51: The mother-in-law was stunned; her son-in-law was terrifying!

Feng Rui slumped on the cold Training Room floor, his eyes fixed intently on the ranking list, which were bloodshot.

The suffocating feeling of being completely overwhelmed made him nearly go insane.

“I don't believe I'm the only one this miserable!”

To seek even a sliver of psychological comfort, he dialed He Ye's number with a trembling hand.

“Hello?”

On the other end of the line, He Ye's voice sounded tired, clearly having just finished a round of Cultivation.

“Young Master He... have you seen the rankings?”

Feng Rui's voice was hoarse, carrying a desolate schadenfreude.

“What rankings? I don't have time to look at that right now.”

He Ye said impatiently.

“I'm trying to Break through the Core Condensation Fifth Layer Bottleneck. As soon as I Break through, I'll be able to...”

“Qin Lang is at Core Condensation Fourth Layer.”

Feng Rui interrupted him, his tone faint.

“What?”

He Ye froze for a moment, then let out a sneer.

“Feng Rui, have you gone crazy from practicing? He's a freshman, just started a month ago. Reaching Core Condensation Second Layer would be a miracle, let alone Fourth Layer?”

“Go see for yourself.”

Feng Rui didn't want to explain further and simply hung up.

Inside a luxurious dormitory at Olympus Academy.

He Ye frowned and clicked open the so-called "rookie king rankings."

When the glittering name and the series of dazzling data entered his sight, the disdain on his face instantly froze.

His phone slipped from his hand with a 'pa' sound and smashed onto his instep.

But he seemed not to feel the pain.

“Core Condensation Fourth Layer... Shaping First Layer...”

He Ye muttered to himself, feeling as if his Soul had been drained.

He, a dignified Sophomore Senior Brother, the Qilin Son of the He Family, had Evolved a full year earlier than Qin Lang!

Now, he had actually been matched in martial Dao cultivation by a freshman?

Moreover, the other party was also Dual Cultivating the Elemental System!

This huge disparity made him feel that his year of arduous Cultivation was nothing but a joke.

“Impossible! The data must be wrong!”

He Ye snatched up his phone and frantically refreshed the page.

But no matter how many times he refreshed, that name still firmly occupied the top spot, like an insurmountable mountain.

“Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!”

He Ye kicked over the coffee table in front of him, sending expensive tea sets shattering across the floor.

The fear of being crushed on the beach by the "Rising Tide" completely shattered his mindset.

His desire to charge past the Bottleneck vanished without a trace.

“Dual Mythic Gene... Dual Cultivation...”

He paced back and forth in the room, like a trapped beast.

Finally, he could only cling desperately to this sole "weakness" to console himself.

“Right! Dual Cultivation is a dead end! Senior Brother Xu Wen said so!”

“His progress is so fast right now, his Foundation must be unstable! When the two powers clash in the future, he will surely die!”

A hint of pathological madness flashed in He Ye's eyes.

“This is just a fleeting brilliance, like a shooting star!”

“As long as I proceed step by step, I will surely have the last laugh!”

Although he said this, the sense of urgency deep in his heart refused to dissipate.

“No, I must quickly train the 'Shadow Step' to the Third Tier!”

He Ye gritted his teeth, a look of determination flashing in his eyes.

“Before he fully matures, I must defeat him in front of the entire school before the major examination!”

“Otherwise... once he truly grows up, I will never have a chance for revenge!”

...Meanwhile, Qin Lang's personal terminal was practically being bombed with messages.

“Brother Lang! You're my true brother! First place! That's too awesome!”

Gao Meng's loud voice conveyed his excitement even through the screen.

“You must treat us tonight! I want to eat the most expensive exotic beast meat!”

Next was a message from Instructor Fei Changqing.

This usually "Zen" old man only sent a simple red envelope this time.

Qin Lang clicked it open.

Good heavens, it was another biological energy card worth 20,000 units.

The note contained only two words: Take it.

Qin Lang felt a warmth in his heart looking at the simple and straightforward red envelope.

On the campus network, the discussion surrounding Qin Lang reached unprecedented heights.

Supporters hailed him as the "Foremost Genius of All Time," while skeptics clung fiercely to the theory that "Dual Cultivation leads to certain death."

The two sides argued fiercely on the forum.

Regardless, Qin Lang's title as the "Foremost Genius of this Generation" was now unshakeable.

Meanwhile, in Tiandu, inside the "Moon God Pavilion" on Kunao Avenue.

Shangguan Yan was sitting on the genuine leather boss chair, rubbing her temples with one hand and holding her phone with the other, her expression extremely grim.

From the other end of the phone came the thunderous roar of her father, Shangguan Hong.

“Shangguan Yan! Is your brain filled with paste?!”

“How dare you try to use such despicable methods to break up him and Muyue, when he is such a peerless Genius?”

“Do you know that he is now the recognized rookie king of both major academies!”

Shangguan Hong had clearly just learned the news and was furious.

“I'm telling you! I have decided that Qin Lang will be my grandson-in-law!”

“If you dare to interfere again and force Muyue to marry that kid surnamed He, I will personally go to the Capital City and break your legs!”

Shangguan Yan was thoroughly scolded but dared not utter a single word of rebuttal.

Immediately after hanging up on her father, her husband Su Yuanshan called.

“Wife... well, Dad just scolded me too.”

Su Yuanshan's voice was timid and submissive.

“He said that child Qin Lang has limitless prospects and told us to stop interfering.”

“Besides... I also think Qin Lang is quite good, mainly because Muyue likes him...”

“Shut up!”

Shangguan Yan was enraged and immediately hung up the phone.

She felt a splitting headache.

The continuous blows made her question life itself.

Had she really been wrong?

Was that poor boy with no background really that outstanding?

Although she had to admit Qin Lang's talent was truly astonishing, the path of the Dual Mythic Gene... “Hmph, what good is talent? Choosing the wrong path will ultimately lead to nothing!”

Shangguan Yan remained stubborn, still harboring resentment toward Qin Lang's background and that "road of no return."

Just then, a burst of noisy discussion came from the shop downstairs.

“Hey, did you guys see the campus network? That Qin Lang is too monstrous!”

“Yeah! Core Condensation Fourth Layer, Shaping First Layer! Is he even human?”

“I heard even Sophomore Senior Brother He Ye was left behind by him!”

Several students who came to buy elixirs were gathered, exclaiming repeatedly while looking at a phone screen.

Shangguan Yan had originally intended to go downstairs for some air, but upon hearing this, her steps abruptly halted.

Core Condensation Fourth Layer?

How is that possible!

The last time she saw Qin Lang, he had clearly just opened his Meridians not long ago!

That speed... even that legendary Principal back in the day was only this fast, right?

Unable to stay seated, she quickly walked down the stairs.

“Students, what rankings are you talking about? Can I see them?”

Shangguan Yan tried her best to make her voice sound calm.

When the students saw she was a beautiful boss with a noble temperament, they enthusiastically handed over the phone.

“Boss's wife, look! This is the rookie king rankings just released by Olympus Academy!”

Shangguan Yan took the phone, her gaze fixed intently on the name ranked first.

[First Place: Qin Lang]

[Cultivation: Core Condensation Fourth Layer, Shaping First Layer]

Every word was like a heavy hammer, fiercely pounding her chest.

If she could have been skeptical of the previous rumors, then at this moment, this official ranking in black and white completely shattered all her hopes of denial.

“This... this...”

Shangguan Yan's apricot eyes widened, her red lips slightly parted, and she stood utterly stunned on the spot.

That shock was a hundred times stronger than when she learned her daughter had Awakened the Supreme Star Spirit Gene!

Her proud family background and the He Family Qilin Son she favored seemed like a joke in the face of this terrifying achievement.

“Boss's wife? Are you alright?”

The student asked cautiously, seeing her pale expression.

Shangguan Yan regained her composure, returned the phone to the student, and turned to go upstairs, looking somewhat disheartened.

That night, she stayed awake.

Her mind constantly replayed Qin Lang's calm face and the night that had filled her with fear.

If he could truly mature... if he didn't die prematurely... the Su Family might truly rise because of him!

Early the next morning, as dawn was just breaking.

Shangguan Yan, sporting two dark circles under her eyes, swiftly packed her luggage.

She looked at her slightly haggard self in the mirror and took a deep breath.

“So be it.”

“Since I can't stop him, then... I'll take a gamble!”

She picked up her suitcase, pushed the door open, and headed straight for Olympus Academy.

This time, she wasn't going to demand an explanation.

But to... reconcile.