As individuals who earn a living through superpowers, Li Xing and "Judge" have a slight difference.

The latter always has a deeply resentful demeanor. It took the descent of numerous alien influences, multiple battles, and witnessing countless farewells to death before he had an epiphany, changed his attitude, and began to embrace life, viewing his own experiences from a new perspective.

The former, on the other hand, tastes a touch of sweetness even amidst a tragic fate, and sees this insignificant sweetness as a miracle of life, willing to tirelessly share this tiny bit of sweetness with everyone around him with positivity and optimism.

The above illustrates personal life attitudes and personality differences.

Ma Ran does not want to compare the two excessively, to belittle one and elevate the other.

There's not much point.

No matter what, at the end of their lives, Li Xing and Judge did not have ambiguous stances, both dying on the battlefield as guardians of human civilization.

After completing the mission of promoting the Inner Qi System's improvement and popularization, Ma Ran asked President Huang Weiguo at Grass Hut Academy for a short leave.

On one hand, it was to check on his parents and help them with an introduction to inner qi. On the other hand, it was because he saw Li Xing's predicament through Limited Foreknowledge and came specially to save the day.

Li Xing, in a previous life, was a member of the Shusi Squad under Ma Ran.

A Pillar-level ability user, code-named "Little Ice Stick."

One of the early combat power members of Shusi Squad, he has a sunny and optimistic disposition, well-rounded abilities, and no matter what high-level tasks he receives from Ma Ran, he completes them without a hitch and is very reliable.

His interests include documenting all events around him.

His dream is to become an excellent war correspondent.

Of course, at this time, Li Xing perhaps hasn't thought about becoming a war correspondent yet.

For the vast majority of Earthlings, childhood and adolescence mostly pass under the compulsory education system, and even if they have some ideas in their minds, they usually just keep them as personal fantasies, buried away without expressing them.

Over time, even those things that could be called dreams are entirely forgotten by the individuals themselves.

What impact did the arrival of the Extraordinary Era have on China?

Ma Ran believes it might not land on the material level or social order but lies more on the spiritual level.

The emergence of the Extraordinary System has given everyone a new choice, awakening desires deep within the soul.

At first, it might not have been evident, with only a few who suffer from "Chuunibyou" syndrome or middle and high school students experiencing behavioral changes.

Eventually, though, everyone dared to speak their dreams loudly, and gradually, the entire social atmosphere changed without anyone noticing.

"Li Xing, Qi An..."

Ma Ran's lips slightly curved, his gaze shifted, landing on the hospital bed: "Both of you have great potential."

"Personally, I admire you both."

"I've already contacted President Huang Weiguo of Grass Hut Academy."

"If nothing unexpected happens, once you recover from your injuries, you can step through the door into a new world."

The tasks he left with Old Huang weren't just these.

As his Inner Qi Rank increased, Ma Ran could use the Fragment Prophet medal to foresee the future more frequently each day.

Even before setting out, he had already made arrangements and plans; even if he didn't intervene personally this time, Li Xing wouldn't have perished.

The one who would have died under that White Mane alien's hand was only Qi An.

But...

If he could save one, he would.

Although Qi An is just an Ability User at an Under Development level, he's got excellent character, is loyal and dedicated, and Ma Ran didn't want to watch him die helplessly.

In a previous life, Li Xing wouldn't have faced any crisis during this period.

This lifetime, because the Extremely Effective Monarch and Crimson Hammer were thwarted on Earth, the frequency of White Mane aliens descending on Earth increased manifold as if sharks smelling blood, flocking eagerly towards Earth in droves.

This, in turn, caused the crisis Li Xing faced earlier.

However, as previously mentioned—Ma Ran had foreseen these developments and would not stand by idly watching a tragedy unfold before attempting rectification.

Before requesting his leave, Ma Ran had already drafted a proposal at Grass Hut Academy, which Old Huang then presented to the highest authorities.

As an internationally recognized Prophet, although the Fragment Prophet medal hadn't upgraded to an actual Prophet status, Ma Ran's credibility remained immensely high.

The response plan he proposed was approved nearly the same day, with major provinces across the nation swiftly coordinating efforts against White Mane to prevent the untimely demise of unripe Civilization Guardians.

Li Xing and Qi An, unlike Judge, have already endured life's hardships, relatively mature, and pose no issues in terms of spiritual will, making them eligible to be directly inducted into Grass Hut Academy.

Especially Li Xing.

Based on Ma Ran's understanding of him...

This particularly unlucky fellow, who managed to hang on and survive thus far, might even rank higher in terms of spiritual power if judged by the standards set by Yingchuan Academy in Henan.

Feeling Ma Ran's gaze, Li Xing, although his neck was held still by a brace and couldn't move, still rolled his eyes to look over.

His eyes widened slightly: "Prophet, your hair, it seems..."

"It seems the white part is a bit more than before."

Li Xing is indeed unlucky, that's an undeniable, objective fact.

Whether there's anyone more unlucky than him in this world is hard to say.

But he's not dumb, one might even call him very clever.

After rolling his eyes twice, a spark of insight ignites in Li Xing's mind: "Brother Qi mentioned earlier, his 'Knight' ability, when overused, results in a persona knight-ification, unconsciously adhering to the eight knightly virtues."

"And connecting this to your earlier mention of the second law of superpowers: The Zero Gain Principle."

"So..."

"The first principle of superpowers must be—using superpowers comes with some kind of price!"

This was a deliberate demonstration of worth.

Beside him, Qi An, having received his new world's admission ticket, was so elated, thinking he was on the cusp of promotion, joining a secret department, destined for great achievements, that he was already lost in fantasies, his face full of joy.

Li Xing, on the other hand, pondered more deeply.

He was indeed very curious about this "Grass Hut Academy" Ma Ran had just mentioned.

However, he's even more interested in the many laws governing superpowers!

His potential had been personally confirmed by the Prophet!

Even if he doesn't quite reach National Guardian level, at least he shouldn't be too far off, right?

Truth be told...

As an average person with limited information sources and intelligence channels, Li Xing didn't know much about the Extraordinary Domain.

When it comes to superpowers, he could only discuss them around the four key terms—Prophet, Martial God, God, and National Guardian.

Which other prominent superpower holders are out there?

No idea!

What ranks exist beyond National Guardian level?

Equally clueless!

Li Xing did know that the overseas Extraordinary circle categorizes superpowers into a simple and straightforward SABCD level system, being aware that S-level corresponds to National Guardian but unsure of how the domestic system compares to the ABCD levels.

"I should be at least a B-level, right?"

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