"Three times?!"
Hearing Du An's answer, the rest of the students were filled with shock.
They knew the gap between a level two body refining technique and a level one was twice as much, but they never expected the gap between level three and level two to be a full three times!
"Did everyone hear that?"
Sensing the shock of the crowd, Nangong Ling continued:
"Du An's body refining technique is at level three, which means he will widen the gap with you even further in terms of theoretical knowledge and vitality level. If you only have a level two body refining technique, it is almost impossible for your total Star Exam score to catch up to his!"
"..."
Everyone sighed inwardly.
Looking at it this way, there was absolutely nothing wrong with Nangong Ling's previous words. For the vast majority of people, just looking at the level of their body refining technique was actually enough to tell what tier of university they could get into...
"Besides this, I can also share a little piece of trivia with you all!"
Seeing their reactions, Nangong Ling smiled and said:
"As we all know, Star Skills and Special Skills are divided into levels, and every single level brings a considerable improvement, but this kind of improvement cannot be infinite."
"In other words, they can be leveled up to a maximum!"
Hearing this, everyone's expressions shook.
Not many of them had actually thought about this question. After all, just raising a skill by one level was incredibly difficult, so naturally, they wouldn't dream of maxing it out.
"The max level for every skill is different. For example, the max level for the basic body refining technique is level five, while some Star Skills might need to reach level ten to be maxed out. But they all share a common characteristic..."
Nangong Ling paused for a moment, then slowly continued:
"As long as a skill reaches its max level, an unimaginable qualitative change will occur. We humans call this the Apex Effect!"
"The Apex Effect?"
The crowd was shaken. In their eyes, the effect brought by just raising a skill by one level could already be considered a qualitative change. So how much improvement would the legendary max level bring?
At this moment, someone raised their hand and asked curiously:
"Teacher, how many of your Star Skills have reached max level?"
"How many?! Do you guys think max level skills grow on trees like cabbages?"
Nangong Ling glanced at the student and said:
"To tell you the truth, even though your teacher graduated from a top-tier academy, I don't have a single max level skill. My Basic Body Refining Technique is only at level four."
"Not even one?"
Everyone was slightly taken aback, their eyes filled with astonishment.
They knew that although Teacher Nangong Ling was young, she was a Star Martial Artist with a vitality level above 20. Her strength far exceeded that of these students, yet she didn't have a single max level skill?
"If you want a Star Skill to reach max level, hard work, comprehension, and serendipity are all indispensable!"
Nangong Ling sighed and said:
"Let me put it this way. If your body refining technique reaches max level, you can directly apply to become a special recruit at a top-tier Starry Sky Academy. You wouldn't even need to participate in the so-called Star Exam anymore!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone's expressions shook, and their eyes couldn't help but show yearning. But the moment they remembered their own body refining technique was only at level one, they were instantly slapped back to reality.
That level of monstrous genius was not someone they could compare themselves to...
Right at this moment,
What no one noticed was that Lu Xiaobai, who was standing in the back row, had once again entered a daze. His eyes were glued to the virtual text displaying his detailed information right in front of him!
Nangong Ling's words had served as a reminder, prompting him to reopen this information interface.
"Oh my god, this can't be real..."
Lu Xiaobai now ignored that terrible evaluation and instead stared excitedly at the '+' sign next to the Basic Body Refining Technique!
Although his grades were absolute garbage, he could tell what this '+' meant at a single glance. It was simply too straightforward...
Lu Xiaobai licked his lips and roared wildly in his heart:
"Add points, add points!"
[Do you wish to consume Star Points to upgrade?]
In an instant, a dialogue box appeared in front of him again, making his heart race.
"Confirm, confirm, I definitely confirm!"
The next second,
Lu Xiaobai only felt his mind become incomparably clear. His understanding of the basic body refining technique deepened profoundly, as if someone had poured wisdom directly into his head!
At the same time,
The Basic Body Refining Technique on his panel directly jumped to Lv2!
"Level two? It's really level two?!"
Lu Xiaobai's eyes widened, and his entire body trembled.
As a member of the Lu family, he could be said to have seen all sorts of grand scenes, but the sight before him was simply too heaven-defying. It was enough to shatter the worldview of all humanity!
Since when did leveling up a Star Skill become so easy?!
"One Star Point can raise it by one level? The use of this thing is actually this heaven-defying!"
Lu Xiaobai clenched his fists and couldn't help but say in his heart:
"Does this mean that I only need three more Star Points to directly upgrade the Basic Body Refining Technique to max level?!"
At the thought of this, he could no longer suppress the excitement in his heart and burst into wild laughter!
"Woohoo! Your bro is about to take off, hahaha, woo-hahaha..."
This arrogant laughter instantly echoed throughout the Star Martial Arts Hall, causing everyone to fall silent.
Everyone's expressions shook. They turned their heads to look at Lu Xiaobai, their eyes filled with horror.
Big bro, we wouldn't find fault with you acting arrogant in front of Lao Wang.
But the person in front of you right now is the Great Demon King Nangong...
Nangong Ling was slightly taken aback, but there was not a trace of anger on her face. Instead, her smile grew even more charming as she said softly:
"Lu Xiaobai, can you tell the teacher what you are laughing at?"
Nangong Ling's voice was gentle and graceful, like a spring breeze, yet it made everyone forcefully shudder...
"Huh? Wait, there's murderous intent!"
Lu Xiaobai instantly snapped out of his fantasy. Looking up, he saw Nangong Ling's beautiful face and couldn't help but take several tactical steps backward.
"Can you tell the teacher?"
Seeing this, Nangong Ling smiled and stepped forward, arriving directly in front of Lu Xiaobai. With her hands behind her back, she leaned her charmingly smiling face closer!
The two were now less than ten centimeters apart!
"..."
Lu Xiaobai looked at the face that was close at hand, but he didn't have the slightest thought of appreciating it. He only felt his entire body enveloped by an inexplicable chill!
It wasn't just him; the others also stiffened simultaneously, their hearts filled with immense fear.
For no other reason than,
The Great Demon King Nangong before them loved to implicate an entire group for one person's mistake the most...
"Teacher, I... I..."
Lu Xiaobai's brain spun rapidly, but he couldn't come up with any reasonable excuse. He could only brace himself and say:
"If I said I was possessed by an evil spirit just now, would you believe me?"
"I believe you."
"Really?"
"Then I really believe you are out of your mind!"
young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."
ver to a world of cultivation and returned invincible. Modern medicine is child's play compared to elixirs; technological might crumbles before true cultivation. My name is Qin Ning, Earth's sole cultivator!
close your eyes and open them again, only to find yourself transmigrated into the role of a villainous male supporting character. Readers familiar with urban wish-fulfillment novels know that it is only through the relentless antics of the villainous male supporting character that the plot between the male and female leads can progress. As the villainous male supporting character, Long Aotian not only has to bully the female lead, harass the second female lead, and flirt with the third female lead, but he also has to go all out to antagonize the male lead. In the end, when his body is discovered, he is still clutching half a moldy fried dough stick in his hand. Fully aware of the plot, Long Aotian is determined to change his fate, starting with the female lead! In the beginning, the female lead lacks confidence: "Big brother, I hope I didn't scare you?" In the middle, the female lead treads carefully: "Brother Long, please don't hit me, okay?" Later on, the female lead becomes coquettishly clingy: "Aotian, it's time to pay the 'public grain' tonight." Long Aotian's legs go weak, and he feels like crying: "I taught you to be thick-skinned, not shameless!"
transmigrates into the world as the sect master of the Heavenly Yan Sect, which is on the verge of being wiped out. He binds a system that grants him cultivation power based on the number of disciples he has: for each disciple, he automatically gains a year's worth of cultivation every single day! Take one disciple: every day he gains 1 year of cultivation power. While others struggle through a year of bitter training, he gets the same just by sleeping through a single night. Take ten disciples: every day he gains 10 years of cultivation power. Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul—he breezes through all bottlenecks without lifting a finger. Take one hundred disciples: every day he gains 100 years of cultivation power. Even a Soul Transformation Venerable before him can’t survive a single blow. Take ten thousand disciples: every day he gains 10,000 years of cultivation power! With a wave of his hand, he topples empires. With a single step, he crushes the sacred grounds of the universe. ... While others fight tooth and nail for secret techniques, Lin Yan casually hands out Nascent Soul-level cultivation manuals as beginner textbooks. While others strain to find talented recruits, Lin Yan opens his doors to anyone—so long as they’re human. In just three short years, the Heavenly Yan Sect went from a backwater sect made up of three crumbling huts to a sacred land that every cultivator under heaven would kill to enter. ... One day, otherworldly demon gods invade, with a million demon soldiers pressing down upon the realm. Lin Yan, yawning, rises from his lounge chair and glances at the system panel: [Current Disciples: 1.28 million] [Daily Cultivation Increase: 1.28 million years] He waves his hand casually, and the countless demon soldiers are reduced to ashes in an instant. “So noisy… interrupting my fishing.”
