Chapter 343: Chapter 264: Selfish Gain and Benefiting the World (Part 2)

“This ’harm others to benefit oneself’ superpower doesn’t seem very useful. With my Unyielding Dead Superpower and continuously improving cultivation, there’s no need to worry about lifespan. It doesn’t seem necessary to keep it.”

“But…”

“The effect of this superpower is also quite miraculous. Forgetting it altogether seems a bit of a waste.”

“Well, anyway, with plenty of superpower slots available and karma points easily earned, keeping an extra superpower isn’t a problem.”

“Let’s upgrade it and see if it can yield some valuable traits for me…”

Su Xin pondered for a moment and ultimately decided to keep this superpower, then began upgrading.

His current karma points aren’t much, only over two hundred thousand, but it’s more than enough for upgrading a Level 1 superpower.

After multiple refreshes, Su Xin obtained a rather decent trait—

[Aid the World: Lifespan absorbed will be automatically stored and can be gifted to others within a day, albeit with a ninety percent loss.]

The second trait was useless. After refreshing a dozen times without valuable traits appearing, he casually picked one, and didn’t continue upgrading afterward.

The ’harm others to benefit oneself’ superpower remained at Level 3.

Unexpectedly, there probably won’t be any further upgrades. After all, if even a second useful trait can’t be found, upgrading further is just a waste of karma points, better to reserve them for more useful superpowers.

However, the Aid the World trait came as a pleasant surprise.

After spending ten years in the Otherworld and returning, he noticed many old acquaintances showing significant signs of aging. In a few decades, they might all die due to expiring lifespans. In the past, Su Xin was helpless about this, even for the most valuable people, he could only watch them die.

As for extending lifespan through cultivation breakthroughs, not everyone can achieve that.

Now, with the Aid the World trait, he can truly control others’ lifespans; unexpected accidents won’t kill them, aging won’t either.

Of course.

Su Xin doesn’t plan to extend everyone’s lifespan; only those he truly values have the right to receive the lifespan he grants.

For instance, Zhai Shiquan with the Resurrection Superpower, and Xie Fan with the Transmigration Superpower, among a few select others.

However, the effect of Aid the World still needs to be tested in practice, especially to see if it can delay death caused by terminal illness.

Su Xin left the small world.

Using the Dawn Association’s charity software, he found several cancer patients on the brink of death.

…

Inside the intensive care unit of a large hospital.

On four beds lay patients, each connected to various machines for real-time monitoring of physical data.

The bed nearest to the door held a bald man in his thirties, his face deathly pale without a trace of blood, eyes tightly shut, showing no response.

Surrounding the bed were family members, doctors, and nurses. A doctor checked the man’s carotid artery and examined the machine’s data, then slightly shook his head towards the patient’s relatives.

“Prepare for the worst. He has at most a few hours left; it’s already a medical miracle he’s lasted this long. Be mentally prepared.”

Upon hearing this, the relatives around the bed immediately showed dark expressions, and the atmosphere turned somber.

Just then.

A figure seemed to step out of the void, unnoticed by everyone present, casually walking to the bedside, lightly touching the patient’s forehead with a finger.

The doctor, about to leave, instinctively glanced at the machine, suddenly uttered a curious sound, halted in his tracks, and took a serious look.

The next moment, his eyes widened:

“How is this possible?!”

A relative questioned in surprise, “Dr. Wang, is something the matter?”

The doctor didn’t answer, instead, he took two steps to the machine, carefully observed for a while, and then checked the patient’s carotid artery again.

At this moment, the man in the bed also woke up, though still very pale, he obviously looked much better in spirit.

He stared at everyone in the room, puzzled:

“Dad, Mom, Second Uncle, Third Aunt… why are you all here?”

The doctor finally regained his composure, hurriedly said, “The patient’s condition has suddenly improved significantly, but it’s not like the last vestige of life. I’ll arrange some tests for him, please wait for a while…”

Due to the patient’s exceptionally peculiar condition, Dr. Wang personally urged the nurses to expedite the tests, and results were out in less than half an hour.

Holding the results, Dr. Wang stood bewildered for a long while, even consulting several other doctors before daring to confirm the patient’s physical condition had indeed suddenly improved.

Moreover, it significantly improved.

Almost as if his physical state had reverted to a few years ago, as if time had reversed for him.

For a cancer terminal patient, a one or two-year difference in physical condition can make a world of difference, evidently discernible even to an ordinary person.

Now, a patient deemed to have mere hours left by doctors suddenly recovered considerably; it’s a true medical miracle, enough to cause a sensation in the medical community.

But none present noticed Su Xin standing quietly observing the entire process, the patient’s examination, and result reporting.

No one noticed that all this was caused by the overlooked Su Xin.

“Indeed, even terminally ill patients can have their lifespan extended…”

Su Xin nodded secretly: “Although I can’t cure the patient, as long as lifespan can be extended, turning terminal into initial stage, then there’s a chance for recovery.”

“Moreover, if truly important people suffer from terminal illnesses, through continuous gifting of lifespan, they could become immortal.”

“This superpower has some value after all.”

Su Xin, while not planning to save people everywhere with this superpower, recognizes that having it is better than not having it.

Also, by saving this patient, he gained dozens of karma points, not much, but it reminded Su Xin that for the past ten years, he hadn’t earned karma points through donations. Soon, he should be able to reap a large batch again.

Ten years ago, through charity software, he donated hundreds of billions in a short time, earning over ten million karma points, since then he hasn’t engaged in such operations for a long period.

Mainly, funds were quite inadequate at the time.

Additionally, the charity software hadn’t been fully developed and widespread back then, with insufficient registered terminal patients, so it was shelved.

Now, after ten years, the organization has grown stronger, funds are sufficient, while the charity software hasn’t seen great development, quite a list of terminal patients has accumulated.

“Time to make a big karma point profit again.”

Su Xin thought.

But rather than immediately seeking funds, he first reached out to the former president Zuo Shuanghui, who had recently been removed from office, the latter was enjoying leisure time with his wife and kids at a private beach.

Su Xin instantaneously teleported to the island, sat by the pool on the third floor of a beach villa, and sent a message via telepathy to Zuo Shuanghui.

A few minutes later.

Wearing beach shorts, Zuo Shuanghui ascended the stairs with a smile, came to the poolside, and greeted just like always:

“Greetings, Su God.”

“Hmm, have a seat.”

The two lay side by side on loungers.

Su Xin reclining casually, asked:

“Suddenly having your position revoked, do you harbor any resentment? Or feel unwilling?”

Zuo Shuanghui smiled wryly: “Su God is kind, you’ve given me so much, all I have is mostly granted by you. You can give at your discretion, naturally you can take it back any time.”

“I harbor no resentment.”

“Only a bit puzzled, but after thinking it over, and considering the rotation system Su God suggested, I feel relieved.”

“Nowadays, with the whole world generally improving, and the Dawn Association continuously growing, gradually becoming the uncrowned kings of the globe, getting stronger financially and in power, the influence grows too.”

“Still, the core of all this basically depends on the deterrence wielded by Su God, not the capabilities of the Dawn Association itself.”

“This current prosperity is mere surface phenomenon.”

“Frankly speaking, it’s a matter of virtue not matching the position.”

“The key point is that inside the Dawn Association, many, especially high-level members including myself, have gradually overlooked this. Instead, we’ve been blinded by the Association’s might, indulging in power.”

“If Su God remains unseen for long, while the Dawn Association continues in its arrogance, and power stagnates for a long time, it may soon be overthrown by the world, leading to inevitable internal collapse.”

“Su God’s move probably aims to put the Dawn Association genuinely on the right track.”

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