Witnessing the scene with his own eyes, Jin Zi lost all reason and charged at the blade-wielding ghost like a madman.
The blade-wielding ghost tossed Mo Xiang's head aside, where a black hand caught it and vanished without a trace.
“Give me back the captain's head!!!”
Jin Zi's rationality dwindled as his fury mounted. He threw himself into a desperate, suicidal assault against the barrier.
The full-force attacks of a Demigod caused the barrier to shake violently, even making Yin Yang stumble slightly atop the altar.
But that was all.
Buzz—
A black hand appeared within the barrier and handed Mo Xiang's head to Yin Yang.
Yin Yang grabbed the head by the hair and held it up to his face for a look.
“This bloodline's scent... there's no mistaking it.”
“A family capable of producing a Demigod—impressive, truly impressive.”
“I'll find you. Don't worry, don't worry.”
As he spoke, the head in front of him rotted rapidly. In an instant, it turned into a skull and was pulled into the black-red substance on the altar, becoming another ornament.
“Aaaargh!!!”
Seeing this, Jin Zi went completely insane. Ignoring his blood-drenched hands, he hammered at the barrier with everything he had.
Yin Yang took out the Traveler's Badge. Although he sensed it might no longer be functional, he wasn't willing to give up without trying it himself.
He pressed it against a door and opened it. When he found that nothing had changed behind the door, he let out a sigh.
“Sigh, the Security Bureau truly is a powerhouse with deep pockets. They have so many good things.”
“They neutralized my most convenient tool right from the start.”
Jin Zi couldn't hear any of this; he continued his suicidal assault on the barrier.
The Security Bureau personnel also closed in. The students in the university had mostly been evacuated, and they had found and destroyed the barrier core set up by the Shadow Lotus Church. The outer barrier was now slowly dissipating.
The remaining officers surrounded the perimeter of Yin Yang's altar barrier, weapons raised, waiting to open fire the moment Jin Zi broke through.
In their eyes, Yin Yang was already a turtle in a jar.
“Fortunately, I'd already considered what to do if the Traveler's Badge failed.”
“I didn't expect I'd actually have to use it.”
Yin Yang looked at Jin Zi with a smile on his lips. Unfortunately, with the Nuo opera mask covering his face, the other man couldn't see it at all.
Whoosh!
A flaming arrow shot in from a great distance, targeting Jin Zi, who had already begun to lose his senses.
“Protect the Demigod!”
Qu Yi sensed the transcendent fluctuation immediately. His spiritual power erupted as he tried to intercept the arrow for Jin Zi, but the flaming arrow was too fast—so fast he couldn't react in time!
Pfft!
The flaming arrow pierced Jin Zi's shoulder.
Although Jin Zi had lost his mind to rage, his instincts as a Demigod remained. Faced with a lethal threat, he still knew how to dodge.
However, what happened next nearly scared the other Security Bureau members to death.
It started raining.
A rain of flaming arrows!
The previous arrow seemed to act as a coordinate, marking the location for the rest.
“Defend!!!”
The spiritual power of the Security Bureau members erupted, converging into a spiritual wall to block the flaming arrows.
Yin Yang's body felt somewhat weak.
A Sequence 7 killing a Demigod—it was the kind of story that would scare anyone to death.
Even though he had succeeded by setting up the barrier long in advance, obtaining the target's blood to launch a sneak attack on their soul, 'turning' the sealed object guandao, and having the incredible swordsmanship of the blade-wielding ghost to assist him... he had still killed a Demigod.
Regardless of how it happened, he had indeed slain a Demigod.
This meant that in the future, when facing a Demigod, running away would no longer be his only option!
Yin Yang spread his arms. The flaming arrows struck around the barrier, forming a giant incantation!
The incantation looked like a seashell, or perhaps a ginkgo leaf.
Yin Yang pressed one hand to his mask and gripped the key to the Hidden Vault with the other.
“Everyone.”
The Security Bureau personnel were busy defending against the arrows and had no time to pay him any mind.
Even Jin Zi was too busy pounding on the barrier to spare him a glance.
“Goodbye.”
Yin Yang performed a theatrical bow. He plunged the key into the ground and turned it, and the altar vanished instantly.
The moment the altar disappeared, the barrier began to tremble violently, as if it had lost its core and was about to collapse.
Seeing this, Jin Zi hammered even harder, not even caring that the bones in his hands were now visible.
Buzz—
The incantation formed by the flaming arrows lit up. In the next heartbeat, Yin Yang's figure vanished without a trace.
Outside Wang City University.
On a rooftop.
Yin Yang's figure appeared out of thin air beside the Red-Haired Ghost. Beneath his feet was a miniature altar.
Reverse summoning!
This technique allowed Yin Yang to be summoned to wherever the three ghosts were, though it required an altar to be set up in advance.
After using this move, Yin Yang grew even weaker.
Between his spirituality and his divinity, he had nearly exhausted everything today.
But he knew this was no time to rest.
He took out the Traveler's Badge, pressed it against the door on the rooftop, and opened it. This time, a vortex appeared behind it.
Yin Yang stepped inside, and his figure vanished.
Boom!
Jin Zi finally broke the barrier, but Yin Yang was long gone.
He let out another roar, so terrifying that Qu Yi hurried his men back.
After all, the man clearly wasn't in his right mind. Who knew what he might do?
However, after that single roar, Jin Zi's body went limp and he collapsed to the ground.
The duration of the jade talisman had expired.
It was precisely because of its short duration that he hadn't used it at the very beginning.
“Quick, save him!”
“Get everyone to the hospital!”
“Keep a close eye on the students and teachers we evacuated. No one is allowed to leave! There might be Shadow Lotus cultists hiding among them!”
“Yes, sir!”
“Captain, the Bureau Chief also needs treatment.”
“Then get him to the hospital already! Why the hell are you telling me? Am I a doctor?!”
Qu Yi barked orders while scratching his head.
...
Huang City.
The Li Mansion.
“Madam, this man is here to apply for the gardener position.”
The old butler led Yin Yang into a luxurious hall.
“Raise your head.”
A woman's voice came from above. Yin Yang looked up to see a young woman in a form-fitting black qipao standing by the railing on the second floor.
She looked Yin Yang up and down, a hint of satisfaction appearing in her eyes.
“What's your education level? Where have you worked before?”
“To answer Madam, I have a bachelor's degree. I used to run my own flower shop.”
“Why did you stop?”
“Something happened at home and I needed money urgently, so I sold the shop.”
“Why come to my house to be a gardener?”
“I want to save up enough to buy my shop back.”
“Are you from Huang City?”
“Yes.”
“Wang Bo.”
“Madam.”
“He'll do. Take him down and teach him the rules.”
“Yes, Madam.”
The butler led Yin Yang out. Once they were a good distance from the hall, he spoke in a low, somber voice.
“Remember, when you see the Third Madam in the future, you mustn't stare directly at her like you did today. Do you understand?”
“I understand.”
“What is your name?”
“Just call me Xiao Yang.”
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