“Forget it! I’ll ask next time!” Shadow shifted his attention to a blank imperial edict and muttered to himself, “Last time he exploited a loophole in the mission, this time I have to think carefully. I absolutely can’t let him find a loophole in the wording.”

Very soon, an imperial edict titled [Kill Your Enemy] was prepared by Shadow, just waiting for the next time Ethan Brooks entered the system space to claim it.

Shadow was looking forward to seeing Ethan Brooks’s reaction to such an edict, and even more eager for him to become addicted to the benefits he’d gained these past few times and choose to accept this new mission. That way, his hands would truly be stained with the blood of murder! That would be the real first step toward becoming a demon king!

Ethan Brooks exited the system, wanting to know how to use the Dragon Elephant Prajna Technique. Instantly, a scroll appeared in the void before his eyes: ten golden dragons soared through the sky, and ten giant elephants raised their heads and roared on the ground.

Looking closely, all the scenes on this scroll took place inside a human body. The picture was pieced together by the connections between acupuncture points, and each point was marked with a number: 1, 2, 3, 4…

Ethan Brooks quickly understood that these numbers represented the route for circulating true qi. It started from the dantian marked zero, then pushed the true qi to one, then through two to three, then on to four, and so on… until finally returning to the dantian at zero.

Becoming strong is almost everyone’s dream. As someone whose kidneys failed from a young age and who survived thanks to a transplant from his father, Ethan Brooks had never been able to do any strenuous exercise.

The word “strong” could be said to run parallel to him, never intersecting.

But from a young age, Ethan Brooks had traveled all over with his father and knew well the many advantages that strength could bring.

In the past, when Ethan Brooks couldn’t sleep, he would sometimes daydream that if he ever got the chance to become stronger, he would work especially hard, and then who knows what might happen…

Now, that opportunity had truly arrived.

Naturally, Ethan Brooks wasn’t about to let it slip by. He immediately sat cross-legged, sensed the true qi within his body, and guided it along the prescribed route.

On his first attempt, Ethan Brooks found that there was more true qi than he’d expected. While it wasn’t as easy as moving an arm, it really didn’t take much effort either. He knew this was because, after completing the mission, the system had directly given him level one of the Dragon Elephant Prajna Technique. If he’d started from level zero, he’d probably have to train for days.

A burst of ringtone interrupted Ethan Brooks’s thoughts. The screen displayed the name of his classmate, William Young.

“Sixth Lord, why aren’t you online on time? Mr. Stone is waiting to push for Glory King.”

On the other end, William Young urged anxiously. The Mr. Stone he mentioned was the class’s rich second-generation and league secretary, who always ranked third in the grade’s exams—David Stone, nicknamed “Eternal Number Three.”

David Stone liked to be first in everything—academics, sports, even games! Before high school, he’d never known what it was like to be second. But ever since he met Zuo Liaoliao and Du Yange, he’d been stuck in third place in both class and grade rankings.

He was also the first in the class to reach King rank in Honor of Kings solo, but after Ethan Brooks started playing, David Stone realized he might have to settle for second place.

So, before the holiday ended, David Stone wanted to hit 50-star Glory King first. But his own skills weren’t enough, so his only option was to find outside help.

William Young knew that while Ethan Brooks was good at Honor of Kings, he never did anything for free. So, with his matchmaking, David Stone offered a fee, and Ethan Brooks would use Han Xin, Li Bai, and Luna to carry the team for paid service.

As for William Young… he could hitch a free ride and rank up together.

“I’m busy today. Tell Mr. Stone to play tomorrow.”

Ethan Brooks was busy studying the Dragon Elephant Prajna Technique he’d gotten from the Demon King System and directly stood David Stone up.

On the other end, William Young wondered if he’d misheard. Did the sun rise in the west today? The Sixth Lord, known as the “gold-devouring beast,” actually turned down money? Was he out of his mind?

“Harming others without benefiting yourself, gained 30 Demon King Points.”

The system prompt sounded. Ethan Brooks shook his head and grumbled inwardly, This counts too? Hindering Mr. Stone from ranking up and losing my own service fee, and I still get Demon King Points?

If that’s the case… Ethan Brooks rested his chin on his hand, deep in thought. If he deliberately sabotaged the game while playing, causing Mr. Stone to lose stars… could he get even more Demon King Points?

As for David Stone, Ethan Brooks didn’t have any fondness for him. This league secretary was smart and a rich second-generation, truly ahead of most people from the starting line. As a result, he had no empathy, always imitating the young master of Qianda Group, treating his words as gospel: “All my friends are richer than me anyway,” or “It’s already XXXX year, are there still idiots who haven’t been abroad?”

Ethan Brooks really disliked this kind of attitude that looked down on working people. He knew very well that there were many hardworking people in this world, living seriously and diligently, and that kind of effort deserved respect.

William Young’s call came through again, interrupting Ethan Brooks’s thoughts.