"Fifth Order"
After thinking for a moment, Chu An pulled paper and a pen from the cabin floorboards and began writing rapidly.
"Actually, I don't know what the Fourth Order and Fifth Order are either. I can only deduce part of it based on the information we currently have."
"Let's start with the Fourth Order."
"From your battle with the Zombie Emperor, we can tell that the key to the Fourth Order lies in rules."
"Before the Fourth Order, an Awakener's power was essentially the crude use of energy. Whoever had more psychic energy and stronger attributes was stronger."
"After reaching the Fourth Order, however, the contest becomes one of rule strength."
"Before the Fourth Order, it was as if the wheels of a car were triangular, square, or even nonexistent. But once you grasped a portion of the rules, you could use circular wheels to drive. Clearly, the energy would be used more efficiently."
"Rules, or wheels, also differ from one another. For example, there are rain tires suited for wet weather and racing slicks used on the track. Under different rules, the strength of each Fourth Order individual is also different."
"Take the Zombie Emperor, for example. She has grasped two rules. One is the basic Weakening of Thermal Weapons, an ability possessed by every Mutant and relatively easy to master. It is also the key reason she was able to withstand a nuclear explosion."
"The other is Undying, which greatly increases her absorption and recovery speed. This should be the key reason she can absorb such a large amount of 'blood.'"
"If I'm not mistaken, there are so few high-tier Mutants in the Qinghai War Zone because she probably absorbed them all."
"So the key to advancing to the Fourth Order is mastering one or two rules