The next day, Gallen Jin met up with Sage Feng Zhao, looking exhausted.
Surprised, Feng Zhao asked, "Still not recovered after a day? With your speed of recovery, one night's sleep should have been enough!"
Gallen scoffed, "Easy for you to say. I barely managed to get the '100 Wins in a Day' title and finally took the lead in the points ranking, only to have Xena Xiao surpass me within ten minutes! I couldn't even relax enough to sleep."
"I'd be furious too if it were me," Feng Zhao chuckled, clearly amused by the unusual frustration of his friend. It wasn't often someone managed to get the better of Gallen Jin, let alone a freshman.
"So, how did your investigation into Xena Xiao go?" Gallen asked, pressing on. Knowing his opponent was key, so he'd asked Feng Zhao—well connected and nicknamed the "All-Knowing"—to dig into her background.
"I've got the details." Feng Zhao handed Gallen a dossier. "Xena Xiao, 19, from Feilan City, the daughter of the Xiao family—a minor clan at best. Their most powerful members are only at the Primal stage, and even they spend most of their time traveling."
"I knew that much already," Gallen interrupted. "Tell me what I don't know."
"Right," Feng Zhao replied, skipping the basics. "Xena's Guardian Spirit is mid-tier—this you know. But what you don't know is that she awakened her Guardian Spirit only on her third awakening attempt. Initially, it was classified as ordinary, then low-tier, and finally rose to mid-tier."
"Interesting." Gallen's eyes narrowed. "Guardian Spirits can evolve, but starting from an ordinary tier and advancing that far is rare. Even for my family, it would require a significant price. Her Guardian Spirit must be a unique one, something beyond an ordinary classification."
"I think so too," Feng Zhao agreed. "After awakening her Guardian Spirit, her progress sped up incredibly. She advanced from level three of the Body Refinement Stage to level seven in one month, then climbed through the Purification Stage and reached the fifth level. She even gained insight into third-tier martial techniques, qualifying her for Galaxy University."
"She's talented, sure. But that level of progress isn't unusual. My Guardian Spirit, a Divine-tier one, can control my body and grant me incredible power. I could crush Purification Stage peak opponents with ease," Gallen said. "Is there anything else? None of this explains her achieving a 100-win streak so quickly."
"That's all I could find," Feng Zhao admitted with a shrug. "Given her ordinary past, the anomaly must be her Guardian Spirit. But I can't investigate it directly."
"No matter." Gallen's eyes gleamed with determination. "I won't let someone like Xena Xiao stay ahead."
"If you're pushing that hard, you'll have to sacrifice some rest," Feng Zhao cautioned.
"I'll apply to my family for a Primal Vitality Pill," Gallen replied with a grin.
Feng Zhao's eyebrows rose. "The effects of a Primal Vitality Pill are legendary—a blend of primal beast essence and Life Essence rules, it draws power from nature itself. Refining it takes forty-nine days under a Void-level or planetary-ranked god's expertise. With a single dose, you'll stay at peak energy for months, without exhaustion."
"Exactly. With my family's resources, I should be able to obtain one," Gallen said confidently.
"Just remember, the prize for Freshman King is only a small spaceship, which isn't nearly as valuable as that pill. Using it just for this competition seems like overkill."
"For me, honor matters more than wealth," Gallen declared firmly.
Feng Zhao shrugged, smiling. "Alright, then. Here's to your success, Freshman King."
"Thank you, Zhao," Gallen laughed, already feeling the surge of motivation.
Meanwhile, in Star Network, Ethan Lin and Xena Xiao were tackling the 100 Wins in a Day challenge. This time, they had both reset their challenges to avoid climbing too high in the ranks, which would eventually lead to facing alien elites far above their current levels.
To maximize speed, they focused on ending each battle swiftly, with clean knockouts whenever possible.
After 21 hours, Ethan exited Star Network, victorious. He'd secured the 100 Wins in a Day title and was rewarded with a prize of 100,000 star coins—double what the previous 100-win title had awarded.
Ethan now waited in Xena's Guardian Spirit space.
"Xena, you're almost there!" he murmured, sensing her impending success as she neared the 24-hour mark.
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