Chapter 423: These little brats, can't you just let me have some peace of mind?

The Hell Cult is very prevalent in the Beautiful Country and is a terrifying underground organization.

The Hell Society also contains the word "Hell," so it is normal for Ye Bai to connect the two.

As for the Necronomicon, this, along with the Grave Whip, is hailed as the right-hand and left-hand man of a necromancer.

If one could obtain the Necronomicon, it would be a major blow to necromancers.

At least, that is what Ye Bai thought.

He secretly noted the location where the Necronomicon was buried, wanting to find the Necronomicon one day.

This is a book that records various forms of undead, and it also contains the weaknesses of various undead.

If this book could be used to exchange for internal points within Heaven Gate, the harvest should be quite significant.

Having obtained the intelligence, Ye Bai immediately passed this information to Gui Jinyang and Jing Mu'an; he wanted to find the two of them to discuss countermeasures together.

The situation is becoming increasingly chaotic, which is not good news for Ye Bai, because the more chaotic it is, the easier it is for external forces to fish in troubled waters, and his workload will be that much greater.

Just from being busy during this period of the Young Kirin Cup, Ye Bai felt he hadn't rested for a long time.

His eyes were bloodshot; his left eye read "overtime," and his right eye read "want to sleep."

As a result, not long after, a knock-knock-knock sound came from the room door.

"Knock, knock, knock."

"Ye Bai, may I come in?"

"You haven't gone to rest yet, have you?"

"We received the intelligence you passed on and rushed over here."

Gui Jinyang's voice rang out from outside the door.

"Please come in, the door isn't locked."

Gui Jinyang and Jing Mu'an walked in together, anxious expressions on their faces.

"After receiving your intelligence, I rushed over immediately."

"In fact, the Hell Society is a branch of the Hell Cult, and its main doctrine is that doing evil is doing good."

"They are abnormally insane; sometimes, even the Hell Cult thinks the people of the Hell Society are lunatics."

"That is why they were expelled into the territory of Yan Country, intending to bring disaster upon us."

"The Yan Country branch of the Hell Society has seven main leaders, who are also called the Seven Stars by the high-level officials of Yan Country."

"They commit all kinds of evil, burning, killing, and looting; it seems their main mission this time is to make Yan Country lose its prestige and fall into disgrace."

Just at this moment, Gui Jinyang took out an exquisitely crafted Mechanical Bird.

"In fact, I have investigated some clues over the past few days, but I thought it was the necromancers or the people of the Spirit Saint Child, so I didn't tell everyone."

"I was waiting to collect more evidence before telling everyone, but I didn't expect that the intelligence from your side, Ye Bai, would probe it out so quickly—that these abnormal people are actually from the Hell Society."

"The Seven Stars are also called 'One Week,' as they all take the days of the week as their names."

"Corresponding to Sun, Moon, Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth."

"It's just that, currently, almost no one has seen the true faces of the Seven Stars; we have only heard the legends of the Seven Stars."

"Because those who have seen the Seven Stars have all been slaughtered by them."

"Every time they carry out a slaughter, they leave behind the mark of Lucifer to indicate they are responsible for the incident."

Gui Jinyang seems to have collected a lot of intelligence about the Seven Stars.

It is just that what hasn't been figured out yet is what the specific abilities of the Seven Stars are, and why so many people turn pale at the mention of the Seven Stars.

But one thing is very clear: the Hell Society is an incomparably massive organization.

"However, we can take advantage of this opportunity to completely defeat the Seven Stars and clear out the nails planted by the Beautiful Country for Yan Country."

"We must formulate a detailed and thorough plan."

"First, we must find the traces of the Seven Stars, and then proceed slowly."

Jing Mu'an seems to care very much about the Seven Stars; they have committed many tragic and inhumane cases in Yan Country.

Not catching the Seven Stars would be a disservice to those victims.

It is just that these cases have all been sealed, and only internal personnel understand the specific process of the cases.

Moreover, he has been tracking the traces of the Seven Stars all these years, and Jing Mu'an has never given up.

Because his most hopeful disciple, the candidate for Jing Mu'an, was cruelly murdered by the Seven Stars, and his body was divided into seven parts, representing Monday through Sunday respectively.

So Jing Mu'an really wants to avenge his disciple, find the traces of the Seven Stars, and would not hesitate even if it meant sacrificing his own life.

After all, Jing Mu'an regarded his disciple as his own child.

As a result, he didn't expect such a thing to happen; the Seven Stars are on the must-kill list of the old man Jing Mu'an.

"However, according to the intelligence of my Mohist school, the Hell Society seems to have expanded over the years, absorbing many heinous villains. The people lurking into the Young Kirin Cup this time might not necessarily be the Seven Stars; they could be peripheral members of the Seven Stars."

Gui Jinyang also seems to have quite a hatred for the Seven Stars.

"How about this, Ye Bai, you are responsible for sitting in command of the Young Kirin Cup; as for how to find the Seven Stars or their peripheral members, leave that to us for the time being."

"Because we all have our own insights and experiences in hunting down the Seven Stars."

At night, in a virtual space.

Seven people wearing black hoods gathered in the virtual space; their bodies were each obscured by thick fog, not revealing their true faces.

"The plan we are currently carrying out is quite successful."

"I have successfully invaded the surveillance equipment and, without anyone knowing, replaced part of the surveillance footage of the Young Kirin Cup."

"This way, the security members won't discover it, and our safety coefficient will also be improved a lot."

"I wonder what everyone's opinions are?"

Just at this moment, one of the people wearing a black hood raised their hand and signaled: "I think this is still a bit unreliable."

"The surveillance power of Yan Country is much stricter than before, not to mention that this is a well-known event in Yan Country."

"If we plan to plunder the Breeders, aren't we touching their lifeline?"

"They would dare to fight us to the death."

"When that time comes, we will only be asking for trouble."

"Is it really okay for us to do this?"

"After all, Yan Country is not quite the same as Beautiful Country; the strength of Yan Country is much more formidable than imagined."

This objection was also stated quite reasonably.

"Have you forgotten how many heinous things we have done?"

"Do you think the people of Yan Country will forgive you?"

"Not being thrown into the undersea prison is already considered a decent outcome."

"I can perfectly create a puppet, then use puppet arts to approach the Breeder, and replace the Breeder with a puppet dummy midway."

"That way, no one will discover it."

"By the time someone actually discovers it, we will have already escaped."

At this moment, another black-hooded figure spoke up.

"This is still somewhat inappropriate, although the Twelve Pillars of the Nation are not participating in this Young Qilin Cup, and even the Twenty-Eight Mansions have not been sent over."

"I am just afraid they will secretly stir up trouble, especially after knowing our plan; we must be careful and cautious this time."

"After all, we are currently wanted criminals, and they are itching to bring us to justice."

"Among our organization, we all appear in the image of black hoods; almost no one knows our true faces, except for the Head of the Seven Stars."

"Talents in Yan Country are emerging one after another, we..."

Everyone fell into silence; although they were all part of the Seven Stars, each person's strength was not quite the same.

Personality also determined the height of these people's future vision.

"This time, we just need to act according to the plan."

"Each of us has the ability to take on three."

At this moment, the black-hooded figure standing in the corner slowly raised their hand.

"Yes, I think Big Brother is indeed right."

"So let us proceed according to the original plan; we will create puppets and gradually replace the contestants."

"We must also use these contestants to obtain benefits from the Necromancer."

"I have coveted that Book of Necromancy for a long time, but no matter how many nice things I said, the Necromancer still treats it as a treasure and is unwilling to lend it to us to read."

"With that Book of Necromancy, my puppet arts will definitely advance by leaps and bounds."

Jin Yaori said to the people around him; he was the leader of the Seven Stars.

"Alright, that is enough for the plan."

"Let us launch the operation directly."

"The Necromancer has been urging us to act; it seems the Necromancer is really anxious."

"We can completely use these people as bargaining chips to exchange for a handsome reward from him."

On the other side, Ye Bai was writing and drawing in a notebook.

He recorded all the intelligence he had gathered in the notebook.

"Judging from the current situation, it is not just the Necromancer from the Gospel Society and the Spirit Saint Son from the Resurrection Society; now there is also a Hell Society."

"Can these little brats just let me have some peace of mind?"

"It just so happens that on the days I am in charge—no, even on the days I am not in charge—wanting to target the contestants is also not allowed."

"In Yan Country, one must follow the rules of Yan Country."

"From now on, contestants must undergo testing when entering and leaving the competition venue."

"Without a heartbeat, without the sound of blood flowing, no one is allowed to leave here."

"No matter how powerful puppet arts are, they cannot simulate a real person's heartbeat."

"Humans are very precise organisms; simple puppets cannot simulate them."

Ye Bai knew very well that enclosed places make it easier for people to have ulterior motives.

Contestants are more likely to disappear in these places, or even be replaced.

Even surveillance footage can be faked.

So Ye Bai secretly hacked into the surveillance system and modified the backend code.

Once it is discovered that any surveillance footage has been altered, it is basically possible to lock onto the fact that this Laboratory must have a problem.

Ye Bai felt that he did not need to exhaust his mind to wait for a rabbit; he could completely let the stupid rabbit rush in headfirst and suffer in silence.

At this time, in one of the laboratories, a short and stout Breeder was scattering tempting feed, cultivating newly hatched Black Flea Insects and Shadow Mantises.

In fact, the second and third assessments had already been merged.

It was just that the host had not revealed it, treating it as the second round of assessment.

This actually tested the Breeder's relevant experience and understanding of these Pet Beasts.

This tested both how to hatch the insect eggs and how to cultivate new types of Black Flea Insects and Shadow Mantises.

If one could not even hatch the insect eggs within half a month, that was basically the end of being eliminated.

"How should I cultivate these two Pet Beasts?"

The newly hatched Black Flea Insects and Shadow Mantises were all white and tender.

Only after coming into contact with blood would the bodies of the Black Flea Insects and Shadow Mantises gradually turn black, and the Shadow Mantis would even have endless Blood Mist entwined around its body, enhancing its prestige.

When encountering an invincible enemy, the Shadow Mantis would even spread its wings, revealing patterns like eyes.

Once someone saw the eyes on the wings, they would fall into a state of rigidity.

"This kind of Pet Beast has decent attack power; it has such Impact force even just after hatching."

"Moreover, the blade-arms on this mantis-type Pet Beast are just like fruit knives. If this Pet Beast breaks out of its newborn stage and enters the growth period, what kind of performance will it have?"

The contestant muttered to himself. He planned to concoct a special potion specifically for hardening the Shadow Mantis's blade-arms, which would give the Shadow Mantis even sharper blade-arms; once this mantis grew up, it could even slice through steel.

This was also the research direction of this contestant: using hardening liquid to craft Pet Beasts into ones with iron-clad bones and steel-like muscles.

This contestant was concentrating intently on concocting the hardening liquid, and the surveillance camera above his head began to emit a red light; this was a malfunction indicator.

The video transmitted to the surveillance room, however, showed the person before them busily working on an experiment.

If Ye Bai hadn't taken the first step and planted a virus in the system, it would have been impossible to track down the location of Seven Stars.

At this moment, a white clay emerged from the ground without a sound.

It kept wriggling, gradually forming a human shape, and walked step by step toward the contestant.

When it was extremely close, it pulled its jaw wide open, wanting to swallow the contestant in one gulp.

Just at this moment, a flash of sword light sliced through the white clay, cutting it into countless fragments.

These fragments scattered onto the ground, but the clay kept gathering together, wanting to fuse once more, yet it was unable to coalesce.

After trying a few times, these clay pieces turned directly into white earthworms and burrowed into the ground, leaving this place.

Coincidentally, whenever the surveillance video in any room had a problem, it would be discovered by Ye Bai at the first opportunity.

The Spirit of the Candle Dragon moved freely, and with the enhancement of the Ice and Fire Twin Swords, clearing away the clay puppets was as easy as turning over one's hand.

Moreover, none of the active contestants suffered any accidents.

Ye Bai secretly recorded everyone whom these clay puppets had intended to abduct.

These people likely all had genuine talent, otherwise why would they have gained the favor of the hostile forces?

It couldn't be said that these clay puppets were choosing their targets at random.

There was a certain pattern to this; he just hadn't discovered it yet.

Ye Bai rubbed his head; he had to think of a way to ensure the Young Qilin Cup continued smoothly and safely.

Looking at the clay blocks that had turned into earthworms, Ye Bai set down an object that looked like a Rubik's cube.

The Rubik's cube turned into an earthworm and followed the wormhole dug by the clay, burrowing inside.

(End of this chapter)