Chapter 494 Mysterious Powerhouse
Night Wanderer, no, Star Official? The second group is indeed Dark Night Rose... As a person who personally experienced the Qin Feng Academy incident, Xiahou Aotian immediately understood the enemy's identity.
Two Star Officials, one possessed the driver, and the other possessed him.
Xiahou Aotian was a weak Fang士, his body and soul were not strong. He watched helplessly as he was possessed, but he was powerless.
The enemy who possessed him could suppress his soul and control his body, which meant he was definitely at the Saint stage.
However, the opponent didn't show an overwhelming advantage, indicating that the enemy was not a level 5 Star Official, but probably only level 4.
If it were a level 5 Star Official, Xiahou Aotian wouldn't have had the "freezing" precursor at all, but would have been simply and neatly plundered of control of his body.
"I wasn't mistaken just now, your body is very average, and now it seems your spirit body strength is also ordinary. You are either a Fang士 or a Red Phoenix Star Official. I didn't feel any charm on you..." The middle-aged driver drove while looking at Xiahou Aotian through the rearview mirror:
"So you are a Fang士."
Xiahou Aotian kept a straight face and didn't respond, because he was already unable to speak.
The driver looked ahead and continued to speak to himself, "We'll just take the money. Tsk tsk, 60 million can buy two Saint-level items of medium quality."
His tone was full of confidence and ease, as if he was certain about this money, certain about Xiahou Aotian.
"As for you..." The driver gave a hum.
Xiahou Aotian raised his hands, pressed them against his head, and slowly twisted his head backward.
Crack crack... Xiahou Aotian's neck bones made a sound close to breaking. His face was flushed red from pain and lack of oxygen, and his eyeballs burst with blood.
It seemed that in the next second, he would die from twisting his neck.
But his hands let go at the critical moment.
Xiahou Aotian gasped for breath.
The driver said coldly:
"As long as you tell us the origin of those Qin Dynasty antiques, we can spare your life."
Xiahou Aotian, who was still panting, suddenly gave a "heh" sound, "A level 5 spirit body is not tasty. I don't want to have a mental breakdown yet, but if you don't cooperate, I won't be as merciful as I was just now."
This was the Star Official speaking from inside him.
Killing the person first and then devouring the spirit would minimize the mental pollution. If he directly seized the body and swallowed a complete soul, the probability of schizophrenia would be extremely high.
After all, this was a level 5 Fang士.
As expected, they were not sure about the source of the Qin Dynasty antiques... Xiahou Aotian finally regained his breath. He tried his best to blink hard, but only his eyelashes trembled.
The driver glanced at him through the rearview mirror, "Let him speak."
Immediately afterward, Xiahou Aotian found that he could speak. The possessing Star Official yielded some control.
Xiahou Aotian instinctively opened his inventory, and then found that his hands and feet were still unable to move, so he silently closed his inventory again.
"Don't think about delaying time. If you don't speak within ten seconds, we'll just ask the spirit ourselves." The middle-aged driver was exceptionally cautious, constantly paying attention to the surrounding situation, especially the vehicles behind him.
He was guarding against official organizations, and also wary of "Kakarot's" accomplices chasing after him.
The Star Official possessing Xiahou Aotian raised his hands again, holding his head, ready to "crack" his head off at any moment.
"You two Star Officials..." Xiahou Aotian was finally able to speak, but instead of being unwilling to submit or panicking as the enemies expected, he sneered with disdain, saying:
"Didn't you look at your faces before you acted? So foolish. No wonder you can only be short-lived supporting characters."
"What do you mean!" The driver frowned and instinctively opened his star eyes, observing his face through the rearview mirror.
The Palace of Calamity was normal, and the Palace of Fate was shining brightly.
This indicated that they would make a fortune.
It perfectly matched the current situation.
Only then did the driver feel relieved and said in a deep voice:
"Since he's not cooperating, then kill him and ask the spirit. At worst, we'll ask the Third Protector to purify your pollution with the Divine Power of the Sun. We are working for the organization. The Third Protector will help you."
Ten seconds was ten seconds. This Dark Night Rose member was decisive and never gave the opponent a chance to delay.
However, his words were not answered. In the rearview mirror, Xiahou Aotian remained in the pose of holding his head with both hands, motionless.
"You, what's wrong..." The middle-aged driver was startled.
Xiahou Aotian curled his lips and smiled, "Oh, it's nothing. I just ate him and I am digesting his memory."
His expression and eyes were no longer chuuni arrogant, as if he had become a different person.
This... The middle-aged driver's expression changed drastically. Without the slightest hesitation, his spirit body left this body, pierced through the roof, and shot into the sky.
The driver's eyes rolled back, and he crashed headfirst onto the steering wheel. The high-speed taxi swerved and crashed into the guardrail.
Xiahou Aotian quickly lunged out and grabbed the steering wheel, avoiding a car accident.
"Hold the steering wheel..." he muttered to himself.
"I know, you hurry up and chase after him," Xiahou Aotian ordered.
"He didn't leave." Zhang Yuanqing's spirit body left his body, pierced through the roof, and saw a illusory middle-aged man, sticking to the roof, his face dazed.
The moment the middle-aged man left the driver's body, Zhang Yuanqing used Star Illusion to bewilder him.
In the middle-aged man's perception, he was currently performing Star Evasion and flying one after another, fleeing far away from the taxi.
But in reality, he was always on the roof.
Zhang Yuanqing had already followed them, hiding in the carriage in night-traveling mode the whole time—spirit bodies could also use skills.
The reason why the two Star Officials couldn't see the calamity from their faces was because after Zhang Yuanqing advanced to level six, he could proactively trigger the Taiyin Source Fragment to obtain secret protection.
Although he could only mobilize a trace of Taiyin Source Spiritual Power, it was more than enough to bewilder two Star Officials who were not high level.
Zhang Yuanqing swept towards the soul on the roof, enveloping it with his spirit body and devouring it.
His eyes immediately dissipated and entered a state of digesting memories.
A dozen seconds later, Zhang Yuanqing's soul regained clarity. He digested the memories of the two Star Officials and, after contacting each other, obtained some interesting information.
These two Star Officials were members of the Dark Night Rose's Execution Department, and their direct superior was a Sun Wanderer called the Third Protector.
The Execution Department didn't need to lurk in the Five Elements Alliance or the Spirit Realm Family. It was the Dark Night Rose's mobile department, led by Night Wanderers and supplemented by a small number of orderly professions.
There were even wild evil professions.
In addition, in the memories of these two Star Officials, Zhang Yuanqing saw the Pure Yang Headmaster.
It was the Dark Night Rose's mobile department that was secretly helping the Pure Yang Headmaster.
Just a few days ago, they had fought with the Red Cherry Elder of the Taiyi Sect and an elder of the Nihility Sect, successfully withstanding the pursuit of the two major organizations.
The Pure Yang Headmaster was seriously injured and was recuperating.
Currently, the Third Elder was plotting to deal with the Red Cherry Elder and the Nihility Sect, planning to use the Pure Yang Headmaster as bait to ambush the experts of the two major organizations in reverse.
The Dark Night Rose was using the Pure Yang Headmaster as a chess piece for gambling. Weren't they afraid of raising a tiger to create future trouble? Zhang Yuanqing frowned secretly.
The growth of the Pure Yang Headmaster was also a threat to the Night Wanderers, Star Officials, and Sun Wanderers of the Dark Night Rose.
"When I get back to Songhai, I'll report this matter and remind the Red Cherry Elder and Yin Ji," Zhang Yuanqing muttered to himself.
He decided to take away the corpses of the two Star Officials, which might be useful in the future.
His soul sank, returned to his body, and possessed the protagonist:
"I've already taken the money. You'll be fine going back by yourself, right?"
Xiahou Aotian showed a relieved expression, "It's fine as long as the money is taken."
"Don't forget to put the bead back in the gang's warehouse. I borrowed it from Fu Qingyang." Zhang Yuanqing glanced at Xiahou Aotian's thumb, as if hinting at something, and smiled, "I seem to be doing something unnecessary."
After speaking, his spirit body left and performed Star Evasion, leaving the taxi.
He returned to his body hidden near the old city, and while there was no one nearby and the surveillance cameras had not been restored, he performed Star Evasion and disappeared.
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The bodies of the two Star Officials of the Dark Night Rose lay in a sedan on the side of the street in the old city. They lay in their seats with their eyes closed, as if they were asleep.
They were still alive. The death of their souls wouldn't cause their bodies to die instantly, but would turn them into living dead. If they were well cared for, their bodies could even "live" on forever.
Brilliant starlight rose in the car, and Zhang Yuanqing appeared in the back seat.
He took out Little Red Riding Hood, put the two Star Officials in the hat space, destroyed the dashcam, and checked the items in the car again, finding that it was a rental car.
Then the car didn't need to be disposed of.
After thinking about it, Zhang Yuanqing spat out a mouthful of Taiyin Power, transforming it into a seductive woman with amorous eyes.
"Master, do you have any other instructions?" Yi Chuanmei prostrated at his feet.
Zhang Yuanqing said:
"When you contacted Xiahou Aotian, did you sense any spirit body fluctuations in his ring?"
Yi Chuanmei chuckled, "Yes, a very strange spirit body, its aura is similar to a Night Wanderer, but it is more complex, like a very frankenstein."
Frankenstein... Zhang Yuanqing thought for a moment and corrected, "To be precise, it should be a dual-class ancient cultivator."
Yi Chuanmei pondered for a moment and nodded, "Yes."
But how could Xiahou Aotian have the soul of an ancient cultivator? Ancient cultivators were not bound by morality. This matter had to be clarified, but he couldn't be too strong, so as not to stimulate the soul in the ring... Zhang Yuanqing pinched his brow with a headache.
Then, he saw Yi Chuanmei looking at him expectantly.
Pervert! Zhang Yuanqing nodded expressionlessly:
"You did a good job. I must praise you."
After saying that, he condensed the Divine Power of the Sun into a long whip and lashed it hard at Yi Chuanmei.
Accompanied by black smoke, Yi Chuanmei collapsed at his feet, her face revealing a morbid pleasure and excitement, "Tha, thank you for the master's reward... The rougher the master is with me, the happier I am."
Should I find her a sadist spirit servant... Zhang Yuanqing's expression was cold, like a cold and harsh CEO.
His cold attitude directly hit Yi Chuanmei's pleasure point.
At this moment, a row of police cars came roaring with sharp whistles.
It's time to go, before the roads in the old city are blocked! Zhang Yuanqing stepped on the gas pedal and drove away with the two bodies.
He drove the car, left Huadu, and drove onto a quiet country road. While there was no one around, he took out Little Red Riding Hood and put the entire car into the hat space.
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At noon, Zhang Yuanqing, who had mixed into the airliner with illusion and night-traveling, returned to Songhai.
As soon as he turned off airplane mode, he saw Xiahou Aotian @everyone in the group:
【Xiahou Aotian: The matter has been resolved. 60 million was taken away by Yuan Shi Tianzun. Go to Songhai and ask him for the money.】
【Sun Miaomiao: Resolved? Were you not injured? Who was ambushing Xiahou Aotian?】
【Yuan Shi Tianzun: There are three level 5 Saints and sixteen Extraordinary in the Huadu branch. The other group was Dark Night Rose, two level 4 Star Officials. I solved them all. Of course, the colleagues in the Huadu branch are still alive. I was careful with my attacks.】
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A total of five Saints and sixteen Extraordinary were solved by Yuan Shi Tianzun alone... Sun Miaomiao and the other three fell silent.
A dozen seconds later, Tianxia Guihuo, not wanting to continue immersing himself in the atmosphere of anxiety and frustration, changed the subject:
【Receive cash. No need to make a special trip to Songhai. We can receive cash through Yuan Shi Tianzun's red hat.】
Everyone in the group was smart and immediately understood, praising Tianxia Guihuo for being a clever fire master.
【Tianxia Guihuo: There's no need to emphasize that I'm smart. It makes me feel like you're mocking me.】
【Xiahou Aotian: For a supporting character, intelligence is a rare quality.】
As they chatted back and forth, everyone opened the gang warehouse one by one, applied to use Little Red Riding Hood, and took away their respective 10 million.
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Black Dragon Society.
In the ancient hall, Elder Jiangbao sat on a sandalwood chair, with a plaque with the gilded words "Black Dragon Society" above his head.
Elder Jiangbao was 1.7 meters tall, wearing a black practice uniform, with sparse white hair. His dress was like a famous figure in kung fu movies.
But his expression was fierce. There was a knife scar on his left eye, and his brows were full of rage, as if he would pick up a machete at any moment, roll up his sleeves, reveal his arm full of blue dragons, and lead his younger brothers to cut people in the street.
Elder Jiangbao slowly drank hot tea, while Zhao Gongming and another deacon, Chen Jianxian, reported tremblingly:
"The one who attacked me was a female Star Official. Her strength is estimated to be level six. She didn't seem to have any intention of killing me, only injuring me."
"The one who attacked me was an Yin corpse with extremely strong melee abilities. He didn't have any skills, but, but in front of him, I was completely powerless. He also had no intention of killing me."
Zhao Gongming added, "The murderer who attacked Zhao Sanyang is not clear for the time being. The power grid in the old city was cut off at the time, and the surveillance was out of order. When we found Zhao Sanyang, he was already dead."
Elder Jiangbao slowly drank tea, without expression, but the veins on his forehead quietly bulged.
"What about the team members you brought?"
"They were responsible for surrounding the target person, but, but that was an illusion, not reality. The target person's accomplice was very cunning. He used illusion to lure us away, making us think that the target person had left Wanbao House."
"Female Star Official, high-level Yin corpse, unknown attacker, and an illusion that could deceive Chen Jianxian, that must be an illusionist..." Elder Jiangbao's eyes were stern:
"This organization has a very complex composition. Continue."
Zhao Gongming glanced at Chen Jianxian, who whispered:
"The target person and his companions should have some connection with our official side, or even be people from the official side, otherwise they wouldn't have been lenient to us two. The female Star Official from the Taiyi Sect, level six, there are not too many. We are investigating.
"As for Lian Sanyue, Elder, why don't you take a trip in person? She wouldn't dare to refuse your face."
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Elder Jiangbao raise his palm.
Chen Jianxian was immediately filled with despair, preparing for serious injuries.
Elder Jiangbao put down his hand and took a deep breath, "Control your anger, control your anger!"
He glared at Chen Jianxian, "That little girl is incorrigible. If I go to her, it can only be a fight. With her personality, she won't say even if she's beaten to death."
Would a dominator-level battle take half the city to be buried with it?
Zhao Gongming quickly said:
"Although we suffered a setback this time, we also verified one thing: the origin of those antiques is problematic. You think, if the other party had a connection with us, they could completely come forward and explain, instead of choosing extreme methods to resist.
"This is precisely because they cannot explain the source of the antiques..."
Elder Jiangbao narrowed his eyes, "Are you saying that those antiques most likely came from Qin Feng Academy?"
Zhao Gongming nodded.
Elder Jiangbao pondered for a moment, "I will report this matter to the headquarters. Let the headquarters worry about the follow-up. It has nothing to do with us."
The other party should have left Huadu already. This time they failed to catch them. Most likely there will be no chance in the future.
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Songhai, Fu Family Bay.
Zhang Yuanqing took a taxi back to the villa, took out Little Red Riding Hood, and summoned Princess Yin Yao back to reality.
The three Yin corpses of the Greedy God General remained in the hat space.
"Although I saved the money and rescued Xiahou Aotian, making such a big fuss for a few antiques is itself a flaw. Fortunately, I bought the materials through Fu Qingyang. If I had applied myself, it would have been easy for the superiors to find out that I was refining high-quality Yin corpses, which would have made them suspicious of me."
Although there was still suspicion, the nature was much lighter.
Moreover, before he took action, he disguised the faces of the Yin corpses and placed Princess Yin Yao in the open, while he never took action himself.
In the eyes of the Huadu branch, who didn't know him, the attacker was a female level 6 Star Official.
"These things can be put aside. The urgent task at hand is to formulate a plan to rescue the Demon Eye. I don't have much time left."
After dealing with the matters at hand, the curse pressure from the Fear Heavenly King once again surfaced in his mind.
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