104: Unwarranted increase in strength, rapid increase in energy

Time flows like water, like a fleeting glimpse through a window, passing in an instant.

In the blink of an eye, the date had already reached August 23rd.

With only a few days left until school started, the organization would also simultaneously promote Martial Arts for all citizens, and Huaxia was about to enter the era of Martial Artists.

But at this critical juncture, Yang Dian, who had become a big star in the clan, had decided to slack off.

He lay on a lounge chair under the grape arbor in the courtyard, looking utterly lazy.

Humans are, after all, emotional creatures.

Every month, or every week, there are always a few days when one can't muster the energy to do anything, wanting to do nothing at all.

Today, Yang Dian was like that.

Having been busy without a moment's rest since he started practicing Martial Arts, he suddenly wanted to slack off for a day and take a break.

Just consider it a balance of work and rest.

"Brother, why are you still lying here?"

Yang Lele, carrying the Little Black Cat and sweating profusely as she entered the courtyard, saw Yang Dian lying on the lounge chair, slacking off, and immediately got angry:

"You were lying here before I went out to practice, and you're still lying here after I finished my practice."

"Don't you need to practice?"

"I'm going to sit on you and crush you!"

Noticing that his Silly Younger Sister, after a rapid charge, was about to jump up and flatten him, Yang Dian lazily raised his eyes and glanced at her:

"Mom~"

"I'm thinking about Martial Arts, but Lele keeps bothering me!"

"Yang Lele!" Yangs Mother ran out, holding a spoon:

"Your brother is busy, don't bother him!"

Yang Lele's eyes widened in disbelief:

"Mom, my brother is sleeping on the chair!"

"What do you mean sleeping? I am contemplating with my eyes closed..."

...After a noisy while, Yangs Mother suddenly remembered something:

"Son, has your university admission notice arrived yet?"

Elders are like that; no matter how successful you are, if you don't get into a good university, it's a minus in their eyes.

"I heard from Xiufen and the others that her Wan Jun's admission notice arrived a long time ago."

Yang Dian tapped his head.

He really hadn't paid attention to this:

"I'll ask tomorrow."

"Don't worry, Mom, I said Fuzhou University, and it's Fuzhou University, there's no mistake."

Not long after his words fell, the sound of a car engine stopped outside the small courtyard, followed by a knock on the door:

"Is anyone home?"

Hearing the slightly familiar voice, Yang Dian was stunned:

"Speak of the devil, and he appears."

"Mom, my admission notice is here."

He got up from the lounge chair and, in a few steps, reached the courtyard gate and opened it.

Outside the door, wasn't it Professor Shen Fei, the captain of the Special Administration Bureau's Third Team and a professor of biology at Fuda University?

Glancing at Professor Shen Fei's pale face and heavy eye bags, Yang Dian raised an eyebrow:

"Professor, why are you out of the Research Institute today?"

Professor Shen Fei waved his hand, took the admission notice from Chen Wenqian, and handed it to Yang Dian:

"The experiment hasn't made any progress, so I thought I'd come out for some fresh air."

"After walking around, I remembered your admission notice had been sitting with me, so I brought it over to you."

Yang Dian casually handed the admission notice to Yangs Mother, who was standing beside him, somewhat uneasily rubbing her hands repeatedly on her apron:

"Here, the admission notice."

Yangs Mother smilingly took the notice, then quickly invited Professor Shen Fei and Chen Wenqian inside:

"How could two teachers personally deliver the admission notice? Please come in and have some tea."

Chen Wenqian pursed her lips, a little embarrassed:

"Auntie, I'm Professor Shen's assistant, and also Yang Da..."

"I'm also Yang Dian's classmate, not a teacher."

Yangs Mother's eyes lit up. After sizing up Chen Wenqian, she pulled her towards the house:

"What a beautiful girl! How does our Yang Dian have such a pretty classmate, and he never mentioned it."

"Come in quickly, Auntie will cut some fruit for you."

Yang Dian patted his head.

His mother, whenever she saw a pretty girl, wanted her to become his daughter-in-law, and now it seemed she was about to play matchmaker randomly.

"Mom, Wenqian and I are colleagues now, and we'll only become classmates when school starts. Don't be too enthusiastic and scare her."

"I know, I know, I'm just cutting a watermelon to entertain guests."

Watching Chen Wenqian being half-coaxed, half-pulled into the house by Yangs Mother, Yang Dian shrugged helplessly:

"My mother is crazy about continuing the Bloodline; right after the college entrance exam, she kept nagging me to go 'corrupt' other people's daughters."

Professor Shen Fei rarely smiled:

"Then if she knew that the female colleagues at the Institute who are pursuing you could form a whole class, wouldn't she be overjoyed?"

Yang Dian was even more helpless:

"If she really knew, she'd actually go to their homes to propose marriage."

"After all, we are in Min River here, where the clan and Bloodline Legacy are valued more than anything else, so your mother's behavior is normal."

"Heh, but she never talks about my sister, and even said that if my sister dares to date before graduating from university, she'll break her legs..."

As the two chatted, their conversation shifted to topics such as giant cockroach farming, Firefly Bugs, and mutated octopus research.

However, before Professor Shen Fei could complain about how difficult scientific research was, Yang Dian suddenly stood up and looked around.

He didn't know why, but his Life Qi suddenly began to stir without reason, and his body also started to feel slightly warm.

This feeling was very similar to his state when he used energy to enhance himself.

He couldn't see anything in any direction, but Yang Dian suddenly remembered something and looked up towards the backyard.

Through the window, he could see that the Plum Tree in the backyard was, as usual, showing no signs of blooming.

Subconsciously calling out his panel, Yang Dian's pupils suddenly constricted again.

His feeling was correct.

The proficiency of all Cultivation Techniques was slowly increasing.

For Cultivation Techniques like the Star Gazing Art, which he hadn't even mastered yet, the energy required to learn them was decreasing.

Although the increase was very small, Yang Dian could clearly feel that he was truly and inexplicably getting stronger!

"What's wrong? Why do you suddenly look as if you're facing a formidable enemy?"

Professor Shen Fei frowned, looking at Yang Dian:

"Did you sense any danger?"

Yang Dian shook his head:

"No."

"It's my strength."

"My strength has inexplicably increased."

Professor Shen Fei also frowned along with him:

"Your strength inexplicably increased?"

"Are you sure you didn't sense it wrong?"

"How could it inexplicably increase?"

"Could it be that some heavenly treasure in gaseous form has appeared nearby?"

"I don't know..." Just as he uttered three words, Yang Dian's eyes suddenly narrowed again.

Just now, the energy on his panel flickered.

Previously, it always jumped by 0.01, 0.01.

But if he wasn't mistaken, the energy just jumped by 0.03 at once!

That was three times the previous amount!

'How could this be?'

'What exactly is happening?'

The unease brought by the unknown seemed to drag Yang Dian into the deep sea.

Although what was happening now was all good.

But this kind of benefit, whose source couldn't be found, made him even more uneasy.

Who knew how great a price he would have to pay later to repay the benefits he was receiving now?

In his alarm, the energy on the panel flickered again.

In less than 10 seconds, the energy jumped up by another 0.05.

'What exactly is happening?'

Amidst his unease, the phone in Yang Dian's pocket suddenly vibrated.

Immediately, a loud and prolonged alarm sounded from the phones of Yang Dian, Professor Shen Fei, and Chen Wenqian in the house.

"Woo~~~~~~~"