179: Chapter 179 Hou Kun, do you want to seduce your master?

"You guys have such high demands for Song Yiqing. He has trump cards he can use, so why shouldn't he?"

"Exactly, exactly! If he loses, it'll be a disaster for humanity. Who cares if it's dirty or not!"

"That's right, as long as it's not dirtying us, that's all that matters!"

Barrages of comments were scrolling frantically in the livestream chat.

On the Dawn vehicle, everyone fell into a brief silence.

After a minute, Liu Tao finally spoke up:

"I am becoming increasingly curious about who exactly this Song Yiqing is, what his background is, and why he possesses so many strange methods."

"A very clean background," Wei Fengzhao said.

"I already had people investigate him before, but unfortunately, the results showed nothing special about Song Yiqing's identity or background. At most, his grandfather used to work for the Archaeological Team. Digging any deeper than that yielded nothing."

"His level of mystery is almost greater than the Zhang Family's," Liu Tao remarked with a sigh.

"I really want to know what kind of organization could cultivate a powerhouse of this caliber. Perhaps it's a Forbidden Area? That's hard to say."

"Heh," Wei Fengzhao chuckled.

"If Song Yiqing were someone selected and cultivated by a Forbidden Area, then his existence would likely be a devastating crisis."

As the two chatted, Yin Yan, who was sitting in the back, said to Wen Xiuya:

"Xiuya, do you think Song Yiqing could be someone cultivated by a Forbidden Area? His methods are too mysterious and bizarre; even within Penglai, there aren't any powerhouses like that."

"..." Wen Xiuya did not answer immediately. Instead, she slowly turned her head to look at her, pondered for a moment, and then said:

"It shouldn't be the case that he was cultivated by a Forbidden Area."

"Oh? How so?" Yin Yan looked at her with curious eyes.

"You've been studying this field for years, so you must be very knowledgeable."

"Heh, I wouldn't call it knowledgeable," Wen Xiuya shook her head slightly and then began to analyze:

"Actually, if you think about it carefully, it should be clear. If Song Yiqing were truly cultivated by a Forbidden Area, then why would he be so intent on breaching these Forbidden Areas one by one? It's not like the Forbidden Areas themselves have nothing better to do!"

"Huh! You're right!" Yin Yan nodded emphatically.

"But that's not necessarily true. What if the Forbidden Area wanted to create him to act as a counterbalance to Penglai? After all, Penglai is taking very big steps right now! The Zhang Family has declined, and Zhang Qilin can't stir up much trouble on his own. But if someone like Song Yiqing were to exist, wouldn't that change the significance entirely?"

"..." Wen Xiuya fell silent.

Wei Fengzhao, in the passenger seat, spoke up:

"Actually, such a conjecture is quite plausible. The existence of Forbidden Areas can be traced back tens of thousands of years, but throughout this long history, the Forbidden Areas have never truly completed the global Forbidden Area transformation. In reality, there is a problem with that. Given the power of the Forbidden Areas, how could they possibly be constrained by mere Mongoose Gate? So, from a certain perspective, it's very likely that the Forbidden Areas don't need global transformation, or perhaps, they still need humanity to exist."

"Captain Wei, that's quite a theory!" Liu Tao nodded slightly.

"This possibility is quite high. If that's the case, I actually think the probability of Song Yiqing surviving is quite high."

"That may be so, but we must continue our work." Wei Fengzhao pointed to the livestream screen.

"Perhaps the Forbidden Area is just playing the fool with everyone."

The car gradually fell into silence. Wen Xiuya looked out the window again, her mind constantly mulling over Wei Fengzhao's words.

'Could everything be a farce orchestrated by the Forbidden Area? Or perhaps, the so-called promised immortality is just a lie?'

On the livestream screen, Hou Kun was controlling Queen Zongzi, fighting fiercely against Gong Zhigao.

In the blink of an eye, they had turned the entire two-hundred-meter radius into a vacuum zone.

Song Yiqing and the others continued to watch the show from the sidelines.

On the other side, Zhang Qilin's battle had ended. He did not kill the Shadow Monster but captured it alive at Song Yiqing's signal.

"Caught it!" Zhang Qilin walked over, carrying the humanoid Shadow Monster.

Seeing this, Song Yiqing did not hesitate and immediately struck the Shadow Monster with an Inner Demon Attraction.

He directed all of its hatred onto Gong Zhigao.

And since the scene was already within the Kyoka Suigetsu, he could further alter Gong Zhigao's perception.

Making him mistake the Shadow Monster for Hou Kun was even simpler!

Everything was within his control, so Song Yiqing formed a hand seal with one hand.

"Switch!" he growled.

The next second, the Queen Zongzi, which had been throwing a punch, instantly appeared in front of Song Yiqing.

"Eh?" Hou Kun was confused. Immediately after, the fist of the Queen Zongzi he was controlling was about to land on Song Yiqing's face.

"Master!!" he shouted, simultaneously increasing his strength and speed.

The moment he arrived, a thought occurred to Hou Kun: since he could go toe-to-toe with Gong Zhigao, perhaps there was a chance to retaliate against Song Yiqing.

And now was undoubtedly a perfect opportunity.

But just as his fist was about to land on Song Yiqing's face, he saw Song Yiqing lift his left hand and extend his index finger, blocking it directly in mid-air.

"??????" Hou Kun looked at the scene before him in disbelief.

"Wait!! Master, what is this???"

A strong sense of fear began to rise from the bottom of his heart; this was far more terrifying to him than seeing Gong Zhigao!

Just how powerful was Song Yiqing?! Could it be that he had been hiding his true strength all along?

That he had never truly used his full power? That every instance of weakness was actually just an act?

Various thoughts flashed wildly through Hou Kun's mind.

The next second, Song Yiqing's voice made his spine chill even more.

"Hou Kun, are you trying to betray your master?"

"Ah?" Hou Kun was stunned, then immediately shook his head vigorously.

"No, no, no!!"

Only then did Hou Kun recover his senses and look into the distance.

Only then did he notice that Gong Zhigao, who had originally been fighting fiercely with him, was now venting frantically on the Shadow Monster, while muttering to himself:

"Kill you! Kill you! Kill you!!"

The Shadow Monster was taking all the attacks with great enjoyment, and then, it suddenly surged up and launched a counterattack!

The battle between the two became even more ferocious, while Song Yiqing and the others simply sat on the ground to watch the show.

Suddenly, a voice came from behind, "What is going on here??"