Chapter 139 : Chapter 139

Chapter 139. He Drew a Supreme-grade Reward, and His Fiancée Was Stunned

When Jiang Yichen saw that the system reward had arrived, he could not even be bothered to save it to pad a future High-level Slacker Gift Pack. The odds of drawing a Supreme-grade reward were already extremely low, so he might as well use it now.

“Open it,” he thought.

[Congratulations, Host. You have obtained: Supreme-grade · Talent Gem, Daily Leisure Snacks.]

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Jiang Yichen’s mouth twitched slightly.

Wonderful. When he wanted it before, it refused to appear. But the moment he had already given up hope of drawing a Supreme-grade reward, it showed up instead.

This system really knew what it was doing.

He had received a Supreme-grade · Talent Gem once before. It had directly upgraded his A-rank Mind Amplification into the terrifying Supreme-grade Divine Mind User. Infinite mental power was an absurd cheat on top of a cheat.

It really was a good item.

However… both of his talents were already maxed out.

Jiang Yichen’s gaze slowly fell on Su Linyu, who was currently in the kitchen cleaning up the dishes. The corner of his mouth lifted slightly.

He recalled the look of disappointment in Su Linyu’s eyes after Mei Xue’er from the Divine Battle Division had said those things earlier that day.

He sighed softly. At the time, this silly girl must have been blaming herself for not working hard enough and not cultivating properly.

After all, whenever something went wrong in front of him, she always liked to blame herself for not having done enough.

This Talent Gem would happen to help improve her strength. He also wanted to see just how terrifying Su Linyu’s talent would become if it reached the Supreme-grade level.

“Brother Yichen, I brought back quite a lot of ingredients from the cafeteria just now. I will cook for you again after training this afternoon.”

After finishing the cleanup, Su Linyu sat down in front of him. “Um… Brother Yichen, can we not play games together at noon today?”

Because Su Linyu was so good at gaming, Jiang Yichen had often dragged her into playing with him for a while during summer break.

“What is wrong?” Jiang Yichen asked curiously.

Su Linyu clasped her hands together. “I want to spend more time cultivating and work hard to catch up to you, Brother Yichen, so I can become a qualified fiancée.”

Jiang Yichen froze for a moment, then a smile appeared on his lips. He reached out and pinched Su Linyu’s soft little cheek.

“You are already more than qualified. If anything, I am the one who is a little unqualified, since I am always being taken care of by you.”

“That is not true. In my heart, Brother Yichen is beyond perfect. And taking care of my future husband is my responsibility.”

When Su Linyu said future husband, a sweet smile rose on her lips.

Jiang Yichen burst out laughing. How could a Warrior of Pure Devotion be this adorable?

He took the blue Supreme-grade · Talent Gem out of the System Space. “Give me your hand.”

Su Linyu did not hesitate and held out her fair hand.

Jiang Yichen placed the Talent Gem in her palm. The instant it touched her skin, the azure gem abruptly turned crimson and transformed into a mass of blazing energy that poured into Su Linyu’s body.

Su Linyu frowned slightly. She could feel as if the blood in her body were beginning to boil. “Brother Yichen, what is this?”

“Something that improves martial talent. Circulate your cultivation art and feel it for yourself.”

Hearing that, surprise appeared on Su Linyu’s little face. Anything that could enhance martial talent could be called a divine treasure.

When she remembered the miraculous effect of the Spring of Life that Brother Yichen had given Uncle Lei, what she felt now was not anticipation over becoming stronger herself.

Instead, she felt that she had not given enough.

Brother Yichen had even been willing to give her a divine treasure that even top-tier great families could never obtain.

Yet aside from taking care of his daily meals and daily life, it seemed she had nothing else to offer him.

A trace of resolve gradually appeared in Su Linyu’s eyes. In the future, she had to treat Brother Yichen even better. She absolutely could not let down everything he had done for her.

“What are you thinking about? Hurry up and circulate your cultivation art.”

Jiang Yichen flicked her forehead.

Su Linyu rubbed her forehead, smiled sweetly, then sat cross-legged on the sofa and closed her eyes, circulating her cultivation art to feel the changes in her body.

An incomparably scorching heat surged wildly through her body. In the end, it transformed into a tiny Vermilion Bird formed of crimson flame that circled around her.

Beside her, Jiang Yichen could clearly sense Su Linyu’s aura steadily climbing. It was just like when he had first fused with the Supreme-grade Chaos Body. Her realm was advancing by leaps and bounds.

As time passed, Su Linyu released Lihuo Flames that spread throughout the entire room.

Even though it was a room designed by the system, it still began to melt beneath the searing heat of those flames.

Jiang Yichen was startled and immediately used the Law of Space to transfer the fire away.

If it kept burning like this, Dormitory Building No. 4 would end up as nothing but ruins.

Jiang Yichen kept behind a small strand of Lihuo Flames and examined it carefully in his palm.

Its incomparable heat beat against his face, carrying a feeling as though it could burn through all things.

Jiang Yichen took out an Eighth-rank Magical Artifact and held it over the flames.

Sizzle!

But in only a brief moment, the Eighth-rank Magical Artifact was burned red-hot, melted into liquid metal, and finally evaporated into mist.

Jiang Yichen nodded in satisfaction. If even an Eighth-rank Magical Artifact could be melted instantly, then it could be said that any defensive method would be useless before Lihuo Flames.

He had originally wanted to test it on a Ninth-Rank Magical Artifact as well, but since he only had a few of those, he decided against it.

Jiang Yichen stayed by Su Linyu’s side, waiting for her to fully absorb the power of the Talent Gem.

He could rely on the system’s help and did not need to absorb things through his own effort, but Su Linyu was different.

At that moment, sweat continuously seeped from her forehead, only to turn into steam the instant it appeared.

Even the clothes on her body…

Jiang Yichen stared blankly for quite a while before slowly rising and going into the bathroom to calm himself down.

Time passed second by second. When there were only ten minutes left before the afternoon training assembly—

Beep—

A clear and resounding cry of a bird rang throughout the room. If not for the system-designed room’s exceptional soundproofing, that single cry probably would have shaken the entire military district.

The Lihuo Flames released by Su Linyu condensed into a massive Vermilion Bird above her head, its wings beating as flaming feathers drifted down.

She slowly opened her eyes as well, and a crimson glow curled around the corners of them, making her look utterly extraordinary.

Then Su Linyu drew her hands together, and the Vermilion Bird above her head transformed back into fire and merged into her body.

“Brother Yichen, I feel like my martial talent is now a hundred times stronger than before… No, far more than a thousand times stronger.”

“My realm even broke through five levels in a row and reached the peak of the Fifth Realm!”

Su Linyu lifted her eyes to look at Jiang Yichen, who had his back turned to her. Overflowing with delight, she stood up and ran over to him.

“Brother Yichen, is this a divine treasure? It is amazing,” she exclaimed in wonder.

Jiang Yichen coughed lightly twice. “Put your clothes on first.”

Su Linyu froze. Her gaze slowly lowered, and her face immediately flushed crimson.

She quickly ran into the bedroom and took out another camouflage uniform from her Spatial Bag to change into.

When she came back out, her face was still red, and she was biting her lips.

Ahhh, Brother Yichen saw it. Does that mean I have to take responsibility for him now?

No, no, that is not right. I am Brother Yichen’s fiancée, so it should be fine even if he saw, right?

“What are you daydreaming about now?”

Su Linyu gave a little jolt and shook her head with a red face. “Nothing.”

Jiang Yichen narrowed his eyes slightly. He saw through it, but chose not to say anything. Instead, he changed the subject.

“What abilities does your current talent, Vermilion Bird Blaze, have?”

Su Linyu thought for a moment. “It should not be called Vermilion Bird Blaze anymore. It should be called Vermilion Bird True Form. Aside from Lihuo Flames, which can burn through all things, it also has an especially outrageous ability called Nirvanic Rebirth.”

“It activates whenever I am severely injured. It can be used nine times in a row, and every time I undergo nirvana, my strength increases by one level. It is completely ridiculous!”

Her voice was filled with shock.

Each rebirth increased her strength by one level. Nine times meant nine levels. That meant that in her current state, dealing with someone at the peak of the Sixth Realm would not be a problem at all.

As Jiang Yichen listened, he nodded slightly.

Compared to Nirvanic Rebirth, the all-incinerating Lihuo Flames seemed even more monstrous in his eyes.

“So now you will not feel depressed anymore just because someone says your strength is weak, right?” he asked, pinching Su Linyu’s cheek.

A blissful smile spread across her face. So Brother Yichen had known all along. He had given her something so precious because he cared about how she felt.

The feeling of being cared about by the one you loved so deeply was so wonderful.

Su Linyu grinned foolishly and said, “Thank you for caring about me, Brother Yichen.”

Jiang Yichen looked at her with indulgent affection. Their eyes met, and the atmosphere gradually turned a little intimate.

Ring, ring, ring—

But at that moment, the assembly bell rang out, accompanied by Instructor Huang’s stern voice.

“All recruits! Assemble at the training ground in three minutes! Your first day of devil training is about to begin!”