Cheng Jinyang suddenly woke up from a nightmare.
In the nightmare, the monsters appeared in the sequence 1-2-4, meaning that after each round of killing monsters, the next round's number of monsters would multiply by 2. If someone died, the count would reset.
Including all previous attempts, even this time teaming up with Xing Yuanzhi, they still couldn't break through the fourth round with four monsters. After killing two monsters, both of them were killed by the monsters simultaneously.
After dying seven or eight times in a row, probably because his body had already had enough sleep, Cheng Jinyang woke up, consciousness returning to reality.
Looking at the clock on the wall, only about half an hour had passed.
He rubbed his sore forehead and saw Xing Yuanzhi rushing out of the bedroom and into his face.
"You!" Her expression carried a kind of dying terror, slight spasms left by pain, and an abnormally excited flush on her cheeks, her eyes staring straight at him, like a hungry wolf staring at a fat lamb, "Do you know what you are?"
"What am I?" Cheng Jinyang asked bewilderedly.
"You are a treasure," Xing Yuanzhi said affectionately, "a treasure given to me by heaven."
Cheng Jinyang: ???
However, Xing Yuanzhi didn't explain further, just quickly grabbed a bloodline tester and tested it on his neck.
114 Ma.
"What does it mean?" Cheng Jinyang still remembered the test this morning was 113, "Is it the measurement error of the instrument?"
"The instrument does have errors, but your blood concentration has indeed increased," Xing Yuanzhi said seriously, "Killing monsters in your nightmares can purify our supernatural bloodlines."
She casually tested herself too. Sure enough, her blood concentration also increased by 1 Ma.
The specific amount wasn't clear due to the error, but the feeling wasn't deceptive; there was definitely an increase.
1 Ma... sounds pretty rubbish. However, considering that before the age of 20, the average supernatural talent's blood concentration doesn't increase by more than 2 Ma per week, Cheng Jinyang's nightmares every night could lead to a double-digit increase, which means the upgrade rate is several times that of a normal person.
Several times! If it weren't for Xing Yuanzhi's cleanliness, she would have hugged him excitedly long ago.
After listening to Xing Yuanzhi's explanation, Cheng Jinyang fell silent.
Well, so my cheat code is here... Can't there be a painless way to level up? I'm getting psychologically twisted from dying horribly in nightmares every day!
Xing Yuanzhi disdainfully said, "You know nothing. Blood concentration, which is purely based on talent, is extremely precious even if it increases by a little. If I had your abnormal constitution, I'd definitely stay home all day and never go out."
I would sleep like a log every day!
"Oh, by the way, this matter must never be mentioned to anyone," she earnestly cautioned, "You know what it means for people outside if they knew about the constitution that can increase blood concentration, right?"
"I didn't know before, but now that you've told me, I definitely do," Cheng Jinyang assured her.
"No!" Seeing his indifferent expression, Xing Yuanzhi immediately became anxious, emphasizing, "I'm telling you the truth! Your extremely rare condition could potentially trigger a war if exposed! Don't take it lightly!"
"In that case," Cheng Jinyang pondered for a moment, "Sister Wu and Sister Zhou might know about my condition."
"Sister Wu and Sister Zhou?" Xing Yuanzhi's big eyes widened. "I just told you not to tell anyone else, and now you're telling me that two people already know?"
"They are my psychologists," Cheng Jinyang sighed. "I regularly visit them for check-ups, and occasionally have blood tests to check blood concentration and such."
"Names," Xing Yuanzhi said coldly.
"Huh?"
"Tell me their names, occupations, and addresses," Xing Yuanzhi demanded fiercely.
"Uh, Dr. Wu Quemei, her address is..." Cheng Jinyang hesitated to finish, then asked, "A'zhi, you're not planning to hire assassins to eliminate them, are you?"
"Of course not. If they've already leaked the information, killing them won't help," Xing Yuanzhi said coldly. "We need to first understand the extent of their knowledge. Leave this matter to me, you don't need to worry about it."
She impatiently pushed the door and left.
Wait, what about taking me to the lab?
About half a minute after Xing Yuanzhi left, Cheng Jinyang suddenly remembered this important matter.
He wanted to call her, but realized he didn't have her phone number. Oh well, I'll wait for her to come back.
Sitting back on the sofa, Cheng Jinyang continued to study quietly, flipping through his books. Suddenly, he heard the sound of keys turning outside the door. Halfway through, Xing Yuanzhi hurriedly rushed back, pushed open the door, and shouted angrily at him:
"Don't call me Ah Zhi!!!"
...
"One hour later.
Cheng Jinyang had just finished reading 'Computational Methods' in 'The Theory of Everything', while Xing Yuanzhi had just returned from outside, looking somewhat tired.
She first took a shower, changed into a light set of pajamas before coming out, lazily leaning on the sofa, picking up the remote control from the coffee table.
"Done?" Cheng Jinyang asked cautiously, afraid of hearing a sudden "everyone who knew is dead" from her.
"Yeah." Xing Yuanzhi absentmindedly pressed the remote control, "Your blood sampling tests are not frequent, and the data samples are not dense enough. Unless someone takes them for 'lineage identification', they shouldn't be able to discern anything. Anyway, I've retrieved all these data in the name of your fiancée, without leaving any backups for them."
The so-called lineage identification is to calculate the basic growth value and age value, deduce the predicted trend chart of the upgrade rate with age, and estimate the highest realm one could reach in life based on the concentration of bloodlines of superpowers at different ages.
Although it's purely a mathematical tool, it implies extremely harsh implications, known as the 'limit of effort'. After all, numbers don't lie—if it's calculated that you can't achieve it, then you inevitably can't achieve it.
Xing Yuanzhi was taken for lineage identification at the age of twelve, and the result showed that she could reach a maximum of fifth rank. Since then, she has received comprehensive resource tilt and priority cultivation from the clan.
After hearing Xing Yuanzhi's explanation, Cheng Jinyang sighed, "So, the level one can reach is already predetermined from birth, and effort has no effect at all, is that it?"
"More or less, unless you believe in the so-called 'blood explosion' theory." Xing Yuanzhi said lightly."
After a moment, she looked at Cheng Jinyang with a strange expression and said, "Speaking of which, the theory of blood explosion... can't be said to definitely not exist, right? Aren't you an exception?"
Cheng Jinyang sighed, "Well, yes. So, Ah Zhi, I've memorized the three basic formulas of universal gravity. When will you take me to master the superpowers?"
"The Xing family's laboratory is no longer usable, there's a risk of data leakage," Xing Yuanzhi calmly replied. "I've arranged for you to use a private illegal laboratory, the kind that's more secretive. No one will interfere with anything you do in there."
"Illegal? Will there be risks?" Cheng Jinyang pondered.
"Of course," Xing Yuanzhi said. "I've already said there are no surveillance devices inside, so there will naturally be security risks. For example, if you dare to call me Ah Zhi again inside, I'll smash your head."