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Chapter 149 Captain Huo: You might not believe it, but Mr. Zhu and I are sworn brothers (8th update)

"But in reality, if you could actually develop it to that point, you might have already reached the pinnacle." Huo Qiming noticed the dissatisfaction on Chu Zhu's face and couldn't help but feel speechless. He sighed, "Kid, do you know how many methods of removing pollution are currently known... using the equivalent exchange method?"

"Please speak." Chu Zhu became interested.

"As far as I know, there are three in total!" Huo Qiming held up three fingers. "The divine power of the Pope of Light: the Light of Life! It is said that this light contains the ultimate life force. When exerted to its fullest extent, it can even bring back to life those who have been dead for no more than ten seconds, while still retaining their head and torso!"

"Those severely polluted can be cleansed by this technique, removing all pollution from their bodies, but also losing all their extraordinary abilities, and thus being reborn!"

Chu Zhu: "...?"

No, isn't the supernatural power of this Pope of Light the noun supernatural power: Light?
Wait a minute! So it's... what Zhang Hai was saying about spreading false supernatural powers?
So……

A serious look appeared in Chu Zhu's eyes, and her mind raced with thoughts.

Since even the headquarters doesn't quite know, the true identity of the two-headed scaly man inside the nuclear facility is worth pondering.

"You think it's amazing?" Huo Qiming raised an eyebrow, and seeing Chu Zhu nod, he chuckled. "But the real price is far more than just your cultivation level..."

Chu Zhu: "?"

"Like welcoming a new life! It sounds like a good phrase! But that's where those charlatans' pitfall lies! They always use a seemingly nice phrase to cover up their fatal flaw." Huo Qiming sighed softly. "If the pollution becomes incurable, it can even erase memories! The shallower the pollution, the less memory is erased. A new life, huh!"

When he said the last word, Fok Kai-ming's words sounded sarcastic no matter how you looked at them.

Chu Zhu: "...?"

Holy crap! What kind of trashy supernatural power is that?!

"Secondly, one can receive the blessing and baptism of the goddess Nuwa in the Imperial Ancestral Temple in the capital! Perhaps... the specific details are unknown..." Huo Qiming's face showed awe when he talked about Nuwa.

Chu Zhu: "...?"

This is even more baffling! How can artificial intelligence clean up pollution?
Wait! Or is it... Chu Zhu fell into deep thought. Is it some kind of technology from ancient times, or something else in the ancestral temple?
Surely it's not that the Imperial Ancestral Temple is actually some ancient relic... containing specialized instruments for body restoration, right? That doesn't make sense.

After all, Chu Zhu saw two layers of this pollution... one was the genetic collapse caused by nuclear radiation, and the other was highly suspected to be information pollution released by an extraterrestrial civilization.

If such a thing could truly be accomplished in the real world later on... then obviously, one wouldn't be completely helpless against alien civilizations... nor would one be left with only ruins...

Chu Zhu forcibly suppressed the pounding in his heart. It wasn't a big deal; he would have to go to the Imperial Ancestral Temple in the capital sooner or later anyway. He would know when the time came!
"As for the last one..." Huo Qiming shrugged. Just as Chu Zhu was wondering, she saw Huo Qiming point at her.

Chu Zhu: "...?"

No, you... Chu Zhu almost choked. His plan hasn't even been finalized yet, and it's already been upgraded to one of your three options? Are you kidding me...?

However, he now realized just how absurdly difficult this task truly was...

"So!" Chu Zhu suppressed her surging emotions and looked directly at Huo Qiming, "How do you plan to teach me, Old Huo!"

Li Kang: "???"

Who are you calling Old Huo... How can you be so disrespectful! You should call him Elder Huo. Li Kang almost choked on his breath. He didn't know how old Huo Qiming was, but he knew that when he first joined the company, as a greenhorn... Huo Qiming looked just like this! And he hadn't changed all these years.

However, Huo Qiming didn't care at all. He stretched out a finger and shook it lightly. "I only know how to fight. According to you, the biggest function of your copying supernatural power is to copy and heal when injured... The downside is that it consumes a lot of energy. Don't look at me like that! You didn't mention the consumption... But I've never heard of any cultivator in the first realm having enough fortune energy in their body."

"Alright then." Chu Zhu nodded.

Huo Qiming coughed, "My supernatural power has a rather special effect!"

"It's under the circumstances where I want to fight..."

The next moment, Huo Qiming suddenly appeared in front of Chu Zhu and slammed his fist into Chu Zhu's stomach.

Chu Zhu's pupils contracted, and she shot off into the distance like a cannonball.

"Holy crap! No!" Li Kang let out a sharp cry, and before Huo Qiming could even try to comfort him, he blurted out, "This will offend the goddess Nuwa!"

Huo Qiming's face turned green. In the next instant, he appeared behind Chu Zhu, who was speeding away, and caught her steadily. At this moment, Chu Zhu was less than a meter away from the wall!
Cold sweat poured down Huo Qiming's forehead... He was so close! He would have had to run to the Mo Sect and beg and plead to get a Mo Sect leader to come and burn ashes at the Nuwa Underground Temple.

That would be terrible!

After all, allowing heretics into the temple required submitting an application all the way to the capital... Just thinking about the image of his direct superior scolding him from thousands of miles away... made him break out in a cold sweat.

"...What?!" Chu Zhu stared at his palm in astonishment. He could clearly feel the excruciating pain in his abdomen, but he also felt a tremendous recovery of the radiant energy? Or perhaps the blessing energy? Or even his divine sense flowing through his body?

"It's a pity, though." A look of regret appeared on Chu Zhu's face. The feeling of exhaustion after the reset was not the same as the feeling of divine sense. Otherwise, wouldn't this mean that he could keep refreshing and resetting indefinitely?
"Curious, aren't you?" Huo Qiming said with a smile. "My supernatural power is called: Empowering Fist! As the saying goes, the harder you fight, the faster your spiritual power and mental strength will recover."

Li Kang: "..." Didn't you say last time that your special ability was to return your beautiful punch?

Puffy eyes and bruises on the body, will they disappear after you punch them twice? The harder you punch, the faster they'll heal, right?

Chu Zhu knew without even thinking that Huo Qiming was definitely talking nonsense.

In this world, there aren't many people as honest as Chu Zhu, who revealed the true name of the supernatural power!

In fact, Chu Zhu still suspects that Huo Qiming may also think that the name he used for his supernatural abilities is a fake.

"So you mean!" Chu Zhu fell into deep thought.

"Using supernatural powers consumes divine thought and blessings!" Huo Qiming clenched his fist. "Kid, you were in a bit of pain! But it's like I'm using my supernatural powers: giving you a nice punch and recharging you! You just need to keep training... The energy is inexhaustible, and the pain you feel from my punch can actually boost your motivation for cultivation!"

"Isn't this a win-win solution?"

Chu Zhu: "...?"

Didn't you just say your superpower was the Empowering Fist?

Okay, okay, let’s play like this, right?

"Come on," Chu Zhu said frankly and directly.

"?" Huo Qiming was genuinely surprised this time. He had thought that the child would complain a bit, hesitate for a while, or do something else...

but now……

A hint of appreciation appeared in Huo Qiming's eyes. Good heavens, how could there be such a young man who suited his taste so well? If he wasn't certain that this was indeed the first time he had met this young man in his current identity, he would have suspected that the young man knew about him and was doing this on purpose.

Yes, his other identity is the Masked Swordsman, and he knows Mr. Zhu! In fact, their relationship is quite strong.

Five years ago, during the turmoil in the shantytown redevelopment area, he was even invited by Mr. Zhu to get deeply involved!
Back then, it was he who carried Mr. Zhu and escaped from a hail of bullets from that damned gang of thugs—

That battle was incredibly dangerous; it almost forced him to tear off his mask and use his status as the commander-in-chief to sweep away all enemies.

He was terrified! He had already planned how he would get scolded by that person in the capital...

In general, he felt that Mr. Zhu must believe that he and the masked swordsman were sworn brothers—and of course, he himself actually agreed with this sworn brotherhood.

After that battle, Mr. Zhu even invited him to become a high-ranking member of the union and the captain of the union's self-defense force... but he declined...

Huo Qiming was certain that Chu Zhu didn't know the true identity of the masked swordsman... After all, although he couldn't use supernatural powers and could only use kung fu to uphold justice, he still had his senses!

He acts as a chivalrous hero, using extraordinary powers to alter his physical form, and no one can remove his mask under his divine sense...

and so……

That's enough! Even disregarding our past life-and-death friendship, we've now forged a half-generational bond.

Huo Qiming shook his head, clearing his mind of the jumbled thoughts, and said sharply, "Then, Mr. Xiaozhu, please stand up straight! And bear it properly."

As soon as he finished speaking, another punch, like a rainbow from the sky, came crashing down.

……

Li Kang: "..."

People are numb.

So, what exactly are they here for?

Watch the captain beat up Chu Zhu... oh no, give Chu Zhu special training?
Li Kang felt a lump in his throat, his eyes filled with confusion, and he almost felt like he was asleep—this helplessness reminded him of when he was seven years old, when he was separated from his mother and wandered down a busy street…

No matter how much he thought about it, he still couldn't understand—why would his boss come to inspect something so proper and solemn?
How did things inexplicably develop to this point?

Is it in this river?

Ning Linglong, on the other hand, watched with great interest, especially seeing Chu Zhu's clothes being torn to shreds during the battle... Hmm! She appreciated the beauty of violence.

"Captain, don't do that! It's an official mission anyway... and Guan Fei and the others are also involved in erasing memories! You're just like that... you feel guilty whenever you have free time! There's really no need for that." Ning Linglong glanced at Li Kang and patiently persuaded him.

"...Perhaps." Li Kang forced a smile, but it looked worse than crying.

(End of this chapter)