Superpower

[Chapter 32: Superpower]

[Luck Value]: 55.9

Chen Ji's expression was extremely complicated as he looked at his nearly depleted Luck Value.

However, he could obtain Pink Entries by looting corpses and sell them to the Talent Recycling Shop!

Overall,

Chen Ji still felt immensely relieved.

He knew the Entry System's functions were not that simple.

"Gene Mutation..."

"It doesn't seem to have any effect for now."

"Maybe once it upgrades to a Blue Entry, I'll truly gain mysterious powers!"

"If I become a Mutant..."

"Will Kamar-Taj still tolerate me?"

Chen Ji weighed it in his heart.

Mutants!

They were regarded by the Federal Government as freaks, tumors, and abominations.

The public wanted nothing more than to avoid them.

Even the methods used to deal with Mutants were quite extreme, no different from treating them as lab rats.

General William Stryker, the founder of Sentinel Special Operations, had even secretly launched the Weapon X Program.

He intended to transform Mutants into weapons of war.

To completely erase and eliminate their capacity for thought.

Even the Mutant community itself was divided into Hawks and Doves.

The Hawks were represented by Magneto.

The Doves were represented by Professor X.

Neither side possessed the strength to sweep everything aside.

Their ideals even clashed, and they fought each other endlessly.

If he got dragged into a war between Mutants and humans, Chen Ji would inevitably come under suspicion and be caught in the crossfire. He might even be expelled from Kamar-Taj!

"Ancient Gods..."

"Thanos..."

"Mutants..."

"My identities really are quite colorful."

"Forget it."

"There's no point in thinking too much about it."

"I should... look at the painting Jack gave me first!"

Chen Ji's gaze turned solemn.

Then, he completely tore away the wrapping and hung the painting on the wall beside him.

As the scenery of the Weird World appeared on the canvas,

Chen Ji's eyes grew incredibly complicated.

Only now did he belatedly realize that the painting was unfinished. The Fog of War he had seen was actually blank space!

Did he need to fill in the blank parts of the painting to end this endless nightmare?

"Looks like the Weird Troll is the final boss of this painting?"

Chen Ji pinched his chin and silently speculated.

After all, he had not seen any creatures besides the [Weird Troll].

He carefully searched the painting.

Soon, he spotted an inconspicuous little white dot standing amid a ruined wasteland.

This was...

the Weird Doll, Sugar!

Whoosh!

All of a sudden,

a powerful suction force appeared out of nowhere, forming a spatial vortex that abruptly enveloped Chen Ji and dragged him directly into the oil painting!

Chen Ji glanced at the clock.

Yet he found that the hour hand had not pointed to midnight!

"It's not time yet..."

"And I'm already entering the Weird World?"

"Shit!"

Chen Ji was at a loss.

The next second,

a sensation of weightlessness swept over him.

When Chen Ji opened his eyes again, he had already appeared in the 'Safe Zone.'

Before his eyes...

was darkness.

Deep and oppressive.

Collapsed skyscrapers, a desolate city, and thick Fog of War that churned without end.

A cold wind howled past!

Chen Ji steadied himself.

The anxiety in his heart faded somewhat.

After all, he no longer needed to worry about the appearance of the 'eraser'!

"Big brother!"

"You came so early today!"

A childlike voice filled with delight rang out.

The Weird Doll Sugar leaped up and crashed straight into Chen Ji's arms.

"Sugar."

"Have you been waiting for me the whole time?"

Chen Ji gently stroked Sugar's hair, a faint smile appearing on his face.

The realistic sensation beneath his fingertips made it impossible for him to tell, for a moment,

whether this was a world within a painting or reality...!

Or perhaps...

this painting was just like the silhouettes in the Ancient Gods Codex?

Had its creator sealed a fragmented world within the frame?

Chen Ji's eyes flickered.

Only Ancient Gods could probably accomplish something like that!

"And..."

"How did this painting end up in the Lobby Bar? In The Fulcrum's hands?"

"What shady dealings existed between The Fulcrum and the Ancient Gods?"

Chen Ji frowned slightly.

He still remembered the shock of seeing Jack's Entry Panel!

[Omniscience and Omnipotence] (God): As the Fulcrum of the Multiverse, he was nearly omniscient, omnipotent, and omnipresent.

A god-tier talent!

That was truly absurd.

Even the Talent Draw Wheel had never revealed the existence of god-tier talents.

How great was the difference between Golden Talents and god-tier talents?!

Chen Ji did not dare to look into it too deeply.

Because he had no information whatsoever to use as reference.

But Ancient One's panel alone showed it clearly!

Golden Talents

were not so easily obtained!

After all, even the Sorcerer Supreme only had three red talents and one purple talent!

[Because your discovery brought about a major turning point in your destiny, you have been awarded 100 Luck Value.]

[Your Entry Panel has undergone a subtle change.]

"100 Luck Value!"

"My discovery...?"

"What discovery?"

Chen Ji was dumbfounded.

Was it because he had discovered the truth about the Weird World?

Or because he had discovered that the Weird Troll was the stage boss?

Forget it!

Chen Ji hurriedly opened the Entry Panel.

[Name]: Chen Ji

[Identity]: Guardian Mage

[Talents]: Academic Prodigy (Blue), Grandmaster (Blue), Self-Taught (Blue), Fortune After Misfortune (Blue), Crowd Favorite (Blue), Gene Mutation (Green), Half a Move Ahead of Heaven (Black), Covetous Burden (Black).

[Luck Value]: 155.9

[Half a Move Ahead of Heaven] (Black): Your strange encounter surprised the Ancient Gods. They changed their minds and decided to give you an opportunity.

"Hm?"

"Give me an opportunity?"

"The Ancient Gods..."

"Have they been watching me all along?"

"My strange encounter?"

"Could it be because of... The Fulcrum!"

Chen Ji suddenly understood.

If he had not obtained this painting, he would probably still have been an ant in the Ancient Gods' palm.

And his pleasant conversation with The Fulcrum in the Lobby Bar must have shocked the Ancient Gods!

Then, he looked at the other Entry.

[Fortune After Misfortune] (Blue): Whenever you encounter trouble, you can always receive the help of benefactors. The Goddess of Fortune has always been watching over you.

A benefactor!

The Fulcrum was clearly his benefactor!

"Half a Move Ahead of Heaven..."

"That isn't exactly a good phrase, either."

"Since I have Luck Value, I should upgrade an Entry first!"

Chen Ji was delighted.

[Would you like to use Luck Value on [Gene Mutation] (Green)?]

Confirmed!

Chen Ji waited silently in anticipation.

The next second!

A brilliant flash of light streaked past.

The Entry officially upgraded!

[[Gene Mutation] (Green) has evolved into the Entry [Superpower] (Blue)]

[Superpower] (Blue): You were born with an unimaginable superpower. Remember not to let Sentinel Special Operations discover you.

Six Blue Talents!

Chen Ji was overjoyed.

"Superpower?"

"What superpower did I awaken?"

"The system didn't explain that at all!"

Chen Ji's gaze shifted.

'Remember not to let Sentinel Special Operations discover you?'

Could it be that he had really become a Mutant!

Had he awakened an X-Factor?

This joke had gone a little too far!

Wait.

It seemed that in the Marvel Universe, the criteria for determining whether someone was a Mutant

also included whether their powers awakened innately or were acquired later!

Just like Deadpool Wade. He gained Super Regeneration after being injected with Wolverine's serum, but he was not considered a Mutant!

So was his case innate or acquired?

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