"Afraid of you?"
Qiong Hao exuded a powerful spiritual energy and suddenly extended his fist to block.
"Bang!" Ba Shu's palm and Qiong Hao's fist met directly. Ba Shu was sent flying back several steps, his feet scraping the grass, and he barely managed to stabilize himself, avoiding a pathetic fall to the ground. This single blow made Ba Shu realize that his cultivation was far inferior to the opponent's, and his face immediately turned extremely grim.
The little stoic blinked, eagerly rolling up her sleeves. Normally, she didn't get many opportunities to fight, so this "competition" was a perfect, legitimate excuse to punch people. Madam Qiao Qiao had to seize this chance firmly. Her red battle attire was finally put to good use!
Mo Lian, however, held her small hand, pulling her back with a wry smile and whispering, "Be good, wait a little longer." This little one definitely had a strange habit. She got excited seeing any kind of competition...
"The spiritual energy fluctuation from this guy is a bit odd," Mo Lian said, frowning. "Let them go first."
Since they were temporarily on the same team, Princess Xiangchang reluctantly stepped forward and handed Ba Shu a healing pill for him to take. This healing pill was a high-grade medicine; it was naturally far inferior to the little stoic's craftsmanship, but for now, it could at least provide some temporary relief for Ba Shu.
Ba Shu's heart was undeniably surprised. He hadn't expected that a mere mercenary group leader would have cultivation above his own. That one blow had subtly left an internal injury within his body; if it couldn't be fully recovered with a healing pill, it would affect his future cultivation.
The little stoic quietly asked her husband, "How did he suddenly become so powerful?" She remembered that in the Northern Looking Great Forest, that guy's cultivation was only around the twelfth level of a Grand Spiritual Master, not far off from the current Ba Shu. Logically, their strengths should have been evenly matched, but that one blow had caused Ba Shu a significant hidden loss.
Mo Lian's lips curled into a cold smile, his gaze falling on Qiong Hao. "He awakened a power-type special ability."
Madam Qiao Qiao's small face immediately turned cold, her eyes suspiciously sweeping over Qiong Hao. Someone capable of taking on the Divine Hall's slaughter mission should also have some connection to Heaven's Fortune. So, this Qiong Hao's sudden awakening of a power-type special ability was because he... his body had been modified by Heaven's Fortune's drugs?
Duan Yue frowned. "His situation is somewhat similar to someone who has merged with a power-type evil beast; he's an evil-body master who has undergone mutation."
Mo Lian carefully observed Qiong Hao again, then nodded. "Yes, but I can feel the fluctuation of his special ability within his body." It was undeniable that special ability users could sense each other, though some low-level special ability users might not be able to sense high-level ones.
Madam Qiao Qiao asked with a curious expression, "You mean, the reason this guy became so strong is not only because he merged with an evil beast's power but also because he incidentally awakened a power-type special ability?"
The two nodded.
Madam Qiao Qiao immediately became a little excited, her small body leaping forward with a whoosh. "Fantastic! I've finally found someone who can take a beating!"
Mo Lian rubbed his forehead, inexplicably reading that exact sentence from the glittering depths of the little one's eyes...
Author's Note: Making up two chapters from midnight. Early, early, early morning~ I'll try to wake up early... maybe... maybe...