Chapter 130 - 86: America

Chapter 130: Chapter 86: America

"The rumors are all over the place, and there’s no solid info yet," said Luo Qian. "I’ll have my dad dig a little deeper. Once I get the full story, I’ll fill you in when we meet tomorrow at school."

"Alright, I’ll be waiting for your news," Lin Yi nodded.

He hung up the communicator.

Lin Yi’s thoughts were still preoccupied with two things: Wang Yiming and the "monster core regulations."

Just then,

a faint buzzing sound came from outside the window.

A sleek smart drone, its indicator lights flashing, hovered steadily outside Lin Yi’s balcony.

Lin Yi walked out quickly. An iris scan confirmed his identity.

The drone’s cargo bay opened, and a mechanical arm steadily pushed out a heavy alloy box, about a meter to a side.

Lin Yi braced his arms and caught it securely.

It was heavy. A rich, medicinal aroma, a mixture of herbal essences, faintly seeped through the sealed container, invigorating his Spirit!

He carried the box and hurried back to the living room.

His heart began to beat uncontrollably faster.

Two thousand five hundred Bone Tempering Pills!

This was enough to support him in completely refining his seventeen remaining torso bones to Perfection, breaking through the barrier in one fell swoop, and stepping into the Second-Grade Martial Artist Realm!

’With these resources in hand, the world is mine!’

However...

To convert this massive amount of Pills into tangible power would still take time and painstaking effort.

At his current speed,

with his Mosquito Avatar efficiently absorbing the Medicinal Power and himself converting it with undivided focus,

it took about two minutes to process a single Bone Tempering Pill.

In one hour, he could manage thirty pills at the very most.

To completely absorb all two thousand five hundred Pills before him

was undoubtedly a massive undertaking.

In a twenty-four-hour day, after accounting for necessary sleep and meals, a person’s Spiritual Power couldn’t possibly remain at its peak state of concentration indefinitely.

After long periods of Cultivation, the mind would inevitably grow weary and require some relaxation.

Lin Yi estimated that he could maintain sixteen hours of efficient Cultivation a day, at most.

By that calculation, he could process a maximum of 480 Bone Tempering Pills per day.

To finish them all?

It would take a week at the very least!

However,

this timeline didn’t discourage Lin Yi in the slightest.

On the contrary, it ignited an even more fervent flame in his eyes.

’A long Cultivation time means a huge increase in power!’

’It means a complete transformation!’

"Time waits for no one. Let’s begin!"

Without further hesitation, Lin Yi quickly opened the lid of the alloy box.

Instantly, an even richer pill fragrance filled the air, refreshing and invigorating.

He sat cross-legged on the floor and assumed the opening stance of the Bone Tempering Skill, and the Qi and Blood in his body began to circulate slowly along a specific path.

With a single thought,

the Mosquito Avatar, which had been lurking in the corner, shot out like an arrow from a bow. It instantly dove toward a round, full Bone Tempering Pill in the box, its long, sharp proboscis precisely piercing the Pill’s body.

The Blood Sucking skill activated!

BUZZ!

A vast and surging wave of Medicinal Power instantly transformed into pure Qi and Blood.

Through their invisible connection, it surged madly into Lin Yi’s body!

He didn’t dare to delay.

He immediately guided this surging tide of Qi and Blood along the path of the Bone Tempering Skill, sending it to fiercely scour the targeted bone!

SSSSS...

Faint yet numerous sounds of bone Refinement echoed within his body.

Time flowed by quietly amidst his focused Cultivation.

An unknown amount of time passed.

The sky outside the window

had softened from the bright light of noon to the gentle glow of the afternoon.

DING.

The communicator chimed again,

indicating a new message.

Lin Yi was at a critical moment in absorbing a Pill.

So he didn’t check it immediately.

Only after he had completely refined and absorbed the very last trace of the Pill’s Medicinal Power, merging it into his bones, did he slowly withdraw his technique and exhale a turbid breath tinged with a medicinal fragrance.

He picked up the communicator.

It was a message from the principal.

The content was simple and clear—

He was invited to speak on stage at tomorrow’s opening ceremony as the representative of this year’s most outstanding student. He was asked to prepare a speech in advance.

Lin Yi raised an eyebrow.

’A speech?’

’His mind was currently full of Bone Tempering Pills and the Second Grade Realm.’

’He already felt like he didn’t have enough time for Cultivation.’

’How could he possibly have the mental energy to craft some passionate, inspiring speech?’

’It’s just a formality!’

After a moment of thought, he had a plan.

His fingers swiped quickly across the communicator’s light screen.

Soon, he had opened several "Exemplary Student Opening Ceremony Speech Templates" that he’d found online, from different years and different schools.

His eyes scanned as fast as lightning, and then his fingers flew.

He copied a paragraph from each article.

He pieced them together into a new article.

And just like that, he was done.

’Done.’

Lin Yi casually saved the document.

’It’s just a formality anyway.’

’He wasn’t about to go to the trouble of writing it himself.’

’Why write it yourself when you can copy and paste so much faster!’

After preparing the speech draft,

he turned off the communicator.

He resumed his Cultivation.

’Power is the only thing that truly matters!’

...

「The next morning.」

At the first light of dawn,

the feeling of the first day of school was in the air.

Lin Yi got up to wash.

Although he had only slept for five hours last night,

he didn’t feel the slightest bit of fatigue. On the contrary, he felt refreshed and clear-headed. A sharp glint flashed in his eyes, and his Qi and Blood were abundant and surging.

’Yesterday’s results were remarkable!’

With the full support of his cheat-like Mosquito Avatar, combined with his own focused Cultivation, he had successfully completed the Refinement of four whole torso bones!

At this point,

the total number of bones he had finished refining in his entire body had reached a staggering thirty-eight!

He was only thirteen bones away from completing the Refinement of his entire torso and stepping into the Second-Grade Martial Artist Realm!

’After the opening ceremony, I’ll ask the principal for a week off. I’ll use up all these Bone Tempering Pills and break through to the Second Grade as soon as possible!’

Lin Yi calculated to himself.