Chapter 158

Around 1:30 AM, Chu Danqing returned to his residence.

The Son of Heaven had already returned, and it looked like it had been waiting for quite a long time.

Besides that, Blood Eagle's mutilated corpse was lying on the ground.

"What's the situation? How did he die? He couldn't have lost, could he?" Chu Danqing found it hard to understand.

With the Son of Heaven's assistance, logically speaking, he shouldn't have failed.

If he really failed, there was only one possibility: Blood Eagle was too useless.

Otherwise, it couldn't be the Son of Heaven's problem; even if it didn't attack, its auxiliary ability was not bad.

The Son of Heaven used golden light to demonstrate the process to Chu Danqing, two stick figures fighting.

Blood Eagle did indeed gain the upper hand under the Son of Heaven's various buffs, relying on pure violence to suppress Clear Sword.

But after Clear Sword discovered that the Son of Heaven didn't make a direct move, she lost her fear and directly counter-killed Blood Eagle by revealing a small flaw.

"So when I was reminded that the notarization was complete upon returning, it wasn't because Blood Eagle successfully killed Clear Sword, but because he was killed." Chu Danqing felt his blood pressure rising.

However, it was understandable; not everyone was good at fighting, just like Chu Danqing—he was indeed completely ignorant about fighting.

Otherwise, could he have chosen a totem pole as a weapon? The advantage of this thing was that it didn't require technique; just swing it and smash people.

It was just that he hadn't used it yet; as a summoning type, doing it himself usually meant the end of the road.

Not needing it was the normal situation; when he really needed to use it, it might be Chu Danqing's day of death.

Of course, not needing it was fine, but he couldn't be without it.

"Buddy, you're not good at fighting, yet you came to hunt down an apostle who is good at fighting; if it really doesn't work, don't take the melee path." Chu Danqing said to Blood Eagle's corpse.

He rubbed his temples; now he was also tainted by the trouble.

Clear Sword had seen the Son of Heaven; how could she not recognize it when he let the Son of Heaven assist Blood Eagle?

Knowing she wasn't a match during the assessment mission, she would definitely endure him for a moment, but she would definitely retaliate afterward.

As for explaining? The process wasn't important; the result was.

If someone did this to Chu Danqing, Chu Danqing wouldn't care what your hidden reasons were; you came to take my life, so why should I understand you?

Treating others as one treats oneself, he knew this grudge couldn't be resolved... unless Chu Danqing paid a sufficient price.

However, Chu Danqing wasn't willing, so they could only fight.

As for the Long Hu Alliance's revenge mark? At this time, he couldn't care about that anymore.

"Fifty thousand points is a real loss." Chu Danqing could only bite the bullet and accept it.

The Son of Heaven handed an item to Chu Danqing, indicating it was given by Blood Eagle before he died.

【Life-Taking Puppet】

【Type: Revenge-type item】

【Durability: 8/10】

【Quality: Fine】

【Bloodline Curse: Locks onto a target with bloodline enmity and can align the next trial world to be the same (Locked: Apostle No. 9999089319)】

【Life-Taking Hatred: Consumes 1 durability point to locate the position of a bloodline enmity target once】

【Fruit of Revenge: After killing the bloodline enmity target, if it is a dimensional apostle, one can choose an item from the storage space; if it is a native, a treasure chest will inevitably drop】

【Life-Substitution Doll: After killing the bloodline enmity target, mechanisms such as marks and locks on the target will be transferred to the puppet】

(Note: Locked target cannot be changed)

(Note: A secondary recipient completing the kill can also activate the Fruit of Revenge and Life-Substitution Doll effects)

"In a sense, you are indeed a ruthless person." Chu Danqing's gaze once again looked at Blood Eagle's corpse.

As for giving this item to Chu Danqing when they met? That was indeed the best solution.

However, Blood Eagle wanted to take revenge personally, which led to his death.

"The Tiance Prefecture is also quite a good force; even knowing that Blood Eagle's chances of success were not high, they still provided guarantees."

"The forces in the Paradise seem to be quite united."

If it were a force that squeezed people, even if they were willing to tilt resources, they wouldn't give such good quality.

The first two were necessary effects; the Fruit of Revenge could be seen as feedback to the force, and the last Life-Substitution Doll was intended to save Blood Eagle's life.

If it were really for a one-for-one trade, they could have used more extreme items.

The most valuable thing in the Life-Taking Puppet was this effect, which allowed people to walk away unscathed after completing their revenge.

"Cut the weeds and eliminate the roots first!" Chu Danqing put away the Life-Taking Puppet, intending to destroy the Azure Dragon Society first, and then send the head to the Linyuan Provincial Governor.

It was 1:30 now; it would take at least 2:30 to 3:00 to get it done.

He should be able to kill Clear Sword as well before dawn.

Chu Danqing had the Life-Taking Puppet in hand; unless she completed the assessment and left within an hour, Chu Danqing didn't have to worry about her running away.

Even if she could complete it, she wouldn't leave, but would come to retaliate against Chu Danqing.

"Let's go, come with me to the Azure Dragon Society headquarters." Chu Danqing said, directly boarding the Four-Horse Chariot.

With the Son of Heaven plus the Four-Horse Chariot, under the condition that "Command Follow" is in effect, it requires 94 Mana per minute to maintain.

After entering combat, lacking the effect of "Command Follow," it only costs 97 Mana per minute.

With Chu Danqing's recovery of 102 Mana per minute, it was sufficient.

The Charioteer Warrior immediately drove the chariot, moving forward according to the location provided by Chu Danqing.

Before Da Bao could run two steps, it was lifted and suspended by the Son of Heaven's spells, then quickly kept up with the chariot's speed.

Because there was cargo smuggling tonight, no one was patrolling the streets, and because Ge Da's matter was exposed, even the night watchmen were forbidden from beating the watch on every fifth day of the month.

The chariot charged all the way and arrived at the Azure Dragon Society headquarters at high speed.

The Azure Dragon Society earned quite a bit, but they appeared extremely low-key; after all, as white gloves for the high-level officials of Linyuan City, how could they dare to have any overstepping?

The Charioteer Warrior did not stop and charged directly toward the Azure Dragon Society's gate.

A golden light exploded in the Son of Heaven's hand, landing on the tightly closed door and directly opening a hole for the chariot to pass through.

Such a big commotion naturally attracted the attention of the personnel remaining in the Azure Dragon Society.

It was just that most of the core personnel had been arranged to go to the port for cargo smuggling, and they had all been killed cleanly by Xiong Zhigang's Flying Bear Iron Cavalry.

There were not many personnel remaining at the headquarters.

"What kind of rats dare to come to my Azure Dragon Society to cause trouble?" The leader of the Azure Dragon Society rushed out first, holding a nine-ring blade.

As a result, he saw Da Bao rushing toward him head-on, its tearing claws grabbing toward the other party's chest.

Seeing this, the leader of the Azure Dragon Society hurriedly blocked with his blade; with one claw, he shattered his nine-ring blade on the spot.

This scene made the leader of the Azure Dragon Society's anger surge.

However, it was precisely because he defended against one move that Da Bao's claws only left ten deep-to-the-bone wounds on his chest without taking his life.

The intense pain made the leader of the Azure Dragon Society unable to stop retreating several steps, fear appearing in his eyes.

When it didn't hurt, he was certainly angry; when it started to hurt, he became afraid.

He considered his martial arts to be decent, but unfortunately, he had been lazy after all, and he had lost to this extent in a single encounter.

Back then, he could still trade a few moves with the Martial Champion Liu Bai, but now he definitely couldn't.

Bang!

A gunshot sounded very abrupt in the quiet night.

The bullet followed the trajectory and hit Da Bao's claw, creating a bloody hole.

This shot stopped Da Bao's further pursuit of the leader of the Azure Dragon Society, allowing him to escape with his life.

Otherwise, if that claw had landed firmly, the other party would have died without a doubt.

Before the other party could fire a second shot, the Son of Heaven immediately abandoned clearing out the small soldiers and quickly locked onto the position to start a counterattack.

Da Bai followed up by giving Da Bao 10+10 Spirit Art · Spirit Healing.

The bloody hole on Da Bao's hand healed quickly, the remaining debris was squeezed out, and the overflowing healing part quickly transformed into a shield.

With such a layer of protection, Da Bao advanced instead of retreating, launching an attack once again.

Boom~

In the night sky, a bright explosion and violent golden light collided with each other.

It was a rocket launcher.

Along with the sound of the explosion, a large amount of buzzing sounds emerged.

Drone swarms, combat mechanical dogs, and self-destruct robots swarmed in.

"A mechanic?" Chu Danqing looked at the mechanical creations surrounding them; he guessed it might be that apostle wearing armor.

Unless the other party was playing a contrast and deliberately using tech-side equipment as a facade, the possibility of the other two was too low.

Why they attacked him was also simple; it must have triggered a side quest related to the Azure Dragon Society.

Everyone was at A-rank difficulty; failing a side quest would deduct 20,000 Paradise Points and 1 attribute point, so they naturally had to go all out.

Even he, being so wealthy, couldn't afford the loss of an A-rank difficulty mission, let alone other apostles.

Chu Danqing immediately activated the Nine-Child Ghost Mother Diagram; he really wasn't afraid of group battles.

Forty-nine Ghost Grudge Infants emerged, and then the Ghost Gui Yuanmu, dressed in blood-colored clothes and black robes, landed behind Chu Danqing.

"Command your own sons." Chu Danqing sat steadily in the chariot, and as his thoughts arose, the Five Elements Spirit surrounding him moved in unison.

As his Mana dropped rapidly, a barrier formed by five-colored light quickly unfolded, covering a range of 100 meters.

Chu Danqing activated the effect of the Five Elements Spirit Array on the spot.

This range was not fixed, but centered on Chu Danqing; the chariot carried Chu Danqing and galloped, making the Five Elements Spirit Array a mobile area-of-effect damage.

As long as it was not Chu Danqing's summoning objects and allies, whether neutral, enemy, or friendly, all were subjected to the Five Elements Spirit's attacks and the negative effects of Five Elements Erosion.

The chariot's charge was to carry Chu Danqing, who had activated the Five Elements Spirit Array, to move flexibly.

In mid-air, a bright firelight exploded again.

A piece of iron fell down, and the Son of Heaven followed closely behind.

The one who fell was that dimensional apostle; the other party gained air superiority through armor, but unfortunately, they met the Son of Heaven.

After getting up, he saw his own mechanical creations cleared out by the Ghost Grudge Infants, Huangjin Lishi, and Ghost Gui Yuanmu; the leader of the Azure Dragon Society had his body torn apart by Da Bao, and the members of the Azure Dragon Society were falling like grass under the cooperation of the chariot and Chu Danqing.

This apostle was not dead yet; after landing, he struggled to crawl up.

(End of chapter)