[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-my-ability-is-role-playing":3,"chapter-my-ability-is-role-playing-my-ability-is-role-playing-chapter-45":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","My Ability Is Role-playing",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1877807,2489,"Chapter 45 - 44: A Man’s Heart Is as Steadfast as Iron to the End","my-ability-is-role-playing-chapter-45",45,"\u003Cp>The moment the alien invaders were eliminated, their weapons, armor, and a bizarre rectangular object suspected to be an interstellar travel device all self-destructed, turning into ashes. Not a single valuable part was left intact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Ran remained very calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unable to win, they would self-destruct immediately; this was a typical maneuver for the aliens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To avoid funding the enemy, invaders from different civilizations have reached a high level of agreement on such matters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Ma, don’t just listen, say something too!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Ma Ran expressionlessly nodded and filled his glass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his glass, eyes firm, voice loud: \"A man’s heart is as firm as iron until he dies! Watch and see, filling the heavens’ gaps!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s the longest sentence Ma Ran had said at the dining table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speaking, he tipped his head back and poured the spicy liquor down his throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, many Civilization Guardians, to relieve fatigue and stress, are not averse to smoking and drinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, on the eve of Earth’s destruction, forget about such wild indulgences; even a small glass of alcohol or a poor-quality cigarette was precious. Time had to be specially set aside to share and savor them slowly with comrades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one took it seriously, only thinking it was youthful exuberance, a literary impulse spoken offhandedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Ran’s drinking capacity...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching his actions, everyone else, already tipsy, flushed bright red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The leader, Yang Guangzhao, shakily opened a bottle of old wine, stiffly stared at Ma Ran for a long while, then swayed and gave a thumbs up, faintly saying, \"Impressive drinker!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Ma, so bold!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After another twenty minutes of eating and drinking, everyone at the table was laid flat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Ran gently stood up, found a black pen, and wrote a note.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I met many new friends today, I’m very happy, want to go for a walk, just within A3 District, won’t go far.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After doing this, he gently pushed open the restaurant door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The night wind hit his face, and the dizzy feeling quickly disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the Inner Qi naturally circulated within the acupoints, it turned the liquor into energy supply material, effortlessly absorbing it all, not a drop left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No trace of drunkenness!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having replenished a substantial amount of nutrients, Ma Ran’s Inner Qi was abundant, spirit bright, in excellent condition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nightmare, I’m coming for you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moon was bright among sparse stars, crows flew south.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The evening wind rustled, cold leaves danced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the dormitory with the heating turned up, Dong Huaiming lay lazily on the bed, bored in the chat group: \"The sixth day without Brother Ran, I miss him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Group members, becoming echo machines, immediately copied Xiao Ming’s message more than twenty times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiangqiang: \"You all are so idle, don’t you need to cultivate?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the buzzkill Su Qiangwei speaking up, the group’s lively atmosphere instantly dissipated greatly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Ming: \"We’ve already cultivated to the limit! Both brain and physical power are exhausted!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiangqiang: \"Your efforts are just for show for yourself and others, don’t move yourself, it’s pointless. You should learn more from Ma Ran.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One message made Dong Huaiming’s blood pressure skyrocket, almost driving him to a stroke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Ming: \"You’re insulting my dreams!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiangqiang: \"A person isn’t great because of dreams, but because of achieving dreams.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, she’s a results-oriented person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every excuse is just that, an excuse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did Master Su Qiangwei ever find reasons for losing to Ma Ran so many times?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Never.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Ming: \"Despicable fake Ability User! Even your nickname is copied from Brother Ran’s!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Ran’s nickname in the group is \"Ran Ran Ran.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Never willing to admit defeat, Su Qiangwei insists on having one more character than him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the two about to argue, longtime lurker and good-natured He Nanguang immediately sent a message, actively shifting the topic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nanguang: \"@Qiangqiang, what exactly is your [Myriad Transformations] technique? I’ve seen you practice flying these past few days, and it feels like my [Yukong] is a knockoff, lacking speed and endurance, completely outclassed...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Butterfly in the Heart: \"Xiao Su, after all, is currently one of the only two [National Guardian] level Superpowers in China. She can practice indefinitely just by consuming fat. I advise you not to compete with her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the topic back on track, people quickly began sharing their personal thoughts around the theme of \"Cultivation Difficulty.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Calculating acupoints is manageable; mental work is our specialty, but refining Inner Qi is really tough!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Indeed! Initially, I thought eating more each day would be enough, but now it seems I was too naïve.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Refining the first trace of Inner Qi is a threshold, transforming acupoints into mature micro-organs is another threshold, and delivering Inner Qi to other parts of the body is yet another threshold... So many bottlenecks make one’s scalp tingle!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh... Before, watching Brother Ran advance as if it were as simple as eating and drinking, I also thought Inner Qi cultivation was really simple... But after all this time, I’m still far from reaching even the First Rank of Inner Qi.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hasn’t Su Qiangwei already filled two acupoints, reaching the level of First Rank of Inner Qi?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is what’s called talent. We exhaust ourselves like dogs every day and still don’t improve as quickly as others who casually cultivate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, dogs aren’t as exhausted as we are.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First Rank of Inner Qi requires filling 2 acupoints.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second Rank of Inner Qi requires filling 4 acupoints.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To the Ninth Rank of Inner Qi, it corresponds to exactly 512 acupoints filled with Inner Qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, everyone received an invitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Group member \"Ran Ran Ran\" initiated a group video call, accept?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Accept! Of course, accept! I’ve accumulated lots of questions these days! Without Brother Ran, cultivation of Black Rock Martial Arts is like a snail crawling!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vast majority of the members, like Dong Huaiming, immediately chose to accept the video call and maximized Ma Ran’s video frame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the screen, beneath the pitch-black night sky, a young man in a casual outfit of blue and red strolled along a mountain path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He moved with ease, composed and natural.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though there was no light visible, presumably a dark area, everyone could see clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man had rosy lips and white teeth, eyes like starry brilliance, brows like distant mountains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most striking was his radiant, glowing skin, looking like a mobile, humanoid light bulb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Ran, you’ve broken through again!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his number one fan, Xiao Ming was the first to notice the changes in Ma Ran: \"The body emitting visible light is the external manifestation of the Sixth Rank of Inner Qi?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The words that were already at Ma Ran’s lips were silently chewed up and swallowed down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had to admit, having a friend like Dong Huaiming felt great!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some lines didn’t even need to be spoken; they were already imagined by him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Ma Ran nod slightly, Xiao Ming excitedly began explaining in the group video chat: \"Many years ago, in London, Dr. Walter Kinner conducted an experiment.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh! Those who know, don’t interrupt!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Surely there are people in the group who haven’t heard of this experiment yet!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll just omit the process and give a simple explanation!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dr. Walter Kinner used a piece of glass painted with dichroic dye to observe the human body, discovering a halo about 15 millimeters wide surrounding the body surface!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As the body’s health condition changes, the specific shape and color of the halo change too!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1252,"2026-06-10T06:16:45.824Z",1,"novelbin.me","fe8092450b3b6acfe3945723c7d644798f2c174fb9bb7fe8a1e9e31e6f216008","my-ability-is-role-playing-chapter-314","my-ability-is-role-playing-chapter-44",598,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmy-ability-is-role-playing-cover.jpg"]