33: Chapter 33 SS-level Space-type Ability, Strength Greatly Increased

After returning home, Lin Tianming listened to his son recount the Martial Arts Examination with his mouth agape the entire time.

He absolutely could not believe that his son, just a month ago, was an ordinary person with zero talent for Martial Arts.

But now, not only had his son become a Martial Artist, but he had also crushed all the geniuses of Great Xia in the Martial Arts Examination to become the national top scholar. This left him, as a father, completely unprepared.

Finally, Lin Tianming dazedly returned to the hospital. He needed to tell Lin Yuan's mother and younger sister this great news.

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for completing the final mission. You have received one Ability Gift Pack.]

"The System is quite considerate, knowing I finally have time to look at the gift pack. I'll open it now."

Lin Yuan's thoughts moved, and the gift pack opened.

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for receiving one Ability Enhancement Pill and one SSS-rank Breathing Art.]

"Ability Enhancement Pill?"

Lin Yuan's breathing became rapid. "Could it be? SS-rank?"

Lin Yuan immediately snatched the Ability Enhancement Pill out of the System Space and eagerly stuffed it into his mouth.

The pill melted upon entering his mouth. Lin Yuan suddenly felt a warmth in his lower abdomen, and then his eyes snapped wide open.

[Ding! Congratulations to the host. Your ability has been enhanced to SS-rank Spatial Ability.]

The Spatial Ability had improved. Lin Yuan suddenly felt a much deeper understanding of the surrounding space, and his control had increased significantly.

He clearly sensed that the power of his two Martial Arts had experienced a terrifying surge, far more than double.

"Open System Panel."

[System Panel Opening ---]

[host]: Lin Yuan

[Ability]: SS-rank Spatial Ability

[Martial Arts Level]: Martial Artist First Order Mid Stage [Upgradeable]

[Combat Power]: 57,100 [Upgradeable]

[Martial Arts]: Space Dimensional Slash A (Advanced) [Upgradeable], Heaven Burning Body Refining Art S (Skin Refining Realm 20%), Spatial Rend and Kill S (Advanced) [Upgradeable]

[Skills]: Spirit Devouring, Swordsmanship (Advanced) [Upgradeable], Breathing Art SSS

[ability points]: 46,000 Points

"SS-rank Ability is truly powerful. Not only is my spatial control stronger, but my Combat Power has also increased by so much. I estimate that every time I upgrade my Martial Arts Level in the future, I will gain an even greater increase in Combat Power. I just don't know if the ability points required for upgrading will also increase..."

"Combat Power increased by 21,100 points—that's a huge jump. It must have doubled my Combat Power from before, excluding Body Refining.", Lin Yuan was pleasantly surprised.

"I'm still quite far from the standard of 80,000 Combat Power needed to reach Second Order Mid Stage. I should upgrade my Martial Arts Level to First Order Peak first."

Lin Yuan's thoughts moved, and he chose to upgrade his Martial Arts Level. Instantly, a powerful sensation washed over him.

[Martial Arts Level]: Martial Artist First Order Peak

[Combat Power]: 105,100 [Upgradeable]

[ability points]: 22,000 Points

It cost 24,000 ability points to gain an increase of 48,000 Combat Power—it was actually double the previous rate of increase.

"This is amazing! SS-rank Ability is too strong! I'm really looking forward to what SSS-rank Ability feels like."

"The remaining ability points won't be enough to upgrade my Martial Arts Level again in the short term, so I'll put them into Combat Power."

Lin Yuan directly added all the remaining 22,000 ability points into Combat Power.

[Combat Power]: 127,100

[ability points]: 0 Points

"Before, adding Combat Power required two ability points to gain one point of Combat Power. Now, one Ability Point can yield one point of Combat Power. This is a great deal!", Lin Yuan nodded with satisfaction.

"My current Combat Power is still quite far from the standard for Second Order Peak. 160,000 Combat Power isn't that easy to reach."

He felt a sense of urgency now. He hadn't forgotten that he had killed the young master of the Liu Family, Liu Ning, and Liu Ning's father, Provincial Governor Liu Qingyun.

Liu Ning's grandfather was a Third Order Early Stage expert, and Lin Yuan was nowhere near a match for him yet.

Once the grandfather discovered that Lin Yuan had killed his son and grandson, he would certainly seek revenge.

Lin Yuan himself wasn't afraid. With his current strength, even if he couldn't win, he could still escape if he was determined to flee. But what about his parents and younger sister?

"I'll continue to work hard starting tomorrow. Without strength, one has no capital to slack off!", Lin Yuan gritted his teeth silently.

Lin Yuan lay on the bed and closed his eyes. He was already very tired from this day.

The Breathing Art activated automatically. With every breath he took, the spiritual energy and Combat Power within his body continued to grow.

This was the heaven-defying nature of the SSS-rank Breathing Art: without needing deliberate practice, he could maintain a cultivation state at all times, continuously increasing his Martial Arts Level and Combat Power.

Although this kind of improvement was relatively slow, everyone understood the principle of accumulation.

...

Just as Lin Yuan returned home, various major powers became busy because of him. A future star was rapidly rising, and everyone wanted to forge a good relationship with him.

"Xiao Min, check if there are any vacant villas left in the Martial Alliance compound. The location must be the best one,", Qi Tianheng said to Manager Tian.

Although he hadn't been to the scene, he had been closely following the news of the Martial Arts Examination. He wanted to see just how far his Brother Lin could go.

He was quite confident in his judgment, and now it was proven that his insight was indeed sharp.

Lin Yuan had actually secured the title of national top scholar, and he did so by crushing historical records to obtain the title.

Although he was the leader of the Spring City Martial Alliance, a top-tier big shot in Spring City, he truly didn't possess many valuable assets.

Never mind that he was a Sixth Order expert; in the eyes of a Grandmaster Expert, he was merely an ant. Relying on the benefits provided by the Martial Alliance, he really didn't have a suitable gift to offer.

But he had the Martial Alliance's welfare housing! He knew the living conditions of the Lin family. Giving a house was probably the best option right now.

"Yes, Alliance Leader, there is one more excellent unit. I will find the key for you."

Manager Tian scurried off to get the key and soon handed it over to Qi Tianheng.

Qi Tianheng looked at the key in his hand and nodded with satisfaction. "Haha—Excellent! Tomorrow morning, come with me to Brother Lin's house to deliver the gift! Oh, call Xiao Min along too."

"Understood, Alliance Leader. I will arrange it now."

Afterward, Manager Tian went down to arrange the matters for the next day.

...

In the City Lord's Mansion, Zhao Yan paced back and forth, restless. He truly didn't know what gift to give.

He had already given weapons. Lin Yuan certainly wasn't lacking in housing now. The gift had to strike a chord with him to show its true value.

"City Lord, isn't there the official prize money? Do we still need to prepare something else?", Captain Yang said from the side.

"You don't understand anything! The official prize is the official prize, and mine is mine. Do you know what Lin Brother's feat this time means? This is creating history, do you understand?"

"Lin Brother's future achievements will be something I can only look up to. If I don't build a good relationship now, won't I suffer a huge loss?"

Zhao Yan spoke irritably, but suddenly he had an inspiration: send cultivation resources! Aren't resources what Martial Artists value most?

"I don't have high-grade pills, but I still have the essence blood of a Seventh-rank Ferocious Beast! This thing isn't something you can buy even if you have money. I managed to obtain this through connections when I went to the Capital, and I haven't had a chance to use it yet. It's perfect to give to Brother Lin. Little Yang, prepare now, we'll go to Brother Lin's house tomorrow morning."

Zhao Yan said with a chuckle, feeling certain that Lin Yuan would be satisfied with his gift.

...

In the Provincial Government Office, Provincial Governor Wan Hengfeng had just received the official notice that he needed to go to Spring City tomorrow to commend Lin Yuan. He never expected that Tai Province would produce such an outstanding talent.

"Secretary Liang, head to Spring City early tomorrow morning. Prepare everything early,", Wan Hengfeng said, picking up the phone.

"Yes, Provincial Governor Sir."

Lin Yuan, who was cultivating, did not yet know that his home in the old district would become bustling tomorrow...