The chapter of the new year had been turned, but the duty to protect was eternal.
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「May 1st, Year 233 of the Galactic Calendar.」
Faint morning light filtered through the exquisitely crafted lattice of a window in a detached villa in the suburbs of Changning City, scattering mottled specks of light within the meditation chamber.
Li Wen slowly roused himself from a state of deep meditation.
With a faint stir of thought, an azure system panel silently unfolded within his consciousness:
[Name: Li Wen]
[Age: 25]
[Realm: Early-stage Great Sun Realm (Level 53.2→53.9)]
[Class: Scholar lv14 (296040→344640/819200)]
[Skills: Saber Technique · Soul Realm (99%), Profound Sky Five Forms (Star Rush 100%, Thunderstrike 100%, Celestial Gate 100%, Star Core 100%, Soul Abyss 100%)]
[Cultivation Technique: Shocking God Stab · 6th Layer (100%)]
Another three months had passed since New Year's Eve.
