Psionic Awakening

At noon the next day, Earth Dragon Squad gathered in the cafeteria.

"I slept so well last night."

Xiao Yunlong happily took a huge bite of chicken leg, his mouth glistening with grease as he said, "I wonder how the base is going to arrange things for us. Captain, have you heard anything?"

Qin Dadi shook his head. "I haven't received any notice yet."

"Ah, I really hope we can stay here forever and not get assigned any other missions," Xiao Yunlong said hopefully.

"Have you saved up enough Military Merit Points?" Liu Zhaozhao asked.

"Yep."

Xiao Yunlong chuckled. "Thanks to Qin Tian, I've saved enough Military Merit Points to exchange for a Black Iron Bloodline Potion. Once I get back to Alpha-1 Star, I can receive the bloodline injection."

At that, both Qin Dadi and Liu Zhaozhao revealed envious expressions.

With the boost of a Black Iron Grade bloodline, Xiao Yunlong's strength would surely soar. In the future, he might very well reach the Fourth Order, or even the Fifth Order.

"Don't look at me like that. You two should have saved enough Military Merit Points for Ability Enhancement Potions too, right?" Xiao Yunlong asked.

"Yeah, enough."

Qin Dadi nodded, then added, "But even if I inject an Ability Enhancement Potion, my upper limit won't exceed the Third Order. I can't compare to you."

Unlike Psionic Users, Ability Users did not have a highly developed cultivation system.

All Ability Users could do was repeatedly train and experiment, gradually improving their control over their abilities. It was like ordinary people building muscle in a gym: beginners improved quickly during the initial bonus period, but after reaching a certain stage, every further step became unimaginably difficult.

That was when outside assistance was needed—the Ability Enhancement Potion.

Ability Enhancement Potions could help Ability Users break through bottlenecks and enter a second explosive growth phase, until they fell into another bottleneck.

Every Ability User could only inject enhancement potions twice in their lifetime.

Those with exceptional talent could use those two opportunities to charge straight to the Fourth Order, Fifth Order, or even Sixth Order.

Those with average talent, however, could only stagnate at the Second or Third Order.

Qin Dadi knew very well that he was not a talented person. His ability was merely average, and he would already be satisfied if he could reach the Third Order in this lifetime.

"I've saved enough too. I'm planning to inject it after we get back," Liu Zhaozhao said.

"Hehe, that's more like it. Every one of us has a bright future ahead," Xiao Yunlong said with a grin.

"Ahem."

At that moment, Qin Tian gave a light cough, then casually took a bite of food as if nothing had happened.

Xiao Yunlong glanced at him and suddenly realized something. He hurriedly said, "Ah, I almost forgot the most important thing. Qin Tian, I'll teach you the Psionic Awakening Technique later."

Qin Tian chewed his food and replied indistinctly, "No rush."

Xiao Yunlong looked at him suspiciously, his brows slowly rising.

"Did you cough on purpose just now? To remind me?"

Qin Tian wiped his mouth, his face calm.

"You're overthinking it."

As if he had discovered something amusing, Xiao Yunlong burst into laughter.

"Haha, definitely. You've actually learned this trick now."

"Qin Tian, you're becoming more and more..." Liu Zhaozhao's eyes curved into crescents. For a moment, she could not think of a suitable word, before finally saying, "...cute."

"That's right." Qin Dadi nodded with a smile.

Qin Tian: ...

Cute?

What the hell!

It's all part of the persona, okay!

I couldn't just shamelessly beg Xiao Yunlong, could I?

Wouldn't that completely ruin my cold, aloof male god image?

"Those are all the details of the Psionic Awakening Technique. Did you remember them?"

Inside the room, Xiao Yunlong explained the Psionic Awakening Technique in detail, placing special emphasis on its many key points.

Qin Tian silently recalled it. This body's physique was not only powerful, but even its memory was far better than in his previous life.

After Xiao Yunlong finished explaining and personally demonstrated it once, he had already memorized the entire process.

"I remembered."

Qin Tian nodded.

"Alright, then give it a try."

Xiao Yunlong cautioned, "Don't be impatient. Entering the meditative state is the first major hurdle. Most people get stopped at this step. I only managed to enter it after failing several times myself."

"Alright, I understand."

Qin Tian took a deep breath, then slowly closed his eyes.

Xiao Yunlong took two steps back and stood with Qin Dadi and Liu Zhaozhao.

Huff~ inhale~ huff~ inhale~

Rhythmic breathing sounded through the room. Qin Tian's eyes remained shut, his chest rising and falling as his consciousness gradually emptied, as though he were about to enter an entirely new world.

"It's begun."

Qin Dadi's lips moved slightly, his gaze carrying a trace of complicated melancholy.

Becoming a Psionic User had always been his dream. He had practiced this Psionic Awakening Technique more times than he could count.

Unfortunately, limited by his talent, his body could not resonate with Psionic Factors. In the end, he could only settle for less and become an Ability User, facing a 70% awakening mortality rate.

Qin Tian, keep it up. I hope you succeed in awakening.

Only by becoming a Psionic User could you break free from the shackles imposed by your birth status and embrace a brighter future.

"Qin Tian, keep it up."

Liu Zhaozhao pursed her lips and silently offered Qin Tian her blessing.

Huff~ inhale~ huff~ inhale~

Gradually, Qin Tian entered a wondrous state. His mind was not deliberately controlling anything, yet his breathing maintained an unusually special and steady rhythm.

It felt as though an unseen hand had seized his consciousness and kept pulling it downward. After an unknown length of time, he finally entered a strange world.

It was a dazzling, colorful world, its air filled with specks of light in every hue.

The light specks were like lively sprites, fluttering and spinning through the air, occasionally intertwining and turning into different colors.

Qin Tian knew that he had successfully entered the meditative state.

The next step was to absorb Psionic Factors.

Hiss~~

His consciousness became a black hole, drawing in the nearby Psionic Factors.

Some Factors resisted him fiercely, drifting farther and farther away.

But most of them moved toward him. Among them, two colors were particularly numerous.

One was bluish-purple, while the other was black.

These should be the Lightning Element and Dark Element, Qin Tian thought.

[Shadow Muscle and Bone] and [Purple Lightning Bloodline] had increased his affinity with the two major elements of darkness and lightning. Compared to the Dark Element, the Lightning Element was closer to him, with the greatest number gathering around him.

It worked!

Joy surged through Qin Tian.

During Psionic Awakening, entering meditation was the first hurdle, stopping more than seventy percent of people. Absorbing Psionic Factors was the second hurdle, and it was even harder than the first.

However, as long as one could successfully absorb Psionic Factors, it meant they already had one foot in the circle of Psionic Users.

Absorb! Absorb! Keep absorbing!

Like Taotie, Qin Tian did everything he could to absorb Psionic Factors. The more Psionic Factors one absorbed during the awakening process, the stronger their talent would be, and the more advantageous it would be when condensing Star Apertures later on.

After a long while, when Qin Tian felt as if he were about to burst and could no longer absorb any more Psionic Factors, he finally ended the state and returned to reality.

The instant he opened his eyes, Qin Tian saw three faces filled with shock and excitement.

"Brother, you succeeded!!!"

Xiao Yunlong gripped Qin Tian's shoulders and shook him hard, his face flushed red with excitement.

He had successfully awakened Psionic Power on his very first attempt.

Qin Tian's talent was practically on par with those Bloodline Warriors.

"Congratulations!"

Qin Dadi and Liu Zhaozhao said with smiles, genuinely happy for Qin Tian.

Qin Tian blinked, feeling an unfamiliar power flowing through his body. The corners of his lips could not help but rise.

"Thank you~"