Chapter 38: Guessed wrong

Li Sheng heard the sound and looked up to see Han Feng standing on the bridge, asking Li Sheng.
Although the tone was rather arrogant, one could still sense the other's concern for oneself.
"It's alright, how did you get in?"
Li Sheng didn't expect Han Feng to be able to get in. He thought that it was the source material that let him in, thinking that he could easily handle him. But now that the other party has also entered, he is somewhat perplexed and puzzled.
“After I passed through the bridge tunnel and didn't see you on top, I stood in your original position and had another team member wave at me. Then I came here and saw you on this train.”
Han Feng jumped down from the bridge hole, hands behind his back, standing tall and landed in front of Li Sheng with ease, showing off in front of everyone. The only thing that disappointed Li Sheng was that Han Feng didn't kneel down while landing.
After landing, Han Feng observed the surroundings and asked Li Sheng,
"Have you been staying here the entire time after entering, or have you been to other places?"
"Not really, I just went to the cornfield over there, but something very strange happened."
"Something strange?"
"Hmm, if things don't follow a certain path, they will all fall into a cycle."
Li Sheng nodded and recounted to Han Feng what had happened earlier. Of course, he omitted the part about having three auxiliary skills.
"So that's how it is... It seems this evolved creature already has second-order abilities. If I had known, I should have called more comrades for help. It's quite challenging for just me alone."
After listening to Li Sheng's description, Han Feng came to the conclusion. He turned his head slightly, furrowing his brows, thinking that this case was somewhat tricky. However, when he turned back to face Li Sheng, his expression still appeared confident.
"What is the power level of the Second Order and how is it determined?"
This made Li Sheng very curious and he asked, "As a Prosecutor of the Divine, is it reasonable that I still don't understand how power levels are divided?"
"Why are you asking this as an ordinary person? But it's okay to tell you, it can increase your knowledge, so you won't be completely clueless when encountering something in the future."
After a pause, Han Feng cleared his throat and said:
"Both first-order and second-order source creatures cannot kill people in reality without a domain, and the size and strength of this domain are determined by the strength of the source creature. After summoning a person into the domain, a first-order source creature can only appear in person to kill the intruder; while a second-order source creature can create some monsters that fit its characteristics and specific scenarios to kill the intruder, without necessarily appearing in person."
"As for the third and fourth order Source Beasts, they can directly kill people without the need to drag them into the domain. Of course, for higher order Source Beasts, their domains will not disappear either, but they are rarely used."
"Oh, what about above the fourth order? What realm is it?"
Upon seeing the person, Li Sheng stopped speaking and asked curiously.
'Do awakened individuals not know about the realm above the fourth order? Or do they not want to tell me?'
"How could I possibly know about realms beyond the fourth order? Those existences are all dominant powers, not something you and I can encounter in our lifetime. If we really come across them, we'll be seeing the King of Hell. Why do you want to know about this? Do you want to recruit them as henchmen?"
'Ah, it seems he cannot access information beyond the fourth tier.'
Li Sheng, who once had a subordinate who was a Lord-grade Source Origin, remained silent.
Han Feng seemed quite proud of not knowing about the fourth tier and above. Li Sheng couldn't understand where this pride came from, as based on his previous performance, this guy probably hasn't even reached the second tier.'
But now I need you to resolve the source material. Li Sheng still hopes the other party can have a second stage and asks:
"What is your realm?"
"First stage!"
Han Feng raises his head and says proudly.
'Huh?!'
'First level?!'
'Where does your confidence come from? What do you mean a little tricky? I really want to know. It's obviously that you can't beat me!'
Li Sheng was desperate. He had a bit of fantasy in his heart. Han Feng should have had the possibility of being a second level Awakener. But now, there's no need to think about it anymore. The other party is proud of being a first level Awakener and has a strange confidence.
"Hmph!"
At this point, Han Feng made a sound with his nostrils and saw Li Sheng's disappointment towards his own class. He said arrogantly:
"So, ordinary people are just ordinary people. Do you think being at the second level will definitely be stronger than the first level?"
"Is there any hidden agenda behind all this?"
Li Sheng seemed to have caught a glimmer of hope.
"No, the second order is indeed stronger than the first order."
Han Feng crossed his arms and said.
"Then what the hell are you saying..."
Li Sheng now really wants to cover his head, but he can't. His head has started to ache. There is a proposition in his mind: only people with neurological problems can become awakeners, or do awakeners have neurological problems.
First there's the prison guard who likes to smell bad smells, then there are my two not-so-bright subordinates, and finally the investigator who is incredibly weak but unusually confident.
Everyone's mind has more or less problems. Perhaps, Li Sheng's predecessor himself was also a guy with some problems in his mind.
"Ha, so ordinary people like you can't understand."
韩峰虽然不屑与普通人交流，但是人前显圣的话，他可不嫌多，这能愈发体现他与普通人的区别，便继续道：
“你可知道为什么高阶的源化物很少用领域吗？因为领域就是源化物的心脏，在这里面，源化物虽然比在现实中更强大，但也有致命的弱点，只要我找到了其的内核，就能轻易干掉它。而我虽然是一阶，但职业是强武者，在力量方面，前朝是很占优势。”
"Kernel? What counts as a kernel?"
Li Sheng asked humbly, seeking knowledge, which greatly pleased Han Feng.
"There can be many types of kernels, representing the heart of a source material. It could be an object, a living being, or even an emotion. Due to the different understanding of the world by source materials, naturally the kernels would also be different."
Later, Han Feng said to Li Sheng when the train was about to pass under the bridge:
"You stay here, I'll go and check in the jade technique field. The core should be there."
After speaking, he jumped off the train and dived into the cornfield.
'Objects, living beings, emotions...these source materials are too strange!'
In his mind, Li Sheng pondered and summoned "Heavensight" to float towards Han Feng. Everything happened the same as before, and the young woman turned into a monster once again, joining her lover to surround the small monster. Flames engulfed the surroundings.
However, Han Feng completely ignored the spread of the fire and rushed in, punching the small monster. In this situation, those who are in a weak position and seeking help, and behave less like a kernel, are most likely kernels.
"Boom!"
With a loud bang, the ground cracked instantly like leaf veins, splashing up dust. Han Feng raised his hand and saw that his head had been smashed and believed that he had succeeded with one strike. He excitedly fled the scene.
But unfortunately, the small monster, after losing its head, not only did not die, but instead twitched on the ground for a while and transformed into a fire wolf, howling and opening its mouth wide, revealing its sharp teeth inside, and rushed towards Han Feng with a speed and strength that were incomparable to before.