Starting as an infant, with parents who are blond-haired delinquents?

The group was no longer talking about anything; even they couldn't fully understand what Zhang Chaoqiang had just done.

In such a critical situation, what Zhang Chaoqiang displayed was truly a life-saving skill!

"He seemed to have used a diffusion technique to spread the scent of Huang Feng's perfume, and he also seemed to have used some special martial arts techniques to stop Liu Feng in time."

As Bai Lu sized up Zhang Chaoqiang, he was constantly surprised and astonished. Just how many more tricks did this kid have up his sleeve?

It can fly and has such a unique and powerful mechanism, it's simply invincible!

Similarly, the feeling of gain and loss became even heavier in their hearts, as the mission had not yet been completed and an unexpected incident occurred.

One of the original goals was to further strengthen the bond between Zhang Chaoqiang and them, and to try to work things out together.

Who would have thought that they would die before they even got started, and they couldn't even protect Zhang Chaoqiang's life.

At such a critical moment, they played no role whatsoever and were completely useless. How could Zhang Chaoqiang possibly rely on them or have enough confidence in them?

But let's put that aside for now. The most important thing right now is to figure out what exactly went wrong with Liu Feng.

Why would he suddenly launch a sneak attack on Zhang Chaoqiang, and why was there no prior warning, or any warning they couldn't detect?

Wow!

The buckets of water woke Liu Feng up, and he immediately felt a sensation of both ice and fire.

Before he could react, he was bound hand and foot by the investigators. At this point, Liu Feng had lost the composure he had when he first encountered the group of investigators.

He's become somewhat different...

After careful observation, Bai Lu noticed: "Violent, an immeasurable amount of violence compared to before, and..."

This unique, violent emotion seemed to be primarily directed at two people.

The sources are Zhang Chaoqiang and Huang Feng respectively!

Furthermore, when Zhang Chaoqiang tentatively flew to his side in mid-air, using both hands and feet as if swimming.

With a low growl like a ferocious beast, it instantly wanted to attack Zhang Chaoqiang.

That was Zhang Chaoqiang, now it's Zhang Chaoqiang and Huang Feng.

Because Liu Feng's current attitude towards Huang Feng is the same; he no longer has the fear of their power he initially felt. In other words, Liu Feng seems like a completely different person now…

Why is this happening?

The investigators' doubts were quickly answered by years of research and various theories.

Perhaps it's because Zhang Chaoqiang and Huang Feng share a common characteristic!

It means that the mechanism has been used.

And since he came in, Zhang Chaoqiang has been constantly using his abilities.

However, when Liu Feng rioted and launched a sneak attack on Zhang Chaoqiang, he did not have the same violent emotions towards Huang Feng.

However, after Huang Feng used paralysis on him, he also developed a violent attitude towards Huang Feng.

This aggressive urge to devour the other person alive suggests that their anger towards the two is like an inextinguishable raging fire.

Regarding the issue of conducting further verification.

Bai Lu decided to try it himself, and see if he could alleviate Liu Feng's condition a little.

"Do you remember my abilities?" Bai Lu suddenly asked Zhang Chaoqiang.

Then, he opened his palm and covered Liu Feng's head.

"This current violent state is Liu Feng's most obvious condition. My [Healing] can reduce his most pronounced condition by half, not only alleviating Liu Feng's condition but also trying to keep him conscious..."

"We can also verify whether he only experiences aggressive emotions, actions, and desires towards those against whom he has used his abilities!"

Soon, under the influence of healing, Liu Feng's expression suddenly shifted from extreme violence and anger to confusion.

A second later, his eyes, which had been bloodshot, were temporarily calmed.

The low growl, like that of a wild beast, hadn't dissipated, but the flames of anger in his eyes had lessened considerably.

Successful.

Bai Lu's healing ability can indeed halve the effect of any obvious status condition.

After his verification, Liu Feng's original violent state was reduced by half, and he also developed an attack desire on Bai Lu out of nowhere.

This precisely illustrates that Liu Feng's unusual behavior is closely related to those who had previously used their abilities against him.

After a brief moment of contemplation, Bai Lu and Huang Feng, based on Liu Feng's behavior just now, finally came to a conclusion.

"Two tigers cannot share one mountain! It's basically confirmed that Liu Feng possesses the power exerted by a strange beast."

Chapter 182 Stealing Characteristics

The desire to compete is not unique to humans.

It is also not a characteristic of demonic beasts.

The same applies to mythical beasts.

Even the most aloof and powerful divine beasts harbor inherent hostility and jealousy towards their own kind.

The saying goes, "Two tigers cannot share one mountain." This phenomenon and its underlying principles were discovered by the Investigation Bureau years ago.

The strange beasts will not appear in one place at the same time.

Their inherent arrogance prevents them from sharing territory with others.

Therefore, some of the investigators from the Bureau of Investigation at that time discovered, based on clues left by their ancestors, that the strange beasts never appeared within a hundred kilometers.

Similarly, the investigation bureau later proved through various phenomena that the gathering of strange beasts in the same area would lead to problems and conflicts.

Each beast possesses an endless state of ferocity and boundless rage towards its opponent; they are all incredibly proud beings. This demonstrates their deep respect for their territory.

The investigation bureau placed the spirits of several strange beasts together in a reusable bottle that could isolate everything.

The result was that, having lost all primal will, the beasts, without any subjective consciousness, still chose to fight and kill each other.

Note that this is done without any conscious effort, completely following their own instincts.

From the moment they were born in the world, they harbored an inherent resistance to each other.

This cannot be changed by their subjective consciousness.

"The same situation applies to Liu Feng now."

The strange beasts in Jushan must have exerted their power on him. This power was not a mechanical ability, but rather the power of an individual beast that had been integrated into his body.

Therefore, when we apply the mechanics and abilities we obtained from the alien beasts to him, the alien beast power within him can be easily detected.

"You have to understand that, unlike beasts, mechanical abilities don't create a situation where two tigers can't share the same mountain only when they are used and released on other beasts."

Therefore, when our mechanism was applied to Liu Feng, the beastly power within him, acting on instinct, sought the source of the invading power and attempted to eliminate it.

"To put it simply, Liu Feng's body has become that beast's territory, and it considers the mechanisms and abilities released on him—that is, us—to be other beast enemies trying to compete with it for territory!"

Finally, Bai Lu offered his own conjecture:

"I just don't know if this strange beast is actually the Stealing Fat Beast. According to ancient legends and local chronicles, the Stealing Fat Beast doesn't seem to have any special abilities."

It simply records the incident of it greedily stealing and eating photinia flowers in the Jushan Mountains…

Now, the whole situation is becoming clearer. With Zhang Chaoqiang's help, Liu Feng's body is much calmer than before.

Zhang Chaoqiang's "Burning Eyes" made him feel his own anger, which reduced Liu Feng's violence to some extent. Similarly, under Bai Lu's healing, Liu Feng's previous abnormal state was also restored by half.

With their hands and feet bound, things were in trouble. For the moment, they couldn't find the best way to deal with the situation. Liu Feng, who had been acting as the guide, had also lost his mind. The look in his eyes as he looked at Zhang Chaoqiang, Huang Feng, and Bai Lu was ferocious and terrifying.

Countless thoughts of wanting to tear it apart kept surging in his mind.

Unfortunately, Bai Lu's healing has a time limit; otherwise, if he were to continue using it on him, he could recover to near normal.

With their only clue lost, the group had given up hope of finding the way Liu Feng had come from.

We might as well continue adjusting our strategy.

Now, it is at least certain that Liu Feng and the others who had been here before all possessed the power exerted by the strange beasts.

That force is the source of the desire to steal.

And that compels them to go there.

"Comrade Zhang Chaoqiang, what are your thoughts on this?"

After a heated argument, it was clear that everyone in the team had different ideas, but the decision ultimately depended on Huang Feng and Bai Lu.

But who would have thought that the two would also have disagreements?

When Zhang Chaoqiang was asked questions by Huang Feng and Bai Lu, he casually replied:

How long has it been since the ancient story of stealing and consuming the oil from the sacred flower of Photinia?

"It was probably more than three thousand years ago."

"So when did the Photinia Spirit Flower lose its traces of growing on Mount Ju and completely disappear from this mountain range? How long ago was that?"

"It was probably two or three thousand years ago..."

Zhang Chaoqiang then asked, "Besides this, has the theft of grease reappeared in any other historical records, local chronicles, or legends?"

"No, I'm sure."

"So when did it become impossible to detect any life energy in Jushan?"

"last month."

After a brief period of thought, Zhang Chaoqiang made a bold hypothesis and then carefully verified it.

He put forward his extremely bold hypothesis and analysis: "Uncles, do you think it's possible that the ability to steal fat is exactly the same as stealing?"

Bai Lu and Huang Feng were discussing what to do next. Their analysis of Zhang Chaoqiang's questions was also to see what Zhang Chaoqiang would do next.

But no one expected that Zhang Chaoqiang wasn't thinking about how to restore Liu Feng to normal, nor was he suggesting how to find the stolen fat.

It's actually the ability to guess fat theft?

The packaging images are for reference only. In most cases, the abilities that people acquire from mythical beasts are different from the original abilities of the beasts.

This possibility exists in both the big picture and in the small details.