Starting as an infant, with parents who are blond-haired delinquents?

Zhang Chaoqiang seemed to regret his words to some extent…

"It seems to be getting late." Li Yong glanced at the time; it was almost eight o'clock in the evening. He reminded him, "If I remember correctly, the synthesis competition that's been making headlines these past two days should be the topic of conversation, right?"

Furthermore, Zhang Chaoqiang's main purpose in coming here is for the synthesis competition. They have a competition tomorrow, so they shouldn't waste too much time here!

"Zhang Chaoqiang, let's go. I'll take you back so it won't interfere with your competition tomorrow!"

"If we have time, we could go and watch the game as spectators, right?"

Huang Feng and Bai Lu suddenly remembered something.

And so, Zhang Chaoqiang, who had stored the Light Profound Tree Branch in his spatial ring, returned safely from the Investigation Bureau to the Zhongzhou City Science and Technology Museum.

Furthermore, they sneaked into the exhibition area by following the route that Bai Lu and Huang Feng had outlined.

However, he always felt that it was impossible for such a high-level museum to still be using technology at the level of simple surveillance...

Since it didn't trigger any alarms, he didn't dwell on it too much.

Meanwhile, Lei She, who was monitoring the entire scene in real time on the screen, finally finished his work after Zhang Chaoqiang returned safely.

Back in his room, Zhang Chaoqiang couldn't wait to place the Guangxuan tree branch on a shelf where he wouldn't be disturbed.

They eagerly awaited to see what benefits the Radiant Tree Branch would bring them.

Old Chen and Tan Yue from the next room also noticed this tree branch of the Guangxuan tree when they came over.

Old Chen, a man of wide experience, exclaimed with interest, then began to examine it closely. This thing was quite a find…

Upon learning that the gift was a present from the Investigation Bureau to Zhang Chaoqiang, he repeatedly expressed his admiration for the Bureau's generosity.

It's important to know that this kind of precious spiritual plant, capable of subtly improving a martial artist's physical attributes, is extremely rare and valuable throughout the entire Central Kingdom. If Zhang Chaoqiang wanted to sell it…

Without a doubt, it could sell for an astronomical figure that Zhang Chaoqiang never even imagined!

But Zhang Chaoqiang wouldn't do that; pure money is not more important than his own ability.

After all, the light from the Guangxuan tree branch is limited, just like the spiritual energy in the crystal core of a demon beast; once absorbed, it will lose all its function.

Therefore, it can only be used by oneself. After it is used up, that is, after it has left the growth period, if it wants to sell it, it is estimated that it will have absorbed most of the light in the Guangxuan tree branch!

"Tan Yue, why don't you come and stay with us? Being exposed to the light from the Guangxuan tree branch will help improve your physical fitness!"

Tan Yue blinked. Actually, she also really wanted to come here, but when she thought of what Old Chen had said, she hesitated: "The light from a Guangxuan tree branch is limited. Grandpa Chen said that a normal Guangxuan tree branch..."

The light it possessed could only cover the growth period of three life forms, which is approximately nine years. It had previously enhanced the physical strength of two demonic beasts for a period of time…

The light emanating from the tree branch is noticeably less intense than it was in its prime; I'm afraid I'll be taking up too much of your light!

She voiced her concerns, but it was clear that Zhang Chaoqiang wouldn't care at all.

He chuckled and said, "It's alright, I have a way!"

"You have a way? What way do you have?"

Zhang Chaoqiang's smiling but silent expression fueled Tan Yue's curiosity. Instead of answering, he pulled Tan Yue into the house and told her not to worry about consuming the light from the Guangxuan tree branch.

Resources, resources, aren't resources meant to be consumed?

Tan Yue reluctantly agreed.

And what other way could Zhang Chaoqiang have said he had a solution?

Isn't it just using [Steal]?

The confidence Huang Feng and Bai Lu gave me stemmed from their advice that we might not be able to find a second Guangxuan branch in human territory, as such things only appear in areas inhabited by demonic beasts.

If their investigators hadn't ventured into the monster territory, the Central Kingdom wouldn't have had this branch of the Light Profound Tree.

Therefore, this is why Zhang Chaoqiang was willing to resort to theft, regardless of the impact on others.

However, before using the Stealing technique to boost the light from other Radiant Tree branches, Zhang Chaoqiang had one more important thing to do…

That is, to verify whether the Guangxuan tree branch is really as Huang Feng, Bai Lu, Lao Chen and others said.

It can significantly improve the overall physical fitness of both myself and Tan Yue, who are in the growth stage.

It was 8:30 when they returned to their room, and it wasn't until midnight that Shen Qiangwei and the others were preparing to wash up and go to bed.

Zhang Chaoqiang noticed some obvious changes in his body, which were visual rather than sensory.

He only discovered the specific changes after he accessed the panel stored in his mind.

The light from the Radiant Tree branch does indeed affect the three attributes of one's body, and in just one night, it directly increased the body's values ​​by 0.01!

Chapter 233 Ghostly Serpent

Indeed, Zhang Chaoqiang stretched his muscles and bones and found that his body's current value had increased by 0.01 compared to before.

Although it may not seem like much, it's better than nothing. I can't imagine what benefits it will bring him over time through the cumulative effect of sunlight.

Unfortunately, Huang Feng and Bai Lu told him that before their investigators brought back the Guangxuan tree branch, the two boar-like monsters had already undergone nearly two years of light exposure.

Therefore, the two demonic beasts, in a total of four years, occupied nearly half of the lifespan of the Guangxuan tree branch.

However, Zhang Chaoqiang could make up for this by stealing.

The function of 【Steal】is to take 50% of the number of the same type of object that is closest to the object that is being used on you.

The quantities here include both macroscopic and microscopic quantities.

and so.

Immediately afterwards, he began to apply the Stealing effect to the Light Profound Tree Branch.

[Theft]!

While Zhang Chaoqiang was being bathed in the light of the Guangxuan tree branch, he used his second ability, Steal.

At this moment, as everyone had guessed, there was not much difference between the Central Kingdom and even the major countries. There was no second Guangxuan Tree Branch, a purple-quality spiritual plant that could only mutate and grow on agarwood trees...

This is absolutely unique in the human realm.

While Zhang Chaoqiang was stealing the tree branch of the Guangxuan tree, he was in the realm of demonic beasts!

The southern continent of the Beast Realm is not the area the investigators had visited, nor is it the area where Chicken One was at the time. The southern continent of the Beast Realm is home to all kinds of Beast races.

They built their own city-states on the continent.

One of the city-states houses the city's most prized possession, which is also a branch of the Guangxuan tree!

Although both are branches of the Light Profound Tree, the one in the Demon Beast City-State is noticeably brighter, and its branches are more numerous, thicker, and more prominent.

As the treasure of the city, only the masters of a few demon beast city-states, collectively known as the beast kings of different races, can possess it!

The serpent-man guarding this precious branch of the Light Mystic Tree had heard that the Beast King would use it on his child.

"Legend has it that the child of the Ghost King of the Underworld, at only sixty years old, has already reached the level of a fourth-tier demon beast, and has not even entered the growth stage for a long time. Even the fortune-telling ghost bird in the deep mountains believes that this child has the potential to become a beast king!"

At the entrance to the city-state's treasury, two upright-walking guards, known as the Serpent People, were chewing on blood-soaked rat-beasts while blowing water at each other.

The Ghost Beast King is actually a seven-headed serpent.

The number of heads on the Ghost Serpent directly represents its rank among monsters.

Having reached the seventh rank, Gui Ming gathered several surrounding city-states of snake-like demonic beasts and became their beast king.

The seventh rank is Beast King, the eighth rank is Beast Emperor, and the ninth rank is Beast Sovereign!

This is a unique saying in the world of demon beasts.

"Stop talking and focus on your patrol. If anything goes wrong in the treasure vault, neither of us will survive!"

The other serpent-like creature said solemnly.

The other snake demon, who had just made a half-joking remark, nodded in agreement, but thought, "Who would dare to covet what's inside? Are they out of their mind?"

This is a crucial treasure for the Beast King's child to break through to five heads!

"Even those Fire-Eating Vultures who have always coveted our territory wouldn't dare to act recklessly!"

"That's what they say, and that's certainly true, but it's always best to be cautious..."

……

Just as the two demonic beasts were patrolling the entrance to the treasure vault, and even the entire surrounding area, a squad of twenty demonic beasts was constantly monitoring them. But if they were to open the treasure vault's doors at this very moment…

You'll then discover that among the many treasures, the light from the only branch of the Radiant Mystic Tree is gradually dimming...

It only stopped when it became fifty percent of its original size, and the light completely froze.

Conversely, the light on the branches of the luminous tree here became dimmer compared to before.

However, the light emanating from the tree branch in front of Zhang Chaoqiang was more than twice as bright as before!

The light-transmitting branches absorbed from the other party have been used as a new source of light to fill his light-transmitting branches.

Shen Qiangwei and Zhang Huolong, who had been asleep, suddenly opened the door.

"Ah, it's dawn! Get up quickly, Chaoqiang and Xiaoyue have a match this morning..."

"Ok?"

When Zhang Huolong and Shen Qiangwei felt unwell and came out of their room into the hall, the light emanating from the tree branch of the Guangxuan tree instantly vanished...

"Ok?"

"Honey, are we still half asleep? Just now, it seemed like daylight was streaming into the living room... why is it dark again now?"

Zhang Chaoqiang was speechless. He thought the two of them were really out of sleep. The way to check if it was daylight was not to open the curtains and look at the sky, but to see if any light was coming in through the hall.

What a niche observation habit this is!

Zhang Chaoqiang gently pushed his drowsy parents back into their room. As the distance increased, the light from the Guangxuan tree branches began to reappear.

To prevent light from seeping into his parents' room again, Zhang Chaoqiang added opaque sealing strips to all the gaps.

The door to his and Tan Yue's room was left open, so they could enjoy the light from the Guangxuan tree branches at any time.

Tan Yue was fast asleep, and Zhang Chaoqiang thought her sleep quality was much better than that of his own parents.

"I didn't expect someone this old to still have the habit of kicking off the covers..."

When Zhang Chaoqiang saw Tan Yue's bizarre sleeping postures, which caused his blanket to be thrown to the ground, and his pajamas to look even stranger, his original trousers were completely ruined by her restless rolling around...

It was shrunk down to shorts, and the sleeves on the top were also worn as short sleeves by Tan Yue. Most importantly...