4. Psionic Eternity

A moment later.

The thick white fog stopped churning, and the roars of the wild beasts gradually subsided.

Amidst the vast white fog, Lin Xian knelt on the ground, covered in blood and wounds. His right hand had been torn off, and the wounds were slowly regenerating in the fog.

Strangely, the white mist within a three-meter radius of him was noticeably thinner, as if an invisible force field had dispersed much of the mist.

Beneath him lay a black wolfhound, its fur gleaming. As the wolfhound struggled wildly, its claws tearing wounds across his body, he merely gripped its throat with one hand, pressing his knee firmly against its abdomen, his fingers tightening relentlessly until its whimpers and death throes ceased.

Once the crimson wolf's eyes were completely closed and it was lifeless, Lin Xian finally released its body, panting, and lay down on the ground with his head tilted back.

"Phew... I almost did it..."

Lin Xian recalled the battle just now and couldn't help but feel secretly fortunate.

The dense white fog was extremely harmful to the human body. Fortunately, after mastering the basic evolution method, the individual's life magnetic field could dispel most of the fog, allowing them to hold on for a short time.

Moreover, after he awakened, his recovery speed was extremely fast. Even though his eyes were injured by the white mist, he recovered quickly.

In addition, his memory is abnormal; no matter how dangerous the battle is, he will not forget any practical tips and key points because of his emotions.

Although the three black-haired wolfhound-like mist beasts were much stronger than ordinary wolfhounds, with a bite force strong enough to break the bones of ordinary people and extremely fast speed, he was also much stronger than ordinary people.

At the cost of numerous injuries, they finally managed to kill three mist beasts.

"The test is over, taking 7 minutes and 21 seconds."

The solemn, gender-neutral voice rang out again: "Lin Xian, a citizen of Blue Star, has obtained E+ level access and can choose any one of the 'Advanced Evolution Methods with a compatibility of over 90%' from the database."

The next moment, a light screen panel displaying citizen information popped up in front of Lin Xian's eyes, and his access level changed from 'E level' to 'E+ level'.

"E+ level?"

Lin Xian had also heard that as long as one could pass the first floor of the Tower of Babel, the E-level privilege would become the E+ level. Not only would one be able to enjoy a monthly allowance of 3,000 credits, but one could also purchase some virtual resources that only D-level privileges were allowed to access.

Advanced evolution methods are also rewards for passing the test.

Of course, this is on the premise that there is an advanced evolution method in the database with a compatibility of over 90%. If there is not even one in the database with a compatibility of over 90%, then you can only consider yourself unlucky.

"It shouldn't be that unlucky, at least one should come..." Lin Xian was also a little uneasy.

next moment--

Three light screen panels slowly unfolded before his eyes, revealing three advanced evolution techniques.

"There are three parts?"

Lin Xian secretly breathed a sigh of relief, his heart finally at ease.

Seeing that the refresh function had been restored, he first refreshed his own status to recover from his serious injury before taking a closer look.

[NO.1 Stealth Assassination Evolution Method: Excels in concealment, disguise, and explosive power; Value: 56000 Credits; Compatibility: 98.9%]

[NO.2 Flying Star Evolution Method: Specializes in high-speed movement; Value: 58000 Credits; Compatibility: 93.1%]

[NO.3 "Hidden Scale Evolution Method": Specializes in defense and diving; Value: 52000 Credits; Compatibility: 90.2%]

"Such a high compatibility? 98.9%?"

Lin Xian didn't hesitate much and immediately chose "Hidden Assassination Evolution Method", which had the highest compatibility.

According to the information provided by the Investigation Bureau, the higher the compatibility with the Evolution Method, the lower the difficulty of cultivation. If the compatibility is less than 90%, the possibility of successful cultivation is extremely low.

Moreover, in the dangerous real world, the ability to hide and disguise oneself is also very useful.

The next moment, a torrent of information rushed into Lin Xian's mind, flowing through his mind like a revolving lantern.

It was clearly the cultivation method of the "Hidden Assassination Evolution Method," which was complex and sophisticated, far surpassing the basic evolution method.

Although it only went through the information once like a revolving lantern, Lin Xian had already memorized it completely.

"Incredible..."

Lin Xian recalled the "Hidden Assassination Evolution Method" in his mind and couldn't help but feel a little incredulous, "How do you cultivate this thing?"

The basic evolution method involves some advanced movements and special breathing rhythms that stimulate multiple muscle groups.

The advanced evolution method was so precise that it required controlling muscle fibers and blood flow, which made him somewhat unable to understand how he should cultivate it.

Having a treasure mountain but being able to only stare at it helplessly.

However, there's always a way out. Since someone has succeeded in cultivating it, it just means they didn't find the right method.

Just then—

"Um?"

Lin Xian suddenly looked up.

At that moment, dazzling beams of light converged in mid-air, quickly forming a giant sphere of light tens of meters in diameter in the sky above.

"This is..." Lin Xian was taken aback.

"I am the highest intelligence of the Blue Star Virtual System—the Light of Civilization."

A voice devoid of any emotion emanated from the ball of light: "Originally, only those who have passed the third level of the test are authorized to see me, but given your special circumstances, I have decided to see you ahead of schedule."

"Special circumstances?" Lin Xian's heart skipped a beat.

Could it be the so-called "awakened psionic energy"?

His special feature was the awakening he had three months ago, although he didn't understand it—this was clearly a virtual world, just a consciousness, so how could he awaken superpowers?

"You awakened your psychic powers 97 days ago."

A voice came from the huge sphere of light: "Judging from your abnormal behavior over the past 97 days, your psionic effects are most likely regeneration and absolute memory. Because of regeneration, you were able to master the basic evolution method within three months. Because of absolute memory, you experienced a contrasting change on that day."

Lin Xian wasn't surprised at all.

The Blue Star Intelligent System can detect everything that happens in this virtual world, so it's impossible that it wouldn't notice his unusual changes.

"Excuse me, what is psionic energy?" Lin Xian couldn't help but ask.

"Psionic energy is a special ability that originates from the consciousness of the soul."

The voice of "Light of Civilization" boomed like thunder: "All conscious beings living in this virtual world are constantly being subtly developed in terms of spiritual energy. As time goes by, more and more people will awaken, and for you to have awakened such spiritual energy in just a hundred years is truly an incredible miracle."

Lin suddenly realized.

So... everyone was undergoing psionic development, but he was just lucky enough to awaken it?

"An incredible miracle?"

Lin Xian couldn't help but ask, "Is the probability of awakening psionic energy very low?"

"Over the course of a century, the probability of psychic awakening is currently about one in four hundred thousand," said the Light of Civilization.

One in 400,000?

Two billion people, which means that five thousand people on Earth have already awakened their psychic abilities?

Lin Xian suddenly realized that there were quite a few psychic awakeners, but he had never heard of them before.

"The incredible miracle I'm referring to is not the probability of awakening."

The Light of Civilization said, "It refers to your psionic energy. Your psionic energy fluctuations are not in my records. It is either a unique psionic energy or a rare psionic energy that has not yet been discovered. Judging from the effects of your psionic energy, it is clearly an extremely incredible psionic energy."

Lin Xian was somewhat confused: "Regeneration combined with a good memory, is that what you call incredible psychic power?"

"It seems you haven't realized the true special nature of your psychic powers," said the Light of Civilization. "Psychic powers are usually just one ability, but besides regeneration and absolute memory, I've actually discovered a third one."

"Three kinds?" Lin Xian was slightly taken aback.

"You won't back down."

The Light of Civilization slowly said, "The impact of this is too subtle for you to have noticed, but after investigating your physical and mental condition, I am certain of it."

"No regression? What do you mean?" Lin Xian was a little confused.

The Light of Civilization immediately explained:

"For example, if the human body does not receive exercise and stimulation for a long time, it will gradually degenerate. But even if one cultivates the evolution method, normal people will experience both regression and progress. It's just that the progress is so great that it masks the imperceptible regression."

"But you are different. After you awakened your psychic abilities, your physical and mental indicators will only ever show two states: parallel or upward. The downward state will never occur again."

"No matter how much you deplete yourself, your physical strength will not decrease; no matter how much mental effort you expend, your mental strength will not decline; no matter how much time passes, your memories will not fade; and even if you are seriously injured, your body can recover to its original state..."

The Light of Civilization slowly said, "Or rather, this is the true nature of your psychic power—never regressing."

"Never back down?" Lin Xian pondered.

"No matter how varied each person's psychic abilities may be, they are still just an extension of one kind of ability."

The Light of Civilization said, "And your psychic power is not simply regeneration or absolute memory; to be precise, it should be called—"

"Eternity".