226: Chapter 226 The Flame of Annihilation

Hearing this, Tang Zheng glanced sideways at He Jun and asked suspiciously, "Old man, you wouldn't take this opportunity to absorb the spirituality inside, would you?"

"Don't worry, I wouldn't go that far."

With a dark expression and under Tang Zheng's tense gaze, He Jun slowly poured 50 spirituality value into it.

Seeing this, Tang Zheng finally relaxed and was no longer overly wary, instead laughing, "Sorry Director He, I misjudged you."

He Jun gave a cold snort and said nothing.

Next, Han Shuya also injected 50 spirituality value.

"Do we really have to give it?" When it was finally Tan Ziming's turn, he hesitated for a moment, but still contributed 50 spirituality value.

Tang Zheng finally took the spirit Pearl and asked toward the inside, "Chu Xuan, there's nearly 600 spirituality value here, is it enough?"

"It's about enough," Chu Xuan said.

"Good."

Tang Zheng nodded and was about to throw the spirit Pearl over.

He Jun suddenly stopped him, frowning as he asked, "Chu Xuan, are you sure this spirituality value is enough to suppress the Specter inside your body?"

Chu Xuan didn't speak, but instead snapped the last rib.

He Jun grit his teeth. "I'll see this through to the end. In that case, I'll directly contribute another 100 spirituality value."

With that, he took the spirit Pearl from Tang Zheng's hand without allowing any argument.

"Director He, you have quite a stockpile!" Tang Zheng said in surprise.

"Nonsense, I am a Rank 8 Transcendent after all."

He Jun said with a cold face, "The two juniors I brought each gave 50, so how could I be stingy?"

He Jun's words caused everyone present to look his way.

However, his next move shocked everyone, including Han Shuya and Tan Ziming.

Inside the spirit Pearl, the ethereal mist that already filled half of it was instantly emptied, having been completely absorbed by He Jun.

"You're looking for death!"

Tang Zheng suddenly flew into a rage, his whole body bursting with light as he threw a punch toward He Jun's chest.

But He Jun seemed prepared. At some point, a shield over half a person's height covered his body; as the shield shattered, He Jun vanished without a trace.

Along with his disappearance came a cold remark: "You trust Chu Xuan, but I don't. Rather than letting this spirituality value become nourishment for an S-rank Specter, I might as well take it for myself!"

By the time the last word fell, the voice was barely audible.

This action not only enraged Tang Zheng, but Zhang Qiang, Zhao Hongchan, and the others were also beyond furious, staring intently at the stunned Han Shuya and Tan Ziming who remained on the field.

"Director He, he..."

Han Shuya and Tan Ziming's faces were pale.

"That old geezer won't get far. Old Zhang, you stay here to help suppress Chu Xuan. Tang Zheng, come with me to chase him!" Zhao Hongchan's eyes were full of killing intent.

At the same time, Chu Xuan, who had been sitting in the detention room, also had eyes full of killing intent within his blood-red pupils.

"Haha! Lowly insect, no matter what plans you had, they have failed once again!" the Phantom Demon's loud laughter echoed in his ears.

Hearing the Phantom Demon's arrogant laughter, Chu Xuan instead calmed down and said softly, "It was just one attempt. If this step fails, there's always the next..."

He watched as the System countdown appeared in his vision.

[Your Talent skill duration is about to expire. Spend 20 spirituality value to extend it for 1 hour? 10 seconds remaining...]

Chu Xuan did not choose to extend it, letting the 10 seconds pass.

Accompanied by an intense white light swallowing everything, Chu Xuan woke up from his daze.

...

It was still the villa's living room, and it was still six in the morning.

His current spirituality value was still 1193 points, not reduced at all.

He confirmed the dream had ended.

The Teleportation skill had reverted to being usable only once, but the Copy skill had not disappeared and was still available.

"Hmm? Your various attributes..."

As the Phantom Demon's voice sounded, a faint sense of fear lingered in his heart. Chu Xuan stood up abruptly and, without waiting for the Phantom Demon to finish, immediately shouted:

"Tang Zheng, get up quickly! An S-rank Specter is about to invade Haicheng!"

Tang Zheng, who had been drowsy, snapped awake and practically jumped up, exclaiming, "An S-rank Specter? Where?"

"No time to explain, we must notify Old Zhang immediately! I have received Heaven's Guidance; an S-rank Specter is invading, and all of Haicheng is about to be destroyed!"

Chu Xuan didn't explain much and hurried outside.

At the same time, Chu Xuan immediately felt the faint fear disappear, replaced by the Phantom Demon's unprecedentedly solemn voice.

"You really encountered a being of the same Rank as me?"

"Nonsense, otherwise why do you think I suddenly maxed out all my attribute points? And spent a large amount of spirituality value to upgrade Heart Bewitchment to Rank 5? It's because I encountered a danger in the dream that I couldn't handle!"

Chu Xuan said in a heavy voice, "Phantom Demon, I'm warning you, you better not cause trouble at a time like this. Otherwise, I still have over a thousand spirituality value left; if I dump it all into my Charm attribute, it won't be pleasant for you either!"

The Phantom Demon stopped speaking.

Chu Xuan knew very well that the other party was definitely suspicious.

But at the same time, faced with the threat of an S-rank Specter, the Phantom Demon's most likely course of action, given it couldn't guarantee taking over his body completely, was to wait and see before making a decision.

Sure enough, after Chu Xuan said those words, the Phantom Demon remained silent for a moment before slowly saying:

"My friend, this is an unprecedented crisis. If there is eventually no other way, I suggest you temporarily let me take control of your body. We are the most sincere friends; I hope you won't be too guarded against me."

"I'll consider it."

Chu Xuan's eyes flashed.

To make the act convincing, he had to go all the way. A few minutes later, in a meeting room of the above-ground office building, all the Haicheng Night Watchers members were present, including He Jun, Han Ziming, and Xu Shuya.

As Chu Xuan stated that Haicheng was about to fall to an S-rank Specter invasion, everyone's expressions changed drastically.

But when asked for specific details, Chu Xuan only said that the entire city of Haicheng would be trapped within a Domain, and no one would be spared.

Chu Xuan could see that He Jun seemed to have the intention of leaving and escaping, so he immediately added, "We need to prepare immediately. The Domain will shroud the entire city soon; it's too late to even try to escape now!"

Hearing this, Zhang Qiang immediately responded by sounding the air raid siren, putting the entire city of Haicheng into a state of combat readiness.

Having provided this information, Chu Xuan couldn't afford to waste time. He hurried down to the 50th floor underground, passed through the Research Department, and then went down another level to where Xinyue Fox and the others were being held.

Just like in the previous dream, he killed Xinyue Fox and the others, accumulating his current spirituality value to 1529 points.

Following that, Chu Xuan didn't delay for a second, spending 500 spirituality value to exchange for attribute points, and then instantly used them all to boost his spirit attribute.

His spirit attribute surged from 40 to 50. Like a sharp spike piercing his brain, Chu Xuan's entire body jolted violently.

"What are you doing?"

The Phantom Demon's cold voice suddenly rang in his ears.

Ignoring the Phantom Demon, Chu Xuan's eyes shone with sharp light. Enduring the stabbing pain in his brain, he tremblingly pulled the demon-subduing pestle from his waist pouch and gripped it tightly.

"Success or failure depends on this!"

The moment Chu Xuan gripped the demon-subduing pestle, which emitted a faint black glow, he could vaguely feel a throbbing pulse coming from it.

Thump!

Thump-thump!

Thump-thump-thump!

At the same time, the black glow emanating from the demon-subduing pestle seemed to leap and pulse.

Immediately after, a mechanical System prompt appeared.

[Step into an evil god sequence and upgrade the first skill to max level; condition met!]

[Possess 1000 spirituality value; condition met!]

[Personal Rank reaches Rank 5, and the four attributes of stamina, strength, agility, and spirit are raised to their upper limits; condition met!]

[Charm attribute does not exceed 20; condition met!]

[Possess a Curio; condition met!]

[All your prerequisites have been satisfied. Are you willing to accept the baptism of the "Fire of Nirvana" and embark on the only remaining sequence Legacy in this world?]

[Yes/No]