Chapter 697: Undercover! Prepare to Strike!

"Xu coach, don't worry, I'll go find someone for you right away."

Director Liu Shan immediately replied.

Vice directors Gan Gui and Feng Kuan also nodded simultaneously: "We'll mobilize our connections immediately too."

"Then thank you three directors—I will forever remember your great kindness."

Xu Jingming put on an expression of deep emotion, spoke many flattering words, and only then left the office.

"Tsk, never thought Xu Jingming would have his own headaches."

After Xu Jingming left, Director Liu Shan, who had been tense moments ago, immediately relaxed.

"Director, should we start looking for healing-type adepts for Vice Director Ling Shuang now?"

Vice Director Feng Kuan couldn't help asking.

"Look, of course we'll look."

Liu Shan leaned back comfortably in his chair, casually placing his shoes on the desk:

"But not right now—let them wait a day first."

"Let them wait a day?"

Feng Kuan paused, unable to hide his concern: "What if Ling Shuang is seriously injured and dies?"

"Old Feng, sometimes you're just too honest—how easy is it for an eighth-rank Weida Sect master to die?"

Besides, don't you know why Ling Shuang came here? Wouldn't her death be better?"

The other vice director, Gan Gui, sneered.

He still harbored resentment over the time Xu Jingming publicly humiliated him during the meeting to discuss countering Midie Sect.

He was delighted at the prospect of Ling Shuang's serious injury—why would he worry?

"Hey, you can't say that—after all, Ling Shuang is still one of our Lei Ting Martial Arts Hall's people."

"If she really dies, it'll be a huge problem."

Director Liu Shan shook his head. "I'm letting Xu Jingming wait a day to make him understand who truly runs Lei Ting Martial Arts Hall!"

"Ah, I see. Then alright."

Feng Kuan, seeing this, nodded slightly.

Though he was an eighth-rank Zhongweida Sect master, he was the weakest among the three.

His influence was low, so he naturally didn't want to oppose this and invite trouble for himself.

Meanwhile, with the help of Cang Kong Bai Lang,

Tian Yao had successfully teleported back from the Wild Zone into the Tianming Sect palace and reported the situation to the Master Zongshi Zongshi Tian Ling.

"What? Ling Shuang wasn't killed?!"

Tian Ling's hoarse voice rang out, and she swung her hand, slapping Tian Yao across the face!

Bam!!

The sharp sound echoed through the palace—Tian Ling hadn't used her adept power.

Yet her formidable physical strength as a ninth-rank Peak Wu Sheng sent Tian Yao flying.

After smashing through several pillars, Tian Yao's body finally came to a stop.

Though one side of her beautiful face was already swollen high, Tian Yao still knelt before Tian Ling, head bowed, replying:

"Your humble servant is incompetent, but Ling Shuang is likely severely injured—this is the perfect opportunity to strike again."

"Perfect opportunity?"

Tian Ling scoffed coldly. "Who do you suggest I send? You? Or me?"

"Please, Master Zongshi Zongshi, allow me to make up for my failure!" Tian Yao replied without hesitation.

"You're a ninth-rank Wu Sheng! The moment you release your aura, Mo Ben's ninth-rank adepts will sense it."

Even if you kill Ling Shuang, you won't escape—let alone that you might not even be able to kill her."

A ninth-rank Wu Sheng for an S-class eighth-rank Zhongweida Sect master? Even that might not be worth it."

Tian Ling's low voice echoed.

As a supercity, Mo Ben naturally had its own operational system.

Normally, disturbances caused by eighth-rank Weida Sect masters were ignored by ninth-rank adepts.

But if a ninth-rank adept appeared, Mo Ben's municipal government would immediately sound the alarm.

Multiple ninth-rank adepts would converge—Tian Yao would have no chance to escape.

"This matter ends here. Five targets: four dead, one alive. Barely acceptable."

Master Zongshi Zongshi Tian Ling told Tian Yao.

Though Tian Yao's heart burned with resentment, she could only bow respectfully: "Yes, your servant understands."

Though the Heavenly Demon resented it in his heart, he could only bow respectfully and say, "Yes, your servant understands."

At that moment, her communication watch rang with an incoming call alert.

Seeing the caller ID, Tian Ling was surprised, but she still answered.

"Master Zongshi Zongshi, the mission doesn't seem to be going well?"

A low, hoarse voice came from the other end of the line.

"You already know? Then Ling Shuang has returned safely to Lei Ting Martial Arts Hall."

Tian Ling replied coolly.

"She has indeed returned, but her condition is terrible."

"She appears unconscious, in a coma, unable to use spatial adept power."

Seems to have lost consciousness, fallen into a coma, unable to activate spatial abilities.

This is an opportunity; next, I will continue attempting to eliminate them.

A hoarse voice replied.

"Oh?"

Tian Ling grew slightly interested. "Who told you this? Aren't you afraid it's false information?"

"Xu Jingming told me, but even if it's false, I'm not afraid."

If I can't kill Ling Shuang, who possesses spatial ability, killing Xu Jingming will do just as well.

His potential is simply too astonishing; eliminating Xu Jingming is even more important than killing Ling Shuang."

The hoarse voice was not particularly concerned about this.

"But your identity will be exposed because of it."

Moreover, Xu Jingming is not easy to kill—he must have a high-grade protective talisman."

Ling Shuang guards him closely and can instantly teleport him away using her spatial ability."

After a moment of thought, Tian Ling replied.

A mole embedded in Lei Ting Martial Arts Gym, unless absolutely necessary, he did not wish to expose.

Although this mole was under the control of Kongxin Tian Shen.

"Don't worry—I have a way to bypass it."

"Given the Mandate of Heaven, the Heavenly God endures forever."

I can hardly wait to return to the Heavenly God's side."

The voice on the other end of the line carried boundless fervor.

"Good. Whether you succeed or fail,

after the mission ends, you will return to our Tianming Sect—the Heavenly God will forever protect you."

"The Heavenly God protects."

The Master Zongshi of Tianming Sect, Tian Ling, hung up the phone, knelt on the ground; upon hearing the turn of events, Tian Yao quickly asked excitedly:

"My lord, is this the mole inside Lei Ting Martial Arts Gym?"

"Correct."

Tian Ling nodded. "Arranging for Ling Shuang to go to the Wildlands was his doing."

"Oh? Then who is he? Even within Lei Ting Martial Arts Gym, few have such authority."

Tian Yao asked curiously.

"This person is controlled by Kongxin Shou Shen. I only recently obtained his contact information—I do not know his identity."

Tian Ling shook his head, and on his previously serious face appeared a bloodthirsty smile:

"But since he has confidence, let us wait for his good news."

Although protective talismans possess extremely powerful defensive capabilities, they are not unbreakable.

For instance, spatial ability, or certain other special abilities.

Such abilities, though rare, are not nonexistent.

From his tone, the other party likely possesses a similar method of bypassing them.

Moreover, this bypassing method is unaffected by Ling Shuang's spatial ability.

"Understood." Tian Yao exhaled slightly, relaxing a little.

If she could kill Ling Shuang or Xu Jingming, her mission would not be considered a failure.