[{"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-98":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},2358599,4613,"Chapter 98: 1 VS 102! How Will You Turn the Tide?","global-psychic-powers-starting-off-with-the-awak-chapter-98",98,"\u003Cp>BOOM!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The aura of a Second-Stage Upper-tier adept erupted across the spacious arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The intense pressure caused every fighter on the arena to freeze mid-motion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is that... the aura of a Second-Stage Upper-tier adept?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the freshmen swallowed hard, instinctively turning toward the source of the aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There, he saw Xu Jingming—holding a dark-gold spear, lightning swirling around his body, standing like a Thunder God!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s Xu Jingming! He’s a Second-Stage Upper-tier adept?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>every freshman on the arena was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Li Chengzhi’s Second-Stage Lower-tier power had already been astonishing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet now, another even more monstrous Second-Stage Upper-tier adept had appeared!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could anyone else compete?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them, several freshmen who were only First-Stage Mid-tier began questioning their very lives:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Am I even taking part in the Freshman Competition?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We’re all freshmen—how come you’re more than one full stage above me?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to Xu Jingming’s sudden outburst of aura,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the freshmen who had been fiercely battling moments ago now all fell into existential doubt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, it wasn’t just the freshmen on the arena— even the upperclassmen in the stands were bewildered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What the hell?! Second-Stage Upper-tier? Is that really what a freshman should have?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can accept Second-Stage Lower-tier, but now a Second-Stage Upper-tier shows up?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you kidding me? I’m a third-year who just reached Second-Stage Upper-tier—how am I supposed to feel?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“......”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially those upperclassmen who had spent two or three years just to reach Second-Stage Upper-tier were nearly in tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt like all those years had been wasted...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Second-Stage Upper-tier?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meteor Society.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl who had spoken earlier was stunned, then immediately turned to her leader, Wu Yuan:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Leader, you knew this already, didn’t you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sort of.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Yuan nodded, smiling: “Now do you see Xu Jingming’s potential?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes! Xu Jingming remains our top recruitment target—follow the original plan to recruit him after the Freshman Competition!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl nodded firmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a corner of the spectator stands,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the white-haired girl Jiang Chu gazed at the tall figure on the arena, her beautiful eyes brightening:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It really is you, Senior! No—wait, I should call you Junior!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You fooled me for so long—no good, I have to find him after this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking she’d see Xu Jingming again soon, Jiang Chu’s face lit up with a lovely smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Second-Stage Upper-tier!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the tall figure gripping the spear on the arena, Li Chengzhi’s face darkened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had planned to crush Xu Jingming with his own Second-Stage Lower-tier power,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>then ride the fame of defeating an S-rank adept to make his name known across the entire school.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps even earn an S-rank access level from the school.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, Xu Jingming’s displayed power had shattered that dream completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, as he spotted a slender figure on the arena, Li Chengzhi’s eyes suddenly lit up:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xu Jingming, Xu Jingming—if this were any other round, you’d have won for sure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that guy just happens to be in the second round too. Let’s see how you handle this!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A relaxed, almost smug smile spread across Li Chengzhi’s face—as if the presence of that one person guaranteed Xu Jingming’s defeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Including me, there are 103 freshmen this round. Then I’ll just push through them all.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the arena, Xu Jingming gripped his spear, ready to charge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a loud voice rang out across the arena:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Everyone, Xu Jingming is a Second-Stage Upper-tier adept—and he possesses an S-rank ability!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he takes on each of us one by one, we’ll all be eliminated!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So why not unite and eliminate Xu Jingming first?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a deep, magnetic male voice, its origin unclear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voice carried strong hypnotic power, and its suggestion instantly sparked interest in the dazed freshmen, their eyes glinting with eagerness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That voice has strong hypnotic power—could he be a mental-type adept?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jingming frowned, instantly sensing something unnatural about the voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the male voice spoke again:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There are 103 of us here. Excluding Xu Jingming, we still have 102.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he’s a Second-Stage Upper-tier adept, 102 against 1—we can wear him down until he collapses!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also, I’m Shi Liao. I possess an A-rank mental-type ability, and I’ve already gathered nearly twenty people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the rest of you follow my orders, I guarantee we’ll take down Xu Jingming with the least possible cost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Think carefully—chances to defeat an S-rank adept don’t come twice in a lifetime.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he finished speaking, Xu Jingming clearly noticed the freshmen around him growing red-eyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their gazes toward him now burned with fierce combat intent!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I don’t fight, I’m getting kicked out anyway—might as well go for it! Screw it, I’m in!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Defeating an S-rank adept—this might be my only chance in life! I’m in too!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shi Liao, tell us what to do!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“......”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under Shi Liao’s hypnotic voice,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>every freshman on the arena—except Xu Jingming—had united as one!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh, Shi Liao’s got some real talent—he actually got all the freshmen to unite!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xu Jingming’s in trouble now—this round might be his downfall.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I remember Shi Liao is Long Ke’s disciple—no wonder he’s so capable.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“......”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the main stage, the instructors were all surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had assumed Xu Jingming, as a Second-Stage Upper-tier adept, would breeze through the first stage—yet this unexpected twist had occurred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many instructors also looked enviously toward a middle-aged man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That man was Long Ke, Dean of the Tactics Academy—Shi Liao was his newly recruited disciple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xiao Liao’s just lucky—it’s nothing special.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dean Long Ke smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remark was half humility, half truth—Shi Liao had indeed been lucky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had Xu Jingming not been an S-rank adept, had he not revealed his Second-Stage Upper-tier aura,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Liao could never have so easily rallied the other freshmen to his side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Luck is part of strength too—but Xu Jingming’s in deep trouble now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If an S-rank adept can’t even pass the first stage of the Freshman Competition, that’d be a joke too far.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One instructor hesitated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the arena held just over a hundred beasts, it’d be easy to handle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, the arena held over a hundred adepts!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Enhancement, elemental, support, mental—every type of ability was represented!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And these were all prodigies from across the land!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now united, with Shi Liao as their commander, they formed a near-perfect miniature battle unit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a hundred-man force could easily overwhelm a Second-Stage Upper-tier adept.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Xu Jingming wasn’t an ordinary Second-Stage Upper-tier adept.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, it was a battle of which side proved superior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While the deans and instructors on the main stage debated,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jingming had used his powerful mental energy to locate the voice’s source from hundreds of meters away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a slender boy, under 1.7 meters tall, with a delicate, refined face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wore a black combat suit and carried no weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet around him stood over a dozen powerful figures—men and women alike—guarding him closely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shi Liao, an A-rank mental ability user—interesting.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jingming narrowed his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To gather all the other newcomers so swiftly, Shi Liao is no ordinary person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xu Jingming, if you had found me and killed me before I finished my second sentence, you might still have broken the deadlock.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But now everyone has decided to follow my orders—you have no chance left!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if noticing Xu Jingming’s gaze, Shi Liao slightly lifted his head, a faint smile appearing on his refined face:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One against a hundred and two—how do you plan to turn the tide?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Turn the tide? On what grounds do you think you have the advantage?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jingming raised his swordlike brows, a smile curling at his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dark Cloud Gale Spear lightly plunged into the ground; his strong right hand then gripped the empty air:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lei Mao!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Endless blue-purple lightning converged toward his palm, gradually forming the shape of a lightning spear.\u003C\u002Fp>",1300,"2026-06-21T05:33:57.936Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","23b46b8a209fed0fca7eea26560f31f88cf599de07989ad3c49643fbc7e2bb41","global-psychic-powers-starting-off-with-the-awak-chapter-99","global-psychic-powers-starting-off-with-the-awak-chapter-97",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fglobal-psychic-powers-starting-off-with-the-awak-cover.jpg"]