Chapter 627: So? Got addicted to touching?

After capturing the leader of the Butterfly Cult, Ling Shuang handed over the follow-up cleanup work to the Thunder Martial Arts Gym.

When the news reached the Thunder Martial Arts Gym, it naturally caused a wave of shock.

No one had expected that Ling Shuang had only said in the meeting yesterday that she would complete the mission within five days.

Yet she fulfilled her promise the very next day.

Although Liu Shan, as the gym director, was somewhat displeased inside, he still reported the mission outcome truthfully.

Their rivalry was real, but if he dared to take credit, Su Qingli would naturally have grounds to punish him.

He wasn't foolish enough to falsify this.

The Butterfly Cult mission had been assigned to the Thunder Martial Arts Gym by the Mocheng municipal government.

Upon learning the news, the municipal government immediately praised the Thunder Martial Arts Gym's achievement and dispatched personnel to assist with the cleanup.

It was foreseeable that once all cleanup work was completed, the Thunder Martial Arts Gym would receive a wave of rewards.

Keep in mind that

The megacity Moben has always been managed by rotating representatives from the United Nations' six major powers.

This round of rewards will be extremely generous.

As the one who completed the mission, Ling Shuang received an internal reward of 200,000 points directly from the martial arts academy.

"Here are 50,000 points—I've already transferred them to your academy account."

At 11:45 p. m.,

More than an hour had passed since the capture was completed.

Ling Shuang and Xu Jingming walked back toward the villa after handing over the leader of the Mimetic Butterfly Cult to the city government's special department and completing their report.

The sky was pitch black, the moon hidden behind thick clouds.

The cold wind blew, making Ling Shuang's black evening gown cling even tighter to her skin, accentuating her slender, graceful curves.

"Fifty thousand points? That much?" Xu Jingming was stunned.

He hadn't actually done anything during this operation—just accompanied Ling Shuang into the scene.

"This is your compensation for accompanying me tonight."

Thinking of the large hand Xu Jingming had wrapped around her at the hotel, Ling Shuang's expression grew slightly awkward.

But she quickly regained her composure and continued: "You don't need to repay me the thirty million Star Credits from the auction.

I've already informed the city government that once everything is settled, that money will be refunded."

Moben, backed by the United Nations, doesn't lack high-level psychic energy users.

The leader of the Mimetic Butterfly Cult was captured and interrogated by a psychic ability user.

I'm sure the entire cult will be eradicated within a few days.

All the people abducted by the cult will be rescued.

Notably, the Princess of Sylane has already been taken away by Moben's city government.

Although Sylane has fallen to the beast tide, some royal family members still survive in Moben.

The city government will place Ailena under the care of these surviving royal relatives.

"By the way, now that we're safe, can you finally tell me what this bracelet is for?" Ling Shuang asked curiously.

"It's not safe outside—let's wait until we get back to discuss it," Xu Jingming replied mysteriously.

This only made Ling Shuang even more curious—what exactly was the purpose of this bracelet?

Why was he being so secretive?

Back at the villa, Xu Jingming and Ling Shuang sat down on the sofa.

Xu Jingming instinctively reached to wrap his arm around her waist; when his right hand touched her slender figure,

he suddenly snapped back to reality—they were no longer at the Hiton Hotel, and there was no need to pretend to be a married couple anymore.

His hand froze instantly—continuing to hold her felt inappropriate, but pulling away felt awkward too.

"What? Got addicted to touching? Aren't you going to let go?"

Ling Shuang shot him a disgruntled glance.

Paired with the tear-shaped mole beside her eye, it wasn't intimidating at all—instead, it exuded a captivating charm.

"Ahem, sorry, just got used to it," he coughed awkwardly.

With a nervous chuckle, Xu Jingming finally pulled his hand back.

He couldn't deny—the texture was absolutely exquisite, hard to let go of.

"I've already sealed off the surrounding space—so what exactly is this bracelet? Now you can tell me."

Ling Shuang lounged lazily on the sofa, her high heels carelessly kicked off onto the floor, revealing a pair of glistening, porcelain-white feet.

She picked up a fruit from the tray on the coffee table, placed it in her mouth, and asked with a hint of curiosity in her voice.

"Here's how it goes..."

Xu Jingming recounted the full origin of the bracelet in detail.

Upon hearing that it was connected to the supreme being of the Second Civilization, Ling Shuang, who had been lounging, immediately sat up straight, her beautiful eyes blazing with unprecedented intensity:

"A key to unlock the supreme being's secret realm? Are you sure?!"

As an eighth-rank Grandmaster, Ling Shuang understood far more than Xu Jingming ever could.

She knew full well the immense value of a supreme being's secret realm.

If used properly, it could even grant the opportunity to ascend to supreme being status!

"My AI has access to some databases from the Second Civilization.

She told me about it—I'm confident it's accurate."

Xu Jingming replied thoughtfully.

"If an AI confirmed it, then it's almost certainly true."

Ling Shuang exhaled slowly and nodded.

She had only met EVA a few times.

But compared to other AIs, EVA clearly possessed far greater sentience.

Even after just one encounter, it was impossible to forget.

"But this opportunity is simply too great for us—even your teacher Su might not be able to handle it."

After a moment of thought, Ling Shuang's expression turned grave.

"Is it really that serious? Even Teacher Su can't handle it?" Xu Jingming frowned.

"The secret realms of supreme beings are far more complicated than you imagine,"

Ling Shuang shook her head softly. "You should know that our Blue Star currently has only six supreme beings.

Of these six, only four possess secret realms.

The first is our Great Xia's Grandmaster Zhou Yuanwu.

He possesses the secret realm left behind by the Second Civilization's supreme being, 'Flower Goddess.'

That's the Qingfeng Secret Realm you entered just a month ago.

The other three supreme beings are similar—they each possess one secret realm left by the Second Civilization.

Only the supreme beings of India and Black Africa still lack their own secret realms.

Therefore, they're doing everything in their power to acquire one.

When you activate this realm, the spatial fluctuations it generates will definitely be sensed by them, and they'll come to intercept you."

"They can monitor spatial fluctuations across the entire Blue Star in real time? Are supreme beings really that insane?" Xu Jingming's expression darkened.

This was just like nuclear weapon detection in his past life—any country secretly testing nukes got caught immediately.

"Ordinary spatial fluctuations can't be detected, but a supreme being's relic realm is far too massive.

Once activated, it will generate violent spatial ripples.

These ripples aren't just detectable by supreme beings—even some peak ninth-rank energy users can sense them."

As a Space S-Class awakened talent, Ling Shuang had an exceptionally deep understanding of spatial phenomena.

Once activated, it will definitely generate violent spatial fluctuations.

This spatial fluctuation can be sensed not only by the most powerful beings, but even by some peak ninth-rank ability users.

As an S-rank spatial ability awakener, Ling Shuang has an extremely deep understanding of space.