Arc 2The Awakening Inducer

Fang Yuan investigated the threat to his family while growing stronger and uncovering the cause of Fang Xiaozhu’s half-awakening. He learned that Wei Hailong was hunting the real Spear of God member, then rushed to the hospital when Fang Zhenguo stopped answering his call.

  • Fang Yuan confronted Brother Donkey and his accomplices, defeated them, and later discovered that reports of mutant animals and Star Power fluctuations might signal a spatial rift near Donghai City.
  • Fang Yuan raised his stats, learned Thunder Fist from Wang Hongjun, and used it to defeat Qinglang’s gang after Qinglang targeted him and abducted Fang Xiaozhu.
  • Fang Yuan registered Little Orange and Little Gray as mutated pets, then followed the gray cat to find Fang Xiaozhu after someone disguised as a nurse had taken her from the hospital.
  • Fang Yuan stormed Warehouse 63, defeated Viper, and killed Qinglang and his men, but Fang Xiaozhu remained unconscious and was diagnosed as being in a dangerous half-awakened state.
  • Fang Yuan bought a Star Power suppressant that stabilized Fang Xiaozhu, then suspected she had ingested an awakening inducer mixed into food and began investigating Wei Hailong.
  • Fang Yuan used Han Youwei’s Star Power storage device to preserve Advanced Agility Enhancement, then copied Night Walker and broke into Wei Hailong’s apartment.
  • Fang Yuan accused Wei Hailong of poisoning Fang Xiaozhu, but learned Wei was investigating the Spear of God and an item lost by the navy twenty years earlier.
  • Fang Yuan concluded the real Spear of God member might still be at the hospital and hurried there with Wei Hailong after Fang Zhenguo failed to answer his call.
Chapters 26–50 Vol. 1 Read

Ch. 26"Leaving Her to Die"

Fang Yuan trained to improve his Star Power and tried an energy drink before encountering three thugs cornering his classmate Shen Lina. He denied knowing her and provoked her for Rage Points, then challenged the gang’s leader after he revealed a kukri.

  • Fang Yuan finished a morning run, sensed his agility had improved, and reflected on why training and Star Power cultivation mattered.
  • Fang Yuan bought a bottle of Dimethyl Blue Energy Drink and found that it modestly sped up his recovery.
  • Fang Yuan took a shortcut through the old town and came upon three thugs cornering Shen Lina near a basketball court.
  • Shen Lina recognized Fang Yuan and hid behind him, but Fang Yuan claimed they barely knew each other and gained Rage Points from her anger.
  • Brother Donkey threatened Fang Yuan, who refused to back down, and Brother Donkey revealed a kukri at his waist.

Ch. 27Bro, Are You Sick in the Head?

Fang Yuan confronted three thugs who threatened Shen Lina and tried to rob him, then beat them while farming Rage Points. He left for school late, while Shen Lina remained stunned by what she had witnessed.

  • Fang Yuan tried to leave the alley, but Brother Donkey and his two accomplices chased him after noticing his energy drink and demanded his wallet.
  • Shen Lina fled while the thugs surrounded Fang Yuan, but the hooded man caught her and dragged her back.
  • Fang Yuan knocked Brother Donkey and the black man down, then chased the hooded man across the rooftops and struck him with a brick.
  • Fang Yuan dragged all three thugs to a basketball court and beat them to collect Rage Points, earning 215 in total.
  • Fang Yuan found only three yuan in the thugs' pockets, told Shen Lina he had intended to save her, and hurried to school late while she stood stunned.

Ch. 28Mutant Creatures

At school, Fang Yuan identified Beef Meatball’s enormous hamster as a mutant creature with the Rapid Digestion superpower. Qiao Zeyu explained that the increase in mutant creatures was concentrated in Donghai City and linked it to the Star Power fluctuations that precede spatial rifts.

  • Fang Yuan arrived at school and heard classmates discussing the dangerous zoo animals that were still missing.
  • Beef Meatball showed his classmates a hamster that had grown to the size of a basketball, and Fang Yuan used Iris Data to identify its Rapid Digestion superpower.
  • Beef Meatball said he had raised the hamster on potato chip crumbs and that it had grown dramatically over the summer.
  • Qiao Zeyu told the class that reports of mutant creatures had increased in Donghai City, not across the internet generally.
  • Fang Yuan guessed that spatial rifts were involved, and Qiao Zeyu explained that the Star Power fluctuations before a rift appeared could cause creatures to awaken or mutate.

Ch. 29"The Devil's Open Eyes"

Fang Yuan learned that Star Power fluctuations could signal an approaching spatial rift near Donghai City and began researching how rifts formed. He left the library with a book on spatial rifts, still wondering how long the warning signs had been present.

  • Qiao Zeyu told the students that a spatial rift might appear near Donghai City and warned them not to spread the news online.
  • Fang Yuan analyzed the reports of Star Power fluctuations and animal mutations, then spent the morning thinking about spatial rifts.
  • Fang Yuan went to the library to research spatial rifts and found Han Youwei reaching for the same book, “The Devil's Open Eyes: The Evolution of Spatial Rifts.”
  • Han Youwei explained that Star Power fluctuations preceded spatial rifts and said the timing depended on the rift's size.
  • Fang Yuan checked out the book and learned that Han Youwei could not join him at the martial arts gym because someone had already booked a session with him.

Ch. 30Fully booked

Fang Yuan profited from a mysterious member who booked all his gym sessions without appearing, then spent his evenings cultivating Star Power. He visited Fang Xiaozhu at the hospital, where the stray cats ignored his food until she fed them.

  • Fang Yuan learned that one person had booked his sparring sessions for a week without showing up, so he raised his rate tenfold.
  • The member continued booking every session and paying, making Fang Yuan the gym's fully booked, highest-priced coach while he trained and raised his agility to 19 points.
  • Fang Yuan lent Han Youwei a book, and she complained that she could no longer book a session with him.
  • Fang Yuan brought food and cat food to Fang Xiaozhu at the hospital and tried to make her eat before feeding the stray cats.
  • The cats refused Fang Yuan's cat food but ate eagerly when Fang Xiaozhu gave it to them, and the orange tabby's fur bristled when Fang Yuan poked it.

Ch. 31The elusive cause

Fang Yuan teased Fang Xiaozhu and their cats, then stayed home after she briefly struggled to breathe and gave her a phone watch for emergencies. Later, a doctor and Zhou Weiya suggested an external cause for Fang Xiaozhu’s unexplained illness, prompting Fang Yuan to privately suspect the Triangular Star Core.

  • Fang Yuan discovered that teasing Little Orange and Little Gray generated Rage Points, then stopped when Fang Xiaozhu became short of breath.
  • Fang Yuan checked that Fang Xiaozhu was all right, fed the cats, and decided not to go to the martial arts gym.
  • Fang Yuan gave Fang Xiaozhu a phone watch with call, location, and heart-rate functions, and they joked about the price of energy drinks.
  • Zhou Weiya told Fang Yuan that the attending physician wanted to discuss Fang Xiaozhu’s illness.
  • The attending physician and Zhou Weiya raised the possibility that something external had caused Fang Xiaozhu’s condition, and Fang Yuan privately thought of the Triangular Star Core.
  • Fang Yuan denied that his sister had encountered anything unusual, and the discussion ended after half an hour.

Ch. 32A weekend "date"

Fang Yuan and Han Youwei arranged a weekend spar so she could test whether her increased Spirit improved Static Electricity Control. Their practice revealed Fang Yuan’s unusually high Strength and Agility, and the chapter ended with their hands clasped as Li Weilian appeared and Fang Yuan’s Rage Points surged.

  • Fang Yuan invited Han Youwei to spar at Thunder Martial Arts Gym on Sunday after she said she wanted to test Static Electricity Control.
  • Han Youwei attacked Fang Yuan with increasingly powerful kicks, but he dodged and handled them steadily.
  • Han Youwei learned that Fang Yuan’s Strength and Agility had both reached 19 while he was still a Lv.1 Awakener.
  • Fang Yuan checked that he had 330 Rage Points and wondered whether they could help him break through the Lv.1 attribute limit.
  • Fang Yuan and Han Youwei held hands to begin testing her ability, and his Rage Points surged when Li Weilian appeared.

Ch. 33Clashing Ideals

Fang Yuan and Han Youwei tested Static Electricity Control and used the results to estimate Fang Yuan’s Spirit stat, revealing that he had triple high stats at Lv.1. Li Weilian tried to persuade Han Youwei to leave with him, but she rejected his sheltered outlook and said she would fight if danger called.

  • Han Youwei used Static Electricity Control on Fang Yuan, and he measured the paralysis at 1.6 seconds while gaining Rage Points.
  • Fang Yuan and Han Youwei estimated the ability’s duration formula, and Han Youwei realized Fang Yuan’s Spirit stat was around 19 or 20.
  • Li Weilian complained to Manager Liu that Fang Yuan was sparring despite having all his sessions booked, but Manager Liu explained that Fang Yuan was there on his day off.
  • Li Weilian invited Han Youwei to his house to analyze Static Electricity Control and warned her against training on the martial arts platform’s poor flooring, but she refused.
  • Han Youwei challenged Li Weilian’s claim that people of their status need not risk their lives, saying she would step forward to fight if danger came.

Ch. 34Star Power Martial Techniques

Han Youwei left the gym after Li Weilian grew jealous of her time with Fang Yuan, and Li hired Qinglang to cripple Fang. Meanwhile, Wang Hongjun offered to teach Fang Yuan the full Thunder Fist and eventually entrust him with the Thunder Martial Arts Gym.

  • Han Youwei ended training and left, while Li Weilian watched Fang Yuan with resentment.
  • Outside the gym, Qinglang offered to handle Fang Yuan for Li Weilian, revealing his Lv.2 transformation ability and wolf claw.
  • Li Weilian paid Qinglang two hundred thousand and ordered him to cripple Fang Yuan.
  • Wang Hongjun tested Fang Yuan’s speed and strength, then offered to teach him Thunder Fist.
  • Wang Hongjun explained that he hoped Fang Yuan would learn Thunder Fist and take over the gym in the future.

Ch. 35One Hundred and Eight Streams of Thunder Fist

Wang Hongjun taught Fang Yuan Thunder Fist and discovered that Fang Yuan could master its Star Power circulation routes far faster than expected. The chapter left Wang Hongjun convinced that Fang Yuan had exceptional potential.

  • Fang Yuan told Wang Hongjun he hoped to venture into the wider world, and Wang Hongjun asked him to hold down the martial arts school and learn Thunder Fist.
  • Wang Hongjun showed Fang Yuan Thunder Fist’s 108 Star Power circulation routes and explained how to practice them.
  • Fang Yuan quickly learned the earlier circulation routes and repeatedly tried to master the most difficult section.
  • Wang Hongjun challenged Fang Yuan to demonstrate Thunder Fist using eighteen streams of Star Power.
  • Fang Yuan performed the eighteen-stream Thunder Fist on his first try, astonishing Wang Hongjun.

Ch. 36The Bond Between Old Comrades

Fang Yuan practiced Thunder Fist at the gym and used Rage Points to raise his strength enough to perform its thirty-six-stream form. He burst a punching bag with the punch and fled before the gym could charge his father for it.

  • Wang Hongjun taught Fang Yuan that thirty-six-stream Thunder Fist required strength of about 23 or 24 and warned him against using the technique repeatedly.
  • Wang Hongjun gave Fang Zhenguo an SVD, and Fang Zhenguo left to try it out.
  • Fang Yuan practiced eighteen-stream Thunder Fist and checked his stats, discovering that his panel listed Thunder Fist and Parkour.
  • Fang Yuan spent 200 Rage Points to raise his strength to 21, then spent the rest to increase it to 23.
  • Fang Yuan threw a thirty-six-stream Thunder Fist punch that burst the punching bag and snapped its chain.
  • Fang Yuan told Manager Liu to deduct the bag's cost from Fang Zhenguo's wages, then ran off.

Ch. 37One-punch KO

Fang Yuan was ambushed by Qinglang’s gang, but used his enhanced agility and a single powerful punch to defeat their Lv.2 boss. He then knocked down the gang’s other members and collected 450 Rage Points in total.

  • Two thugs tried to drag Fang Yuan to their boss, but Fang Yuan threw them to the ground and followed them to the basketball court.
  • Qinglang confronted Fang Yuan and revealed his Lv.2 transformation-type superpower, Qinglang’s Claw, while his gang surrounded them.
  • Qinglang attacked, but Fang Yuan dodged his claws with Gliding Step and sent him crashing through a wall with one punch.
  • Qinglang ordered his dozen underlings to attack, but Fang Yuan knocked them all down.
  • Fang Yuan gained 380 Rage Points from the gang, bringing his total to 450.

Ch. 38Mutant Pets

After Fang Yuan subdued a gang of thugs, he went to the hospital when Fang Xiaozhu called for help and found agents trying to capture her mutated cats. He secured both cats and registered them as pets, but they were required to undergo examinations at the Mutant Biology Research Institute in Donghai City before next week.

  • Fang Yuan defeated the gang of thugs, earned Rage Points, and wondered whether raising his constitution would help him withstand Thunder Fist's recoil.
  • Fang Xiaozhu called Fang Yuan to the hospital, where he found Supervision Bureau agents trying to capture her orange cat, Little Orange.
  • Fang Yuan used Iris Data to identify Little Orange's Flame Claw and discovered that the gray cat, Little Gray, had Advanced Agility Enhancement.
  • Fang Yuan calmed Little Orange, rescued it from the tree, and challenged the agents over their double standard for keeping mutated pets.
  • Fang Yuan registered both cats with the agents, who photographed them and ordered him to take them for examinations in Donghai City before next week.

Ch. 39The suspicious instructor

Fang Yuan learned that the Spear of God was investigating Fang Xiaozhu and suspected that Wei Hailong might be an impostor working for the organization. He asked Fang Zhenguo to verify Wei Hailong’s military background while he stayed with his sleeping sister.

  • Fang Yuan and Fang Xiaozhu encountered instructor Wei Hailong at the hospital, where he claimed he had come to treat a cut.
  • Fang Yuan warned Fang Xiaozhu that Little Orange’s Flame Claw could burn her and helped her dry her hair.
  • Little Fat Dragon told Fang Yuan that the backer behind the investigation into his family might have arrived in Donghai City a month earlier.
  • Fang Yuan suspected Wei Hailong because of his timing, his visit to the inpatient building, and his interest in the library sculpture.
  • Fang Yuan called Fang Zhenguo and asked him to investigate Wei Hailong’s identity and military record.

Ch. 40An awakening inducer with a 90% mortality rate

Fang Yuan learned that his cats may have been given a banned awakening inducer, while Li Weilian threatened Qinglang over a failed job. The chapter ended with Fang Xiaozhu missing from the hospital, and surveillance footage showing someone dressed as a nurse carrying her away.

  • Fang Yuan took his cats to the Mutant Biology Research Institute, where a researcher identified their abilities and suspected they had undergone induced mutation.
  • The researcher explained that awakening inducer was banned, cost two hundred thousand per dose, and had a 90% mortality rate.
  • Li Weilian punished Qinglang for failing to deal with someone and gave him three days to complete the job.
  • Fang Yuan went to the hospital after his mother, Li Shuhua, called to say Fang Xiaozhu was missing.
  • Fang Yuan, Li Shuhua, and Old Fang reviewed surveillance footage and saw someone dressed like a nurse carry the sleeping Fang Xiaozhu out of the hospital.

Ch. 41The Cat's Repayment

Fang Yuan followed the gray cat to a house where he found Fang Xiaozhu unconscious beside two mangled men, then took her back to the hospital. After learning she was safe, he set out for Qinglang’s warehouse, while Fang Zhenguo secretly followed him.

  • Fang Yuan found Xiaozhu's phone watch at the hospital and followed the gray cat away from the hospital.
  • Qinglang called Fang Yuan and ordered him to come alone to a warehouse at 63 T-shaped Bridge Road, but Fang Yuan chose to trust the cat instead.
  • Fang Yuan followed the gray cat to a house, where he found Fang Xiaozhu unconscious, two badly wounded men, and a huge black shape fleeing through the backyard.
  • Fang Yuan carried Fang Xiaozhu back to the hospital, where the doctor confirmed she was unharmed, and told Fang Zhenguo that Qinglang had abducted her.
  • Fang Yuan left for the warehouse at T-shaped Bridge Road, and Fang Zhenguo secretly took a taxi there after him.

Ch. 42Superpower: Viper Muscles

Fang Yuan confronted Qinglang over his sister’s kidnapping and learned that Viper, a powerful awakened with Viper Muscles, was backing him. Fang Yuan spent all his Rage Points on agility and struck Qinglang with a Thunder Fist, leaving the outcome of the fight unresolved.

  • Fang Yuan stormed Warehouse No. 63 and challenged Qinglang for kidnapping his sister.
  • Qinglang revealed that he had broken Fang Yuan’s father’s hand and introduced Viper as his ally.
  • Fang Yuan examined Viper’s stats and recognized the danger of his Viper Muscles, Snake Fist, and exceptional agility.
  • Viper and Qinglang surrounded Fang Yuan with their armed henchmen as Fang Yuan assessed his own stats.
  • Fang Yuan invested all his Rage Points in agility, activated Advanced Agility Enhancement, and hit Qinglang with a Thunder Fist that sent him flying.

Ch. 43One-Punch Knockout!

Fang Yuan exploited Viper’s poor eyesight to land a decisive Thunder Fist and knock him unconscious. The chapter ended with Qinglang aiming a pistol at Fang Yuan.

  • Fang Yuan dodged Viper’s powerful Snake Fist attacks while fighting off Qinglang’s underlings.
  • Fang Yuan noticed Viper’s punches were inaccurate and deduced that his snake-like pupils gave him poor eyesight.
  • Fang Yuan taunted Viper about being nearly blind, making him angrier and causing his attacks to grow more erratic.
  • Fang Yuan feinted until Viper lost control, then struck his abdomen with Thunder Fist and knocked him out.
  • Qinglang got up, drew a pistol, and aimed it at Fang Yuan.

Ch. 44Blood Bloomed Amid the Slaughter

Fang Yuan killed Qinglang and his men after rescuing Fang Xiaozhu, then returned to the hospital, where his sister remained unconscious. The next day her breathing worsened, and Fang Yuan discovered that her spirit attribute was unusually high.

  • A sniper shot off Qinglang's arm, and Fang Yuan took Qinglang's pistol and killed him despite his offer of money.
  • Fang Yuan killed Qinglang's remaining men, gaining 910 Rage Points, then searched the clock tower and found a warm shell casing as Warehouse 63 burned.
  • Fang Yuan returned to the hospital, spoke cryptically with Fang Zhenguo, and checked on Fang Xiaozhu, who was still asleep.
  • The next day Fang Xiaozhu could not be woken, and doctors inserted a breathing tube when her breathing became labored.
  • Fang Yuan examined Fang Xiaozhu's attributes and found that her spirit was 10 despite her having no Star Power level or superpower trait.

Ch. 45Awakening Inducer Again

Fang Yuan rushed to save Fang Xiaozhu after she began a dangerous, abnormal awakening, then learned she had been given a banned awakening inducer. Once she recovered, he investigated when and how she had taken it and connected the drug to the two mutated cats.

  • Fang Yuan noticed Fang Xiaozhu's Star Power level flickering between none and Lv.1, and Professor Liang diagnosed her as being in a life-threatening half-awakened state caused by an awakening inducer.
  • Fang Yuan obtained two hundred thousand from Qinglang's check, bought a Star Power suppressant, and brought it back to the hospital.
  • The suppressant stabilized Fang Xiaozhu, who woke up and told Fang Yuan she had seen Bear Hegemon.
  • Fang Yuan asked Professor Liang about the inducer and learned it had entered Fang Xiaozhu's system three days earlier, probably by mouth.
  • Fang Yuan recalled that Fang Xiaozhu shared food with the two mutated cats and remembered someone visiting the hospital on the day the cats were discovered.

Ch. 46Star Power Storage Device

Fang Yuan suspected Wei Hailong and the Spear of God had used an awakening inducer on Fang Xiaozhu, then increased his strength and agility while training at school. He asked Han Youwei to lend him her family’s Star Power storage device and arranged to get it immediately.

  • Fang Yuan told Fang Zhenguo that Fang Xiaozhu had probably ingested an awakening inducer mixed into her food, and Fang Zhenguo decided to watch over her at the hospital.
  • Fang Yuan suspected the Spear of God was responsible and asked Fang Zhenguo to investigate Wei Hailong further.
  • At school, Fang Yuan saw Wei Hailong looking up information about awakening inducers and secretly observed him during martial arts class.
  • Fang Yuan spent Rage Points to raise his agility to 30 and strength to 26, then trained until his physique reached 16.
  • Fang Yuan asked Han Youwei to lend him her family’s Star Power storage device, and she agreed to have her driver bring it to them.

Ch. 47The Drawback of the Godly Skill "Superpower Mimicry"

Fang Yuan ate lunch with Han Youwei, drawing attention and resentment from students who spread rumors about them. Han Youwei gave him a Star Power storage device that might help him preserve copied abilities, though he had not yet tested whether Superpower Mimicry could use it.

  • Fang Yuan treated Han Youwei to cafeteria lunch, and the boys watching them generated Rage Points when he snapped at them.
  • Students spread rumors about Fang Yuan and Han Youwei, while Beef Meatball warned Fang Yuan that Li Weilian had learned about their lunch.
  • Han Youwei briefly left the cafeteria, returned with a paper bag, and gave Fang Yuan a Star Power storage device.
  • Fang Yuan examined the device and considered whether it could let him save copied abilities instead of giving up Advanced Agility Enhancement when he mimicked another power.

Ch. 48Storing Abilities

Fang Yuan tested Han Youwei’s Star Power storage watch and discovered he could use it to preserve and copy abilities. After arranging to borrow it in exchange for sparring sessions, he searched the athletic field for useful abilities and copied Night Walker.

  • Han Youwei explained how the watch stored and released Star Power, and Fang Yuan filled it with Advanced Agility Enhancement.
  • Fang Yuan copied Han Youwei’s Static Electricity Control and shocked her with it.
  • Fang Yuan released the stored Star Power and copied Advanced Agility Enhancement back from the watch, realizing it could preserve abilities.
  • Han Youwei let Fang Yuan keep the watch in exchange for free sparring sessions whenever she wanted.
  • Fang Yuan searched the athletic field, copied Night Walker from a student, and waited in the library for nightfall.

Ch. 49Night raid on the instructor

Fang Yuan broke into Wei Hailong’s home to investigate whether he was connected to the Spear of God and the Awakening Inducer given to Xiaozhu. Wei Hailong recognized Fang Yuan after their fight, leaving the instructor demanding to know why his student had attacked him.

  • Fang Yuan tested Night Walker’s concealment, then used it to sneak into Wei Hailong’s apartment with a pistol.
  • Fang Yuan found a work log stating that Wei Hailong had investigated Fang Zhenguo’s family and the item lost twenty years earlier.
  • Fang Yuan ambushed Wei Hailong outside the bathroom, but Wei Hailong dodged the gun and attacked him.
  • Fang Yuan copied Advanced Agility Enhancement and fought Wei Hailong, then disarmed him and recovered the pistol.
  • Wei Hailong tore off Fang Yuan’s mask, recognized his student, and asked why he had attacked him.

Ch. 50Who Exactly Was That Person?

Fang Yuan confronted Wei Hailong, suspecting him of belonging to the Spear of God and poisoning Fang Xiaozhu, but learned Wei was a navy officer investigating the same enemy. Realizing the actual Spear of God member might still be at the hospital, Fang Yuan rushed there to protect Xiaozhu, but Fang Zhenguo did not answer his call.

  • Fang Yuan accused Wei Hailong of working for the Spear of God and poisoning Fang Xiaozhu, citing his hospital visit, searches about Awakening Inducers, and a military work log.
  • Wei Hailong denied the accusations, and Fang Yuan checked his military records with Fang Zhenguo, confirming Wei's listed ability and identity.
  • Wei Hailong revealed he had come to Donghai to hunt the Spear of God member and investigate an item lost by the navy twenty years earlier, which the enemy suspected Fang Zhenguo possessed.
  • Fang Yuan concluded that the real Spear of God member might still be at the hospital and hurried there with Wei Hailong.
  • Fang Yuan tried calling Fang Zhenguo to warn him to stay with Xiaozhu, but Fang Zhenguo did not answer.
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