As spiritual energy revived, I, having acquired certain attributes, gradually ascended to immortalit

"A woman protected by a lion?"

Gu Jingshi looked at the message and chuckled, "But Shen Qing is a man."

"That's what I mean!" Su Xiaoxiao said confidently.

Gu Jingshi stared at the message on his phone in silence for a moment. "I won't deliberately bother him, but some communication between colleagues is normal, isn't it?"

colleague?

Su Xiaoxiao on the other end of the phone looked completely bewildered.

Shen Qing changed jobs? Joined a traditional Chinese medicine company? It can't be that Gu Jingshi abandoned his family's group and switched jobs on his own, can it?

How love-struck must someone be to do something like this?

Anyway, she's definitely not a love-struck person.

Su Xiaoxiao suddenly became curious, "Speaking of which, what made you fall for Shen Qing back then? His pretentious attitude in high school was so infuriating!"

Gu Jingshi was taken aback, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously curled up.

To put it simply, in today's terms, it's like a rich girl being attracted and abducted by a quirky, unconventional blond guy.

It was only after Shen Qing entered university and became more reserved that she was truly "lured away".

……

In June, the weather became hot.

After ten relatively peaceful days, there were no more demonic incidents since the Yin calamity of the Sleeping Corpse Path was resolved.

Shen Qing's daily life can be described as very regular: patrolling during the day and wandering around the evil realm a few times at night.

However, since it is on the outermost edge, although there are more demons and monsters than in reality, they are all just grunts, similar to, or even worse than, the worst group of zombies from before.

Aside from accumulating nearly 300 Karma Points, I haven't yet obtained a new affix that can replace [Soul Fixation].

Then, Shen Qing spent the rest of his time cultivating, averaging one Meridian Opening Pill every two days. With the weekly allowance, he now only has three left.

However, the result was gratifying.

The five meridians—the Lung Meridian of Hand-Taiyin, the Large Intestine Meridian of Hand-Yangming, the Stomach Meridian of Foot-Yangming, the Spleen Meridian of Foot-Taiyin, and the Heart Meridian of Hand-Shaoyin—have been opened, completing a small part of the cycle.

The billowing energy and smoke reached over four feet in length, equivalent to the complete opening of all twelve meridians in a normal supernatural being.

That evening, just as Shen Qing was cultivating as usual, a phone call suddenly came in.

He opened his eyes, glanced at the contact, and answered the call.

"Working overtime, another arrogant jerk has appeared in our area!"

Hearing Xie Chong's complaints, Shen Qing frowned slightly.

This is the emergence of a new person with special abilities, but it seems to be another restless individual.

In the middle of the night, even in big cities in the north, except for a few areas, nightlife is limited, and most places are closed by midnight.

Shen Qing rode his electric scooter against the wind and finally arrived at his destination ten minutes later, at the border between his residential area and the jurisdiction.

An old-fashioned residential building.

"This is room 602."

Xie Chong waved his hand and pointed upstairs, saying, "The target's ability seems to be speed. He robbed a pedestrian's phone during the day and has a criminal record; he was caught on camera by CCTV."

As he spoke, he shook the takeout bag in his hand.

"I'm capable of keeping him in check. He just ordered a late-night snack, so I'll go up and deliver it this time. You stay outside and keep watch."

Shen Qing nodded, watching Xie Chong's departing figure for less than half a minute.

"You want to arrest me? Dream on!"

A loud shout came from above, and a window on the sixth floor shattered. A figure darted out and flew away into the distance with the wind.

"This kid isn't just fast, he's like the wind! Not only can he fly, but his senses are incredibly sharp!"

Xie Chong rushed downstairs with the takeout in his hand, his face grim. It seemed he had been exposed before even reaching the target's door.

"I was most likely noticed while I was staking out the place; the door was wide open, and they were waiting by the window for me to go in!"

He took a deep breath, suppressing his anger, and looked at Shen Qing. "It's up to you now!"

"Fossils as soldiers!"

Xie Chong slammed his hands on the ground, and a huge stone pillar rose up, lifting Shen Qing into the sky.

But that's still not enough. The stone pillar is only about five stories high, not to mention that the target has already flown a distance.

In mid-air, Shen Qing stepped on the stone pillar and suddenly gathered his strength. With a push of his legs, the surface of the stone pillar cracked instantly, and rubble fell down.

He flew up several meters high like a cannonball, gliding with the wind.

The figure in front was gloating.

What about the officials? They're all being played by him. He's like a bird on the wind; who can catch him?

He instinctively turned around, wanting to see the furious look on the face of the person who had come to arrest him, but he froze instantly—a figure was approaching him.

What the hell?

However, the next second, his expression changed, and he couldn't help but burst out laughing, "Haha, not enough distance!"

He had already flown thirty or forty meters, and there was still a difference of more than ten meters between them, and the distance was still widening.

Shen Qing's trajectory veered off course, and she was falling towards the residential building.

However, the moment his palm touched the wall, a stone step appeared out of thin air from the side, right beneath his feet.

Shen Qing used the momentum to leap again.

"How is that possible? Wasn't he gliding with the wind?"

The newly awakened supernatural being stared wide-eyed at Shen Qing, who was getting closer and closer, and tried to change direction.

But Shen Qing didn't give him that chance. With another jump, the two were less than five meters apart. He used the wind to land directly on his target.

"Get lost! If you want to die, don't drag me down with you!"

The man struggled frantically, and both of them instantly lost their balance, falling from a height of twenty meters to the ground.

The wind howled in my ears, and the ground rapidly magnified in my field of vision.

Just then, a stone pillar suddenly rose from the ground; Xie Chong had caught the two of them.

"..."

A moment later, Xie Chong handcuffed the man, glanced at the disappearing stone steps on the wall, and looked on with confusion.

"Don't you have any explanation?"

He looked at Shen Qing, his lips twitching uncontrollably. "Last time it was quirky, able to glide on the wind; this time it's manipulating earth and rocks?"

"Did you open it up, you bastard?"

Who has so many supernatural abilities? Aren't they physical types?

Shen Qing dusted himself off and casually said, "Didn't the head instructor give a reasonable explanation last time?"

"If the soul is powerful enough, it is possible to forcibly manipulate the elements."

Xie Chong stared with dead fish eyes, looking like he was saying, "See if I believe you or not." He said, "But he also said that a normal eighth-rank doesn't have that ability."

Those with that skill level can directly use their strength to send bricks flying; for non-elemental supernatural beings, manipulating elements is actually a hindrance.

He looked Shen Qing up and down, noting that she always came up with something new every few days.

Not only is he incredibly skilled in close combat and brutal, but he also earned the nickname "The Incredible Demon" from the police department—no demon that comes near him survives.

Then he learned to glide by the wind and fly without the help of external objects, which is quite an absurd ability.

Now that he can control the earth, will he be able to fly and burrow underground next time?

"No, I don't know either, you're asking me."

Shen Qing spread her hands, looking completely innocent, and said, "I just suddenly gained the ability to control it."

He discovered that even if new entries appeared, it didn't matter; the abilities of supernatural beings were inherently diverse, so he could just pretend to be stupid.

"Depend on!"

Xie Chong gave up on asking questions in annoyance and turned to look at the handcuffed target. "It was you who made me work overtime."

"Robbery? They've got some nerve!"

Last month, it was still possible for a new rare being to appear even once a month.

In just over ten days, three such individuals have emerged. Most importantly, two of them have become unruly after awakening their innate abilities.