The West Suburb of Linjiang City is a typical hilly area.
Due to construction inconveniences, the city stops here.
Further west is the Helian Mountain Range, which stretches for six hundred kilometers, deep into the heart of Xilong Province.
Yang Fan observes ahead via a sparrow: "It seems you have to cross two mountain tops to reach the concentration area of mosquito eggs."
For ordinary people, though it's only a few kilometers, the ground is covered in snow, making it impossible to traverse in less than a few hours.
He smiles slightly: "I have a faster way."
Yang Fan routinely takes off his gloves, feeling the direction of the cold wind with his skin.
The miraculous power of the Light Spirit Superpower allows him to quickly outline a chart of airflow distribution in his mind.
His right foot suddenly pushes against a rock, the whole person leaping an astonishing height of over eight meters, almost equivalent to three floors.
"Woo～"
The fierce wind sweeps by.
Yang Fan is carried by the airflow, quickly rising dozens of meters high into the sky.
This is the second time he has played this technique, performing much more skillfully than the last time.
In just three minutes.
Yang Fan rides the airflow, like a giant bird flipping over two mountain tops in succession, gliding a distance close to four kilometers.
His altitude finally begins to drop, gracefully slicing an arc through the air, landing lightly next to a pond.
"Splash!"
His boots step firmly on a rock, making only a very faint sound.
Yang Fan nods with satisfaction: "Superpower Evolution Level has increased to 4%, indeed much handier now."
He looks down at the frozen pond, the corner of his mouth slightly curving: "Even if you hide so secretly, you're still found by me."
The pond is not very large, less than a hundred square meters.
However, it is quite deep, with the deepest part no less than twenty meters.
Relying on the powerful Sensing Power of Spiritual Language, Yang Fan roughly estimates the number of mosquito eggs: "Between about six million to seven million."
Although the number is not as large as Tan Lake, it's roughly a third of the size of the former.
Moved in his heart, the Soul Stealing Wisp appears out of thin air in his palm.
An invisible force instantly descends into the deep pool water, ruthlessly stripping away the energy contained in clusters of mosquito eggs.
The Spiritual Source Points start to surge upward again.
10.3 points!
10.4 points!
10.5 points!
...
When the Soul Stealing Wisp stops absorbing, the cumulative Spiritual Source Points reach 12.8 points.
Equivalent to an increase of 2.6 points.
Yang Fan gazes at the phantom panel, his heart filled with joy: "Thanks to the gift of mosquito eggs, I managed to gather 12 Spiritual Source Value points in two days."
He looks around eagerly: "Since no one is around, let's fuse the Superpower right here."
Yang Fan tightly grips the Soul Stealing Wisp, unhesitatingly and silently chanting: "Fuse Spiritual Language Superpower and Light Concealment Superpower."
The next moment.
The Soul Stealing Wisp glows slightly.
Yang Fan instantly senses a stream of heat rising within his body, while a cool feeling blooms in his mind, much like the sensation of ice and fire coexisting.
Then.
The stream of heat and cool feeling settle down.
He suddenly experiences an indescribable peculiar sensation, as if an invisible hand is kneading his soul.
Yang Fan secretly thinks: "Is this the feeling of Superpower fusion? So strange!"
After another ten seconds.
All anomalies vanish.
He immediately recites: "Panel!"
Several lines of phantom text appear.
[Superpower]
Spirit Concealment: Activated, Low Grade Hybrid Superpower, currently at an Evolution Level of 1%.
Light Spirit: Activated, Low Grade Physical Superpower, currently at an Evolution Level of 4%.
The Spiritual Language disappears.
Replacing it is a new Superpower - Spirit Concealment.
"Buzz!"
The Soul Stealing Wisp vibrates slightly.
An information stream surges in Yang Fan's mind.
The gist is—this Superpower can construct a Spiritual Bridge, establish a Mind Link, and bestow partners with the Seed of Spirit Concealment, enabling them to master Spirit Concealment Power.
He understands the purpose of the new Superpower: "'Seed of Spirit Concealment' and 'Spirit Concealment Power' should be the key features of the Spirit Concealment Superpower."
He then checks the attributes: "The Fusion Superpower has added 1 point to the physical Value and 2 points to the Spirit Value, feeling a bit of a loss."
12 points of Spiritual Source Value only gained a mere 3 attribute points, which doesn't seem very cost-effective on paper.
Yang Fan glances at the remaining 0.8 points of Spiritual Source Value and decisively allocates them entirely to the Spirit Value.
Coolness arises again in his mind.
The attributes change accordingly.
[Attributes]
Physical Value: 7.7
Spirit Value: 17.2
"Goo~"
Suddenly, his stomach growled.
The huge increase in physical attributes brought on a strong feeling of hunger again.
Yang Fan quickly took out a dozen pieces of chocolate and a large bottle of cola and began to gobble them down.
As the food went down, a slight warmth arose in his abdomen.
Yang Fan was a bit surprised: "Why do I feel as if my digestion ability seems to have improved a lot?"
He contemplated: "Physical Value is a comprehensive measure of physical qualities, and it's not just about muscle strength and bone density.
"The strength of the internal organs, the digestive ability of the stomach and intestines, are undoubtedly a part of Physical Value, so digestion ability should have improved quite a bit."
Yang Fan's imagination ran wild: "Does that mean I'll poop less in the future?"
Strong digestion means extracting more nutrients from food, with a higher utilization rate of the food.
Conversely, it can be understood as fewer food residues being expelled.
He touched his belly, his imagination growing wilder: "If Physical Value gets high enough, maybe I could survive by eating grass."
Could cattle and sheep eat it?
And Superpower Users can't?
No problem!
Of course.
Surviving on grass and living well are entirely different things.
After all, the nutritional value of grass is too low; solely surviving on grass might mean eating for several hours a day.
Yang Fan dispelled the chaotic thoughts from his mind, looked excited: "Let's first test the effect of Spirit Concealment Superpower."
Half an hour later.
Five kilometers away on another hilltop.
A squirrel stood on a pine tree, watching a large rock just a dozen meters away, its eyes filled with confusion.
It remembered clearly, not long ago, this rock did not exist.
The squirrel peered at it several times, its gaze locked onto a part of the rock.
A nut was lying there.
It hesitated for a few seconds, then dashed over, swiftly climbing the rock, grabbing the nut with its paws, intending to stuff it into its mouth.
At that moment.
Something strange happened.
The rock suddenly moved, bizarrely turning into a human.
It was Yang Fan.
The unfortunate squirrel stood right on his outstretched right hand.
The little creature was shocked, attempting to leap off his hand.
But it was too late.
Yang Fan quickly moved his right hand, effortlessly grabbing the squirrel's neck.
"Squeak! Squeak!"
The squirrel desperately struggled.
Interestingly, even at this time, the little thing was still clutching the nut tightly, refusing to let go.
Yang Fan smiled slightly, glared at the squirrel, and the Spirit Concealment Superpower quietly activated.
The squirrel instantly calmed down, stopped struggling, with a look of closeness in its eyes.
A Mind Link had already been established between them, the little creature became his companion.
Yang Fan released his right hand, and the squirrel nimbly climbed onto his shoulder, obediently staying put.
He chuckled lightly: "Cognition is indeed the key to deploying Superpowers. The mutated squirrel truly hadn't mastered invisibility ability."
During the previous hunt for mutated squirrels.
Yang Fan could easily sense the presence of the mutated squirrel through his crow partner's perspective.
Now he personally experienced invisibility ability, realizing the mutated squirrel didn't even achieve one-tenth of the effect.
The correct way to deploy it is—changing cognition.
For instance, just now.
Yang Fan first deployed Spirit Concealment Power, disguising himself as a rock.
He strenuously imagined himself not as a person but as a rock.
Then.
Something magical happened.
Yang Fan sensed his aura undergoing a subtle change, indistinguishable from a natural rock.
The squirrel observed closely for a while, yet didn't notice anything amiss.
This is the effect of changing cognition.
"Caw!"
A crow's caw suddenly transmitted through the Mind Link.
This was Liu Hei's call.
This guy served as the communication crow with the Liren Special Team, usually stationed at the Crow's Nest in Dongling Park.
Yang Fan immediately shared Liu Hei's sight, instantly seeing several snow vehicles speeding towards Lengshan.
He glanced and showed surprise: "Major's epaulette? A military bigwig has arrived."
One of the soldiers had an epaulette with the rank of Major.