16: Body of Light

After an unknown amount of time, Xiao Xing's body trembled slightly. He pulled his fingers out of the rock, and his eyes slowly opened.

"Am I not dead?"

This was his first reaction upon waking. At this moment, he felt the world was clearer than ever before, far surpassing how he felt before his Rebirth.

This was a sensory perception resulting from his Divine Soul becoming stronger. He knew he had gained massive benefits, and his Divine Soul was more powerful than ever.

Body of Light (Divine-Grade)

This was the information recorded by the secret manual. When the secret scroll underwent Fusion, it not only enhanced his Divine Soul but also granted him the Cultivation method for the Body of Light.

Broadly speaking, it involved absorbing light energy through a special method to slowly transform the body into light.

A normal human body cannot possess the speed of light, but after transforming oneself into light, one can possess that speed.

He hadn't expected this treasure chest to contain two divine items. What about the other nine chests?

If the other chests also contained Heaven-Defying Divine Artifacts, he would have to be more careful in the future; otherwise, he might suffer an unexpected failure without even knowing why.

The nine auroras had fallen very far away, and he couldn't judge their exact locations. It would be extremely difficult to go looking for them now.

Because he had crashed into the rocks, his entire body was covered in wounds. Although the blood had already dried, his clothes were in tatters, making him look extremely wretched.

However, injuries of this degree were nothing. In his past life, he had fought countless Yao Beasts; what kind of scene had he not witnessed?

After resting for a bit, Xiao Xing took out his phone from his spatial ring and pressed a few buttons. It was already past three in the afternoon; it was time to go back.

"Big brother, are you sure you're the one who called for my car?"

"Didn't you see the order on my phone?"

By the side of the road, a taxi was parked. A filthy and messy man held up his phone by the car door.

The driver poked his head out, his face filled with disbelief. He couldn't imagine how a person could be in such a wretched state; he wondered who had beaten this guy up like this.

"The moment you get in, my car will be completely filthy. I'm canceling the order; I'm not taking you."

"Will you go if I add 1,000 yuan?"

"I won't take you no matter how much it is."

After saying that, the driver prepared to step on the gas and leave.

Just then, Xiao Xing's eyes flashed. The driver inside the car stiffened slightly and stopped in place.

"You'll take me whether you want to or not."

After saying that, Xiao Xing opened the door and sat inside. He was only using a minor Illusion Technique; the driver was just an ordinary person, so controlling him was easy.

Returning to his residence, Xiao Xing washed his entire body and put on clean clothes. Because his body was covered in wounds, the process was stinging and painful, but he didn't even flinch. If others had seen this, they would have definitely called him a total badass.

He had gained a lot from this trip, most notably his Divine Soul power and the spatial ring. As for the Body of Light, he would wait until sunrise tomorrow to give it a try.

After eating dinner, Xiao Xing browsed the official forum for a while. Many posts were articles cursing him for cheating, and there were also posts about the No. 88 Newbie Village dungeon.

However, one topic was extremely hot: the idea that this game was unusual because many people felt physical changes in their bodies.

Though it was only a trace, many people felt that various aspects of their bodies were stronger than before.

It was just that no one could be certain if it was because of the game. The officials hadn't given any answers, and most of it was just player speculation.

Currently, some experts had formed teams to challenge the "Eliminating Evil for the People" dungeon. They were already Rank 8 and had barely managed to clear the Rookie Rank difficulty.

This Novice Village dungeon only had Rookie Rank and Normal Rank. In Rookie Rank, only the Bandit Deputy Leader would appear, while in Normal Rank, two leaders would appear.

In the Continent of Gods and Demons, Normal difficulty can be challenged once a day, while difficulties above Normal can only be challenged once a week; it wasn't something you could play whenever you wanted.

After closing the forum, he put on his gaming helmet and entered the game.

"Great God, you're finally online."

The moment Xiao Xing logged on, a pleasant, clear voice rang out.

The girl, who had been pouting, instantly revealed a happy expression.

"Are you waiting for me?"

Xiao Xing sidestepped, dodging Qing Lan's hands, and spoke with a calm face.

He was somewhat surprised. He hadn't been online for almost a day, yet Qing Lan was still Rank 4, just like yesterday.

He really wanted to ask: could a whole day not even get you up one Rank?

"Mm-hmm! Great God, do you know how hard it was waiting for you? I've been standing here since early this morning."

Thinking of her day-long ordeal, Qing Lan pouted again, showing a look of grievance.

After she logged off last night, she told her sister You Lan about the situation in No. 88 Newbie Village.

You Lan told her to wait here for Jian Chen to come online and then try to recruit him into the guild, because You Lan had promised her that if she could complete the task, she would buy her a Ferrari Hover Supercar.

To get the car she loved, Qing Lan had stayed online until midnight after dinner and had logged on early this morning to wait. If Xiao Xing hadn't come online soon, her mind would have exploded.

"We don't seem to be that close. What are you waiting for me for?"

Seeing her expression, Xiao Xing could guess the gist of it; it was nothing more than wanting to recruit him.

However, this girl really had perseverance. To wait for him, she didn't even go leveling. One must know that every second counts in the early stages; sometimes being one step ahead of others means being ahead at every step.

But it was obvious at a glance that she wasn't some expert, so taking the initiative wouldn't be of much use anyway.

"I... I already consider you a friend."

After snapping back to her senses, Qing Lan lowered her head slightly, appearing somewhat bashful.

To be fair, she really wasn't familiar with Jian Chen. Although she had waited for him all day, now that she saw him, she didn't quite know how to speak.

"If you have nothing else, I'm going to do my quests."

He really wasn't close to the girl, so there wasn't much to say.

Furthermore, he needed to level up as quickly as possible. There were already some experts at Rank 8, and tomorrow people would start entering the city one after another.

However, not many people would be able to enter the city tomorrow because it takes almost 80,000 experience to get from Rank 8 to Rank 10. At this Rank, killing a Rank 10 normal monster gives about 500 experience, and even less if in a team.

In the early stages without equipment or skills, almost no one could casually slaughter Rank 10 monsters like Xiao Xing, even if they had an SSS Hidden Class.

The reason he could do it was the talent bonus of the Aurora Sword Saint class, which allowed him to weave through groups of monsters at will.

Monsters of the same Rank have significantly higher attributes than players, let alone challenging higher levels. If one gets touched a couple of times, they're basically sent back to the city.

"How can you be like this? I waited for you all day without eating or drinking."

Seeing Xiao Xing about to leave, Qing Lan hurriedly grabbed his arm.

She bit her jade lips and stared intently at Xiao Xing, tears shimmering in her eyes.

She had waited so hard for so long, but Jian Chen actually ignored her. She felt so aggrieved and hurt inside.

"What do you want?"

Xiao Xing tried to pull his arm out, but she held on tightly and refused to let go, which left him a bit speechless.

Now he either had to log off or turn on the System Anti-Harassment Function.

This function was mainly to protect the bodies of men and women from being messed with by the other party. If someone wanted to take advantage of female characters, they could also turn on this function to kill the other person.

This function was the System's Heavenly Thunder Attack, which ignores everything to obliterate the opponent.

Transactions between men and women online were also possible, as long as the female party didn't turn on the Anti-Harassment Function.

Seeing the girl so aggrieved, Xiao Xing felt a bit helpless. If he were to kill her, that would be a bit excessive.