[Nature Authority] Ability Upgrade, New Abilities Gained

In the eyes of many scientific researchers, spirit energy is an extremely unique form of energy. This energy, which did not originally exist on Earth, should have triggered changes in many scientific formulas upon its appearance, but in reality, it did not.

On the contrary, because of the emergence of spirit energy, those formulas seemed to gain many new directions for expansion.

Scientific fields that were previously progressing slowly suddenly opened up and became clear.

In this regard, it differs from the High Martial Arts World where Su Yunqing resides.

Over these past few days, Bai Xuan and Su Yue had learned just about everything there was to know about the mutant creatures within the Nature Reserve.

After organizing the data and sending it off, Bai Xuan and Su Yue prepared to leave.

Su Yue had to return earlier. Unlike Bai Xuan—who, although nominally joined the Spirit Energy Bureau, had the freedom to allocate the vast majority of his own time—Su Yue's situation was more like a regular job. Aside from dedicated training hours, she also had tasks to complete.

The time spent at the Nature Reserve had actually been her most relaxing period.

"Make sure to take a good bath and relax when you get back, and don't forget to hand those materials over to a professional chef to prepare."

Although Su Yue's cooking skills were decent, there was certainly a significant gap compared to a professional.

It was already three in the afternoon when he returned home. Just as he was about to take a shower and grab something to eat to unwind, his phone suddenly rang.

"What's wrong?"

Bai Xuan asked, puzzled.

"Something has happened."

"A Mutant Lion has escaped from the Hang City Zoo."

Huo Yu's voice was laced with a hint of coldness; she seemed extremely furious about the situation.

"???"

"The zoo is still open?"

He had assumed the zoo had closed on the second day after superpowers awakened globally. After all, if humans could awaken, those animals could too; it made no sense for it to remain open.

He hadn't seen anything about the zoo in the news, so it was still operating?

Besides, would anyone even go under these circumstances?

Bai Xuan was speechless.

"It was definitely closed, but they didn't handle the animals collectively. Instead, they renovated the zoo and assigned specific personnel to observe whether these animals were mutating."

"Although some underwent changes, their temperaments didn't become aggressive, and they didn't hurt anyone."

"Naturally, some people let their guard down."

"And just like that, someone was bitten to death during feeding, and it escaped."

Huo Yu sighed. She really didn't know how to evaluate such things. No matter how affectionate those animals were to you before, once they mutate, you cannot let your guard down, or you really might be killed.

"It's not just these Mutated Beasts; livestock and pets across Hang City and even the whole country have been causing injuries."

"Because the number of mutated livestock is small, and they don't become very strong after mutation, they haven't escaped the constraints of being food; in fact, they are even more expensive due to the mutation. But pets—whether cats or dogs—as long as they aren't well-trained and don't view you as their master, they have the potential to hurt people."

"Although they awakened superpowers, their melee combat ability isn't strong. Dogs are still manageable, but a cat's claws are truly sharp. Someone had their stomach scratched and was sent straight to the hospital; I heard it went right through."

"But if those mutated cats and dogs truly view the other person as their master, they remain very obedient."

"Take police dogs, for example. Many have mutated, but so far, none have been found to have hurt anyone. The same goes for guide dogs, and their intelligence has increased significantly, making it much easier to issue many commands."

"Anyway, there are pros and cons."

Bai Xuan nodded. That was acceptable; it had a bit of that "Elf" vibe to it.

This way, he could take his Ralts out for a stroll once it arrived.

As for what kind of creature it mutated from, that was none of his business.

"Send me the location; I'll go handle it."

"I'll take care of the carcass myself."

"OK."

"ROAR!!!"

Amidst the terrifying beast roar, the entire mountain forest began to tremble.

Birds, beasts, fish, and insects fled in all directions.

"This Mutant Lion is a bit fierce, I feel."

"Was its wild nature not worn away while it was at the zoo? Or did the wild nature it lost after mutation return on its own?"

Floating in the air, Bai Xuan casually found a treetop to stand on, watching it unhurriedly.

At the same time, he understood why Huo Yu could chat with him so calmly even though a Mutated Beast had escaped—it had run straight out into the wilderness.

"The aura is decent, but it's far worse than the Crimson Giant Tiger I encountered at the Nature Reserve earlier."

"And there is no Fire Lotus-like mark on its forehead."

"Come to think of it, apart from the first Crimson Tiger I encountered, none of the other Mutated Beasts had similar markings."

"Is there something special about that one?"

Thinking about it, that Crimson Giant Tiger possessed quite high intelligence; throughout so many battles, it was the only one that dared to stop resisting after condensing a layer of defense.

Although it died in the end, such arrogance was worth noting, as ordinary Mutated Beasts did not possess this level of intelligence.

It was likely a matter of aptitude. Bai Xuan could sense the rich fire energy contained within the Fire Lotus mark, yet that Crimson Giant Tiger had never displayed it; if given enough time, it might have grown to a certain strength in the future.

"Roar~~"

Suddenly, the Mutant Lion seemed to sense something. It crouched down, its muscles tensing as its instincts warned it that it had been targeted by some dangerous creature.

The fur all over its body stood on end, and its ferocious beast eyes snapped upward, staring fixedly in the direction where Bai Xuan was located.

"So you've discovered me."

Bai Xuan was not surprised; after all, lions had a keen sense of smell, so it was not strange that it could scent him.

Moreover, the fact that its body could instinctively sense danger made it significantly stronger than that Crimson Giant Tiger.

Unfortunately, it was of no use.

"Boom!"

"ROAR!!!"

A mysterious force acted upon the Mutant Lion's body, pinning it in place and preventing it from moving. Then, this force permeated its body, and with a mournful cry, the Mutant Lion collapsed heavily to the ground.

"Psychokinesis is indeed quite interesting."

Jumping down from the tree, Bai Xuan looked at the corpse of the Mutant Lion on the ground and chuckled.

So-called psychokinesis was the ability to intervene in the movement of material systems through one's will. To be honest, he did not know if this was psychokinesis or telekinesis, as everything psychokinesis could achieve, telekinesis could also do.

However, things that telekinesis could do, psychokinesis could not.

As for where this power came from, he had simply been cultivating naturally. One day, he woke up, looked at the objects around him, felt as if he could control them, and then he just did it.

It was likely an ability brought about by the improvement of [Nature Authority].

Compared to the other abilities related to [Nature Authority] that he had discovered over these past few days, psychokinesis was actually not that important.