CHAPTER 56: 56, LEVEL 3 POWER LADDER

Evening time.

Yang Fan set off for home.

The mutant poisonous mosquitoes had been dealt with, and the military had set up defenses in Jingyun County, so he felt there was no need to stay any longer.

Yang Fan quickly realized that signing a contract with Peregrine Falcon Needle Eye was a very wise decision.

"Phew~"

The sound of the wind echoed beside his ears.

Needle Eye turned into a sharp arrow, reaching a startling flight speed of 242 kilometers per hour.

During the flight, they encountered a high-altitude air current, and the speed suddenly soared to 288 kilometers per hour.

This speed was already close to the high-speed trains operating in Great Xia.

And the new superpower, Wind Spirit, showed its extraordinary usefulness.

Yang Fan felt himself completely merging into the air currents, like a baby returning to the embrace of its mother.

The last time he flew to Jingyun County, he had been quite nervous along the way.

This time flying back home, he was dragged comfortably behind the Falcon and surprisingly took a nap for an hour.

The quality of the sleep was quite good.

After waking up, Yang Fan was incredulous: "I can actually sleep while floating in the sky; I seem to be getting more and more abnormal."

"Goo-gil!"

Needle Eye suddenly called out.

It was saying: It’s going to rain ahead.

Yang Fan shifted his posture, sitting cross-legged in mid-air, and leisurely looked ahead.

Large swaths of lead-gray clouds were pressing down on the sky, continuously rolling.

As if something terrifying was about to emerge from the sea of clouds.

"Boom!"

A thunderclap was heard.

Lightning instantly illuminated the sky.

This was normal lightning.

Yang Fan whispered, "The storm is coming!"

With the wonderful sensing ability of his Wind Spirit superpower, he astonishingly discovered that he could sense the rapid gathering of moisture.

He mumbled another conclusion: "It seems like it’s about eleven seconds before the rain starts falling."

He drew another conclusion: "This rain seems quite large; it may last for a whole day and night without stopping."

Yang Fan couldn’t say why, but he just knew this.

This was precisely the effect of Wind Spirit.

This newly fused superpower granted him the miraculous ability to perceive atmospheric conditions.

With nothing else to do, he simply started a countdown.

"Ten!

"Nine!

...

"Two!

"One!"

Just as the words fell.

A dense array of raindrops, numerous beyond count, drizzled down from the sky.

The storm arrived!

Without a single error!

"Boom!"

Another thunderclap resounded.

The world brightened for an instant.

Yang Fan smiled, "If things don’t work out in the future, I could apply to be a meteorologist; no doubt I’d have no problem making a living."

"Goo-gil!"

The Falcon asserted its presence.

It was worried about the storm and lightning.

Yang Fan laughed, "Don’t worry, just keep flying forward; the lightning definitely won’t strike you."

Needle Eye flapped its wings more forcefully, slightly increasing its speed, quickly entering the storm region.

A marvelous phenomenon occurred.

An invisible force enveloped both the human and the bird.

Every raindrop that approached immediately slipped aside.

The Falcon flew forward without getting a single drop of water on it.

"Jeep! Jeep!"

The bird chirped several times, its voice tinged with excitement.

Such an unusual occurrence evidently startled the Falcon.

Yang Fan laughed, "No wonder two physical Element superpowers fused into a Hybrid Element superpower."

Earlier, he had struggled to understand.

Now he completely understood.

The Light Spirit superpower involved control over airflow, and the Gale superpower also involved this point.

After merging, they finally reached a critical point, transitioning from the physical Domain to the spiritual Domain.

To better control the wind, one must use spiritual strength.

Yang Fan pondered, "If I’m guessing correctly, to advance further in strength once reaching a certain level, one must fully understand the relationship between spirit and body."

He extended a hand, mimicking a "fan wind" motion: "I seem to have slightly touched upon something."

In the next moment.

A swift air current appeared out of nowhere, propelling Needle Eye forward.

The Falcon’s flight speed instantly surged to 320 kilometers per hour.

"Goo-gil! Goo-gil!"

The bird was extremely amazed.

Yang Fan laughed heartily.

He had a very strong feeling that he was on the right path.

*

Shangjing City.

Inside the secret base.

General Lou brought some new news: "According to the latest weather monitoring information, over one-third of Great Xia’s territory has or will soon see rainfall."

Mermaid nodded and said, "Poisonous Mosquitoes are going to appear in large numbers, and the Great Xia People will face their first test."

General Lou’s face looked a bit grim.

The widespread rainy weather will inevitably provide a "breeding ground" for the mass reproduction of poisonous mosquitoes.

It can be foreseen that the danger of the poisonous mosquito disaster will be more serious than anticipated.

Mermaid glanced at General Lou: "Let’s talk about something else."

The old general assumed a listening posture: "Miss Jana, please go ahead."

Mermaid spoke: "Last time I mentioned the Spiritual Body Ratio, a key indicator for evaluating superpower users."

General Lou nodded, "The growth proportion of body and spirit can indicate the potential of superpower users."

Mermaid continued: "Now let me explain why civilisations, including the Mei Jia Civilization, place such importance on the Spiritual Body Ratio."

General Lou perked up.

Mermaid posed a question: "The first barrier of the strength hierarchy is the physical body, the second barrier is the spirit; have you ever considered what the third barrier might be?"

General Lou was about to shake his head, but suddenly remembered "Spiritual Body Ratio," and a light flashed in his mind.

The old general organized his thoughts and answered, "My personal guess is that it should involve unifying spirit and physical body."

Mermaid gave an approving look: "Correct!"

She paused and continued, "Many civilizations’ Venerables have said the same thing, that body and spirit are actually two sides of the same coin."

"Only by truly understanding the relationship between physical body and spirit can one ascend to the level 3 of the strength hierarchy and become a powerful Venerable."

General Lou found it somewhat difficult to understand and instinctively said, "Physical body is material, spirit is non-material, how could they be two sides of the same coin?"

He immediately chuckled awkwardly: "Sorry, Miss Jana, that’s a very foolish question."

It was ridiculous for someone who wasn’t even a Warrior to question the words said by numerous Venerables.

Mermaid seemed understanding: "It’s okay; when I first heard this, I was full of doubt, and until now I’m still exploring the meaning."

General Lou couldn’t help but deeply ponder.

The three-tier strength hierarchy is indeed extremely challenging!

Miss Jana, as a Knight Level strong person, has been exploring the third tier for so many years, but still hasn’t made progress.

No one knows when Canglan Star will give birth to a Venerable to lead the Canglan People against the catastrophe even the Jana People fear.

General Lou wasn’t a fool.

From the opponent’s daily behavior, he vaguely sensed that the Mei Jia Civilization believed there would surely be a major catastrophe in the future Primordial World.

The question remains why they are risking so much to come to the weak Canglan Civilization.

But Miss Jana doesn’t say, and the old general wisely doesn’t inquire.

Both sides maintain a certain tacit understanding.