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Chapter 317 Tsinghua and Peking Universities Compete for Talent (Please Subscribe, Please Vote)

Late at night, in the Indian Ocean, Li Xiang and Jiang Cai'er boarded the Sea Whale Boat and swam three meters below the surface of the sea.

The blue waves surged, and the "Lingjing" boat sailed with the ocean currents. Before long, many dolphins swam alongside it.

Li Xiang held Jiang Cai'er in his arms, both of them completely naked. He used his spiritual sense to examine himself, and the newly formed eleventh spiritual energy vortex was still in his kidneys.

Last time, when advancing to the tenth level, the spiritual energy vortex was located in the left kidney, accompanied by an "Endurance" inscription. This time, however, it is located in the right kidney, because a person has two kidneys.

The accompanying inscription is also "Endurance".

That is, "Endurance x2".

Prior to this, there were only two "Shenxing" coins.

The previous "Endurance" inscription already provided considerable strength in battle, leaving Jiang Cai'er unable to withstand the onslaught. And now, with another one added, Li Xiang was speechless.

His other supernatural attributes also saw an increase of about 5-10%, rapidly rising to nearly Mach 13, while his strength increased to 24 jin. His ability to sense the earth's veins also expanded to a radius of about 24 kilometers.

As expected, the dimensions of the interdimensional warehouse have doubled again.

The warehouse previously had a side length of 1024 meters, but now it has a side length of 2048 meters, forming a cube. The volume of the space has been expanded to 2048 meters × 2048 meters × 2048 meters, totaling 858993.5 cubic meters.

If we use ship displacement as an analogy, it's equivalent to 858993.5 tons. The warehouse has gained even more space; it was already more than half full, but now it's completely empty again. It seems the speed of acquiring resources can't keep up with the speed of upgrading.

As the red sun slowly rose from the sea, Jiang Cai'er woke up. Li Xiang piloted the Sea Whale Boat to the surface, and the two enjoyed the sunrise together.

The rising sun dyed the seawater crimson, an extremely beautiful sight that would inspire poets and writers to compose verses. However, when Li Xiang looked down at the beauty in his arms, he immediately felt that the "sunrise at sea" outside was nothing special and could not compare to Jiang Cai'er.

Having tasted the forbidden fruit for the first time, they found it irresistible and experienced a unique kind of excitement.

Jiang Cai'er took the initiative to recite poems, reciting more than ten poems intermittently, each one extremely stunning.

To Li Xiang's even greater surprise, Jiang Cai'er actually leveled up again while reciting the poem.

After it was all over, Jiang Cai'er revealed her secret: she discovered that Li Xiang's "forced" her to write a poem to express her feelings had actually made her spiritual energy surge and seemed even more refined.

While she was sleeping, the quantum computer deduced that she might be able to spontaneously create poetry that subtly aligns with the "Law of Words." For example, the line "picking up the words of a phoenix on the celestial steps" corresponds to the spiritual resonance during dual cultivation, and "the tide swallows the dragon and tiger, and the initial clarity of energy" reflects the process of energy purification. By making abstract insights concrete through literary creation, she could trigger the special advancement path of "proving the Dao through poetry and sword."

Li Xiang clicked his tongue in amazement, never expecting that his accidental success would bring such a benefit.

Jiang Cai'er is currently at level eight, only three levels behind Li Xiang, and is estimated to have already surpassed Luo Feifei.

However, it seems that Luo Feifei has been suppressed at the seventh level for a long time, and may have already entered the eighth level.

However, Jiang Cai'er's rapid advancement of four levels is unprecedented and will likely never be repeated.

After discussing and summarizing, the two concluded that Jiang Cai'er's rapid advancement was likely due to the synergistic effect of the special effects of the "Starry Sky Concerto - Luan Ming Jiu Shao" technique, the complementary spiritual energy, the assistance of spiritual medicine, and Jiang Cai'er's special physique and abilities.

For example, Li Xiang focuses on the physical body, while Jiang Cai'er focuses on mental intelligence and supernatural abilities. The two complement each other in terms of yin and yang, and their spiritual bodies are mutually reinforcing.

Li Xiang's robust physical spiritual power acts like a "physical server," providing an energy carrier for Jiang Cai'er's high-dimensional computational "virtual program." Meanwhile, Jiang Cai'er's mental power acts like an "overclocking algorithm," helping Li Xiang to regulate the flow of spiritual power within his body, making his foundation more solid and refined, and allowing his body to accommodate more spiritual power—essentially "expanding" Li Xiang's capacity.

Then, Li Xiang's natal runes were also optimized, making them faster to activate and consuming less spiritual energy.

Another point is that Jiang Cai'er's unique quantum computer ability had already deduced the optimal upgrade path through probability cloud simulation long before the dual cultivation (she had previously proposed dual cultivation with Li Xiang during their travels in the Earthly Pivot, not only out of girlish infatuation but also because of this consideration). During this actual run, her consciousness had already completed a million virtual upgrade experiments within the "Eye of Laplace," and the breakthrough in spiritual power in reality was merely the execution of a predetermined program.

"What is your accompanying inscription?" Li Xiang asked.

Jiang Cai'er chuckled, her eyes like crescent moons: "Nothing new has come out, it's just that the original ones have doubled."

That is, the four inscriptions, Memory Palace, Matrix Graph Quantum Computer, Imaginary Corridor - End Ring, and High-Dimensional Manifold - Eye of Laplace, are all multiplied by 2, but the computing power is not simply doubled.

Jiang Cai'er is now even more unfathomable, almost like a demon. No, ordinary demons cannot compare to her.

“Double is great, I also have two doubles.” Li Xiang whispered a few words in her ear, and Jiang Cai’er’s pretty face turned red.

Li Xiang suggested, "We've just broken through, and our foundation isn't very solid yet. How about we consolidate it a bit more?" "No way..." Jiang Cai'er exclaimed softly, but she quickly succumbed to Li Xiang's 108 martial arts skills.

Around 10 a.m., Li Xiang took out a satellite phone from the system warehouse. Jiang Cai'er used the phone to let her mother know that she was safe and sound, saying that she and Li Xiang had gone to the provincial capital for a trip and would be back later.

Since the marriage was already arranged and the college entrance exam was over, Aunt Jiang was too lazy to bother with her. She just told her to be careful and have fun.

After the call, the satellite phone was thrown back into the warehouse.

Jiang Jianguo and his wife were actually quite satisfied with the marriage, especially since their daughter hadn't married far away but stayed in the same village, which was much better than those whose daughters married far away and didn't come back for years.

Li Xiang and Jiang Cai'er spent more than ten hours at sea. Jiang Cai'er repeatedly begged for mercy, saying that she really couldn't take it anymore, and the two finally headed home.

To Jiang Cai'er's surprise, Li Xiang was truly a monster. After a whole night and day of tossing and turning, he was still full of energy and vigor, arguably the strongest man on Earth.

Therefore, even at Mach 13, Li Xiang was still running incredibly fast without any delay.

As for the issue of pregnancy, there's no need to worry at all. Jiang Cai'er is now an eighth-level transcendent being, and she can easily clear herself up with her spiritual power. If she doesn't want to get pregnant, no matter how hard Li Xiang tries, it won't work.

"Shouldn't it wait until I'm a sophomore in college, when I'm 20?"

Although Li Xiang really wanted a child, he respected her opinion.

In Jiang Cai'er's words, she herself is still a baby and really doesn't want a baby.

In the days that followed, Li Xiang and Jiang Cai'er went out almost every night, traveling to various scenic spots around the world, from the sea and mountaintops to dense forests and deep underground... Jiang Cai'er completed her transformation from a girl to a woman. Under Li Xiang's care, her appearance became more and more delicate, and her figure began to develop again, making her even more alluring than before.

Perhaps due to the exhaustion of her previous "accumulation," Jiang Cai'er did not make any further breakthroughs. She also learned from Li Xiang to solidify her foundation. On the other hand, Li Xiang, because he practiced dual cultivation too diligently and had an unlimited supply of spiritual herbs, was already close to the edge of the twelfth level and could break through at any time. However, he also suppressed his progress, hoping to upgrade after his foundation was more complete and solid.

Li Xiang's spiritual power deepened day by day, and with Li Xiang's help, Jiang Cai'er made up for her shortcomings and also achieved minor success in spiritual body formation.

Time flies, and June 23rd has arrived, with the fresh results of the Sichuan Province college entrance examination.

Jiang Cai'er checked her score immediately: 748 points, exactly as she had predicted, not a point more or less. Everyone else was amazed by Jiang Cai'er's high score, but Li Xiang knew that this girl was too abnormal, able to control her score so precisely.

Li Xiang accompanied Jiang Cai'er to the school. As soon as they entered the school gate, two groups of people surrounded them from the left and right.

"Hello Jiang, I'm from the Tsinghua University Admissions Office. We have customized an integrated undergraduate-master-doctoral program for you, and the Qian Xuesen Mechanics Class can add an independent research direction for you at any time!"

"Hello Jiang, I am from the Admissions Office of Peking University. Our Yuanpei College has passed a special proposal that allows you to study five or even more majors at the same time. There are also integrated undergraduate, master's and doctoral programs, so you have many choices."

It's important to know that 748 points will undoubtedly be the highest score in this year's college entrance examination, making him the top scorer nationwide.

Such a high score has never been achieved before. Although there was another score of 749, the other person's actual score was only 729, with the remaining 20 points being bonuses for winning a first prize in the International Mathematical Olympiad.

Jiang Cai'er was completely unaffected and didn't add any points.

This is simply genius.

But Jiang Cai'er isn't the type to just study all the time. She has also posted many videos showcasing her talents on social media.

Then, she is quick-witted in poetry. Not long ago, her speech at the rally and her poem "The Ambition of the Swan" caused a stir. Her calligraphy is also highly praised by famous people. She is also beautiful, a goddess-level beauty, whose looks are no less than those of top popular actress Luo Feifei.

Both his talent and appearance are impeccable.

Many top scorers in the college entrance examination in the past were attacked for being ugly because they didn't pay attention to their appearance, but Jiang Cai'er will never have such a problem.

Throughout history, "appearance" has been extremely important. Whether it was becoming an official in ancient times or taking the civil service exam in modern times, being good-looking (handsome and dignified) was always a plus.

As soon as the scores were revealed, everyone believed that within 24 hours, Jiang Cai'er would become a nationally renowned academic star, the kind of person who would be featured on CCTV News and reported by major media outlets.

The fact that Tsinghua and Peking University students came early in the morning to wait and surround the person from both sides speaks volumes.

The two groups from the admissions office even considered sneaking into Jiang Cai'er's house to snatch her away. The reason they didn't go was because they had just arrived in Chengdu by plane that morning and rushed over here in a hurry, so they didn't have time.

(End of this chapter)