The Infinite Powerhouse Mixed in with Sakura Dormitory

As for Ryunosuke, who was the only one left in Sakura-sou, he had originally planned to come out for dinner after hearing that Jiang Jing was cooking today, but he promptly retreated after hearing the voices of several women outside.

Although they came to talk business with Jiang Jing, it was already lunchtime, so after getting acquainted, the six women and Jiang Jing sat down to prepare for dinner.

"Wow! Is this what you made, Kanda-sensei? The dishes are so beautiful!" After sitting down, Fujiwara Chika exclaimed in amazement as she looked at the exquisitely crafted dishes on her plate.

Knowing that we would have guests today, the dishes prepared by Jiang Jing were packaged separately according to Japanese custom, so each person had a small dish in front of them.

However, the plates containing sweet and sour pork ribs that Chihiro Sengoku and Yuriko Uemura served had two fewer ribs than the others. As for the reason...

"It's alright, let's try it." Eijiro, who was sitting on either side of Misaki and Shiina Mashiro, nodded.

"Wow...it's so delicious, Kanda-sensei." Fujiwara Chika's eyes lit up after taking a bite, and she held her hands, looking at the river view across from her with admiration.

"I never imagined that Kanda-sensei was such a good cook. And Kanda-sensei is also a famous novelist that I admire so much. He is truly admirable."

"Mr. Kanda, could you sign a few autographs for me later? I want to keep them as the most precious gift of my life." In the end, Fujiwara Chika revealed her true intentions.

While Sakura-sou was having a lively meal, at the Chiba City Association branch, Esdeath looked at the Yukinoshita family sitting in front of her, her gaze falling on Yukinoshita Yukino.

"Congratulations on awakening your abilities under the impact of this polluted energy, including the control of ice, which is of the same origin as mine. Your potential is high."

"Huh?" Yukino Yukinoshita was stunned.

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Chapter 176 The Yukino and Yukinoshita Sisters Being Fooled

When Esdeath told her that she had awakened her powers, not only was Yukino Yukinoshita stunned, but Haruno and their parents were also taken aback.

The first to react was Yukinoshita Mieko, her face showing surprise and disbelief: "Really? General Esdeath? Yukino really has awakened her ability."

"Me? I've awakened a supernatural ability." Yukino Yukinoshita looked down at her hands, which hadn't changed much, her face filled with confusion and doubt.

Because she feels no different from usual now.

“Your abilities are still awakening and haven’t manifested yet. It’s because we both have ice-type abilities that I can sense the power of ice awakening within you,” Esdeath said calmly.

As a powerful being at the peak of the four-star level who has begun to step out of the gap between humans and gods, Esdeath could not have been called a terrestrial deity in ancient times.

So after returning, without using any instruments, I could vaguely sense that a power of the same kind as Yukino Yukinoshita was slowly awakening within her body, and its purity was very high.

After saying that, Esdeath looked at Yukinoshita Haruno with some regret: "Actually, after being stimulated by the polluted energy, your body also showed some signs of awakening."

"Unfortunately, your body is already over twenty years old, and your genes are already stable. In addition, the amulet on your hand removed the polluted energy in time, so the awakening of your ability failed."

“What…” Yukino Yukinoshita was first stunned, then felt a strong sense of loss.

"How could this happen?" Yukinoshita Mieko was also very disappointed.

Only Yukinoshita Ryusuke, as the head of the family, maintained his composure, though he did raise a question: "General Esdeath, could that polluting energy possibly stimulate awakening? What if we felt it again..."

"Using polluted energy as a trigger for awakening is just courting death."

Esdeath said coldly, "You were lucky this time. That mutating monster didn't make a move itself. Otherwise, you wouldn't have had a chance to wait for Kanda to arrive. He would have been mentally corrupted and his body would have mutated into a monster after seeing that mutated, corrupted monster."

"Is that so?" Upon hearing Esdeath's words, Yukinoshita and the others broke out in a cold sweat.

"Actually, the number of people awakening their abilities has been increasing every year for the past ten years or so in your world, so there's no need to be so surprised." Esdeath, with her legs crossed, closed the documents in her hand and said calmly.

"More and more?"

With a puzzled look, Yukinoshita Mieko respectfully said, "General Esdeath, we have always known that there are cultivators and superhumans, but this is actually the first time we have encountered something like this in all these years. In the past few decades, we have not even seen a single superhuman?"

Esdeath's blue eyes flickered as she looked at the Yukinoshita family, and she said calmly, "Because most of them are not in this world, and the few who are not allowed to disturb ordinary people are also bound by the law."

“Not in this world.” Yukino Yukinoshita’s heart stirred, and she looked at Esdeath with curiosity.

However, Esdeath simply said, "Content involving other worlds is classified information; you are not authorized to know it."

"It will take a while to check your bodyguards and servants. Ask away if you have any questions. I'll tell you what I can, since you know Kanda-kun."

For Kanda's sake, perhaps?

Hearing Jiang Jing's name again from the imposing blue-haired woman, Yukino Yukino felt even more grateful to Jiang Jing.

Meanwhile, Yukinoshita Mieko and her husband gained a deeper understanding of Eijiro's influence within the association.

Since Esdeath had already said so, Yukino Yukinoshita asked with curiosity on her usually cool face, "General Esdeath, could you explain what awakening abilities is all about? Why did I suddenly awaken an ability?"

Esdeath said calmly, "According to the association's records, it means that as a certain energy in the world increases, the genes of a small number of people around the world are undergoing benign mutations."

"This mutation does not occur at birth, but rather accumulates gradually to a certain point, awakening the traces of laws engraved in your genetic chain by powerful humans in ancient times, thus gaining abilities."

"Powerful ancient humans..."

"Genetic mutations caused by changes in the world's environment? Does that mean that one day everyone in the world will be able to become superhumans?" Yukino Yukinoshita asked, somewhat shocked.

“Impossible.” Esdeath shook her head.

"In fact, after so many years of research by the association, there have been some patterns in this mutation. Not everyone can mutate."

"The ancestors who left their genetic information must have been powerful beings from countless ages ago, and they must have had at least four-star strength for their genes to be imbued with traces of the laws that have been passed down."

"In other words, your ancestor from hundreds or thousands of years ago was a powerful being, and only a Silver Moon level or higher could have allowed you to awaken advanced potential abilities."

"Otherwise, if it is just the bloodline left behind by a four-star expert, at most it can awaken low-level potential abilities, and a few can mutate to obtain mid-level potential abilities."

"Four stars? Silver Moon?" Yukino and the others, who had no idea about the classification of superhuman levels, looked at Esdeath with blank expressions.

“Oh, I forgot. As is customary, I’ll give you some basic information.” With that, Esdeath took out a document that Mitaka Jin had once seen from a drawer under her desk, and flicked it lightly, sending it flying to Yukino Yukinoshita across from her.

Looking at the title "Basic Introduction to the Extraordinary World and Laws and Regulations," Yukino Yukinoshita already had a vague idea of ​​what it was.

“You are her family, and for some other reasons, you might as well take a look and learn more,” Esdeath said calmly, looking at Yukinoshita Ryusuke and the others who were staring at the document.

"Thank you, General Esdeath," Mieko said, understanding Esdeath's meaning.

Twenty minutes later, Yukino and the others finished reading the document, which was only about twenty pages long, with ten pages introducing the basics of the extraordinary world and more than ten pages of notes on laws and regulations. They were all shocked.

They originally thought that the so-called extraordinary world was just like the cultivation world in folk legends, still within the realm of mortals.

However, the explanation in the materials about the association that manages the entire human world, the angels of the heavens in mythology, the demons and devils of the underworld, and the heavenly court and immortal realm, gives the illusion of bringing them into mythology and legend.

They also learned that their family had ancestors who were actually Silver Moon Rank experts comparable to gods, because Yukino Yukinoshita's awakened potential was high-level.

Thinking of this, Yukinoshita Mieko looked at Esdeath with some excitement: "General Esdeath, according to the information, does that mean that Yukino will one day have the opportunity to become a Silver Moon rank powerhouse?"

The Silver Moon Rank is comparable to a god in the mortal realm. If such a powerful figure were to emerge from the Yukinoshita family, how prestigious their family would be.

"So-called potential is just a prediction of the possible upper limit, not a guarantee that you can reach that level," Esdeath said calmly, pouring cold water on Yukinoshita Mieko's enthusiasm.

"Don't think that it's easy to improve your strength after stepping into this world. For example, Yukino Yukinoshita completed her awakening in three days, but she is still just an ordinary ability user, not even a one-star user."

"How could this be..." Mieko's excited expression froze.

"However, the ability of high-level potential can indeed improve several times or even dozens of times faster than that of mid-level and low-level potential after having the correct superpower cultivation method."

"Under normal circumstances, Miss Yukino can officially become a one-star superhuman after mastering her abilities within three months, but it will take at least three years to break through to two stars."

"After reaching the second star, facing the threshold and constraints of the third star that lead to transcendence and sainthood, being able to break through within ten years is considered a fast cultivation."

"As for the four-star legendary stage, it's possible that they'll be stuck for decades, or even a lifetime, and might not be able to break through, let alone step out of the mortal-to-god Silver Moon level." Esdeath said with some emotion.

Having reached the peak of the fourth star level for so long, she still hasn't found the opportunity to break through to the Silver Moon rank.

Esdeath's words cooled down the excitement of the group on the other side, extinguishing their last glimmer of hope with her words about how their strength would improve over several years or even decades.

“Since Esdeath said it was under normal circumstances, then there must be an abnormal path to improvement. Could it be the Forbidden Zone Battlefield…” Yukino Yukinoshita, who was only sixteen years old and had a stubborn and chuunibyou personality, thought of the name that had been mentioned briefly in the data earlier.

Esdeath nodded: "Yes, there's another place where, as long as you survive, your strength will increase at a rate tens or hundreds of times faster than outside. The speed of strength increase there is at least ten times faster than outside."

"Even someone with average talent might rise to the top in one step if they encounter a great opportunity inside."

"For example, three months ago, a brother and sister named Kasugano Haruka and Kasugano Sora awakened intermediate potential abilities after being traumatized by the death of their parents. Originally, their limit was to break through three stars."

"However, after entering that place last month, they encountered fragments of the origin of laws falling from a void rift on their very first outing. The brother and sister directly broke through the shackles that prevented them from breaking through to the three-star level with intermediate potential and stepped into the realm of four-star experts."

"A four-star expert is considered a master in the extraordinary world. They can fly through the sky and dive into the earth. With a wave of their hand, the world changes color and mountains are destroyed. In a single thought, they can cut off rivers and freeze the sea."

"Is it that powerful?" Even Yukinoshita Haruno couldn't help but show a look of envy.

“Actually, Miss Haruno, you do have a chance to awaken your abilities.” Esdeath suddenly changed the subject, saying something that surprised Haruno and the others.

“Under normal circumstances, you really have no hope left, but for those Silver Moon Rank experts who can be called gods, there are many ways to easily awaken you.”

"For example, they can directly use their unique divine power of laws to cleanse your body and activate the traces of laws deep in your genes. You might even have the strength of a two-star or even a three-star person when you awaken."

"Many Silver Moon Rank experts have actually used this method. Among the current generation of four-star experts in the association, many of them were discovered to have potential when they were young and then activated their genetic traces to become extraordinary individuals."

Esdeath's words were full of temptation and guidance, which made Yukinoshita Haruno, who had already given up, see hope again. In particular, Yukinoshita Mieko immediately thought of Jiang Jing.

Yukinoshita Mieko hesitated for a moment before asking, "General Esdeath, may I ask what level Mr. Kanda is at?"

"Kanda-kun?"

Esdeath's sapphire-blue eyes gleamed with longing as she exclaimed, "There's nothing wrong with telling you this. As an Awakened One, Kanda-kun's strength can no longer be accurately categorized by realm."

"Although he is currently registered as a Silver Moon Peak King-level expert in the association's records, just yesterday, Kanda-kun killed two King-level monsters in the restricted area and suppressed an entire world by himself."

"What……"

"One person suppresses an entire world..."

Although they were shocked, the Yukino family, who had never truly witnessed such a devastating scene, did not have a clear concept of it. At this moment, they only knew that Jiang Jing was very strong, terrifyingly strong.

Just then, the door, which wasn't completely closed, was pushed open, and Gan Shanyu walked in with a somewhat solemn expression, whispering something to Esdeath.

“General Esdeath, based on the clues provided by Mr. Yukinoshita Ryusuke, we have found the source of that finger bone by following the traces left by Yasuda Harutaka.”

Esdeath, whose real purpose in staying was this matter, flashed her eyes: "Any clues? I'll go take a look."

After saying that, Esdeath took out two contract documents from her desk drawer and looked at Yukino and the others: "Take a look at these two contracts first, and I'll tell you your choice when I get back."

After saying that, Esdeath and Ganshan Yu walked out of the room.

"Contracts." After Esdeath left, Yukino and the others' gazes fell on the two contracts on the table.

After the whole family had finished reading the two contracts, Yukinoshita Mieko's initial excitement gradually cooled down, and the faint feeling of inflated ego she had felt earlier disappeared.

Similarly, Yukino Yukinoshita, who originally longed for the forbidden battlefield, was also shocked by the naked data in the contract she signed to join the association: 80% of ability users choose to join the association every year, and 20% die in battle.

But if she were to choose another contract, go back to abide by the laws for extraordinary individuals, and continue living her previous life, she would feel somewhat unwilling and resentful.