70: Chapter 70: News of Bai Qiming; His Strength Greatly Increased as He Ventures into the Tower of Babel Again

"Husband!"

"I've broken through~!" Bai Shiwei's beautiful eyes were filled with joy as she said, "And I broke through two levels at once! My Life Level is now 27!"

"The effects of this sun-moon essence pill are too good, almost three times that of a sun-moon pill. Starry Sky Group truly lives up to being the Federation's number one martial artist group."

Bai Shiwei sighed with emotion repeatedly.

Extracting the essence of the sun and moon and fusing it into martial arts pills—this technology is incredible!

"Level 27?" Fang Zhuo was a bit surprised.

The sun-moon essence pill's effects were good, but it also had to do with her Martial Aspect, the Heaven-Swallowing Python. He had originally expected Bai Shiwei to break through, but breaking two levels at once was a bit unexpected.

This way, Shi Wei was closer to level 30. Good news!

"Are these remaining six really all for me?" Bai Shiwei pursed her little lips, looking like a cat that had stolen some fish.

After consuming the sun-moon essence pill, the Martial Aspect Heaven-Swallowing Python had been constantly emitting signals of pleasure, which made her feel physically and mentally refreshed.

"Of course."

Fang Zhuo smiled and said, "They are all yours."

These six were purchased after selling the returned secret manuals; they couldn't be returned again, so Fang Zhuo wasn't in a rush to urge Bai Shiwei to consume them.

"Alright then~!" Bai Shiwei carefully put away the medicine box, revealing two canine teeth, and said, "Although your Innate Divine Ability can help me neutralize the pill toxins, if I take them consecutively, I won't be able to digest all the medicinal power. It would be a bit of a waste!"

"One a day, that's the best effect!"

Bai Shiwei narrowed her beautiful eyes. "However, the remaining six won't be as effective as the first one. I wonder if I can reach level 29."

"Alright, alright, look at how greedy you are. Didn't you say you didn't want them earlier?" Fang Zhuo teased, reaching out to poke Bai Shiwei's shallow dimple.

"Aiya~! That's different. You were the one who told me to eat it and told me to trust you. I'm not talking to you tonight!" Bai Shiwei pretended to be angry and turned her head to look out the window.

"Buzz~" Just then, Fang Zhuo's phone vibrated.

"Sister Lan?"

Fang Zhuo quickly answered. The Supervision Department was so efficient—it had only been a few hours, and they had already found Bai Qiming?

Upon hearing that, Bai Shiwei quickly leaned over, her body pressing tightly against Fang Zhuo's. Her expression was nervous, and her two small hands were clenched tightly together.

"Yes, Fang Zhuo, your father-in-law has been found. He is at No. 18 Origin Avenue in the Outer City District, Room 504 of the Nightwalker Hotel. He went in late last night and hasn't come out since."

"He should be fine. Do you want me to help you knock on the door?"

"Yes, please help call him."

Fang Zhuo heard a heavy exhale beside him, and a warm current carrying Bai Shiwei's scent kept washing over him.

Listening to Sister Lan, it was highly likely that his father-in-law, Bai Qiming, was sleeping and resting.

Returning in the middle of the night and sleeping until the afternoon was normal.

Although Fang Zhuo had not yet experienced hunting in the wilderness, he knew that one's mind would inevitably be highly tense, and one would be exhausted both physically and mentally.

"Knock, knock, knock." A gentle knocking sound came from the phone. Sister Lan was holding two phones—one to command the Supervision Department members in the Outer City District, and the other to talk to Fang Zhuo.

"Who is it?" Fang Zhuo and Bai Shiwei heard Bai Qiming's familiar voice, sounding a bit groggy, as if he hadn't woken up yet.

"People from Starry Sky Group. Your son-in-law and daughter are waiting for news from you. Give them a call back."

"Oh, thank you." Now Bai Qiming's voice was much louder.

Bai Shiwei finally felt completely relieved.

Fang Zhuo said into the phone, "Sorry for the trouble, Sister Lan. Another day, I'll have my wife cook and treat you to a meal."

"Alright, I won't stand on ceremony with you then." Sister Lan laughed heartily.

Fang Zhuo seemed to remember something and felt a bit awkward. Shi Wei's cooking was really not good... But since the words were already out, he had to agree: "Then it's settled, let's do it this weekend."

"Sure, let's leave it at that."

Bai Shiwei was quite excited; she rolled up her sleeves and smiled, "Husband, it seems you do acknowledge my cooking skills after all."

"I told you, I have a talent for cooking!"

Just then, her phone rang; it was Bai Qiming calling.

"Shi Wei, I'm fine. After I returned last night, I didn't expect a King-level Exotic Beast to appear in District B12...!" Bai Qiming's voice carried lingering fear.

"This time, you didn't let Fang Zhuo owe a favor, did you? Making people from Starry Sky Group make a special trip."

"Of course he owes one. It's fine, you don't need to worry about it. Just take fewer risks in the future. If there's nothing else, that's all."

Bai Shiwei pouted. Once she confirmed that Bai Qiming was truly fine, she returned to her indifferent demeanor.

"Alright... then you guys stay busy."

Bai Qiming hung up the phone and couldn't help but sigh. This son-in-law really had a lot of influence to be able to get Starry Sky Group to send people to find him in the base city.

...

One week later.

September 28th, Sunday.

80th floor of the Starry Sky Group building, in an independent training room.

Fang Zhuo held a wooden sword used for training, standing in the center of the platform. His feet were shoulder-width apart, his arms slightly bent, and the blade pointed outward.

Bai Shiwei stood on the side, her beautiful eyes unblinking.

With two "swish" sounds, the air was cut open. Two sword shadows—one light red, the other slightly deeper—appeared one after another.

The air seemed to have been scorched by a raging fire.

It was exactly the first and second forms of the Thunder Fire Blade!

"Husband, you are amazing!" Bai Shiwei's eyes were full of admiration. In the past week, under Fang Zhuo's hands-on guidance, she had only barely understood the first form of the Thunder Fire Blade and hadn't been able to fully master it yet.

Fang Zhuo had already mastered the second form.

And had started practicing the third form.

You have to know, the third form of the Thunder Fire Blade is generally practiced by Advanced Martial Artists with a Life Level of 38 or 39.

"Shi Wei, don't be discouraged." Fang Zhuo smiled. "After all, I'm at Life Level 32, and you're at 27. You haven't become an Advanced Martial Artist yet, so it's normal for the Thunder Fire Blade to be difficult to get started with."

In the past week, he had just barely used up the 8 returned sun-moon essence pills, and his Life Level had surged to 32.

Being able to advance so fiercely at the Advanced Martial Artist level was truly unexpected. Fang Zhuo could only attribute it to the second Innate Divine Ability granted by his Martial Aspect, Scarlet Flame: "Devour".

One hundred percent digestion of medicinal power!

Of course, the High-Civilization Gravity Chamber also played a part; Fang Zhuo had used up the remaining two hours over the past week.

Otherwise, relying solely on 8 sun-moon essence pills and the Innate Divine Ability "Devour", he would have at most only been able to increase by 1 level.

"Mm!" Bai Shiwei nodded heavily.

"Then I'll go home first to prepare the ingredients. We still have to treat Sister Lan to dinner tonight, remember to come back on time~"

"Alright, go ahead."

Fang Zhuo thought about the dinner later and felt a toothache for no reason.

After this, perhaps his wife's cooking skills would become famous within the group...?

...

Starry Sky Group building, 100th floor.

In front of the "Heaven-Reaching Tower", Fang Zhuo arrived with long strides after coming up from the elevator.

Over the past week, his strength had undergone earth-shaking changes.

First, his Life Level had increased from 30 to 32, his physical stats had greatly enhanced, and his base punching power had risen from 10,000kg to 24,000kg!

More than doubled.

In the cultivation of the SS-grade secret manual "Thunder Fire Blade", the second form was also successfully completed!

The blade technique amplification had reached 1.8 times!

Including the improvement from the perfection of Body Control (Micro-Perception), his own combat power amplification was as high as 14.4 times!

"With my current strength, Advanced Martial Artists within level 37 are highly unlikely to be my match," Fang Zhuo thought to himself.

Of course, he was speaking in terms of high probability.

After all, if he encountered the very top geniuses of the Blue Moon Federation, their secret manual cultivation and Body Control realm would naturally not be much worse.

Then the Life Level would be the decisive factor in victory or defeat.

"This time, there is a chance to break the record!"

"The usage time for the High-Civilization Gravity Chamber for this month has just run out, so it's perfect to scrape some out from here."

Fang Zhuo closed his eyes with some anticipation.

Breaking the record for the first floor of the Heaven-Reaching Tower would reward him with 10 hours of usage time for the High-Civilization Gravity Chamber!

Thinking this, he focused his mind and entered the Heaven-Reaching Tower.

"Welcome to the 'Heaven-Reaching Tower'. Current Life Level is 32. You can challenge the first floor (30~34). Do you wish to start the trial?"

"Yes."