Chapter 344: The Intimidation Of Tiger Eyes (1/2)

An unexpected opportunity led him to the realization that even after the death of the Siberian tiger, its eyes still burned with intimidation that could frighten a whole pack of wolves. He wondered if he could reproduce this effect in human beings.

So he stimulated his eyes with drugs and acupuncture, but unfortunately failed and ended up blind.

Uncontent with his failure, the old man tried again with his month-old son, washing his eyes every day with his own concoction. Finally, he created Cave Vision by mistake, allowing the user to see perfectly in the dark or observe the most minute details. The initial formula was very dangerous, especially with the risk of blindness. Later on, after several generations, our ancestors continuously improved the formula until the creation of the Eye Opening Elixir which provided the Song family with an additional form of protection.

It wasn’t until the first constable of ancient Guangdong and Guangxi, Song Buping’s generation, that Cave Vision was properly understood. Song Buping was stabbed during a mission, and his life was in danger. After a narrow escape from death, his eyes had undergone a qualitative change. He was able to intimidate with his “Tiger Eyes.” Even the tenacious and iron-willed were afraid to look him in the eyes when he was angry.

Song Buping referred to this ability as the Eyes of Yama because that was what they called the God of Death, the King of Hell who presided over the ten Kings of Hell. Only Lord Yama’s eyes could frighten all creatures!

At the time, it was clear to the Song family that the Eyes of Yama could be awakened, but the condition was very harsh–a close brush with death. Afterwards, quite a number of Song family members deliberately tried to recreate such conditions but lost their lives in vain, because the boundary between life and death was extremely difficult to grasp, and it was simply beyond human control.

Since then, in order to prevent the children of the Song family from killing themselves in pursuit of this power, the elders burned all records about the Eyes of Yama, deleting even the name of the ancestor who discovered the ability. The Eyes of Yama were passed down from generation to generation by word of mouth only in the martial Song branches. It gradually became a legend. In fact, Song Xingchen didn't believe it existed until he saw my eyes.

In the entire history of the Song family, there were only two people with the Eyes of Yama, all of whom were martial Songs. I was the third and only literary Song.

The Eyes of Yama that had been lost for a long time appeared on me. In Song Xingchen’s words, it was a miracle!

”I'm not sure,” he shrugged. “There aren’t enough cases for us to study.”

After some contemplation, I ventured, ”It’s probably nerve impulses! Nerve impulse is the medium that transmits information in the human brain, and the total quantity of electricity is equal to a battery. There was once a psychic in Vietnam who could read vague images from other people's eyes. Several experts believed that a gene mutation enabled his eyes to act as a receiver of nerve impulses, even those emitted from other people. On the contrary, my eyes can release nerve impulses, especially when I’m angry or agitated. This energy directly acts on the nerve center of the other party, making them extremely fearful.”

Song Xingchen folded his arms and yawned, slurring his speech, ”Hmmm, that makes sense!”

This guy seemed to have no interest at all in the scientific explanation. I was a little annoyed that my words were like playing the harp to the cow. ”Don't use it on me,” he said. “I won’t know how to explain it if you go into a coma.”

”What else do you have to say?” I asked.

”You should use the Eyes of Yama as little as possible,” he advised. “Song Buping once made a prisoner crazy by staring at him. This ability also has certain negative effects on you. You’ll be prone to blacking out.”

”That's probably due to insufficient blood supply to the brain, thus causing a protective coma,” I deduced. “By the way, my eyes also see afterimages. Is this also an effect of the Eyes of Yama?”

”I’m not sure about this,” he admitted. “My master never mentioned it to me. You’ll have to explore it yourself!”

These eyes might take some time getting used to, but on the whole, I was pleased. It was a pity Grandpa never learned about this ability.

”From now on, I promise to guard you more closely,” Song Xingchen declared. “Your life is more valuable now and the Jiangbei Daggers are targeting you.”

”What do you mean? Is there someone behind the scenes?” I asked.