On the Throne! Berserk!!

Vought International, top floor.

Homelander's room remained as bright as day.

On the massive high-definition screen, the footage of the interview that had just concluded was playing.

He had already stood there alone, watching it many times.

Yet, every time it reached the end—the moment he delivered those heartfelt words and the audience's applause became incessant—he couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Then, he would pause the screen and pull up the trending online posts that the PR team had been pushing at his command.

#Shocking--Homelander admits his mistake!!!

#Homelander--Please, that mother, stop crying

#Vought International--It is not our hero who is wrong

#Homelander--Please continue to protect us, we are your lambs

Comment after comment refreshed continuously, with endless praise, likes, and encouragement rolling in and climbing.

"95%..."

Azu frowned, somewhat dissatisfied. "Why is the approval rating rising so slowly?"

Suddenly, a screenshot with a rapidly trending title caught his attention, instantly seizing his focus.

The image had been deliberately color-graded.

A soft, gentle glow enveloped him as he stood with his eyes closed, leaving the stage background as nothing more than a blurry, hazy silhouette.

It was as if the stage had shed its clamor, leaving him alone in that small square of light and shadow.

It created a unique sense of loneliness and an alternative, poignant beauty.

If Homelander were the only one in the picture, the title of this screenshot would have been a complete misnomer.

Therefore, when the gaze shifted slightly away from Homelander, one could see another small figure at the edge of that warm, soft glow.

It was... Ryan!

The afterglow spilled onto the side of his face, which was all that was visible, as he looked up at his father.

Title: Above the Throne--Father and Son Together

Meanwhile, the son who was "above the throne" had already nimbly tucked himself into his warm bed.

Then, Ryan couldn't wait to open the Best Actor System.

His gaze fixed, he remained slightly dazed for two seconds before letting out an excited whisper: "Yes! I knew it..."

He didn't voice what he knew—walls had ears—and instead kept his joy and calculations to himself.

The month of immersive acting with Azu, the outburst of performance when leaving his mother last night, and the perfect execution during tonight's live broadcast.

The accumulation of these performances across different scenes and emotions had resulted in a massive explosion of experience points.

[What was all that hard work for, if not for these damn acting experience points?]

[Seriously, why give me a Best Actor System? Even a simple proficiency panel would have been fine.]

[If I had that, I would have definitely laid low until I reached Superboy-Prime levels before coming out.]

Ryan grumbled inwardly.

He really couldn't understand it; he had died accidentally while filming on set, without triggering any of the bizarre conditions typically associated with transmigrating.

Then, when he opened his eyes, not only had he transmigrated into The Boys Universe, but he had also been bound to a Best Actor System against his will.

Whoever designed this was truly twisted; these were his own superpowers, yet he was forced to unlock them level by level using experience points.

If it weren't for the fact that this Best Actor System allowed his skills to break through the limits once they reached Homelander's ceiling, he wouldn't bother with all this effort.

Shaking his head at the confusion, Ryan pushed the distracting thoughts away.

He then turned his attention back to the system.

[Experience Points: 72,500]

[Units, tens... over seventy thousand!!!]

A global live interview had directly granted him over forty thousand experience points.

That was quite a lot, practically an explosion.

He had to consider that the month he spent with Azu, combined with last night's performance, had only amounted to nearly twenty thousand experience points in total.

That even included the small reserve he had left over from the previous eight years.

Ryan pondered carefully and realized it was just enough to unlock all his remaining locked superpowers, and he would still have enough to unlock level four Steel Body.

[Minor Bio-electric Field: 1,000; Super Strength: 5,000; Super Smell: 15,000]

[Finally, Level 4 Steel Body, 50,000!]

[Remaining experience... 1,500]

Ryan ultimately prioritized the advancement of Steel Body.

After all, a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush!

Even if the upgraded Steel Body would be limited by the low level of Super Stamina, causing the duration of its maximum defensive state to shrink significantly once again due to rapid stamina depletion.

But in Ryan's view, these were not problems at all.

If he truly encountered a life-or-death crisis, he only needed to rely on his Level 4 Steel Body to tank the most dangerous phase at the start of the battle.

After all, he still had an "ultimate finishing move" at his disposal.

Additionally, he held onto a long-awaited trump card, the usage conditions for which had now been met with the unlocking of all his superpowers.

Heat Vision!!!

As his naturally awakened superpower, although its subsequent unlocking and upgrading were categorized under the system, it possessed its own miraculous qualities.

Ryan looked at his skill panel.

[Heat Vision • Level 1] (Naturally Awakened)

Upgrade Experience: 1/5000

Level 1 Effect: Controllable low-temperature cauterization // Minimum power: heating fresh milk -- Maximum power: can penetrate a ten-centimeter-thick wall, effective lethality against carbon-based organisms.

Awakened State -- Berserk!!!

Berserk: All skill levels temporarily -1, unlimited enhancement of power; the greater the power, the shorter the duration.

Ryan carefully examined the awakened state of Heat Vision, also known as Berserk.

The greater the power, the shorter the duration—I get that, but just how short is "short"? What if I crank it up to planet-busting levels?

Wait, can Azu's Heat Vision bust planets?

Ryan glanced again at the "unlimited enhancement of power" in the Berserk entry, focusing on the word "unlimited."

Just like how his skills could break through the ceiling after reaching max level, Berserk directly removed all restrictions on Heat Vision, not even requiring experience points to upgrade.

Perhaps, it really was possible.

Then the question arose: could he currently output that much power?

I need to find a place to test it out. Even if it doesn't work, the entry also mentions "all skill levels temporarily -1."

Since there's a -1, there must be a -2.

If it's -2, the duration will definitely increase, and increasing the duration is effectively the same as increasing power. One day, I'll be able to bust a planet with a single glance.

With his trump card research finished for the moment, Ryan felt his mental state beginning to flag.

He was still young, after all, and after a series of high-intensity performances from last night until now, both mentally and physically drained, he couldn't hold on much longer.

I'll look at the unlocked and upgraded skills tomorrow; there's no rush to use them anyway.

Thinking this, he wiggled under the covers to adjust his sleeping position.

He liked to tuck one leg up, pinning half the quilt underneath him, and sleep on his stomach.

A bad habit from his past life.

I've heard sleeping like this is bad for the body, but I have Steel Body.

Just before drifting off into a dream, he couldn't help but run through all his superpowers in his mind one last time, then grumbled indignantly.

Please, just tell me where I'm supposed to pick up my gear.