Today's test was another major failure.

After confronting the evil god, You Yonghuai gained a lot of knowledge. To prove it to Si Xuanyin, he snapped his fingers.

The wind howled, the bright sunlight appeared, and the surroundings abruptly transformed into a vast, boundless desert.

However, upon closer inspection, the sand on the ground is not clear, and the whole scene only has a general shape, which cannot stand up to scrutiny.

"An illusion?" Si Xuanyin looked around and asked.

"That's right." You Yonghuai nodded. The knowledge that flowed into his mind at that time contained the ability to construct illusions.

Whether it was due to the successful test or the special nature of the knowledge itself, by the time You Yonghuai woke up, he had already grasped this ability to some extent.

He only needs to expend a certain amount of spiritual energy to construct the images in his mind.

However, limited by his spiritual reserves and proficiency, You Yonghuai is temporarily unable to maintain large-scale or detailed illusions.

It might fool ordinary people, but once you encounter someone with keen observation skills, they can spot the flaws even without the other person possessing any extraordinary abilities.

All I can say is that the future looks promising.

Of course, the ability to create illusions is only one part of the knowledge contained within; the more important content of that knowledge is—

Language ability.

Just like the strange scripts that Ling Xiuqi and others had used before, You Yonghuai now also possesses some scripts that can invoke extraordinary power.

These words were forcibly crammed into You Yonghuai's head, and part of You Yonghuai's suffering at the time stemmed from this kind of forced growth.

Fortunately, the pain has subsided, and You Yonghuai has also mastered quite a few languages.

It's perfectly fine to use it for everyday communication.

If only he had studied English like that once before his college entrance exam.

It is worth mentioning that in that notebook that recorded many flesh and blood magic spells, there were some spells recorded in these words.

The act of reciting these words can be used to replace some ritualistic elements.

In this way, as long as there are enough materials, You Yonghuai can use flesh magic anytime and anywhere, without having to draw a magic circle in advance.

However, since he didn't know the language before, You Yonghuai didn't bother to memorize it and would have to wait until he got back to the police station to take a look.

But Si Xuanyin still felt unhappy.

She still hoped that You Yonghuai would prioritize his own safety, and she didn't even want to hear jokes about it.

Before falling asleep, Ling Xiuqi told Ye Qingchen about the situation and asked her to come and pick them up, since Su Rou had sent a message saying she had something to do.

If this drags on, You Yonghuai and the others will be fine, but Ling Xiuqi, who has worked under Su Rou the longest, will definitely get a good scolding.

When Ye Qingchen arrived and was about to take You Yonghuai home from the hospital, several nurses came up to greet him, looking at Ling Xiuqi with some concern.

One reason is that all three men are good-looking, but another is that, compared to the seemingly lively You Yonghuai, Ling Xiuqi, who has small wounds all over his body, seems to need to be hospitalized more.

Especially since he's fast asleep and Ye Qingchen is carrying him around, it looks incredibly strange.

After reviewing You Yonghuai's medical report and confirming that there were no problems, Ye Qingchen didn't ask any further questions. Instead, she took him out for a meal.

After all, it's reimbursable.

Ling Xiuqi slept soundly, and even when Ye Qingchen stuffed chili peppers into his mouth, his expression didn't change.

It was as if he were really dead.

It wasn't until they got back to the police station that Ling Xiuqi was finally woken up by Ye Qingchen.

"Ouch, my mouth hurts a little." Ling Xiuqi raised his hand and touched his mouth in confusion.

You Yonghuai turned his head away, refusing to look at the other person's lips, which were red from the spiciness.

While Ling Xiuqi was asleep, Ye Qingchen fed him the entire plate of chili peppers.

His lack of reaction under these circumstances turned You Yonghuai's initial envy of his sleeping state into a sense of fear.

Even if I die someday, I'll still think I was just asleep.

Upon opening the chat interface with Su Rou, Ling Xiuqi did not open the document she sent, but instead made a voice call directly.

Within seconds, the call was connected, and Su Rou's voice came through: "Everyone's here, right? Have you looked at the documents?"

"No, team leader, just tell me." Ling Xiuqi yawned wearily, showing no intention of opening the document to read it.

I get a headache whenever I see densely packed text.

"...I still suggest you take a look later." Perhaps knowing there were other people next to Ling Xiuqi, Su Rou didn't scold him, but continued:

"I've seen all the photos of the magic arrays you sent back. Let me state my conclusion first—they are chain-type magic arrays. When the preset time is up, or when they are destroyed, they will automatically trigger the next magic array."

"Judging from the way the formation is constructed, it is very likely that it involves an evil god."

Upon hearing this, the people gathered around the phone were all startled. Ling Xiuqi was instantly wide awake: "You're talking about something like this so casually?"

"Because the magic array you sent isn't complete yet," Su Rou said with a hint of dissatisfaction. "Although I don't know what's missing, the magic array definitely won't be able to function in the short term if this gap isn't filled."

"Furthermore, the foundation of this formation is not solid enough... I sent the photos over."

Ling Xiuqi clicked on it and felt a sense of familiarity.

You Yonghuai and Si Xuanyin exchanged a glance, and saw surprise in each other's eyes.

Isn't the magic circle in this picture the very same doom node that You Yonghuai destroyed in Si Xuanyin's house before?

"The magic circle in this photo is one of the basic conditions for all magic circles... I know, the new kid is looking for this, right?"

"If we wait until the formation is completed, even if we destroy this basic node, we won't be able to resolve the ritual. But it's definitely not too late to destroy it now."

"I can't deduce the exact location of the nodes from these few pictures for the time being. All I know is that these magic arrays need to be built in places with strong negative emotions."

"For example, places like hospitals and cemeteries..."

You Yonghuai didn't listen carefully to what followed, because he was already thinking about where the doom node might be located.

After destroying the node in Si Xuanyin's house, You Yonghuai had been unable to find any information about the next node until now, when he finally made a breakthrough.

The scope is still quite broad, but at least there is a direction.

Moreover, with the help of Ling Xiuqi and others, finding the doom node won't be too difficult.

Especially Su Rou's next words greatly invigorated You Yonghuai:

"If we can find this node, please send us photos of both nodes together, and I can try to locate the remaining nodes."

After reminding the group to be careful, Su Rou hung up the phone.

You Yonghuai didn't rush to find the unlucky node, but instead planned to review the contents of his notes again.

He suggested that he could try using flesh magic to heal Ling Xiuqi, but after considering it for a while, the latter still refused.

He couldn't accept the flesh and blood that others had spat out.

You Yonghuai could only try to manipulate these flesh and blood by reciting the words in his notes.

But as those syllables faded away, he suddenly sensed that there seemed to be another piece of flesh and blood that could be manipulated right here in the police station.