Chapter 152 - 136: The Power of the Size Manipulation Ability!

Chapter 152: Chapter 136: The Power of the Size Manipulation Ability!

It was Cao Zhenxing. His Dark Gold Battle Armor bore several new cracks, and his face was even paler than before. Clearly, after they had returned, he had been subjected to a joint beatdown by Yu Mengdie and Gongye Zhou.

Seeing Ji Zhixing and Xiao Mingyue, Cao Zhenxing’s expression darkened.

"Cao Zhenxing." Ji Zhixing stopped in his tracks and looked at him, his tone flat. "We’re from the same university. You asked for our help, and we helped you.

"Yet the moment I got the treasure, you turned on us and tried to snatch it away. I truly never expected the so-called number one student of the genius class to show such true colors.

"And look at you. Don’t tell me you were beaten back here by Gongye Zhou and Yu Mengdie after we left?"

With that, Ji Zhixing ignored Cao Zhenxing, taking Xiao Mingyue by the hand and striding away.

Behind them, Cao Zhenxing stood rooted to the spot. His face flushed and paled in rapid succession, but he couldn’t utter a single word.

"What’s going on?"

Not far away, Bai Yuan, along with the teachers from Feng City University and Yun City University, froze slightly upon hearing Ji Zhixing’s words. It was only then that they realized the Illusion Spirit Pearl Ji Zhixing had just handed in seemed to have been snatched right out of the hands of Cao Zhenxing and the two geniuses from Feng City University who had integrated Tier Five Genes.

"Are these two kids really this good at stirring up trouble?"

Bai Yuan shook his head. He had been quite the troublemaker in his own youth, but compared to Ji Zhixing, he fell far short.

After leaving, Ji Zhixing and Xiao Mingyue found an empty clearing and pitched their tents. It was still early in the day, but neither planned on heading out again. Ji Zhixing intended to try out the newly acquired Size-Shifting Potion immediately.

Although the Hundred Generations Stone Heart was powerful, it couldn’t instantly boost his combat strength. It was only highly effective when facing enemies who specialized in Spiritual Power attacks. But the Size-Shifting Ability was different. This was a pure combat Ability.

Once the tent was set up, Ji Zhixing crawled inside, opened a bottle of the Size-Shifting Gene Development Potion, and began his Cultivation. Xiao Mingyue, on the other hand, took out a cushion, sat in front of his tent, and pulled out a book to read.

"So powerful!"

Inside the tent, having finished refining a bottle of the Size-Shifting Potion, Ji Zhixing recalled the illusion he had just witnessed, his mind filled with awe. If he mastered the Size-Shifting Ability now and activated its gigantification effect, he could easily double his current height. His strength would also skyrocket accordingly. If he shrank his form, his body would become as light as a feather, yet his innate strength wouldn’t decrease in the slightest.

The effects of this Ability were far stronger than he had imagined.

Taking a deep breath, Ji Zhixing sensed his thoroughly depleted Spiritual Power and downed a Spiritual Power Recovery Potion. Once his Spiritual Power recovered, he resumed his Cultivation to elevate his Cultivation level.

As for the Size-Shifting Ability... he couldn’t continue developing it today; he would have to wait until tomorrow. After consuming that single bottle of potion, his Ten-foot Stone Monkey Genes were now looking somewhat fatigued. Continuing the development might negatively impact his fundamental Genes.

That evening.

Everyone gradually returned to the Dead Wood Regeneration Forest. Ji Zhixing and Xiao Mingyue were sitting on cushions outside their tents, chatting, when Jiang Qingqian walked over from a distance, a hint of excitement on her face. Upon arriving, she plopped right down beside Xiao Mingyue and asked impatiently, "Ming Yue, what did you guys do today? I just heard people saying that you snatched a treasure right from under the noses of Yu Mengdie, Gongye Zhou, and Cao Zhenxing. Is that true?"

"We just got lucky," Xiao Mingyue replied with a smile.

"Lucky?" Jiang Qingqian looked entirely unconvinced. "It takes more than just luck to snatch something out of the hands of those freaks." She looked at Ji Zhixing, her eyes full of admiration. "How exactly did you do it? Those are two Tier Three Cultivators who have integrated Tier Five Genes!"

"Our spiritual willpower is a bit stronger," Ji Zhixing said casually. "It perfectly counters Yu Mengdie’s Ability."

"That’s it?" Jiang Qingqian was incredulous.

"That’s it," Ji Zhixing nodded, not offering any further explanation.

Just then, Xu Cheng also returned. He was wearing a sleek black outfit, his hands stuffed into his pockets, and a smug look on his face. At a glance, it was obvious he had gained something today.

"In a good mood, are we?" Jiang Qingqian couldn’t help but laugh when she saw his expression. "Looks like you had a good haul today."

"Not bad." Xu Cheng walked over and sat down beside them, grinning broadly. "Today, a few others and I entered a treasure trove that was like a maze. I just blundered around blindly inside, and in the end, I found a treasure worth hundreds of thousands of points."

After he finished speaking, he looked at Ji Zhixing. "Zhixing, how was your haul today?"

Ji Zhixing smiled and said, "Not bad."

"What does ’not bad’ mean?" Xu Cheng looked curious. "Did you get as much as I did?"

Jiang Qingqian glanced at Xu Cheng and shook her head. "Stop showing off your measly gains. You have no idea what Ji Zhixing and Xiao Mingyue did today."

"What did they do?" Xu Cheng was taken aback.

Jiang Qingqian was just about to answer when a spatial fluctuation flashed ahead of them. Two figures simultaneously appeared in the Dead Wood Regeneration Forest. It was none other than Yu Mengdie and Gongye Zhou. Whether the Azure Sky Divine Wood had done it on purpose or not, it had actually teleported the duo right in front of Ji Zhixing and Xiao Mingyue.

The moment Yu Mengdie landed, she spotted Ji Zhixing and Xiao Mingyue. She paused, walked over, and stopped in front of them, her gaze sweeping over the two.

"To be able to block my Spiritual Power attacks, your spiritual willpower is quite impressive," she said flatly, her tone icy. "However, next time, you won’t have such good luck."

With that, she turned on her heel and walked away without looking back. Gongye Zhou shot Ji Zhixing a glance but didn’t say a word, simply following Yu Mengdie as she left.

Once the two of them were out of earshot, Xu Cheng turned his head in utter astonishment to look at Ji Zhixing and Xiao Mingyue.

"What on earth happened today? Why would Yu Mengdie say something like that to you? Don’t tell me you two fought her? And it sounds like you even had the upper hand? How is that even possible?"