Chapter 111 - 110: Unexpected, Thunder’s Crushing Kill

The distance from Huan Yu Cultural Media to North City International Airport spans almost half of North City and is significantly far.

Normally, it would take at least three hours to drive there.

However, for Li Jing who was equipped with the sword controlling skill, this distance was negligible.

In roughly thirty-five minutes, he arrived at North City International Airport.

Upon arrival, he first went to the restroom to change into casual clothes, then sat down at a random spot on the plaza outside the airport terminal.

Intercepting Chen Yuran at the boarding gate, as suggested, was too risky.

The airport was crowded with people everywhere, and if Meng Chengfeng turned out to be the suspected demon, he would certainly resist, which may lead to a confrontation.

The crowd was too dense for him to place the boundary stones conveniently.

Boundary stones could not create a subspace for isolation targeting a specific person, but isolate a designated area by the user.

This area could be large or small.

Anything within this area, whether alive or dead, would be temporarily isolated.

Placing boundary stones at the crowded boarding gate had too many unpredictable factors and could hardly ensure not to isolate innocent people as well.

After all, not only Meng Chengfeng, but Li Jing himself also needed to be isolated, making it difficult to precisely grasp the range of isolation.

In comparison, operating outside the airport was more feasible.

Checking the time on his phone, Li Jing waited patiently.

According to the boarding information provided by Chen Yuran, Meng Chengfeng would board a flight out of the country in two hours.

Normally, boarding a plane requires arriving half an hour in advance.

Before that, it would take more than an hour and a half to process various procedures.

Meng Chengfeng, being a person of high rank, would probably have someone handling the procedures for her and would use the VIP channel.

Ignoring the time needed for various pre-boarding procedures, she should be on her way to the airport now.

Picking up a boundary stone and playing with it, Li Jing examined it closely.

The boundary stone was a regulated product created jointly by the Hua Country Research Institute and the Array Master Association.

Only public officials like patrol officers who had a need for it were allowed to own it. Ordinary people could hardly get their hands on it, and possession by default was considered illegal.

Once caught, the possession would be ruled as a criminal offence without room for negotiation.

Because of this, the boundary stone also had a nickname: the stone that would put you behind bars.

The creation of the boundary stone involved a top-secret military technology.

Its creation was led by the Research Institute, which had the Array Masters inscribe the medium-rank array method, "Spatial Isolation", onto special materials. They then transformed the array method into an emergency arrangement that anyone could use.

How the Research Institute managed to modify the array method into something that even people with no knowledge of array methods could use is still unknown.

Even the Array Masters who helped inscribe the array method didn’t know the secret behind it.

Li Jing had just obtained the boundary stone and hadn’t had time to study it.

To avoid any issues when it needs to be used later, it was undoubtedly needed to be researched.

After looking it over and finding no clues, Li Jing infused his thoughts into the boundary stone according to its usage method.

Suddenly, an extremely complicated array diagram appeared in his mind.

Li Jing raised an eyebrow at the array diagram emerging in his mind.

He didn’t understand the diagram, and he didn’t want to.

However, after the array diagram appeared, it dawned on him.

The operational principle of this thing was just like a mobile phone battery.

You only need to charge it and accumulate a continuous energy source inside the boundary stone for it to work.

Unless the boundary stone serving as the array eye was broken, the subspace would continue to exist until the energy was exhausted.

It required a substantial amount of spiritual qi to infuse slowly into the boundary stone, and hurrying might damage the boundary stone.

In summary, its overall usage was no different from charging a mobile phone, only that it required a greater amount of spiritual qi.

This was very convenient.

Li Jing’s spiritual power had different characteristics from spiritual qi, and it was extremely efficient.

And, as the strength of his spiritual realm increased, the effectiveness of his spiritual power also steadily improved.

If the boundary stone worked the same way a phone did, he thought he might only need a thought to activate it.

With the attitude of giving it a try, Li Jing infused a strand of spiritual power into the boundary stone.

As expected, as soon as the spiritual power flooded in, the pattern on the array diagram that appeared in his mind brightened up quickly.

Stopping the output of spiritual power, Li Jing dismissed the accumulated energy inside the boundary stone and tucked it into his pocket.

Once the energy charging of the boundary stone was completed, it would start immediately, and it wasn’t time to use this thing yet.

...

In the blink of an eye, more than half an hour passed.

Li Jing remained alert to the incoming vehicles and crowds, concentrating all his attention.

After a long wait, a luxury business vehicle slowly pulling into the square in front of the airport entrance caught his attention.

This business car was the same make and model as the one Meng Hongtu was riding in.

But that’s not the point.

The point was that from far away, Li Jing saw, through the half-open window of the back seat, two health bars with extremely noticeable values.

One read 4436, the other 4011.

Li Jing didn’t see who was in the car.

But the appearance of these two health bars, it was impossible for him not to notice.

With the make and model as reference, he immediately concluded that Meng Chengfeng was in the car.

A health bar indicated, as he suspected, Meng Chengfeng was not human.

However, the sudden appearance of two health bars was unexpected for Li Jing.

In addition to Meng Chengfeng, there was another demon in the car!

Watching the business car driving into the square and stopping, Li Jing showed no rush as he squinted his eyes at it.

"Pah!"

A handsome man was the first to exit from the back seat of the car.

The health bar above his head read 4436.

A male?

Li Jing was startled.

There’s nothing particularly special about that.

The only thing is that all the demons he’s encountered so far have been female; this was his first encounter with a male demon.

From afar, the handsome male demon got out of the car very proudly, looked around, walked to the other side of the business car, opened the door, and extended his hand into the car.

Followed by a petite, delicate hand extended from within the car and rested on his hand, a glamorous woman in heavy makeup got off.

Immediately afterwards, the two embraced each other, their tongues intertwining.

Li Jing’s eyes twitched at this.

The woman who got off the car later was, without a doubt, Meng Chengfeng.

What he saw before him suggested that Meng Chengfeng and the male demon were in league together.

A couple of dogs and men.

Just in an instant, Li Jing thought of a lot.

Looking at the male demon’s triumphant expression when he got out of the car, it was likely he was Meng Chengfeng’s pet.

Most likely, he was a human-shaped demon who had been identified and blackmailed by the Meng family, and just like Yue Lingling, he was lucky enough to be spared by Meng Chengfeng.

What can a male demon do?

In Li Jing’s view, he might be more valuable dead and turned into materials.

Compared to that, female demons have many "uses".

The Meng family, with billions in assets, were inevitably insiders in high society.

People familiar with this kind of circle understand the implications.

With a large number of female demons at their disposal, the Meng family was able to satisfy the special needs of circle insiders and maintain good relationships with other insiders.

Setting those trivial details aside.

Meng Chengfeng’s blatantly offensive public display of affection with the male demon suggested something "exciting" had happened.

Why the excitement?

It’s not hard to guess...

Exhaling a sigh, Li Jing calmly stood up.

He didn’t have tangible evidence.

A pair of demons, he didn’t need any evidence.

Just go over and ask some questions, their reactions would tell him everything he needed to know.

As he strolled towards the entwined couple by the business car, Li Jing put one hand in his pocket, reaching for the Boundary Stone.

Just then, he heard Chen Yuran’s voice in his earpiece.

"Li Jing, be careful at the airport. The Forensics Department has preliminarily concluded that both members of the Meng family were killed by a venom which is suspected to contain scorpion poison and is influenced by demonic qi. Assuming your speculation is correct, Meng Chengfeng very likely is a Scorpion Demon. She used her exceptional talents as a demon to kill the Meng family," Chen Yuran reported.

As Chen Yuran finished speaking, Li Jing arrived next to the two demons.

Meng Chengfeng and the male demon, who were interrupted, looked at him with furrowed brows.

Given the timing, Li Jing didn’t keep any secrets and pressed on his earpiece.

"Understood."

As he spoke, he touched the Boundary Stone hidden in his pocket with the hand tucked inside.

The Spiritual Power was activated and fulfilled the Boundary Stone’s requirements for activation in an instance.

"Huh!"

An invisible ripple emerged from Li Jing’s pocket, instantly creating a subspace, isolating him from the two demons.

Thrust into the subspace all of a sudden, Meng Chengfeng and the male demon were both startled.

Immediately afterwards, both of them snapped back to reality.

The Boundary Stone!

Patrol!

After exchanging a glance, they swiftly separated.

"Kill him!"

Meng Chengfeng’s shrill voice demands.

Before her words ended, a golden light flashed.

The Linglong Tower appeared in Li Jing’s hand and was rudely smashed into the Male Demon’s face.

Without even having a chance to grunt, the Male Demon was immediately knocked to the ground. The Linglong Tower then enlarged in an instant, transforming into a towering pagoda and suppressed him.

However, it wasn’t Li Jing who initiated this.

What Li Jing did was just stick the Linglong Tower on the Male Demon’s face.

The suppression came from the Linglong Spirit Weapon sensing its master’s intention, and the Spiritual Weapon autonomously "shines and heats up" according to its inherent power.

The fundamental difference between a Spiritual Weapon and Precious Items was truly manifested at this moment.

Meng Chengfeng, who was howling and shouting a moment ago, froze.

Spiritual weapon!?

Before she could react, a "boom" sounded, and a bolt of lightning as thick as an arm hit her in the chest.

Just like the Male Demon, Meng Chengfeng was sent flying without even a grunt.

Without time to raise her guard, her inner Demonic Qi had barely condensed when it was dispersed by this fierce thunderbolt.

With a "pop" sound, Meng Chengfeng, who had appeared glamorous with heavy makeup a moment ago, was charred black, flung over a hundred meters away, and fell to the ground.

As she lay on the ground, Meng Chengfeng shuddered with fear.

Her dissipating Demonic Qi conveyed that Li Jing had held back. Otherwise, the blast she just received could have immediately killed her

This...

Where did this monster come from?

She was smart.

Knowing that there were patrols at the airport intercepting her indicated that her actions had been exposed.

But she didn’t understand.

Why did she encounter such a decisive person who could kill without hesitation?

A higher-ranked patrolman is not easy to come by.

In a suburb like North City, except for members of the Major Crime Unit, those above the Four Realm are at least of a leadership level and would not easily intervene personally.

Her case should have been handled by the Security Department. It made no sense for her to have attracted a high-level patrolman capable of insta-killing late stage Three Realm monsters, let alone one equipped with a Spiritual Weapon.

"You just said, who do you want to kill?"

The nightmare-like sound reverberated nearby, causing Meng Chengfeng, who was lying on the ground, to tremble as if she were in an ice cellar.

Being a monster all these years, she was for the first time feeling death so close to her.

She wanted to struggle and seek a way to survive.

But her demon power was shattered by the Yang Thunderbolt, how could she resist?

Struggling with all her might, Meng Chengfeng barely managed to raise her head.

Li Jing, standing close by with a serene expression, met her gaze.

Looking at her, Li Jing took out his badge and opened it.

"Second-Level Patrolman of North City Patrol Bureau of Public Security, Li Jing."

Second-Level Patrolman?!

How is that possible?

Meng Chengfeng widened her eyes with disbelief, and struggled to squeeze out what she thought was a pleasant smile.

"Li... Patrolman Li, we... we can talk things out. I have money. I can give you as much as you want. Otherwise, you can have me. I... I will do as you say. In this life, I will obediently serve..."

Before she could finish, a "clang" of a sword echoed.

The Qingfeng Sword was drawn.

Blood appeared.

Meng Chengfeng’s body jerked, her pupils dilated.

A line of blood slowly emerged on her neck.

Large swathes of crimson surged, proclaiming the end of her wicked life.

"Experience +4011."

"Level up, 21. Spiritual Power Intensity +42, Skill Points +2."

As the emotionless prompt rang in Li Jing’s ears, Meng Chengfeng’s corpse gradually turned into its original form—a fiery-red scorpion almost half the size of a man.

Upon seeing that Meng Chengfeng’s true form was indeed a scorpion, Li Jing glanced at the shiny silver sting on her long narrow tail, and shuddered slightly.

He had no interest in touching it.

The gruesome death of Meng father and son showed how deadly Meng Chengfeng, the Scorpion Demon was.

With a stroke of the sword, Li Jing removed the tail needle of Meng Chengfeng and put it into the storage space before turning around.

"Linglong."

With a gentle call, the Linglong Tower - under instructions, pressed heavily down.

"Experience Points +4436."

"Level Up, 22. Spiritual Power Intensity +44, Skill Points +2".

With the sound of the notification, it suggested that the Male Demon that was not killed instantly died very peacefully.

Honestly, Li Jing was surprised.

He didn’t expect that the Male Demon, when suppressed by Linglong Tower, was not instantly killed. If the notification hadn’t come out, he might not have noticed.

Having slain the male demon, Li Jing, without any hesitation, invested all 4 newly acquired skill points into Zhenshi Skill.

Nothing more to say.

With a spirit weapon in hand, of course it takes precedence to maximize Control Objects Skill.

Otherwise, he could only hit people’s faces with the Linglong Tower.

The Linglong Spirit Weapon was still growing and the power that the Spirit Weapon itself could exert was still limited.

Host: Li Jing

Experience Points: 1611/6042

Level: 22

Skill Points: 0

Spiritual Power Intensity: 506

Equipment: Qingfeng Sword (Precious Item Level 8 43%), Linglong Tower (Spirit weapon Level 1 0%)

Passive Skills: Momentary Space, Clothing Protection Spirit (5/5), Vanishing Skill (5/5), Spirit Control Skill(5/5), Return to Origin Skill (4/5)

Active Skills: Palm Thunder (5/5), Spiritual hit (5/5), Heavenly Sword Skill (5/5), Nine Heavens God Thunder (4/5), Sky Eye Technique (2/5), Zhenshi Skill (4/5)

Calling out the panel to take a glance, Li Jing made a gesture.

Under the operation of the Zhenshi Skill at the grandmaster level, the Linglong Tower displayed a joyful emotion as it shrunk to its original size, turning into a stream of light that landed in his palm, bobbing up and down steadily.

Looking at the sword in his hand, then at the tower, Li Jing let out a sigh and put both items away.

Then he looked back at the male demon that was killed a hundred meters away, its original form revealed.

It was also a scorpion.

However, its species was completely different from Meng Chengfeng.

Its body was as large as a business car, along with two massive claws and a long tail, it was almost as long as a shipping container.

It was clear that although the male demon was also a scorpion demon like Meng Chengfeng, its venom was far less potent.

With scorpions, the bigger they are, the less venomous.

This was a feature of biological evolution.

Large scorpions have a physical advantage, their hunting and self-protection abilities are strong, so they rely less on venom.

"This is indeed big, I have to sell it quickly, otherwise it will take up too much space."

Murmuring to himself, Li Jing advanced to collect the corpse of the Male Demon.

After stepping into the Three Realm, his Momentary Space had become much bigger, approximately the size of two shipping containers.

After stuffing this male demon into it, about half of the space was occupied at once.

Considering all the other things he had, there was still a considerable amount of remaining space, but Li Jing still preferred to keep some storage space free.

Having collected the two demon corpses and ensuring he hadn’t missed anything, Li Jing released the energy inside the Boundary Stone.

The subspace collapsed, and he returned to the place in front of the business car.

In the car, the driver was still at a loss.

He just saw Li Jing coming over, when suddenly he, Meng Chengfeng and the male demon disappeared out of thin air, he was stunned and didn’t know what was going on.

Greeting the driver who had lowered the car window, Li Jing smiled, showing his credentials.

"Second level patrol officer, Li Jing from the North City Patrol Bureau of Public Security, there are a few things I need to ask."

While talking, he put on his communication earpiece.

"Yuran, I’ve taken care of things here. Meng Chengfeng was indeed a Scorpion Demon, and there was another accomplice. Both have been eradicated on the spot."

Chen Yuran received the communication and responded quickly.

"Are you injured?"

"I’m fine. I have a private driver here who brought the two of them to the airport. I’ll ask him about the situation and then come and meet you guys."

As Li Jing replied, he gave a nonchalant smile, looking at the driver.

The driver was, by this time, utterly bewildered.

True, he was Meng Chengfeng’s personal driver, but he had no idea that his boss was a demon.