Su Baadao stared at Tuoba with a faint, mocking smile.
“Judging by your expression, you must have guessed my identity.”
“Do you know what you should do now?”
Tuoba nodded slowly, and the divinity within him began to burn!
He was going to risk everything!
The smile on Su Baadao’s face vanished bit by bit, his voice turning cold.
“Wrong choice!”
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
Fireballs shot toward Tuoba, cutting off all his paths of retreat!
...
In a distant alleyway.
Yin Yang was performing a strange dance in the deserted alley. Strands of gray mist emanated from behind him, slowly spreading into the surroundings.
He was clearing his tracks. That Su Baadao was quite powerful; he had to prepare early!
The blade-wielding ghost gritted its teeth, its expression full of defiance.
Normally, there was no shame in dying at the hands of a Demigod.
But the blade-wielding ghost felt that if it hadn't been focused on taking the Demigod's Skull, it could have at least resisted for a while.
Yin Yang continued to dance while sharing the vision of the Red-Haired Ghost.
The dance was a part of his ritual.
For a 【Corpse Celebrant】 to promote to Sequence 7, they needed to preside over sacrificial rituals. Only then could their spirituality grow.
The sacrifice ritual he had presided over at the Qi family estate had increased Yin Yang’s spirituality significantly.
Though the current ritual wasn't as large as that one, the sacrifice itself was exceptionally grand.
A Demigod!
Even if it was only a sliver of divinity, it was still divinity!
Yin Yang danced joyfully, feeling that his promotion was within reach. He only lacked a few materials for the Sequence 7 potion.
As he moved through the dance, more and more mist appeared, even beginning to spread into the sunlight.
A chorus of calls, sounding as if they came from ancient times, began to ring out.
Yin Yang flipped his right hand, and a goldfish appeared in his palm.
This was a transcendent item he had taken from Qi Xing. He had previously injected the old container with divine impurities to use as a flare at the Qi family estate, which had triggered the subsequent events.
As the calls intensified, the gold paint on the goldfish began to peel away bit by bit, revealing a gelatinous bone fish within.
Yin Yang extended his right hand, and the blade-wielding ghost sliced his palm.
Warm blood dripped onto the bone fish, giving it an eerie appearance.
“Merciless Heaven, in its fierce anger, sends down its terrors upon the earth below.”
“Plans are crooked and perverse; when will they ever be stopped?”
As the blood seeped in, the fish’s tail began to wag gently, and the mist grew even thicker.
Yin Yang used some blood on his left hand to dot the eyes of the bone fish.
“Awaken!”
Hum—
The bone fish’s eyes glowed with red light. Yin Yang patted its head and immediately turned to run.
It was too dangerous when Demigods fought.
More importantly, the outcome of the battle was already clear. If he didn't run now, the victor might find the time to deal with him.
Yin Yang knew how difficult it was to be resurrected, so he cherished his life immensely.
The bone fish wagged its tail gently and swam into the mist.
With its addition, the mist seemed to come alive, beginning to creep out into the sunlight.
...
Tuoba knelt on the ground, his face full of disbelief.
A thin line of fire had pierced his chest, incinerating his internal organs.
Su Baadao shook his head.
“I gave you a chance, but you chose the stupidest path.”
“You know? What I hate most are fools. The logic is so simple, yet they insist on getting battered and bruised before they learn.”
“And you are even worse than those fools.”
As he spoke, he raised his finger. The fire line abruptly expanded into two pillars of flame, forcibly blowing Tuoba apart and ensuring he died in agony.
Whoosh—
A light breeze blew past, and Tuoba’s corpse and divinity slowly dissipated, as if they had never existed.
Su Baadao narrowed his eyes, recalling Wang Gen’s previous report.
“Sacrifice Brand... not many people recognize this kind of thing, and even fewer understand it.”
“It appeared in Wang City before, and now it appears in Meng City. It’s highly likely to be the same group.”
“Back in Wang City, they were cowed by Wang Gen’s presence.”
“This time, they only dared to use sneak attacks. This proves their Sequence isn't very high—likely around Sequence 6 or Sequence 7.”
“Heh, we’re out here fighting to the death, and they want to pick up the spoils from behind? There’s no such thing as a free lunch in this world.”
Su Baadao’s smile was cold as he flew to Ghost Tiger’s side.
He wanted to suppress Ghost Tiger’s injuries, but Ghost Tiger only gave a bitter smile, his expression gradually becoming resolute.
Su Baadao understood his meaning.
Ghost Tiger had already intended to self-destruct earlier, having activated all of his divinity and spirituality. If not for the suppression of the vajra pestle, he would have exploded long ago.
Now, even if Su Baadao helped treat his wounds, the activated divinity in his body was irreversible.
He would mutate.
That was why he had that expression; he wanted to die as a human.
Su Baadao felt a pang of sorrow.
He didn't want to see a soldier from Headquarters used as a sacrifice, but even he couldn't erase the brand in such a short time.
Ghost Tiger forced a small smile, as if trying to comfort Su Baadao.
“I’ll send you on your way.”
Su Baadao reached out and tapped the top of Ghost Tiger’s head. Ghost Tiger looked down at the ground, where three pools of red and white matter lay—the remains of his three subordinates whose heads had been crushed.
Puff.
A flash of fire pierced Ghost Tiger’s brain. His body and divinity quickly vanished, just as Tuoba’s had.
Witnessing this, Su Baadao’s gaze grew even colder. He slowly looked up into the distance, where a beam of light was rapidly fleeing.
The man in military boots!
He was also the last remaining beam of light!
Whoosh!
Su Baadao moved instantly. He had a burning rage that needed an outlet.
The moment the man in military boots saw Su Baadao, he knew he was dead.
But regardless, he was a Demigod; how could he just surrender?
He unleashed his strongest attack against Su Baadao.
【Possession】!
If he could actually succeed, he would escape with his life and perhaps even take control of Meng City!
But unfortunately, the world didn't have that many 'ifs'.
He soon became a corpse, which then vanished along with his spiritual energy.
After taking down this last man, Su Baadao took a cloth strip from his robes and tossed it toward Wang Gen.
Before Wang Gen could resist, he was wrapped into a mummy by the cloth.
“Your spirituality is about to go berserk. I can't handle it, so I can only use this method to temporarily suppress it and send you to Headquarters. But before we go, we need to find the one who tried to take advantage of the situation.”
Su Baadao closed his eyes and sensed for two minutes before moving toward a certain alleyway.
He was certain that the mastermind’s hiding place was there!
But when he arrived, all he saw was a three-meter-long bone fish!
...
At the flower shop.
Having just finished his shower, Yin Yang dried his hair while turning on the television.
“A terrorist attack at the Security Bureau has resulted in multiple deaths. Thirteen terrorists have been arrested, though some suspects remain at large.”
“This station urges citizens to stay indoors to avoid personal danger.”
Yin Yang sat on the sofa. Nearby, Canned Food walked over with its tail held high, habitually curling up on Yin Yang’s lap.
Yin Yang reached out to scratch its chin.
“Big cities really are different. The pace of ‘life’ is so fast.”
“Meow~”
Canned Food rubbed against his hand, looking thoroughly content.
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