The man who killed a fifth-level monster...can't open his storage watch?

Rental house.

The next morning.

“Hmm~”

Su Bai slowly woke up, habitually stretching.

Huh?

Huh?

Huh?

⊙_⊙

What is this?!

Such a strange sensation!

Pinch, pinch... huh?

How come... it’s so soft?

(⋆ ꁏ ہ ꁏ ⋆)

Su Bai’s eyes widened. He found his hand resting on... Xia Qingyan’s... 0. How did she end up sleeping in his arms again?

Twice in a row!

Oh my goodness!

Could she have somnambulism?!

Subconsciously, Su Bai pinched again... Hmm... It was wonderful!

“Hmm~ Hmm~”

However, as soon as he made a move, Xia Qingyan reacted, letting out a soft hum and snuggling closer into his embrace.

(| | ๐ _ ๐)

After a moment of thought, Su Bai chose to close his eyes. At the same time, he gently reached out his arms, carefully embracing the beautiful girl in his arms.

(ಡ ω ಡ)

Hehe!!

Back to sleep!

However, just as Su Bai was about to drift off again... “Bang bang bang!”

“Bang bang bang!”

“Bang bang bang!”

Suddenly, someone knocked on the door of the rental house!

Hearing the sound, Su Bai immediately woke up.

At the same time, Xia Qingyan, whom he was embracing, was also startled awake by the knocking. She groggily opened her eyes, and when she saw them in such an intimate position, her face immediately flushed red... “Su Bai... I...”

Xia Qingyan quickly released Su Bai, her voice as faint as a mosquito... Su Bai awkwardly scratched his head and whispered to her:

“Yan Yan... someone’s knocking.”

With that, he got out of bed, walked towards the door, and tidied his clothes.

“Who is it? So early in the morning, can’t a person get some sleep?!”

He was a bit annoyed at this point!

Damn it!

So early in the morning!

How dare someone disturb his good dream!

However... there was no answer from outside the door!

Seeing no one reply, Su Bai muttered softly:

“No one? That’s weird...”

“Yan Yan, you go back to sleep, I’ll go check...”

After speaking, Su Bai gripped the doorknob and gently twisted it—

“Ta-da! Surprised? Unexpected?”

“...”

Upon seeing the person, Su Bai was instantly stunned!

Because the person in front of him was none other than—

Shen! Xing! Yao!

Oh my goodness!

Shen Xingyao, as Director Shen of the Education Bureau and Vice President of the Heavenly God Society... why did she personally come here?!

Could it be—

She’s here to deliver a reward?!

He remembered her calling yesterday, saying he had killed a Fifth-Tier Demon Wolf King, and the state had given him some personal rewards, which had already arrived yesterday... And then... she said she would help send them over... So... she really came to deliver a package for him?!

What level of reward requires her to deliver it personally?!

This is too good!

Su Bai opened his mouth, but couldn't speak for a long time.

However, Shen Xingyao ignored him, pushed past Su Bai, and walked straight in. Her eyes swept across the room and landed on Xia Qingyan.

“Oh ho! Little handsome guy, I didn’t expect you to be quite the enjoyer, having a beauty accompany you so early in the morning! Tsk tsk...”

Looking at the disheveled Xia Qingyan, Shen Xingyao smiled ambiguously.

But there was an inexplicable meaning in her eyes... He didn't know what she was thinking!

Hearing this, Su Bai awkwardly scratched his head:

“Director Shen, are you here to deliver my reward?”

“Haha! What else?” Shen Xingyao chuckled, then waved her jade hand, pulling out a silver storage watch. “Here, it’s all here. This was specially prepared by the higher-ups for Genius Awakened Ones like you!”

Upon seeing the storage watch, Su Bai was instantly shocked!

This... this is a storage watch!

Although this item isn't particularly precious, but—

Just this one is worth at least hundreds of thousands!

This is a special spatial Dao item!

Even in his previous life, as an Eighth-Tier strong Awakened One, he didn't have many of these storage watches... Hmm... probably only about a hundred!

However, this item, just like its name suggests, is only for storing things. What's truly precious are the items inside!

Since they specifically used a storage watch to transport the goods... that means... the items inside are very valuable!

“Why are you standing there? Take it!”

Seeing Su Bai frozen in place, Shen Xingyao patted his shoulder.

“Oh...”

Su Bai was, after all, an Eighth-Tier strong Awakened One in his previous life!

He wasn't actually so easily startled by such things.

However... he’s currently just a little noob around the First-Tier, right?

The items inside... they wouldn't be rewards matching a Fifth-Tier Awakened One, would they?!

Speechless... With that guess, it probably is... After all, who told him he was so outstanding, killing a Fifth-Tier Demon Creature?

So, he was probably mistaken for a Fifth-Tier Awakened One by the higher-ups?

“Director Shen... I can’t open it!”

That’s right!

Su Bai couldn't open the storage watch... Su Bai could tell at a glance that the storage watch in Shen Xingyao's hand was a relatively Advanced one among storage watches, an item exclusive to mid to high-tier Awakened Ones. Therefore, it didn't have a button to retrieve the items inside; it could generally only be opened with Spiritual Power.

But... his true rank was only First-Tier!

He could barely use skills, but asking him to use Spiritual Power Projection... he simply couldn't do it!

“...”

Shen Xingyao: Don’t you listen to what you’re saying? Can’t open it?

In Shen Xingyao's perception, Su Bai was a Fifth-Tier Awakened One!

Perhaps even higher!

After all, he was the man who killed a Fifth-Tier Shadow Demon Wolf!

Seeing Shen Xingyao look at him suspiciously, Su Bai felt it was better to clarify things in advance, so he added:

“Director Shen, to be honest, my true personal rank is actually only First-Tier. The time I killed the Fifth-Tier Demon Wolf King, I used a special method to temporarily raise my level to Six-Tier!”

Upon hearing this, Shen Xingyao showed an 'I see' expression.

She finally understood now: no wonder Su Bai, who Awakened the day before yesterday, was able to kill a Fifth-Tier Demon Creature yesterday! So it was a special method!

Hmm! That makes sense!

Otherwise, how could a novice who just Awakened and hadn't done anything immediately reach Fifth-Tier or even higher strength?!

Since it was a temporary boost, then it was perfectly normal!

After all, Su Bai was an SSS-rank Talent Awakener!

SSS-Rank Talent... a little boost is normal!

In fact, hundreds of years ago, there was a Human Race Great Emperor who also Awakened an SSS-Rank Talent. As soon as he Awakened, in less than half a day, under certain special circumstances, he unleashed his Talent and instantly killed a Ninth-Tier Demon Creature from the Starry Sky Demon Race with one move!

At that time, this incident shocked the entire Human Race, and thereafter, all Humans regarded him as the only hope for the rise of the Human Race!

All Humans believed that after he became an Emperor, he would be invincible!

As for now!

He had long since become one of the Human Race's top Great Emperors!

His codename—Demon Subduing!

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