Afternoon.
Zhuang Jun, feeling apprehensive, prepared to "et" the Ghost Lord together with the other eleven chosen Superpower Users.
When he saw the Ghost Palace, he couldn’t help but feel a chill run down his spine.
It was a conditioned reflex.
Or rather—a case of once bitten by a snake, being scared of ropes for ten years.
The gate opened automatically again.
As if an invisible Ghost lurked within the hall.
The twelve chosen individuals all beca tense simultaneously.
Major Wu watched this scene, finding it amusing yet sigh-inducing.
At first, he served as a guide for the lord, introducing this small villa to him.
He knew better than anyone that it was just an ordinary house, with many houses in the country better than this one.
Who knew that the Ghost Lord would move in and, after residing there for just a few days, make the villa incredibly mysterious.
Yet these chosen Superpower Users were scared to even approach.
What nonsense!
Major Wu held back his laughter and said loudly, "Everyone, I’m not a Superpower User, so I won’t go in."
The group looked at each other, daring not to move a step.
What if it was dark again?
What if there were swarms of Poisonous Mosquitoes again?
Major Wu cleared his throat and urged, "Don’t keep the Ghost Lord waiting."
Zhuang Jun gritted his teeth and braced himself as he approached the gate.
No need to be afraid!
It’s not like you’ll die!
Seeing that the eighteen-year-old young brother had stepped forward, the other eleven Superpower Users couldn’t remain standing.
The group sward towards the gate.
Soon.
Zhuang Jun cautiously stepped through the gate.
But nothing happened.
The hall was still brightly lit.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Only Major Wu was slightly disappointed.
Alright!
No entertainnt to watch now.
Major Wu shook his head slightly and turned to leave.
Inside the hall.
A strange voice echoed in Zhuang Jun’s mind: "Co to the second floor."
He did not dare to slack off and quickly headed towards the stairs.
The other Superpower Users followed suit.
Ten seconds later.
Zhuang Jun saw the legendary figure of Great Xia with his own eyes.
Mr. Ghost!
This lord was just like in the video, surrounded by energy ripples like water waves, appearing both mysterious and powerful.
Zhuang Jun quickly stood at attention and saluted: "Hello, Chief!"
"Hello, Chief!"
The other Superpower Users saluted and greeted one after the other.
Yang Fan looked at the twelve rookies and cut to the chase: "Do you know why I chose you?"
The crowd of rookies was bewildered.
Yang Fan revealed the answer: "Because you saw the ’Star Trace’ I drew."
The group of rookies was even more perplexed.
What exactly is a Star Trace?
But they weren’t fools; they had already figured out that the ray of light they previously "saw" should be the "Star Trace" ntioned by the lord.
Yang Fan suddenly asked a question: "How do you understand Supernatural Perception?"
He imdiately nad soone: "Zhuang Jun, your potential is good. You saw the most Star Traces during the experint."
"Tell us your understanding of Supernatural Perception."
Zhuang Jun was taken aback, stamring, "Supernatural Perception... uh, is perception beyond normal senses..."
Yang Fan interrupted: "Focus on the important points."
Zhuang Jun beca more nervous, but his speech remained quite fluent and clear: "The Primordial World is filled with ’Super Spiritual Power,’ which is everywhere, forming an energy sea.
"Entities imrsed in the sea of Super Spiritual Power will surely produce disturbances.
"The essence of Supernatural Perception is to first perceive the ripples of Super Spiritual Power, and then perceive the required information."
Yang Fan responded noncommittally: "You morized the ’Superpower Secret Scripture’ well."
Zhuang Jun couldn’t tell if it was a complint or criticism, so he kept silent.
The so-called ’Superpower Secret Scripture’ was a classic about superpowers compiled by Great Xia based on the knowledge provided by the rmaid.
Initially, Great Xia shared this book with countries worldwide, intending to "unite all humanity" with good intentions.
Later, Great Xia realized that this approach wouldn’t work and ceased the practice.
The current version of the ’Superpower Secret Scripture’ has been revised to version 4.2.
The versions acquired by other countries are only the initial 1.0 version, containing about 10% of the latest version’s content.
Yang Fan then looked at the others: "Do any of you have other ideas?"
No one spoke up.
Yang Fan sighed: "I’ve read the complete ’Superpower Secret Scripture,’ and there are many contents within it that I don’t actually agree with."
The ’Secret Scripture’ is an encyclopedic book containing all of Great Xia’s achievents in the field of superpowers, with many contents being highly confidential.
These rookies had probably seen less than 5% of the content.
Zhuang Jun was slightly surprised.
This university student Superpower User realized that the lord’s previous words were not a complint.
Yang Fan earnestly said, "My personal suggestion is that you’d better forget the explanation of Supernatural Perception in the ’Secret Scripture.’
"This explanation cos from the Mysterious, which belongs to a civilization entirely different from Canglan Star."
"The Mysterious’s explanation will not help you understand Supernatural Perception, but rather will only restrict your understanding."
Zhuang Jun pondered thoughtfully.
As the only university student among the twelve, his mind was more agile.
A thought imdiately arose in his mind, "I saw the Star Trace of the Ghost Lord, and my Spirit Value inexplicably surged by 0.3 points. Could it be related to cognition?"
He felt the possibility was quite high.
Yang Fan then shared his understanding, "In my view, Supernatural Power is a force of a higher dinsion.
"Life forms like us exist in a lower dinsion and cannot observe the full extent of this power. We can only see one aspect of it.
"It’s like the blind n feeling the elephant; so touch the trunk, others touch the leg."
Zhuang Jun listened very attentively.
He vaguely felt that the concept expounded by the Ghost Lord was more accurate.
Differences exist between individuals, and differences also exist between Superpowers; how could there possibly be a unified answer?
Yang Fan continued freely, "My personal understanding of Supernatural Perception is ’connection.’
"Between any two entities, there exists a supernatural connection, which I perceive as ’Magic Thread.’"
This is essentially the operating principle of the Demon Eye.
Lately.
Yang Fan skimd through the Superpower Secret Scripture, and the explanation of Supernatural Perception within it raised significant doubts for him.
Following the Precision advancent to Demon Eye, the Soul Stealing Wisp clearly indicated that ’Magic Thread’ is the way to open the Demon Eye.
He attempted to use the Demon Eye in the manner of ’ripples,’ and the efficiency drastically decreased.
After thinking for a long while, he realized the principle that ’energy’s dinsion is higher.’
Indeed.
The sheer number of Superpowers he activated was astounding; a deeper understanding enabled him to realize this.
At this mont.
Yang Fan’s mind stirred; he discreetly activated the Demon Eye and looked up towards a certain direction in the sky.
Countless intersecting invisible lines instantly enveloped the world.
A mont later.
The multitude of Magic Threads vanished.
Yang Fan pointed his hand towards the sky, "Over there at the ninth rift, a significant amount of Magic Thread has appeared. I believe there might be a Flying Sand Dragonfly in the rift.
"It is estimated that in twenty to thirty minutes, it will pass through the ninth rift and descend into our world."
The term "Flying Sand Dragonfly" caused the group of Superpower Users to tremble.
They all knew what a Flying Sand Dragonfly was.
There was plenty of information about the Flying Sand Dragonfly on the intranet; it is a terrifying monster from the Sea of Death Black Sand in the Primordial World.
Recently, two Flying Sand Dragonflies appeared in the Lan Shi Kingdom, and over four thousand people have died so far.
The Lan shi Kingdom deployed a large number of troops and Superpower Users to hunt the Flying Sand Dragonfly but had yet to eliminate the monster.
Because the Flying Sand Dragonfly was too fast and adept at various stealth techniques.
In the current Lan Shi Kingdom, the Flying Sand Dragonfly has beco synonymous with death.
Yang Fan continued, "The reason I say so much is to encourage everyone to find their own path with Superpowers as soon as possible."
Twelve Superpower Users nodded in unison.
Yang Fan waved his hand, "That’s all I have to say; you may leave."
He had gathered these people to both offer guidance and facilitate spreading these concepts through their words.
The Superpower Users all uniformly saluted and then lined up to exit the Ghost Palace.
Just as they stepped out.
One of the Superpower Users, originally a soldier, imdiately took out his phone, "The Flying Sand Dragonfly situation must be reported to the higher-ups quickly."
Soon.
Plante Airport entered a state of combat readiness.
Fighter jets and ard helicopters rapidly ascended skyward.
The ninth rift was only forty kiloters from the base, practically next door.
Zhuang Jun looked up at the squadrons of war eagles roaring by and for the first ti felt what "war" ant firsthand.
He didn’t feel scared; on the contrary, he felt his blood boiling.
Truly thrilling!
*
Twenty-five minutes later.
A drone cluster, composed of over two hundred drones, closely observed the ninth rift.
At this mont.
The sky in that area mysteriously darkened.
"Woo~"
A strong wind eerily began to blow.
It also carried nurous black sand grains, it’s unknown where they ca from.
Zhuang Jun observed the changes on the battlefield through a screen.
He clenched his fist and couldn’t help but say, "The Flying Sand Dragonfly is about to erge."
This guy was full of admiration internally; the Ghost Lord predicted the monster would arrive within half an hour, and indeed, the sky showed anomalies.
Besides.
Originally, Zhuang Jun was just an ungraduated university student and wasn’t eligible to observe the battle.
However, he had now beco the "favorite pupil" of the Ghost Lord, even personally praised as "potentially good" by the Ghost Lord.
Just like a "sparrow flying up to beco a phoenix," he garnered the attention of the Great Xia Military.
He tried requesting to observe the battle, and the military readily fulfilled this request.
Major Wu stood nearby and asked, "You seed to watch the ninth rift earlier; do you feel anything?"
Zhuang Jun thought briefly and replied, "I seed to hear the hot wind, and vaguely heard a ’whirr’ sound."
Major Wu nodded slightly, "The Flying Sand Dragonfly makes a ’whirr’ sound when in pain."
Zhuang Jun was enlightened, "That’s it, I thought I misheard."
Major Wu smacked his lips, muttering internally, "The Ghost Lord is truly admirable, even the way he evaluates people is far superior."
A few days ago, he personally participated in the candidate selection process.
Among twenty-six candidates, Zhuang Jun ranked last with the lowest score, gloriously placing at the bottom.
But the Jiuzhou Legion had a discussion and decided that this kid was the youngest, so they made an exception to offer him a chance.
Yet, the Ghost Lord imdiately discerned that Zhuang Jun held the highest potential for Supernatural Perception.
Such insight was to be admired!
Major Wu affectionately asked, "Lieutenant Zhuang, what’s your plan for the future?"
Zhuang Jun had no ti to respond, but his eyes widened, "The monster is here!"
He clearly saw a dark little dot appear out of thin air in the sky.
This was undoubtedly the Flying Sand Dragonfly "foretold" by the Ghost Lord.
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