When a person suddenly becomes covered in wrinkles, no one can remain calm, for everyone knows what wrinkles represent. The appearance of wrinkles signifies aging. In youth, most people are full of spirit, walking with a vigorous stride, never fearing a fall. But once a person begins to age, they immediately feel a lack of strength, becoming breathless with even slight exertion.
After Su Liuying unleashed his ability, the onlookers saw no obvious movements from him. Immediately thereafter, a living person aged and died. This transformation was witnessed firsthand, and with this single feat, Su Liuying successfully intimidated the crowd.
Wang Aoye was stunned when he saw this. He had not seen the opponent's method clearly. It seemed as if he had merely snapped his fingers, causing the other person to age. Such an ability was utterly incomprehensible.
"Old Li, did you see clearly what this kid did?" Wang Aoye asked in a low voice.
Li Xiangkang's expression was also grave. "I didn't see clearly. This fellow seems to have done nothing. As for what exactly happened, I'm afraid only the deceased knows!"
Mu Ying was also shocked by the enemy's methods. She had never encountered such a strange ability user who could make people age simply by snapping his fingers. The person who was affected just now was an ordinary person. What would happen if an ability user were to be affected next?
"It seems we underestimated the enemy. We just formed our group and thought they weren't formidable, but now it seems they are not simple at all!" Wang Aoye said with a frown.
Shi Weitian, however, appeared eager to try. He said in a low voice, "I haven't tasted the blood of an ability user yet. Now is a good opportunity!"
Shi Weitian most looked forward to chaotic battles. His ability was blood. He could not only control his own blood flow but also the blood of others. If he were injured, he could recover by absorbing the opponent's blood. Therefore, the more chaotic the battlefield, the more opportunities he would have to drink blood.
Li Xiangkang had an ability user under him named Bao Aiming. His ability was cell activation. During combat, he could increase the secretion of enzymes in his own body, thereby raising hormone levels, and also inhibit the hormone levels in the opponent's body, causing them to be in a poor state. Ordinary people would directly fall into a coma due to the inhibition of ATP enzymes and lack of energy.
Just a moment ago, Bao Aiming sensed something was wrong. He felt that the hormones in the body of the person who had just aged had instantly increased, their cells had been activated, and their metabolism was vigorous, thus accelerating the rate of cell apoptosis.
"Could this fellow's ability be the same as mine? Can he also control the hormone levels in the opponent's body?" Bao Aiming speculated.
Chang Jianyi and Su Liuying confronted each other in the main hall. Both sides had many supporters behind them. Chang Jianyi had the home-field advantage. Within the Fengshen Palace, there were people ambushed by Chang Jianyi everywhere. If a fight broke out, Chang Jianyi's side would inevitably have the advantage.
Chang Jianyi looked at the number of supporters behind her and then at the number of supporters behind Su Liuying. She then said, "It seems that in the competition for the number of supporters, I have ultimately won. If you don't believe me, look back!"
Su Liuying looked at the number of supporters on both sides and then at the group of people sitting motionlessly in the hall. It was clear that the remaining people had not chosen sides and were likely to be fence-sitters, which aligned with the thoughts of some who feared death – they would help whoever won.
"Alright, I lost in the competition for the number of supporters. But, have you ever seen anyone seize power by looking at the number of supporters under them? How did Li Shimin obtain the throne? How did Zhao Kuangyin obtain the throne? How did Zhu Di obtain the throne? You wouldn't be unaware of these things, Chang Jianyi, would you?" Su Liuying smiled. Even though the number of supporters behind him was not as many as the opponent's, he was unfazed because he had heard a saying: "The Son of Heaven is the one with the strongest military might."
At this critical juncture, Su Liuying wanted to prove this point: whoever has the bigger fist holds the power! Power, power, only with fists is there strength!
Chang Jianyi naturally did not expect to win through a vote, but now, she had more supporters, giving her sufficient legitimacy.
"Since you don't want to stay here permanently, I will have to use some means to make you stay in Yuzhou permanently. For my son, none of you will be allowed to leave!" Chang Jianyi said with a cold smile.
Su Liuying shook his head gently and replied, "I wonder where your confidence comes from? Is it from the soldiers in Fengshen Palace? I can tell you now, they are useless!"
After speaking, Su Liuying turned to Chu Liang beside him and said, "Little Liang, show her something!"
Chu Liang immediately stepped forward, gave a middle finger, and then said, "You are all just little brothers. Watch this!"
With that, Chu Liang instantly spread his arms and released countless electrical waves. Immediately, the ordinary people in the hall all became dazed, appearing foolish, as if they had become zombies.
"Throw down all your weapons!" Chu Liang said coldly.
Following that, everyone in the hall immediately threw down their weapons. Some had daggers, some had pistols, and some had grenades. All of them were dropped to the ground. None of the attendees at the banquet were ordinary people, and they carried all sorts of weapons. Some even carried darts and Emei thorns, likely from reading too many wuxia novels.
At the same time, scattered sounds of objects hitting the ground could be heard from outside the hall. The guards disguised as waiters at the entrance also dropped their pistols and stood there blankly.
Chang Jianyi sensed that something was amiss and quickly grabbed her walkie-talkie. "Cai He, Liang Bingwen, how are you?"
However, these two could no longer answer Chang Jianyi. There was no response from the walkie-talkie.
Su Liuying then slowly said, "No need to call. My brother here is not very strong in combat usually, but he has one peculiar trait: the hypnotic waves he releases are very effective in controlling ordinary people. Perhaps you don't see much of a change, but within a two-kilometer radius, everyone is affected! Now, your relied-upon soldiers have all dropped their weapons!"
Upon hearing this, Chang Jianyi gritted her teeth. She hadn't expected her carefully laid ambush to be so easily rendered ineffective. Moreover, this ability was specifically targeted at ordinary people, meaning anyone who was not an ability user would be controlled by it.
Originally, there was a category of people between ordinary people and ability users called evolved individuals. However, in front of ability users, evolved individuals were no different from ordinary people. At most, they were slightly stronger ordinary people. Even so, they were still no match for ability users.
At this moment, Chu Liang unleashed his ability, causing all ordinary people within a two-kilometer radius to lay down their weapons. In the hall, except for the ability users on both sides who were still conscious, everyone else had been hypnotized and would do whatever they were told.
Seeing this scene, Wang Aoye couldn't help but ask Hu Xueli beside him, "Is what he just said true? He also uses hypnotic waves, so why is his range larger than yours?"
Hu Xueli's ability was also to control hypnotic waves. She had previously attacked Shen Feng and was subdued by him. If it weren't for Gu Xu, who could heal Wang Aoye, Hu Xueli would have been killed by now.
Hu Xueli also answered seriously, "It is indeed true. As for why his ability is so strong, it must be that the frequency of the waves he releases is different from mine. I can affect the mental state of ability users, but this fellow's ability specifically affects ordinary people, and has no effect on ability users at all!"
At present, Hu Xueli could only offer this explanation: the frequencies of the hypnotic waves released by both sides were different!
"Since the establishment of the Heavenly Dragon Bureau, we have completed many small missions, but they haven't been very noteworthy. Now, I am going to take over Yuzhou. At that time, I will be a hero to the world!" Su Liuying said with a cold smile.
Chang Jianyi said angrily, "You want to use Yuzhou as your stepping stone? Don't even think about it!"
At this moment, Chang Jianyi felt a deep sense of powerlessness. It seemed the enemy was invincible. She didn't have enough combat personnel, and the other side was well-prepared, directly rendering ordinary people unable to participate. Her side was already at a disadvantage, but even so, she would not surrender. She had to fight to the last moment!
"This is really troublesome. It seems we need to add more money for Yuzhou, otherwise, the difficulty of this matter is too great!" Li Xiangkang said to Chang Jianyi on the side.
Chang Jianyi gave a wry smile. "Adding money is a small matter; I'm afraid the battle will be difficult!"
Su Liuying did not intend to give the opponent time to prepare. Taking advantage of the fact that they were not fully prepared, he wanted to achieve victory in one fell swoop. Thus, he shouted loudly, "Brothers, charge! Let's strive for eternal fame!"
With that, Su Liuying charged forward first. Facing such an aggressive opponent, no one dared to confront him head-on, especially since everyone was still unaware of Su Liuying's ability and feared being aged by it if they charged forward.
At this moment, Shi Weitian shouted, "Leave it to me!"
With that, Shi Weitian rushed forward and met Su Liuying. Su Liuying was not polite and directly snapped his fingers. Instantly, Shi Weitian felt a burning sensation all over his body, as if his blood were boiling. He then looked at his arm and saw wrinkles appearing.
"Third brother, be careful!" Wang Aoye exclaimed, seeing his subordinate charge forward first and then encounter an attack, he couldn't help but worry.
Shi Weitian was a powerful ability user, a fourth-tier one at that, but he was still affected by the ability and began to age inevitably, although the rate of aging was much slower than that of ordinary people.
"Boss, I'm fine, don't worry!" Shi Weitian quickly said. In just a few tens of seconds, he looked like he had aged ten years.
At this moment, Shi Weitian abandoned Su Liuying and fled into the distance.
Seeing that the opponent wanted to escape, Su Liuying immediately followed, saying, "Trying to run? It's impossible. Today, no matter how strong you are, you will grow old and die here!"
Shi Weitian did not reply but rushed to the place where Su Liuying and his group had been. He grabbed a supporter, bit into their neck, and fiercely sucked their blood!
As Shi Weitian began to suck blood, his skin became plump at a visible rate, regaining its elasticity and luster, more perfect than any skincare product.
"Hoo, refreshing!" Shi Weitian sighed deeply and then said, "Su Liuying, are you very strong? Do you think your ability is unmatched? Today, I will taste your blood!"
With that, Shi Weitian instead turned and chased after Su Liuying. There was still blood at the corners of Shi Weitian's mouth, and his fangs had turned red. It was clear he was excited from drinking blood. Unknowingly, Shi Weitian's eyes also turned red, resembling the legendary vampires.
Su Liuying did not expect to encounter such a situation. His ability, which had always worked before, was now being countered by an unknown fellow. The signs of aging had just appeared, but after this fellow sucked blood, he immediately recovered! It was unexpected that such a strange thing would happen.
At this moment, Su Liuying dared not confront Shi Weitian head-on and quickly retreated. Meanwhile, in the hall, the battle had already begun. Chu Chaoyan unleashed his ability, turning half the hall into a yellowish-green color, and a mist slowly spread towards the enemy.