When Ororo woke up, she found Zhou Yi by the bed, and Jean Grey sitting on a chair nearby, her face looking very unnatural.
The moment she saw these two together, an indescribable resentment welled up in Ororo's heart.
The words she had spoken to Zhou Yi were not without reason.
She hoped Zhou Yi could reflect on his own behavior.
This was also a reminder to Zhou Yi that she was his true girlfriend, not Jean Grey.
But seeing Zhou Yi appear here with Jean Grey as if nothing had happened, she knew that her efforts had been completely in vain.
And as soon as she thought of this, a sense of grievance and anger surged into her heart, almost giving her the urge to scold the two of them.
But in the end, she still didn't do it.
Doing so would only push Zhou Yi towards the other side, and serve no other purpose.
As for begging for emotional stability with tears like those weak women, she couldn't bring herself to that extent.
She was a strong woman; in relationships, she would always fight for what she wanted, rather than make pointless verbal pleas.
So she forced a smile and asked the two of them, "Yi, why are you and Jean both here?"
Zhou Yi, of course, understood her unspoken meaning.
In fact, he hadn't told Jean that Ororo had discovered their secret, because he didn't know how to tell her.
Since he didn't know how to say it, then he would just not say it for now.
He would wait for time to pass, and perhaps things would slowly take a turn for the better.
This was a somewhat evasive thought.
But besides this, Zhou Yi really couldn't think of anything else.
He grasped Ororo's hand in a ingratiating manner, straightened his face, and said, "Professor has news.
But it's not good news.
To find a clue about Professor, we must rely on Jean's power and Professor's Mental Energy device to find a pal who is in trouble."
"Who are we looking for?" Ororo pressed, the safety of Professor was enough to make her temporarily put aside her emotional issues.
"The Mutant who attacked the President!"
Deep beneath the Xavier Institute, in a room sealed by tightly shut steel doors, a massive Mental Energy amplification device was placed.
This was Professor Charles' ultimate weapon; through it, Charles could spread his Mental Energy to every corner of the World, to every living being.
Of course, it wasn't just Charles; any Mutant with Mental Energy control abilities could use it, but in their hands, the deterrent power produced by this instrument was far less than that of Professor Charles.
Zhou Yi and the others didn't want Jean to reach the same level as Professor Charles; they just wanted her to find a specific Mutant.
This was not difficult for Jean.
Putting on a somewhat oddly shaped helmet, Jean Grey poured her Mental Energy into the device, and it quickly reacted.
It magnified Jean Grey's Mental Energy exponentially, and as the tendrils of Mental Energy extended further and further, the area it covered was already far beyond what one or two cities could describe.
It was a vast expanse that enveloped an entire country.
"I see the minds of many lives, their voices, and some disgusting sounds." Jean Grey, with her eyes closed, began to describe the World she was experiencing.
Clearly, the World she was experiencing was not a pleasant one.
Zhou Yi had a similar experience; when his super vision first emerged, it had tormented him greatly.
Whether it was the spectrum of light in nature, or various artificial lights, or even things that suddenly appeared in the distance, they all brought him immense visual stimulation.
He took a long time to control this uncomfortable feeling.
And now, it was Jean Grey's turn.
The moment she spread her Mental Energy, countless whispers flooded into her brain.
These were not sounds truly heard with the ears, but the undisguised words from the inner Worlds of countless people.
Someone once said that if the truest things in human hearts were expressed without any linguistic embellishment, then most of them would be unspeakable ugliness.
What Jean Grey was hearing in her mind now was this most primitive ugliness.
Her brows began to furrow deeply, because these mental evil thoughts had already begun to impact the depths of her soul.
There, the cage of her mind had begun to shake, and the Dark Phoenix had begun to struggle.
"Jean! Control your power, you must learn to block out these sounds." Feeling the abnormal Mental Energy fluctuations from Jean Grey, Zhou Yi quickly stepped forward, took her hand, and called out in her ear.
At this moment, he could no longer consider Ororo's feelings.
The spiritual World is a very dangerous place; once harmed there, it can lead to unimaginable consequences.
Especially for Jean Grey, this was even more true.
They had been too presumptuous before.
What Professor Charles could do did not mean that anyone could do it.
After all, Professor Charles was the strongest Mental Energy manipulator in the World, and the power he possessed itself could achieve such a degree.
Moreover, his long life experience was enough to enable him to cope with all of this.
But Jean Grey could not; her power itself was very limited, and her lack of life experience was also a fatal flaw.
Furthermore, she had already suffered some Mental Energy damage before this.
Zhou Yi had already begun to blame himself; he nervously watched Jean Grey's expression, and if anything seemed amiss, he would ensure her safety, even if it meant destroying everything here.
However, things finally began to develop in a good direction.
Jean Grey's complexion slowly calmed down, and after a moment of silence, she suddenly spoke.
"It worked, I've blocked out those sounds.
I'm searching now, but there are too many targets.
I can't find the right direction."
"Professor said that this device can distinguish between Mutants and humans; it can identify the differences in their Mental Energy fluctuations.
Perhaps you should block out human Mental Energy fluctuations and focus on finding those Mutants." Ororo said as she stepped forward, gently touching Zhou Yi, causing him to awkwardly withdraw his hand.
Jean Grey's shoulders trembled slightly, and she quickly had a result.
"All Mutants near Washington are already under my detection, there are hundreds of them.
It's hard to tell from among them who the one who assassinated the President is."
"You can pay attention to the subtle changes in their psychology.
He just assassinated the President, was injured, and was abandoned by the organization behind him." Zhou Yi quietly reminded her.
With these reminders, he believed Jean Grey would quickly find her target.
In psychological research, she was truly a top student.
"Injured, that must be very painful.
His spirit will inevitably fluctuate due to physical pain.
We cannot be sure of his original intention, but after realizing he was abandoned, there will certainly be despair and confusion.
Coupled with intense sadness, these strong Mental Energy fluctuations are very difficult to appear in the same target!"
With Zhou Yi's reminder, Jean Grey began to meticulously search and compare among these Mutants.
Before long, the target was already clearly visible.
"pals, I think I've found him.
He's in the suburbs of Washington!"
"Jean, link with my spirit, let me see who our target is!"
Actively releasing his Mental Energy, Zhou Yi wanted to use Jean Grey's guidance to lock onto this target with his super vision.
Unlike Jean Grey and Professor Charles, Zhou Yi's Mental Energy was also very powerful, but its type was different.
Among them, Jean's was the most versatile; her Mental Energy could transform into pure kinetic energy, or delve into the World of the mind.
This might be due to the Dark Phoenix; in any case, her power was unique.
Professor Charles' Mental Energy, on the other hand, focused solely on the World of the mind.
His Mental Energy could not manifest in the material World, but he was the king of the World of the mind.
No one would willingly confront him in the World of the mind; the World's strongest Mental Energy Great Master was by no means an empty title.
As for Zhou Yi, his Mental Energy could only appear in the material World.
Or rather, he had no talent for the mind at all; it was just that his Mental Energy was so powerful that it gave him the ability of telekinesis.
And that was all it was; he couldn't, like Professor and the others, delve his spirit into anyone's inner being.
His powerful Mental Energy had almost no other use besides protecting his own mind.
However, in the absence of any talent in this area, merely relying on the strength of his Mental Energy to form telekinesis that influenced reality was enough to prove how terrifying his power truly was.
Jean Grey immediately gained a deeper understanding of this point.
When she linked with Zhou Yi's spirit, in the World of the mind, she saw an unimaginable wonder.
In the vast and silent starry sky, a colossal Divine Bird appeared before her.
Its massive body burned with light and flames like the Sun.
Just gazing at it mentally felt like staring directly at the Sun.
In the presence of such a majestic and powerful being, she found it difficult to breathe, and even felt a stirring within her.
That was the most direct reaction of another entity deep within her soul.
She yearned to possess the being before her; this yearning had spread into her very thoughts, making her true self suffer.
"Jean?" The colossal Divine Bird lowered its head and asked.
She could feel the concern contained within those golden eyes.
This concern was like a splash of cold water on her, instantly bringing her somewhat bewildered mind back to clarity.
"I'm fine!" she quickly said.
"Just a little shocked.
Is this your mind, why is it like this?"
"Shaping one's mind into the state one imagines in thought is something I learned while cultivating in China.
However, it wasn't until recently that I had the final Breakthrough." Zhou Yi's deep voice came from the bird's beak.
He wasn't lying, but merely concealed the most important details.
Like Ororo, he dared not confess to Jean Grey that he had already incarnated as a Divine Being.
Both had something to hide, so neither wished to continue the topic.
To cover up, Jean Grey directly transmitted the direction she had locked onto to Zhou Yi's mind through a Mental Energy link.
With a clear direction, his super vision instantly became the most precise monitoring System in the World.
Mountains, rivers, deep valleys, cities—countless obstacles were directly seen through by those eyes.
Almost in an instant, he saw the pal he was looking for: a strangely shaped Mutant.
He had a blue body, wearing a somewhat comical old-fashioned suit.
Behind him was a flexible tail like that of a demon from mythology.
At this moment, he was kneeling before a crucifix statue, devoutly muttering something.
If he hadn't seen the bullet marks on his hand, Zhou Yi would have even suspected Jean had found the wrong target.
But clearly, this was the being they were looking for.
"I think we can go now, he can't escape." Locking onto this pal, Zhou Yi said confidently.
Once his eyes were on someone, there was no thought of escape.
Because that was absolutely impossible.
Jean Grey and Ororo exchanged glances, both feeling a bit uncomfortable.
But they still nodded to each other.
The situation here no longer allowed for any delay.