Chapter 193 Liu Ruyan was shocked! The Birth of a Monster
"To actually obtain a [Heavenly Human Breakthrough Pill], it truly is a good item! A strategic resource."
Shen Anyu held the glowing, seven-colored pill in his mind's eye, admiring its perfection.
He glanced at the [System Mall]. As expected, after being drawn in the lottery, pill-type rewards were automatically unlocked for purchase in the Mall. Skill books and unique special treasures were not, but consumables were usually added.
After drawing the [Heavenly Human Breakthrough Pill], Shen Anyu could now buy it in the System Mall anytime.
However, the price was astronomical. It was very expensive, with no discount at all—one million [Destiny Value] per pill!
"One million... that's the price of harvesting a mid-tier Child of Destiny completely. But as long as I can buy it, this kind of item will definitely have its uses! I can mass-produce Heavenly Humans if I farm enough points."
Imagine an army of Heavenly Human experts led by him. The world would tremble.
Subsequently, Shen Anyu suppressed his excitement and continued the lottery. He still had millions of points to burn.
"System! Three Thousand Consecutive Draws! Activate!"
Rumble!
The virtual roulette spun like a blur.
The Golden Rewards didn't yield anything particularly earth-shattering this time; they were all standard high-tier items like [Grandmaster Cultivation Cards], various miraculous elixirs for healing, and extraordinary skills like [Master Level Piano]. Useful, but not game-changing.
However, the God-Tier (Seven-Colored) rewards made Shen Anyu's eyes light up.
[Ding! Congratulations to the host, you have received a God-Tier reward: God-Level Perception!]
[Ding! Congratulations to the host, you have received a God-Tier reward: God-Tier Soul Shield!]
[Ding! Congratulations to the host, you have received a God-Tier reward: Ten Hundred-Year Zhu Fruits!]
The moment he extracted [God-Level Perception], the world changed.
It wasn't just sight or hearing. It was a sixth sense expanded to the limit.
Shen Anyu could clearly perceive the emotional spectrum around him—the goodwill, malice, lust, and fear. He could feel the heartbeat of a bird outside, the flow of water in the pipes, and the subtle shift in air pressure.
"The cicada senses autumn before the phoenix moves; a surprise attack is unpredictable and unknown to the gods! But not to me."
Shen Anyu smiled; a surprise attack from behind was the most terrifying weapon against a powerhouse.
Why were those Sons of Destiny—who originally had the [Child of Destiny Aura], destined to reach the Peak of their lives, achieve successful careers, and be surrounded by beauties—ended up being dealt with by Shen Anyu one by one? Why did they fall so easily?
Because Shen Anyu knew their moves before they made them.
To a large extent, information advantage decided everything.
That golden reward, the [Nanometer Monitoring Robot], was highly useful for surveillance. If one was planted on a Child of Destiny, their every move couldn't be hidden from Shen Anyu. Their secrets, their trump cards, their weaknesses—all laid bare. So how could they counterattack? They were playing chess against someone who could see their thoughts.
And now, with [God-Level Perception], if someone wanted to ambush Shen Anyu physically—a sniper, an assassin, a hidden expert—he could sense the danger before the trigger was pulled.
God-Tier skills were all growth-oriented, improving as Shen Anyu's strength increased!
A normal [Grandmaster] could perceive hundreds of meters around, hearing even a falling leaf.
But with [God-Level Perception], even though Shen Anyu was still at [Grandmaster Peak] (combat power), his perception extended several thousand meters. It covered the entire Riverside Luxury complex and beyond.
If Shen Anyu's cultivation broke through to [Great Grandmaster] (Da Zong Shi), that range would expand even further! He would be a walking radar.
The [God-level Steel Body] was the same; it would greatly improve for Shen Anyu in the Grandmaster Realm and eventually the Heavenly Human Realm.
As for the [God-Tier Soul Shield]...
It consumed [Mental Energy] to create an invisible Soul Shield around his consciousness. It was used to protect Shen Anyu's Soul from being ambushed by spiritual attacks, curses, or possession attempts.
A defensive God-Tier skill, though not currently needed against martial artists.
But Shen Anyu needed to guard against those newly emerging types of Sons of Destiny. Like fortune-telling Taoists, Feng Shui masters, or Reincarnators who might use things like the [Nail Head Seven Arrows Book], juju, voodoo dolls, or soul-searching techniques to ambush him from a distance.
With the [God-Tier Soul Shield], he gained another trump card. He was now fortified physically and spiritually.
"The last God-Tier reward... Ten [Hundred-Year Zhu Fruits]?"
Shen Anyu looked over at the inventory icon, checking the detailed description.
[God-Tier Treasure: Hundred-Year Zhu Fruit]
[Type: Cultivation Improvement Treasure]
[Effect: Contains the essence of heaven and earth. Can greatly enhance cultivation, strengthen the body, heal internal injuries, and wash the marrow. Tastes excellent!]
"Tastes excellent? That's the selling point? Let me try one!"
With a thought from Shen Anyu, a [Hundred-Year Zhu Fruit] was directly extracted from the System space.
It appeared in his hand—a fruit the size of a fist, resembling a red jade carving. It glowed with a faint, internal red light, pulsing like a heart.
A rich, sweet fragrance permeated the air instantly, filling the large living room.
Shen Anyu's nostrils flared. Just smelling it, he felt refreshed and invigorated. The fatigue from the previous night's activities vanished.
Even the stubborn [Bottleneck] he was stuck at—the barrier between the Innate Realm Peak and the true Grandmaster Realm (Martial Dao Grandmaster / Great Grandmaster)—subtly loosened.
"Good stuff! This energy density is insane."
Shen Anyu's eyes lit up. He had a premonition.
Eating this Zhu Fruit would definitely allow him to break through. He would finally step into the realm of [Martial Dao Grandmaster] (Great Grandmaster) officially.
A twenty-five-year-old Martial Dao Great Grandmaster... that was unheard of in the Yanxia Martial Arts World. It was a legend among legends.
Looking at the fist-sized Hundred-Year Zhu Fruit before him, which seemed to contain a universe of energy, Shen Anyu didn't hesitate at all.
He opened his mouth and swallowed it in one bite.
Crunch.
Juice exploded in his mouth, tasting like liquid fire and honey.
...
At this moment, inside the guest room on the second floor.
"Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!"
Liu Ruyan pounded the soft down pillow with her fist, imagining it was Shen Anyu's handsome, arrogant head.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
On her lazy and charming face, her eyes flickered with annoyance and lingering embarrassment.
It was her first time suffering such a great loss. She, the "fox" of the capital, had been outplayed by a "rabbit."
In her previous panic about the video, she was manipulated by Shen Anyu completely. Although Shen Anyu ultimately showed mercy and didn't expose her to An Zhiyue, she was still taken advantage of. She had begged! She had offered anything!
"Hmph, I must get my revenge for this! I cannot accept this defeat!"
"I'll get something on him! I'll find his weakness and threaten him back! I'll record him doing something embarrassing!"
"Shen Anyu... you wouldn't want your aunt and parents to find out you have a secret fetish, would you?"
"Hehe... then I'll threaten him into washing my feet! I'll make him my little male servant! I'll make him peel grapes for me!"
Liu Ruyan giggled, her mood lifting at the thought of Shen Anyu in a butler outfit serving her.
"But... how do I get something on him? He seems perfect."
Liu Ruyan furrowed her delicate brows, biting her fingernail.
Although she didn't want to admit it, Shen Anyu's strength was truly beyond her expectations.
She was a Heavenly Daughter with [Grandmaster Peak] cultivation. She was a genius. Yet she was easily played by Shen Anyu physically. He suppressed her with a casual wave of his hand, sealing her acupoints instantly.
That required speed and precision far above her level.
"Could it be that Shen Anyu's past appearance as a mere pretty boy was all a disguise? A long con?"
"But even so... he's only twenty-five, right? How can he be so strong? Unbelievable! Did he start cultivating in the womb?"
"How did he Cultivate? Even if he ate elixirs like candy, the body has limits!"
Liu Ruyan was baffled. She had seen geniuses, and she herself was one, but Shen Anyu's youth and strength defied the laws of martial arts.
Suddenly.
BOOM!
A silent explosion rocked the villa.
"Hiss... what is this?! What a powerful Aura!"
Just then, Liu Ruyan felt a powerful, suffocating pressure suddenly erupt from downstairs. It felt like a dragon waking up.
Her pretty face instantly changed, losing all color. The air in the room became heavy and hard to breathe.
She quickly opened the door and looked downstairs from the railing.
At that sight, Liu Ruyan's charming, misty peach blossom eyes widened to their limit.
Her cherry-red lips were even agape in an O-shape, almost unable to close.
In the living room below...
Shen Anyu was floating.
He was hovering half a meter off the ground, suspended in a lotus position.
His body was filled with visible, surging Qi that glowed with a red and gold light. The energy was so dense it warped the air around him like heat haze.
The surrounding heavy leather sofas and marble tables were overturned, pushed away by the sheer force of his energy release. A chaotic scene of destruction.
A terrifyingly powerful Aura—majestic, heavy, and domineering—erupted from Shen Anyu's body, washing over the entire house.
It made Liu Ruyan's delicate body tremble uncontrollably. Her knees knocked together.
'This pressure... it's not just Grandmaster...'
At this very moment, Shen Anyu suddenly opened his eyes.
He looked up.
Liu Ruyan only saw a pair of extremely bright eyes, shining like those of a god, emitting two beams of golden light.
Their gazes met.
"Ugh!"
She grunted as if physically hit. She retreated several steps, clutching her chest, and her pretty face turned pale.
"Don't peek casually. It's rude."
Shen Anyu said indifferently.
He slowly landed on the floor, the debris settling around him. He retracted the powerful Qi into his body, returning to his usual calm state.
"Shen... Shen Anyu..."
Liu Ruyan gripped the railing, her knuckles white.
"You... you broke through to [Heavenly Human Unity]?!"
Liu Ruyan ignored everything else—the mess, the fear. She looked at Shen Anyu with extreme shock, her voice trembling as she spoke.
She couldn't believe her eyes.
Floating? That was the hallmark of the Heavenly Human Realm (Tian Ren)!
Only those who communed with nature could defy gravity!
At this moment, in her eyes, Shen Anyu was no longer the annoying nephew. He was like a towering mountain, imposingly majestic and boundless in Aura.
He was no longer the Young Master with a mischievous smile on his lips, but clearly a martial arts titan who commanded the winds and clouds!
Liu Ruyan had only seen such an Aura on [Heavenly Human Realm] powerhouses like Shen Anyu's maternal grandfather or the hidden elders of the state.
Could it be that Shen Anyu... at twenty-five... had already achieved the Heavenly Human Realm? Becoming a top-tier powerhouse at the Pillar of the Nation level?
Liu Ruyan's delicate body was trembling, her beautiful eyes fixed on Shen Anyu with a mix of terror and awe.
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