Chapter 39: The Flame That Burns the World

The corridor. White Crane heard the question, his expression calm.

Before he used her power, he had already thought it might stir Du Lingwei’s perception.

But he still used it.

Through these days of observation, he had noticed the anomalies of this world.

Therefore, revealing this gift was itself a part of the plan.

At this moment, he said: “I only have one talent.”

That statement was true.

If White Crane possessed two talents, then with Jiang He’s 【Ferryman of Time】, he should have been able to borrow two talents as well.

But surely, Du Lingwei could not have sensed wrong?

Jiang He asked: “Then that Flame Spirit Guardian talent is…”

Halfway through his words, Jiang He suddenly recalled the future that White Crane had spoken of, recalled Du Lingwei’s talent, and realization dawned upon him.

Sure enough, White Crane said: “That is her talent.”

He paused briefly, then added: “To be more precise, it is her mother’s talent.”

Jiang He had just understood, but upon hearing this, became confused again.

Why was it now connected to Du Lingwei’s mother?

White Crane said: “Many years ago, there was another Transcendent Rampage in Central State City. It too caused widespread casualties. Among them was a fire-ability transcendent. The transcendent flame he left behind was extremely stubborn, almost impossible to extinguish.”

“At that time, Du Lingwei and her mother were still ordinary people. They were caught in the incident, trapped in the fire.”

Jiang He had experienced more than one Transcendent Rampage, and knew deeply its terror.

He could easily imagine that in those blazing transcendent flames, it was a living hell.

But fire was everywhere, inescapable. In that hellish environment, how had Du Lingwei survived?

White Crane gave the answer: “Within the fire, Du Lingwei’s mother awakened an A-rank talent, 【Spirit of Flame】.”

The rule of 【Awakening before age eighteen】 only applied to those born after the millennium.

Du Lingwei’s mother had clearly been born before the millennium, and had latent transcendent power that had never awakened.

It was not until the fire’s stimulation that she finally awakened her own talent.

And it was an A-rank flame talent!

However…

“If what burned back then had been ordinary fire, perhaps her mother might have survived… but unfortunately it was transcendent flame.”

“Even if she awakened an A-rank talent, the difference in energy levels could not be changed. She could only be burned alive in the flames.”

“However, the Spirit of Flame talent had a special ‘death-speech’ effect. At the brink of death, it was successfully triggered. Her will transformed into a fire spirit, entrusted onto her daughter, becoming a new talent.”

“【Flame Spirit Guardian】.”

“It was under her protection that Du Lingwei endured until the fire brigade arrived and rescued her.”

“And thus she became an A-rank talent user.”

The rest did not need to be said by White Crane.

Since Du Lingwei had the Flame Spirit Guardian talent, naturally she also inherited the same death-speech ability.

Combined with what White Crane had said earlier—that his wife and child had died in the future…

It was clear that before Du Lingwei’s death, she had transformed her will into a fire spirit, entrusted onto White Crane, becoming a new Flame Spirit Guardian.

That lingering flame contained almost all of her love.

At the same time, Jiang He could also imagine…

That flame eventually turned into the blaze that burned White Crane’s heart.

Every beat of it fanned the hatred within him.

It became the “Flame of Hatred,” until it burned down the entire world.

“Jiang He?”

Du Lingwei’s voice rang out, her eyes full of confusion.

She had only asked two questions—so why did Jiang He suddenly stand frozen, his expression constantly changing?

And now, why did his expression look so… sorrowful?

What exactly did the Flame Spirit Guardian talent used by that white-haired man represent?

“…It’s nothing.”

Jiang He returned to his senses, pressed down the surging emotions, and forced a smile.

What White Crane had said clearly could not be told to Du Lingwei.

After some thought, he explained.

“He is a senior of mine. He took a liking to my talent, and privately taught me how to use Word-Spirit.”

“As for the flame talent he used… that should be the effect of Word-Spirit.”

“Word-Spirit effect?” Du Lingwei’s expression was skeptical.

Jiang He replied calmly: “Yes. Word-Spirit is a universal talent. As long as it is strong enough, copying other talents is a simple matter.”

“At that time, besides me, only your Flame Spirit Guardian talent was of the highest quality, so he took a liking to it and copied it.”

“You don’t need to mind this too much.”

An S-rank Word-Spirit talent could copy other talents?!

That was way too strong!

Du Lingwei was dumbfounded.

Still, she felt something was not quite right.

The first time she saw the white-haired man, he had not used Flame Spirit Guardian, yet she still felt a faint sense of familiarity…

While Du Lingwei was puzzled, Jiang He asked at just the right moment.

“Do you really think someone could have two talents?”

Du Lingwei was left speechless.

According to known transcendent rules, a transcendent could only awaken one talent.

Until now, there had never been a precedent for dual talents.

It seemed she had been overthinking.

“Thank you.”

Seeing Du Lingwei finally give up questioning, Jiang He let out a breath of relief.

At that moment, White Crane’s voice sounded.

“Bro, you’ve talked yourself into a hole.”

Jiang He: “…What do you mean?”

White Crane: “With what you just said, when Du Lingwei awakens dual talents, won’t that obviously be a problem?”

“Du Lingwei will awaken dual talents?!”

Jiang He was stunned, his heart skipped a beat.

That’s right!

According to White Crane, the Flame Spirit Guardian talent came from Du Lingwei’s mother.

It was her mother’s talent, only transferred to her after death.

Du Lingwei herself was still under eighteen, and had not yet awakened her own talent!

Because Du Lingwei was already a C-rank transcendent, Jiang He had subconsciously overlooked this fact—

He had implied to Du Lingwei that no one could have two talents, dispelling her doubts.

Yet Du Lingwei herself was precisely a future dual-talent user!

“Because she obtained an external talent early, activating transcendent power, her own talent was suppressed and could not awaken.”

“But when she breaks through to B-rank and can create her exclusive profession, her suppressed talent will be forcibly activated, advancing her into a dual-talent user.”

“When that time comes, she’ll remember what you said today.”

Outside the fire spirit room, White Crane paused, then shrugged.

“Well, anyway, I’m going back tomorrow. You figure it out yourself… or discuss it with another one of us.”

“Not my problem anymore.”

“…White Crane, you son of a bitch!!”

Jiang He lost his composure.

But after one outburst, he tossed the matter aside.

What happened yesterday had passed. Tomorrow’s matters would be dealt with tomorrow.

Every week, the future heroic spirit refreshed—who knew what the future would look like by the time Du Lingwei reached B-rank?

He would think about it later.

That aside…

“White Crane, Du Lingwei is a dual-talent user. What is her other talent?”

“Remember this.” White Crane said: “In my timeline, her second talent was, the A-rank talent 【True Flame of Burning Spirit】.”

Jiang He’s eyes widened.

Damn, another A-rank!

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