Calamity of Tomorrow

Wolfshead watched Xiao Hun and Gu Lan, thinking that if Xiao Hun could obtain the Nine Realms Flying Sword, and with his cultivation could drive it, then there was a real chance of breaking through the Heavenly Demon's encirclement.

Although Xiao Hun didn't belong to the Plague Department, he was even sent by Ming Yue the Immortal to compete with them.

But faced with the external threat of the Heavenly Demon, Wolfshead no longer considered the internal competition among their own people.

"What can be done?" Wolfshead frowned and pondered quickly, "What can I do right now to help Xiao Hun obtain the Nine Realms Flying Sword?"

On the other side, Xu Dela listened to Chang Ming's report but was very dissatisfied, as the opponent knew too little about Xiao Hun.

He looked toward Wolfshead, who was watching Gu Lan and Xiao Hun, and suddenly said, "Hehehe, you can't still believe that these people can escape our grasp, can you?"

Seeing Wolfshead's expression unchanged, Xu Dela continued, "It's only a matter of time before Gu Lan goes mad. Wang Shouxuan is already injured, and no matter how strong Xiao Hun is, he's only at the 7th realm. But we have, besides me and Gorinich, two more class 7 Heavenly Demons coming to support. Do you still think they stand a chance?"

"Or do you think your so-called Nine Realms Flying Sword is useful?"

Saying this, Xu Dela couldn't help but burst into laughter. These monks treated Zhou Bai like a Nine Realms Flying Sword, but they wouldn't. After all, he had personally witnessed Zhou Bai during Primordial Spirit Emergence, operating the flying sword.

So, Xu Dela said, "Unfortunately, that's not a Nine Realms Flying Sword at all; it's just a mutant monk."

Seeing Wolfshead's incredulous look, Xu Dela had a thought, and the image on the large screen in front of them changed, showing the scene of Zhou Bai in Primordial Spirit Emergence, fighting Xu Dela with the flying sword.

"Do you understand now? That's Zhou Bai in Primordial Spirit Emergence operating the flying sword, and it has nothing to do with any Nine Realms Flying Sword or Artifact Spirit."

Wolfshead and Chang Ming, along with other monks, watched the spectacle in disbelief.

"Zhou Bai? The Zhou Bai who repelled the Heavenly Demon in front of West Mountain City?" Wolfshead, "No… no way, Primordial Spirit Emergence inevitably causes anomalies. If it's Zhou Bai…"

"He is one of the few who can retain his original form as an anomaly," Xu Dela sneered, releasing more footage of Zhou Bai fighting, "But no matter how much he mutates, he's just a 3rd realm monk. If it weren't for a few mutant abilities, I could suppress him in the blink of an eye."

"And now, we have thoroughly researched his mutant abilities and have devised a way to counteract them."

Watching Wolfshead's still somewhat skeptical look, Xu Dela slowly released the Heavenly Demon's research data on Zhou Bai, and a large number of images of Zhou Bai using the Guihai black evil to fight appeared on the screen.

"The first ability, Black Mud, can produce and manipulate black mud out of thin air, which is useless against Heavenly Demons, but it seems to be able to devour the power of the Primordial Spirit when used against humans."

The next moment, the image switched to Zhou Bai repelling the Heavenly Demon and also using Wolfshead and others to attract the Heavenly Demon.

"The second ability, Twisted Rune, allows him to write down or speak twisted text or words that attract those who see or hear it, compelling the targets to follow."

Immediately after, the image changed again, showing Zhou Bai turning into mosaic fragments.

"The third ability, Mosaicism, allows him to cover himself and everything around him with a layer of mosiac. However, it does not enhance attack or defensive power and serves as a cover ability."

Finally, the screen showed Zhou Bai lying on the ground, crouching, and fighting Heavenly Demons wrapped in Guihai black evil. There were also some scenes of Zhou Bai in the school arena, clearly filmed secretly by traitors of their race in the past.

"The fourth ability, as long as he lies down, crouches, or wraps himself with Black Mud, his defensive power increases."

Xu Dela said this, and Wolfshead's expression changed drastically, unable to not believe anymore. The Heavenly Demons' data was too detailed and real, and in terms of Guihai black evil and defensive power, it precisely corresponded with the abilities shown by the Nine Realms Flying Sword.

Xu Dela and Gorinich looked at this data very satisfied, this being the result of the rapid gathering and focused analysis of Zhou Bai's related intelligence within the Heavenly Demon ranks after Zhou Bai had repelled them.

Seeing the change in Wolfshead's expression, Xu Dela continued, "So you see? They have no hope left, no matter what they experience in this space, they'll end up in our hands, just like you are now."

"But if you could tell me about Xiao Hun's intelligence, tell me more about the Plague Department, about this mysterious space, we might consider turning you into a Heavenly Demon, to enjoy the pleasures of eternal life and immortality."

"Think about it, the Plague Department is just using you. They sent you into this space, some die, some go mad; I think it's very likely they want to create mutant weapons."

"Is it worth sacrificing for such superiors?"

Although Wolfshead still stubbornly refused, threatened by Xu Dela using his companions, and a mix of coercion and allure, along with the cut-off of their hope for escape, more intelligence about Xiao Hun was still extracted from Wolfshead's mouth.

Meanwhile, Gorinich watched the scene on the screen, filled with questions.

"Xu Dela, look what Zhou Bai and Gu Lan are doing."

…

Gu Lan had already brought Zhou Bai back to the Palace of the Polestar.

Gu Lan still looked terrified, "The... Sword of Annihilation, there's something wrong here, why did we come back..."

Zhou Bai said, "You said you just saw a woman trying to grab you? Constantly talking in your head? All that was fake, it was a distortion affecting your brain, making you hallucinate."

Gu Lan asked, "But... but didn't you use the Black Evil of Guihai cycle to cure me?"

Zhou Bai said, "You think reducing intelligence just fixes everything just like that? Wouldn't there be side effects? You don't have to be scared, it's all fake."

Looking nervous, Gu Lan, comforted by Zhou Bai, still made it inside the Palace of the Polestar.

Zhou Bai said, "See that throne over there? Let's carry it out. I'll see if I can swallow it and use it to treat the ailment in your body."

Hearing this, Gu Lan was slightly invigorated and stepped forward with his Primordial Spirit coiling around, lifting the throne adorned with numerous carved dragons and shimmering faint golden light.

Zhou Bai immediately activated the Black Evil of Guihai cycle overwhelming it.

Gu Lan anxiously asked, "Will it work?"

Zhou Bai said, "Wait for about ten minutes." He thought to himself, 'After ten minutes, this thing should be salable. It looks pretty formidable, wonder how much laziness it could fetch.'

Suddenly, Gu Lan screamed, "She... she's here again."

In Gu Lan's sight, a blood-covered woman slowly crawled toward him, saying painfully, "It hurts… It hurts so much…"

Zhou Bai, unable to see the woman Gu Lan was seeing, remarked, "You're at least a level 7 practitioner, what's there to be afraid of?"

However, Gu Lan felt a deep-rooted fear, kept backing away and said, "No… no… I'm scared…"

Zhou Bai furrowed his brow, 'Scared, huh? What exactly did he see? Intelligence reduced, shouldn't he be more courageous? That's not right, with lowered intelligence, he should be less fearful, right?'

Thinking this, Zhou Bai shouted three times, "I'm freaking handsome!"

"I'm freaking handsome!"

"I'm freaking handsome!"

Gu Lan's face gradually shifted from fear to tension, from tension to calm, from calm to confusion.

Zhou Bai asked, "How is it now? Still scared?"

A serene-faced Gu Lan said, "Hehe."

Zhou Bai said, "Laughing is good, just laugh at life, don't be afraid of anything."

The blood-covered woman walked up to Gu Lan, face to face, and seeing that he didn't flee in fear but rather smirked foolishly.

A momentarily confused look appeared on the woman's face, but the next moment she was already clinging to Gu Lan.

Her blood seemed to grow thicker, continuously from wounds bursting open, as if cut a thousand times, the strong smell of blood seemed to reach Gu Lan's nose, whispering in his ear, "It hurts so much…"

Gu Lan foolishly laughed, "Hehe."

The woman: "..."

The woman, confused by what was happening in front of her, suddenly looked at the ever-talkative sword and could not help but say, "What have you done to him?"

Zhou Bai, startled by this sudden voice in the empty hall, blurted out, "Who are you? You scared me to death."

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The woman coldly stared at Zhou Bai and repeated, "What have you done to him?"

"You asking me?" Zhou Bai couldn't help but laugh, "Well, you've come to the right person, I love answering tough questions, let me explain this nicely to you. Here's what happened…"