Chapter 42: The Benefits of Spiritual Power

As one of the world's top scientists, Fujimiya held engineering patents across the globe.

Because of this, he had established multiple hidden bases, making it nearly impossible for others to track him down.

At this moment, in a certain basement—

Fujimiya, as if strolling through his own carefully cultivated backyard, once again slipped silently into the XIG system. For someone of his expertise in computers, XIG’s security was feeble at best; secret files were his to peruse at will.

“My friend from the dream? A field investigator?”

“Qiao Zhe, hmph, JoJo!”

“At last, I’ve found you!”

At this time, XIG was still unaware that their system defenses were utterly useless before Fujimiya, as if they stood before him exposed and defenseless.

In the command room of the aerial base, the members of XIG waited for the final outcome. The exercise had reached a point where it became a duel between Kajio and Mitani, both skilled experts.

However, as they flew over a mountainous forested region and discovered something unusual, the contest between the two had to be halted.

“Calling aerial base!” Mitani’s voice crackled through the communication channel.

“In sector POINT752J8, we’ve discovered something that looks like a giant eye!”

Lightning One and Falcon One were circling in the skies above this enormous eyeball.

In the command room, Atsuko switched the feed to the main screen.

The eye was streaked with blood-red veins, complete with a pupil and stony eyelids that blinked.

Mikoto turned to Meimu and asked, “What is that thing?”

“I’ll analyze it.” Meimu moved to the table and opened his computer, but after only a moment, his expression froze in disbelief. “Huh? What is this thing—what’s going on?”

“This thing has no thermal reaction, so it’s not a living organism. Its material composition can’t be identified, but conceptually…”

“What exactly is it?” Ishimuro came over, noticing Meimu’s unsettled state.

For a moment, Meimu couldn’t answer. His scientific worldview was being shaken to its core—he could not explain what this eye was.

It was Gaan Q, the Strange Beast, also called Eye Q—a monster beyond scientific explanation.

In truth, Gaan Q was already emitting psychic interference at this moment, causing Meimu to experience increasing mental pressure as he tried to analyze it.

On site, both Lightning One and Falcon One were under attack from Gaan Q.

Boulders rose into the air and hurtled toward the two fighter jets.

Kajio’s urgent voice came through the channel: “What are we supposed to do now?”

“This… this…” Meimu muttered to himself, still analyzing data on the computer, lines of code flashing before him as sweat beaded on his forehead.

Seeing that they could not discern the enemy’s true nature, Mikoto suggested to Ishimuro, “Since we can’t figure out what we’re up against, let’s have them return for now.”

Just as Ishimuro was about to agree, mocking laughter echoed through the command room.

Gaan Q, using the XIG communication channel, transmitted psychic interference, filling the room with a derisive voice. On the big screen, the enormous eye displayed a mocking expression.

Meimu, still struggling to understand the enemy, clutched his head, desperate to remain calm, but his fear only intensified.

Human terror is born of the unknown—Meimu was no exception.

“Think, think calmly! What is this thing—what on earth is it?!”

The more he tried to comprehend it, the greater the pressure became. His eyelids fluttered shut, and he found himself transported to a strange, unfamiliar place.

There were people who had ostracized him as a child, and even Fujimiya, all laughing at him.

“So you got slightly better grades—what’s there to be proud of?”

“Don’t act like you know everything. You think you’re different from us, always putting on airs.”

“Hahaha, Meimu, you’re only number two, hahaha!”

Meimu’s eyes snapped open, and he found himself drenched in sweat, his voice trembling. “Please give the order! Attack that eye!”

“Please initiate an attack on sector POINT752J8, Director Mikoto!”

As Meimu spoke, his body shook, and he turned to look at Mikoto.

Mikoto noticed something was off with Meimu and hesitated to make a decision, turning to Ishimuro.

Ishimuro also sensed that Meimu was not himself, but trusting him, he still issued the attack order.

The result was predictable.

Because of Meimu’s mistaken suggestion, Gaan Q absorbed the missiles fired at it and counterattacked, striking Falcon One’s wing.

Mitani’s plane crashed, leaving him with a broken leg.

The enemy vanished, and the mission ended in a major failure. Ishimuro ordered Meimu to return to school and calm down.

...

On the coast of Youtian Town.

A beam of light landed on a secluded reef, and Qiao Zhe returned to human form.

Today’s main focus was practicing Ultra Psychokinesis.

Using this power, he controlled seawater, adjusting the deep-sea pressure to a level he could withstand for extended periods.

While training his Ultra Psychokinesis, he also prolonged his Ripple Breathing practice.

Ultra Psychokinesis is the conversion of mental energy into action.

The more mental power one uses, the higher the upper limit becomes after recovery.

Although the psychic abilities of an Ultraman naturally increase with age, proper training can speed up the process.

More importantly, Qiao Zhe was now showing signs of fusing with the Light of the Sky!

[Host: Qiao Zhe Joestar]
[Species: Human/?]
[Light Factor: 92%]
[Darkness Factor: 9.2%]
[Light of the Sky: 10%]
[Skills: Ripple Overdrive, Spacium Beam, Rainbow Spacium Beam, Phase-shift Oscillation Ray, Ultra Psychokinesis...]
[Plug-in 1: Stand (Inactive)]

With more skills acquired, only a portion of them were displayed in the skills menu; he had to click to see more details.

Qiao Zhe’s face was a bit pale, as if a layer of silver frost had settled over his features—a side effect of overusing Ultra Psychokinesis.

But it wasn’t a problem; with the Ripple’s natural recovery mechanism, his complexion quickly returned to normal.

He could now clearly sense the presence of spiritual power, as well as the expansion of its limit.

Even Qiao Zhe’s calm heart couldn’t help but feel a ripple of excitement.

A Stand—a powerful apparition born of spiritual energy—could be awakened naturally with enough mental strength!

Until now, Qiao Zhe had never understood what spiritual power truly was, nor could he consciously make it stronger or more abundant.

But after mastering Ultra Psychokinesis, everything changed!

The moment he thought of this possibility, his heart hammered in his chest.

More importantly, he was no longer an ordinary person—the stronger his real body, the stronger his Stand would be.

If he awakened a Stand by himself, and then activated another Stand via the system plug-in—

Even the Four Eggs would have to fear him!

Qiao Zhe’s current state was fully restored by the Ripple, his face now rosy with not a trace of silver.

Just as he was about to transform again and plunge into the sea to resume his training, the communicator on his wrist began to beep.

He flipped open the small screen, and Ishimuro’s video call appeared: “Qiao Zhe, Meimu’s mental state is in trouble.”

Ishimuro could tell that Meimu was deeply shaken, possibly on the verge of collapse.

The monster had not disappeared, and now perhaps only Qiao Zhe could help Meimu recover quickly.

But Ishimuro did not know that this call to Qiao Zhe was being monitored by Fujimiya, who had been secretly eavesdropping on XIG.

In a certain basement, Fujimiya saw the alert on his computer, immediately picking up the blue sapphire bracelet at his side. “JoJo!”