Apocalypse: No rebirth! Time to upgrade the sewers!

He was ready to advance immediately.

But at that moment, he suddenly froze.

He seems to have overlooked a very basic question.

"System, how do I use this energy crystal?"

[System prompt: Eat it]

Song Qing was petrified.

Eat...eat it?

What's going on? Shouldn't you sit cross-legged and slowly absorb it in your palms or something?

This is a crystal, as hard as stone.

He looked at the red crystal, about the size of a bottle cap, in his hand. He wondered if swallowing it would choke him.

Forget it, take care of him.

The system will never betray itself.

He picked up a red energy crystal and, under Gu Ya's puzzled gaze, put it in his mouth.

The expected firm texture did not materialize.

That crystal melted in my mouth.

It instantly transformed into a warm, soothing current, flowing down my throat.

Gu Ya, who was standing to the side, saw this scene and her beautiful eyes were filled with question marks.

"Honey...you...you ate that stone?"

Song Qing then realized that she hadn't explained the energy crystal to Gu Ya yet.

He turned his head and smiled at Gu Ya's worried gaze.

"I'm about to advance to the next level."

"This is an energy crystal."

Song Qing continued.

"We are all first-level ability users. As long as we absorb enough energy crystals, we can advance to the next level."

Gu Ya nodded as if she understood, but a smile instantly appeared on her face.

"Will my husband become even stronger right away?"

Song Qing patted Gu Ya's head.

"Yes, you can advance to the next level then too."

Gu Ya shook her head and looked at him.

"As long as my husband gets a better role model, I don't mind."

Song Qing didn't say anything more.

If given the chance, I would definitely want my woman to become stronger along with me.

Without further hesitation, he placed the nine red energy crystals in his hand.

Then, he stuffed all nine crystals into his mouth in one go.

The nine crystals melt instantly upon entering the mouth.

next second.

Song Qing's body became burning hot, and her skin turned an unnatural red.

He could clearly feel that his body was undergoing a tremendous transformation.

Muscles, bones, blood... everything is being reshaped and strengthened by a brute force!

The power of supernatural abilities is also increasing steadily!

suddenly!

hum!

An invisible energy surge emanated from Song Qing and spread outwards!

Song Qing slowly clenched his fist.

He felt that he could easily crush his previous two selves now.

This pure sense of power is exhilarating!

"Honey? It worked?"

With a hint of surprise, Gu Ya spoke cautiously.

Song Qing nodded, the crimson on his body had faded, and he exuded an unprecedentedly powerful aura.

"It's a success."

Gu Ya looked at her man and felt that he seemed to have become even more handsome.

She couldn't resist standing on tiptoe and kissing Song Qing on the cheek.

Looking at Gu Ya, this proactive little vixen, Song Qing felt a surge of heat in his heart.

They're even daring to flirt with him now; I guess I'll have to teach them a lesson when we get back.

He pinched Gu Ya's slender waist lightly.

"ah……"

Gu Ya let out a small gasp.

Song Qing leaned close to her ear and said something.

"I'll teach you a lesson when we get back."

Gu Ya's face flushed bright red instantly.

Song Qing ignored Gu Ya and silently recited in her heart.

"System, view your personal panel."

The next second, a blue, semi-transparent panel that only he could see appeared before his eyes.

Name: Song Qing

Age: 25

[Superpower Level: II]

[Special Abilities: [Red] Gluttony, [Red] Extreme Cold, [Red] Space, [Purple] Invisibility, [Blue] Spikes, [Blue] Thorny Vines, [Blue] Strong Toxin, [Blue] Paper Containment, [Green] Claws, [Green] Rusting, [White] Night Vision]

[Physical Fitness: 37]

[Agility: 36]

【Strength: 34】

【Spirit: 33】

Points: 45

Song Qing's breath hitched slightly.

All attributes were increased by a full 12 points!

No wonder he felt that his body had become much stronger, not just a little bit stronger, but significantly improved.

That's not the key point.

Most importantly, he could clearly feel that every one of his abilities, whether it was spatial, extreme cold, or other abilities, had improved.

This comprehensive enhancement is something that the gluttony ability cannot provide.

suddenly!

He sensed a strong threat rapidly approaching from below!

Song Qing immediately closed the system panel and rushed to the edge of the rooftop to look down.

There stood Ah Hu, a muscular giant over three meters tall, who was actually climbing this building, which was tens of meters high, with his bare hands!

His climbing method was extremely brutal; he would insert his hands directly into the concrete wall, push off with his legs, and his body would shoot upwards several meters.

In just a few breaths, he had climbed halfway up the building!

Ah Hu also spotted him, and grinned, revealing a vicious smile.

"Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!"

"No wonder! No wonder! I sensed a strong energy fluctuation just now; it turns out someone really was spying on us here!"

Song Qing's heart sank instantly.

He never expected that the energy fluctuations during his advancement would attract this evil spirit!

"Xiaoya! Stay away!"

He spoke to Gu Ya behind him without turning his head.

Gu Ya was startled by this sudden turn of events and said.

"husband!"

Gu Ya's heart leaped into her throat.

She instinctively wanted to rush over.

"Stay here, don't move."

Song Qing said this with an air of undeniable authority.

Song Qing took a step forward and stomped her foot.

moment!

Centered on his feet, large swathes of deep blue ice spread wildly toward the walls of the building below!

Click!Click!Click!

Countless sharp ice spikes grew wildly from the wall, layer upon layer!

Just one breath.

Half of the building's exterior walls are covered by this terrifying layer of deep blue ice!

Ah Hu, who was climbing with his bare hands, had nowhere to hide from the overwhelming ice spikes.

The old man on his shoulder screamed.

"Ah Hu! He's an elemental-type ability user! Get out of the way!"

Ah Hu's maniacal laughter froze.

Of course he saw it.

But he didn't expect the opponent's attack to be so swift and its scope so vast!

"Old man! Hold on tight!"

Ah Hu roared and gave up climbing. He clenched his free hand into a fist and slammed it out at the oncoming tide of ice spikes!

boom!

Large swathes of ice spikes were shattered by his punch.

However, even more ice instantly engulfed him.

The extreme cold penetrated his proud muscle defenses for the first time.

"Ahhhhh!"

Ah Hu let out a scream.

"It's so cold! Hahaha! It's really so cold!"

He felt like half of his body was freezing.

On the rooftop, Song Qing remained expressionless.

He did not stop releasing his power.

More cold air surged from his body, making the ice below thicker and its color even deeper.

Just as Ah Hu was about to freeze his limbs solid with cold ice.

He no longer hesitated.

"Oh shit!"

He cursed angrily and jumped straight down from a height of tens of meters!

Boom!

A loud bang.

Ah Hu's massive body slammed heavily onto the ground.

He let out a roar, and his muscles trembled violently.

The solid ice covering him then shattered with a deafening roar!

The old man stared in shock at the wall of the building that was completely frozen.

"What terrifying destructive power... Is this what elemental ability users are like?"