180: Chapter 180 Back to the Dorm, Feels Good

Returning to Heaven Character Number One Villa, Wang Pingan felt as if the entire world had quieted down.

He threw himself heavily into the soft sofa, which was large enough for ten people to lie down on, and let out a long sigh of relief.

"Damn it, being famous is fucking exhausting." He rubbed his face, which had grown stiff from maintaining the "demeanor of a master" for so long, and sighed from the bottom of his heart.

Playing mind games with those arrogant geniuses was far more mentally draining than taking a stroll through a Subspace Storm.

Right now, he just wanted to lie down quietly and be a happy salted fish.

The smart robot butler, "friday," glided over silently and placed a cup of warm tea, kept at the perfect temperature, on the coffee table beside him.

"Master, would you like me to turn on some soothing music and aromatherapy?" friday's voice was magnetic, elegant, and considerate.

"No need, you may withdraw for now; I want to be alone for a while." Wang Pingan waved his hand.

"Very well, Master. Please call me if you need anything." friday performed a standard gentleman's bow to Wang Pingan, then silently retreated to the corner and entered standby mode.

The entire massive villa living room returned to silence once again.

Wang Pingan took a sip of the hot tea, feeling the exhaustion that seemed to seep from his very bones ease up just a little.

He opened his personal terminal and habitually logged into the Campus Star Network.

On the public forum, posts about him "suppressing Auston with one punch" and "winning the championship by lying down in the finals" had completely flooded the board.

The various comments filled with shock, worship, and fanaticism made his head spin.

He had now become the undisputed, sole "god" of the entire Xuanyuan University, and even the entire younger generation of the Human Federation!

"Sigh, why is it so hard to just keep a low profile?" Wang Pingan sighed in his heart once again.

He closed the noisy forum and clicked on the "News" section of the Star Network.

He wanted to see what had happened outside during the month or so he had been in "seclusion."

The news headlines were still full of various reports about the "Human Federation New Generation Genius Invitational Tournament."

His own name and that harmless-looking face occupied the center stage of almost every page.

Wang Pingan had zero interest in this.

His fingers swiped rapidly, and soon, at the very bottom of the news page, in an inconspicuous corner, he found a category labeled "Military."

He clicked on it.

What met his eyes were no longer the singing and dancing of entertainment news, or the financial reports filled with commercial flattery.

Instead, they were cold war reports, filled with blood and fire.

【Frontline News: Our Federation's Seventh Fleet engaged in an encounter battle with the Serpent People Clan's Third Assault Fleet on the edge of the 'Sirius Star Sector' yesterday. Three of our 'Sword-class' destroyers were sunk, and two 'Guardian-class' cruisers suffered heavy damage...】

【Urgent Military Intelligence: A Three-Eyed Clan reconnaissance fleet has appeared again on the periphery of the 'Lyra' defense line, suspected to be conducting a new round of strategic reconnaissance. The Border Defense Force has entered the highest state of alert...】

【Mourning: May the heroes who sacrificed themselves to protect the Federation be immortal! Yesterday, during a clearing mission on 'Black Stone Star,' our 'Blood Wolf' Mercenary Corps' 17th Squad encountered an ambush by high-level exotic beasts, and all members died heroically...】

Wang Pingan looked at those cold lines of text, filled with the scent of death.

His heart, which had been floating a bit from just winning the championship, gradually calmed down.

He thought of his parents.

They were also part of these cold war reports.

They were also on that distant, dangerous, and unknown interstellar frontier, fighting and bleeding to protect this seemingly peaceful homeland.

"Strength... it's still not enough..." In Wang Pingan's heart, that craving for power became incomparably intense once again.

He closed the news page and subconsciously opened his [Personal Center].

He wanted to see if the rewards he had received from this competition had arrived.

【Name: Wang Pingan】

【Student ID: 2270001】

【Academy: Xuanyuan University】

【Overall Rating: SS+】

【credits Balance: 5,350,000】

When Wang Pingan saw the string of numbers after "credits Balance," which was long enough to make him dizzy.

He was so excited he felt foolish.

"5.35 million credits..." Wang Pingan looked at the number, his breathing becoming somewhat rapid.

He immediately opened the [Exchange Center] on the Campus Star Network.

He wanted to see what good things this huge sum of money could actually be exchanged for!

However, when he clicked on the dazzling exchange list and saw the Ninth Rank, and even the legendary "Martial God Level" techniques and divine weapons that easily cost millions or even tens of millions of credits.

His heart, which had inflated somewhat due to his sudden wealth, instantly calmed down again.

"Damn it, I'm still a poor guy." He couldn't help but grumble in his heart.

However, although he couldn't afford the absolute top-tier items.

Buying two Ninth Rank techniques was still more than enough.

His current offensive methods, whether it was the spirit-based "Senluo Illusion Realm" or the physical-based "Starfall Flowing Light Body," had already reached a top-tier level.

But he lacked a truly fundamental cultivation technique that could support him all the way to the peak of the martial path!

His current cultivation was all built up by force using pay-to-win points.

Although his strength was genuine, it was ultimately like duckweed without roots.

He needed a true fundamental law that could point directly to the Great Dao!

Wang Pingan's gaze scanned rapidly through the exchange list.

Soon, his gaze was caught by two top-tier techniques, both radiating brilliant golden light and filled with mysterious and powerful auras.

One was a martial arts technique.

One was a spirit cultivation technique.

And both were ultimate techniques that could be cultivated all the way to the Ninth Rank Grandmaster realm!