After a few seconds of buffering, the video began to play. Yin Ji first saw a dense pine forest. The shooting angle was from high above, suggesting the photographer was located in the treetops. In the scene, two groups of people were confronting each other in the pine forest. On the left were the three young Saints of the Heaven Punisher, and on the right were Yuanshi Tianzun and his Yin Corpse.

In the picture, the Siren Osmon took the first action, summoning frothy waves and releasing blue-white electric arcs, pushing waves five to six meters high to crash towards the enemy like a tsunami.

The entire battle process, from start to finish, took only five minutes.

If it were an ordinary The Way of the Extraordinary, they would marvel at Yuanshi Tianzun's numerous superb items, the terrifying Five Elements Set, the unsolvable Yin-Yang Disk, and the Purple-Gold Shield that could even withstand Overlord attacks.

If it were an ordinary Star Official, like Yuan Ting, they would be amazed by Yuanshi Tianzun's numerous high-quality Yin Corpses and Spiritual Servants, and feel intense envy and jealousy.

However, in the eyes of high-level executives like Yin Ji, what truly attracted them were the details that ordinary people easily overlooked. Search Sanyou on Bing or Baidu to read ahead every day.

During the battle, Hoover's Wind Blade attacks and Petrifying Strikes, as well as Zha Zu’s Puppet Malfunctions, were similar.

It was important to know that these attacks appeared and took effect instantly, leaving no time for reaction.

But Yuanshi Tianzun accomplished it, predicting the enemy's attack methods in advance.

In addition to the reactive battle process, the combination of items and Yin Corpses was also very particular. He used the power of the set to amplify the Greedy God General, allowing this Yin Corpse to severely injure the knight Zha Zu at the fastest speed, crippling the enemy's melee main force.

Knowing that Osmon was invincible in his home field, he used items to create a Yin Corpse with high agility, high evasion, high burst, and long-range output capabilities, forcing Hoover to intervene and protect his teammates.

With just two Yin Corpses, he restrained three of the enemy's members.

All of this was to make Osmon and the others busy dealing with the situation, neglecting the real killer move – the Yin-Yang Disk.

When that unremarkable Yin Corpse threw out the Yin-Yang Disk, the battle was essentially over.

Too smooth!

The entire battle process had no amazing maneuvers, no climax of desperation, so smooth that it was unremarkable, giving the Jue people an overly simple feeling.

And because of the visual impact of the items and Yin Corpses, this simplicity would be attributed to Yuanshi Tianzun's abundance of magic weapons.

Only Star Officials knew that items and Yin Corpses were just auxiliary. The real core was Yuanshi Tianzun. He was like a supercomputer with terrifying computing power, deducing the battle process through Star Gazing.

Since you "knew the script," of course you could easily and smoothly resolve the battle.

From the start of the battle to the Yin Corpse throwing out the Yin-Yang Disk, Yin Ji watched repeatedly for more than three minutes, studying it over and over again. Only then did she watch the subsequent one and a half minutes with lingering interest.

When she saw Yuanshi Tianzun personally jump onto the Restriction, activating the energy shield to block the Demon Hunter's Wind Blade, Yin Ji's beautiful eyes paused for a moment.

She knew the effect of Yuanshi Tianzun's shield. Back in the Hundred Flowers Club, she had witnessed him diligently accumulating energy to block the rain of arrows that should have wiped out everyone.

He even calculated the Demon Hunter's attack. Was it with his brain, or

with Star Gazing? This was very important.

If it was the latter, it meant that Yuanshi Tianzun's Star Gazing was not weaker than a Star Official who specialized in constellations.

Yin Ji dragged the progress bar and watched it again, discovering that Yuanshi Tianzun was consciously accumulating shield energy during the battle.

He could really calculate the Overlord; this was unreasonable... Yin Ji thought in disbelief.

Although consciously accumulating energy could also be interpreted as a precautionary measure – after all, with an Overlord on the enemy side, it didn't hurt to have a backup plan – Yuanshi Tianzun was a Star Official, and it was known that he possessed super-high computing power.

So she couldn't deceive herself.

After watching the video again, she closed it and saw that the executives in the group were still discussing the battle content.

[Blood Duke: Amazing, amazing. Yuanshi Tianzun promoted to Star Official mid-month, and has this kind of battle power in late-month. I suddenly realized that his talent is stronger than we imagined. Well, I mean his professional talent.]

There were many kinds of talents. In the consensus of The Way of the Extraordinary, two talents were the most important: one was the talent for clearing dungeons; the other was professional talent. Search Sanyou on Bing or Baidu to read ahead every day.

The representative figure of the former was Yuanshi Tianzun, and the representative figure of the latter was Jiang Ju, who had innate Fire Virtue.

[Moon Doesn't Sleep, I Don't Sleep: Strong talent for clearing dungeons, strong professional talent, isn't this damn...]

Moon Doesn't Sleep, I Don't Sleep recalled a message.

[Moon Doesn't Sleep, I Don't Sleep: Envy-inducing talent. It really is a textbook-level battle, but we don't have as many items as he does.]

[Yuan Ting: @Moon Doesn't Sleep, I Don't Sleep, it's just a carbon copy of the Demon Lord, even the feelings for Yin Ji are the same.]

The chat group fell silent. Yuan Ting had killed the topic.

[Yin Ji: Hoover is a Wind Mage and alone. Breaking his hands and feet first is reasonable and has nothing to do with me.]

[Yuan Ting: Wind Mages are physically weak. Hoover has already lost his ability to move. And to talk about how annoying they are, Osmon also mocked Yuanshi Tianzun. But he clearly hates Hoover more. It's hard to say it's not because of you.]

Yin Ji immediately pursed her lips, feeling a little embarrassed.

[Crimson Sun Execution Official: Does everyone have any other insights on the video?]

The Grand Elder was reminding Yuan Ting that it was "class time" now, not time for idle gossip. This kind of class time was not uncommon in the past. The elders of Taiyi Sect would occasionally have official Star Officials express their interpretations one after another. The Crimson Sun Execution Official responded to each one very seriously, either praising or correcting, and answered "Moon Doesn't Sleep, I Don't Sleep's" complaint: "Everyone's situation is different, and the environment of each battle is also different. What I want you to learn is the battle strategy. There are different ways to fight with more or fewer items."

Yin Ji typed information: "I think everyone didn't notice a detail: Yuanshi Tianzun's Star Gazing can already calculate the Overlord..."

Her fingers suddenly stopped. After hesitating for a while, Yin Ji deleted the message and remained silent. She suddenly didn't want to expose Yuanshi Tianzun's cards too much. This was out of instinctual protection. After all, they were friends.

Fu Jiawan.

At the headquarters of the mechanical engineering research and development company, in the simple CEO's office, Xiahou Aotian, wearing a blue work uniform, sat blankly in front of the computer.

The battle in the Shiwan Mountains was playing on the screen.

The video was played repeatedly, and Xiahou Aotian sat motionless, as if his soul had been taken away. The old man's sigh came from the black iron ring:

"A formidable junior. With his aptitude and ability, if he had been born in the Qin Dynasty, he would definitely have been valued by the First Emperor and made a king and prime minister. Even if he remained hidden in the pugilistic world, he would be a great hero." Xiahou Aotian suddenly covered his chest, his face full of pain, panting heavily.

The Qin Dynasty alchemist was shocked: "What's wrong?"

Xiahou Aotian trembled:

"I have diligently studied the classics since I was young, and I especially love *Romance of the Three Kingdoms*. I think of Zhou Yu, with his feather fan and silk scarf, laughing and talking, the enemy's ships and buildings vanished in smoke. It makes people yearn for it, but the heavens are unfair. If there is a Zhou Yu, why is there a Zhuge Liang? Alas!"

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"Speak plainly!" The old man had not read *Romance of the Three Kingdoms*.

Xiahou Aotian succinctly expressed his inner thoughts: "I'm so jealous!"

He took a deep breath and asked, "Old man, if I were born in ancient times, would the First Emperor value me? What kind of person would I be?"

"One of the artisans."

Artisans were small officials in charge of manufacturing and production.

"..." Xiahou Aotian felt insulted, "That's it?".

Xiahou Aotian was stunned, feeling that something had shattered in his heart. It was his Dao Heart!

...

When the members of Heaven Punisher returned to Beijing, it was already 5:30 in the morning. In the late autumn season, the air was mixed with coolness.

Osmon walked out of the cabin expressionlessly, looking out at the vast night, with a hint of desolation.

The group took a special car back to Maple Forest Late Hotel. As soon as they stepped into the hotel lobby, they felt a gaze directed at them. These gazes came from the hotel front desk, the lobby manager, and the greeters. They had smiles on their faces and respectful expressions, but deep in their eyes were hidden ridicule, disdain, and an arrogance that Osmon could not tolerate.

This group of service personnel, who should have been respectful, had become arrogant.

The Demon Hunter walked through the lobby with a gloomy face and three subordinates, took the elevator upstairs, and went straight to the hotel's Foreign Affairs Department.

The Demon Hunter, full of mature male charm, said slowly: "We want to see Elder Miao!"

The manager of the Foreign Affairs Department did not move, still sitting behind the desk, smiling: "Elder Miao is in a meeting. Executive Officer, please go back and rest."

Osmon raised his eyebrows, as if he had found an outlet for his emotions: "Whether she sees us or not is something Elder Miao has to consider. What you have to do is report."

The manager of the Foreign Affairs Department put away his smile and said in a businesslike tone: "This is what Elder Miao instructed."

"You..." Osmon was furious and was about to explode, but the Demon Hunter waved his hand and suppressed him, leading the way: "We will wait for Elder Miao's reply."

Back in the large suite, Osmon swept the items on the table to the ground, gnashing his teeth: "Despicable race, lowly mortals, I want to dig out their eyes, smash their teeth, and tear their mouths."

"He can't stand that kind of attitude where they are polite to you on the surface but secretly laughing at you in their hearts," Zha Zu said in a deep voice.

Osmon retreated again and again, feeling a pool of stagnant blood accumulating in his chest, almost spurting out.

"Losing is losing," Zha Zu said. "This is a good cultivation."

"Fuck!" Osmon said with a ferocious expression, "I'm not like you masochists." The Siren was fierce and irritable by nature.

Hoover sighed: "I want to go back to my country... Forget it, I don't want to go back to my country for the time being. After dealing with the Lord of the Underworld's affairs, I want to travel around."

"Going back to my country at this time will definitely make me a laughing stock," Osmon said, "Let's go together."

In a sunroom constructed of glass and steel supports, Elder Miao, in a half-human, half-tree form, looked around at the holographic projections around the conference table, listening to the statement of Di Hong, the Grand Elder of the Five Elements Alliance.

"The course of this conflict is like this. Currently, the Lord of the Underworld is being held in Fu Qingyang's villa and can be brought to Beijing at any time."

Elder Cai said coldly: "Sword Pavilion Elder, Yuanshi Tianzun belongs to the White Tiger Troops. I hope you can make his personal information public."

The Sword Pavilion Elder, with snow-white hair, said indifferently: "First of all, this is against the rules. Secondly, Yuanshi Tianzun's personal information was suppressed by Fu Qingyang and has not been submitted to me."

"You just let Fu Qingyang keep such important personal information privately?" Elder Cai was taken aback. "Personal information is an important reliance for the organization to manage its employees."

The Sword Pavilion Elder said faintly: "Your sister is a marshal. You can do the same."

"Okay!" Di Hong interrupted in a deep voice, "It is impossible to prevent foreign forces from contacting the geniuses within the organization. Yuanshi Tianzun has had enough conflicts with the headquarters. I don't want to see any more conflicts happen."

In fact, it was not just geniuses. Many Overlords in the Five Elements Alliance were also secretly flirting with foreign forces.

In the most exaggerated years, some branches even organized official The Way of the Extraordinary to travel abroad; distributed spirit realm history written by foreign forces to branch employees; and distributed the creeds of various organizations.

Di Hong's voice softened and said: "He is also trying to repair relations with the headquarters. This task report is proof. Think about how to deal with the Lord of the Underworld. I also have a report submitted by Fu Qingyang here."

Immediately, the information about the "Freedom Covenant," some names, and other information were told to the nine headquarter elders. The Overlords present immediately realized the seriousness of the matter. As the rulers of the world's leading orderly organizations, they knew about the Freedom Covenant.

In front of real rulers, the world had no secrets.

However, even they had limited understanding of the Freedom Covenant. This organization hid in the dark and was not very active. Sometimes it would not move for decades. This was different from evil occupations that were constantly thinking about causing trouble.

However, the members of this organization were indeed a group of dangerous figures who stood in the shadows and promoted and influenced the development of the world.

The people of the world were just puppets in their hands.

"Do Yuanshi Tianzun and Fu Qingyang know the list?" The Grand Elder of the Water God Palace suddenly said.

"I don't know," Di Hong shook his head slightly. "The level of the Freedom Covenant is beyond their authority."

"Does the leader know? What is his attitude?"

"I have already notified him," Di Hong said. "My father's idea is to give the list to Heaven Punisher free of charge, but in exchange, Heaven Punisher must disclose all information about the Freedom Covenant to us."

Elder Miao suddenly said: "Does the leader want to deal with the Freedom Covenant?"

"The Freedom Covenant is larger than we imagined. During World War II, they once developed forces on the mainland. At that time, the local The Way of the Extraordinary had just risen and were devastated by the war. The Freedom Covenant took advantage of the situation and established an organization called the 'Common Boat Association'! They rallied a group of local The Way of the Extraordinary, as well as elites from the political and business circles, to form a so-called anti-war force. The real purpose was to secretly control this country when we were at our weakest and become the masters behind the scenes."

"My father was a member of the Common Boat Association when he was young."

The conference table fell into dead silence. Even the Overlords at the level of the Ten Elders were shocked by this secret history. The Master of the Middle Court was the first batch of local The Way of the Extraordinary, born in the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China. He didn't expect to be a member of the Freedom Covenant?

"I have not heard of the Common Boat Association," Elder Miao, who was also one of the first The Way of the Extraordinary, shook his head slightly. "I was a nobody back then. What happened later?"

Elder Di Hong shook his head: "My father didn't say."

The conference room fell silent again. After a while, Elder Cai said coldly: "Elder Miao, prepare to receive the American God Association and have Yuanshi Tianzun quote a price, by the way."

The next day at noon, Zhang Yuanshi woke up in high spirits and enjoyed lunch under the service of a bunny girl.

At this time, he dared to turn off the flight mode on his phone.

The next second, the chat software sent dense "ding-dong" sounds. There were hundreds of unread messages and more than a dozen missed calls.

Obviously, the battle in the Shiwan Mountains had spread.

"Fortunately, I had the foresight, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to sleep peacefully." He opened the address book to check the messages.