Ye Li hid in the dark corner, giggling. It was not because all members of the Celestial Master Association were such sinister people, but rather due to his long-term exposure to Yin energy. If he could enter the Great Martial Artist stage, things would naturally improve.
However, Gu Panlei's appearance still made him frown.
He knew that Gu Panlei was the director of the Public Security Bureau in Jiujang City. For many people in the underground world, they needed help from these officials for various matters and Ye Li had also dealt with him before.
Some people even dared not offend those in the underground world easily.
"I don't care anymore. Such a good opportunity is right in front of me. Once I miss it, I'm afraid I won't be able to return to Jiangnan Province Headquarters for my entire life."
Ye Li already had murderous intent as he continuously flashed his hands and recited incantations. Meanwhile, whether it was gangsters or Zhou Ru who stood naked nearby like crazy beasts rushed towards Gu Panlei one by one.
"His consciousness has been completely occupied for a short time; at least he is at martial artist level..." Chu Yi narrowed his eyes.
In his previous life, he had not yet come into contact with the underground world. Now it seemed that there were more hidden depths than he imagined here which explained why major sects opened their doors on Earth every once in a while to recruit disciples.
Gu Panlei put away his smile and looked serious as if these people before him no longer possessed any humanity; even their pupils turned grayish-white.
Obviously this matter exceeded his expectations and should have been handled by China's special departments instead of himself as an ordinary police officer.
"Kid, I'll hold them off first while you call for backup." Gu Panlei shouted lowly then punched a nearby gangster.
Although he was already middle-aged, his years of exercise had kept him in good shape. However, unfortunately for him, these people were not ordinary humans anymore after being controlled by Ye Li's talismans and strengthened.
Gu Panlei felt as if he punched onto a rock; when he looked down at his fist, it was bleeding.
He realized that things were not looking good but at this moment, the group had already surrounded him.
"Chu Yi... Chu Yi... I'll make sure you don't die peacefully..." Zhou Ru had completely lost her mind and was consumed by hatred without any regard for her nakedness.
"Why bother?" Chu Yi remained calm and silent from the beginning until now because he had locked onto someone hiding in the shadows who should be from the Celestial Master Association based on their aura.
"Kid, what are you waiting for? I'll hold them off while you leave." Gu Panlei urged anxiously. Although he was a police officer himself, he could hardly handle such situations as an ordinary person.
"Director Gu, speaking of which you're still my junior. How can seniors let juniors face danger first?" Chu Yi smiled but suddenly changed his demeanor with dragon-like momentum emanating from his body.
"Mere rats! Why don't you show yourselves? Even Mount Gushan doesn't dare to come here yet they only sent one person to die?"
Gu Panlei did not understand what the first sentence meant but Ye Li's expression changed instantly upon hearing it.
Since his identity had been discovered, he feared that even his breath was being monitored by the other party. So he stopped hiding and came out from the shadows.
"At such a young age, you speak with such arrogance. Haven't your elders told you not to anger the Celestial Master Association?" Ye Li stood with his hands behind his back, although he looked sinister, he also had an air of superiority and detachment from worldly affairs.
His voice was like a ghostly echo that reverberated in the air. Gu Panlei's mind became muddled and he fainted on the spot.
Chu Yi didn't pay any attention to it.
Obviously, neither side wanted certain things to be known by others.
Chu Yi remained calm: "I'm curious if the Celestial Master Association can really cover up everything? Is there really a grandmaster sitting at its helm or is it just a wandering immortal?"
Ye Li's gaze changed completely as anger began to show in his eyes.
Grandmasters were extremely rare; each one was like a ruler of their own domain. Many of them had come through war and bloodshed before achieving their status as grandmasters.
The Celestial Master Association has yet to produce any grandmasters so far.
As for wandering immortals, they were land-based immortals who were considered innate beings in the immortal world itself.
In this underground world, there was no such thing as wandering immortals according to common belief.
To Ye Li, Chu Yi's words were nothing but an insult towards the Celestial Master Association itself.
Ye Li scanned Chu Yi up and down but couldn't detect any danger emanating from him despite his imposing presence: "There must be some kind of special cultivation method that allows you to hide your true strength..."
"I wasn't planning on killing you originally; I just wanted you to suffer a bit. But young people are too arrogant." Ye Li remained calm and composed. He was an old martial artist with the status of a Celestial Master.
"That's unfortunate because I really want to kill you."
"Within ten steps, killing you is as easy as slaughtering a dog!" Chu Yi stood tall and proud, his gentle aura dissipating completely. Gradually, his face turned cold and he looked down on everything around him.
At this moment, he was no longer the playful teacher but rather the ruler of life and death - Chu Yanwang; he was the renowned Yama King!
"You're so arrogant!"
Ye Li pinched out a spell while Zhou Ru and several thugs went crazy again.
"My 'Nine Soul Control Techniques' have reached their limit. At most, I can control nine people at once who are capable of fighting like warriors...I don't believe that he would dare to attack ordinary people."
Chu Yi shook his head disdainfully and laughed lightly. His hands stretched out like wings of a great roc while moving like dragons or monkeys; changing stances like eagles.
Several people including Zhou Ru were knocked out by him from a distance, falling to the ground as if there were thousands of pounds of weight pressing on them, unable to get up.
"Bagua Palm?" Ye Li's brow furrowed deeply. He had some expectations after hearing what Gu Tianshan said earlier, but he didn't expect a young man to be so proficient.
"Fire!" Ye Li remained calm and composed. His own strength was extremely powerful. With a pull of his palms, fire emerged out of nowhere and shot towards Chu Yi like a tongue of flame.
"Do you want to use that to barbecue me?" Chu Yi's lips curled slightly with an air of dominance. He took a step forward and reached out his hand. The raging flames seemed like tamed dogs obediently flowing between his palms.
"Who are you? A martial artist cannot have such strength." Ye Li screamed in disbelief. At this point, he could not fail to see that the opponent's strength far exceeded his own; if they really stood ten steps apart from each other, one palm strike would probably kill him.
Chu Yi's current strength was naturally that of a martial artist, but what he used were all methods from the immortal realm. Even if it was a grand martial artist who came in person, they might not necessarily fare well against him.
"Run!" Ye Li no longer had any thoughts left except for escape as he turned around and fled.
Chu Yi clapped both hands together and sent the flames chasing after him until they landed on Ye Li's body causing him to scream miserably while looking disheveled; however it was still only injuries rather than death itself.
Seeing this scene unfold before him indifferently without giving chase or showing mercy made Chu Yi seem cold-hearted at best.
The people whom Lord Yan wanted dead never returned alive.
Can you run away?
If Lord Yan wants you dead by the third watch, how can you live until the fifth?
...
The sky was dark and the streetlights flickered on and off due to interference from a special magnetic field.
Chu Yi cleaned up the scene before waking up Gu Panlei.
The surroundings were empty.
"Don't look anymore. Everyone's gone. If there's nothing else, I'll go back first. You can't handle this kind of thing." Chu Yi resumed his usual lazy demeanor.
"Oh, tell Old Guo that I'm going to check his work tomorrow."
"By the way, the missing person your police station has been looking for recently is already dead. The body is probably in an abandoned area in the east of town."
Gu Panlei watched Chu Yi leave with some contemplation; he wasn't completely ignorant about everything and it seemed like this man knew his father as well.
"I'll ask my father when I have time. But I didn't expect something like this to happen on my turf...looks like it needs to be reported to a special department." Before fainting earlier, Gu Panlei saw a figure but couldn't remember anything afterwards.
It was obvious that someone was causing trouble here.
He didn't take Chu Yi's latter sentence seriously because he wasn't superstitious at all.
This case had to be solved strictly according to regulations or else he might lose his job and let competitors take over which would cause him more trouble later on.
After tidying up, Gu Panlei left without knowing that there were still people who were even more anxious than him tonight.