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Chapter 461 Star Energy Grand Ceremony [4000 words]

When Tiandao heard Anqin's words, he looked up at her.

Those deep, azure eyes seemed to penetrate her appearance and reach the depths of her soul.

After a moment, Tiandao withdrew his gaze and said in a calm tone, "Getting rid of them is much more difficult than you think."

Ankins had clearly anticipated this.

She raised her head, her eyes showing no hesitation whatsoever.

"I know the risks involved, but I'm still willing to try."

"Because I don't want to be controlled by them anymore, and I don't want to become a pawn that they can manipulate at any time."

"interesting."

Jing Liuli stepped forward and circled around An Qin.

Although she had heard about the so-called 'bloodline fusion' from the Heavenly Dao when she arrived, it was a low-end version of 'star transformation'.

Knowing something is one thing, seeing it with your own eyes is another.

So the boundary between humans and star beasts isn't as clear-cut as we imagined?

While Jing Liuli was observing An Qin, Chen Kong acted as a mediator.

"Brother Tiandao, Anqin helped us a lot this time. If she hadn't crushed the star energy jammer in advance and contacted you to come and provide support, we would probably have been sucked into the mother nest and modified."

"Why don't we let her come with us for now, and then we can see how things go once we get back to base?"

Although Chen Kong didn't know what An Qin wanted the Heavenly Dao to help her with, he felt that An Qin wasn't a bad person.

Go back to base first, there shouldn't be any problems.

In response, the Heavenly Dao raised an eyebrow and glanced at Chen Kong indifferently.

Under Chen Kong's tense gaze, Tian Dao spoke up: "Alright, but you are fully responsible for her safety and whereabouts. If anything goes wrong with her, you will have to bear the consequences."

"I see."

Chen Kong nodded, accepting this 'responsibility'.

A hint of gratitude flashed in An Qin's eyes. She nodded slightly to Chen Kong, then turned to Tian Dao.

"Thank you. I can provide some information now, such as the two Tianyuan spies lurking in the base."

"One is Zhang Qiming Envoy, who is in charge of the Level 3 Star Envoy assessment, and the other is Wang Yuan, the logistics manager."

"The two of them would meet regularly at a place called 'Eternal Night Tavern' in the public living area to pass on the students' star energy data to the organization."

"Zhang Qiming?"

Liu Ma couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

"That always-smiling mentor, he's actually an undercover agent?"

“When I was in the Xuan-level training area before, he passed by and gave me some special guidance. I thought he was a nice guy.”

"The better someone is at disguising themselves, the easier it is for others to lower their guard."

Vivian pushed up her goggles, her intelligent electronic eyes rapidly recording the information provided by Anqin.

"They are transmitting the students' star energy data, probably in order to select suitable targets for transformation by the Mother Nest."

"Many trainees at the base have mysteriously disappeared before, which may be related to them."

Caroline, standing beside her, flicked her finger, creating a virtual screen in the air that instantly displayed Zhang Qiming and Wang Yuan's information.

Meanwhile, the Heavenly Dao looked towards the distant, slowly writhing, twisted mother nest.

Although he controlled Lin Feng and Zhao Yu as soon as he appeared, he did not directly eliminate the mother nest.

"Caroline."

"what happened?"

"You take those two guys to the Star Power Ship first, I'll take care of things here."

"it is good."

Caroline nodded in agreement, then turned and led the restrained Zhao Yu and Lin Feng onto the Star Energy Ship.

Before long, only the Heavenly Dao remained in the desolate wasteland below.

The Heavenly Dao looked at the twisted mother nest inside the central building, where dense abyssal energy was seeping out from its folded fleshy walls, condensing into wisps of black silk in the air.

A sharp glint flashed in his eyes, and an invisible vector force field spread out.

As the mother nest suddenly began to writhe violently, the mysterious patterns on its fleshy walls suddenly lit up with a blinding red light, and dozens of thick tentacles burst through the building's walls, like countless ferocious giant pythons, fiercely striking towards the Heavenly Dao.

The tentacles were covered in a sticky, rotten liquid that emanated a putrid stench. Wherever they passed, the sand was corroded into black powder, and even the air itself was distorted.

Faced with the overwhelming tentacles, the Heavenly Dao remained completely calm, without even moving an inch.

With a slight lift of his fingertip, the invisible vector force field around him suddenly surged, transforming into an impenetrable barrier that firmly blocked all the attacking tentacles in front of him.

Bang bang bang!
A series of violent collisions rang out as the tentacles slammed into the force field barrier, but they failed to even create a ripple. Instead, they were shaken apart by the force field's recoil.

Large amounts of black slurry gushed out, splashing onto the sand with a 'sizzling' corrosive sound.

"Little tricks."

Heaven chuckled and raised its hand to clench its fist.

The next second, the vector force field, which was originally in a defensive state, instantly contracted and condensed, transforming into a huge golden light blade.

With a gentle wave of his arm, the Heavenly Dao unleashed a golden blade of light, carrying a world-destroying aura, as it slashed fiercely toward the core of the Mother Nest.

boom!
A deafening roar echoed across the desert as the light blade pierced through the building ruins and struck the fleshy walls of the mother nest precisely.

The red glowing patterns on the surface of the mother nest instantly dimmed, and it let out a mournful howl that was unlike any living being. Its entire massive body twisted violently, and countless tiny tentacles waved wildly.

However, these disgusting tentacles were instantly crushed into minced meat the moment they approached the force field surrounding the Heavenly Dao.

It gave the mother nest no chance to catch its breath.

The Heavenly Dao's eyes turned cold, and several golden vector light blades appeared out of thin air, pouring down towards the Mother Nest like a torrential rain.

Each beam of light precisely struck the critical parts of the mother nest, continuously slicing through its fleshy walls.

Under such attacks, the mother nest's wails grew weaker and weaker, its writhing movements gradually diminished, and the red light on its surface eventually dissipated completely. The abyssal energy was also forcibly crushed and devoured by the vector force field.

A moment later, the noise completely subsided.

The once twisted and enormous mother nest has turned into a pool of black, rotten mud, and the eerie energy it emitted has been completely wiped out.

Tiandao walked slowly to the ruins of the building, and after a quick scan, he found an encrypted quantum data disk buried under rubble.

He bent down and picked up the data disk. His Star Eclipse Eye, capable of seeing through the essence of things, instantly cracked the data disk.

A virtual screen unfolded in front of Tiandao, clearly displaying the experimental logs of the Tianyuan Organization.

And it's the same as the memory fragments of the monster's fleshy ball that Tiandao saw in Yueshan City before.

This experimental logbook records various experiments conducted by the 'Tianyuan Organization'.

The reason this experimental log appeared here is naturally because this place was once a very important experimental base in Tianyuan.

"It seems that the Tianyuan Organization's experiments are progressing faster than I expected."

Tian Dao put away the data disk, his tone cold.

"However, the game... has only just begun."

After saying that, he turned around and went back into the starship above his head.

Inside the starship cabin, Anqin sat by the window, looking down at the shrinking wasteland of bones, her eyes filled with complex emotions.

Chen Kong walked over and handed her a bottle of water.

"What are you thinking about?"

"I was thinking about my life before." Anqin took the water but didn't drink it; she just gently stroked the bottle.

"Before I met you, I always thought that 'following the orders of the organization' was my only reason for living."

She paused, her tone tinged with relief: "It wasn't until I joined the Star Envoy Association that I realized life doesn't have to be full of surveillance and orders."

“Especially you, Chen Kong, you have shown me new options.”

"A new option?"

Chen Kong paused for a moment, his expression somewhat puzzled.

Because he felt he hadn't done anything at all.

Anqin suddenly laughed at this.

"Although the scenario in that Explorer qualification assessment was fictional, the impact it had on me was real."

As she finished speaking, a light shone in Anqin's eyes.

"Therefore, I must completely break free from the control of the Tianyuan Organization and use my own abilities to make up for my past mistakes."

"By the way, I also know an important piece of information. The Tianyuan Organization's next plan is to hold a grand ceremony at the 'Star Energy Festival' in Martial Arts Capital three months from now."

"The organization has been planning this for three whole years."

"Star Energy Gala?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Ma, who was standing to the side, immediately widened his eyes.

"That's a rare grand event in the Martial Arts Capital, with many people participating. How could they possibly want to make a move at that time?"

"Yes."

An Qin said in a solemn tone, "On the day of the Star Energy Grand Ceremony, many people from other places will come to Martial Arts City, which will distract the security forces of Martial Arts City itself. This is the best time for them to make their move."

"As far as I know, Zhang Qiming and Wang Yuan are only two relatively important figures in this plan, but they are not the true core of this plan."

"As for who exactly is behind this plan, I don't know yet, but his rank is definitely not low. He is very likely among the high-ranking members of the Star Envoy Association in Martial Capital."

Vivian's intelligent electronic eyes flashed rapidly, recording this information.

"The third mole is in a high-ranking position in the Martial Arts City branch? This is troublesome. Such a person must have considerable power. We may not be able to find him on our own, and we might easily alert him."

Jing Liuli leaned against the cabin wall, looking very relaxed and not nervous at all.

"What's the big deal? Now that everyone knows about this, just have Caroline talk to the president, it's no big deal."

"Forehead"

Upon hearing this, Chen Kong was momentarily at a loss for words.

Just as Jing Liuli said, as the disciple of the Grand Master, Caroline truly has the ability to reach the highest levels of authority.

If the president finds out about this, the plan will not succeed.

Thinking of this, Chen Kong and the others quickly relaxed.

[Three days later, the battle for supremacy will begin.]

The Star Energy Ship is docked at the Tianwu Training Base's dedicated berth.

As soon as everyone stepped out of the cabin, several Star Envoy Association staff members who had received advance notice were already waiting for them.

Upon seeing Tiandao appear, they immediately stepped forward and said, "The whereabouts of Zhang Qiming and Wang Yuan, whom you mentioned, are under secret surveillance. The medical department is also ready to provide 'treatment' for Miss Anqin at any time."

The Heavenly Dao nodded and turned to look at Chen Kong.

"Kong, you take Anqin to see the medical staff first. I have other things to do, so I'll be leaving now."

"Ok."

Chen Kong responded and led An Qin, Liu Ma, and Isabel toward the medical department.

Inside the medical room, three medical staff members in white coats had already prepared the equipment.

Upon seeing An Qin, the lead doctor immediately stepped forward and said, "Ms. An Qin, please lie down on the examination bed. We need to scan your entire body before we can develop a treatment plan."

Anqin did not hesitate and lay down on the treatment bed.

The device activated, and a pale blue beam of light enveloped her body.

The screen quickly displayed the unusual star core structure within her body and the distribution of the Dark Serpent bloodline.

Surprisingly, deep within her star core, there was a black, patterned mark that continuously emitted a faint, eerie energy.

"found it."

The doctor pointed to the mark on the screen, his tone grave: "If I'm not mistaken, it's this mark that caused the situation you described as being 'controlled by the organization.' According to you, we must help you get rid of this special mark as soon as possible, otherwise, the other party may use it to regain control of you at any time."

"However, this is our first time encountering this special mark. The entire purification process may be extremely painful and could damage your bloodline and star core, causing you to lose some or all of your star energy."

"Can you accept this?"

Anqin closed her eyes, her tone firm.

"let's start."

The doctor nodded and gestured to his assistant.

"Activate the purification device, inject first-level purification star energy, and carefully control the dosage."

The purification device was activated, and a stream of milky-white purifying energy slowly flowed into Anqin's body.

Upon touching the black mark, Anqin's body trembled violently, her forehead was covered in cold sweat, and her face turned deathly pale.

She bit her lip tightly, not uttering a sound. The Dark Serpent bloodline surged wildly within her, trying to resist the erosion of the purifying star energy.

The assistant exclaimed, "Her bloodline is rebelling! The purification star energy is blocked by her bloodline and cannot approach the core of the mark!"

Chen Kong frowned and stepped forward.

"Do you need my help? My Void Rune can eliminate some of the bloodline energy, which may allow the Purification Star to get closer to the mark."

The doctor pondered for a moment and nodded: "We can try, but you must be careful to control the intensity of the Void Rune so as not to damage her star core."

Chen Kong walked to the treatment bed, activated the star energy in his body, and the silver-white void pattern slowly emerged, carefully extending to An Qin's body surface, following the trajectory of the purified star energy, and approaching the mark deep in the star core.

The moment the Void Rune touched the Dark Serpent's bloodline, it immediately eliminated some of the restless bloodline energy, and Anqin's trembling gradually subsided.

"efficient!"

The doctor's eyes lit up, and he immediately gave instructions to his assistant.

"Increase the dosage of purified star energy and remove the mark now!"

The purifying star energy instantly strengthened, successfully breaking through the bloodline's barrier and enveloping the black mark.

Sensing the threat, the mark began to release strange energy frantically in an attempt to resist the purification.

Anqin's face contorted in pain again, and she let out a muffled groan.

"hold onto!"

Chen Kong said in a deep voice, increasing the output of the Void Rune to help the Purifying Star Energy suppress the strange black energy.

As time passed, the black mark on the screen gradually dimmed under the combined effects of the purifying star energy and the void pattern.

Finally, with a soft 'hum', the black mark completely disappeared, and the black energy was completely cleared away by the purifying star energy.

The purification device stopped working, and Anqin lay weakly on the treatment bed, panting heavily. Her face was still pale, but her eyes had become much clearer.

She slowly raised her hand, feeling the changes within her body, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes.

"That feeling of being controlled by the mark has finally disappeared."

The doctor breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"Congratulations, Miss Anqin. Your mark has been successfully removed. Although your bloodline and star core have suffered some damage, it is not serious. With proper rest, you will recover."

(End of this chapter)