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"For ordinary people, it is truly difficult to create such an exquisite hidden weapon. Even that old guy, the Eastern Heretic, probably couldn't make it."
With one hand gently tossing seven bullets that had just been ejected from their casings, and the other hand behind his back, a strangely dressed hunchbacked old man emerged from the shadows: "Hehehe... It seems that the methods of the immortal realm are nothing more than this. My previous caution only made me, the Western Poison, seem incompetent."
Li Gao opened his mouth, but no sound came out. Only the sweet aroma from the other side gradually became apparent.
"Besides the thin spiritual energy, the mortals in this immortal realm are even worse off. Why would I ascend to such a place? It's really suspicious. Well, after I've wiped out all the mortals in this city, the Heavenly Dao will naturally punish me. At that time, by using the technique of taking someone else's life to peek into the secrets of heaven, I'll be able to find some of the truth."
On his deathbed, Li Gao lay on the ground, helplessly watching the withered hand reach towards his head—
"call out----"
The sharp and piercing sound only lasted for a moment in the enclosed space before subsiding, but the aftershocks created a different scene altogether.
Standing on the corpse of the eleventh ascendant, Lin Yi glanced at the hostages whose fate was unknown at his feet, then turned and left without looking back. His graceful figure was just like it had been more than ten years ago... unchanged.
Feeling the tremors of the collapsing building beneath him, Li Gao's world plunged into darkness.
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While trying not to escalate the disturbance to the point of being impossible to conceal, Lin Yi, following the instructions of the main god, "cleaned up" the "invaders" from other worlds as quickly as possible. It was in this process that Lin Yi understood what "home advantage" meant.
There is no targeted intent, no pressure from rules, and no omnipresent malice; all that is needed is to find and then eliminate them.
The invading "ascended beings," however, faced a different extreme. First, the rules were incomprehensible, rendering their abundant spiritual arts and supernatural powers useless. Second, the spiritual energy was scarce, so even a world-destroying spiritual art could only produce a spark.
Under such circumstances, the only things the "Ascended Ones" could use to deal with Lin Yi, besides basic weapon techniques, were those negligible poisonous insects... It's easy to imagine what would happen if these methods were used against Lin Yi, who had already pushed the boundaries of virus prevention.
However, such methods are still deadly enough for ordinary people living in peace.
The physical strength of cultivators is not considered powerful only by comparison to those who have reincarnated. Their physical abilities, often several to ten times stronger than those of other cultivators, combined with the experience gained from countless battles, are more than enough to disrupt the order of a single city.
Reversal of Spiritual Energy: Chapter 235 Reversal of Spiritual Energy (5)
In a broad sense, although they are all human beings, there is a distinction between "good people" and "bad people".
As individuals who absorb spiritual energy from "humans" and transform into "cultivators", there are naturally similar distinctions. However, the "good people" of cultivators are not called good people, but rather "righteous people"—regardless of their true thoughts, as long as they do abide by the universal values and rules derived from the majority of humanity.
Similarly, the "bad guys" among cultivators are not called bad guys. In the human concept, a bad guy is at most someone who harms one or two people, or at most someone who causes a small-scale localized destruction. From any perspective, the destruction and consequences that the "bad guys" among cultivators can cause are far beyond what bad guys among humans can do. Therefore, they have their own unique name.
"evil ways!"
The dragon-shaped spiritual energy roared towards the figure at the end of the road, who was laughing madly. The latter seemed oblivious to the attack that had swept up and tossed several cars along the way until it was right in front of him before turning around and throwing a punch.
"Hey——!"
Like a thunderclap detonating on flat ground, the sound of the blast spread outwards with a deafening roar. Pedestrians fleeing in all directions covered their ears and fell headfirst, but luckily managed to avoid the fierce gust of wind sweeping overhead.
As the dust slowly settled, two figures stood facing each other, separated by more than a hundred meters in the middle of the almost "emptied" road.
"Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms?"
"Earthly Fiend Fist?"
The long cultivation journey allowed both sides to immediately distinguish the moves they were using, but this level of "consensus" did not ease the tense atmosphere at all; instead, it made both sides even more wary.
"This little bit of power dares to call itself 'Dragon Subduing'? I'm afraid it wouldn't even be able to subdue a snake."
"Your Earthly Fiend Fist is perfect for blowing wind."
"..."
"..."
After another round of equally matched taunts, the two, unable to contain themselves, clashed again, unaware of the "holes" protruding from the shadows and aimed at their bodies.
"call out--"
The silenced guns no longer produce the loud, shocking sound of the past, but instead possess a concealed power that is no less lethal.
A piece of concrete rock that had been thrown into the air was easily pierced in front of the pointed bullet, which was fired at nearly three times the speed of sound. The force of the bullet directly crushed it into fragments of different sizes. The cone-shaped metal, whose trajectory was slightly deflected, tore through the air along its almost straight path—hitting the target.
"bingo!"
The sniper was thrilled to see the figure fall through the scope. His frustration from the repeated failures was greatly reduced. Just as he was suppressing his emotions and preparing to take down the last one, a figure suddenly darted out from above the fallen figure.
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"Hmph, stabbing someone in the back!"
Using his long, flowing robes to create the illusion of being hit by a "hidden weapon," the monk coldly glanced into the distance, where the sniper was clearly located.
For most people, the concept of killing intent is more like that of ghosts and gods, something whose existence is difficult to verify. However, for cultivators who have struggled in battle for many years and have developed keen perception through the amplification of spiritual energy, it is all too clear.
Previously, it was just that they couldn't determine whether the killing intent was directed at them or the "evil cultivator" in front of them, but now they could confirm that it was the "righteous cultivator".
"A den of snakes and rats, all of you die! Roar, the dragon will regret its arrogance!"
In front of the outstretched fist, the surging spiritual energy rapidly formed a distorted "ripple" with a high-speed yet regular vibration. If the dynamic vision were reduced by twenty times, one could clearly see how this "ripple" drew in the limited spiritual energy in the air during its transmission and eventually formed the shape of a "dragon." Also affected by this vibration, the dragon-shaped spiritual energy emitted a terrifying "roar" like a dragon's roar, crashing down towards the sniper who was unable to move due to the shock.
"You really think this place is your home?"
The calm voice carried an undeniable will. The next moment, the raging dragon-shaped spiritual energy collapsed as if blocked by a mountain. In the righteous cultivators' shrunken pupils, a hand clearly reflected from the swirling dust was revealed—
"Ants."
"boom--------"
The excessive speed caused the airflowing in mid-air to be unable to adapt to this rapid change, and along with the dust that had not yet been completely stirred up, it was swept away and torn apart by the distorted vortex.
With his feet sinking deep into the ground, when Lin Yi turned to look into the distance, the evil cultivators who should have been standing there had already fled.
"...Can you escape?"
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"Truly worthy of the Immortal Realm! To think there's such a terrifyingly ruthless person here! Even in such scarce spiritual energy, he's so frightening. If he were to descend upon our Jin Kingdom's cultivation world, wouldn't it be a catastrophe?! No, we must inform the disciples of the lower realms of this person's whereabouts. Not only is the Immortal Realm's spiritual energy scarce, but it also harbors such a ruthless individual. This Immortal Realm is doomed—"
"Zheng——————"
After a moment of icy cold, what followed was a pain as if his body, which had been infused with spiritual energy for decades, was being torn apart. When he was swept away by the impact and crashed into the top of the tall iron tower behind him, the cultivator, whose mouth and nose were constantly oozing blood, finally saw what the culprit was.
"...cough cough...flying...sword?"
On the unassuming sword, a warm, scarlet liquid slowly spread and dripped down until the cultivator breathed his last. He never knew who the sword belonged to.
half an hour.
"tread"
Detached from the magnetic field, the body gently landed atop the TV tower. After pulling out the deeply embedded Demon-Suppressing Sword, the user casually flicked away the bloodstains. The cool autumn night breeze swept by, carrying away all the bloody and fiery elements, but it could not take away the misty colors before the eyes.
“…spiritual energy.”
Lin Yi succeeded. With the help of the main god, he traversed thousands of kilometers in less than half a day, launching dozens of attacks to eliminate all the "intruders." This was quite incredible for someone who only had himself as their sole "combat force." During this time, Lin Yi considered whether to ask Eve or the two heroic spirits for assistance, but ultimately decided against it.
The importance of the origin world as the location for reverse positioning in emergency situations is self-evident, and it cannot tolerate any unstable factors.
However, he also failed.
Almost every time an intruder is killed, the concentration of spiritual energy dissipating into the air increases. Initially, only a small area was filled with spiritual energy after the deaths of "Ascension" members; now, the scene before us is quite different:
Reflected in his right eye, this was a wondrous sight that only Lin Yi could see.
Dozens of "pillars of light" formed from pure spiritual energy rose hundreds of meters high from the vast, empty ground. Endless, multicolored spiritual energy surged from the "pillars of light" into this world where the concept of spiritual energy did not exist...
Spiritual energy begins by going against the current.
Reversal of Spiritual Energy: Chapter 236 Reversal of Spiritual Energy (6)
Player "wpsp" joins the chat room
Player "Stupid Wood" joins the chat room
Player "Invincible" joins the chat room
……
Wpsp: Have you heard? The rumors about magical girls.
Stupid Wood: The one that's been making headlines in City C lately?
Wpsp: That's right, someone saw her again yesterday and even filmed it!
Player "wpsp" shared the link.
Stupid Wood: It's like those 480p AV quality videos from decades ago, it's just a bunch of pixels flying around, you can't see anything at all, okay?
Wpsp: It's already pretty good that they were able to capture it at such a fast speed. If you want high-definition, uncensored footage, then you do it yourself!
Stupid Wood: ...
Invincible: Compared to this magical girl, have you guys been paying attention to the news from half a month ago in City C about the return of martial arts masters?
Stupid Wood: Didn't they say that a few people were bored and wanted to make a big splash by using a case from more than ten years ago, but they got arrested? Is there some inside story?
Wpsp: What I heard was that a few mentally ill people were running around with knives, attacking anyone they saw...
Invincible: I don't know if there's any inside story, but things have gotten so big that they can't just be left like that. I saw with my own eyes what the street downstairs was like, it was like being bombarded with heavy firepower.
Stupid Wood: Oh ho, comrade, you're an informant with top-notch intelligence, huh? Quickly, confess the truth!
Wpsp: Confess and you'll be treated leniently; resist and you'll be punished severely!
Unbelievable: "Confess and you'll be lenient, rot in jail; resist and you'll be punished severely, go home for the New Year"—you're still using this decades-old cliché?
Invincible: Enough with the chit-chat, let's get down to business. I was sleeping upstairs when the incident happened. At first, I thought it was an earthquake or something, and I scrambled under the bed in a panic. Then I heard someone shouting something like the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms or the Earthly Fiend Fist, and then there were explosions, explosions, and more explosions!
Stupid Wood: So cowardly? Didn't you see anything?
Invincible: If you were there, you'd probably be even more scared than me. You have no idea how terrifying it was down there. You know, the Land Cruiser that came out six months ago? It was a multi-ton thing that just hurled right up to my window. Do you think I would dare to stick my head out back then and would still be here typing now?
Wpsp: Brother, you have a strong mentality. If I were there, I probably wouldn't even dare to listen to it.
Invincible: You only have two hands, so if you cover your eyes, you can't cover your ears.
Stupid Wood: ...
WPSP: ...
Invincible: What happened after that was pretty much what you all know. When the army arrived, they sealed off the scene and made a record of everyone. It took them almost two days before they let me leave. I thought it was some big news, but in the end they said it was just a regular accident. Can you believe that?
Stupid Wood: Wait a minute, wasn't it the police on the news? Why is the army being deployed?
Wpsp: Me too, I just saw it yesterday.
Invincible: Don't lie to me. There's still an armored vehicle parked downstairs. Every time I go downstairs, they interrogate me for a while. I'm so scared that I don't dare to go out anymore.
Stupid Wood: Is it that serious? Should we call the police?
Wpsp: Are you stupid? The army has arrived and you're still calling the police...
Invincible: Never mind, just pretend I didn't say anything. I only came online because I was bored. I don't want to cause any trouble. See you later.
Stupid Wood: 886
WPSP: 88
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After disconnecting the power, Wu Di carefully unplugged the power connector, and then, still feeling uneasy, unplugged the network cable as well.
Only after the last glimmer of light in the rented room went completely dark due to the power outage did Wu Di finally breathe a sigh of relief—a scene that was almost unimaginable for him in the past.
It all started with an "incident" that occurred half a month ago, which led to a citywide lockdown in City C.
Contrary to what was being circulated to the outside world, the military that had sealed off the area reassured the panicked people that there had been a terrorist attack and an attempt to split the country. Most of the attackers were killed on the spot after a fierce firefight, but a few escaped. The city was placed under martial law in order to capture these dangerous individuals.
At the same time, in order not to cause panic in areas outside City C, it was necessary to explain the situation to the outside world in another way. This reason was also accepted by the general public who were appeased... On this point alone, Wu Di's remarks on the Internet were "illegal", but that alone was not enough to make him so terrified.
What truly gave him the courage to defy the law and such fear was another "abnormality" that occurred a week earlier.
Recalling the fear and confusion he felt when he first acquired this "ability," Wu Di's eyes revealed a nostalgic smile, as he slowly opened his clenched fist from his pocket...
Above that pale palm, a faint blue light flickered quietly, illuminating the dark background in a dreamlike way.
Superpower—that's what Wu Di named the ability he acquired a week ago. But after a week of exploration, he found that it seemed more appropriate to call it something else than "superpower."
"Psychic abilities!"
It's not as easy to understand or master as the superpowers in novels and games; if you just throw it out roughly, it will probably just disappear in mid-air.
However, if one compresses and manipulates this "psychic energy" that only he can sense and that hovers in the air, he can gain many amazing powers, such as—
"Freeze!"
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