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“I’ve tried so many ways to use this dark aura sphere, how could I’ve not thought of walking through walls?”
Xu Liao was so happy that his head almost hit the roof when he jumped for joy after accidentally finding out the new ability.
Xu Liao’s mother sensed a presence behind her and swung around. Xu Liao jumped and immediately closed his palm, absorbing the dark aura sphere back into his body without her noticing.
“Why are you so exceptionally happy today?” She raised her brow in suspicion. Her eyes scanning him from head to toe.
“It’s nothing! Just some school matters!” Xu Liao grinned mischievously.
Xu Liao’s mother rolled her eyes and shrugged, continuing with her ch.o.r.es. Xu Liao kept an innocent smile on his face while he made his way to the table side. He gulped down his breakfast, swung his backpack over his shoulders and hurriedly left for school. In the past, Xu Liao would also leave for school in a hurry, but since he woke up early today and was in high spirits, he strolled down the street to school.
Xu Liao couldn’t help but feel excited to test out his new ability. However, he remembered that there would be surveillance cameras everywhere and dropped the idea. Wouldn’t it cause serious consequences if the government noticed this? He then started to look for isolated areas instead to test his ability “Dark Aura Wall Piercing”
Xu Liao was walking on the path to school that he had walked for over a thousand times so he was very familiar with the route. However, after crossing a street he couldn’t recognize the path.
He sank deep in thought, he knew that on the way to school there would be a split in the road, heading left will lead to the Wan Shou path, right would bring him to Cui Wei path. These two paths are not for commercial purposes though many people still use it. He turned right, walking past the Wan Shou path and it lead him to a bustling commerical street. This was absolutely not the Cui Wei path that he knew. There was no such street on his way to school. Xu Liao had initially thought he took the wrong turn, however after taking a look at his surroundings, he felt something was amiss.
The buildings on the street were traditionally designed and rather amusing. No matter which direction he looked from the path, he realized he could not spot any tall city buildings. Both sides of the street were cottages, only once in a while could he spot one or two story buildings. The building that was most conspicuous was a five story building. It was definitely not the style of a big city.
Xu Liao had lived in the city for over ten years and was quite sure that this street hadn’t existed before.
Aside from the traditional buildings, the people gave Xu Liao an even weirder vibe.
Most people on the street are dressed in the normal “city outfit”, there were even students like Xu Liao. However, a small portion of people dressed totally out of the ordinary. The dress code wasn’t consistent. Was it an ancient robe? Or was it a style from an ancient dynasty? This small portion of people looked as if nothing was wrong as they walked down the street. They definitely weren’t cosplaying.
Pulling his gaze away from the buildings and regular people, Xu Liao gaped for at least two minutes when he a.n.a.lyzed the crowd carefully. There were monsters! Monsters! There was someone with a head of a pig, dragging cans of beer behind him. Next to him, a pretty woman with a long elegant tail curled behind her back. On the other side, with a height of three meters stood a gremlin with an elephant head, wearing a vest that clearly showed “Moving House Services” and was carrying gigantic boxes. All these monsters looked so realistic. It absolutely couldn’t be make-up or outfits.
“…Am I hallucinating?”
Going to school had totally slipped from Xu Liao’s mind as he stared with a blank expression. He rubbed his eyes in disbelief.
“Xu Liao! It’s time for school! Why are you just standing here?”
Xu Liao turned around and took a few steps back in surprise: “Zhao Yan Qin! Why is it you!”
This girl was Xu Liao’s cla.s.smate. She was rather average in her looks and studies. Most of the time she was really quiet and out of the limelight, and she only had a few friends. Xu Liao and Zhao Yan Qin were cla.s.smates for two years, but he could not remember the last time they had a conversation.
“Why wouldn’t it be me? How long have you been awakened? It’s my first time seeing you here in Huai Demon Street.”
“Huh? Awakened? What in the ghost is that? What is Huai Demon Street?”
Zhao Yan Qing smacked her forehead with her palm. She sighed as she spoke:”Have your parents not mentioned this to you before?”
“My parents are normal humans alright?” Xu Liao exclaimed.
Zhao Yan Qing widened her eyes, slightly shocked. “Your parents did not know? Oh oh oh! So you inherited from your ancestors! Then you should have at least some elders in the house to mention this to you right? Don’t tell me you are not aware that you have awakened the demon blood pulse in you?
Xu Liao could not take it anymore. “The elders in my house are not demons!”
Zhao Yan Qing quickly put her hands over Xu Liao’s mouth and alerted him:“Don’t shout on the street like a ghost!”
Almost immediately, Xu Liao shook his head and removed Zhao Yan Qin’s hand from his mouth. He then realized that her hands were soft like feather, filled with the scent of nectar. He never felt this refreshing feeling before. His face reddened because he was not familiar with the feeling of being close with the opposite gender.
Zhao Yan Qin noticed Xu Liao’s cheeks turned red. She smiled and took back her hand while glancing Xu Liao from head to toe.
“Not only you inherited from your grandparents, but surprisingly also from your great grandparents!”
Xu Liao knitted his brows and exclaimed while still blushing:“Inherit my foot! My family line are all normal human beings. Ancestors for the eight generations are all human beings.”
Zhao Yan Qin shook her head and sighed. “Since your family does not have anyone awakened except for you.. let me explain to you.”
Lifting her finger which looked soft and fragile, Zhao Yan Qin explained: “The demons and humans each have their own theory. The demons think of it this way: Since ancient times, demons and humans had been living together, had marriages with each other, thus, a portion of human genetics were flowing in the blood of demons. Scientific evidence shows that at least a quarter of humans contain demonic genes. However, the humans think that when they are born, majority of the humans had genes hidden deep within them. Even the latest skill and technology could not trace these genes. Overall, no matter which theory was right, it was proven that several normal human beings had hidden demonic genes which will erupt when the conditions are set – thus becoming a demon!”