When a person is in a high-ranking position, their words carry the law.

Chapter 187 You don't even have the right to die by my hand.

"Virtual personality".

"Divergence of consciousness".

Bai Ze kept pushing Qu Mingfeng's limits with each move.

Instead of simply and crudely altering Qu Mingfeng's perception to make him loyal to him, he created a virtual personality after tampering with Qu Mingfeng's thinking.

The virtual personality is based on Qu Mingfeng's original memories and personality, and is exactly the same as the original Qu Mingfeng.

Of course, the memory of the process has been altered; the part where Bai Ze kills someone without even opening his mouth is missing.

The virtual personality usually takes charge of the body, but the main personality inside only appears at critical moments.

There's nothing I can do; it's not that Bai Ze looks down on Qu Mingfeng...
Okay, Bai Ze just looks down on Qu Mingfeng.

Given Qu Mingfeng's experience and temperament, it would be too much to ask him to play mind games with old guys like Qu Jingxuan.

Perhaps today we've altered Qu Mingfeng's thinking, but tomorrow Qu Jingxuan will discover the flaw, and then this pawn might be used by the other side instead.

Therefore, Bai Ze simply created an authentic Qu Mingfeng personality to deceive the old foxes like Qu Jingxuan.

It's difficult to do this, but it's easy for Bai Ze, who can make his words come true.

He only needs to speak, and the rest is left to the law to follow.

In just over two minutes, all the work was completed.

Bai Ze watched as the face beneath his palm became submissive, and then watched as that submissive expression gradually faded away.

He grabbed Qu Mingfeng's head and tossed him aside.

Qu Mingfeng's body slammed hard against a large tree before falling to the ground.

As if awakened by pain, the virtual personality managing the body struggled to open its eyes and looked at the blurry figure in the distance.

"You don't even deserve to die by my hand."

Contemptuous words were spoken, followed by a burst of flames that engulfed the hut inside and out, covering the corpses in flames.

Then, Qu Mingfeng fell into a coma.

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A surge of heat awakened Qu Mingfeng, followed by a dripping chill.

He suddenly opened his eyes, his face contorted in a ferocious roar: "Bai Ze!"

However, Bai Ze was nowhere to be seen; only the cold rain and familiar figures remained.

Xiao Cangshu withdrew his true energy and let out a long breath, "You're finally awake."

The heat came from him, while the coldness came from the raindrops dripping from the leaves.

It was raining outside. Qu Mingfeng was sitting cross-legged under a tree with Xiao Cangshu behind him. Xiao Cangshu had just used his internal energy to heal Qu Mingfeng and had awakened him.

The fire had been extinguished by the rain, and charred corpses could be seen lying on the ground not far away.

Under a large tree nearby, Wei Changqing, the former president of the Alchemy Society, and Bu Chenfeng were healing Shen Fei, while Chu Xingyun...
Qu Mingfeng subconsciously searched for his target and eventually landed next to Chu Xingyun.

His clothes were tattered, and dark red lines, like tree branches, could be seen on his exposed arms—scars left by lightning.

Yun Shu, the president of the martial arts club at Yujing Martial Arts University, appeared before Qu Mingfeng in a rather disheveled state.

'He's not dead yet...'

Qu Mingfeng had this thought for no apparent reason, and then his eyes unconsciously showed a hint of sarcasm.

I thought you were so strong, but I never expected you to suffer such a big loss when dealing with a Bai Ze.

Although they share the same stance, the young prodigy clearly harbors the idea that he can replace Yun Shu. Yun Shu is very strong, but Qu Mingfeng believes that he can be just as strong one day.

However, this thought suddenly vanished when he met Yun Shu's eyes.

An indescribable feeling of unease washed over me, as if an ant were looking up at a giant, knowing it could be crushed underfoot at any moment.

This instinctive fear made Qu Mingfeng immediately look away, not daring to look any longer.

Yun Shu also closed her eyes slightly, and the pressure that felt like having the power of life and death quietly disappeared.

"Sorry, I just escaped a dangerous situation, and my mental energy is a bit out of control," Yun Shu said calmly.

He was well aware of Qu Mingfeng's little scheme, and after giving him a warning, he withdrew his mental energy.

"It's ok."

Qu Mingfeng said something dryly, then subconsciously asked, "Senior Yun Shu, has this been a breakthrough?"

"I almost broke through, but due to my injuries, I had to pull back." Yun Shu's calm tone revealed an invisible chill.

If he wanted to break through, he could have done so long ago; he just hasn't broken through yet because he's been honing his mental fortitude.

When she was struck by lightning earlier, the sense of crisis she felt in that instant made Yun Shu instinctively try to break through upwards and take that step, but the speed of the lightning was faster than the breakthrough.

The lightning bolt, striking at the speed of light, directly interrupted Yun Shu's breakthrough, preventing him from breaking through ahead of schedule and severely injuring him.

But the problem was—at that critical moment, Yun Shu felt that her mental will had reached its peak and had been honed to perfection, but it was interrupted.

The domineering and destructive power of the thunder was still raging within Yun Shu's body, requiring him to constantly circulate his inner energy to suppress it.

Just thinking about this made Yun Shu's heart surge with anger and his killing intent grow.

He wasn't this angry when his own younger brother died, after all, he killed Yun Yan with his own hands.

"Bai Ze attacked you?" Yun Shu asked coldly.

Upon hearing this, Qu Mingfeng seemed to be reminded of the past, and fear and anger appeared on his face. "It was him. He killed Lin Xianghua with a single move, and he also easily killed the people from Ming Shi Security. Only I was left. He said that I was not worthy to die at his hands."

At this point, Qu Mingfeng was both angry and somewhat relieved, though he himself was unaware of it.

Despite the humiliation, at least I survived.

Without experiencing life and death, it's truly difficult to appreciate the preciousness of life.

Even some heroic and ambitious people may become timid and hesitant after a life-or-death experience, so how could Qu Mingfeng be an exception?
'His mental fortitude is practically ruined.'

Yun Shu made a judgment indifferently, and was not surprised that Qu Mingfeng was able to survive.

Yun Shu could understand Bai Ze's concerns. The reason she asked Qu Mingfeng for details was simply to find out how Bai Ze was doing.

Unexpectedly, this little prodigy was also quite useless; leading so many people, he was still easily wiped out.

However, does this also mean that Bai Ze still had some strength left despite suffering such serious injuries?
"Go back, your injuries are more serious."

Yun Shu ultimately had no choice but to decide to go back.

Everyone stood up and used their inner energy to block the rain.

Yun Shu lagged behind and was about to take a step when a sharp pain and numbness erupted from his body again, causing him to stumble and nearly fall.

The metallic taste of blood rose from his throat, making Yun Shu chew on the two words.

"Bai Ze!"

Yun Shu had never been so disheveled in her entire life.

(End of this chapter)