My Ability Is Role-playing-Chapter 356 - 352: Eighteenth Rank of Inner Qi

China.

Shandong, Weihai.

In the VIP room of the Academic Society.

Su Qiangwei suddenly woke up, instinctively touching her stomach.

"So hungry!"

"No wonder I dreamt of hot pot, hamburgers, fried dough sticks, and spiced beef!"

The girl, whose hunger had driven her dreams, quickly freshened up, pushed open the door, and prepared to run to the cafeteria.

Just as she stepped out of her room, she saw a young man with black and white hair standing before the railing, gazing into the distance, contemplating who knows what.

"Morning, Ma Ran!"

"Where’s that little pet of yours, 98725? Haven’t seen it these days, where did it run off to?"

Su Qiangwei casually started a conversation and glanced at her watch.

It was only half-past five, the sky wasn’t even bright yet, and she wondered what this guy was doing here.

"Good morning."

Ma Ran turned his face towards Su Qiangwei: "98725 went out for a walk."

"It’s very smart, remembers the way, it won’t get lost, don’t worry."

"Wanna grab breakfast together?"

The girl nodded enthusiastically: "Sure, sure!"

After instinctively accepting the invitation, Su Qiangwei suddenly realized something was off.

She squinted her eyes, looking at her companion warily: "You’re so enthusiastic today... you didn’t break through again, did you?"

Ma Ran smiled silently.

Oh great!

Su Qiangwei sighed.

Guessed it again!

This guy always acts like this every time he breaks through.

The crossing of the tribulation at the Seventeenth Rank of Inner Qi was "old news" from many days ago.

So, Ma Ran now might have truly reached the Eighteenth Rank of Inner Qi!

As Su Qiangwei headed to the cafeteria, she stretched out her hand: "Didn’t you say before? Once you reach the Eighteenth Rank of Inner Qi, you can create lifelike food, with all the colors, aroma, and flavors, and it also has the special effect of pure Inner Qi quality."

"Sounds so real..."

"Feels like you’re trying to con me."

"Hearing means nothing until tasting it."

"Bring it, let me test the results."

Just in time, Master Qiangwei is also hungry.

Ma Ran glanced at her: "Inner Qi food can increase Inner Qi reserves, purify Inner Qi, enhance cell viability, but it can’t fill your stomach."

The girl’s initially expectant eyes immediately turned disdainful: "Yuck~"

Though he said that, Ma Ran still spread out his hand, and after a glow of misty white light, a bowl of richly aromatic beef noodles appeared before Su Qiangwei.

The broth was vivid red, the noodles glistened and were bouncy, the sliced beef was paper-thin, yet there was a considerable amount. At a glance, Su Qiangwei saw at least forty-four slices of beef stacked on this bowl of noodles.

Ma Ran even used Inner Qi to create lifelike bowls and chopsticks.

The touch was solid, without a hint of illusion.

Su Qiangwei dazedly accepted the beef noodles.

Perfect in color, aroma, and flavor!

And quite hefty!

Although eating noodles while walking seemed odd, the girl, now at the Sixth Rank of Inner Qi and a National Guardian level Ability User, with all her passive enhancements in superpowers, walked all the way to the cafeteria without spilling a drop of broth while finishing the noodles.

Slurp!

After slurping the last noodle, drinking the last sip of broth, and swallowing the last piece of beef, Su Qiangwei contentedly patted her stomach.

"Hehe... still hungry, but it hit the spot!"

"Your cooking is really good!"

"I like it!"

Saying this, Su Qiangwei chewed and swallowed the chopsticks and bowl made of Inner Qi with a crunch, her expression showing a mix of hunger and satisfaction: "Actually, you could have used regular bowls and chopsticks, right?"

"Making food containers with Inner Qi is so quirky of you!"

"Missing the [Magic Son]?"

"Oh right!"

"Has the [Sword Master] been in touch with you lately?"

"Even the third generation Planet Leader of the Cangming Star, [Profound Immortal] Zhao Guanlan, has retired, yet Sword Master didn’t give a heads-up?"

Quite a few questions.

Ma Ran smiled in response: "Right now, the Magic Son and Sword Master are together, jointly fighting against the Heavenly Dao of Cangming Star."

"The Heavenly Dao of Cangming Star believes that the era of humans on Cangming should be over, and the darlings of the new era should take the stage, and the protagonists of the old era should voluntarily step aside."

"The Magic Son and Sword Master don’t think so."

"And so..."

"They started fighting with the Heavenly Dao."

"The end of the magic era has thus descended upon Cangming Star."

Upon reaching this point, Ma Ran and Su Qiangwei arrived at the canteen’s meal pickup station.

Each of them grabbed two buckets of Three Pepper Meat Over Rice, found a good spot, and started chatting while feasting on the meal.

Ma Ran continued the previous topic, saying with a sigh, "So, this Profound Immortal, Zhao Guanlan, regardless of his character, at least his talent and skills are very strong."

With her mouth full, Su Qiangwei pouted at Ma Ran’s meal, her cheeks puffed like buns.

This guy’s total Inner Qi is two zeros more than mine, but the amount of food he eats is practically the same as mine...

So, the Grain Avoidance Technique of the Fourteenth Rank of Inner Qi is actually quite effective!

Light Inner Qi, absorbing light energy, refining it into Inner Qi, reducing food dependency...

There really is a necessity for its existence!

Gulp!

Swallowing down the meat rice with pickled peppers, Su Qiangwei nodded: "Being able to rise to the same tier as the Demon Child and the Sword Master in an era lacking magic..."

"This Profound Immortal is truly a super powerful character! His talent and brilliance are no less than the Sword Master and the Demon Child!"

"In my view, Zhao Guanlan probably only falls short of you."

Seeing the girl bury herself in eating after making her remarks, Ma Ran had a complex expression.

For a moment, he couldn’t tell if Su Qiangwei was praising him or mocking him.

Nothing much to say.

The Youwen Text Illusion is fully loaded!

"Hey, hey, hey! There’s a reaction now!"

Su Qiangwei put down her spoon, her beautiful eyes widened: "I feel the Inner Qi is changing! The purity is several tiers higher than before! And the total amount is increasing crazily!"

"Wow! It’s about to reach the Seventh Rank of Inner Qi already!"

"Uh-oh! It’s stuck! What a pity! Just a little more!"

"Once I get back, I must go into seclusion and practice hard, striving for an early breakthrough!"

As she spoke, the girl reached out her hand.

Looking at her, it seemed she wanted to pat the boy’s head.

While reaching out, she said with relief in her voice: "Accomplishing this level, you truly live up to yourself!"

Ma Ran nonchalantly slapped away her paw: "Your acting is getting better and better, as expected of you."

Pretending to look relieved and admirable, she actually wanted to pull a few strands of hair from his head.

Ma Ran knew better than anyone what kind of person Su Qiangwei was.

The girl raised an eyebrow, her gaze focusing on Ma Ran’s silver-white hair, lightly snorting, withdrawing her flag, and quietly eating her meal, patiently waiting for the next opportunity.

Perhaps due to his high Inner Qi realm, Ma Ran’s white hair, instead of being white, was more like silver, occasionally showing a metallic glow under the sun, making people (no one except Su Qiangwei) want to pluck some to play with for a while.

Ma Ran lowered his head to eat, but noticed that the Play ability actually provided feedback at this moment!

In an instant, Ma Ran felt his control over Inner Qi improve by several tiers, and many profound and obscure techniques for manipulating Inner Qi appeared in his mind.

Including techniques that imbue Inner Qi with color, shape Inner Qi, and give Inner Qi the taste of food, which seem simple but are actually deep and mysterious.

At this moment, he genuinely reached the Eighteenth Rank of Inner Qi!

Ma Ran realized that reaching the Eighteenth Rank of Inner Qi didn’t significantly increase his combat power, but it deepened his foundation.

The methods of using Inner Qi also became more mysterious!

"..."

Ma Ran glanced at Su Qiangwei, a slight smile on his lips.

This could count as a test.

The value of the audience would change.

Ma Ran had known this for a long time.

At low ranks of Inner Qi, having only Su Qiangwei as the audience didn’t meet the required standard for the Play feedback.

But now, from the Seventeenth Rank to the Eighteenth Rank of Inner Qi, even with only her as the audience, the Play succeeded in giving feedback.

From Ma Ran’s perspective, the difficulty of progressing from the Seventeenth to the Eighteenth Rank is much higher than from the Ninth to the Tenth Rank.

Yet now, the Play ability indicates that for the Seventeenth to Eighteenth Rank, having Su Qiangwei as an audience is enough!

Why is that?

Is it because, after the Eternal Expedition, the name of the Martial God has now spread globally, and the fame is greater?

Or is it because Su Qiangwei has become stronger?

Maybe it’s both?

Other factors like wealth, power, and status might have some influence, but not to this extent.

"Peeking at me again!"

Su Qiangwei hugged the meal bucket, turned around, quickly eating, her voice muffled and muttering, "No looking for you!"

Ma Ran, that guy, he just gave an aunt-like smile, right?

Absolutely, that was it!

What the heck!

I treat you as a comrade, but you see me as a junior?

Or...

A little pet?

How can the dignified Martial God be reduced to that Little Walnut’s level?

Master Qiangwei absolutely refuses to accept such a strange setting!