One Punch to Annihilate a Planet
Chapter 22

Advanced Spirit Enhancement

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The next day.

Everyone at school was talking about the animals that had escaped from Donghai Wildlife Park.

"Have you guys heard? A few animals escaped from Donghai Wildlife Park."

"What do you mean, a few? Almost all the enclosures around the monkey park were emptied."

"Seriously? What happened?"

"I heard a golden snub-nosed monkey stole a keeper's keys and let all the animals out of the surrounding enclosures in the middle of the night."

"That actually happened? Has that monkey become a spirit?"

"Any other juicy news?"

"Let me tell you, my uncle works at Donghai Wildlife Park. He said some of the escaped animals weren't normal."

"How weren't they normal?"

"Have you ever seen a gray wolf bigger than a tiger?"

"Bigger than a tiger? Wouldn't that make it two or three times bigger than an ordinary gray wolf?"

"Forget two or three times. It was a full six times bigger. I heard that gray wolf weighed three hundred kilograms."

"How is that possible? How could a wolf get that big?"

"Why not? Don't you know animals can mutate? Just like Awakeners, animals can 'awaken' too."

"So that gray wolf that escaped was a mutant?"

"Absolutely. I have another source who said the Supervision Bureau has already gotten involved."

"What Supervision Bureau? The moderators on a streaming platform?"

"Have you watched so many streams you've gone stupid? It's the Superpower Awakener Management Bureau, or the Supervision Bureau for short. They're the department responsible for handling Awakener cases nationwide. The Superpower Awakener Management Bureau has a team specifically responsible for cases involving mutant creatures."

When Fang Yuan walked into the classroom, he heard his classmates discussing yesterday's news.

"I heard one of the animals that escaped was a panda. If I ran into it, I'd definitely take it home and raise it." A girl looked utterly wistful.

"Wake up. That's a bear, not a cat. You don't really think pandas only eat plants just because they like bamboo, do you?" the classmate beside her said, shooting her down.

Some classmates were scrolling through the news on their phones, calling out any updates they found.

"There's an update! That three-hundred-kilogram mutant gray wolf has been caught."

"Really? I'm definitely going to the wildlife park this weekend to see it. A wolf bigger than a tiger-that's so awesome."

The classmate reading the news added, "You won't be able to see it."

"Why not?"

"They didn't send the mutant wolf back to the zoo. They put it in a cage and transported it away."

"Where did they take it?"

"The news didn't say, but it's easy enough to guess. It's not every day you catch a mutant beast. Of course they sent it to a lab to be sliced up."

"What a shame. I wanted to see a three-hundred-kilogram wolf. You could probably ride it, right? My frost wolf mount..." a boy said wistfully.

Of the four morning classes, only the first two, Chinese, covered a compulsory exam subject. The last two did not.

Fang Yuan urgently needed to improve his strength, so he decided to skip the last two classes and look for books on Star Power cultivation models in the library.

After learning the Star Power cultivation model yesterday, he had run into some questions and needed answers.

When he entered the library lobby.

Fang Yuan's heart lurched.

Someone was standing in front of the bookcase in the library lobby, staring at the geometric sculptures on top.

The important thing wasn't those geometric sculptures, but what was inside them.

The Triangular Star Core was inside the cone-shaped sculpture. If it was discovered, who knew what would happen?

What made Fang Yuan even more nervous was that the person examining the geometric sculptures was none other than the new martial arts instructor, Wei Hailong.

Fang Yuan's thoughts raced.

Has he discovered the Triangular Star Core inside the cone-shaped sculpture?

Who exactly is he?

Could he be a member of the Spear of God?

The biggest problem was that Iris Data couldn't reveal his specific attribute values.

If Fang Yuan could see even a little data, he might be able to work out some useful information.

Fang Yuan quickly assessed the man's strength.

During yesterday's martial arts class, Wei Hailong had worn military special operations camouflage. Judging by the military rank indicated by his shoulder insignia, his Star Power level should not exceed Lv.3.

Judging by his physical fitness, his highest attribute should be agility.

In that case, his spirit should be average for a Lv.3 Awakener.

The key attribute for Iris Data was spirit. The higher his spirit, the more attribute data he could see.

If he raised his spirit attribute, he might have a chance of seeing Wei Hailong's specific data.

Fang Yuan looked around. When he spotted the librarian at the checkout desk, inspiration struck.

The librarian was in her fifties and very kind. Even when books were occasionally returned late, she would let it slide.

None of that was the key.

The key was that Fang Yuan knew this librarian's Superpower Trait was "Advanced Spirit Enhancement."

Fang Yuan immediately walked over and handed her the book he was returning, then seized the opportunity to use "Superpower Mimicry" to copy her "Advanced Spirit Enhancement."

His Star Slot Trait field immediately changed to: Advanced Spirit Enhancement (mimicry).

An ability that purely enhanced an attribute wasn't particularly powerful in itself.

But awakening a high-level attribute enhancement was a different matter.

Advanced Spirit Enhancement could increase the spirit attribute by 40%.

After copying the ability, Fang Yuan immediately activated it. His 15 spirit instantly shot up to 21.

He looked at Wei Hailong again, and the attribute panel that appeared finally displayed some data.

Name: Wei Hailong Star Power level: Lv.3 Attributes: Strength ??? Agility ??? Constitution ??? Spirit ??? Superpower Trait: ??? Star Slot Trait: ??? Skills: ???

This time, he could finally see Wei Hailong's Star Power level.

Just as he had deduced, Wei Hailong's Star Power level was indeed Lv.3.

Although he could only see the Star Power level, that was enough to prove that raising his spirit attribute did help.

Yesterday, without Advanced Spirit Enhancement (mimicry), even the Star Power level field had been question marks.

If he kept raising his spirit attribute, could he see more information?

Fang Yuan considered the question.

Although Iris Data had no offensive power, it was absolutely a god-tier skill if used well.

The ability was also closely tied to spirit, so spending Rage Points to increase his spirit attribute was definitely worthwhile.

Besides, the super soldiers of the Star Power era all had two strong attributes.

His strength had already reached 19, approaching the limit for his current Star Power level. He could absolutely start improving a second attribute.

Moreover, he urgently needed a clear look at Wei Hailong's information.

Fang Yuan checked his Rage Points. He had 595 in total.

He spent 100 Rage Points to add one point of spirit first.

His base spirit rose to 16, becoming 22.4 after Advanced Spirit Enhancement (mimicry).

He looked at Wei Hailong again, but the number of question marks on the attribute panel had not decreased.

Fang Yuan wasn't impatient. He continued adding spirit.

Surges of scorching energy poured out of his body and into his brain as his spiritual power steadily increased.

In the end, he spent all 500 Rage Points, raising his base spirit to 20 and his enhanced spirit to 28.

This time, he finally saw Wei Hailong's attribute information.

Name: Wei Hailong Star Power level: Lv.3 Attributes: Strength 30, Agility ??? Constitution 30, Spirit 28 Superpower Trait: Star Power Flash Skills: ???

He could see the three attributes of strength, constitution, and spirit, but not agility.

That meant Wei Hailong's main attribute was agility. Judging by the main attribute values of Lv.3 Awakeners, his agility should be above 35.

The conclusion was that this man was very strong. His burst speed could reach 35 meters per second, more than three times that of an ordinary person.

So far, all of this man's attribute data matched his identity as an Awakener soldier. Fang Yuan had found nothing amiss.

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