35: Chapter 35: 80% of the Skin-Burning Realm, Combat Power Soars

Qi Tianheng waved to Xiao Min, who immediately brought out a small box and handed it to Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan opened the box, and a key lay inside.

"Old Brother Qi, what is this?" Lin Yuan asked doubtfully.

"Brother Lin, this is from me on behalf of the Martial Alliance. Do you know Dragon Pool Garden? This is a villa I carefully selected for you. You will definitely like it, haha--"

Qi Tianheng said with a loud laugh while sitting on the sofa.

Lin Yuan certainly knew about Dragon Pool Garden. No one in Spring City didn't want to live there, because only Martial Artists certified by the Martial Alliance could reside there; money couldn't buy a place.

The community not only had beautiful scenery and complete facilities, but most importantly, it was extremely safe to live there.

Only the families of Martial Artists lived here, and the Martial Alliance paid great attention to the security work here, so Martial Artists from the Martial Alliance patrolled in shifts twenty-four hours a day.

If one were to name the safest residence in Spring City, it would undoubtedly be this place.

This was exactly what Lin Yuan wanted most right now. He had offended the Liu Family, and he wasn't afraid if the Liu Family retaliated against him, but if they targeted his family, he would be at a severe disadvantage.

With this house, Lin Yuan could also feel much more at ease.

"Old Brother Qi, this doesn't follow the rules, does it? I haven't joined the Martial Alliance after all. Living here might put you in a difficult position..." Lin Yuan worried that Qi Tianheng was breaking protocol for him.

"It's not difficult. You are certified by our Martial Alliance. Even if you don't join the Alliance, you are still a Spring City Martial Artist certified by the Martial Alliance. That is enough. Brother Lin, please live there with peace of mind. It is absolutely legal and compliant," Qi Tianheng explained.

"Good, then I thank you very much, Old Brother Qi."

Lin Yuan clasped his hands in thanks. He knew this was just an excuse from Qi Tianheng. He hadn't given him a house before, but now he was, which meant he saw Lin Yuan's potential.

However, this was understandable; strength determined status. Qi Tianheng had treated him quite well, and Lin Yuan accepted this favor.

"Haha-- Brother Lin, don't be so polite with your older brother. I will arrange for some people to come over later. You all can move today."

"Okay," Lin Yuan nodded.

"Old Man Qi, don't rush to move yet. You've given your congratulatory gift, now it's my turn. Brother Lin, I hope you like my congratulatory gift."

City Lord Zhao said, waving his hand toward Captain Yang. Captain Yang immediately presented a box to Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan opened the box, and inside lay a spatial bottle containing bright red blood.

"Old Brother Zhao, is this Ferocious Beast Essence Blood?"

Lin Yuan was suddenly overjoyed. His Heaven Burning Body Refining Art had been stuck because Body Refining Martial Arts could not be upgraded using ability points.

And he himself couldn't hunt high-level Ferocious Beasts, so his body refining realm was still stuck at 20% of the Heaven Burning Skin Realm. Now, with the Ferocious Beast Essence Blood, his strength would increase again.

"That's right. This is the essence blood of a Seventh-rank Ferocious Beast. I cherished it for a long time, intending to use it when I broke through to the Grandmaster realm, but my Grandmaster realm is still far off, so I'll take it out now as a congratulatory gift for you," City Lord Zhao nodded and said.

"Old Brother Zhao, this is too valuable..."

"What? You accepted Old Man Qi's house worth over ten million, and now you're going to refuse my Ferocious Beast Essence Blood?"

City Lord Zhao pretended to be displeased and glared at Lin Yuan.

"How could I? Your gifts, both of you older brothers, truly make it impossible for me to refuse. Fine, then I will shamelessly accept it."

Lin Yuan clasped his hands in thanks, noting down the favor from both men in his heart.

"Haha-- That's more like it!" The two laughed.

"Both older brothers, please have some tea."

Having accepted such a huge favor, Lin Yuan could only quickly invite the two to drink tea...

After the two left, Lin Yuan asked his father to start packing up their things, taking only what was useful. All the furniture and other items were already fully equipped in the new villa.

Moving quickly meant he could go out to cultivate with peace of mind. Before he had the strength to solve the troubles, he still needed to be cautious.

He hadn't told Qi Tianheng and City Lord Zhao about the trouble with the Liu Family. After all, he had taken the initiative to attack earlier, killing Liu Ning and his two followers; this matter couldn't be leaked.

If the Liu Family came to kill him, and he counter-killed them, it would be considered self-defense, and he wouldn't have to worry about subsequent trouble.

In the coming period, before the Old Family Head of the Liu Family came to bother him, he had to quickly improve his strength.

Lin Yuan didn't help his father pack. Instead, he walked into his room, took out the bathtub used for soaking, and poured the bottle of Seventh-rank Ferocious Beast Essence Blood given by City Lord Zhao into it.

Although it was just a small bottle, the inside of the bottle was actually a storage space. The essence blood inside instantly filled the bathtub.

Lin Yuan eagerly jumped in, sat cross-legged, and the essence blood directly covered his shoulders.

The Heaven Burning Body Refining Art began to operate, absorbing the power from the Ferocious Beast Essence Blood to strengthen himself.

Two hours later, the large tub of essence blood was completely absorbed by him. Lin Yuan stood up, clenched his fist, and felt that his strength had grown considerably.

He glanced at the system panel: Heaven Burning Skin Realm progress was 80%, an increase of sixty percent in progress.

"It seems upgrading the Body Refining realm is really not easy; it consumes too many cultivation resources. But the effect is really good."

Lin Yuan felt that his skin's defensive power had increased significantly. He drew floating snow from his storage space and slashed his arm with it; only a shallow white mark was left on his skin.

"If the Heaven Burning Skin Realm reaches perfection, it will be very difficult for Martial Artists of the same level to break through my defense. It truly lives up to being an S-rank Body Refining martial art."

Lin Yuan sighed inwardly. He checked his combat power again and found that it had actually increased by 40,000, reaching a combat power value of 167,100.

"Why did it increase so much? When it increased by 20% before, it only increased combat power by 5,000. Now, an increase of 60% surprisingly increased it by 40,000 combat power. It seems the later the Body Refining technique progresses, the greater the increase.

That's great. My combat power has already reached the standard for peak Second-rank. Against ordinary Martial Artists, I can fight across a major realm."

Lin Yuan was very satisfied. To possess such combat power so quickly, although the standard for Third-rank was still far off, everything was changing in a positive direction.

Lin Yuan walked out of the room. His father, Lin Tianming, had nearly finished packing. Lin Yuan took some items he wanted and then called Qi Tianheng.

Subsequently, a group of staff members quickly arrived, and two large trucks loaded everything in one trip.

As the vehicles drove out of the old district, Lin Tianming sat in the co-pilot seat of the truck, constantly waving goodbye to the neighbors.

"See? What did I tell you? Old Man Lin's family is moving out. It's truly a case of one person achieving greatness and their whole family benefiting," Aunt Wang said sarcastically, expressing her jealousy.

"Aunt Wang, don't say that. Old Man Lin and his wife were always good to us neighbors. This is just their good fortune; you can't be jealous of it," the Middle-aged man from before said.

...After moving into Dragon Pool Garden, Lin Yuan went out. He had just received a call from Principal Tang Weiguo, asking him to come to the school.

The commendation from the Education Bureau had arrived, and he needed to go to the school.

Lin Yuan also wanted to go to the school to thank a few teachers and consult the Principal about which university would be better.

Since activating the system, he had been busy improving his strength and didn't really know much about these universities...