Chapter 423: Strange Ability

The four teams were assigned, and Qian Wu came to Qi Xia’s side.

“What happened?” Qi Xia asked.

“This…” Qian Wu took another piece of paper from his pocket – it was Tian She’s “prescription” – and said, “Don’t you want to take a look?”

Qi Xia glanced at the size of the paper and said, “It’s probably just one sentence written on it, and I’m not sure about its authenticity.”

“At least take a look,” Qian Wu said, handing the paper to Qi Xia. “After all, you won it with your own skills.”

“Let’s look at it together,” Qi Xia said.

“Together…?”

“Qian Wu, you’ve shown your sincerity, so I should show mine too,” Qi Xia said. “Whether what’s on this paper is true or false, I’ll share it with you.”

After hearing this, Qian Wu paused for a second before nodding and saying, “Okay.”

Upon hearing that, Qi Xia opened the paper right in front of Qian Wu, and as expected, it contained only a very short sentence:

“Let him eat the eyes of the Hui Xiang Zhe.”

After reading it carefully several times, both Qian Wu and Qi Xia furrowed their brows.

A few seconds later, Qian Wu asked quietly, “Do you think… it’s true or not…?”

“This…” Qi Xia scratched his head. “Although the sentence is clear… it’s really beyond my knowledge, so I can’t be sure.”

“If I have time, I’ll keep an eye out for you,” Qian Wu said. “After today… we might end up with a ‘Hui Xiang Zhe,’ or possibly the ‘Hui Xiang Zhe’s corpse’… so this should be easy to verify.”

“Okay,” Qi Xia nodded, and after a few seconds, added, “But I hope there won’t be any corpses.”

The four teams took a small amount of supplies and set off in different directions.

Qi Xia led his four “problem youths” along a wide, abandoned road, casually reaching into his pocket to check everyone’s “Hui Xiang Qi Ji.”

Zhou Liu’s “Hui Xiang Qi Ji” was “Li Qun.”

Wang Ba’s “Hui Xiang Qi Ji” was “Shou Ru.”

Luo Shiyi’s “Hui Xiang Qi Ji” was “Cuo Bai.”

Qiu Shiliu’s “Hui Xiang Qi Ji” was “Bao Nu.”

“Wang Ba… Qiu Shiliu…” Qi Xia shook his head helplessly. “Qian Wu, you’ve got quite the touch.”

Qi Xia put the paper back in his pocket and thought for a moment. This seemed to be the first serious exploration of the “Hui Xiang” “Qi Ji.” Although each person’s “Qi Ji” was just two short words, if things were really that simple in reality, there would be no need for everyone to risk going to the “Di Ji” game.

“What are your abilities…?” Qi Xia turned and asked.

“Tsk, you already know mine,” Zhou Liu replied. “As for them… Wang Ba has ‘Ju Hua,’ Luo Shiyi has ‘Wang You,’ and Qiu Shiliu has ‘Chi Yan.’”

After hearing this, Qi Xia stroked his chin. He had a rough idea of “Wang You,” and the other two “Hui Xiang” could probably be inferred from their names.

To be safe, Qi Xia asked, “What about ‘Ju Hua’ and ‘Chi Yan’…?”

The short, stout man named Wang Ba slowly lifted his head and said with a grievance, “I can make things become even larger…”

“I can catch fire,” Qiu Shiliu said.

“I see…” Qi Xia nodded and looked at Wang Ba. “So, how strong is your ‘Ju Hua’ ability? Can you turn into a ‘Giant’? Does it also increase your strength?”

“I…” The stout man suddenly dropped his grievance and said with a smirk, “Heh heh, I can’t make my whole body ‘Ju Hua,’ but if it’s just a part, maybe…”

After hearing that, Zhou Liu said loudly, “Tsk,” and spat forcefully in front of him: “Damn pervert… I’ll kill you one day.”

“Heh heh! Liu Jie, Liu Jie!” The stout man laughed foolishly for a moment, then quickly put on a grievance again. “Don’t be mad… I meant making my ‘fist’ huge to help you fight!”

“Tsk, you’d better,” Zhou Liu said, rolling her eyes dramatically.

“As for you…” Qi Xia turned to Qiu Shiliu. “How effective is your ‘Chi Yan’? Can you set objects on fire, or shoot flames?”

Qiu Shiliu sighed and said, “Can you really be my team leader?! When did I ever say I have ‘Yin Huo’?”

“Isn’t that right?”

“Let me say it again, I can ‘Zhu Huo,’” Qiu Shiliu said. “When I activate ‘Hui Xiang,’ my whole body bursts into flames.”

“Um…?” Qi Xia frowned slightly, not quite understanding the ability. “Your flames burn from your body…?”

“Yeah,” Qiu Shiliu nodded.

“Can you withstand high temperatures?” Qi Xia asked.

“No.”

Those two simple words left Qi Xia baffled.

“Are you out of your mind?!” Qiu Shiliu said angrily. “I’m a ‘person,’ aren’t I? As a person, why would I withstand high temperatures? Could you handle being burned?”

Qi Xia frowned at her: “So that means…”

“Every time I activate ‘Hui Xiang,’ I get burned to death,” Qiu Shiliu said casually. “But that’s not a problem. Over the past years, I’ve died from burns every time, so I’m pretty used to it.”

Qi Xia nodded vaguely after hearing that.

A “Hui Xiang” that makes one’s whole body burst into flames…

Would “Mao” really recruit someone like this into the team?

As soon as she activates “Hui Xiang,” she dies, and in the most painful way possible in this world.

This “Hui Xiang’s” death rate is even higher than “Zhao Zai’s” – it should be the most dangerous among all known “Hui Xiang.”

“With all due respect…” Qi Xia said, “Is it really necessary for you to gain this ‘Hui Xiang’?”

“What do you mean?” Qiu Shiliu asked.

“The point of this is to train the team,” Qi Xia explained. “But if activating your ‘Hui Xiang’ means you’ll die, there’s no need for you to join this game.”

“Are you stupid?” Qiu Shiliu gave Qi Xia a suspicious look again. “Why would I die just by ‘Hui Xiang’?”

Qi Xia still didn’t quite get it: “Didn’t you say that just now…?”

“Pay attention…” Qiu Shiliu pointed a finger at Qi Xia and clarified, “I said that as long as I ‘activate Hui Xiang,’ I’ll die, but I can choose not to ‘activate’ it.”

Only then did Qi Xia finally understand the crucial point.

Qiu Shiliu could simply hear the “bell,” but not let the flames burn.

“Wu Ge should have told you, my ‘Hui Xiang Qi Ji’ is ‘Bao Nu’…” Qiu Shiliu sighed and said, “But I get angry really easily… so your challenge isn’t how to trigger my ‘Hui Xiang,’ but how to make me calm down right after I hear the ‘bell.’”