Chapter 33: Gifts
Zhang Xin said, "Anything related to Awakening is usually kept under strict control. However, with my face, if I let him use it once, the mayor should agree."
Su Yuan said, "Then we'll be troubling you a lot."
Zhang Xin said, "We're family, there's no need to talk about trouble. Just come with me tomorrow morning."
Su Ke said, "Oh right, Dad, where's Mom?"
Su Yuan said, "She went out to buy groceries. Since she knew you were coming today, she insisted on making a big feast. In a couple of days, your maternal grandparents and your uncles will also come over for a gathering."
Su Ke said, "Oh, Auntie, where's my gift?"
Thud!
Su Yuan knocked him on the head. "All you think about is gifts. You're really useless!"
Su Ke thought, 'Why does everyone like hitting my head!'
"Dad, you can't say that. Could the things my auntie gives be ordinary? They must be good treasures that help me improve my strength. I'm just thinking about my own progress."
Zhang Xin said with a smile, "You certainly have a silver tongue. But you're not wrong. I did bring you something good."
"I heard from my sister that you awakened a fire-attribute Beast Transformation Ability, right?"
Su Ke said, "Yes, yes. It's super awesome!"
Zhang Xin frowned. "Watch your language."
She continued, "I brought you an E-grade crystal core. There's a skill inside for you to absorb. It's a pity your Realm is still too low. Otherwise, I would've brought you a D-grade one."
Zhang Xin flipped her right hand, and a box appeared in her palm.
"A space ring!"
Su Ke's eyes widened. He had seen this item once at the black market, and the reaction around him back then had been intense.
Lin Ning had also explained that such things were extremely rare and not something ordinary people could obtain.
His aunt was really doing well for herself.
'Is this the power of a Legendary-grade talent's face? So envious.'
Zhang Xin asked, "By the way, what's your current Realm?"
"First tier, eighth stage."
There was nothing to hide from family, so Su Ke answered honestly.
"Eighth stage!"
Su Yuan was so shocked that his mouth hung open.
It had only been 1 month, and Su Ke was already close to the second tier. With this cultivation speed, his son's talent was definitely extraordinary.
Su Yuan silently cursed the people who had conducted the initial test once again.
Zhang Xin, however, remained calm.
"Did you use high-quality resources?"
"I did."
Su Yuan immediately caught the key point.
"We only bought you a few Elementary Spiritual Energy Potions. How could you cultivate so fast?"
Su Ke hesitated. "Uh… Wang Zhong and the others gave them to me. Yes, they gave them to me!"
He did not dare let his parents know he had been doing dangerous things, so he could only shift the blame.
Su Yuan's face darkened. "You brat, don't you have any self-respect? Taking such valuable things from others!"
Seeing Su Yuan about to take off his belt, Su Ke hurriedly said, "I borrowed them! Once my strength improves, I'll pay them back!"
Su Yuan's expression softened slightly.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Xin took a sip of water and said directly, "Reaching first tier, eighth stage in a month has only 2 possibilities."
"Either he has a Legendary-grade talent like me, or he used a massive amount of resources to reach this Realm in such a short time."
"Xiao Ke, do you think your talent can reach the Legendary rank?"
Su Ke fell silent.
Seeing him unable to respond for a long time, Su Yuan pulled out the belt he had just put away.
"You brat, you've got some nerve. Relying on relationships to take so many things from others. I'll beat your butt into 4 pieces today!"
"Wait, wait, wait! Dad, calm down!"
"Even if I took a lot, my strength really did improve, didn't it? Once I enter university and have access to resources, I'll pay everything back. I'll return it all with interest!"
Su Yuan stared at him sternly. "Remember what you said. You must pay them back when the time comes."
"Definitely, definitely!"
After barely surviving this crisis, Su Ke looked at Zhang Xin again.
"But since Auntie gave this to me, I don't need to pay it back, right? Hehehe!"
Zhang Xin smiled. "Of course you don't need to pay it back. But you must cultivate well and not waste this crystal core."
"Absolutely!"
Su Ke excitedly took the crystal core and carefully opened the box.
Inside lay a fiery red crystal core, quietly emitting a faint glow.
"Thank you, Auntie!"
Su Ke was so moved that his eyes nearly turned red. He knew the value of this crystal core.
He had truly struck gold this time.
Zhang Xin urged him, "Alright, go absorb it. Let's see what kind of skill you get."
Su Ke nodded and returned to his room with the crystal core.
He sat cross-legged and began absorbing the energy inside.
A skill crystal core was different from a normal crystal core.
Although it was more precious, its contribution to Realm advancement was relatively small.
Most of its energy was used to store the skill. After absorption, a Spirit Energy user had a high probability of gaining a skill, but their Realm would not increase much.
Of course, this was only a high probability.
There was still a chance of failure, even if it was relatively low.
As Su Ke absorbed it, the spiritual energy within the crystal core slowly flowed into his body.
However, the moment it entered, the Omnitrix suddenly acted up.
It absorbed all the spiritual energy from the crystal core.
The Omnitrix interface automatically popped up, switching to Heatblast and funneling all the spiritual energy into that Alien Hero.
Su Ke panicked.
He had no idea what the Omnitrix was doing.
'Big brother, big brother, don't mess around! If you want energy, I'll find more for you! At worst, I'll give you my 2 normal ones. Just don't absorb this one!'
The Omnitrix ignored him and continued absorbing.
In less than 5 minutes, all the spiritual energy was drained.
Su Ke shouted angrily, "You junk!"
Outside the door, Su Yuan asked worriedly, "Xiao Ke, what happened?"
Su Ke said loudly, "Nothing! Just a small problem with my Supernatural Ability. It'll be fixed soon!"
Su Yuan, who was drinking tea with Zhang Xin, looked at her in confusion.
"Can Supernatural Abilities have problems?"
Zhang Xin calmly took a sip of tea.
"When someone has poor control over their Supernatural Ability, minor issues can indeed occur. It's nothing serious."
"Oh, that's good."
At that moment, Zhang Xu returned.
Zhang Xin excitedly ran over and hugged her.
"Sister, I missed you so much!"
Zhang Xu handed the groceries to Su Yuan and hugged her back.
"I missed you too. How's school?"
"It's great. With my talent, I'm among the best even there."
Zhang Xu smiled. "Our Xiao Xin is really impressive."
"Wait here. I'll go cook a big meal for you."
"Oh, right, where's Xiao Ke?"
Su Yuan said, "He's cultivating in his room. He'll be out soon. I'll call him when it's time to eat."
Zhang Xu nodded. "Alright."
She then looked at Zhang Xin. "Xiao Xin, do you think someone like Xiao Ke could get into Dijin University?"
After all, what parents cared about most was whether their children could attend a good school.
When she first learned that Su Ke had a no-grade talent, she had been worried sick.
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