358: Chapter 357 Restoring Order (Part 8)

Song Nianci's body jolted.

Before this, she had been completely unable to stand up, but as Chu Xuan's words fell, she suddenly felt a wave of relaxation in her soul, as if she had regained control of her body.

At this moment, however, she did not dare to stand. A desire for survival forced her to slowly lower her head.

She gritted her teeth tightly, and as her forehead was about to touch the ground, tears of humiliation dripped onto the floor.

"How can I be so cowardly?"

"I once swore that no matter the circumstances, I would never be humble again, even if it meant death..."

"Moreover, this is the official headquarters, and Commissioner Yan is presiding above. Without a sufficient reason, even if this Chu Xuan is an Inspector, he would never dare to act recklessly; he definitely wouldn't kill me..."

"In this era of rising transcendence, who says women are inferior to men? I will surely be a shining star of the future! I made a promise with them that we would never bow to anyone, especially..."

As various thoughts surfaced, Song Nianci gritted her teeth and suddenly looked up, staring fixedly at the man standing on the Flying Boat ahead.

She only felt that he was an evil Dragon, while she was a modern hero who did not fear power. How could she fear authority and willingly bow her head?

Song Nianci took a long breath and slowly stood up, her eyes showing a look of determination: "I..."

Just as the words left her mouth and her kneeling body was about to rise, a figure as sturdy as an ox suddenly lunged over from not far away.

Bang!!

Wen Wanrou pressed Song Nianci's head down, slamming it violently against the ground.

Countless fragments of stone exploded outward.

"We submit!"

Wen Wanrou shouted loudly. While pressing Song Nianci's head down, she also kowtowed to the ground herself.

"Wanrou, what are you doing? Let go of me!" Song Nianci struggled, but her strength attribute was completely suppressed, and her head was held firmly against the ground.

"If you lose, you must admit it. Our skills are inferior, there's nothing more to say." Wen Wanrou held Song Nianci's head down deathly tight, making any struggle futile, and growled again:

"Moreover, Chu Xuan has already given us a chance by showing mercy. If you continue to court death, he really will kill you!

Have you forgotten our promise? In this Transcendent era, the future is bound to be magnificent. Didn't you say you wanted to be the most dazzling star? If that's the case, how can you die here so easily?!"

Upon hearing these words, Song Nianci's body suddenly stopped moving, leaving only constant, slight trembling.

Song Nianci pressed both hands against the earth, her head lowered as she kowtowed heavily, and shouted through sobs: "Chu Xuan, I submit!!"

The sound pierced the clouds, as if she wanted to turn today's humiliation into the power of grief and indignation to spur herself forward.

Watching this scene, Chu Xuan suddenly laughed:

"Becoming the strongest in a short time? Surpassing everyone? You actually view the Gloom Invasion as a magnificent era? You actually treat this global crisis as a stage to display your personal brilliance?"

Chu Xuan couldn't help but think of the various futures Future Tang Zheng had once spoken of.

Countless horrors descended, the world was tainted by The Gloom and brought to the brink of extinction, with only a few places of survival remaining, where everyone was merely lingering on the edge of death.

Even after enduring hardships to finally let the world will recover ahead of time, the current situation had only slightly improved, providing nothing more than a few moments of breathing room.

Chu Xuan's laughter grew louder, filled with endless mockery.

He knew that there were certainly many people who held such thoughts.

Chu Xuan suddenly thought that before long, the rules would change, and the System would implement a rule of mandatory erasure for everyone upon failure, which wasn't actually that cruel.

Perhaps he should do something more on that basis, lest someone ruins things and holds everyone back again.

Some of Chu Xuan's original ideas underwent a subtle change at this moment.

Amidst this loud laughter, Song Nianci's voice came to an abrupt halt.

Wen Wanrou's body also jolted violently as she looked up blankly at Chu Xuan.

Wen Wanrou's body jolted violently as she looked up blankly at Chu Xuan, her heart feeling a slight stir.

To the side, Bai Zhiling, who had been plunged into an illusion by Heart Bewitchment from the start, also regained her senses at this moment.

But everything from the illusion just now still left her with lingering fears; she collapsed weakly to the ground, her entire body devoid of strength.

There were also some staff members around the Headquarters Building who had all stopped there, their expressions somewhat dazed.

They all heard something unusual in Chu Xuan's words and vaguely felt that something big was about to happen.

And just then, Chu Xuan's laughter suddenly ceased. He looked back at the Headquarters Building and said loudly:

"I sense many auras that are not weak inside this building. How much longer are you going to watch the show? Do I need to go in and invite you out?"

His clear voice echoed endlessly as Chu Xuan raised his hand and sent a Slash through the air.

In the middle of the Headquarters Building, the glass curtain wall of the twenty-second floor, about sixty meters up, shattered with a crash, revealing a large conference room inside.

Dozens of figures stood inside, all looking down with complex expressions.

Finally, led by a few of them, these people leaped down one after another.

Judging by the epaulets on their clothing, most of them were Captain-level figures from various cities, while a small number were ordinary Inspectors or Inspection Team Leaders.

They had arrived in the capital ahead of time to participate in the national offline Captains' conference.

Today, they had been invited to hold a preliminary briefing.

The inviter was not Yan Guofa, nor any other official personnel from the capital, but one of the city Captains.

The most crucial topic of discussion was regarding the newly established Inspector position at headquarters and the discussion about Chu Xuan.

It was considered a small private gathering.

However, they hadn't expected that before the meeting could even begin, Chu Xuan would arrive first and use such forceful methods.

"Everyone, let me introduce myself. I am the new Inspector, Chu Xuan. Originally, I wasn't very interested in this position, but recently there have been many rumors directed at me on the forums, which makes me want to exercise this inspection authority."

"Now, as the Inspector overseeing the entire country, does anyone here have any objections?"

Amidst his calm words, fifty Slashes had already reconsolidated within Chu Xuan's body.

As he scanned the crowd at this moment, his gaze was dark, and his Exclusive Skill, Eye of Insight, had already been activated.

Chu Xuan did not consume a large amount of spirituality value to check everything in detail; he only investigated the names and Ranks of everyone here to see if there were any labeled as 'Specter' or 'Abnormal'.

Among these Captains, half of them were at Rank 9, a small portion were at Rank 8 and Rank 7, and there were six remaining Rank 10 Transcendents.

When the investigation skill was used, many people sensed it and immediately realized they were being probed, causing their expressions to change slightly.

At this time, a man who looked thin and small but had reached Rank 10 stepped forward and said neither humbly nor arrogantly:

"Chu Xuan, your strength is indeed very great. But the authority of this Inspector is no small matter; it even gives you the legal power of life and death over all of us. Who among us hasn't gone through life-and-death trials to reach this point? To be honest, how many people are willing to have a blade hanging over their heads?"

Chu Xuan gave a faint chuckle: "Those who are unwilling can challenge me at any time. Whoever can take me down can take this position."

As he spoke, Chu Xuan stared at the thin man and beckoned with his finger, saying calmly: "If you're not convinced, you can try."