Chapter 28: My Ability Is to Predict the Future

The scene was a bit unsettling. Even though Fang Xiu had seen many inexplicable and bizarre things, he still couldn't bring himself to look directly at Zhao Hao at that moment.

However, Fang Xiu soon noticed something unusual. Through his spiritual perception, he discovered that Zhao Hao's body was also emitting spiritual fluctuations!

Was Zhao Hao about to awaken his spiritual essence?

The next moment, Zhao Hao suddenly sat up from the ground, his face flushed and breathing heavily.

After taking in his surroundings, he paused for a moment before breaking into a wide smile.

"Xiu Ge, am I…"

Before he could finish his sentence, he seemed to suddenly realize something, his eyes filled with caution as he looked at Fang Xiu.

"Are you Xiu Ge?"

Seeing Zhao Hao's reaction, Fang Xiu felt that the other had grown, at least a little, though not much.

To prove this wasn't a dream, Fang Xiu spoke up: "The plumber's revenge, the giant-breasted female patient, the abalone game, the flight attendant's private service, Avatar..."

"Ah! Stop talking! You really did peek at my phone, Brother Xiu!" Zhao Hao stood up from the ground with a very embarrassed expression and hurriedly stopped Fang Xiu.

"Alright, let's get ready to leave."

Zhao Hao nodded, but when he saw the gruesome state of his two colleagues, his pupils contracted involuntarily, and he sighed.

This time, the two stood before the true gate.

Previously, what they had called "opening the gate" had all been within a dream. Every time they reached the gate, they had already entered the dream.

Fang Xiu placed his hand on the door and suddenly felt something was off.

Why hadn't the "Gui" appeared this time?

The first time they broke the dream, only he had survived, and the "Gui" had appeared, asking him why he wasn't afraid.

In the subsequent attempts to break the dream, the strange entity had never appeared. Fang Xiu speculated that it was because Zhao Hao and the others were still alive, so the entity remained within the dream and did not emerge.

But this final time, with everyone's dreams having ended, the strange entity had unusually failed to appear. Why was that?

For some reason, Fang Xiu suddenly recalled Zhao Hao's actions before he was about to awaken—kissing and grabbing at the air. Could it be...

He already had a hunch, but he didn't ask immediately. Instead, he pushed open the door.

What greeted his eyes was a darkness as black as a black hole.

The two walked into it, and after about ten minutes, they finally saw light.

As the light dispersed, the darkness receded like a tide, revealing the outside world.

They found themselves on the street.

This time, Fang Xiu was certain it wasn't a dream, for he saw the indescribable oddities on the dome, and even a few scattered ones in the nearby grove.

Behind them, not far away, was the sales office of Bai Liu Academy, while Qing Shan Mental Hospital had vanished.

However, in Fang Xiu's perception, Qing Shan Mental Hospital had not disappeared; it was still there, embedded within the sales office.

This puzzled Fang Xiu. Why could he see the mental hospital before, but not now?

Previously, the sales office could not block the view of the mental hospital, yet now the mental hospital had merged into the sales office.

Could it be that the mental hospital had merged into reality, so it was now obscured by real-world scenery, whereas before it had been in a illusory state and thus not obscured?

"Great news, Xiu Ge! We're out!" Zhao Hao exclaimed excitedly.

Fang Xiu didn't respond but asked, "Ri Tian, have you awakened your spiritual essence?"

"Spiritual essence?" Zhao Hao frowned. " Earlier in the illusion, I felt a strange sensation."

After speaking, he closed his eyes and sensed carefully. Moments later, he opened his eyes with a look of wild joy.

"Xiu Ge, I feel like I've become a superhero now. Not only have my five senses enhanced, but my strength has also increased. If that long-legged weirdo appears before me again, I'll knock her out with one punch!"

Fang Xiu nodded, not surprised by this.

After all, Zhao Hao had already touched many thighs before, and had experienced life and death in the dream realm, as well as prolonged, intimate contact with the strange entity controlling the dream realm, fulfilling the conditions for awakening spirituality.

However, in the state of setting up a tent, what ability would Zhao Hao awaken?

"What ability did you awaken?"

"Ability?" Zhao Hao sensed for a moment and scratched his head, "I don't seem to sense any ability."

"You don't sense it?" Fang Xiu was immediately surprised, but since he wasn't very familiar with spirituality either, he didn't ask further.

"Am I really without abilities? Didn't Wang Ziting say that everyone who awakens their spirituality gains abilities?" Zhao Hao's expression turned somber, his face drooping.

"Xiu Ge, what's your ability?"

"Forecasting the future."

"What!? Forecasting the future!?" Zhao Hao was utterly stunned.

Fang Xiu nodded calmly.

It wasn't that he was intentionally deceiving Zhao Hao; rather, he was planning for the future. With his ability to reset death, he would inevitably exhibit various prophetic abilities to some extent, so it was better to simply say he could foresee the future.

Moreover, the ability to foresee the future was extremely valuable. If there truly existed an organization of spirit masters, he could likely gain significant benefits through this ability.

Since this world had strange phenomena but no major chaos, and there were few reports of such phenomena from the outside world, it meant that there must be a massive Spirit Master organization maintaining social order. They must possess methods to grow stronger and various resources advantageous to Spirit Masters.

Fang Xiu's desire to grow stronger was intense, so he had to elevate his own value. As for staying low-key? Making a fortune quietly? Playing the fool to catch the wise?

Before being killed by the strange phenomena so many times, he might have chosen to stay low-key and avoid drawing attention. But now, he only wants to grow stronger quickly and seek revenge.

Just like in fantasy novels, where prodigious disciples receive abundant resources no matter which sect they join, Fang Xiu now needs to pretend to be a prodigy.

As for why he doesn't reveal his true abilities?

It's simple: he doesn't know if dual-ability users exist in this world. If it's like in the anime One Piece from his previous life, where one can only eat one fruit and possess one ability, then revealing his dual abilities would be asking to be sliced up.

Sometimes, being half a step ahead makes you a genius, but being one step ahead makes you a madman.

"Xiu Ge, no wonder you knew which path to take in the ghost domain and were aware of the anomalies in the safe passage. Your ability is to foresee the future!"

Zhao Hao suddenly realized it. Earlier, he had been too afraid in the Mysterious Realm to notice Fang Xiu's ability to foresee the future. He had simply followed the other's instructions instinctively. Now, looking back, every decision Fang Xiu had made had been correct, including how to save himself.

What else could it be but the ability to foresee the future?

He was initially delighted that Fang Xiu had such an extraordinary ability, but soon, upon realizing his own lack of ability, he fell into despair, even more so than before.

"I fear my brother suffers, yet I also fear he drives a Land Rover." This phrase perfectly captured Zhao Hao's mindset.