Ling Xiao shook his head.
"Anomaly Equipment refers to Anomalies that can be tamed and controlled by humans," Sun Hang said. "Qualified Users are the people who control those Anomalies."
Ling Xiao nodded.
Sun Hang once again pulled the longsword from the terracotta soldier's hand and said to Ling Xiao, "This sword is actually an Anomaly too. Its ability is to create an air blade as long as the sword itself after striking a target, following the direction of the attack... But for someone who can't control it, whether the air blade appears is purely down to luck."
Sun Hang swung the sword at the terracotta soldier, making more than a dozen consecutive slashing motions through the air. Yet only one slash triggered the air blade effect, leaving a shallow mark on the soldier's armor.
"Ever played video games?" Sun Hang asked.
Ling Xiao nodded again.
"This sword is like one of those weapons in games with special attack effects. But in an ordinary person's hands, the chance of triggering that effect is only around five percent. In a Qualified User's hands, though, that chance can be greatly increased—possibly even to one hundred percent," Sun Hang continued. "And this is just ordinary Anomaly Equipment. With some of the more powerful ones, if a non-Qualified User comes into contact with them, not only will they be unable to use their power, they can easily suffer backlash instead..."
"Backlash?"
"Forget distant examples. Take the armor Ye Jiu is wearing—the set that looks like a movie prop. That thing is a set of Anomaly Equipment called 'Slaughter.' Don't be fooled by how Ye Jiu walks around in it like nothing's wrong. If anyone else put on Slaughter, their mind would immediately fall under its control. They'd turn into a bloodthirsty madman who killed