558: Qingfeng's unwillingness! Ying Yuanshi's despair!

[Buzz!] [Congratulations, you have received a mandatory management quest from the mist rule: Antagonism!]

[Quest: You have seized control of the Mist Guild, but you must know that what the rules desire is not a unified Guild, but a Guild where multiple forces are in opposition! The Guild allows for factions that promote unity and mutual assistance, factions that drag their feet and act purely for selfish gain, and also neutral factions that are two-faced and opportunistic.]

[Quest Requirement: The various Halls of the Mist Guild must be antagonistic...] [Quest Reward: Incognito-Grade External Avatar] [Quest Failure Penalty: Immediate obliteration!]

[Note: Since you are the President of the Mist Guild, you must represent the mist rule and shepherd this region, obeying the arrangements and quests of the mist rule to manage the human population. However, you must not allow the human population to unify completely, nor should you allow the internal friction to excessively deplete the fighting strength of the human population! This balance must be regulated by you personally!]

[Note: The mist rule permits you to secretly ally with other Guilds to eliminate Survivors who disobey your arrangements, and also permits you to abuse your authority for personal gain..., but it does not permit you to ally with other Guilds to commit genocide! ...]

[Note: This is an Incognito Quest and must not be leaked. You must not mention it to any life form in any manner, or you will die the instant you speak of it.]

[Note: The Incognito-Grade External Avatar possesses the authority to level up, Class Change, receive rule quests, obtain rewards, trade, travel to the black market, wander the Void, and enter various Secret Realms and Dungeons. Furthermore, it will be permanently controlled by you, and no life form or power can discover its true identity.]

Qing Feng stared at the quest sent by the mist rule and sat dumbfounded in her seat.

She involuntarily turned her head to look at the highest point of the Guild outside the window.

That place was where she felt shame.

Due to Love's inaction, the Guild had been embroiled in internal strife for years, consuming vast amounts of resources.

Originally, she thought that as long as Love stepped down.

As long as she sat in this chair, controlling the highest rule authority of the Guild.

The Guild could sweep away the gloom, strive forward, and protect the Survivors of the human population.

Making the population grow stronger and stronger.

Who knew.

Just as she was pouring her heart and soul into drafting a magnificent plan.

She actually received an Incognito Quest from the mist rule.

This quest left her stunned for a long time, even feeling a touch of despair.

Bang! The furious Qing Feng shattered her own desk.

Her heart was filled with unwillingness and the anger of being played.

"Why?" Qing Feng cried out.

At this moment, she seemed to understand why Love had acted the way she did!

Her conscience twinged: "No! I, Qing Feng, am not that kind of person!"

She wanted to resist the rules and refuse to accept the quest.

But she worried that if she died, the excellent Talents she had personally cultivated would be destroyed by the newly appointed President.

Just as Qing Feng was about to announce this quest.

Buzz! The next second, the light in Qing Feng's eyes faded, and she stood frozen in place.

About ten minutes later.

When Qing Feng regained her senses, a circle of golden light appeared in her pupils.

The light flashed and vanished.

Her eyes became cold and detached.

Whoosh! With a lift of her hand, the shattered desk returned to normal, and all the dropped and destroyed documents were restored to their original state.

"I have accepted the quest for you!"

Qing Feng said calmly: "Let me help you carry out the task for one year! If you change your mind afterward, you can regain your freedom!"

"Love only took a little over a month to understand everything back then!"

"You must also think carefully!"

"This is a chance I am giving you! Because you have indeed done many things for the rules, and your contribution is significant!"

After speaking, Qing Feng resumed her work... On the other side.

In the Inner Ring area of the Jianxu Secret Realm.

Luo Hou Sword Master looked solemnly at Ying Yuanshi: "Little Ying! You let me down!"

"No! It wasn't that I let you down, but that I was restricted by the rules and could only manipulate an avatar to go to the Outer Ring! But with my current injured body, I simply cannot maintain an avatar for long!"

Ying Yuanshi shook his head, explaining to Luo Hou Sword Master: "Otherwise! Do you think I would let that guy named Su Lie show off outside and win people's hearts?"

"But the Demon Arrays outside have been broken, and the plan has failed!"

Luo Hou Sword Master roared, his eyes bloodshot: "The Demon Fetus needs power! Without power, how can it grow into a Supreme Being! How can it devour this Jianxu Secret Realm!"

"I brought good news! After the two Vice Hall Masters of the Punishment Hall, Zhao Tianpeng and Fan Wen, learned that Seven Kills Shi already knew about their secret assistance to us, their wavering attitude changed into full support for you!"

Ying Yuanshi said confidently: "They have received a Class Change quest; as long as they assist the Demon Fetus in growing and devouring the Sword Void, they can transfer to the Guild that Great Sword Saint is affiliated with!"

"I also received the same quest, but my quest is that if I am willing to sacrifice myself, I can become the Hall Master of the Demon Hall!"

Upon hearing this, Luo Hou Sword Master was stunned. He looked up at the sky in disbelief and said solemnly: "Why? I don't believe the mist rule would issue such a quest!"

Buzz! The next second, he saw the alliance quest issued by the mist rule.

This made Luo Hou Sword Master's eyes light up: "He is courting death!"

"No! the rules hold the heavens and earth in its heart. Our rank is too low; how can we understand what the rules think and plan!"

Ying Yuanshi shook his head: "Zhao Tianpeng still has a Legion composed of nearly 30 million Survivors! Every one of these Survivors is a Level 99 Second Turn Warrior Professional!"

"He is willing to sacrifice this Legion to the Demon Fetus!"

"If that's not enough, he is also willing to offer the core Third Rank Squad arranged by the Punishment Hall for the trial! Every member of this Third Rank Squad has an average of 10 trillion attribute points, and each possesses Concept-Grade Talents, having mastered at least 10 Divine Abilities and 150 Talents, forming a complete power system!"

He stated many conditions.

Luo Hou Sword Master's body and mind shook. He closed his eyes and pondered for a moment before agreeing: "I agree! Although this power can only allow Great Sword Saint to advance to a Fourth-Turn Professional, it is already enough for Great Sword Saint to activate the twelve Realm-Shattering Sky-Devouring Arrays in the Middle Ring!"

"As long as the array is activated, even if Great Sword Saint only devours half of the Sword Void, it will be enough to dominate the world!"

Speaking of this, he couldn't help but sigh: "What a pity! If Su Lie hadn't interfered this time, the plan would have been perfectly completed!"

At this point, he suddenly looked up at Ying Yuanshi: "I want you to capture Su Lie! Great Sword Saint wants to devour him!"

"If that is the case! Then let us sign the contract!"

Ying Yuanshi nodded and took out a contract.

This contract had already been signed by him and the two Vice Hall Masters, Zhao Tianpeng and Fan Wen; only Luo Hou Sword Master remained.

The contract contained not only the cooperation between the parties but also their respective demands.

There were also clauses regarding the alliance.

Luo Hou Sword Master nodded after reading it and immediately wrote his name on it.

Buzz! The next second, the contract was witnessed by the mist rule.

Ying Yuanshi smiled faintly and tossed a storage ring in his hand to Luo Hou Sword Master: "These are the resources we promised you! They include many Demon Crystals and Demon Qi storage items. I hope they are useful to Great Sword Saint!"

Clatter! Luo Hou Sword Master grabbed the ring. After inspecting it, he laughed: "Haha! As expected of Ying Yuanshi! Your two-faced Skill is indeed strong! I am deeply relieved that you did not defect to the Punishment Hall!"

"Hmm?" Ying Yuanshi was taken aback. He hadn't expected his little scheme to be seen through.

At this point, he no longer cared.

After all, they were now allies bound by a contract.

They were all grasshoppers on the same rope.

Neither could leave the other.

He smiled and said to Luo Hou Sword Master: "Brother! I also didn't expect that you would dare to let the Demon Fetus reincarnate inside your body!"

This sentence caused Luo Hou Sword Master to narrow his eyes. His pupils turned from black into vertical slits, and his voice became old and hoarse: "Young man! You are very good! Go! Bring Su Lie back. I want to devour his soul and use his shell to be reborn in this life!"

...At the same time.

Su Lie took a step into the barrier gate leading to the Middle Ring.

The moment he passed through the gate.

The image on the mini-map in the corner of his vision instantly updated, turning into a new map.

The central area of this map was a massive black pillar.

That was the boundary barrier between the Middle Ring and the Core Area; the Core Area was inside the barrier.

The barrier wall between the Middle Ring and the Outer Area was square.

In this region, there were a total of twelve great halls.

These twelve great halls were located on twelve mountain peaks.

Below the halls were twelve cities of ruins.

These twelve cities of ruins were spread throughout the entire Middle Ring area.

However. Su Lie noticed via the mini-map that a large blank area had appeared in one region.

Obviously. The ruins in that area had been leveled by some force.

"Hmm? Are there no resources here?"

Su Lie looked closely and found that the mini-map did not indicate any resources.

He blinked and looked up ahead.

He saw that this area was similar to the environment of the Outer Ring.

But at a glance, it looked like a gigantic circular desert city.

"It seems this place is truly barren! No wonder they want to stage a Legion battle! It would be a waste of this map if they didn't conduct battle array deductions and urban warfare drills in this kind of environment!"

Su Lie muttered softly.

He did not take another step forward, but instead immediately pulled out the demon abyss cannon.

Right at this moment.

Buzz! A figure suddenly flashed out from behind Su Lie.

A long spear sliced through the air and struck.

Poof! In an instant, the long spear pierced Su Lie's chest.

The assassin was not happy, because he realized he had only pierced a shadow.

"When a person's speed reaches the extreme, it really can leave behind an illusion!"

Su Lie's voice rang out not far away.

The moment the assassin appeared, he had already sensed the assassin's intention through the Crisis Perception Talent.

He immediately ran out of the assassin's attack range and arrived at an area one hundred meters away.

Crack! Suddenly, a crisp shattering sound came from beneath Su Lie's feet.

Su Lie's eyes narrowed, and the great desolation wings on his back spread open.

He floated up gracefully.

Whoosh! Another assassin emerged from underground.

This was a woman.

At this moment, Su Lie also learned from the Sword Void rules that these two people were Zhao Tianpeng and Fan Wen.

Furthermore. He also knew that Ying Yuanshi was rushing towards this location from the Core Area and was expected to enter the battlefield in 3 minutes.

Su Lie looked at the two who had gathered together and said softly: "Vice Hall Master Zhao! Vice Hall Master Fan! What are you two doing?"

"Haha! What are we doing? Naturally, we're trading you for our future!"

Zhao Tianpeng laughed.

As he spoke. Fan Wen silently cast multiple curses on Su Lie, including Spirit Curse, Virus Curse, and Death Curse.

When the power of the curses landed on Su Lie, they only caused a slight fluctuation before being neutralized by Su Lie's All-System Immunity Talent.

"This kid possesses Curse and Deadly Poison Immunity Talents!" Fan Wen said seriously.

Zhao Tianpeng immediately shook his head: "No! He also possesses Spirit Immunity! Control Immunity! Charm Immunity!"

After speaking. Zhao Tianpeng squinted at Su Lie: "Just how many layers of Immunity Talent do you have, kid?"

"You guess!" Su Lie laughed.

He took out the dragon flame shotgun and fired a shot at the two of them.

He did not hold back with this shot, instead releasing his full power.

Boom! Boom! The next second, the entire Middle Ring area was rained upon by bullets.

Countless ruins were turned into ashes under the hail of bullets.

The twelve great halls only lasted for a few seconds before being reduced to dust by the power of the dragon flame shotgun.

But the Demon Array beneath the great halls remained completely still.

A light surged around Zhao Tianpeng. He raised a defensive Divine Ability, and the moment the light screen of the Divine Ability contacted the hail of bullets, his expression drastically changed.

"Holy crap! Without the defensive Divine Ability, I will die!"

He reached this conclusion.

Fan Wen, beside him, stood gracefully in place, like a reef in the ocean, regardless of the wind and rain.

Su Lie's eyes narrowed upon seeing this. He found that his hail of bullets could not get within 10 centimeters of Fan Wen's body.

On the other side. Ying Yuanshi, who was flying over, was startled by the sudden, large-scale hail of bullets. He quickly released his Primordial Celestial Demon Body.

In this state, the bullets passed through his body without causing him any harm; even the refining flames failed to ignite his body.

Ying Yuanshi felt the power of the intense hail of bullets, and he couldn't help but curse under his breath: "Damn it! Is Su Lie this monstrous? Is this his actual strength, or is he using Third Turn or even Fourth Turn items?"

This caused his heart to sink: "Those two better not be overturned by a junior!"

Muttering. Ying Yuanshi quickly flew toward Su Lie's location.

While en route. He suddenly saw streaks of meteors flying into the distance.

"Damn it! What the hell is that thing? It's terrifying! Holy crap!"

Ying Yuanshi felt a fatal crisis.

The power of the meteors had already exceeded the limit he could bear.

This made his legs feel weak.

Ying Yuanshi paused, turned his head to look around. He carefully recalled the scene just now, and suddenly he uttered a number: "12!"

"12!" "Holy crap!"

He thought of the twelve Realm-Shattering Sky-Devouring Arrays set up in the Middle Ring.

This instantly made Ying Yuanshi chicken out: "Damn it!"

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! At this moment, a series of tremors rang out between heaven and earth.

The Middle Ring Realm-Shattering Sky-Devouring Arrays instantly disintegrated and vanished under the cannon fire.

This caused the expressions of Zhao Tianpeng and Fan Wen, who were constantly using Skills and Talents to try and attack Su Lie, to change.

"Not good!" Only then did they realize that the demon abyss cannon Su Lie had placed on the ground actually possessed a cannon Spirit.

This made them regret it instantly.

Whoosh! At this moment, the cannon Spirit of the demon abyss cannon rotated its muzzle, locking onto Zhao Tianpeng and Fan Wen.

"I'm going to die!" Fan Wen felt the crisis of death. She ignored everything else and quickly turned to flee.

Although Zhao Tianpeng was a step slower, he ran toward the other side with great tacit understanding.

Buzz! Buzz! The next second, Su Lie unleashed the Glorious Sealing technique.

After undergoing the Skill's Spirit judgment, the two Third Turn peak Vice Hall Masters of the Punishment Hall were quickly sealed by the power of the Glorious Sealing technique.

When these two statues were in freefall.

Su Lie's Auto-Pickup Talent rule took effect, and the two statues were stored in his inventory slot.

"Damn it!" At this moment, Ying Yuanshi, who was in his Celestial Demon state far away, stopped immediately. He personally witnessed the two Vice Hall Masters being sealed by Su Lie, which further intensified his desire to flee: "Run! Run! Run! If I don't run, I'll die!"