The Ultimate Divine Class-Chapter 451 - 367: My Mom is Waiting for me at Home to Have Dinner_1
"...I’m stuck at the last step of opening my Star Cave. No matter what I do, I can’t succeed," Lu Yuan explained helplessly.
Yu Wentong’s eyes flickered slightly as she asked, "Then you should have seen your Life Star Chart, right?"
"Yes," Lu Yuan nodded.
Yu Wentong pressed, "How many Life Stars?"
"Seven."
After Lu Yuan answered, Yu Wentong fell silent. However, her expression didn’t betray much emotion. Lu Yuan could tell Yu Wentong was thinking.
After waiting for a while, he heard Yu Wentong say, "If it’s that difficult to succeed, then perhaps you should stop trying."
Lu Yuan was taken aback. He hadn’t expected Yu Wentong to suggest he give up. Even though he himself had considered giving up countless times, when someone actually advised him to do so, a strong sense of unwillingness surged within him.
Lu Yuan pondered for a moment before asking, "Lord Tong, does this mean I have no future practicing the Starry Sky Martial Path?"
Yu Wentong shook her head.
Thankfully, it wasn’t because of a lack of talent... Lu Yuan breathed a sigh of relief.
"It’s not that you don’t have much of a future," Yu Wentong replied. "You have absolutely no future at all."
"COUGH, COUGH..." Lu Yuan choked on Yu Wentong’s words.
Yu Wentong summoned the AI housekeeper to get Lu Yuan a glass of water. As it arrived, she said, "Those with the potential to cultivate the Starry Sky Martial Path are one in a million. But even before they begin, they usually show some unique characteristics.
"Your performance in the New Blood Trial was brilliant. I thought you might have that kind of potential, and good talent too.
"It turns out I misjudged..."
"..."
"Even if it’s the truth, hearing you say it so casually... still hurts," Lu Yuan sighed, his expression complex as he accepted the plain water from the AI housekeeper.
He could roughly understand the reason for Yu Wentong’s "misplaced expectations" of him. His actual talent in Martial Arts wasn’t particularly outstanding; his exceptional results were entirely due to attribute points.
"Actually, it’s not a big deal," Yu Wentong comforted him. "The ’Hidden Star’ path also has great potential.
"Your upper limit for enduring Evil Energy is already quite high. If you manage to break through further, it’s entirely possible for you to surpass Thor, the current world’s number one Hidden Star, and take his place..."
Lu Yuan was taken aback. He asked with surprise, "The upper limit for enduring Evil Energy can be broken?"
"Yes," Yu Wentong nodded.
"However, the special substances with this effect come from beyond the stars. They’re extremely precious and rare, and using them is incredibly risky...
"Over so many years, the Distant Star Federation has expended countless resources, yet they’ve only managed to produce one Thor, the ’Thunder Spirit Star’."
This could serve as a good cover for his Evil God System’s class panel, Lu Yuan mused.
Just as Yu Wentong had said, her exclusive vehicle was very safe and stealthy.
The journey back to Sum Country on the Fly Shuttle was smooth, with no incidents.
Lu Yuan chatted with Yu Wentong throughout the journey, learning a lot about the world’s circle of top-tier experts.
For example, Thor, the world’s number one Hidden Star, also known as the "Thunder Spirit Star," was likely around the mid-levels of the ninth tier.
The Thunder Power he mastered was inherited from the Thunderclap Holy Temple, said to originate from an ancient god capable of controlling lightning. It was extremely potent, and his actual combat strength was comparable to the high levels of the ninth tier. He was also ranked very high on the combat power rankings—seventh place.
Excluding the three Super God Level Mechas—which, despite clearly not being human, insisted on occupying the top three spots—he could be considered the fourth strongest individual in the world.
Then there was the classification of strength realms above the ninth tier. Above the ninth tier was the tenth tier. All three Super God Level Mechas possessed tenth-tier combat power.
Yu Wentong was also at this level.
And above the tenth tier, there was another major realm. Yu Wentong didn’t say what exactly it was called...
「...」
The silver-purple Fly Shuttle silently hovered over a city in the Old City Circle.
Lu Yuan stood at the open cabin door. Beside him, Yu Wentong yawned as a strong wind gusted up from below their feet.
"If I’d known you were so talkative, I wouldn’t have come to pick you up myself," Yu Wentong said, sounding rather exasperated. "It’s even more tiring than meetings with those old geezers."
Lu Yuan chuckled and didn’t argue. He turned to look at the Phoenix Egg he had left in the Fly Shuttle’s cabin.
After a brief silence, he said to Yu Wentong, "Lord Tong, can I exchange this Phoenix Egg with the organization for something else?"
Lu Yuan had been mulling this over for the entire trip and finally brought it up with Yu Wentong. The Phoenix Egg was useless to him; in fact, it was a hot potato. It would be better to hand it over to the country for some practical benefits.
As he expected, Yu Wentong nodded almost immediately. "Sure. Just let me know what you want in exchange. This time, they’ll have absolutely no reason to refuse..."
"Huh?!" Lu Yuan was taken aback. From Yu Wentong’s words, it sounded as if she had already discussed this with Sum Country’s higher-ups on his behalf.
However, he didn’t press further, simply adding, "Can I pick out the items myself after seeing them?"
Yu Wentong looked at him with slight surprise but said nothing, merely nodding.
Only then did Lu Yuan relax. If he could exchange the Phoenix Egg for a Legendary Level material from Sum Country’s official sources, then his many perilous adventures wouldn’t have been for nothing.
With this last concern settled, Lu Yuan felt content. He bid Yu Wentong farewell, preparing to "airdrop" from the Fly Shuttle.
Just as he was about to jump, Yu Wentong suddenly grabbed his arm. She looked at him with a peculiar expression and asked, "Want to come with me? Visit my place, keep me company for a couple of days?"
"Uh..." Stared at by Yu Wentong’s beautiful, light purple eyes, Lu Yuan felt his heart pound as if it were hooked up to a defibrillator.
Countless thoughts flashed through his mind instantly. Damn it! What does Lord Tong mean by that? Is she implying something? Is it what I think it is? No way, no way, no way!
Lu Yuan’s brain, with its thirty-six intelligence points, went blank for a moment. Then, somehow, he blurted out, "I’m afraid I can’t. My mom’s waiting for me to come home for dinner."
The atmosphere plunged into an awkward silence. Half a breath later...
"HA—" Yu Wentong burst out laughing, her shoulders shaking.
"Fine then... You’d better hurry home and have dinner with your mom." After saying this, Yu Wentong waved at Lu Yuan with a smile and said, "See you."
His expression unreadable, Lu Yuan numbly turned and jumped from the Fly Shuttle.
As he descended, he kept asking himself over and over—What the hell did you say? What the hell did you just say?!
For a moment, Lu Yuan felt sick with regret.
What he didn’t see was Yu Wentong, standing at the Fly Shuttle’s cabin entrance, watching his retreating figure until it faded from sight. Only when Lu Yuan’s figure completely disappeared from view did Yu Wentong slowly look away.
"Oh, well..." Yu Wentong murmured to herself. "It’s just a small hassle... I’ll just have to run around a bit more, that’s all."
With that, she stretched languidly. Turning, she spotted the Phoenix Egg inside the cabin, and her beautiful eyes instantly lit up with an unusual sparkle.
Then, like a young girl who had just found a new toy, she skipped happily towards the Phoenix Egg.
"COO-COO!"
"AHH!"
「...」
"Why the long face? Are my dishes today not to your liking?"
「Burnt Rock, Lu Residence.」
The counter of the small grain and oil grocery store was laden with various dishes. On the television set before the counter, an old costume martial arts drama, of unknown vintage, was playing out with faint sounds.
Zheng Qiuling used her chopsticks to place a piece of meat into Lu Yuan’s bowl. She then tasted a piece herself and muttered, "Did I add too much salt... Hmm, the flavor does seem a bit off..."
"Mom, he’s the one with the problem!" Lu Jing, standing nearby holding her bowl, couldn’t help but interject.
Before she could finish, Zheng Qiuling scolded her, "Go on, go on! I think you’re the one with the problem!"
Turning back to Lu Yuan, she worriedly reached out to touch his forehead. "Are you really sick? You’ve been so listless since you got back... How about I have your sister take you to the hospital this afternoon?"
"He’s strong enough to kill a bull with one punch, what illness could he possibly have?" Lu Jing pouted. "I bet he got dumped by some girl and is moping about it."
"Nonsense! What girl in this world wouldn’t find my son attractive?"
"Hey!" Lu Yuan suddenly exclaimed, cutting short the mother-daughter exchange. He quickly shoveled down the rest of the food in his bowl, wiped his mouth, and announced, "I’m done, Mom. I’m heading upstairs."
Once he turned around, Lu Yuan’s face contorted back into a "bitter melon" expression. The "awkward" incident with Yu Wentong on the Fly Shuttle kept replaying in his mind like a movie.
Lu Jing was right. There was nothing wrong with Mom’s cooking; the problem was him.
He must have been out of his mind to answer Yu Wentong like that.
A tenth-tier like Yu Wentong is unpredictable. My normal Spiritual Power is only fifth-tier. It’s understandable I’d babble nonsense after being so overwhelmed. It’s no big deal, right... Lu Yuan could only console himself this way.
Lu Yuan had originally planned to take stock of his increased strength, abilities, and attributes as usual. But the "dinner with Mom" incident had completely ruined his mood for it.
Returning to his bedroom, he lay on his bed, struggling to clear his mind of the myriad distracting thoughts that had sprung from the incident.
Perhaps it was due to the successive high-intensity battles on Ash Mountain, which had left him physically and mentally exhausted. Before he knew it, Lu Yuan had drifted off to sleep.
「...」
The Starry Sky.
An infinitely vast Starry Sky.
Countless stars twinkled.
Gradually, the twinkling starlight began to sketch a colossal pattern across the void. It was an immense, flourishing, and resplendent ancient tree.
"SCREECH—" As the Starry Sky Ancient Tree manifested, a clear, melodious, and incredibly pleasant birdsong echoed through the cosmos.
A great, golden-red bird, wreathed in roaring stellar flames, its form magnificent, spread its wings and soared forth. Then a second, a third, a fourth... An unknown number of Phoenixes appeared in this expanse of the Starry Sky.
The flames coiling around them bathed the entire Starry Sky Ancient Tree in a dazzling, glorious light.
All the Phoenixes flew towards a single point. It was a location on the trunk of the ancient tree.
It was the vigorously pulsing heart of the ancient tree!
