The Normal Situation

Ding-dong.

I received another new message on my phone.

Li Daoyi: What stage have you reached in your cultivation, kid?

Shen Heng: Mid Third Tier, his abilities only recently reached B-Class.

Li Daoyi: Wow! You've evolved twice in less than two years, you're something else!

Li Daoyi: If this happened to anyone else, they'd be lucky to evolve even once.

Shen Heng: But it's still far from S-Class.

Li Daoyi: That's true, and from now on, you won't be able to evolve whenever you want.

Shen Heng paused for a moment after looking at the message on the screen, then raised his finger to type.

Shen Heng: You can't just evolve whenever you want?

Shen Heng: If the ability wants to continue evolving, will it be different from before?

Li Daoyi: Yes, when your ability is below B-Class, as long as you keep using it and wait for the right time, you can eventually achieve Synchronization and try to Ability Evolution.

Li Daoyi: But it wasn't so easy after that.

Li Daoyi: Whether you can evolve to A-Class or even higher depends on your individual comprehension.

Li Daoyi: If you have good comprehension, you can evolve in a year or two. If you're unlucky, you might never evolve in your lifetime.

Shen Heng: Personal insight?

Li Daoyi: Well, because there aren't many case studies to refer to, headquarters isn't very certain about this area right now.

Li Daoyi: According to headquarters' speculation, your use, understanding, perception, and even preferences regarding your abilities may all influence the evolution of those abilities.

Shen Heng: I'll leave aside everything else, but even preferences count?

Li Daoyi: This is just speculation stemming from the Ability Evolution.

Shen Heng did not reply; he simply stared silently at the messages on his phone.

In that case, it would probably be even more difficult to Ability Evolution.

The Martial Arts Academy has a four-year curriculum.

Now, half a year has passed.

In other words, it will take at least three and a half years for his abilities to break through to S-Class.

Only in this way can Shen Shuning be reassigned to another position.

If any unexpected situation arises in the middle...

Shen Heng: Okay, I understand. Thank you, Daoist Master.

Li Daoyi: Don't be too complacent, kid. Even if you reach S-Class and assign her to a position, she'll still be deployed to combat if the situation becomes critical.

Shen Heng's gaze lingered on the message for a moment before he raised his finger to type.

Shen Heng: If it really comes to that, I have no objection.

Li Daoyi: That's fine.

Li Daoyi: Oh right, you killed an S-Class Calamity Beast all by yourself a while ago, didn't you?

Shen Heng:...

Shen Heng: It hasn't reached that level yet, it's just stalling, and the Calamity Beast's direct combat strength isn't at S-Class.

Li Daoyi: Even if your direct combat strength wasn't S-Class, it was still strong enough. You weren't even evolved yet back then, were you? How did you manage that?

Shen Heng: The advanced application of flow causes the Origin Power that was originally flowing within the body to vibrate.

Shen Heng: Then, maintaining a high-frequency vibration state flowing through the body, this can bring about a significant enhancement of the body, which I call 'Flow Overclocking'.

Li Daoyi: Vibration of Origin Power?

Shen Heng: Hmm

Li Daoyi: Although the Origin Power will dissipate, it generally tends to be stable when it flows. How do you make it vibrate?

Shen Heng:

This isn't difficult; you can simply influence it through willpower.

Like a musical instrument string, once you pluck it, it can maintain a high frequency of vibration for a short period of time.

The challenge, however, lies in maintaining the Origin Power within a single frequency.

You need to constantly monitor the frequency of the body's Origin Power tremors and continuously adjust them to achieve a relatively harmonious state.

I solved this problem through my own abilities.

But I haven't figured out how to deal with the others yet.

This is also why I haven't uploaded this combat technique to the Martial World Easy Exchange yet.

Li Daoyi: Understood! Remember to tell me when you come up with a solution!

Shen Heng: Okay

Li Daoyi: By the way, because of that mission, headquarters has taken notice of you. Now you're one of their key targets.

Shen Heng: Are there any rewards for getting attention?

Li Daoyi: Dream on!

Li Daoyi: Scientific research, high-end combat force training, and daily operations have already consumed most of the resources.

Li Daoyi: For headquarters, resources remain scarce.

Shen Heng: Isn't that pointless?

Li Daoyi: Hahaha! It will be useful when the time is right!

Shen Heng looked at the message on his phone, paused, and thought of what Li Daoyi had said earlier.

Shen Heng: By the way, Daoist Master, you mentioned earlier that A-Class abilities aren't easy to come by these days?

Li Daoyi: I can't give you specific figures.

Li Daoyi: But I can tell you, the later you awaken, the harder it might be to awaken a high-level ability.

Shen Heng's gaze sharpened slightly as he raised his finger to type.

Shen Heng: The later you awaken, the harder it is to awaken a high-level ability?

Li Daoyi: Yes, according to the research institute, the Origin Power in the air has been slowly increasing.

Li Daoyi: Although ordinary people do not cultivate, their bodies are constantly being imbued with Origin Power.

Li Daoyi: This kind of immersion will make their bodies increasingly adapt to the Origin Power.

Li Daoyi: When they want to awaken their abilities, this adaptation will make the Origin Power's stimulation on them much weaker, thus causing the grade of their awakened abilities to show a downward trend.

Li Daoyi: However, the people at the research institute said that there will always be an upper limit to the concentration of Origin Power in the air, and at that time, the human body's adaptation to Origin Power will also reach an upper limit.

Li Daoyi: When you reach that limit, the grade of the awakened ability will become relatively stable.

Li Daoyi: Although high-level abilities may be harder to obtain at that time, that's normal.

Li Daoyi: Just like before, if out of several thousand people successfully awaken, only four are S-Class, that would be an abnormal situation.

Is it because the body is becoming more and more adapted to the Origin Power, causing the grade of the awakened ability to drop...? Shen Heng looked thoughtfully at the message on his phone.

The two exchanged a few more words before ending their conversation.

Shen Heng leaned back in his chair and turned to look out the window.

The latest time limit is three and a half years, is it S-Class...?

New Year's Eve, at Shen Heng's home.

Several freshly prepared New Year's dishes were laid out on the small coffee table.

A steaming hot casserole of fish head stew with tofu, steamed sea bass, braised pork trotters, cola chicken wings, and garlic bok choy, with a plate of spring rolls on the side.

The television was playing, but the three of them weren't paying attention to it; instead, they were eating and talking.

However, the conversation mainly focused on Xu Yuqin Shen Shuning, including about school, classmates, life, and other aspects.

Although I asked quite a few questions in the past two days, there are always some I've missed or forgotten.

As for Shen Heng, he stays home every day, so there's not much to ask.

After a long while, as if remembering something, Xu Yuqin turned to look at Shen Heng.

"By the way, Xiao Heng, how's your colleague?"

The slightly different news made Shen Shuning pause briefly.

She hesitated for a moment, then looked at Shen Heng.

Shen Heng sighed softly.

"Mom, I told you, that's my colleague!"