308: The first-ever high-dimensional experience for everyone, a celebration for all humanity!

Earth, Modu City of Xia.

Inside an ordinary apartment building.

College student Li Ming rubbed his sleepy eyes and sat up from his bed.

He felt that something was different.

His body felt light, as if dozens of kilograms of weight had been lifted. The dark circles under his eyes, caused by years of staying up late to play games, were gone. The five-hundred-degree myopia glasses on his nose now made him feel dizzy when he wore them.

"What's going on? Did I not sleep well last night, am I hallucinating?"

Li Ming muttered, habitually reaching for the water cup on the bedside table.

However, before his hand could touch it.

The glass cup, printed with "Otaku Happy Water," actually floated up "wobbling" and stopped steadily right in front of him.

Li Ming: ""

He blinked.

The cup was still floating.

He blinked hard again.

The cup even shook in a very human-like way, as if greeting him.

"Holy crap!!!"

A pig-slaughtering scream ripped through the morning silence.

Li Ming scrambled and rushed to the window, pulling open the curtains.

Then, he saw a sight he would never forget.

The building across the street.

An old woman carrying a vegetable basket was floating down from a sixth-floor window without her feet touching the ground. As she floated, she greeted a neighbor downstairs: "Old Wang, going shopping? The weather's nice today, flying there is quite a time saver."

Downstairs.

A primary school student in a school uniform was chasing an orange cat sparking with electricity, shouting, "Da Ju! Don't run! Give me back my Lightning Ability!"

Further away in the sky.

A delivery guy in a uniform was riding a modified electric scooter spewing blue exhaust flames, whistling past a patrolling police aircraft.

The entire world had gone mad!

Li Ming tremblingly pulled out his phone and opened the social network.

The trending topics list had completely exploded.

#Universal Awakening#

#I Think I Can Fly#

#What Should I Do If My Dog Suddenly Started Speaking Human Language, Waiting Online, Very Urgent#

#Official Announcement: Citizens, please remain calm. Do not attempt to use telekinesis to move skyscrapers#

Li Ming looked at the bizarre scene outside the window and then at the floating cup in his hand, falling into a state of extreme, excited stupor.

He suddenly slapped his thigh and let out a long cry toward the sky:

"Spiritual Energy Resurgence! This is the Spiritual Energy Resurgence!!"

"My Kylin Arm is finally going to be put to use!"

This crazy scene was not only happening on Earth.

Inside the Ecological Dome on Mars, at the Guanghan Palace Base on the Moon, and even across thousands of life-bearing planets throughout the Milky Way Galaxy, the same unbelievable evolutionary miracle was unfolding.

The high-dimensional energy pouring down through the "South Heaven Gate" channel was like a silent spring rain, nourishing every soul yearning for power.

Dragon Shield Bureau Headquarters, Underground Command Center.

It was already chaos here.

All communication channels were overwhelmed, and countless data streams converged into a red waterfall, impacting heavenly craft's mainframe.

"Report! Within Xia territory, preliminary statistics show three hundred and seventy million new Ability Users!"

"Report! The crime rate has dropped by 90%?! All criminals are busy studying their new abilities and no one has time to commit crimes!"

"Report! The military's 'Shennong Project' Gene-Enhanced Soldiers have doubled their average physical quality again! Some soldiers have awakened Elemental Control abilities!"

A young intelligence analyst, face flushed, practically shouted the data.

Sitting in front of him was a white-haired elder with a general's star on his shoulder.

The elder was Long Weiguo's deputy, a man who had seen countless storms in his life, but even he couldn't stop the hand holding his teacup from trembling slightly now.

"Why are you panicking!"

The elder slammed his hand down on the table and sternly commanded, "The sky isn't falling!"

He pulled up a document and projected it onto the large screen.

The title of the document was clearly—[Earth Federation Universal Potential Awakening Emergency Plan].

Signatory: Lu Chen.

Date Signed: One year ago.

"A year ago, Commander Lu already anticipated this day!"

The Old General's voice was powerful and resonant, instantly stabilizing morale. "All emergency plans are to be activated immediately!"

"Register and guide all Awakened Individuals!"

"Establish the 'Superpower Academy,' and bring all those promising talents who have awakened powerful abilities into it!"

"Tell the public this is not a miracle, this is science! This is a gift from our leader to all humanity!"

High-Dimensional Space, the spaceship name bridge.

Lu Chen and the others were watching the real-time footage transmitted back by heavenly craft with great interest.

The screen showed the joyous, "demons dancing wildly" scene on Earth.

"My heavens, Brother Chen, did you poke a Superman nest?"

Wang Peng (Fatty) was drooling while watching, his small eyes filled with glittering "¥" symbols.

"What a huge market this is! Flying licenses, Ability Insurance, customized Magical Items... Oh my god, I feel like all the money in the universe is waving at me!"

"Ambition."

Ye Qingcang glanced at him disdainfully, then started rubbing his hands and snickering foolishly.

"If we bring those hundreds of millions of newly awakened Ability Users into the military... good heavens, I could form a 'Divine Immortal Legion'! Why would we need a Star Destroyer Cannon then? A single person's spit could drown the enemy!"

Lu Chen smiled, saying nothing.

What he gave was not just power.

It was also hope, and a goal.

A way for everyone to understand that "Gods" are not unattainable.

As long as they followed him, anyone could become a Dragon!

Just then.

Those few Crystal Spaceships radiating hostility finally approached.

They stopped not far from the spaceship name, adopting an arrogant encirclement formation.

Immediately after.

A cold, arrogant thought, full of condescension, penetrated the spaceship name's shields and rang out in everyone's minds:

[Warning, "Ascendants" from a Low-Dimensional Universe.]

[You have illegally invaded the boundary of the "Asgard" Divine Realm.]

[Immediately disarm, cease resistance, and accept the judgment of the "Purification Council."]

[Repeat, this is not a drill. You have ten Standard Energy Cycles to surrender, otherwise—]

[Purification, commence.]

The voice was like a god announcing a verdict, devoid of any emotion.

Inside the bridge, the atmosphere instantly dropped to freezing point.

Su Qingying walked up to Lu Chen, her expression serious: "The opponent's energy level is very high—each ship is equivalent to our flagship. And they seem to possess a 'Purification' rule that we don't understand."

"Commander Lu, give the order!"

Ye Qingcang's fists cracked audibly. "Who cares about their damn Council, let's blast them first!"

Lu Chen waved his hand, signaling him to calm down.

He walked to the viewport, looking up at the Crystal Spaceships that resembled works of art. His eyes held no anger, but rather a hint of pity?

Su Qingying was stunned: "Lu Chen, how should we reply?"

Lu Chen turned his head, looked at his wife, and smiled.

The smile was bright and confident, yet carried a wicked aura as if he intended to poke a hole in the sky.

"Reply?"

"Why should we reply to a group of raw materials that are about to turn into Cosmic Dust?"

He stopped smiling, his expression turning cold, and his gaze shifted to Ye Qingcang, who was already itching for a fight.

"Commander Ye."

"Your subordinate is present!"

The corner of Lu Chen's mouth curled into a chilling arc, and he softly uttered two words:

"Lunch time."