239: Listen to the alien whispers

After asking the three for more details, Yang Dian sent the collected information to the Think Tank.

He knew that once the information was given to the Think Tank, it would inevitably leak.

After all, that was how the news of the Divine Dao Inheritance had leaked.

But even if the news leaked, what could they do?

Huaxia was now in a position of overwhelming power, playing with open cards.

Under such crushing dominance, those Families, even knowing the outcome, could only meekly await its arrival.

'I just wonder if those old men regret it now.'

'Regret why they put their eggs in multiple baskets instead of going all-in on Huaxia.'

'If they had gone all-in, they would probably still be in positions of high power, right?'

Amidst his thoughts, the war robots, escorting the cultists, successively returned to Yang Dian's side.

When the last war robot returned, war robot 9501 immediately stepped forward and saluted Yang Dian:

"Commander, this operation discovered a total of 276 cultists, apprehended 153 cultists, and killed 123 cultists. Not a single one escaped."

"Please give your instructions."

"9501, you did very well."

Although the war robots had no intelligence, upon receiving Yang Dian's praise, their mosaic eyes still transformed into happy patterns.

Yang Dian continued, saying:

"Now, monitor these cultists. If anyone makes any unusual moves, execute them on the spot."

"Yes, Commander!" 9501 saluted Yang Dian again, then ascended to a high vantage point, activated its radar module, and began closely monitoring the remaining 100-plus cultists.

Yu Baiwei, who was closest to Yang Dian and heard his command, shivered and muttered softly:

"They're all fellow countrymen, and we weren't causing trouble in Huaxia. Why be so ruthless..."

Yang Dian turned his head to look at Yu Baiwei, and upon seeing the light blue gem on her chest, he raised an eyebrow.

"You've done well abroad, even getting a rare Heaven and Earth treasure?"

With that, he reached out and flicked his finger.

The necklace on Yu Baiwei's chest snapped, and the light blue gem floated lightly into Yang Dian's hand.

Yu Baiwei opened her mouth, intending to say something.

But seeing Qian Tao and the other two, whose abilities were Sealed, she ultimately closed her mouth, adopting a fragile and pitiful appearance.

Tossing the unknown attribute treasure in his hand, Yang Dian looked at Yu Baiwei with some curiosity:

"Yu Baiwei, from Chaoshan, Guangdong Province."

At this point, he glanced at Chen Fei and Li Xiang.

If he remembered correctly, these two were also from Chaoshan.

"Awakening talent: Bewitching Heart. You can use body language, speech, and other actions to charm others, making them unconsciously develop a liking for you and instinctively obey your commands."

"Once an affected person remains in a Bewitching Heart state for an extended period, a mental imprint will be placed, making it very difficult for them to break free from mental control on their own."

At this point, Yang Dian smiled again:

"I practice martial arts."

"Do you think your Bewitching Heart talent is useful against me?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Qi and blood had already condensed into a noose, wrapping around Yu Baiwei's neck.

Then, in Yu Baiwei's terrified eyes, the noose suddenly tightened, hoisting her into mid-air.

"Cough~ cough~ hah..."

Watching Yu Baiwei struggle in mid-air, Chen Fei and the others instinctively lowered their heads, becoming as meek and submissive as quails.

Before their believers, they were omnipotent spokespersons for the gods.

Before their patrons, they could also bargain, relying on their abilities.

But before Yang Dian, they found themselves with only one identity: prisoners.

Yang Dian would not treat them differently just because of their special abilities.

Being submissive, perhaps they could live.

But if they were as reckless as Yu Baiwei...

Glancing at Yu Baiwei's feet, whose struggles were gradually diminishing, Chen Fei lowered his head even further.

Yu Baiwei's talent was special; she might not die.

But if he dared to seek death, he was certain he wouldn't survive.

Just as the cultists were silent with fear, the Qi and blood noose holding Yu Baiwei suddenly dissipated.

Sweeping a glance at Yu Baiwei, who had fallen to the ground and was frantically gasping for air, Yang Dian continued:

"Among you all, your strength isn't particularly strong, and your talent isn't exceptionally unique."

"So, why were you conducting the ritual?"

"Have you Awakened a second talent?"

"And what is that mirror-gate? A teleportation gate? What's on the other side of the mirror-gate?"

Yu Baiwei, who had just escaped the sensation of suffocating death, shivered, then honestly replied:

"I did Awaken a second talent, and the mirror-gate is indeed a teleportation gate."

"My second talent allows me to hear whispers from the ethereal and communicate with them."

"The race on the other side of the mirror-gate is called the Lingwen Clan, and they possess the ability to use extraordinary power by harnessing the power of Lingwen."

"The Lingwen Clan's planet is being invaded by cosmic creatures. They sought my help, asking me to provide world coordinates so they could come to Earth for refuge."

"The ritual and prayers are the methods to condense and transmit the world coordinates."

Yang Dian was speechless:

"You believe everything the Lingwen Clan says?"

Yu Baiwei glanced at Su Ling and honestly said:

"What to do and what not to do is not up to me."

"I accepted investment from the Su Family, and I have to report to the Su Family on the fifteenth of every month."

"The Su Family has a mental ability user who can detect lies; I can't hide anything at all."

"During my communication with the Lingwen Clan, they revealed that they possess life-extending divine artifacts and promised that if we provide them with a place of refuge, they would provide us with the life-extending divine artifacts."

"Boss, you should know how scarce life-extending divine artifacts are on Earth."

"Of course, I know that the Lingwen Clan coming here is definitely not a good thing, but I am also helpless."

Yang Dian turned to look at Su Ling:

"You Families, for your own interests, you really will do anything."

Su Ling scoffed:

"People are all the same."

"If you enjoyed power your whole life, and now, in the era of Qi Revival, you see the hope of eternal life, but because you are old and frail, you can only watch your descendants pursue that long life, while you yourself, like a withered bone in a tomb, await your end."

"What would you do?"

"Those old men are still ordinary people; they just wielded some power."

"What about you?"

"Extraordinary power bestowed upon yourself."

"When your time comes, you will be even crazier than those old men."

Yang Dian was silenced by Su Ling's words for a moment.

He didn't know if he could achieve eternal life in this lifetime.

If he couldn't, he also didn't know if, before his life ended, he would calmly look back at the path he had traveled and then await his demise.

Or if he would go crazy, doing something that even his current self would find unbelievable.

Su Ling's words left him feeling somewhat dispirited.

But not long after, Yang Dian regained his spirits.

No matter what the future held, he should cherish the present.

For example, becoming stronger...