355: Chapter Nine - Jiaozi

A black shadow, like a ghost, suddenly appeared without warning on the rooftop of a tall building not far away.

The figure stood steadily, his gaze filled with disbelief and astonishment, staring directly at Zhu Jianhua below.

At the same time, Zhu Jianhua's keen perception instantly detected the source of this gaze.

He abruptly turned his head to look, and when he clearly saw the newcomer, even with his usual calm and steady demeanor, his pupils couldn't help but sharply contract at this moment, and his heart sank slightly.

"Ya Zi! I really didn't expect to meet you here," Zhu Jianhua murmured in a low voice.

He was not unfamiliar with the man in front of him.

Previously, within the mysterious Thirteenth District, he had encountered the other party once.

And this man named Ya Zi is one of the Nine Sons of the Dragon Group, whose strength is said to be ranked fifth among the Nine Sons, definitely a powerful existence.

Ya Zi was tall and powerfully built, standing there as straight as a statue.

His face was taut, his expression solemn and dignified, giving off an Aura of authority without anger.

Especially his eyes, like extremely sharp blades, flickered with a chilling glint, as if they could easily penetrate a person's inner world.

At this moment, he was staring intently, fixedly at Zhu Jianhua, without the slightest relaxation.

Although Zhu Jianhua's appearance had undergone tremendous changes, his unique Aura fluctuations had never changed.

Furthermore, having just experienced a fierce battle, Zhu Jianhua had not yet had time to completely conceal his Aura.

Therefore, at such a close distance, Ya Zi only needed one look to immediately recognize that the person in front of him was the Zhu Jianhua who should have died long ago.

"Dragon King personally checked and confirmed you back then. Logically speaking, there should be no possibility of you surviving. But... why are you still standing here alive?"

Ya Zi frowned tightly, asking with a face full of suspicion.

As he spoke, his gaze naturally shifted to the sub-body beside Zhu Jianhua, and his eyes became even sharper, as if wanting to see through the surface and directly penetrate all the secrets of the person in front of him.

Zhu Jianhua met the other party's gaze, the corner of his mouth slightly lifting into a faint smile, and he slowly raised his right hand, gently placing it on the sub-body.

At that very instant, a jaw-dropping scene occurred – Zhu Jianhua and the sub-body quickly merged together!

At the same time, an incomparably powerful Aura surged out from his body, and the already quite astonishing Aura at this moment suddenly increased by a full thirty percent!

"I did die once, but in a sense, it can be said that I gained a new life."

Zhu Jianhua murmured softly, then stepped towards Mo Shaoyan.

In the blink of an eye, he arrived in front of Mo Shaoyan, and without hesitation, extended a hand, placing it steadily on the other party's head.

Immediately after, he suddenly exerted force with his palm, as if invisible power was gushing out from his palm, and with a soft sound, a ball of light was suddenly extracted from Mo Shaoyan's mind.

This ball of light appeared in a human shape, like a delicate little person no bigger than a thumb.

Looking closely, the face of this little person was actually 80 to 90 percent similar to Mo Shaoyan's, practically a miniature version of Mo Shaoyan himself.

Zhu Jianhua flicked his arm, grasping the little person in the air, and forcefully pushed it towards Ya Zi in the distance.

"Go ahead and thoroughly investigate his Divine Soul. I'm sure with the methods of your Dragon Group, you won't let a guy like this off easily, right?"

Almost at the same moment, because Mo Shaoyan's Divine Soul had left his body, the blood-red long saber that had been silently piercing his flesh suddenly seemed to smell prey and emitted an excited hum.

In the blink of an eye, the body shriveled up at a speed visible to the naked eye, instantly being sucked dry into a lifeless husk.

Seeing this, a sharp glint flashed in Zhu Jianhua's eyes. He flicked his wrist, pulling the blood saber out of Mo Shaoyan's body.

Then, he took a deep breath, his entire body's muscles tensing up, and mysterious runes flickered faintly on his skin.

With a thought, the blood saber, as if summoned, turned into a blood-red stream of light and directly entered his body.

After doing all this, Zhu Jianhua suddenly raised his right foot and stomped heavily on Mo Shaoyan's body, which had turned into a husk, beneath his feet.

With a loud 'bang', the husk instantly burst apart, turning into countless fine particles that scattered in the air, completely disappearing without a trace.

Ya Zi took Mo Shaoyan's Divine Soul, took out a silver-white crystal ball to put it in, and then began to examine it.

This was a special item developed by the Dragon Group, which could preserve a Divine Soul for a period of time, making it convenient for more people to examine.

A moment later, he finished his investigation, his face looked somewhat grim, and after taking a deep breath, he looked at Zhu Jianhua.

"I came this time not only for the Blood Disciple but also for him. The Dragon Group knew about the existence of these two for a long time, but they have been in seclusion and rarely went out, so we only kept an eye on them without taking action.

Regarding the matter of human modification, we indeed did not know about it. This is our negligence, and we will..."

Zhu Jianhua suddenly raised his hand, interrupting the other party without mercy: "You don't need to explain anything to me at all! The ones who truly deserve an explanation are the families of those who have passed away!"

After saying that, he paused slightly, then turned his gaze towards Ya Zi's eyes, which were as sharp as a hawk's.

"So, the question before us now is - what exactly do you plan to do?

Will you choose to arrest me and take me back, or simply let me leave now?"

Zhu Jianhua stared intently at Ya Zi, as if wanting to see through his eyes into his true thoughts.

However, Ya Zi did not immediately respond to Zhu Jianhua's question.

For a moment, the scene fell into a brief and heavy silence.

But this silence only lasted for a short while, and then, a powerful, overwhelming, surging pressure suddenly erupted from within Ya Zi!

In an instant, a majestic and imposing phantom of Ya Zi with a dragon head and wolf body suddenly appeared behind Ya Zi.

At the same time, a long spear with a cold glint also abruptly appeared in his hand.

At this moment, Ya Zi emitted a chilling Aura from head to toe, and even the surrounding air seemed to become heavy and oppressive because of his presence.

Finally, Ya Zi slowly opened his mouth and said in a slightly low voice: "I'm sorry, please forgive me, I cannot let you leave.

Your abilities are simply too dangerous, and if I allow you to act freely like this, it may lead to unpredictable consequences.

So... I must trouble you to return with me to accept further investigation and handling."

The corner of Zhu Jianhua's mouth curled into a cold smile, and his eyes flashed with rebellious light.

"Dangerous? If I do evil, heaven will punish me; if I do good, why do I need you to judge?"