Shocking World War Emperor
Chapter 147: Investigation

Chapter 147: Chapter 147: Investigation

"How is this possible?"

The eyes of the Primordial Pill Realm Ghost Guard were filled with disbelief. He lowered his head and saw a shocking wound on his chest, from which blood gushed out.

"I actually died at your hands..."

He raised his head, gave Ling Chen a desperate glance, then slowly fell, breathless and lifeless.

He never thought that he would die by Ling Chen’s hands.

Even though Ling Chen was a Divine Thought Master, he was only a mid-grade Divine Thought Master. How could his Telekinesis attack be so fierce as to take his life?

Until his death, he couldn’t understand it.

Ling Chen looked at the dead Primordial Pill Realm Ghost Guard, smiled indifferently, and turned his gaze towards the Spirit Sea Realm Ghost Guard at the entrance of the broken temple.

Previously, because the Dark Night Association had sent people to monitor his actions, he had resorted to using tricks and ambush to deal with Cheng Yu from the Primordial Pill Realm, and he had used a Spiritual Weapon.

But here, it was desolate and unpopulated.

Ling Chen could fully unleash his power!

This was a good chance to test the potency of the Mind Technique.

Unexpectedly, the power of the Mind Technique turned out to be even more formidable than he imagined, unblockable even by the Spiritual Power of a dual-layer Primordial Pill Realm!

No wonder top-grade Divine Thought Masters were so renowned.

He hadn’t used his Divine Soul Attack yet, but merely with the Divine Soul Telekinesis comparable to the initial stages of the transformation realm and augmented by the Mind Technique, even cultivators of the dual-layer Primordial Pill Realm couldn’t withstand it.

If he used Divine Soul Attack, ordinary cultivators of the Primordial Pill Realm would probably be as frail as chicks in front of a top-grade Divine Thought Master!

A top-grade early-stage Divine Thought Master slaughtering cultivators at the early stages of the Primordial Pill Realm, was simply like slaughtering pigs and dogs!

"Dada!"

Ling Chen stepped forward, walking towards the Spirit Sea Realm Ghost Guard.

"What are you going to do?"

The Spirit Sea Realm Ghost Guard finally reacted, his face turning pale from fright, involuntarily stepping back, his eyes filled with panic and confusion.

Even his leader, a powerful Primordial Pill Realm cultivator, had been killed by Ling Chen; how could he, a mere Spirit Sea Realm, resist?

He thought about running away, but recalling Ling Chen’s Body Technique Heavenly Spirit Technique and his bizarrely powerful Telekinesis attacks, his legs wouldn’t obey him and even circulating Spiritual Power felt incredibly sluggish.

"What do you think I’m going to do? I’ve killed one Ghost Guard; do you think I’d let this information leak?"

Ling Chen didn’t stop his steps.

He had no mercy for the Ghost Guards.

These people were merely plundering talents from others to add to themselves.

Moreover, the Ghost Guards carried no shame in their actions; instead, they took pride in them.

Thinking of his father’s Spiritual Body, unknowingly transplanted into which Ghost Guard, Ling Chen’s killing intent surged!

"No, don’t kill me! I swear I won’t speak of this, I can swear to Heaven!"

The Spirit Sea Realm Ghost Guard collapsed to the ground with a "putong" sound, pleading to Ling Chen.

When they first met, he had tested Ling Chen with a superior attitude.

Now, however, he kneeled and begged for mercy, a poignant irony.

Ling Chen looked up towards the distance, and then spoke, "I only believe that the dead will keep secrets."

As his words fell, a blast of Divine Soul Telekinesis shot out, killing the Spirit Sea Realm Ghost Guard.

"Gu Ce, no need to come over, just go back to the Academy."

Ling Chen took out a Communication Token to send a message.

When these two Ghost Guards appeared, Ling Chen had already notified Gu Ce.

After all, Gu Ce was a top-grade Divine Thought Master; early-stage Primordial Pill Realm cultivators were nothing in front of him.

Just in case, he had summoned Gu Ce.

However, these Ghost Guards were not very strong, just right for practice, so he took matters into his own hands.

Now that he had killed the Ghost Guards, there was no need for Gu Ce to hurry over.

Moreover, the act of killing Ghost Guards was better left unknown to others.

A quarter hour later, Ling Chen looted both Ghost Guards, then set their bodies aflame and vanished from the broken temple.

This time, he made no mistakes.

After extracting treasures from the belongings of the Ghost Guards, he directly discarded the ring.

These treasures, Ling Chen did not examine them closely.

Who knows if the Ghost Guards tampered with these items?

Thus, he specifically stored these treasures in a ring.

When Ling Chen returned to his residence, Gu Ce was waiting outside.

Seeing Ling Chen come back safe and sound, Gu Ce sighed in relief.

He still relied on Ling Chen to find Luo Luo and remove the imprint in the Divine Soul, naturally not wishing for any harm to come to Ling Chen.

"Young Master Ling, are you alright?"

Gu Ce respectfully asked.

Tonight, the place Young Master Ling sent him to witnessed an assassination.

It was said that a top Divine Thought Master assassinated a newly appointed elder of the Purple Cloud Commerce.

Although Ling Chen sent him there, he didn’t arrange for him to do anything. But, he didn’t connect Ling Chen with that assassin.

After all, the cultivation levels of their Divine Souls were different.

"I am fine."

Ling Chen nodded and said: "You go back first, do not mention today’s events to anyone!"

"Understood."

Gu Ce quickly agreed and took his leave.

In the following days, Ling Chen stayed indoors, continuously cultivating in the Academy Palace.

The assassination of the Purple Cloud Commerce elder caused a huge uproar in Zhenwu Prefecture, and the Palace Master of the Prefecture was overwhelmed with work, dispatching soldiers to capture the assassin.

Naturally, Ling Chen wouldn’t foolishly choose this time to meet with Qin Xianzi; he would wait until the situation subsided.

Initially, he thought it was just a newly appointed elder from the Purple Cloud Commerce, and the incident would quickly blow over.

However, there was not the slightest sign of the commotion subsiding.

Even the True Martial Academy got dragged into it.

Hearing the noise outside, Ling Chen already understood, fearing that the murder of the two Ghost Guards had been discovered.

Otherwise, they wouldn’t have made such a big fuss over a Purple Cloud Commerce elder!

Assassinating Ghost Guards was challenging the Royal Family.

How could the Royal Family let it go lightly?

Indeed, the first to be investigated was the Divine Thought Hall of the Academy.

All Divine Thought Masters were investigated.

Then, they called over the core students.

Among the core students, most possessed a Spiritual Body or even a Super Spiritual Body, with talents at least at the ninth layer of the Spirit Sea Realm, many even reaching the Primordial Pill Realm, possessing the power to assassinate cultivators of the Primordial Pill Realm.

At the crime scene in the ruined temple, the investigators not only found the rings of the two Ghost Guards but also the ring of Cheng Yu.

Clearly, the person who killed the Ghost Guards should be the same as the assassin who killed Cheng Yu.

As soon as they arrived at the Divine Thought Hall, they isolated everyone.

Then, some people came to interrogate.

Ling Chen had already discussed with Gu Ce, so he did not reveal any flaws.

Moreover, he believed that someone would defend him at that time.

Next was the examination of cultivation.

The investigators needed to first determine the strengths of these individuals, find a genius capable of killing someone in the Primordial Pill Realm, then investigate thoroughly.

The Royal Family, knowing that the Ghost Guards were killed, was extremely enraged.

Thus, the Palace Master of Zhenwu Prefecture and a Ghost King Guard personally came to investigate.

Both individuals were high-level cultivators in the Spirit Sea Realm.

"Shall we check the cultivation and talent, then?"

The Palace Master said.

"Yes."

The Palace Master of the True Martial Academy personally oversaw the testing on site.

He also wanted to see just what level his academy’s students had reached.