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"But there's one thing I don't understand. Your psychic powers require eye contact to activate, and your subordinates all testify that you were interrogating New Territories Alliance prisoners when Han Lin was killed. How did you manage to be in two places at once?"

This time, Fu Zhengyi did not give a direct answer, but said, "Perhaps my companion took me with him to teleport using shadows, and after using psychic energy to make Han Lin commit suicide, we quickly teleported back. As long as we are fast enough, we can use the excuse of going to the toilet and not arouse suspicion."

"Impossible!" Yuan Ji said decisively. "Your nonsense might fool others, but it won't fool me. Although on the surface, shadows don't belong to any element, elementalization and shadow transformation are essentially about making a person's body extraordinary. Therefore, I know very well that at most I can manipulate the wind to carry others to fly, but I can't elementalize them, and your companion can't do the same!"

"Promoting you to the third job advancement is absolutely terrible."

Fu Zhengyi sighed, then shook his head and said, "Sorry, that's another secret of mine, just like you won't tell me how you advanced to the third rank."

Yuan Ji sneered, "Is this your sincerity?"

"Sincerity cannot be a one-sided effort; there must be something in return, otherwise, wouldn't you just be a sycophant?"

"The fact that I'm standing here listening to you is the best reward I can give you."

"You're just trying to stall for time."

Fu Zhengyi turned his head and glanced at Leifeng Pagoda. Seeing that the strange phenomenon on it was getting bigger and bigger, but there was no sign of transformation in a short period of time, he guessed that breaking through to the fifth level was not so easy. He calmed himself down a bit and then said, "I'll get straight to the point. How about you join us?"

"Ha, are you out of your mind? What kind of mental state were you in to say something like that?" Yuan Ji couldn't help but laugh.

Fu Zhengyi ignored it and threw out a heavy bait: "Don't you want your parents' approval?"

Yuan Ji coldly replied, "What does this have to do with joining you?"

"The Society for the Advancement of Spiritual Studies is conducting an experiment to eliminate the barrier between mortals and psychics. If the experiment succeeds, mortals will no longer forget their memories related to psychics. Furthermore, mortals may even have the chance to become psychics themselves. Of course, I frankly admit that the latter is not yet possible, but the former has indeed made considerable progress."

"..."

Yuan Ji remained silent.

Seeing this, Fu Zhengyi thought it was a sign that the other party was wavering, so he quickly said, "I joined the Spiritual Progress Research Association not for power or profit. With my current status, they can't offer me a price to buy me. I just agree with their philosophy—to make mortals and psychics equal."

"If no changes are made, it's only a matter of time before the psionicists rule over mortals and treat them like livestock. Even if we can't achieve equality between the two sides, we should at least establish a channel for mutual understanding and communication. If one group can't remember another, then there's no point in talking about understanding. Therefore, breaking down the barriers of memory is the first step to achieving equality."

Yuan Ji sighed and said, "I never expected that the word 'equality' would come out of your mouth. But do you think such nice words can fool me? I know you inside and out. I know all the ugly things you did in the past when you formed cliques at the martial arts school."

Fu Zhengyi calmly said, "I don't deny that I did a lot of stupid things when I was young for some ridiculous reasons, but people always change. I am especially grateful to Ling Ge. Without Ling Ge, an ordinary person like me could only worship a martial arts genius like you and would never see your back even if I worked hard all my life. But with Ling Ge, I have also joined the ranks of geniuses and can enjoy the envious eyes of others without being troubled by jealousy."

"Especially after awakening the 'Bi'an', as long as I do some righteous things, I will be admired by my peers, praised by my elders, promoted by my superiors and have my strength improved. With such strong positive feedback, even a born villain will be infected. Even now I can't say that my heart is as hard as iron, let alone my younger self. How could I possibly resist it?"

“You have too much prejudice against me. Why don’t you take a look at others? If I hadn’t already repented, worked diligently, and upheld justice, why would my colleagues in the Armed Forces Section still believe me when they saw me attack Wen Xia?”

Yuan Ji questioned, "Killing Han Lin to silence him, is that considered upholding justice?"

Fu Zhengyi retorted, "How is killing a scumbag like Han Lin not righteous?"

"To ambush Wen Xia and prevent Gu Linglong from advancing to the fifth level, was also out of a sense of justice?"

"Once a fifth-level psychic appears, the gap between them and ordinary people will be widened. According to the prediction of the Society for Advancement of Psychic Studies, a fifth-level psychic will most likely be able to ignore the restrictions and use psychic energy at will in the real world. At that time, the whole world will become a place where one person has the power to decide everything, and the rise and fall of the world will be in the hands of a single thought. Humanity will never be able to achieve equality again!"

Yuan Ji frowned and did not refute further.

Seeing this, Fu Zhengyi pressed his advantage, saying, "I don't deny that I have selfish motives, because pursuing equality between mortals and psychics is also a kind of justice, which can help me develop my spiritual personality. But can't justice and selfishness be consistent? Must we abandon one for the other? What's wrong with pursuing human equality and breaking down barriers? Don't you want your parents to understand your current achievements and receive their praise?"

"...If this had happened a year ago, I might have actually been persuaded by you."

Yuan Ji glanced at Tang Ping not far away. Now that she had someone to support her, she had lost her obsession.

But she immediately denied it, saying, "No! Even a year ago, I wouldn't betray the country's interests just to gain my parents' approval. You keep saying it's for justice, but is killing Han Lin and causing the prison staff to be punished also justice? Is almost killing Wen Xia to prevent someone from advancing to the fifth level also justice?"

Fu Zhengyi said confidently, "It's just some necessary sacrifices. If we hold back because of this small matter, we won't be able to do anything."

Yuan Ji took a deep breath and said seriously, "Alright, then I'll ask you one last question: Have you ever sacrificed your own interests for the sake of justice, even just once?"

Fu Zhengyi remained silent for a long time before slowly saying, "I..."

Yuan Ji interrupted, "You should speak only after you have entered the state of spiritual resonance. Although there is such a thing as a 'white lie,' lying for one's own selfish desires is clearly contrary to justice and will surely be punished by the 'Bi'an.' Let me witness your determination."

"..."

Silence is the best answer.

Yuan Ji smiled, raised the Azure Dragon Halberd and said, "People do change, but you haven't. No matter how grand your slogans are, your nature has always been to prioritize your own interests. Justice is nothing more than a measure of your interests. If your interests are not enough to offset the backlash from the Spirit Rank, then you will choose to uphold justice; otherwise, you will abandon justice without hesitation."

Fu Zhengyi sighed, raised his gilded dragon spear, and said, "Why take it so seriously? I really don't want to fight you like this."

Yuan Ji smiled dismissively: "Is this a judgment based on justice or self-interest?"

Fu Zhengyi stopped answering and secretly activated his spiritual energy.

In an instant, an irregular circle lit up, enveloping Yuan Ji. It was the circular scorch mark he had deliberately created by summoning a thunder dragon from the clouds and manipulating a portion of the lightning to trigger the spiritual energy "Drawing a Circle on the Ground as a Prison".

With the spiritual energy of heaven and earth blocked, Yuan Ji's speed of transforming into elemental form was greatly slowed down. At the same time, an invisible force pressed down on her, and the air within the barrier solidified like amber, severely hindering her movements.

"Anyone who stops me will die!"

Fu Zhengyi manipulated the power of water and fire to wrap around the gun, then suddenly threw it, piercing through Yuan Ji who had no time to dodge!

Chapter 147 Complete Suppression

Yuan Ji, pierced by the dragon spear, shattered into pieces, turning into a pile of rubble.

Fu Zhengyi was startled, feeling a strong sense of crisis. He hurriedly activated the dragon scales on his body and manipulated the water flow to form a protective shield on his body. At the same time, he entered a deep resonance state and grew a dragon tail, which he vigorously swung.

But then Yuan Ji's true form, aided by the Wind Spirit's body, transformed into a bluish-gray afterimage, ghost-like, and circled behind Fu Zhengyi. Ignoring the opponent's dragon tail strike, he fiercely stabbed Fu Zhengyi in the back with the Azure Dragon Halberd, which was wrapped in gale-force winds.

"clang!"

The Azure Dragon Halberd easily pierced through the water shield and collided violently with the dragon scales, sparks flying everywhere. The powerful impact sent Fu Zhengyi flying forward. Although the dragon scales blocked most of the attack, the halberd blade still cut a deep wound on his back, and blood instantly stained his back red.

Fu Zhengyi reached out and a stream of water enveloped the gilded dragon spear, pulling it back into his palm. Seeing this, Yuan Ji flicked his hand and unleashed a gust of wind that sent the dragon spear flying.

Fu Zhengyi frowned slightly. Water was ultimately a bit slow, and it was faster and more convenient to use wind to move physical objects. However, trying to control the wind in front of Yuan Ji, who had transformed into a wind spirit, was as ridiculous as trying to compete with an Indian in terms of confidence.

"Your unique spiritual power has evolved too?"

Fu Zhengyi knew that Yuan Ji possessed a spiritual ability similar to a substitution technique, so he had been on guard. However, the moment he threw the dragon spear, he instinctively assumed that it was Yuan Ji's true form and that there was no need to be on guard. He subconsciously relaxed his vigilance until he saw the rubble and realized that something was wrong.

"Promotion to the third job advancement brings about a complete transformation. What's so strange about that? Do you think this is a privilege unique to you that no one else gets?"

Yuan Ji sneered, unleashing a fierce and turbulent attack with his Azure Dragon Halberd, its indigo blade gleaming deadly in the moonlight.

An inch longer means an inch stronger; an inch shorter means an inch more dangerous.

Fu Zhengyi could only fight bare-handed. Even though he strengthened his physical defense with dragon scales, he was still forced to retreat and was repeatedly punctured. He wanted to use the power of water, fire and lightning elements to attack, but in the fierce close combat, he had no time to concentrate on controlling them.

He wanted to use the "clear mirror hanging high" to turn the tide. Although Yuan Ji's character and family upbringing meant he had probably never made any major mistakes and wouldn't feel much guilt, he just wanted to create a moment of distraction.

With a brief respite, he could retrieve his weapon, regroup, and create distance to attack with spiritual magic, avoiding close combat.

However, Fu Zhengyi quickly realized a problem, and a very fatal one at that: Yuan Ji in his elemental form had no eyes!

Despite being influenced by his subconscious, Yuan Ji retains his human form after transforming into his elemental form. He appears no different from usual, except that his movements become exceptionally light and agile, as if unaffected by gravity.

But these are all illusions. In reality, she has only a human appearance but no flesh and blood organs. Even if you smash her head with a punch, you are only hitting a piece of air.

The trigger condition for "a clear mirror hanging high" is eye contact. It cannot even work against a blind person, let alone an opponent who has no visual organs.

The weather-changing "summoning wind and rain" is almost useless in one-on-one combat. The promoted Tiger Vanguard seems to have shed its demon race identity and is no longer restrained by "Heavenly Dragon's Might". "Drawing a Circle as a Prison" requires prior planning. If you want to make use of it in battle, you can only use the previous technique. However, the opponent has already experienced it and is unlikely to be effective again if they are on guard. The final "Wrath of the Reverse Scale" is a desperate measure when forced into a corner, so it is best not to use it if possible.

Upon closer examination, it turns out that none of my abilities seem to be effective?

Yuan Ji keenly sensed a hint of fear in her opponent, sneered inwardly, and increased her strength. Her figure was as fast as lightning, and her Azure Dragon Halberd was used to thrust and stab, each move aimed at vital points.

Fu Zhengyi hastily parried with his dragon claw, but the two were from the same school and knew all kinds of moves and routines by heart. Yuan Ji didn't even need to rely on his martial arts intuition; he could make predictions based on experience alone, and he always hit the openings and broke the stance.

If it weren't for Fu Zhengyi's dragon scales protecting him, countless others would have died long ago. Even so, he still had several deep wounds on his body, with blood sliding down his scales.

"Roar!"

Knowing that he would surely lose if he continued to drag things out, Fu Zhengyi had no choice but to take the initiative to change. The true dragon bloodline in his body began to boil, and he entered a state of deep spiritual resonance.

With a deafening dragon roar, his body began to undergo drastic changes. His bones crackled and popped, his back arched high, his arms gradually lengthened, sharp dragon claws grew from his fingertips, and scales covered his entire body like armor. In the blink of an eye, he transformed into a three-meter-tall dragon-man, with an exceptionally robust physique. Emerald lightning surged continuously from his original wounds, and his injuries were healing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Suffer to death!"

Fu Zhengyi suddenly swung his arm, his sharp dragon claws tearing through the air. The force of the wind alone created cracks in the ground, as if he wanted to use his enhanced physical strength to overpower everyone else.

However, Yuan Ji had anticipated this based on his intuition. He used his halberd as a spear and made a "phoenix nod" motion, accurately hitting the opponent's arm joint. He bent the halberd to buffer the force, using three parts to neutralize, three parts to borrow, and four parts to resist, using the opponent's force against them. The Azure Dragon Halberd spun in a huge arc like a spring and smashed hard into the opponent's calf.

Fu Zhengyi groaned in pain, unable to withstand the impact, and knelt on one knee. He did not give up his counterattack, and his dragon tail wrapped with lightning was swung out in one motion—to deal with Yuan Ji in his elemental form, a pure physical attack was meaningless; he had to carry elemental energy.

The dragon's tail was nearly half a meter in diameter and almost two meters long, with a huge attack range and the force could easily destroy stone pillars. It also had the power of thunder. A normal person would have to retreat in the face of this move, but Yuan Ji had already mastered the elemental form to perfection. He immediately transformed his body into a stream of air and stayed close to the ground to dodge the attack. Then he closed in and circled around to the front of his opponent. The strong wind wrapped around the Azure Dragon Halberd to complete the charging.

"Hunting Giants!"

The Azure Dragon Halberd suddenly thrust upwards, its blade spinning rapidly in a gale-force wind, amplifying its destructive power. It struck Fu Zhengyi's chin, shattering all the dragon scales and sending him flying.

"Goo-"

Even with his strong physique, Fu Zhengyi felt dizzy after taking this blow. Not only that, his laryngeal cartilage was shattered, and when he opened his mouth, blood mixed with bone fragments and flesh gushed out.

"Trying to win by brute force when you can't outsmart someone? That's utterly foolish!"

Yuan Ji gave his opponent no chance to catch his breath, raised his halberd and charged forward again. Taking advantage of the high-speed mobility of his Wind Spirit form, he launched a fierce and relentless attack around his opponent.

Fu Zhengyi had just been struck in the throat and was still dizzy, so he was powerless to resist. He could only barely protect his vitals with one hand while wildly flailing the other and swinging his dragon tail, trying to force Yuan Ji back.

"The martial arts you learned before were all based on the human body. After becoming a dragon, although your abilities in all aspects have greatly improved, you are not used to this body at all, and you do not know the corresponding power generation techniques. It's like a three-year-old child wielding a heavy hammer, with flaws everywhere. I can defeat you with my eyes closed."

Even when Yuan Ji entered her elemental form, she manipulated the airflow to simulate her previous power techniques, thus adapting them to her martial arts. This was far superior to her chaotic and uncontrolled movements.

"shut up!"

With his extraordinary self-healing ability, Fu Zhengyi barely regained his ability to speak. He withstood Yuan Ji's attack with his strong body and used water, fire and lightning elements to fight back. In an instant, his body was engulfed in flames, the river was drawn by an invisible force and turned into sharp water blades, and thunderclouds gathered in the sky, flashing with lightning.

"It's no use!"

Yuan Ji roared, unleashing a violent hurricane that swept across the area, extinguishing the flames on Fu Zhengyi's body, shattering the water blades, clearing away the dark clouds in the sky, and extinguishing the nascent lightning.

"Speaking of which, I've just realized that it seems your abilities are only suitable for beating weaker opponents. Forget about challenging stronger opponents, you can't even show your true level when facing opponents of the same level."

"Shut up, what do you know!"

"Okay, I don't understand, so I'll relay my master's evaluation of you. He said you are intelligent and talented in martial arts. Even if you can't compare to me, as long as you put in the effort, it's only a matter of time before you reach the top. Unfortunately, you are too distracted. You are greedy for more and want to master more. You haven't put all your effort into practicing martial arts. You also want to scheme and plot, and you also want to maintain your reputation and demeanor. As a result, you are good at everything but bad at everything. You are destined to be mediocre for life."

“I didn’t understand before, but now I do. He was truly insightful. Your martial arts are good, your spiritual arts are good, and even your eloquence and tactical wisdom are excellent, but none of them are top-notch.”

As they were talking, Yuan Ji made a feint, causing Fu Zhengyi to miss his attack. Taking advantage of Fu Zhengyi's slow turn, Yuan Ji circled around behind him and suddenly slashed.

Click!

In an instant, the dragon scales shattered, blood gushed out, and Fu Zhengyi let out a painful roar before falling forward.

Just as Yuan Ji was about to deliver a fatal blow, he felt his opponent's spiritual pressure suddenly erupt.

"what--"

Fu Zhengyi raised his head and roared, his voice filled with resentment and anger. The sound waves spread like a tangible force, making the surrounding air buzz and the ground beneath his feet tremble violently, with cracks spreading rapidly like a spider web.

His injured dragon body was enveloped in a blinding light, his bones cracking like thunder as they were constantly being reshaped within the light, his size continuing to grow, and his thick dragon tail slammed into the ground, shattering the surrounding rocks.

As the light faded, Fu Zhengyi transformed into a colossal dragon, his eyes completely filled with blood red, and eerie flames flickering deep within his pupils, like two burning blood flames, exuding endless madness and killing intent.

Seeing this, Yuan Ji sighed, "The deepest level of spiritual resonance... do you not want to become human again?"

"Junior sister, you're still just as hated as ever. Wouldn't it be better if you just stayed in the security department and were a good-for-nothing?"

The "Wrath of the Rebellious Scale" was triggered, causing his righteous spiritual power to surge several times over, forming a world-destroying aura around him. A gale, carrying sharp ice shards, swirled wildly around him, uprooting trees and easily crushing boulders in its path. The air was thick with the stench of blood, which intertwined with the dragon's might emanating from him, creating a suffocating sense of oppression that made Yuan Ji's heart tighten.

At this moment, if Fu Zhengyi were to attack Leifeng Pagoda with all his might, Yuan Ji would be unable to stop him. However, the side effect of "reverse fury" is that he falls into a rage. He has completely forgotten his strategic goal and only thinks about killing Yuan Ji.

Driven by spiritual power, the elements went berserk, and wind, thunder, water, and fire all emerged, creating an apocalyptic scene.

The next moment, a bell rang, and a ghostly aura filled the air, obscuring the strange phenomena of wind, thunder, water, and fire, plunging the world back into darkness.

"So even when it comes to strategy, you're only second-rate."

Yuan Ji activated the Nine Sons Nether Bell. As the bell rang, nine beams of dark blue light shot out from the bell, quickly outlining a huge array pattern in mid-air.

Once the array pattern was formed, the atmosphere between heaven and earth instantly became strange and unpredictable. The raging winds and ice shards that were originally swirling wildly around Fu Zhengyi seemed to be imprisoned by an invisible force and disappeared without a trace.

Fu Zhengyi, filled with rage, sensed danger and tried to escape the array's range. But the instant he moved, countless chains formed from a ghostly blue light emerged from the array's patterns, coiling towards him like serpents.

The chains clashed against the dragon scales, producing a metallic clang. Fu Zhengyi roared angrily, his dragon tail lashing out wildly, shattering several chains. But the shattered chains instantly reformed and continued to bind him.

Soon, Fu Zhengyi's neck, limbs, and tail were tightly bound by chains, and his body was slowly pulled toward the center of the formation. At the same time, nine curses—corrosion of bones, dissipation of soul, loss of mind, severance of meridians, blindness of eyes, deafness of ears, muteness of throat, stunting of feet, and burning of heart—were inflicted upon him, leaving him in an extremely weak state.

Fu Zhengyi struggled fiercely, his dragon scales falling off piece by piece, blood splattering everywhere, but the chains tightened more and more, and he couldn't help but let out an unwilling roar, spewing dragon breath at Yuan Ji, which was easily dodged.

"Senior brother, let me see you on your way."

Yuan Ji showed no mercy. He transformed into a whirlwind of qi, wrapped the Azure Dragon Halberd around, and spun it rapidly toward the dragon's back, causing blood and flesh to splatter everywhere!

……