Chapter 1 Under the Pure White Light

Under the pure white fluorescent lights.

Li Cheng颐 pressed his AR glasses and tried the video recording function again, but unfortunately, it still didn't work. The glasses seemed to have suddenly turned into ordinary, useless glasses, instead of a smart product. He carried the drink and slowly walked to the cashier.

On the transparent glass counter, there was a box of lighters more than last time.

The colorful lighters had been torn open and placed on the left side of the checkout counter, next to a round container filled with lollipops.

Inside the glass counter, there were many cigarette boxes of brands he didn't recognize. These boxes were faintly covered with a layer of thin dust, not sure how long it had been since they were changed.

Li Cheng颐 placed the kumquat mango juice on the counter and then stepped back slightly, pulling away a little distance. The method of checking out didn't necessarily require closing his eyes; as long as he didn't look at the cashier, he could meet the conditions. This was mentioned in Zhong Hui's notes.

He simply turned around to look at other parts of the supermarket. Just after he turned around.

One second. Two seconds. Three seconds. *Chi.*

The sound of tearing off a label came.

Li Cheng颐 turned around and saw that a checkout label had already been affixed to the kumquat mango juice.

Underneath a row of tiny letters and symbols, a few words were quietly printed: "Fifteen minutes."

Li Cheng颐's pupils shrank.

Zhong Hui's notes mentioned that the support time here was the price paid to the small supermarket. The longer the time, the more expensive the price, and the greater the danger!

"Five minutes longer than last time..."

He didn't reach for the drink on the glass counter, but instead, his whole body flashed with purple light, and countless wisteria petals appeared, surrounded him, condensed, and formed a wisteria flower scale armor.

"Flower language: Radiant Force Field."

He opened his palm, and invisible light spread out from his whole body, extending outwards until it stopped at a distance of more than a meter.

"A little stronger than before. Without wearing the sunflower flower scale armor, the extension range wasn't this far," Li Cheng颐 estimated in his heart.

This time, without waiting for those invisible monsters to appear, he thoroughly released the Radiant Force Field first. Warm, invisible light shone evenly within a meter around him.

The injury at the corner of his eye had also closed and healed, beginning to itch.

But strangely, after waiting in place for two minutes, there was still no movement around him.

His eyes constantly scanned the surroundings. Compared to other flower scale armors, the wisteria flower's speed, strength, recovery, and defense were all relatively balanced.

In comparison, the gladiolus flower scale armor focused more on physique and defense. The Titan sunflower's enhancement focused on strength, endurance, and defense.

Only the wisteria flower had a decent boost in reaction and speed, so it was also his favorite and most commonly used flower scale armor.

Soon, another half minute passed.

Finally, Li Cheng颐 heard a subtle cracking sound, faintly coming from the direction of the shelves. He bent down and looked through the gap under the shelves.

But he didn't see the kind of human feet he saw last time; only the sound continued to come. *Poof.*

Suddenly, it seemed like something heavy砸 (za) fell to the ground. Li Cheng颐 followed the sound.

In his vision, at the corner of the snack shelf, a small, only half a palm-sized hanging ornament of a big-headed娃娃 (wawa) doll was lying on the ground, getting up and wobbling towards him.

Each step the big-headed doll took left a small bloody footprint.

She had black shoulder-length hair, and her large purple eyes smiled like crescents. Under the red fish bellyband she wore, something seemed to be wriggling, lines and lines, densely packed, involuntarily reminding people of some kind of nematode.

One big-headed doll after another, their little feet踩 (cai) stepping on the ground, leaving a string of bloody footprints, constantly walking towards Li Cheng颐.

As they advanced, their size was also rapidly increasing. At first, they were only half a palm-sized.

After walking out of the edge of the shelf, they would grow a little bigger with each step. First, the size of a human head.

Then growing to the height of an adult's knee.

Finally, when they were three or four meters away from Li Cheng颐, they had turned into giant娃娃 (wawa) dolls more than half a person tall. Their round, white bodies were like roly-poly toys, wobbling and approaching Li Cheng颐 quickly.

Aren't they afraid of the Radiant Force Field?

Li Cheng颐 summoned the gladiolus golden sword to extend forward so that the force field could cover a greater distance. At the same time, he took two steps back.

But the Radiant Force Field seemed to be ineffective against these big-headed dolls; they slowly, leisurely, crashed head-on towards the golden sword. *Poof.*

Li Cheng颐 took advantage of the situation and stabbed the foremost doll fiercely with his sword. The golden sword tip pierced through the doll's shoulder.

*Wah!*

The smile on the doll's face instantly turned into crying.

A large number of cracks appeared on the surface of her body, and within a second, the cracks covered her entire body. And then...

*Boom!!!* She exploded.

Black and red blood exploded like rain, splattering everywhere.

Li Cheng颐 was splashed on immediately. As soon as the black blood entered the Radiant Force Field, it immediately decomposed, turning into wisps of black smoke, twisting and dissipating.

Similarly, the Radiant Force Field also weakened slightly, obviously, neutralizing this black blood was a huge drain on it. A large amount of black blood evaporated in front of Li Cheng颐, turning into black smoke that permeated the surroundings.

"Poison bomb?"

He reacted and understood the attack method of this monster. Immediately, he changed the golden sword from stabbing to slapping, and swept it out horizontally. *Bang bang bang!!*

The subsequent big-headed dolls were all violently struck by him and sent flying. *Thump!*

All the娃娃 (wawa) dolls still exploded, turning into black blood splashing everywhere.

The black blood and black smoke combined and condensed, turning into a giant big-headed doll more than three meters tall.

At this time, her single hand was as thick as an ordinary person's thigh, and her white little hands were covered with a large number of black cracks. *Whoosh!*

The娃娃 (wawa) doll raised her "little hand" and suddenly swept it horizontally, slamming towards Li Cheng颐.

The huge arm was like a mace, and a whistling sound was created when it was swung. Before it even got close, there was a faint sense of heavy oppression. Li Cheng颐 held the sword with both hands and slashed forward with all his strength.

The sword and hand collided, and the two huge forces instantly clashed. *Clang!!*

In the loud noise, Li Cheng颐 was actually forced back several steps, shattering the floor, his back against the glass door. The big-headed doll smiled and bent over slightly, lunging forward.

She actually jumped up, her huge body crashing towards Li Cheng颐 like a cannonball. "The strength isn't bad, but besides that, you don't have any other tricks?"

A golden light flashed, and Li Cheng颐 held a golden long sword in each hand. "Flower language: Solidity."

His whole body flashed with golden light, and the twin swords faintly lit up with a faint golden glow. *Clang.*

Crossing the twin swords, he watched the big-headed doll fall rapidly from under his helmet, and regained his composure. He bent over.

Inhaled.

*Boom!!*

In an instant, Li Cheng颐 exerted force with his toes, collapsing the ground, and his body shot out like an arrow. When the golden twin swords passed by the big-headed doll's side, they gently划 (hua) sliced across her body.

Amidst a subtle cracking sound, the cracks all over the big-headed doll's body instantly increased and expanded.

With a rumble, she, like the previous little dolls, suddenly exploded in mid-air like a blood bag filled with black blood.

Without turning his head, Li Cheng颐 rushed to the ice柜 (gui) freezer next to the shelf, opened the ice柜 (gui) freezer, and pointed the tip of his sword inside. 手沉醉 (Chenzui zhi Shou) Enchanting Hand activated.

Li Cheng颐 released his hand and stepped aside. *Chi!!*

In an instant, countless black smoke, carrying some kind of ghostly wails, flew from behind him and poured into the ice柜 (gui) freezer like flowing water. A large amount of black smoke poured into the ice柜 (gui) freezer in an instant.

Li Cheng颐 slammed the freezer door shut, pressed down on it with one hand, and his whole body flashed with golden light, switching to the Titan Sunflower Flower Scale Armor. The golden right hand giant掌 (zhang) palm slightly enlarged, completely covering the ice柜 (gui) freezer, and then activated the flower language.

The invisible Radiant Force Field completely covered the entire ice柜 (gui) freezer, burning all the black blood inside into black smoke. Using the Titan Sunflower Flower Scale Armor to activate its own flower language, the effect could be maximized.

And this was also a state after completing an evolution.

In the blink of an eye, piercing screams penetrated the ice柜 (gui) freezer door and drilled into his ears.

The big-headed doll frantically撞击 (zhuangji) slammed into the ice柜 (gui) freezer door, trying to rush out, but the door was blocked by Li Cheng颐 with one hand and could not be opened.

She could only be constantly scorched by the Radiant Force Field in the black smoke state.

Time passed bit by bit.

About a few minutes later. The sound stopped.

Li Cheng颐 released his hand, returned to the wisteria flower scale armor, and glanced at the big-headed doll in the ice柜 (gui) freezer, which had been restored to half a palm size and was still struggling to get out.

He put away the force field, not completing the final blow. He just turned and walked towards the cashier.

Walking to the cashier, picking up the drink, he walked straight towards the door.

At this time, the time in the AR glasses jumped to the last second, 14:59. *Ding-dong.*

The glass door opened automatically. Exactly fifteen minutes.

He stepped out, his eyes spun, and began to blur rapidly. Suddenly, Li Cheng颐 felt something and stood outside the door, turning back to look.

In the silent small store, a blurred gray humanoid figure reappeared. The humanoid figure stood quietly in the empty space, looking at him, as if sending him off.

"I didn't use a killing move, don't increase the difficulty for me next time," Li Cheng颐 suddenly showed a smile, and said aloud, regardless of whether the other party understood.

*Chi.*

The flower scale armor on his body quickly dissipated, turning into countless purple petals that faded and disappeared.

The humanoid figure didn't respond, but slowly turned around and walked towards the depths of the store, disappearing in a blink of an eye. Everything in front of Li Cheng颐 also blurred, rotated, and faded rapidly.

The lights dimmed, and when his vision became clear again, he had returned to the fruit juice shop table on Screaming Street. The flow of people was still the same, the street lights were still the same, and the white stars in the sky were still the same.

Picking up the fruit juice on the table, he drank it all in one gulp. He put down the cup and strode away.

"Having determined the approximate difficulty, completing the collection progress is just a matter of time."

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Two weeks later, Qinggang City. Silver Cauldron Villa District.

Yu Long's villa was the innermost one here, surrounded by a courtyard with a large open space. The area alone was nearly two thousand square meters.

Among the large pieces of white cement ground, stood a three-story square building.

To the left of the building was a circular pool, where one could swim and shower. To the right was a small medicine garden, planted with many flowers and plants.

8:15 AM.

Yu Long and Li Cheng颐 stood with their hands behind their backs in front of a large open space behind the building. Li Cheng颐 had changed into a standard black training suit.

Breathable and sweat-wicking material, long sleeves and long pants, with built-in anti-injury膠墊 (jiao dian) rubber pads on the elbows and knees. The overall fit wasn't tight, but it wasn't loose either, just right.

The collection progress of the *Jie Mao Fei Lian* these days had not been accidental; it was refreshed once a week, seven points each time, and now he had reached 21 points of progress.

The rest of the time, he had mostly used to focus on practicing martial arts and close combat, going to Long Xu Gate almost six times a week, only resting one day.

He had to improve his fighting skills as soon as possible, after all, blind spots and opponents wouldn't slowly wait for him. Before, Yu Long had always had him stand on that black tablet, receiving electrical stimulation.

But today seemed different.

As soon as he arrived this morning, Yu Long had him change his clothes and come to the large open space in the backyard.