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Chapter 1341: Chapter 1341: Asking the Immortal at the Yellow Springs (Part 2)

The drizzling rain pattered softly against the umbrella.

The park should have streetlights, but not a single one was lit.

Dark and eerie.

The sound of the wind moaned, the treetops resembling monsters, standing menacingly on either side.

Xing Qiao walked slowly forward, his cold little face tightly held, his hand at his side clenched into a fist, proving he was afraid at that moment.

But when he thought of Chuzheng behind him, he was less afraid.

She should not let anything happen to him.

Getting closer to the red dot on the pass.

He heard the sound of a woman’s sobbing amidst the rain.

The sound was faint, as if someone was grasping her throat, the voice struggling to come out.

"Sob..."

Xing Qiao’s lips quivered, he bit his lip fiercely, not far ahead, a strange person stood there.

He was strange because his torso looked human.

But his limbs weren’t.

His hands and feet were all tree branches.

The sobbing sound was made by the woman being held mid-air by his branch-like ’hands’.

Seeing such a scene, Xing Qiao remained surprisingly calm.

Or perhaps indifferent.

A normal person’s first reaction upon seeing such a situation would be either saving the person or calling the police.

Yet Xing Qiao simply watched.

Chuzheng looked at him thoughtfully, not sure what she was thinking.

"Beep..."

The pass in Xing Qiao’s hand emitted a sound.

A virtual screen was automatically projected into the fine rain.

"Unknown creature detected: C276."

A flat, emotionless electronic voice sounded.

Xing Qiao gazed slightly startled at the screen hanging in the void.

It only displayed a large red exclamation mark.

"Access file."

Chuzheng’s voice cut through the rainy night, adding to the solitude.

"File retrieval in progress..."

The file scrolled onto the screen.

Unknown Creature ID: C276·23

Unknown Creature Name: None

Level: 7

Spirit Value Fluctuation: 523

Survival Ability: Average

Note 1: Beware of its branches, they are corrosive. If entangled, you’ll be disfigured, take care of your pretty face! But don’t worry, burning will do the trick. C276 has a bad temper, so rather than talk, strike it!

Note 2: C276 has some fear of fire, but it cannot completely deal with it.

Note 3: It’s tough to handle.

Note 4: The above statements are correct.

There are four notes in total; these notes seem more like comments from different people.

Just as Xing Qiao was puzzled, he heard Chuzheng’s voice: "The files are universal, supervisors can alter files with permission."

Some files can only be viewed, not altered.

To alter them, one must go through Chuzheng.

There are some files supervisors don’t have view permission for.

Generally, the first note is useful; the rest are just complaints or insults towards unknown creatures.

C276 is the species’ general name, and 23 is the 23rd discovered.

Xing Qiao has seen the unknown creature atlas, knowing the unknown creature’s number is divided by danger level.

But he didn’t expect that the grass he saw last time was more dangerous than this big-looking guy...

Xing Qiao expressed understanding, looking at the blurred shadow over there: "What’s it doing?"

Chuzheng stared for a few seconds: "Eating."

Xing Qiao: "??"

Xing Qiao closely observed the woman being gripped by C276’s ’hand’, she was a human.

"Should I save her?"

Chuzheng’s tone was somewhat cold: "No, your task is to deal with C276, it has violated the unknown creature law."

Xing Qiao was slightly stunned: "How... to deal?"

No one had taught him.

"Burn it." Chuzheng said: "If someone has dealt with it before, the note will have solutions, otherwise you can only rely on yourself."

"There are still many unknown creatures in this world not documented, so encountering one, you must think of solutions yourself."

Xing Qiao: "..."

He’s gotten himself in a real mess.

-

At that moment, rain was pouring, and Xing Qiao had no idea where to find fire.

"She seems to be dying..." Xing Qiao frowned.

The woman’s struggle was extremely faint, almost inaudible.

It seemed C276 was taller than before.

Chuzheng suddenly remembered, Liu Zhong probably hadn’t taught Xing Qiao how to use his awakened powers.

"..."

Headache.

Where did Liu Zhong go?

"I’ll teach you." Chuzheng said: "These are the powers of the Spiritual Awakener, within you."

Xing Qiao looked up at her.

Chuzheng closed her umbrella, rain fell but not on her, as if some invisible power enveloped her.

She took two steps forward on the wet ground, her clothes instantly transforming.

A magnificent robe appeared on her, gently swaying backward.

It’s the white ritual robe from the contract...

Silver threads along the sleeves weighed down, and the clothes were intertwined with large patches of silver patterns, intricate and classical.

"Hand."

Chuzheng extended her hand towards him.

Xing Qiao cautiously offered his hand, Chuzheng gently supported his hand’s back, palm up.

In that instant, an unknown breeze blew, making the white ritual robe flutter.

Xing Qiao felt something surging within his body, gathering into his palm.

Chuzheng’s voice calmly instructed: "This power is within you, all you need to do is gather it... imagine fire."

Chuzheng’s voice whispered in his ear.

Fire...

Whush—

A tuft of eerie blue flame appeared from nowhere.

Chuzheng: "..."

There was a brief silence.

"Why is your fire blue?"

None of the other supervisors had blue flames.

Is this mutation?

"..." Xing Qiao shook his head: "No idea."

"Forget it, it’s the same." Chuzheng directed him at C276: "Focus on your target, attack him with fire."

Xing Qiao: "???"

Teaching is done?

What kind of teaching is this?

Chuzheng released his hand, the eerie blue flame flickered, seeming to extinguish.

Chuzheng cheered him on: "Steady yourself, you can do it."

Xing Qiao: "..."

Xing Qiao immediately cupped his other hand under it, but the flame weakened at a visible pace.

Recalling what was said, Xing Qiao tried hard to gather the power of his body into his hand.

The almost extinguished flame suddenly surged up.

Xing Qiao was startled, stumbled back a few steps, fell to the ground.

He stared at the eerie blue flame in front of him, his breaths slightly hurried.

The commotion alerting C276 nearby.

It pulled back branches, spider-like, wrapping the woman, sweeping quickly over.

Its branches crawled across the ground, the rustling sound like tiny needles pricking the scalp, causing tingling, chilling sensations.

Facing such events for the first time, Xing Qiao instinctively looked at Chuzheng, the latter had already retreated far away without his notice.

Xing Qiao: "..."

No way out now!

Seeing C276 getting closer and closer, Xing Qiao could only act on his own imagination.

The flame hovered there, unaffected by his actions, it seemed he could still control it.

Xing Qiao, self-taught, raised his hand, striving to control the flame.