At that moment,
Zhao Guangming didn't bother with Wang Ren anymore. Instead, he turned a grateful and sincere look towards Lu Xiaobai and said,
"Thank you, Young Master Lu."
He knew that if the other hadn't stepped in, he would never have gotten his wages back in this lifetime...
Lu Xiaobai waved his hand dismissively and said with a smile,
"It's nothing. Since the matter is settled, I'll take my leave."
With that, he didn't linger, turning and leaving with Ah Da.
Zhao Guangming watched him go and quickly hurried after him.
Wang Ren tried to say something to stop him, but no words came out.
He knew he couldn't fool this person anymore...
Just then,
Lin Lei'er said with a mocking tone,
"I never imagined the corporate culture of the Excellence Star Martial Arts Gym was like this. I certainly won't be looking for a sparring partner here again."
Lin Xue'er beside her nodded in agreement.
"......"
Wang Ren's mouth opened slightly, wanting to offer some defense, but in the end, he fell silent.
Ultimately, he could only watch helplessly as the Lin sisters left.
"It's over..."
He would never have dreamed in his wildest dreams that a mere Zhao Guangming could lead to such severe consequences.
Once the board of directors of the Star Martial Arts Gym found out about this, even with his connections, he wouldn't be able to keep his manager position.
Now,
Lu Xiaobai arrived at the roadside. He wasn't in a hurry to board his flame flyer and instead waited quietly.
Not long after,
Zhao Guangming caught up and once again said earnestly,
"Young Master Lu, truly, thank you. Counting that incident the other day, you've helped me twice now!"
Lu Xiaobai waved his hand and said with a smile,
"That time was an internal issue with my Immortality Pill Group, it wasn't really about helping you."
"But this time, you genuinely helped me!"
Zhao Guangming, his face full of gratitude, then lowered his voice and said,
"Young Master Lu, you want to ask me about the Star Skill on me, right?"
"Hmm?"
Lu Xiaobai's expression shifted slightly, a flicker of surprise in his eyes as he smiled and said,
"Why do you say that?"
"Young Master Lu, I know my place..."
Zhao Guangming scratched his head and said,
"I'm not some genius Star Warrior, nor am I some peerless beauty. I'm not worth someone of your stature going out of your way to help..."
Lu Xiaobai hadn't expected the other, who seemed ordinary, to be so perceptive.
Seeing this, he decided not to hide it anymore and said frankly,
"I stepped in to help partly because I found that guy's behavior somewhat intolerable, and partly, I am indeed extremely interested in the Star Skill you possess!"
Unlike others, his eye was sharp. He had seen at a glance that the other's defensive Star Skill was anything but ordinary.
After all, he was a direct descendant of the Lu family. If he hadn't eaten the pork, he'd at least seen the pig run...
Now, with his special advantage, he was particularly interested in powerful Star Skills.
Hearing this, Zhao Guangming wasn't offended at all. Instead, he felt a sense of relief.
He wasn't afraid of the other having an ulterior motive; what he feared was the other having no motive at all. That kind of situation was the most unsettling...
Now, with no intention to hide anything, he said directly,
"Young Master Lu, this Star Skill is called [Divine Guard]. It's a defensive-type Star Skill!"
"Oh? Divine Guard?"
Lu Xiaobai's expression changed. He searched his memory but found no related recollection. Clearly, it was a Star Skill he had never heard of before.
"What are its effects?"
"If I unleash it at full power, I'm confident I can withstand an attack from a Level 25 Star Warrior. Oh, and my Vitality is Level 15."
"That strong?"
Lu Xiaobai was shocked, a look of disbelief in his eyes. He quickly asked,
"What level have you raised that Star Skill to?"
"Uh..."
Zhao Guangming scratched his head and said,
"My aptitude is too poor. In six years, I've only raised it to Level 3. Based on my estimation, this Star Skill's level cap is at least Level 10 or above."
"......"
A flicker of disappointment appeared in Lu Xiaobai's eyes.
This meant it would be ages before the other could create a Star Skill Stone for it.
For [Divine Guard] to provide cross-level defense at only Level 3 meant it was absolutely a top-tier Star Skill. Even their Lu family didn't possess a defensive Star Skill of this caliber.
Zhao Guangming saw the disappointment in the other's eyes. He didn't speak but began thinking intensely, seemingly wrestling with a dilemma.
After a long moment, he made a decision and said in a low voice,
"Young Master Lu, actually, back then, I came across two Star Skill Stones by chance. [Divine Guard] was just one of them."
"Huh?"
Lu Xiaobai was startled and said in surprise,
"There's another Star Skill?!"
For two top-tier Star Skills like this to appear at once seemed a bit too unbelievable...
Zhao Guangming nodded and said,
"I don't know what the other Star Skill is either. To learn it requires a max-level Body Refinement Technique. I've worked hard all these years, and my Body Refinement Technique is only at Level 3 now..."
"That really is a pity."
Seeing this, Lu Xiaobai offered words of comfort.
But thinking that he perfectly met the condition, a smile tugged at the corner of his mouth, though he forced it down. This made his expression look rather strange.
Helplessly, he could only turn his head away, not looking at the other, thinking to himself:
Lu Xiaobai, ah Lu Xiaobai, you really are terrible at pretending...
"......"
Zhao Guangming, looking at the other's expression, smiled. He understood perfectly well what the other was thinking.
He reached into the inner pocket of his clothes, pulled out a white Star Skill Stone, and directly handed it to Lu Xiaobai.
"Huh? You're just giving it to me like that?"
Lu Xiaobai was taken aback, not reacting immediately.
Zhao Guangming said with a serious expression,
"Young Master Lu, you just helped me get my wages back. Naturally, I should offer some repayment."
"......"
Hearing this, Lu Xiaobai said,
"Let me be clear first. If this Star Skill Stone is on the same level as [Divine Guard], its value is inestimable, far beyond what those wages of yours are worth."
By his estimate, the wages the other just received were probably only around a hundred thousand Alliance Coins, not even enough to buy a single strand of hair compared to the value of [Divine Guard]...
Hearing this, Zhao Guangming thought for a moment, then said,
"Young Master Lu, how about this: if this thing isn't worth much, then consider it my repayment to you. But if its value really is high, just give me whatever compensation you see fit."
"Anyway, I don't have anything else. Besides offering myself, there's only this Star Skill Stone!"
He also knew the Star Skill Stone was extremely valuable, otherwise he wouldn't have been so conflicted earlier. But now that he had decided to give it away, he wouldn't hesitate.
"Forget about offering yourself, but compensation is possible..."
Lu Xiaobai raised an eyebrow, then said with a laugh,
"Then let me first see what Star Skill this thing actually is!"
Without hesitation, he immediately crushed it.
The Star Skill Stone shattered, turning into points of light that swiftly merged into Lu Xiaobai's mind.
"Young Master Lu... you?!"
Zhao Guangming's eyes widened, his face filled with shock.
If the target did not meet the prerequisite conditions, those rays of light would coalesce back into a skill stone. Only when the conditions were fully satisfied would they merge into one's consciousness.
The scene unfolding before him meant Lu Xiaobai's [Basic Body Refining Technique] had reached its maximum level!
Having worked as a sparring partner for so long, he had naturally witnessed many geniuses from Starlight City, but not a single one possessed a Body Refining Technique of this caliber!
"As expected of a direct descendant of the Lu family. This is simply too prodigious..."
e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
end. Thus one must continue to cultivate, and become a saint or great emperor, in order to prolong one's life. Chen Xia, however, completely reversed this. Since his transmigration, he has gained immortality, and also a system that awards him with attribute points for every year he lives. Thus between the myriad worlds, the legend of an unparalleled senior appeared. "A gentleman takes revenge; it is never too late even after ten thousand years." "When you were at your peak I yielded, now in your old age I shall trample on you." - Chen Xia
ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
nce】【Lighthearted Comedy】【Ultimate Gentleman's Novel】【Viewer Discretion Advised for Under 16】 The mightiest human hero, Sharen Morian, is resurrected after a thousand years by his wife—the Demon King. This is not your typical hero-vs-demon-king tale.
