The Heavenly Mandate Cult

“The mission seems to be talking about this place, right?”

Lin Xiao carefully checked; that day in the mission hall, he saw a highly rewarding mission.

The location was Fuzhou District.

It was relatively remote; if ranked, it would even be behind his hometown, Pingan District.

“Strange disappearances of people?”

Because the terrain here is very flat and it's not a source of scarce resources, and due to the small population, many heavy factories have been built here.

Walking on the street, heavy industry was visible everywhere, and the sky above this area was perpetually covered in dark clouds.

Lin Xiao arrived at an office building according to the instructions on the mission.

“Hello, I am a student from the Western Prodigy Training Camp, here to report.”

Lin Xiao showed his identification.

Sitting at the front desk was a woman who adjusted her glasses, took the identification, examined it carefully, and then returned it to Lin Xiao.

“Hello, esteemed Mr. Lin, please wait a moment.” Her reply was very formal.

After speaking, she skillfully picked up the phone nearby, “Boss, a Mr. Lin Xiao from the Western Prodigy Training Camp is here… Yes.”

Hanging up the phone, she stood up: “Mr. Lin, please come this way.”

Lin Xiao nodded.

“Young Hero Lin is truly young and promising! I am Wu Hao, the boss here.”

In a rather spacious office, a greasy-looking man extended his hand with a chuckle.

“Young Hero Lin, please take a seat!”

Lin Xiao was direct and immediately stated his purpose.

“Indeed, I did apply for this mission.” At this, Wu Hao's face was filled with worry.

He was over forty this year and had not Awakened any abilities. Later, he took over his Family's business and opened a moderately sized factory locally, living a relatively comfortable life in the area.

However, not long ago, the person in charge of one of his branch factories reported that several workers had suddenly disappeared from the construction site.

For an ordinary person like him, this was no small matter, so he specifically spent a large sum of money to hire two local Awakened Ones to investigate the situation.

A thorough check revealed no problems, but people had indeed disappeared.

He originally thought the matter would end there, but later, several more people disappeared, which terrified the remaining workers, who immediately quit.

He also reported the situation to the local authorities, but it had no effect.

“Living people suddenly disappearing?”

Lin Xiao frowned, his gaze fixed on Wu Hao in front of him.

Hmm? A flicker of light passed through the depths of his Divine Eye, then disappeared.

“Where is the exact location of this factory? I need to go to the site for an inspection.”

“Young Hero Lin has traveled a long distance, why not rest for a day, and we can go tomorrow?” Wu Hao didn't answer directly, but was very polite.

“No need, it's urgent, let's go now!”

Lin Xiao shook his head.

Wu Hao had no choice but to give up.

Not long after, the two arrived at a chemical factory. Because no workers had been operating it for many days, it looked somewhat desolate.

“Young Hero Lin, this is the place.”

Lin Xiao carefully observed the factory, a faint silver glow flickering in his Divine Eye, a slight curve to his lips.

“Young Hero Lin, the workers disappeared on the second floor. Shall we go up and take a look?” Wu Hao stepped forward and pointed to a specific area.

“Alright!”

Second floor.

Disordered Materials were scattered everywhere on the ground, along with some chemical pools, and all the machines nearby had stopped operating.

Lin Xiao walked to the center and suddenly spoke.

“Mr. Wu Hao, I remember you said you didn't Awaken any abilities?”

Wu Hao was startled, then nodded: “That's right, Young Hero Lin, I truly haven't Awakened any abilities.”

“I'm not afraid of you laughing, but I used to be very envious of you Awakened Ones.”

After speaking, he scoffed at himself; some things are simply unfair from birth.

Lin Xiao spoke again: “If that's the case, then why, after arriving here, have you been continuously transmitting information through some means, using abilities?”

As his words fell, the surroundings were briefly silent. He had never felt the wind so strong.

“Clap, clap, clap!”

“As expected of a Genius from the Prodigy Training Camp, truly different from others!”

Wu Hao clapped his hands repeatedly. At this moment, he seemed like a different person; the polite expression on his face had vanished, replaced by a somewhat playful look.

“I imagine the flesh and blood of a Genius like you should taste even better than that of ordinary people!”

Blatant provocation!

“Bang!”

In an instant, Wu Hao's face showed terror, his eyes bulged, his face turned crimson, and he was lifted into the air by Lin Xiao's single hand, his neck firmly choked.

“You…”

“I ask!”

“You answer!”

Lin Xiao's left hand exerted a slight, indifferent force.

Wu Hao's face showed a pained expression. He tried desperately to break free, but he couldn't exert any strength!

“Who are you? What is your purpose?”

“Don’t… don’t think… you… you think you’ll get anything from… my mouth!” Although Wu Hao was firmly choked in the air by Lin Xiao, he seemed not to fear death at all.

“Crack!”

Lin Xiao directly snapped his neck. Wu Hao was dead!

With a casual toss, Lin Xiao no longer paid attention, but stood still.

“To be so indifferent to the death of your companion, I'm truly curious about the purpose of you people.”

The voice echoed through the floors.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Suddenly, several Man in Black Silhouettes appeared before Lin Xiao. They were clad in black robes, covering themselves tightly.

“Finally willing to show yourselves?”

From the very beginning, Lin Xiao had sensed these people hiding in the shadows.

Lin Xiao discovered through his Space-Time Sacred Law Origin that the deceased Wu Hao had some kind of black ability flowing within him.

This completely contradicted his claim of being an ordinary person.

The Divine Eye activated, and in Lin Xiao's vision, all the Man in Black Silhouettes in front of him had the same black ability flowing within their bodies as Wu Hao.

“Who are you?”

The Man in Black Silhouettes opposite remained silent, but the air was filled with a terrifying black ability.

“What exactly is this?”

Lin Xiao accidentally touched this ability with his body; he frowned slightly. This strange black ability entered his body through his pores.

The black ability split throughout his body, flowing with his blood to all parts. A trace of the ability flowed to a certain area and discovered a mysterious ball of light.

Excited, extremely excited, the black ability directly rushed towards it. The mysterious ball of light held an immense attraction for it.

Just as it attached to the surface of the ball of light, the mysterious ball of light suddenly emitted a dazzling glow.

A rule like that of a creator god, a supreme fluctuation, directly dissolved this trace of black ability. At the same time, this glow completely sublimated Lin Xiao’s entire body.

All the black abilities instantly turned to nothingness under this fluctuation.

Outside.

Lin Xiao stood still, quietly sensing the movements within his body. At first, he was extremely annoyed, wondering what this damned black ability was!

But then, he became excited.

You fool, you dared to touch it!

The Space-Time Sacred Law Origin! The supreme Origin that transcends this realm.

Also, because of this stimulation, Lin Xiao's Awakening level increased again.

Just then, another figure appeared. As he appeared, the original Man in Black Silhouettes bowed their heads and stood behind him.

“I didn't expect to attract a Genius!” He looked at Lin Xiao, who was standing still, somewhat excited.

“I also didn't expect you to be so cautious!”

“Hmm?”

The person immediately retreated, a look of confusion on his face.

“How is this possible? You clearly fell for my Source of Heaven's Mandate, how can you still have your own consciousness!?”

“So you call this pitch-black thing the Source of Heaven's Mandate?”

Lin Xiao looked at the Man in Black Silhouette, “Who are you?”

“As expected of a Genius from the Prodigy Training Camp!” He could only attribute this to Lin Xiao having some incredible means.

“I am a White-Robed Priest from the Heavens Mandate Cult! You can call me Priest Meng!” The man in white robes, when mentioning the Heavens Mandate Cult, had a sincere look on his face.

“Heavens Mandate Cult?”

“That’s right! Young man, are you willing to come to the Heavens Mandate Cult and join us in our great endeavor?” The White-Robed Priest became excited, gesticulating wildly as he told Lin Xiao about their grand vision!

“Not interested!”

“That's a pity, but since you've discovered me, I can only turn you into one of my Heaven's Mandate disciples!” The White-Robed Priest shook his head with some regret.

As he spoke, the White-Robed Priest chanted softly, and many more Man in Black Silhouettes appeared on the ground.

Lin Xiao looked at so many people; all the Man in Black Silhouettes had the same fluctuations within their bodies.

“Come! Enjoy the grand feast bestowed upon you by Heaven's Mandate!” The White-Robed Priest embraced the sky with both hands.

Under his command, all the Man in Black Silhouettes attacked Lin Xiao.

These Man in Black Silhouettes were generally at the first or second-tier strength, posing no threat to Lin Xiao whatsoever.

“Bang!”

“Bang, bang!”

One after another, the Man in Black Silhouettes fell, revealing their bodies; there was no flesh and blood, only skeletons.

Lin Xiao felt a slight ripple in his heart.

After the last Man in Black Silhouette fell, only Lin Xiao and the White-Robed Priest remained in the field!

“Oh? As expected of the Heaven's Mandate disciple I've chosen!”

The White-Robed Priest looked at Lin Xiao, his eyes completely indifferent to the fallen Man in Black Silhouettes.

“I'll give you one more chance, join our Heavens Mandate Cult! This is the Lord's final mercy to you!”

He spoke from a position of superiority; at this moment, he was Heaven's Mandate itself.

“Bang!”

The White-Robed Priest was sent flying!

“What the hell are you pretending for?”