Chapter 319: The Myth of Invincibility Shattered

Su Zhan shifted his gaze to the other corners.There, the remaining Aberrant Purge Division members were still locked in a desperate struggle against those High-risk level Shadow Viper Scorpions.

Not a single one could be left alive.

Having witnessed his battle with Han Xiao and Ling Shuang, and possibly overhearing fragments of their conversation, these people had all become potential leaks.

The secret concerning his dual identity and his ability to absorb Mist Creatures was as important as his own life.

Su Zhan's figure blurred into motion.

A member was using all his strength to block a tail-snake thrust from a Shadow Viper Scorpion when he felt a chill pierce through his back. A wave of annihilating aura shot through his body.

He looked down in stunned disbelief, seeing a fingertip covered in dark red flames protruding from his chest, before his consciousness plunged into eternal darkness.

His corpse, along with the equipment on it, rapidly turned to nothingness within the flames.

Su Zhan's movements didn't pause for even a moment, like a tiger plunging into a flock of sheep.

Under the absolute power of the Special-risk level, these already wounded and battered Tide Realm members stood no chance of resistance whatsoever.

Su Zhan would sometimes flash into existence, lightly tapping a fingertip, causing a dark red ember to bloom on a member's forehead, consuming and incinerating them from head to toe.

Other times, he would wave his hand, scattering a net of flames that enveloped several members along with the Shadow Viper Scorpions they were fighting, turning them all into ashes.

At other moments, he would directly crush a member's throat, then use flames to completely erase any trace of them.

Those Shadow Viper Scorpions also seemed to sense this new threat, instinctively beginning to retreat, merging back into the shadows.

Su Zhan paid them no mind.

Wherever the dark red flames passed, the Awakened individuals' Spiritual Energy defenses were as fragile as paper, utterly useless.

He didn't use the Flame of Destruction on the Mist Creatures;this was to leave behind corpses.

The slaughter proceeded with ruthless efficiency.

In less than a minute.

Within the entire space.

Apart from Su Zhan himself, there wasn't a single living being left.

All the human corpses had been incinerated clean by the Flame of Destruction.

He hadn't killed the Mist Creatures, leaving their corpses behind to muddy the waters and create confusion.

Su Zhan stood at the center of the space, scanning his surroundings, confirming nothing had been missed.

Eliminating the witnesses was a necessary action.

"Boom!"

A loud crash sounded beside him as a figure descended from above.

Qin Bai held in his hand a long whip condensed from countless strands of aurora light, its length flowing with ever-shifting, magnificent colors.

The moment he stepped into this space, his gaze locked onto the only living person present.

That was Su Zhan.

Qin Bai's eyes rapidly swept across the entire spherical space, detecting not a single trace of any Aberrant Purge Division member!

The life signatures of everyone had vanished.

A clear ripple of emotion crossed his face, his eyes boring into Su Zhan. "Chen Qing... where are Han Xiao and Ling Shuang? Where are my people?"

Su Zhan slowly turned around, seeing that face Qin Bai's face, etched into his memory with searing intensity.

A towering, pent-up hatred suppressed for over two years erupted like a volcano.

It was this person who had watched him like a venomous snake, suspected him, and ultimately forced him into a corner, making him lose his academy, his stable life, everything he once had, forcing him to struggle for survival like a rat in the gutter!

Su Zhan forcibly suppressed this boiling murderous intent, forcing a slightly mocking smile onto his face.

"Commissioner Qin, you're really late. Your people? You mean those two Abyss Realm geniuses, and those other members? Unfortunately, their luck wasn't great. They've all been burned to ashes."

Qin Bai's pupils contracted slightly.

He couldn't comprehend it! According to the intelligence, Chen Qing was merely at the peak of High-risk. Even with some special methods, how could he possibly, while seriously injured, counter-kill Han Xiao and Ling Shuang who were in perfect condition?

And clean up all the other members?

This simply didn't make sense!

"With just you? At the peak of High-risk?"

Qin Bai's voice carried a dangerous edge. "Tell me, how exactly did you do it? Or perhaps... what are you hiding?"

"How did I do it? Commissioner Qin, haven't you always prided yourself on having flawless plans?"

Su Zhan sneered, the hatred in his eyes threatening to overflow. "Why don't you guess? Guess how your two capable lieutenants were counter-killed in this jar they thought they had firmly in their grasp, by this turtle they thought they had trapped?"

He took a step forward, the aura of the Special-risk level around him no longer completely concealed, pressing towards Qin Bai. Although he still held back somewhat, it was shocking enough.

"Or perhaps..."

Su Zhan's voice suddenly turned icy cold. "Would you prefer to come down personally and join them?"

Sensing the aura emanating from Su Zhan that far exceeded the intelligence reports, a flash of understanding appeared in Qin Bai's eyes. "So... you broke through. It seems I have no choice but to personally invite you back for a proper talk...

Your luck is quite good. It seems the time flow rate you summoned within this Mist incident is far faster than the outside world. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been this late..."

Su Zhan spread his hands. "Just a stroke of luck."

This was indeed the truth.

If the time flow rate of this Mist incident had been relatively slower, Qin Bai would have definitely arrived on the scene already, and Su Zhan wouldn't have been able to raise his strength to Special-risk.

If Qin Bai had come earlier, Su Zhan wouldn't have had the slightest chance to resist.

But fate just happened to be on his side this time.

A matter of timing, a matter of destiny.

Qin Bai's eyes were filled with killing intent.

The perfect record he had painstakingly built, the undefeated prestige he relied upon for his standing, had actually been torn open, leaving a bloody gash, by this seemingly cornered Aberrant!

The light flowing along Qin Bai's Eternal Night Aurora Whip accelerated, and a force field that stripped away perception began to envelop Su Zhan. "It seems I underestimated you, Chen Qing.

To be able to hide so deeply, and even counter-kill Han Xiao and Ling Shuang... you do have some skill.

But do you think, having just stepped into this realm, you have the right to act arrogantly before me?

I have been consolidating at the peak of the Abyss Realm for five years. The depth of my foundation is something a piece of trash like you could never imagine."

"Hahaha... Qin Bai, put away that condescending face of yours! Five years? Stuck at the same realm for five years without moving an inch, are you proud of that? Have you stayed in your comfort zone for so long that you've even forgotten how to break through?"

Instead of getting angry, Su Zhan laughed exaggeratedly, his laughter brimming with mockery. "What angers you isn't really that I killed your people, is it?

What angers you is that you, Qin Bai, the star commissioner of the Aberrant Purge Division, the Aberrant hunter with flawless plans, your undefeated golden body maintained for so many years, the admiration you've received from so many Awakened individuals over the years...

Today, you've taken such a massive fall!

Han Xiao, Ling Shuang, tsk tsk, geniuses from the Black Tortoise Academy, just broken here like this.

As the Chief Commander of this operation, you're probably going to have a hard time explaining this, aren't you?

Writing a self-criticism? A demotion?

Heh, these are all trivial matters to you, right?

What you care about most is that undefeated myth of yours being shattered, isn't it?

Doesn't it feel like your face is burning, as if someone has slapped you hard several times?"

Qin Bai's face completely darkened.

The other's words had indeed struck a chord in his heart. He truly didn't care about trivial matters like his position;what he cared about was his undefeated myth within the Aberrant Purge Division being broken.

Because of it, he had received the utmost respect from Awakened individuals, and now held immense prestige and reputation within the organization.

Even if he captured the other party today,

so many people had already died, including two geniuses from the Black Tortoise Academy. Those two were clearly just here for a gilded experience and training. For them to die like this, he couldn't explain it to the Academy.

As the Chief Commander of this operation, this responsibility would ultimately fall on his head;he couldn't avoid it.

The prestige built over so many years would be completely shattered on this very day.

In his heart, besides anger, there was still only anger.