Thinking this, Zhao Mu happily jumped up from the grass.
He adjusted the demon clown to the skill of Walking, and then hurried home, eager to tell Bu Yanhuan about his ability Awakening.
However, along the way, some people still cast strange looks at Zhao Mu.
Zhao Mu thought: It's not ideal to always have a strange clown floating next to me. It would be great if I could hide it.
As soon as this thought arose, the demon clown beside him slowly faded into transparency.
"You can choose to hide the clown's image; only the ability user themselves can see it."
Zhao Mu couldn't help but give a thumbs up internally. This made things much more convenient.
The distance from the River Embankment to Zhao Mu's house was about five kilometers. He jogged the entire way, his heart rate steady and his Breathing even, returning effortlessly in less than ten minutes.
This speed was already extremely impressive for an ordinary person.
Moreover, whenever Zhao Mu continued running or Walking, his proficiency would slowly increase.
After the second stage, the speed of improvement noticeably slowed down, but the physical sensation became much clearer.
Judging by Zhao Mu's daily running progress of twenty kilometers, he could enter the third stage of [Walking] in three months at most.
By then, wouldn't he practically be flying?
Zhao Mu returned to his residential community with a joyful smile, humming a little tune.
He ran into many neighbors along the way, and they all greeted Zhao Mu warmly.
"Xiao Mu, didn't you go for the Spirit Awakening Ceremony today? How did it go? You must have Awakened a high-Rank Spirit Power!"
Zhao Mu said with a chuckle, "Just average, average."
He didn't have time to chat idly with the neighbors and ran straight home without stopping.
As soon as he entered the door, he smelled the delicious aroma of food and couldn't help but take a deep breath.
Walking into the living room, he saw the table already set with a lavish spread of food, all of which were Zhao Mu's usual favorites.
Bu Yanhuan, meanwhile, was lying on a nearby rocking chair, engrossed in a novel she held in her hands.
"Aunt Bu, I'm back!"
Zhao Mu walked over with a smile.
Bu Yanhuan put down her book, saw the smile on Zhao Mu's face, raised an eyebrow, and asked, "Judging by your expression, the Awakening result today was very good. What Rank is it? Rank B, or Rank A?"
Zhao Mu did not rush to answer. He walked into the courtyard, cautiously checked his surroundings, and reached out to close the back door.
Only then did he sit down on the floor, facing Bu Yanhuan with a serious expression.
"Aunt Bu, the ability I Awakened is this one!"
He raised his hand, and the demon clown appeared with a "bang" to his right side, laughing "hee hee ha ha."
"The demon clown. It can infinitely increase my skill proficiency in various Domains."
Bu Yanhuan was knowledgeable, but she was still stunned when she saw the demon clown, as she had never encountered such an ability.
But after hearing what Zhao Mu said, she froze on the spot, staring blankly at Zhao Mu and his demon clown, her lips slightly parted, momentarily speechless.
"Hey, Aunt Bu. How is my ability? It should be pretty awesome, right? Do you think it can be rated as Rank S?"
Zhao Mu looked at Bu Yanhuan expectantly.
Bu Yanhuan snapped back to reality, immediately leaping up from the rocking chair. Her body moved like a whirlwind as she cautiously confirmed that no one was eavesdropping around the house before sitting down opposite Zhao Mu.
"Xiao Mu, are you saying you can infinitely increase skill proficiency? Even after a skill reaches max Rank proficiency, can you still continue to improve it?"
Her tone was extremely serious.
Zhao Mu nodded truthfully and told her that he had tested it on the way home—even Walking and Breathing could increase proficiency.
Seeing Zhao Mu's honest expression, Bu Yanhuan's heart was churning like the sea!
She had been in the military for many years and had seen all kinds of Geniuses and extremely abnormal abilities.
But such a monstrous ability was still the first she had ever seen!
"Infinite proficiency increase, infinite growth... As long as you are given enough time, your strength can increase indefinitely, reaching an unimaginable level!"
Bu Yanhuan's expression was somewhat sluggish.
She then hurriedly asked, "You haven't told anyone else about your ability, have you?"
Seeing the extreme seriousness in her eyes, Zhao Mu nodded: "I remembered what you said. I only told them that I could quantify proficiency and improve it. But they only gave me a Rank E rating."
Hearing this, Bu Yanhuan let out a long sigh of relief.
"That's great! Luckily you didn't tell anyone! Otherwise, your ability would definitely bring disaster upon you."
Bu Yanhuan stared at Zhao Mu and said word by word: "Xiao Mu, remember this. From now on, you must never tell anyone about your ability! Not even the closest people to you can know."
"Unless the day comes when you are strong enough to disregard anyone's covetousness. Do you understand?"
Zhao Mu scratched his head, "Not even my girlfriend?"
To be honest, he felt somewhat apologetic for hiding this matter from Shen Moran.
So Zhao Mu thought he could reveal a small part of it to her so she wouldn't worry about him.
Bu Yanhuan shook her head: "As long as you become strong, she will naturally understand you. Not telling her is also for her own good."
Regarding the ability rating, Bu Yanhuan said, "It's difficult to evaluate. I have indeed seen many Geniuses, even Rank A and Rank S monsters!"
"Their starting point is much higher than yours. But your growth potential has no limits. You will become stronger and stronger, surpassing those Rank S Geniuses at a certain critical point."
Bu Yanhuan reached out her soft palm, stroked Zhao Mu's cheek, and laughed triumphantly: "Hahaha! I, Bu Yanhuan, actually cultivated a Super Late Stage Genius! I truly have great foresight!"
Zhao Mu rolled his eyes: "That's still because of my extraordinary talent and good Awakening."
"Don't say that! Without my proactive training, you wouldn't have grown to this level today. Come on, come on, let Auntie have a drink with you today!"
Bu Yanhuan pulled Zhao Mu to the dining table and, rarely, poured him a glass of wine.
Zhao Mu was already an adult and could drink with her.
The wine was bulk liquor brewed by Old Han next door; it had a high alcohol content, but Zhao Mu looked at the glass in front of him and happily drank it down in one gulp.
"Hiss, it's so spicy!"
"Haha, it has to be spicy to be enjoyable!"
Holding the wine glass, Zhao Mu looked at Bu Yanhuan with fiery eyes and said, "Aunt Bu, I have Awakened my Spirit Power now. Shouldn't you teach me some higher-Rank Combat Techniques?"
The Qingfeng Camp entry trial is in one week. If he wants to become stronger, entering the Qingfeng Camp is the best path for ordinary people, and Zhao Mu doesn't want to miss this opportunity.
Therefore, he hopes to significantly improve his strength over the next week.
Not only him, but presumably, other students who have Awakened will also be frantically improving their strength this week.
He must seize every minute and second.