The strange phenomena over Shanghai, although the military gave a reason that it was an experiment with some new equipment, could be kept from ordinary people but not from those with ulterior motives.

Soon, news of the conflict at Gate 18 and Tang Ning's appearance outside the city spread.

The Shanghai Superpower Academy, Beijing Superpower Academy, and other academies immediately dispatched representatives to the military building to inquire about the truth. In addition, some superpower families also began taking action.

"Chen Xingming, stop trying to fool us with experiments. That fireball was clearly the work of some powerful expert. We're all family here, why bother with this nonsense?"

"That's right, Old Chen, don't even think about taking all the benefits for yourself."

Inside the military conference room, several elderly men surrounded General Chen, eager to learn the truth.

"Gentlemen, please be quiet. This is the military area. What kind of behavior is this, shouting like this?"

"Then tell us the truth."

"A powerful figure, an unknown powerful figure has appeared in Shanghai. That's all I can say," General Chen said helplessly.

"A powerful expert?" The group was taken aback.

"To be called a strongman by you and to be able to make such a commotion, could you also be an A-level ability user?" An elderly man with a full head of white hair stood up from his seat and slowly walked towards Chen Xingming.

When the others saw the old man approaching, they all made way for him, as if they held him in great awe.

"Old Tang, to be honest, I don't know much about this either. This person just appeared in Shanghai. As for his strength, I think it's this..." General Chen stepped forward and respectfully helped the old man up, then whispered in his ear.

Even though he spoke softly, everyone around him was a top-tier expert.

"What? S-rank?" everyone exclaimed. Even the old man surnamed Tang was moved.

"Hey, keep your voice down," Chen Xingming said helplessly.

Old Tang looked at everyone with a serious expression, then turned to Chen Xingming and asked.

"Can you be sure? Just based on that fireball in the sky, it might not be S-rank."

“Elder Tang, there are a few others. Of course, I wouldn’t be so hasty. It’s because I suspect this person is a dual-ability user. Besides that fireball, this person has another ability: to immobilize people in place, making them unable to move, even with the strength of ten thousand pounds.” General Chen quickly explained.

"Dual superpowers." Everyone looked on incredulously.

"I have already reported to the military and the alliance headquarters. This matter is under the full responsibility of our military. You'd better not bother that person."

“Well, Mr. Tang, I’ve sent Ningning to follow up on this matter on her own.” After saying that, Chen Xingming looked at the old man.

"Ningning? Sure." The old man nodded.

“Since that’s the case, you shouldn’t get involved. S-level experts all have their own tempers, so you might anger them and cause trouble.” Old Tang turned to look at the others.

"Yes," the representatives of the other forces responded in unison, demonstrating the old man's high prestige.

In the outer city, near Li Yuan's house, the area was placed under protection starting the next day. Several surrounding families were relocated, and many unfamiliar faces moved into the courtyard, all sent by the military for protection.

In the courtyard, Li Yuan was busy at the food cart. Because his daughter was about to undergo awakening, he hadn't set up his stall for the past few days. Of course, the main reason was the presence of the female footballer in military uniform sitting next to him.

Tang Ning has been here for five consecutive days.

"Is it ready yet? Is it ready yet?" the little girl asked impatiently from the front of the food cart.

"Alright, alright." Li Yuan wiped the sweat from his forehead and quickly handed a bunch of grilled meat skewers to Mengmeng.

"Whoosh..." Mengmeng cheered and quickly took it.

"Boss, another cold drink, please." Saitama had just finished three thousand push-ups and stood up without batting an eye.

"Okay, just a moment," Li Yuan said hurriedly. At this moment, he felt that staying at home instead of setting up his stall was more tiring than setting up his stall.

"Brother Saitama, how did you do that? Three thousand push-ups, and you weren't even out of breath!" Xiao Kui asked, her eyes sparkling.

"Haha, this is nothing, I didn't even warm up," Saitama laughed.

"Mr. Saitama, are you also a superhuman?" Tang Ning couldn't help but ask. These past few days, she had been so focused on Li Daoyi that she had overlooked this person. Just based on his push-ups, which were so fast that their speed was impossible to discern, she was certain that he was no ordinary person.

"Superpowers? No, I don't have any superpowers. I'm just a hero for fun," Saitama said, scratching his bald head.

"He's Saitama the Great Demon King, hehehe..." Mengmeng couldn't help but laugh as she ate her meat skewers.

"..." Tang Ning was completely stunned. A hero? What does that mean?

"Mr. Saitama, here's your drink."

"Ah, thank you very much." Saitama quickly took the drink from Li Yuan's hand.

Tang Ning glanced at Li Daoyi, who was reclining on a chair with his eyes closed, and couldn't help but smile bitterly. This was a strange combination. She had been there for so many days and hadn't found any useful information. Instead, she had revealed a lot of information to him. For some reason, she felt that Li Daoyi was very terrifying. She had no intention of hiding anything from him when he asked questions. After all, she had received professional training. This person seemed to have some kind of mental ability.

"Could he really have psychic abilities? Three different abilities?" Tang Ning was instantly terrified by her own thought.

"Uncle, I'm done eating, I want more." Mengmeng had finished her meat skewer, and the little girl's mouth was full of grease.

"Ah...but...but the alien meat is all gone," Li Yuan said with a wry smile.

"Ugh, I still want to eat," Mengmeng said pitifully, pouting.

Tang Ning quickly took out his communicator.

"Send one ton, no, ten tons of top-quality animal meat immediately."

"Received," came the immediate reply from the other end of the communicator.

"Yay, kiss!" Mengmeng cheered and leaned in to kiss Tang Ning.

"Giggle..." The little guy burst into laughter as he looked at Tang Ning, who had kissed him all over with oil.

"..." Tang Ning touched the grease on her face, feeling both amused and exasperated.

on Monday.

It was also the seventh day since Li Daoyi came into this world.

Early in the morning, as the sun rose, a large aircraft landed in the air above the courtyard. The cabin door opened, and Tang Ning stepped out. Today was the day Xiao Kui was to awaken, and Li Daoyi and the others were going to accompany her. The awakening base was outside the city, so Tang Ning came to pick them up.

In the courtyard, Xiao Kui, who had been so excited that she hadn't slept all night, waited with her father before dawn. When she saw Tang Ning, she ran over and affectionately hugged his arm.

"Sister Tang Ning." After spending a few days together, the little girl was no longer shy and had become familiar with Tang Ning.

"Look at you, didn't you sleep well last night? Look at those dark circles under your eyes." Tang Ning chuckled.

"Hmm, I'm a little worried." Xiao Kui lowered her head. After all, there's a chance of failure when awakening, and even if it succeeds, it might be a bad ability, so the pressure is naturally considerable.

"Believe in yourself," Tang Ning encouraged.

Just then, the door to the next room opened, and Li Daoyi came out carrying the still-sleeping Mengmeng. Immediately afterward, Saitama also came out of the next room.

"Oh, that's pretty early." Li Daoyi smiled.

"Good morning, sir. Is Mengmeng still asleep? How about we postpone it?" Tang Ning said.

"It's alright, this child won't wake up until noon. I can hold her," Li Daoyi said, patting Mengmeng's back.

"Alright then." Tang Ning nodded.

The group then walked out of the courtyard. At the entrance was a luxurious aircraft, not Tang Ning's. It was clearly sent by the military because they knew the group was going to the Awakening Base. The aircraft was more than ten times larger than Tang Ning's original one.

"Wow, it's a starship!" Xiao Kui exclaimed, her mouth agape in astonishment as she looked at the nearly 100-meter-long aircraft in the air.

"It really is a star-level warship, Miss Tang, this is too much! The Awakening Base is only two hundred miles away from here." Li Yuan was also shocked and looked at Tang Ning.

“Of course, my spacecraft can only carry three people. This starship was specially approved by the military.” Tang Ning said, glancing at Li Daoyi as if to say, “This is because of your influence.”

"Haha, let's go. Come to think of it, I've never ridden in something like this before," Li Daoyi laughed, then picked up Mengmeng and walked up.

The starship is filled with high-tech elements. Although this world has abandoned firearms, its technology is still very advanced. In addition, people have also developed energy cannons, which can effectively kill alien beasts and play a significant role in interstellar battlefields. The starship is equipped with many energy cannons, which are more powerful than those of an A-level powerhouse. It is the most advanced warship in the alliance and can operate in outer space.

Two hundred miles is a huge waste of a warship's resources; the crew had barely settled in when they arrived.

The Awakening Base is a large base built in a valley, about one-fifth the size of Shanghai. Strange giant cannons, similar in style to the energy cannons on starships, stand around the base. The huge plaza of the base is filled with all kinds of flying vehicles, and a dense crowd of students are queuing to enter a circular domed building, which is the Awakening Hall.

Tang Ning's starship slowly descended from the sky, instantly attracting everyone's attention. People were all astonished, because starships generally do not appear in peacetime. The fact that it appeared at the Awakening Base could only mean one thing: someone of extremely high status had appeared.

Inside the domed hall, in one of the rooms, more than a dozen figures were looking out through the window.

"Tang Ning and the others have arrived." General Chen was among them.

"Oh, I'm really curious who this person is that you value so highly," a middle-aged man in black wearing glasses said with a smile.

"What? You don't trust my judgment?" Chen Xingming frowned.

The man in black smiled but did not reply. As the person in charge of the Awakening Base in Shanghai, he had seen too many powerful people, including many S-class powerhouses who were as powerful as gods. He still harbored a sliver of doubt about this newly emerged S-class powerhouse.

"Sizzle..."

After the spacecraft landed, the hatch slowly opened.

Nearly 100,000 people's eyes were simultaneously drawn to the hatch, all curious about who the newcomer was.

Finally, a figure stepped out, dressed in military uniform, looking dashing and wearing leather boots—it was Tang Ning.

"It's Tang Ning."

"Colonel Tang."

Wow, it really is her.

"She's even more beautiful in person than on TV."

Everyone recognized Tang Ning instantly.

After Tang Ning came down, he stood properly to the side.

Next came Li Yuan and Xiao Kui. As soon as the father and daughter appeared, a small corner of the crowd erupted in an uproar. These people were Xiao Kui's classmates, and when they saw Xiao Kui, everyone's mouths dropped open.

When Xiao Kui saw this scene, her legs almost gave way. She quickly grabbed her father's arm, but Li Yuan's legs were also trembling, and he barely managed to get down.

"Snap..." Just then, Tang Ning brought his legs together and saluted the cabin door.

Everyone held their breath, knowing in their hearts that the main character was about to appear.

Immediately afterwards, a blinding light shone from the hatch, and then a bald head popped out.

"......"

"Hi everyone." Saitama waved to the people around him.

The scene fell silent.

"Uh..." Saitama scratched his head awkwardly, it seemed to be different from what he had imagined.

"Don't make me kick you." Li Daoyi's voice suddenly rang out behind him.

Saitama immediately shuddered and jumped down.

Immediately afterwards, Li Daoyi walked out carrying the sleeping Mengmeng. His unique aura instantly shocked everyone. The sunlight shone down, and Li Daoyi was bathed in the sunlight. Standing at the cabin door, he looked at everyone. An inexplicable pressure instantly appeared in everyone's heart, and people had an urge to kneel down and worship.

"Oh..."

At this moment, Li Dao smiled, a smile so gentle that everyone felt warm inside.

Then Li Daoyi walked down from the starship step by step, as if there were invisible steps in the air.

"What?" General Chen's pupils shrank upon seeing this from within the dome. Soaring through the air was something only a wind-type ability user could do.

Tang Ning's eyes widened; she hadn't expected the other party to have this ability.

The crowd around the square was even more astonished, which confirmed their suspicions. The person who had arrived was indeed a big shot. Even though they had never seen him before, the fact that a prodigy like Tang Ning was willing to play second fiddle spoke volumes.

"I apologize, but I take back my previous underestimation. This person is definitely at least A-level in strength," the base commander said in a deep voice.

However, Chen Xingming had no time to pay attention to him at this moment. He looked at Li Daoyi in the distance through the window and couldn't help but think about it.

"S-rank? Is he really only S-rank?" General Chen was startled by his own thought and quickly shook his head.