"To think this could actually trigger a quest..."
Lu Xiaobai's face lit up with joy. Beaming with a wide smile, he made an instant decision in his heart and said straightforwardly,
"Monkey, keep a close eye on this criminal syndicate. Your Brother Lu is going to call for backup right away!"
These were two Star Points, he absolutely had to get them!
"No problem, but I don't know exactly how long these guys will stay around, so we still need to be as quick as possible."
Lu Xiaobai thought for a moment and then said,
"Let's make our move tomorrow."
"Tomorrow? That long?"
A hint of surprise appeared in Yu Wei's eyes.
Last time, when the other party had merely lost an item, it hadn't even taken ten minutes for the entirety of Starlight City to mobilize. Yet now, it was going to take this long...
Lu Xiaobai knew what he was thinking and said with a smile,
"I have to ensure nothing goes wrong. The people in Starlight City are unreliable, so I'm calling in my own people from the Lu family."
Even the mayor of Starlight City was only an Intermediate Star Martial Artist. Although he was above level 40, he might not have absolute certainty in taking the target down.
If they failed, it wouldn't be so easy for him to find another Intermediate Star Martial Artist criminal on the Ancestral Planet.
"Calling people from the Lu family? Such a huge lineup?"
Yu Wei's expression shook.
He knew how terrifying the Lu family was. Just a random elder coming out could probably sweep across the entire Ancestral Planet...
However, he didn't say much else. After all, for such a major matter, it was definitely better to play it safe.
Lu Xiaobai hung up the communication. He wasn't in a hurry to call for backup. Instead, he first made a call to the mayor of Starlight City to explain the situation.
"An Intermediate Star Martial Artist?"
Mayor Liu Yuanlei's heart skipped a beat, his eyes filling with solemnity as he said slowly,
"If that's really the case, I can only apply for support from above."
"There's no need, Uncle Liu, I'll call for backup."
Lu Xiaobai shook his head and said,
"The Federal Government's procedures are too troublesome. By the time it goes through layer upon layer of review, that guy will have long run away."
A hint of awkwardness appeared in Liu Yuanlei's eyes.
What the other party said was indeed the truth, leaving him with no way to refute it...
"Uncle Liu, we'll take action tomorrow. When the time comes, your people just need to assist me!"
Lu Xiaobai patted his chest, speaking with utmost confidence.
"Alright."
Liu Yuanlei didn't have any doubts. After all, standing behind this young man was the Lu family. Dealing with an Intermediate Star Martial Artist would be a piece of cake for them...
"Then I'll trouble you, Uncle Liu."
Lu Xiaobai hung up the phone and then began to look at his contact list.
Every single name on it was a big shot capable of shaking humanity, but the vast majority of them were not on the Ancestral Planet...
"Who should I look for?"
Thoughtfulness filled his eyes.
If he looked for his old man, it could definitely be solved, but he had been bothering him a bit too frequently lately. The Council of Elders might have some opinions about it...
Suddenly, his expression shifted slightly as if he had thought of something, and he decisively dialed a number.
Soon,
The holographic image of a young man wearing a white martial arts suit appeared.
He had a handsome face that bore some resemblance to Lu Xiaobai, but there was an untamed arrogance between his brows. His entire being exuded a terrifying, suffocating aura.
It was none other than Lu Xiaobai's third oldest brother, Lu Chen, who possessed the SSS-rank Overlord Body!
"Huh? Little bro, why did you suddenly think of calling your brother?"
Lu Chen was currently at the Star Martial Arts Hall, brutally beating up a humanoid punching bag in front of him. Seeing his younger brother calling, he stopped what he was doing.
"Third Brother, isn't it just because I missed you?"
Lu Xiaobai chuckled, appearing extremely relaxed and casual.
He and Lu Chen were only three years apart. When he was young, he would often make mistakes, but every time, Lu Chen would take the blame for him. If someone provoked him, Lu Chen was also the first to stand up for him. Meanwhile, whenever Lu Xiaobai got his hands on anything good, he would share it with him immediately. This made the bond between the two brothers extremely deep.
"Miss me? Why don't I believe that?"
Lu Chen raised an eyebrow, a hint of suspicion in his eyes.
"It's true."
Lu Xiaobai rubbed his nose and said,
"By the way, Third Brother, how's college life?"
"Couldn't be better!"
Lu Chen grinned and said,
"Your third brother is now the president of the Student Council!"
"President? Third Brother, you're only a junior right now. Didn't they say only seniors could serve as president?"
"The one who made that rule was the previous president. I beat the crap out of him, and then I became the president."
Lu Chen wore a smile, as if he were talking about an extremely trivial matter.
Hearing this, Lu Xiaobai's mouth twitched, but this was indeed in line with his third brother's style...
"Oh right, Xiaobai, I heard from the old man that your Body Refining Technique reached max level?"
"Just maxed it out not long ago..."
"Not bad, this is a great thing!"
Lu Chen said with a face full of smiles,
"Work hard for the Star Exam. When the time comes, come to your third brother's academy. I'll pass this president position directly to you. You can be the boss right in your freshman year!"
"Uh... isn't that against the rules?"
"Right now in the academy, your third brother's word is the rule!"
"..."
Hearing this, Lu Xiaobai couldn't help but feel a bit tempted.
He had heard that the Student Council within the academy possessed immense power. The president of the Student Council, in particular, could arrange the allocation of teaching resources, participate in the formulation of school rules, and so on. Their authority surpassed that of most instructors, comparable even to the vice principal of the academy!
If he could really get into the academy Lu Chen was attending, he could indeed rule the roost...
"But you don't need to feel pressured. Even if you get into another academy, with just one word from your third brother, I can still cover you!"
Lu Chen, worried that the other party might feel pressured, quickly comforted him.
The academy he attended was naturally one of the Top Ten Star Academies. To get in, one needed a perfect score on the Star Exam. Based on the other party's current vitality, getting accepted would indeed not be an easy task.
Hearing this, Lu Xiaobai smiled and said,
"Third Brother, what are you saying? Isn't it just the Top Ten Academies? I've got it in the bag!"
"That's my little brother!"
Seeing his confident appearance, Lu Chen didn't doubt him in the slightest.
"By the way, Third Brother."
Lu Xiaobai's expression shifted slightly as he asked,
"Are your living expenses in college enough?"
"Hmm?"
Lu Chen was slightly taken aback but still nodded.
"Of course it's enough."
"If it's enough, let me use some."
"??"
Lu Chen looked blank for a moment, then laughed and scolded,
"So you're actually out of money, you punk? I'll transfer you five hundred thousand later, will that be enough?"
"Enough! More than enough!"
Lu Xiaobai nodded repeatedly, then added,
"Third Brother, this won't affect your cultivation, will it?"
He knew very well that the higher a Star Martial Artist's level, the more terrifying the resources they consumed. Especially with Lu Chen's monstrous talent, his demand for resources would only far exceed that of Star Martial Artists at the same level.
Lu Chen, however, said dismissively,
"It's fine. I'll just collect a bit more membership fees later. It's just a matter of saying the word."

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."

with countless casualties. As a top-tier gamer, Liu Xuan volunteered to join the fight, intending to dominate with his skills, but instead he obtained the hidden class: [Pacifist]. Unable to attack. Unable to use active skills. Fortunately, with each level gained, he acquired a new passive skill. And so, armed with a body full of passives, Liu Xuan slaughtered his way through the battlefield of ten thousand races! [You attacked Liu Xuan] [You gained the debuffs: 'Poison', 'Fear', 'Burning', 'Bleeding', 'Freeze', 'Silence', etc.] [Your attack speed has been reduced by 99%] [Your armor and magic resistance have been reduced by 99%] Warriors of the Ten Thousand Races: How the hell am I supposed to fight this?!

. As long as he maintains the villain image and follows the plot to the grand finale, he can obtain generous rewards and return to the real world. So Gu Chen'an entered the role and began to act as a scumbag villain, but who would have expected that the female leads could hear his inner thoughts. Miss Su from the Su family was shocked: "I originally thought Gu Chen'an was a scumbag, but I didn't expect he turned out to be a gentleman! What? You said I have to call off the engagement? I definitely won't, I'll piss you off!" Bai Yuan Tian was dumbfounded: "Young Master Gu is usually unreasonable and a complete brat, but he actually calls me little sweetie in his heart? What, Young Master Gu even said he likes me?" As the female leads' images collapsed more and more, the plot also collapsed with it. Gu Chen'an looked at all this chaos. "Ladies, don't aggro me, if you keep this up the male lead really will stab me, I still need to survive to the grand finale!"

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.”