As spiritual energy revived, I, having acquired certain attributes, gradually ascended to immortalit

Chapter 98 A formidable foe, battling a seventh-rank official.

As night fell, the lights in a mid-range residential area were scattered.

Jinzi sat on the living room sofa, with green and red curves on the tablet in front of her that most people couldn't understand at all.

With a "bang," the half-closed security door was kicked open.

A burly man nearly two meters tall swaggered in and sat down in front of him with his hands outstretched.

Jinzi didn't even look up and asked, "How did things go?"

The burly man picked at his ear with his little finger and casually said, "It went very smoothly. Not to mention the various groups, even the imperial court here probably knows our name by now."

They never intended to hide; they had multiple aliases anyway. Let them arrest us if they want, as long as the important figures aren't caught.

The revival of spiritual energy is an inevitable trend, and no one can stop it.

"However, they probably don't have time to deal with us right now, as the spiritual energy recovery has intensified—"

As he spoke, his brow furrowed slightly, "The situation back in my hometown is probably even worse."

Jinzi nodded, finally putting down her tablet and looking up. "Recently, someone from the Corpse-Sleeping Path seems to have been looking for us."

The burly man frowned, leaning forward. "What do you want with us?"

Even though they were both on the wrong path, he still disliked this bastard. "Aren't you afraid I'll twist his head off and use it as a football?"

"I don't know, but they said it was something important."

Jinzi shook his head. "The Corpse Path arrived here some time earlier than us. Who knows where they ended up?"

Before he could finish speaking, a young figure suddenly rushed in, panting heavily.

"Big Zhuang, something bad has happened! Our hideout near the university town has been raided?"

"ha?"

Big Zhuang suddenly stood up, grabbed his underling by the collar, and lifted him up. "Be specific!"

Near the university town, he remembered that he should be one of the strong people who had developed in this world. How could it have been wiped out so soon?

The younger brother quickly explained, "I was originally going to deliver membership fees to the Dharma Protector, but when I got there I found that not only was the person not there, but there were also signs of a fight."

"etc."

Jinzi raised an eyebrow. "You guys charge membership fees? And you can even come here directly?"

Big Zhuang loosened his henchman's collar, dismissively scoffing, "Nonsense, what else could you possibly do with the little bit of funding you provide?"

As for your place, don't worry, not many people know about it, but if something urgent happens, you still need a place to report it, right?

Besides, you don't only have this one place.

Jinzi shook his head and said nothing more.

Big Zhuang cracked his knuckles, his eyes flashing with malice. "Let's go! I want to see who dares to mess with us." He frowned and waved his hand as he looked at Jinzi again.

"Don't worry, I'm not reckless enough to challenge the world's imperial court. If I fail, I'll just slit my own throat, okay? I won't cause you any trouble."

After saying that, he left the neighborhood with his underlings.

Near the commercial street in the university town.

The two first arrived at the original residence of the man with the mustache, which was indeed in a mess, and even the entrance was cordoned off.

After crossing the cordon, Brother Dazhuang set his sights on a corner and began searching. Without further ado, he found a miniature camera.

He took out the memory card and started looking at it on the computer in the room.

"Heh, the things called technology in this world are quite useful. Those of the lower three ranks can't even touch the divine soul, so they really don't notice them."

Looking at the figure with the mustache appearing on the screen, he smiled.

Then, the scene shifted, and a figure suddenly appeared out of nowhere, instantly twisting the arm of the man with the mustache and pinning him to the ground.

"Instant kill?"

Big Zhuang raised an eyebrow. "You have a way to hide?"

He was also unsure, as the miniature camera or the locally stored data couldn't possibly have very high resolution.

Big Zhuang didn't waste any more time watching the subsequent scenes.

A yellow talisman appeared in his hand, and with a "whoosh," it burst into flames, swirling gray smoke in the air and gradually condensing into a blurry line.

It extends outwards.

"It's been quite a while already, there's little chance we'll be able to track them down —"

Everyone's desires are different. As long as the other party has stayed at a certain location, they can use talismans to track the target.

However, due to distance and time constraints, the longer it is delayed, the fainter the traces become.

To increase the chances of finding it as much as possible, Big Brother sent his underlings back first and began searching alone. As the surrounding tall buildings gradually decreased and were replaced by some bungalows, suddenly, the lines became clear.

"What a coincidence, within five kilometers?"

Big Zhuang's eyes lit up, and he immediately quickened his pace.

University towns, due to their considerable size, are rarely located in the city center; they are usually built in the surrounding areas or even the suburbs.

Therefore, it is not far from Shen Qing's new house.

After making several turns, Big Zhuang finally jumped onto a tree, looked down, and said, "Is this the kid?"

A young couple riding an electric scooter stopped right by the roadside; it was Shen Qing and the female knight.

Shen Qing pulled out his phone, which had suddenly vibrated, from his pocket; a message flashed across the screen.

Then, almost unconsciously, as if just looking for something to hold onto, he reached out and touched the wall next to him.

Before Big Brother Zhuang in the tree could even get a good look at it, it was too late.

With a whoosh, he instinctively turned his head to dodge, only to see a stone cone suddenly pierce out of the ground behind him.

It pierced part of the tree trunk and grazed past his ear.

"You've spotted me?"

Big Zhuang's eyes darkened. He stopped hiding and jumped down from the tree. "Not bad perception?"

Shen Qing didn't speak, put away her phone and looked up. The black aura on the burly man's head was unusually conspicuous.

"boom!"

Without a word, Shen Qing disappeared from the spot in the next moment, and reappeared in front of Brother Dazhuang.

His right fist shot out like a cannonball.

He could sense that this was a seventh-rank official, so he decided to strike first.

Big Zhuang hurriedly raised his arms to defend himself, and a scraping sound rang out as the edge of the flower bed beneath his feet cracked. He slid a few centimeters into the soil inside, leaving a drag mark, and even sank a little.

"Hey kid, you have no sportsmanship!"

His eyes widened, a look of surprise flashing across them.

That's outrageous.

As a seventh-rank cultivator facing an eighth-rank cultivator, he gained no advantage from the pure clash of strength.

Even though he was ambushed, he had already opened up all eight extraordinary meridians, and his strength was twice that of a normal eighth-grade master before breaking through to the seventh grade.

Those of the same rank should not be afraid of any supernatural beings.

Surprised as he was, he instinctively retaliated, throwing a punch covered in a layer of bloody power.

Shen Qing felt a sharp pain in her abdomen and was violently pulled back.

A faint light enveloped his entire body—the [Mystic Armor] was activated.

He could clearly feel the power weakening, but a metallic taste still rose in his throat.

"Shen Qing?!"

The female knight's voice came from behind. Shen Qing raised his right hand to indicate that he was alright.

"Is this spell damage?"

He frowned; it clearly didn't seem like it.

Looking at the layer of blood-red power on the burly man in front of him, he suddenly remembered Li Jianghan's explanation: this was Yuan Power, the core symbol of the seventh rank.