In the world, having a strong background is what really matters

"Ah, that feels so good!"

Lu Xiaobai couldn't help but scream in his heart while performing the movements of his body-refining technique.

He could almost feel the blood flowing inside him. His bones were faintly cracking and popping, and his physique was visibly strengthening!

The effects of this level-four body-refining technique were so much stronger than the level-one version!

Half an hour later,

Lu Xiaobai successfully completed two cycles. He looked radiant and full of energy, his physical condition reaching its daily peak!

He clenched his fists, feeling his entire body brimming with power, and muttered excitedly to himself,

"The effect of the level-four body-refining technique is about twenty-four times that of level one!"

This meant that his training results for a single day were now almost comparable to a whole month of his past efforts!

"There are still over four months until the Star Exam, roughly a hundred and twenty days. If I keep practicing this body-refining technique, the improvement I get will be close to ten years of hard work for an ordinary student!"

Lu Xiaobai licked his lips, his eyes filled with excitement.

And this was only the level-four body-refining technique. If he could break through to the max level and activate the extreme realm effect...

His heart was filled with thrill, and he wished he could immediately participate in a class test, earn Star Points, and upgrade his body-refining technique!

"Master, please enjoy your meal!"

At that moment, the white-bearded butler appeared, pushing a cart with a fragrant breakfast.

Lu Xiaobai suppressed the excitement in his heart and began to enjoy this wonderful breakfast.

Soon, he swept the food clean, becoming even more energetic.

Logically speaking, after practicing the body-refining technique, the efficiency of absorbing nutrients should be higher. Unfortunately, Lu Xiaobai still failed to obtain any nutrients from this breakfast worth hundreds of Alliance Coins...

"No big deal. Even if I can't absorb the nutrients, I'm still not inferior to those top geniuses!"

Lu Xiaobai chuckled and muttered to himself,

"Let's first see if there's any improvement!"

With a thought, he summoned his information panel.

He saw that his vitality level on it had impressively reached 1.6!

The two cycles of the body-refining technique this morning had directly increased his vitality by 0.1!

"Awesome!"

Lu Xiaobai chuckled again, but to prevent any deviations, he still entered the virtual space for a test.

His strength, speed, and reaction time had all slightly increased, and his final vitality level was indeed 1.6!

"Is this how it feels to be a genius..."

His previous progress had been at a snail's pace. Now, experiencing this kind of improvement speed for the first time, he was naturally beyond thrilled...

"Dad, just wait for your son to lead the Lu family to a new peak!"

Lu Xiaobai laughed, then simply washed up, grabbed his bulging backpack, and left home.

"Xiao Huo!"

He boarded the flame hovercar that had just emerged from the basement and headed straight for Starlight Middle School in the city's suburbs...

Ten minutes later,

He piloted the hovercar into the airspace above the middle school, instantly attracting the gazes of countless students.

This was much more eye-catching than those supercars of ancient times!

"I originally wanted to get along with everyone as an ordinary person, but all I got in return was being ignored. I'm really done pretending this time!"

Looking at the envy of the countless people below, Lu Xiaobai's eyes were full of smugness.

In the past, because of his dad's request, he needed to hide his identity, so he could naturally only park the expensive hovercar in a nearby mall. But now that his identity as the Speaker's son was exposed, there was no need to disguise himself anymore.

"Holy crap, Lightchaser Company's A-class flame hovercar, worth millions of Alliance Coins! Since when did our middle school have a rich kid of this level?"

"Looking at the person inside, it doesn't seem to be one of the school's usual rich playboys either. Could it be a new transfer student?"

"What transfer student? That's Lu Xiaobai from Class 99 of the senior year! The whole school is talking about it. That's the son of the Speaker, a direct descendant of the Lu family!"

"The Lu family that founded the Elixir Group? That's an absolute top-tier faction!"

The countless students below had looks of amazement on their faces, the envy in their eyes practically overflowing.

Most of them might not know much about the Lu family, but they knew the name of the Elixir Group. That was a behemoth that occupied nearly seventy percent of the potion market!

And as a direct descendant of the Lu family, Lu Xiaobai could no longer just be described as a rich kid...

At this moment,

Lu Xiaobai, the center of countless people's discussions, wore a smile on his face and thought to himself:

"Man, when you're out in the world, you still need a backer and a background!"

Actually, he hadn't felt much about his identity and background since he was a child. But after doing two missions, he deeply realized the benefits his identity brought!

If it were an ordinary person, neither winning first place in the Ancestral Planet Literature Competition nor completing five times the training volume would have been so easy...

But he had easily accomplished it by just using a little bit of leverage!

Soon,

Lu Xiaobai piloted the hovercar to the front of the teaching building and entered his classroom under the envious gazes of countless people.

As for the hovercar, it turned into a streak of light and automatically went to find the nearest parking spot.

"Brother Lu, what a grand entrance!"

Yu Wei chuckled and immediately came to Lu Xiaobai's side.

He had gone back last night and specially looked up the Lu family's Elixir Group. Having gained a bit more understanding of this behemoth in his heart, it firmed up his resolve to be a good lackey...

Lu Xiaobai's expression shifted slightly as he casually asked,

"Monkey, what's going on today? There are so many people gathered outside our classroom. It couldn't be because of me, right?"

"They're all here to see you, Brother Lu!"

Yu Wei lowered his voice and said,

"Your identity has completely spread throughout the entire school. They've never seen a big shot like you, so they definitely want to come and see for themselves..."

Lu Xiaobai's identity was practically a dimensional strike to the desolate Ancestral Planet, let alone the fact that Starlight City was an extremely inconspicuous small city on the Ancestral Planet...

It was like a true dragon arriving in shallow waters!

"But Brother Lu, you need to be a little careful..."

Yu Wei spoke in a low voice,

"Many people aren't just here to see you; they also want to challenge you."

"Challenge me?"

Lu Xiaobai was slightly taken aback, then said,

"Have they no shame? Don't they know I'm the last place in the grade?"

Logically speaking, even if they won such a duel, it wouldn't be fair, not to mention it would offend the Lu family. Anyone with a normal brain wouldn't do this...

"Most of them think you've hidden your strength and want to see exactly how big the gap is between themselves and a genius of the Lu family!"

Yu Wei continued in a low voice,

"I heard that two of the top ten in the grade even came!"

"..."

Lu Xiaobai's mouth twitched, a hint of helplessness appearing in his eyes.

Du An, the first place in their class, was only ranked a few hundred places away in the grade, but he already had a vitality of 3.5. The top ten in the grade probably had a vitality of 8 or above...

"But don't worry, Brother Lu. Many of them were scolded and chased back by our homeroom teacher."

"That's good."

Lu Xiaobai nodded. He didn't have the slightest thought of competing with others in his heart.

He knew very well that he hadn't hidden his strength at all. He was truly dead last, without any exaggeration...