New Abilities!

After fully unlocking the Teenage Superman template, Lynch could clearly sense that his abilities had advanced to a new critical point.

This feeling was similar to when he first arrived in the Marvel world and acquired the Child Superman template.

After a quick analysis, Lynch realized that his previous abilities had evolved to an almost unbelievable level.

In terms of strength, he could easily lift objects weighing over a million tons, with no known upper limit.

As for speed, he could accelerate to Mach 10 in just one second, with an unknown top speed.

In terms of defense, Thor's magical attacks merely tickled him, and Earth's conventional weapons were virtually ineffective—only strategic-level missiles could pose a threat.

His vision allowed him to spot a tiny flying mosquito at the edge of the sky, and his hearing could pick up the faint flapping of a butterfly's wings from thousands of miles away. His healing ability and stamina, under the yellow sun, were nearly infinite.

The full Teenage Superman template was far more powerful than Lynch had expected!

This led him to firmly believe one thing: this Superman template was definitely not the "weakest Superman" from the Justice League or Man of Steel movie versions.

Ever since he unlocked the first stage of the Teenage Superman template, Lynch had been speculating which version of Superman the system's template was based on.

Even standard Superman had many different versions—Bronze Age Superman, Iron Age Superman, Golden Age Superman, Silver Age Superman—each representing a different era with vastly different power levels.

If you also include live-action movies, TV series, and animated versions, the number of variations is endless, with strength levels ranging from below gods to multiversal power.

If you rank the most influential versions, Golden Superman is stronger than Silver age Superman, who in turn is stronger than the New 52 version, and then comes the modern Superman, followed by the Justice League/Man of Steel movie versions.

At first, when Lynch obtained the system, he thought the Superman template was based on the live-action movie version, specifically the Justice League/Man of Steel version.

After all, he had crossed into the live-action Marvel Cinematic Universe, so it made sense for the system to give him the movie version of Superman, right?

But as the template's progress increased, Lynch gradually realized…

It seemed that the system's full Superman template was not the "weakest Superman" from the Man of Steel movie version. At the very least, it had the strength of the modern comic Superman or even the New 52 Superman!

Now, after completing the full Teenage Superman template, Lynch was almost certain that the system's template was based on either the modern Superman or the New 52 version!

Because after comparing and calculating, Lynch could easily tell that just with the Teenage Superman template alone, he could already match or even surpass the Man of Steel movie version of Superman!

Not to mention these exaggerated base attributes, the most important thing was that Lynch had unexpectedly discovered a new ability!

One day, while collecting the Eternal Flame in the treasury, Lynch, in a moment of desperation, used this new ability to seize the Eternal Flame.

And this new ability was…

Floating in the air, Lynch suddenly glanced at Thor, who was twirling his hammer.

Feeling Lynch's gaze, Thor furrowed his thick brows, sensing an inexplicable chill.

As soon as his brows furrowed, his body began to move uncontrollably.

"What's going on, Lynch?"

Thor asked as he found himself being pulled toward Lynch by some mysterious force.

"Nothing, don't worry."

Lynch chuckled as he used his new ability to manipulate Thor, even making him do a spin in mid-air.

This was Lynch's newly acquired—or rather, newly developed—ability: telekinesis, or mental power!

This wasn't an ability Superman lacked, but one that was hidden within his character, rarely explicitly displayed.

When discussing Superman's mental or psychic strength, one must mention his bio-electric aura.

Superman's ability to fly and to catch high-speed objects without breaking them are both manifestations of his bio-electric aura.

And this bio-electric aura is actually supported by Superman's incredibly strong mental power.

In some versions, Superman's abilities imply a connection to his mental strength.

For instance, Superman can hear sounds from far distances instantly, such as when Lois calls for help from the other side of the world, and Superman hears her immediately.

But sound travels at a finite speed—the speed of sound.

At such a great distance, if Superman were relying on the speed of sound, he should hear it much later, not immediately like a person hears something nearby.

So, it's likely that Superman's super-hearing, which works over vast distances, is also related to his immense mental strength.

Similar phenomena are displayed in many of Superman's experiences.

However, in standard abilities, this aspect of Superman is rarely explored.

This makes sense—after all, as editors say, Superman's abilities are limitless...

In a story with limited space, they naturally focus on his most iconic powers, leaving out the majority of others.

But to Lynch, obtaining this power was incredibly significant.

Having mental power that could affect the outside world meant he could develop more abilities in the future.

For example, mental and psychic powers like mind control, memory reading, and hypnosis...

At that point, Lynch would just have one question:

Who says Superman can't do magic?

If you count heat vision and freeze breath as physical attacks, that's fine. But these mental and psychic powers, which are usually reserved for sorcerers and wizards—are you going to try and define those scientifically too, and put them in the physical category?

"Wait, you've learned how to control mental power?"

Thor asked in surprise as Lynch brought him in front of him using his mental powers.

"What do you mean? You can do it too?"

Lynch was stunned.

"Of course! Now let me go!"

Thor laughed heartily, and Lynch withdrew his mental powers.

What happened next surprised Lynch. Even without Lynch's mental powers holding him up, and without Thor swinging his hammer, Thor remained standing in the air without falling.

"You can fly?"

Lynch asked, puzzled.

In the movies, it seemed that Thor could only fly using his hammer, with no apparent ability to fly on his own.

But what was this?

Holy cow, Thor's flying!

"Of course!"

Thor laughed proudly.

"It's not that hard."

Wait a second.

If you can fly, why don't you do it during fights? Is jumping around more fun?

With lingering confusion, Lynch released his mental power.

After a brief investigation, Lynch suddenly understood.

In the comics, Thor flies using flight magic.

But this Thor clearly didn't know any magic.

He was flying for the same reason as Lynch.

Mental power!

Thor was using his mental power to control the wind and lift himself into the air, enabling him to fly.

Now that Lynch understood how Thor stayed in the air, his mind started connecting scenes of Thor flying, and he came to a clear conclusion.

In the movies, the reason Mjolnir responds to Thor's call, flies to him from afar, and carries him in flight...

It's all due to Thor's mental power!

Thor used his mental power to control Mjolnir!

And mental power can also be used to control the air, wind, and so on, to achieve flight. But the effect would obviously not be as good as using Thor's hammer.

In fact, that effect wouldn't even be as good as Thor's big leaps, which is why Thor never attempted this form of flight in battle.

"I see, but..."

Lynch's face broke into a mischievous smile.

"Are you sure you can fly steadily?"

Thor's face froze, and just as he was about to say something, Lynch rushed over and gave him a light push—

"No!"

Thor yelled as he plummeted from the sky.

"Boom!"

A human-shaped crater appeared on the ground.