The opening scene reveals the story of Yao Lao, alarming the Soul Emperor.

"Useless! You're all worthless!"

Sharp, angry curses echoed through the dark, damp hall.

The thick black iron chain lashed violently against the bluestone ground.

Debris flew everywhere, and the ground was smashed into more than a dozen craters.

Black mist churned wildly above the main hall.

The ferocious face of the Protector Wu was faintly visible in the mist.

"You guys managed to botch a task so simple—capturing the souls of three low-level alchemists?"

"The Nine Heavens Venerable will be checking our harvest this quarter next month."

"If we don't meet the quotas, do you want your souls to be extracted and burned at the stake?!"

Below the steps, five Soul Hall deacons knelt on the ground.

The head deacon trembled violently, his head hitting the ground hard.

"Guardian, spare my life!"

"The Gama Empire is located in a remote area, but the people in the Alchemist Guild are very slippery."

"We had just set up the Soul-Locking Array when those old guys abandoned their physical bodies and self-destructed to escape."

Upon hearing this, Protector Wu's anger intensified.

He raised his foot and kicked the deacon away.

The deacon was sent flying more than ten meters away, crashing into a stone pillar and breaking it.

The sound of bones breaking rang out, and the deacon coughed up blood, collapsing into the ruins, unable to get up.

Another elderly man in black robes stepped forward.

This is another powerful elder of the branch hall.

"Damn Protector, taking your anger out on those below you is useless."

"What the elders care about most is Yao Chen's whereabouts."

Upon hearing the name Yao Chen, the atmosphere in the hall plummeted to an extreme level.

Protector Wu glared at the old man through gritted teeth.

"That old bastard Yao Chen was ambushed by Han Feng back then, and even his physical body was gone."

"This protector led his men to search the Central Plains from top to bottom, but they couldn't find a trace of him."

"Later, the elder said he fled to the Northwest Continent."

"We've been searching in this godforsaken place for three whole years!"

"Don't even mention Yao Chen, he's never even seen a spark of his Bone Spirit Cold Flame!"

The old man stroked the goatee on his chin.

"We don't have much time left."

"If we don't hand over any clues about Yao Chen, we'll all die."

The old man turned his head to look at a passageway to the side.

"Has that young master who was transferred from the Soul Realm offered any suggestions?"

Protector Wu let out a sneer.

"Soul Feather?"

"What kind of ideas can someone whose fighting spirit is stuck at the Dou Zhe stage all year round come up with?"

"He would pant heavily even when walking, and he dressed in white all day to appear cultured."

"If it weren't for the fact that his family name is Hun, I would have thrown him into the Ten Thousand Souls Banner as food long ago."

The old man shook his head and said nothing more.

A subdued calm returned to the main hall.

at the same time.

Inside the spacious rooms of the side hall.

Hunyu leaned back in the rosewood chair.

He was wearing a pure white long robe, with delicate patterns outlined in gold thread on the cuffs.

As a transmigrator, he has been in this Dou Qi Continent for seventeen years.

It possessed the body of a peripheral member of the Soul Clan.

His talent for cultivation is ridiculously poor.

It remains at a very basic level.

Just half an incense stick's time later, the system that had been running in his mind for seventeen years finally stirred.

But the result was beyond his expectations.

A red glowing orb hovered directly in front of him.

A sharp, mechanical electronic sound echoed continuously in the room.

"Warning! The target plane's energy level exceeds the system's maximum capacity!"

"Forced retention will cause the underlying logic to completely collapse!"

"Initiating the host detachment process, preparing to unbind!"

This system discovered that there were high-level martial arts masters like Dou Di on the Dou Qi Continent, and actually wanted to run away.

Hunyu remained completely calm.

He didn't even stand up.

He simply raised his right hand and precisely pinched the ball of light.

The red light on the surface of the light sphere began to fluctuate violently.

It wanted to break free from the control of the Soul Feather.

Hunyu exerted force with his fingers, firmly locking the ball of light in his palm.

"It's been loaded for seventeen years, occupying my soul space."

"I've been burdened with the stigma of incompetence for seventeen years."

"Now you think you can just leave because you say the plane is too high?"

The system emitted a mechanical warning sound.

"Please release the blocking permission, host."

"Forcibly intervening in the system's separation will result in the host's soul being obliterated by the laws of the plane!"

Hunyu chuckled softly.

With his other hand, he picked up a white feather fan from the table and gently fanned himself twice.

"Don't try to intimidate me with the laws."

"If I don't grant you the highest level of access, you won't be able to leave this body at all."

"Even if you are a system, you must abide by the most basic rules of the binding contract."

The system is stuck.

The electronic sound paused for a full three seconds.

Hunyu tapped the wooden tabletop with her feather fan.

"Since we can't leave, then stay and be wiped out with me."

"I don't mind if we both go down in flames."

The red light from the system weakened and turned green.

"The system received a strong resistance command from the host and triggered the emergency plan."

"The system is willing to pay a termination compensation fee."

"Please state your reasonable request, host."

Hun Yu put away his feather fan and leaned forward slightly.

"First, I need to be able to crush the minds of all the old foxes in the world."

"Secondly, I lack the cultivation of battle qi and need a means to protect my life."

"Third, I need the ability to see through other people's secrets."

The system has entered high-speed operation mode.

Various complex data streams swept across the sphere of light.

"Data matching in progress..."

"Generate the final compensation plan."

"The compensation plan has been confirmed, and the system will be permanently unbound after the compensation is paid out."

The orb of light emitted a short buzzing sound.

It transformed into three golden rays, shooting straight into Hunyu's brow.

"Ding! Successfully fused with Zhuge Liang's max-level strategy template!"

"Ding! Successfully acquired the ultimate array technique, the Heavenly Eight Trigrams Formation!"

"Ding! Successfully awakened the special pupil technique, Divine Calculation Golden Eye!"

As soon as the voice faded, the system completely disappeared from his mind.

The room returned to silence.

Hunyu closed his eyes.

A vast amount of information unfolded in his mind.

Military strategy, tactics, analysis of human weaknesses, and methods of troop deployment.

These things became tangible memories and were integrated into his thinking.

His brain's processing speed has reached an extremely high level.

Given enough information, he can deduce countless possible scenarios.

He opened his eyes.

A golden Bagua diagram appeared deep within his pupils.

This is the Divine Calculator's Golden Eyes, capable of seeing through the hidden information and psychological state of living beings.

With his maxed-out Martial Wisdom, he can now manipulate those powerful figures at will, even without using any battle aura.

He stood up and stretched his arms.

An itch rose in my throat.

"Cough cough..."

He took out a white silk handkerchief, covered his mouth, and coughed twice.

When the handkerchief was removed, a bright red bloodstain was found on it.

The fusion of a Heavenly Dao-level cheat code placed an enormous burden on this physical body.

His blood and qi were depleted in a short period of time, making him look even weaker and sicker.

Hunyu folded the handkerchief neatly and put it into her sleeve.

This sickly appearance suited him perfectly.

In the treacherous world of Dou Qi, few would be wary of a frail scholar who could cough up blood and die at any moment.

Disguise is the best offensive tactic.

He pushed open the door.

A servant stood guard outside the door.

"Young Master, there's a meeting in the main hall. Protector Wu requests your presence."

The servant didn't even bend over when he spoke.

Hunyu nodded.

"Let's go."

He waved his white feather fan and walked slowly toward the main hall.

The heavy bluestone gate was pushed open.

The people inside the hall all turned to look.

Hunyu stepped over the threshold without a speck of dust on the soles of his shoes.

Protector Wu sat in the main seat, looking at him with a gloomy expression.

"I thought Young Master Hunyu was going to sleep until tomorrow morning."

"This protector is here to discuss the capture mission."

"As an expatriate, shouldn't you also do your part?"

The deacons below the steps all stared at Hun Yu with amusement.

Hun Yu walked straight to an empty chair on the left side of the main hall and sat down.

He did not answer Wu Hufa's question.

Instead, she took out a handkerchief from her sleeve and covered her mouth again.

"Cough cough cough..."

The repeated coughing sounds were particularly jarring in the quiet hall.

After he finished coughing, he placed the handkerchief on the table.

The bloodstains were glaring.

Protector Wu looked on with obvious annoyance.

"Stop playing dead here!"

"If you can't come up with a plan today, and the higher-ups blame you, I, the protector, will make an example of you!"

The black mist, mixed with the pressure of a Dou Zong level cultivator, rushed directly towards the corner where Hun Yu was located.

This oppressive force is enough to severely injure an ordinary fighter.

Hunyu remained seated in the chair.

He raised his head, his eyes fixed on the guardian deity above him.

The Divine Calculation Golden Eye operates on its own.

A panel appeared in front of him.

[Target: Wild Geese.]

[Realm: Dou Zong.]

[Current demand: An urgent need to apprehend valuable individuals to fulfill our obligations; extreme fear of punishment from higher authorities.]

[Weakness Analysis: He has a volatile and reckless temper, is easily blinded by self-interest, and has reached the point of desperately seeking any solution regarding Yao Chen's whereabouts.]

Hunyu took in all the information.

He patted the hem of his clothes with a feather fan.

"Daredevil Wu just said that Medicine Dust can't be found?"

He didn't use honorifics, but addressed me directly by my name.

This made Protector Wu's face twitch.

"What do you know?"

"Yao Chen was an eighth-grade alchemist in his lifetime, and he had friends all over the world."

"Even if he were just a soul, he could easily find an old friend to shelter him, and we would hardly notice!"

Hunyu laughed out loud.

There was a hint of contempt in that laughter.

"No wonder you can't catch anyone."

"It's really too much for you to try to guess the thoughts of an eighth-grade alchemist with such a low-level mind."