9 PM.
After taking a taxi back to the apartment—
Xi Shenlian saw that every household was busy packing up their belongings.
Because they all knew the place would be demolished tomorrow morning.
But
Among those being relocated, there wasn't a hint of sadness on anyone's face.
Some were even brimming with joy.
As if they'd just struck gold.
Because Xi Shenlian gave them ten times the standard compensation.
You have to understand—
The penalty for breaking a lease early was already hefty.
And now, that compensation had been multiplied tenfold.
That's a huge sum of money!
Enough to sustain an ordinary family for years through hard work.
So naturally, no one felt dissatisfied.
On the contrary, everyone seemed delighted!
While they moved out, they caught sight of Xi Shenlian—dressed in a white suit, practically glowing under the night lights.
They all went out of their way to be courteous.
Flattering him with words and smiles.
In the narrow hallway packed with movers, people made way for him without hesitation.
Among them—
A few women who thought they were attractive even tried to flirt with him.
That vibe—
Like they were hoping to bag a wealthy husband early and ascend to a life of luxury.
After all, people who suddenly become rich after hardship are often more susceptible to that kind of approach.
But—
Xi Shenlian didn't care about any of that.
He completely ignored their shallow thoughts.
He quietly walked back to his own room.
As the door closed behind him—
He glanced at the pile of welcome gifts left by various building staff, then lay down on the bed.
An old bed, clearly poor in quality.
The quilt on top was just as cheap.
Its total value wasn't even close to the worth of a single button on the clothes he now wore.
And then—
He did nothing but lie there.
Completely uninterested in the outside world or anything going on beyond those walls.
Even if someone knocked—
He wouldn't bother responding.
He just lay there in silence.
…
Ever since his awakening, Xi Shenlian's memory had improved drastically.
He could remember everything from both this life and the previous one in vivid detail.
Including every moment spent in this room.
He remembered clearly how he had lived during these past two years.
But he also knew—
He was no longer that person.
This room might have sentimental value…
But to him—
It carried only painful memories.
Better to destroy it.
Thinking that—
A faint smile appeared on Xi Shenlian's lips.
Just as he'd told the Shanduo couple—
Right now, he was just being willful.
The kind of willfulness that comes with power and ability.
You could also call it doing as he pleased—unrestrained and free.
His thoughts surged freely—
Unhindered and joyful!
And with that rising mood—
His [Innate Ability – Reckless] quietly activated on its own.
Causing his originally black pupils and hair to faintly shimmer with purple.
A sign—
That his body had begun to undergo further transformation.
Just like how ordinary humans experience changes in different growth stages—
As an Awakener, Xi Shenlian's body would continue to evolve dramatically as he advanced.
Time passed slowly.
The moving noise outside gradually quieted.
Midnight approached.
But Xi Shenlian, lying on his bed, felt no sleepiness.
He simply lay there, lost in thought.
No one knows how much time went by.
Roughly ten hours later—
Morning had arrived.
He slowly sat up.
After splashing cold water on his face at the bathroom sink, he opened the old door and stepped outside—
Ready to embrace a brand-new life.
And at the moment his door closed—
Invisible threads, unseen to the naked eye, quietly retracted into the ring on his hand.
The next instant—
Inside the room—
Everything—
The bed, the clothes, the table, the welcome gifts, even the walls themselves—
All simultaneously disintegrated!!
As if a jigsaw puzzle had been toppled—
The entire room collapsed into countless fragments!!
Xi Shenlian now—
Was not only far stronger—
But far more precise in his control.
When he walked downstairs—
The first thing he saw were workers setting up roadblocks.
Not far off were heavy demolition machines on standby, and the lawyer who had been waiting.
As soon as the lawyer spotted him, his eyes lit up and he eagerly reported:
"Lord Xi Shen, everything is ready."
"We've taken protective measures and informed surrounding buildings. The demolition can begin at any time…"
Hearing that—
Xi Shenlian nodded.
Casually praised:
"Very good. You'll be compensated accordingly…"
But before he could finish—
Xi Shenlian's expression shifted.
He sensed something unusual.
He fell silent mid-sentence—
And looked toward the upper left corner of the sky.
A clear blue sky.
Scattered with white clouds.
Birds flying in flocks.
Everything looked normal.
But as Xi Shenlian adjusted his vision—
Unleashing his suppressed perception—
He quickly saw something unexpected.
At the same time—
He felt a function from his [Winner in Life System] activating automatically.
That was the [Extra Talent] called—[A Fortune at the Top].
When he focused his attention—
He instantly understood.
That object in the sky—was a special airdrop supply.
Beside him—
The lawyer and the construction workers noticed him staring at the sky and looked up too, puzzled.
At first, they saw nothing.
But a few seconds later—
A glint appeared in the sky.
Two more seconds passed—
Even the other workers turned their heads to look.
Two seconds after that—
"…?"
"That… is that a meteorite?"
Amid the confused murmurs—
Everyone on site witnessed it:
A massive object, roughly the size of a car, trailing a fiery tail, shot down from the sky—
Piercing straight through the building floor by floor!!
"BOOM!!"
Then—
The entire building began to collapse before everyone's eyes.
"RUN!!!"
Just from the sight of it—
The workers didn't dare to hesitate—they bolted!
Behind them—
The collapsing building sent debris flying everywhere!
Bricks and snapped rebar rained down like a meteor shower!
Anyone hit in the head—
Would die on the spot.