Chapter 163 He is My Gift

Han Xiao and the others waited for a while before the energy storm in front of them gradually subsided.

Evans' talent was too outstanding. His advancement process was smooth sailing, and he successfully advanced to Super-A Grade. The abundant energy in his body overflowed from his eyes, and his eyeballs were like two small suns. He slowly extinguished them under his deliberate control.

He let out a long breath. The surge of power caused the gas he exhaled to be like a shock wave, creating a hurricane on the ground. The ground, which had already been eroded into a ring-shaped sinkhole by the energy, shattered into large pieces of powder.

After all, it was just an advancement to Super-A Grade. The power released by Evans during his advancement was not enough to blow up the planet. Only the surrounding area suffered. The ground looked like it had been dug up seventeen or eighteen times by a dog.

Before he had time to familiarize himself with his own power, Evans noticed Han Xiao and the others in outer space and was slightly stunned.

Before he could greet them, Han Xiao brought Hela and the others down in front of him with a gratified smile on his face.

"Not bad, I knew you could easily reach this level, and the time of advancement is earlier than I expected."

"This is all thanks to your cultivation. I originally planned to notify you after the advancement to give you a surprise, but I didn't expect you to come in person. But then again, nothing in the Legion can be hidden from you."

Evans nodded, his attitude still humble, and his mentality was not affected by the sudden increase in power.

Han Xiao squeezed his shoulder to show his appreciation, then turned his head and saw that Fording and the others were curiously looking at Evans, and couldn't help but smile and said:

"Come, let me introduce you. This is Evans. He is a potential stock I have secretly cultivated for decades... As for them, I don't need to introduce them. Evans, you should know them all. They are all veterans in the Legion and my good friends."

"Hello everyone." Evans nodded at the crowd, bowed slightly, and his tone was very polite.

Aimers smiled and nodded, Hela nodded coldly, while Fording and Aurora responded politely.

"Don't underestimate this guy." Han Xiao put his hand on Evans' shoulder and said with a smile, "Decades ago, he was just an ordinary person. The time it took for him to advance to Super-A Grade from scratch is almost catching up with my record. His talent should rank second among the Calamity Grade cadres in the Legion."

"So amazing?" Aurora was a little surprised and asked curiously, "Then who is the first?"

"I won't tell you. Anyway, you'll know when he advances to Super-A Grade."

Han Xiao scratched Aurora's nose and smiled slightly.

The person he was referring to was naturally Karrot. If there had been correct guidance from the beginning, Karrot's efficiency in advancing to Super-A Grade might have been faster than Evans', but he wasted a lot of time in the Empire before receiving his own guidance, so he had no chance to break his record.

Aurora pouted, obviously dissatisfied with Han Xiao's secrecy, but she couldn't do anything about it. Her eyes rolled slightly, and she looked at Evans, blinked her eyes, and said casually, "Brother, what kind of Esper are you?"

Hearing this, Hela and the others also stared at Evans. They were all very curious about what kind of ability was worth being valued so much by Black Star, and even secretly cultivated for decades while hiding it from them.

Facing the gaze of a group of high-level Legion members, Evans was not nervous at all, and slowly said, "My ability is to absorb other people's abilities for my own use."

"Oh, so it's absorbing... huh?"

Aurora subconsciously said half a sentence, and suddenly froze, with a look of surprise and uncertainty in her eyes.

Hela and the others were suddenly shocked, their faces full of astonishment, and their eyes suddenly became strange as they looked up and down at Evans.

After a full few seconds of silence, Aimers spoke in an uncertain tone:

"Black Star... If I understand correctly, his ability is similar to that of the Heterogeneous God?"

"It's not similar." Han Xiao chuckled, "It's exactly the same."

Hearing this, the expressions of the group changed slightly, and they quietly moved a few steps away, without concealing their fear, and at the same time scanned Evans and Black Star with even more bizarre eyes, and finally understood something in their hearts.

This guy's ability is exactly the same as the Heterogeneous God's. Could he be the illegitimate son of the Heterogeneous God?!

Where did Black Star dig this guy out from?

No wonder he had to cultivate him secretly. If others knew that the Black Star Legion was cultivating a new "Heterogeneous God", it would definitely cause a huge backlash... The Legion Commander is as bold as ever!

Everyone quickly made up a story in their minds.

Seeing the expressions of Hela and the others, Han Xiao knew what they were thinking and shook his head:

"Don't worry, Evans is different from the Heterogeneous God. He is a good young man and won't absorb people's abilities casually."

"Hehe."

Aurora twitched the corner of her mouth and gave a stiff smile.

Hela was unmoved and still looked serious. Evans was in a sense the nemesis of all Espers. Don't look at how powerful their two sisters' abilities are, they can still be taken away by the other party. The meaning of this guy's existence is greater than his own combat power. He is completely a trump card!

Evans didn't mind the fear of the crowd. He had long accepted the destiny brought about by this ability. He pretended not to see the vigilance of the others, turned his head towards Han Xiao, and squeezed out an unaccustomed smile, and said, "Your Excellency Black Star, I haven't congratulated you on entering a new level. This news stimulated me and helped me take the last step, so I completed the final transformation recently."

"Is that so? It seems like you owe me another favor." Han Xiao laughed.

After he advanced to the Super God level, he asked Phillip to secretly tell Karrot and Evans, the two golden chives, first to stimulate them to work hard, and second, although the two were loyal enough, they had to continue to consolidate their loyalty. Showing their new strength was naturally a good way.

Only these two received such treatment, after all, they couldn't attend the Super-A Grade meetings. If he didn't specifically notify them, they wouldn't know.

"You are already Super-A Grade, do you have any plans?" Han Xiao asked as usual.

"You don't need to ask me. I already expressed my attitude at the beginning. I will stay in the Legion to repay your kindness. This is my only choice." Evans said without hesitation.

Hearing this, Han Xiao showed an unfathomable smile and nodded:

"Not bad... Speaking of which, your advancement time is quite coincidental. I happened to say that when you become Super-A Grade, I will give you a gift. I'll give it to you now."

"I'm looking forward to it." Evans' tone was calm.

Han Xiao snapped his fingers, and a large number of mechanical soldiers poured out, placing a Space-Time Amber in the field.

Everyone stared at it, and saw that this Space-Time Amber was sealed with a coffin-like mechanical hermetic device. They didn't know who was specifically imprisoned inside.

Scanning the curious faces of the crowd, Han Xiao's mouth curled up, and he unlocked the amber. The mechanical hermetic device slammed on the ground, and then quickly disintegrated, turning into small snake-like mechanical particles that swam back to Han Xiao's body.

The person imprisoned inside was revealed, and fell to the ground with a thud, still in the serious injury state when he was sealed.

After just one glance, Hela, Aimers, Fording, and Aurora's faces changed drastically.

"This is... Gothe?!"

"How is he in your hands?!"

For a time, everyone was a little confused.

Gothe's disappearance caused the Empire's fury, which was a hot topic in the universe. Black Star was also invited to solve the case and acted as a detective. Everyone always thought that this matter had nothing to do with Han Xiao.

Now it seems that Black Star was shouting "stop thief!" while being the thief?!

Everyone's thoughts turned quickly, and they looked at Han Xiao with even more surprised eyes.

How many things is this guy doing behind the scenes? He really is a mastermind!

"Don't look at me like that. I have a reason for doing this. There are many secrets on this kid." Han Xiao啧ed and pointed to the dying Gothe, and said, "He is not a pure Imperial direct descendant, but is actually the main consciousness separated from the Heterogeneous God, and has always wanted to communicate with the World Tree, so I killed him. Don't think I am deliberately suppressing the Empire's potential direct descendants."

"Heh, keep making it up." Aurora rolled her eyes and didn't believe a word.

Han Xiao glared at her and was too lazy to pay attention. He released a group of mechanical force from his palm, turned it into lightning chains, and tied Gothe's hands and feet, standing him in the air in a large font. He smiled and joked:

"Heterogeneous God, how does it feel to see the light of day again?"

"Hoo... Hoo... I don't know what you're talking about!"

Gothe gasped for breath, still in a state of exhaustion. He had been imprisoned for decades. He stubbornly guarded his thoughts and forced himself to remember the conversation between Han Xiao and him before he was sealed. Although he didn't know why he was released now, he always maintained caution and didn't want to show any flaws.

Moreover, after a little induction, he found that everyone around him was Super-A Grade, and only Evans was a stranger. He had seen the information of Hela, Aimers, and others before, so he couldn't take the risk.

Han Xiao didn't care and shook his head:

"Hehe, I know you are still counting on the Empire to rescue you, but decades have passed since you were captured, and the era has changed. Now the World Tree is invading on a large scale, and the three major civilizations have reached cooperation with us to fight against foreign enemies together. Not to mention that you are a guy with ulterior motives, even if you are a pure direct descendant, the Empire will not fall out with us."

Gothe's pupils shrank suddenly.

Only a few decades have passed, and the World Tree has already arrived?!

What happened during these years that I was sealed?!

Gothe's thoughts turned, and he gritted his teeth.

Currently, only the Empire can save him. He will not give up disguising because of a few words. Even if he is shocked in his heart, he has to force himself to pretend that he knows nothing about the World Tree.

However, in connection with this situation, Gothe had a flash of inspiration and suddenly misunderstood the goal of Black Star unsealing him.

...Yes, Black Star knows that I have some intelligence about the World Tree, and now that the war has broken out, maybe he wants to seek my help? And now he is trying to force me to admit the identity of "Heterogeneous God", is it to find a reason to convince the Empire for his actions at the beginning?

It's a pity that I don't know if the main body has been released. In theory, the first thing Black Star should try to unseal is the main body of the "Heterogeneous God"...

Gothe's eyes flickered.

The effect of 【Ability·Rebirth】is complete splitting. Gothe inherited the main consciousness, and the current main body of the Heterogeneous God is a new personality formed by the fusion of residual souls and memories. They are already two independent individuals, and the soul connection between the two parties has long been severed, so Gothe has no idea about the situation of the Heterogeneous God's main body.

"...I still don't understand! What World Tree, I don't know what that is at all. Don't try to get information from me!"

Gothe felt that he had guessed Han Xiao's intention, and felt that the safety of his "World Tree insider" was at least guaranteed. He suddenly had some confidence and didn't plan to admit his identity in a few words. He still planned to continue to disguise.

Han Xiao glanced at him and vaguely guessed that this guy had misunderstood, and couldn't help shaking his head and laughing:

"I think you have misunderstood something. I don't need the World Tree intelligence you have. The main reason for unsealing you this time is to not waste your ability."

Oh? Is he trying to recruit me?!

Gothe's heart moved.

It seems possible. The "Manipulating Energy" that I finally synthesized is a Super High Risk Esper with unlimited potential, no matter where it is placed. There is still a high probability that Black Star has taken a fancy to my ability.

Gothe couldn't help but hesitate.

If Black Star really wants to recruit me, should I agree or refuse...

While he was hesitating, Han Xiao had already motioned Evans to come forward and smiled:

"He is the gift I gave you."

"I see, I understand."

Evans exhaled and stretched out his hand to press against Gothe's chest.

Gothe was stunned and looked at the person in front of him suspiciously. He didn't know what medicine Han Xiao was selling in his gourd. He asked in surprise:

"What do you want to do?"

"...Sorry."

Before Gothe could continue to ask, a strange suction suddenly came from Evans' hand. He clearly felt that his own Esper genes were being quickly stripped away!

"What?!"

Gothe's face changed drastically.

He was too familiar with this situation. It was exactly the situation when 【Ability·Replication】was activated!

The only difference was that he used to take away other people's abilities, but now he was the target of being taken away!

"This is... Why do you have this ability?!"

Gothe could no longer remain calm and was terrified.

Seeing this, Han Xiao smiled and said playfully: "Heterogeneous God, you wouldn't think that you are the only one in the entire universe who has this ability, would you? The world is very vast... In order not to let him repeat your mistakes, I have carefully cultivated him for decades. Now that he has become Super-A Grade, he is qualified to take away the ability you made with countless evil deeds. How is it? Are you surprised? Is it unexpected?!"

"No... This is impossible!!"

Gothe felt his ability rapidly disappearing, his eyes were blood red, and his mentality instantly exploded!

He could be sealed, he could be killed, but he could not accept that the dream ability that he had spent countless years of hard work synthesizing became someone else's!

Gothe didn't want to sit still and struggle desperately, but he couldn't move at all under Han Xiao's restraints, and he was already in a serious injury state, so he couldn't stop his own ability from being absorbed by Evans of the same level.

As cells withered one after another, Gothe's struggle became smaller and smaller, and he didn't even have the strength to speak. He could only watch himself weaken step by step, gradually losing his perception of his ability, leaving only extremely resentful eyes, staring at Evans in front of him, as if he wanted to engrave his image in his heart.

Evans was unmoved. After absorbing for a while, he suddenly raised his hand and finally turned "Manipulating Energy" into his own, which also meant that Gothe had completely lost this ability.

Gothe's body shook violently, his breath rapidly weakened, he opened his mouth and looked at the two with a weak look, his eyes were empty, and his eyes were dim.

His plans, his ambitions, everything was destroyed by Black Star...

At this moment, Gothe had lost all hope in life, as if he had become a walking corpse who had lost all his dreams.

Han Xiao glanced at him indifferently, released the restraint, and let him fall to the ground on his back. He said casually, "Don't blame me, this is your retribution. You brought it upon yourself. You used to take away the abilities of so many people. Today, let you taste the feeling of having your abilities taken away."

Gothe lay on the ground without moving, staring at the sky blankly, muttering:

"Black Star, kill me."

"That's too easy for you. You are still useful. The Empire still needs you as a bargaining chip to hand over."

Han Xiao waved his hand, and mechanical particles shot out, turning into a prison device again and covering him. Gothe had no resistance at all and was imprisoned at once.

After doing all this, he turned to look at Evans, and saw that this guy was closing his eyes slightly and getting familiar with his new ability.

Seeing this, Han Xiao smiled and said:

"How do you feel? Are you satisfied with this gift?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Evans slowly opened his eyes and suddenly clenched his fist. A flame was generated out of thin air, constantly changing the form of energy. Electricity, storms, nuclear energy, dark energy, etc. flashed by, and finally turned into a dazzling psionic energy group, which he threw out with a wave of his hand.

The psionic blue beam penetrated deep into the ground, and the group only felt the earth rapidly rise, the ground cracked, and the light of lava lit up from the cracks, becoming more and more dazzling.

Rumble!

The psionic energy that penetrated into the core of the earth suddenly exploded, and beams of light pierced through the crust from the inside out, turning the entire planet into a sieve. The next moment, the planet expanded and suddenly exploded into countless fragments!

Han Xiao and the others had already fled into the universe before the planet exploded, and watched a new asteroid belt form from a distance.

Evans retracted his hand, turned around, his eyes grateful, and gave Han Xiao a deep salute:

"Your Excellency Black Star, this gift is too precious. I will definitely not let you down!"

He knew the value of this gift better than anyone else. With this ability, as long as he could grow up, he would be almost invincible among the Super-A Grades!

And this was a gift from Black Star, and also his high expectations for him. Evans felt extremely moved and couldn't wait to work himself to the bone for Han Xiao on the spot.

You treat me as a national scholar, and I will repay you as a national scholar!