Dawn of a New Era-Chapter 423 - 398: Evolving Innate Abilities

He slapped his ear on the side, and the dried blood inside was shaken into powder and fell with a rustle.

Then, he forcefully exhaled through his nostrils, and the clogged dust, gravel, and blood were all expelled with the airflow, making his breathing smooth again.

"So much stuff was stuck, no wonder it felt hard to breathe!" Chen Shouyi thought wordlessly.

When he transformed into a giant, his nostrils became large, and his breathing was like a bellows, inhaling a great deal of dust and gravel that piled up inside, clogging his nostrils once he returned to normal.

Then, he controlled himself and sneezed continuously, expelling the dust and coagulated blood that had entered his lungs, instantly making him feel refreshed and invigorated.

He did get a bit injured in the previous battle.

Fortunately, they were just minor injuries not worth mentioning.

On the way back, Chen Shouyi felt a bit hot and his mind was somewhat hazy.

This familiar feeling made him faintly excited.

"Could this giant be a divine creature?" he wondered to himself.

He immediately checked his attribute panel, and as soon as he looked, he couldn’t help but gasp.

Contrary to his expectations, not only was there no new talent or ability, but even the wind control ability had disappeared, leaving only a row of blurred text.

"What is going on?" Chen Shouyi felt both surprised and joyful. This phenomenon was unprecedented, and he couldn’t help but worry as he immediately tried testing his wind control ability and found that he could still use it instinctively, as before.

At this moment, a thought crossed his mind: "Could it be that it’s merging into a new talent or ability?"

The previous battle was too intense for him to pay careful attention. He wasn’t even sure if the opponent’s ability was wind-related.

Nevertheless, it seemed like a good thing.

He quickened his pace.

Half an hour later, Chen Shouyi returned to the air raid shelter. On the way, he encountered Zhang Miaomiao, who still showed the pallor of a hangover: "Chief Advisor, you’re back!"

"Mm!" Chen Shouyi hummed and was about to walk to his room, then felt his reaction was too indifferent, considering they had known each other for quite a while, so he politely asked, "Was everything okay yesterday?"

"It was fine, I fell asleep as soon as I hit the bed, just my stomach feels a bit uncomfortable now!" Zhang Miaomiao said with a smile.

Who told you to unnecessarily drink with me!

If you didn’t drink, there wouldn’t be any problem!

"Then you should rest well!" Chen Shouyi expressed his concern, and then, remembering something, continued, "By the way, I just killed a giant, which should be the strongest of these attackers. The remaining barbarians likely won’t stir trouble for a while. I’ll stay another day to see if they can be found; if not, there’s no point in staying longer."

"What? A giant!" Zhang Miaomiao exclaimed. The news of the giant’s death hadn’t reached here yet.

"A legendary otherworldly creature!" Chen Shouyi said calmly. "Stronger than the barbarian I killed at the Provincial Government Square, I guess it’s the only one in Dongxing City!"

Zhang Miaomiao’s mouth formed an ’O’, looking stunned.

But then she remembered that the Chief Advisor could even kill demigods, so it seemed natural. She quickly said, "Of course, there’s no problem. I’m sure the Dongxing City Government will understand."

The Chief Advisor obviously couldn’t stay in Dongxing City forever. As the anchor of Jiangnan Province, how could he deal with trivial matters? This time, the attacks weren’t limited to Dongxing City. Several cities around Dongning were also becoming chaotic, although not as severely.

Staying another day already showed considerable respect to the Dongxing City Government.

"Then I’ll head back to my room!" Chen Shouyi said.

...

As soon as he returned to his room.

The Shell Lady delightedly tossed a glass bead and ran down from the bed.

"Good giant, you’re back?"

What an adorable little rascal.

"Awake?" Chen Shouyi put away his sword and asked.

"There was a bad she-giant walking back and forth outside, so Tiny woke up. But Tiny is brave and not afraid of the bad giant at all!" the Shell Lady said earnestly.

Chen Shouyi chuckled inwardly and praised her, "You are indeed brave."

The Shell Lady was instantly overjoyed and laughed, jumping back on the bed before seriously saying, "If the bad giant comes in, Tiny will bite her."

Pretty impressive.

Chen Shouyi was speechless at the Shell Lady’s blatant shamelessness.

Seeing Chen Shouyi not responding, the Shell Lady was somewhat dissatisfied and said, "Good giant, do you think the bad giant would die from the pain?"

"She would definitely die from the pain, your teeth are sharp!" Chen Shouyi restrained himself from teasing and said insincerely.

"Would she cry?"

"Certainly!" Chen Shouyi said.

The Shell Lady finally felt satisfied with Chen Shouyi’s answer, looking ecstatic with her face flushed, "As long as the good giant behaves, Tiny won’t bite the good giant!"

Thank you very much.

Always so harsh on friends.

Chen Shouyi suddenly didn’t want to talk anymore.

He sat on the bed, eagerly opening the attribute panel again.

He was surprised to find that the newly fused talent ability had appeared, and it was still named Atmosphere Control, only it now had "Advanced" following it.

Perhaps due to psychological reasons, he felt a wonderful sense of perception towards the surrounding air, almost as if it became part of his body.

Why not test it here?

He stretched out his hand, and with a thought, a gentle breeze immediately started swirling above his palm, gradually turning into a twisted and transforming vortex that spun faster and faster, soon making a whooshing sound.

"Level five or so!" Chen Shouyi thought to himself.

The intensity was only slightly stronger than before.

Totally unworthy of the moniker "Advanced".

"That giant clearly wasn’t using a conventional wind element power, something that’s hard to perceive with the naked eye," Chen Shouyi contemplated, "His talent should be... Air Imprisonment!"

As the thought passed, the surrounding air suddenly trembled faintly, and the tornado spinning fiercely in his hand instantly solidified, as if frozen, even affecting the Shell Lady on the bed, causing her to struggle in slow motion with a look of terror.

Seeing she was okay, Chen Shouyi was relieved.

The surroundings became extremely quiet.

Because even the vibrations of the air, which carried sound, were heavily weakened.

In fact, not only the Shell Lady, even he himself was affected, feeling as if his body was trapped in thick glue.

He tried raising his hand. Whether it was due to choosing too large a range for imprisonment or some other reason, the binding force wasn’t as strong as he’d imagined, much weaker than when the giant used confinement on him, only about a hundred kilograms of force, which was negligible to him. Next, he attempted a couple of steps, finding it akin to dragging a ton of weight.

This force could probably completely confine a Martial Artist Apprentice, rendering them immobile, but for a Martial Artist, it would merely slow them down.

Yet, even so, Chen Shouyi was nonetheless overjoyed.

"If this ability were used against an enemy in intense combat, it would be terrifying, especially combined with the Giant Transformation, my combat power could easily double or more."

This ability, he must quickly become proficient with it, testing its maximum strength. However, there’s no rush; he quickly canceled the ability, releasing the poor Shell Lady.

The Shell Lady immediately screamed and hurriedly jumped off the bed, sprinted over, and swiftly climbed up Chen Shouyi’s pant leg onto his shoulder, her face both frightened and aggrieved, "Good giant, Tiny couldn’t move just now!"

"Was it like this?"

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