5: Are you awakened?

Yu Po heard Su Yi's question and felt the irresistible power on his body, knowing that he was powerless to resist.

Yu Po took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down, and decided to cooperate with the other party first to see what he wanted to do.

"What do you want to know?" Yu Po tried to keep his voice calm.

Su Yi smiled slightly, the runes on his robe flickering with an eerie light in the dimness, and slowly began:

"Tell me everything about the superhumans. Where does your power come from? What is the superhuman system of this world? Also, what's with that barrier?"

Yu Po frowned—the questions he asked were all common knowledge, how could someone with such strength not know?

Was he simply toying with him?

But he understood the saying "When under another's roof, one has to bow one's head," so he spoke:

"There are many sources of superhuman power. Some are born awakened, some encounter Evil Spirits, some awaken by chance after eating monster flesh, and some awaken through certain rituals. The methods are varied."

"As for the superhuman system, from lowest to highest, they are Fluorescent, Candlelight, Bright Moon, and Dawn."

Su Yi's yellow robe wriggled slightly, as if expressing satisfaction, and motioned for the other party to continue.

Yu Po glanced in the direction of the hotel and continued:

"That barrier is a common method used by official organizations, called the 'Starlight Barrier.' It can seal off an area to prevent monsters from escaping, and it can also isolate external interference, but its duration is limited, usually only about ten minutes."

Su Yi seemed to be deep in thought and continued to ask, "When did superhumans emerge? Have they always existed, or did they appear on a certain day?"

Upon hearing this, Yu Po's brows furrowed, and his confusion grew—how could someone so powerful not know even these things?

But he dared not ask more and could only continue to answer:

"Superhumans have not always existed."

"Ten years ago, a large number of abnormal events suddenly appeared around the world."

"And it was from then on that more and more people began to awaken superhuman abilities, some directly awakened, while others gained abilities through rituals or unexpected encounters."

"Official organizations also gradually realized the existence of superhumans and established specialized organizations to manage and respond to supernatural phenomena."

"Later, official organizations discovered that all superhuman power came from a certain Critical Point."

"Although the essence of the Critical Point cannot be deciphered, once a Critical Point appears in a certain place, the monsters there will grow rampant."

"If the Critical Point reaches a certain level, it will become a spatial node, continuously spewing out various monsters and Evil Spirits."

Hearing the words "Evil Spirits," Su Yi suddenly remembered the Mirror Evil Spirit he had initially dealt with and immediately asked:

"What are Evil Spirits? And what are monsters?"

Yu Po didn't hesitate and said directly:

"Monsters are like the werewolf monster that official organizations are currently fighting; they are bizarre and vary in strength."

"But the most troublesome are Evil Spirits. These things have no physical form, more like ghosts, but far more terrifying than ghosts."

"They usually only appear near a Critical Point and are more frightening than monsters."

"Once they appear, it's like a certain rule-based ghost story—if you follow the rules, you can be safe and sound;"

"But once you break the rules, even a Bright Moon Class expert will die."

"However, if you know its rules, even an ordinary person has a chance to survive."

After listening, Su Yi understood why hitting that Mirror Evil Spirit to death yielded so many energy points.

He also thought about the other party saying that Evil Spirits usually appear near a Critical Point, and couldn't help but wonder:

Is there a Critical Point near his home?

It wouldn't just open up right at his house, would it?

However...

Ordinary people knowing the rules only gives them a chance to survive, not a chance to kill?

Thinking of this, Su Yi asked again, "Can ordinary people kill Evil Spirits?"

Yu Po was stunned by this question, looking at the yellow-robed man in front of him—how could an ordinary person kill an Evil Spirit?

The lowest kill record for these things since their appearance was at the Candlelight Class level.

It's a great honor for an ordinary person to survive, let alone kill one.

So he quickly shook his head: "Ordinary people cannot kill Evil Spirits."

"No matter how weak an Evil Spirit is, it's still a superhuman, just like an ant cannot kill an elephant."

Su Yi frowned—ordinary people couldn't kill them, so how did he do it?

Su Yi couldn't figure it out, then shook his head. He didn't care; he'd just consider it a system novice package.

...

At the same time.

The battle between An Changyang and Seven-Nine Squad grew more intense.

Yang Kaishan swung his long saber, the starlight on the blade pouring down like a galaxy, directly pressing towards An Changyang.

An Changyang spread his stone wings, easily blocking the attack.

"Clang!"

The blade struck the stone wings, emitting a clear sound.

Yang Kaishan retreated with the force, not pressing forward further.

He already understood that these stone wings could not be met head-on—otherwise, it would cause an explosion.

After retreating a few steps, Yang Kaishan felt anxious.

The "Starlight Barrier" had less than a minute left.

If they dragged it out any longer, once the barrier disappeared, it would be difficult to stop this flying fellow.

Even worse, besides himself, the other team members were severely injured.

If they weren't treated in time, some might lose their lives.

However, Yang Kaishan also felt helpless: the opponent was simply too strong!

Not only was his defense astonishing, but he could also turn into stone midway, making him impossible to cut.

Moreover, this guy's recovery speed was exceptionally fast!

On the other side, An Changyang, hiding behind his stone wings, also looked quite disheveled.

He clearly felt that his energy was running low.

If he continued fighting like this, once his energy was exhausted, he would truly be finished.

Of course, there was another way—directly kill the official personnel in front of him.

But An Changyang knew that he hadn't truly harbored killing intent.

If he really hardened his heart, he was confident he could deal with everyone except for the strongest one in the middle.

However, if he dragged it out any longer, once his energy was depleted, he would be the one to die.

An Changyang took a deep breath, a scarlet light flashed in his eyes, and then he removed his stone wings.

"Don't force me anymore, I really don't want to be your enemy," An Changyang growled in a low voice.

Yang Kaishan was about to seize the opportunity to attack but suddenly stopped when he heard this.

He raised his hand to signal his teammates to stop, then stared at An Changyang and asked:

"Are you an Awakened?"

When An Changyang heard this, although he mumbled to himself, not quite understanding what an Awakened was, he guessed it was someone with special abilities.

However, his power was given by his master, and he didn't know if it counted.

Although he thought so, he still nodded slightly.

Yang Kaishan frowned, his long saber in hand lowered slightly, but his body remained on guard.

He stared intently at An Changyang. As the captain of Seven-Nine Squad, he knew a lot about the abilities of Awakened ones.

This included skills similar to transforming into a monster.

As for whether the other party was a monster disguised as a human?

This question was not difficult to answer; he had never heard of any monster having intelligence.

Let alone Evil Spirits; if it were an Evil Spirits, they would have long been dead.

"If you are a true Awakened, then stop resisting and come back with us for investigation."

Yang Kaishan said in a low voice.