“Boom!”
A flash of lightning struck through the heavy rain, illuminating the school corridor as if it were daylight.
A figure seemed somewhat panicked as they ran through the corridor, quickly climbing the stairs leading to the rooftop.
Chasing behind him was a tall man holding a dagger, handsome and dashing in appearance, but his true identity was a notorious serial killer in the area.
The person he was chasing was his target this time… a student who hadn’t yet graduated, clean and pure.
He chased the target onto the rooftop, only to see that person standing quietly in the center, slightly turning his body as if waiting for his arrival. The incessant heavy rain had drenched him completely.
Mo Xuanyu turned his head. Wet black hair stuck to his pale neck, revealing a beautiful face that made the serial killer lose his composure.
“Is it only you?” Mo Xuanyu tilted his head slightly, his light blue eyes meeting the serial killer’s gaze.
“Of course, it’s only me.”
The man smiled, lightly flicking the dagger in his hand, his desire to hunt surging, **eager** to see fear in the other’s eyes.
But to his surprise, Mo Xuanyu actually charged straight towards him through the heavy rain.
And what he thought was a suicidal move turned into a silent execution.
First, the dagger was kicked away by an extremely fast spinning kick from Mo Xuanyu, falling to the ground.
Then, before the man could even react, his temple was struck hard by an elbow blow, momentarily seeing only darkness.
The close combat between the two lasted only a few seconds. Mo Xuanyu was as agile as a cat, instantly climbing onto the serial killer’s back in the blink of an eye.
His arm wrapped around the neck, hands tightly locked.
It was a naked chokehold.
“You… damn thing…”
The serial killer grabbed his arms and struggled desperately, slamming Mo Xuanyu behind him against the wall, trying to force Mo Xuanyu to let go.
But this action had no effect. Instead, he lost his balance and fell to the ground, losing his only chance.
Mo Xuanyu took the opportunity to tighten his arms.
“Let go… cough…!”
Time passed minute by minute.
Who would have thought that a **dignified** serial killer would ultimately be choked to death on the school rooftop, dying with eyes wide open.
When physical attributes are relatively similar, the power of combat skills is maximized.
After the serial killer died, Mo Xuanyu slowly relaxed, pushed the corpse off himself, and looked up at the prompt that appeared before him.
【You have completed the fourth Enlightenment Trial.】
【Current Rating: B→A (The higher the rating, the better the rewards received during final settlement)】
【Returning in progress.】
……
Name: Mo Xuanyu
Level: In Enlightenment Trial (A)
Strength: 7 points (Punching explosive force, slashing power with a blade, etc.)
Agility: 8 points (Nerve reflex speed and body coordination flexibility, etc.)
Constitution: 7 points (Health points, defense, recovery, stamina, etc.)
Intelligence: 7 points (This value is unrelated to IQ; represents mana points, mental power, spell damage bonus, etc.)
Charm: 15 points (Somewhat linked to basic looks and figure, also a comprehensive assessment data for various aspects, such as temperament.)
Luck: 1.
Note: The average for the above data in ordinary adult humans is 5 points, Charm 1 point, Luck 1 point.
Divinity Talent: Not Awakened.
……
Skill Panel as follows:
Skill 1
Combat Mastery: lv.20 (Passive Skill), You are proficient in a total of four modern combat techniques, making your close-quarters combat power terrifying.
Special Bonus: Nerve Reflex Speed +20%, Body Coordination +20%, Body Flexibility +20%.
Skill 2
Cold Weapon Mastery: lv.10 (Passive Skill), Through systematic training, you are proficient in the advanced usage of swords, blades, daggers, and spears.
Special Bonus: Instant Burst Power +10%, Nerve Reflex Speed +10%, Can quickly learn and master any cold weapon in a short time.
……
“Woof! Woof!”
A dog bark pulled Mo Xuanyu’s thoughts back from the heavy rain.
He slowly opened his eyes and saw a large Alaskan Malamute lying beside him, panting and wagging its tail at him.
“Back now.”
Mo Xuanyu sat up from the sofa and reached out to rub the Alaskan’s head.
The latter very eagerly licked the rainwater off his palm, its tail wagging almost like a blur.
“Hungry?”
Mo Xuanyu stood up, gently rubbing his own wrists. Because of the full-force naked chokehold earlier, his arms were somewhat weak and sore.
That serial killer was not an ordinary person; his four attributes were all around 7 points, with Strength possibly even 1 point higher than his, maybe 8 points.
The reasons for his defeat at Mo Xuanyu’s hands were, firstly, his underestimation of Mo Xuanyu.
Secondly, his combat skill level was clearly not high, completely like an untrained ordinary person, full of openings in his movements.
After losing the advantage of his weapon, defeat was only a matter of time.
As for the text just now, Mo Xuanyu also didn’t understand what it was about.
Mo Xuanyu only remembered it called itself the Sacred Geometry. It approached him four days ago, asking him in his sleep if he wanted to gain power.
Mo Xuanyu vaguely answered “Yes”. Then he was dragged by that text into the so-called Enlightenment Trial.
Each time he completed an Enlightenment Trial, his rating would increase accordingly. It took Mo Xuanyu three nights to go from E-grade to A-grade.
Four consecutive Enlightenment Trials had truly worn Mo Xuanyu out quite a bit. He stood in front of the mirror washing his face to relieve fatigue.
This was perhaps also the difficulty of the Enlightenment Trial. Mo Xuanyu hadn’t had proper rest for 3 days because the Enlightenment Trial came without warning.
As long as the Sacred Geometry popped up a prompt, no matter where Mo Xuanyu was, he would be directly thrown into the trial instance.
If it were an ordinary person, they would have long been unable to hold on and passed out, ending the trial.
But Mo Xuanyu’s identity was somewhat unusual.
He was an extremely rare mental power awakener globally, and moreover, the most precious Healing type among awakeners.
The effects of the Healing type were extremely broad; difficult and complicated illnesses, prolonging life, almost every aspect could produce unexpected results.
It was because of Mo Xuanyu’s existence that his family attached itself to famous and prestigious families within the Empire.
With the help of multiple connections, the company run by his family for generations quickly leapt from a small local company to a behemoth spanning several continents.
Of course, the cost was that Mo Xuanyu needed to occasionally go to the sickbeds of certain famously powerful, critically ill big shots and use his ability.
None of these people had ordinary identities.
From the richest in the business world to prime ministers in the political world, to retired marshals and generals in the military…
Mo Xuanyu had essentially extended their lives and treated their illnesses.
After taking a shower in the bathroom, Mo Xuanyu went to the living room to feed his dog with dog food and canned food.
“Eat more, **Hal**.” Mo Xuanyu patted the Alaskan’s head. Midway, he received a phone call and got up to change clothes in the walk-in closet.
“I’m going out. Don’t destroy the house.”
Before leaving, Mo Xuanyu poked **Hal’s** head with his finger, his tone slightly stern.
**Hal** rubbed against his wrist, as if giving a guarantee.
The door closed. Mo Xuanyu got into the black business car waiting at the entrance. Inside, someone dressed as an assistant handed him a steaming cup of coffee.
“We still need to trouble you, Mr. Mo.”
“It’s fine.” Mo Xuanyu took a small sip of coffee, his gaze falling on the scenery flying past outside the window.
The car soon arrived at a high-end private therapy center. Mo Xuanyu casually threw the coffee cup into the trash and took the elevator to the third-floor patient room.
Lying in the patient room was an old man with a **dignified** demeanor, around eighty years old, receiving nutrient infusion. This person was Yan Luo, a founding marshal of the New Empire, one of the core figures of the military.
“Xuanyu is here.” Seeing Mo Xuanyu enter the room, Yan Luo put down the newspaper, a smile appearing on his **dignified** face.
This wasn’t the first time Mo Xuanyu had treated him. This old marshal had many old internal injuries from the battlefield in his early years.
If it weren’t for Mo Xuanyu, he would have been lucky to live past 70.
Correspondingly, Yan Luo had also greatly assisted the Mo family’s development and had even found many long-term patients for Mo Xuanyu within the upper echelons of the Empire’s power circle.
“Marshal Yan.”
Mo Xuanyu nodded politely. Then he reached out, pulled out the needle from the back of Yan Luo’s hand, gently stopped the bleeding with his fingertip, and activated his ability.
Pale blue mental power, like clear spring water or morning dew, silently flowed into Yan Luo’s body.
The other’s originally aching and stiff bones immediately felt a sense of moisture and refreshment.
After the treatment was complete, Yan Luo felt as if he had been reborn. He patted Mo Xuanyu’s shoulder,
“**You’ve worked hard**, Xuanyu. Stay and have a meal together.”
“Okay.”
At the dining table, Mo Xuanyu rested his cheek on one hand. He waited for Yan Luo to start eating first before slowly asking, “About the Mo family matter, you must know about it, right?”
Yan Luo, seeing that Mo Xuanyu had little appetite, ordered his subordinates to bring him a bowl of bird’s nest to replenish his energy, and nodded at the same time,
“Of course I know.”
The matter the two were discussing concerned the survival of the Mo family.
Although the Mo Group had **entered** the **business world** as a behemoth, it lacked **heritage**.
In previous years, after rising rapidly with Mo Xuanyu’s help, the Mo Group made multiple bets in the real estate field, once becoming the world’s largest real estate investment group.
But the world’s situation changes unpredictably. When the tide receded, the giants who couldn’t leave in time became beached whales.
Under multi-party **power struggles**, the Mo Group, with its shallow foundations, became the first giant to **collapse** in the financial market.
Even if the Mo Group sold all its high-quality assets at the original price now, it would still be insolvent, facing bankruptcy and liquidation.
To save the Mo Group under these circumstances, someone must be willing to inject capital into the Mo Group to help them overcome the difficulty, and the amount of this capital is extremely large.
How large? So large that if the injecting party mishandles any details, they would also become beached on the shore like the Mo Group.
This shows how troublesome the Mo Group’s mess is.
Originally, out of personal connections, the head of the Imperial Bank who wanted to step in and help was scared off and turned to run, because a “nuclear-powered money printer” isn’t something you can just turn on as you wish.
The family had erupted in many arguments over this, shifting blame onto each other, but in the end, they all turned their eyes to their last hope.
This hope was Mo Xuanyu.
The Yan Group recently released news that they intended to establish deep cooperation with the Mo Group, unconditionally saving the Mo Group from its crisis and overcoming the difficulty together.
The only small requirement was that Mo Xuanyu had to marry the current chairman of the Yan Group, the heir to the largest shareholding: Yan Geng.
Speaking of which, this should have been a **beautiful business marriage alliance**, because Mo Xuanyu and Yan Geng had known each other since elementary school.
Until high school graduation, they were completely childhood sweethearts in the eyes of others.
But the problem was, Mo Xuanyu did not like Yan Geng.
He had repeatedly and clearly rejected the other since middle school.
After graduation, they rarely communicated, never expecting to get entangled over this matter.
“But Xuanyu… you also know, Yan Geng rose to power by crushing all competitors with hard strength; he’s not someone who needs my support through connections.”
“Initially, I didn’t think highly of him, this illegitimate child. I even suppressed him in the early years. The result was that I misjudged him.”
Yan Luo shook his head and sighed at this point.
After his words, Mo Xuanyu didn’t say much more.
If it were over a decade ago, when Yan Luo was still young like a lion, the number of people in the entire Empire who dared to oppose him could be counted on one hand.
But the former lion had aged. The current Yan Luo was merely **barely lingering on his last breath**, unable to back Mo Xuanyu up.
And the root of all this was power, and even more so, strength.
After lunch, Mo Xuanyu received a phone call from home.
His engagement time had already been arranged, for that very evening.
This call was merely a notification; it didn’t ask for any of his opinions.
Clearly, in their view, Mo Xuanyu would absolutely not go against the family’s decision. After all, his temperament had always been gentle, as if he never got angry.
Suddenly, light rain began to fall outside the window.
Mo Xuanyu hung up the phone, slowly stirring the coffee by his hand, and turned to look at the raindrops sliding down the glass.
In the reflection on the glass, the emotion in his eyes was calm and cold, without a trace of anger.
Just as most people believed, Mo Xuanyu basically never got angry.
He was very good at controlling his emotions and clearly knew that anger and crying were just useless **venting**, solving no problems.
Towards the Mo family members, Mo Xuanyu felt more disappointment, and some pity, as if watching a train full of passengers heading straight for a cliff with no tracks.
A pale golden pop-up suddenly appeared on the glass, interrupting Mo Xuanyu’s thoughts.
【Sacred Geometry: You have successfully passed a total of four Enlightenment Trials. Ending now will make you a Divine Chosen One with an A-grade evaluation and grant you the following rewards.】
I. One arbitrary A-grade Profession/Bloodline/Legacy of your choice. II. 8 Free Attribute Points. III. 5000 Points.
【Yes/No】
【Note: If you choose No, you will undergo the fifth Enlightenment Trial shortly. The difficulty of this trial is Hell-grade. Successfully completing the trial will grant S-grade rewards (Maximum)】
【Note: The subsequent potential of S-grade rewards is 100 million times that of A-grade rewards, and possesses Uniqueness.】
【Uniqueness: Each S-grade reward is unique.】
【Note: Once the trial starts, it cannot be terminated.】
“No.” Mo Xuanyu hesitated not in the slightest and chose to undergo the fifth trial.
Since he was already tied to this strange thing called Sacred Geometry, he might as well go all the way to the end. After all, the 100 million times reward was truly dazzling.
He was unwilling to be a chess piece manipulated on the board; he wanted to be the chess player controlling everything, mastering his own destiny.
Picking up the coffee for a small sip, Mo Xuanyu stood up and left the therapy center.