Even Jiang's Father, who was stationed outside the city, heard about what happened inside.
He was surprised that the name of this Prodigy was exactly the same as his son's.
"Could it be your son?" a comrade joked.
"How is that possible? My son only awakened an Rank E Talent. If he had that ability, it would be great," Jiang Damu sighed. "Then I could wake up laughing in my sleep."
"Haha, you're right."
...Monday at school.
Mo Xixi had just arrived in class.
Her friend Xu Qing rushed over excitedly.
"Xi Xi, I remember your cousin's name is Jiang Yuan, right?"
Mo Xixi's heart skipped a beat.
Did she know that Brother Yuan had become a First-Order Martial Artist?
"Yes, yes, what about it?"
The girl next to Xu Qing said, "It's probably not possible, it must just be a coincidence."
"Yeah, with Xi Xi's personality, if it really was her cousin, she would have long since been unable to resist showing off."
"What do you mean by that?"
Mo Xixi, annoyed, said, "I don't tell everything, okay? For example..."
"For example what?"
Mo Xixi still remembered Tao Yufeng's warning and held back from revealing anything about her cousin. She changed the subject, saying, "No, nothing. You guys are acting strange today. What are you talking about?"
Xu Qing and the other two exchanged glances.
Xu Qing said, "It's about the challenge between the Disciples of Thunder Martial Hall and Chongming Martial Arts Hall. Isn't it really popular online? Didn't you see it?"
"I didn't watch it. What happened?"
Mo Xixi was telling the truth.
These past two days, stimulated by Jiang Yuan and also to absorb the medicinal power of the gene agent, she had uncharacteristically refrained from surfing the internet and had diligently Cultivated instead.
Xu Qing recounted the events, and Mo Xixi's mouth hung wide open.
She didn't expect Brother Yuan to do something like this right after leaving home.
What happened to not attracting attention?
Seeing her reaction, Xu Qing said to the other two girls, "It seems it really isn't her cousin."
The two girls breathed a sigh of relief and laughed, "That puts our minds at ease. If Xi Xi had such a handsome and powerful cousin, I'd be green with envy."
"I said it couldn't be. Just think about it, her cousin only has an Rank E Talent for an assassin specialization. How could he suddenly transform into a Super Genius ranked among the top five in Nanjiang City?"
"Hey, hey, what do you mean?!" Mo Xixi said angrily.
"Nothing, don't mind it."
Xu Qing and the other two giggled and ran off.
During cultural class.
The teacher was lecturing on history, while Mo Xixi sat at her desk, secretly watching the live broadcast recording on her phone. The more she watched, the stronger the admiration in her eyes became.
"As expected of Brother Yuan, he's so handsome."
"Forget about Liang Cheng, even Xia Qinghou, known as the number one Prodigy in Nanjiang City, is no match for Brother Yuan!"
Mo Xixi's delicate, fair face was filled with admiration. In her heart now, her cousin was the most formidable.
She secretly glanced at Xu Qing and the others not far away, then couldn't help but lower her head and chuckle to herself.
"Those idiots like Qingqing still don't know he's my cousin."
"After cousin's College Entrance Exam, I'll scare you all to death!"
"Hehehe..."
...In Chongming Martial Arts Hall, Jiang Yuan, completely unaware of his rising fame, was on the phone with his mother, Tao Chunru.
"Mom, how have you been lately? How's work?"
"I'm fine. You know how nursing work is, never a moment of rest. How about you? Are you running low on money lately? Did your dad send you any? If it's not enough, just tell Mom." A gentle voice came from the other end of the communicator. Looking at his somewhat tired-looking mother on the communicator screen, Jiang Yuan's lips moved, but he still didn't say anything.
"After a while, if I'm not too busy, I'll see if I can take some time off to visit you in Nanjiang City."
"Hmm, don't force yourself. I'm doing very well now. Oh, I sent you something, remember to pick it up."
"Got it. A patient just came in, I need to get busy, so I'll hang up now."
After hanging up the phone.
Jiang Yuan composed himself and opened his attribute panel.
[Character: Jiang Yuan]
[Race: Human Race]
[Age: 17]
[Rank — First-Order Martial Artist (LV9)]
[Profession: Martial God (Mythical)]
[Talent: Infinite Amplification (Primordial), Supreme Analysis (Divine Rank), Undying Phoenix Flame (SSS)]
[Stamina: 1990]
[Strength: 2010]
[Speed: 1980]
[Mental Energy: 2250]
[Luck: 5]
[Passive Specialization: Limit of Power (All attributes increased tenfold in normal state, thirtyfold in near-death state)]
[Divine Evasion]: A ranged ultimate skill that requires a weapon and consumes half of one's stamina to cast. Ignores defense, cannot be dodged, and deals 1000% critical damage! Cooldown: thirty minutes.
[Star Burst]: Explodes all Qi and blood, entering Exploding Star State. In this state, 1% of stamina is consumed per second, all negative effects are removed, all control is ignored, defense increases by 1000%, attack speed increases by 500%, critical hit chance increases by 300%. No cooldown.
[Godspeed]: Consumes a certain amount of stamina to instantly flash next to the target (cannot be controlled by control skills). Range increases with Rank (current range 1000 meters). Cooldown: 2.5 seconds. (Resets upon killing a target)
[Cultivation Technique: Ripple Power Method, Undying Body Forging Method (SSS), Kindling Breathing Method (SSS), Great Sun Ultimate Idea Contemplation Method (SSS)]
[Martial Skill: Sky-Rending Strike (Three-Star Profound Truth): Critical true damage, damage value +150%, with a cutting effect]
[Equipment: crimson bracers (Rare)]
[Items: None]
[Remaining Free Attribute Points: 0]
[Remaining Merit Points: 357]
After comprehending the Great Sun Ultimate Idea Contemplation Method, Jiang Yuan absorbed the mutated crystal of the Mental Energy type, and his Mental Energy attribute broke through the 2200 barrier.
Now, with just a glance, his Mental Energy suppression mixed with his gradually forming Martial Might was enough to instantly awe, chill, or even cause those with weak will and insufficient courage to faint.
"If only I had a Mental Energy skill book."
Jiang Yuan thought to himself.
His current Mental Energy was comparable to a Third-Order specialized mage. If he had a suitable skill book, he believed he could unleash terrifying power.
"I wonder what the market price for Mental Energy skill books is."
Jiang Yuan checked his current balance.
The signing fee for joining Scarlet Rose + the sale of rare equipment and skill books from Thunder Martial Hall + rewards from the Martial Artist Association and Patrol Division... all these combined brought his current balance to an unprecedented astonishing figure.
One hundred thirteen million three hundred twenty thousand.
Looking at his balance, Jiang Yuan's face showed a satisfied and joyful smile.
"It really feels good to have money."
With a huge sum of money, he logged into the Star Domain and freely browsed the information in the market and forums.
He quickly searched for the items he needed.
Jiang Yuan filtered out four relatively good options.
Option One.
[Mental Thorn (Skill Book)]: Intermediate skill book, offensive Mental Energy skill. Condenses Mental Energy into a spike to pierce the enemy's Mental Energy barrier, causing a considerable degree of Mental Energy damage to the enemy.
[Learning Conditions]: Requires 500 Mental Energy attribute to learn, suitable for Third-Order to Sixth-Order Mental Energy professions. Price: 4.3 million.
Option Two.
[Netherfire (Skill Book)]: Intermediate skill book, offensive & illusion-type skill. Can cause burning and hallucinatory attacks to the enemy's Mental Energy, affecting their actions.
[Learning Conditions]: Requires 500 Mental Energy attribute, suitable for Third-Order to Sixth-Order Mental Energy professions. Price: 5.1 million.
Option Three.
[Extreme Fear (Skill Book)]: Intermediate skill book, illusion-type Mental Energy skill. Can create terrifying scenes that the enemy fears most through illusions, causing huge Mental Energy damage.
[Learning Conditions]: Requires 500 Mental Energy attribute, suitable for Third-Order to Sixth-Order Mental Energy professions. Price: 4 million.
Option Four.
[Avici Cage (Skill Book)]: Intermediate skill book, illusion-type Mental Energy skill. Through powerful Mental Energy interference, it locks the enemy's will in an Avici Cage of darkness, making them lose their perception of time and space, causing huge Mental Energy trauma.
[Learning Conditions]: Requires 1000 Mental Energy attribute, suitable for Fifth-Order to Seventh-Order Mental Energy professions. Price: 13 million.
After some consideration, Jiang Yuan chose to purchase skill books one and four.
Specialized Martial Artists logged into the Star Domain Network could conduct direct transactions through the Heavenly Dao System.
After spending 17.3 million.
The two skill books appeared in Jiang Yuan's System inventory.
He clicked to learn them directly.
[Ding! You used an intermediate skill book and learned the skill — Mental Thorn]
[Ding! You used an intermediate skill book and learned the skill — Avici Cage]