"Ah, my strength... my strength has increased so much."
A small, frail girl, usually weak and sickly, looked Small Face in shock as she effortlessly lifted an overturned school bus.
"My body feels so stiff, like a stone."
Another boy exclaimed in surprise, noticing that his skin had a faint metallic sheen in the sunlight.
He tried hitting the concrete pillar next to him with his arm, and it made a dull "clang" sound. The concrete pillar cracked, but his arm was completely unharmed!
"Ice, it's ice."
A girl with pigtails, while dodging a monster's attack, desperately pushed her hands forward. Incredibly, icy cold air erupted from her palms, instantly freezing the monster's forelimbs and half its head into ice blocks.
Although they failed to kill the monster, they did hinder its movement, and it was eventually beaten to death by several boys nearby who suddenly became much stronger, using stones and broken steel bars.
"I can jump really high!"
"My speed has increased!"
"I think I can control the wind?!"
Exclamations, sounds of attempts, and cheers of those who successfully used their new abilities to repel or kill monsters began to echo throughout Su City High School.
More and more people are discovering incredible changes in their bodies.
A tenfold increase in strength is just the beginning.
Even more extreme, some have begun to exhibit bizarre abilities such as elemental manipulation, physical mutation, and even telepathy!
Although most people's awakened abilities are still very weak and their use of them is quite clumsy, they are far from Qin Meng's effortless and astonishingly powerful abilities.
They weren't as distinctive as the fire-wielding boy and the ice-frost girl, but they were definitely no longer ordinary people who couldn't even kill a chicken.
"I understand, it's everyone, everyone can awaken their power."
The teacher who analyzed it earlier shouted excitedly:
"Qin Meng and Teacher Liu may simply have awakened the earliest, or their awakening power may be stronger."
This must be a global change, a turning point for human evolution, and perhaps our hope in the fight against those Alien Monsters.
This speculation, like wildfire, instantly ignited the passion and hope in everyone's hearts.
The fear subsided, replaced by an indescribable excitement and exhilaration.
Especially those students who are young, energetic, and full of dreams.
"I'm going to fight monsters!"
A boy who is usually lively and active and loves watching superhero movies felt the power surging within him and shouted excitedly.
Looking at the hideous monsters in the distance, he felt no fear, but rather a strong urge to try them out.
With a roar, he picked up a twisted piece of steel bar from the ground and charged towards a lone, wild boar-like monster.
He ran at an astonishing speed, leaping four or five meters high in a single bound, slamming the steel bar down with all his might.
Although it wasn't a fatal blow like Qin Meng's, it still pierced the monster's thick hide, eliciting a painful howl and a counterattack from the monster.
But he was agile and strong, and managed to hold his own against the monster!
Once there's a first, there'll be a second, and a third!
"Charge! Kill these alien scum!"
"Protect the school, protect the students."
"Let them know we're not to be trifled with!"
Immediately, the atmosphere at Su City High School was electric.
After the initial panic and shock, thousands of teachers and students who had just awakened various abilities, strong or weak, were overwhelmed by passion and a newfound sense of power.
With the encouragement of role models such as Qin Meng, Teacher Liu, and Flame Man, they spontaneously organized themselves.
They formed small groups and used their newly acquired powers to launch a counterattack against the remaining Clone Starry Sky Beast on campus and the newly arrived ones!
Some people possess superhuman strength, using broken concrete blocks as projectiles;
Some people are incredibly fast and are responsible for harassing and attracting the monster's attention;
Some people hardened their skin and stood in front as human shields;
Some people can manipulate faint flames or frost to launch ranged attacks;
There were even a few girls who awakened healing abilities, relieving the pain of the injured from the rear...
Despite the chaotic scene and poor coordination, casualties were still unavoidable.
But what started as a one-sided massacre gradually evolved into a chaotic and fierce confrontation.
The roars of humans, the howls of monsters, the dazzling lights and shadows of various supernatural powers, and the sounds of collapsing buildings intertwined to create a tragic yet hopeful battle song.
This sudden, large-scale awakening was not accidental.
After receiving authorization from other Dao Seed hosts, the Number Three Rebellious Dao Seed broke the Origin seal that had bound Earth for eternity.
The core of that ancient planet, suppressed and forgotten, has finally begun to pulse slowly once more.
Earth was originally formed from the core fragments of the Three Realms after the High Antiquity Primordial World was shattered.
Its profound cultural heritage and rich Spiritual Qi made it a rare and blessed land, unparalleled in Myriad Heavens and Worlds.
Although it has endured calamities, its Spiritual Qi has become dormant, and the Great Dao has been hidden.
However, deep within its Origin, the vast Spirit Vein that originated in High Antiquity and nourished countless Xiantian Gods and Devils have not been completely depleted.
It was simply suppressed and sealed by the power of the Rebellious Dao Seed, causing it to fall into a deep sleep.
All living beings on Earth, especially humankind as the most intelligent of all beings, have this High Antiquity gift deeply imprinted in their blood.
Their genes contain boundless potential and extraordinary talent that should naturally be unleashed in an environment rich in Spiritual Qi.
Originally, they should have been born with immense strength, robust physique, and sharp mind.
The most outstanding among them can easily communicate with heaven and earth, embark on the path of cultivation, and awaken various Divine Abilities.
It is the seal of the "Rebellious Dao Seed," like a heavy boulder, pressing down on the "spirituality" of all living beings on Earth.
They locked away this innate power, causing them to degenerate into their current weak and ordinary state.
And at this moment, the seal is broken!
The immense spiritual energy, suppressed, nurtured, and gestated over countless ages, finally found an outlet to erupt, like a volcano that had been suppressed for countless years.
Centered on the Earth, it erupted with a roar, transforming into an invisible yet real "Spiritual Qi Tide" that instantly swept across the globe, permeating every inch of land and every living being!
Those potentials that lie dormant deep within the human bloodline and have been sealed for countless generations are being stimulated and released like parched earth receiving sweet rain under the impact of this sudden and powerful Spiritual Qi Tide!
This is why the Pills Qin Meng swallowed was fully released, allowing her to instantly "enlighten" and possess a starting point close to that of an "Immortal."
This is why Teacher Liu, an ordinary person, can unleash terrifying power comparable to a sonic punch.
This is why the boy could awaken fire powers, the girl could control ice, and the boy's skin became as hard as iron...
This is neither a random genetic mutation nor a radiation infection from Alien Monster.
This is the return of a power that was sealed away for eternity, a power that belongs to humanity on Earth and to all living beings on this planet—a power that should have been rightfully theirs.
It is a long-overdue Spiritual Qi Revival that belongs to all living beings on Earth!
Extraordinary Awakening!