The Professional Rankings, in twelve volumes, each bearing the name of my lord.

The old man in the trench coat spoke in a translator's tone.

"Oh, yes, walking on one leg is really inconvenient. I hope this beautiful lady can recommend some comfortable and easy-to-use prosthetics for me, so that I don't always have to use my soul power to condense prosthetics, and I can be more balanced in battle."

Oh, Dark Emperor, you know how difficult it is to obtain soul power, especially since my host no longer has any soul power to provide me.

Yes, you heard me right, I need to find a new host.

Miss, may I get to know you?

The sales clerk's lips twitched.

This old scoundrel is spouting a bunch of nonsense. Does he even eat fried dough?

The monk beside him put his hands together in prayer position and bowed slightly.

"Amitabha Buddha... Meditation—"

The monk's eyes briefly lost the whites of his eyes, and a swastika symbol flew out from his robe, freezing the salesperson in place.

The sales clerk remained quite calm.

They probably ran into a combat-type professional who came to rob them.

Thankfully, he didn't kill himself; he showed a lot of professional ethics.

"Oh, Dark Emperor, I swear, freezing a salesperson in place while shopping is a terrible choice, Golden Seal, my friend, you are truly a person without any zest for life."

The monk glanced at him.

"I am Agani, not the Dark Golden Seal."

"You voluntarily become his host, constantly contributing your soul power to him. Sooner or later, you will merge with him and become one person. At that time, you will be in him and he will be in you. Your consciousness will affect him and his consciousness will affect you. You will be inseparable, just like me."

The old man in the trench coat now, apart from his body, his inner consciousness and soul are actually the Dark Pocket Watch.

The original person's soul had already voluntarily sacrificed 99% to the Dark Pocket Watch, and the remaining 1% was no longer able to control his consciousness and body.

The reason why the Dark Pocket Watch didn't seem to have changed much was because the old man's 99% soul was insignificant to the Dark Pocket Watch, which had probably already fused with dozens or even hundreds of hosts.

The Dark Golden Seal and the Dark Compass have not yet fully merged with their current hosts, so they can still switch consciousness between the host and the evil spirit.

The Dark Pocket Watch can no longer be cut; the host's consciousness is basically gone.

"I don't think so. A flower is a world. As long as I have even the slightest bit of consciousness left, I am who I am! Hurry up and get the prosthesis you need. Help me get out of the China administrative region as soon as possible."

"Oh~ relax, there's no need to panic. My host is a prominent figure. As long as you cover up the fact that you have a physical disability, I can use my authority and connections to help you leave smoothly."

"That would be best!"

Across the street from the shop, in the green belt, several bandits were piled up together, spying on them.

One of the bandits was even wearing the super listening device given to him by Miss Butterfly.

"It's obvious that they're currently depleted of their soul power and can't leave using mystical abilities, so they're resorting to using the host's identity."

"This is truly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"

"What did that rambling pocket watch just say? That contributing soul power will cause the person using the Dark Artifact to eventually merge with the spirit of the Dark Artifact?"

"Damn! Does that old thief end up becoming an evil spirit?"

"No, it's 90,000. That old thief has never used the scales."

"Why not just use them in rotation?"

"It's no challenge for you at all."

"You old scoundrel! Shall we make a move? We have new Soul-Devouring Pearls now; at least we can capture one and lock him up!"

The Soul-Devouring Bead I got from Ma Feng isn't very durable anymore.

This item is a consumable; its durability cannot be repaired.

Once the durability reaches its limit, the soul inside will be released.

Fortunately, since Curious Guy was put inside, Song Gua hasn't used the first Soul Devouring Bead, so its durability hasn't decreased again.

However, the evil spirit within the scales is growing stronger every day because of the bandits' use of the scales.

The capacity inside the Soul-Devouring Pearl is limited.

When the Soul-Devouring Pearl can no longer hold its contents, it will release the souls that were previously stored inside, just like in the Cloud Mountain Illusion.

If we're going to take action now, we'll need the new Soul-Devouring Bead; the old one definitely won't be able to hold two evil spirits.

"The reason why the Balance Demon was able to absorb the Soul Devouring Pearl was because the Balance Demon activated the Balance, which trapped itself and made it unable to move. In addition, it did not expect that I had a clone."

But now these two, one can recall his own position, and the other can freeze the enemy.

We need to plan this carefully to catch them.

Although the Soul-Devouring Bead is a legendary consumable item brought out from the Illusion Realm, it's actually not that useful.

Depending on the level of the Dark Watch's host, it would take more than half a minute of exposure to extract his soul.

If he were wearing equipment with resistance to mental attacks, this process might take even longer, or it might not even take effect.

Moreover, the Soul-Devouring Bead cannot be moved during the irradiation period.

How can I expose the old man in the trench coat to sunlight for more than half a minute so that he can remain completely still?

Beating him unconscious is a good idea.

However, doing this is not easy.

Is there a better way?

As he pondered, Song Gua recalled the words spoken by the Dark Pocket Watch on the shore of Heart Lake during the day.

"I have a bold plan..."

Two hours later.

"Does it really take this long to choose three implants?!"

"Oh~ Dark Emperor, wearing three ill-fitting implants is like wearing a pair of shoes that are too small. That would be such a terrible thing. Believe me, it's just like marriage. Whether it's suitable or not, whether it's comfortable or not, only the people involved know best."

"I shouldn't have come to you for help!"

"Oh, Master Agani, believe me, the host of the Dark Compass is now a rat in the street, he can't help you."

The host of the Dark Cross, oh, the Dark Emperor, is an ogre. If you stay with him, you'll definitely want to exorcise him.

Only I can help you, and at the same time, make sure your feet don't rub.

"You're so long-winded and slow at doing things, it's so annoying."

After the two came out, the bandits followed them stealthily.

"They've come out and are walking south along Chenghua Avenue."

It was already past midnight.

The city streets were deserted.

Suddenly, moonlight shone down from ahead, and one could vaguely see something placed in the middle of the road.

“Eh…”

The sharp-eyed man with the dark pocket watch noticed it immediately.

"Scales?"

The object placed in the middle of the road is the Dark Scales.

Agani became alert.

"What's Tianping doing here? Didn't you say he was with the bandits?"

"Oh~ I'm a little confused too. Let's get closer and sense the spirit of the scales, and see if we can communicate with it."

The two approached the Dark Scales with great caution.

Ajani kept glancing around, wary of any traps.

"Oh~ Dark Golden Seal, you don't need to be so cautious. No one knows that we have come to Yatuo City. After entering the city, we both shut down our original soul power, and the Special Affairs Bureau could not detect our life fluctuations."

The bandits expressed their opinion on this.

After entering the city, the detectors did stop working, but we weren't blind.