Chapter 169: Balling

"Nice!" David unconsciously smiled while looking at the notification. Sёarᴄh the nôᴠel Fire.nёt website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

No matter how many times he saw this notification, it filled his heart with happiness. David could never get bored of this blue window.

He had already made his decision after going through the notification once, and as soon as he chose the first option, a new window popped up in front of him.

[Would you like to consume this Crystallization of Life?]

[Yes/No]

David wasn't surprised by the new window, as he had gotten used to it in the past year. After his breakthrough, every Crystallization of Life seemed to have changed by a little bit.

Not wasting time, he clicked on "yes," and immediately another window popped in front of him.

[Crystallization of Life needed for Breakthrough: 5/500]

A lot had changed since his last breakthrough; now he needed to consume lifespan if he wanted to level up.

David dismissed the window and sighed.

Who told him to follow this path? Now he had to bear the consequences!

He was just complaining in his head, but he was more than happy with the development. At least he knew that the path he followed was feasible.

Lazily stretching in his chair, David summoned his status report to see the changes.

[Name: David Well-wisher]

Lifespan: 27/1000

Spiritual Space: 509 kilometers

Laws: Greater Law of Annihilation (0.99%) Embryo Form

Cultivation: Peak of Nascent Soul Realm

Cultivation Technique: Purple Thunder, Ancient Dragospider Diagram, Nine Star Heaven Locking Formation, Benevolence of the Blood Primordial Asura

Crystallization of Life:

Bank of Eternal Origin (Grade: ???)

Domain of Zenith Sovereign (Grade: Heavenly Sovereign)

Demon of Fate (Grade: Sky King)

Blink (Grade: Earthly Emperor)

Five Elements Clone (Grade: Heavenly King)

The History Repeater (Grade: Sky King)

Supreme Learner (Grade: Sky King)

Eclipse (Grade: Earthly King)

Golden Eyes (Grade: Earthly King)

Master Sharpshooter (Grade: Unranked)

Remark: Congratulations on your successful breakthrough. Don't get too full of yourself and die while showing off.]

"Fuck, yeah!" David smacked his lips and muttered in excitement. In the past year, his cultivation had exploded as the result of feedback received from hundreds of people he had invested in.

If it wasn't for the requirement of 500 Crystallizations of Life, he would have long broken through to the Void Refining Realm.

Without even trying, he had long left the three monstrosities in the dust. All three of them were still stuck at the peak of Golden Core Realm; only Ruby was showing signs of breaking through.

Even if she broke through, so what? She would still not be able to catch up with him.

At that thought, David couldn't control himself and smacked the table in front of him in excitement.

Lucas, who was meditating with his eyes closed, opened his eyes because of the sudden commotion, but in a few seconds, he knew it was just David messing around, so he closed his eyes again.

These days, Lucas' temperament had started to change. He was no longer as rash and arrogant as before; most of the time, he would sit calmly and meditate for hours.

Meanwhile, David was still playing around with his Status screen.

It was only after half an hour that he was satisfied and closed the status window.

"Oh! Yeah, I almost forgot about the most important part," David said, his eyes suddenly flashing as he remembered the most important thing that made his insane cultivation speed possible.

Without wasting any more time, he unleashed his Divine Domain. Now that he was at the Peak of Nascent Soul Realm, his divine sense could easily stretch for 510 kilometers.

In an instant, the whole Nightblade city was under his watch; nothing could escape his detection.

Love-making couples!

Hard-working youth!

Robbers trying to jump out of a window!

David ignored every single one of them and focused on a square outside the city's entrance, looking for new faces.

Soon he found his target: a young boy dressed in tattered red robes with a cold expression on his face.

He wasn't alone; he was surrounded by boys and girls of similar age. Unlike the teenagers around him, he didn't cry—he just stood there with steely determination in his eyes.

The most vulnerable people in this world were humans below the age of eighteen, as they couldn't cultivate.

Watching this scene, David's heart remained calm; he had seen too much in this past year while using divine sense. Such a scene didn't cause any waves in his heart anymore.

Now that he had found his target, David started to move.

...

"Morpheus, are you excited for the awakening ceremony?"

Suddenly, a teenage girl rushed out of the crowd while holding a steamed bun in her hand.

The girl's appearance attracted the eyes of everyone around her, but it was difficult to tell whether they were attracted by her appearance or the steamed bun in her hand.

Seeing the appearance of the girl, the cold-faced boy's eyes softened a little bit, but he still didn't answer her question, only nodded his head.

The girl, used to his behavior, didn't mind his silence, and the next moment she gave the bun to the boy.

Seeing the hot steaming bun in front of him, Morpheus swallowed his saliva, but he didn't try to take it.

"Take it, or I will throw it away." After watching him hesitate, the girl forcefully shoved the bun into the boy's hands.

Morpheus could only grab the bun in the end. Looking at the girl's sweat-covered face, he noticed her hand seemed to have been burned slightly by the hot bun.

He suddenly had a strange feeling rising in his heart that he had never felt before, and his heart suddenly felt a little stuffy.

Is this what being loved means?

Morpheus grabbed the girl's hand and gently brought it closer to his mouth.

Whoosh!

His efforts seemed to be effective as the girl's face relaxed after her discomfort eased.

But instead of thanking Morpheus, the girl slapped his hands away with a slightly red face.

"Bastard! Are you trying to take advantage of your Senior Sister?" the girl said in annoyance.

"What do you mean by advantage? I was just trying to help you."

"Do I look desperate?"

The two started to bicker.

Meanwhile, the crowd surrounding them suddenly gave way to a group of three well-built boys with bulging muscles.

The crowd exploded in loud discussion after the appearance of the trio.

"These are the guys from the recently destroyed village of body cultivators."

"I heard in order to continue practicing, they will snatch other people's food."

Immediately after hearing these words, some who were still holding their buns and waiting for them to cool down before eating swallowed the entire thing in one bite, not caring about their burns.

Most of the teenagers were refugees from the nearby villages which were destroyed due to many reasons.

With their frail, sickly bodies, they couldn't compete with these body practitioners.

While everyone was discussing, the trio arrived in front of Morpheus and the girl and snatched the bun from the boy's hands.

"No hard feelings, little guy. This is what we need to do to survive." The big boy grinned and gobbled up the bun in one bite; his companions also smiled at the big boy's words.

"How dare you fuckers!" Morpheus shouted and was about to rush toward the trio with anger all over his face.

However, before he could do anything, a gentle hand soft as silk grabbed him from behind.

Morpheus immediately turned his head and looked at the girl in bewilderment, his eyes demanding an explanation.

But the girl only shook her head and didn't say anything.

Seeing this interaction, the trio laughed and left while smacking each other's chests playfully.

Once the trio were away, Morpheus grabbed the girl's shoulders and shook her with all his power.

"Why did you stop me?" Morpheus seethed with rage and glared at her.

"How can you be so stupid?" Monica ignored Morpheus' anger and looked at him as if he was stupid.

"The day of awakening is approaching, and you want to make enemies. How dumb can you be?"

Her words were sharp and instantly poured a bucket of cold water on Morpheus' head.

She was right; he was too rash.

He had to remain cool-headed until the day of awakening.

While the two were discussing, a man dressed in torn clothes walked toward them. Although his appearance was pathetic, his presence seemed to attract the gaze of everyone.

The beggar stopped once he was in front of the duo.

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"Two kind-hearted souls, can you please give me something to eat? I haven't had food for days," the beggar slowly spoke as if simple speaking was difficult for him.

Of course, the beggar was none other than our dear David. This was the hack that he found to safely invest in people' and at the same time have some fun.

While the two were looking at his figure in confusion, he decided to take a look at their status report.