This level of comprehension is truly astounding...

At this moment,

Lu Xiaobai sat in his hovercar, heading straight for his home in the city center, his eyes filled with excitement.

Just as he was fantasizing about restoring the prestige of Empty Hands, the mayor of Starlight City called.

"Little Lu, did you find your item?"

"I've already got it back. Sorry for the trouble, Uncle Liu."

"What are you saying? This is what I should do as the mayor!"

"..."

Lu Xiaobai smiled and didn't say much else.

"By the way, I saw the message sent back by the Federation robots. Was the thief not caught?"

"There's no need. The Star Skill Stone he stole isn't worth much, not even enough to file a case."

"..."

Mayor Liu Yuanlei was instantly speechless. Now it wasn't worth much anymore?

But after all, it was the Lu family's property. If they said it was worthless, it was worthless; if they said it was worth billions, it was worth billions. No one else could say otherwise.

After the mayor ended the call, the Starlight City manager of Feiyu Logistics also called.

"Young Master Lu, the culprit has been caught, right?"

"I found him, but his offense wasn't serious, so I won't pursue it."

The Feiyu manager didn't care about that, but instead asked:

"Young Master Lu, could he really steal something from inside a Five-Star Safe Box?"

"Actually, I just forgot to close the safe box at the time..."

Lu Xiaobai scratched his head, a trace of embarrassment and apology on his face.

Zhong Ding didn't find this surprising at all. That was their company's highest-level safe box. Only a powerful expert using brute force could break it open; it was impossible to use mere tricks.

Moreover, in a remote place like the Ancestral Planet, how could there be such a figure...

As for why Lu Xiaobai had said that earlier, he could actually understand. It was nothing more than wanting to use Feiyu Company's power to help retrieve the lost item.

"As long as Young Master Lu's item has been recovered, that's all that matters."

"Still, sorry to trouble you, Manager Zhong."

"It's my duty, my duty."

Although Zhong Ding had been used by the other party, he wasn't angry at all. After all, he was just a manager in Starlight City; in terms of status, he couldn't compare to him at all.

Soon, the two hung up.

"I recovered the Lu Family Body Refining Technique, and gained Empty Hands as well as a Starry Sky Point."

Sitting in his hovercar, Lu Xiaobai wore a smile, clearly in an excellent mood.

"Oh right, I forgot about the Fruit of Life."

His expression shifted slightly, and he sent a message to his old man.

A moment later, Lu Xingtian's holographic image appeared.

"Xiaobai, what do you need the Fruit of Life for? That's something only top-tier Star Martial Artists can use."

"I bought a Special Skill!"

"A Special Skill?"

"Empty Hands!"

Lu Xiaobai chuckled, a smug look in his eyes.

"Hm? The signature skill of the Great Thief King?"

A hint of surprise appeared in Lu Xingtian's eyes.

Immediately after, Lu Xiaobai recounted the events of the evening in full detail.

A moment later,

A smile appeared on Lu Xingtian's face, and he said with satisfaction:

"Trading a Fruit of Life for Empty Hands is quite a bargain. I'll have the people on the Lu family's main planet mail the fruit over."

Having received his old man's reply, Lu Xiaobai stopped worrying. He hung up the call and soon arrived home.

"Lao Hu, prepare some good dishes for dinner today, and take out that pot of Monkey King Wine from Huaguo Planet from the freezer!"

Lu Xiaobai was in a delightful mood and immediately prepared to treat himself to a celebratory meal.

Based on his living expenses, he actually couldn't afford Monkey King Wine. However, when he first arrived on the Ancestral Planet, the Planet Lord of the Ancestral Planet wanted to curry favor with the Lu family and gifted him such a fine jug of it...

In terms of market price alone, you might not even be able to buy this stuff for millions of Alliance Coins. Such an exorbitant price naturally meant its effects were extraordinary.

Its enhancement of vitality was extremely significant, and the star energy matter within it was not overbearing; even an ordinary person with level-1 vitality could drink it.

Lao Hu didn't say much and silently returned to the kitchen to prepare.

Monkey King Wine was a top-grade tonic that caused absolutely no harm to the body, so he naturally wouldn't stop him.

Half an hour later,

Lu Xiaobai feasted madly, ultimately polishing off every last drop of the Monkey King Wine before letting out a satisfied burp.

Logically speaking, just this one jug of Monkey King Wine should have been enough to significantly boost a person's vitality. But unfortunately, Lu Xiaobai's vitality remained completely unchanged.

Due to his unawakened physique, the only way he could improve his vitality was by relying on a body refining technique...

"Lu Family Body Refining Technique, Empty Hands..."

At this moment, Lu Xiaobai lay on his bed, holding two Star Skill Stones in his hands.

The next second, his expression shifted slightly as he instantly crushed the Star Skill Stone branded with the Lu Family Body Refining Technique.

In an instant, the star stone shattered, but left no physical residue. Instead, it transformed into specks of pure white light that suddenly rose and instantly merged into Lu Xiaobai's mind.

He remained calm at this sight, clearly having anticipated it.

The vast majority of star skills were branded into Star Skill Stones. These items could only be created by someone who possessed a max-level star skill and were single-use items.

This prevented star skills from becoming overly common, especially the internal star skills of major factions, which were even less likely to leak out, providing them with a massive degree of protection.

Only fundamental star skills like the Basic Body Refining Technique or Basic Fist Technique, as well as special skills, did not require a Star Skill Stone. They only needed someone to demonstrate the detailed movements for others to comprehend, which was how they could become popularized in human society.

At this moment,

With the integration of the Star Skill Stone's light, Lu Xiaobai closed his eyes, looking as if he had entered a state of deep sleep.

His consciousness arrived in a special space, where a figure formed of condensed light stood before him, demonstrating the movements of the Lu Family Body Refining Technique one by one!

Although the figure had no face, Lu Xiaobai recognized at a glance that this silhouette was Ancestor Lu.

Evidently, this was a Star Skill Stone personally crafted by Ancestor Lu!

The Lu family had a heritage of a thousand years and possessed countless peerless experts. Naturally, more than one person had leveled the Lu Family Body Refining Technique to the max. However, only Ancestor Lu, as the creator, had the deepest understanding of this star skill, and the Star Skill Stones he made were the easiest to learn from.

Lu Xiaobai focused all his attention, carefully studying and analyzing every movement made by Ancestor Lu, while instinctively mimicking them himself.

In this special realm of consciousness, he lost track of time, immersing himself completely in learning.

He didn't know how long had passed.

Lu Xiaobai finally mastered the essentials of every movement.

His expression shifted slightly as he left the consciousness space.

But when he saw the sunlight casting in through the window, he froze. Glancing at the time, he realized it was already early morning.

"No way, it actually took me a whole night to learn it?!"

His mouth twitched, a trace of helplessness in his eyes.

In his memory, most members of the Lu family only needed four or five hours to learn the Lu Family Body Refining Technique, and peerless geniuses like his third brother took less than an hour. Yet it had taken him this long!

This level of comprehension was truly terrible...

After all, the Star Skill Stone he used came from Ancestor Lu!

"Good thing Ancestor Lu doesn't know about this, or he would probably beat me up again..."

Lu Xiaobai rubbed his backside, recalling the time he wreaked havoc in Ancestor Lu's medicinal garden, only to be hung upside down from the Tree of Life and given a severe thrashing...