C23 [awakened Has a Limit]

At night.

On a small road in the salt mountain, Zhang Ping followed Liu Sishan with great difficulty.

On both sides of the road, there was a kind of plant called the Acid Grass that could withstand salt. The fruit of this plant was rich in acid, and it was extremely corrosive. After it matured, it would explode in the sky, and then explode in the sky, scattering the seeds in all directions.

Once the season of the fruit was over, the area within a hundred miles of the Acid Grass would be extremely dangerous, and it would often face sudden acid rain.

Apart from the fruit, the leaves of the Acid Grass were also very sharp, and they would secrete a special grass liquid. If one was cut by the leaves, the wound would be covered with this grass liquid, and the pain would be magnified by hundreds of times, and it could even cause a person to die from a shock.

This kind of Acid Grass was a type of medicinal herb in Pearl City, and it was also a type of poison.

After Zhang Ping identified the Acid Grass, he walked very carefully along the way. On the contrary, Liu Sishan, who was walking in front, was still calm and did not care about the Acid Grass around her.

"It's your opponent. Get ready and go."

Liu Sishan stopped halfway and pointed to the white rabbit eating the Acid Grass not far away. She whispered.

Although this rabbit was a catabolic beast, its body size did not change, and it was still the size of a rabbit.

Zhang Ping looked at the rabbit and identified it without a word.

Identification Success!

Catabolic Beast: Corroding Bullet Rabbit

Race: Catabolic Rabbit

Potential: 3 stars

Lifespan: 30

Level: Elementary Catabolic Beast

Level: 9

Talent

Corroding Water Bomb: It can shoot out corrosive water from the sweat glands hidden in the ears.

Water Storage Fur: The fur can store liquid, and when necessary, it can release the liquid.

Rapid reproduction: Breeds faster than normal creatures.

"Corroding Water?"

Zhang Ping carefully observed the ears of the Corroding Bullet Rabbit, but he didn't find anything special.

He couldn't imagine how the rabbit would fight, and the Corroding Bullet Rabbit was eating the Acid Grass. The surrounding Acid Grass provided it with an excellent defense, so he couldn't even get close to it.

"How should I deal with it?"

Zhang Ping frowned as he pondered. He really didn't have any means to deal with a target that was far away.

The fire provided by the Fire-Eater could only attack targets that were close to it. It was not enough to attack targets that were more than two meters away.

If Liu Sishan chose the Corroding Bullet Rabbit as his opponent, it was definitely not a random choice. Perhaps he really had a way to restrain the Corroding Bullet Rabbit.

"I don't have any long-range means. If I get close to it, I will be restricted by the Acid Grass. The problem must be with the Acid Grass."

Zhang Ping squatted down and carefully observed the Acid Grass.

The edges of the leaves of the Acid Grass were serrated, and they were much harder than ordinary leaves. Zhang Ping raised his head and looked at the Corroding Bullet Rabbit that was eating the grass not far away. He slightly released a little flame with his finger, and the leaves of the Acid Grass immediately softened when they came into contact with the flame. The feeling was completely different.

"So that's how it is!"

Zhang Ping suddenly came to a realization.

Acid Grass was afraid of fire. Once it encountered fire, it would become soft.

He roughly knew how to pass this stage.

He stood up and took off his shoes. Then, he cut his trousers into shorts with a dagger, and finally took off his shirt.

After putting the clothes away, he held the dagger and rushed towards the Corroding Bullet Rabbit.

When he stepped into the Acid Grass, when he was about to touch the Acid Grass, flames surged out from the bottom of his feet. The Acid Grass immediately softened, and the feeling of stepping on it was extremely good.

Then, there was a continuous flash of fire on his body.

Every time he was about to touch the Acid Grass, there would be flames spurting out from the corresponding position on his body.

Although the Night Walker's innate talent weakened his presence, Zhang Ping's body continued to emit flames, which still alarmed the Corroding Bullet Rabbit. The rabbit's long ears flapped, and drops of black liquid spurted out from the tip of its ears.

The black liquid was like a dispersing bullet, and its speed was extremely fast. Zhang Ping could not dodge it. The moment he came into contact with the liquid, his body ignited with flames, and the liquid was evaporated in the blink of an eye.

However, the dagger in his hand was struck by the black liquid, and there were dense and small holes.

At this time, he could not care about his heartache. He exerted force under his feet and approached the Corroding Bullet Rabbit. He held the dagger and stabbed down fiercely. Who knew that the Corroding Bullet Rabbit would curl up into a ball, but a large amount of green liquid would spurt out from its fur.

Acid Grass's liquid!

But it was too late.

The dagger pierced through the grass, and when it was lifted again, it had already been completely corroded, leaving only the handle in his hand.

"Fuck!"

Zhang Ping couldn't help but curse. He simply threw away the handle and ignited his hands with flames as he directly struck the Corroding Bullet Rabbit.

However, the Corroding Bullet Rabbit was not stupid.

Before Zhang Ping's fist came, it quickly moved its legs and dodged the attack.

After dodging the attack, it quickly turned its body and flapped its ears in the wind, shooting drops of black liquid at Zhang Ping again.

Boom!

Zhang Ping swept his left arm and flames erupted, forming a wall of flames that blocked all the black liquid in the blink of an eye.

When the flames dissipated, Zhang Ping looked around and found that the Corroding Bullet Rabbit was nowhere to be seen.

He was dumbfounded.

The rabbit actually ran away?

But he quickly reacted. When a rabbit faced a predator, it would run.

The Corroding Bullet Rabbit at most had some defensive and offensive methods, but in essence, it was still a rabbit that ate grass.

Since it didn't need to eat Zhang Ping, why would it fight with Zhang Ping? Of course, it would run away whenever it had the chance.

Zhang Ping looked at Liu Sishan and said helplessly, "Sisi, what should we do now? The rabbit ran away."

"If it ran away, then we should chase after it," Liu Sishan said lightly.

She picked up Zhang Ping's clothes and walked straight towards him. Wherever she went, all the Acid Grass was instantly frozen and crushed by her.

"Where can I find it?" Zhang Ping said with a bitter smile.

Liu Sishan did not answer him. Instead, she walked past Zhang Ping and continued to walk forward. Zhang Ping had no choice but to follow her. After walking for a while, they arrived at the edge of the Acid Grassland. In front of them was a dry land. There was even a thin layer of white frost on the ground, which was salt.

The two continued to walk forward. Gradually, Zhang Ping smelled the smell of rotting corpses.

Sizzle!

...

Hisss!

...

Crack, crack!

Zhang Ping started to hear some strange sounds through the Wind Speaker.

He frowned and said, "Sisi, something is not right. I can hear the sounds of many creatures."

"There is a catabolic plant in the deepest part of the salt mountain. Its name is the Salt Rust Tree. Every year, when it bears fruit, there will be a large number of catabolic beasts gathering and fighting. In the end, the winner will obtain the Salt Rust Fruit.

Although the Salt Rust Fruit is very salty and requires a large amount of water to be consumed, the first time one eats the Salt Rust Fruit, it can increase the potential of the Awakened and the catabolic beast. Therefore, there will be many catabolic beasts and Awakened fighting over it every year," Liu Sishan said slowly.

Zhang Ping's eyes widened as he asked, "Could it be tonight?"

"Counting the time, if nothing unexpected happens, it will be tonight," Liu Sishan said lightly.

Zhang Ping stopped and frowned, "It's too dangerous. With my current strength, Sisi, do you think I can get involved in this kind of thing?"

This time, he rejected her very firmly.

He had the Contract Gem, so he was not lacking in potential. What he lacked was time to convert his potential into strength. Therefore, he had no intention of obtaining the Salt Rust Fruit.

"If I'm not wrong, your Wind Speaker ability should have been awakened after you came into contact with the Wind Gem, right?" Liu Sishan suddenly said.

Zhang Ping's eyes widened as he looked at Liu Sishan in shock. He asked, "Sisi, how do you know my ability?"

"You don't think that you're the only one with the appraisal skill in the world? We already knew about your ability, but you seemed to want to keep it a secret, so I didn't say anything." Liu Sishan said with a smile.

Actually, after Zhang Ping revealed his ability as a Fire-Eater, she realized that Zhang Ping's ability was not simple. That was why she asked the organization's appraisers to appraise Zhang Ping's attributes.

Zhang Ping was speechless when he heard that.

He could appraise others, so why did he think that others couldn't appraise him?

This was a very normal thing. No wonder most of the Awakened in Pearl City didn't care about others knowing their abilities.

"We have studied your ability, especially the Wind Speaker ability that you suddenly obtained. We can confirm one thing. Your ability should still have some mechanism to activate it, such as coming into contact with some natural treasures or encountering special environments. Perhaps the Salt Rust Fruit can awaken other abilities," Liu Sishan said.

After all, Zhang Ping was not a real teenager. Although he felt a little awkward to be exposed by Liu Sishan, he still quickly calmed down and said with a frown, "Sisi, since you know my ability, you should understand that as long as I live, I will become very strong sooner or later. Then why should I take the risk?"

"There have been a lot of examples like you in the past. For example, there was an Awakened who had extraordinary adaptability. In different environments, he could awaken different abilities to adapt to the environment. However, as he aged, his ability strength quickly declined. After 70 years old, he did not awaken any new abilities. In the end, he decided to take the risk at 90 years old and died in the magma." Liu Sishan looked at Zhang Ping and said.

Liu Sishan saw that Zhang Ping had listened to him and continued, "Awakened is not a god. In the end, he is just a human. Although some Awakened can live for hundreds of years, or even maintain their peak condition, most Awakened will not only not increase in strength, but will also quickly decline as they grow older.

Not all potential can be exchanged for strength. You should seize every opportunity to become stronger, not thinking about how to become stronger in the future. Because there is still the future. When do you want to wait?"

"…"

Zhang Ping was silent. This was the first time he had heard of such a thing.

He knew that the Awakened's strength would decline as they grew older, but he didn't expect that even their superpowers would weaken along with them.

In fact, he had many unrealistic thoughts in the past, such as the ability to 'live forever' or 'immortality'. He would live a carefree life and become an immortal.

However, Liu Sishan's words made him realize that he had been thinking too much.

"Sisi, you came here before?" He looked at Liu Sishan and asked.

Liu Sishan looked into the distance and replied after a long while, "I came here when I was still a member of the investigation team. At that time, I could only use my ability to defend myself. It was almost a narrow escape."

"Then let's go." Zhang Ping nodded.

Liu Sishan smiled and immediately followed Zhang Ping.