Seated at the back of the crowd, Caleb Li and Rose Smith were catching up, bright smiles plastered on their faces.
"Look at you, you've become a celebrity," Rose teased, genuinely happy for her friend.
"Right back at you. Who would've thought coming to the military academy would change you this much?" Caleb Li rolled his eyes in astonishment.
Rose Smith's transformation took him by surprise. Apart from her physical changes, he sensed her mentality had also matured, with her strength now at Rank-3 of the Condensing Reality Realm.
Noticing her best friend staring at her with wide eyes, Rose's cheeks flushed, and she averted her face. "Stop staring at me like that…" she muttered, kicking him lightly on the leg.
Of course, she knew her transformation was shocking to those who knew her previously, but only she knew the ordeal she had faced to reach her current strength.
