Chapter 695 – Xinxin’s Awakening
Zhang Yi stood frozen, utterly stunned. He couldn’t make sense of what he was seeing.
Zhou Ke’er stood nearby, covering her mouth in shock. Her eyes were filled with worry… but also a hint of hope.
“This is the thirty-seventh experint… is it finally… going to succeed?”
Just then, a flicker passed across Yang Xinxin’s nearly lifeless face. Her pupils rolled back into place.
She saw Zhang Yi—and in those dim eyes, a sudden light burst forth.
While Zhang Yi was still trying to process what was happening, he saw sothing truly surreal.
Behind Yang Xinxin, an angel slowly erged—bearing six immaculate white wings and holding a holy bow.
Sacred light radiated throughout the room, dazzling and pure, so bright it was almost blinding.
Yang Xinxin basked in that glow, the corners of her lips curling into a faint, sickly smile.
“Big Brother… you’re finally back!”
“Xinxin’s experint succeeded. I’m… an Awakened now!”
It took a while before Zhang Yi finally understood what was going on.
Though Yang Xinxin had survived with Zhou Ke’er’s help and managed to awaken her ability, the repeated tornt she endured pushed both her mind and body to their absolute limits.
She soon collapsed into Zhang Yi’s arms and fell into a deep sleep.
Zhang Yi gently laid her down on the sofa, letting Zhou Ke’er help her change into dry clothes and cover her with a blanket to rest.
Clearly, Yang Xinxin had awakened her powers.
That was the good news.
But after hearing Zhou Ke’er describe the awakening process, Zhang Yi felt a chill run down his spine—and an ache in his heart.
Zhou Ke’er sat quietly beside him, recounting everything.
“After our long research, we finally discovered that awakening abilities is strongly linked to human obsession.”
“The stronger a person’s obsession at the mont of awakening, the greater the potential of the power they might receive.”
“Love, hatred, jealousy, greed… all of these can fuel awakening.”
“That’s why Xinxin refused to use the Ice Core. She wanted a stronger, purer kind of power.”
“And the way to obtain that power… was through repeated brushes with death—to push her potential to the limit by refining her inner will to its purest form.”
Zhang Yi looked at the girl sleeping peacefully on the couch, heart tangled in complicated emotions.
He held his head. “If I didn’t know her so well, I’d swear she was insane.”
Who the h*ll uses that thod to awaken an ability?
Constantly walking the line between life and death—thirty-seven tis! Thirty-seven death experiences!
Just imagining it sent shivers down his spine.
Zhang Yi had died once—he knew all too well what that felt like.
Yet Yang Xinxin was willing to endure the cycle of endless death just to gain power.
And now, Zhang Yi couldn’t help but feel a sliver of anticipation.
What kind of power had Yang Xinxin awakened?
Just the way she awakened it was already terrifying.
Zhang Yi couldn’t help but think—Yang Xinxin already had a top-tier brain. If she now had elite combat capabilities too, wouldn’t she be practically unstoppable?
Zhang Yi felt genuinely happy for her… and deeply pained.
Watching her sleep soundly, he didn’t want to disturb her, so he pulled Zhou Ke’er aside.
“Co with to find Keran. There’s sothing I need you both to study.”
Zhou Ke’er nodded, and the two headed for Lu Keran’s workshop.
When Lu Keran saw Zhang Yi return, she rushed over excitedly.
“Big Bro, you’re back! Weren’t you out on the Moon of Corrosion mission? You’re not hurt, right?”
She’d heard about the H-bomb incident that shocked the world and rushed over to check Zhang Yi’s body, worried he might be missing any limbs.
“I’m fine—really,” Zhang Yi replied with a warm smile, touched by her concern.
In the shelter, aside from Hua Hua, Lu Keran was the one person he could talk to freely.
Her brain was as simple and pure as Hua Hua’s, so he never had to filter what he said.
Lu Keran patted her chest.
It seed the little lady had matured a bit since he last saw her.
“That’s great! But what’s really going on in Blizzard City? Did you guys take care of Moon of Corrosion or what?”
Zhang Yi smiled. “We’ll get to that. First, I want to show you both sothing.”
He took out several pharmaceutical compounds he had exchanged for and handed them over.
They were in tablet form—easy to scrape for analysis.
Lu Keran’s ability could analyze molecular structures, and Zhou Ke’er, being a doctor, could assess the drugs’ effects and side effects.
Of course, Zhang Yi wasn’t expecting them to recreate the ds.
This kind of synthesis was far harder than crafting weapons.
He brought them back mostly out of habit.
If Zhou Ke’er and Lu Keran could replicate them, that would be ideal.
That way, Zhang Yi could solve a major issue: helping Uncle You and Fatty Xu rapidly strengthen themselves.
Not that he thought they were weak...
It’s just that Zhang Yi’s own power was growing too quickly.
If things kept up, the gap between him and the others would beco a real problem.
Zhou Ke’er took the pills and asked curiously, “What are these?”
Zhang Yi smiled. “Very expensive stuff. I spent a ton of points in Blizzard City to get them.”
He stroked his chin. “They’re supposed to be gene-enhancent drugs. Each one has different effects—they can strengthen existing abilities or even increase the chance of awakening.”
The mont they heard that, Zhou Ke’er and Lu Keran’s eyes lit up.
“There’s… stuff that amazing?!”
“No wonder the Jiangnan District is so advanced!”
Zhou Ke’er furrowed her elegant brows. “But drug developnt is super complicated. Without professional equipnt and materials, it’d be nearly impossible to replicate.”
Lu Keran pursed her lips. “My ability lets analyze molecular structures, so I don’t need much in the way of tools.”
“But even if we know the components, we still don’t understand the refining process. That’s going to be tough.”
Zhang Yi had already anticipated that, so he wasn’t disappointed.
“I’m probably heading into a big fight soon. I need you two to help figure out what these drugs actually do—and what side effects they might have. I need to know what I’m working with.”
“As for duplicating them… give it your best shot. If you can, great. If not…”
Zhang Yi spread his hands. “Then it is what it is.”
He was never the kind of guy to make unreasonable demands.
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