Chapter 18

Ethan Brooks walked to the window, took a deep breath, and let the airflow circulate within his body as he examined himself.

As soon as he woke up, he had already noticed a very obvious difference from a few days ago, but simply hadn’t had the time to check. Now, as he focused on examining himself, he was instantly shocked: his eyes could clearly see much farther than before—within thirty feet, even an ant on the ground, he could count how many legs it had. The whole world seemed different in his eyes; the trees and grass were lush and vibrant, full of life.

The sun had just risen. Ethan Brooks stared at the rising sun for a long time without feeling any glare, only sensing a warm, blazing ball of fire...

His ears could also clearly hear insects crawling in the grass within several yards, and he could even hear the sound of earthworms wriggling underground. He immediately felt that this world was incredibly wondrous.

He remembered that in his previous life, when his internal strength had greatly advanced and he stepped into the Xiantian realm, he only had such a marvelous feeling at the moment of breakthrough. Even then, it wasn’t as transcendent as this, where all things seemed united and heaven and earth breathed as one. Ethan Brooks couldn’t help but feel wild joy: Could it be that after just one night, I’ve already reached the Xiantian realm again? Isn’t this way too fast? But when he circulated his internal energy to check, he couldn’t help but feel disappointed.

Inside, it was still that faint stream of energy, though much more continuous than before. With this kind of energy, it might be enough to chop vegetables, but it was far from enough for martial arts. If he had truly reached the Xiantian realm, it would never be this weak.

But on second thought, if he hadn’t reached the Xiantian realm, how could he have such astonishing effects? It must be the wondrous nature of this Kaitian Creation Art! Thinking this, though a bit disappointed, his spirits were even more uplifted.

Rolling up his sleeve to take a look, Ethan Brooks was instantly speechless. Was this still the arm of a grown man? His skin was snow-white and tender—even a young maiden’s arm couldn’t compare to the smoothness of his own skin. He hurried to the bronze mirror, and Ethan Brooks finally gave up. The face was still his original one, but it was clearly much fairer and more delicate. This kind of face was exactly the type that the Ethan Brooks of his previous life despised the most: a pretty boy, a super pale pretty boy, and one who looked extremely weak at that!

Truly unbelievable! Ethan Brooks muttered, then couldn’t help but laugh at himself: Coming to this other world was already unbelievable enough, so what’s so strange about a few more odd things happening?

However, after a whole night of training and cleansing, he should have at least grasped the basics of the Kaitian Creation Art, right? So why was his physical strength still so weak?!

With this thought, he checked his body again, and this time, Ethan Brooks was truly shocked. If you only looked at the surface, his body did seem extremely weak, but in reality, the toughness between his muscle fibers was extraordinary—even his previous self might not compare. The quality of his bones and meridians had also reached a very high level. His current body could truly be called a gift from heaven, and he believed it would be the best vessel for his future martial path!

Moreover, with his current appearance, no one would ever believe that the owner of such a frail body could be a peerless assassin. It was truly an excellent natural disguise!

Thinking this, Ethan Brooks naturally became even more motivated to continue training and to recover his original strength as soon as possible.

In the following month, something happened in the Jun household that everyone found unbelievable: the notorious playboy Ethan Morris Brooks, the eldest young master, actually didn’t leave the house for over a month. He didn’t go out to cause trouble, didn’t visit brothels, didn’t gamble on cockfights or dog races, and certainly didn’t kill or set fires; even when he stayed at home, he behaved properly, either staying in his own courtyard or going to the library, and was never seen harassing any maids!

He even became very polite to all the servants!

All of this made everyone in the Jun household feel that this was simply too incredible. Had the sun risen in the west? Or maybe from the south or north, but definitely not from the east!

Heavens above, earth below, you have finally opened your eyes—Thomas Brooks finally shows some signs of mending his ways!

Seeing his grandson’s change, the old lord William Brooks was greatly comforted! This boy really does seem to be turning over a new leaf!

In the span of a month, Ethan Brooks finally mastered the first level of the Kaitian Creation Art, and his realm had stabilized somewhat. He also gained a deeper understanding of this so-called Xuanxuan Continent. Although he still couldn’t compare to those so-called historians, compared to the original Ethan Morris Brooks, the current Ethan Brooks could truly be considered at the level of an expert or professor. To say it was like heaven and earth apart would not be an exaggeration at all...

The only thing that made Ethan Brooks uncomfortable was the seven-colored, nine-story Hongjun Pagoda in his mind. After a whole month, Ethan Brooks was still stuck on the first level. He had tried countless times to open the second level—every time he felt his power had improved a bit, he would try again, but each time he suffered greatly! The pain was like thousands of needles stabbing into his mind all at once!