booktalesy Chapter 55 : Chapter 55
Chapter 55 : Chapter 55
Chapter 55: So Xiao Xuan Liked Su Qingwu? The Death of Su Qingwu!!
Xiao Xuan immediately sprang up from the floor in excitement.
He had originally thought he was completely fated to lose his cheat ability forever.
After living through a hundred years of the future, he had fully realized one thing: without his cheat ability, he was nothing at all.
Of course, it was not just him. Any genius relied on Traits.
Without Traits, they were nothing at all either.
His own Trait was simply even more monstrous than everyone else’s.
“But why did I go into the future? Was it because of that crack from before?”
Could that crack have been the legendary Time Rift?
Still, besides me, could anyone else see that crack?
“Surely it could not have been visible to me alone, right?”
At that thought, Xiao Xuan’s brows furrowed tightly. He could not make sense of it.
At the same time, he used his Divine Sense again, only to discover that the crack had already disappeared.
He then checked the time and found that more than ten hours had passed.
His brows lifted at once.
“Silverwing, what happened to me just now? Pull up all the surveillance footage from the past thirteen hours.”
Xiao Xuan spoke directly to Silverwing.
“Yes, Master!”
Silverwing then brought up all the surveillance records from before, according to Xiao Xuan’s command.
But when Xiao Xuan saw that the footage showed him suddenly collapsing into unconsciousness and lying motionless on the floor until now, his brows rose slightly. It seemed that only his soul had traveled there.
His real body in the present world had not been affected.
“Forget it. There’s no point worrying about that for now. At least now I know that five thousand years from now, humanity will face an extinction-level crisis.”
And that extinction probably won’t just be aimed at Mu Xiying. It may very well be aimed at all of humanity!
But what exactly is that so-called Evil God?
Unfortunately, my True Eye vanished along with the destruction of my body.
“Even if it were still there, I probably wouldn’t be able to see much anyway. Unless its level were higher and it reached Gold, maybe then I could see something. But even that’s doubtful!”
Xiao Xuan’s thoughts raced.
“It looks like I need to raise my strength and Trait levels as quickly as possible. The fact that my Scavenger Trait disappeared in the future does not mean the present Scavenger Trait cannot disappear as well. Before that Trait vanishes, I need to raise its level as quickly as I can.”
Xiao Xuan’s gaze sharpened.
Of course, this trip to the future had not been without gains.
With that in mind, he turned his attention to his status panel.
Name: Xiao Xuan
Race: Human
Level: First Heaven of the Great Grandmaster Realm
Vitality: 10000 (Ten Revolutions of True Qi)
Soul: 10000 (Ten Revolutions of Soul Condensation)
Cultivation Arts: Bloodthirsty Demonic Art (Peak Eighth Tier! Combat Power x1700%), Nine Heavens Thunderflame Tribulation (Peak Tenth Tier! Beginner, 1400%, 120 million/1 billion), Grand Derivation Soul Art (Peak Tenth Tier! Beginner, 1800%)
Martial Techniques: Divine-Punishment Absolute Flame Slash (Peak Tenth Tier! Beginner, 1400%), Thunder-Punishment Sky-Treading Flash (Peak Tenth Tier! Beginner, 150 million/1 billion, 1400%), Adamantine Undying Body (Peak Tenth Tier! Beginner, 1400%), Dance of a Thousand Leaves and Myriad Blades (Peak Tenth Tier! Beginner, 1400%)
There was no change at all in his Traits.
But his Cultivation Arts and Martial Techniques had changed enormously.
He had actually brought back almost all of his future Cultivation Arts and Martial Techniques!
Although their proficiency had dropped from Skilled back to Beginner,
their bonuses had surged to a terrifying fourteenfold.
Compared to the previous sixfold boost, it was a world of difference.
One had to know that even an eighth-tier Cultivation Art cultivated to Great Perfection still could not provide a fourteenfold increase in strength!
Of course, the one drawback was probably the absurd amount of experience required for upgrades.
But although one billion looked like a lot, a single Gold Trait could level it up ten times!
That was far less than the Eco Points he would later need to raise his Vitality Value.
“Right now, all I’m lacking is realm. Otherwise, Tian Ji would definitely not be my opponent. As for realm, if I can get a few Silver Traits in the upcoming assessment, I’ll be able to grow quickly!”
Thinking of this, Xiao Xuan no longer felt overly worried. In the memories of the future, the reason he had lost to Tian Ji had been entirely because Tian Ji’s realm had crushed his, and because the disappearance of the Scavenger Trait had caused the Bloodthirsty Demonic Art to plummet in power, leaving him unable to defeat Tian Ji.
In truth, now that his strength had risen, even if his realm had not improved, he was still confident he could defeat Tian Ji.
“Master, Imperial Capital University has sent an official message. The Hundred-Province Genius Tournament is about to begin. Please proceed to the assessment site as soon as possible!”
At that moment, the system prompt sounded.
“I understand!”
Xiao Xuan’s eyes lit up at once.
At last, he would get to see those so-called Hundred-Province geniuses for himself.
He wondered whether, in this year’s tournament, there were any other geniuses with Gold Traits besides Tian Ji.
With that thought, Xiao Xuan wasted no time and walked straight out of the room.
Click!
At that very moment, the door to the room next to his also opened.
Then Mu Xiying stepped out.
“Sister Ying?”
The moment he saw her, Xiao Xuan froze. She had actually been staying right next door?
“Xiao Xuan?”
Mu Xiying frowned slightly when she saw Xiao Xuan.
She too was somewhat surprised that Xiao Xuan was living next to her.
When Xiao Xuan saw her reaction, he immediately smiled.
So seeing him had surprised Mu Xiying as well.
That made sense. The Xiao Xuan from before had only been a weakling.
“You’re here to participate in the Hundred-Province Genius Tournament too?”
Mu Xiying asked a question whose answer she clearly already knew.
“Yes. My talent awakened recently, so my strength improved a little.”
I happened to remember that you mentioned this before, Sister Ying, so I went to Nanhai University for the assessment. Who would have thought I’d accidentally take first place?
“Maybe my talent is just too strong.”
Xiao Xuan wore a bright smile, putting on the natural manner a boy his age ought to have.
That shamelessly smug expression made Mu Xiying nod.
“The world is vast, and there are many strong people. You should still be careful. This is a Communication Talisman. If you run into danger, crush it, and I can get there immediately.”
As Mu Xiying spoke, she handed Xiao Xuan a small jade token.
“Thank you, Sister Ying!”
Xiao Xuan took it without hesitation.
Still, he was somewhat puzzled.
The Mu Xiying of the present was just as concerned about him as the Mu Xiying of the future had been.
That seemed different from the attitude toward him in his memories.
In those memories, although she had treated him a little better than outsiders, it had only been a little better.
But now, she truly seemed to treat him like family.
“A woman’s heart changes far too quickly. I really can’t understand it.”
Xiao Xuan shook his head helplessly.
“Wow! Senior Mu!!”
Suddenly, Su Qingwu’s excited voice rang out.
In the next instant, Su Qingwu rushed over, looking at Mu Xiying with starry-eyed adoration.
“And you are?”
Mu Xiying frowned slightly.
She did not have much of an impression of Su Qingwu.
But when Xiao Xuan saw Su Qingwu, his brows rose slightly.
In his memories, the future Su Qingwu had become one of Tian Ji’s prey during the first assessment, and she had ultimately died in the very first round of combat.
Unfortunately, he had only learned five thousand years later, when he saw Tian Ji again, that Tian Ji had been the killer.
After all, Xiao Xuan had been the only person to have seen Tian Ji, and before that, Xiao Xuan had only thought Tian Ji had simply wanted to kill him.
“Senior, I’m Su Qingwu. I’m your junior from Blackwater Martial Hall! I’m also Xiao Xuan’s middle-school classmate!”
Su Qingwu hurriedly introduced herself.
“So she’s Su Qingwu?”
The moment she heard that, Mu Xiying immediately understood.
Her gaze then shifted toward Xiao Xuan, and a meaningful look appeared in her eyes.
“So this little girl is probably the reason this boy never married over the next five thousand years. She’s quite pretty. Her talent is a little lacking, but that isn’t really a problem!”