I get stronger by sunbathing, just like Superman.

This scene left a group of experts completely baffled.

Lei Ming was extremely disappointed and was about to take An Ke away to find another way... but the moment he touched her body...

Anke's stellar energy began to slowly flow into his body!

This discovery shocked Lei Ming immensely!

After several repeated trials, Lei Ming finally confirmed that he could absorb the stellar energy from An Ke's body at will!

They can even transfer the stellar energy within their bodies to Anke!

Of course, the doctors nearby had no idea what Lei Ming was doing. All they knew was that after he touched An Ke on the operating table a few times, the strange protective and self-healing abilities of her body disappeared...

Although the body's strength is still very high, it is at least able to perform surgery.

After successfully retrieving the alloy device, the US high command presented their conditions to Lei Ming.

Because of the prior verbal agreement, any conditions Lei Ming did not accept had to be changed or abandoned, so their final terms were…

'We must never do anything that threatens the survival of humanity.'

Unfortunately, they wanted to offer more favorable terms, such as helping them develop technology, but Lei Ming rejected all of them.

That was the only thing I accepted.

He didn't know what those white people were thinking at the time.

As expected, no matter which world it is, the selfishness inherent in this 'beacon of the world' cannot be changed...

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Chapter Thirty-Seven: Void Laning

Lei Ming only looked away after watching Max, Connie, and Lyle being put into an ambulance and taken to the hospital.

Over the past year, he has paid almost no attention to events on Earth, only remembering that during the time he left Earth, the Russian Federation was issuing a statement at an international conference strongly condemning the evil deeds of 'Superman' and the losses they had caused them...

Lei Ming simply ignored this... because there was no need for it at all.

But what no one expected was that Connie and the others would actually become superpowered, and Max even wore the Homelander suit.

Actually, this has something to do with him...

Years ago, when he was still living in foster care, he was bored and told Max a story about a great superhero…

There was such a hero…

He has handsome blond hair, wears a blue battle suit, and uses the Stars and Stripes as a cape. He can fly and move freely, and is invincible!

He loves humanity and always has a sunny and charming smile on his face. People who like him say he is a big, cheerful boy.

He also has several friends who are also superheroes, who never clash with him and always quietly support his heroic cause from behind the scenes…

He is a good teammate and a good father whom you can trust to rely on.

But sometimes he also has a vulnerable side... He might hide in a secluded corner and cry silently, or vent his suppressed emotions in a place where only he can go...

He is a true superhero with flesh and blood!

His name is...

Just then, Connie knocked on the door to call the two of them to dinner, interrupting him.

Max never learned the name of this great superhero…

Because later Lei Ming started to dislike him for being too talkative.

That said, Max does have the potential to become a superhero, and Ray is carefully considering whether to take back their abilities.

The wizard once said that most of their abilities came from themselves, with the other half coming from the magic of the Sun Crystal.

Since I can absorb the stellar energy of Anke's body, there's no reason why I can't take back the power of the solar crystal in their bodies. Of course, it still depends on their own wishes.

As for the monster that he killed from a great distance with his heat vision, he was also a little curious. Max and the other two... plus an army, were no match for him. He wondered what kind of creature it came from.

At the same time, he wondered what other strange and wonderful things existed on this planet that he was unaware of…

However, if Max and his team are prepared to continue dealing with that monster, they seem to need some help.

...

On a deserted island in the South Pacific Ocean, two figures were locked in a fierce battle.

One person was incredibly fast and agile, while the other possessed great strength and was also quite fast, yet they could never even touch the hem of each other's clothes…

The aftershocks of the battle between the two non-human entities soon ravaged the island beyond recognition...

"Encore...can you hear me?"

"Thunder?"

Anke, who was about to throw a punch, looked surprised and asked, "You're back? Where are you?"

Not yet... but soon...

"Oh…"

Anke's face fell again upon hearing this, and Lei Ming's voice continued in her mind:

I need you to go somewhere…

I told you before, about those people who gained superpowers because of me...

They might encounter a very strong enemy…

Do you want me to go help them?

"That's right..."

"Yo ho!!"

Upon hearing Lei Ming's reply, An Ke excitedly jumped into the sea and playfully hugged a passing shark...

She has been at sea for a year.

Lei Ming told her that he could only go to human society when he learned to use his own power and control his second personality, Anna.

Lei Ming was actually quite conflicted about Anna's existence.

Perhaps it was because she endured too much torment and pain for Anke that her personality became so incomplete. She seemed to lack all the emotional expressions that a normal person should have, except for anger and numbness.

Furthermore, she harbors hostility towards all living beings within her sight, and if Anke cannot control her, it will only bring more trouble.

However, so far the results seem to be quite good.

Although Anke quite liked this second personality, she didn't dare disobey Lei Ming's words, since she owed him something.

Thank you so much for your help during this time.

On the shore, the sound of thunder echoed in Electrolux's mind as well.

"No need to thank me. Ann is a very smart and talented girl; she can take care of herself now..."

Electrolux gazed at Anko, who was frolicking in the sea, with the same tenderness he would show his younger sister.

"By the way, Lei..."

I might go back underground…

Electrolux touched his forehead, at the third red eye.

This eye, which had been unable to open no matter what, suddenly opened one day a year ago, after being impacted by the explosion of the solar crystal.

On that day, Electrox's body was strengthened once again, becoming infinitely stronger than before, and he was even able to fight Anko without being at a disadvantage.

Moreover, the power that red eye granted him seemed to extend beyond that…

He vaguely remembered his mother telling him when he was little that Gendaya men's third eye comes in six colors: black, brown, gray, yellow, green, and purple...

Different eye colors represent different levels of ability, as well as differences in race and social status, but red eyes are not mentioned at all.

Women in the Gendaya civilization had a very low social status, but her mother seemed to be a descendant of a powerful figure, which allowed her to live with him and his human father without anyone noticing…

Until they are discovered... arrested... and then executed.

This time, he wanted to go back underground not only to find out about his red eyes, but also to try to find his parents. He held onto a sliver of hope deep in his heart.

Because he did not witness his parents being executed; he only learned of it from his mother's female friend who had sent him away from the underground.

Now that he has become even stronger than before, how could he possibly resist? If he didn't go, he would never have peace of mind for the rest of his life.

Lei Ming understood Electrolux's personality, so he didn't say much, only wishing him good luck.

After saying goodbye, Electrolux jumped into the sea, where somewhere on the ocean floor lay one of the entrances to the underworld…

After Anke set off, Lei Ming also turned her attention away. With the help of the bracelet, it wouldn't be difficult for her to find Max and the others.

She wasn't stupid; she didn't need him to take care of her all the time. Moreover, he had already raised the stellar energy within her to its limit, making her far stronger than before. If it weren't for the short time and lack of experience, Electrox wouldn't have been able to fight her to a draw so easily, or even gain the upper hand.

The White Queen once said that Anke's maximum conversion capacity for stellar energy is only 15% of her own, meaning that even if Anke were to bask in the sun for another thousand years, she would not be able to reach Leiming's current level.

Even though Lei Ming had exhausted the maximum amount of stellar energy she could get, it seemed to have been used up in other parts of her body, resulting in her biofield being too weak to allow her to completely escape Earth's gravity and gain the ability to fly.

Lei Ming couldn't understand why he could fly, and why he had both heat vision and telepathy.

Even now, he still can't sense the upper limit of his ability to absorb stellar energy...