bioinnovel Chapter 2: The Promise of the Sun - The Herrscher of Time and Space Ability Breaks Through to Tier 1
Chapter 2: The Promise of the Sun - The Herrscher of Time and Space Ability Breaks Through to Tier 1
The atmosphere in the main hall of the Su residence was somber.
Su Zhen, the head of the Su family, sat in the main seat, with several Su family elders sitting on either side.
Lin Yuan stood in the center of the hall. Su Qingyue wanted to stand next to him, but was gently pulled back by a maid.
"Lin Yuan, I've summoned you here today to discuss your engagement with Qingyue," Su Zhen said bluntly, his voice devoid of emotion.
"Uncle Su, please speak," Lin Yuan said, neither humble nor arrogant.
Su Zhen gave him a deep look: "When your parents arranged the marriage, they hoped that the two families would be on good terms for generations to come."
But now things have changed—Qingyue has awakened an S-rank ability, destined to walk the path of the strong. And you…”
He didn't finish his sentence, but his meaning was clear.
An elder chimed in, "Lin Yuan, we are not snobbish people."
But you should understand what an S-class ability user means to your family and the entire Human Alliance. Qingyue's future shouldn't be bound by a marriage contract.
"So what does the Su family mean?" Lin Yuan asked calmly.
Su Zhen sighed: "The engagement must be dissolved. But to save face for both families, and to give you a chance, we'll propose a solution."
He paused, then continued, "Ten days from now, at the East Sea Arena, you will have a public match with Qingyue. If you can withstand Qingyue's attacks for ten minutes without defeat, the engagement will continue. If not..."
"Father!" Su Qingyue couldn't help but exclaim, "This isn't fair! I'm S-rank, but Lin Yuan..."
"Qingyue, shut up," Su Zhen said coldly. "This is the family's decision."
Looking at Su Qingyue's anxious expression, Lin Yuan felt a surge of warmth in his heart. At least, this girl genuinely cared for him.
"I accept," Lin Yuan suddenly said.
Everyone in the hall was stunned.
"What did you say?" an elder asked incredulously.
"I say, I accept this challenge." Lin Yuan's gaze swept over everyone present. "See you in the arena in ten days. But the conditions need to be changed—"
He looked at Su Zhen and said, word by word, "There's no need to persist for ten minutes. If I lose, the engagement is null and void, and I, Lin Yuan, will have no further connection with the Su family. But..."
A sharp glint flashed in Lin Yuan's eyes: "If I win, the engagement will continue, and the Su family will have to return the item that my parents entrusted to them back then."
Su Zhen's expression changed drastically: "How do you know about that?"
"My father mentioned it in a letter he left behind," Lin Yuan lied.
In reality, he had no idea what his parents had entrusted to the Su family; he was just guessing based on fragments of the original owner's memories.
The hall fell into a deathly silence.
The elders exchanged glances, and finally Su Zhen slowly nodded: "Alright, I agree. But Lin Yuan, you need to think carefully. Although Qingyue won't use excessive force..."
However, even if only one percent of the power of an S-class ability is unleashed, it is still beyond the capacity of an F-class ability to withstand.
"I understand." Lin Yuan turned to look at Su Qingyue, revealing a gentle smile. "See you in ten days."
After saying that, he left the Su residence without looking back.
Ten days later, the entire city will be shaken.
The gates of the Su residence slammed shut behind Lin Yuan.
He didn't turn around, and his steps were even lighter than when he came.
Ten days later, he was to compete against an S-class ice-type ability user—anyone else would probably be too scared to move, but Lin Yuan was thinking about something else entirely.
He didn't really care that the Su family wanted to break off the engagement.
Lin Yuan was originally prepared to agree to Su Zhen's proposal to dissolve the engagement, but if he did so, it would be exactly what Su Zhen wanted.
They would not be able to get the things their parents left in the Su family, since Su Zhen had now proposed a ten-day agreement.
Let's go then!
As Lin Yuan walked home, he murmured, "Now that I have the system and the S-rank Herrscher of Time ability, even if my opponent is Su Qingyue, I don't think I will lose."
Even if he wins against Su Qingyue in the competition ten days later, he will still break off the engagement!
No one can interfere with Lin Yuan's life, not even the marriage arranged by his parents!
But they chose the stupidest way—to humiliate him with a public contest.
"Let's see who humiliates whom."
Lin Yuan smiled slightly and strode quickly toward the old town in the night.
......
It was already 9 p.m. when I got home.
Grandma Wang went to bed early, but there was still a bowl of braised pork covered with a gauze on the table.
Lin Yuan felt a surge of warmth in his heart, quickly finished his meal, and returned to his room to sit cross-legged.
The spatial and temporal fluctuations I felt at Awakening Square today are particularly clear now.
It's not the superficial, crackling, restless energy of lightning.
The ability to travel through time and space is more like an underground river, buried deep within the body, quiet and profound, yet containing a power that makes one's heart tremble.
Lin Yuan closed his eyes and tried to guide this power.
It was indeed very difficult at first.
The spacetime ability was like an elusive mist; every time he tried to touch it with his consciousness, it would disperse, disappear, and then coalesce elsewhere.
But Lin Yuan wasn't in a hurry.
He understood a principle in his past life: truly powerful forces never submit easily.
One hour.
Two hours.
Fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.
At two o'clock in the morning, the "mist" finally stopped dodging and began to flow slowly along with his consciousness.
hum-
A soft sound exploded inside his body.
It wasn't a sound, but some kind of deeper tremor.
The air around Lin Yuan distorted for a moment, the water glass on the table moved three centimeters to the left out of thin air, and the chirping of insects outside the window suddenly slowed down, as if someone had pressed the playback speed of 0.5x.
Then everything returned to normal.
[The system has detected that the host has independently mastered spacetime and lightning-based abilities and broken through to the first level, stage 1. System rewards have been issued.]
[Congratulations, host, you have obtained the Tier 7 spear technique, "Thunder Through the Nine Heavens"]
[Host detected as a newbie; newbie bonus now granted.]
[Beginner Boost: "Thunderous Journey" Significantly Reduces Difficulty and Increases Proficiency!]
Lin Yuan was taken aback.
"Wait." He opened his eyes, his expression somewhat subtle.
"I'm just a Lightning-type F-rank character, and you're giving me a Tier 7 Lightning-type combat skill?"
Is this system for real?
But when he opened the book of combat skills and abilities that glowed with purple light, the moment his consciousness touched the first page, all his doubts vanished.
"Thunder Soars Through the Nine Heavens" - On the surface, it is a thunder-based spear technique, but in reality, it aligns with the way of thunder and lightning in the universe.
It doesn't simply use lightning-based supernatural abilities to drive the gun techniques, but rather uses the momentum of the gun to draw out heavenly lightning. The gun strikes like thunder, each strike a divine punishment.
Most importantly, this gun technique only requires the user to have lightning-based superpowers.
F-class? That's enough.
Lin Yuan took a deep breath, suppressing his excitement.
He's missing two things: a gun and superpower points.
Weapons are easy to obtain.
The next morning, Lin Yuan found the savings book left by his parents under the bed.
There wasn't much money inside; it was an emergency fund my father had saved up years ago, worth a little over 30,000 yuan.
In the north of Donghai City, there is a market for trading people with supernatural abilities. It is a mixed bag, selling everything from low-level monster materials to obsolete standard equipment.
Lin Yuan wandered around the market for most of the time before finally stopping in front of an old man's stall.
A long spear was stuck in the corner of the stall; the shaft was dusty and looked quite old.
Fine lines are faintly visible on the shaft, but the spearhead is well-preserved and gleams with a cold light.
"Young man, you have a good eye." The old man looked up at him.
"Rank E, Tier 1, tungsten steel alloy gun body, the gun tip is mixed with a little monster bone powder, which has an armor-piercing effect against low-level monsters. 3,500."
Lin Yuan did not bargain.
It wasn't that he was generous; rather, the moment he held the gun in his hand, he knew—this was it.
The spear felt slightly heavy in his hand; its two-meter-long length was a perfect match for his height.
The grooves on the gun barrel aren't just for decoration; they're anti-slip markings that give it a solid grip and prevent it from slipping out of your hand during combat.
"make a deal."
After paying, Lin Yuan bought some basic wilderness supplies, and his bank account balance became a double digit.
I'm poor.
But with a gun in hand, the rest is simple—kill monsters and earn ability points.