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Chapter 453 Mirror Glass: I am the true 'Master' of the Spiritual Realm! [4000 words]

Wow!
The rain in Tsukiyama City was completely out of control. Large raindrops pounded on the ground, splashing water half a foot high, as if trying to wash the entire city clean.

The thick curtain of rain, like frosted glass, blurred the neon lights of the distant city into indistinct halos. Only the red signal lighthouses atop the buildings could pierce through the rain, casting a warning red glow.

The streets outside the Star Envoy Association were littered with the corpses of parasitic Star Envoys.

Some of these corpses remained in a semi-animalistic posture, their blue scales torn apart.

Some still retained human features, but dark green saliva clung to their mouths, and their unseeing eyes reflected the endless rain.

The rain washed away the bloodstains on the ground, just like a scene from a classic gangster movie, and the pale green blood of those monsters flowed into the city's sewers and disappeared without a trace.

"So, this is... a Star Envoy from headquarters?"

The short-haired star envoy Lina, standing next to Mitchell, looked at the scene before her. Even though her voice was somewhat muffled by the rain, it was still hard to hide the shock in her tone.

Half an hour ago, dozens of Parasitic Star Envoys suddenly appeared.

But when faced with these parasitic star envoys who could easily crush them, the Heavenly Dao alone turned them into the cold corpses before them.

They, on the other hand, witnessed this near-one-sided crushing defeat firsthand.

In this battle that could be described as a massacre, the Heavenly Dao didn't even use any decent moves.

With just a raise of his hand, a turn of his head, and a flick of his finger, those parasitic envoys that pounced upon him were blown away by an invisible force.

Some of these guys crashed into the wall on the spot, while others were twisted into bizarre arcs by the vector force field.

The most terrifying thing was the female star envoy who could spew acid; her acid was forcibly poured back into her mouth by the Heavenly Dao.

"Is there such a big difference between two level-three Star Envoys?"

Mitchell gazed at the figure in the rain and murmured to himself.

In his memory, Elijah, the former captain of the Third Division, was the 'strongest' he could imagine himself becoming.

Yet this very powerful figure he had imagined was as weak as a child in front of Tiandao, the Star Envoy from headquarters.

However, the stronger the Heavenly Dao appears, the more likely it is to end the chaos hidden in the shadows of Yue Shan City!
Thinking of this, Mitchell looked at the silver-haired figure from behind, his eyes filled with hope.

On a rainy night in the streets.

Tiandao stood in the center of the corpses. Even though he had just gone through a major battle, his black tactical uniform was still spotless, showing no signs of combat.

An invisible vector force field formed a semi-transparent barrier around him, and the rainwater automatically diverted in front of him, keeping the ground beneath his feet dry.

After confirming that there were no other 'guests' around, Tiandao walked up to one of the parasitic star envoys.

On the back of the corpse's neck, there was a tiny needle mark, suggesting that something had been injected.

Besides these, there were other unusual things about these corpses.

Within the Heavenly Dao's Star Eclipse Heavenly Eye vision, he could clearly see pale green spores floating in the air.

These tiny spores are like living organisms, constantly dividing and reproducing, spreading to every corner of the city.

And these are precisely the 'stench' that Heavenly Dao spoke of.

Instead of rushing to leave, Tiandao observed the situation of the Star Envoy Association in Yueshan City while waiting for someone to arrive.

As he expected, about an hour after he arrived in Yueshan City, a pale purple spatial rift tore open beside the street.

"Heavenly Way, here I come!"

Jing Liuli's figure staggered out of the crack, clutching a bulging bag of snacks in her arms.

She had barely steadied herself when she saw the corpses scattered all over the ground in front of her, and was so frightened that she almost threw the snack bag away.

After a brief moment of 'fright', Jing Liuli approached Tiandao and asked curiously, "Tiandao, is this the little trouble you mentioned?"

"Those who know will understand that this is the Star Envoy Branch; those who don't might think it's some kind of Star Beast's lair!"

In response, the Heavenly Dao calmly stated, "In a sense, this place is indeed no different from a star beast's lair."

Looking at Tiandao's cold and ruthless appearance, Jing Liuli pouted.

She noticed that Tiandao seemed to enjoy putting on this 'cold' act whenever strangers were around.

It's as if this kind of temperament is a 'standard feature' of the strong.

"Alright, Liuli, let's get down to business first."

"That parasitic star beast is very good at hiding itself. I don't want to waste time looking for its location. I'm counting on you."

"I will handle it!"

Jing Liuli patted her chest.

Then, regardless of whether Mitchell was willing or not, she treated him like a little helper and stuffed the snack gift bag she was carrying into his arms.

Finally, the gluttonous Jing Liuli didn't forget to pick up a strawberry-flavored energy bar from the gift pack and put it in her mouth.

"Could you please get this for me? Oh, and don't touch the strawberry flavor!"

"Oh, okay, okay."

Mitchell obediently took on the temporary role of keeper of Jing Liuli's snack gift pack.

With no worries left, Jing Liuli immediately closed her eyes.

The next second, pale purple star energy overflowed from her hair, condensing in the air like fireflies into translucent dreamlike butterflies.

These dreamlike light butterflies flew into the air and quickly scattered throughout the city.

Soon, a pale purple halo rapidly spread out from the center of the mirror glass.

The halo's edges shimmered with delicate light, and when it pierced through the rain, it even tinged the raindrops with a faint purple glow, which was quite magical.

"Come on, let me see where that guy is hiding."

Jing Liuli's voice carried a soft resonance of star energy, and the surrounding air became warmer, even the cold rain seemed to soften.

The light butterflies flew in different directions, slipping into the windows of residential buildings, the gaps in streetlights, and even the entrances to sewers. Every place they flew over left a faint purple trail of light, weaving a dream network that covered the entire city.

Mitchell, clutching a bag of snacks, stared at the pale purple specks of light floating around Jing Liuli, his mouth agape enough to fit an egg.

He could clearly feel a warm force flowing into his mind through his nasal cavity, without any aggression, but rather as comfortable as soaking in warm water.

The next second, his vision suddenly 'split'.

Besides the rainy scene before him, several other images simultaneously flashed through his mind.

In these images, a little girl from next door is seen drawing stars while hunched over her desk.

A bakery owner is arranging freshly baked toast.

There was even a stray cat at the end of the street curled up in a cardboard box, its paws clutching a warm milk carton.

Without exception, the edges of these images all have a blurry, dreamlike quality, and there is a tiny purple butterfly watermark floating in the lower right corner.

That was the dream perspective shared by Jing Liuli; every scene was a projection of the true consciousness of the residents of Yueshan City.

"This, this is..."

Experiencing this amazing sensation, Mitchell was so surprised he almost bit his tongue.

With a touch of curiosity, he began to try to 'recall' his family's refrigerator in his mind.

The next second, the image of the refrigerator being filled with cola jumped out clearly, startling him so much that he quickly shook his head.

Just as Mitchell was still serious, Jing Liuli suddenly opened her eyes. "Found it!"

Countless fleeting images were reflected in Jing Liuli's pupils as she slowly raised her hand.

The next second, a large number of pale purple light butterflies suddenly flew back from all directions and gathered at her fingertips to form a rotating ball of light.

The image that appeared in the center of the light cluster was a 3D image of the abandoned observatory in Yueshan City.

"The Heavenly Dao is hiding in an abandoned observatory in Yueshan City."

Jing Liuli pointed to the most glaring gray area in the ball of light, her tone tinged with disgust.

"Its consciousness is like a stinky wad of cotton wool. Normal human consciousness is warm yellow, but itss is a murky gray, and it keeps devouring the surrounding consciousness energy. Look here."

Jing Liuli suddenly pointed to a small ball of light in front of her and quickly magnified it.

Subsequently, not only the Heavenly Dao, but also Mitchell and others could see a 'gray ball of light' within that ball of light, which was constantly tearing apart the tiny white light dots around it.

Those tiny white orbs of light are fragments of human consciousness.

With the help of Jing Liuli, Tiandao immediately turned to look in the direction of the abandoned observatory.

Soon, the Heavenly Dao's Star Eclipse Eye detected a massive yet extremely well-hidden energy fluctuation.

That energy was mixed in with the noise of the city; if it weren't for the precise positioning of the mirror glass, it wouldn't have been so strong.

Even if he put in some effort, he could find it, but definitely not as quickly as he is now.

"Walk."

Without wasting any time, Tiandao grabbed Jing Liuli's wrist, and an invisible vector force field enveloped the two of them.

"You stay here. People from other headquarters will come here to clean up the mess later."

"Oh well."

Mitchell nodded vigorously.

Although he was also curious about what the monster hidden in Yue Shan City was, his own weakness made him realize that...

He and his companions were not qualified to join that final battle.

After all, let alone the Heavenly Dao, even the newly appeared purple-haired headquarters star envoy...

Their strength made them feel that it was unfathomable.

Connecting a city's dreams—this method is no different from the legendary natural disasters, is it?

Amidst the complex gazes of Mitchell and the others, Tiandao, carrying Jing Liuli, leaped into the air.

The vector force field formed a transparent platform beneath their feet, allowing them to defy gravity and fly towards the abandoned observatory.

As the two flew at high speed, the surrounding rainwater was separated by the vector force field of the Heavenly Dao, leaving a clear trail behind them.

"Hey, Heavenly Dao! Slow down!"

"I haven't even had a chance to eat an energy bar to replenish my energy yet!"

Jing Liuli gripped Tiandao's arm tightly, her white dress billowing in the wind.

"We'll eat when we get there."

The Heavenly Dao's gaze remained fixed ahead, and the azure Star Eclipse Heavenly Eye could already 'see' the gray mist atop the abandoned observatory.

Within that cloud of mist, countless tiny fragments of consciousness struggled—the remnants of the parasitized Star Messengers' consciousness.

As the two approached, the scene of the abandoned observatory came into full view.

The walls of the abandoned observatory were covered with vines, and the glass dome at the top of the observation tower was shattered, making it look very dilapidated.

And that mysterious gray mist was prominently displayed in the center of the observatory's dome.

Like a living dark cloud, with each movement, pale green spores drifted out of the mist and scattered throughout the city with the rain.

"That's it."

The celestial path landed on the observation tower platform, the wooden planks beneath its feet creaking from age.

The gray mist seemed to sense the intruder, suddenly contracted, and then transformed into a giant face covered with compound eyes, emitting a piercing scream.

"It's so noisy. Its consciousness is chaotic, filled with thoughts of 'devouring' and 'purifying,' making it impossible to communicate with."

Jing Liuli covered her ears, and a pale purple star energy formed a barrier to block the sonic attack.

"No communication is needed."

The Heavenly Dao took a step forward, and an invisible vector force field condensed into a semi-transparent longsword in front of him. The light flowing on the blade could easily cut through the air.

"After all, my task is merely to eliminate the source of the anomaly here."

Perhaps sensing the arrival of the powerful enemy, the Heavenly Dao, the originally illusory gray cloud began to slowly condense.

Before long, the once desolate and abandoned observatory suddenly became restless.

The next second, a large number of white bones emerged from the ground, forming an impenetrable wall of bones that surrounded the Heavenly Dao and the Mirror Glaze.

These skeletons were all creatures devoured by that 'parasitic star beast,' and their remains were used as weapons to fight against the powerful enemy, the Heavenly Dao.

Faced with this sudden attack, Heavenly Dao casually slashed.

boom!
Wherever the translucent vector longsword passed, the seemingly hard bones crumbled instantly like tofu.

At the same time, Jing Liuli also abandoned her previous laziness and instantly entered battle mode.

A deep purple light emanated from the tips of her hair, and the pale purple star energy around her surged, transforming into thick strands of light.

With a twist of her wrist, Jing Liuli sent the light rope in her hand flying toward the gray mist as if it had come to life.

The moment the light cable pierced through the fog, a strange roar suddenly emerged from the fog.

Then, a massive 'flesh ball' that looked like countless creatures pieced together was forcibly dragged out of the thick gray fog by Jing Liuli.

Seeing this disgusting, twisted thing, Jing Liuli couldn't help but frown and say, "Heavenly Dao, this thing gives me a very strange feeling. It clearly has strength comparable to a natural disaster, but its mind is extremely chaotic and crazy. It doesn't have a true whole at all."

Tiandao nodded: "It should just be an experimental subject, because I saw many images of 'experiments' on it."

"You can see that?"

Jing Liuli looked at the Heavenly Dao in surprise.

Although she knew that since the end of the Longevity Island trial, both Tiandao and Caroline seemed to have undergone considerable changes.

But Jing Liuli still doesn't quite understand what this change is.

Just as Jing Liuli was wondering when the Heavenly Dao could see other people's past 'memories', the large fleshy mass that she had controlled suddenly launched a counterattack.

Suddenly, it let out a painful scream, and this scream was not a physical sound wave, but a roar that directly affected the mental level.

However, the spiritual realm is the area of ​​expertise for Jing Liuli!

As soon as the mental impact touched the pale purple light shield surrounding Mirror Glass, countless butterfly wing patterns immediately appeared on the shield, reflecting the mental impact back into the mist like a mirror.

"what!!!"

Watching the large mass of flesh begin to scream in agony, Jing Liuli gripped the Dream Light Rope tightly in her hand and, mimicking the way Tiandao had described her in her memories, said in an incredibly pretentious tone, "Your mental strength is quite impressive, but in this aspect, I am the true 'master'!"

(End of this chapter)