The stolen magic is a bit magical

The white old man suddenly rolled over and plunged headfirst into the Yangtze River.

Just as he was only three inches from the river's surface, a sword flashed past skimming the water.

Chi!
His head flew off into the air, and his headless body plunged into the river.

Blood splattered everywhere.

what……

A long scream came from the riverbank, and several fishermen retreated simultaneously.

There were still a few people on the street above, but upon seeing this scene, they turned and ran, and in the blink of an eye, the area above was cleared...

Blue Demon took a long breath.

Her complexion gradually returned to normal.

With a soft splash, Lin Xiaosu stepped ashore from the river, bringing back the headless corpse.

The corpse was in front of me, and so was the head.

The white man's eyes were wide open, as if he couldn't believe it even in death.

Blue Demon's gaze shifted to the ground: "This is the Shadow King?"

"Whether it is or not, you can make your own judgment!" Lin Xiaosu said.

"Yes, I can!" Lan Yao said. "There are only a handful of people in the world who almost killed me in one move!"

This is the evidence.

As the Hidden Dragon King, his benchmark has always been the Hydra King.

Apart from the Heavenly King, no one has the ability to kill the Heavenly King of the other side in one blow.

Tonight, she is in great danger!

The most dangerous move is actually the splitting of the Shadow King's face.

"Let me ask you a question!" Lan Yao said, "What would happen to me if you hadn't shielded me from his facial attack?"

"His Shadow Technique Killing is actually a Rootless Killing, turning the rootless into a root, multiplying its destructive power!" Lin Xiaosu frankly told him, "This is his ultimate move. When facing a powerful enemy, he finds a root for his Shadow Technique, unleashing it instantly, which is quite dangerous."

Shadow magic is not a physical attack.

Therefore, it is not actually that harmful.

At least, it can't hurt a Heavenly King of Blue Fairy's caliber.

However, if such a mindset exists, facing the Shadow King is tantamount to suicide.

The Shadow King has another trick up his sleeve: Shadow Technique with Roots.

His mask is his disguise.

However, it can also serve as the physical fulcrum for shadow magic.

What is it similar to?

Similar to a large vortex.

Without physical support, the Great Void Spin can stir up the surrounding air without breaking through to the Sky-Gazing Realm and achieving the ability to release true qi, but its attack power is weak.

However, if you give him a leaf, he becomes lethal.

Give him a pebble, and it will be more lethal.

Give him a piece of the Fallen Beast Scale, and its destructive power will be unparalleled.

Lan Yao's heart surged like the waves of the Yangtze River.

Taking a deep breath, she smiled sweetly: "The Undying Heavenly King has met his end in Jiangcheng. In the eyes of the Hydra Lord, your danger level and importance have risen another notch. How do you feel about that?"

"That's good!" Lin Xiaosu smiled.

Police sirens blared along the river embankment.

A group of police officers got out of their car and approached, each one looking as if facing a formidable enemy.

They received a report and immediately chopped off people's heads. How brutal!
However, when Shen Yinchuan, who was leading the team, saw Lin Xiaosu and then Lan Yao, he was completely taken aback...

"Captain Shen!" Lan Yao turned her gaze back.

"Yes!" Shen Yinchuan bowed under the starlight.

With a whoosh, more than a dozen policemen, whether they were going downhill, walking on the steps, or lying on the river embankment, all put away their guns and raised their hands in salute.

"This is Hydra Shadow King."

Shen Yinchuan's fingers trembled...

A legendary king!
Buried in Jiangcheng?

Could this legend be passed down to my Jiangcheng Police Station? It's an honor that will be remembered for generations to come…

A mess was left to Shen Yinchuan, and Lin Xiaosu and Lan Yao began to turn back.

Blue Demon has a lot of things to deal with after his death.

Lin Xiaosu leisurely entered Yixiang's room.

Yixiang buried her face in his arms: "Brother, how are you?"

"It's alright now, that invisible man is dead!"

"Ah..." Yixiang was so excited.

Starting three days ago, this invisible man has plunged the entire training center into extreme depression.

Everyone, every moment, is in a state of high tension.

No one knows when they will lose their life.

However, as soon as the prince arrived, in less than an hour, the invisible man was completely eliminated.

This is her brother.

In the mountain village, he was the golden peacock in her eyes.

Even after leaving the mountain stronghold and entering a metropolis with tens of millions of people, he was still the most dazzling golden peacock. "Brother...do you have a room?"

After her initial excitement, Yixiang shyly asked a question.

Lin Xiaosu cupped her face in her hands: "Lan Yao is still quite humane; she just won't arrange a room for me. She's forcing me to be intimate with you."

Yixiang was extremely shy, but also extremely happy.

Inside the room, she hummed softly, savoring the passion amidst the brutal war that swept across the land of Great Xia.

Early in the morning, Yixiang got up very early and spread a blanket on the sofa outside.

Then he went into the room and pushed Lin Xiaosu onto the sofa outside.

Lin Xiaosu lay on the sofa for half an hour, watching the sun rise...

A figure also appeared in his mind.

That's Baishan Residence, located on the side of the South China Sea.

A man in a wheelchair told him something: Be careful of one person! A person with two shadows.

Lin Weiyang.

Lin Weiyang had warned him beforehand to be careful of the Shadow King.

He knew in advance that the Shadow King would appear.

Moreover, he knew that the Shadow King's target in entering the Great Xia was Lin Xiaosu.

In fact, it makes perfect sense that a top-tier expert would enter the Great Xia Dynasty with Lin Xiaosu as his target. As for the Soul-Slaying Gu case, it doesn't necessarily require the intervention of a top-tier expert. This is because this major battle is a group operation, and individual combat strength is not particularly important.

If the Shadow King's original target in entering Great Xia was Lin Xiaosu.

So here's the question: why didn't he go to Fengcheng, but instead chose Jiangcheng?

There was a gentle knock on the door.

Lin Xiaosu sprang up from the sofa and opened the door.

Lan Yao's gaze swept over the blanket on the sofa, her eyes seeming to clear somewhat...

There was a soft sound from inside the room, the sound of a lock being opened. Then, the door opened, and Yixiang looked at Lan Yao with a somewhat surprised expression: "Sister Lan, when did you arrive?"

"Just now!" Lan Yao was a little embarrassed. You don't think that your brother and I did something here last night, do you? Please, that's the question I wanted to ask you.

"Brother, Sister Lan, what would you like to eat? I'll go to the cafeteria and get it for you," Yixiang said.

"No need, I'll go by myself later!" Lin Xiaosu said.

“I’ve already eaten!” said the Blue Demon.

"Oh, then I'll boil some water for you, and then I'll go straight to the lab over there." Yixiang quickly boiled the water, brought over two cups filled with tea leaves, and then turned and left the room gracefully.

The room was quiet. Lan Yao's gaze swept across the room. The bed was very neat and tidy, and it didn't look like someone who had done anything bad.

Her gaze slowly shifted to Lin Xiaosu's face, and Lin Xiaosu was also looking at her.

Lan Yao chuckled softly: "It's already caused a sensation at headquarters."

Lin Xiaosu smiled.

The immortal king died in Jiangcheng; he could guess what kind of sensational effect it would have.

But he was the one who did it, and he's not one to boast.

Lan Yao asked, "Let's analyze what might happen next?"

Which level are you referring to?

"Soul-Giving Gu Strategy"

Of course, it's the Soul-Bearing Gu strategy. This is a major strategy spearheaded by Lan Yao, and it's also what she's most concerned about right now.

So much has happened, and even more happens every day. God knows, handling complex, all-encompassing matters isn't really her forte. She wanted to hear Lin Xiaosu's analysis.

This was the real reason she went into Lin Xiaosu's room so early in the morning.

More private reasons, which I won't go into, include, for example, whether these two have really crossed that line...

"Regarding the Soul-Bearing Gu strategy, I have two basic judgments," Lin Xiaosu said.

"you say!"

"The first judgment is that we shouldn't expect to completely destroy Hydra's plans in Great Xia with just one battle. The struggle will be long-term, and their losses will remain limited."

Lan Yao nodded slightly: "I definitely understand this! The Soul-Bearing Gu strategy involves many people, but it can never be the entirety of Hydra. A complete organization has many lines, and the basic rule is that they are not interconnected."

"Second assessment! We must be fully prepared that Hydra may launch a fierce offensive overseas in order to contain the Qianlong forces and relieve pressure on the domestic situation."

"You also judged... to be overseas?" Lan Yao's eyes flashed.

“Of course!” Lin Xiaosu said, “Currently, the Great Xia is under immense pressure and extremely sensitive. Hydra is only suited to lie low and patch things up, not to launch a large-scale counterattack. But it’s different abroad. A sustained high-intensity counterattack abroad would inevitably involve a large number of Hydra troops, which could directly relieve the pressure on the domestic situation. I believe that the Hydra leadership will definitely choose this plan.”

“Your assessment is completely in line with Bai Shui’s!” Lan Yao said, “Overseas, all the outposts have received combat orders, and all the embassies have raised their alert levels. However, the cruelty of war may still exceed our expectations. This case of the Soul-Bearing Gu has the potential to set the stage for a decisive battle… Is there any way to make us more optimistic?”

"Optimistic?" Lin Xiaosu chuckled softly. "There really is one!"

Blue Fairy exclaimed excitedly, "Tell me!"

Lin Xiaosu raised her eyes: "Do you think it's possible... that after the Soul-Bearing Gu case, if Hydra's losses exceed a certain threshold, Hydra headquarters will directly hold the person in charge of the Great Xia region accountable?"

"Surely not? War is inherently cruel. The head of the Great Xia region is already under the most pressure in the Soul-Binding Gu case. Headquarters should be fully supporting him. Why would they cut off their own arm?"

Lin Xiaosu said, "You're thinking from the perspective of a member of the Hidden Dragon! The Hidden Dragon is supported by faith and responsibility, and believes in the principle of supporting the rear when there is fighting on the front. The fundamental purpose of Hydra is completely different from that of the Hidden Dragon. Hydra uses interests as the link and relies on deterrence for management! Their basic logic is: if you don't do your job well, I'll make you wish you were dead."

Blue Fairy's heart stirred...

Thinking about it carefully, it really is true.

Hydra's management structure makes extensive use of chips and even soul-sustaining insects because this reflects their organization's fundamental philosophy: deterrence!

Conversely, look at Qianlong; how often has he used such threatening tactics against his own members?
We all act based on our faith.

It is supported by a sense of responsibility.

Is such an optimistic scenario really possible?
It's actually quite possible! (End of Chapter)