238: Chapter 238 Tu Shanqing's Secret Visit

At this moment, there was complete silence on the surveillance side.

Yun Long tapped his index finger lightly against the armrest of his chair, as if evaluating something.

The rest of the Security Bureau personnel were stunned, standing frozen in place like statues.

"Mr. Yun Long, is there a need to be so surprised?"

A somewhat mocking voice suddenly rang out, pulling everyone back to reality from their extreme shock.

Yun Long turned his head to look at the handsome man beside him.

He was dressed in a casual suit, holding a folding fan, and wearing sunglasses. At first glance, one might think he was here for a vacation; his style was completely out of place with everyone else around.

However, Yun Long's eyes were filled with deep wariness and vigilance at this moment.

"It seems Senior Tushan knew about this matter long ago..." Yun Long's seemingly respectful words carried a hint of probing.

"That's not quite it..." Tushan Qing unfolded his fan and waved it gently in front of his chest. His beautiful, fox-like eyes remained fixed on the White-haired girl on the screen, who had undergone a drastic change in temperament. There was a trace of nostalgia in his gaze that was hard to detect. "It's just that I trust her."

Suddenly, his tone shifted.

"But having said that, I really didn't expect Xing Yan to meet with Yun Sheng..." Tushan Qing said in a conversational tone.

However... Yun Long did not intend to continue this topic.

"Yun Sheng has already committed suicide according to the agreement, and we have consequently lost a great scientist. Our outstanding student from Longxiang Academy has also been temporarily detained because of this matter... So, can you feel our sincerity now?"

However, to his surprise, the handsome man suddenly burst into laughter, directly interrupting him.

"Hahaha... You humans are truly interesting. Your target is clearly the boy named Qian Mo, and Yun Sheng's death was merely a part of your plan. Why make it sound like I'm the villain who caused this incident?"

Yun Long's expression darkened, and he was just about to speak...

"Don't think I don't know about the dirty things you Human Alliance did to Qian Mo's parents in the past. I've been taking the blame for you for a long time now..."

Tushan Qing snapped the fan in his hand shut with a "clack."

"Forget it... I don't want to deal with your Human Alliance's mess, and I can't be bothered to. I only care about one thing now—the purification project for the Breath of the Abyss. Are you signing it or not?"

A terrifying aura emanated from him. He didn't use any Demonic Power; this sense of oppression seemed innate, a perfect harmony between heaven and human.

Everyone knew very well that this was the "King's Qi," a top-tier ancient combat skill that, in the entire world, only Tushan Qing had cultivated to this Realm.

Yun Long's hand gripping the armrest of the chair tightened slightly.

He really wanted to refuse firmly, but the person before him was Tushan Qing, an old monster who had lived for who knows how long, the only ninth-order Demon Emperor on Blue Star. No one had ever seen him strike, because those who had seen him strike were all dead...

Fortunately, he was easygoing by nature and disliked conflict. In the many years since he had resumed his position, all affairs of the Kingdom of Myriad Demons had been handled by the Grand Preceptor, Sun Wu.

But now, just by revealing his aura, he had already made people feel this terrified.

"This matter is of great importance. I still need to find them and hold a meeting to discuss it..."

Under the unreasonable suppression of Tushan Qing's aura, Yun Long could only settle for the next best thing, compromising and agreeing for now to stall for time.

"Very well, then I will stay here until you give me an answer before I return. Since I've come such a long way, I must take a good look around..."

As if thinking of something fun, Tushan Qing opened his fan again and revealed a mysterious smile. That terrifying aura vanished into thin air along with his movement.

"You four shouldn't have any objections, right..."

"Haha... That is only natural..." Yun Long said, feeling somewhat stifled.

"Clap!" Tushan Qing, whose eyes had been fixed on the surveillance screen, clapped his hands suddenly. "Oh! It seems to be ending. Well, you all go ahead and get busy. I'm going to find our Saintess. See you later~"

After leaving these words, Tushan Qing's chair was suddenly empty. There was no remaining aura, as if no one had ever been on the chair at all.

And after confirming that his aura was truly gone, sighs of relief erupted one after another throughout the surveillance room.

Yun Long also slowly leaned back, and the dampness coming from his back made him immediately realize that, despite being an eighth-order Esper, he had actually broken out in a cold sweat just now...

...

Inside the barrier.

The Golden Dragon Enforcer had already manipulated his Superpower to form countless layers of dense air barriers around himself, hoping to use them to block the opponent's attacks.

But the White-haired girl before him seemed not to take him seriously at all. With a casual wave of her hand, the air barriers he had worked so hard to form would instantly vanish as if erased by an eraser. And that wasn't all; the spiritual power within his body would also suddenly decrease by a significant amount.

His own spiritual power consumption was forcefully increased by more than twofold.

"What kind of monster are you..."

He reached out towards his side, instantly evacuating the air there, and used the massive atmospheric pressure to teleport, once again narrowly dodging the opponent's attack.

He didn't dare to attack anymore.

As soon as his methods touched her golden torrent, they would be completely nullified. Fortunately, her golden torrent could not expand infinitely, and he could still keep pulling away through displacement; otherwise, he felt he wouldn't have lasted this long.

"Why are you speaking so harshly, little brother? How could someone as pretty as me be a monster?" "Xing Yaoyan"'s eyes narrowed into two crescent moons, and she spoke in an embarrassed tone.

Although her voice was soft, her attacks were much more ruthless, at one point nearly forcing the Golden Dragon Enforcer into a desperate situation.

No... This person is not right. I need to retreat...

But just at the moment he was distracted, the White-haired girl's golden fist struck again.

He tried to repeat his old trick just like before, using atmospheric pressure to instantly accelerate, but he was astonished to find that he was actually wrapped in an invisible air barrier.

However, this air barrier was not his own...

"Hmm~ finally copied it. It's quite useful..." "Xing Yaoyan" said happily.

At the same time, the golden tide adhered to her body, forming a set of golden armor that was even more intricate and magnificent than before.

She turned her fist into a claw, and a massive golden vortex appeared in her palm, from which an infinite suction force emanated.

In the Golden Dragon Enforcer's shocked gaze, he felt his own spiritual power disappearing at a geometric rate.

"This person..."

The Golden Dragon Enforcer, already backed into a corner, gritted his teeth. He thought to himself that even a clay bodhisattva has a temper; his superiors had originally told him to just control her and not hurt her, but the current situation did not allow him to hold back any longer.

"This is your final warning. If you remain stubborn..."

But the red light in Xing Yaoyan's golden eyes grew even more dazzling, just like a drug addict who was completely high; she couldn't hear a word of anything.

"Fine... You forced me to do this..."

In the next moment, an extremely terrifying aura instantly erupted from the Golden Dragon Enforcer's body. The narrow space above "Xing Yaoyan" suddenly twisted violently; this was a signal of rapid air compression, and before long, a small black dot slowly appeared.

When the mass of space is continuously compressed, one can create a small black hole.

He knew that while the opponent's golden light could devour spiritual power, the massive gravitational pull from this extremely compressed black hole could just happen to counteract her suction.

The black hole began to descend slowly, and a terrifying gravitational force emanated from it. Chairs in the hallway flew up, walls shattered, and the entire space seemed to start becoming unstable, as if it were about to collapse at any moment.

"Xing Yaoyan" guessed the opponent's intention. But instead of retreating, she grinned, revealing a somewhat crazy smile, and instantly increased the operation of the Star Swallowing Art.

"Are you crazy?! Do you not want to live?!" The opponent clearly didn't expect the White-haired girl to be so desperate. Going on like this was clearly a posture of mutual destruction!

"Am I crazy? Hehe... It seems you know nothing about my methods..."

The black hole above her was getting closer and closer, but "Xing Yaoyan" still acted as if she hadn't sensed the crisis, remaining calm and composed.

Suddenly, the gold in the space began to boil, wolf ears and a wolf tail appeared, and "Xing Yaoyan," who had been in the form of a human girl, instantly transformed into the form of a wolf demon girl.

"I know this move of yours too, you know~"

The next moment, another small black dot appeared above her head, and in the Golden Dragon Enforcer's shocked gaze, it slammed directly into the original black hole.

It held it off!

Although it didn't look like it could hold for long, he was definitely unable to attack her before his spiritual power was drained.

A strong sense of despair welled up in his heart. He could never have imagined that he, a seventh-order Esper, was actually going to be finished off by this fourth-order wolf demon...

And just at this moment, a well-defined hand grabbed her wrist from out of nowhere.

A familiar voice also rang out: "Alright, after all, she doesn't deserve to die... You should have had enough fun by now..."

...

In the white space, Xing Yaoyan and that phantom were sitting opposite each other at a stone table in the courtyard.

Sitting on the stone bench in the courtyard, Xing Yaoyan looked at the phantom before her that was identical to herself, and a stormy sea churned in her heart.

The other party seemed to be a product of her Star Pattern, and the trigger condition seemed to be the incantation of the "Heart-Clearing Incantation."

To be honest, when Xing Yaoyan heard this from the other party, she was incredulous and even felt it was extremely magical. What do you mean my own skill must be triggered by another incantation that seems completely unrelated to it!

Normally, even if it were triggered by an incantation, they should have told me when I advanced! As a result, it caused me to think that this Star Pattern had no other effect besides increasing my Power Of Will a little!

"The other 'me'... Could it be... Are you the original owner of this body I have now?!"

"What original owner or not? Am I not you?"

"Xing Yaoyan" said this with one hand supporting her chin, her whole body lazily leaning half of its weight on the table, appearing extremely relaxed. Although the action was somewhat charming, combined with the aura on the phantom, it had an indescribable noble feeling.

However... Have I seen this action somewhere before...

Xing Yaoyan thought to herself.

"Right! Qian Mo!"

Xing Yaoyan suddenly remembered what had happened before she arrived in this white space, and suddenly became anxious.

"That 'me,' do you know how to get out of here? I still have very important things to do right now!"

"Do? With your current strength, even if you go out, it's all in vain."

"Xing Yaoyan"'s words were like a basin of cold water, instantly extinguishing her fighting spirit.

Xing Yaoyan slumped her entire upper body onto the stone table in a somewhat dejected manner. Although she was very unwilling, what the other party said was indeed completely correct.

Seeing her appearance, "Xing Yaoyan" chuckled.

"Alright, you can't beat him, but can't I? I'm taking over your body now, just leave it to me, rest assured~"

"You? Are you very strong?" Xing Yaoyan looked up at the face before her that was almost identical to her own, her tone filled with doubt.

"Stronger than you, anyway."

This confident tone... It really was just like her own...

Looking at this person who was identical to her, using the exact same tone and voice as her, and saying things that fit her own personality, to be honest, Xing Yaoyan felt an indescribable, strange feeling.

"Eh? Have you become a bit more faint..." A flash of light appeared in Xing Yaoyan's eyes.

"That's for sure. After all, me coming out to help you requires consuming the energy of the Star Pattern." "Xing Yaoyan" appeared extremely calm. "You wouldn't think I'm going to disappear forever because I helped you, would you? Oh my, oh my~ Don't worry..."

Xing Yaoyan, whose thoughts had been exposed, felt somewhat embarrassed.

And just at this moment...

"Tushan Qing?!"

Xing Yaoyan stared blankly at the familiar handsome face that had suddenly appeared in the white sky.

At the same time, the other "her" in front of her also looked up at the image above, and gradually, the light in her eyes faded...

"Do you still remember me..." Tushan Qing's voice suddenly rang out in the white space.

"What do you mean... You are Tushan Qing, the King of the Kingdom of Myriad Demons, I remember you..." Xing Yaoyan responded subconsciously. Then she seemed to realize something, quickly stood up, turned her head to the "Xing Yaoyan" on the other side of the stone table, and said, "Wait! You, hurry up and tell me the way to get out! The crisis is resolved now..."

But her anxious words quickly got stuck in her throat. Because at this moment, there was no one in front of her, as if that "self" from just a moment ago had never existed.

No, I have to rely on myself...

Xing Yaoyan knew that the "self" outside now was not the real her. In order not to cause any misunderstanding for Tushan Qing, she had to get out immediately!

Right, didn't I come in by reciting the "Heart-Clearing Incantation"? Then perhaps the "Heart-Clearing Incantation" is also the incantation to get out!

Thinking of this, Xing Yaoyan immediately sat down, closed her eyes, and began to silently recite the incantation of the "Star Swallowing Art."

The next moment, she again felt that familiar sensation of her consciousness being pulled away, pleasantly surprised.

"It's working!"