Chapter 513

"Are we friends?"

Just hearing the name of this ability feels very unconventional.

Gu Yin chuckled and said, "Are you surprised? When I first heard about it, I was also very surprised. Can this really be Origin Mage's ability? Unbelievable."

Su Hao remained expressionless and said, "President Gu Yin, just say it."

Gu Yin cleared her throat and said, "This is also what I heard, but it should be true.

It is said that a 'fantasy series' Origin Master awakened an ability called 'Let's be friends.' The condition for activation is chatting with him for two hours. After two hours, the ability successfully activates, and the person chatting with him becomes his good friend."

Su Hao was completely puzzled. Although it seemed powerful, he didn't understand the usefulness of this ability at all. Was he supposed to go around the world making friends?

Gu Yin was very satisfied with the puzzled expressions on their faces: "You must think this is a useless ability, right? Actually, it's not. Instead, it's powerful to the point of being somewhat heaven-defying. Because, anyone who becomes his friend will go so far as to sacrifice themselves for him."

Su Hao and the others widened their eyes: "Sacrifice themselves?"

Gu Yin explained, "Simply put, everyone who becomes his friend will, uncontrollably, take the blade for him, keeping all dangers at bay, enjoying treatment akin to a king. This ability is classified as 'sinister Origin Master' and is basically unbeatable."

Su Hao was greatly shocked. This was truly unbeatable!

He didn't even know who the 'sinister Origin Master' was. If he accidentally chatted too much and got trapped by the other party's ability, wouldn't he just become a tool to take the hit?

Even worse, becoming a storyteller, blabbering around the world.

You could only say it's awesome! What kind of person could awaken such a bizarre ability?

Su Hao asked, "Once trapped by this ability, is it impossible to break free for a lifetime?"

Gu Yin said, "From what I've heard, no one has been able to successfully break free."

She then shifted the topic to Su Hao: "Let's forget about the 'sinister Origin Master' for now. You might not even encounter such a master. Let's talk about you! Ziyang, can you demonstrate your ability?"

What to demonstrate... Su Hao indicated that he didn't know how!

Seeing Su Hao looking bewildered, Gu Yin didn't mind and instead extended her right hand in front of her eyes: "Just like this."

The next moment, a faint white light appeared on Gu Yin's hand, and a metal ball appeared out of nowhere, growing larger and turning into a metal bowl. Suddenly, a handful of soil appeared in the metal bowl, the soil gradually moistened, quickly turning into a bowl of muddy water.

Su Hao knew the other party wanted to see his bone blade, but the bone blade wasn't a 'source' ability, so it was meaningless to bring it out. He remained expressionless and said, "I haven't awakened. I can't..."

Gu Yin didn't believe him: "That's impossible. Then how did you injure that octopus?"

Su Hao revealed his strong arm, flexing the large muscles on it: "I exercise my body every day. My body is very strong."

Gu Yin and the others looked at him with expressions of disbelief.

A thirteen-year-old boy actually claimed to have a strong body in front of them?

Seeing they didn't believe him, Su Hao turned to the dog squatting beside him and said, "Big Dog, go get my kitchen knife."

Big Dog wagged its tail happily and ran into the kitchen. Soon, it came back holding a kitchen knife in its mouth.

Su Hao took the knife, flipped it, and pointed at the bowl in Gu Yin's hand, "Is your bowl hard?"

Gu Yin became interested and laughed, "Yes, it's hard."

After saying that, she handed it to Su Hao.

"Swish!"

"Clang!"

A flash of light from the knife, and even before Gu Yin and the others could react, the metal bowl split in half, and the mud inside spilled out.

Seeing this, the Big Dog trotted off to find a cloth.

"This..."

Gu Yin and the others gradually became dumbfounded, involuntarily looking at Su Hao's not-so-bulky arm, "Can an ordinary person exercising make themselves this strong?"

Gu Yin quickly recovered and, with difficulty, swallowed some saliva, then condensed a metal rod the thickness of an arm in her hand, holding it out to Su Hao, "This is the hardest metal I can condense. Give it a try."

"Swish!"

"Clang!"

With a flash of the knife, Su Hao's kitchen knife deeply cut into the metal rod, almost severing it by a third.

Now Gu Yin and the others understood clearly, all inhaling sharply.

Just how hard was this metal rod, they knew very well. The key was, they indeed didn't sense any fluctuations of the Source from Su Hao, unbelievable.

At this moment, Su Hao's slightly immature voice sounded, "Huh? This iron lump is quite hard! It can't be cut!"

Gu Yin and the others looked at each other in astonishment.

Su Hao continued, "President Gu Yin, I'm very interested in the Source! Can you teach me how to awaken?"

...

The awakening of the Source is divided into two types: natural awakening and stimulation awakening using the Source.

Of course, all of this depends on the degree of compatibility with the Source.

Simply put, some people are naturally able to resonate with the Source, thus guiding its changes, while others, even if they swallow it, might not induce any changes in the Source.

And this ability to resonate is called the talent of a Origin Master.

Natural talent awakening usually occurs between the ages of eight and sixteen, where suddenly one can guide the changes in the Source, and no one can explain why.

Stimulation awakening, on the other hand, involves personally experiencing the process of guiding the resonance and change of the Source with the help of a Origin Master.

If one has the talent of a Master, they can quickly master the techniques of guiding the resonance and change of the Source, awakening their own Source abilities.

The vast majority of Origin Masters awaken with the help of other Origin Masters.

Those who can naturally awaken as Origin Masters, it must be said, are geniuses among geniuses, rarely seen.

Su Hao didn't have any special feelings about being seen as a "genius" by others, as long as he awakened as a Origin Master, that was the best outcome.

Through Gu Yin's description, Su Hao became extremely curious about Origin Masters. If even quirky skills like "Let's be friends" were coming out, what else was there?

The key question was, what exactly was this "Source"?

The more Su Hao thought about it, the more excited he became. "Source" seemed to be an incredibly remarkable thing!

If he could completely master the "Source," then...

He didn't dare to think about it!

Su Hao followed behind Gu Yin and the others, heading towards the Origin Master Association Hall in Huai Shui Town.

There, he would receive Gu Yin's help and attempt to awaken his Source talent.

According to Gu Yin, this was his reward for injuring the octopus.

Whatever.

The Origin Master Association Hall in Huai Shui Town wasn't very big, it was a multi-story hexagonal building with a conical roof, resembling a quaint small villa.

The hall was like an office, with a task bulletin board on the side wall, posting various tasks.

Tasks like "drive away wild boars," "fix leaking pipes," "logging," "road construction," "extracting the nucleus of Source beasts," etc., were all available.

The entire hall was very deserted, with only a young lady at the service window dozing off. Upon seeing Su Hao and the others enter, she immediately became energetic, resembling a leader inspecting the scene.

Gu Yin ignored her and led Su Hao to the fifth floor.

Inside the spacious hall, Gu Yin and Su Hao sat facing each other, with a crystal ball the size of a basketball placed on the table between them.

The crystal ball emitted a thick white light, seemingly containing astonishing mysteries within.

The white light reflected on Gu Yin's face, making her look extremely sacred at the moment. When she spoke, there was a hint of admiration in her voice, "The Source is the greatest existence in this world, unparalleled. It is omnipresent and omnipotent, encompassing all things in the world, yet never refusing anyone's request. As long as you need it, you can get a response from it at any time..."

"The purest 'Source' is stored inside this crystal ball. Come, Ziyang, place your hands on top of the crystal ball, and feel its life pulse with your heart, listen to its call, respond to it, and get closer to it..."

"Then, I will slowly manipulate the Source inside the crystal ball, and you, feel clearly the process of my connection with the Source, remember that feeling, and try to awaken the Source. You must believe that you can do it!"

Su Hao followed her instructions, placing his hands on the crystal ball, closing his eyes, and slowly extending his mental strength, trying to feel the "Source" inside the crystal ball.

After his mental strength entered the crystal ball, he sensed a vast expanse of whiteness—a turbulent world.

A tremendous shock hit him.