’An egg? Divine Blood? A seed?’
Su Chen’s eyes widened, and he subconsciously wanted to throw it away. The damn thing looked disgusting.
’This is the gift for Wei Yinsuo. On the surface, it extends one’s lifespan, but in reality, it secretly corrodes them for the purpose of control?’
He theorized as much, quickly stowing it away in his Storage Space.
Even a Chief Judge would have trouble living past two hundred, and longevity had always been the Deceitful God Sect’s most potent weapon for corrupting the top brass.
The more prestigious, powerful, and strong soone was, the more they wanted to live longer.
’But this kind of longevity is poisoned...’ Su Chen couldn’t help but recall the fanaticism of the Black Tuo Followers when they faced him, and a shiver ran down his spine.
A long life without one’s own will was nothing more than being a puppet.
After scanning his surroundings and confirming he had left no traces, Su Chen departed.
By the ti he returned to the Judicial Court, the sky was already beginning to brighten. Bu Siqi and the others hadn’t returned yet, which let Su Chen breathe a sigh of relief. Otherwise, he would have had a hard ti explaining why he returned first but arrived last.
However, the events of the previous night were already the talk of the town. Many Judges along the way were conversing in hushed tones.
"The Pang Family was just wiped out, just like that?"
"Yeah. They even had a Chief Judge in their ancestry, and Pang Hui himself was the Vice Minister of Inspection. Now they’re gone, just like that."
"Judge Xia is still as ruthless as ever."
"I heard Judge Wei also took action. He upheld justice, even against his own."
"Upholding justice? Sounds noble, but I wonder what his subordinates think. Even if they’ve done sothing wrong, no one wants to be the ’kin’ who gets eliminated."
When the crowd saw him, their expressions beca even more peculiar.
"I heard this new Core Seed had a private conflict with Pang Xingwen. The night before last, soone even saw Pang Xingwen crying outside Su Chen’s door. Judge Xia didn’t take action just for that, did he?"
"Don’t be ridiculous. It’s because the Pang Family was colluding with the Deceitful God Sect. You haven’t heard?"
"Brother Su..." soone greeted him with a fawning expression. The face was familiar—Su Chen thought he might have seen him at Zhu Xuan’s banquet, but he couldn’t recall the man’s na.
He nodded in acknowledgnt.
Perhaps it was Xia Hanshi’s ruthless actions that reminded people of the Chief Judge’s authority, because many more people greeted him along the way.
Many High-tier Judges revealed a more affable side.
’Sure enough, might makes right. Reputation and all that is just talk.’
Su Chen mused to himself and took a trip to Old Xia’s villa, intending to discuss the "blood sacrifice." He found the place empty; the man hadn’t returned yet.
’Old Xia’s intuition was spot on. The Deceitful God Sect is definitely plotting sothing in the shadows. The Ten Cities of Blood Sacrifice... How long has it been since sothing this major happened?’
Back at his own villa, he ate the breakfast No. Zero had prepared, the savory juices of the at flooding his mouth.
A projected virtual screen materialized before him, displaying a wall of dense text—a compilation of information about the Deceitful Gods.
Su Chen scanned the text. The Deceitful Gods and the Mutant Species from the fog were a constant threat.
But thanks to the invention of the Do Light System, the threat from the Mutant Species had been sowhat mitigated. Those creatures loathed appearing in areas without fog.
Conversely, the population growth had led to a corresponding increase in the number of the Deceitful God Sect’s Believers, gradually making them the primary threat.
’When the population was smaller, the Deceitful Gods were barely a threat. Many of them only appeared after the population started growing.’
’What exactly are the Deceitful Gods? Powerful life forms? Their true bodies don’t seem to be on this planet, but I have no idea where they are.’
He thought of the "Crimson Rot" he had seen during the Delirious Words Trial.
’The Ten Cities of Blood Sacrifice... No matter what, I have to find a way to inform the Judicial Court.’
He couldn’t just pretend he didn’t know. Otherwise, it would co back to bite him one day.
’The Deceitful God Sect is making a big move, but Ying Feng is no pushover. He must have so inkling of sothing as major as the Ten Cities of Blood Sacrifice.’
’I’ll try to sound him out when I get the chance. If Old Xia already knows, I won’t have to stick my neck out. If not... I’ll have to figure sothing else out.’
Having made up his mind, Su Chen finished his al, returned to his bedroom, and closed the door before opening his panel.
’Power of the Faceless Ghost, let’s see what you can really do...’
Su Chen took a deep breath, deciding to use it on the [Gale and Thunder Envoy] class, which had not yet been affected by Black Tuo’s Power.
’Each class can only be recorded once. If it’s ruined, it’s ruined for good. The Secret Weaver class has already been affected by Black Tuo’s Power. It would be too great a loss if sothing went wrong with that one.’
With his mind made up, the grayish-white, semi-transparent Power of the Faceless Ghost instantly transford into invisible chains that coiled around the [Gale and Thunder Envoy] class.
[The Gale and Thunder Envoy has been affected by the Power of the Faceless Ghost. It has gone mad, running amok, even forgetting who it is. Its third advancent requirent has been erased.]
’An advancent requirent was just erased?’
Su Chen stared at the panel, his expression a sight to behold. The third advancent requirent for the [Gale and Thunder Envoy] class—to beco a "Lightning Rod" and survive in a Thunderstorm Zone for half an hour—was now gone.
’So the Power of the Faceless Ghost is to randomly erase one of the advancent requirents? Tsk, tsk... Not bad... Not bad at all...’
Su Chen couldn’t help but grin. He knew from personal experience just how bizarre the class requirents could be.
Erasing an entire advancent requirent... The amount of ti, resources, and energy saved was imasurable.
Even with the [Gale and Thunder Envoy]’s requirents weakened, it would have taken a great deal of effort.
’But the Power of the Faceless Ghost can erase a requirent without any additional cost, while upgrading a class requires an extra price...’ Su Chen noted the difference, speculating to himself:
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