About an hour later, the ferry docked at the destination, near a large island covered with lush trees. Mr. and Mrs. Ma told Qin Yan and the others that they were not feeling well and decided not to go ashore. Li Ruobing, Qin Yan, Meng Die, and Lin Shiqi then disembarked with their luggage and took a small boat to the deserted island.

"The environment here is really nice," Lin Shiqi observed as she looked around the island. The island was lush with trees, the air was fresh, and surrounded by blue skies and clear seas, resembling a resort. At a higher elevation on the island, there was a beautiful white villa.

"Are we going to stay there?" Lin Shiqi pointed to the large villa and asked Li Ruobing, who nodded, "Yes, this villa was originally built by Mr. and Mrs. Ma for vacation, but it has been vacant due to their poor health."

The four of them walked along the path on the island towards the villa and soon arrived at its entrance. Li Ruobing unlocked the door with a key and they entered the villa.

"This place is so spacious and clean. It's quite luxurious for just the four of us to stay here," Lin Shiqi exclaimed in amazement as she looked around the interior of the villa. The villa was extremely spacious, luxuriously decorated with all the facilities such as sofas, TV, tables, chairs, and seemed to have been thoroughly cleaned with no dust in sight.

Li Ruobing suddenly wore a serious expression, "Shiqi, don't get too excited. Remember, you are here for training. Meng Die and I will supervise your training. If you dare to slack off, you will be punished. You better be prepared. To maximize your potential, we will push you to your limits in practicing your superpowers!"

"Well, there's no need to be so serious..." Lin Shiqi's expression changed slightly. In fact, her superpower talent was excellent, even better than Li Ruobing's, but she lacked the diligence in training compared to Li Ruobing, leading to a significant gap in their superpower utilization.

Qin Yan, on the other hand, didn't seem to mind. He had been exercising rigorously since childhood to overcome his health issues, risking injury to his body, and was used to relentless training. He thought of a question, "Dean Li, are you also staying here? What about the academy? What if 'Chi You' people attack the academy during this time?"

"The academy has strengthened its defenses, and 'Di Jiang' has been moved to a more secure location. The last time 'Chi You' attacked our academy, the damage was significant. Also, it's not the period of solar storms now, so I think 'Chi You' people shouldn't dare to invade our academy on a large scale in the short term."

Qin Yan nodded, finding Li Ruobing's reasoning sound. Suddenly, Meng Die spoke up, "Actually, Ice and I are staying here for other important matters. There is a secret superpower research lab here, and we are here not only to supervise and guide your superpower training but also to focus on researching the new stage of superpower development."

"Research on the new stage of superpowers?" Qin Yan's interest was piqued, recalling Meng Die's earlier conversation with the Ma couple on the ferry. "Are you researching the type of superpower-stimulating drug that ordinary people can use here?"

"Exactly," Meng Die looked at Qin Yan intently. "To develop such a superpower-stimulating drug that ordinary people can use, we need your help, Qin Yan."

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"Me?" Qin Yan was a little confused. "But I don't know anything about superpower research. How can I help you?"

Meng Die explained, "Qin Yan, you are the only person who has transformed into a superhuman in a natural state without using any drugs. So, I believe your genes must be very unique, which is highly valuable for our research. Although 'Di Jiang's' superpowers are strong, it is not human after all. Drugs developed from its genes may cause various issues when used on humans. But with you, there shouldn't be such problems..."

"Wait a minute." Qin Yan felt something was off and quickly interrupted Meng Die, "You're not planning to use me as a guinea pig, conducting various biological experiments on me, subjecting me to constant body scans and tests, and experimenting on me all day long, right? If that's the case, count me out!"

"You don't need to worry too much about that." Perhaps anticipating Qin Yan's reaction, Meng Die smiled slightly, "We are not starting from scratch like decades ago to research superpower-stimulating drugs. Instead, we are improving the existing drugs using your genes. You just need to provide some bodily tissues containing your genes, like hair, skin, saliva, or other fluids. We will use your genes to enhance the existing superpower-stimulating drugs, without the need for biological experiments on you."

"In that case, I'm fine with it..." Qin Yan felt more at ease upon hearing this explanation.

"Enough talk about that. Let's go find our rooms. The first one to find theirs gets it," Lin Shiqi said as she climbed the stairs, exploring the villa.

Afterward, the four of them settled in the villa. The villa had water, electricity, ample food storage, and entertainment facilities such as an underground game room, pool table, and chess room. Despite being on a deserted island, the four of them spent their time playing cards, games, sunbathing, enjoying the sea breeze, swimming in the sea, and relaxing. However, they were not there for a vacation. A few days later, Qin Yan and Lin Shiqi began their superpower training on the island.

On that clear and sunny morning, the four of them dressed in light clothing and arrived at the beach by the sea.

Meng Die spoke up, "Qin Yan, you have already mastered refining abilities up to the fourth level. I think you can now try to learn the abilities of the fifth level."

"Fifth-level refining abilities?" Qin Yan couldn't help but recall the silver-clad individual he had seen not long ago, who could make their body freely float in the air and shoot intense beams of light from their eyes to attack enemies. Qin Yan's eyes lit up with excitement.

"So, if I learn the fifth-level refining abilities, can I make my body float in the air and fly freely like a bird?" Qin Yan asked eagerly.

"Of course," Meng Die nodded and pointed to a smooth, hemispherical boulder on the beach. "Go sit there now and try to control the energy in your body to make yourself float in the air."

Following her instructions, Qin Yan walked towards the boulder and sat down. He closed his eyes, focused his attention, and attempted to use his refining abilities to make his body float in mid-air.

Lin Shiqi, Li Ruobing, and Meng Die stood on the beach, watching Qin Yan intently, observing any movements in his body. Twenty minutes passed...

"Are you making any progress, Qin Yan? Why is it taking so long, and there's no response at all?" Lin Shiqi blinked her slightly dry eyes, starting to feel impatient because during this time, Qin Yan hadn't even moved, let alone float in the air.

"I'm trying..." Qin Yan muttered, continuing to exert effort to use his refining abilities to float.

"Give him some time. It's his first attempt to learn this ability. We need to be patient with him," Li Ruobing said softly.

"Alright, Qin Yan, you need to put in more effort. The three of us are here watching you. It would be embarrassing if you can't do it," Lin Shiqi urged.

Lin Shiqi, Li Ruobing, and Meng Die continued to wait by the side. After another half an hour, Qin Yan still showed no progress. He hadn't even moved, let alone floated in the air.

"When are you going to make it work, Qin Yan? I'm almost falling asleep here," Lin Shiqi expressed her impatience once again.

Feeling the pressure mounting, Qin Yan opened his eyes and helplessly said, "It's not working. No matter what method I try to make my body float, it just doesn't work. Maybe my physical condition is not enough, and I can't learn this fifth-level refining ability yet."