Just when the high-ranked members of Radiant Tower decided to start the final decisive battle in advance and intervene using Prodigious Realm powerhouses, a shadow quietly reached the southern region.
"Elder Sister Jiaqi, this is today's information," a young man with short hair spoke softly as he approached and placed a stack of documents in front of Mo Jiaqi's desk.
"Okay, I got it." Mo Jiaqi nodded and smiled at the young man. "Thank you, Zhao Mu."
The young man named Zhao Mu seemed a little shy. He showed a bashful look and spoke in a rushed voice, "Sister Jiaqi, you should also get some rest!"
Mo Jiaqi was stunned. Recently, the war between the righteous and demonic paths was in full swing, so she was also very busy. She hadn't had a good rest for a long time.
So she smiled again and patted Zhao Mu's arm. "Alright, I'll get some proper rest after I finish reviewing today's batch of documents."
Zhao Mu nodded excitedly when his suggestion came through. A strange feeling was gradually emerging in his heart.
'Sister Jiaqi actually listened to my advice. Nobody else could persuade her. She…'
Right when Zhao Mu's heart was surging, his eyes gradually widened as he stared at Mo Jiaqi. This was because he saw a wisp of black shadow slowly climbing up along the foot of the table.
The dark shadow looked as if it moved in slow-motion, but in reality, it moved really fast . Without giving Zhao Mu any time to react, it had already climbed up Mo Jiaqi's neck in the blink of an eye. However, Mo Jiaqi seemed to be entirely unaware of this.
"Be care—!" Before Zhao Mu finished speaking, he saw a scene that left him dumbfounded.
That shadow, which was wrapped around Mo Jiaqi's neck, made a light slicing motion, and the latter's head fell down just like that!
"S-Sister Jiaqi..." Zhao Mu froze, stupefied. He had never seen such a dreadful scene before!
Gu Nan's figure also gradually emerged at this time. Only then did he notice the person standing beside Mo Jiaqi. "Eh? You're also from Radiant Tower?"
Zhao Mu finally reacted and suddenly became furious. "You killed Sister Jiaqi. I will avenge her!"
While speaking, he had already lunged at Gu Nan.
Smack!
Gu Nan simply slapped him away, sending him flying into the wall. The slap striked his face and completely deformed it. Naturally, his chances of survival were slim.
"How stupid... Doesn't he know that dying inside the plane only means she can't enter this world again?"
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...
Half an hour later, the manor housing Radiant Tower's branch office was submerged in flames. None of the staff inside survived. The materials, scrolls, and all kinds of documents inside all burnt down into ashes.
Gu Nan brushed the dust off his clothes after he finished, leaving no trace behind.
He wanted to kill Mo Jiaqi because she was the one who slaughtered Yan Xiaoxiao's entire family on Gu Nan's orders.
As long as Mo Jiaqi remained in Immortal Demon World, the people from Radiant Tower might exploit this weakness to drive a wedge between him and Yan Xiaoxiao in the future.
And killing Mo Jiaqi was tantamount to destroying the evidence.
Even if Tang Xuan knew about this matter, she didn't have any evidence, so her words alone would be useless.
He specifically came here to destroy evidence in order to prepare himself for all eventualities. In fact, the current Gu Nan no longer needed anything from Yan Xiaoxiao. At most, he just wanted someone to help manage the organization.
During the war between the righteous and demonic paths, Gu Nan needed a reliable pair of eyes to collect intelligence and find suitable targets for him to hunt.
But after the war, it wouldn't affect Gu Nan even if Yan Xiaoxiao finds out the truth.
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...
While Gu Nan was dealing with Mo Jiaqi, great changes finally came to Immortal Demon World.
The war between the righteous and demonic paths, which lasted nearly nine months, was finally entering its final stage—the confrontation between the most powerful forces on both sides: the Prodigious Realm experts.
September 15: The Sect Master of Heavenly Fire Sect, Daoist Yuli, used the Heavenly Fire to burn the demonic path's army of 70,000 troops, shaking the world.
September 17: Daoist Yuli reappeared and was besieged by three Prodigious Realm masters from the demonic path, suffering serious injuries as a result.
September 21: Many demonic path masters infiltrated the righteous path's stronghold in an attempt to assassinate its high-ranking leaders, but they were met with an ambush by the righteous path and suffered heavy losses.
September 25: Joyful Union Dao's Pure Land Bodhisattva fell.
September 29...
Once the war between Prodigious Realm masters was ignited, there was no longer any room for either side to hold back. The powerhouses on both sides threw themselves into the battlefield. In the short span of one month, nearly ten Prodigious Realm experts had already fallen.
This number amounted to the total accumulation of both the righteous and demonic paths over hundreds of years.
On the battlefields that ordinary people couldn't see, even more Prodigious Realm cultivators were constantly killed or injured. Even the vast majority of famous native powerhouses died in those battles.
Inside a dense forest on the north side of the continent, a team was hurrying along until they reached a hidden valley.
"Hall Master, the Yin Pagoda Sect's last stronghold is up ahead. Their Saint, Saintess, and remaining guardian elder are all inside." A man in black reported while bowing to a girl dressed in bright yellow.
"Do it," the girl said calmly and emotionlessly.
This girl was naturally Yan Xiaoxiao. According to the data she had gathered, the Yin Pagoda Sect was the culprit that launched a surprise attack on her Yan family in the past and slaughtered them.
Ever since Gu Nan fought with the Demon Lord, Yan Xiaoxiao had embarked on the road to wipe out the entire Yin Pagoda Sect from existence.
Commanding a team from Azure Dragon Hall, she conquered thousands of miles in a month, wiping out over 30 strongholds belonging to the Yin Pagoda Sect. She had forcibly beat a mid-sized sect like Yin Pagoda Sect into an organization that only had a few members scattered about like stray cats or dogs.
Yan Xiaoxiao's growth was too fast.
Half a year ago, she was just a little girl who could only do a bit of kung fu. But when Gu Nan saved her previously, she immediately became able to fight on equal grounds with Innate Realm Sixth Stage experts.
And now, Yan Xiaoxiao no longer cared about those at Innate Realm.
After all, she followed a teacher who could crush those at the same level ever since he was Innate, and who dared to hunt down Prodigious Realm masters when he was only at the peak of Innate Realm. Thus, Yan Xiaoxiao had set her sights also on much higher realms.
All three of Yin Pagoda Sect's Innate Realm Sixth Stage experts had died by her hands. All the direct blood relatives of Yin Pagoda Sect's Sect Master were bled dry one by one, had their dried corpses beheaded, and were then offered as sacrifices.
And now, finally, one last location was left.
The Saint and Saintess were the last descendants of Yin Pagoda Sect. As long as she killed them, she would be severing Yin Pagoda Sect's roots and completely erasing them from the continent.
And with the lesson of Gu Nan and the Demon Lord's battle still fresh in people's memories, no Prodigious Realm master dared to intervene when Yan Xiaoxiao went out under the banner of Azure Dragon Hall...
The members of Azure Dragon Hall quickly obeyed their orders and went. On the contrary, Yan Xiaoxiao stood outside the stronghold and didn't speak for a long time.
"Sister Xiaoxiao?" Bai Luoluo looked at her with some confusion.
"Little Bai, say... What else can I do after I get my revenge?" Yan Xiaoxiao's voice sounded melancholy and even contained a little hesitance.
Bai Luoluo tilted her head and thought for a moment. "Sister Xiaoxiao can recruit more people into our Azure Dragon Hall! We will develop Azure Dragon Hall into the largest organization in the world!"
Bai Luoluo's eyes lit up brightly as she said this, and she secretly added, 'At that time, who will dare to bully us anymore!?'
Yan Xiaoxiao laughed involuntarily and reached out to rub the back of the little loli's head.
"The strongest force in the world? I also want that... but..." Yan Xiaoxiao recalled the past. She remembered Mo Jiaqi and the day Mo Jiaqi introduced her to Gu Nan.
"But in this world, there's already this group of people who come from another world."
Devotee's Game System Inspired Note
» This section of the chapter is a Fan based created system to mock-up or simulate the 'Status Information' of our MC - Gu Nan. This implies that you are free to skip reading this and continue your journey onto the next chapter.
» All catalog data below is a summary of various information achieved by Gu Nan that corresponds till the end of the related chapter and is compiled into a singular 'Status Screen.' Additionally, the invented system below would continue to evolve as we progress and learn more about the novel itself.
MC's Status Information
Name: Gu Nan
Current Location: Somewhere at the Ruby Fish Star
Current Soul Location: Radiant Tower's branch office, Immortal Demon World
Status: ⟪ Evil God ⟫
Advancement Direction: Agility Type
Current Evil God Rank: Tier 3
Equivalent/Current Martial Art: Prodigious Realm
◈ Comprehension of Innate ability: Infinitesimal Stage
Chosen Core Skill: The Law of Shadow
Current Evil God Temple Quest:
→ Main Mission Objective/s:
-— Eliminate the six demonic factions. - External Source
◈ Status: On Going
-— Evil Event: Bai Luoluo's Blackening. - Evil God Temple Issued
◈ Status: On Going
→ Side Quest Objective:
-— Kill the six demonic factions Innate Realm and above cultivators. - External Source
◈ Status: On Going
Current Evil Points: 10
Overall Evil Points: 2285, Overall Evil Value: 51
Core Skill Acquired
— Shadow. ｢Also known precisely as 'The law of Shadow' - its one of the highest-ranked laws in the game. Skill 'Power of Shadows' LVL +1｣
Normal Skills Acquired:
— Locked ｢N/A｣
— Locked ｢N/A｣
— Locked ｢N/A｣
Exclusive Skills Acquired:
— Deceitful Steps. [ Passive Ability ] ｢Movement Speed increased by 30%. Attack Speed increased by 50%｣
— Power of Shadows. [ LVL 2 ] ｢Allows the players to activate the skill "Hidden Shadows" at LVL 1, and unlocks the skill "Shadow Form" at LVL 2..｣
▸Hidden Shadows. ｢The power to manipulate shadows to a fine degree.｣
▸Shadow Form. ｢An incomparable handy skill that allows the player to manipulate shadows to create things, like weapons and armor. At the highest level of mastery, it could even create a humanoid clone.｣
Equipment being worn
→ Armor
-— Dawn Sage's Robe. ｢Basic level defense. If you are not attacked within 3 seconds, you will receive the "Praise of Dawn" effect.｣
→ Weapon
-— Four Element Crossbow. ｢A Tier 2 crossbow weapon that can generate four types of elemental arrows—earth, water, wind, and fire—based on the user's needs and does not need to load arrows.｣
→ Accessories - Facial Accessories, Necklace, Earrings
-— Observer Eyepiece. ｢An eyepiece that have a fixed Tier 2 magic 'Insight' inscribe in it.｣
-— Dragon Heart Pendant. ｢Allows players to activate the skill "Dragon Power". This skill cannot be upgraded｣
-— Shadow Earrings. ｢Skill 'Power of Shadows' LVL +1｣
Equipment Skills Acquired:
-— Insight. [ Passive Ability ] ｢Ability to obtain high-precision data analysis when looking at people or objects.｣
-— Dragon Power. ｢Greatly enhances the player's strength and physique. Duration: 5 seconds. Cooldown: 5 minutes｣
-— Praise of Dawn. [ Passive Ability ] ｢Increases self-healing ability by 300%｣
Item/s owned:
→ None.