The Sovereign Veil Chapter 7: Chapter 7: Classification of Superpowers

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In less than half an hour of initiating the Kirin Ascendant Protocol , Lucian felt his blood and Qi violently ignite, manifesting as a perceptible, invisible kinetic energy humming beneath his skin. "I've gained Qi-perception this quickly?" Lucian muttered, genuinely astonished. On Terra-Nova, the Aether-Forged (Martial Artists) were the most common classification of Awakened. Achieving Qi-perception was the fundamental, grueling first step, a process that usually took years of brutal foundational training. Suddenly, the cyan Origin Stone pulsed beneath him, flooding his meridians with concentrated cosmic energy. The energy violently merged with his newly awakened Qi. Boom! Lucian's consciousness shuddered. Through the Origin Stone's parasitic aura, he could vaguely sense the chaotic, raw energy fluctuations of the universe outside his room. Hours blurred by as the invisible Qi in his body swelled into a rushing torrent, forcibly carving out a complex meridian network according to the biological blueprint of the Kirin Ascendant Protocol . "Is this the True-Qi of an Aether-Forged?" Lucian opened his palm. The air above his skin violently rippled, and a faint, swirling vortex of azure Aether materialized. Pop! With a flick of his wrist, the azure airflow shot forward like a bullet, cleanly shattering a glass sitting on his desk. "Qi externalization?" Lucian stared at his hand. "If I remember the academy textbooks correctly... did I just officially Awaken?" To confirm, Lucian mentally touched the brand on his arm, entering the Sovereign Veil's hub to consult the AI. "I escalated faster than expected. It wasn't just the Origin Stone, was it?" Lucian asked. [Correct,] the Primal AI responded, analyzing his biometric data. [Your soul is highly anomalous, bearing the hallmarks of temporal and spatial displacement. The Kirin Ascendant Protocol is a methodology that relies heavily on conceptual comprehension, allowing you to bypass physical limitations and achieve exponential results.] "So... am I an Esper now?" Lucian asked, a grin spreading across his face. [Affirmative. You have achieved the first threshold of the Aether-Forged path, classified within the Main Universe as a Tier 1 (Transcendent) Operative.] "Transcendent? Break down the power scaling for me," Lucian commanded. [The Main Universe categorizes biological evolution into eleven distinct tiers:] [Tier 1 - Transcendent] [Tier 2 - Innate] [Tier 3 - City-State] [Tier 4 - Nation Guardian] [Tier 5 - Continental] [Tier 6 - Planetary] [Tier 7 - Stellar] [Tier 8 - Galactic] [Tier 9 - Star Lord] [Tier 10 - Cosmic Overlord] [Tier 11 - Cosmic Supreme] "Cosmic Supreme?" Lucian's eyes lit up. [Generally, a Tier 10 Cosmic Overlord represents the absolute biological limit of the physical universe,] the AI explained. [A Tier 11 Cosmic Supreme is an anomaly that breaks the foundational laws of reality. They manipulate conceptual luck and possess combat capabilities surpassing True Immortals.] "Haha, excellent. I'll set a modest, short-term goal: become a Cosmic Supreme," Lucian declared casually. He had no real concept of how terrifying a Tier 11 entity was; the title just sounded incredibly marketable. [...] The AI remained silent. It wanted to point out that while Lucian's talent was currently decent, comparing himself to a reality-bending conceptual god was mathematically absurd. Lucian returned his consciousness to his bedroom, highly satisfied. He immediately noticed a thick layer of foul-smelling, black residue caked onto his skin biological impurities violently expelled from his system during the Awakening process. He sprinted to the shower. When he emerged, the reflection in the mirror was startling. His skin was flawless, his eyes possessed a sharp, predatory clarity, and the lingering corporate exhaustion from his previous life was entirely gone. His baseline physique had been radically refined into something lean and lethal. During dinner, his parents noticed his elevated demea