Chapter 241

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    Chapter 241

    After beginning Mental Cultivation, Su Hao devoted two hours every day to meditation.

    However, cultivating for longer did not produce better results.

    Once his mental energy was exhausted, continuing to meditate only left him mentally drained, making it difficult to concentrate the following day.

    After thoroughly studying the principles behind Mental Cultivation and conducting several experiments, Su Hao gradually understood its true nature.

    Mental Cultivation did far more than simply strengthen one's mind.

    From another perspective, it caused the Spirit Body to develop countless tiny mental tendrils.

    As these tendrils continued growing, they gradually intertwined, eventually forming a structure resembling a spatial network.

    This network greatly enhanced a Summoner's ability to perceive and manipulate spatial channels during summoning.

    "Amazing."

    Su Hao sincerely admired the uniqueness of this world.

    According to his analysis, this cultivation method could only be practiced by people possessing Summoner Talent.

    Ordinary people simply had no way of perceiving the foundation required to begin.

    Every world possessed its own extraordinary mysteries.

    No matter how many worlds he experienced, each one always revealed truths that could never have been anticipated beforehand.

    After only ten days of uninterrupted cultivation, Su Hao experienced his first breakthrough.

    His consciousness finally surpassed the limitations imposed by his physical body.

    His mental strength underwent a qualitative transformation.

    The discovery delighted him.

    Previously, his Spirit Body had resembled someone confined within a house.

    Now, invisible tendrils extended beyond that house, allowing his consciousness to reach farther into the surrounding world.

    Although it was still connected to his body, this was already an enormous step forward.

    For Su Hao, this breakthrough carried another important implication.

    From now on, his Blood Qi could continue growing without worrying that his mental strength would eventually become the limiting factor.

    If his overall strength were measured in stages, then obtaining the Mental Cultivation Method had finally allowed him to step onto an entirely new level.

    All that remained was steady accumulation.


    ---

    Almost simultaneously, another piece of good news arrived.

    After countless adjustments and repeated failures, the Prophet enhancement was finally perfected.

    Once the modification was complete, Yashan immediately noticed the difference.

    The strange side effects he had suffered over the previous ten days—temporary deafness, dizziness, confusion and other abnormalities—had completely disappeared.

    Instead, his thoughts became astonishingly clear.

    His memory improved dramatically.

    His learning speed increased several times over.

    Compared to becoming genuinely intelligent, those few days of suffering were insignificant.

    Looking at Yashan's delighted expression, Su Hao smiled.

    "Knowledge really is the most wonderful thing."

    Since receiving the Prophet enhancement, Yashan's attitude toward school changed completely.

    Previously, attending classes had felt like torture.

    Now, every lesson felt surprisingly easy.

    Whenever a teacher praised him for being gifted, he secretly celebrated inside.

    Had he not retained a trace of modesty, he would have proudly announced,

    "That's right. I'm a genius."

    Unfortunately...

    No one could truly understand the happiness of an ordinary person suddenly becoming brilliant.


    ---

    After confirming that the human version of the Prophet enhancement had stabilized, Su Hao compared all of the experimental data.

    He quickly reached another conclusion.

    The Prophet enhancement and Mental Cultivation not only failed to interfere with each other—

    They actually complemented one another.

    Without hesitation, Su Hao prepared his own genetic modification solution.

    Several hours later, he successfully completed the enhancement himself.

    The moment he awakened, he felt as though a layer of fog covering his mind had completely vanished.

    Every thought became incomparably clear.

    His ability to analyze, remember and calculate increased dramatically.

    Unable to suppress his excitement, Su Hao burst into laughter.

    Yashan looked over curiously.

    "Boss Jingzhong, what's so funny?"

    Su Hao smiled.

    "You wouldn't understand."

    Yashan blinked blankly.

    "..."


    ---

    Immediately afterward, Su Hao entered meditation once more.

    Closing his eyes, he quickly entered the meditative state.

    Within the darkness of his consciousness, countless luminous curves appeared.

    Without relying on Little Light's assistance, he effortlessly reconstructed the first Spatial Meridian Diagram entirely within his mind.

    Previously, completing this diagram required nearly half an hour.

    Now...

    Less than ten minutes.

    He slowly opened his eyes.

    "This is what true genius feels like."

    Mental Cultivation still relied upon gradual accumulation.

    Unlike strengthening the body, there was no immediate increase in strength.

    Every improvement required months and years of consistent practice.

    Fortunately, patience had never been something Su Hao lacked.

    As long as the direction was correct, time was never a concern.

    Besides...

    He was now genuinely a genius.

    Cultivating faster than everyone else was no longer unusual.

    It was simply the natural result of superior talent.


    ---

    From that day onward, Su Hao settled into a fixed routine.

    Every morning, he immersed himself in the library of the Summoner Academy.

    Every afternoon, he received private instruction from Teacher Fu.

    Every evening, he spent two hours practicing Mental Cultivation.

    Late every night, he continued conducting experiments together with Yashan.

    His days became exceptionally fulfilling.


    ---

    Four months later, winter vacation arrived.

    Snow quietly blanketed the Morning Sun Courtyard.

    Taking advantage of the holiday, Su Hao finally advanced both himself and Yashan from Bone Demon to King of Steel.

    Their strength increased once again, recovering to roughly one-fifth of the level Su Hao had possessed in his previous life.

    His maximum perception range expanded to nearly five thousand kilometers, although during normal circumstances he deliberately limited it to around three thousand kilometers to conserve mental energy.

    One-fifth of his previous strength might not sound particularly impressive.

    However, even that was already enough to make him nearly invincible in this world.

    After reaching King of Steel, Su Hao deliberately halted further evolution.

    He had no intention of advancing to Earth Lord for the time being.

    The reason was straightforward.

    The armor of a King of Steel could remain completely concealed beneath the skin, allowing him and Yashan to live as ordinary humans without attracting attention.

    Once they evolved into Earth Lord, however, black crystalline armor would naturally cover their bodies.

    Maintaining a human identity would become far too troublesome.

    Moreover, their current strength was already more than sufficient.

    Unless they intentionally provoked the entire world, there were very few beings capable of threatening them.

    Even an S-Rank Summoned Beast would likely be reduced to a pile of flesh after taking one punch from Su Hao.

    Even so, Su Hao never underestimated Summoners.

    People capable of researching the mysteries of space deserved genuine respect.

    Strength alone was never the measure of greatness.

    Knowledge always came first.

    Power merely existed to protect the pursuit of knowledge.


    ---

    "Waaah—"

    The cry of a newborn echoed from the neighboring courtyard.

    Moments later, another infant began crying as well.

    Two abandoned babies had recently been brought to the Morning Sun Courtyard.

    Everyone had grown accustomed to such scenes.

    No matter their own circumstances, every member of the orphanage treated these abandoned children with genuine kindness.

    Following the family's naming tradition—

    Gaoshan Jingxing, Xianming Liuguang—

    the newcomers entered the Xing generation.

    The little boy was named Bai Xingfeng.

    The little girl was named Bai Xingzhi.

    From that day onward, Su Hao and the others were no longer the youngest children in the orphanage.

    Naturally, they were expected to help care for the babies.


    ---

    Looking after infants...

    Was torture.

    After struggling through a single day, Su Hao admitted complete defeat.

    These tiny children crawled astonishingly fast.

    The moment he looked away, one of them had already disappeared into some unknown corner.

    Fortunately...

    Yashan was around.

    Whenever it was Su Hao's turn to babysit...

    Yashan did it.

    Whenever it was Yashan's turn...

    Yashan still did it.

    This was what a reliable assistant looked like.


    ---

    That evening, Sister Bai, Hu Sheng and Xiaotian sat around an electric heater inside a small room.

    Their expressions were unusually serious.

    After remaining silent for a long time, Sister Bai finally asked,

    "Xiaotian... why has our money been disappearing so quickly lately?"

    Xiaotian hesitated before answering.

    "Ever since the two babies arrived..."

    "We've been buying formula, diapers..."

    "They also fell sick two months ago."

    "Our savings are almost gone."

    "If Brother Xiaolin hadn't recently sent us more money..."

    "We wouldn't even have enough to pay next month's rent."

    Sister Bai frowned.

    "And?"

    Xiaotian lowered her head.

    "And..."

    "Little Zhong and Little Yi eat far too much..."

    The room immediately fell silent.

    Originally...

    They had planned to buy every child a new set of clothes for the New Year.

    Now...

    The Morning Sun Courtyard was once again facing a financial crisis.

    (End of Chapter 241)
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