90: Help! I'm surrounded by lawmakers!

"USA's new system Prodigy Appears, Calls Himself King of the Great Sea, Reaching High Rank in One Day!"

"deification system Not Working? The Highly Anticipated Fire God Actually Cut Himself, Giving Up on Absorbing Power Of Faith!"

"Great Xia Professional Star Mr. Jiang You Once Again Kills Out-of-Control Foreign Tribes, Saving Hundreds of Families!"

"The USA actually has a deification system Prodigy? They probably kidnapped them, right?"

"This Fire God is quite a character, refusing the temptation of a rapid rise!"

As for Jiang You, who had been cursed countless times by Jiang Ruolai... skip him directly!

Shen Pan frowned as he finished browsing yesterday's hot news.

Three days had passed since his conversation with the Great Xia Sword Immortal.

Over the past few days, relying on his hard-earned academic credits...

Shen Pan directly ordered three experience crystals and nine skill crystals.

Spending a total of 1050 academic credits.

Using the promotion crystal gifted by the school, he skipped the Rank 5 promotion quest and broke through to Level 54.

At the same time, he also boosted [Heavenly God] to Lv. 5; once activated, it could triple all his attributes!

[Replication] was upgraded to Lv. 6, increasing the recording limit to his own level + 55!

Only at Rank 5, and he already had two skills upgraded to Lv. 5.

Even Clan Prodigies would weep with envy upon seeing this!

[Name: Shen Pan]

[Rank: Level 54] [Experience: 6%]

"My leveling speed is so slow..."

Shen Pan looked at the date helplessly.

There were only six days left until the Imperial Capital Academy's freshman opening ceremony.

During this time, he had been walking on thin ice, yet he couldn't trigger any quests.

Could he still reach the other side and break through to Rank 6 now?

"Ding-ding!"

A message popped up on Green Bubble.

[I am a Sis-con!: Big shot, the Acting Method is indeed effective. I'm about to break through to Rank 5. Want to get together?]

[Nir Doronma: Sure, remember to prepare enough for ten people!]

"Heh, about to break through to Rank 5?"

Shen Pan smiled slightly, having long since guessed the other party's intentions.

About to break through to Rank 5 before school even starts.

He definitely wants to show off and regain some face through his cultivation speed!

Coincidentally, he was thinking the same thing!

"As expected of one of the very few in the future who didn't rely on Power Of Faith or devouring same-source beings."

"A Councilor who can break through to the Legendary Rank—his speed is truly fast!"

When he was just Rank 3, the other party was already over Rank 4.

Now that he's past the halfway point of Rank 5, the other party is finally at the Peak of Rank 4.

Just a bit more, and he would have been overtaken!

Shen Pan's fingers tapped quickly.

He sent messages to his two old teammates whom he hadn't seen for three days, who were supposedly leveling up in secret.

[Nir Doronma: Yang Jian is treating, come quickly!]

Jiang Ruolai's reply came quickly.

[Jiang Ruolai: Received! Hehe, I'll definitely give you a big surprise later, Classmate Shen Pan!]

[Jiang Ruolai: If you're not shocked enough then, I'll eat the whole table of food on the spot!]

[Nir Doronma: ...]

Shen Pan put away his phone speechlessly.

Having seen the Great Xia Sword Immortal, his immunity had increased significantly.

It was hard for anything to shock him now.

If Jiang Ruolai wanted to scam a free meal, she should just say so!

...Some time later.

Shen Pan looked with a strange expression at Yang Jian, who was serving tea, pouring water, and massaging Yang Yuchan's back and shoulders.

Yang Jian was scurrying around grabbing snacks like a total simp.

How are they siblings? This is clearly a master and a servant!

"Is your brother crazy?" Shen Pan asked Yang Yuchan.

A slightly embarrassed Yang Yuchan shrugged helplessly:

"Because the Acting Method you mentioned, Senior, was very specific."

"Plus, there was indeed some feedback, so my brother ended up like this."

As she spoke, she pushed away the tissue her brother was handing her.

Although her face was full of disdain, she couldn't suppress the smile at the corner of her mouth.

Because she discovered that when her brother was good to her, she could also receive feedback!

In other words, her way of acting was to obediently enjoy her brother's care and affection!

This way, she didn't need to perform those embarrassing actions.

However, Yang Yuchan had secretly contacted the Imperial Capital Academy, preparing to skip from the first year of high school to the first year of university!

While being taken care of like this felt great, she still didn't feel at ease leaving her brother alone.

Her brother was so weak; what if he got bullied at school?

She wanted to fight too!

Shen Pan's mouth twitched.

He looked in amazement as Yang Jian fed his sister a snack...

...and then immediately took a wet wipe to clean her mouth.

"Big shot, you're here! Quick, have a seat!"

Having finally finished serving his sister, Yang Jian smiled warmly at Shen Pan.

Even though he had long discovered that doting on his sister made him stronger...

...he never understood the specific reason or the extent of what 'doting' entailed.

Ever since Shen Pan's explanation three days ago...

...he had an epiphany!

As long as he could make his sister feel heartfelt joy and happiness, and their relationship developed toward sibling harmony...

...he could receive feedback!

Thus, toward this big shot Shen Pan, who wasn't part of the deification system yet could discover the patterns in advance...

...Yang Jian was full of admiration!

Of course, he wouldn't admit defeat verbally, especially in front of his sister.

In a moment, he would break through to Rank 5 in public and make Shen Pan show a look of shock and envy!

He couldn't beat Shen Pan in a fight, but he leveled up fast!

With a bang, the ajar door was kicked open.

Someone's energetic and lighthearted voice rang out.

"Oi! Long time no see, Classmate Shen Pan~"

"Excuse me." This was someone as cool and aloof as ever.

Young Miss Ruan Qingshu had arrived, bringing her tag-along maid Jiang Ruolai.

But this time, there was one more person!

"Huh?" Shen Pan was slightly stunned.

He looked in shock at the pink-haired girl with twin tails following behind them.

Her outfit was very 'chuunibyou,' as if she had just returned from a comic convention.

And!

In his Qingyuan Divine Pupils, which could see directly into the Origin, her form of existence was very familiar!

The... Great Xia Sword Immortal?

Xia Zhaoyue [Joy], in a new disguise, winked gently at Shen Pan.

She mouthed: "Thanks for the other day!"

Well, it was the same old acquaintance, the fun-loving Senior Sister!

Shen Pan suddenly recalled the meaningful words of the Main Body of the Great Xia Sword Immortal before its consciousness left.

Those profound words.

He suddenly felt that things weren't that simple.

Did she want to bully the weak and compete with him for the title of the Imperial Capital Academy's top freshman?

Shen Pan looked at Senior Sister Xia with a solemn expression.

What a vicious move!

Unaware of any danger, Jiang Ruolai held her new sister's hand and smiled at everyone:

"Let me introduce you. This is Tang Leyao, a very powerful new system Prodigy."

"And also our newest member!"

As the three of them fully entered the room, a System prompt sounded.

"Hmm?"

Shen Pan paused for a moment and looked at the System light screen in his mind.

His card-collection quest was complete!

[With your immense strength and status as the Prodigy Tournament champion, you have garnered everyone's attention.]

[The Seed of Spiritual Power—this System from the fourth Transcendence Awakening—requires no Cultivation Technique, resources, or hard cultivation.]

[It can constantly absorb energy from an unknown space and provide feedback to the Main Body!]

[And due to unknown reasons, you find that your promotion speed is several times faster than other Prodigies who have awakened the Seed of Spiritual Power!]

[Thus, you have gained the attention of several Councilors!]

[Hidden Quest: Gain the attention and appreciation of five Councilors (Currently 5/5 completed)!]

[Reward: Randomly extract one talent/skill/Bloodline ability from three of the five Councilors!]

[Councilor List: Jiang Ruolai, Xia Zhaoyue, Lin Fei, Ruan Qingshu, Yang Jian.]

Hiss—

Shen Pan couldn't help but gasp.

His teeth ached as he looked at the five names on the list.

Right now, four of them happened to be by his side!

Help! He's surrounded by Councilors!!!!!