[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-global-psychic-powers-starting-off-with-the-awak":3,"chapter-global-psychic-powers-starting-off-with-the-awak-global-psychic-powers-starting-off-with-the-awak-chapter-167":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Global Psychic Powers: Starting Off with the Awakening of Purple Heaven Divine Thunder",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2358668,4613,"Chapter 167: Opportunity! Why Is There Another Person?","global-psychic-powers-starting-off-with-the-awak-chapter-167",167,"\u003Cp>Lin Qingyuan was the class monitor during Xu Jingming’s high school years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was beautiful and kind, secretly looking out for him in high school, even considering inviting him to form a team for the Wu Ke college entrance exam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after the Wu Ke exam, they lost contact, and he never expected to run into her here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What a coincidence—you’re here too, class monitor.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the timing was off, meeting an old classmate still lifted Xu Jingming’s spirits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, he now remembered that shortly after the Wu Ke results were released,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>their homeroom teacher had posted everyone’s exam rankings and university admissions in the high school class group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And their class monitor, Lin Qingyuan, had enrolled at an ability university in Jinning City, Zhe Province.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’re old classmates—you came to Jinning and didn’t even tell me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qingyuan walked up with long, graceful steps, feigning annoyance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan, whose breathtaking beauty made most girls feel inferior,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qingyuan was also beautiful, but far from unattainable—she felt like a kind older sister next door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Xu Jingming dared not reply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had completely forgotten she attended a university in Jinning City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he had remembered, he wouldn’t have reached out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was here on a mission, not on vacation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xiao Yan, who’s this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other teenagers with Lin Qingyuan also approached, all casting curious glances at Xu Jingming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the controlled suppression of his upgraded B-rank technique, Concealment Art, Xu Jingming’s aura appeared only at First Rank Mid-Level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His ability rank wasn’t particularly high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the cold, lethal aura forged through years of fighting in the wastelands, combined with the sacred aura bestowed by his SS-rank Heavenly Thunder,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>made him stand out like a crane among chickens—impossible to ignore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let me introduce you properly—this is my high school classmate, Xu Jingming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’s also this year’s Wu Ke provincial champion from Jiangnan Province, currently studying at the Metropolis Ability University.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qingyuan’s pale, oval face beamed with delight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Holy shit? Jiangnan Province’s provincial champion?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A prodigy from a top-tier university?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though they’d guessed Xu Jingming’s identity might be special, they never expected him to be the provincial champion!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were all students at Jinning Ability University, all having taken the Wu Ke exam themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They knew full well how prestigious the provincial champion title was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, their previously calm expressions widened in shock:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wow, Xiao Yan, you’ve got such an impressive high school classmate.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hello.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jingming smiled and waved for the server to bring the menu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What would you like to drink?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were still over ten minutes before the operation began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blue Sea Tech Park was right across the street—just a crosswalk away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since they’d already decided to force their way in, Xu Jingming had no reason to rush off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll have orange juice.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I want bubble tea!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll take lemon water.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qingyuan’s group—two boys and two girls—each ordered a drink and sat around Xu Jingming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They subtly studied the provincial champion with curiosity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qingyuan, seated closest to him, now asked curiously:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jingming, aren’t you in Metropolis? Why are you in Jinning? On vacation?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sort of.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jingming offered no further explanation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jinning does have a few decent sights.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qingyuan nodded with a smile, then sighed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s only been half a year since we last met, but you’ve changed so much—I almost didn’t recognize you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, compared to high school, Xu Jingming had changed dramatically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d grown taller, his physique more muscular, his aura no longer youthful and naive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was steady, yet carried a faint sense of pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even her university professors couldn’t give her that feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And you’re already an ability user, right?” Lin Qingyuan’s eyes held a hint of envy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first semester of freshman year was already more than half over, yet she was still just an awakened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Advancing to ability user still felt impossibly distant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though as an awakened, her weak spiritual power couldn’t pinpoint his exact rank,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>she could still sense he was at First Rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jingming nodded with a smile, noticing her envy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qingyuan, from the parallel class of Jiangcheng No. 2 High, was no genius.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jinning Ability University was just an ordinary ability school.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reaching First Rank peak before graduation would be a good outcome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>most ability universities in the Great Xia Nation aimed to graduate students as First Rank ability users.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s why Metropolis Ability University, which produced Fourth Rank graduates, was considered a top-tier school.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No wonder you’re from a top-tier school—you’ve become an ability user in just half a year.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qingyuan marveled at his confirmation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who could have imagined that Xu Jingming, once an unremarkable student who needed her help, would achieve this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xiao Yan, from your tone, Xu Jingming wasn’t an ability user before entering school?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others were puzzled—wasn’t it common knowledge that provincial champions were ability users?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qingyuan proudly puffed out her chest:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jingming isn’t just Jiangcheng’s first provincial champion—he achieved it as an awakened.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“An awakened won the provincial championship?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other three stared, stunned, exchanging glances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Historically, every provincial champion across the nation had been a First Rank Upper-Level ability user.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’d never heard of an awakened provincial champion before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Holy shit—I just remembered! During the Wu Ke exam season, I saw news about your province’s awakened champion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t believe it, but it’s actually true!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of them suddenly slapped his thigh in realization.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Holy shit! I remember now too!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I thought that was fake news.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So cool.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Filled with awe, their gazes toward Xu Jingming now held the reverence usually reserved for elites.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sir, here are your drinks.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The server arrived with the beverages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By the way, Brother Jingming, can you tell us what top-tier universities are like?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After receiving their drinks, one of the boys asked curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qingyuan and the others also turned to look, clearly interested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sure.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jingming readily obliged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gave them a general overview of daily life and training at Metropolis University.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they learned every student lived in a villa and was taught by Sixth Rank instructors, they marveled and envied him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the conversation,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jingming learned Lin Qingyuan’s group had come to attend a tech expo hosted inside Blue Sea Tech Park.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Blue Sea Tech’s CEO, Leng Chang, would also be present at the expo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tech expo? You can enter Blue Sea Tech Park?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jingming’s heart stirred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My uncle runs a tech equipment company; he was invited, and we came along with him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qingyuan smiled lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Precisely because of her uncle’s connection, she chose this Zhejiang province energy university.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That way, after graduation, even if she didn’t want to become a risky adventurer with abilities, she could still opt for corporate work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can I go in with you?” Xu Jingming blinked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he could go in with them, he wouldn’t need to risk alerting them by forcing his way in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course you can. My uncle’s arriving any moment—just tell him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qingyuan agreed without the slightest hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long after, Lin Qingyuan’s uncle, Lin Hai, arrived in a car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was a middle-aged man with a slightly stocky build, his face warm and approachable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Lin Qingyuan mentioned this to her uncle, he gave an immediate and enthusiastic reply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jingming hadn’t expected such an unexpected turn of events.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So after sending a message via his communicator to the Special Operations Team—“Hold position”—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he followed behind Lin Hai and walked toward the main entrance of Blue Sea Tech Park.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside Blue Sea Tech Park, only small squads of energy users patrolled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the main entrance, however, a full five-member second-rank squad stood constant guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hello, please show your credentials.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Lin Hai and the group reached the gate, a short-haired, sharp-looking energy user stepped forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m Lin Hai, owner of Yuan Yang Tech, invited to attend the exhibition.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Hai handed over his credentials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Beep. Identity confirmed: Yuan Yang Tech, Lin Hai. Four accompanying personnel: Lin Qingyuan...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sharp-looking energy user scanned the credentials on the device, and a voice sounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, the identity and facial data of Lin Hai and the other four appeared on the screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Identity is clear.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sharp-looking energy user nodded, his gaze sweeping over Lin Qingyuan and the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when he saw Xu Jingming, his brow furrowed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr. Lin, your submitted exhibition roster listed only four accompanying personnel. Why is there a fifth?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he spoke, the other four energy users immediately closed in, alert.\u003C\u002Fp>",1424,"2026-06-21T05:33:57.936Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","4588b3250487e6ef3d68d81b1f6d37aab9df63e6a5e464ed69392d49cb71fd55","global-psychic-powers-starting-off-with-the-awak-chapter-168","global-psychic-powers-starting-off-with-the-awak-chapter-166",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fglobal-psychic-powers-starting-off-with-the-awak-cover.jpg"]