chapter 37

Hou woke up early the next morning and called for Hamar, Armen and Penn. These three were the middle ranked leaders, and so Hou decided to give each one of his false spirit wills of varying strength.

Hou had watched carefully when Yue created the blood formation to create a shell for the false spirit wills. He was confident in being able to pull it off himself.

"I want to give each of you another ability, this one is a bit special though. Just take it and tell me what it does that's all"

The three agreed and waited for Hou to pass it on. Instead of the usual parasite, Hou placed his hand on them and manipulated their blood to create a formation which he placed the false spirit will in.

All that was left to show they had a new ability, was a small tattoo like mark, the red dots in the shape of a triangle. The marks were different sizes, according to the 'strength', size/density of will used to create it, of the false spirit will.

"So what, we just use it now?" Hamar was confused and asked for clarification.

"Yep just tell me what it does, if it isn't obvious to me of course. Just go one after the other, first you Hamar, then Armen, then Penn"

The three nodded and Hamar stepped forward and activated his ability. From his arm, where the false will lived, a light went across his arm and covered it fully. Hou saw this and stepped forward,

"You don't mind if I test this a little?"

"Go ahead"

Hou moved his finger into the light and he slowed to an almost stop, was he was in the light, it slowly shrunk. When the light stopped, Hou's finger was free and moved again.

'it must be something to do with time considering the spirit will it originated from... Maybe instead of regressing time it just slowed it down inside the light'

"Interesting, we need to do more conclusive testing but I'm sure you can already think of some uses. Now you, Armen."

Hamar stepped back and Armen went forth. He activated the ability and a thinner light covered Armen's whole body. He felt power and moved forward, moving super fast. But also he felt another thing...

"Hou do you remember that red vine I had in my right leg? For some reason while I'm in this light I can feel that parasite reacting. Should I try it?"

"That's the one we couldn't understand what it does... Yeah try it"

'Maybe the reason I couldn't notice that parasite's ability is because it has to do with time?'

Armen started running and activated the parasite on his right leg, he then was stood back with the others as Hou had just transferred the spirit will to him.

"Hou." Armen had a serious expression and looked towards Hou.

"Yes is there a problem?"

"I think I know what my ability does..."

"How? You just got it."

"Well, you remember that unknown parasite on my right leg, well when I used it in addition to this new ability, I jumped back in time"

Hou stood there confused and looked at Armen noticing his serious expression,

"I...see. this time activate the parasite but without the new ability"

Armen walked a step forward and activated his parasite.

...

"...without the new ability"

Armen had jumped back but only a moment,

"I just did. When I don't use the new ability it only goes back a moment but with it, it does back a few minutes."

"Absolutely amazing! This is amazing, what does the new ability do, without the parasite?"

"I don't know it feels like I move faster than everyone, or time is slower"

"I can deduce it probably speeds up your time and when you activate the parasite they work together and create a more miraculous effect"

Hou nodded at Armen and told him to limit their usage together to only when it's needed. Hou did this because as he looked at the original spirit will be noticed it was exhausted and his qi had been used. It seems the strength of the effect is mostly due to his spirit will and the parasite is only the key to start it.

They then looked at Hamar's ability again and saw the same effects as before, but only Armen knew that.

Hou then turned to Penn, and asked him to treat his ability. Penn had gotten the weakest false will, and so Hou expected the least.

Penn stepped forward and before he activated his ability, Hou noticed some qi had disappeared from him and Penn touched his head.

"Weird, I don't know what happened but I had a flash of vision before I even activated it"

"Wait a minute.." Hou stopped Penn and walked forward,

"When I punch, I want you to activate your ability as soon as you can"

Hou waited and randomly without warning punched, surprisingly Penn dodged it just in time.

"I got a vision of you punching and could dodge it!"

"It's as I expected, your ability sends a vision of the present to the past, but without your memory of it happening. So it seems that you get random visions but it's actually you activating the ability in the future"

Hou had tested all the abilities and saw there effects, looking greatly at the prospects of his future. To conclude, the three different strengths had different abilities, slow time, speed time and send a vision of the future. From now on this will be Hou sect's specialty ability!

Hou concluded his testing and took back his abilities,

"Sorry, I shouldn't just give you these for free, if you want them, earn them"

The three did not mind and went back to the main camp, where everyone was packed and waited to start moving.

Hou flew to the front and shouted back,

"Let's move! Be careful and watch out, from now on there will be monsters and parasites. Call it if you see ANYTHING!"