202: Chapter 202 Speculation, Resurrection

"Interesting, to think there's such a fierce character in the prison."

Captain Xia An stroked the indented wall, closing his eyes slightly.

"Violent True Qi. Although the fighting process was intense, why did it end so abruptly..."

Captain Xia An whispered in his heart. Even though some time had passed, the wall still retained the fierce True Qi.

This aura expanded outward from the depths of the prison, and the place where the aura was densest was exactly where he stood.

This proved that the mysterious attacker had entangled with someone here for at least a while.

"Strange, why didn't they continue fighting at the end?"

A moment later, Captain Xia An withdrew his hand and fell into deep thought.

Deputy Warden Fan Weizhao and Zhong Ya stood in the distance, watching Captain Xia An of the Demon-Slaying Squad, who was frowning in thought one moment and pacing back and forth the next.

They dared not make a sound, fearing they would interrupt his train of thought.

It was not until Captain Xia An withdrew his hand that they asked cautiously:

"Captain Xia An, what exactly happened to the intruder in the prison?"

By now, they could see that tonight's incident was not a matter of high-ranking officials from the Demon Suppression Division practicing here; it was most likely an accident.

Captain Xia An snapped out of it and pointed casually at a deep cell.

"Who is being held in that cell?"

This cell was much like the others; it had collapsed into ruins, appearing completely unremarkable.

Deputy Warden Fan Weizhao was stunned for a moment, then quickly reacted, his face turning somewhat pale:

"That cell holds the Soul-Departing Old Ghost, Shen Jixuan."

"Shen Jixuan?"

Captain Xia An paused, feeling the name sounded familiar, but for a moment, he couldn't recall where he had heard it.

"He is the Devil Head suppressed by the four great Sects together."

It was only when Zhong Ya reminded him in a low voice that Captain Xia An recalled Shen Jixuan's reputation.

After all, decades ago, the incident where Shen Jixuan killed nearly a thousand civilians in one night to extract their souls to Cultivate was extremely famous, leading to a joint encirclement and suppression by the Righteous Path Sects.

Captain Xia An had heard these rumors when he first joined the Demon-Slaying Squad, but he had long assumed the other party was dead.

He had not expected that Shen Jixuan had actually been imprisoned in the prison.

Thinking of this, Captain Xia An's eyes flashed, and he drew his long sword from his waist with one hand.

Before the crowd could see what happened, they saw countless Sword Qi turbulent, and thousands of white lights slashed across.

Clatter, clatter.

The stones blocking the cell door instantly turned into powder, revealing the true appearance inside.

Captain Xia An's figure flashed and disappeared from the spot; after a few breaths.

Captain Xia An's expression was gloomy as he brought back bad news:

"Shen Jixuan is dead."

"Dead?"

The crowd was stunned at first, and then they were in disbelief:

"How could Shen Jixuan be dead?"

This prisoner, who was once at the Peak of the Innate Realm, had not lost a shred of his strength even after being locked in the prison for decades.

One had to know that even Grandmaster Realm experts who came back then could not eliminate Shen Jixuan, and in the end, they could only lock him in the prison.

Zhong Ya thought of the previous rumors and added:

"It might not necessarily be death. I heard that this person specializes in the path of the Divine Soul and possesses the technique of possessing a corpse to return to life. It was precisely because of this reason that no one dared to make a move back then."

Captain Xia An turned his gaze to the collapsed and shattered cage:

"You mean to say that after Shen Jixuan possessed a corpse to return to life, he caused chaos in the prison, wanting to take the opportunity to escape?"

"This subordinate is only guessing."

"Seal the prison first and wait for the Demon Suppression Division to send people." Captain Xia An rubbed his brow.

He was not the direct superior of the Zhenyu Division and had no authority to continue exploring.

He had just returned from the capital less than a week ago and encountered this incident. It seemed the capital was truly becoming as chaotic as the rumors suggested.

Captain Xia An had spent years hunting demons outside and rarely heard news from within the capital.

But recently, there were too many rumors, and even the Demon-Slaying Squad he belonged to had been somewhat implicated.

His gaze swept over the ruins one last time, and he sighed inwardly:

"The victims were all killed with a single blow; it's likely not a simple character."

Captain Xia An walked to a cell. The deceased inside had already been carried away, and what met his eyes was a giant hole about two zhang wide.

These refined iron Materials were not ordinary; they were mixed with special black iron and precious metals, and their hardness was several times that of ordinary Materials.

Even with his current strength, it would be difficult to smash these refined irons into this state in a short time.

Captain Xia An's eyelids twitched as he watched. The railings around the hole were bent and deformed, and at the edges, one could even see smooth surfaces melted by the friction of True Qi.

"A master of external techniques..."

...

Not until that Captain Xia An left their line of sight did the oppressive atmosphere of the entire scene ease.

Deputy Warden Fan Weizhao and Zhong Ya looked at each other and breathed a sigh of relief.

"What Realm is that Captain Xia An actually at?"

"I heard he broke through to the Return to Truth Realm a few years ago. I don't know what Realm he has cultivated to now; he's probably about to reach the Innate Realm."

"How old is he? Why have I never heard of him before?"

"It would be strange if you knew. He is the Personal Disciple of the Demon-Slaying Squad's Chief Commander. He has been focusing on Cultivate and only started appearing in recent years..."

The two whispered to each other, with an exclamation of surprise occasionally coming from them.

Just standing next to Captain Xia An earlier, they felt their breathing becoming difficult, feeling immense pressure.

The aura on this captain of the Demon-Slaying Squad was not the pure, hot blood Qi of a Martial Artist, but a cold, icy Evil Qi.

Following Captain Xia An's orders, the surrounding Jailers quickly sealed the scene, and everything proceeded in an orderly manner.

Although the riot in the depths of the prison did not cause many casualties

Because the layer where the incident occurred was the Jia Ward, there were almost no Jailers patrolling, and most of the prisoners held there were death row inmates.

Even if the entire fourth floor were to be wiped out, the statistics would only show that eight prisoners had died.

And that high-ranking official of the Demon Suppression Division who reported the news also hurried over at this moment.

Lin Sheng walked in the front, wearing a black coat, with eyebrows like fire, looking imposing without being angry.

Passing by the white-haired youth, he suddenly stopped and asked in confusion:

"Why are you here?"

"I also suddenly sensed the aura, was alarmed, and came specifically to investigate. It looks like this time it might be a bit difficult."

Captain Xia An and Lin Sheng nodded at each other in greeting. Although the two were not close,

After all, they were both within the Demon Suppression Division system and were experts in their respective fields, so it was naturally impossible for them not to know each other.

As the current person in charge of the Zhenyu Division, even if Lin Sheng was a commander who had suddenly been parachuted in, this matter had happened within his jurisdiction.

Zhong Ya and Deputy Warden Fan Weizhao hurried up to meet her, speaking respectfully:

"Lord Lin, you have finally arrived."

Soon, the two retold what had happened tonight, and then learned that a riot had occurred in the depths of the prison.

Lin Sheng was a bit confused at first,

"You are saying that it might be that Shen Jixuan possessed a corpse to return to life, took someone's body, and escaped?"

"That's right, but this is only our deduction."

But if that were not the case, what other expert would be bored enough to come to the prison to make a move?

Lin Sheng frowned in thought. It was strange that a Third Grade Return to Truth Realm expert had appeared in the depths of the prison.

However, he soon seemed to realize something, and his face changed slightly.

He thought of his own younger sister's sweetheart, the newly promoted Prison Officer Chen Ran, who was also on duty in this prison.

If something really happened to Chen Ran, how would he explain it to his sister?