Pretending To Be A Boss-Chapter 552 - 15: The Cultivation Plan for the Children of the New Order_2

But apart from that, there were no other sensations.

His speed was still swift, having improved greatly from before.

Even though Song Que could see Akasi's movements clearly, his avoidance was extremely strained.

Their sparring was measured, but within that restraint, there was not the slightest holding back.

There was the sound of wind pressure in the air. One fast and one slow figure, fighting each other, yet neither gaining the upper hand.

Song Que was surprised by Akasi's speed; even though he was holding back, he still felt powerless to counter.

Akasi was equally amazed by Song Que's predictive ability, which seemed almost as if he knew his next move or even several seconds into the future.

Even though he was slower than himself, Akasi just couldn't land an attack on Song Que.

He even felt the change in Song Que's strength; every time they touched, the impact felt very intense.

This exchange only lasted for half a minute.

Half a minute later, Akasi said,

"That's enough, with your ability in the Pyramid, no one will be able to harm you."

If he increased his speed further, Akasi was confident that he could win easily. But the sparring they just had was enough for Song Que to realize his own strength.

Song Que shook his head slightly, feeling somewhat unsatisfied, and said,

"I wasn't testing for that; I wanted to understand another ability."

"Another ability?" Akasi was perplexed.

"Yeah, I can't quite put it into words, but I feel like I have some strange ability that even I am not clear about."

Thinking of that cold sensation from before, Akasi became interested:

"Then let's continue, this time my steps will be even faster."

Song Que readied his defensive stance and nodded.

With the force of lightning, Akasi naturally was the one who initiated the attack.

This time Song Que finally understood how terrifying Akasi was.

Originally believing that the previous speed had already surpassed the limits of a human, but Akasi was able to increase his speed by several notches again.

But the future that was shown in the Eye of Balance was extremely weird.

The silver figure paused slightly behind Song Que, who, seeing this scene, was rapidly turning around to avoid having his back to Akasi.

But compared to Akasi, his speed was still too slow.

Akasi's hand-chop, neither too light nor too heavy, headed straight for Song Que.

Song Que had also foreseen this move; he took the most reasonable defensive stance but was still unable to block Akasi's speed, which seemed impossibly fast for a human or ghost to rival.

The hand-chop hit Song Que solidly in the back.

A tremendous force sent Song Que flying.

And then a strange thing happened; as Song Que saw himself being sent flying, it seemed as if Akasi was also struck by some unseen force.

It was as if they were both hit by the same force. Then, they both slammed into the side, losing their balance.

Akasi, naturally, had controlled his force; both he and Song Que quickly recovered.

"What's going on here? When did you hit me?" Akasi said in astonishment, feeling as though his back had been struck by a hand-chop.

Song Que was equally puzzled.

Thinking over the changes, after some thought, he said,

"The talent transplantation came from an injection of serum, which preserved my own abilities; I can see a few seconds into the future. My body's physical functions have also improved, but it shouldn't be just that. I was wondering, since Tang, as a child of order, has his own abilities—what are they?"

Akasi understood but was still not clear about the strange phenomenon that had just occurred.

Standing in place, Song Que saw an odd domain materializing in his vision, slowly leading him to an answer.

It was a domain centered around himself, not too large.

Akasi could easily step out of this domain.

At first, Song Que thought this domain might hinder Akasi's attack or enhance his own abilities.

But he hadn't noticed any impact on their combat strength from the domain until he was hit by Akasi; that's when Song Que finally understood.

He brought his thumb to his mouth and gently bit into it.

Blood instantly flowed out.

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At the same moment, Akasi felt a slight pain in his left thumb.

He widened his eyes in disbelief as he looked at his thumb, which seemed to have been bitten by someone as well.

This scene, even for Akasi, who had seen various experimental bodies with weird abilities, was shocking.

Song Que gave a wry smile.

"It seems I've figured out the mystery of this ability," he said.

Though Akasi found it hard to believe, he now understood precisely what this ability was all about.

Recalling the coolness deep in his soul when clashing with Song Que and the impact that was different from before, Akasi realized everything could be explained.

"Symbiosis?"

"Yes, since Tang is the most powerful Son of Order, his ability might not necessarily be the strongest, but it must be the most special under certain circumstances," Song Que said seriously.

"This is indeed a very peculiar ability, what a pity... It would have been great if he had this ability himself," Akasi thought.

He attacked Song Que, only to find that he suffered the same injuries himself.

Song Que bit his finger, and then a wound appeared on Akasi's finger as well.

It was like some sort of soul link.

The damage Song Que suffered, his enemy would suffer the same.

Akasi drew out a dagger and made a small cut on his palm.

He looked at Song Que with questioning eyes, and Song Que immediately understood and opened his palm.

But no wound was seen.

The two fell silent together, not knowing what to say for a moment.

After a long while, Akasi finally spoke,

"This really is a tremendous gift. If the Sons of Order all have such bizarre abilities, then our enemies must be very powerful."

A one-sided soul link, where the enemy suffers damage and you do not, where the amount of damage you receive is inflicted upon the enemy just the same.

This in itself is an unfair rule, putting oneself at a great advantage.

If it's a person with a strong life force who has this ability, they are almost invincible in close combat.

The only weakness of this ability is that its range is too limited.

"It seems that Tang Xian really sees you as his successor in training. Now, you are probably the eighth Son of Order."

Listening to Akasi's words, Song Que's expression was complicated. He seriously considered whether Tang Xian had some undisclosable intentions behind his actions.

Song Que couldn't figure it out, but he didn't worry too much. He trusted and accepted Tang Xian's arrangements.

All they needed to do was wait for Tang Xian's next instructions.

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First Fortress, third level.

Tang Xian, who was waiting for a response, did not wish to send any instructions.

If Li Wanye was willing to be a reformer, then Song Que would need only to become an ordinary administrator of Baichuan City.

As a friend, he understood that Song Que did not crave power, while Li Wanye did.

However, one can only predict short-term changes in the world; long-term changes are nonlinear and unpredictable.

Just like Tang Xian himself did not know what choice Li Wanye would ultimately make.

But if that reformer was Song Que, then Tang hoped Song Que would have the qualifications to compete on an equal footing with the other Sons of Order.

Shaking his head, Tang turned on the television.

A day ago, the whole world was informed that at four o'clock this afternoon, the lord of the strongest fortress, the head of the Li family, Li Wanye, would make a major announcement through all media channels.

What exactly this announcement entailed, no one knew. It was only revealed by the spokesperson of the Li family that it concerned a significant event for the whole world and all the residents of the Pyramid.

There were only a few minutes left before the big reveal.

Tang turned on the television and found that even programs that were usually dominated by commercials had few advertisements today.

The "super event concerning all humanity" had become the focal point of discussion for all radio and television media.

The topic's popularity had even overshadowed the Lincoln Fortress dragon attack incident and the election for a new lord of Lincoln Fortress.

Tang watched the television, waiting for the appointed time to arrive, feeling a little restless inside.

Indeed, Li Wanye was not important, and he also had backup plans, even having prepared bait in advance for the big fish to bite.

But in his heart, he still did not look forward to Li Wanye making the wrong choice.

Four o'clock finally arrived, and Li Wanye soon appeared on the television, sitting upright with a solemn and serious expression as he faced the camera.

Tang suddenly felt that the face, though Li Wanye's, lacked a certain liveliness.

It even gave Tang the feeling... that this was not quite Li Wanye.