If I let you practice martial arts, you'll compress your vital energy ten thousand times?

dong dong dong.

Lin Yuan glanced at the closed wooden door of the bathroom, from which came the sound of running water. Xiao Ya was washing up.

He shuffled along in his cheap plastic slippers, which cost a dozen yuan, and walked to the door, opening the rusty security door.

Outside.

A stunningly beautiful figure stood there.

It's Su Qinghan.

This top military talent, who is usually aloof and as pure as an iceberg, was not wearing his school uniform today, but instead dressed in a low-key black casual outfit.

Behind her, at the corner of the stairwell.

Two powerful men in plainclothes, their auras deep and their presence as imposing as a deep pool or a towering mountain, stood discreetly. They were top experts from the military's "Shadow Dragon" special forces unit, but they both kept their heads down, not daring to even glance at the door.

"Lin Yuan..."

Seeing Lin Yuan open the door, a complex light flashed in Su Qinghan's beautiful eyes.

Before Lin Yuan could even ask a question...

Swish!

In the hallway, under the watchful eyes of two top experts.

Su Qinghan actually put her legs together and bent down deeply towards Lin Yuan, who was wearing cheap home clothes and plastic slippers!

A perfectly standard 90-degree deep bow!

"sorry!"

Su Qinghan's voice trembled slightly, her tone filled with unprecedented self-reproach.

"It's our military's incompetence! We failed to protect Xiaoya!"

"My grandfather knows everything that happened last night. Letting Xiaoya face such danger was a dereliction of duty on the part of our entire Seventh Security Zone!"

Seeing Su Qinghan's posture of apologizing with thorns on her back, Lin Yuan's eyes remained unmoved.

He casually closed the security door, separating himself and Su Qinghan in the hallway so as not to disturb Xiaoya inside.

"You are indeed incompetent."

Lin Yuan had one hand in his pocket, his tone calm, yet it exuded an undeniable sense of pressure.

He said it as if it were perfectly natural.

After all, if he hadn't personally destroyed the Ghost King, Su Qinghan would probably have only delivered a cold corpse.

Hearing this merciless reprimand, Su Qinghan not only didn't get angry, but instead lowered her head even further.

She secretly raised her eyes and sized up Lin Yuan.

Looking at Lin Yuan's slightly pale face and seemingly calm expression.

A strong sense of sympathy welled up in Su Qinghan's heart.

"He must have been terrified!"

"His calm demeanor right now is definitely an act. He just doesn't want to appear weak in front of his sister!"

Thinking of this, Su Qinghan felt an overwhelming sense of guilt.

She straightened up and solemnly took out a silver ring that shimmered with a deep blue light from her pocket.

Space Ring!

Such magical artifacts, capable of creating their own space, are absolutely priceless in the Seventh Safe Zone; even the head of a wealthy family might not possess one!

Su Qinghan held the spatial ring in both hands and respectfully presented it to Lin Yuan.

"Lin Yuan, this is a small compensation from the military."

Su Qinghan took a deep breath and lowered her voice to report to the leader:

"There are a full one hundred drops of the highest purity 'Grade A liquid energy source' in here."

"There are fifty flawless crystal cores of fifth-tier exotic beasts."

"There are also three top-grade spiritual herbs that can bring the dead back to life and heal the wounded, as well as an anonymous black card containing one billion Alliance coins."

"My grandfather said this isn't enough to make up for the shock you and your siblings suffered, but it's the greatest sincerity the Seventh Security Zone can offer at this moment. Please accept it and convey the military's apologies to... to that senior colleague!"

Hear the list inside the ring.

Even Lin Yuan, who was mentally prepared, couldn't help but raise an eyebrow slightly in his heart.

One hundred drops of Grade A liquid energy source? Fifty fifth-order crystal nuclei?

This is practically draining the military's strategic reserves of several years! That old guy Su Zhan really went to great lengths to please that fictitious "master".

However, Lin Yuan had no reason to spit out the easy prey that was delivered right to his mouth.

He reached out and unceremoniously grabbed the priceless spatial ring, casually stuffing it into his faded trouser pocket.

The movement was so natural, as if he had simply accepted a tiny, insignificant cabbage.

Seeing Lin Yuan's indifferent reaction, as if money were dirt, Su Qinghan not only didn't think he was arrogant, but her eyes showed even more awe.

"really!"

"To be accepted as a disciple by such an unparalleled master, his vision has already surpassed that of ordinary people!"

"Ten billion Alliance Coins and a massive amount of resources are nothing to him. That's what you call true mastery!" Su Qinghan imagined wildly in her mind.

"I'll take the things."

Lin Yuan looked at Su Qinghan, his tone still indifferent.

"When Master came back last night, he was in a very bad mood."

Lin Yuan deliberately uttered those words.

boom!

Upon hearing the words "in a bad mood," Su Qinghan was so startled that she felt a chill run down her spine, and her back was instantly soaked with cold sweat.

Is that senior who brutally defeated the Demon King in a bad mood?!

If they lose their temper again, will the Seventh Safety Zone even have a chance to survive?

"Please...please put in a good word for us!"

Su Qinghan's face turned pale, and she hurriedly patted her chest to assure him:

"I swear to you! From this day forward, Xiaoya will be an SSS-level absolute protection target for our military!"

"The Shadow Dragon Special Forces are on standby 24/7! Anyone who wants to harm her will have to wipe out the entire army of the Seventh Security Zone!"

"In addition, Grandpa intends to process the highest level of transfer procedures for you and Xiaoya."

Su Qinghan quickly reported the military's arrangements.

"If you wish, you can be admitted to the 'Dragon Abyss Top Academy' in the central capital without taking the entrance exam! The defenses there are ten times stronger than here, and such a thing will never happen again!"

Upon hearing the words "Longyuan Top University",

A barely perceptible glint of something unusual finally flashed in Lin Yuan's eyes.

The Central Capital?

That place has the most concentrated martial arts resources and the most high-level alien beast rifts on the entire continent.

His current extreme compression has reached 200,000 times. The small, peripheral city of the Seventh Safe Zone is like a dried-up puddle, which can no longer contain this terrifying behemoth who is about to transform into a dragon.

This is undoubtedly an excellent springboard.

But there's no rush.

You have to eat one bite at a time, and you have to go step by step.

He hasn't even fully exploited the resources of this place yet.

"understood."

Lin Yuan nodded slightly, neither refusing nor immediately agreeing.

"I will report this to my master. You should go now; Xiaoya needs to eat breakfast, and I don't want her to know the truth about last night."

Upon hearing Lin Yuan's order to leave, Su Qinghan felt as if she had been granted a pardon.

She bowed deeply to Lin Yuan again, her tone filled with gratitude and admiration.

"Thank you, Lin Yuan."

"Your protectiveness of your sister is truly admirable."

After saying that, Su Qinghan, along with the two relieved Shadow Dragon experts, quietly retreated down the stairs like ghosts.

Until it was confirmed that Su Qinghan had completely left.

Lin Yuan slowly turned around, pushed open the security door, and walked back into the dilapidated rental house filled with the atmosphere of everyday life.

He touched the cold spatial ring through his pocket.

In addition to the spoils looted from the Ghost King and those grandmasters last night, and the exorbitant compensation sent by the military today.

"That's about it."

Lin Yuan let out a low roar in his heart, like that of an ancient ferocious beast.

"Let me see tonight."

"Compress your Qi and blood 300,000 times."

"Just how perverted can it be!"