80: Chapter 80 Three Promotions in a Row, Top Genius

Before long, Lin Yuan emerged from the Silver Pine Forest. As soon as he came out, he called Tang Wanrou and asked her to come to the trading hall so they could return to the academy together.

Inside the Silver Pine Trading Hall, Lin Yuan randomly found a larger shop and walked in.

He planned to exchange all his beast crystals into great xia coins for easier use.

“Little Brother, welcome. Are you here to purchase supplies?”

A beautiful female sales assistant in her twenties immediately came forward to greet him. Someone as young as Lin Yuan was usually there to buy supplies.

As for selling materials, it was generally impossible. Although there were Body Tempering Realm fierce beasts in the Silver Pine Forest, they were scarce and didn't produce many materials.

Higher-level fierce beasts weren't something someone Lin Yuan's age could kill, so she naturally assumed he was a customer looking to buy supplies.

“No, I want to sell a batch of beast crystals. How are your prices here?” Lin Yuan asked calmly.

“beast crystals? Oh—alright. Our recycling price for beast crystals is very fair, definitely higher than the official recycling price,” the sales assistant replied quickly after reacting.

Although she was surprised that Lin Yuan was there to sell beast crystals, she still maintained professional conduct.

“Good. Where should I put the beast crystals?” Lin Yuan asked, glancing around.

“Just put them on the counter,” the sales assistant said, pointing to the counter surface in front of her.

A few nearby customers also looked over curiously. Everyone wanted to see how many beast crystals Lin Yuan could take out; they estimated it would be one or two at most.

Lin Yuan shrugged and simply waved his hand—

Clatter, clatter, clatter~~

beast crystals the size of steamed buns poured out continuously from his storage space. Over a hundred beast crystals piled up on the counter, forming a small mountain—

Hiss~!

The sound of sharp intakes of breath immediately rang out from the surroundings.

At this moment, the sales assistant's mouth was wide open as she stared blankly at the pile of beast crystals, speechless.

The surrounding customers were also stunned, staring foolishly at the pile of beast crystals.

The sales assistant had worked here for several years and had seen many things, but this was the first time she had seen beast crystals piled like a mountain. How many fierce beasts must have been killed—

One had to know that the drop rate for beast crystals was only about ten percent.

To obtain so many beast crystals, at least a thousand fierce beasts must have been killed, but how was that possible?

“Holy crap! So many beast crystals. He must have been hoarding them for a long time—”

“Hoarding my foot! Can't you see that every beast crystal is bursting with energy? They're clearly fresh from a recent kill.”

“I heard a small-scale beast tide just happened in the Silver Pine Forest. Over fifteen hundred fierce beasts surged out. There should be about a hundred beast crystals, but were most of those beasts killed by this Little Brother? How is that possible?”

“How is it impossible? I was watching the excitement from the outskirts at the time. I saw with my own eyes that this Little Brother killed fierce beasts like cutting melons and vegetables. He's terrifyingly strong!”

...

Lin Yuan ignored the crowd's discussion and instead tapped on the counter, his brow furrowing slightly.

“Ah? Oh, oh—I'm sorry, sir. I—I lost my composure. I'll count the beast crystals for you right away.”

The sales assistant snapped out of it and hurriedly began counting the beast crystals.

“Sir, you have a total of one hundred and twenty-three beast crystals. That comes to a total of 49.8 million great xia coins. Please show your payment code, and I will scan it to transfer the funds to you now.”

After the count was finished, the sales assistant said respectfully.

Lin Yuan pulled out his phone and opened his payment code. Soon after, he received a transfer notification. His balance was now close to a hundred million.

To a martial artist, this wasn't a massive fortune, but to Lin Yuan, it was already quite a lot. After all, he didn't have much desire for money.

He suddenly remembered a wealthy person he knew from his previous life who once said they had no interest in money.

Lin Yuan used to be unable to understand it, but now he somewhat understood what kind of mindset that wealthy person had—

With a self-deprecating smile, Lin Yuan walked out of the shop under the reverent gazes of the crowd.

As soon as he came out, Lin Yuan spotted Tang Wanrou's figure. Her beauty was simply too conspicuous in the crowd—

Tang Wanrou also saw Lin Yuan at a glance and waved her hand at him excitedly, “Lin Yuan, I'm over here!”

Tang Wanrou ran over and grabbed Lin Yuan's arm, “Lin Yuan, why did you take so long to come out? I was getting worried—”

“Uh—” Feeling the softness from his arm, Lin Yuan awkwardly pulled his arm back. “I encountered a small beast tide and was delayed for a bit. Let's head back to the academy now.”

“Mm-hmm, let's go.”

Seeing Lin Yuan's somewhat shy appearance, Tang Wanrou smiled slightly and pulled his arm as they walked outward—

Lin Yuan wasn't actually shy; he was feeling a bit guilty. He felt as if Mu Qianqian was watching him from somewhere nearby—

“Kid Lin, don't worry. That Mu girl already left after you came out. She won't know even if you do something.”

Chu Yunfeng saw Lin Yuan's awkwardness and teased him.

“Holy crap! Old Chu, I didn't do anything. Don't you damn well insult my character. Am I that kind of person?”

Lin Yuan pulled his arm back once again.

But in his heart, he was secretly delighted. “She actually didn't leave and was waiting for me to come out—”

...

Afterward, the two of them drove back to the academy. Lin Yuan had gained a lot from this training excursion, and it was time to digest his gains.

As soon as they returned to the academy, Lin Yuan bid farewell to Tang Wanrou and quickly returned to his villa.

Li Yuxuan wasn't in the dormitory at the moment. Lin Yuan went straight to the training room upstairs, hung a 'Closed-Door Cultivation' sign on the door, locked it, and began his seclusion.

Lin Yuan sat cross-legged in the training room and began to ponder.

“I have 2 million ability points now, and my Martial Arts proficiency is currently sufficient. It's more cost-effective to upgrade my Martial Arts Level first.”

After a moment of deliberation, Lin Yuan decided to upgrade his Martial Arts Level first. After all, increasing his level would also increase his corresponding combat power. At this stage, it was more worthwhile than simply adding combat power.

When he could upgrade his Martial Arts Level, he naturally prioritized it.

“System, upgrade Martial Arts Level!”

With a thought, Lin Yuan began the upgrade.

As heat surged through his body, Lin Yuan's Martial Arts Level skyrocketed like a rocket.

Peak Second Rank—

Third-Rank Initial Stage—

Finally, Lin Yuan's Martial Arts Level stopped at Mid Third Stage.

Clenching his fists, Lin Yuan felt an urge to howl at the sky. He had risen three levels in a row.

This kind of insane advancement was only possible for someone like him who had a cheat.

Lin Yuan stood up abruptly and threw a punch toward the training room wall.

Boom!

A loud explosion rang out, and the entire villa seemed to shake for a moment.

Lin Yuan looked at his fist in surprise. This sense of power was truly intoxicating—

“Holy crap! You kid broke through to the Mid Third Stage? Did you ride a damn rocket? You're too freaking monstrous!!!”

At this moment, Chu Yunfeng's incredulous voice came through. It was rare for this Big Boss Chu to use so many exclamations—

“It's alright, just a normal operation,” Lin Yuan said with a slight smile, acting quite smug.

“Unbelievable. I previously evaluated you as average in the starry sky, but now I have to change that. With your cultivation speed, even in the starry sky, you'd be a top-tier genius—”

Chu Yunfeng gave a fair evaluation. Chu Yunfeng had been to many star sectors and countless Star Alliances, seeing innumerable geniuses. Lin Yuan definitely counted among the top tier.