C3 [new Ability: Night Walker]

There were still three months until the graduation ceremony, and the students had already started to go their separate ways.

Zhang Ping did not leave the school, but he did not go to the teaching block either. Instead, he went to the dormitory, the sports field, and the canteen. Every day, he would train his body, and he claimed that he was building a foundation for his future farming career.

He was not the most outstanding one, and many students did the same thing. After all, leaving the school meant that they could only do the worst job. There was no hope in the future, so it was better to stay in school and play for a day or two.

Furthermore, he found that these students were actually very safe, and almost no one was replaced by the Sky Fox.

In other words, the target of the Sky Fox was either the students with great potential, or the students who had joined the patrol party and other key departments. As for the rest, because they were not a threat, they were not in a hurry to make a move.

For example, he, a Summoner who could not obtain a summoned beast, was destined to only be a farmer. Naturally, there was no danger, so the Sky Fox did not immediately make a move on him.

The opposite example was Lo Shiyu. She remembered that two years ago, she had already awakened an extremely powerful ability. Perhaps the day she was determined to be talented, she had already been targeted by the Sky Fox.

Zhang Ping could feel that he was improving every day, and his physical fitness was getting stronger and stronger.

If it wasn't for the fact that his physical and mental strength were limited, he would definitely eat the Contract Gem like candy. Unfortunately, after a few days, he did not awaken any new talent, but his potential continued to increase.

The most obvious feeling was that in just a few dozen days, he could do 1000 push-ups in a row.

Moreover, after doing it, his physical strength would recover very quickly, and he would no longer be lying on the ground like a dead dog, so tired that he could not move.

At night.

Zhang Ping sat cross-legged on the bed, looked at the night sky outside the window, and condensed another Contract Gem.

He threw the gem into his mouth and chewed it a little, then swallowed it.

This time, he suddenly felt that the world was silent, as if the entire world had lost its sound. It was only after a long while that he broke out of the silence, and the sounds of crickets and frogs resounded once again.

He immediately released the appraisal.

Appraisal Success!

Summoned Beast: Zhang Ping

Host: Zhang Ping

Race: Human

Potential: 4 stars

Lifespan: 89

Talent

Contract Gem: Can consume physical strength and mental energy to condense a Contract Gem. Once the target voluntarily accepts the Contract Gem, the host's life, soul, and consciousness will be controlled by the summoner, but at the same time, the summoner will also receive the summoner's potential, luck, and blessing. After consuming the first time, consuming the second time will slightly increase the host's potential, and there is a 1% chance of awakening a new talent. Note: The summoner, Zhang Ping, has overdrawn his intelligence, potential, and luck to obtain the talent ability. Although it is very powerful, it also has a certain kind of huge flaw. It seems that being too ambitious is not a good thing.

Absolute Command: You have absolute control over the summoned beast. Your orders will definitely not be disobeyed by the summoned beast.

Absolute Submission: You will absolutely obey the summons of the Summoner. You will loyally carry out the summons of the Summoner.

Unstable Appraisal Technique: Can be used to appraise the target. There is a small probability of obtaining the target's information. The smaller the difference in strength between the two parties, the higher the probability of obtaining the information. The success rate of the first appraisal will be greatly increased. Note: A talent born from the desire of the Summoned Beast, Zhang Ping, and the Summoner, Zhang Ping.

Night Walker: Obtain night vision, and the sense of presence in the night will be greatly reduced. Movement speed will be greatly increased, and the weight will decrease. You will be completely invisible in the shadows.

As expected, there was an additional talent!

Actually, Zhang Ping didn't need to appraise. His body could already feel it.

After all, it was currently night time. His vision and weight would both be very obvious.

He got off the bed and tried it out. He found that his body had become much lighter. With a light jump, he could touch the ceiling. Moreover, when he landed, there was not much sound.

Under the night vision, the pitch-black city outside the window became bright.

He even saw a huge bird with a wingspan of twelve meters flying across the sky with billowing black smoke.

If this bird descended from the sky and attacked the city, the consequences would be unimaginable.

This world was too dangerous.

Zhang Ping let out a sigh of relief, then turned around and walked into the bathroom.

He had just discovered that his potential had increased by one star. His original potential was three stars, but now it had become four stars. The most obvious change in his body was an increase in his talent, but there were still many hidden changes that he had to dig out himself.

In the bathroom, he did two thousand and five hundred push-ups in one go. If he used forceful commands, he could probably do around three thousand.

Of course, this was related to his weight becoming lighter. It would probably be much less during the day.

Also, his five senses had become sharper.

Originally, he couldn't hear many sounds, but now, he could vaguely hear them as long as he concentrated.

For example, the sound of someone grinding their teeth next door.

"I wonder what level I am now?"

Zhang Ping came out of the bathroom and lay on the bed as he thought to himself.

The Awakened were divided into different levels, and it was not complicated at all.

Any Awakened who had just awakened could be divided into level 1 Awakened.

The level of the elementary Awakened was between level 1 to level 9. When they broke through level 10, they would become an intermediate Awakened.

When an intermediate Awakened broke through level 20, they would naturally become an advanced Awakened. After that, they would become a top Awakened.

As for those above the top Awakened, it was said that there were even Awakened at the King Level. However, there had never been a King in Pearl City, and even the City Lord was only a top Awakened.

The King was just a legend that had been passed down between the Awakened.

...

The next day.

Zhang Ping woke up half an hour earlier than usual. When he woke up, he was at the sports field, and his body was in the state of automatic running.

He did not change his orders, but instead carefully felt his mental state.

Very good, very spirited.

He did not feel sleepy because he woke up too early.

Zhang Ping reckoned that it was probably because his potential had increased, so the time he needed to sleep had decreased.

After running, his body automatically walked to the canteen. Everything went according to plan until Lo Shiyu appeared.

"Hello, Lo Shiyu!"

"Hello, Lo Shiyu! I'm going to help you line up. What do you want to eat?"

"I'm a little sleepy, but when I see Lo Shiyu, I'm full of energy."

The huge fox with Lo Shiyu's skin on its forehead slowly walked over in the crowd. Even though Zhang Ping's strength had increased, he still felt a chill.

Suddenly, the Sky Fox walked to a girl's side and stretched out its sharp claws to pinch the girl's neck. It dragged her along as if it was choosing a buffet.

Zhang Ping lowered his head and tightly held his chopsticks. Only when the Sky Fox passed by him did he grit his teeth and order himself to continue eating, trying to finish everything before the smell of blood wafted over.

When he left the canteen, many people in the canteen were still envious of the girl who was chosen by Lo Shiyu to eat breakfast with her.

In the eyes of the students, the Sky Fox was eating with the girl, but in Zhang Ping's eyes, the girl was being torn apart by a ferocious and terrifying fox and being cruelly eaten.

He had to find out the true situation of Pearl City as soon as possible!

He had to confirm the difference in strength between him and the enemy!

Zhang Ping clenched his fists tightly and returned to his dormitory. He closed the door and began to train.

"One thousand push-ups!"

He ordered himself in his heart, and then his body began to move.

"Five hundred sit-ups!"

After one thousand push-ups, Zhang Ping's entire body was covered in sweat, but he immediately ordered himself again.

"Three hundred frog jumps!"

"Again!"

Zhang Ping's eyes were burning with flames as he clenched his teeth and roared in his heart.

For the entire morning, he was training crazily.

Pearl Ability Academy taught students how to judge whether their bodies were overloaded or not. As long as they did not reach the limit, he would definitely not stop.

After eating lunch and resting for two hours, he got up again and began to practice his martial arts.

Pearl Ability Academy had a boxing class. Before the students awakened their abilities, the main training was physical fitness, boxing, and weapon use.

In the boxing class, besides the basic boxing, they would also teach a boxing technique called 'Three Punch of Pearl'.

This was a boxing technique that many Awakened seniors had created specifically for catabolic beasts. At the beginning, there were nine moves, but later on, it was gradually simplified into three moves.

The name also changed from Nine Punch of Pearl to Three Punch of Pearl, but everyone usually just called it 'Enlightenment Fist'.

The first move of the Enlightenment Fist was called 'Threatening the Rat'.

This was an attack move that was specifically targeted at catabolic beasts that were smaller than themselves. This move was powerful and heavy, and it emphasized on suppressing the beast with force. It relied on its advantage in size to crush the enemy.

The second move of the Clear Fist Technique was known as the 'Running Wolf'.

This move was specifically designed to deal with catabolic beasts that were similar in size to oneself. It emphasized on hitting the vitals, such as the eyes, ears, and spine.

The third move of the Clear Fist Technique was called the 'Prison Bull'.

This move had extremely high requirements for the user. It did not seek to achieve great results, but rather, it was designed to deal with catabolic beasts who were much larger than oneself. It mainly focused on dealing with them and diverting their strength.

Although there were only three moves, there were different ways to deal with different situations.

Many physical strengthening type Awakened ones spent their entire lives studying these three moves. It was said that the City Lord was a Clear Fist Grandmaster, and he could even use the Clear Fist Technique to kill catabolic beasts that were at least level 30.

Although Zhang Ping was not a physical strengthening type Awakened, he had the Contract Gem that constantly increased his potential. His body's strength might not be weaker than a physical strengthening type Awakened's in the future, so he did not plan to give up on the training of his fist and weapon.

Zhang Ping continued to cultivate until dusk. He went to the cafeteria to have a full meal, then returned to his dormitory to continue cultivating.

Night fell.

At nine o'clock, Zhang Ping changed into a set of black clothes after taking a shower, and then walked out of his dormitory.

There were still some lower grade students on the sports field practicing fist techniques under the cover of night. Zhang Ping walked along the edge of the sports field and looked at the female dormitory from afar. He silently clenched his fist that was hidden in his pocket.

He was still too weak at the moment.

After leaving the school, he walked through the night. Because of his talent as a Night Walker, no one noticed his existence.

He walked around the school like a ghost, silently recording the information about the Sky Fox in his heart.