As the brilliant sunlight filled the windowsill, it was already 7 o'clock in the morning when Shen Qiang slowly ended his cultivation and opened his eyes, feeling completely satisfied.

Outside the window, the sunlight was dazzling.

Inside his body, not only was his Primordial Energy abundant, but after entering the Golden Core Stage, Shen Qiang could distinctly sense the fluctuations of nature's spiritual energy.

He gently stimulated the True Yuan within his body.

Whoosh...

The Plague Source's outbreak of bacteria instantly enveloped an area with a radius of thirty meters and a diameter of sixty meters, centered on Shen Qiang.

Feeling the myriad pieces of information returned by the bacteria, Shen Qiang could detect the presence of any object within this range.

"Compared to the diameter of forty meters during the Foundation Establishment Stage, my control over the Plague Source has increased by twenty meters after entering the Golden Core Stage. This means that once a battle occurs, I can launch a bacterial infection from an even greater distance, which not only makes it harder for the enemy to guard against but also keeps me relatively safe,"

"If combined with the Invisibility effect of Star Moon Protection, no one below the Nascent Soul Stage should be able to evade an infection from hiding in the dark."

Shen Qiang calculated joyfully.

Just then, Xiu Ju from the Dark Department looked at Shen Qiang with hesitant eyes and said, "Uh... Shen Qiang, how big is your Golden Core now that you've solidified it?"

Hearing this, Shen Qiang laughed.

Xiu Ju from the Dark Department, strictly speaking, temporarily served as Shen Qiang's bodyguard.

But the size of one's Golden Core is equivalent to how much savings one has; it's the ultimate trump card.

Such matters, even one's best friend wouldn't be told, let alone Xiu Ju from the Dark Department. After all, telling her would be tantamount to informing the Dragon Group,

Hearts are separated by the belly.

The world of Jianghu is treacherous, and the human heart is even more so.

Besides, his Golden Core was not only bigger than a basketball by a whole size but also bore a dragon pattern that was unprecedented in the records.

Heaven knows what might happen if the news got out; someone might capture Shen Qiang to slice and study.

Therefore, Shen Qiang decided to keep it a secret.

"Haha, it's as big as you imagine,"

Hearing this obviously evasive answer, Xiu Ju looked at Shen Qiang with puzzled eyes and asked, "Is it at least 5 centimeters in diameter?"

Shen Qiang smiled without a word.

Because the diameter of a standard basketball is 24.6 centimeters, Shen Qiang's Golden Core was bigger than a regular basketball, with a diameter of at least 25 centimeters.

If a 5 centimeter diameter Golden Core is used as the standard, Shen Qiang's Golden Core could contain a dozen or more 5 centimeter Golden Cores.

"About so, about so, a bit smaller, haha, but roughly the same," Shen Qiang chuckled. After all, in Shen Qiang's mind, a standard Golden Core should be about the size of a fist to have a chance of becoming an Immortal Emperor.

And the diameter of an adult's fist is roughly eight or nine centimeters, so 5 centimeters isn't very big.

What Shen Qiang didn't expect was that seeing his chuckling expression, Xiu Ju looked extremely solemn and asked, "Are you sure your Golden Core is over 5 centimeters in diameter?"

Somewhat perplexed, Shen Qiang nodded, "I'm sure."

Xiu Ju's eyes immediately lit up and said, "I'll report this immediately!"

Shen Qiang was astonished, "Report that my Golden Core isn't up to standard?"

Upon hearing this, Xiu Ju chuckled and then, approaching the door, she turned back with an eerie look and asked Shen Qiang, "Um, if I may be so bold, which sect does the senior Qingxuan hail from?"

"Senior Qingxuan?" Shen Qiang glanced at Qingxuan, who was deep in his Sea of Consciousness, sitting cross-legged in cultivation, and smiled slightly, casually making something up, "Ah, her, from the Central State Sect."

"Central State Sect?" Xiu Ju looked at Shen Qiang questioningly for a few seconds before saying, "I don't remember it. Is it a very ancient sect from the primordial era?"

Shen Qiang almost laughed himself into cramps, "Yes, yes, an ancient sect. I'm not very familiar with the details."

Xiu Ju nodded, gave an "Oh" sound, hesitated, moved her lips as if she wanted to say something, but in the end, she held back the words that were on the tip of her tongue and turned to leave.

It wasn't until her figure had disappeared that the smiling Shen Qiang's gaze finally turned to the door that had been knocked into disarray.

Looking at the messy, sagging door frame.

Shen Qiang frowned.

Your grandpa...

This is the house I just bought!

...

Forty minutes later.

In front of the graduate school of Medical University.

The delicate and stunning Miao Xiaoxia, along with Zhang Jing, who wore large hoop earrings and looked like a little gangster girl, shyly gazed at the approaching Shen Qiang.

Seeing the lunch box in Miao Xiaoxia's hand, Shen Qiang smiled.

And inadvertently, Shen Qiang caught sight of something by the wall of the graduate school—a sexy and beautiful teacher, Ju Yang, speaking with a tall, well-built, and very handsome man.

Shen Qiang knew this person.

Ji Liangchuan.

The heartthrob of Medical University.

When Shen Qiang started his first year at Medical University, Ji Liangchuan was already recognized as the heartthrob.

At that time, he was a junior.

The prince on a white horse in the eyes of the female students at Medical University, tall, handsome, and rich. Not only were his grades outstanding in every subject, but he also played basketball very well. He was the main player of the school team back then. Wherever he went, he shone brightly and girls would scream.

But back then, Shen Qiang was poor, ugly, and uncool. Other than staying in his dorm to play video games and eat instant noodles, he had no chance to get to know someone like him.

So, Shen Qiang knew Ji Liangchuan.

But Ji Liangchuan didn't know Shen Qiang at all.

And frankly, at that time, Shen Qiang and Ji Liangchuan were not even from the same world.

Even now, when he saw the beautiful teacher Ju Yang smiling and talking to Ji Liangchuan, Shen Qiang didn't find it strange at all. After all, excellent people are liked wherever they go.

"Shen Qiang! How is Xiaoxia's cooking? You didn't eat the lunch box, too, did you?" Zhang Jing said with a laugh from a distance.

"Of course, not, I've already washed it and was just looking for time to return it to you," Shen Qiang smiled.

Hearing this, Zhang Jing smiled broadly, "You still have a bit of a conscience then."

Shen Qiang laughed and turned his head to look at Miao Xiaoxia, who appeared a little shy but more natural than yesterday.

Today, she wore light blue jeans and blue and white sneakers on her long, slender legs, with a ponytail to one side, exuding youthful charm.

Seeing Shen Qiang smiling at her, her face blushed slightly.

Zhang Jing chuckled and nudged her in the waist with her hand. Surprised, she blushed even more and presented another lunch box to Shen Qiang, saying, "For you."

Shen Qiang laughed and reached out to take the lunch box.

"Thank you."

Hearing this, Miao Xiaoxia blushed even more, and with an uneasy look, she turned her gaze away, fidgeting her toes on the ground. She then spoke in a voice as faint as a mosquito, "I'm glad if you like it."

Seeing her shy manner, Shen Qiang laughed.

But almost at that moment, Shen Qiang's instinctive sense of alarm rose without warning. Then, within his line of sight, he clearly saw a shadow falling from the sky behind Miao Xiaoxia.

Bang!

The shadow slammed heavily onto the ground.

Screams erupted around them immediately.

Miao Xiaoxia instinctively wanted to look back.

At that moment, watching the Flying Corpse crash heavily onto the ground behind her, Shen Qiang instinctively stepped forward, placing his hand in front of Miao Xiaoxia's eyes, and said sternly, "Don't look."

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