advanced Martial Master, the Meng family name gave him considerable authority.
"Move!"
The moment Meng Wende entered the amusement park, he sensed something strange behind him, accompanied by startled cries nearby.
He turned around, and his pupils immediately contracted.
The group he had brought had somehow all silently collapsed unconscious at the amusement park entrance!
"Martial General!"
"A Martial General level expert has made a move!"
"There's actually a ruthless Martial General level expert protecting that brat?"
Cold sweat seeped from Meng Wende's brow. He calmly swept his gaze across the surroundings, yet found nothing unusual.
Every person he had brought was an Advanced Martial Master.
Forget dealing with a mere Advanced Quasi-Martial Artist—even Advanced Martial Artists and Advanced Martial Masters would have been no match for them!
Yet in no more than the blink of an eye.
They had all fallen.
And he had not noticed anything at all!
Only someone at the Martial General level could accomplish something like this, and not even a Beginner Martial General!
The Lin family had invested so heavily because they had clearly anticipated that the Meng family would make a move.
But that also meant this young man named Su Zhan possessed extraordinary potential, enough to be worth the Lin family's protection!
"Retreat!"
Meng Wende decisively turned and left, not daring to linger for even a moment.
"Hmph. The Meng family."
From the shadows, Elder Feng withdrew his hand, his face full of disdain.
He would not give the Meng family any chance to meet Su Zhan face-to-face for negotiations, much less threaten him.
As long as they dared approach, he dared act!
The Meng family.
"Protection from a Martial General level expert..."
Upon hearing the report, Meng Qianqiu narrowed his eyes. "They won't even give us a chance to make contact and negotiate. It seems the Lin family values this brat far more than before... and that is enough to show that his potential is astonishing!"
"Since that's the case, we can only kill him!"
Killing intent flashed in Meng Qianqiu's eyes.
As the Lin family's longtime rival.
He knew very well that the Lin family would not act without purpose... for them to be willing to pay such a price to protect him, he was undoubtedly an extraordinary talent.
That made it all the more necessary to kill the brat!
"Patriarch, which Martial General should we dispatch?" Meng Wende asked respectfully.
"A Martial General level expert would be too conspicuous."
"They would be noticed before they could even get close."
Meng Qianqiu said indifferently, "Isn't that brat just an Advanced Quasi-Martial Artist? Why make such a big fuss? Find an unfamiliar Beginner Martial Artist. As long as he can get close, he can dispose of him cleanly and efficiently!"
"If he loses his life because of it, compensate his family generously."
Beginner Martial Artists were everywhere.
No matter how cautious that Martial General protecting him was, he could not possibly keep an eye on every single Martial Artist, could he?
And that brat was, after all, only an Advanced Quasi-Martial Artist.
The gap between a Quasi-Martial Artist and a Martial Artist was not merely one of strength, but an all-round disparity... as long as a Martial Artist got close enough, the brat would certainly die!
"Yes, Patriarch!"
Meanwhile.
The Lin family.
"The Meng family has already begun moving?"
When Patriarch Lin Fanlong received the news, he frowned. "Meng Qianqiu is the sort who will not rest until he achieves his goal. His people returned empty-handed this time, so his next move will certainly be even more vicious!"
"Elder Feng, you'll have to devote more attention to this matter."
Lin Fanlong patted Elder Feng on the shoulder.
"Patriarch, I will certainly do my utmost." Elder Feng nodded respectfully. "However... there are some rather strange things about that boy Su Zhan."
"Even you find them strange?" Lin Fanlong's gaze flickered. "Tell me."
Elder Feng was an Advanced Martial General.
For him to find the actions of an Advanced Quasi-Martial Artist incomprehensible... was itself a rare thing.
"During the two days I have been protecting him, his cultivation methods have broken through twice in succession," Elder Feng said.
"Successive breakthroughs in cultivation methods... that is indeed somewhat strange, but it isn't entirely impossible, is it?" Lin Fanlong asked curiously.
"The key is that he did not break through while cultivating... it was more like an epiphany!"
"Hm?!"
Lin Fanlong froze. "Two epiphanies in two consecutive days?"
The words "epiphany" were no small matter.
Even he, a dignified Martial Commander, had only experienced an epiphany once in his life so far... and that had already been a great blessing.
Yet Elder Feng was saying Su Zhan had experienced two, and within two days.
This...
"Yes, Patriarch." Elder Feng said firmly, "And the cultivation method realms he broke through were not low. They should have been Advanced grade or above!"
"!!!"
A trace of astonishment surfaced on Lin Fanlong's face.
He might not have believed it if someone else had said it, but Elder Feng had said it himself. It could not possibly be false... nor was there any reason for him to lie!
"Did he take any special pills or use some kind of treasure?" Lin Fanlong asked.
"Nothing at all." Elder Feng said earnestly. "He simply ate, drank, and enjoyed himself, and then... broke through."
"..."
He broke through just by eating, drinking, and having fun?
That really was exactly like the state of an epiphany!
No wonder Elder Feng could not understand it. Even he could not understand it!
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