"Of course it's a pill," Xiao Tao said with a look of exasperation. "Didn't you just take one? You must have seen its effects, right? Isn't it amazing?"
Why is this kid showing off again?
Yan Qing simply grabbed her ear and said, "You better tell me honestly, where did you steal this thing from? Well, you've become quite something after just a few days!"
Xiao Tao's ears were pulled until they were bright red, and she could only keep lowering her head and begging for mercy, "Big sister, spare me! I did it all for your own good! This Fire Essence Pill is very rare, even the Mourning Spirit App doesn't sell it. You can only get it by stealing it."
"Seriously?" Yan Qing released her grip, and Xiao Tao immediately jumped a meter away. She didn't forget to boast about her achievement.
"Big sister, this Fire Essence Pill went extinct eight hundred years ago. So the number remaining in the world is definitely not large. It is the best way for superhumans to evolve their abilities."
"Unfortunately, there are far too few of them." Xiao Tao said with some frustration, "I spent so much time and only found one. I heard that most of these things are currently buried underground in the tombs of princes and nobles, so we can forget about it."
Xiao Tao's words reminded her of Sun Gui, who had invited her earlier.
Judging from Sun Gui's attitude, he seemed certain that she would agree to his request. Could it be that—?
"Lingxi! Go and bring me that little box that Sun Gui gave me downstairs."
Lingxi appeared obediently and returned shortly afterward, carrying a small wooden box.
Yan Qing opened the wooden box, and what was inside stunned her instantly.
"Hey, what's this good stuff? Let me see!" Xiao Tao looked on with curiosity and couldn't help but come closer.
"This...this is the picture of the Fire Essence Pill!" Xiao Tao asked incredulously. "Where did this come from?"
Yan Qing gave a helpless look, "It's a gift from our next-door neighbor."
Yes, there was no Fire Essence Pill inside the box, only a piece of paper made of an unknown material, which felt smooth and soft to the touch. On the paper, a bright red pill was drawn with red paint.
—It was the Fire Essence Pill she had just swallowed. Besides, the paper also contained a description of the Fire Essence Pill's functions, something no one knew better than Yan Qing.
Xiao Tao immediately became agitated. "Big sister, there seem to be some fragments of medicinal pills in the box!" She picked them up and smelled them. "They seem to have been scraped off from the Fire Essence Pill."
Yan Qing also pinched a little and brought it to her lips to taste. The powder entered her stomach and brought back a familiar burning sensation, only this time it was much milder.
"That's right, it's the real thing, no doubt about it."
Who knew Sun Gui was so resourceful? She'd only just begun to understand him, and he'd already practically figured out everything about her.
Yan Qing instinctively felt a sense of crisis. She called Lingxi over and asked, "Will the villas on Lingshan Street infringe on user privacy?" Lingxi was mysterious and a gossip, so she should know something.
Sure enough, Lingxi shook her head firmly, "That's absolutely impossible. However, in our strange world, there's a power ranking list. Adventurers who awaken their powers will appear on it. And this power ranking list can be bought for just 1000 spirit coins."
Lingxi's words greatly inspired her, so she unceremoniously tossed Lingxi a wad of spirit coins.
"Go, buy me a copy of your world's superpower ranking!"
Lingxi was dazzled by the thick stack of spirit coins and ran away happily.
Yan Qing looked at the sun outside the window; it was dim and gloomy, just like her mood at that moment—it was incredibly complex and hard to describe.
Xiao Tao asked cautiously, "Big sister, is something on your mind?"
Yan Qing was actually conflicted. She absolutely didn't want to go to the tomb of the King of Jinzhu Yelang. However, the apocalypse had progressed to this point, and the dungeons were constantly evolving. And having superpowers was the key to survival in future dungeons.
Judging from the current progress, some adventurers have already awakened their supernatural abilities, but the number is very small.
But the future will be different. In five-star dungeons and above, in all high-level dungeons, there will definitely be strange beings with supernatural abilities. At that time, what awaits ordinary people will only be a one-sided massacre.
Therefore, she was determined to obtain the Fire Essence Pill, which could evolve her fire-based abilities.
Lingxi returned shortly after she left, looking very excited.
"Master, I got on the superpower ranking list, and this time I didn't spend any money!" she boasted.
"Oh? Such a good thing?" Yan Qing also became curious. Was Lingxi's inquisitive skill really that useful?
"Yes, I got a copy from Xiao Er. He said his master bought it at a high price! Oh, his master is our next-door neighbor."
So that's how it is. It seems that Sun Gui visited me because he learned from the superpower rankings that I have fire-based superpowers.
It seems they came prepared! She had a feeling that the Jinzhu Yelang King's Tomb that Sun Gui was going to would require the participation of a person with supernatural abilities.
With that, Yan Qing naturally made up her mind.
However, we have to wait for Sun Gui to come to our door before we can discuss terms.
What she was most curious about right now was the list of superpowers that Lingxi had brought.
Because it's a power ranking list circulating in the supernatural world, its style perfectly matches the tastes of the eerie. The power ranking list is made of human skin, entirely blood-red, with the names of power users written in huge black characters.
There weren't many people; she counted them, and there were only fifteen in total.
Several months have passed since the apocalyptic legends began. There are only fifteen people with supernatural abilities in the entire world. Therefore, it can be inferred that awakening supernatural powers is incredibly difficult!
After a quick glance, she discovered that the person ranked first on the superpower list was none other than her old acquaintance—Yue Qi.
It has to be said that Yue Qi truly lives up to his reputation as the male protagonist of the novel "The Apocalypse Arrives"—his efficiency is astounding. In just a few days since they parted ways, he has already risen from an ordinary person to the top of the superpower rankings.
She was completely outmatched by that speed.
Yue Qi's awakened superpower is lightning, which is why he is ranked first.
In the post-apocalyptic world of supernatural tales, the most feared element for the eerie zombies is lightning, followed by her flames. These two abilities are essentially her indispensable weapons for traversing this world of supernatural tales.
Therefore, Yan Qing was not surprised at all to see herself ranked second.
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