I Start with a Mysterious Island-Chapter 47: New Superpower

THUMP, THUMP, THUMP...

A wave of excitement washed over him, and his heart began to race.

Lin Li first wiped his hands on his clothes before reaching out to grasp the egg-sized cyan fruit. With a slight tug, he plucked it from the branch.

Back when this cyan fruit was only the size of a grain of rice, Lin Li had thought its color simply meant it wasn’t ripe yet.

He figured that once it ripened, it would turn red, just like the first fruit he had eaten.

At the time, he also had another theory: if the cyan fruit was still cyan when it ripened, eating it might awaken a different Superpower.

After all these days of hard work, one of his two theories had been half-proven. All that was left was to eat the fruit and find out the true result.

Just like the red fruit Lin Li had eaten the first time, the moment the cyan fruit was picked, it immediately released an intoxicating fragrance, tempting anyone who smelled it to eat it as quickly as possible.

Having been through this once before, Lin Li didn’t hesitate. The moment he smelled the cyan fruit’s alluring aroma, he immediately opened his mouth and popped the egg-sized fruit inside.

CRUNCH, CRUNCH...

His teeth came together, instantly crushing the cyan fruit to bits.

Sweet juice flowed between his lips and teeth, and Lin Li couldn’t help but lose himself in the delightful flavor.

"These fruits from the Magical Little Tree are definitely the most delicious I’ve ever eaten," Lin Li sighed after swallowing the cyan fruit. "It’s a shame getting to eat one is so damn hard..."

After letting his thoughts wander for a moment, Lin Li immediately focused his mind and sensed the changes in the Spiritual Energy within his body.

Just like when he ate the red fruit, about three seconds after eating the cyan one, a massive, warm current suddenly surged through his body.

This sudden warm current was Spiritual Energy. The immense Spiritual Energy erupted within him, rapidly filling every inch of his body.

’Damn, this sudden surge of Spiritual Energy is exactly like the first time, just as turbulent... But I’m on a whole new level now. A surge of this degree, I can... Slow down, slow down, don’t rush so violently! I can’t take it anymore!’

Lin Li’s face flushed crimson. He had thought that this time, with his current cultivation at Tier One Peak, he wouldn’t suffer the same embarrassing fate as the first time, when he wasn’t even a Cultivator.

Who would have thought that the aftershock from this massive wave of Spiritual Energy was far more powerful than the energy produced by the first red fruit.

And so, Lin Li passed out once again. Before he lost consciousness, only a single thought remained in his mind: ’Damn it, I absolutely will not pass out again next time!’

THUD.

Unlike the first time he fainted, Lin Li fell face-down.

Fortunately, the grass on the small island was quite thick, so while he didn’t get injured from the face-plant, it was still a bit painful.

Lying unconscious and face-down on the grass, Lin Li’s body began to glow with a faint golden Spiritual Light.

As time passed, the amount of Spiritual Energy inside him increased rapidly, and the Spiritual Energy Wave emanating from his body grew progressively stronger.

POP.

As if something had been pierced, a nearly inaudible sound echoed from within Lin Li’s body.

Following this sound, the Spiritual Energy Wave from Lin Li’s body suddenly intensified by a large margin.

...

Five minutes had passed since he ate the cyan fruit and fainted.

"Ugh..."

Lying face-down on the grass, Lin Li slowly opened his eyes. He pushed himself up with his hands and climbed to his feet.

"Ow, that hurts!" Lin Li rubbed his face, then pulled his phone from his pocket to check the time. He put it away and muttered, "I was out for a shorter time than last time."

"Hooo..."

He took a deep breath and began to perceive the changes within himself.

If the amount of Spiritual Energy in Lin Li’s body before eating the cyan fruit was a bucket of water, then the amount now had multiplied several times over—to about five buckets’ worth.

Sensing the abundant Spiritual Energy within him, Lin Li knew he had broken through to the Tier Two Initial Stage, becoming a Tier Two Initial Stage Cultivator.

When a Cultivator breaks through to Tier Two, compared to a Tier One Cultivator, not only does their internal Spiritual Energy increase several-fold, but their Spiritual Power also undergoes a qualitative change, allowing them to perceive the strength of other Cultivators’ Spiritual Energy Waves.

Lin Li focused on circulating all the Spiritual Energy in his body. Instantly, he could sense his body emitting something that was both invisible and intangible.

Yet, he could clearly perceive its existence. ’This must be the so-called Spiritual Energy Wave!’ he thought.

"This is great. From now on, when I run into a Mutant Beast, I can use Spiritual Perception to judge its strength," Lin Li said with a smile, still sensing the Spiritual Energy Wave radiating from his body.

But he quickly realized that relying solely on Perception to judge another’s strength wasn’t completely accurate.

He experimented on himself. If he only circulated a portion of his Spiritual Energy—roughly equivalent to the amount a Tier One Peak Cultivator would have—the intensity of the Spiritual Energy Wave he emitted immediately weakened.

"You can’t completely trust this Spiritual Perception ability! I’ll have to watch out for enemies acting like a wolf in sheep’s clothing."

After getting a feel for the changes in his power upon entering Tier Two, Lin Li began to test the new Superpower he had gained from eating the cyan fruit.

Yes, just as Lin Li had speculated, eating the cyan fruit from the Magical Little Tree had indeed granted him a second Superpower.

This newly acquired Superpower felt as if it were innate. Lin Li raised his right hand, aiming his palm toward the water’s surface beyond the island.

A faint golden Spiritual Light flashed across his hand. Then, a crescent-shaped Cyan Wind Blade, about fourteen to fifteen centimeters in diameter, materialized out of thin air in front of his palm.

With a mere thought from Lin Li, the cyan, crescent-shaped Wind Blade shot out.

WHOOSH.

Accompanied by a piercing whistle as it cut through the air, the crescent-shaped Cyan Wind Blade vanished into the distant white mist in the blink of an eye, leaving no trace behind.

’It’s so fast! Much faster than the Fireball.’

’The crescent-shaped Cyan Wind Blade isn’t very large and has a small surface area, whereas the spherical Fireball has greater air resistance. That’s why the Wind Blade is faster.’

After testing his new Superpower and letting his thoughts run wild for a moment, Lin Li couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

"Hahaha... I’m now a Dual Superpower Cultivator who has awakened two Superpowers... No, it’s more than that. As long as I keep working hard and hunting Mutant Beasts, I’ll awaken even more Superpowers!"

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