40: Chapter 40 Are all you cultivators in such a rush?

Chen You looked at the woman in front of him.

Waiting for a long time?

He only then noticed the ID floating above her head—[Yue Ying].

So it was her.

The member of the Elf God Clan whose friend requests he had rejected twice.

Understanding instantly dawned on Chen You.

She had likely seen him spending money like water and took him for a fat sheep to be slaughtered or a mysterious financial backer to be courted.

He had no time to deal with this right now.

The torrent inside him about to break the dam was becoming increasingly turbulent; his Dantian was like a powder keg compressed to its limit, liable to explode at any moment.

If the space of the Supreme Training Room couldn't withstand it, could Zhao City?

Maybe it could, but there were too many prying eyes, especially with this psycho in front of him...

No, she was from the Elf God Clan.

What if she attacked him while he was in the middle of breaking through?

Go to the wilderness?

Chen You immediately rejected the idea.

The wilderness was even more dangerous; who knew if even more terrifying monsters would be attracted by the phenomena of his breakthrough.

In an instant, a most daring and ridiculous thought flashed through his mind.

Go back to reality!

The rules of the game world were unclear and its space was fragile, but the real world...

The land of Huaxia should be heavy and stable enough!

There, he also had the state to protect him!

In the blink of an eye, Chen You made his decision.

He looked at Yue Ying, who was walking toward him gracefully with a confident smile, and didn't even have the interest to say another word.

“I'm in a rush.”

Chen You spoke calmly, giving a slight nod to this incredibly beautiful member of the Elf God Clan.

“Goodbye, if fate permits.”

Before his voice had even faded, his figure turned into specks of white light and vanished into thin air right before Yue Ying's stunned gaze.

Clean and efficient.

Without the slightest hesitation.

The smile on Yue Ying's face froze.

The speech she had prepared—about leveling efficiency, the honor of being led by her personally, the correct way to use gold coins...

Everything was stuck in her throat.

She watched helplessly as that man, that Level 7 'noob,' stood before her.

In a tone that was almost perfunctory, he said something nonsensical and then...

Just disappeared like that.

Without even a shred of reluctance or hesitation.

The surrounding air seemed to go silent.

Behind the bar, Hill remained in that respectful posture, as if nothing had just happened.

But Yue Ying could feel that the faint glances coming her way were now tinged with an indescribable strangeness.

Yue Ying's fair, slender hand suddenly clenched where no one could see.

Crack.

The cuff of her gorgeous mage robe was squeezed into a mess of wrinkles.

Time and time again!

This man named Chen You ignored her time and time again!

Rejecting the friend request.

Deleting the friend.

Rejecting the friend request again.

And this time, right to her face, he didn't even give her a chance to speak... and logged off directly!

An unprecedented sense of humiliation and rage rushed to her head, causing her beautiful face to twist slightly with anger.

She, Yue Ying!

When had she ever been treated like this?

“Very well...”

Yue Ying squeezed out those two words through gritted teeth and turned to leave.

She had decided!

She would never proactively seek out that bastard again!

Even if that nouveau riche knelt down and begged her to lead him with gold coins in his hands, she would absolutely, positively not give him a second look!

...

Real world.

Cold, dark, and claustrophobic.

When his consciousness returned to his body, Chen You snapped his eyes open.

The stinging light made him subconsciously squint.

“How do you feel? All data is normal.” A researcher immediately stepped forward.

“Quick!”

Chen You's voice was hoarse and urgent; he ripped off the sensor patches on his body and struggled to sit up.

“Let me out! I'm about to break through!”

“What?!”

The entire command center fell into a deathly silence for a moment.

The next second, it completely erupted!

“What breakthrough?!”

Director Li Guoan pushed his chair aside and rushed to the center of the floor in a few steps.

His face, usually as steady as a mountain, was now filled with shock and urgency.

“Is it the Nine Revolutions Primordial Chaos Art?”

“Yes!” Chen You felt the energy inside him was already on the verge of spiraling out of control.

“The game prompted that the breakthrough's power is too great and will cause spatial instability!”

These words were like a heavy bomb, exploding in the minds of everyone in the command center.

The space in the game... couldn't withstand his breakthrough?

What did that mean?

Biological expert Zhang Ping's eyes lit up with a madness unique to researchers.

“Breakthrough! Is this the essential leap of transcendent power? Do we need to collect blood samples?”

“Samples from before and after the breakthrough! The value of this comparative data is immeasurable!”

“Collect my foot!” Director Li Guoan slapped the back of his head.

“Is this the time to think about that? Save his life! Save everyone's life! That's the first priority!”

“Quick! Quick! Medical team!” tactical team leader Zhang Yunhai shouted instinctively, but he quickly negated himself.

“No! This isn't a medical issue!”

A group of top minds who were usually calm and composed, capable of influencing national strategy, were now like a group of expectant fathers entering a delivery room for the first time.

Nervous, expectant, excited, and completely at a loss.

They wanted to help, but found that all the knowledge and experience they prided themselves on became waste paper in the face of the concept of 'Cultivation'.

This thing didn't even come with an instruction manual!

“Go to the surface!” Chen You's voice drowned out the crowd.

“The surface?” Director Li Guoan was stunned for a moment, then reacted.

Although the underground base was safe, the space was enclosed. If something truly big happened, the entire nest of the 'Pay-to-Win' project could be wiped out in one go.

The surface was open and safe!

“Notify the Security Department! Immediately clear the surface of Sector C! Raise the alert level to the highest!”

Director Li Guoan made a decisive call, his voice trembling slightly with excitement.

“All non-essential personnel, evacuate to the fifth basement level within three minutes! Quick! Execute!”

The order was quickly relayed.

The entire massive underground base, like a precision war machine, instantly began to operate at high speed.

Piercing alarms and hurried footsteps intertwined.

Chen You was led by two fully armed special agents through a dedicated elevator and reached the surface at maximum speed.

It was afternoon, but there was no sunlight.

Heavy clouds carried a sense of oppression like a storm was brewing.

A cool breeze blew in his face, carrying the scent of earth and grass.

Not far away, he could still see the independent courtyard where he lived.

Right now, this area had been completely cleared.

Hundreds of meters away, a defensive line composed of armored vehicles and temporary bunkers had been established.

Countless eyes were staring fixedly at the center of the field through various high-magnification observation equipment.

“Report! Target is in position!”

“Drones One, Two, and Three are airborne, initiating full-spectrum scanning!”

“Professor Zhang, is all your equipment set up? Any escaping energy or matter, even a speck of dust, must not be missed!”

Inside the observation room, Director Li Guoan gripped the communicator tightly, his palms covered in sweat.

He looked at the thin figure sitting cross-legged on the screen, feeling his heart beat even faster than Chen You's.

This was the first time in human history.

The first time observing a 'Cultivator's' 'technique breakthrough' in the real world!

This wasn't just about Chen You's safety; it could unveil the prologue to a brand new era!

Chen You sat cross-legged and closed his eyes.

He forced himself to calm his breathing and sank his mind into his Dantian.

The Nine Revolutions Primordial Chaos Art technique, at this moment, seemed to possess a life of its own and began to circulate frantically.

Buzz—

At first, it was just a negligible change.

Those thin points of spiritual energy light he saw through [Spiritual Sight] seemed to be summoned by some invisible force and began to gather toward him.

One strand, two strands...

Soon, they converged into a stream!

“Report! Energy readings around the target are starting to rise!”

“It's spiritual energy! The concentration of spiritual energy is skyrocketing!” tactical team leader Sun Feng's voice was full of disbelief.

Whoosh—

Wind rose from the flat ground!

With Chen You as the center, a visible cyclone began to form, swirling up fallen leaves and dust from the ground.

The real world, for the first time, trembled because of transcendent power!

In the observation room, everyone held their breath.

Director Li Guoan stared fixedly at the screen, his heart nearly jumping out of his throat.