Fu Qi felt as if the sky was falling.

He had always assumed that a World-Ending Ability was special and didn't follow the same rules as ordinary Superpowers.

After all, if you're capable of ending the world, surely you shouldn't get extra benefits too?

It was like having a luxuriously decorated home and several luxury cars parked outside, yet still qualifying for poverty assistance.

It felt somewhat unbalanced.

Though imbalance was inherent among Ability Users—some needed reinforcement while others didn't.

But B-rank reinforcement was an ironclad rule they had summarized: as long as Spiritual Power met the standard, there was always the possibility of a transformation.

This kind of reinforcement didn't take up any so-called'slots'; it was available to everyone, depending on the degree of reinforcement and the strength of one's foundation.

Fu Qi hadn't cared about such things before, since his Superpower had already undergone its second reinforcement.

He wouldn't have any more opportunities for reinforcement.

But what did it mean for a World-Ending Ability to also receive reinforcement?

Ye Tong was already so powerful; could she actually be reinforced further?

Damn, that's really not necessary, is it?!

Fu Qi felt his heart racing.

This was undoubtedly an unknown, unstable factor.

Any slight change in a World-Ending Ability could involve the safety of the entire world.

No one knew if the currently stable Ye Yao and Ye Tong would completely lose control after a reinforcement.

Combined with Tu Sheng's new prophecy of crisis, Fu Qi felt like his stress levels were about to explode.

Although the two were still in the meeting room, they had long since replaced verbal speech with Spiritual Power communication.

Just because they could withstand the pressure didn't mean others' resilience could keep up with them.

At this stage, others only needed to focus on the threat from the stars.

As for the matter of the World-Ending Ability, the fewer people who knew, the better.

They would talk about it once Spiritual Power reached ten thousand; at least for now, most weren't even qualified to be at the table.

Lou Wei didn't care about Fu Qi's emotional shifts.

This bastard had been putting pressure on others constantly; it wasn't bad for him to experience it for once.

"Ye Tong with five hundred Spiritual Power..."

Lou Wei applied the formula based on his own deductions.

Five hundred squared is two hundred and fifty thousand.

Such an inhuman Spiritual Power value was something even Lou Wei could not match without activating his Corona Form.

Moreover, excessively high Spiritual Power might bring negative effects.

Lou Wei's eyes grew visibly gloomy.

He recalled the space battle from a while ago.

Setting aside the influence of the Monarch Form, there seemed to be something else affecting his will.

Excessively high Spiritual Power might cause one to lose their humanity.

Then it all made sense why 'Nursery Rhyme' had given off such a strong non-human vibe at the time.

Her Spiritual Power had reached an unimaginable level, and her humanity was completely suppressed by the massive Spiritual Power, leading to a genuine desire to destroy the world.

It was only later that she seemed to have paid a great price to reclaim her humanity, which allowed the world on the brink of collapse to escape disaster.

Five hundred squared was definitely not as large as the value displayed during that Nursery Rhyme Form.

The problem was whether there would be a reinforcement once Spiritual Power reached five hundred.

Would it really only be two hundred and fifty thousand then?

Lou Wei fell silent.

Fu Qi finally managed to steady himself.

"Lou Wei, should we try to persuade Ye Tong to suppress her strength?

For instance, ask her not to raise Ye Yao's Spiritual Power to five hundred so quickly.

She also cares about the safety of the world and won't ignore such a risk; she might take our advice."

"Sure, you go tell her."

"Why is it me again?"

Fu Qi trembled with cold anger.

Damn it, you animal, Lou Wei. You used to take all the responsibility yourself; why are you dumping it all on others now?

Are you even human?

To this, Lou Wei had only one response.

"She doesn't want to see me."

Fu Qi: "..."

His desire for a zero-frame Space Slash grew ever stronger.

He really wanted to have a go at Lou Wei.

But it was also the truth; Ye Tong really didn't want to see Lou Wei, which meant she was likely still angry.

He could get Lou Wei to change his mind, but could he really get Ye Tong to change hers?

"Fine, I'll try my best to help you."

Fu Qi's voice sounded like it was coming through gritted teeth.

If Lou Wei didn't return to his post soon, Fu Qi really was going to become the modern strongest king of stress-bearing.

As the meeting adjourned.

The Countermeasure Bureau began full mobilization.

During this period, the Countermeasure Bureau had naturally been positioning themselves to take control of the world's power.

Using the hand of Sequence Zero was one aspect, and leveraging the influence of the Dragon Kingdom was naturally another.

The goal was to openly combine all forces to try and solve the world-ending crisis.

But they hadn't expected that before solving the world-ending crisis, they would first face a threat from space.

Fine, it didn't matter.

They had already taken on the world-ending crisis; did they really care about this alien threat?

In this era where one person could destroy a nation, what was missing was a large enough outlet for venting.

Compared to the real world-ending crisis, these stinky aliens were nothing more than a little girl.

Thus, the Countermeasure Bureau resumed full-power operations.

They used technological means to monitor all fluctuations in space.

Then they gathered the powerhouses of various nations to stand by.

In the face of this precious golden age, other countries were naturally reaping plenty of benefits as well.

Some people from the old era successfully advanced to S-rank and, after being appraised by Sequence Zero, naturally became national guardian deities.

Though they still couldn't compare to top-tier legends like Lou Wei and Fu Qi, they were at least usable.

They were taught some Form Techniques to avoid heavy casualties when the time came.

In this serious atmosphere of earnest preparation, the oblivious masses also caught a slight whiff of gunpowder.

Unfortunately, until the crisis arrived, they could only make wild guesses.

As the weekend arrived.

Ye Yao went to her aunt's house for a meal as was her custom.

She was used to the fact that Fu Qi was often not at home.

Although she could see that her pathetic uncle was suspected of avoiding her, Ye Yao was very tolerant and allowed it.

After all, he really was busy with work; it wouldn't hurt to let him rest occasionally.

It didn't matter if Fu Qi wasn't home; she could still cuddle with her Aunt Chen Wanting and her Older Female Cousin Tu Sheng.

It was just missing a little bit of fun.

However, when Ye Yao came to visit this time, she found that Fu Qi was actually home!

Whoa!

He actually didn't hide from her, but actively approached instead?!

So you're feeling brave, huh?

"Uncle, are you finally not busy? It's rare to see you at home."

"Haha, I'm still very busy, I just wanted to make time to come see you."

Fu Qi had thought it through.

Even though he still couldn't distinguish between Ye Yao and Ye Tong, as long as the little girl in front of him interacted with him as Ye Yao, he would treat her as Ye Yao.

This was also a stress-reduction strategy.

Fu Qi made some preparations in his heart and began to put his thoughts into practice.

"Actually, I came back this time because I wanted to tell you something. Your father has already joined the Countermeasure Bureau. He is currently a member of the Countermeasure Bureau and, theoretically, can come to the headquarters to meet you."

With the [N O V E L I G H T] global awakening of Superpowers, Lou Wei had turned from an ordinary person into an Ability User. With his huge potential, he was recruited by the Countermeasure Bureau and thus worked at the headquarters—a very logical identity shift.

Ye Yao blinked, sucking in a breath of cold air in her heart.

There's even a story like that!?