272: Chapter 272 Getting stronger just by walking? This is way too overpowered!

"Click—" A crisp snapping sound, exceptionally jarring in the quiet, luxurious room.

Qin Ziyan froze in place.

She looked at the pair of alloy chopsticks in her hand, which had been pinched into two pieces, the middle part even turned into sawdust, her face full of innocence and embarrassment.

That spirited, beautiful face was now as red as a schoolchild who had made a mistake.

"Um..."

Qin Ziyan carefully let go, letting the pathetic alloy scraps scatter on the table.

"If you don't mind, I can pay for them."

Lin Yuan, sitting opposite her, was calmly drinking porridge.

Hearing this, he didn't even lift his eyelids.

"This is the third pair already."

"And that's not counting the dinner knife you pinched into a spoon just now."

"Or the stainless steel dinner plate you accidentally left a handprint on."

Lin Yuan put down his bowl, a playful arc appearing at the corners of his mouth.

"It seems our Captain Qin hasn't adapted to her skyrocketing strength yet."

Qin Ziyan glared at him with some shame and annoyance.

But because she felt guilty, the gaze lacked lethality and instead carried a hint of coquettish charm.

"It's all your fault!"

She muttered softly.

"Who told you to help me breakthrough like that last night."

"Now my strength has multiplied several times over, just a little bit of force and..."

Last night.

With Lin Yuan's special "help," the Superpower in her body had undergone a qualitative leap.

Promoting from an S-rank Ability to SS-rank, her Superpower enhancement had undergone a near-perverse transformation.

Before, it only strengthened physical fitness and weapon hardness.

But now.

She felt like a prehistoric tyrannosaurus wearing human skin!

Just now when she got up, she subconsciously braced herself against the bed frame.

The result...

That special alloy bed, claimed to be able to carry two tons of weight, directly let out a scream.

The middle part was forcibly pressed with two deep palm prints!

Even the entire bed frame was twisted and deformed, turning into a pile of scrap metal.

When she went out, she wanted to steady herself against the door frame to put on her shoes.

As a result, that reinforced explosion-proof door frame was directly pinched into a twist by her.

"When Dr. Xia brought me the bill just now, her face was green."

Lin Yuan couldn't help but laugh when he thought of Xia Muqing's expression earlier, holding a calculator and wishing she could sell Qin Ziyan to pay off the debt.

"She said you even cracked the main load-bearing pillar of the special lounge, and the repair costs will deduct at least half a year of your salary."

"Ah? Half a year?"

Qin Ziyan's face immediately turned bitter.

That sharp queen aura instantly collapsed, turning into a little woman worried about her wallet.

"Then my crystal cores..."

"Alright, I'm teasing you."

Lin Yuan reached out to wipe the porridge stain from the corner of her mouth, the touch of her skin delicate and warm at his fingertips.

"It's all our own property; if it's broken, it's broken. Out with the old, in with the new."

"However..."

Lin Yuan changed the subject, his gaze sweeping over Qin Ziyan's body, which, despite wearing loose training clothes, still couldn't hide her explosive curves.

"In bed... cough, I mean in daily life, you still need to learn to control yourself."

"Otherwise, I'm afraid my old bones will be pinched apart by you one day."

Qin Ziyan's face turned bright red in a flash, like a ripe apple.

"You... your constitution is so perverse, how could you be pinched apart!"

She knew very well that the constitution of this man in front of her was simply a bottomless pit.

Even when her strength went out of control last night, this man remained as steady as Mount Tai.

He could even suppress her completely in return, leaving her unable to move a single finger.

"Hmph, pervert!"

Qin Ziyan gave a coquettish huff.

To hide her embarrassment, she picked up the steamed bun in front of her and took a fierce bite.

As a result, she used too much force.

"Pfft—"

The soup inside the bun sprayed out, splashing all over Lin Yuan's face.

The air suddenly went quiet.

Lin Yuan closed his eyes, feeling the hot soup sliding down his face, and took a deep breath.

"Qin. Zi. Yan!"

"I'm sorry! I didn't mean to! Wuwuwu, don't spank my butt!"

...

Just as Qin Ziyan was causing chaos due to her runaway strength.

Deep in Lin Yuan's consciousness.

A silent carnival was taking place.

【Ding! Automatic fusion successful!】

【Obtained: Origin Ember (Lv.2) x1】

【Ding! Automatic fusion successful!】

【Obtained: Origin Ember (Lv.2) x1】

...

Although he was eating, chatting, and even getting his "face washed" by bun soup.

The system notification sound in his mind never stopped.

Ever since he tried giving the system a "continuous fusion" command in his sleep last night, he discovered a shocking bug.

As long as his Spiritual Power was sufficient, the system could act as a "background program."

Automatically grabbing, matching, and fusing the wisp of 【Origin Ember】 produced every second.

He didn't need to be distracted at all!

This was true... fully automatic AFK leveling!

"Is this what it means to get stronger while lying down?"

Lin Yuan wiped his face while sensing the flame in his sea of consciousness that was constantly growing stronger.

After the accumulation of this night and the morning.

The original milky-white Lv.2 ember had undergone earth-shaking changes.

It had grown larger.

From the size of a candle flame to the size of a fist.

And the color had also begun to deepen.

From milky white, it gradually transitioned to a pale blue.

That blue was pure, deep, and carried a chilling, aloof aura.

If Lv.1 was dead silence, and Lv.2 was birth.

Then now, it had begun to reveal a ruggedness belonging to "destruction."

Lin Yuan glanced at the alloy chopstick that Qin Ziyan had snapped earlier.

With a thought.

A wisp of extremely faint pale blue flame emerged from his fingertip and gently touched the broken chopstick.

No sound.

No smoke.

Not even any heat conduction.

The part of the alloy chopstick that touched the flame simply disappeared into thin air.

It was like a pencil drawing erased by an eraser.

The cross-section was smooth as a mirror, so flat that there wasn't even a molecular-level burr.

Lin Yuan was shocked.

This was the true horror of the Origin Ember.

It wasn't burning; it was "zeroing out."

Reducing all matter to its most primitive nothingness.

"And this is only pale blue..."

Lin Yuan narrowed his eyes, infinite anticipation surging in his heart.

"If it turns deep blue, or even... gold?"

At that time, could it directly erase space, time, and even laws?

...

Meanwhile.

A thousand miles away from Jiangcheng.

In the north, on a wasteland covered by ice and snow all year round.

The wind was like a knife.

The snow was like goose feathers.

A red figure was stumbling forward in the snow.

It was a woman.

A retro red dress, appearing exceptionally jarring in this vast white world.

Like a red lotus blooming on the snow.

She was beautiful.

Even now, with her face pale as paper, blood hanging from the corner of her mouth, and messy hair stuck to her cheeks, she still couldn't hide the nobility and cold beauty carved into her bones.

Ji Wushuang.

The Goddess of the hidden Ji family, SS-rank Ability, wielder of the divine fire, Nanming Li Fire.

But at this moment, this goddess was as wretched as a stray dog.

"Cough, cough..."

Ji Wushuang clutched her chest, coughing violently.

Each time, a wisp of black blood came out.

That was poison.

A "Xuanming Cold Poison" specifically targeting fire-type Ability Users.

"Damn Ice Demon Cult..."

A trace of hatred flashed in Ji Wushuang's eyes.

If she hadn't been betrayed by a family traitor and ambushed, she could have destroyed two mere Ice Demon Cult protectors with a wave of her hand!

But now...

Feeling the cold energy invading her meridians like bone-eating maggots, a sense of despair surged in her heart.

Was she really going to die here today?

"No! I can't die!"

"I haven't found that legendary 'Fire Seed'... I haven't revitalized the Ji family yet..."

Ji Wushuang bit her tongue, forcibly pulling herself together.

"Southern Bright! Come out!"

She shouted in a low voice.

A ball of crimson flame struggled to rise in her palm.

That was her source divine fire, Nanming Li Fire.

Although it appeared somewhat dim due to the weakness of its master.

But the pressure belonging to the divine fire still caused the surrounding snow to evaporate instantly.

"Take me away..."

Ji Wushuang wanted to urge the flame to fly.

However.

Just then.

A sudden change occurred!

The Nanming Li Fire, which should have obeyed her command, suddenly seemed to sense some incredible existence.

It trembled violently.

Immediately after.

In Ji Wushuang's shocked gaze.

This divine fire, which was usually arrogant and wouldn't even look at an S-rank Mutated Beast crystal core, actually broke free from her control!

It circled in mid-air, then...

"Thump!"

Although fire doesn't have knees, Ji Wushuang clearly felt it... kneeling towards a certain direction?

Yes, kneeling!

That was a submission originating from the depths of the soul!

A trembling and fanaticism like seeing an "Emperor"!

"That is... the southeast?"

Ji Wushuang was stunned.

What was in the southeast? Besides a ruined city and endless zombie hordes, what else could there be?

But the emotion transmitted back by the Nanming Li Fire was clear.

That intense longing even overwhelmed the fear of the cold poison.

Before Ji Wushuang could react.

The flame actually wrapped around her body, like an unbridled wild horse.

Charging crazily towards the southeast—the location of Jiangcheng!

The speed was actually three times faster than in her prime!

"Hey! Are you crazy?!"

Ji Wushuang was disheveled in the wind.

"That's Jiangcheng! It's a death zone!"

But the Nanming Li Fire ignored her protests.

The moment it sensed that wisp of "origin" aura, this divine fire with spirituality had already made its choice.

Even if it was a death zone, it had to go!

Because there, lay something that no flame could refuse...

The ultimate temptation!

...

Jiangcheng Canteen.

"Achoo!"

Lin Yuan rubbed his nose.

"Strange, who is thinking of me?"

He glanced at Qin Ziyan, who was sitting opposite him, struggling to pinch the spoon handle with two fingers, terrified of snapping it again.

He couldn't help but laugh.

"Alright, stop embroidering there."

Lin Yuan stood up and casually tossed Qin Ziyan a new alloy battle saber.

This saber was one he had just picked from the system space, weighing three hundred catties, with extremely high hardness, perfect for her current state.

"Let's go."

"Where to?"

Qin Ziyan subconsciously caught the saber, feeling the heavy weight, exceptionally handy.

"Since you have so much energy, let's go outside..."