‘Did this poor Daoist misjudge things?’
‘Or is it that this awakened Esper can improve their realm in a short amount of time?’
Wang Jixuan frowned in thought, not acting rashly.
The two were locked onto each other, either's rash action would trigger the other's full offensive.
With Spiritual Sense, Fu Jian had already detected the unusual Esper fluctuations here and would arrive in about fifty seconds, which meant…
‘This poor Daoist doesn't need to fight to the death, delaying for fifty seconds is enough.’
Wang Jixuan's eyes flickered slightly, restraining the impulse to use demonic powers directly, staring at the other's eyes.
“Aren't you going to attack?”
Professor Shen slightly raised her chin, her eyes, which had never shown much emotion, now held a hint of impatience.
“You knocked them unconscious and collected the data here, your purpose is to steal secrets here? Mute?”
“No.”
Wang Jixuan's voice, processed through electronic noise, was transmitted, and then there was no follow-up.
Professor Shen slowly raised her left hand, her slender fingers opening one by one, as knives in the lab gathered in front of her palm.
The assistants had already hidden behind the operating table.
Their mental fortitude was quite good, immediately choosing to squat down with their heads in their hands, carefully observing this scene.
Wang Jixuan used a tactic:
[Bluff].
“You are not my opponent,” he said simply, “Mo Feng and Huo Rong both died in my hands.”
—In fact, it wasn't really a bluff, it's just that he didn't want to use demonic powers now, the preparations weren't sufficient, without the large array formed by the drone swarm.
Sure enough, this trick worked quite well.
Professor Shen's movements became more hesitant.
She didn't lower her left hand, but said:
“Indeed, I'm not very good at combat, I don't have much practical experience, and I can't compare to Huo Rong, but that's not a reason for me to sit still and wait for death.”
“You are researching the Evangelists?”
Wang Jixuan crossed his arms, trying to relax, using body language to express his contempt for Professor Shen's martial strength.
Sure enough, this awakened A+ Esper who was engaged in scientific research became even more vigilant upon seeing this.
Wang Jixuan said as if chatting casually: “How much do you know about the Evangelists? Have you directly communicated with the Evangelists?”
“No,” Professor Shen frowned, “I'm just studying the mimicry mechanism of the Evangelists, doing some mecha applications.”
“The Esper mechas in the warehouse are made by you?”
“It's my team.”
“You want to use the mimicry principle of the Evangelists to modify those Esper mechas?”
“Yes,” Professor Shen habitually pushed her 'glasses', only to realize that she no longer needed to wear glasses after completing the Esper infusion.
Professor Shen said quickly:
“You just want to ask these things? Or are you trying to capture me back to D5 to serve Fu Jian? If it's the latter, I need you to do one thing.”
“What?”
“Kill Fu Jian.”
“That's impossible,” Wang Jixuan said leisurely, “I can't possibly kill my old buddy.”
Professor Shen's eyes showed a bit of curiosity: “Are you also an old monster who has lived for over a hundred years?”
“I don't particularly like the description of old monster.”
Daoist Wang chuckled inwardly.
This troublesome fellow was actually chatting with him?
He took the opportunity to ask: “You have some kind of hatred for Fu Jian.”
“Yes, my grandfather died in the war more than fifty years ago, my grandfather was just a researcher, but he was blown to death by a semi-human mecha.
“My father died in a conflict twenty years ago, he was still just a researcher, but he was blown to death by D5's special forces… Half of the base was completely destroyed by several thermobaric bombs.”
Professor Shen stared at the semi-human mecha:
“Then tell me, shouldn't I hate him?”
“He was just fighting with the Six Elders.”
“But my family and I became victims of the struggle.”
“So,” Wang Jixuan raised his chin towards Professor Shen, “You infused yourself into an Esper? And got inspiration from the Spirit Cultivators?”
“You have so many secrets?”
Professor Shen was obviously a little surprised, her naturally charming eyes were slightly puzzled:
“Isn't the Spirit Cultivator a secret that those six old things are guarding? Why do you know?
“Oh, right, the fourth wall that Fu Jian seized fifty years ago has already been triggered by you.”
“Half right, to be honest, I still look down on Spirit Cultivator techniques.”
Wang Jixuan smiled:
“Is there a possibility that I once imprisoned Huo Rong's soul and learned a lot about her?
“For example, her real name is Li Shujuan, she has always been superstitious that supplementing high-protein foods can whiten her skin, and she clearly has no reproductive ability, but she especially likes to pretend to be in her thirties and have relationships with young men.
“However, I am now more interested in Professor Shen herself.
“You are researching Blade Beasts, you should know that Blade Beasts are creations of Spirit Cultivator civilization, it's just that the Blade Beasts got out of control and developed into a powerful civilization themselves, Blade Beasts and Spirit Cultivators became mortal enemies.
“You want to master more Spirit Cultivator techniques by studying Blade Beasts?
“I have a question, your abilities, your technology, and your brain that seems to be very smart… Logically speaking, you should be protected by the Esper Capital, why would you stay in this remote backwater?
“You were ostracized?
“Or, they wanted you to do some research you didn't want to do, and you refused? Your eyes answered me, it seems that's really the case.”
“I hate chatting with you.”
Professor Shen pursed her lips and frowned, but unfortunately her mask covered most of her face, and only her slightly pointed chin could be seen.
She slowly lowered her raised left hand and said indifferently: “Let's get back to the topic…”
Boom!
A huge explosion came from above.
Wang Jixuan's Spiritual Sense had been covering all areas, and at this moment he could clearly see:
The battle between the Pinnacle Maid Corps and the S-level Esper Philley had come to an end, Philley was injured and began to retreat, and the Pinnacle Maid Corps was caught in the offensive of the local garrison.
Philley's crisis had not been resolved.
The Pinnacle Maid Corps had already injured Philley, and the Buddha Hall Squad was on its way to intercept Philley.
Wang Jixuan had no worries at this moment—because while he was chatting with this young female professor, Fu Jian had arrived!
Using your brain is much more useful than using demonic powers.
Moreover, Wang Jixuan stared at the symbols on this woman's body, feeling the woman's aura.
Very strangely, she had no karma and no resentment.
At the very least, she had not personally killed anyone.
As for the specifics, it would only be clear after searching her soul.
‘Uh, how did this poor Daoist already start using soul searching as a routine method.’
Wang Jixuan lowered his arms, standing with his hands behind his back in X armor, his posture somewhat strange.
He asked: “What do you mean by the topic?”
“You kill Fu Jian, and I will work for D5.”
“Are you crazy, or am I crazy?”
“I can provide D5 with a lot of Esper technology, including more efficient Esper infusion, and some Spirit Cultivator technology.”
Professor Shen said softly:
“I don't belong to the ruling faction, the natural faction, or the Beast God faction, and the Esper Capital doesn't know my true strength yet.
“My Esper infusion experiment was done by myself, and there is no self-destruct chip in my brain.”
Wang Jixuan asked: “Do you have an infusion wall?”
“I replicated three, the walls used here were all made by me.”
Professor Shen slowly took off her protective suit, dispersed the symbols on her body, put her hands in the pockets of her white coat, and looked at Wang Jixuan calmly:
“I can prove that my value is above Fu Jian.
“I have seen your intelligence, Huo Rong died in your hands, so I am not your opponent either, since I am not your opponent, it is better to fight for some conditions in order to survive.”
A low male voice sounded outside the lab door: “Anything can be discussed except taking down Fu Jian, D5 wants your knowledge.”
“Is that your helper outside?”
Professor Shen said indifferently:
“I can do almost anything else myself except for this condition.”
Wang Jixuan persuaded: “Is the hatred that great?”
“Have you ever had a father die?”
“Yes,” Wang Jixuan responded honestly, “But he died of old age.”
“Then do you know what kind of situation a family will encounter in the distorted living environment of the Esper Capital after losing its backbone and pillar?”
Professor Shen asked calmly:
“Most of my hatred for Fu Jian stems from the environment, and is not directed at him personally, he is just a personification of my past suffering.
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“I have analyzed this carefully.
“But this is my only pursuit right now.”
Wang Jixuan said: “Don't you want to protect humanity, be a hero.”
“I don't have such a strong sense of collective honor,” Professor Shen raised her head slightly, “I only do what I want to do, no other discussion, it's okay not to kill Fu Jian, you give me a topic that interests me, I've been so bored lately that I want to dissect a King-level Blade Beast.”
Wang Jixuan thought carefully.
He said: “I can give you a topic, but I must search your soul and see your complete memories to determine whether you are a good person or a bad person.”
“Ha!”
The professor laughed directly, obviously angered:
“What arrogant words are these, you can search souls? And directly give me a topic?
“Do you know how many top-level Esper technology journals I have published?
“Do you know how much I have contributed to reducing the mortality rate of Esper infusion rituals? I feel like you are insulting… uh.”
Professor Shen stared carefully at Wang Jixuan's left hand.
Wang Jixuan opened his left hand, encased in armor, and a rectangular, emerald-green paper strip gently fluttered out. The talisman on it lit up, transforming the rectangular paper strip into a fiery serpent, which flew towards the Preacher on the operating table.
Boom!
An explosion rang out, blasting off two pieces of the Preacher's exoskeleton.
Wang Jixuan brandished his sword fingers, and a flashy but insubstantial sword aura shot out.
With his current Completion Stage of the Return to Origin Realm cultivation, the sword aura swept across, instantly beheading the Preacher. The crystal core within conveniently rolled out and was drawn into Wang Jixuan's palm.
Wang Jixuan quickly absorbed the spiritual power of the crystal core, causing it to shatter on its own. From within flew a remnant soul in the likeness of the Preacher.
The Daoist Priest snapped his fingers silently, revealing the Preacher's remnant soul, which was directly seen by Professor Shen and several assistants.
Under their gaze, Wang Jixuan casually pinched the Preacher's remnant soul. A small, black蛟 dragon appeared on his shoulder, opened its mouth, bit off the Preacher's remnant soul's head, and swallowed the entire soul in two bites.
Wang Jixuan patted the black蛟 dragon's head, storing away the strange soul, and looked up at Professor Shen.
Professor Shen frowned deeply.
She could understand what other spiritual energy users couldn't.
In other words, she knew her stuff.
"When can you search my soul?" Professor Shen asked.
"Definitely not here. My students are still fighting Philley," Wang Jixuan said simply. "As a test of your loyalty, perhaps you can personally kill this Philley."
"Alright, I'll give you my pledge of allegiance."
Professor Shen replied calmly, turning to leave. After taking two steps, she couldn't help but stop, turning her head to look at Wang Jixuan:
"Old sir, can you teach me how to control the soul of a Blade Beast? I can trade you the technology you want in exchange."
Wang Jixuan said, "It's very simple, you can do it now. We'll talk more back at D5. You know too little."
This was an empty promise.
Professor Shen nodded slightly, "Indeed, that's true. I was too narrow-minded before, and there were many offenses… Thank you, you've made me feel a long-lost sense of interest."
She took off her mask, revealing a rather beautiful and delicate face. After taking off her white coat, the simple sportswear paired with a black short-sleeved shirt couldn't hide her curvy figure.
She quickly tied up her dry, black hair that barely reached her neck and said quickly:
"Give me six minutes, I need to change into combat gear and then rush to Philley's side. Some of the research team here are my followers, and I have a way to take them away, please don't kill them."
Wang Jixuan shook his head: "That depends on whether their hands are clean."
"Involved in spiritual energy experiments, it's impossible to be completely clean. Most of the topics we do are about how to reduce the mortality rate of spiritual energy experiments."
"Ask the person outside the door, I don't care about that."
Professor Shen was a little suspicious, opened the door of the laboratory, and froze in place.
Fu Jian stood with his hands behind his back.
Professor Shen was stunned for a moment. She, who had always had little emotion, had a few more blood streaks in her eyes, which was her trying not to cry.
Her body trembled a few times, and then she took a deep breath, lowered her head, and quickly left.
"I'm going to kill Philley, remember to give me the project."
"Wait for me, I also have to grade my students. This place is fully explored."
Wang Jixuan went out and threw the data device to Fu Jian, smiling:
"Three King-level Blade Beast crystal cores, can be paid in installments."
"Hurry up and deploy troops, there are many good things here, this research team can also be brought back, they are very valuable."
"I'm negotiating with the D3 headquarters."
Fu Jian nodded slowly, turned his head to look at Professor Shen's back, and murmured:
"It's actually her."
"Huh? You know her? She's just a twenty-six or twenty-seven-year-old girl."
"The intelligence given by the Natural Faction mentioned her several times. Her name should be Shen Qionglin, a genius girl hidden by the Six Elders, a special-grade researcher who angered the Six Elders but did not receive any punishment. She has made several major contributions to spiritual energy technology, but the specific contributions have been classified as confidential by the ruling faction."
"There has been no news of her for five years."
"I didn't expect that she would transform herself into a spiritual energy user and hide in this remote corner to continue her research."
Fu Jian smiled with satisfaction:
"Knock out the people inside, we'll follow her. Even if we don't kill that Philley this time, we must bring her back."
"I thought she would attack me, which would have been a good opportunity to stun her."
Wang Jixuan casually used a spiritual sense hammer to make the few people inside mildly comatose.
He sighed softly: "It's just Ye Gong's love for dragons after all."
"What do you mean?"
"It's hard for me to explain," Wang Jixuan said, "Is your hatred for you just a motivation for her to move forward when she is confused? When you appear in front of her, she suddenly realizes that what she hates is this world? That's probably it."
Fu Jian: …
"Then it's better to hate me directly."
"Hurry up and catch up, don't let her run away."
Wang Jixuan said in a low voice:
"People from the Spiritual Energy Capital cannot be trusted. Your vigilance is too low, Commander-in-Chief."
Fu Jian did not refute, but just showed a calm smile.
Wang Jixuan had already turned on the armor's assist system, dragging Fu Jian forward.
With his spiritual sense, he could see that the Buddhist Hall squad had already engaged Philley, but Philley was obviously scared by the peak maid corps. Seeing eight enemies in similar costumes, she began to retreat frantically as soon as they made contact.
Ahead, Shen Qionglin turned into the changing room, and started undressing without closing the door, opening the closet to reveal a purple tight-fitting combat suit inside.
Wang Jixuan stopped his spiritual sense probing, only vaguely sensing her movements, guarding against her sudden attack.
Do not look at what is improper, do not be intimate with what is improper.
'This poor Daoist is a serious and upright person.'
