Chapter 170: Mutated Ability

Sitting on the bed, Gu Zhenwei unclenched his fist and looked down at his palm. Seeing that the fire-element crystal core had turned into white powder, his heartbeat quickened.

’Have I succeeded?’ he thought excitedly.

Taking a deep breath to calm himself, he turned to the side. When he saw that Lan Zuancheng was still sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed beside him, Gu Zhenwei quietly left the room.

The moment the door closed behind him, he rushed toward the backyard.

A few moments later, he stood in the backyard with his palms open. Staring intently at his hands, Gu Zhenwei recalled the lesson Ye Xuan had taught him the previous night.

Closing his eyes, he tried to sense the warm energy within his body before slowly channeling it toward his palms. After a long moment, he suddenly opened his eyes.

A second later, two fireballs burst out from his palms and shot toward the wall.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Boom! Boom!

Gu Zhenwei stared in shock as the wall they had worked so hard to build crumbled in an instant.

After a long moment of shock, he grabbed his hair in disbelief and cursed in despair, "Grass! My wall!"

Before Gu Zhenwei could do anything to fix the situation, he heard footsteps approaching from behind. Turning around, he saw Ye Xuan, Lan Zuancheng, Qiu Sixun, and Ru Jianxiao rushing toward him.

At that moment, there was only one thought in Gu Zhenwei’s mind.

’I’m finished!’

While he waited for his brothers to beat him up, Ye Xuan and the others silently examined the half-destroyed wall.

After a long moment of silence, Qiu Sixun’s expression darkened. He pointed at the wall and slowly said, "Zhenwei, explain."

Gulp!

Gu Zhenwei swallowed nervously before forcing a smile that looked more like a grimace.

"Erm... If I say this was an accident, will you guys let me off?" he asked tentatively, a glimmer of hope in his voice.

Hearing this, Qiu Sixun smiled gently before asking through gritted teeth, "What do you think?"

It was rare for Qiu Sixun to speak in such a tone. Whenever he adopted that cold, sarcastic manner, someone was bound to be in deep trouble.

Gu Zhenwei swallowed hard before looking pleadingly at Ye Xuan. Rubbing his palms together, he cautiously said, "Brother Xuan, please help me."

Ye Xuan stared at him for a few seconds before shifting his gaze to the crumbled wall. After a moment of thought, he said, "Fix the wall today."

Hearing this, Gu Zhenwei’s eyes lit up. Realizing that Ye Xuan wasn’t planning to punish him, he immediately straightened up and saluted.

"Yes, Brother Xuan!"

Seeing this, Qiu Sixun sighed helplessly. He glanced at the grinning Gu Zhenwei before asking, "What exactly is going on here?"

At his question, Gu Zhenwei straightened his back and proudly announced, "Brothers, I’ve succeeded!"

Before anyone could react, a fireball formed above his right palm. Holding it up for everyone to see, he looked at them with bright, expectant eyes.

Looking at Gu Zhenwei, who seemed like a puppy begging for praise, Ye Xuan generously said, "Well done."

Receiving Ye Xuan’s praise, Gu Zhenwei laughed happily. "It’s all thanks to your guidance, Brother Xuan!"

Ignoring the happy Gu Zhenwei, Ye Xuan turned to the others and asked, "What about you guys?"

Lan Zuancheng smiled slightly and casually waved his hand. A second later, an invisible force shot toward the wall.

Boom!

Gu Zhenwei’s eyes widened as he stared at the wall in shock. He drew a sharp breath before turning to Lan Zuancheng and giving him a thumbs-up.

"Brother Zuancheng, you are amazing! With an invisible attack like that, nobody would be able to defend against you!"

Lan Zuancheng chuckled at his praise. "Stay low-key, stay low-key."

After witnessing Lan Zuancheng’s wind-element attack, Ye Xuan turned to Qiu Sixun. "What about you, Sixun?"

Qiu Sixun held out his right palm for everyone to see. "I succeeded, too."

As soon as he finished speaking, a small green vine slowly formed above his palm. While the others were examining the vine, he opened his left palm and added, "Besides the vine, I’ve also awakened a healing ability."

The moment those words left his mouth, everyone present stared at him in shock.

Ignoring their astonished expressions, Qiu Sixun channeled his wood-element energy into his left palm. A few seconds later, a small green ball, roughly the size of a cherry, appeared.

Showing it to the others, he explained, "I discovered that my healing ability is different from ordinary healing abilities. Instead of channeling my energy directly into the body to heal wounds or cure illness, I can create these green balls and store them for later use."

He paused briefly, showed his right arm to the others, then added, "I tested it this morning. I used a dagger to make a long cut on my arm, then swallowed one of these green balls. The wound disappeared in less than three seconds."

Listening to his explanation, Ye Xuan studied the green ball thoughtfully.

’In my previous life, I traveled all over the world, but I never heard of this kind of ability. Could it be a mutated ability?’

While Ye Xuan was lost in thought, Gu Zhenwei and the others gathered around Qiu Sixun.

Picking up the green ball, Gu Zhenwei examined it with great interest. He gently pinched it and exclaimed in awe, "Judging by its appearance, I thought this green ball would be hard like a pill. But it’s actually soft and bouncy, just like jelly candy!"

Taking the green ball from him, Lan Zuancheng pinched it a few times out of curiosity. "It really is as bouncy as jelly."

He then handed it to Ru Jianxiao and asked, "Brother Ru, have you ever seen this kind of ability before?"

Ru Jianxiao examined the green ball, then shook his head. "This is the first time I have encountered an ability like this."

He paused before continuing, "Although some rare wood-element abilities can be used to heal wounds and treat illnesses, their healing effects are usually so weak that they are practically useless."

"The fact that Brother Qiu can create these green balls to heal wounds almost instantly means his wood-element ability must have mutated and is more powerful than other wood-element abilities."

As he finished speaking, Ye Xuan looked at him meaningfully.