Star Sky Professional
Chapter 191 - 164 Growth (Request for Subscription)

Chapter 191: Chapter 164 Growth (Request for Subscription)

"That is..."

Hu Yanchiu astonishingly saw that a scarlet sun had risen from within the pitch-black pyramid!

At the center of this scarlet sun, there was a speck of white light radiating heat that grasped the soul.

Merely the sight of it seemed to begin burning one’s spirit, bringing pollution and extreme pain...

"It’s another Clan member!"

"Damn... has the Puppet Spider manipulated another lower-ranked Clan member?"

"A humanoid Clan?"

Although nobody knew why the Puppet Spider had hidden its strongest puppet until now and not used it until this moment,

desperation had already begun to appear on the faces of many students.

Shwoo shwoo!

A flash of platinum Sword Qi immediately caused the bodies of several Blue Sea Team members beside Xin Ruogui to be torn to shreds.

"So powerful, which race’s Clan member is this? Why haven’t I seen it in the catalog?"

"The Outer Realm Evil God has too many Clan members, some of which are even fallen humans... and many like to hybridize and spawn offspring. Even the top Evil God scholars might not be able to clarify the lineage of each Clan member."

"This kind of heat and burning pollution... could it be a ’Burning Offspring’? But I’ve never heard of a humanoid Burning Offspring. Perhaps it’s a hybrid!"

As that scarlet sun drew closer, everyone’s face was filled with despair.

Xia Long’s Cultivation Avatar, having the Cultivation of a solid lower-ranked Clan member and wielding his Lifebound Flying Sword, attacked with lethal precision.

Operating alone, he could have slaughtered the Puppet Spider; now disguised as a Clan member here, he brought only despair!

Bang!

Suddenly, the ground cracked open, and Fang Xing’s original body burst out of it, with his three fingers radiating a hint of gold, charging directly at Puppet Spider!

In the sky, a blast of intense light appeared, as if another sun had risen.

It was Gu Jiantong!

In the moment of crisis, he and Fang Xing’s original had made the most correct decision—kill the Puppet Spider!

If the Cultivation Avatar was indeed a puppet manipulated by Puppet Spider, once the Puppet Spider died, it would pose no more threat.

Because Puppet Spider’s puppets were all made from corpses!

Once the manipulator died, they would naturally revert back to corpses!

Boom!

Already at the end of its strength, Puppet Spider, facing this assault from both sky and ground, couldn’t help but emit a wretched scream.

"Those who don’t want to die, intercept that Burning Offspring!"

The remaining students each screamed as they made their most correct decisions, using their Martial Arts Will to arouse their nearly depleted Qi and blood, as they charged towards the Cultivation Avatar.

Pfft!

In a flash of light,

Under the combined efforts of Fang Xing’s original body and Gu Jiantong, Puppet Spider let out one last scream, its enormous head flying off.

"Haha... Truly a worthy everlasting rival! Thinking just like me."

Gu Jiantong slowly withdrew his hand, his eyes filled with battle intent: "Now I’ve also entered the Outer Realm. Once I fully grasp the Wan Ling Catalog, we shall have a decisive battle!"

"What use is talking about this now?"

Fang Xing looked ’concerned’ at his Cultivation Avatar, only to see the frightful aura around the Avatar dissipate instantly. Its face turned black and green, looking like a zombie, falling from mid-air, just like a setting sun.

The terrifying Fiery Flame burning around him erupted, scorching those attempting to gain an advantage, causing them to scream in agony.

’Hmph, even thinking of taking advantage of me...’

Fang Xing thought coldly to himself.

For a cultivator, pretending to be a corpse was quite simple.

The Cultivation Avatar, having realized that the lower-ranked Clan member was the Puppet Spider, quickly used a ’Corpse Transformation Talisman’ to pretend to be a dead body, as if it was a puppet controlled by Puppet Spider.

While once Puppet Spider died, the world shattered, and a terrifying Void Storm immediately whipped up.

"It’s finally... over."

Seeing this scene, Song Jingang felt his vision blacken, and he collapsed.

...

Metal Castle.

Space Warehouse.

"Ha ha, I survived..."

"Woo woo woo... everyone’s dead..."

"Move aside, there are severely injured here, needing emergency treatment..."

Silver light flashed, a group of blood-stained youths appeared, the scene was chaotic.

After the door was opened, a group of nurses and doctors rushed in, clearly prepared.

Fang Xing scanned briefly, secretly shocked: "Over a hundred went, and only a few dozen returned... This mortality rate, it’s like a major accident, isn’t it?"

He looked towards Wu Tie, who was standing in the mission hall with a somber expression, clearly facing heavy casualties and blame from this mission.

But at this moment, he still remained calm: "Your military merits will be issued after the report review, and everyone will receive a month of leave..."

Multi-person missions, not often with the same team, distributing military merit was a tricky matter.

Moreover, now Wu Tie was very keen to learn the details of the Secret Realm Battlefield.

...

Three days later.

Inside the dormitory.

Fang Xing was observing the summaries of this mission.

"Indeed... identified as a ’Burning Offspring’?"

He read through a few pages and discovered that according to the analysis, the ’Burning Offspring’ was likely a corpse originally present in the Secret Realm.

But previously, the Puppet Spider of the higher servant level couldn’t utilize it.

After his promotion to the lower Clan, he immediately began to utilize it, but it still took some time to restore the power of the "Burning Offspring" before making a final appearance.

"Complete nonsense..."

He secretly curled his lips, although his previous report was simply edited from his own experience and submitted.

Even the brightest minds could only guess at the sequence of events from these reports, and then they would deviate further and further.

After all, that Secret Realm Battlefield was already destroyed, and all clues had vanished.

"It will certainly end up unresolved..."

"And, there were heavy casualties this time, partly due to poor command... well, that’s still pretty objective."

Fang Xing finished reading the report, walked out of the dormitory, and suddenly sighed.

Gu Jiantong, this "cicada," had already found its path and ascended to the Outer Realm.

If his guess was correct, the autumn wind would soon begin to blow.

"How chilling..."

He looked up at the cosmic starry sky, feeling a strange chill.

This incident, if it occurred, was not just some minor scuffle like the Secret Realm wars.

"The key is that action by Xin Ruogui this time confirmed that someone behind the scenes is definitely targeting me... I might as well assume it’s Wei Shentong; even if I’m wrong, then I’m wrong... It’s time to prepare to frame them or seize the opportunity to assassinate."

Although he and his Cultivation Avatar couldn’t defeat someone at the Great Vajra Realm together, there were plenty of powerful talismans and Secret Treasures in the Cultivation World.

Of course, even someone like him, a True Inheritor Sword Child, faced great difficulties in gaining access to those items.

But it was worth a try.

A matter like targeting a Martial Artist of the Great Vajra Realm with a faction backing them, should not leave any trace whatsoever.

Thus, Fang Xing never considered purchasing assassination weapons from the black market in the Main Universe, as that would be plainly providing clues on a platter.

"It’s difficult to assassinate, better just frame them honestly..."

"It’s a pity... only by personally beheading the enemy can revenge truly be satisfying."

"Never mind, there might still be a chance in the future!"

He left the military camp, planning to use the vacation to properly investigate that great swindler.

Just then, Fang Xing saw a large gorilla walking out of the camp.

"Little Song!"

He waved.

"It’s you..."

Song Jingang’s eyes were dim with heavy dark circles, and he had an air of being worn-out, like he was flat on his back... like he didn’t care about anything anymore.

"You used to call me boss, now you’ve grown wings, huh!"

Fang Xing couldn’t help clenching his fists, suddenly realizing: "This is... mental trauma?"

Previously, as the team’s MT, Song Jingang had blocked a fatal attack for Dark Star and had been broken through his defense, even contaminated with pollutants and toxins.

Physical injuries were easy to heal, but there seemed to be some lingering effects.

These were the mental scars.

Just like Xia Long, he seemed fine on the surface, but it was actually very troublesome.

Even his strength was diminished because of it.

"It’s fine, a minor mental scar doesn’t affect my body... I’m planning to drop out of school and work at the local Security Bureau... With my current strength, I can coast along till death..."

Song Jingang seemed to have lost all ambition.

"Don’t tell me this, tell your parents and your investors, see if they won’t beat the crap out of you!"

Fang Xing rolled his eyes internally: "By the way, didn’t you have the chance to exchange for a Source Sea Level Healing Cabin treatment?"

"I’m just from an ordinary university, my credits don’t include that option..."

Song Jingang glanced at Fang Xing: "Military merit could, but I’m still a bit short... Forget it, I don’t care anymore, it’s good to retire like this... I’ll go back, find a woman to marry, have a few kids, and just live like that..."

"I actually think that’s pretty good, at least it’s safe..."

Fang Xing inwardly mocked.

But thinking about Song Jingang’s previous performance, he decided to pull this little brother out of it.

"Let’s go... I’ll take you to see a doctor!"

Compared to credits or even military merit, seeing a doctor was the least expensive, although that doctor was a bit unreliable...

"See a doctor?"

Song Jingang instinctively resisted.

"Let’s go, or I’ll beat you!"

Fang Xing lifted Song Jingang up like a little chicken.

He could feel that Song Jingang’s natural resistance had weakened a lot, just like a laid-back salted fish.

Fang Xing walked to the Earth-Moon Elevator and casually sent a message to Gu Yun.

When Fang Xing and Song Jingang exited the elevator, they saw a hovercar parked on the roadside.

A more mature Gu Yun opened the car door, revealing a radiant smile: "Senior, I’ve come to pick you up!"

"Not bad, you have a hovercar now."

Fang Xing nodded.

On Blue Star, a hovercar wasn’t a big deal; getting a Passage Order was what counted as impressive.

"It’s just from the bureau, I’m borrowing it temporarily..."

Gu Yun giggled playfully, a stark contrast to the image of the bland little loli Fang Xing remembered.

"Using public resources for private purposes? Well, that’s alright..."

Fang Xing took Song Jingang into the hovercar and announced the address: "To Qingshan Mental Hospital!"

"Okay."

Gu Yun didn’t ask any further, she even seemed somewhat familiar with the mental hospital.

After all, the Prevention and Control Bureau couldn’t be separated from Evil God contamination, and many seniors from the Faith Theory Department were frequent visitors to various mental hospitals.