Inner Destroyer

　As a result, other experts in the global supernatural community found Qi Xing particularly strange. He wasn't a lecher, had no scandals, had no relationships with either man or woman, and wasn't even gay. He was busy cutting off the testicles of evil masters and refining them into yang energy batteries. He was also adept at exploiting the sexual desires of demons and villains to set traps to attack their testicles.

　Even the righteous masters were terrified by such cruel means.

　Therefore, the Global Supernatural Council quoted from the Jade Pivot Sutra that "Thunder holds the power over life and death," and "Pu represents the invisible and visible things in the heavens, on the earth, in the four directions, and in the eight wildernesses," and bestowed upon Qi Xing the title of "Master Lei Pu," praising him as the strongest among heroes and "the strongest man in the world."

　Every time he heard this title, Qi Xing wanted to kill someone.

　After all, he was a virgin yet was called "Rip Zhenren", and it felt like the whole world was mocking him.

　"It's been ten years."

　Today, after sending the little girl Yuegong Lan home safely, Qi Xing returned to his hotel room alone and suddenly felt a little sad.

　"What ten years?"

　The assistant sitting at the desk in the room responded casually,

　"Since you entered the supernatural community?"

　She was Sister Elaine, the exorcist assigned to Qi Xing by the International Exorcist Association. She was only slightly older than the magical girl Artemina. Her translucent white hair and azure eyes were striking, and her beauty was no less striking than hers.

　But Qi Xing usually refused to look directly at Elaine. This so-called "exorcist nun" was wearing a tight, black, stretchy combat suit. Not only did it clearly show off her curves, but it also somehow completely exposed her thighs and navel. It was like she was walking around in a lewd outfit, like a Japanese Taimanin.

　Normally, Qi Xing didn't know where to look. However, these exorcist nuns themselves never thought there was anything wrong with it, and instead thought it would be more convenient in battle.

　Elaine usually handled things business-like, and Qi Xing treated her as little more than a colleague. But since she had taken up the conversation, Qi Xing continued to explain, "I've been exorcising demons for ten years."

　During these ten years, Qi Xing has been helping the weak and punishing the evil, upholding world harmony, and killing countless demons, monsters, and bad guys. He is even honored as "Lei Pu Zhenren". Now many evil spirits know that as long as they do evil,

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　If you do evil, "Master Lei Pu" will fly over and Lei Pu you, grab you and instantly transform you into a little boy and girl.

　But the world has not changed.

　"No matter how much we kill, no matter what means we use to intimidate, the world remains this horrible state. Those who indulge in lust are endlessly slain. Children fight demons on their behalf, yet there are still people who want to threaten them and vent their own evil desires."

　After Qi Xing finished speaking, he threw the gourd containing the lewd teacher onto the sofa.

　“It never ends.”

　Even if the supernatural community calls him "Rep Master", Qi Xing is only one person after all. It is impossible for him to appear in 100,000 places at the same time and defeat all evil.

　Trying to kill all the bad guys is like trying to drain a swimming pool with a syringe.

　But his complaint only made Sister Elaine sigh.

　"Mr. Qi, you are not God."

　She was busy helping Qi Xing write the incident report to be submitted to the "Association" and didn't even bother to raise her head.

　"Changing the world for the better isn't something that can be done overnight. Thanks to you, someone was saved today. And those you saved today will help more people in the future. Only by doing this down-to-earth can we change the world little by little. Don't be too greedy."

　This sounded reasonable, a legitimate argument, common sense, something a mature adult would say. Even though Elaine was actually several years younger than Qi Xing, it was enough to silence Qi Xing's complaints.

　Qi Xing had no choice but to defend himself: "I never thought that my actions could change other people's minds."

　In comics, protagonists can express their thoughts passionately and loudly, moving and touching people. However, if Qi Xingxing were to do such a thing, he would politely decline. He wasn't so narcissistic as to think he could play that passionate protagonist.

　But Elaine only responded with a cute snort: "You are such a sinful man."

　As the assistant of "Leip Zhenren," Yilian would always monitor Qi Xing's every exorcism. Of course, she didn't spy 24 hours a day—that would be perverted behavior, and she didn't think she was that kind of bad woman.

　However, when the magical girl Artemina was rescued, Elaine still noticed the expression on the face of the girl opposite her, and her reluctant and lingering eyes when she was leaving.

　Because Elaine was very familiar with that look, because she had also made a similar expression before.

　That's when you're in despair, ready to be humiliated or even die, and suddenly see the light of hope; it's the look a girl would have when she meets a peerless hero.

　(What a sin! He even seduced such a young child. What a bad man!)

　While writing the report, Elaine sighed secretly in her heart.

　Every now and then, they would rescue one or two heroes from desperate situations, avenge them, bring them hope, max out their favorability, and then fly away immediately without asking for anything in return... and most of the heroes were women.

　The "strongest man in the world" doesn't even understand the consequences of doing something like this. How stupid and evil! The strongest "male" runs around like a pheromone transmitter. Even if he gets stabbed to death by a yandere one day, he can't complain, right?

　Elaine was a nun, so of course she wouldn't get herself involved... But how should I put it... Well, I hope Qi Xing can stay strong and live on. She'll help him a little.

　This is your own life, think about it carefully, Mr. Rep!

　In order to avoid regrets, keep using your brain, Mr. Rep!

　002: Super Scientific Hypnotist

　The International Association of Exorcists (IAE) was founded and funded by the Vatican in this world, but it is a supernatural organization not officially affiliated with the church.

　Because they are not directly affiliated, the Holy See can distance itself from any trouble the "Association" causes and does not need to bear the pressure of public opinion. To put it bluntly, the "Association" is actually an outsourced demon-hunting mercenary, which contracts the anti-demon combat work from the Holy See and only acts as an individual or a civilian group, making it very convenient to use it to do dirty work.

　Because it's essentially a mercenary organization, anyone from any religion or sect can join the International Exorcist Association as long as they apply and pass the assessment. While the majority of members are Christian exorcists, the Association also includes experts from other religions—traditional shamans, esoteric monks, New Age wizards, even classical sorcerers, druids, and Taoist priests—all of whom are top-notch.

　Qi Xing, a lone cultivator without any school or sect, also signed up with the "Association," primarily to access its intelligence network. While belonging to an organization has its limitations, exorcising demons alone is incredibly difficult; even locating the bad guys is difficult. "Drawing my sword, I look around, feeling lost" isn't funny.

　Furthermore, the Vatican's salaries and bonuses for exorcists were very generous. Qi Xing had never lacked money since becoming "Rep Master," and people everywhere were eager to give him money.

　As for the price, the Association would inevitably force him to accept some hard-to-refuse jobs. But as long as it was to kill evil, Qi Xing would generally accept it with pleasure.

　Today's work is no exception.

　"This time the target is more dangerous. He's a famous parapsychologist."

　In the hotel room, Sister Elaine picked up the briefing sent by the "Association" and spoke.

　Qi Xing sighed when he heard this.

　Parapsychology. This word sounds very fashionable. Simply put, parapsychology is the study of hypnosis, suggestion, telepathy, near-death experience, extrasensory perception (ESP)

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　And other special knowledge of extraordinary mental and spiritual abilities.

　In Qi Xing's previous life, as far as he knew, although several major nations had invested considerable resources in parapsychology research, they ultimately failed to achieve any results and had to abandon it. Parapsychology was considered a pseudoscience, essentially a tool used to deceive the powerful.

　Yet, in today's world, where magic, supernatural powers, and even gods, demons, and monsters exist, parapsychology is something else entirely. Parapsychologists, like magicians and immortal cultivators, are considered a noble profession, sharing the same table with others. They possess power, ability, and a special social status.

　At least that's how it was supposed to be.

　If Qi Xing had just traveled through time, he would have definitely thought that parapsychologists were incredibly powerful. However, over the past few years, he had gradually become familiar with the style of this world. So...

　"What kind of parapsychologist is this? He's just a hypnotist, right?"

　After he sighed, he complained,

　"It's not like time has stopped. Shouldn't it be strong?"

　For some reason, while parapsychologists in this world possess genuine power—they can capture a person's mind simply by standing there, making eye contact, or speaking a few words—they don't often use it to deceive the powerful. Most parapsychologists ultimately degenerate into hypnotic men, just as magical girls can easily be reduced to sows, obsessed with pursuing their own physical desires.

　In the end, they are either defeated by the heroes or go berserk and destroy themselves, so it is not too dangerous.

　Generally not. Generally.

　Furthermore, Qi Xing had discovered over the past few years that, for some reason, this world lacked any comics, games, or films featuring surreal elements like hypnosis, time-stopping, and tentacles. Therefore, the term "hypnotist uncle" was a term only Qi Xing could coin. As for why this was so baffling, Qi Xing couldn't explain it; it simply was the way things were.

　Perhaps it was precisely because he had experienced two different worlds that he was able to discover the strangeness. Others were stuck in the dark, unable to recognize the true face.

　"It's hard to say what the goal is this time."

　The nun shook her head.

　"I'm afraid he's an extraordinary master."

　After that, she turned to the next page and continued reading the file.

　"Professor Dalek Vanstra, Director of the Parapsychology Research Center at the University of Rome, is a world-class academic leader in the field of hypnosis. He can perform mind hypnosis, body hypnosis, personality modification, common sense alteration... He can do it all, and he also works as a private hypnotherapist. He has social status, fame, wealth, and connections with the upper class. He has it all."

　"Two months ago, Professor Vanstra suddenly lost control of his emotions at school and shot and killed one of his female graduate students in public. He then disappeared. Ordinary police officers would be hypnotized simply by looking at him, and the Vatican's witch hunters were insufficient, so their whereabouts were unknown."

　"The Vatican investigated Professor Vanstra's relationships and discovered he had affairs with thirty-six different women, ranging from university students to the wives of congressmen. All of these women were extremely obsessed with him, clearly under the influence of mental hypnosis. The female graduate student he shot was one of them. The Association has therefore ruled that he has abused his supernatural powers to invade the minds of others, has fallen into evil ways, and needs to be arrested and investigated."

　"Last month, the missing Professor Vanstra suddenly reappeared in Singapore. He used hypnosis to abduct a total of 40 girls under the age of fourteen. Five days ago, he hypnotized an entire demon-hunting team sent to capture him. The last time the Association discovered his whereabouts was when he and his men escaped aboard the luxury cruise ship, the 'Skybreaker'."

　"This cruise ship is currently in Tokyo Harbor and will depart to Manila tonight. The Association requests the assistance of Rep Master for the capture of Vanstra. A generous reward is offered."

　At first glance, this does seem like an ordinary job.

　So Qi Xing frowned: "This job is too simple, why did the Association ask me?"

　When things are out of the ordinary, there must be something fishy going on. Qi Xing is "Lei Pu Zhenren," a mortal semi-immortal, the "strongest man in the world." While paying him to exorcise demons might sound a bit ridiculous, his appearance fee is always high.

　Why spend so much money to arrest a hypnotist? Even if the Vatican is rich, it can't just burn its banknotes for fun, right?

　The nun flipped through a few more pages and, sure enough, found a small sidebar in the file: "The Association believes that Professor Vanstra may have stolen a significant relic from the Church related to an ancient demon."

　Yo, the ancient demon?

　Qi Xing finally became curious: "Which demon?"

　There are countless different religions in this world, and myths feature a variety of gods and demons, all with varying degrees of power. Those who qualify as "great demons" by the International Exorcist Association are relatively few. Regardless, every time a great demon emerges, countless demon hunters inevitably sacrifice their lives.

　If the hunters fail to defeat the great demons that appear in the world, the situation will often get out of control and become extremely inappropriate for children.

　Likewise, the hunter who defeats the great demon will surely become famous in the supernatural society.

　When Qi woke up, he had been the first to fight hand-to-hand with the big devil, charging in violently and becoming a legend of the time.

　"I can't be sure yet, but it's definitely the archdemon from the Apocalypse religious system... the fallen archangel."

　After Elaine finished speaking, she hesitated.

　"Mr. Qi, are you sure you want to participate in this mission?"

　Even though she ran around in sexy nun outfits all day, she was still a nun. In the Christian worldview, there was no evil more terrifying and vicious than those fallen angels, and even saints could hardly claim victory easily.

　Everyone knows

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　"Lei Pu Zhenren" once defeated a great demon, but even great demons vary in strength and attributes. Just because you defeated one yesterday doesn't mean you can defeat another today.

　According to the conventions of this world, if a person loses to a demon, not only women but men too will not be spared, and may not even be able to simply die—the ability to die can even be considered a blessing. Once completely defeated, the soul cannot escape, and will suffer literally endless torment, an endless and ultimate humiliation.

　Such humiliation is dark and cruel beyond human imagination, utterly utter. Not only the body, but also dignity and personality are completely ravaged and shattered. Even death will not be permitted by the demons, and rescue from the outside world will never come. Being toyed with, driven, tortured and exploited for eternity...

　"Don't think too much about it."

　But Qi Xing saw through Elaine's anxiety at a glance, and reached out and knocked her on the head to bring her back to her senses.

　"Right now, I've only heard of an ancient relic. It's still a long way from a real demon appearing. Besides, even if a demon does appear, I'll miss such a challenge."

　He sneered, showing his white teeth.

　"Let's not talk about the big devil, let's just talk about that hypnotist uncle—Elaine, you know what? In my hometown, human traffickers who kidnap children will be killed immediately. I can't be absent."

　That made sense. Forty little girls abducted by hypnosis, what kind of tragedies had they endured, and were still enduring? Even without Qi Xing telling her, Elaine knew she had to rescue the children as soon as possible.

　So she nodded, not trying to persuade him further, and simply asked, "Professor Vanstra should have someone mixed in with the cruise ship passengers. The 'Sky-Breaking Love' carries approximately 2000 passengers, so finding and rescuing them will be difficult. What are your plans?"

　Qi Xing smiled slightly. "It's very simple. First, we wait for the cruise ship to sail tonight and enter the high seas."

　Yes, we should wait until the cruise ship enters the high seas. It's much easier to do anything on the high seas. The nun secretly praised Qi Xing's sound thinking and asked curiously, "What next?"

　"Then I'll fly over on a cloud and sink the cruise ship with my thunder fist, forcing everyone to abandon ship and escape in the lifeboats."

　Qi Xing said proudly,

　"No matter what hypnotic tricks he has, he'll have to show up. Unless that hypnotist has the ability to hypnotize the ocean and save himself from drowning."

　“Lord.”

　The nun covered her face with her hands and sighed in despair.

　Of course, the "strongest man in the world" could sink a 100,000-ton cruise ship with a single punch. That's why the "Association" had to assign a beautiful young assistant to constantly watch over Qi Xing.

　"Please don't do this. This plan could easily go wrong. We'd be better off using the traditional method of infiltrating the cruise ship and investigating."

　She advised earnestly.

　"I don't agree." But Qi Xing objected, "Especially you, you absolutely cannot engage in any undercover investigations."

　You, a perverse nun who usually wears navel-baring erotica, are you infiltrating to investigate and arrest a hypnotist? Are you kidding me? Qi Xing couldn't possibly be reassured. He was afraid she'd be hypnotized and depraved within the hour, her eyes drained of their sparkle!

　Qi Xing absolutely cannot accept such inappropriate things for children!