The Conqueror of the Universe

On a September afternoon, the sun was scorching hot.

Here was Lanhai No.1 High School testing ground.

Dressed in tight black sportswear, Li Ping'an squatted in front of the silver track, biting the stone pendant in front of his chest. He was not strong enough but was well-proportioned, just like a black cheetah prepared to prance.

"Senior Li Ping'an, come on!"

"Senior Li, you are the pride of our civilian students. We will always be on your side. You will be the real awakening powerhouse!"

"..."

The feverish cheering of young girls and boys surrounded him. The uprising hormone was much hotter than the blazing sun in the sky.

However, Li Ping'an shut his eyes and ears to everything.

In his eyes, he could only see the silver track ahead.

"Exhale, inhale."

Li Ping'an constantly breathed in and out, adjusting his state.

"Today, we are having the first comprehensive test of the junior year in high school. It is also the most important one, which will directly affect the resources in the school. Although I did well today, the previous strength test and neural response test will be ranked in the top 5. It is far from what I need!"

"Now it is the speed test, which is my strongest part. I must safely seize the opportunity!"

"You rich kids don't care about the limited school resources, but these are all the cornerstones for me!"

"What I wasn't born with, I will gain with my own hands!"

"I will be a real awakening powerhouse. I will rewrite my fate and find out the real cause of my parents' death!"

"Besides..."

In Li Ping'an's mind, a most delicate face emerged.

She was wearing her favorite white dress, and her long black hair was dancing with the wind. On that rainy night, under the cherry tree they met, she was crying like a child, together with the snow-white cherry falling.

"Brother Ping'an, I will wait for you. I will always wait for you! If you don't come to me, I'll wait for you all my life."

The familiar delicate fragrance of the girl seemed to linger in the young boy's heart, soothing his tense muscles.

However, the young boy's dark eyes were instantly filled with indescribable firmness, which was the endless desire for the future!

"Luohan, wait for me! I will keep my promise. One year later, I will be admitted to the Hyphalosaurus Group of Yanjing University. Then I will tell everyone openly that you belong to me, Li Ping'an!"

The Hyphalosaurus Group of Yanjing University.

If he enrolled in this group, let alone the more than fifty thousand students of Lanhai No.1 High School, even the millions of students in the whole Lanhai City would get crazy.

Because it was the real supreme Holy Land, one of the top core training bases in the world, and only the most talented genius could go there.

Among all the two billion people of Walt Country, there were at least tens of millions of candidates. However, the annual enrollment of the Hyphalosaurus Group of Yanjing University was always less than ten, and less the five was more often.

Once entering the Hyphalosaurus Group of Yanjing University, he would complete his change like a carp to leap onto the goal.

It didn't matter whether you were poor or rich there. The only important matter was your real strength, which was the priority of everything.

Anyone who graduated from the Hyphalosaurus Group would be a top man of Walt Country, the minion of the upper class.

What was more, it was said that Yan Changkong, the strongest powerhouse in Walt Country and the third strongest man in the world, was the chief instructor of the Hyphalosaurus Group.

It was the 15th year of the Novo Age now. With the rapid development of science and technology, many incurable diseases of the past had been overcome at this time.

In particular, with the advent of Nutrition Drop and Energy Drop, human beings paid more attention to their bodies, and a lot of strong people who were unimaginable for the people of the past emerged.

Besides, human beings had prepared to explore the starry sky to seek the mysteries of the universe.

Nowadays, in most countries and areas, almost every student, starting from primary school, would have physical training courses while receiving cultural education. People cultivated and stimulated their own potential from childhood.

In this field, human beings were still at their infancy stage. Even those top powerhouses moved carefully by trial and error.

With the unremitting efforts of these sages, a frame that was still green but quite complete and firm had been offered to Li Ping'an and other later generations.

The human body itself was the most mysterious thing with unlimited potential.

After the sages' exploration with blood and life, they found that when the human body's comprehensive qualities reached a subtle point, the use of powerful Energy Drop would stimulate its greatest potential, awaken the mysterious factors in the body and produce extraordinary and refined forces.

This was the legendary Awakening Stage!

However, it was not easy to meet the requirements of the Awakening Stage unless one's body was trained to the extreme.

Otherwise, the Energy Drop would not play a positive effect but would play bad effects that could even destroy one's foundation.

This was the Refining Stage before the Awakening Stage!

At this time, there were more than 50,000 students in Lanhai No.1 High School, and most of them, to be exact, 99% of them were at the prime of the Refining Stage.

Only a very few rich students who had access to the Nutrition Drop or some very gifted genius could reach the interim of the Refining Stage.

As for the late of the Refining Stage, less than 20 people among these 50,000 students could make it.

Li Ping'an was one of the 20 students.

Moreover, he was the only one from a poor family among the 20 people.

For more than ten years, he was the first poor student in Lanhai No.1 High School who entered the late of the Refining Stage in the second semester of Senior 2.

In addition, Li Ping'an enjoyed high popularity. He always stood out for the poor students, which made him become the idol of countless poor children in the school.

Even the prettiest girl in the school, Jiang Zhiyan, the daughter of Lanhai's giant financial group, was a little impressed with Li Ping'an.

But it was also because of Jiang Zhiyan that Li Ping'an made many powerful enemies.

At the moment, a babel of voices came from a short distance.

Just like a myriad of stars surround the moon, A rich young man in gorgeous clothes with a long stature surrounded by several teenagers in rare alloy fiber sportswear were walking towards Li Ping'an.

He was an enemy of Li Ping'an, the eldest son of the Tianhai Financial Group, the first-class childe of Lanhai No.1 High School. He was Liu Qingyun, who always regarded Jiang Zhiyan as his exclusive domain.

"Childe Qingyun, that boy Li Ping'an is so rampant. He knew exactly we are your fellows, and he wanted to start a fight. If we hadn't run away faster..."

"Yeah, Childe Qingyun, this Li something is so snooty. He is just a lad from a shantytown though he has some strength. He even dares to hook up with your girl. He thinks he is the boss in the school?"

"..."

When Liu Qingyun heard his fellows complaining, his eyes were covered with a cold shadow, and his fingers were shaking.

They walked to Li Ping'an. Liu Qingyun sneered, and he looked down at Li Ping'an, "Li Ping'an, you are so bold."

"Holy crap, it is Liu Qingyun! It is said he is the seeded player of the Prospective Awakening Stage. He doesn't need to attend this test at all."

"Oh, no! Liu Qingyun seems to pick on brother Ping'an."

Like a cold current struck, the temperature dropped rapidly, and the air fell into a cold state instantaneously.

The instructors nearby were all getting nervous.

What was Liu Qingyun here for? Although they were instructors, they felt stressed when facing Liu Qingyun.

Li Ping'an frowned slightly, but soon he restored. He looked at Liu Qingyun in peace, not saying a single word.

As the old saying went, "Fight fire with water."

The enmity and malice between them had been a fact. Yesterday, Liu Qingyun even sent some people to threaten Li Ping'an. Reconciliation would be impossible for them.

Others were afraid of Liu Qingyun, but Li Ping'an was not one of them.

Prospective Awakening Stage. What was the big deal?

Li Ping'an was not easy to deal with!

They had to fight first before they can judge who the winner was!

"Ho."

Liu Qingyun laughed grimly. He nodded his head and gave Li Ping'an a wry look.

"Li Ping'an, I know you have guts. I came here today to tell you one thing. One week later, the combat testing will be held. Ho, at that time, I will be waiting for you at the testing ground. I hope you will still be so courageous as today."

He was young, but his arrogance against newcomers was quite mature. What he said just now carried a lot of weight.

"What!"

"This..."

The crowd burst into an uproar instantly.

No one had expected that Liu Qingyun, whose name was widely known, would personally challenge Li Ping'an. Was the rumor about the relationship between Li Ping'an and Jiang Zhiyan true?

Several Liu Qingyun's fellows who wetted themselves yesterday were getting perky, "Li Ping'an, you were so insolent yesterday. Why are you behaving like a coward now?"

"Li Ping'an, you..."

Another fellow wanted to say something, but as Li Ping'an glanced at him, he immediately shut up and retreated behind Liu Qingyun.

Liu Qingyun raised his browns at once, clenching his fists.

Li Ping'an was really rampant. He even dared to act like that in front of him.

"All right."

"I take your challenge, Liu Qingyun. But I am having a test now. Please leave."

Li Ping'an took a look at Liu Qingyun calmly. Then he completely ignored him and focused on the silver track.

Liu Qingyun froze suddenly, but immediately he wore a smiling face to cover his anger, saying, "Great, I'll wait for you."

"Holy crap, this..."

Seeing Liu Qingyun stride away with a long face, the crowd felt thrilled. Would it be the end of the world?

At this time, on the edge of the silver track, testing machines were running, and the red ray was scanning.

The instructor on the sideline made a sign at Li Ping'an, hinting him that he could start the test.

Li Ping'an tightened up immediately. He was both physically and mentally focused on the test without any distraction.

"Ding!"

As the alert tone sounded, Li Ping'an's legs pranced with powerful strength. He ran towards the testing area like a flying black cheetah on the silver track.

This test was different from the one from decades ago. What was tested now was the top speed per second.

The track was only 60 meters long. The testing area was behind a short buffering area which was only some 10 meters. This test had extreme physical requirements.

If the explosive power was not huge enough, the real strength would not be displayed in such a short distance.

However, speed and explosive power were what Li Ping'an was good at.

Whoosh!

Like a whirlwind, he finished the running of 60 meters in the blink of an eye.

Red letters were displayed on the screen, showing Li Ping'an's performance.

"25.1 m/s!"

"Haha."

"Well done, Li! You are one step closer to the standard of the Awakening Stage, 30 m/s. Come on, young boy!"

When Li Ping'an was about to turn around to see his grades, the chief instructor, Mr. Wang, came to him suddenly. He patted on Li Ping'an's shoulder. His appreciation of Li Ping'an was shown on his face.

Mr. Wang was from a poor family too. It took him a lot of effort to get there.

Although there were people who were more outstanding than Li Ping'an in Lanhai No.1 High School, they were all rich students with personal instructors. But he witnessed Li Ping'an's progress and taught him little by little. Of course, he was happy for Li Ping'an's rapid progress.

He saw what Liu Qingyun did to Li Ping'an just now, but he couldn't help him on that matter. However, he could encourage Li Ping'an in his way.

"Haha, thanks to your guide, Mr. Wang."

Li Ping'an replied to Mr. Wang with respect. He was also a little excited when he saw his speed.

His best result before was 24.7 m/s. Right now, he even improved by 0.4 meters. All these days' hard work had not been in vain.

According to his current state, he had some assurance even if he had to fight against Liu Qingyun, who was in the Prospective Awakening Stage.

Mr. Wang was even more satisfied with Li Ping'an's mental state. He laughed loudly and touched his head with encouragement.

The road of the strong was competitive and stressful. When meeting difficulties, if one was afraid of it and chicken out, it would be useless even if he was especially talented.

As instructors, no one didn't adore kids like Li Ping'an, who was obedient, hard-working and motivated.

"25.1 m/s?"

"Gosh, that's Senior Li Ping'an! That must be the best result in Lanhai No.1 High School of this year. No wonder Senior Li accepted Liu Qingyun's challenge!"

"Senior Li is the best!"

"Senior Li, I like you so much!"

"..."

The crowd got excited again when they knew the result. Some brave girls even directly made their confessions to Li Ping'an. The enthusiasm of youth was flying.

"25.1 m/s?"

Not far from them, Liu Qingyun frowned slightly, "He really has something."

But soon, he sneered, "Li Ping'an, you are remarkable, but you are not yet qualified to be my opponent!"

"One week later, I will tread you underfoot and destroy your poor dignity in front of Jiang Zhiyan. I will let you know the huge difference between you and me!"

He didn't think about the fact that the dosage of the Nutrition Drop he used to get to the Prospective Awakening Stage was thousands of times of Li Ping'an's dosage.

"Wow, here comes the goddess Jiang Zhiyan!"

At the moment, someone exclaimed!

Immediately, all people fixed their eyes in one direction.

They saw a girl in a sky-blue tight sports T-shirt, snow-white cropped trousers walking towards Li Ping'an with a smiling face. Her long curly hair was waving, and her slender and perfect figure was bathing under the warm sun. She was just like a fairy from the wonderland.

"Giggle."

With a charming chuckle, she stretched out her fine and slim hand and gave Li Ping'an a bottle of five-star Nutrition Drop, "Not bad. You made progress again. This is for you."

"..."

The clamors world became quite instantly. It seemed that all the people were petrified.

In particular, Liu Qingyun, who was unperturbed and thought everything was under his control, was totally dumbstruck now.

The next second, his pretty face seemed to have been attacked by a nuclear bomb and could not stop twitching and twisting.

The sun in post meridiem was still hot. Beads of sweat seeped out from the girl's shining and white face, making her more attractive.

Her big eyes, which were as bright as gems, had already narrowed with laughter. With long eyelashes trembling, her eyes were like two nimble crescent moons.

She handed the Nutrition Drop to Li Ping'an. Then she remained silent.

Like a secluded orchid with the fragrance of enchanting the whole world, she looked at the young boy's slightly dark, angular but handsome face quietly.

"..."

Li Ping'an was also a little confused.

He didn't expect Jiang Zhiyan, the crazy woman, to give him such a "precious gift" at the beginning of the semester.

In others' eyes, they were like intimate lovers now, who were even like a legend in which a fairy fell into the mortal world to pursue a man.

But Li Ping'an knew it was not true at all.

Because this crazy woman was Luohan's best friend.

What was more, she somehow knew from Luohan about his and her secret some half a year ago.

As a result, Li Ping'an finally knew how horrible a woman could be if she was interested in a man, especially a beautiful woman with powerful family background.

But it was the very first time that the girl had used a honey-trap on him publicly.

"What a crazy woman!"

Although the woman in front of him was as beautiful as a picture, Li Ping'an knew quite well that she was just a demon who wanted to set him up.

Because Li Ping'an felt that the way she treated Luohan was unmentionable, especially her feeling on Luohan.

Jiang Zhiyan noticed Li Ping'an's awkwardness, and her smile got sweeter.

It was like the orchid blooming in the empty valley, and the refreshing fragrance would nourish the whole world.

Standing inside the valley was like standing in the center of a nuclear bomb for Li Ping'an. He was enchanted by Jiang Zhiyan's powerful glamour attack.

He could only force himself to calm down by biting the tip of his tongue.

He only wanted to study quietly, cultivate and improve himself, pursue his dream and live up to Luohan's deep love.

However, the woman in front of him, who was as crazy as a demon, had gone too far.

Li Ping'an knew that he had become the public enemy of all the boys in the school without thinking.

This was the last thing he wanted.

Liu Qingyun had bothered him a lot. God knew how many boys like Liu Qingyun would come to him after today.

"This crazy woman has gone too far! No way! I can't let her have her way. Otherwise, I will be led by the nose."

His mind spun fast.

Seeing the beads of sweat on Li Ping'an's forehead, Jiang Zhiyan smiled happily. She took out the white handkerchief with her body note and swept the sweat for Li Ping'an as if she had been his wife.

Then she seemed to kiss his ear and chuckled, "Li Ping'an, brother Li, how does it feel? Are you satisfied now?"

"Hehe, I'll tell you a secret. Liu Qingyun's strength is stronger than what you think. He has reached all the standards of the Awakening Stage, but he has no high-level Energy Drop. Besides, he needs to stabilize his foundation, so he didn't hurry to enter the Awakening Stage."

"Hehe, how about being my boy? I can help you deal with that skunk."

Silence.

The whole world was silent. Everyone was surprised.

Especially Liu Qingyun, whose eyes were filled with rage. He always thought Jiang Zhiyan would be his woman sooner or later. But now...

"..."

Li Ping'an was a little stunned. Had Liu Qingyun reached the standards of the Awakening Stage already?

After all, he could not judge these rich childes born with silver spoons by his own field of vision!

Li Ping'an was not afraid of that. Instead, he was more combative than before.

What was a big deal even if Liu Qingyun had reached the standards of the Awakening Stage?

There was one old saying that should be noted, "The brave wins when meeting on a narrow path."

All of a sudden, a trace of an evil smile appeared on Li Ping'an's mouth.

Since this woman played tricks on him, Li Ping'an decided to take on her to the end.

It had been like this. How worse could it be?

All of a sudden, like a cheetah rising, Li Ping'an suddenly thrust Jiang Zhiyan into his arms.

Although she looked charming and stunning, she was in the late of the Refining Stage.

Even Li Ping'an didn't know her real strength, so he had to exert the best of him and left her no chances of fighting back.

Li Ping'an acted so fast, swift, and fierce. Even Jiang Zhiyan didn't respond properly in time.

She didn't think that Li Ping'an dared to do this to her openly. Her smiling face froze instantly.

"Wow..."

The next moment, to Jiang Zhiyan's surprise, she felt a sudden pain in her hip.

The asshole Li Ping'an should pinch on it hard.

"Hehe, thank you, Zhiyan. I'll take it. I will pay you back some other day."

"Mr. Wang, I remember I have something else to do this afternoon. I ask for a half-day off!"

Before his voice died away, Li Ping'an had hoped off like a cheetah and disappeared from the campus immediately.

"..."

Jiang Zhiyan's delicate face flushed, and her body was trembling, making her more attractive.

The aching from her hip reminded her of what happened just now.

Li Ping'an, the asshole, he actually...

Even with Jiang Zhiyan's self-restraint, she couldn't help but want to kill him.

"I..."

"This boy was just so remarkable!"

Nearby, the dumbfounded Mr. Wang finally realized what happened just now.

He would give Li Ping'an a thumb-up if it was the right occasion.

This boy was not just brave. He was audacious!

"Gosh, what did I see just now? Did the goddess throw herself on Li Ping'an?"

"Da*n it! What did Li Ping'an do that made their relationship develop so fast?"

"Li Ping'an, what are you? Why didn't my goddess...? It's not fair!"

"..."

The crowd finally realized what happened and burst into an uproar like a powder keg being ignited.

Liu Qingyun's twisted face was even distorted now, not like a human face at all.

The calmness on his face disappeared.

The b*st*rd Li Ping'an dared to force his woman just now.

What was the deadly feud in the world?

It must be killing one's father or stealing one's wife.

In particular, Li Ping'an should ignore him on such an occasion!

"What happened just now?"

The fellows around Liu Qingyun became confused as if they had been dreaming and couldn't wake up.

This was just astounding.

Jiang Zhiyan realized what had happened, and her face was still a little blush, but the anger on her face was replaced by a smile.

"Li Ping'an, you can't escape from me. Luohan will be mine eventually."

In a short while, she smiled at Mr. Wang, "Mr. Wang, I don't feel well today. I ask for a day off."

"Oh. OK."

Even an old man like Mr. Wang couldn't resist Jiang Zhiyan's attraction, so he hurried to nod.

Seeing Jiang Zhiyan leaving like a fairy, Liu Qingyun finally came out of his trance, and he felt his face was aching as if it was as hot as a pan.

After a while, he clenched his teeth and said word by word, "Li Ping'an, I have never regarded a loser like you as my opponent. Don't blame me for being cruel since you are such a sightless fool."

...

At this time, Li Ping'an had rushed to the sea park several miles away.

What he did just now was not his real intention. He didn't want to take advantage of Jiang Zhiyan on purpose, but now his heart was beating fiercely and couldn't slow down yet.

That feeling flashed by, but it was so wonderful.

Li Ping'an didn't know how to describe his feeling at this moment, but he was afraid that he couldn't forget that feeling, even in his lifetime.

"D*mn crazy woman!"

Several minutes later, Li Ping'an came to himself. He leaned against a big tree in the forest by the sea, exhaled and inhaled hard.

"Li Ping'an, Luohan is so into you. But you actually can't resist the temptation of the crazy woman, Jiang Zhiyan. You will let Luohan down."

"However, this could give the crazy woman a lesson.'

"Forget it. I'd better practice first. Strength is the foundation of everything, after all. If I entered the Awakening Stage, how could Liu Qingyun be so rude to me?"

Li Ping'an tried his best to get focused, and he looked at the bottle of five-star Nutrition Drop that was in his hands.

The glittering purple liquid now was emitting mysterious and dense luster under the sun at this time.

But there was one fact that could not be denied.

Although Jiang Zhiyan was a little crazy, Li Ping'an really needed to thank her.

Since half a year ago when she noticed his secret between Luohan, she offered him a lot of Nutrition Drop by all means. Otherwise, he couldn't improve himself so fast if he just relied on the school's reward.

However, the reason that this woman offered Li Ping'an Nutrition Drop was not pure and kind.

This bottle of five-star Nutrition Drop must have cost a bundle.

After all, the five-star Nutrition Drop was almost the first-class one in all the Nutrition Drop. The price of each bottle was above a million. What was more, there was no market at all. Even if you had money, you couldn't get it if you had no strong relationships.

"Forget it. This is not the only debt that I owe her. When I get off the shackles, I will pay her back at ten times or even hundreds of times."

"I must deal with the young man Liu Qingyun first."

Li Ping'an opened the bottle of five-star Nutrition Drop carefully, sniffing its marvelous fragrance that couldn't be described.

Only by smelling its fragrance, Li Ping'an felt that the strength he depleted on the test was recovering quickly.

"It is really worth the title of 'five-star Nutrition Drop'!"

Li Ping'an signed.

No wonder a childe like Liu Qingyun could be enhanced so fast. With the assistance of such a treasure, even a pig could fly.

With the help of this bottle of five-star Nutrition Drop, Li Ping'an was more confident on the coming combat testing.

While thinking, Li Ping'an was about to take the five-star Nutrition Drop, wishing that he could get stronger.

Unexpectedly, a mishap occurred.

"Whistled..."

A strong sea wind blew by, shaking off the leaves from the big trees behind him.

"What?"

"F**k!"

On the next second, Li Ping'an was petrified with fear.

He held the bottle with two fingers just now. The shake knocked over the bottle, and the purple drop spread on his face and chest while the bottle fell on the ground.

"What the f**k!"

Li Ping'an was so angry.

This was the five-star Nutrition Drop, a treasure that worthed millions. Even Li Ping'an sold himself, he could not afford it. Now he wasted it in such a ridiculous way.

Li Ping'an hurried to clean it up. He didn't want to waste any drop of it and tried to eat all of it.

But Li Ping'an didn't notice that the purple Nutrition Drop dripped on the old stone pendant, which was given by his parents, hanging over his chest.

Then the stone pendant began to give out heat and light, which right shone on the scar left by the gangster when he met Luohan.

Instantly, the stone pendant seemed to melt and disappear from the scar.

"Wow..."

Li Ping'an only had a feeling of burning on his chest. As the heat leaped up, an indescribable comfortable feeling pervaded all over his body.

"What is going on?"

Li Ping'an hurried to check out, but his eyelids were getting heavier and heavier. Soon he couldn't help but fall asleep.

Li Ping'an seemed to have a strange dream.

In his dream, a big gold dragon, like a king respected by creatures, flew in the sky.

Suddenly,

a bird squawked.

This loud sound from the sky was made by a giant bird with big wings. It was diving toward the gold dragon.

The gold dragon roared in horror.

It realized the danger but failed to escape the big claws.

Li Ping'an was astounded that the dragon, dwarfed by the giant bird and like a worm, had been taken away, disappearing.

"This..."

Li Ping'an was shocked and wordless.

This scene was so real, as spectacular as that in the tale.

Li Ping'an tried to find out what had happened, but he felt dizzy and then fell unconscious again.

...

At this moment, he recalled those obscure shocking scenes. However, he ended up remembering a big strange egg had cracked open in the nest perched on cliffs above the sea before a tiny hairy wing stuck out from it.

"What's up? What happened to me?"

After opening his eyes, Li Ping'an found that it was dark outside, and it was 11 p.m. by the communication gadget.

He also found that he was more powerful than before, which implied that what he had experienced before was not just a dream.

"Is it real?"

Li Ping'an trembled and carefully checked his body right now.

He soon found that the stone, the only thing given by his parents, before his chest had disappeared. However, there was a light trace in the shape of a stone on the horrible scar.

What frightened Li Ping'an was that there was a mysterious stone in his mind.

The stone was too big.

It was surrounded by a holy fog, which was hard to describe.

On the surface of the big visible stone, Li Ping'an vaguely saw a bird pattern with which he was a little familiar.

"This..."

"Is the stone that my parents gave to me?"

"But what is the living thing? Why did it feed on dragons? How horrible it is!"

"Is it Kunpeng in the tale? Is the huge bird that will fly high into the air with wind?"

The heart of Li Ping'an was pounding with excitement.

Kunpeng.

It was a unique creature, as strong as dragons and phoenixes.

He was miles away over ten minutes. When he came to earth, he failed to find the stone. And even there was not any trace of it on the chest.

"I'm pretty well now and even become stronger. That's not a bad thing, but a treasure from my parents."

"I'm a common person without any sources. So, dangerous as the stone is, it's a treasure only if it will make me stronger, regardless of its negative impact."

"I seem to obtain a stream of endless power, so take a try to see if I have already been stronger."

Just common people.

How could they consider much before he was strong enough to rewrite their destiny?

If the stone made Li Ping'an stronger, he would take it without any hesitation, even if it was poisonous.

Li Ping'an stopped thinking and jumped to the beach.

"I'm really stronger than before."

Li Ping'an felt that he had been stronger than before after jumping a few times.

"Take a test of speed first."

Whoosh!

He opened a simple app on the communication gadget to test his speed before sprinting.

"Is it 32.99 m/s?"

Li Ping'an was pretty shocked by his performance, even though he had an assumption earlier.

"Am I so powerful?"

The result of the testing app on the communication gadget was not as exact as that of the specialized testing machine, but the error was within one meter.

"In other words, do I reach the standard of the Awakening Stage in speed?"

"Oh my God, the stone is really a treasure."

"Let me take a try of my fists. It is wonderful that I have obtained this power."

Boom!

The strength of his fists blew a huge hole in the beach.

"It is 808 kg, which is 380 kg stronger than before. It also surpassed 800 kg, the standard line of the Awakening Stage. Oh, my."

Li Ping'an was so excited that he jumped meters high.

"So, do I reach the standard of the Awakening Stage?"

"Haha, I'm rich! I'm really rich!"

...

On the beach when Li Ping'an performed the simple test on neural reactions, the last part of tests, he was pretty excited.

At the same time, at the gate of the Lanyuan Community, a few miles away from Lanxing No.1 High School, a dozen burly men waited here for a long time. With the cigarettes in their mouths, they flirted with knives and folding clubs in their hands.

Residents in the Lanyuan Community were all frightened by this group of men, so they made a detour to avoid meeting them. They were as horrible as a plague.

However, no one dared to call the police.

It was because dwellers had recognized a lean and mean man, the leader of that group of men.

He was called Sanggou, a strong fighter in the underworld and a gangster in the northern area in Lanhai City. Moreover, he was in the Prospective Awakening Stage.

It was said that he had certain relations with plutocrats in Huanghai and with the local government. In other words, he was an influential man in the underworld of Shibei District.

Residents in the Lanyuan Community were common, so who would provoke Sanggou, a guy as evil as a demo?

However, they wondered who had had conflicts with him today.

Having waited here for a few hours, Sanggou and his mates were a little impatient.

Some of them even punched the old gate of this community so heavily that it was nearly broken.

At the same time, in a mansion not far from the gate of the Lanyuan Community, a beautiful lady was in front of the French windows. Holding a glass of wine, she was delighted to see the soft moon casting light into the room.

Her elegance made lots of men shameful. Also, faced with this seductive and fascinating lady, most men would be out of control.

She was Jiang Zhiyan.

Now, at the point where Jiang Zhiyan stood, what had happened at the gate of Lanyuan Community could be clearly seen.

"We have waited here for about four hours. It is likely that Li Ping'an has discovered Sanggou and his mates, so he has no courage to go home. Would you mind if I defeat this group of b*st*rds now?"

Respectfully asked an old man in black, who was standing beside Jiang Zhiyan.

Apparently, he was humble and weak. However, his calmness implied that he was not ordinary.

"Certainly not."

Answered Jiang Zhiyan, taking a sip of wine. She said with a smile, "Uncle Zhong, Li Ping'an is so stubborn that he will not surrender to Sanggou. Perhaps..."

When she spoke out, her attractive face turned red. She could not help recalling her experience this afternoon, so she felt that her hip was still painful.

Soon, she recovered from memory, said with a relaxing smile, "Uncle Zhong, don't worry. Li Ping'an will come here tonight."

"..."

Uncle Zhong was wordless.

His master was beautiful and smart, so why was she attracted by Li Ping'an, a poor man?

Did this poor guy have anything special?

Uncle Zhong, aged 50 or so, with rich experiences, did not find that this young man was unique yet.

"Look, Uncle Zhong, he has come."

Now, Jiang Zhiyan beamed at the young man whose figure she had been familiar with. Also, there was happiness in her beautiful eyes.

"What?"

Uncle Zhong came back to earth, glancing in the direction of Li Ping'an.

He saw a fine-figure young man in black, full of energy, was walking toward the gate.

"This..."

Uncle Zhong bitterly smiled. His master cared too much about this poor guy.

"I will not show my love to you, because I know I cannot give you anything you want."

At the alley, Li Ping'an was briskly walking and singing an ancient song.

Just now, he had well performed the test on neural reactions. So, he was better than someone who was in the first level of Awakening Stage.

Li Ping'an was in the Awakening Stage. Besides strength, his speed and neural reactions surpassed the standard line.

"Hehe. I'm rich. I'm really rich."

"Thanks to mom and dad. God's blessing, I'm pretty lucky to be a rich man."

Li Ping'an was happy.

"The next stage, I should make more money to have a better meal. If I had more Nutrition Drop, how dare Liu Qingyun compete with me?"

"I think that I'm strong enough to be a member of the reserves, so I will receive higher-level tasks in the Underground Alliance. I wish I could have an important task to make more money so that I would return money to Jiang Zhiyan. Otherwise, it seems strange that I have been a kept man."

As he thought of this, Li Ping'an was happier.

That was the main reason why he dared fight with Liu Qingyun, a strong man in the Awakening Stage, as he was merely in the late of the Refining Stage.

Two years ago, when he was in the prime of the Refining Stage, he made money by performing tasks in the Underground Alliance.

The famous students were geniuses in the school, but they were still innocent, compared with those who were in the society.

How could Liu Qingyun realize how hard Li Ping'an was?

"Sanggou, it is Li Ping'an. He is approaching."

The sharp voice stopped Li Ping'an from recalling, so he saw Sanggou and his mates, who had waited for him for a long time.

"Li Ping'an, you b*st*rd has come here."

A two-meter-tall and yellow-headed man, as strong as a bear, wore a sinister smile. The folding knife on his hand was coldly shone by the moonlight.

With his gesture, more than ten men surrounded Li Ping'an so tightly that they were afraid that he would escape away.

Sanggou let out a sigh of relief. He blocked Li Ping'an, so he finished the task ordered by the Liu Family.

"Ho."

His lips curled into a sneer, saying, "Li Ping'an, you must know why we meet here. Let's directly start."

"If your leg were to be broken, I would make you suffer less pain."