5: Chapter 5: Breakthrough of Two Major Realms in Succession!
Lin Fan looked at the experience points he had earned in just a few short hours.
He wanted to continue reading.
But his younger sister had already come to call him for dinner, so he had no choice but to stop for now.
Lin Fan closed the book, climbed out of bed, walked to the door, and opened it.
Lin Duo was standing obediently outside the door.
"Hurry up, Brother! Mom and Dad are waiting for you downstairs."
Lin Duo smiled at him, then turned and scurried downstairs.
Lin Fan followed slowly behind her.
In the dining room, his parents were already seated at the table waiting.
Dishes were laid out on the round table, and Lin Fan and Lin Duo took the remaining two seats.
The family chatted as they ate.
Although the original owner of this body had suffered much mistreatment outside and usually looked miserable...
...he always acted cheerful in front of his family. Thus, Lin Fan didn't have to worry about blowing his cover at all.
His parents asked how things were going at the academy.
They also said that as long as their finances allowed it, his father would find a way to get him whatever he needed.
Lin Fan, of course, politely declined.
He already had a plan and didn't want to add to his parents' burden.
What he needed to do now was keep reading.
As long as he kept reading, he would become stronger.
And right now, the thing that could help him the most was books.
Coincidentally, the library where he worked happened to have tens of thousands of volumes!
"This is definitely a newbie benefit!"
Lin Fan thought happily to himself.
They also talked about the upcoming Academy Rising Star Competition.
His father asked if the academy planned to participate this year and if Lin Fan wanted to sign up and give it a try.
"Stop joking with the boy! Isn't it better to let him grow up in peace?"
His mother gave his father a playful pinch on the waist and quickly smoothed things over for Lin Fan.
As a mother, she was particularly sensitive to such topics.
Every time someone brought it up, she would subconsciously protect her son.
With Lin Fan's current strength, how could he possibly be qualified to compete?
Seeing his mother defend him, Lin Fan felt a warmth in his heart.
This heavy motherly love reminded him of his family in his past life.
He swore to himself.
He would definitely give his mother a huge surprise.
Moreover, participating in the competition was a task issued by the system.
After finishing dinner...
...Lin Fan immediately went back to his room to continue his "Great Reading Enterprise"!
A few hours later...
[Ding! Task completed. Gained 5 experience points!]
[Ding! Task completed. Gained 5 experience points!]
[Ding! Task completed. Gained 5 experience points!]
[Ding! Task completed. Gained 5 experience points!]
[Ding! Task completed. Gained 5 experience points!]
[Ding! Task completed. Gained 5 experience points!]
[Ding! Task completed. Gained 5 experience points!]
[Ding! Task completed. Gained 5 experience points!]
[Ding! Task completed. Gained 5 experience points!]
[Ding! Task completed. Gained 5 experience points!]
[Daily Task Progress:]
[Read books related to mana circulation: 20/10]
[Read books related to magical beasts: 15/10]
[Weekly Task Completed!]
[Read books: 40/10]
[Reward: 40 experience points]
...
[supreme path system (Glitch Version)]
[Host: Lin Fan]
[Level: 0]
[Experience needed for level up: 200/100 (Glitch)]
[Realm: Mage Apprentice]
[Elemental Attributes: Space, Lightning]
[Special Abilities:]
[Dual-Element Constitution: The host can control two elemental attributes simultaneously.]
[omniscient mask: Grants Master-level Appraisal Technique; can conceal oneself and evade all detection.]
...
Before midnight arrived...
...Lin Fan had already accumulated 200 experience points!
He opened his eyes and glanced at the clock in the room.
It was exactly five in the morning.
Lin Fan summoned the system panel.
His gaze instantly locked onto the experience point total.
After gathering 200 experience points yesterday, he had decided to get some sleep first.
He had to wake up early for the academy today and couldn't afford to exhaust himself, or he wouldn't have the energy to read!
However...
...the first thing he would do upon waking this morning was level up!
Lin Fan simply thought "Level up" in his mind.
The 200 experience points he had saved yesterday instantly reset to zero.
[Mid-stage Mage Apprentice → Late-stage Mage Apprentice]
[Late-stage Mage Apprentice → Peak Mage Apprentice]
[System level increased! Level 1 → Level 3!]
[Ding! First system level-up. Rewarding host with 500 experience points!]
...
[supreme path system (Glitch Version)]
[Host: Lin Fan]
[Level: 3]
[Experience needed for level up: 500/100 (Glitch)]
[Realm: Mage Apprentice]
[Elemental Attributes: Space, Lightning]
[Special Abilities:]
[Dual-Element Constitution: The host can control two elemental attributes simultaneously.]
[omniscient mask: Grants Master-level Appraisal Technique; can conceal oneself and evade all detection.]
...
"This is awesome!"
Seeing the system notification, Lin Fan jumped out of bed in excitement.
To get an extra reward for the first level-up was an unexpected pleasant surprise!
Without any hesitation...
...he immediately spent all 500 experience points the system had just rewarded him.
[Peak Mage Apprentice → Early-stage Tier 1 Mage]
[Early-stage Tier 1 Mage → Mid-stage Tier 1 Mage → Late-stage Tier 1 Mage → Peak Tier 1 Mage → Tier 2 Mage]
In one breath, Lin Fan leveled up five times, leaping directly from a Mage Apprentice to a Tier 2 Mage!
A surge of majestic mana suddenly coursed through his body.
Lin Fan felt more powerful than ever before.
It felt as if he could shatter an entire building with a single punch if he wanted to.
Of course...
...he also knew...
...that this was just an illusion caused by crossing two major realms in succession.
With his current strength, he couldn't actually destroy a building with one punch.
He would need at least two spells to do that!
But the surprises from the system clearly weren't over yet.
[System level increased! Level 3 → Level 8!]
[Automatically learned Star Pattern Construction!]
[Ding! Host has completed the first major breakthrough. Issuing breakthrough rewards!]
[Rewarded Items]
[deterrence pendant!]
[undying robe!]
[Rewarded Abilities]
[Void Walk!]
[Aura Camouflage!]
...
[supreme path system (Glitch Version)]
[Host: Lin Fan]
[Level: 8]
[Experience needed for level up: 0/100 (Glitch)]
[Realm: Early-stage Tier 2 Mage]
[Elemental Attributes: Space, Lightning]
[Special Abilities:]
[Dual-Element Constitution: The host can control two elemental attributes simultaneously.]
[Void Walk: The host can travel through the void between two fixed points (cannot change direction during travel). The travel distance depends on the host's current strength.]
[Aura Camouflage: The host can hide their true realm and disguise themselves as any level lower than their current one.]
[Special Items:]
[omniscient mask: Grants Master-level Appraisal Technique; can conceal oneself and evade all detection.]
[deterrence pendant: Can release the pressure of a powerful mage. The pressure level is two major realms higher than the target's!]
[undying robe: Can withstand a full-strength strike from any expert below the rank of Saint Mage.]
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