Reverse flow of the Yellow Springs

Chapter 78 The Spirit Slayer

Under the bright lights of the cabin, hundreds of blurry figures sat on luxurious seats.

With that declaration from that great being, the transaction officially began.

Some Ark voters looked at the unfamiliar passengers and couldn't help but laugh, "It seems we've gained a few more unfamiliar companions."

This time, three more voters came to the Ark than last time. That is, there are three new voters.

Being able to board the ark signifies that they possess extraordinary talent.

It has the capital to be invested in.

I just don't know how the captain of the Ark accurately located these people.

Li Yelai sized up the newcomer, pondering to himself.

When it comes to the best psionicists, the number officially recognized is probably the largest.

I wonder if there are any other government agents among the passengers besides myself?

It's hard to say. Even among the officials of the same giant city, the humans don't share communication and intelligence.

The three newcomers were clearly still wary of Fang Zhou. They didn't introduce themselves in much detail, only stating their codenames and areas of operation.

The latter could also be fake, since the identity of the Ark voters is very important. If others find out their true identity, who knows what problems might arise.

The transaction then commenced.

The first to speak was still the Gold Mountain Knight sitting in the central area.

His gaze fell upon Li Yelai, and though his language was strange, it possessed a certain beauty: "Copper Mask, as agreed, I have brought healing medicine and some extraordinary materials."

Li Yelai mimicked 'Copper Mask's' attitude, responding with trepidation: "Thank you, Lord Jinshan, but we don't have any information about him this time."

"It's alright, just try your best to acquire it." The Golden Mountain Knight was not surprised; the Old Mad King was currently the most wary human powerhouse in Black Source City.

He was very strong, but what was more dangerous was that he was very old. So old that he was about to die.

A terrible curse burned away his originally long life.

At the same time, it also alerted the kings of the forbidden zones. A human king who is about to die might do anything extremely crazy! If he launches a counterattack before he dies, every forbidden zone will suffer serious losses.

Such an existence would naturally not be easily discovered.

Jinshan simply wanted the organizations to which 'Golden Armor' and 'Bronze Mask' belonged to continue cooperating with him. If he could acquire some of the old Mad King's form, it would allow him to be better prepared for the restricted area.

Then, the Golden Mountain Knight waved his hand, and five extraordinary materials and a bottle of green liquid appeared on the table in front of Li Yelai.

Li Yelai couldn't identify which extraordinary beings these materials came from, but he could sense the mysterious power they carried. Even just looking at these materials, Erjue felt a slight pressure. Perhaps it was the smell of money.
The green liquid in that bottle was, unsurprisingly, a rare healing medicine. It was technology from a restricted area. If possible, and the authorities were to crack the technology, it might improve the safety of our colleagues.

At this moment, another female Ark Voter who had previously asked Li Yelai for information about the Mad King spoke up: "As agreed, I have also brought you a reward."

As she waved her hand, a nine-ringed broadsword suddenly appeared on the table in front of Li Yelai.

This is a Class B psionic weapon!
If we go by the equipment department's prices, this weapon would cost five or six hundred merit points. That's twice as expensive as a third-awakening potion!
Li Yelai nodded silently, thus completing the transaction.

Then, Li Yelai turned his gaze to the greyhound, no, to the 'black umbrella'.

For some reason, the black umbrella's body seemed to have changed again, becoming stronger and taller. It sat elegantly in its seat.

"Lord Black Umbrella, we've discovered that Night General's abilities are indeed quite unique. Do you want it kept secret or made public?" Li Yelai asked. This was a task assigned to 'Copper Mask' by 'Black Umbrella'—to gather information about Li Yelai himself. The reward was a summoned creature, but 'Copper Mask' needed to provide the corpse of a supernatural being.

"Make it public." Black Umbrella responded calmly, "Let them all see what's special about this Night General. That way, they'll know how to handle it if they encounter him again."

"Tsk," Li Yelai cursed inwardly, but outwardly remained respectful and obedient, saying, "Night General, Border City Three, East Branch, Second Awakening Psionicist. Path of All Things, his special ability is..."

"Mimic other paths!"

Upon hearing this, the cabin fell silent. The members who were conducting the transaction all looked at 'Copper Face' with suspicion.

Someone seemed not to understand Li Yelai's meaning and continued to ask, "What do you mean?"

The psionic property of all things is mimicry, but what does it mean to mimic other paths?
“What I mean is, Ye Jiang can use abilities through other means!” Li Ye Lai responded, “He can use a certain mask to gain the abilities of that masked character. From our investigation, he already possesses the mask of Xiang Yu, the Hegemon-King of Western Chu.”

"Xiang Yu, the Hegemon-King of Western Chu?" a blond-haired, blue-eyed voter asked in confusion, "A historical figure?"

“Yes, in the history of dynasties before the calamity, there was Xiang Yu, the Hegemon-King of Western Chu at the end of the Qin Dynasty. He was born with double pupils and was unparalleled in bravery,” another voter explained.

Then, Li Yelai continued, "That's right, and after Night General activates Xiang Yu's mask, he can use the Spirit Eye Path to see through weaknesses!"

"See through weaknesses? Isn't that the Eye of Death Perception?" The Golden Mountain Knight from the Forbidden Zone asked in astonishment.

"That's a rare ability that only psionicists with the sixth sense or higher and the Spirit Eye path can obtain, and it doesn't require a specific potion!" Another Ark Citizen sitting in the center was also shocked.

"No potions? Doesn't that mean that to obtain this ability, you have to rely entirely on luck?" A female voter next to him was also surprised: "He's a second-awakening psychic, how can he have such a special ability?"

"Xiang Yu, the Hegemon-King of Western Chu, was also a psionicist? And the Night General imitated Xiang Yu, thus gaining high-level abilities? Does he have other personas?"

"A powerful being who directly mimics other paths? What's his background?"

"Could it be the work of some forbidden zone king? Or a blessing from some illusory realm deity? Or perhaps it's from the chaos itself?"

A member of the Ark suddenly asked, "Captain, do you know where the deity behind Night General comes from?"

Captain? So you can ask the captain directly?

Li Yelai's heart stirred.

But then a strange figure dressed as a waiter, with no facial features, suddenly appeared in the corner. He replied, "I don't know, but the captain said it probably isn't one of the Five Chaos Gods."

“That makes sense. If they were followers of Chaos, they wouldn’t entrust such an important ability to the government,” a voter remarked.

"Unfortunately, Ye Jiang has already been abducted by the city's officials. Otherwise, he would surely have received the ticket to the Ark," a voter lamented.

"Hmph, such a special ability, I wonder what kind of power it would have if made into a psionic weapon!" a voter said in a sinister tone.

"Don't be ridiculous. There might be an official member from some major city among us." Someone sneered, reminding him, "Besides, if the old Mad King isn't dead, would you dare go to Border City Number Three?"

Clearly, the Ark voters and the captain were all shocked by Li Yelai's special abilities.

Although this should have been kept secret, as Li Yelai's strength increased, it could no longer be concealed. It was better to sell it as intelligence to Black Umbrella, gaining more trust while also making some profit.

Black Umbrella was also somewhat surprised. After a few seconds of silence, he continued to ask, "How many masks does he have?"

"Currently, we've only managed to get one. The other party is an official, so we dare not get too close," Li Yelai replied, not about to reveal all his secrets.

Black Umbrella nodded: "I understand. Being tricked by such a special individual and losing my physical body, I didn't lose unjustly."

Then, looking at Li Yelai, he continued, "Your information is very important, and I will fulfill my promise to create a cremated remains summon for you. Did you bring the corpse?"

“Of course.” Li Yelai nodded, and with a wave of his hand, the corpse of the Thunder-Treading Dragon Steed suddenly appeared on the ground beside him.

The next second, the corpse was next to the black umbrella.

The enormous and magnificent horse carcass drew the attention of many Ark voters.

"A Thunder-Treading Dragon Steed at the Fourth Awakening level?" Black Umbrella reached out and stroked the corpse, then took it away and chuckled. "Not bad, Bronze Face. Even with Golden Armor injured, your organization was still able to hunt such extraordinary creatures. A very good choice. I will prepare the summoned creature's ashes within three days. You can come to the Ark to collect them in three days."

"Thank you, Lord Black Umbrella." Li Yelai, still playing the role of 'Copper Mask', responded respectfully.

"Don't stop investigating the Night General, but be careful; there must be a deity behind him," the black umbrella warned.

"Yes." Li Yelai thought to himself, "Xi Gou, you have a good eye for people. I'll definitely let you meet Mr. Ying sometime."

Then came the trading and intelligence sharing among various parties.

Li Yelai kept a close eye on the three: Star, Phantom, and Wolf.

Unfortunately, the three did not share any intelligence; instead, they engaged in private transactions with other voters without giving themselves away.

After pondering for a while, Li Yelai also shared some intelligence: "The officials of Border City No. 3 discovered the branch of the Ember Church located in the underground city. A week ago, they launched a siege against the branch. It should have been successfully wiped out."

“A week ago? The Church of Embers. I see.” Someone said, “Also a week ago, the Jing family, a psionic family in Yaoqing Giant City, joined forces with the Yaoqing Giant City’s processing department to form an expedition team. They left the giant city and set off in the southeast. Maybe they were lured there by the third border city.”

"The Jing family?" someone asked doubtfully. "Is it the family that has a person with the eighth sense of spiritual power?"

"Indeed, after the calamity broke out, 70% of the population was swallowed by the calamity fog. However, some powerful individuals fought their way back from the fog, bringing back a wealth of technology and knowledge from the Void Realm."

The remaining humans used this knowledge to build a giant city. Some of them formed families, and relying on mysterious inheritances and knowledge, the strength of their family members grew rapidly.

The Jing family is a powerful family located in Yaoqing Giant City, also known as the Yaoqing Jing family.

There were once king-level powerhouses, but they perished in the forbidden Immortal Ruins while developing the giant city. Now, the strongest is that eighth-awareness psionicist. Someone calmly replied, "Among those present, there must be members of certain families, right?"

No one responded, and even if someone did, they wouldn't reveal their identity.

Li Yelai noted this down: the Jing family of Yaoqing Giant City were likely coming to Border City No. 3.

Then came another round of intelligence sharing.

Li Yelai tried his best to memorize this information.

Then a new voter suddenly spoke up: "Half a month ago, in the wilderness about fifty kilometers from the lava mine city, a village was completely slaughtered."

Li Yelai's heart skipped a beat. Lava Mine City was a major ally city of Border City No. 3. This intelligence might be very important.

"Who is the murderer? The Church of the Embers? Or a caravan or bandits?" a member of the Ark asked casually. This was nothing unusual; outside of the Great City, there was no civilization to speak of, and anything could happen.

“That’s not the point,” the new voter said in a deep voice. “From what I understand, there was a young girl in that village who awakened as a psychic a few days ago. She may have been murdered, but her body was taken away.”

The Ark's chosen ones remained calm. Who among them wasn't a psionicist? And all of them were exceptionally talented individuals.

The life or death of a psionicist doesn't seem to be a big deal.

However, the next sentence from the new voters made them freeze.

"Judging from the traces left at the scene, she was probably a spirit destroyer before her death!"

The Spirit Absolute are extremely special and rare psychic beings!
Its psychic resistance is extremely high, so high that even its own psychic energy is ruthlessly suppressed.

Although their own psychic powers are suppressed, this type of psychic is almost the nemesis of all psychics, and can suppress almost all psychic attacks or psychic barriers.

Once such psychics appear, they are often protected by the authorities like treasures and carefully trained. If they are tasked with suppressing forbidden objects, the forbidden objects cannot cause any trouble at all.

Alternatively, they can be trained as Iron Guards, specifically to deal with psionicists on the battlefield. They'll even shatter any psionic barriers they encounter!

Regardless of the faction, those who obtain the Soul-Slaying Elixir will protect it carefully.

However, this time, the poor girl perished before those forces could discover her.

"What a pity... the Soulbreaker." A voter from the Ark sighed regretfully, then asked, "Who is the murderer?"

"Judging from the scene, it's a psionicist with a Divine Path, wielding a javelin. He's male, burly, and his awakening level is below the fourth level," a new elector said. "I guess he killed that Spiritbreaker and intended to make a weapon from his bones?"

"Weapons made from the bones of those who have lost their spiritual power will also have the effect of suppressing spiritual energy. Even if they are made into bullets, they can penetrate the barrier of spiritual energy users below the fourth level of consciousness!"

"What a waste! Doesn't he know that the descendants of a Spirit Abuser might also gain psychic resistance? If you acquire a psychic, even a few descendants will have resistance, which is still a legacy. And he just killed them like that. What a beast!" a voter shouted.

"The officials of the Lava City were furious and hunting down the culprit after discovering the crime. But too much time has passed, and there's no trace of him now," the new voter sighed.

At this moment, the black umbrella suddenly looked at Li Yelai: "Copper Mask, I have a deal. Keep it private."

transaction?

Li Yelai was somewhat surprised, but still nodded: "Then let's keep it private."

Soon, the surrounding sounds disappeared. Li Yelai and the black umbrella were now isolated from the others.

"What information do you want to tell me?" Li Yelai asked.

The man with the black umbrella chuckled, "I already know the killer's identity. I also know he'll probably go to Border City Number Three, where you are!"

"I want your organization to kill him and bring back his head. I can tell you a recipe for a True Martial Path Awakening Potion!"

"If you are willing to take out the Spirit-Slaying Weapon in his possession, I am willing to provide you with a formula for the Zeroing Path of the Sixth Awakening!"

(End of this chapter)