Zhang Qing is a 28-year-old man, a fish stall owner by profession, possessing unparalleled fish-slaughtering skills.
He has a wife paralyzed in bed and a three-year-old daughter with leukemia. He wakes up early and works late selling fish, and even has to take time out during the day to care for his wife and daughter. Although he earns a good amount from selling fish, the money is still far from enough to cure his daughter and buy his wife a good pair of prosthetic limbs.
He is only 28 years old, but the immense burden of life has already caused him to go bald early, with his hairline receding significantly.
The busy life and heavy heart make him look like he's in his thirties.
Glancing at the time, it's almost noon. Zhang Qing, with a smile on his face, takes off his gloves, tidies up a bit, and asks Sister Li, the vegetable vendor next door, to watch his stall for him. He then walks to where his electric scooter is parked across the street, inserts the key, and straddles it.
After getting on the electric scooter, he sighs leisurely, his smile fading, replaced by a heavy expression.
In everyone's eyes, he is a friendly stall owner with a smiling face when doing business, but only he knows the bitterness in his heart.
When he got on the electric scooter, he noticed that the rearview mirror was crooked, likely bumped by a passerby. It happened to reflect his face. He looked at his aged, weathered face and prematurely gray hair in the mirror, looking somewhat surprised. He then forced a smile at his reflection, straightened the rearview mirror, and rode home.
He had heard from some fish-buying customers that there was a large live broadcast screen on Yueqian Street, and there would be an important live broadcast at noon, after which one could have a chance to awaken.
But what did that have to do with him? He had already looked up information about awakening. He knew that ordinary people over 25 years old found it very difficult to awaken. In the age group of 25 to 40, the chances of awakening were minuscule, comparable to winning the lottery.
Rather than trying for such a slim chance, it would be better to use this time to go back and serve his wife her meal, then supervise his daughter taking her medicine, which would allow him to sell more fish in the afternoon.
A deafening countdown echoed from not far away.
Is the broadcast about to start? he thought to himself.
He rode his electric scooter, weaving through the streets. As he was about to pass Yueqian Street, he noticed soldiers armed with guns guarding the entrance to the street. Inside the street, the crowd was bustling. After the bustling crowd quieted down, a young boy's voice, clear and pure, came from the broadcast screen, making him feel a bit curious.
As his electric scooter passed the intersection of Yueqian Street, he couldn't help but turn his head to look at the screen.
The moment he looked, his gaze met a pair of scarlet eyes on the screen, and then his body stiffened, his gaze completely frozen.
The electric scooter began to charge forward uncontrollably. Soldiers with agile movements rushed forward to steady it, and he himself was helped off the vehicle.
Should we just lay him on the ground? Soldier A asked the squad leader guarding this intersection.
The squad leader hesitated for a moment, took off his military jacket, spread it on the ground, revealing his strong arms in his short-sleeved shirt, and said, "It's cold on the ground. Lay him on the clothes."
The wind in mid to late November was very cold, but the soldier captain showed no change in expression. After his subordinates had settled Zhang Qing, he began to continue watching the crowded street, while avoiding making eye contact with the large screen.
At this moment, Zhang Qing had completely lost his perception of the outside world.
His consciousness returned to the brutal and bloody scene two months ago.
A face weathered by the elements instantly contorted, and then was covered in tears.
If I hadn't fallen asleep while riding, there wouldn't have been a car accident.
Wife, I'm so sorry, woo woo woo~
The broken tricycle, the water and leftover fish scattered on the ground, and in the middle of the road, his wife's thighs run over by the wheels.
His wife, his childhood sweetheart, they got married after growing up and have been supporting each other ever since. They haven't enjoyed a single day of happiness, and now she's permanently disabled because of him. How could he not regret and blame himself!
If his wife didn't need care and his daughter's leukemia didn't require a large amount of money for treatment, he would have died long ago from being unable to bear it.
Since his wife became paralyzed, regret and self-blame have been constantly eroding him. This world, to him, is hell!
And it was in this immense regret and pain that the aura on his body began to change slightly. The spiritual energy of heaven and earth surged into his body, and at the same time, the sensor bells hundreds of meters away on the street rang frantically.
Ding ding ding!
Amidst the ringing, a red light shot out from a laser instrument connected to the sensor, its head rotating, and a red laser beam projected onto Zhang Qing.
The change in his body was accompanied by a strong stress response. Zhang Qing's body writhed on the ground, emitting a strange energy. When his hand touched the electric scooter nearby, the electric scooter suddenly transformed with a bang into a giant tuna, over a meter long, wriggling on the ground.
Someone has awakened here! The soldier guarding him shouted, his voice filled with joy and envy.
The next moment, a gust of wind swept by, and a figure appeared in front of Zhang Qing. It was a C-class transcendent guarding the sensor tower, and at this moment, his face was also filled with joy.
At the same time, the sensor bells rang again, and several laser heads moved again, projecting several red beams onto figures in the crowd whose auras were gradually changing.
Similar to Zhang Qing's awakening after watching the live broadcast, such cases occurred all over the country shortly after Yu Zhibo performed the 'Naraku Ken no Jutsu', making the transcendent departments in various places busy.
Kyoto
In the National Assembly Hall, Head of State Zhang Yuanping, Premier Lin Yongfeng, Deputy Director of the Shenhua Bureau Wang Shouyi, Minister of Information Xu Yuanhong, and leaders from major military regions were all seated around the conference table, looking at the latest statistics of newly awakened individuals on the large electronic screen on the wall.
In the lower right corner of the electronic screen, the live broadcast of Yu Zhibo was playing.
Xu Yuanhong, looking at the continuously rising data of newly awakened individuals/awakening seeds, his face was filled with ecstasy, and he was the first to laugh heartily:
Hahaha, one hundred thousand! Newly awakened individuals are 19,850, and awakening seeds are 90,246. Yu Zhibo has made a great contribution this time!
The electronic screen showed that within less than an hour of the live broadcast, the number of newly awakened individuals nationwide who had watched the broadcast reached 19,850, and the number of awakening seeds was as high as 90,246. This meant that in the near future, the country's transcendent strength would expand to a terrifying degree!
Such data left everyone in the conference room in awe!
The 30 merit points promised to him per person was too little. Such a contribution that changes the destiny of the nation should be rewarded more! Deputy Director of the Shenhua General Bureau Wang Shouyi slammed the table and said!
Hearing this, the many leaders seated around the table showed expressions of agreement.
Even after the widespread use of sensors, the total number of awakened individuals and awakening seeds nationwide was only around 150,000, and most of them were newly awakened individuals after the sensors were popularized.
And Yu Zhibo, through just one live broadcast, achieved such great results. Although the results were simulated based on the awakening probability of his previous viewers before the broadcast, when it actually happened, it still shocked and delighted everyone.
Yu Zhibo is truly a blessing to the nation! Head of State Zhang Yuanping clapped his hands and laughed, then looked at Premier Lin Yongfeng and said, Old Lin, Shouyi is right. The reward of 30 merit points per person you set was too stingy. The reward plan needs to be re-drafted. We must ensure that the reward is worthy of Comrade Yu Zhibo's contribution to our country!
Hearing this, Lin Yongfeng also smiled wryly and said, Ordinary merit rewards can no longer be used as a standard to measure his achievements. As for what specific rewards to give, let me discuss it with the president of the Advanced Research Institute. Hehe, with an increase of 100,000 transcendent individuals, we will have a lot to do!
Hearing this, Head of State Zhang Yuanping showed a look of deep approval.
Lin Yongfeng was right. The birth of numerous transcendent individuals means that almost every one of them requires a large amount of resources to grow. Therefore, every policy targeting transcendent individuals needs careful research and discussion before it can be decided!
Undoubtedly, with the addition of 100,000 awakened individuals/awakening seeds, Xia Kingdom has officially entered a true era of universal awakening.
It can be predicted that in the coming period, with Yu Zhibo's continuous live broadcasts, even if the effect is no longer as pronounced as the first time, the number of awakened individuals will continue to increase steadily. Therefore, the previous policies targeting a relatively small number of awakened individuals will no longer be applicable.
Just as Zhang Yuanping was about to speak and discuss new targeted policies with the senior leaders, he noticed that in the conference room, many A-class high-level officials, led by Wang Shouyi, simultaneously looked up at the sky with solemn expressions.
At this moment, new changes were beginning to occur in the sky above Xia Kingdom.
With the massive increase in awakened individuals, new superpowers are constantly brewing or appearing. It seems that some unknown opportunity has triggered a certain energy in the heavens and earth, causing dozens of golden immortal energy vortices to appear in the skies above various parts of Xia Kingdom.
Most of these golden immortal energy vortices were guided by the great means of Dao Saint King Taixu and then collected and preserved. A small portion of them diffused into the air, reinforcing the fragile space of the Earth, and also making multiple wormholes more stable.
Simultaneously with the appearance of the immortal energy vortices, along the coastal defense line, the sea beasts that had been somewhat subdued due to the fierce attacks by Xia Kingdom's transcendent individuals began to become restless again, and countless huge and ferocious sea beast heads began to appear on the distant sea surface.
At the same time, influenced by Xia Kingdom, golden immortal energy vortices also began to appear in many places around the world, causing foreign transcendent individuals to rejoice. With this immortal energy, they would surely give birth to more A-class transcendent individuals.
However, fortune and misfortune are intertwined. With the appearance of the immortal energy vortices, it also attracted a surge of sea beast landings, leaving countries struggling to cope.
In an unknown void, a figure in a Taoist robe sat above the void. Immortal energy gathered around him from all directions, enveloping his body in a dense, golden immortal energy.
This person was none other than the strongest being in Xia Kingdom: Dao Saint King Taixu.
With his S-class strength, the entire Earth could barely contain his existence, so the void where he sat was in an intermediate state between reality and unreality, an unknown interstitial void.
This immortal energy was guided by him into a large jade bottle made of an unknown material and sealed.
The amount of immortal energy was immeasurable. It could be imagined that when this immortal energy was fully utilized, it would undoubtedly forge many A-class transcendent individuals for Xia Kingdom.
However, he did not feel any joy. He opened his eyes, and his intelligent eyes were filled with deep worry.
With the large-scale appearance of immortal energy and the solidification of Earth's space, are the 'Eternal Night' creatures of A-class about to invade Earth in large numbers?
Misfortune lies within fortune, and fortune lies within misfortune. This is danger, but also opportunity.
Yu Zhibo, Yu Zhibo.
This child's fate cannot be directly seen, nor can it be grasped, but I can vaguely sense that the prosperity of Xia Kingdom's national destiny begins with this child.
However, behind the river of his destiny, who are those two faintly existing giant phantom figures, a man and a woman?
What was the mysterious information erased from the entire Earth more than a month ago?