The corridor. White Crane heard the question, his expression calm.
Before he used her power, he had already thought it might stir Du Lingwei’s perception.
But he still used it.
Through these days of observation, he had noticed the anomalies of this world.
Therefore, revealing this gift was itself a part of the plan.
At this mont, he said: “I only have one talent.”
That statent was true.
If White Crane possessed two talents, then with Jiang He’s 【Ferryman of Ti】, he should have been able to borrow two talents as well.
But surely, Du Lingwei could not have sensed wrong?
Jiang He asked: “Then that Fla Spirit Guardian talent is…”
Halfway through his words, Jiang He suddenly recalled the future that White Crane had spoken of, recalled Du Lingwei’s talent, and realization dawned upon him.
Sure enough, White Crane said: “That is her talent.”
He paused briefly, then added: “To be more precise, it is her mother’s talent.”
Jiang He had just understood, but upon hearing this, beca confused again.
Why was it now connected to Du Lingwei’s mother?
White Crane said: “Many years ago, there was another Transcendent Rampage in Central State City. It too caused widespread casualties. Among them was a fire-ability transcendent. The transcendent fla he left behind was extrely stubborn, almost impossible to extinguish.”
“At that ti, Du Lingwei and her mother were still ordinary people. They were caught in the incident, trapped in the fire.”
Jiang He had experienced more than one Transcendent Rampage, and knew deeply its terror.
He could easily imagine that in those blazing transcendent flas, it was a living hell.
But fire was everywhere, inescapable. In that hellish environnt, how had Du Lingwei survived?
White Crane gave the answer: “Within the fire, Du Lingwei’s mother awakened an A-rank talent, 【Spirit of Fla】.”
The rule of 【Awakening before age eighteen】 only applied to those born after the millennium.
Du Lingwei’s mother had clearly been born before the millennium, and had latent transcendent power that had never awakened.
It was not until the fire’s stimulation that she finally awakened her own talent.
And it was an A-rank fla talent!
However…
“If what burned back then had been ordinary fire, perhaps her mother might have survived… but unfortunately it was transcendent fla.”
“Even if she awakened an A-rank talent, the difference in energy levels could not be changed. She could only be burned alive in the flas.”
“However, the Spirit of Fla talent had a special ‘death-speech’ effect. At the brink of death, it was successfully triggered. Her will transford into a fire spirit, entrusted onto her daughter, becoming a new talent.”
“【Fla Spirit Guardian】.”
“It was under her protection that Du Lingwei endured until the fire brigade arrived and rescued her.”
“And thus she beca an A-rank talent user.”
The rest did not need to be said by White Crane.
Since Du Lingwei had the Fla Spirit Guardian talent, naturally she also inherited the sa death-speech ability.
Combined with what White Crane had said earlier—that his wife and child had died in the future…
It was clear that before Du Lingwei’s death, she had transford her will into a fire spirit, entrusted onto White Crane, becoming a new Fla Spirit Guardian.
That lingering fla contained almost all of her love.
At the sa ti, Jiang He could also imagine…
That fla eventually turned into the blaze that burned White Crane’s heart.
Every beat of it fanned the hatred within him.
It beca the “Fla of Hatred,” until it burned down the entire world.
“Jiang He?”
Du Lingwei’s voice rang out, her eyes full of confusion.
She had only asked two questions—so why did Jiang He suddenly stand frozen, his expression constantly changing?
And now, why did his expression look so… sorrowful?
What exactly did the Fla Spirit Guardian talent used by that white-haired man represent?
“…It’s nothing.”
Jiang He returned to his senses, pressed down the surging emotions, and forced a smile.
What White Crane had said clearly could not be told to Du Lingwei.
After so thought, he explained.
“He is a senior of mine. He took a liking to my talent, and privately taught how to use Word-Spirit.”
“As for the fla talent he used… that should be the effect of Word-Spirit.”
“Word-Spirit effect?” Du Lingwei’s expression was skeptical.
Jiang He replied calmly: “Yes. Word-Spirit is a universal talent. As long as it is strong enough, copying other talents is a simple matter.”
“At that ti, besides , only your Fla Spirit Guardian talent was of the highest quality, so he took a liking to it and copied it.”
“You don’t need to mind this too much.”
An S-rank Word-Spirit talent could copy other talents?!
That was way too strong!
Du Lingwei was dumbfounded.
Still, she felt sothing was not quite right.
The first ti she saw the white-haired man, he had not used Fla Spirit Guardian, yet she still felt a faint sense of familiarity…
While Du Lingwei was puzzled, Jiang He asked at just the right mont.
“Do you really think soone could have two talents?”
Du Lingwei was left speechless.
According to known transcendent rules, a transcendent could only awaken one talent.
Until now, there had never been a precedent for dual talents.
It seed she had been overthinking.
“Thank you.”
Seeing Du Lingwei finally give up questioning, Jiang He let out a breath of relief.
At that mont, White Crane’s voice sounded.
“Bro, you’ve talked yourself into a hole.”
Jiang He: “…What do you an?”
White Crane: “With what you just said, when Du Lingwei awakens dual talents, won’t that obviously be a problem?”
“Du Lingwei will awaken dual talents?!”
Jiang He was stunned, his heart skipped a beat.
That’s right!
According to White Crane, the Fla Spirit Guardian talent ca from Du Lingwei’s mother.
It was her mother’s talent, only transferred to her after death.
Du Lingwei herself was still under eighteen, and had not yet awakened her own talent!
Because Du Lingwei was already a C-rank transcendent, Jiang He had subconsciously overlooked this fact—
He had implied to Du Lingwei that no one could have two talents, dispelling her doubts.
Yet Du Lingwei herself was precisely a future dual-talent user!
“Because she obtained an external talent early, activating transcendent power, her own talent was suppressed and could not awaken.”
“But when she breaks through to B-rank and can create her exclusive profession, her suppressed talent will be forcibly activated, advancing her into a dual-talent user.”
“When that ti cos, she’ll rember what you said today.”
Outside the fire spirit room, White Crane paused, then shrugged.
“Well, anyway, I’m going back tomorrow. You figure it out yourself… or discuss it with another one of us.”
“Not my problem anymore.”
“…White Crane, you son of a bitch!!”
Jiang He lost his composure.
But after one outburst, he tossed the matter aside.
What happened yesterday had passed. Tomorrow’s matters would be dealt with tomorrow.
Every week, the future heroic spirit refreshed—who knew what the future would look like by the ti Du Lingwei reached B-rank?
He would think about it later.
That aside…
“White Crane, Du Lingwei is a dual-talent user. What is her other talent?”
“Rember this.” White Crane said: “In my tiline, her second talent was, the A-rank talent 【True Fla of Burning Spirit】.”
Jiang He’s eyes widened.
Damn, another A-rank!
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