Bronze door through time and space

Chapter 920 Superpower Awakening
As a senior high school student facing the college entrance examination, Yan Xu lived a miserable life of asceticism, getting up at four o'clock every morning to strengthen his body.

Arriving at school at 5:30, I recited the Great Dao Song on the playground, still feeling confused. After sunrise, I meditated and practiced breathing exercises, followed by morning exercises to stretch my muscles and bones using the Yi Jin Jing.

Every morning I practiced Southern Fist, in the afternoon Northern Leg, and in the evening I trained Iron Shirt. I interspersed academic classes as rest, so it can be said that my body and mind were both being tormented.

There's no other way. We live in an era of supernatural powers, and martial arts is the simplest and safest way to get started. Even if you awaken superpowers, it's more stable and less likely to get out of control.

Unlike Western superpower awakening and biochemical modification, which are fraught with luck and danger, leading to a series of super crimes, or places like Japan and Southeast Asia, which have made a mess due to their eagerness for quick success and instant benefits.

All these changes began a century ago.

A hundred years ago, just as the supernatural was about to disappear, it seemed as if it had hit rock bottom and rebounded, with spiritual energy suddenly showing signs of revival. However, the eerie things buried in endless darkness revived first, causing widespread suffering.

This ancient country, through the sacrifices of several generations, has built a prosperous and peaceful nation, allowing the new generation to grow up safely.

However, according to the deductions of some predecessors, the spiritual energy revival is in stages, like a tide, each stage more intense than the last, and more likely to stir up those strange things that have sunk into the abyss of darkness. Therefore, as the new generation, while they will have a better environment to grow up in, they will also face more severe tests, starting with obtaining official positions.

Although not many students choose the extraordinary route, as it requires a certain level of talent, the number is still as high as one million given the large population base. Of these, less than one-tenth can be admitted to ASEAN University, graduate successfully, and even fewer are qualified to join ASEAN, demonstrating just how fierce the competition is.

As for what ASEAN University is, we first need to talk about ASEAN.

ASEAN originated from the dark ages a century ago, composed of the core forces from various schools and sects. They were among the few people in that degenerate age who still possessed certain extraordinary powers. They were true geniuses, and it was their efforts and sacrifices that allowed this ancient country to safely pass through that dark period.

After a century of development, ASEAN has expanded countless times and has its own professional training universities, making it the most desirable place for countless students who aspire to enter extraordinary fields.

But just before the college entrance examination, Yan Xu was specially admitted because he was lucky enough to awaken superpowers.

What's the difference between this and a student from Dongshan suddenly being reborn in Ningguta? They're so lucky!

Rather than calling it an awakening of superpowers, it's more like receiving a cheat code.

From a young age, Yan Xu knew he was different from others because he always felt that the problem wasn't him, but the world.

Unfortunately, you can't fight city hall, let alone change the world, so you can only endure it.

Moreover, he vaguely felt that there was nothing wrong with this world, as if there were fewer regrets. For example, a certain island was almost wiped out a hundred years ago because of the appearance of the Yellow Spring Kingdom. It was only by collectively voting to continue its previous relationship and become a dog of the Celestial Empire that it escaped disaster.

Aside from these things, he was no different from ordinary people. He ate well, studied hard, and made progress every day since he was a child, growing up with the expectations of his family on his shoulders.

Fortunately, he lived up to expectations. With the cheat code in hand, he immediately became the "other people's child," no longer needing to compete with countless peers for the chance to cross the narrow bridge.

However, although ASEAN has an ancient heritage, it started relatively late in developing superpowers.

It's not that superpowers don't exist. In ancient times, superpowers were defined as extraordinary talents or innate abilities, which could be cultivated, and there were even specialized techniques for them.

However, after the end of the Dharma era and the Dark Ages, a large amount of the tradition was lost, and the older the era, the more severe the loss. This is because as spiritual energy decreased, there were fewer and fewer examples of exceptionally talented individuals, and since they were no longer needed, they were naturally lost over time.

Given the unique circumstances at the time, which involved a nationwide war, resources were allocated to martial arts, which were easier to popularize, and only a few potential cultivators were given special attention.

Later, considering the lack of upward mobility for those at the bottom, this model has remained unchanged, allowing countless students to stand out and become outstanding talents through their own efforts.

However, with the arrival of the second wave of spiritual energy revival, more and more superpowered individuals are awakening, and ASEAN has also begun to pay attention to this aspect of development. However, it is not something that can be caught up with in a short time, after all, there are real human rights here.

Besides the ASEAN where Yan Xu is located, there is also the Soviet Union formed by the giant bear in the north, the European Union formed by a bunch of European countries, the alliance formed by the American Federation, the alliance formed by John Bull and his colonies, and the tribes formed by the African continent.

So he had another option: to study abroad.

Yan Xu had indeed considered this issue, because he always felt that he would definitely be extraordinary in the future, and the price of being extraordinary would be chaos.

Instead of causing trouble in China, he thought it better to travel abroad.

But there's still time, let's go report first.

As a special talent, the benefits are excellent. With the card sent to them, they can travel on any mode of transportation without spending money, and if they make an appointment in advance, they can also choose free accommodation.

After enrollment, not only will food and accommodation be free, but students will also receive a plethora of subsidies and scholarships.

As for whether the treatment is too high, well, this is something you earn with your life.

ASEAN offers good benefits, but the mortality rate remains high. As future reserve personnel, no one envies their better treatment because most people understand that their current peaceful life is thanks to someone standing in the shadows building a wall for them and providing them with shelter.

Because superpowers are so uncertain, Yan Xu underwent many tests as soon as he entered the school, but he couldn't figure out the reason behind them.

This is actually quite normal, because his superpower is essentially a point-adding system, except that it doesn't add attributes, but rather knowledge and permissions related to the three major categories of technology, biology, and psionic energy.

Yan Xu allocated his initial three skill points evenly, mainly to see what they were and then decide on his main development direction. As a result, a large amount of incredibly bloody and cruel content was poured into his mind.

Although he didn't go mad, it made Yan Xu realize that the danger of the power he had obtained was far beyond his imagination; even demonic cultivators were kind compared to him.

Mechanical modification, biological modification, psionic mutation—there's nothing he can't do, only things you can't imagine.

It must be said that the effect is incredibly powerful. After all, who would have thought that the modified human brain would have performance stronger than a large computer, and that it only needs to consume nutrients instead of massive amounts of electricity, while also having advantages such as small size, long operating time, and easy maintenance.

However, it was obvious that this project would not pass the review, so Yan Xu had to find a way to disguise his abilities, at least to avoid being so evil that he would be suppressed before graduation.

(End of this chapter)