72: Chapter 72 Rewards from Xuan Yuan University
Two days later.
Wang Pingan stepped out of the Zero-Gravity Room, feeling refreshed and energetic.
His combat suit was spotless, his aura was deep and heavy like an abyss, and a golden glint occasionally flashed in his pitch-black eyes, making them appear even more profound.
After a full forty-eight hours of sleepless, high-intensity hunting in the "Deep Space Battlefield".
Not only had he perfectly adapted to the power of a Fourth-Rank Martial Artist, but he had also mastered the two newly learned intermediate martial arts to perfection.
In two days, he had almost completely wiped out the simulated red Gobi desert.
As soon as he stepped out of the training area, he saw Teacher Liu Qing already waiting outside.
Today, she had changed into a more professional white women's suit, and her face still wore that kind and gentle smile.
However, the moment she saw Wang Pingan, her beautiful eyes couldn't help but flash with an irrepressible look of amazement.
The youth before her was like a completely different person compared to the "lopsided genius" from two days ago, whose aura was unstable and seemed like he would collapse at any moment.
Just standing there quietly, he gave off a sense of calm and stability, like a deep pool or a towering mountain, unmoving and unshakable.
Although the condensed and powerful aura of a Fourth-Rank Martial Artist was perfectly contained within his body, the sense of oppression at the level of life itself could not be concealed.
A storm raged in Liu Qing's heart.
She certainly knew that Wang Pingan had received "special care" from Chief Instructor Lei Bao in the office over the past two days, and she had been astonished when she heard that Wang Pingan had become a Fourth-Rank Martial Artist two days ago.
But she never imagined that in just two days, Wang Pingan would not only have completely stabilized his realm but that his entire spirit and energy would have undergone such a transformative change!
How could this be considered an unstable foundation?
"Student Wang Pingan, it seems Instructor Lei Bao's training has been very effective for you."
Liu Qing quickly composed herself and walked up to him with a smile.
"The instructor's guidance has benefited me greatly," Wang Pingan replied modestly.
"Haha, although Instructor Lei Bao's training method is a bit rough, it is indeed the best catalyst for geniuses like you."
As she spoke, Liu Qing handed an exquisite metal box to Wang Pingan.
"This is an 'enrollment gift' specially prepared for you by the school. I hope you like it."
Wang Pingan took the box with some confusion.
The box felt slightly heavy and cool to the touch, and it was stamped with the emblem of Xuanyuan University, which consisted of stars and a scroll.
He opened the box.
On the soft silk lining lay something quietly. A thread-bound book.
Liu Qing smiled and explained, "This is a rubbing of the 'Star Sea Contemplation Diagram'."
Her voice paused, and a trace of envy appeared in her eyes.
"This is one of the supreme techniques of our Xuanyuan University, an intermediate mental cultivation secret method — a rubbing of the 'Star Sea Contemplation Diagram'."
"You became a Fourth-Rank Martial Artist before enrollment. The school presents the 'Star Sea Contemplation Diagram' to all such monster-level talents who are Fourth-Rank Martial Artists before they even enroll."
"I hope you will not let down the school's expectations of you."
A mental cultivation secret method! Wang Pingan's heart skipped a beat.
Although he knew that the treatment for an SS-grade contract wouldn't be bad, he hadn't expected the school to be so generous!
They started off with a supreme technique of this level!
One must know that mental cultivation secret methods are extremely rare and precious throughout the entire interstellar society.
Their value is far above martial arts techniques and cultivation methods of the same level.
An intermediate mental cultivation secret method, if put on the black market, would be enough to cause countless experts to fight crazily over it and fetch an astronomical price!
"Thank you, Teacher, thank you to the school for the cultivation," Wang Pingan forced down the excitement in his heart and solemnly put the box away.
"Alright, it's getting late, we should set off." Liu Qing checked the time.
"The shuttle to Tianshu Star is already waiting for us at the spaceport."
Wang Pingan nodded and followed Liu Qing toward the landing pad outside the camp.
Along the way, Liu Qing's attitude toward him had undergone a 180-degree turn.
If before, she had only treated Wang Pingan like a highly valuable "investment," then now, her words and actions carried a hint of equality, and even a faint trace of ingratiation.
She knew very well that a monster who possessed a God-level spiritual energy absorption talent and had rushed from the Second-Rank to the Fourth-Rank in just over three months, all while maintaining such a solid foundation, had a limitless future.
Befriending him now was investing in the future.
On the landing pad, a small, sleek, silver-white shuttle was hovering quietly.
Wang Pingan followed Liu Qing up the boarding ramp.
He discovered that there were about 80 training camp students sitting in the cabin. There was also a figure he was very familiar with. Lin Zhan.
He was still wearing his unchanging black training suit, his back straight, holding a long spear wrapped in black cloth in his arms, his eyes closed as if he were dozing.
His aura was much stronger than when he had first entered the training camp. He had already firmly stepped into the mid-Third-Rank level.
Clearly, he hadn't been idle these past three months.
Hearing footsteps, Lin Zhan opened his eyes. When he saw Wang Pingan, a ripple appeared in his eyes, but it quickly returned to calm.
He just nodded slightly at Wang Pingan.
Wang Pingan knew that with Lin Zhan's talent and strength, getting into Xuanyuan University was a sure thing.
He walked to the seat opposite Lin Zhan and sat down. There was not much communication between the two, but the air was filled with an invisible fighting intent that only they could feel.
The shuttle slowly lifted off. He sank his consciousness into his mind.
"System, learn 'Star Sea Contemplation Diagram'."
【Detected intermediate mental cultivation secret method 'Star Sea Contemplation Diagram'. Do you wish to consume pay-to-win points to learn it?】
【Learning and mastering 'Star Sea Contemplation Diagram' to proficiency requires consuming pay-to-win points: 5000 points.】
Five thousand points! Just to reach proficiency requires five thousand points! It is worthy of being an intermediate mental cultivation supreme technique.
Wang Pingan did not hesitate at all. "Confirm!"
Boom! A vast torrent of information, unprecedented and as boundless as a sea of stars, exploded in his mental sea of consciousness!
It was no longer just simple text and images. It was a boundless, brilliant universe composed of countless stars!
At this moment, his consciousness seemed to break free from the shackles of his physical body, turning into a speck of dust, floating in this vast sea of stars.
He saw the birth and destruction of stars. He saw the gathering and dispersal of nebulae. He saw the breathing and pulsation of the universe.
An indescribable grandeur and vastness, originating from the source of the universe, was deeply imprinted in the depths of his soul.
Under the washing of this sea of stars, his mental power began to grow and condense at a terrifying speed!
His mental sea of consciousness, which was originally like a lake, was expanding toward an boundless ocean at a speed visible to the naked eye!
100.0... 101.0... 102.0... His mental attribute was skyrocketing crazily!