Chapter 727

The man standing atop the city wall, his entire body wrapped in white bandages, was none other than the leader of the Twelve Seats of the Phoenix Organization—Ox Seat!

He wore an iron ox-head mask, gazing down upon all life like a sovereign.

"So I've been seen through…"

Ox Seat watched the Nuomian Gui, constantly shifting its core as if desperately fleeing, and shook his head slightly.

The Nuomian Gui experiment must end here.

As a Gui, it employs a reverse operation similar to a Spirit Root, implanting human elements to fuse man and Gui, using the Gui as the core.

The current results have greatly increased spiritual intelligence and accelerated the speed of power growth.

However… the Nuomian Gui was meticulously selected by the Phoenix Organization, one of the Gui with the highest compatibility in the experiments, and differs greatly from ordinary Gui.

Therefore, creating more special Gui like the Nuomian Gui remains quite troublesome.

Of course, if it were weaker Gui with insufficient spiritual intelligence, producing them would not be too difficult.

Regardless, this experiment has, in a certain sense, succeeded.

Because… the most crucial part has already been verified.

That is, when a Gui is reverse-implanted and becomes a Pseudo-Gui Spirit Root, it gains extreme concealment, rendering most older-model arrays unable to detect it.

Behind this lies immense operational potential.

It is well known that Qing Cheng, as a major city, possesses exceptional security and rarely experiences Gui incursions precisely because of its powerful array detection capabilities.

It can expose all Gui before they enter the city, trigger battles outside the walls, and eliminate them immediately.

Coupled with the Town-Guarding Stone Lions of Qing Guo and the powerful warriors within the Imperial Palace, it naturally became the safest city in all of Qing Guo.

Yet even Qing Cheng's arrays are not constantly updated—they undergo a major overhaul only once every ten years.

And even that is merely a major overhaul, merely ensuring the arrays function normally.

To enhance or add new array content is as difficult as rebuilding the entire system, requiring the gathering of numerous top-tier array experts in Qing Cheng for years of research and collaboration before any modification or addition can be attempted.

This means Qing Cheng's arrays, like those of other cities, harbor a massive vulnerability… namely, obsolescence.

Outdated arrays cannot adapt to technologies developed in this new era!

"Infiltrating Qing Cheng holds great potential!"

"This will be my strongest trump card to overthrow the Phoenix Organization!"

"And my confidence when I face Feng Wang and Huang Hou after entering the capital!"

"Huang Er… you need know nothing. I will overthrow the Phoenix Organization and grant you true… freedom!"

Clenching his fist, Ox Seat took a deep breath and gave a glance to the group behind him.

"Initiate the recovery plan! Nuomian Gui, Divine Phoenix True Blood, and the true Gui Spirit Root—I want them all!"

"Yes!"

The group understood and descended from the wall, leaping and bounding with precision toward the Nuomian Gui's 108 cores.

While Fang Yue had to fight desperately just to uncover the Nuomian Gui's nature, Ox Seat's group had known its methods all along!

But that's only natural—after all… the Nuomian Gui was released by Ox Seat and his people!

While Phoenix Organization members were retrieving the Nuomian Gui, Fang Yue ignored them entirely, lifting his head to stare fixedly at Ox Seat atop the wall, silent.

The situation was no longer determined by these minor details.

Both Fang Yue and Ox Seat knew clearly: high-end combat power decided everything.

The moment one of them or the other emerged victorious in the coming battle, all other matters would be resolved.

One stood atop the high wall, the other on flat ground, locking gazes—merely this alone made the atmosphere grow solemn, the wind itself seeming thick with lethal intent.

The aura was rising.

Everything around them seemed to fade; in both sides' vision, only each other remained.

"Ox… Seat!"

Fang Yue raised the Ice Blade high with one hand, gazing coldly upward: "Answer me—where is An Dong'er'er?"

Ox Seat frowned slightly.

The Divine Phoenix True Blood, and now this one too—why are all of you fixated on An Dong'er'er?

Yin-exclusive physique, the closest to Yin Messenger!

Someone with such talent—even I cannot keep them by my side for long. What right do you have to reclaim her?

Even if An Dong'er'er were with me, and you somehow took her from my hands, soon after you'd face… the full pressure of the Phoenix Organization, the Three Heiyu, the personal arrival of Feng Wang and Huang Hou!

Such a display would shake Qing Cheng to its foundations!

You, mere amateurs, cannot possibly stand against the Phoenix Organization!

Ox Seat touched his mask, a faint sneer curling at his lips.

The Phoenix Organization's vastness is far more complex than these children imagine. Passion alone cannot rescue anyone—it only brings ruin to yourselves!

Just like… I once was!

"Answer me! Where is An Dong'er'er!"

Another loud roar erupted from Fang Yue—within a hundred meters around him, the ground cracked open with frost, forming a region of Frozen!

"An Dong'er'er has been brought back to Qing Cheng by Heiyu. If you wish to see her, surrender peacefully—I will take you to her."

Fang Yue's expression shifted several times.

Qing Cheng—An Dong'er'er was truly taken to Qing Cheng?

It seems Captain Wu's intelligence was outdated.

Given Ox Seat's current arrogance and his air of omniscient superiority, he didn't seem the type to lie about this.

Yet…

"Captain Wu!"

"Here!"

Having shed the Divine Phoenix avatar, the Captain of the Martial Unit was merely physically weak, with no other aftereffects; upon hearing Fang Yue's call, he immediately responded from behind.

"Can you still move?"

"I could take on ten weirdities without trouble!"

"Good!"

Fang Yue gave a glance to Dou Hongyi beside the Captain of the Martial Unit, and the latter instantly understood.

Earlier, Fang Yue had already informed Dou Hongyi of the Phoenix Organization's base location in Chunuan City.

The implication now was naturally for Dou Hongyi to take the Captain of the Martial Unit and others to search the Phoenix Organization's base.

If Niu Zuo was lying, then An Dong'er'er was still at the Phoenix Organization's base.

If Niu Zuo was telling the truth, the Phoenix Organization's base would still leave behind some traces—enough to find clues about An Dong'er'er.

Dou Hongyi whispered a few words into the Captain of the Martial Unit's ear; his eyes lit up, fists clenched, and he straightened his frail body with effort.

He had sworn to rescue An Dong'er'er; now the opportunity was right before him—he would not miss it! Even if, from Fang Yue and Niu Zuo's conversation, the chance that An Dong'er'er was still at the Phoenix Organization's base was slim.

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(End of Chapter)