The Gods Bestowed Authority Upon the World

The Soul-Reaping Bureau's black jade was made of a highly distinctive material. It had an indescribable warmth and smoothness.

In short, after seeing the piece of black jade, Su Yang was certain of Zhao Shengshen's identity.

Director Zhao had to be a member of the Soul-Reaping Bureau. Otherwise, he wouldn't have known Su Yang's parents and Gai Fengyan.

Su Yang looked away from the square piece of black jade Zhao Shengshen had taken out. After pondering for a moment, he spoke.

"Director, could you tell me more about these Sequence Abilities you mentioned? This isn't the first time I've heard the term!"

Back at the Northern Suburb Cemetery, Su Yang had heard Gai Fengyan mention "Sequence Abilities," and now he had heard the term repeatedly from Zhao Shengshen.

What exactly did "Sequence Ability" mean? Su Yang was eager to learn the secrets hidden by the world.

Zhao Shengshen pulled up a stool and sat down in front of Su Yang. He smiled silently, like a kindly elder teaching a younger generation.

"That's exactly why I'm here! The moment you stepped into this meeting room, you entered my Domain... Su Yang, you've studied physics. You know what a magnetic field is, right?"

"A magnetic field?"

Su Yang looked startled, then a glimmer of understanding dawned on him.

"Director, you mean your Sequence Ability is like a magnetic field, and anyone who enters your Domain is affected?"

Zhao Shengshen smiled and gave Su Yang an approving look.

"That's right! That's what a Domain is! It's something like a magnetic field, except a Domain acts on the mysterious world."

"Didn't you notice how your principal and homeroom teacher obeyed my every word and admired me so much just now? That was the effect of my Domain! Of course, that was only a simple application of it."

Su Yang understood what Zhao Shengshen meant.

No wonder. No wonder the principal had been so eager to curry favor, and Su Yang had felt that inexplicable fondness for the director...

It had all been the influence of Zhao Shengshen's Sequence Ability. How amazing!

Suddenly, something occurred to Su Yang, and he looked at Zhao Shengshen.

"Then, Director, did you become head of the municipal education department because of your mysterious Sequence Ability too?"

But Su Yang immediately realized that what he had said was somewhat inappropriate and hurried to explain himself to Zhao Shengshen.

"I'm not questioning your personal abilities, Director. It's just that your Sequence Ability is such a coincidence..."

Zhao Shengshen waved a hand. "It's all right. My Sequence Ability was indeed part of the reason I became director. There's nothing to hide about that."

"But influencing ordinary people with a Sequence Ability to win glory and riches is the lowest way to use it!"

"We have been favored by the gods and granted one of the seven great Sequence Abilities. We should make it our duty to protect the peaceful and happy lives of the people!"

"If my colleagues in the Soul-Reaping Bureau didn't still need the help my position as education director provides, I would never spend my time on such mundane trifles!"

Zhao Shengshen spoke with measured emphasis and righteous conviction. Combined with his naturally refined and handsome appearance, he looked quite charismatic at that moment.

Even Su Yang was moved by what Zhao Shengshen had just said, and a measure of admiration rose in his heart. He hadn't expected the director to have such lofty ideals!

Su Yang was only a youth who had just turned eighteen, at an age when his spirits were high and his blood ran hot. Hearing Zhao Shengshen's impassioned words firsthand, he lost himself for a moment and murmured to himself.

"Protect the peaceful and happy lives of the people..."

"Can I have such an amazing ability too?"

But Su Yang quickly put the thought aside. These matters were still too far removed from him!

As the saying went, when successful, help the world; when struggling, look after yourself. The most urgent thing was to find his father and mother.

"Of course you can, and yours is the First Sequence Ability, the strongest in direct combat! Otherwise, you wouldn't have become a Sword-Bearer of the Soul-Reaping Bureau!"

Zhao Shengshen raised his hand lightly, and a piece of black jade appeared in it out of thin air, as if by magic.

Su Yang felt in his pocket and found that his piece of black jade had vanished.

That was Su Yang's Soul-Reaping Bureau black jade!

The next moment, Zhao Shengshen's voice reached Su Yang's ears again.

"Only those who possess the First Sequence Ability can become Sword-Bearers of the Soul-Reaping Bureau! In the current generation, there are only a few hundred Sword-Bearers, including you."

"The Soul-Reaping Bureau's Sword-Bearers are like the Land of Peace's Divine Children, the Demon-Suppression Office's Demon-Suppressors, and the Witch Coven's Witches."

"Su Yang, you're fortunate to be one of them. That also means your responsibility is greater, because you were born to wield the sword of the gods!"

Zhao Shengshen returned Su Yang's Soul-Reaping Bureau black jade to him. There was an indescribable meaning in his eyes as he looked at Su Yang again.

Su Yang took his black jade from Zhao Shengshen, wondering to himself how Zhao Shengshen had managed to take it from him.

At the same time, he was stunned by what Zhao Shengshen had just said.

"The First Sequence Ability? Director, you mean me?"

There had been far too much information in what Zhao Shengshen had just said: the First Sequence Ability, the Land of Peace, the Witch Coven, and more.

"Your parents possessed the First Sequence Ability, so as their child, you must be the same as them!"

"It's just that the Sequence Ability in your body hasn't awakened yet! My duty as a Sword-Guardian is to help you awaken it!"

Zhao Shengshen gazed at Su Yang. He had been relaxed and at ease all along, but now he grew somewhat serious.

"The Human Race has seven gods. They are the origin of Sequence Abilities!"

"They took pity on the weakness and ignorance of the people, divided their own authorities, and scattered them across the mortal world. And we... are the lucky ones who received their blessings."

"Based on the characteristics of the authorities the gods divided among the people, Sequence Abilities are grouped into seven categories. The first four are destruction, Enhancement, Domain, and restoration!"

"The gods fell into slumber because they lost their authorities, so we who received their favor naturally took on the responsibility of protecting the mortal world!"

"So, Su Yang, today I'll help you awaken your Sequence Ability! From this day forward, you'll be a Sword-Bearer who transcends the ordinary. Only then will you be qualified to search for your parents' whereabouts."

Seven gods...

The origin of Sequence Abilities...

Seven categories of Sequence Abilities...

Every word Zhao Shengshen spoke hammered at Su Yang's nerves, reshaping his worldview!

So this was what the world was really like! Among ordinary people, there were some who possessed extraordinary abilities! There really were gods watching over the world!

His parents, Su Yang's own parents, possessed the First Sequence Ability!

And he, Su Yang, was about to awaken an ability and become a Sword-Bearer of the Soul-Capturing Bureau!