CHAPTER 55: CHAPTER 55: SHOWING OFF, I’LL MAKE YOU SOAR! (REQUEST FOR CONTINUED READING)

It shouldn’t be like this, the Deceptive Thought is a high-level secret technique of the Three Deceits Cult, and only those high-ranking believers are qualified to learn and master it.

The flaying acolyte is the lowest of the believers in the Three Deceits Cult, only gaining some power through the flaying ritual.

With his status, he shouldn’t have the qualifications to bear the Deceptive Thought.

Yet, the shadow emitting an aura of pain before him is undeniably the Deceptive Thought.

Although it is unclear how this flaying acolyte managed to obtain the Deceptive Thought.

But this guy is surely going to use the Deceptive Thought to escape.

"Li Ku, you don’t understand the greatness of the Three Deities, but no matter, the Three Deities will embrace everything, we will let the Ancestor Star bathe in Divine Grace!"

The man wore a mysterious smile, having left a contingency when Li Hu and the others arrived at the academy, just for this moment.

Then, under Li Hu’s angry gaze, his smile grew ever more smug, and the red light on his body grew ever brighter.

"Well then, goodbye..." the man said, and the next moment....

The red light dimmed as if a lamp had its power switched off.

The smile on the man’s face instantly froze.

"Divine Thought...it’s gone!!" He felt the faint connection on his body break in that instant.

Meanwhile, the smile on Li Hu’s face suddenly lit up at that moment.

"Oh, trying to show off, huh? I’ll make sure you go flying." Li Hu twisted his wrist, producing a series of crisp sounds, revealing a full set of white teeth in a brilliant smile.

...

"I’m leaving now, teacher." Su Tu waved goodbye to Liu Yingjiao.

Then, he walked out of the office, with a light smile on his face, seemingly in a good mood.

Indeed, his mood was truly delightful.

A system notification appeared before his eyes.

[You have devoured the remains of the faith of the Compassionate Blood Mother, Sampling Dao proficiency +50, Spiritual Wisdom proficiency +50]

[Sampling Dao (Initial Tier): 210/300]

[Spiritual Wisdom (Middle Tier): 403/1000]

Just earlier, while chatting with the class teacher, Su Tu used the Power of the Heart and Spirit to extract something from the shadows of the class teacher.

It was indeed the ’candy’ that Xue Yue had been thinking about so long.

He stored those remnants of faith into his own world, and Xue Yue continuously expressed longing, wanting to eat, so Su Tu allowed Xue Yue to devour.

Meanwhile, his skill level grew tremendously once again.

This feeling of exhilaration was indescribable.

Two candies caused Spiritual Wisdom and Sampling Dao to soar by 100 proficiency points today.

It was simply a super experience booster.

"What is the source of this thing? If I could find more for Xue Yue to eat, my Sampling Dao and Spiritual Wisdom could take off immediately."

Su Tu thought happily.

After completing the leave request process, he left the school directly, planning to go to the martial arts hall to grind some proficiency.

On the way, Su Tu found the streets bustling, lots of martial arts halls opening everywhere, and pedestrians discussing eagerly.

"Wow, have you seen this information, Martial Artists, Martial Exam!!"

"Yes, I’ve seen it, of course I have!"

"Don’t you think it’s a bit strange? Logically, many people from Blue Star work beyond the Star River, so it’s impossible that not a single piece of news about martial artists would be sent back."

"But isn’t it rumored online that some supreme expert blocked martial arts information fearing unstable bases, causing issues for Ancestor Star? And only after now stabilizing is it being released!"

"Still...it’s unlikely not a single piece of news returned..."

People were fervently discussing martial arts, and with the Federation’s push, martial arts quickly became the hottest topic across Ancestor Star.

Su Tu browsed his phone, with more breaking news constantly popping up.

The phone’s notifications page was completely inundated with "Martial Artists," "Martial Arts Dao."

Not sure if it was an illusion, Su Tu felt that with the emergence of these news, Ancestor Star seemed to have undergone some subtle changes.

He couldn’t describe exactly what it was, just felt everything around him changed somewhat intricately...

Soon, he arrived at the martial arts hall, which was unusually quiet today despite normally having martial artists practicing outside or using instruments to sample Dao.

But today, the entire hall was eerily quiet.

He wanted to find Zhou Wuliang but was told the teacher was not in today.

So Su Tu decided to practice Basic Skill on his own.

Immortal Burial is a fascinating Basic Skill; previously he asked Zhou Wuliang about its tier ranking.

But Zhou Lao’s answer was quite odd.

"The Basic Skill comprehended from the Ancient Book cannot be given a tier ranking."

This left Su Tu somewhat confused, but since he’s not one to dwell on things, as long as the skill suits him, that’s the best, regardless of ranking.

Occasionally, while practicing, Tang Yangwu and the others would curiously ask Su Tu about the tier of his Basic Skill, to which Su Tu would reply truthfully.

"Unranked."

Of course, this generally earned him a big roll of the eyes.

The Basic Skill refines the self, with Qi wandering through the body, and soon, Su Tu was drenched in sweat.

[You practiced Immortal Burial for twenty minutes....]

[You practiced....]

[You practiced Immortal Burial for eighty minutes, Qi Shocking Meridians, skill level +10]

[Strengthen Body (Middle Tier): 632/1000]

As Su Tu expected, the closer Strengthen Body gets to leveling up, the less skill level is obtained.

Previously, eighty minutes of Immortal Burial could earn 80 skill levels, but today it only earned forty.

As soon as he finished cultivation, Su Tu felt changes in the Qi within him.

"This is, Breaking Acupoints!"

Then, he felt Qi rush within him as the rock blocking the stream was broken open, instantly entering the acupoints.

Su Tu opened a new acupoint, but the feeling did not end, with the turbulent stream opening several more acupoints forward.

Once his Qi steadied, he found six more acupoints successfully developed.

With acupoints newly opened, his body felt turbulent, so Su Tu quickly took out a potion from his backpack, the Star Tempering Potion.

This potion works best when taken after first opening new acupoints, enhancing bodily vitality and increasing the speed at which Qi travels between acupoints.

Su Tu had prepared a bottle in his bag just for drinking during a breakthrough, but didn’t expect it to come this soon.

He had just taken out one bottle, and already needed to use it.

Introspecting his body, Qi like a stream, Su Tu had already opened eighteen acupoints.

Who says martial arts are bitter and slow? Isn’t this pretty quick, and not bitter at all, is it?

After drinking the potion, Su Tu felt a tingling feeling in his body, dissipating the fatigue from practicing Immortal Burial, while Qi flow became about five parts faster.

Qi traveled throughout the body, amplifying the self, and as its speed increased, so did cultivation progress.

"These are great things, just really expensive." Su Tu couldn’t help but lament; if not for senior brother’s aid, once he finished the supplements at home, he wouldn’t have the money for more.

Su Tu sat in a chair with a tranquil mind, planning to rest a bit, when his phone suddenly rang with a cheerful ringtone.

Seeing it was a call from his dad, Su Tu thought, oh boy, finally remembering to call after so many days, huh?

He walked to the lounge to answer the call.

Upon connecting the video call, Su Tu saw a familiar and elegant face.

"Haha, son, have you missed me!" The person speaking was Su Tu’s dad, Su Qingping.

"Wow! You two actually remember you have a son on Blue Star; I thought you had more kids elsewhere and forgot about me!"

Su Tu teased lightly.

"Oh, seriously, it’s been so busy lately, truly. How could I forget about my son!!" Su Qingping replied hastily.

In the lounge, an aunt cleaning passed by Su Tu, her gaze briefly pausing but saying nothing as she finished cleaning and left.

"Kids these days are under so much pressure, talking to the phone self-talking..."