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Li Liang slowly typed out three question marks. She had never seen anyone more outrageous than her own son. He absorbed spiritual energy as if it were child's play, and in one day he was promoted from F-level Awakener to E-level. Now he was actually telling her that he was about to awaken again.

Yes, that's right, again. In the two decades since the Reiki Era began, among so many people both domestically and internationally, I've never heard of anyone awakening twice.

Wang Zheng had no way to consider his mother's feelings at the moment, so he decisively closed his eyes and fainted.

Wang Zheng felt a warm sensation in his body, as if he were soaking in a hot spring.

It felt as if countless invisible tiny hands were giving him a full-body massage. In his hazy state, it seemed as if countless colorful specks of light were surging into his body.

Just as Wang Zheng was enjoying himself, a strong tearing sensation suddenly came over him. Wang Zheng felt as if every bone, every muscle, and even every cell in his body was being torn apart, crushed, and then reassembled.

Wang Zheng cried out in pain, waking up with a start. Looking at his parents still by his side, Wang Zheng was somewhat moved.

Li Liang asked with concern, "Xiao Zheng, are you alright? Is anything bothering you?"

Wang Zheng shook his head and opened his attribute panel.

Stamina: 110/110

Spiritual Energy Value: 15/100

Physical condition: 11

Strength: 14

Intelligence: 8

Spirit: 7

Agility: 8

Heart of Thorns (After being hit by an attack, it deals 10% of the attack's damage as reflected damage to the attacker, plus an additional 1% of the attacker's HP as attribute damage.)

Strength and Constitution both A-level (adds 50% to Strength based on Constitution)

A new talent has been unlocked, increasing strength by 5 points.

Wang Zheng didn't know what these values ​​meant, nor did he know what other people's values ​​were, because apart from spiritual energy, there were no levels for the other attributes in this world's power system.

People only value innate talents and abilities; physical fitness is merely a byproduct of enhancing those abilities.

Wang Zheng clenched his fist, feeling the bulging muscles on his arm, which were on a completely different level compared to before.

Wang Zheng himself knew that he seemed to be different from all the awakened ones in the world. Apart from having spiritual energy, he seemed to be just an ordinary person who had not yet awakened.

By activating various states with spiritual energy, one can increase their strength. All of one's abilities do not require the consumption of spiritual energy, and the increase in the upper limit of spiritual energy will not resist granting them stronger physical attributes.

Wang Zheng felt like a character in a game, gaining spiritual energy, unlocking skills, and needing to allocate points to his physical abilities.

Seeing Wang Zheng remain silent for a long time, his fists clenching and unclenching repeatedly, Li Liang quickly asked, "What did you mean by 'awakening again'?"

Seeing that he hadn't awakened any other abilities this time, only that his strength had increased, Wang Zheng vaguely replied, "I'm not quite sure either. It just felt the same as before when I awakened, so I just said that."

After all, he can't exactly say that he can see all of his attributes and abilities.

"Then why has your total spiritual energy value returned to 100?"

Wang Zheng guessed that he might be able to awaken a new talent or skill with each level of his superpower.

Each time a talent is awakened, it deducts from one's maximum spiritual energy value.

The maximum amount that might need to be deducted varies. For example, when you first awakened the Heart of Thorns, you only had 100 points in total. If you deduct all of them, you will become an ordinary person, or even an ordinary person without any spiritual energy in your body.

So I fainted immediately, and my body also became malnourished.

This time, my awakening limit was 223 points. If I deduct 200, I still wouldn't be able to reach the awakened level of 100 points, which is why I fainted both times.

Of course, this is just Wang Zheng's own guess. If the guess is correct, then the next time he needs 500 awakening points, he should save up to 600 or more, and then he will know.

"It seems I've awakened a new talent, which is why my spiritual energy cap has decreased. I can't quite put my finger on it, but I feel like my strength has increased; it must be a strength-type talent."

After saying that, Wang Zheng threw two punches out of thin air, and a slight whistling sound was produced as he swung them.

This is a significant improvement over the previous one.

Li Liang felt that her son was truly an exception, as if all her previous understanding of spiritual energy and awakened beings had been shattered by Wang Zheng.

Wang Zheng then spoke up: "Mom, I think it's best not to report this for now. After all, I'm just an exception. If we find other talented people like me in the future, then we can report the information. That way, it's safer."

Li Liang thought to herself, given Wang Zheng's current special circumstances, if someone really wanted to harm him, could she protect him?

Moreover, if the information were leaked to other countries, and given the existence of a special awakened individual like Wang Zheng, it's inevitable that some would want to nip him in the bud.

Today's society is dominated by awakened individuals, and every country is racing to conduct research, partly out of necessity to solve the beast plague, and partly out of fear that falling behind will lead to being attacked.

After all, having weapons and not using them are two completely different concepts from not having weapons. As Professor Ai said: dignity lies only on the edge of the sword, and truth lies only within the range of the cannon. And now, the sword and the cannon are the awakened ones.

If Wang Zheng can truly awaken multiple times and rapidly absorb spiritual energy, this is a power that transcends the times, and it's inevitable that some people will have ulterior motives.

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