Chapter 70 – Superpower

Lu Yuan smiled silently.

He withdrew his gaze and pulled out his mobile phone from his pocket.

It was a little past 9 PM.

He brought up the surveillance footage and saw nothing unusual.

Glancing down at the street and a few alleys, Lu Yuan let out a small sigh of relief.

Turning around, he didn’t rush downstairs.

Instead, he walked over to the stairway to the rooftop, picked up a few books lying on the ground, and started flipping through them casually.

Naturally, he entered a state of [absolute concentration].

As he read, his lips moved silently, as if he were muttering something.

About half an hour passed.

“Smack•”

Lu Yuan suddenly slapped a bloated mosquito on his thigh, closed the book slowly, and came out of his [absolute concentration] state.

“That should be enough.”

He thought to himself and casually opened his professional panel.

[You concentrated on professional study for ten minutes, professional experience +5]

[Your skill in Ancient Xis Language has gained a boost, experience points +3]

[Congratulations, your [Ancient Language Expert] professional level has increased!]

[Profession: Ancient Language Expert Level 3 (8/400)]

[Basic Professional Skills: Ancient Dolan Language Level 3 (218/400)]

[Ancient Xis Language Level 2 (88/200)]

[Ancient Guduoer Language Level 2 (13/200)]

[Attribute Points: 2]

[Skill Points: 1]

With his recent efforts, the experience points needed for his [Ancient Language Expert] upgrade were already nearly complete.

Now, he had successfully leveled up to Level 3.

He had also gained 1 attribute point and 1 skill point.

“Constitution and agility can both be improved through crane stance. Strength…”

Lu Yuan hesitated as he looked at his two attribute points.

“Should I add more to strength?”

He estimated his current boxing power to be over 400 kilograms, which is nearly 900 pounds in his previous life.

If he added another point to strength, with an approximate 1.5x increase, his boxing power would reach over 600 kilograms.

“I’d definitely become a muscleman, and it would be even more exaggerated than last time!”

Lu Yuan looked down at his well-defined chest and abdominal muscles and shook his head decisively.

Forget it.

He had just managed to restore balance and symmetry. He didn’t want to disrupt it so quickly.

So, he added 1 point to his intelligence points.

His original 12 intelligence points became 13.

For a moment, Lu Yuan was struck by a sharp, intense pain.

This time it was even worse than before, as if an arrow had been shot into his head with a “thwack.”

The arrow’s sharp edge pierced straight into his brain.

“Ugh.”

Lu Yuan’s body tensed, and his hands clenched into fists.

Sweat dripped from his forehead and body in large drops.

It took several minutes for the pain to recede like a tide.

“Whoo—”

Lu Yuan exhaled deeply, feeling utterly exhausted. He leaned against the wall, half-lying on the ground.

He felt that all his mental faculties had improved again, though he was too tired to test how much.

Intelligence, huh.

You could say it’s important, and it really is.

But among the four basic attributes, increasing intelligence points actually contributed the least to his overall power and was the least noticeable.

Now, Lu Yuan used intelligence points as a “booster.” Combined with [absolute concentration], his learning efficiency had improved dramatically compared to the beginning.

“If you let me take the final exam again, except for the essay part, I’d bet I could get a perfect score in everything else!”

Lu Yuan thought to himself.

The final exam results would be announced in a couple of days.

But some classmates had already heard rumors and tagged him in the class group chat, saying he was going to be first in grade.

An uninspiring first place.

After the Ratman incident, Lu Yuan’s mindset and goals had subtly changed.

He didn’t care as much about studying as he used to.

Since this world had extraordinary beings, there were many other paths besides studying, going to military school, and flying planes, rockets, or operating mechs.

Right?

As Lu Yuan thought about this, he tried to get up from the ground.

Suddenly, he froze.

“Wait!”

It was as if Lu Yuan had discovered something.

Lu Yuan closed his eyes and raised a hand in front of him, waving it slightly.

A few seconds later, he opened his eyes, which were filled with an intense look of disbelief.

“How can I see with my eyes closed?”

Hastily, Lu Yuan picked up the book lying beside him, placed it on his lap, and opened it.

Close eyes.

Open eyes.

Close eyes.

After repeating this several times, he finally confirmed it—

After raising his intelligence points to 13, he had indeed unlocked an incredible new ability!

A superpower?

“With my eyes closed, I can still ‘see’ everything around me. To be precise, it’s not ‘seeing’ but sensing! Mental perception!”

In some ways, it was even stronger than his vision.

With his eyes open, Lu Yuan could only see what was in front of him.

But with his eyes closed, he had a 720-degree panoramic view in all directions.

Although what he saw was not very clear—blurry, like looking through highly nearsighted eyes—and the range wasn’t too far, only about a two-meter diameter, it was still astonishing!

Lu Yuan felt like a switch had been flipped in his brain.

It was somewhat like triggering the passive effect of [A Moment of Inspiration].

Although not as overwhelming as when [A Moment of Inspiration] was triggered, it was constant and permanent.

“My perception of the external world has also become much sharper.”

“And this mental vision seems to be able to penetrate objects.”

Closing his eyes again, Lu Yuan barely made out his two hands beneath the book.

Continuing to experiment, he could even see through his shoes and socks to his toes inside.

This discovery made Lu Yuan even more excited. Suddenly, he had a thought and began to focus on the open book in front of him, attempting to—

Turn the pages with his mind!

“For mental extraordinary abilities, this should be the most basic, right?”

Lu Yuan was filled with anticipation.

Unfortunately, after trying for several minutes, his eyes nearly straining from the effort, the book’s pages remained motionless.

“It seems the switch for this intelligence-based superpower hasn’t been fully unlocked yet. I need to continue improving it.”

Lu Yuan felt a bit disappointed, but his heart continued to race with excitement filling his chest.

Because, no matter what, he had touched the threshold of extraordinary power.

This “720-degree panoramic vision with closed eyes” ability was far more representative than just punching through a concrete floor.

“The human body is truly a vast treasure trove, and martial arts is the key to unlocking it.”

Lu Yuan couldn’t help but marvel, but quickly corrected himself.

“No, martial arts isn’t the key; the professional panel is.”

With joy in his heart, he got up from the ground, tidied up the mess on the rooftop, and prepared to go downstairs.

As he bent down to pick up an empty plastic bottle from the ground, he suddenly remembered.

“Right, I still have 1 skill point left!”

Immediately, Lu Yuan dropped the empty plastic bottle and hurriedly focused his attention back on the professional panel.

After leveling up [imaginary enemy] to Level 3, like [absolute concentration], it had reached max level.

The second core skill of the [martial artist] had long been revealed.

The gray skill point blinked and jumped, just waiting for Lu Yuan to use a skill point to unlock it.

Lu Yuan had been eagerly anticipating this moment for a long time.

But the new breakthrough in the field of intelligence had distracted him, causing him to forget.

“Unlock.”

Lu Yuan took a deep breath and added 1 skill point.

Quickly, a brand-new core skill appeared before his eyes.