Bear slowly lowered his weapon.
Ghost whispered...
"Jesus."
Lu Chen pushed himself up.
Shen Tian landed.
Then walked forward.
No rush.
Lu Chen roared.
Qi erupted.
His aura exploded.
He charged.
Shen Tian raised one hand.
Sovereign Suppression.
BOOOOOOOOOOM!
Lu Chen froze.
His knees bent.
But...
This time...
He didn’t immediately fall.
Blood Tempering helped.
His physical body resisted.
Lu Chen roared.
He forced himself upward.
Shen Tian’s eyebrow rose.
"Better."
Lu Chen pushed.
One step.
Then another.
His face reddened.
Veins bulged.
He actually moved beneath Sovereign Suppression.
Rose stared.
Lu Chen smiled through the pain.
"You..."
"See?"
Shen Tian watched.
Lu Chen continued.
"I’m not..."
"Your..."
"Kneeling dog!"
Shen Tian’s smile slowly disappeared.
Then...
He increased the pressure.
Not twice.
Not three times.
A lot.
BOOOOOOOOOOM!
Lu Chen slammed down.
Both knees hit stone.
CRACK!
The floor cratered.
His eyes widened.
Shen Tian walked forward.
"You’re right."
He stopped directly in front of him.
"You’re not my dog."
Shen Tian looked down.
"You’re just stubborn."
Rose covered her mouth.
Ghost looked away.
Bear’s shoulders shook slightly.
Lu Chen heard.
His humiliation multiplied.
Shen Tian released the suppression.
Then...
Turned toward the Blood Pool.
Lu Chen stared.
"Where are you going?"
Shen Tian stepped into the pool.
The crimson water immediately reacted.
The entire chamber glowed.
Xu Ning’s system appeared.
Blood Tempering Pool remaining essence: 43%
Shen Tian sat.
"Using my reward."
Lu Chen’s face turned red.
"YOUR..."
Shen Tian closed his eyes.
"Quiet."
The single word carried Sovereign Suppression.
Lu Chen’s jaw locked.
He couldn’t speak.
Rose’s eyes widened.
Shen Tian began absorbing.
The pool exploded with energy.
Unlike Lu Chen...
Shen Tian didn’t scream.
Didn’t roar.
Didn’t struggle visibly.
His Perfect Spirit Foundation absorbed everything.
Blood energy entered.
Meridians refined.
Muscles strengthened.
Bones hardened.
But...
The greatest difference...
Control.
Every drop was directed.
Nothing wasted.
Xu Ning stared.
[Host.]
Shen Tian remained still.
[Your physical strength is increasing dramatically.]
The pool began draining.
43%
36%
28%
Lu Chen watched.
His face became darker with every percentage.
20%
Rose heard his thoughts.
[That bastard.]
14%
[He’s taking everything.]
Rose looked toward Shen Tian.
Then...
For reasons she couldn’t explain...
She found it funny.
Not because Lu Chen was suffering.
But because Shen Tian had literally done exactly what she’d imagined in the car.
Lu Chen fought the traps.
Found the treasure.
Used half.
Then...
Shen Tian appeared.
She covered her mouth.
Her shoulders shook.
Lu Chen noticed.
His eyes narrowed.
Rose immediately looked away.
5%
Then...
The Blood Pool became clear water.
Shen Tian opened his eyes.
Green light flashed.
He stood.
Water rolled from his body.
He stepped out.
His physical presence had changed.
Not dramatically.
But...
Heavier.
More dangerous.
Every movement contained restrained force.
Xu Ning’s system appeared.
[Ding!]
Blood Tempering Pool opportunity stolen.
Fate stolen: 9,000
Lu Chen Fate Value: 479,000
Shen Tian smiled.
"Good pool."
Lu Chen looked like he wanted to kill him.
Shen Tian picked up his jacket.
Then...
Started walking.
Lu Chen stared.
"Where are you going?"
Shen Tian looked over his shoulder.
"Deeper."
Lu Chen’s expression changed.
"You..."
"Yes."
Shen Tian smiled.
"I’m taking the rest too."
Rose watched him leave.
Then...
Slowly looked toward Lu Chen.
Silence.
Bear looked toward Ghost.
Ghost looked toward Bear.
Neither spoke.
Lu Chen clenched his fists.
Then followed.
Rose hesitated.
Something strange stirred in her chest.
Curiosity.
Shen Tian had just walked into a room containing six mercenaries...
Ignored every weapon...
Beat Lu Chen again...
Took the treasure...
Then continued deeper alone.
No fear.
No hesitation.
Arrogant beyond reason.
But...
Capable enough to justify it.
Rose hated that she found that interesting.
Not attraction.
Not yet.
But...
Interest.
Again.
And it was growing.
Back in the city...
Gu Qingya sat inside her office.
Night.
Almost everyone had left.
She was reviewing documents.
Then...
[Shen Tian.]
Her hand stopped.
She closed her eyes.
Again?
[I’ll kill him.]
Her eyes opened.
Cold.
Then...
[He stole the Blood Pool.]
Gu Qingya blinked.
What?
[He followed me all the way here.]
She stared.
Where exactly was Lu Chen?
Then...
[That bastard.]
Gu Qingya slowly leaned back.
She should probably be concerned.
Instead...
A thought appeared.
Shen Tian beat him again.
Her lips twitched.
No.
That wasn’t funny.
Lu Chen continued.
[Once I get the main inheritance...]
Gu Qingya sighed.
Of course.
She reached for her phone.
Then stopped.
Shen Tian’s contact.
Her thumb hovered.
Why was she checking?
She wasn’t his girlfriend.
He didn’t need to report to her.
She didn’t even know where he was.
Still...
She typed.
Gu Qingya: Are you busy?
She stared.
Then nearly deleted it.
Too late.
Sent.
Several minutes passed.
No response.
Her expression changed slightly.
Then...
The phone vibrated.
Shen Tian: A little.
She smiled.
Gu Qingya: Is Lu Chen with you?
Pause.
Shen Tian: Unfortunately.
Gu Qingya covered her mouth.
Then typed.
Gu Qingya: His thoughts are loud.
Shen Tian: What’s he thinking?
She considered.
Then...
Gu Qingya: Mostly about killing you.
Shen Tian replied almost immediately.
Shen Tian: That’s cute.
Gu Qingya stared.
Then laughed.
Alone in her office.
Actually laughed.
She looked toward the city lights.
Then typed.
Gu Qingya: Be careful.
Her thumb stopped.
That felt...
Too concerned.
But she sent it anyway.
Several seconds.
Then...
Shen Tian: Always.
Gu Qingya stared.
A tiny warmth formed.
She locked the phone.
Then...
Immediately unlocked it again.
Read the messages.
Her face warmed slightly.
"...Ridiculous."
She returned to work.
But...
Her concentration didn’t fully recover.
Tang Meilin was awake too.
She sat in her bedroom.
Reading.
Or...
Pretending to.
Her phone remained nearby.
She kept glancing at it.
No messages.
Why would there be?
Shen Tian had no reason to message her.
She knew that.
Still...
She looked.
Then...
She sighed.
"This is stupid."
She placed the phone farther away.
Opened her book.
Read one paragraph.
Looked at the phone again.
(Author’s Note: IMPORTANT!)
SEND POWESTONES!!!
ALL SUPER GIFTS (Magic Castle, Space Ship, Golden Gachapon) = MORE ChapterS!

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