Tu Shanlin bumps into Yan Baobao

Chapter 101 Tu Shanlin bumps into Yan Baobao (6k)

Atoms are nanoscale natural elements invisible to the naked eye. Spiritual atoms are slightly larger, but still cannot be seen directly. They can only be connected to in a special state through their sublimated aura.

The state of being able to "invert the heavens and breathe in the sun and moon," which Daisy mentioned, is a very high level of spiritual attainment.

Whether Tu Shanlin has reached 160,000 or 1 million, these are just the basics.

Because the spiritual atomic density of a single strand of hair is already two to three hundred thousand!

However, the number of spiritual atoms in the planetary atmosphere is not that dense.

According to my high school homeroom teacher, it is about one-thousandth the size of a normal atom.

Only by venturing into the vast depths of space can one truly access the boundless ocean of spirituality.

It is said that the ratio of spiritual atoms to normal atoms in the universe is reversed.

But the old teacher also said that having too many spiritual atoms is not a good thing. Only the strong can adapt, while the weak will be constantly impacted by the continuous spiritual waves, like sailing on a raging sea.

If they encounter battles between high-level ascendants, large-scale wars, or star seas and planets with high spiritual concentration, they will be directly affected, resulting in a series of negative impacts.

Even death —

When they listened to it, apart from Yan Baobao, few students in the class paid attention, because they all felt it was very, very distant.

It wasn't until today that Qiao Yuan realized there was indeed a lot more to it than met the eye.

Although the amount of spiritual atoms in the air is small, only one-thousandth that of normal atoms, spiritual atoms themselves are products of the collision of multiple universes and are inherently connected.

For example, time layering is the opening of a channel between other universes and this universe, and further merging them, resulting in the superposition of different timelines and spaces. Ordinary people in this situation will experience a mental breakdown, and their bodies may even become mutated and twisted into monsters.

This is a side effect of spiritual atoms.

Just like water can be drunk, but floods can also drown people, it has always been a double-edged sword.

The Azure Nether Technique follows the same principle; both forcibly open up new paths. However, the layering of time is a negative process, while this new technique is a positive one.

As Qiao Yuan rapidly broke through, his thoughts became increasingly turbulent. Although the amount of non-spiritual atoms was small, the potential they could create was enormous.

The benefits from the Eternal Night Spell of the Future are still ongoing, but attracting them is too slow; we have to seize them!

Just like how the Eternal Night spell imprisons enemies, it was a shortcut he had just grasped when he looked into the future.

Using it here is quite an unconventional approach.

In fact, he had little interest in class rankings or school awards.

He simply wanted to master this extremely powerful new technique, Azure Nether, as it was indeed very formidable.

If he continues at his original pace, he'll only make a few hundred points. Let alone a day, he might not make much progress even in a week, and it seems like it'll be a long way off.

Moreover, as Teacher Daisy just said, even if you have millions of spiritual atoms, you can only perform certain feats on a certain scale.

In layman's terms, it's definitely far from reaching the scale of Ms. Daisy.

After all, Ms. Daisy is a fifth-level teacher.

When he first acquired the Breath of Night and the Eternal Night Technique, he thought he could unleash his full power. However, he was constantly targeted by Veronica, leaving him no room to use his abilities, especially since she also knew them.

But things are different now. With this new technique of destruction, it is probably no worse than the forbidden technique Eternal Night.

It can imprison all things, or it can ascend to heaven in broad daylight!

Compared to the cultists or the freshmen at Galaxy University, he was already far ahead, possessing the confidence to be both offensive and defensive.

All of this has caused a sensation in the class, because Tu Shanlin has always maintained such a fast absorption speed, and has easily broken through the 150,000 mark, always occupying the first place.

Because both Pei Yuze and Charlie had long given up on the first competition, and now they only had around 30,000.

In just about ten minutes, Qiao Yuan went from a few hundred to fifty thousand!

It was as if he had suddenly gained a profound understanding.

30th place.

Twenty-first place.

Thirteenth place.

Ninth place, fifth place, second place!

Hu Tu, standing to the side, was utterly astonished: "Holy crap, is this enlightenment? That's incredible!"

Charlie took a deep breath, then suppressed the restlessness in his heart and continued to focus more intently on his contemplation.

Meng Ziming stared in disbelief. Just a few days ago, he had been calling Qiao Yuan a little beast, but after being repeatedly humiliated, he now looked at him like he was a monster.

Not far away, Ye Yutang's eyes lit up as she grinned and said, "Finn, how come you only have ten thousand? When will you be able to compare to Qiao Yuan?"

Finn, with his curly hair, turned pale as he listened; he was truly fed up with this nemesis.

They're so vengeful!

She keeps comparing him to Qiao Yuan, it's so annoying. I should have known better than to pay attention to Gao Ta back then. She's an unreasonable crazy woman, a jinx, whoever gets involved with her is doomed.

Kim Yoon-hee glanced at him with a hint of regret; good looks plus excellent potential.

Too bad, he's a jerk!

She hates scumbags the most; they all deserve to die!

At the same time, Tu Shanlin's furry ears twitched a few times and swayed slightly.

Qiao Yuan ignored all of this, still engrossed in the process of seizing the spiritual atoms.

At this moment, Teacher Daisy said with delight, "Student Qiao Yuan's sudden enlightenment is quite remarkable. In fact, the reason why new techniques are rare is because they require comprehension, and they also require mental strength from you."

"Moreover, in the process of absorbing spiritual atoms, you are also gradually advancing to the third level of leveraging power."

"According to the official classification, mastering 10,000 spiritual atoms is the first level of leveraging power, mastering 100,000 is the second level of leveraging power, and mastering one million is the third level of leveraging power."

"The benefits of this process are not only useful for you to learn new techniques, but also for your ancient martial arts and other techniques."

Qiao Yuan listened quietly, and indeed, his feelings were the same as his own. After his spiritual atoms broke through the tens of thousands, he clearly felt that the level of leverage had improved.

That's great. This will significantly improve Linghe San Shou, Yongye Shu, and Yin Shen, and will also boost overall strength.

Then, Teacher Daisy continued, "New techniques are fundamentally different from ancient martial arts. Simply practicing hard is not enough to improve them. Although it's not absolute, new techniques have always been the holy grail for geniuses to compete for."

"Its upper limit, in the hands of us human gods, can even influence the multiverse and contend with the thirty-three omnipotent superiors."

"Furthermore, mastery of the new techniques will become one of the key steps for you to enter the top powers of the various federations in the future, and will carry considerable weight."

"For example, the Time Watch Bureau, the Ember Ruins, the Deep Space Club, the Southern Heavenly Gate Command Center, and even the Apocalypse Temple, the Heart of the Abyss, the Heavenly Kingdom Reserve, the Immortal Society, the Ascended Alliance, and so on—"

A string of unfamiliar terms quickly sparked discussion among the students, who were all filled with anticipation.

Whether it's the "thirty-six superiors" or various organizational terms, they are all packed with information.

Qiao Yuan twitched his ears, a flicker of excitement rising within him. He wondered if any of the thirty-three superiors possessed the Mother of Night within their sleeves—

After thinking about it, he still didn't ask.

As for those organizations...

In the past, I only knew about Ember and South Gate, and oh, I also knew a little about Time Watch.

Others are simply out of reach.

Even the Yu Jin Xu tribe had never heard of it before; Yan Bao Bao had never mentioned it.

As for the various high-class titles such as the Temple of Apocalypse, the Association of Immortals, the Heart of the Abyss, and the Heavenly Kingdom Reserve, they immediately elevate the level of prestige.

It has to be Galaxy University!

He didn't think ordinary universities would mention it, since most universities don't teach new techniques at all, so how could they possibly be involved with these top powers?

However, he quickly regained his composure and immersed himself in his reflections once again. It was only a mere fifty thousand, not even reaching the requirement of reaching one hundred thousand that Teacher Daisy had just mentioned.

Others might be doing it for the reward, but he was doing it to achieve the third level of leverage.

Breaking the 100,000 mark is a must!

Even with 100,000, it's only enough to begin using the Azure Nether Technique; there's still a long way to go.

Although it is said that 100 is the starting point and 1000 is the foundation, this foundational starting point is merely the beginning of mastering spiritual atoms and has nothing to do with spellcasting.

Tu Shanlin has already easily surpassed 200,000; he needs to surpass 100,000 at least.

Before we knew it, it was noon.

Qiao Yuan advanced with unstoppable momentum, eventually reaching 110,000, but felt somewhat exhausted.

Not bad, we've officially reached the third level of leveraging resources.

He was quite satisfied.

As Daisy just mentioned, ancient martial arts rely on flesh and blood, while new techniques rely on spirit!

Interesting. I remember that once your mental strength reaches a certain level, you can enter the realm of thought.

That's a force even greater than the rotation of a magnetic field!

A single thought can stir up the universe, and the boundless cosmos is moved by it, reaching a realm comparable to that of gods.

Qiao Yuan chuckled wryly. It was a long way off; it was a completely different matter. The kind of leverage they were currently using was still in its infancy.

He glanced at the class rankings.

First place: Tu Shanlin (708857)

Second place: Qiao Yuan (112690)

Third place: Charlie (109080)

Fourth place: Pei Yuze (109002)

Fifth place: Kim Yoon-hee (100406)

Sixth place: Luca Silvio (96710)

Seventh place: Ye Yutang (92408)

Eighth place: Meng Ziming (89360)

Ninth place: Finn (89008)

10th place: Willow Fish (85147)

Nineteenth place: Hu Tu (70001)

He immediately squinted his eyes, gave the little fox a thumbs up, and smiled broadly.

No wonder those guys just gave up on the fight for first place. Ah, they really are the Tushan clan.

He still remembered that night on the way to Zijingwu with Tu Shanlin. The other party's perception was so strong that it far exceeded the Night Breathing Technique, leaving a very deep impression on him.

However, it is already incredible that he could surpass geniuses like Charlie Pei Yuze.

Contentment brings happiness; let's fight again this afternoon.

At the same time, Tu Shanlin wagged his tail happily, but ultimately remained reserved, as if he wanted to say something.

Actually, she was originally very shy, not shy in front of Qiao Yuan, but because she suddenly became the top student in the class and received everyone's attention.

However, after receiving sincere encouragement from Qiao Yuan, it seemed she shouldn't be shy, but rather happy, just like her dream—

My lifelong dream is to become the Fox King!

Moreover, after the rankings were finalized, Qiao Yuan indirectly attracted some attention to himself.

Qiao Yuan was already used to it.

But Charlie was still not completely used to it. After finally defeating Pei Yuze by a narrow margin, his target was now Qiao Yuan.

The outcome is still uncertain; any dark horse could emerge!

As for Meng Ziming, he was completely speechless. He even wanted to laugh a little. He was actually inferior to Ye Yutang. It was a disgrace.

Ms. Daisy cleared her throat: "Everyone did very well. I will bring the school's awards to the students who scored over 100,000 this afternoon."

"Go eat quickly, this afternoon you will be competing in the final ranking with all the first-year classes, including the Galaxy Class, which is one of 20,000 freshmen."

"At that time, qualified students can try out the Azure Nether Technique. The strength of the technique will be reflected in the corresponding range based on each student's utilization rate of spiritual atoms."

The class quickly erupted in another uproar.

Charlie, Kim Yoon-hee, and the others were all filled with a strong fighting spirit, wanting to see just how big the gap was between them and the students of the Galaxy Class.

Qiao Yuan was also somewhat looking forward to it, wondering how much the baby would cost and who would be the top student in the freshman class.

In the past, he couldn't participate in the competition among geniuses at all. Now that he has the confidence, he wants to see the view from the top and witness the splendor of the summit!

Hu Tu then spoke up: "Qiao Yuan, you son of a bitch, you've left me completely out of the loop."

Qiao Yuan chuckled, "But I think you're great too, you made it into the top twenty!"

Hu Tu snorted, slightly pleased, "That's right, but I didn't expect you to be so fierce. No way, you have to treat me to lunch today."

"Hey, shouldn't you be treating me?" Qiao Yuan shook his head very seriously: "I came in second place, as my brother, you should be treating me to a meal."

"Damn it!" Hu Tu said irritably, "Then let's invite each other, let's go."

"Sure," Qiao Yuan smiled.

The next moment, he saw a pink figure appear outside the classroom door.

Oh no!

It's over, it's over, it's over!

He then coughed twice at Hu Tu before they walked out of the classroom together.

This scene was quickly witnessed by most of the students in the class, and their faces showed different expressions, some were very surprised, and some made clicking sounds.

Kim Yoon-hee, in particular, had a mischievous glint in her eyes. Although she wasn't interested in gossip, she still enjoyed being a spectator.

Charlie paused for a moment after seeing it, chuckled, shook his head, and walked away.

Hu Tu simply smiled shyly at Yan Baobao and said nothing.

However, all of this was seen by Tu Shanlin, who was sitting quietly in the classroom.

For the first time, her expression changed. She watched as Yan Baobao gently flicked the yarn off Qiao Yuan's turtleneck sweater, just like a couple deeply in love.

"Is she—that baby—?"

Tu Shanlin felt downcast. Although he had always thought that he and Qiao Yuan were just friends, for some reason, a complicated feeling arose in his heart.

So what those girls in the class said earlier was true; Qiao Yuan really does have a girlfriend.

She was just deceiving herself.

She quickly looked away, afraid that Yan Baobao would see her, like a child who had done something wrong.

On the way to the cafeteria, Qiao Yuan was a little absent-minded. He didn't expect Bao Bao to come downstairs directly.

We were in the same class in junior high and high school, and I've never experienced anything like this before. It's all so sudden.

Tu Shanlin must have already seen it, given how strong his senses are.

That's alright, he'll explain it to the little fox later, it's not a big problem.

only----

He can't bring food for the little fox today.

Oh dear, this is messed up.

Qiao Yuan is having a bit of a headache right now.

Yan Baobao tossed her hair back, pursed her red lips, and said to him, "Let's go after we finish eating."

"Where to?" Qiao Yuan responded with an "Oh," adding, "Okay, so we're going to the station so soon?"

"Hmm," the baby nodded slightly, then gently raised his hand and pointed, and with a hissing sound, the roadside grass and trees were stirred up like a strong wind.

She smiled and asked, "Have you practiced this technique?"

Qiao Yuan was stunned: "No, he's still mastering the spiritual atom. Baby, you're amazing."

He was enthusiastic about speaking, and while they were still grasping the spiritual atom, the baby had already mastered it with ease and seemed quite powerful.

Hu Tu and many other students on the road were drawn to the scene and secretly marveled.

The layman looks at the excitement and the insider looks at the doorway.

Neither the Beidou Class nor the Yaoguang Class currently have any students practicing the Qingming Technique.

Oh no, Tu Shanlin had already mastered it by the end, so its power is not comparable at this point.

In short, he felt that there were probably no more than a hundred students who had truly mastered the Azure Nether Technique.

Qiao Yuan suddenly felt a bit itchy to try it out, so he followed the baby's lead and tried to activate the Azure Nether Technique. He failed twice before finally succeeding on the third try.

The baby watched with a smile and pointed out, "You need to calm your mind and suppress all thoughts. This will significantly improve the utilization rate of your spiritual atoms. It should be over 95%."

"95%?" Qiao Yuan was a little disappointed.

Although he had learned the Eternal Night Technique before, it was only superficial. Currently, based on the intuition in his mind, he has only achieved a utilization rate of 80%.

As expected, the gap between me and my baby is still huge; I can't compare, I can't compare at all.

"Take your time, Yuan is already doing great."

Qiao Yuan smiled and said, "Okay."

They strolled leisurely along the lakeside to the canteen, which was already packed with people.

Yan Baobao's appearance always seems to attract a lot of attention, especially after the rumor circulated for ten days, she still walked with him.

Qiao Yuan always felt that he would definitely cause a lot of misunderstandings at school in the future.

Just like he told Kim Yoon-hee this morning, she didn't believe him either, which is really speechless.

Since things have come to this, let's eat first.

As he was thinking, Ye Yutang's head popped up beside him: "Wow, Qiao Yuan, is this your girlfriend? I think I've heard rumors about her."

Qiao Yuan coughed and said, "She's my sister."

Yan Baobao didn't care about any of that, but her eyes suddenly became more affectionate.

Ye Yutang had just realized what was going on, but when she looked at Yan Baobao's ambiguous expression, she was stunned again.

Are they really siblings? One has naturally pink hair, and the other has black hair.

And there's a hint of ambiguity—

She couldn't help but laugh twice: "Oh, I see. Well, I'll go eat now."

Although she was usually a bit gossipy, she felt it was still inappropriate, but for some reason, thinking about Tu Shanlin's matter suddenly made her feel a bit complicated.

From the time she was in the tower, her impression of Qiao Yuan wasn't that of a scumbag.

But—sigh, I can't figure it out.

Qiao Yuan smiled, but he had already caught the subtle change in Ye Yutang's eyes.

it's wired.

What happened again?

As expected, another person who doesn't believe it.

Yan Baobao didn't even try to explain for him; instead, she acted rather ambiguously, which was really frustrating.

He felt somewhat helpless.

I always feel like the baby is asserting its dominance.

Yan Baobao let out a haughty snort: "There are quite a few pretty girls in the class, aren't there?"

"Uh, it's alright."

Which one do you like?

Qiao Yuan couldn't help but gasp. Good heavens, she could get jealous over something like this? He shook his head and said, "Nothing like that. Don't overthink things."

Yan Baobao immediately narrowed her eyes, looked into Qiao Yuan's eyes, and slowly smiled, "Okay."

While getting the food, Qiao Yuan said to the baby, "I'll get the food today. I'll order everything the baby likes. How about the durian pizza for the main course?"

The baby nodded gently, remembering Qiao Yuan as still so sincere.

But she really did care.

This is the first time we've been in different classes.

Not far away, Gu Qingshan, Bai Long, and others from the Heavenly Palace Class were discussing something among themselves.

Qiao Yuan pulled Hu Tu to join the queue and whispered, "Do me a favor, get a box of blackfish soup and some rice and vegetables, and deliver it to Tu Shanlin for me."

Hu Tu clicked his tongue and said, "I think you've gone crazy. Your sister's jealousy was so strong it practically wafted onto my face. I can't even imagine what she would do if she knew about you and Tu Shanlin."

Qiao Yuan raised his index finger to shush: "Later, find an excuse to get your food and send it over, then you can eat in class."

"I'm going out with the baby after dinner, and I'll explain to Tu Shanlin in person when I get back."

Hu Tu shook his head slightly as he listened: "Alright, alright, just be careful and don't play with fire."

"Good brother," Qiao Yuan patted Hu Tu on the shoulder, "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

After getting his food, Hu Tu said to him as planned, "I need to have a video call with Qin Xue, so I won't eat in the cafeteria. I'm leaving now."

He said it specifically to Yan Baobao.

Qiao Yuan then carried the food for herself and the baby to the opposite side and pushed it over.

Yan Baobao didn't really care about Hu Tu's departure, but she still took the opportunity to say, "Being in love is so different, it's so romantic."

"How can that be the same?" Qiao Yuan curled his lip and said dismissively, "He and Qin Xue are not in the same university, unlike the two of us, who are together all the time."

The baby was immediately amused by him, and laughed brightly, as if he had eaten honey.

This scene, witnessed by the students of the Heavenly Palace Class, as well as Ye Yutang, Jin Yunxi, Charlie, and others around them, inevitably sparked discussion.

Qiao Yuan couldn't care less about that anymore.

The baby, on the other hand, is extremely happy at this moment.

Wow, what a strong possessiveness!

But it's not a big problem, cough cough, everything is still under his control, Qiao Yuan thought to himself.

After the meal, he left with the baby, passing through the main gate of Galaxy University, and took a taxi to the northern outskirts of the Third Main City to see the sea and Grandma Xu.

Half an hour later, he and his baby got off the car near a viewing plaza and walked along the green grass to the open double-layered metal fence in front.

This is the outermost edge of the main city.

Looking out, the vast, feather-like swirling clouds merged the sky and earth into one color, a boundless expanse of white.

You can see the very distant horizon, and the stars in the universe beyond that horizon.

But Qiao Yuan's gaze quickly fell to the artificial shallow sea in Haitang District.

Facing the strong wind outside the city, he and the baby watched quietly, neither of them speaking.

In any case, I'm sure her mother-in-law will be happy to see how she and Yan Bao have grown up.

In fact, this was the first time they had ever looked out of the main city from an altitude of 6,000 meters.

It's quite novel, actually.

On the way back, Bao Bao got off the bus at the entrance of the Tiandu Branch of the Public Security Bureau. He continued to sit in the car and, after changing his destination, quickly returned to school.

As soon as Qiao Yuan entered the classroom, he saw Tu Shanlin sitting listlessly in a chair by the window, lost in thought.

The fluffy fox ears that used to stand up were now drooping lazily and casually.

Hu Tu shrugged slightly to indicate that he had done his best.

The other students in the class all looked at him now, most of them with expressions of "I never expected you to be like this, Qiao Yuan."

[Playing really well][Tsk tsk tsk][Dude, you're awesome][A role model for us all] etc.

Although they've seen this kind of thing before, it's not like they haven't seen it before.

However, it is quite rare to see someone as high-profile and blatant as Qiao Yuan.

When Ye Yutang saw him arrive, she finally couldn't hold back and said, "Qiao Yuan, you're really something."

Tu Shanlin remained in a daze the entire time, until he noticed Qiao Yuan's return. His droopy ears finally twitched, but quickly fell back down.

Qiao Yuan was a little embarrassed. He coughed twice and walked towards Tu Shanlin.