After breaking up with my girlfriend, I became a Great Sage of the Demon Clan.

"Yes, my research results show that I belong to the type that is easily awakened, but I haven't awakened yet."

Bai Rusu nodded slightly.

"Easy Awakening" refers to ordinary people who are only half a step away from awakening. These ordinary people have some abilities that are different from ordinary people. However, even a fully awakened Ghost-level Awakener can be killed by a pistol, while these half-awakened ones, no matter how strong, can be stabbed to death with a kitchen knife. Therefore, these half-awakened ones are not very valuable.

However, Zhou Yan's special ability to make Bai Rusu feel comfortable is quite unique.

"Alright, let's not talk about awakening yet."

Bai Rusu's expression turned serious. This young woman, whose features were so beautiful they were goddess-level, had a somber expression that gave off a sense of imposing weight.

“Little guy, tell me about Qiongqi.”

Zhou Yan recounted the story of He Tao and Han Yuting. He had already prepared his retelling beforehand, and aside from a few deliberate stutters, the rest was very fluent.

After listening quietly, Bai Rusu asked a question.

"You said you heard Han Yuting was going to bully He Tao, so you went to save him. Why didn't you save him before, but only now?"

Zhou Yan sighed upon hearing this.

Child's play; Zhou Yan had already come up with an excuse for this.

"Yesterday, well, this morning, my girlfriend awakened the power of the ancestors and became an Awakener, and the first thing she did was break up with me."

Bai Rusu's expression changed slightly; she was trying to suppress a laugh.

Zhou Yan lowered his head.

“During that time, my girlfriend said some very hurtful things, saying that I was not good enough for her and so on. I was in a bad mood all day yesterday. I felt that I used to treat my girlfriend so well. I paid for her tutoring, food, and movies. Now she throws me away like trash. Can we men just be so wronged?”

Bai Rusu said knowingly.

"Then you saw He Tao being bullied, and it made you think of yourself?"

Zhou Yan nodded.

"I was in a really bad mood today. When I heard that He Tao was taken out by Han Yuting, I wanted to vent my anger and start a fight, and I couldn't hold back anymore because I was thinking about how He Tao was being bullied by a woman."

The excuse was plausible, and Bai Rusu's doubts were largely dispelled, but she still asked aloud.

"So you hit He Tao on the head with a stick and immediately found his weakness?"

Zhou Yan smiled wryly.

"At that time, I couldn't think straight, I just randomly picked a place to hit."

Is it just good luck?

Bai Rusu rested her chin on one hand, carefully examining Zhou Yan.

Actually, Bai Rusu could have left after Zhou Yan revealed that he had been abandoned by Mi Qing. In the meantime, she could have asked if it was true. If it was, Zhou Yan's suspicion could have been cleared.

However, being by Zhou Yan's side was too comfortable. Back then, when Bai Rusu fought against Chaos, the leader of the Four Fiends, she relied on the Vermilion Bird's assistance to forcibly knock Chaos down from his position as a true god, but she herself was also cursed with the foolishness and chaos of Chaos.

Bai Rusu will be burdened with severe injuries for the rest of her life, and she will be unable to use any high-level immortal techniques or extraordinary abilities. At the same time, the significant decline in her physical attributes will cause Bai Rusu to suffer from aches and pains all over her body, headaches, and weakness every day.

But all this discomfort is relieved a lot when Zhou Yan is around.

If only this kid were an Awakened One, he could be captured and made a personal assistant.

If he were just a mortal, Bai Rusu wouldn't dare let Zhou Yan get too close to her. As a woman, she didn't want the people in her circle of friends to know that she was actually getting close to a lowly mortal.

Saving face is more important than being comfortable.

"Hmm? That..."

Seeing that Bai Rusu remained silent, Zhou Yan hesitated for a while before asking.

"Officer, are you here specifically to arrest Qiongqi?"

Bai Rusu did not understand.

"how do you know?"

Zhou Yan shrugged.

"The provincial capital's security police came here specifically to arrest major criminals. That Qiongqi seems to be a demigod-level awakened being, right? Are they very powerful?"

Looking at Bai Rusu's attribute panel, which showed hundreds, thousands, or even hundreds of millions of attributes, Zhou Yan thought, "Damn, the Qiongqi that can get such a powerful person, no, such a powerful fox, to capture it must be quite terrifying."

Bai Rusu could kill ten of herself with one punch, while Qiongqi was slightly less capable, able to kill five of himself with one punch.

Zhou Yan really felt that Bai Ze's bloodline was too weak. What use was the Bagua ability? Giving him combat ability would be the key.

Bai Rusu nodded.

"Qiongqi is indeed very powerful, but he is not a demigod; he is a demon."

Zhou Zheng looked puzzled.

"magic?"

Chapter Thirteen: Horrible

Bai Rusu looked at Zhou Yan with a smile. At this moment, she was certain that Zhou Yan could not be an Awakened One. If he were an Awakened One, how could he not know such a small amount of information about Awakened Ones?

"It's not that you immediately possess a certain level of strength just because you awaken a certain bloodline. Bloodline represents the upper limit."

Bai Rusu pointed to herself.

"For example, if my bloodline is at the demigod level, then by following the steps step by step, I will eventually reach the demigod level. The same applies to other demons, monsters, and ghosts. The level of their bloodline represents the extent to which they can easily reach. Once they reach the limit of their bloodline, they will need countless efforts to accumulate and try to break through the shackles of their bloodline."

Also.

Zhou Yan thought about his 10% awakening level. No wonder there was an awakening level attribute. It seems that the awakening level is the limit of the bloodline. Once it reaches the limit, you have to find other ways to break through it.

"That……"

Zhou Yan picked up the soda next to him and took a sip.

"Is the method for breaking through the limits still under research, or is it completely untraceable?"

"The little guy is quite clever."

Bai Rusu praised.

She had felt she could leave early on, and there was no point in arguing with a mere mortal like Zhou Yan. But being around Zhou Yan was just too comfortable. After thinking it over, Bai Rusu found an excuse for herself.

Everyone likes to teach, so let's give this child a little科普 (popular science) lesson.

"Scientifically speaking, there is no clue how to break through the bloodline and advance to the next level, but from a metaphysical perspective, there is."

Bai Rusu winked at Zhou Yan.

"Even the most advanced biologists haven't figured out much about Awakeners, let alone the path after reaching the limit of bloodline. It was only when these scientific methods proved ineffective that a few Awakeners of True God bloodlines possessed a certain ability."

"Divination".

Zhou Yan repeated it in surprise.

"Divination?"

Bai Rusu nodded solemnly.

"Yes, according to divination, those confirmed to have the bloodline of true gods are the Azure Dragon of Dragon City, the Black Tortoise of Blackwater City, the Vermilion Bird of Vermilion Fire City, the White Tiger who wanders the world, the Ghost-level Eastern Dipper Star Lord, and the Middle Dipper Star Lord who cannot be found."

"Aside from the Vermilion Bird, Black Tortoise, Azure Dragon, and White Tiger, the Eastern Dipper Star Lord and the Central Dipper Star Lord both have the ability to divine and tell fortunes. They can divine for those awakened individuals who have reached the limit of their bloodline and then point out a path to advancement."

At this point, Bai Rusu's face darkened.

"The Eastern Dipper Star Lord is one thing, but the Central Dipper Star Lord is a reckless old bastard who actually found a path for Chaos to advance back then, almost making Chaos a true god."

If it weren't for Zhongdou Xingjun, Bai Rusu believed she wouldn't be in this state now.

Zhou Yan nodded slightly and tentatively asked.

"Then the Eastern Dipper Star Lord and the Central Dipper Star Lord must wield extraordinary power, right?"

The divination abilities of these Eastern Dipper Star Lord and Central Dipper Star Lord seem to be similar to my own omniscience. Inquiring about their situation can be a way to lay the groundwork for my future.

Bai Rusu said with disdain.

"It's not just about extraordinary power; little one, do you know what the strongest thing in the world is?"

Zhou Yan shook his head.

Bai Rusu raised her chin.

"It's intelligence. A war can be decided by a single piece of intelligence, a multinational corporation can have its stock market crash because of a single piece of intelligence, and an individual can become the darling of the times because of a single piece of intelligence. This is the information age. Whoever has more information, whoever has more intelligence, is the uncrowned king."

"The Central Dipper Star Lord and the Eastern Dipper Star Lord are powerful beings who can obtain vague information out of thin air. Do you think they are strong or not?"

Zhou Yan nodded obediently.

"That sounds really impressive. Oh, right, speaking of intelligence, the truly powerful intelligence god should be..."

Zhou Yan licked his lips to ease his nervousness.

"Is it Bai Ze?"

Bai Rusu's expression changed drastically.

Zhou Yan put on an innocent and naive demeanor and asked.

"How does Bai Ze compare to the Eastern Dipper Star Lord and the Central Dipper Star Lord?"

Zhou Yan was very curious about the attitude of these awakened bigwigs towards him. If they were nicer, it wouldn't be impossible for him to immediately curry favor with them.

Auntie, I don't want to work hard anymore.

Bai Rusu shook her head.

"There's absolutely no comparison."

Zhou Yan asked the opposite question.

"There's no reason why Bai Ze should be inferior to these two star lords, is there?"

Bai Rusu rolled her eyes at Zhou Yan.

"What nonsense are you talking about? In mythology, the Eastern Dipper Star Lord is a god who governs the fate of mortals. The Central Dipper Star Lord governs all the divine duties of the Northern Dipper, Eastern Dipper, Southern Dipper, and Western Dipper. He has the abilities of all four Dipper Star Lords, but individually, none of his abilities can compare to the other star lords. In other words, the Central Dipper Star Lord is at most like the Eastern Dipper Star Lord, only able to govern the fate of mortals."

"Even when they were gods, their divinations were less reliable the more powerful the beings involved. But what about Bai Ze?"

Bai Rusu stared at Zhou Yan.

"Bai Ze's 'Illustrated Compendium of Ghosts and Gods' records the weaknesses and real names of ghosts, gods, and all kinds of beasts. Compared to Bai Ze, Dong Dou and Zhong Dou are just online news media that only reprint information and don't even have their own paparazzi. Bai Ze is like the CIA, not only building a global intelligence network and planting computer backdoors everywhere, but also going to other countries to assassinate enemy heads of state, and he has succeeded more than once."

Zhou Yan: "..."

Bai Rusu sighed.

“I once spoke with Ms. Zhuque, and she told me that Dongdou and Zhongdou are just third-rate reporters who are tolerable, at most they are well-informed, but Bai Ze is like the Military Intelligence Bureau. Once you encounter an awakened Bai Ze…”

Zhou Yan asked hurriedly.

What will happen?

Bai Rusu used her hand as a knife and made a cut on her neck.

Zhou Yan stood up straight. The young man felt a chill rise from his tailbone, bringing large patches of goosebumps along the way. When it reached his scalp, his hair stood on end.

Bai Rusu said coldly.

"We must either capture the mythical beast Bai Ze and imprison it for our own use, or kill it. We absolutely cannot let it live."

“There is absolutely no other option.”

Zhou Yan: "..."

This statement is not much different from what Zhou Yan thought after his awakening. At that time, Zhou Yan felt that a big shot like Bai Ze, who knew all the weaknesses, true names, and methods of exorcising gods and ghosts, was either so powerful that no one dared to provoke him. For example, a certain Hope Country, the whole world knew that he was monitoring the world, but they could only grit their teeth and endure it. This is the kind of anger that absolute power caused people to dare not speak out.

You have to run faster than Western journalists so that no one can catch up with you.

Unfortunately, after awakening, I didn't have a single combat skill. Not only did I not have combat skills, but I also didn't have any escape skills.

It's Bai Ze, after all. You're such a reckless divine beast, at least give you a resurrection skill.

Therefore, Zhou Yan would never reveal that he was of Bai Ze bloodline before he had sufficient combat power.

Otherwise, who knows if I'll even be able to see the rising sun the next day?

Chapter Fourteen Auspicious Omens