I Have Infinite Skill Points

I was nearly killed, really. Good thing the Healing Star Martial Arts had upgraded from a passive skill. Wang Lan always worried about one thing: if he was seriously injured in an instant, or fell into a coma from a major injury, could healing still save his life?

Now he finally had his confirmation. Healing had evolved from a passive to an active skill, yet it still retained the characteristics of a passive skill. When faced with a life-threatening injury, healing didn't require Wang Lan to activate it consciously.

Moreover, falling into a coma is the body's self-protection mechanism, as is the activation of the Healing Star Martial Arts. Both self-protection mechanisms wouldn't operate simultaneously.

That is to say, in the face of severe injuries where healing was needed for repair, no matter how serious the wound, Wang Lan would not fall into a coma. No matter the pain, he would just have to bear with it.

Since becoming a Star Martial Warrior, Wang Lan had only fallen into a coma twice. Both times were induced by severe side effects of using the Phoenix form, resulting in forced dormancy. Since the healing determined that these side effects wouldn't endanger Wang Lan's life and weren't bodily injuries needing repair, it didn't activate, allowing Wang Lan the 'luxury' of passing out.

Wang Lan's true strength was at the Star Shine Stage. His body couldn't withstand the impact of bullets.

And this gunshot came silently. Wang Lan was completely unprepared.

A bullet pierced Wang Lan's heart. Anyone else would have been dead beyond doubt.

Unfortunately for the attacker, they had encountered an oddity like Wang Lan.

Even if the vital heart was shattered, after all, the heart is just another organ to the human body. A fist-sized heart was repaired in just ten seconds under the full activation of healing.

So Wang Lan stayed conscious the whole time, waiting for the other party to get close.

He had thought this sneaky viper would be careful enough to check if he was really dead. But to his surprise, the cautious-looking assailant didn't even bother to check and went to grieve for their fallen comrade instead.

At such a moment, if you're not the one to die, who is?

Therefore, Wang Lan instantly launched an attack, first severing the assailant's legs and then their arms. The young man in black, now a human stump, still wore an expression of bewilderment and disbelief.

"Who sent you here?"

"You... you're not dead... how could you not be dead... AH—DIE, JUST DIE—"

The youth in black howled ferociously, Star Energy Fluctuations suddenly flashing over his body. The moment these fluctuations rose, Wang Lan slashed down with his sword, and the young man's head was severed.

Ah, still so uncooperative. Forget it.

He stood up and flashed back to the corner.

Picking up the phone, he dialed a number.

"Hello? Wang Lan? Wishing me a Happy New Year this early? You big spender, you're so insincere! A New Year's greeting should at least involve bringing a gift in person, and you think you can just make a phone call?"

As soon as the call connected, Xu Shiyun's teasing voice came through.

"Xu, I was ambushed by two Star Cloud Stage Star Martial Warriors and about thirty normal people, but all armed with guns."

"What?"

Dressed in casual home attire, Xu Shiyun, busily tidying up the fruit peels his wife kept spitting out, exploded upon hearing this news.

"Where are you?"

"At home! They came straight to my place. I killed the two Star Martial Warriors, but I knocked out the thirty normal people," Wang Lan replied.

"Good! I'm on my way."

After ending the call, Xu Shiyun's expression shifted uncertainly. He was thinking much more than Wang Lan had mentioned. Who was Wang Lan? The Tianjian Bureau's lucky charm, their intelligence division's mascot. A name that reached up to the heavens. Wang Qianfeng had kept it from Wang Lan, fearing it would make him conceited, but Xu Shiyun knew that Tianjian Bureau Director Zhang from Jin City had gone personally to the Imperial Capital Tianjian Bureau headquarters to commend Wang Lan. Not only the top brass in the Ministry of Defense, but even the leaders remembered Wang Lan's name. Someone dared to assassinate such a person? Someone dared to attempt assassination in Wang Lan's home on New Year's Eve? What did this imply? What kind of white terror did it represent behind the scenes? This was definitely the Demon Clan's retaliation. The Demon Clan was declaring war on the Tianjian Bureau: The person I want dead won't survive this year! Xu Shiyun's imagination ran wild. If the Demon Clan spy leaders knew, they'd probably be in tears, thinking, "Buddy, you're seriously overthinking this. We didn't..."

"Xu, what's wrong? Something big happened?"

"Big, something very big!" Xu Shiyun snapped out of his trance and immediately made a phone call. "Notify all the brothers, cancel all leaves, head to the Xinyu Building immediately, IMMEDIATELY!"

SWOOSH. Xu Shiyun returned to his room, yanked open the wardrobe to grab his combat uniform, and left home.

Wang Lan, wary of the group of normal people waking up halfway, bundled them all up and stuffed them into the underground storage room. The Xinyu Building was originally constructed to anti-air raid standards; its underground structure could withstand missile strikes. He shoved them into the storage, ensuring they couldn't get out.

After all this, Wang Lan finally returned to the top floor and home. He had just entered when he saw Hu Qing, wrapped in a bedsheet, anxiously standing at the elevator entrance.

There was no helping it. Hu Qing's clothes were all torn apart by Wang Lan, so she was left stark naked and washed in the bathtub before being placed in the guest room. Upon waking, her first realization was that this was Wang Lan's home. After searching for a long time without finding any clothes to wear, she had no choice but to grab a bedsheet and drape it over herself.

"You're awake? Are you planning to streak out like this?"

"Wang Lan, what's up with your elevator? It won't open no matter how much I press. And what's with your smart house assistant, Xiao Ai? I told it I'm your friend and to open the elevator, it just kept saying without Wang Lan's permission, it won't open the door."

Although Wang Lan wasn't in the mood for laughter, hearing Hu Qing burst out with that, he couldn't help but laugh.

"Don't rush off just yet. How big of a hornet's nest did you actually stir up? Two Star Cloud Stage experts with dozens of underlings, each armed with a gun, chasing after you?"

"They're here?" Hu Qing's face turned pale, and she asked anxiously.

"Yeah, I took care of them," Wang Lan said casually, returning to the sofa. "Want something to drink?"

"Wait a minute!" Hu Qing suddenly interjected. "What you just said... if I understood you correctly, you're saying you dealt with those two Star Cloud Stage experts and dozens of gunmen?"

"Yeah."

"When did you break through?" Hu Qing looked at Wang Lan in astonishment. The last time she had checked, Wang Lan was only in the middle stage of the Star Shine Stage, so how had he broken through?

"I haven't broken through," Wang Lan said, looking back at Hu Qing puzzled, not quite understanding what she meant.

"You're still at the Star Shine Stage?"

"Right!"

"Middle stage?"

"Middle stage."

"And you, a Star Shine Stage middle-stager, managed to take out two Star Cloud Stage masters without a scratch? And also took care of dozens of gunmen? All by yourself?"

"Who says without a scratch? I almost died, okay!"

"Forgive my poor eyesight, but I really can't tell. Listen Wang Lan, you, a middle Star Shine Stager, took down two from the Star Cloud Stage, can you not talk about it as if it's just a matter of course?" Hu Qing said excitedly, nearly letting her blanket fall to the floor.

"This is my home court; I had the home-ground advantage. Isn't it quite reasonable to counter-kill them? Besides, I really almost died."

Wang Lan pointed at his chest. "The gunshot wounds on your body were left by that Star Martial Warrior who likes guns, right?"

"You fought with him?" Hu Qing's expression darkened as she nodded solemnly.

"They were Crow's left-hand and right-hand men, and yet Crow has no record in police files. But he's been secretly controlling the underground forces for ten years.

"The mission I mentioned to you last time was to go undercover by Crow's side. After a month, I gained Crow's trust. He has two Star Cloud Stage experts.

"One is called Earth Wolf and the other Viper. Earth Wolf is a dual-series Star Martial Warrior of earth and fire, while Viper controls gravity. Viper's strength is actually much greater than Earth Wolf's. Though he uses guns, he's stronger when he doesn't.

"No one can find him when he hides in the shadows, and by the time you do, you're already dead. He's a true assassination master; most of the people Crow wants dead are killed by Viper.

"Viper comes and goes without a trace, and he says he's even escaped from the hands of Galaxy Stage experts.

"I used up all my tricks and barely escaped with my life to your apartment building's entrance. That you managed to counter-kill them… It's unbelievable. Wait, I almost forgot the most important thing! Hurry downstairs. In the trash can by your building's entrance, there's crucial evidence."

"I can't guarantee there aren't other experts lurking outside. I've already called my colleagues. It's risky for us to go out like this. What crucial evidence? Why are you so nervous?"

"I'm not sure what it is, but I know it's a blue vial, looks like some kind of potion."

Hearing this, Wang Lan sprang up, quickly pulled out his phone, and asked, "Is it this kind?"

"Yes! That's the one. Exactly the same."

"You stay here, I'll go find it," Wang Lan said, instantly heading towards the elevator.

"Let's go together. In case there's danger, we can look out for each other."

Wang Lan looked at Hu Qing and considered for a moment. "Okay then. Xiao Ai, link to the surrounding cameras; monitor everything within a three-kilometer radius and check for anyone suspicious watching this place."

"Got it!"

Stepping into the elevator, Hu Qing looked at Wang Lan with uncertainty.

"This smart home system of yours... it's not your average household system, is it?"

"I remember you calling it stupid just a moment ago."

"But it can control more than just the appliances in your home; you even had it monitor…"

"Good that you know. Just don't spread it around, okay?"

"Understood!" Hu Qing instantly got it and nodded her promise.

"Wang Lan, the situation is currently safe. Twelve suspicious individuals have been spotted, but none of them can pose a threat to you. You can leave the house with peace of mind."

"Okay!"

Despite being told it was safe to leave the house, after what had just happened, who could really be sure? The two of them covered each other and dashed lightning-fast to the trash can at the entrance, where Hu Qing quickly rummaged through it. Soon, two blue Demonic Transformation Potions were in her hands.

"Got them! Let's get out of here!"

The two swiftly made their way back to Xinyu Building and took the elevator up to Wang Lan's top-floor home.

"Wang Lan, do you recognize this stuff?"

"This is called Demonic Transformation Potion. Our Tianjian Bureau is investigating its origin. You got this from that Crow guy?"

"Right! But this stuff didn't come from Crow himself; a woman gave it to Crow. Although Crow controls the underground forces, he's also being controlled by someone else."