245: Chapter 245 The End of the Competition

"Zerg Queen? A super-large unowned Secret Realm... and the revival of the Devil King?!"

"Wait, wait, what happened to Elder Lei Wanjun, you said?"

The amount of information Chen Moxuan had just imparted in such a short time was massive and highly shocking.

If it had been anyone else, Captain Lei would certainly have thought this was a carefully orchestrated story.

But it was said by a Proud Sun Grade Genius of the Human Race, and Chen Moxuan, who held the Lei Family Elder token.

Coupled with the fact that there was indeed a corpse of the Demon Race right now, and traces of alien activity had been frequently discovered in Jiangnan Province recently.

The matter was of great importance; no matter how unbelievable, Captain Lei had to take it seriously.

"Since there is a latent Demon Race member in the competition venue, I will go and take him down now and bring him to the interrogation room for questioning."

"What this Demon Race member says may not necessarily be the whole truth; verifying the two would be safer."

Captain Lei trusted what Chen Moxuan said, but his military training prevented him from relying solely on a few words.

In his eyes, even if Chen Moxuan's combat power far exceeded his peers, he was still young after all, and it was inevitable that he might be deceived by aliens.

Chen Moxuan nodded slightly upon hearing this.

He did not explain the existence of his Special Ability to Captain Lei, only explaining that he had forced the information out of Musa.

Captain Lei naturally was unsure of the credibility of the intelligence.

"I will go with you," Chen Moxuan said.

"No, as you said, Elder Lei Wanjun's body is abnormal, and you have no Dao Guardian by your side right now."

"What that Demon Race member said is not necessarily the truth; perhaps there are other traps. As a Proud Sun Grade Genius, you should not put yourself in danger."

"Dealing with alien matters is my job. I will send someone to pick you up and take you to the base to wait; it will be safer there."

Under Captain Lei's firm insistence, Chen Moxuan had to follow the subordinates sent to the main base of the Punishment Army.

He asked Captain Lei to help him explain his mid-competition departure, and Captain Lei readily agreed.

According to the intelligence obtained from Musa, the other latent Demon Race member was only a Commander Rank, equivalent to a Tiangang Realm Martial Artist.

Under the suppression of the An Tian Grand Array, their strength would likely only be at the Late Stage of the Qi Control Realm.

However, out of caution, Captain Lei still mobilized the sub-captains of various bases.

Because it was an order from the Chief Captain, and the Punishment Army was already in a state of high alert, the response was very timely.

Not long after Chen Moxuan left the field to pursue Musa, six Tiangang Realm Martial Artists and one hundred and sixty-five Qi Control Realm Martial Artists quickly surrounded the competition venue layer by layer.

Because of the match between Chen Moxuan and Xie Ning, the arena had been torn apart during one exchange.

The competition was forced to end.

The only one left at the scene was the unconscious Xie Ning, while Chen Moxuan was nowhere to be found.

Principal Li and Teacher Ma, in their anxiety, demanded that the staff search for him immediately.

The audience was also buzzing with discussion for a while.

That latent Demon Race member was only in the audience to keep watch for Musa and monitor the movements of the entire venue.

Seeing the chaos and unable to contact Musa through the communication Magic Array, he planned to leave the venue first.

As a result, he was caught red-handed by the Punishment Army while completely bewildered.

Afterward, the Punishment Army conducted a search of everyone at the venue and carried out a thorough search of the venue itself.

Because Musa was dead, all the traces he had hidden using magic were revealed.

They discovered the dead teacher from Jiangshui Martial Arts School, Zhang Qing, who had fainted in the preparation room, and the Magic Array drawn with the blood essence of the Human Race in the preparation room.

"This Magic Array... is exactly the same as the one recently discovered on the front line."

"Once activated, the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi within this venue will be inaccessible, and all Martial Artists' True Qi circulation will suffer severe stagnation. If it were truly allowed to start, the consequences would be unimaginable."

"The walls and interior of the entire venue are engraved with Magic Arrays to block perception."

"If it weren't for that student this time, we would still be foolishly guarding outside, and everyone in this venue would likely have suffered."

"And to be able to do this, that dead Demon Race member must be at least General Rank."

"Even with the suppression of the Grand Array, that student was actually able to deal with a Demon Race General. It is truly worthy of a Proud Sun Grade Genius..."

After searching the scene, Captain Lei and the other sub-captains all gasped.

They did not expect that the Demon Race would actually dispatch a General Rank to Dongchang City.

Because of the tricky nature of magic, a Demon Race General on the battlefield is comparable to a Martial Arts Grandmaster at the Late Stage of the Spirit Ascension Realm.

Sneaking into a Human Race city at this level, their strength is greatly weakened, and any accident would cause the Demon Race to lose a valuable combat force.

Usually, they would not sneak into places like Dongchang City or even Jiangnan Province, which are not considered important in the Great Xia Kingdom.

As such, the credibility of that intelligence increased by several points.

At the very least, the Demon Race definitely has major moves planned in Jiangnan Province.

"We must report this up immediately."

Captain Lei ordered the other sub-captains to immediately escort this latent Demon Race member to the interrogation room and pass on the compiled intelligence.

After settling and dealing with the scene, he followed Chen Moxuan's instructions and specifically found Principal Li and Teacher Ma to explain the situation.

"You mean... there was a Demon Race General lurking, and my student chased him out and killed him?"

Principal Li doubted his own ears.

"Where is he now? Is he injured?" Teacher Ma asked anxiously.

"Chen Moxuan is now a Proud Sun Grade Genius of the Great Xia Kingdom and has already been placed under our protection," Captain Lei replied.

"It is a sensitive period now. Until we confirm that Dongchang City is safe enough, he needs to stay at our Punishment Army's main base for the time being."

"...You said Chen Moxuan is a Proud Sun Grade Genius?"

Principal Li and Teacher Ma felt their perception of Chen Moxuan had been refreshed once again.

It was not that they didn't know what a Proud Sun Grade Genius meant; on the contrary, they knew it all too well.

This is the highest evaluation of a Martial Artist's potential in Project Starfall.

It is an existence that the Human Race has determined must be fully supported even if it consumes a huge amount of resources and manpower.

They didn't know the specific number of Proud Sun Grade Geniuses, but they could be sure that it could definitely be counted on two hands.

"How many more things has this kid not said? What exactly did he do in the Spirit Gathering Secret Realm?"

Teacher Ma and Principal Li's expressions were complicated for a moment.

This student, who once needed their protection, had stood at a height beyond their imagination in just a few short days.

"Given Chen Moxuan's current situation, it is really not suitable for him to continue staying at the Martial Arts High School."

"I thank your school for cultivating such an outstanding student for the Great Xia Kingdom. I will truthfully report your school's excellent educational level to the Martial Artist Management Bureau."

The result of the competition no longer mattered.

With Henghuo Martial Arts School having produced such a Genius student as Chen Moxuan, the educational resources for Dongchang City in the coming year would inevitably be endless and abundant.

"I have other important matters to attend to, so I will take my leave first."

After some investigation, Captain Lei found that there was indeed only one latent Demon Race member at the competition venue.

So he immediately led the rest of the Punishment Army back to the base.

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Dongchang City Punishment Army main base, interrogation room.

"Damn, he's really stubborn."

Captain Lei, covered in black blood, walked out of the interrogation room, panting.

He had used all his usual interrogation methods on the alien, and even tortured the other party to death without getting any information.

He really couldn't understand how Chen Moxuan had managed to force intelligence out of a Demon Race General.

Could it be that the Demon Race General's backbone and endurance were not as good as a Demon Race Commander?

"Captain, what should we do now?" the interrogator following behind Captain Lei asked.

"We can't delay any longer. Let's report it according to the intelligence provided by that student."

"An unowned Secret Realm, the Zerg Queen, Demon Race undercover agents everywhere... as long as a Grandmaster or Saint takes action, we will know whether it's true or not."