Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
"Who..." Ren Xingwu instinctively asked.
"One of the Five Emperors, the Fla Emperor from the south!"
"HISS..."
Such things would not have been deliberately conveyed to Ren Xingwu in the past. Therefore, even as a seasoned warrior, the fire of gossip within him blazed fiercely. This was especially true when it concerned the Five Emperors, which caused his eyes to sparkle with excitent.
"Are you suggesting that Wang Lan is the first to successfully cultivate the Phoenix Form after the Fla Emperor?"
"You’re overthinking it!" Wu Changfeng looked disdainfully at Ren Xingwu. "The Phoenix Form is a top-tier Star Martial Skill. Learning a bit of it and mastering it are completely different concepts. The Phoenix Form has three transformations, and only the Fla Emperor could truly execute all three. Others can only exhibit so superficial aspects of it."
"Even so, just the superficial aspects of the Phoenix Form are terrifyingly powerful. What I’m more concerned about is how Wang Lan, a Starlight Stage Star Martial Warrior, learned the Phoenix Form. And how soone with his background even had the chance to learn it."
"This... I haven’t investigated yet. Preliminary information shows that he grew up in a single-parent family. His mother, Wang Ling, was a Star Martial Warrior, but she died on a mission when Wang Lan was very young. His father has always been a blank."
"That’s precisely the issue. Born into such an ordinary family, it’s impossible to co into contact with a top-tier Star Martial Skill like the Phoenix Form. Moreover, as far as I know, the conditions for learning the Phoenix Form are extrely harsh. Firstly, it requires imnse physical strength. The body must be trained to be as resilient as refined steel to endure the erosive fire-attribute power of the Phoenix Form. It’s an extrely violent force, demanding ticulous control over physical strength and Star Power down to the finest detail. One slight misstep, and the fire-attribute Star Power will erupt into flas, burning the body to ashes. The second requirent is a pure fire constitution; one must refine their fire-attribute affinity to over ninety-eight percent."
"That’s why the Phoenix Form is classified as a forbidden technique. One must et the conditions and receive permission to cultivate it. This Wang Lan... his background is definitely not ordinary, and he must be a genius among geniuses."
"Yeah, I agree on that. Just based on his dical abilities, he’s definitely the most incredible dical Star Martial Warrior I’ve ever seen."
"What did you say?" Wu Changfeng spun around abruptly, staring at Ren Xingwu.
"dical Attribute? You’re saying he knows dical Star Martial Skills?"
"I don’t know if it’s a Star Martial Skill or not, but he just presses his hand on our wounds, and after a short while, they heal without even leaving scars. During our squad’s recent encounter with the Demon Soldiers, every one of us was treated by Wang Lan at least three tis. In just ten to twenty seconds, injuries that looked fatal were completely healed, like a full recovery. I’ve seen dical Star Martial Warriors in the military, but none possess such potent healing abilities. Old Wu, why don’t we try to recruit Wang Lan?"
"Hmm..." Wu Changfeng pondered for a mont. "Forget about poaching him. He’s just in high school. He still has one year of high school and then four years of university before he can even enlist. Even after he graduates from university, it’s uncertain if he’ll join the military. And even if he does, what makes you so sure he’d choose our Southeast Military Region?"
"As long as you wield your pickaxe well, no wall is unbreachable. If we handle it right, he’s sure to consider the Southeast Military Region. Once he’s in the Southeast Military Region, he’ll be ours for the taking, a prize for our Martial Arts Corps, right?"
"Let’s not get ahead of ourselves. Notify all company and platoon leaders, as well as the special operations group leaders, for a eting!"
"Yes, sir!"
Wang Lan didn’t know how long he had slept. The side effects of using the Phoenix Form this ti, although not as intense as the last, felt like a much heavier burden on his body.
Slowly waking, Wang Lan didn’t imdiately open his eyes. Instead, he imrsed himself in the system to check his current status.
Indeed, the Phoenix Form is in cooldown. The remaining ti is twenty-two hours. This ans I was unconscious for two hours.
Ugh... It seems the feeling that the discomfort wasn’t as intense was just an illusion. Last ti, I only used the Phoenix Form for five seconds, and the feeling of being completely drained lasted for two hours before subsiding. But this ti... it wasn’t that it was less severe; I just passed out completely! I’ve been unconscious for two hours, and the discomfort is still this strong? Thinking of this, Wang Lan couldn’t help but shiver. If I hadn’t passed out earlier, what kind of living hell would that have been? Damn it! Never again! I swear, I’m never using it again, not even if it ans dying!
I still have fifty skill points left... Recalling when I had over a thousand skill points, feeling like an absolute tycoon, now seems like a distant dream from a bygone era.
Of course, spending nine hundred skill points on the healing skill was worth it. The healing skill can treat others; its value is far greater than my own life. To put it bluntly, my one hundred and thirty pounds of flesh are just a bonus that cos with the healing skill.
With the remaining fifty points, Wang Lan decisively added one point to each of his nine Bronze-rank skills.
Instantly:
Basic Combat, Silver LV1 (0/100)
Movent Technique, Silver LV1 (0/100)
Close Combat Sword Skill, Silver LV1 (0/100)
Inch Strength Fist, Silver LV1 (0/100)
All silver-ranked skills. They look amazing.
And it wasn’t just about looking good. In that instant, Wang Lan felt as if he had traversed eons. That montary enlightennt was like an ascension of the soul from the flesh.
Recalling his previous combat skills and fighting prowess, it felt like a third-grader looking back at their first-grade exam papers. Damn, I could ace this kind of test with my eyes closed! Impossible, how could I have made such elentary mistakes? No, that definitely wasn’t ! Anyway, at this mont, Wang Lan utterly despised his forr self. Bronze is bronze, after all. I was so complacent before. In the eyes of a true master, my past self was just a joke.
Although Wang Lan was still light-years away from becoming a true master, it didn’t stop him from adopting a master’s perspective to reflect on his previous shortcomings.
"Awake?" a voice, cold yet not without a hint of tenderness, sounded.
Groggy, he opened his eyes to find a graceful figure emitting a faint fragrance sitting by his bed.
Jiang Xinyu had changed out of her combat suit, yet she still wore armor on her chest—the dical Stabilizing Armor. A moon-white mask, devoid of any pattern or design, was worn sideways, and a pair of beautiful eyes looked at Wang Lan through its eyeholes.
"Have you been taking care of all this ti?" Wang Lan struggled to sit up. Although his limbs still felt a little weak, he wasn’t paralyzed.
"Yeah! Don’t get wrong. Those two young masters are always being served. At least I have experience taking care of Xincheng..."
"Actually, you don’t need to explain anything." Wang Lan’s eyebrows twitched slightly. "Take off the mask. Let see!"
"No, it’s ugly! We’ll be able to leave soon. Once we’re out, I’ll find a dical Star Martial Warrior to treat . This level of injury isn’t a problem; it’ll heal. Don’t worry about it."
"Don’t waste the money. I’ve broken through to the Star Shine Stage."
"Really?" Jiang Xinyu’s eyes suddenly lit up. "That fast? How... how did you do it?"
Even Jiang Xinyu, a genius in her own right, found it incredible, almost incomprehensible. Wang Lan’s growth rate was enough to make him tower over his peers. But Wang Lan knew his own situation.
My leveling speed is sowhat predictable. The experience points needed in the Starlight Stage started at one hundred, and by Starlight Nine, it required one thousand points. However, starting from the Star Shine Stage, my initial experience requirent was ten thousand. I doubt going from Star Shine Two to Star Shine Three will only be eleven thousand; it’ll definitely be twenty thousand at the very least. Following this pattern, leveling up through the entire Star Shine Stage will require five hundred fifty thousand experience points. How long would it take to earn that much? Even if I could, what about the Star Cloud Stage? Five million five hundred thousand?
The system appears generous, giving hope for continuous progress. But the massive amount of experience and skill points required for leveling up is also a deeply felt, daunting limitation. No wonder so people spend their entire lives stuck in the Star Shine Stage. The slightly better ones might break through to the Star Cloud Stage and barely avoid being cannon fodder. Above the Galaxy Stage, only a handful, as rare as phoenix feathers and qilin horns, remain. I really wish the system was like those Greedy Wolf web gas, where killing a single monster grants hundreds of thousands of experience points. Unfortunately, this system is very serious.
"Let’s not talk about how I did it for now... What I want to say is, I think my innate Star Martial Skill evolved after my breakthrough. It can not only heal myself but can also heal others."
"Really?" Jiang Xinyu exclaid excitedly, her voice a mix of joy for her own potential recovery and for Wang Lan awakening what seed to be a true dical Attribute Star Martial Warrior talent.
Wang Lan reached out and removed Jiang Xinyu’s mask.
Half of her face was covered in ghastly blood blisters, and the entire side was swollen. No wonder Jiang Xinyu wore a mask—even Wang Lan found the sight hard to bear.
His hand slowly touched Jiang Xinyu’s injured cheek. Suddenly, Jiang Xinyu flinched.
"HISS! It hurts!"
"Okay, I’ll be gentle. I’ll try not to hurt you."
Wang Lan knew that to allow the healing skill to thoroughly channel into the target’s body, he needed to press his palm firmly against the injured area. Since it was already injured, being pressed like that would naturally be very painful. Back at the Demon Clan base, when Wang Lan was treating the mbers of Ren Xingwu’s squad, even those tough-as-nails fighters had tears welling up from the pain. Wang Lan understood.
Xu Xiangwen and Gong Feiyu had just reached the doorway of the room when they suddenly heard these two sentences. The motion of opening the door froze instantly, their faces stiffening as if turning to stone.
Wang Lan gently placed his palm on Jiang Xinyu’s cheek. A warm energy rose from his palm, penetrating her skin and awakening her cells. The pain vanished instantly, and her entire cheek felt warm and soothed, as if she were basking in a hot spring.
Feeling so comfortable, Jiang Xinyu couldn’t help but let out a soft moan.
"Mmm..."
The mont the moan sounded, Xu Xiangwen felt his hair stand on end. He stiffly turned his neck, giving Gong Feiyu a questioning look.
Gong Feiyu also wore a peculiar expression, silently shaking his head, then nodding.
"How is it? Not painful anymore, right? If it doesn’t hurt, I’m going to apply more pressure..."
As he spoke, Wang Lan pressed his hand firmly against Jiang Xinyu’s cheek, his entire palm completely covering the injured area. Star Power surged, and a hazy white light could faintly be seen emanating from his palm.
The blood blisters on Jiang Xinyu’s face gradually darkened, and her skin visibly began to stiffen. After about a dozen seconds or so, the injured part of her cheek hardened, resembling a dry, scab-like layer.
Xu Xiangwen and Gong Feiyu quietly slipped away, their retreating figures looking utterly dejected.
"Old Gong!"
Startled, Gong Feiyu leaped away from Xu Xiangwen, his eyes wide with alarm as he watched him warily.
"Xiangwen, we should have seen Lanzi and Xinyu getting to this point. Though it’s a bit sudden, surely you’re not so shocked that you’re... questioning your preferences, are you?"
"I..." Xu Xiangwen also realized that the way he had just called out was sowhat inappropriate. "No, no! Your surna is Gong! I wasn’t implying... *that*! Don’t get wrong... What I an is, from now on, it’ll just be the two of us single guys left. They’re bound to start flaunting their affection all the ti, and we need to stay strong."
"You’re the one who needs to stay strong. I’m actually fine. That freshman girl from school has been after for ages. If I can’t take it anymore, I might just give in to her. As for you... you’re too much of a playboy, always fooling around. If you want to find soone, you’ll have to completely turn over a new leaf, which might be tough for you."
"Get lost! How could you give in so easily? Don’t you believe I’ll go out and have a talk with that girl? Sigh! How did they get to this stage so quickly? Just a little while ago... and now this! Here in the trial area, in the garrison’s break room... Unbelievable..."
"Wait, soone’s coming! Not good, we need to guard the door!" Xu Xiangwen suddenly exclaid.
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