Heroes Skilled in Scheming

Lu Xingtian did not pay attention to Lu Xiaobai's words, but said flatly:

"Did you participate in the Ancestral Planet Literature Competition?"

"..."

Lu Xiaobai instantly understood the reason for his father's attitude.

He rubbed his nose and whispered:

"Dad, you even pay attention to such entertainment-oriented minor events..."

Nowadays, humanity focuses entirely on cultivating Star Martial arts. The so-called literature competition naturally leans toward entertainment and has no practical significance.

"It was originally a small matter, but I saw the first-place entry's topic!"

"..."

Lu Xiaobai's heart sank. He scratched his head and laughed dryly.

He was actually terrified of his council speaker father standing before him...

The main reason he wasn't arrogant and domineering like other rich kids was entirely due to the discipline of the man in front of him.

Lu Xingtian's face grew even calmer, and he said flatly:

"Before you went to study on the Ancestral Planet, what did I tell you?"

"Don't casually expose your identity..."

Lu Xiaobai muttered, then quickly explained:

"Dad, the main thing is I didn't want to embarrass the Lu family. Look, my Star Martial grades are already terrible. If I couldn't even place in some literature competition, wouldn't that make me too useless? What would people from other major factions think of our Lu family then?"

"So you used my identity to get first place?"

"..."

Lu Xiaobai scratched his head and said:

"Actually, it might not necessarily be because of you. Our Teacher Wang said it was mainly because of my brilliant literary talent..."

"Brilliant my ass!"

Lu Xingtian glared at him, then continued:

"I've watched you grow up since you were a kid, don't I know what you're capable of? Whenever you write a poem, it's always 'the ocean is all water, the spider is all legs.' What literary talent could you possibly have?!"

"..."

Lu Xiaobai was instantly silenced.

He really had no way to retort...

The only thing that reassured him was that Lu Xingtian was tens of thousands of light-years away and couldn't actually beat him up right now...

"By the way, I just ordered a Didi Hitman for you. Wait at home for a while, don't leave."

"???"

Lu Xiaobai instantly lost his composure.

"Dad, do you have to be so outrageous..."

"Don't worry, it's just a little guy with a level 20 vitality. It won't hurt too much when he beats you."

"Xiao Huo!"

Lu Xiaobai didn't hesitate at all. He directly summoned the underground flying machine, ready to run away.

His vitality level was only 1.5, how could he withstand that...

A smile appeared in Lu Xingtian's eyes as he said flatly:

"No need to run. I've already sent him the location of your flying machine."

"..."

Lu Xiaobai's body stiffened, and then he said in an aggrieved tone:

"Are you really my biological father?"

Hearing this, Lu Xingtian actually fell silent for a moment, then sighed and said:

"Actually, sometimes I wonder too..."

"??"

"Look at our Lu family. Even the branch family members have extremely high Star Martial talent. Your peers already have a vitality level of 9.9, not to mention your three older brothers and sisters."

As the son of the Lu family's patriarch, Lu Xiaobai had the absolute top-tier provisions in all aspects, whether it was potions, meals, or other supplements. Logically speaking, even a pig would have reached a vitality level of 9.9 by now.

But unfortunately, Lu Xiaobai showed absolutely no improvement. His body couldn't absorb any star energy nutrition at all.

For this matter, the Lu family had hired the top doctors in all of humanity, but they still couldn't find any abnormalities...

"Dad, do you think there's a possibility that the reason I can't absorb those star energy substances is because I possess some kind of extremely powerful physique?"

Lu Xiaobai said cautiously.

He thought of his previous status panel, where his physique and talent both showed as unawakened...

This meant that he actually had talent and a physique!

Nowadays, the human population had reached trillions. With such a massive base, various anomalies naturally appeared. Some people were born with the ability to manipulate fire and had terrifying comprehension of fire star skills, while others were born with powerful physiques, possessing a vitality level above 10 even as infants.

And these abilities were known as talents or physiques!

Although not all talents and physiques were absurdly strong, overall, such people were naturally more advantaged than others and could be said to be the darlings of heaven.

"Certain physiques do require the absorption of massive amounts of nutrients to awaken."

Lu Xingtian sighed and said plainly:

"But that shouldn't be your case."

"Dad, why?"

Lu Xiaobai quickly asked:

"I remember Third Brother's situation was the same as mine before he was ten, and he eventually successfully awakened the SSS-rank Overlord Physique."

"You said it yourself, that's the world-rare Overlord Physique!"

Lu Xingtian said helplessly:

"Awakening a physique of that level only required absorbing ten years of nutrients. You've been absorbing them for almost eighteen years now. Don't tell me your physique is going to surpass SSS-rank?"

"What if it is?"

Lu Xiaobai's tone was extremely certain.

Although he didn't know what golden finger had awakened inside him, anything that could level up his star skills so easily definitely wasn't ordinary. Even it said his physique was merely unawakened, so that must be the case!

Even though an SSS-rank physique was already the highest level in the human world, the universe was too vast for humanity to imagine. There definitely had to be powerful physiques that surpassed SSS-rank!

"Let's hope so..."

Lu Xingtian nodded and said:

"The Lu family won't cut off your Star Martial resources. If it really is because of a special physique, I believe it will awaken one day!"

"Thanks, Dad!"

Lu Xiaobai said with a smile.

Given his current situation, consuming precious supplements was like throwing meat buns at a dog. If it were any other family member, their resource supply would have been cut off long ago. The only reason he could still enjoy such great treatment was definitely due to his father's full support.

"Alright, what level is your special skill, Feign Injury, at now?"

Lu Xingtian changed the subject and asked:

"Although it can't increase your strength, it can greatly enhance your ability to survive. This is one of Ancestor Lu's trump cards for roaming the starry sky!"

Feign Injury was a special skill created by Ancestor Lu. Its effect was just as its name implied: it could fake injuries. The higher the level, the better the effect. A max-level Feign Injury could even fake one's own death. It was absolutely a divine survival skill!

"Uh... it's still at level one..."

Lu Xiaobai scratched his head and answered with a guilty conscience.

"You've been slacking off?"

Lu Xingtian frowned and said somewhat sternly:

"You don't have to learn other star skills, but you must master this Feign Injury as soon as possible. Otherwise, what will you use to scheme against people, and what will you use to save your life?"

"Uh... Dad, I know about saving my life, but this thing can also be used to scheme against people?"

"Nonsense! This thing can let you fake the effect of severe injury or even death. Who would keep their guard up against an injured or dead person?"

"Is that so?"

Lu Xiaobai blinked. He truly hadn't thought about it that way. After all, in his eyes, his family skill was completely useless...

"Take this seriously!"

Lu Xingtian looked stern, his voice tinged with fervor as he said,

"Which of our Lu family ancestors wasn't a great hero who excelled at playing dirty?"