Fu Ying was truly stunned. When Zhou Xuan demonstrated his ability to detect ice energy, she found it incredible, but now something even more incredible had happened!
Holding the cup tightly in her hand, Fu Ying was certain that she would never let go of it. (Update: How did this glass cup become a golden cup?)
Because the most obvious change was the weight in her hand, Fu Ying could at least feel that the cup weighed at least a pound. Then, before she could react, several more holes suddenly appeared in the cup where her fingers weren't covering it, each hole about the same size as a finger hole. They looked exactly like holes made by sticking your fingers into the cup.
Fu Ying was so shocked that her mouth gaped open. After the cup was pierced, the water inside immediately flowed out. The water flowed out through four or five holes, but after only about ten centimeters, the water column turned into gold. The four or five holes became four or five curved gold columns connected to the cup!
When the cup of water had all turned into gold, the weight in Fu Ying's hand no longer felt heavy. She quickly used her other hand to hold onto the stick, and then carefully examined the transformed cup in her hand.
There was no water left. Gangye had poured more than half a cup of water into it, and now the cup and water had turned into gold. There were five holes about the thickness of a little finger on the cup. When the water leaked out and Danhao tried to break the cup, it turned into gold and merged with the cup, becoming a single entity that couldn't be bent.
As Fu Ying watched in utter astonishment, Zhou Xuan asked in a deep voice, "Yingying, do you believe what I'm saying?" With a slight flick of his finger, he channeled his energy, and the weight in Fu Ying's hand vanished without a trace, leaving her empty-handed. The several-pound golden cup, along with its golden hook, had disappeared into thin air!
Fu Ying slowly recovered. Although she was surprised, Zhou Xuan's performance was not magic, but a real event. She knew perfectly well that no matter how good the magic was, no one could reach that level.
Usually, those magic tricks that seem inexplicable are because you can't explain them and don't know the details. Generally speaking, magicians need props or assistants. If it's like Dan Cai's case, maybe it can be done with the help of an assistant to create an illusion. But the premise is that Fu Ying is in cahoots with the magician and is the magician's helper. Otherwise, there is no way to get it.
But Fu Ying herself knew best that she and Zhou Xuan were definitely not in cahoots to deceive others. Now, apart from surprise, she had no explanation.
After a long while, Zhou Xuan sighed again and asked in a low voice, "Yingying, at the bottom of that sinkhole in America, we were able to escape from the underground river cave where monsters lurked, all thanks to this ability. When we got out, I was the last one to fall behind. I used this ability to transform a part of the brains of the monsters that chased us into gold, and then devoured them. That way, the monsters all died and sank to the bottom of the water, and we were able to escape!"
It took Fu Ying a long time to truly come to her senses. Looking at Zhou Xuan's eyes filled with endless longing and sorrow, she said in a trembling voice, "What you said is... is it all true?"
Zhou Xuan looked at Fu Ying without answering her question, simply gazing at her quietly.
Fu Ying could sense from Zhou Xuan's eyes that Zhou Xuan's eyes were like a clear stream, with all the pebbles and stones clearly visible in front of her, nothing was invisible!
Fu Yinglian's entire body trembled. Was everything really as Zhou Xuan had said?
Volume 1, Chapter 385: Black Dragon Pool
Fu Ying's mind was in complete chaos at this moment. She felt that this was simply impossible, but she was witnessing it with her own eyes. No matter how impossible or unbelievable it seemed, it had indeed happened!
Seeing Fu Ying's dazed expression, Zhou Xuan sighed again, turned around and quietly left, exiting Fu Ying's room and gently closing the door behind him.
Zhou Xuan understood Fu Yingzhou's personality very well. No matter how much he tried to explain with facts, Fu Yingzhou would never believe it without experiencing it firsthand.
In other words, even though Zhou Xuan used his supernatural abilities to explain things, and Fu Ying can believe that Zhou Xuan wasn't lying and that such a thing might actually be true, she definitely won't get together with Zhou Xuan because of this. That's for sure.
All of Zhou Xuan's efforts were simply to make Fu Ying believe that such a thing existed and that he wasn't lying to her. That was enough. Feelings take time to develop; they need time to grow. Without countless hardships together, how could there be such unforgettable and eternally deep affection?
After Zhou Xuan left, Fu Ying stared blankly at what had just happened, then looked at her empty hands. She was certain she wasn't dreaming, but she still couldn't believe that such an incredible thing could really exist in the world. Was Zhou Xuan really someone with special abilities? Was Zhou Xuan really someone who had traveled from 2011 to the present?
Everything seemed too incredible, too unbelievable!
However, at the same time, Fu Ying was also struggling with her feelings. She did have a vague idea about Zhou Xuan, but it was not love. Instead, she felt that she could not erase or forget what Zhou Xuan had said, as if nothing had happened. She felt that she could not do that. And now, she was almost certain that she would accompany Zhou Xuan to explore the Skylight Cave!
After returning to his room, Zhou Xuan closed the door and practiced his superpower over and over again, learning to control its transformation. Normally, this superpower was integrated and blended together, but if he wanted to use the individual hot and cold abilities, as long as he had a command in his mind, the superpower could immediately act according to his thought instructions.
In the past, Zhou Xuan was very experienced. Every time a new ability appeared, he would practice more to control it and improve his ability to control his special power. This way, he would be more proficient when using it in the future and less likely to expose any flaws.
For the next two days, An Jie continued to come to the hotel to keep Zhou Xuan company. Of course, in order to avoid Fu Ying and Wei Xiaoyu from misunderstanding, Zhou Xuan simply went to the city's famous scenic spots and snacks together, but they didn't go very far, unlike the last time when he went to the gold mine with An Jie.
During these two days of practice, Zhou Xuan felt even more strangely that when he was exposed to sunlight, his skin seemed to be slowly absorbing the energy of the sunlight, converting the heat energy of the sunlight into superpowers, just like he was practicing martial arts all the time, slowly making his superpowers bigger and purer.
However, the absorption speed was relatively weak. But with this discovery, Zhou Xuan was extremely happy and excited, because with this ability, Zhou Xuan was no longer afraid of having his superpower absorbed by the Nine Dragon Cauldron again, no matter how much his superpower was damaged or absorbed. He could use this method to recharge in the future. In other words, with the ability to absorb solar energy, Zhou Xuan would never have to worry about his superpower disappearing.
This was actually derived by Zhou Xuan from the working principle of the bead inside the Nine Dragon Cauldron. The bead absorbs solar energy and converts that energy into the energy it needs, just like a hydroelectric power station. The motor is just a machine that can convert water energy into electrical energy. Water, like sunlight, is just a kind of energy that can be converted, but it cannot be directly converted into energy for use; it must be converted!
Of course, this method cannot be taught to others, because the initial basis of this method is to have ice energy as a fuse, which is combined with the energy transformed by the bead to obtain a new energy. Ordinary people simply cannot combine with the energy inside the bead, nor can they feel it at all.
When an ordinary person touches the bead inside the Nine Dragons Cauldron, it is still just a bead. Even someone with a profound aura like An Guoqing cannot combine with the energy in the bead inside the Nine Dragons Cauldron. Since An Guoqing does not have any special abilities, he cannot clearly understand the working principle and method of the Nine Star Bead.
Zhou Xuan's current body seems to have transferred the working method of the beads into his body, transforming his body into a tool for energy conversion, only it is not as convenient and smooth as the beads.
Zhou Xuan could feel the bead absorbing sunlight at an incredibly fast rate, while his own body absorbed very little. However, Zhou Xuan believed that given enough time and a better understanding of how the Nine Star Bead worked, this rate would gradually increase.
Zhou Xuan even wondered if, having obtained the working principle of the Nine-Star Pearl, he might be able to control time like the Nine-Dragon Cauldron, without needing the Nine-Dragon Cauldron?
This idea was too crazy. Of course, Zhou Xuan only had this thought in his mind and didn't take it to heart. It was unlikely that such an idea could be realized. Even if he knew more about the working method of the beads, he couldn't possibly transfer all of it into his own body.
The Nine Dragon Cauldron is clearly a high-tech product of an extremely advanced alien civilization. He only used his ice energy ability to combine with the solar energy obtained from the Nine Star Pearl to obtain a new ability. But after all, the human body is just the human body. Although the human body is one of the most wonderful substances in this universe, Zhou Xuan could not possibly turn his body into something like the Nine Dragon Cauldron!
Another day passed, and when An Jie came over again, she excitedly said to Zhou Xuan, "Mr. Zhou, Chairman An instructed me today to come and pick you up, saying that everything is ready!"
Two men accompanied Grandma An, who were there to pick up Zhou Xuan and the other two. The three of them came in two cars. Strangely enough, Wei Xiaoyu inadvertently got into one of the cars with Zhou Xuan, while Fu Ying also got into the same car. The two of them flanked Zhou Xuan from the left and right.
Anjie originally wanted to ride in the same car as Zhou Xuan, but it seems she'll have to ride in another car.
Zhou Xuan didn't know what Fu Ying was thinking, but it was clear that she hadn't fallen for him yet. Fu Ying's eyes said it all. She didn't have any love for Zhou Xuan. She might have just believed part of what Zhou An said. But it was impossible for her to fall in love with Zhou Xuan and live with him as Zhou Xuan described their relationship.
Only Wei Xiaoyu was unaware of what was going on. The quickest thing to happen was that Fu Ying, who had always ignored Zhou Xuan, seemed like a completely different person now; she was both surprised and suspicious.
Zhou Xuan was helpless. He had no way to resolve these issues. He both loved and felt helpless about Fu Ying, and he felt sorry for Wei Xiaoyu given the current situation. His only thought was to find the Nine Star Pearl as quickly as possible and return to the original time, where everything would be resolved automatically.
I'm a little confused. Will I be able to find and obtain the Nine Star Pearl smoothly?
It's hard to believe that it would be easy to obtain. Moreover, given Shi Guoqing's manpower, financial resources, and his unfathomable and terrifying cunning, even such a talented person couldn't obtain the Nine Star Pearl after decades of effort. How could he obtain it so easily?
Previous dangerous trips were all near-death experiences, and I'm afraid this one won't be any easier!
Zhou Xuan thought about today's itinerary again, wondering where An Guoqing was taking them. Was it to explore the Tianchuang Dark River in search of the Nine Star Pearl?
When he left, he heard Aunt An say that An Guoqing said everything was ready, which meant they might be going to the Tianchuang Dark River. But to be honest, Zhou Xuan still felt a bit rash, as if he wasn't prepared.
Zhou Xuan hadn't told Wei Xiaoyu or Fu Ying anything about these things, whether it was preparation or precautions against An Guoqing. Even discussing them would have been better than saying nothing at all.
The driver sent by An Guoqing drove the car out of Fengshan city, but not in the direction of Poxin River, but in the direction of the gold mining area that Grandma An had taken him to before.