583 Sensing
He swallowed.
Su Chong also fell into deep thought. After a while, Su Chong spoke first. “So, Zijin benefited from a disaster. From now on, he can control fire. He’s the embodiment of fire?”
Fire Incarnation, Fire Mark, whatever it was called. Liu Zijin had the ability to use fire.
Su Xiaolu nodded. “From the looks of it, that’s right.”
Like Zhou Zhi, Liu Zijin sensed an ability and subdued it for his own use.
“Rest well. Don’t let anyone know for the time being.”
Zhou Heng reminded Liu Zijin that this was his opportunity and a good thing.
Liu Zijin nodded in agreement. He was very relieved. He had always been a weak scholar. His body was not strong enough, and he was what people called a refined scholar. He actually did not want to be a refined scholar. He was very envious of Su Chong’s good martial arts skills.
And now, he could control fire. This meant that from now on, he was not only a refined scholar, but he could also protect his wife and children and fight for a foothold in this world that was starting to become desolate. He was very happy.
Everyone came out of the wooden house so that Liu Zijin could have a good rest.
“Xiaolu, when Ah Zhi was at sea with you…”
After leaving the wooden house, Zhou Heng stopped Su Xiaolu. He hesitated for a long time before asking.
Su Xiaolu smiled and said, “Third Brother, I don’t know the situation yet.”
She did not know how this ability chose people.
However, the process was painful. There was no doubt about it.
Liu Zijin was in pain, and so was Zhou Zhi. Liu Zijin’s mark was on his arm, Zhou Zhi’s mark was on his wrist, and Liu Zijin’s mark was a circle of red marks. Zhou Zhi’s mark also had leaves.
There were similarities, but they were not the same.
“Get ready. We’re going back tomorrow.”
Zhou Heng did not ask further. He passed down the order. He had been here for long enough. It was time to go back.
When it was almost dark, an accident happened.
“Damn it, what’s going on…”
Someone shouted.
The campsite was illuminated by fire. Several people were on fire, and some were frozen into ice.
Some people were wrapped in vines, while others were covered in a layer of water. All kinds of strange things happened to people.
At this moment, they realized that no matter how high their martial arts were, it was useless now.
If they could not use their internal energy, the changes in their body would not stop.
At this moment, someone shouted at Su Xiaolu, “Alchemist, help—”
During this period of time, more than half of the people who had separated had returned. Some had already died in the forest. Twenty of these people who had returned were experiencing all kinds of changes. Everyone knew that Su Xiaolu was an alchemist and asked her for help.
“Everyone, listen to me. This might be an opportunity for you. After meeting it, no one can help you. You can only succeed if you defeat it yourself. You can only rely on your willpower and mental strength to resist it.”
Su Xiaolu used her internal energy. Her voice could drown out all the terrified cries and enter everyone’s ears.
When some people heard this, they sat down and began to defend themselves against the strange ability in their bodies.
Once they resisted, they all cried out in pain.
Someone cursed angrily, “F*ck. Why does it hurt so much… Ow, it hurts so much.”
“This is simply like cutting flesh with a knife…”
The wails rose and fell.
“Damn, if I had known that it would hurt so much, I wouldn’t have wanted to be a god…”
Some people thought too much about their suffering and cursed in pain.
When Su Xiaolu heard this, it dawned on her. She understood. It was sensing. These abilities could be sensed. It responded to those that thought of it.
Su Xiaolu said to Zhou Heng, Su Chong, and the others, “These abilities can be sensed. If you have something in your mind, you can respond to it. Pain is a test of abilities. As for what will happen if you fail the test, I’m not sure at the moment.”
Hearing her words, everyone suddenly understood. It was as if all the fog had been lifted.
Wind, rain, thunder, lightning, metal, wood, water, fire, earth, or other things could be sensed as long as they could be thought of. If one wanted to obtain abilities, they naturally had to go through a test.
“Tsk… There’s really no free lunch in this world. I’m afraid this pain is not something ordinary people can endure.”
Old Wu sighed. At his age, he did not know if he could withstand it.
It was better not to think too much.
Liu Zijin had sensed the fire. Now, someone else had also sensed the fire. This meant that not everyone could monopolize it just because they sensed it first. No matter what kind of ability it was, anyone was qualified.
It was better to wait and see.
Gui You pondered as he looked at the people struggling in pain.
From dark to dawn.
The people’s wails gradually weakened.
Those who survived were only left with half a breath. Those who didn’t survive had hollow eyes and lost their minds.
There were also those who did not make it through. Their minds were intact, but their dantian was completely destroyed, and their martial arts foundation was no longer there. They were filled with regret, pain, and breakdown. They cried out uncontrollably.
There were more than twenty people who responded and only ten of them survived in the end. Five of them lost their minds and got up to run around after recovering their energy. They ran into the forest and cried and laughed like crazy.
There were also ten people who had lost their martial arts foundation. They all cried bitterly.
As for those who had successfully sensed it, there were strong and weak ones. Some could release water pillars in their hands, some could release ice pillars, lightning, fire, and so on.
Perhaps because they knew that it was weak, they all ate the pills.
After taking the pills, they were clearly in better spirits.
Zhou Heng sent them off and everyone agreed.
There were nearly a hundred people when they came in, but half of them were lost here.
After coming out of the fog, Zhou Heng ordered to lock down the city.
Su Xiaolu ate at the inn and the three of them slept well. The next day, Chen Xi and his wife came looking for them.
“Uncle Wu, what’s inside?”
Chen Xi went straight to the point.
Madam Tian pinched him and smiled gently at Su Xiaolu. Then, she looked at Old Wu and Gui You respectfully and said, “Seniors, in the past two months, there have been many places in the Great Zhou that have been covered in fog. The government has sent people to seal them. Nothing major has happened yet. Now that you have come out from there, what’s inside?”
The strange fog and the roars of the ferocious beasts made many commoners uneasy. Those who were close began to drag their families to a place they thought was safe.
It could be said that the entire Great Zhou was waiting for news from Furongzhou.
Old Wu looked at Chen Xi and his wife and told them everything that had happened in the fog, including the sensing of abilities.
Sensing it was dangerous, but it was also an opportunity.
“Seniors, you—” Madam Tian looked at Gui You and the others. She wanted to ask if they had sensed it too.
