So when the big man was probing his superpowers in the car at the beginning, he already knew that he had that ability. After Zhou Xuan had greatly depleted his superpowers in the collision with the first big man, he deliberately let him test his true situation, and his superpowers were indeed severely depleted.
What the burly man didn't expect was that Zhou Xuan not only possessed the ability to experience both extreme temperatures, but could also directly absorb energy from sunlight and convert it into his own power. This was something the burly man had never dreamed of. Therefore, after Zhou Xuan detected his remaining energy, he immediately sealed off his body, creating a protective layer to prevent the burly man from detecting him. He then focused all his energy on absorbing solar energy to replenish himself. This led to the burly man's eventual demise when he became complacent.
Volume 1, Chapter 510: The Mysterious Fire Meteor Blade
Chapter 510 The Mysterious Fire Meteor Blade
The burly man was covered in holes and wounds from the explosion. Because all his energy had been poured into the illusory beast, he hadn't even left a trace of his defensive power, resulting in irreparable injuries to his physical body.
At this moment, the big man naturally understood that the advantage he initially thought he had was gone. He and his brothers no longer had any chance of controlling Zhou Xuan, and his injuries were far more serious than his brothers'.
After confirming his victory, Zhou Xuan slowly walked towards the burly man. The man showed no fear, only chuckling. Suddenly, Zhou Xuan sensed something was wrong, a feeling of extreme danger.
Zhou Xuan had this feeling before when he encountered the Butcher's killers. Those killers would detonate the super bombs on their wrists when they were critically injured. At that time, Zhou Xuan sensed this danger.
These two burly men are truly superhuman, unlike the assassins. If they were to explode, the power would likely be even greater.
Zhou Xuan immediately channeled all his energy to condense a protective shield, but then he remembered that Fu Ying and Li Wei were still outside. If the blast wave spread, they would have no way to stop it. The only possibility was Mao Feng, but Zhou Xuan was certain that Mao Feng would prioritize himself in a dangerous situation. As for Fu Ying and Li Wei, he would only consider them if he had the spare time. Otherwise, he would only ensure his own safety first.
Just before the explosion, the burly man's body suddenly swelled up, transforming into a truly monstrous beast. However, the wounds on his body remained, making him look bloody and terrifying.
Zhou Xuan was indeed shocked to see such a terrifying scene. Enveloped by his supernatural power, he carefully observed the form that the big man in front of him had transformed into. This time, it was not an illusion, but a real form.
This bizarre beast was unlike anything Zhou Xuan had ever seen before. It had a large head and a long body, with six arms and legs. The reason it was described as arms and legs was because the six arms and legs were neither clearly defined nor completely resembling arms and legs. There were three eyes in the head and face, and those eyes shimmered with the eerie light that Zhou Xuan had seen earlier.
What kind of monster is this?
After Zhou Xuan regained his memory, he remembered all his past experiences. He had seen quite a few monsters, including the enormous monster he saw at the bottom of the sinkhole in America, and the fire dragon and corpse beetle at the bottom of the Luoyang cave. These were all strange creatures.
But no matter how strange they were, those creatures were still creatures from Earth. Under Zhou Xuan's superpowers, they were still no match for him. For ordinary people, these monsters were indeed deadly, but they had no effect or threat on Zhou Xuan. However, the monster he was encountering now was different.
Because it possesses supernatural abilities, Zhou Xuan's transformation and devouring abilities are ineffective. It can only rely on its supernatural abilities to fight head-on with its opponent. The stronger one wins, and the weaker one loses. Losing means paying the price with one's life.
Zhou Xuan was lucky today; his abilities were greater than his opponent's, so he survived.
After the burly man's body transformed into a bizarre creature, the explosive aura reached its peak. Zhou Xuan knew that a tremendous explosion was about to occur, so without thinking, he used his special ability to condense a protective shield to envelop the monstrous man and let him explode within his protective circle, thus protecting Fu Ying and Li Wei.
Of course, Zhou Xuan wasn't sure he could withstand the monster's explosive force. He had previously encountered the three Butchers' explosions. The first time, he barely managed to withstand the force and maintain a protective circle more than two meters wide. The second time, in the same place, the two Butchers' self-destructed, and Mao Feng intervened to save them. These two experiences taught Zhou Xuan that under such extremely violent explosive force, he could at most protect himself. Protecting people dozens of meters away was a pipe dream.
But regardless of whether he could protect them or not, this was all Zhou Xuan could do. He dared not gamble that Mao Feng would protect Fu Ying and Li Wei, and the possibility of him doing so was zero.
The explosive force of this big man is definitely stronger than that of the three assassins. Moreover, Zhou Xuan's defense used to be to resist from the inside out, but now it is to wrap around the big man from the outside in. This is a completely different thing. Enveloping the explosive force is more than ten times more difficult than resisting the explosive force. Therefore, Zhou Xuan has no confidence at all.
Zhou Xuan could only try anything, even if it seemed hopeless. Whether he could be saved was up to fate. If he was going to die, then he would die first. Since he was going to die, he would stop thinking about anything else. Once he was dead, he would stop caring about everything. Anyway, he wouldn't be able to see her after he died. He had hurt Fu Ying so deeply, and he didn't know how he could ever repay her. His heart was heavy, and he really had a death wish.
But at that moment, Zhou Xuan suddenly noticed Mao Feng's eerie sword energy rising up and piercing into the monster body that the big man had transformed into.
The monster's shrill howl was terrifying, but Zhou Xuan saw that all the blood and explosive force in the monster's body were absorbed into Mao Feng's blade.
The blade seemed to come alive, desperately absorbing the monster's essence and energy. In less than a quarter of an hour, the monster was reduced to an empty sac, like a leather bag, and even the sac was sucked into the blade's shadow.
When everything disappeared, the eerie light of the knife in Mao Feng's hand vanished. When the light disappeared, Zhou Xuan saw that Mao Feng's hand was empty; there was no knife at all, as if the knife had pierced into Mao Feng's body.
Back in the East China Sea, Zhou Xuan had seen the true form of the Fire Meteor Blade inside the body of a swordfish. Such a blade couldn't possibly be hidden on someone's person; the only explanation was that the Fire Meteor Blade wasn't hidden on Mao Feng's body, but rather inside his body.
Zhou Xuan's keen supernatural abilities also sensed that Mao Feng's Fire Meteor Blade seemed to have its own thoughts, just like a well-fed demon proudly hiding inside Mao Feng's body.
Zhou Xuan also sensed the demonic quality in Mao Feng's eyes. It seemed that the Fire Meteor Blade was indeed no good. After Mao Feng absorbed the superpowered monster, Zhou Xuan noticed that his energy and aura had increased significantly.
Zhou Xuan was taken aback. He had originally thought that Mao Feng's ability came from the Fire Meteor Blade, but he had only had it for a short time and his cultivation was not deep enough to be considered as good as Zhou Xuan's. But now it seemed that Mao Feng's Fire Meteor Blade was just like Ren Woxing's Star Absorbing Technique, which was designed to absorb energy. After absorbing other people's superpowers, Mao Feng's ability also increased dramatically.
Although Zhou Xuan was quite surprised, he understood that Mao Feng's strange ability only absorbed the energy and flesh of people with supernatural abilities, and was useless to ordinary people.
ω refers to the assassins among those butchers. Mao Feng also killed them, but the Fire Meteor Blade did not absorb it. This means that the essence and blood of ordinary people are not very useful to the Fire Meteor Blade. Only people with superpowers or monsters are useful to it.
Mao Feng let out a deep breath, his face beaming with excitement and satisfaction. His eyes gleamed with a strange light as he stared at Zhou Xuan and smiled, saying, "Brother Zhou, today the two of us really dealt a heavy blow to Butcher. These two are Butcher's second and third most important figures."
Zhou Xuan sensed that Mao Feng's understanding of Tu Shou went far beyond what he had told him. He knew about these two tall, burly men, but hadn't told him about it. Moreover, when Zhou Xuan was in the most danger, Mao Feng remained hidden behind him, only appearing in time after Zhou Xuan had severely injured one of the men. He then absorbed the man's life essence, which, while resolving the crisis for Zhou Xuan, Fu Ying, Li Wei, and the others, also indicated that Mao Feng's intentions were not good. He allowed Zhou Xuan and the man to both suffer heavy losses before Mao Feng stepped in to reap the benefits, killing two birds with one stone.
After a pause, Zhou Xuan probed the other burly man again, but he was nowhere to be found. It seemed that he had already escaped in the chaos.
“The other person escaped, I’m afraid…” Zhou Xuan said with some worry. This Butcher is truly terrifying and a headache. Once you mess with them, you’ll face a relentless pursuit to the death, and their abilities are becoming more and more astonishing.
Previously, after Zhou Xuan gained his superpower, he traveled all over the world, but he rarely encountered anyone with superpowers. He only met one person, Ma Shu, whose abilities were far weaker than his own. It was only by accident that Ma Shu read the secret in Zhou Xuan's mind, which allowed him to gain the same superpower as Zhou Xuan. He never met anyone else with superpowers again.
This made Zhou Xuan believe that he was the only one in this world, but now it seems that although there are not many people with superpowers, he is definitely not the only one. The two big men he met today are even more strange. Zhou Xuan is now wondering if these two people are human.
Mao Feng chuckled and said, "Let them escape. The Butcher's Hand has suffered a major blow and won't attack us for the time being. They can send assassins to deal with other people before, and their assassins are capable of handling anyone else. Compared to the world's top assassins, their abilities are no less. But to deal with us, they are clearly far from enough. Even if they send more, it would only be suicide and deplete their own strength. Only when they recover and the leader of the Butcher's Hand comes to deal with us will it be effective."
"The leaders?" Zhou Xuan frowned and asked, "Aren't these two the leaders today? Who else is behind them?"
The strength of these two burly men was enough to give Zhou Xuan a headache. Although he had narrowly won today because they did not know his strength, if they were on guard in the future and a few more of the same men came to deal with him at the same time, the outcome would be unpredictable.
Mao Feng said solemnly, "These two are not the leaders; they are merely two beastmen representing the leader in the slaughter."
Zhou Xuan paused, then asked in surprise, "Beast race? What are those?"
Mao Feng hesitated for a moment, glanced at Zhou Xuan, and then spoke up: "Those two aren't human. I think you've seen it. I only have a vague understanding myself. The mastermind behind Butcher is probably a being from another planet, and these two beastmen are his protectors. This..."
Mao Feng paused for a moment before explaining, "I can only explain it to you like this: it's like people. People keep dogs, and the dogs obey people, but they can be a threat to their enemies. That's the principle."
Zhou Xuan finally understood. Mao Feng still had many secrets he hadn't revealed, such as his knowledge of Tu Shou certainly going to go beyond what he'd said. But before he could ask any more questions, Mao Feng added, "Brother Zhou, take this phone I gave you. It has a GPS tracking system. I'll find you myself when necessary, and I'll also contact you if needed."
Zhou Xuan knew this guy was two-faced, saying one thing and meaning another. Even if he didn't have mind-reading abilities, he could figure it out. While he was still pondering, Mao Feng said again, "Your two friends are over there. Go and take a look."
Zhou Xuan was startled. Yes, his purpose in coming here was to save Fu Ying and Li Wei. He could ask about Mao Feng later. So he hurriedly ran forward.
At the location of the ability detection center, Fu Ying and Li Wei's location were clearly displayed in his mind. Zhou Xuan didn't take any detours and went directly to the location dozens of meters away.