From Abyssal Invasion to Bursting Stars with a Single Sword

"Jian Qing is here, there must be something important, right?" As soon as Su Muyu saw Jian Qing appear, she knew something must have happened.

"Alex Austin may have already entered the country, and he probably brought a team of Superpower Users with him," Lu Heng stated, revealing the most critical information.

Upon hearing this, Su Muyu knew it was serious and quickly asked, "What does he want by coming here? Is he seeking revenge on us, or is it... for that technological document?"

She didn't know those key points, but being clever, she could think of many possibilities.

Lu Heng nodded and answered, "Indeed, it's for that technological document, so Alex Austin likely has two targets, the first being me, and the second being the Academy of Sciences."

"Jian Qing hopes we can cooperate with the military to prevent Alex Austin from stealing the technological document."

Lin Zeyu, brushing his bangs back arrogantly, said in an annoying tone, "This idiot dares to come to our turf, can't we just kill him this time?"

Su Muyu cautioned, "We should still be careful. After all, the White Eagle Federation is a superpower, a thin camel is still bigger than a horse, not to mention the White Eagle Federation isn't thin. The Super Soldiers they train can't be weak. Moreover, we don't even know how many people they've brought, it won't be easy to deal with."

Lu Heng agreed, "Indeed, currently, we don't know where Alex Austin is, nor do we know how many Superpower Users he has brought with him or what kind of abilities they possess. So, this mission is challenging to handle."

In this era, Superpower Users possess a myriad of bizarre abilities of all types.

Thus, the Superpower Users sent by the White Eagle Federation could potentially steal technological documents in unpredictable ways, using unpredictable means.

Lin Zeyu, perplexed, asked, "Don't we not have a backup? It's useless to come to us."

Lu Heng spread his hands and responded, "Indeed, we don't have one, but do you think Alex Austin would believe that?"

Lin Zeyu, holding his hands as if gripping a sniper rifle, making a aiming gesture, said, "Whether he believes it or not, if he shows up, I'll blow his head off with one shot."

With a smile, Lu Heng glanced at him and warned, "The military's intelligence says that Alex Austin has injected a Superpower Potion, and his combat power has surged. I suggest you run when you see him, don't hesitate."

Lin Zeyu's eyes widened, he asked, "What kind of Superpower Potion is so powerful? How much is it? I'm going to get a couple of bottles too."

Lu Heng smirked playfully and asked, "Are you sure you want to inject that stuff?"

"Why not if it makes me stronger?"

Lin Zeyu was excited upon hearing about a pay-to-win method of getting stronger, which was right up his alley.

The others didn't know what the Superpower Potion was, but Lu Heng did.

Because in his previous life, this Superpower Potion was quite famous and even sparked a craze for Superpower Potions, with countless Superpower Users rushing to inject it.

A month after the potion became rampant in the White Eagle Federation, it started to appear domestically.

Two months later, the Da Xia officials declared Superpower Potion a prohibited substance, banning its sale, storage, and injection.

From the official stance, it was clear there were problems with the Superpower Potion.

This Superpower Potion incident occurred a year after the Abyss Descent.

In his previous life, Lu Heng had his opportunity to awaken around the time the Superpower Potion was spreading.

Back then, he almost spent money on the potion to enhance his strength.

However, Lu Heng was cautious, did not purchase blindly, checked some information, and discovered news of Power Users in foreign countries getting into trouble from injecting the Superpower Potion.

Yet, this news was suppressed and did not cause much uproar.

At that time, seeing these news reports made Lu Heng even more cautious. He chose to wait temporarily, and later the officials included Superpower Potion in the banned substances list.

...

At this moment in mid-August during the Abyss Invasion, Lu Heng hadn't expected the Superpower Potion to already appear.

However, at this stage, the Superpower Potion was likely still experimental, and only Superpower Users nurtured by capitals like Alex Austin had the means to access it.

Although there were issues with the Superpower Potion, one thing was true.

The Superpower Potion did indeed cause the combat power of Superpower Users to skyrocket. The side effects that followed were a matter for later; with the current injection, it undoubtedly enhanced combat strength.

That is to say, the current Alex Austin would be much stronger now than he was back on the Abyss Battlefield.

Recalling these matters, Lu Heng said, "Remember what I said, this Superpower Potion hasn't undergone human trials, it definitely has side effects, so it shouldn't be used. Also, since Alex Austin has injected this potion, his combat power will significantly increase, so we must be cautious."

Su Muyu nodded seriously and said, "Then we must also hurry to enhance our strength. My Skyhawk's proficiency is already full, help me upgrade."

Lu Heng pulled her to a nearby chair to sit down, then helped her unlock the Skyhawk's Skill Lock, and advised her on the precautions for upgrading the skill: "Upgrading from Level B to Level A requires 1500 points of Divine Energy, and additionally, the fusion process needs to maintain stability between two energy flows, which can be achieved using an energy vortex."

Su Muyu closed her eyes, channeled 1500 points of Divine Energy into the Skill Slot, and merged it with the Skyhawk's energy.

The two balls of energy slowly blended and rotated together.

During this process, the energy boiled several times but was resolved by Su Muyu using rotating methods.

After more than ten minutes, the two energies finally completely merged.

"It's done, quickly lock the skill," she urgently said.

Lu Heng locked the Skill Lock for her.

Su Muyu glanced at the displayed Skill Level after the energy fusion, then breathed a deep sigh of relief, joyfully saying, "It was a success."

A string of data prompts also appeared at the bottom of her eyes.

[Skill "Skyhawk" promoted to "Chongming Bird".]

[Chongming Bird]

[Skill Level: A-Level (Class Enhanced)]

[Skill Consumption: 150 Source Energy points.]

[Skill Effect: Summons a Chongming Bird to conduct reconnaissance and battle in the sky, controlling flames. The Chongming Bird has a carrying capacity of 1000 kg, allowing the caster to fly in the sky with its aid.]

[Attribute: Detecting Invisibility Range = 15×Perception; Attack Damage = 10×Spiritual Power.]

[Chongming Bird Skills: Flowing Light Shuttle, Solar Wind]

[Flowing Light Shuttle: In an unladen state, the Chongming Bird can transform into a streak of light and shuttle through the air at a speed of X meters per second. Speed coefficient = 10×Spiritual Power.]

[Solar Wind: The Chongming Bird generates a gust of Solar Wind, radiating over a 20-meter range, causing temperatures of X degrees. Heat coefficient = 100×Spiritual Power.]

Su Muyu was more and more amazed as she reviewed the upgraded effects of her skill.

She shared the skill effects, and Lin Zeyu's eyes widened in surprise as he exclaimed, "No way. An A-level skill shouldn't be this strong, should it? This is too outrageous!"

The description of the skill on the panel alone made it clear that this skill was absurdly powerful.

Compared to other A-level skills, the strength of this skill was obviously above the norm.

Lu Heng also felt that the skill strength was far beyond expectations but was not surprised, "After all, having gone through two class enhancements, it's naturally stronger than a regular A-level skill."

"This is outright level fraud," Lin Zeyu thought the skill was too powerful, his face flushing with envy.

"Looking at the skill effect, it could almost be considered a Quasi-S Level skill," Lu Heng evaluated.

In fact, just a little thought about how many times the skill had been enhanced explained why it was so powerful.

The skill had started off as a D-Level Reconnaissance Hawk.

It was a very ordinary skill with only reconnaissance effectiveness and no attack power.

Later, through Lu Heng's "Divine Evolution," it was upgraded to a C-Level "Advanced Reconnaissance Hawk."

Then, through the First Transition Class "Sky Eye," it underwent Source Material enhancement and upgraded to "Sky Falcon."

After that, through the Second Transition Class "Sky Vault Lord," it underwent another round of Source Material enhancement and upgraded to a B-level "Divine Feather Hawk."

Now, it had been upgraded once more, evolving into an A-level "Chongming Bird."

The skill had undergone four evolutions, two of which were class-related Source Material enhancements.

In other words, half of Su Muyu's Source Material abilities from her two classes were manifested in this skill.

That was why it now far exceeded the A-level standard as the "Chongming Bird."

Su Muyu was very happy, summoning the Chongming Bird to circle in the sky.

Its fiery red feathers blazed like flames, resembling a mythical bird from ancient legends.

In this skill upgrade, Su Muyu had consumed 1500 points of Divine Energy, in addition to those she had previously spent on integrating a mechanical module into the Mechanical Tiger.

She had nearly depleted the Divine Energy that she had been saving for so long.

Lin Zeyu, watching the Chongming Bird circling in the sky, took a deep breath and said, "I also want to upgrade my skills, as my 'Hidden Eye' Training Level is also full."

Lu Heng helped him disable the Skill Lock on the "Hidden Eye," then shared some tips on merging energy.

After about fifteen minutes, Lin Zeyu had spent 600 points of Divine Energy and successfully upgraded his skill.

"Hidden Eye" was upgraded to B-Level "Void Eye."

After releasing the "Void Eye," one could hide within the void, evading detection by the Perceivers.

This was a more covert method than invisibility; general Perception Skills could not detect it.

Additionally,

"Void Eye" added an effect which allowed it to fire Void Beams that cause energy damage, linking the damage to Spiritual Attribute.

The damage itself was secondary; the true value of the skill was the ability to hide within the void.

This meant that as long as the "Void Eye" was placed in advance, Perceivers would not be able to detect it.

This was a qualitative effect, not something measurable by numbers.

With both teammates' strengths improved, Lu Heng began considering his upgrade directions.

He had earned an additional Skill Slot as part of the world task reward after returning from the Sikes Civilization.

He hadn't used this Skill Slot yet, so he could now learn a new skill.

These past few days, Lu Heng had kept an eye on various Skill Crystal Cores and trading channels on the Crystal Core Dark Network, but none had fully satisfied him.

The four skills he currently mastered, "Thunderous Heavenly Prison," "Shadow Clone," "Bullet Time," and "Windwalker."

Two A-Level and two B-Level skills.

With such a Skill Set, ordinary low-level skills offer little improvement, so he needed a skill above B-level.

If he could directly obtain an A-Level skill, that would naturally be better, saving time that would otherwise be spent on building Training Level and conserving Divine Energy.

However, A-level skills are very strong and not typically available to ordinary Superpower Users.

Major forces acquiring such skills generally would not sell them.

Thus, acquiring an A-level skill was very challenging.

However, Jian Qing had mentioned before that having contributed critical technological information, he could request any condition from the state, as long as it was within their power to grant.

Therefore, Lu Heng considered using this opportunity to request a high-level skill suitable for himself.