However, before that, one matter had to be settled first.
To back him this time, Qilin had shouldered tremendous pressure. Misled by the Namo race, various factions had turned against Qilin, and higher-ups were waiting for Minister Yu Lie's explanation.
If dragged out for too long, suspicions would easily arise, so the internal issues had to be resolved first.
When Yu Lie asked over the phone when he could return to headquarters, Yu Xian closed his eyes, phone in hand. Under his control, thousands of eyeball bubbles swiftly uncovered a massive volume of evidence across various cities and teleported it over through space.
While gathering evidence, Yu Xian also controlled a palm bubble to rapidly draft a report back home.
Having been enhanced by the Black Blood and the Heaven-Weeping Blood Sword, using his Super Brain to write a report was overkill—like using an anti-aircraft gun to swat a mosquito. In a mere half-minute, an exhaustive report was freshly completed.
"Minister, reporting in—I'll be right there!"
Having wrapped everything up, Yu Xian opened his eyes and replied to Yu Lie on the other end of the line.
Ending the call, Yu Xian put down his phone. With a thought, he activated the Bubble Clone Art.
A version of himself formed entirely of countless bubbles appeared beside him. He handed all the documentary evidence and the report to the clone, then dispatched it to Qilin headquarters.
In the past, the bubble clone couldn't venture too far from Yu Xian because it lacked real eyes.
Now, with Myriad Eyes, what formed the bubble clone's eyes were actually eyeball bubbles, allowing Yu Xian to remotely control this clone to handle relatively light tasks.
His brain set aside a separate portion of mental power dedicated to operating the clone. Soon, the bubble clone walked into Yu Lie's office.
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Mars, the Torrent Society.
Yu Xian's true body teleported via a spatial bubble, reappearing before the gates of the Torrent Society.
Reaching out with one hand, he instantly seized the Namo who had previously whispered in his ear by the throat. For some reason, though he had calmed down slightly just moments ago, the sight of this Namo scum was like gasoline poured onto embers, flaring his raging fury anew with a whoosh.
Especially seeing Hong Zheng and his wife at the center of the Sacred Martyrdom Life-Offering Soul-Locking Array, he wished nothing more than to incinerate every piece of Namo filth here into ash.
In fact, that was precisely what he did.
That fury felt almost tangible. Blended with Falsehood Divine Power, it instantly erupted into blood-red flames. The Namo held by the neck let out a bloodcurdling shriek as its body transformed into a blazing torch in the blink of an eye.
The Namo that had been clamoring within the cage formed by the Sacred Martyrdom Life-Offering Soul-Locking Array fell dead silent, staring in horror at their compatriot burning furiously in Yu Xian's grasp.
Gansa, King of the Namo, cried out in utter disbelief, "How is that possible... True Divine Power?!"
Ordinary members of the Namo race couldn't tell divine powers apart and assumed all divine power was identical. But as the Namo King, he knew divine power was divided into two kinds: Pseudo-Divine Power and True Divine Power.
Pseudo-Divine Power was merely a qualitative sublimation of a certain type of energy; though still formidable against the Dragon-rank, it did not necessarily pose a threat to the Namo.
Only True Divine Power could inflict true damage indiscriminately upon all living beings.
But why?
This human was clearly far inferior to him in strength, so why did he possess True Divine Power?
Staring at the flames in Yu Xian's hand, Gansa grew more terrified the more he thought about it, trembling violently. If Yu Xian attacked him with such flames, he would undoubtedly die.
The Sacred Martyrdom Life-Offering Soul-Locking Array had a very interesting property: the sealed targets had their powers shackled and could not attack others, yet outsiders were completely free to attack them.
Once Yu Xian possessed a means capable of harming them, they were reduced entirely to sheep waiting for the slaughter.
Having eliminated the first Namo, Yu Xian did not want to waste a single second. Stepping inside the Sacred Martyrdom Life-Offering Soul-Locking Array, he seized Namo after Namo, burning each one to death.
The Namo who had not yet faced Yu Xian's reckoning scrambled madly about the cage, begging for mercy.
Yet looking at the seniors around him who had chosen self-sacrifice, Yu Xian's heart hardened into steel. Nothing the Namo filth pleaded could sway him in the slightest.
Toward enemies, one had to be as cold and ruthless as the dead of winter—especially toward these non-human things.
Finally, after a thorough purge, only Yu Xian and Gansa remained within the Sacred Martyrdom Life-Offering Soul-Locking Array; all other Namo members had been reduced to ash by the blood-red flames.
Yu Xian turned his gaze to Gansa and asked, "Looks like you've lost any chance of breaking free. Any last thoughts?"
"Human, I must admit you are strong, but you made one mistake. You shouldn't have tortured my kin, shouldn't have let them die in despair, and above all, shouldn't have saved me... for last," Gansa said slowly, fixing his eyes on Yu Xian.
As he spoke, his body began ballooning at an insane pace. The chains binding him rattled violently, and the skeletons that made up the Sacred Martyrdom Life-Offering Soul-Locking Array fractured one after another.
Crack!
Countless fissures spread across the bodies of Hong Zheng and his wife, viscous blood seeping from the cracks.
"Did no one tell you that the Namo feed on mental power? And mental power steeped in despair is our favorite feast—it can make us infinitely powerful!" Gansa snapped the chain around his neck with one hand, roaring triumphantly at Yu Xian.
In truth, the royal power of the Namo King had sublimated from precisely this. In a sense, Yu Xian's slaughter of the other Namo had been feeding Gansa strength.
"Of course I know that,"
Yu Xian replied with a faint smile, watching Gansa.
After slaying all the other Namo, the remaining Falsehood Divine Power in his body would not have been enough to burn Gansa to death anyway.
When all was said and done, Falsehood Divine Power was water without a source, extracted from the giant serpent's blood; it was bound to run out eventually, and spending it on these Namo was already putting it to the best possible use.
Before making a move, his Super Brain had already calculated everything.
The method to dispel the Sacred Martyrdom Life-Offering Soul-Locking Array was simple: either sever the heads of Hong Zheng and his wife, or wipe out every last Namo.
Yu Xian was naturally unwilling to desecrate these two venerable seniors.
The problem was that if he had left behind a weaker Namo, even after absorbing all the other Namo's mental power, it likely wouldn't have been able to break free of the array's shackles.
If that really happened, once his Falsehood Divine Power ran dry, he would have had to watch helplessly as that scum lingered on, leaving Hong Zheng and his wife to suffer ongoing torment because of it.
That was clearly not the outcome he wanted.
Thus, he slaughtered the other Namo first, deliberately fattening up Gansa.
Only Gansa possessed the royal power and had the greatest chance of breaking the seal of the Sacred Martyrdom Life-Offering Soul-Locking Array after absorbing the other Namo's mental power.
Now that the first step of the plan had succeeded... it was time to move!
Yu Xian raised his hand, and a massive spatial bubble instantly shot toward Gansa. Seeing it wasn't the flame formed from True Divine Power, Gansa sneered and smashed a fist into the bubble.
Yet his fist passed right through the spatial bubble, and his entire body entered inside. Before he could react, the scenery around him transformed completely.
Sunlight bathed the world.
Countless golden halos drifted in the sky. High above, a colossal dragon radiating red light coiled in midair, exuding divine majesty like an inescapable abyss.
"The dragon among dragons—Extreme Dragon?!"
Gansa locked eyes with Extreme Dragon, and in the next second let out a shrill shriek.
In the very next instant, the gem on Extreme Dragon's forehead flared with dazzling red light, and Gansa was instantly erased from existence.
Watching Gansa turn to ash from afar through an eyeball bubble, Yu Xian hastily reverted it into an ordinary bubble. Right now, Extreme Dragon was clearly furious to the extreme—best not provoke it, definitely best not provoke it.
Back inside the Torrent Society, having thoroughly eradicated all the Namo, Yu Xian looked at the surrounding seniors with a solemn expression. He bowed deeply, then walked slowly toward Hong Zheng and his wife, preparing to check whether the two had finally found release.
Just then, however, a holy light radiated from the bodies of Hong Zheng and his wife.
Instantly, the entire Torrent Society was bathed in light. Countless specks of radiance drifted through the air, gradually coalescing into the forms of Hong Zheng and his wife.
Chapter 135