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Chapter 93:Organizing the Gains (Asking for monthly tickets, recommendations, and subscriptions)_1
Chapter 93:Organizing the Gains (Asking for monthly tickets, recommendations, and subscriptions)_1
Chapter 93:Organizing the Gains (Asking for monthly tickets, recommendations, and subscriptions)_1
Translator: 549690339
“Are you waiting for the person inside to come out, or waiting for someone from outside to come to your aid?” Xu Tian approached step by step, his eyes surrounded by golden light shadows, his vitality becoming even more solid, “I’ve waited a long time for this setup. It’s just a pity, I didn’t factor you in… Honestly, I can’t quite see through you; your Martial Arts cultivation seems very strong, but it seems… I also can’t see through your soul.”
Xu Tian frowned.
He was reminded of someone.
Shaking his head.
Looking at the tall figure of the Demon King in front of him, he had no intention of linking the two together.
But the next moment.
He stepped forward.
Before his foot hit the ground, a ring of dust suddenly shook on the ground, and his whole person instantly vanished from the spot.
Pei Jinye’s expression did not show any ripples.
He was just thinking…
He had fought with Xu Tian earlier, but he had done so under the guise of a third person.
If he used the same moves again, it would be too conspicuous.
The three-foot titanium knife trembled sharply.
With a “clang”, the sudden emergence of a fierce cold light lifted a fierce wind.
The dark outskirts seemed like a cyan sun and moon, with infinite ferocity!
The figure of Xu Tian, who had charged forward, was also instantly illuminated in that moment, and his expression froze, feeling the fierce Gang Wind brushing against his face.
He felt that the Demon King’s strike was eerily familiar.
But he resolutely slapped the stacking symbols in his hand.
Boom!
Pure strength vibrated fiercely, and the moment Xu Tian’s feet touched the ground, even the clods couldn’t withstand it without any hesitation, and they burst open. Within ten meters all around, the ground began to shake violently, and everywhere resounded with the roaring sound of overbearing burden.
In an instant, this small piece of heaven and earth lost all color.
Time seemed to freeze.
The next second.
A spring thunder struck the earth.
The ground shattered, countless mounds of soil were flung into the air, rolling dust trembled and scattered in the air.
Dozens of Night Patrol Squad members charged in.
But they were stunned to find that in the huge crater at the center of the explosion, only Commander Xu Tian remained.
“Commander?”
Xu Tian ignored them; instead, he was looking at the wound on his arm, which was healing rapidly, his brow tightly furrowed.
“Green Dragon Sword Art?”
He murmured in bewilderment.
Recalling the recent exchange of sword and blade, that fight was truly heart-stopping.
It was undeniable that this guy called the Demon King was tough, but in the end, he was one step ahead and blasted him into Wangbei Lake. The power of that palm stroke was enough to shatter a person’s heart; he didn’t believe the other could still be alive.
But at the moment, his arm also took a hit, with the white bone visible.
This sword technique…
Xu Tian narrowed his eyes.
The sword technique made him feel uncomfortably familiar.
“Is it the Green Dragon Sword Art?”
“How does the opponent know the Green Dragon Sword Art of my Judgement Place?”
“Could it be!”
His pupils suddenly constricted… recalling the profound words his teacher had said before he left: [The Great Priest is as troubled by internal issues as he is by challenges from the outside world… be extra vigilant in Da Peng City.]
“Could there really be an insider in the Judgement Place?”
He abruptly looked up and shouted loudly, “Where’s Zhao Qianfeng?”
“Report, we have yet to find Commander Zhao’s whereabouts…”
“Not found?” Xu Tian’s voice suddenly rose, and then he left with big strides.
As he walked, he said with venomous anger, “Drain Wangbei Lake dry, I want to see his body dead or alive! Also, notify the Joint Defense Military Department to seal off the entire West Suburb. Don’t let even a fly escape. I refuse to believe that anyone can escape from this tight net!”
Inside the base.
Black Shark and Silver Art exchanged glances, and Silver Art nodded. A slice of silver light landed on the pre-arranged bomb.
The next second.
A fireball that shot up to the sky engulfed the entire research institute base.
The ground for three kilometers around instantly collapsed.
Xu Tian and the team he led to rush over all stopped in their tracks, looking at the scene in horror.
“Maniacs, all the people from the Old Gods Association are maniacs!”
“Dig three feet into the ground if you have to, but find their bodies!”
Xu Tian’s hysterical roar echoed through the whole West Suburb.
“Splash—” The water surface rippled.
Ah Xing looked in astonishment at the figure fished up in the net, his flashlight shining through the murky mud and dirt, intermixed with traces of blood. The sight of the Ghost Face Mask made him so scared that he fell and sat down in the boat.
“Dad! Dad!”
He scrambled and rolled off the boat, running towards the small cabin on the shore.
A few minutes later.
Outside the cabin, an old man with gray hair and a trench coat held a hunting rifle and walked over with big steps.
“Dad, is it a ghost…?”
“Stop talking, stand behind me,” the old man held the hunting rifle, shone the flashlight around the fishing net, and the water surface swept over by the night wind undulated layer upon layer, with half of the net submerged.
“Here.”
The old man passed the flashlight, held the hunting rifle in one hand, and pulled up the net with the other. He had just grasped it when he stopped, looking back at the terror-stricken Ah Xing, frowning but remaining silent.
Then he lifted the net.
There was just a pile of seaweed left, not a trace of a ghost to be seen.
“What the hell, where’s the ghost?” Ah Xing was dumbstruck, trying to describe what he had just seen, but his father didn’t scold him, just patted his shoulder and said, “Alright, come inside and drink some ginger tea.”
“Dad… Didn’t we really just see a ghost?” Ah Xing asked nervously, somewhat out of sorts.
The gray-haired old man chuckled, “Where can there be so many ghosts in this world? It’s all just people scaring each other, frightening themselves. Alright, hurry back to sleep, there’s a storm coming tomorrow, and it’s over forty minutes away by car to the county town…”
Ah Xing couldn’t quite make out whether the old man was speaking to him or not but followed him into the house step by step.
In the shadow of the corner, a pale figure held a broken ghost face mask and looked up at the gloomy night sky.
It was Pei Jinye, unexpectedly.
The battle with Xu Tian left Pei Jinye both pleasantly surprised and taken aback; Xu Tian had kept his cards very close to his chest.
Last time he clashed with Xu Tian, he had the advantage of acting preemptively, which gave him a slight upper hand.
In retrospect, it seemed the other party was likely concealing his strength to draw out a big fish from the Old Gods Association, so he didn’t employ his true abilities.
But tonight’s battle
If he hadn’t prudently enhanced his King Kong Indestructible to the Breaking the Limit level and pushed his Green Dragon Sword Art to the same level, possibly risking his life, that strike could have ended him.
Although he regretted not being able to successfully take down Xu Tian from the Judgement Place, exterminating the Shadow Bow and Heavenly Calculation from the Old Gods Association did settle a personal score.
The mere thought of Heavenly Calculation covertly probing his memory sent chills throughout Pei Jinye.
He had always thought himself cautious, but he had underestimated the mighty power of a superbrain Awakener like Heavenly Calculation when he unleashed his full potential.
According to Heavenly Calculation’s memories, that very evening when he had conflicted with Shadow Bow, Heavenly Calculation had been secretly watching, trying to find out his true identity.
If Pei Jinye hadn’t preemptively taken action to kill him tonight, based on the information Heavenly Calculation had gathered so far, just an anonymous email sent to the Federation would have sufficed to list him as a suspect in broad daylight!
Pei Jinye felt fortunate that he had struck first; otherwise, the consequences would have been unthinkable.
He sighed softly,
“You chose not to tread the path of peace and sought out the road to the king of hell; you can blame no one else but yourself.”
A light drizzle began to fall.
Not long after,
The gray-haired elder stepped out of the wooden house, moving the stove from the doorway to under the eaves, and he looked toward the wall where the area was already deserted.
He then glanced at the drizzle,
“The rainy days in Da Peng are increasing…”
At 9:47 p.m.,
On a platform near the Bronze Association, an ordinary-looking high school student with a slightly pale face boarded the train home.
Pei Jinye looked up to assess the positions of the security cameras and found a corner to sit down.
He leaned against the edge of the bench, starting to rest with closed eyes.
He had rushed all the way here, feigning to have just finished practicing and departing.
The timing matched up just right.
In his feigned sleep, Pei Jinye pulled up his character attributes panel.
[Name]: Pei Jinye;
[Extraordinary-Human Genes]: Devour·First Form (22/100) (Psychic·Mind Cannon (1/3), Sense·Mark (1/3), Body·Diamond (1/3), Spirit·Shadow (2/3 new addition), Form·Variant (1/3), Instrument·Sword (2/3 new addition), Psychic·Superbrain (1/3 new addition), Strength Series Fragments (2/3));
[Extraordinary Abilities]: Blood spear; Retrogression; Golden Armor; Dark Shadow Flicker; Phantom Body; Metal Telekinesis; Sword Comprehend Technique (can merge with Sword Qi); Qi Sense Tracking; Sword Qi (can merge with Sword Comprehend Technique); Shadow Guardian (new addition); Natural Hacker;
[Vitality Value]: 4.4-14.5;
[Stamina]: 2.6-13.5 (average value for ordinary people is 1);
[Psychic Power]: 4.2-14.8;
[Skill]: Quake (Great Success 35%); Thousands of Autumns in a Big Dream (Great Success 36%); Twelve Lotuses (Great Success 31%); Shadow Sword Technique (Great Success 7%); King Kong Indestructible (Beginner 25.1%); Knife in Sleeve (Beginner 55%); Dark Shadow Assault (Beginner 1%); Appraisal Technique (Beginner 11%); Firearms (Beginner 8%); Basic Breathing Method (Beginner 1%); Blood Guiding Art (Beginner 0.01%); (New: Sword Drawing Technique (Beginner 73%); Firearms (Beginner 71%); Green Dragon Sword Art (Beginner 10%); Close Combat Killing Technique (Beginner 10%); Mindfulness Tracking Technique (Beginner 1%)); Mindfulness Condensation Art (Beginner 1%);
Having devoured the Extraordinary Genes of Shadow Bow’s Spirit·Shadow, Heavenly Calculation’s Psychic·Superbrain, and Zhao Qianfeng’s Instrument·Sword, Pei Jinye felt another qualitative improvement in his strength.
But he noticed the numeric changes behind these genes.
Pei Jinye vaguely had some guesses.
“The synthesis of three of the same Extraordinary Genes for advancement… I wonder if it’s the same principle as the Extraordinary Advancement mentioned by Principal Wang?”
“Is their research stronger, or is my independent improvement stronger?”
Pei Jinye, of course, leaned toward the latter.
He also discovered that although they had the same Extraordinary Genes, the corresponding Extraordinary Abilities were not the same thing.
Previously, the Federation Research Institute’s secret agent Light Sword’s Spirit·Shadow corresponded to Dark Shadow Flicker, while Shadow Bow’s Extraordinary Ability was the Shadow Guardian.
After fusing with Shadow Bow’s memories, Pei Jinye had already understood the effect of the Shadow Guardian.
It was absolutely ideal for launching surprise attacks!
However, it can’t be equipped with weapons…
Of course, Pei Jinye didn’t care at all, he had telekinesis and could freely control it!
Perfect!
As for Zhao Qianfeng’s Instrument·Sword…
Pei Jinye controlled the fusion of two Extraordinary Abilities.
The next second.
A brand-new Extraordinary Ability emerged: [Sword·Comprehend Technique]
Pei Jinye opened his eyes.
It was as if anything in his hands could now be turned into a weapon.
“There are many techniques related to swords… Currently, based on the identity I’ve shown publicly, I am only known for my physical combat with Technique “Quake” as my main method, which from an outsider’s perspective, puts my level on par with Tang Huoyang and Fang Tianjian.”
“But if I unleash all my abilities, Zhao Qianfeng, at the Top Peak of the First Grade, would not be my match, but up against Xu Tian, an old Second Grade… I’ve never fought them, so I really don’t know which one of us is slightly stronger.”
Under the night sky.
A fierce light flickered in Pei Jinye’s eyes.
In the end, he restrained it.
“Let’s resolve the issue of the assessment first. Then I’ll find an opportunity to give a warm greeting!”
He suddenly remembered that Zhao Xiaoxi had upgraded his phone.
“If…”
He used his Superbrain’s talent to link his consciousness with the phone.
To his surprise.
Zhao Xiaoxi had not installed any hidden surveillance programs on his phone; instead, she had set up a firewall, blocking many attacks for him, among which were a few attempts coming from Heavenly Calculation.
“With this comparison, my Sister Xi’s character is a total win…”