114: Chapter 114 I've finally found you, Song Yiqing!

The sudden arrival of the two men left Fei Erfeng extremely surprised.

"Who are these people?!"

He then noticed Xue Xingye, who was heavily injured and lying on the ground, and immediately stepped forward to express his concern.

"Xue Xingye, how are you? Are you feeling uncomfortable anywhere?"

"I'm... I'm fine,"

Xue Xingye shook his head slightly, but at the same time, the words Tan Wei had just left him with were incredibly shocking.

Tan Wei had noticed an abnormality that no one else had seen, even calling him an Experimental Subject!

To some extent, this was no different from confirming one thing:

They were people from the Company!!

Or perhaps, they were the ones collaborating with the Company!!

When this thought arose, Xue Xingye really wanted to chase after them and ask if there was a way to make his body like a normal person's.

But he quickly dismissed that foolish idea.

Because Tan Wei had already said it—he was just an Experimental Subject.

An Experimental Subject that still needed more training.

As he thought, Fei Erfeng's voice continued to ring in his ears, expressing concern for him for the 'first time'.

For some reason, it made Xue Xingye feel a bit disgusted.

'Before, when I hadn't shown any valuable performance, he completely ignored me.

But now, when I've shown the ability to protect you all,

His attitude changes?

Heh, people really are fickle!!

It seems they were the same way toward Song Yiqing.'

...

[Oh my god!! What's the deal with those two figures just now? That was freaking terrifying!]

[We're doomed! They're charging so fast; could their target be the Blood City? The place where Song Yiqing and the others are?]

[Hiss!! It's very likely! Song Yiqing and the others are still alive, and now even stronger people have broken in. That speed is insane!]

[But didn't you guys notice the main point? Xue Xingye couldn't even withstand a single hit!!]

[Didn't you see the video released by the Forbidden Zone officials? Those two seem to be Ancient Martial Arts Masters who blew up a Desert Giant Sloth with a single punch!]

[What? Say that again? Blew up a Desert Giant Sloth with one punch? Are you kidding me?]

[That thing can't even be killed by artillery shells!]

[Is this really a mortal body rivaling the gods?]

[I thought Song Yiqing still being alive was shocking enough,]

[But then someone who can kill a Desert Giant Sloth with their bare fists pops up. The world has turned into something I don't recognize at all.]

#Mystery Guests Explode Desert Giant Sloth!#

#Song Yiqing is Still Alive!#

#Friend or Foe?#

The online discussion grew more intense, and the arrival of the mystery guests drew countless netizens to flood into Song Yiqing's livestream.

After all, this was likely where the two sides would meet!

...

On the livestream screen,

Neither side made the first move, remaining in a tense standoff.

However, at this moment, Lin Tianyi, who was occasionally monitoring the situation in the livestream, suddenly spoke up.

"The drone signal is back!"

Then, looking at the flooding comments, his expression became increasingly grave.

"Something's not right. They're saying two Ancient Martial Arts Masters who killed a Desert Giant Sloth have charged into the Demon Tower!"

"What the heck?? Killed what?"

Fatty tilted his head, looking stunned.

"A Desert Ground Sloth or a Giant Ground Sloth? Old Lin, don't trip over your tongue at a time like this!"

"It's a Giant Ground Sloth!"

Lin Tianyi's expression was solemn as he turned to look at Song Yiqing.

"Lord Song, what do we do now? Hidden dragons and crouching tigers abound in the martial world; there's no telling how many Ancient Martial Arts Masters are hiding out there.

Anyone who can kill a Desert Giant Sloth must be someone at the very peak!"

"..."

Song Yiqing didn't speak, instead sensing the condition of the 'Wu Ren' opposite him.

If Wu Ren were a monster, the Taotie Bloodline should have reacted, but there was no movement at all.

This made it somewhat difficult for him to figure out.

Just then, Wang Xianzhi, who was nearby, chimed in.

"Do they use their fists? Do they know how to use a sword?"

"I'm not sure,"

Lin Tianyi shook his head slightly.

Although he had heard of Wang Xianzhi's reputation before, it was only after actually interacting with her that he realized this girl was purely a martial arts fanatic.

She wasn't interested in anything else; she just wanted to fight, especially with sword users.

After getting his answer, Wang Xianzhi shook her head slightly, then glanced at Song Yiqing and said,

"Little Song, don't overthink it. If you're out of Qi, I'll go kill that Pseudo-human in front of us for you.

Once you've recovered your Qi, you have to fight me! If you lose, give me a sword."

"?"

Song Yiqing didn't care about her blunt and somewhat rude words, but asked in confusion,

"Pseudo-human?"

"Yes, a Pseudo-human,"

Wang Xianzhi nodded slightly. She was only eighteen, and her face still had some collagen and baby fat; even slight movements would make her cheeks jiggle slightly.

"When I went to other Forbidden Zones with the bli... with Master, I encountered them. They look very much like humans, but they aren't. If one stares at you for a long time,

Its kind will turn into our appearance and even have a chance to replicate our abilities!

It's a fairly dangerous and eerie thing."

"Replicate our abilities?"

Song Yiqing was stunned by these words. He then quickly found corresponding descriptions in the Encyclopedia of Ancient Creatures in his mind.

Ink Jade Specter.

The real name of this thing was the Ink Jade Specter, not just a simple Pseudo-human.

Its greatest characteristic was its ability to continuously split, which was somewhat similar to the traits of the Gate-Keeping Beast.

However, there were still major fundamental differences.

First, it could copy the person it observed, replicating their abilities, techniques, behavioral logic, and so on.

Then, as Wang Xianzhi said, its kind—the Split Forms—could directly disguise themselves as the observed object.

[Challenge Mission: Kill the Ink Jade Specter to receive an SSS-grade reward!]

The system's prompt arrived as expected.

However, Song Yiqing had a suspicion.

If the system's mission only targeted the single Ink Jade Specter in front of him,

But since the Ink Jade Specter had splitting characteristics, when they merged into a single entity, its strength would skyrocket.

In other words, if this one Split Form was an SSS-level danger,

Wouldn't it be SR or even higher when it became the sole entity?

The more Song Yiqing thought about it, the more troublesome it felt.

For now, the priority should be to leave the Blood City as quickly as possible.

Otherwise, the longer they stayed, the greater the danger would become!

Just as he was thinking this, a laugh suddenly came from behind.

"Hehehehe, I've finally found you, Song Yiqing!"

Hearing this voice, Song Yiqing narrowed his eyes and struck out with a backhand palm.

Five Thunder Heavenly Star Art!!

Boom!

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