The headquarters of the national special department wasn't much of a place to visit, as there were many restricted areas Lu Zhi couldn't enter.
These restricted areas housed many powerful transcendent individuals, criminals with extreme personalities like anti-humanity, destructive tendencies, and destructive power. Of course, there were also those who gained transcendent powers but couldn't control them, losing their sanity and thus being confined here.
"Unable to control?" Lu Zhi curiously looked from outside a sealed door into one of the brightly lit rooms. He saw a man in a plaid shirt lying quietly on the bed, his mouth moving incessantly, saying who knew what.
Suddenly, an invisible person pressed against the window, their bloodshot pupils staring at Lu Zhi neurotically. Then, a ferocious and eerie smile spread across their face, and they cackled like a madman. Abruptly, they turned and lunged at the man on the bed, merging into him like water.
Lu Zhi stood still for a moment, then looked at the door plaque, which indicated a transcendent with a B-class ability.
Name: Li Qisheng (Male)
Age: 32
Special Transcendent Power: Invisibility
Mental Contamination Level: 99%
Treatment Level: Irreversible
"What does irreversible mean? Isn't his power invisibility? Then what was that transparent person just now?" Lu Zhi couldn't help but ask.
Xue Jinhuai glanced at the door plaque. "Humans currently know of five ways to obtain transcendent abilities. The first is spontaneous activation in extreme situations. The second is potential activation after surviving the caged orb. The third is bestowed by the Life Tree of the Non-Natural Academy. The fourth is becoming a deity's follower. And the fifth is something recently discovered: becoming an apostle of a pseudo-god."
"Suddenly acquiring special powers, not everyone can control this strength. The person before you is the best example." Xue Jinhuai tapped a button next to the door plaque, displaying the crimes committed by the person in the room.
After Li Qisheng gained the power of invisibility, he quickly mastered its control, which was the beginning of his crimes.
Initially, he only stole items from stores to test his invisibility. Later, after fully mastering invisibility, he spied on women bathing, his desires escalating, leading to home invasions and assaults on several women, as well as the theft of money.
After his crimes were discovered, when resisting capture, he used his power beyond his psychic limit. His mental contamination index rose above 90%, causing his soul and body to separate, beyond recovery.
"The distinction in psychic levels is to let transcendent individuals clearly know their ability's bottom line. Exceeding that line, humans will instinctively crave more and greater power, thus being lured," Xue Jinhuai said calmly. "The war between humans and the eerie has always existed. Desire is one of the culprits that invite demons to descend. Once the mental contamination level exceeds 90%, it is almost irreversible."
Xue Jinhuai led Lu Zhi out of the prisoner confinement area, saying meaningfully, "What a seed that can fulfill wishes will grow into depends on the individual."
Lu Zhi remained silent for a long time before softly stating, "I give you a spark. You can use it to light a bonfire for warmth and to illuminate the darkness, or you can use it to commit arson, plunder, and murder."
The executioner is always at fault, not the power itself.
"It's good that you understand," Xue Jinhuai's stern face softened considerably. "You possess absolute ability. As an executor, I hope you will always maintain that initial heart that loves peace."
Lu Zhi looked at his deep black eyes in surprise and blurted out, "You know?"
Xue Jinhuai squinted. "I don't know."
Lu Zhi: ...
Lu Zhi: ???
Xue Jinhuai, how terrifying. Perhaps he already knew Shen Qi's identity?
"What are you talking about?" Shen Qi unexpectedly hooked Lu Zhi's neck from behind, his silvery-gray eyes calm yet indifferent, with undercurrents of something moving.
Xue Jinhuai glanced at Shen Qi, accustomed to his sudden appearances. He said to Lu Zhi in a gentle tone, "Let Shen Qi show you around. I have something to attend to."
After Xue Jinhuai disappeared from sight, Lu Zhi stared at Shen Qi.
Shen Qi, unaware of what Xue Jinhuai had told him, looked at him with such a strange expression. He asked, "What nonsense did he spout to you?"
Lu Zhi retorted, "How do you know what he said was nonsense?"
Shen Qi, uncharacteristically, was momentarily speechless.
Lu Zhi: "I remember Principal Shen picking you up from the caged orb when you were little, right? Back then... do you have any memories?"
Shen Qi led Lu Zhi towards the dining hall, clicking his tongue. "If I had memories, do you think I would still call Shen Lu father?"
Lu Zhi understood. No wonder Shen Qi disliked humans yet accepted Shen Lu as his father. The fledgling's attachment, he understood that.
Although he didn't know much about Shen Lu, the fact that he raised the unknown being Shen Qi, disregarding everyone's opposition, showed a resolve and doting love for Shen Qi that Lu Zhi admired.
Otherwise, it wouldn't have been possible for Shen Qi, who hadn't fully regained his divine memories, to continue helping humans as a human. This was also a significant contribution from Shen Lu.
However, it seemed that besides respecting Shen Lu, Shen Qi clearly didn't like Shen Lu's lover, Xue Jinhuai, very much.
Lu Zhi took the drink Shen Qi handed him and teased, "Why do you hate General Xue? I see you're studying how to pursue people quite diligently."
Shen Qi frowned. "He said that? You believe it?"
Lu Zhi sipped his milk tea, chewing the pearls, speaking somewhat indistinctly. "Mm... half and half. You still haven't said why you dislike General Xue."
Shen Qi cupped his chin with one hand, stirring his coffee cup with the other. "I don't hate him, exactly. I'm just annoyed. The guy named Xue is two-faced."
Lu Zhi observed his drooping eyes and tightly pressed lips and, for some reason, suddenly chuckled. "Wow, could it be that you think General Xue isn't good enough for Principal Shen, so you're jealous? Oedipus complex?"
Shen Qi raised his hand and flicked Lu Zhi's forehead.
Lu Zhi grunted in pain.
Shen Qi's expression turned displeased. "What nonsense are you talking about?"
Lu Zhi knew he had said the wrong thing and quickly apologized. "I was wrong, I was wrong. Don't hit so hard."
Shen Qi pulled his hand away and indeed saw Lu Zhi's forehead was a bit red. He gently rubbed it with his thumb and said, "If you dare to fabricate stories and speak nonsense again, each time you do, you'll be punished."
"What?" Lu Zhi didn't hear clearly, looking at him with confused black eyes.
Shen Qi directly pinched his chin, lowered his head, and captured his milk tea-flavored lips, which had a slightly bitter tea taste and a creamy sweetness.
Initially, when they met, it was cool like jelly, absorbing body heat. The friction melted the jelly, leaving only the original taste, making one want to indulge and kiss continuously.
Lu Zhi's ears turned red, and one of the pearls from his mouth was stolen. Hearing approaching footsteps, he hurriedly pushed Shen Qi away.
Shen Qi pressed his finger against Lu Zhi's full lower lip and looked at the approaching people with indifferent eyes, their gazes filled with astonishment.