188: Purple Eyes

Xiao Ziang and his group followed the blood trail to where the Black Bear had died.

“Where’s the Black Bear?” Wu Xirui, the captain of Lingquan City’s City Guard Brigade, looked around but found no trace of the Black Bear.

“The blood trail ends here too. How did the Black Bear suddenly disappear?” Vice-captain Song Xiuwei frowned as he looked at the bloodstains on the ground.

“Find it for me. That Black Bear is injured and won’t have gone far,” Xiao Ziang ordered coldly.

After days of planning, just as the goal was within reach, the cooked duck had flown away. How could he be reconciled?

Song Xiuwei suddenly pointed at the armored vehicle ahead and said, “City Lord, do you think the Black Bear might have been killed by them?”

Wu Xirui glanced at his subordinate and sneered, “Are you stupid? The Black Bear disappeared from our sight less than a minute ago. Could someone just passing by kill a Silver Realm Black Bear in such a short time?”

“You,” Song Xiuwei said angrily, “there’s only their vehicle within several hundred meters. If they didn’t kill it, then where do you think the Black Bear went?”

Wu Xirui said disdainfully, “Use your brain. We sent out all our elites, planned everything, and the Black Bear still killed several people before escaping.”

“Now you’re saying someone can kill the Black Bear in less than a minute? Do you believe that?”

“Even if he is Qin Shilei, the number one on the rankings, I don’t believe he could do it.”

“Alright,” Xiao Ziang stopped Song Xiuwei’s words, “catch up and stop that vehicle. See if there’s an Black Bear corpse inside.”

With that, he started his vehicle and led everyone to chase after the armored vehicle.

A few minutes later, they caught up to the armored vehicle.

Wu Xirui rolled down his window and shouted loudly, “Pull over and stop.”

Dong Qi turned to Qin Shilei and asked, “City Lord, should we stop or ram them?”

Qin Shilei turned to look at the seven or eight vehicles chasing them and replied, “Let’s stop.”

After Qin Shilei got out, Wu Xirui gruffly asked, “Did you see an Black Bear four or five meters tall?”

Qin Shilei shook his head and replied, “No, I didn’t see one.”

Having stolen someone else’s monster, it was best not to provoke them further. Making a fortune in silence was the way to go.

Song Xiuwei stepped forward and ordered, “Open the rear compartment and let us see.”

Qin Shilei was displeased by his tone and said coldly, “The rear compartment holds my injured female subordinate, so it’s inconvenient to open.”

Song Xiuwei raised an eyebrow and snorted, “Is she a princess, that we can’t even glance? I insist on seeing.”

With that, he walked towards the rear compartment.

He didn’t really believe Qin Shilei could kill the Black Bear; he had just spoken too quickly earlier and was stubbornly arguing with Wu Xirui.

Now, he certainly didn’t believe the Black Bear would be hidden in the rear compartment, as there was no scent of blood whatsoever.

He was merely venting the frustration he had just endured from Wu Xirui onto Qin Shilei.

Qin Shilei flashed, appearing at the rear compartment and blocking his way.

“Get out of my way,” Song Xiuwei threw a punch at Qin Shilei’s face.

Although he told Qin Shilei to get out of the way, his punch showed no mercy, clearly intending to smash the opponent’s head.

Imagining the opponent’s brains and blood splattering, a perverted pleasure rose in Song Xiuwei’s heart, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously curled up slightly.

However, his smile froze the moment it appeared, and then his face instantly turned crimson.

He involuntarily cried out in pain, “Ah!”

Qin Shilei’s right hand had, at some unknown point, tightly gripped Song Xiuwei’s fist, and no matter how much he struggled, he couldn’t break free.

Song Xiuwei’s subordinates saw their boss restrained, shouted, and rushed forward.

Bang, bang, bang!

With several muffled thuds, those subordinates flew seven or eight meters through the air and crashed heavily to the ground.

Seeing Qin Shilei kick several people flying in an instant, Wu Xirui, who had been watching the show, immediately tightened his grip on his long saber and looked sharply at Qin Shilei.

Xiao Ziang, who had been sitting in his vehicle, also got out.

He cupped his fists and asked, “May I ask your name, brother? Could you please release my subordinate first?”

“Easily done,” Qin Shilei casually released Song Xiuwei, “I’m in a hurry to travel, so I’ll take my leave now.”

Xiao Ziang looked at Qin Shilei and said faintly, “Please do.”

Watching the armored vehicle drive away, Song Xiuwei complained slightly, “City Lord, why didn’t you act and capture him just now? Maybe he knows where the Black Bear went?”

Wu Xirui said disdainfully, “If you want us to avenge you, just say so. Why drag the Black Bear into it?”

Xiao Ziang raised a hand to stop Song Xiuwei’s words and said faintly, “This person is unfathomable. Why provoke such a powerful enemy for no reason?”

He paused, then instructed, “Continue searching for solitary Silver Realm exotic beasts, and also post a high-price request for Silver crystals on the trading system.”

“Yes!” Wu Xirui and Song Xiuwei responded in unison.

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Qin Shilei sat in the passenger seat, taking out the qingtong treasure chest that the Black Bear had dropped.

“The system’s drop rate is getting more and more frustrating now. A Silver Realm Black Bear only drops a qingtong treasure chest.”

While secretly complaining, he casually opened the treasure chest.

Suddenly, a purple light emanated from the treasure chest.

Qin Shilei’s eyes lit up. He hadn’t expected a purple item to appear from a treasure chest he opened casually out of boredom.

Dong Qi was also instantly attracted by that hint of purple, nearly driving the vehicle into a drainage ditch.

Frightened, he quickly straightened the steering wheel and apologized profusely, “City Lord, I lost my composure for a moment. Please don’t blame me.”

“It’s fine, just focus on driving.”

Qin Shilei replied casually, then took out a strange purple bead from the box.

Eye of Illusion Breaking Purple (Purple): All superficialities stripped away, only reality remains. It can see through most illusions and also see through parts of the true nature of things.

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Vertical Pupil (Green): This Eye of Illusion Breaking Purple will form a single vertical pupil in the center of the brow, increasing its power by ten percent.

Erlang Shen? That’s too ugly.

Eye of Death (Red): When Eye of Illusion Breaking Purple is activated, there is a fifty percent chance to instantly kill the enemy. If the skill fails, it will cause a backlash to the user.

What if I don't stare them to death, but I die instead?

Evolution (Purple): The Eye of Illusion Breaking Purple will evolve infinitely with the host’s spiritual power.

Qin Shilei unhesitatingly chose the Evolution entry.

Then he chose to use the bead.

Immediately, his eyes ached, causing him to involuntarily close them.

The stinging pain slowly receded, followed by a cool sensation circulating in his eyes.

Qin Shilei suddenly opened his eyes, a purple light flashed, and his black and white pupils had turned a captivating purple.

He felt the entire world become clearer.

He turned his head to look at Dong Qi beside him.

A simple piece of information appeared above Dong Qi’s head.

Dong Qi, Bronze Four-Star, Fire-attribute Warrior, possesses the combat skill Blazing Slash.