31: I'll let you have 100,000 years first, even if it takes me seven days to break through another dimension.

When the insulated lunch box was handed to him, Lin Fan dithered for half a second.

The thought of "supplementing eggs" that flashed through his mind remained unspoken.

After all, one does not hit a smiling person.

Su Muyu stood outside the door, the moonlight stretching her shadow long.

She wore a simple white T-shirt and sweatpants, her long hair tied in a high ponytail, appearing less cold than she did on the arena stage today, and more... grounded in the mortal world.

"What are you dazed for?"

Su Muyu pushed the lunch box forward again. "Take it."

Lin Fan took it.

The box was warm, and through the plastic, he could smell a faint aroma of medicinal herbs and meat.

"Did your mom stew this?" he asked.

"Yeah. Black-boned Chicken stewed with Dangshen and Astragalus, to nourish the Qi and blood."

Su Muyu paused. "She said you look too weak."

Lin Fan's mouth twitched. "I was faking that."

"I know," Su Muyu nodded. "But the soup is already stewed."

The two stood at the door, silent for a moment.

The voice-activated lights in the hallway went out, and the moonlight slanted in through the window, plating their silhouettes with a silver edge.

"Want to come in and sit?" Lin Fan stepped aside.

Su Muyu shook her head. "No need, I'm leaving soon."

She looked into Lin Fan's eyes. "I saw the news about the Provincial Examination."

"And?"

"It's crazy," Su Muyu said. "But if it's you, maybe you really can do it."

Lin Fan smiled. "You trust me that much?"

"I only believe what I see." Su Muyu turned to leave, then stopped. "Drink the soup while it's hot. The Provincial Examination... don't die."

After saying that, she went downstairs without looking back, her footsteps echoing in the empty hallway.

Lin Fan closed the door and put the lunch box on the table.

He lifted the lid, and steam rose.

The soup was clear, the Black-boned Chicken meat was tender, and the Dangshen and Astragalus were settled at the bottom.

He took a spoonful and put it in his mouth.

Warm and sweet, with the bitterness of the herbs perfectly balanced.

"Good craftsmanship," Lin Fan murmured.

After finishing the soup, his whole body felt warm.

Lin Fan sat cross-legged back on the bed, his consciousness sinking into the System.

[Current prestige value: 12,280 points]

[Advanced Lottery Draws: 3 times]

"System, a triple draw!"

[Ding! Consumed three Advanced Lottery Draw opportunities!]

The golden wheel reappeared!

The first time.

The pointer passed over [Thank You for Participating] and stopped on an ancient book with a flaming cover!

[Congratulations to the Host! You have obtained the Fire Cloud Art (Super Beast Armor World · Incomplete Manual)!]

A flood of information poured in!

Fire Cloud Art, the Cultivation Technique of Huo Linfei from Super Beast Armor! Control flames, condense fire clouds—offense and defense in one!

Although it's only an Incomplete Manual up to the third stage, in this world, it's at least an Earth Rank High Grade!

[Fire Cloud Art (Incomplete Manual Stage 3)]

[Trait 1: Fire Cloud Body Protection (Condenses fire clouds to surround the body, greatly increasing defense and burning nearby enemies)]

[Trait 2: Fire Cloud Slash (Condenses fire into a blade for long-range attacks, with a burning effect)]

[Trait 3: Fire Cloud Escape (Short-distance flame escape technique, extremely fast)]

"Interesting!" Lin Fan's eyes lit up. "Clearing the different dimension in seven days, I'll give you a 100,000-year head start—the king of prestige himself, Huo Linfei, huh!"

The second draw.

The wheel turned and stopped on a pattern of... hilarious running shoes flashing with electricity?

[Congratulations to the Host! You have obtained the Nine Heavens Thunder Foot Stomp (Lolo's Adventure World · Feng Huolun's ultimate Move)!]

Lin Fan: "...?"

The next second, all information about this Move flooded his brain.

Then he fell silent.

Nine Heavens Thunder Foot Stomp—the name sounds incredibly domineering, but the actual effect: kicking the enemy continuously at extreme speed, with each kick carrying a weak lightning paralysis effect.

Power... it could probably kick a chicken to death?

Short cooldown, low consumption, but the lethality is pathetic.

"System," Lin Fan said expressionlessly, "tell me, besides the cool name, what use does this thing have?"

[Ding! The name of the Move is extremely intimidating, perfect for an opening prestige-grab!]

[Comes with lightning special effects, visual score is 10/10!]

[Short cooldown, can be used frequently for continuous prestige-grabbing!]

Lin Fan: "...So this thing is specifically for showing off?"

[Exactly!]

Lin Fan palmed his forehead.

Fine, prestige value is still value.

The third draw.

The wheel turned, and this time, the pointer stopped on a pattern of a purple fruit covered in spiral patterns!

[Congratulations to the Host! You have obtained the rubber-rubber fruit (One Piece World, Awakened Version)!]

Boom!!!

Lin Fan's whole body shook!

Unlike any previous Cultivation Technique Legacy, this time, it directly changed the essence of his body!

Every one of his cells was cheering, reorganizing!

Skin, Muscle, bone, internal organs... all gained rubber-like elasticity and extensibility!

At the same time, information about the Awakening ability flooded in.

It wasn't just simple rubberization, but the prototype of the Nika form, where "imagination is combat power"!

Although it was just a prototype, still 108,000 miles away from the true Sun God Nika, it already transcended the scope of ordinary Devil Fruits!

[rubber-rubber fruit (Awakened Prototype)]

[Trait 1: Rubber Physique (The whole body can freely stretch and deform, immune to most physical impacts)]

[Trait 2: Power Transmission (Can transmit power to any part of the body without loss, with an enormous attack range)]

[Trait 3: Awakening Ability: Imagination Armament (Prototype) (Can partially change the environment's material to rubber, and can initially change body shape for attacks based on imagination)]

[Weakness: Fear of Sea-Prism Stone (None in this world), Armament Haki (None in this world)]

[Note: Combined with the Ancient Desolate Sacred Body, it possesses both Physical Body strength and elasticity—a truly invincible combination!]

Lin Fan opened his eyes and raised his right hand.

With a thought, his arm instantly stretched five meters, punching the opposite wall!

Bang!

The wall dented, and the punch force passed through the wall, blasting a small pit in the open ground outside the building!

"Strong!" Lin Fan retracted his arm. "And... it's fun."

He tried stretching his legs, bouncing himself to the ceiling, then bouncing back like a rubber ball.

"Now I've really become Luffy."

[Ding! Triple draw harvested god-tier skills, prestige value +500!]

[Current prestige value: 12,780 points!]

Lin Fan landed, feeling the surging power within him.

The Ancient Desolate Sacred Body provided an invincible Physical Body and Qi.

The rubber-rubber fruit provided extreme flexibility and bizarre attack methods.

The Fire Cloud Art provided long-range fire attacks.

The Nine Heavens Thunder Foot Stomp... provided prestige special effects.

Plus the original Muscle, Sacred Heart Art, Six Meridians Divine Sword, and Buddhas Palm... "Provincial Examination," Lin Fan grinned, "even if it's the National Examination! What if they all come at me together!!!"

He looked at the remaining prestige value.

Over twelve thousand points.

"System, has the 0.1 Discount Zone refreshed?"

[Refreshes at midnight tomorrow!]

"Fine, then I'll wait for tomorrow."

Just as Lin Fan was about to Cultivate, his phone rang again.

This time it was Colonel Zhao.

"Lin Fan, you received the notice about the change in the Provincial Examination rules, right?"

"Yeah."

"The Wang Family has started making Moves." Colonel Zhao's voice was serious. "They have people in the province and are lobbying other aristocratic families, intending to join forces against you during the Provincial Examination."

"Oh." Lin Fan didn't care. "Let them join."

"Don't be careless," Colonel Zhao said. "I've received word that those top Geniuses in the Provincial Examination, who originally didn't get along, have been offered chips they can't refuse by the Wang Family—as long as they eliminate you, each of them will receive a Grade Four Realm-Breaking Pill and a spot to enter the Grotto Secret Realm."

Lin Fan raised an eyebrow.

A Grade Four Realm-Breaking Pill could increase the success rate of a Peak Martial Master breaking through to a Great Martial Master by thirty percent!

The Grotto Secret Realm was a legendary treasure land containing ancient Legacies, and its entry spots were extremely precious.

"They're really going all out." Lin Fan smiled.

"So during the Provincial Examination, what you face will likely not be three hundred people fighting for themselves, but... an organized encirclement Alliance."

Colonel Zhao paused. "Do you want the military to step in and apply pressure? Although the rules allow them to join forces, if they go too far..."

"No need," Lin Fan interrupted. "This is better."

"What?"

"Fighting them one by one is indeed boring," Lin Fan said. "But being cleared by me alone while three hundred people are joined together—I like this plot."

There was a long silence on the other end of the phone.

Then Colonel Zhao's laughter came through: "You kid... fine! Then I won't interfere!"

"But there's something I have to remind you." Colonel Zhao's tone became serious. "The chief examiner for the Provincial Examination is the Vice President of the Provincial Martial Arts Association, a Martial King-level expert, Martial King."

"This person has a rigid personality, values rules most, and hates arrogant young people."

"Your speech on the internet today has already reached his ears."

"He said that he will pay special attention to you during the Provincial Examination."

Lin Fan smiled. "A Martial King paying attention to me? I'm honored."

"Don't be flippant," Colonel Zhao said. "If Martial King really wants to make things difficult for you, he has plenty of ways."

"For example... within the scope of the rules, adding some difficulty to your arena defense."

"Like?"

"Like allowing the challengers to use recovery Medicinal Pills without limit, or allowing the use of one-time Talismans, Formation scrolls, and other external items."

Lin Fan's eyes lit up. "There's such a good thing?"

Colonel Zhao: "...Is there something wrong with your head?"

"Colonel Zhao," Lin Fan said seriously, "if they can use external items, does that mean I can too?"

"Theoretically... yes. But those children of aristocratic families have deep backgrounds and plenty of Talismans and Formation scrolls! How can you compete alone?"

Lin Fan smiled without saying a word.

In his System space, he still had a one-time teleportation Talisman and the Formation basics he just learned.

More importantly.

What kind of tricks could he pull off with the rubber-rubber fruit Awakening prototype combined with Formations?

He was already starting to look forward to it.

"Don't worry, Colonel Zhao," Lin Fan said. "The top scorer of the Provincial Examination—I'm definitely taking it."