359: Chapter 3 Divine Radiance Concealed

"Does this count?"

Seeing Xu Xiang ask if he had any superpowers, Meng Li pondered for a moment before showing off a trick; a flicker of lightning appeared at his fingertips.

Since Xu Xiang knew he had been struck by lightning and was now unharmed, he would inevitably assume Meng Li had abilities beyond those of an ordinary person.

If he tried to hide it, it would only increase suspicion, so it was better to take the opportunity to reveal the lightning abilities he had mastered from the Lightning Tribulation.

This way, his situation of being struck by lightning and emerging unscathed would also be easier to explain.

Furthermore, the way he had arrived in this world was not through Reincarnation; he was essentially an undocumented person.

To live here in the future, he would definitely need to resolve the issue of his identity.

Meng Li vaguely remembered that Xu Xiang had the ability to handle this matter.

The other party was one of the leaders of an official organization in The Realm of Extraordinary People, and displaying his abilities would more likely attract the other's attention.

Sure enough, when Xu Xiang saw the lightning flickering at Meng Li's fingertips, his expression instantly turned serious.

"Does anyone else know about this ability of yours?" he asked.

Meng Li thought for a moment and replied, "I don't know."

Xu Xiang: "..."

He was a bit exasperated, but looking at Meng Li's expression, which didn't seem fake at all, and thinking that the other party was just a child who had recently been struck by lightning, he didn't know what to say.

At this moment, Feng Baobao spoke up: "Other than your name, have you forgotten everything else?"

Meng Li nodded.

Feng Baobao immediately said, "Me too."

Xu Xiang's expression changed instantly: "Awu..."

"It's nothing." Feng Baobao waved her hand and then said, "I can feel that he is not a bad person, and he is just like me."

Xu Xiang was stunned.

Just like Feng Baobao?

Did she mean they both lost their memories?

No, that shouldn't be it.

Then what could it be?

Puzzled, Xu Xiang began to look Meng Li over carefully from head to toe.

Soon, relying on his keen eyesight, he discovered the issue—the eyes!

According to what Xu Xiang knew, every living being in this world possessed a hereditary substance passed down through generations, which the sages called "Primordial Qi."

Humans were divided into ordinary people and extraordinary people based on whether they could perceive and utilize the Primordial Qi within their bodies.

Ordinary people were those who could not perceive or utilize their own Primordial Qi, and their abilities were basically within the normal range.

Extraordinary people were the opposite.

They could perceive and utilize their own Primordial Qi, thus possessing abilities that surpassed those of ordinary people.

Extraordinary people were divided into Innate and Acquired types.

Innate extraordinary people were born with abilities, while Acquired extraordinary people obtained them through Cultivate.

There was no hierarchy between the two; strength depended entirely on the individual.

However, regardless of whether they were Innate or Acquired, because extraordinary people developed their Primordial Qi, they would develop certain traits that distinguished them from ordinary people.

The eyes were one of them.

Due to the enhancement of the Qi within their bodies, most extraordinary people had eyes that naturally possessed a certain brilliance that ordinary people lacked and was difficult to discern.

This trait was also very difficult for extraordinary people themselves to restrain.

According to what Xu Xiang knew, only two types of extraordinary people could restrain this trait: one was powerful extraordinary people with extremely profound Cultivate, who had reached the realm of returning to simplicity, and thus looked no different from ordinary people.

The other type was extraordinary people with the bearing of an Immortal; because of their exceptional Innate constitution, they would automatically restrain their sharpness, their brilliance hidden within.

Xu Xiang only knew about these two situations because of Feng Baobao, and she was the only case he had seen so far.

That was why he hadn't noticed the special nature of Meng Li at first.

Now that he had discovered it thanks to Feng Baobao's unconscious reminder, Xu Xiang, judging by Meng Li's age, felt that the other party should belong to the latter.

However... A Genius with an exceptional constitution getting struck by lightning—was it heaven being jealous of talent?

That sounded a bit ridiculous.

Therefore, he still had to verify it.

But for now, he had to figure out Meng Li's situation first.

Thus, Xu Xiang coughed twice, interrupting the conversation between Feng Baobao and Meng Li caused by their shared amnesia, and asked Meng Li, "How did you get your superpowers?"

Meng Li thought for a moment and said, "I'm not sure; I had them after I woke up."

After he woke up?

"Then what about before you woke up?" Xu Xiang asked abruptly.

"I don't remember."

"Can you control it?"

"I think I can, let me try." Meng Li replied, and after speaking, he mobilized the lightning to manipulate it.

"Big." The lightning at his fingertips suddenly changed from a thin thread into a rope.

"Small." The lightning returned to its original state.

"Snake." The lightning turned into a small snake, weaving and swimming between Meng Li's palms.

"Dance." The lightning snake turned into a small humanoid figure and began to dance.

Clap, clap, clap! Feng Baobao clapped her hands with a surprised look on her face, then turned her head to say to Xu Xiang, "Gou Wazi, this is interesting, I want to learn."

Xu Xiang: "..."

This must be an Innate ability; others couldn't learn it.

However, he was also incredibly surprised by Meng Li's performance.

To be able to manipulate his abilities so freely at such a young age, this talent was truly formidable.

If Meng Li truly only Acquired this ability after being struck by lightning, then Xu Xiang could only say—Prodigy!

Apart from this word, he couldn't think of any other word to describe him.

At the same time, Xu Xiang also breathed a sigh of relief.

Being able to control his own abilities and being able to communicate normally meant that no matter what Meng Li's background was, the danger would be much lower.

At the very least, he could be guided in a conventional way and would not need to be sent to a special place like the Dark Fortress, which was specifically for dealing with uncontrollable extraordinary people.

It was just that... young age, struck by lightning, amnesia, possessing supernatural abilities.

Putting all these things together, it looked complicated and was easy to arouse suspicion.

Not to mention others, even Xu Xiang himself felt curious.

However, thinking of Feng Baobao, who had even bigger problems, he suppressed the urge to investigate further and decided to follow the normal procedures first.

Thus, Xu Xiang chatted with Meng Li for a few more sentences, and after confirming that he couldn't ask anything else for the time being, he left with Feng Baobao.

Meng Li was left in the hospital room under the pretext of being hospitalized for observation.

To prevent Meng Li from being bored, he even specially turned on the TV and taught Meng Li how to use it.

After Xu Xiang and Feng Baobao left the hospital room, Meng Li looked around the room, touching this and that, like a curious child.

After he had touched and poked enough, he shifted his attention to the black and white TV, watching it with great interest.

Xu Xiang, who was observing from the shadows, was stunned for a moment, then immediately dismissed it as childish behavior, smiled silently, and quietly left.

Meng Li doing this was naturally not childish behavior, but rather an attack from the memories of his first life, evoking nostalgia.

Returning to a modern environment, he finally understood why the biggest goal for many protagonists in novels from his first life after Transmigration was to return to their original world.

If one had to describe this feeling, it was like a traveler who had been away from their hometown for a long time missing home.

Watching the TV, Meng Li compared the content with the memories of his first life.

While secretly lamenting the good quality of TV programs in the current era, he also figured out the current time—there was still about a decade left before the official start of the story in this world.

Since that was the case, he didn't need to worry and could relax for a few days first.

On the other side, as soon as Xu Xiang returned to the Everywhere Connect office, he conducted an investigation on Meng Li and Zhang Chulan based on the information he had gathered.

A few days later, the investigation results were out.

Zhang Chulan's situation was basically clear, but for Meng Li, there was no record of such a person.

Xu Xiang immediately became suspicious.

Was this young boy lying, or was there another hidden story?