Chapter 165: Qin Chuan's Panic! Charles' Experiment!

Chapter 165: Qin Chuan's Panic! Charles' Experiment!

This azure flame was like a blue crabapple flower.

So beautiful.

But beneath its beauty, a sinister toxicity was hidden.

No one in the room knew what kind of companion beast this was, except for Su Ping.

A rare and unique companion beast of the Undead and Fire Element: the Azure Flame Heart Demon.

Of course, a regular Azure Flame Heart Demon was a Sovereign-ranked companion beast.

To become the companion of such a being, it was impossible for it to still be of this rank.

Naturally, the extent of its evolution was not something they could know.

However, the appearance of this creature and the casual words spoken had made everyone's hearts tremble.

Soul Search!

A method that sounded common, but in practice, was rarely used.

Because there were very few companion beasts capable of performing a Soul Search.

Moreover, a Soul Search directly dissected the soul, searching through all memories.

After a Soul Search, the person was usually as good as dead.

The most crucial part was that during a Soul Search, the soul of the living being experienced extreme agony.

To put it in simpler terms, it was like immersing a body in a highly corrosive liquid, such as sulfuric acid.

The pain of a Soul Search was akin to immersing the soul in sulfuric acid.

Countless dead men, after being captured, chose to commit suicide immediately. One reason was to prevent secrets from being revealed after a Soul Search, and the other was because the pain of a Soul Search was not something ordinary people could endure!

It was better to die quickly.

If it were an ordinary person, perhaps those present would grit their teeth and attempt a Soul Search.

But the identity of the captor this time was clearly extraordinary, and in such a situation, only this person could casually utter the words, 'Force a Soul Search.'

Qin Chuan's face paled slightly.

If a Soul Search was conducted, Mu Yu and the others would all die here, and he...

However, it was evident that at this moment, Qin Chuan couldn't continue thinking in this direction.

In the interrogation room.

Herman was still frowning, looking at the interrogators before him. They seemed to sense his inner fear, and his arrogance grew.

"Even in the Demon City, you people from the Enforcement Bureau cannot arbitrarily arrest a citizen from the Eagle Kingdom! Shit, I'm telling you, when I return to the Demon City, I'll definitely take all of you dog-faced bastards to court!"

Several interrogators turned pale from the insults, but there was nothing they could do at this moment.

Any international matter was not a trivial issue.

Since they couldn't extract any information from him, this interrogation was indeed problematic.

Just as everyone glared at Herman, feeling helpless, Gu Hao re-entered the room.

Herman showed no fear as he looked at Gu Hao, instead, he smirked and said,

"You! Damn yellow-skinned monkey, an inferior race unworthy of being a run button in the corner of the screen, wait until I get out, and you'll see."

It was undeniable that this time, Herman had thoroughly enraged everyone.

The interrogators stood up in unison.

If it weren't for the surveillance cameras still recording at this moment, they would have already summoned their companion beasts.

However, to their surprise, the interrogator remained unusually calm.

He even looked at Herman with a hint of pity and mockery.

Herman felt uncomfortable under this gaze, frowning as he stared at the man.

Gu Hao didn't need to look at Herman any longer; he turned around and saluted the figure behind him.

Only then did everyone notice the small blue flame the size of a fist behind Gu Hao.

"Senior Lanling, you can perform the Soul Search at any time!"

Upon hearing this, everyone in the room was stunned.

Herman blinked, and his emerald eyes were tinged with the slowly drifting blue flame, turning them a deep blue.

At this moment, Herman seemed to realize what the other person had said.

Soul Search?

"No! Dragon Nation people! What are you joking about? You have no evidence! I truly haven't done anything! I really don't know anything about that damn explosion case!

What you're doing is against the rules! The Eagle Kingdom Embassy will never allow you to do this..."

However, it was evident that neither Lord Leng, calmly observing everything from the monitoring room, nor the pale blue flame that had reached Herman's face, would stop because of his shouting.

Finally, the pale blue flame hovered in front of Herman's face.

A terrifying and eerie face seemed to appear in the flame, as if smiling, its gaze fixed on Herman, seemingly wanting to devour him in one bite.

"No! No! Please, I truly haven't done anything! Let me go... Let me go..."

The shrill and terrified wails stood in stark contrast to his previous arrogant demeanor for less than half a minute.

These wails made some of the interrogators feel satisfied, while others felt a tinge of pity.

However, no matter how terrified or how Herman begged for mercy.

The Azure Flame Heart Demon showed no signs of stopping.

The flame enveloped Herman's head in an instant.

Even though Herman was tightly bound to the interrogation chair, the frequent convulsions still caused the chair to creak.

At the same time, outside the interrogation room, Lord Leng stretched out his hand.

A virtual mental image appeared before everyone's eyes.

Azure Flame Heart Demon connected with his soul, and naturally, all the scenes seen through soul-searching would be returned to his spirit unaltered.

Everyone focused their minds, finally turning their attention to the scene.

Clearly, the memory was being rewound.

The soul-searching scenes that Azure Flame Heart Demon reflected back were indeed carefully selected important moments.

At the time of capture.

Herman's astonishment and Mu Yu's calmness.

However, just as the rewind began, the soul-searching process seemed to encounter some issues.

Lord Leng's eyebrows furrowed slightly: "Hmm? Tch, what a low-level trick."

But soon, inside the interrogation room, an extremely sharp insect chirping sound rang out.

Then, the soul-searching scenes continued smoothly.

"This is a Soul Louse egg. Eat it, and I have Charles' spiritual power in my body...

After consuming this, everything that happened before will be devoured by the Soul Louse in your soul. Even if they use spiritual or soul-related abilities, they won't be able to extract any information..."

Within the mental barrier, Mu Yu took out the Soul Louse egg.

Everyone's expressions changed slightly.

At the same time, they all let out a long sigh of relief.

These words had already proven a lot.

Only Qin Chuan's expression remained unchanged as he watched the soul-searching memory rewind, and the scene reappeared: "Mr. Mu, that Su Ping's background is extraordinary, and he seems to have a certain connection with President Qin's father..."

"First, as long as this matter is accomplished, everything else is irrelevant. Secondly, Qin Chuan won't fall out with me. He's currently obsessed with joining the Golden Heart, and only I can speak on his behalf..."

Everyone, especially Lord Leng, calmly glanced at Qin Chuan sitting on the side.

However, the following conversation made him feel even more uneasy.

"I've already investigated. That Su Ping's identity and background are indeed impressive, but he's just an elite breeder. And it's true that the Mystic Realm Qin Chuan mentioned is within Su Ping's cultivation base..."

Qin Chuan's face turned extremely pale.

He truly hadn't expected that the source of this matter would actually have a connection with him?

The problem was that the Mystic Realm produced in Linzhou these years, although relatively hidden, had already been exposed.

However, it was evident that no one would think of this at this moment.

At this moment, even Qin Erlong's gaze towards Qin Chuan changed slightly.

Disappointment, anger, and complexity were all present.

"Dad, I really didn't know..."

"Hush."

Lord Leng's voice was calm as he continued to watch the soul-searching scenes.

The banquet scenes, with and without Qin Chuan's presence, all appeared clearly, and the situation became clearer as they watched.

Everyone present saw it clearly, and the more they watched, the clearer the situation became.

Especially Dong Muchun, who watched President Qin with great interest.

Previously, when President Qin entered Linzhou, he was a major rival of Tian Yun.

Now it seems that in the future, let alone the company, let's see if he can even protect his precious son.

I wonder if Miss Qin knows how hard her father is trying to 'help' her in this 'matchmaking'!

Even Lord Leng narrowed his eyes slightly, deep in thought as he chewed on the four words that appeared in the soul-searching memory: "Golden Heart?"

The subsequent rewinding of the scenes had some discrepancies, but they were mostly in line with what those present had in mind.

Using means to control the beastmaster, secretly providing mechanical weapons, monitoring Su Ping's movements in the Breeder Association, planning the attack route and location.

Even the aftermath and the means were all considered.

After dealing with Su Ping, how the sword seal would be transferred, and how to respond to the various outcomes...

All of this was completed in just one afternoon.

This situation even made Lord Leng nod in approval.

Indeed, their execution was quite remarkable! Unfortunately, neither of them could have imagined that behind Su Ping, there was unexpectedly a huge Buddha statue.

Of course, not only did the two of them not know, but even Su Ping himself had no idea.

Finally, the soul-searching memory slowly disappeared.

Or rather, Lord Leng had already achieved his goal.

As for the rest, it was about Herman's affairs in the Devil City, unrelated to this matter, so naturally, there was no interest in continuing to watch.

The azure-blue Azure Flame Heart Demon slowly floated out from Herman's body.

Yes, his body.

Under everyone's gaze, Lord Leng's mind moved, and the Azure Flame Heart Demon slowly detached from Herman's pupils, dragging out his illusory soul as well, before swallowing it whole.

The mournful wail made everyone's teeth clench.

This Ghost Saint was indeed worthy of his name!

However, this seemed to be the peculiarity of this strange Azure Flame Heart Demon, as it could directly devour living souls? Of course, at this moment, no one would dare to say anything, nor did anyone dare to interfere.

The bizarre face in the flames seemed extremely excited, but it seemed not quite satisfied, as its peculiar, evil eyes greedily gazed at everyone present.

Lord Leng's mind moved again, and then the Azure Flame Heart Demon returned.

Excitedly, it circled around Lord Leng.

Even the mighty Herman wasn't enough!

Just one step away.

If it weren't for Cold Grandpa's early preparations and Su Ping's good luck, the Heavenly Tomb Sword Seal might have been lost.

Even if the Heavenly Tomb is located north of Longguo.

With the geographical advantage, it would still be difficult for Yingguo to make a move.

However, losing the Sword Seal is equivalent to losing the initiative.

In fact, Cold Grandpa was well aware of this.

Because in reality, even Longguo, within the range of the other two Heavenly Tombs, was also searching for the whereabouts of those keys.

With Yingguo keeping such a close watch, it's likely that there's an immense secret within the Heavenly Tomb! This is precisely the reason.

Herman, who had been Longguo's envoy, was nothing special, but Mu Yu, who had returned from Yingguo, was obviously more important.

When it comes to the Heavenly Tomb, there's no small matter, and moreover, Cold Grandpa was curious about what secrets the Heavenly Tomb might hold.

Even if Mu Yu might not know, any additional source of information would be of great value to Longguo.

Now, with such a pretext, the other party had come knocking on their door, and Cold Grandpa was overjoyed.

After playing with the Azure Flame Heart Demon, Cold Grandpa thought for a moment and walked directly into the interrogation room.

Compared to Herman's earlier provocation, at this moment, Mu Yu was extremely quiet, even to the point of being slightly excessive.

He was silent, and his breathing became slightly rapid.

He didn't know what had happened, but Mu Yu knew one thing.

The soul louse was dead!

The soul louse he had left in Herman's body was dead!

This represented something beyond doubt.

If Herman had just died along with it, then so be it.

But if Herman hadn't died, or if he had revealed the truth before dying, the result would be self-evident.

In fact, if the Heavenly Tomb Sword Seal had already been obtained, then Mu Yu wouldn't have cared about anything else.

Let him die, then.

Even he had made some preparations for this trip to Longguo.

He even had some expectations.

But the one thing he wanted to know was why his soul louse, which he had been so confident about, had been discovered and destroyed.

If this person had come in person, then everything would make sense.

Cold Grandpa smiled and looked at him, "From your expression, it seems like you know who I am, huh? Tch, you wasted so much effort, all for this thing?"

Mu Yu looked at the Heavenly Tomb Sword Seal in Cold Grandpa's hand with despair.

As expected!

If this person had come, it would be impossible to continue hiding the Sword Seal.

Although he had anticipated this, after seeing the Sword Seal, Mu Yu's breath, which he had held back, was completely released.

Mu Yu raised his head and admitted defeat, "If Cold Saint has any questions, just ask!"

"Any questions?"

Cold Grandpa smiled, "I never ask questions of living enemies! Corpses and souls speak more truthfully!"

Mu Yu was taken aback, and then a faint blue light covered his entire field of vision.

"Ah..."

The painful howl didn't cause Cold Grandpa's expression to waver in the slightest.

However, his eyebrows soon furrowed.

He looked at the interrogation room, and his brows furrowed slightly.

A figure walked in, one he had seen in a photo.

This figure's face was one of the key targets of interest from Yingguo.

How did he appear here?

Mu Yu's eyes widened in shock.

The person who knows you best is your enemy.

Even in Longguo, not many people had actually seen Cold Grandpa, and even fewer had truly recognized this Ghost Saint.

But at this moment, Mu Yu recognized the person before him.

He also knew why the soul louse he had been so confident about had been discovered and destroyed.

If this person had come in person, everything would make sense.

Cold Grandpa smiled at him, "It seems you know who I am. What a waste of effort for this thing."

Mu Yu looked at the Heavenly Tomb Sword Seal in Cold Grandpa's hand with despair.

As expected!

If this person had come, it would be impossible to continue hiding the Sword Seal.

Although he had anticipated this, after seeing the Sword Seal, Mu Yu's breath, which he had held back, was completely released.

Mu Yu raised his head and admitted defeat, "If Cold Saint has any questions, just ask!"

"Any questions?"

Cold Grandpa smiled, "I never ask questions of living enemies. Corpses and souls speak more truthfully!"

Mu Yu was taken aback, and then a faint blue light covered his entire field of vision.

"Ah..."

The painful howl didn't cause Cold Grandpa's expression to waver in the slightest.

However, his eyebrows soon furrowed.

He looked at the interrogation room, and his brows furrowed slightly.

A figure walked in, one he had seen in a photo.

This figure's face was one of the key targets of interest from Yingguo.

How did he appear here?

Mu Yu's eyes widened in shock.

The person who knows you best is your enemy.

Even in Longguo, not many people had actually seen Cold Grandpa, and even fewer had truly recognized this Ghost Saint.

But at this moment, Mu Yu recognized the person before him.

He also knew why the soul louse he had been so confident about had been discovered and destroyed.

If this person had come in person, everything would make sense.

Cold Grandpa smiled at him, "It seems you know who I am. What a waste of effort for this thing."

Mu Yu looked at the Heavenly Tomb Sword Seal in Cold Grandpa's hand with despair.

As expected!

If this person had come, it would be impossible to continue hiding the Sword Seal.

Although he had anticipated this, after seeing the Sword Seal, Mu Yu's breath, which he had held back, was completely released.

Mu Yu raised his head and admitted defeat, "If Cold Saint has any questions, just ask!"

At that moment, a voice, distinct and special, echoed through the room:

"Cold? It's been a while!"

Cold Grandpa narrowed his eyes, observing Mu Yu's muscles begin to shrink and wither, his body becoming even more desiccated.

In that instant, Mu Yu's body seemed to transform into a charred skeleton, his entire being turning black before their very eyes.

Only within the dark pupils, a glimmer of light remained.

Not just Su Ping, but everyone outside the interrogation room, watching through surveillance, was stunned by the scene unfolding before them.

After this display, Cold Grandpa spoke, "Charles? It's been a while!"

Tsk, there have always been rumors of your death, yet you're still alive? I wonder what methods you, old man, have used to keep yourself alive all this time."

Lord Leng smiled and watched the spectacle with interest.

Charles didn't seem to mind and appeared to have just received the full report, chatting with an old friend:

"If you, Leng, or the legendary master of Longguo, desire such a secret method, you can come to the Eagle Kingdom and find me.

For my dearest friend and most revered idol, I, Charles, will not be stingy. Speaking of which, has the Sword Seal of the Sky Tomb in Longguo been found?"

Lord Leng chuckled lightly, ignoring the other's pointless remark, and instead contemplated the situation before him.

"Indeed, when I sensed through the Sky Tomb that the Sky Tomb Key might have appeared in your Longguo, I had a premonition.

You Longguo people are most adept at those strategic war tactics. This move, I presume, is called 'Luring the Snake out of its Hole'?"

Lord Leng showed no reaction, implicitly acknowledging the result of the other's 'Transformation'.

Even the cold smirk on his lips didn't twitch, and he calmly replied, "Unfortunately, no big fish was caught!"

"Hehe, that's enough. Mu almost died in your Longguo."

Lord Leng frowned slightly, glancing at Mu Yu, whose body had almost turned into a dry skeleton after such a short time. His brows furrowed even more.

Is Mu Yu still alive?

Indeed, when Charles spoke, he had indeed left some backup.

"Unfortunately, Mu's body is too weak, and the residual spiritual power is insufficient to sustain it. Otherwise, I would still like to chat with you, my dearest friend."

Lord Leng chuckled coldly, and then, beside him, a trail of azure flame appeared once again.

Behind him, a strand of blood-red pupil also emerged.

"Dear Leng, what are you doing? I just wanted to chat with you. Well, you should know that I'm not truly here right now. If you attack, it will only damage some of Longguo's buildings and machinery, and that's meaningless."

The figure paid no attention to Lord Leng's actions at this moment, and quickly continued, as if time was indeed running out:

"I know Longguo has always been curious about what's inside the Sky Tomb. Since that's the case, do you know why I guessed this was Longguo's 'Luring the Snake out of its Hole' but still sent Mu to come?

In fact, Mu's death is the final step in completing one of the Sky Tomb's fruit experiments!

Dear Leng, we'll meet again. I'm truly curious about what secrets lie within Longguo's Sky Tomb."

"What secrets are there that concern you?"

The darkness faded.

All the anomalies disappeared.

Mu Yu's aura vanished without a trace.

Including his life force.

Lord Leng's brows furrowed as he stared at Mu Yu's corpse, which had turned into a dry skeleton, deep in thought.

Indeed, the Azure Flame Heart Demon had once again entered Mu Yu's body, leaving no trace of life force or soul.

The body before him was indeed dead beyond doubt.

But the question remained: what did Charles mean?

What did the Sky Tomb's harvest have to do with Mu Yu's resurrection in such a situation? As Charles said, if the Sky Tomb in the Eagle Kingdom had such a harvest, what secrets might lie within Longguo's Sky Tomb?

The pitch-black darkness vanished.

The interrogation room's situation reappeared before everyone's eyes.

Su Ping looked at Lord Leng suspiciously as he emerged from the interrogation room.

Although Lord Leng's expression had returned to normal, Su Ping could tell that something unimaginable had happened during that time.

However, in the image, Mu Yu, who had turned into a charred skeleton, indeed had no trace of life force left.

What had just happened? Su Ping didn't know, and Lord Leng didn't seem inclined to explain.

At this moment, Qu Ming from the Enforcement Bureau plucked up the courage to ask:

"Sir, what should we do with him?"

Lord Leng raised his head and glanced into the last interrogation room.

Inside was none other than the last person Mu Yu had brought, his disciple, Chris.

Lord Leng's brows furrowed slightly, and he didn't reply but instead caused the blue flame on his shoulder to flicker.

A shrill howl echoed once more.

However, it didn't change the gazes of those present.

Because everyone knew that, at this moment, it wasn't over yet!

Mu Yu and the other two were dead.

The situation was now clear.

With the three of them dead, the previous Soul Search results were preserved, and their criminal actions were as good as proven.

Even if they confronted the people of the Eagle Kingdom, they couldn't deny it.

The use of mechanical weapons occurred within Longguo's urban area.

The implications were clear. This was the Eagle Kingdom; if it were a relatively smaller neighboring country, Longguo might have had a direct reason to send troops.

But with their deaths, it couldn't be said that the matter was entirely over, because at this moment, there was another figure present, fidgeting nervously.

Qin Chuan's face turned pale.

In this moment of silence, he could feel the gaze slowly shifting towards him.

Obviously, how should Qin Chuan be dealt with in this situation?

At this moment, Lord Leng's voice sounded like a death sentence:

"For the sake of Sang Saint, I'll give you a chance to explain yourself."

(End of Chapter)

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