Chapter 8

After Meng Yan let out a loud cry, her arms fell limply, as if she had given up on herself. She whispered softly, "It's true. Do you think why I came from the Sun Star to this desolate True Water Star? Far from my parents and family, and even without a single friend, it's all because I saw the video of your award-winning speech when you were thirteen. You were so young, but so full of spirit and pride, like a phoenix... Even though your clothes were tattered and your appearance was very young, you were so natural and unrestrained. Your naturalness made me envious... I suddenly... I suddenly admired you so much..."

"You... You actually... from when I was thirteen...?"

Su Tao's face had already turned very ugly, and the way he looked at Meng Yan... it was the look one gives to a pervert.

"No, no, no... It's not like that. I just suddenly admired you a lot, and really wanted to get to know you, to understand what kind of person you are..."

Meng Yan hurriedly waved her hands, explaining, "After I met you, I slowly... I was never like this before. It was only after I met you that I realized... I... I..."

Her face turned red, and she couldn't continue.

But Su Tao suddenly understood, exclaiming, "No wonder... when we took a bath together last time, you suddenly... suddenly had a nosebleed..."

She covered her chest in anger and embarrassment, warning, "You... I didn't expect you to... to look at me like that."

"I'm sorry."

Meng Yan said dejectedly, "Your brother found out about this secret of mine. He threatened me, saying that if I didn't go on a date with him, he would expose this secret. I... I had no choice, so I had to go along with him... But I was unwilling, so I... I... At the time, to pretend to be close to him, even though I kissed him, I was actually thinking of you!"

Su Tao's voice became strange, saying, "I... I didn't expect you to have always seen me like this... I'm sorry, this is too... too much for me. From now on, don't talk to me anymore. I don't want to talk to you. Leave."

"I... I'm sorry... I'll leave first, but this money..."

"No, this is our family's business. You don't need to worry about me... especially... I don't want your money. I will find my own way. You don't need to worry about it."

Su Tao seemed a bit afraid to look at Meng Yan, his eyes darting around, saying, "I'm sorry, I don't know how to face you now. Please leave! Don't make me repeat myself..."

"Alright, if you need anything, you can contact me anytime."

Seeing Su Tao's firm resolve, Meng Yan knew she really didn't plan to accept her help... She could only leave dejectedly, letting her calm down and think.

The room returned to its usual quiet.

Su Xian just listened to Meng Yan leave...

She was the root of all the trouble, the truth behind his穿越 (穿越 means "穿越" in Chinese, which can be translated as "transmigration" or "reincarnation" in this context).

But now, it seemed that his predecessor... had brought this upon herself?

To threaten a girl with such a thing and then try to take his sister's girlfriend... That was too much!

Even Su Xian, for a moment, was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

However...

Very soon!

His consciousness receded like a wave, and his senses returned to normal, as if... everything he had heard before was just an illusion.

He could no longer hear the sounds from next door, only his own heavy breathing... and a feeling of fullness.

It wasn't an illusion; the spiritual energy in his body had clearly become much stronger than before. His thoughts were incredibly clear, as if he had broken through a layer of film, feeling a sense of lightness from the inside out.

He knew...

Mid-Condensation Stage.

After years of accumulation and practicing a complete cultivation technique, this realm that had troubled Su Xian for two years was easily crossed.

The true essence in his body was more than twice as powerful as before, and his mental energy had also become much more solid... He could see every fiber of the carpet in the room clearly!

It felt like he had a new body.

The news he had heard was quickly pushed to the back of his mind. Su Xian's eyes flashed with joy, not expecting the Guiyuan Technique to bring him such a pleasant surprise.

He no longer thought about what he had heard.

He closed his eyes and slowly raised his left hand.

Recalling the failed Thunder Flame technique, he matched his true essence with his mental energy, and suddenly, a fierce flame began to burn in his palm, emitting a strong, pungent smell. The dense flame condensed in his palm, burning... but without any pain!

He succeeded!

Indeed, reaching the Mid-Condensation Stage, his true essence was now sufficient to cast this Level 3 spell. As for the higher-level Thunder Flame, it was clearly beyond his current realm.

But the Level 3 Thunder Flame was already very powerful. According to Su Xian's knowledge, this method of casting Thunder Flame had been passed down for thousands of years in the cultivation civilization before being modified by a genius, increasing its power to a Level 4 spell!

Of course, the true essence required and the control difficulty also increased.

Su Xian said softly, "Dian Nian, calculate the damage value of the Thunder Flame spell in my hand!"

Dian Nian's voice replied, [Level 3 spell Thunder Flame, calculated damage value after full power release: 4300 units!]

More than 4000 units?

That wasn't low...

In the Federation, there were not only cultivation civilizations but also super-martial, magical, martial qi, and genetic civilizations, among others... These civilizations competed with each other, and it was hard to determine a true hierarchy due to their different cultivation systems.

But there was still a benchmark in all these systems, which could determine the strength of damage.

Everyone had a Qidian terminal, which could calculate the damage value of each person's skills based on blood flow rate, heart rate, and the frequency of force vibrations, measured in units...

The highest damage value for the Condensation Stage seemed to be 9999 units!

But that was just a theoretical value, achievable only by a perfect grand completion of the Condensation Stage combined with the strongest spell or martial technique currently available. Su Xian, at the Mid-Condensation Stage, could cast a Level 3 Thunder Flame and achieve more than 4000 units of damage... which was already quite good.

Clearly, it was because he had fully mastered this spell and knew all its secrets, allowing him to perfectly unleash its maximum damage value to reach this level...

Su Xian took a deep breath and asked, "Dian Nian, what was the highest damage value recorded by Su Xian?"

[The highest damage value recorded by Su Xian is 1892 units!]

"Can my current value not be recorded?"

[Theoretically... no.]

"What about in practice?"

[In practice, as a VIP customer, you can hide your data from others, so, yes!]

"Then hide it!"

The flame in Su Xian's hand gradually faded. He had just arrived in this world, and the memories left by his predecessor were quite old... It was better to keep a low profile and not reveal himself too much before understanding the rules of this world!