The Ultimate Top Lot

"Things have come to this; all we can do is conserve our strength and wait to see how the situation develops." Yu Xian had no other solution. Some things could be done, while others simply could not. Knowing the cruelty of reality better than anyone, he offered no empty comfort. He simply took out his phone, sat in his bubble, and continued reading through the internal archives of Qilin. Strength could be divided into hard power and soft power. Enriching one's mind was equally a method of growing stronger, and he was eager to become more powerful as quickly as possible. Suddenly, a thought struck him. Since he could fly now, he could easily chase after the sun. Perhaps that would allow him to awaken Pangu's divine ability ahead of schedule. Yet when he shared this idea with Zhang Shou and Gong Qian, Gong Qian merely rolled her eyes and said, "Chase after the sun? I have no idea what you're trying to do, but let me warn you: the moment you fly past our borders and enter another country, you could be shot down by strange, bizarre abilities at any second. Other countries have Dragon-rank powerhouses too!" Just as Huaxia had Dragon-rank masters guarding its frontiers, foreign nations naturally possessed their own. Moreover, even if certain small countries lacked Dragon-rank experts, they still had Tiger-rank combatants. "All right, forget it then." Hearing that, Yu Xian immediately abandoned the plan. He had no desire to be treated as an invader and shot out of the sky by a foreign power. He hadn't lived nearly long enough yet. Afterward, he went back to browsing his phone. Before midnight, Zhang Shou briskly took his own life, completing his revival to reset his state before continuing to treat Gong Qian. Gong Qian had received quite a fright the first time she saw Zhang Shou commit suicide; only when he reverted to his teenage self did she realize he wasn't just some lecherous middle-aged man. During the latter half of the night, Gong Qian drifted to sleep under the combined effects of the poison and sheer boredom. Zhang Shou, having refreshed his physical condition, felt as energetic as if he had just enjoyed a full night of rest. Yu Xian chatted idly with Zhang Shou off and on until roughly five in the morning. A thought occurred to him. Even within Huaxia, the vastness of the territory meant there were time zones; in some regions the sun had already risen, while in others it had not. It was already past five, meaning he could take the initiative and fly east to greet the sunlight early. Giving Zhang Shou a quick heads-up, he promptly soared into the upper atmosphere and flew due east. After roughly ten minutes of flight, he watched the sun gradually crest the distant horizon. As the sunlight fell across his body, he comfortably closed his eyes. Silver Blood amplified his ability to absorb sunlight, instantly turning his entire figure pitch-black. As the sun climbed higher toward the middle of the sky, the amount of sunlight Yu Xian absorbed steadily mounted. By around ten-thirty in the morning, the temperature of the Heart of Pangu inside Yu Xian's chest rose precipitously. Having already accumulated the equivalent of thirty-five heartbeats' worth of energy yesterday, he finally gathered the energy of the thirty-sixth beat. Pangu's Blood contracted violently and began to thud with immense power, completely setting off the energy stored within his heart. Fortunately, with his enhanced physical constitution, Yu Xian's endurance was far superior to what it had been. Even as the colossal surge of energy thundered through his body, his expression remained entirely unchanged. As this energy erupted, it cleansed his muscles and bones in passing, refining his physique. Then, the energy gradually transformed into an ethereal, transparent force, swiftly converging toward his dantian. Yu Xian immediately recognized which talent he had awakened. The Pangu Spirit Orb Divine Ability. This ability could condense a spirit orb inside his dantian, opening up an enormous interior space. "It's actually the lowest lot." What Yu Xian had wanted most was the Pangu Immortality Divine Ability, followed by the Pangu Herculean Divine Ability. The one he wanted least was the Pangu Spirit Orb Divine Ability. After all, he already possessed a storage ring; he had no need for another, larger storage ring. Just as disappointment began to set in, the energy meant to condense the spirit orb and carve out the spatial expanse abruptly collided with another current of energy within his dantian. Previously, his Blood Energy had flowed through his blood vessels. After ingesting Pangu's Blood, the mutated Blood Energy had somehow settled within his dantian. Since its mobilization speed had actually improved, Yu Xian hadn't paid it much mind. Yet he never expected the two energies to clash. He could only observe in silence, not daring to intervene in the slightest for fear of making things worse through clumsy interference. Inside his dantian, the two currents repeatedly collided and blended together, gradually transforming into a stream of pure white energy. Perhaps because the mutation of his Blood Energy had originated from Pangu's Blood, the entire process proved unexpectedly smooth. Even when the energies collided, no turbulent waves were stirred. When the mutation concluded, calm returned to his dantian. Wait! Yu Xian was dumbfounded, muttering in disbelief, "That's not right. Where's my spirit orb?" He carefully sensed every corner of his dantian, refusing to overlook a single inch. In the end, he had no choice but to accept reality: although he had awakened the Pangu Spirit Orb Divine Ability, the energy intended to form the spirit orb and expand space had completely fused with his mutated Blood Energy. Consequently, he had no spirit orb at all! A Pangu Spirit Orb Divine Ability without a spirit orb—he was likely the only one of his kind in all of Huaxia. "Whatever. If I don't have it, I don't have it." Yu Xian sighed, consoling himself. This divine ability hadn't been his goal in the first place. Next, he attempted to mobilize the energy within his dantian, discovering that it moved even more effortlessly than the mutated Blood Energy had. In a flash, he channeled the energy to his hand. With a mere thought, a bubble materialized. Aside from shifting from iridescent colors to complete transparency, there seemed to be no other discernible difference. Yu Xian examined the new bubble closely. Unable to tell much from its appearance, he reached his hand inside. An instant later, his eyes widened slightly; within his realm of perception, he could vividly feel the presence of that hand. He withdrew his hand and plunged it back into the bubble, repeating the motion several times to confirm that the sensation was no illusion. Yet a question remained: what practical use did this serve? He maneuvered the bubble around, then launched it forward to test its various properties. First, the bubble's spatial barrier had become significantly more stable, capable of withstanding speeds up to Mach 20. Furthermore, none of its original functions had disappeared; rather, its offensive power had grown by a substantial margin. "Is it really just a basic enhancement?" Yu Xian felt a touch of disappointment. He guided the bubble back to his right hand. Then, out of habit, he formed another bubble in his left hand. With two basketball-sized bubbles spinning in his palms, he simply thrust both hands into them. The next instant, an expression of sheer incredulity surfaced on his face. Staring down at the two spheres, he slowly extended his hands forward. In a flash, his left and right hands swapped places—his left hand emerged from the right-hand bubble, while his right hand appeared inside the left-hand bubble! The internal spaces of the two bubbles were actually connected! He immediately expanded both bubbles, climbed into one of them, and dispelled his old bubble in passing. Then, with a single thought, he materialized inside the other bubble. "It really works... The space inside the two bubbles allows for mutual teleportation!" Sitting inside the bubble and gazing at the one opposite him, Yu Xian felt an overwhelming surge of delight. Compared to the original Pangu Spirit Orb Divine Ability merely granting an extra storage space, this mutated power was an absolute god-tier survival skill! "Turns out it was the ultimate top lot all along!" Overjoyed, Yu Xian couldn't hold back a burst of laughter. This ability was magnificent; even if someone offered him the authentic Pangu Spirit Orb Divine Ability now, he wouldn't trade it away for the world. Over the next few minutes, he continued producing bubbles until the sky was filled with them. Previously, his mutated Blood Energy had only allowed him to maintain one hundred bubbles with a diameter of two meters. Now, the newly generated energy inside him could support five hundred such bubbles. Moreover, when creating bubbles with mutated Blood Energy, failing to reclaim them resulted in an extremely slow energy recovery rate. With this new energy, his recovery speed was nearly ten times faster. Even if he left the bubbles uncollected and anchored in place, he could recover his full reserves in a very short span of time. "Time to head back." Yu Xian's figure flickered incessantly across the array of bubbles. Because his teleportation was so swift, an afterimage of his body seemed to inhabit every single bubble at once. After practicing until the technique became second nature, he looked toward the dimly discernible battlefield in the distance. Somehow, it no longer seemed quite so terrifying.