Testing

"Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!"

A halo of light rippled across Zhou Xuan's body.

Zheng Guomin kept changing his attack angles, occasionally gathering some Origin Power in his fists, trying to break through Zhou Xuan's defenses.

But none of it worked.

Zhou Xuan just stood there, making no attempt to defend himself.

Everyone opened their eyes slightly, watching the scene before them, pondering the characteristics of this ability, and whether they had any methods if they were to use it.

Shen Heng was also watching this scene.

Just like before, he tried to extend his mental energy over there, attempting to discover something.

But apart from a void and the ripples of Origin Power caused by Zheng Guomin's strike, nothing could be detected.

"Is this ability of a higher level than the Profitable Golden Spear? Or is it only manifested after it has been internalized?"

Raising his gaze to look at Zheng Guomin, who was still attempting an attack, Shen Heng said:

"Alright, stop now. Let's try out the effects of different attacks!"

Upon hearing this, the two stopped.

After looking around, Shen Heng's gaze fell on Han Ling.

Han Ling walked over calmly, taking the sniper rifle from behind her.

Seeing this, Zhou Xuan couldn't help but twitch his lips twice. "Sister Han, you'd better be gentle!"

"Hmm." Han Ling responded calmly, raising her sniper rifle and aiming it at Zhou Xuan. "Let me know when you're ready!"

Looking at the dark muzzle of the gun, Zhou Xuan subconsciously swallowed.

Although he had been told to be gentle beforehand, and the recent test had given him a certain understanding of his own abilities, he still couldn't help but feel a little uneasy compared to the other two, as he had a deeper understanding of the power of Han Ling's attacks.

He took a deep breath and said:

"Ready!"

One second after Zhou Xuan finished speaking.

"Bang!"

Gunshots rang out.

The next moment, accompanied by an even louder explosion, flames engulfed Zhou Xuan.

"Will... everything be alright?" Wu Hao couldn't help but wonder, looking at the scene before him.

Unfortunately, this attack is completely different from Zheng Guomin's attack just now.

Although Zhou Xuan said earlier that he could withstand any attack that could harm him, it was just his statement; no one had actually witnessed it.

Everyone stared intently at that spot.

The flames surged, but in an instant, they quickly subsided.

A figure reappeared in everyone's sight.

He remained standing there, motionless, his clothes undamaged. The only change was in his expression, which was even more uneasy than when Zheng Guomin had initially attacked him.

Seeing everyone, Zhou Xuan breathed a sigh of relief and smiled:

"When those flames engulfed the area, I thought something terrible was going to happen!"

"It seems it can indeed defend against any attack!" Shen Heng nodded.

"Of course, once you've been summoned to the Godhood, you'll automatically know roughly how to use the abilities!" Zhou Xuan chuckled.

Shen Heng nodded, then looked at Wu Hao and Qin Yu, "You two should give it a try too!"

After that, Qin Yu and Wu Hao both tried it, but neither of them had any effect.

Shen Heng was the last to go up.

After drawing his longsword, he pondered for a moment and maintained the triple -Vibrating Blade stance.

Then he looked up at Zhou Xuan.

Are you ready?

"Okay, that's fine!" Zhou Xuan nodded.

Shen Heng glanced at him, then raised his long sword and gently leaned towards it without using any force.

The long sword made contact with the clothing, and then...

"Buzz..."

A pale white halo rippled continuously before the longsword.

Shen Heng did not sheathe his sword to continue the attack, but he also made no other moves, simply holding the sword down.

He lowered his eyes slightly, his gaze fixed on the spot where the long sword had struck the clothing, recalling the entire incident in his mind.

Did you hit it?

It did indeed hit. Both the distance and the sensation just returned indicated that the longsword had indeed struck Zhou Xuan.

So, is this ability truly something that one first experiences, assesses, and then counteracts after determining it will cause harm?

No, Zhou Xuan hasn't retreated since his ability took effect, which means his body isn't under any pressure anymore.

So, the process starts by determining if the object will cause damage, and then canceling the effect if it won't.

Is this a passive ability, not an active one?

One message after another flashed through Shen Heng's mind.

Compared to ordinary abilities, this ability seems to have an additional layer of mechanism.

After a moment, having reviewed all the information and confirmed that there were no further doubts, Shen Heng glanced at the rippling waves again, hesitated for a moment, and then extended his mental energy over them once more.

Across from him, Zhou Xuan kept glancing at Shen Heng.

He originally thought the captain would soon raise his longsword and unleash a more powerful slash, but to his surprise, the opponent simply maintained that attacking stance.

If nothing else happened, that would be fine, but...

After hesitating for a moment, seeing that his captain didn't seem to be going to stop anytime soon, Zhou Xuan gritted his teeth and took two steps back.

With nothing to block it, the longsword slashed straight forward.

Shen Heng looked up at Zhou Xuan.

"How?"

"Uh... the Origin Power I recharged is almost used up!" Zhou Xuan coughed lightly.

Will continuous attacks continuously deplete Origin Power?... Shen Heng nodded and sheathed his longsword.

"So you can defend against all attacks, right?" Shen Heng asked.

"Yes." Zhou Xuan nodded affirmatively.

"What about the First Tier up?" Shen Heng asked.

"Uh..." Upon hearing this question, Zhou Xuan hesitated for a moment, but ultimately replied, "As long as it doesn't deplete all my Origin Power at once, it can be defended against!"

Shen Heng glanced at the group of people who had approached and continued to ask.

"Still two Origin Power? One from the storage pool, and one from your own?"

"Yes!" Zhou Xuan nodded.

"Is there a limit to the storage pool? If you have a lot of Origin Crystal, can you store two, three, or even more Origin Crystal in it?" Shen Heng asked.

"Uh..." Zhou Xuan hesitated again.

He closed his eyes to sense it for a moment, then shook his head and said:

"No, the limit is roughly the total amount of my own Origin Power."

"So, the higher your rank, the more Origin Power you have, and the more Origin Power you can store?" Shen Heng asked.

"Yes, that's right!" Zhou Xuan nodded.

"Of the attacks we just defended against, which type consumed the most Origin Power?" Shen Heng asked.

Zhou Xuan pondered for a moment, "Defending against Sister Han's attacks consumes the most Origin Power, followed by Brother Wu, Qin Yu and Old Zheng, which are about the same, and then, um..."

Zhou Xuan glanced at Shen Heng,

"Resisting your attacks, Captain, consumes the least amount of Origin Power, but it must be done continuously."