The Fairy: From the Traveling Merchant

Chapter 975 Another Supernatural Power

Although he was somewhat moved, Zhao Chen did not show any extra emotion on the surface. After a brief pause, he steered the conversation to the female demigod who had injured him:
"She couldn't possibly be the serial killer. After all, according to the information the Night Watchers obtained from that 'heroic detective,' the killer should be a 'demon' seeking advancement to Sequence 5, and the serial killings are just part of his ritual..."

"So either this Patrick Jason is another 'devil' unrelated to the murder, or that woman is not Patrick Jason at all!"

"She was just an accomplice."

Su Xuanbing picked up another pie and took a bite, chewing as she transmitted her voice: "The latter is more likely, because according to your description, that woman's methods don't belong to 'demon' at all, but are more like the 'witch' that the Night Watcher described in the dream."

"Whether it's 'disease' or 'spider silk,' these are both signature abilities of the witch."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Chen nodded slightly. He thought so too, and he had already guessed the woman's identity: "Although it is slightly different from the image obtained by the soul search, the woman's demeanor and temperament are very similar to the lady Panatia who impressed Heras!"
"Furthermore, the murderer is connected to a banker whom Panatia knew..."

Before he could finish speaking, Su Xuanbing interrupted, "So, the one who injured you was the Panadia we've been looking for? She's actually a demigod witch... Luckily we didn't find her before."

"Finding her isn't a big deal. With your physique as a first-grade martial artist and the many killing techniques you've mastered that are comparable to high-grade divine abilities, she might not be able to do anything to you in a hasty encounter." Zhao Chen said a few words that Su Xuanbing liked to hear with a smile.

The female general's eyebrows immediately curved into a smile, her heroic spirit tempered with gentleness, and she said with considerable pride, "That's because... I once faced a sea monster at the 'Demon King' level head-on. Although I didn't win, I retreated quite calmly!"

The main reason is that her "lotus fairy body" is quite miraculous. Even at the stage of supernatural powers, her soul can be protected by the "fairy body", which can ignore most soul attacks and is not afraid of being corrupted by immortality.

This is essentially a "youthful version" of the Dongxuan "Dharma Form" and "True Body," and one can experience it without revealing any immortal state. It is truly extraordinary and worthy of the name of a first-class being.

However, this also indirectly shows how terrifying the "child" who could injure Su Xuanbing's inner world to that extent is.

Zhao Chen guessed that it was very likely directly related to the "Fire Kagutsuchi".

"She must have known that the authorities had the means to find Patrick Jason, so she went to the docks disguised as him in advance to distract the authorities' pursuers. Who would have thought that she would run into you first?" Su Xuanbing said, taking a sip of her drink as she analyzed.

Zhao Chen frowned, somewhat puzzled, and said, "Her attitude towards me is a bit strange. She even called me something like 'the new Mr. Door'..."

"Although I did use the appearance of the gentleman I saw during the Blood Moon, her title of 'New Mr. Door' is still too strange."

Su Xuanbing thought about it carefully for a while, and said uncertainly, "In this situation, perhaps you are burdened with the 'fate' imposed on you by this other-dimensional world, just like Xiaoxi's 'descendant of the Medici family'."

"We should be able to get rid of it after leaving the 'Taixiao Secret Realm'."

Is it really that simple? Zhao Chen didn't refute it, but suddenly remembered Tantai Zhugong's warning during the sword duel:
"When you travel the martial world in the future, you should try your best to use the sword techniques of the 'Moon' path to fight your enemies..."

"Perhaps it was at that time that I became connected with 'Blood Moon,' or rather, with this 'Door'..."

"Was my ability to obtain that secret from the Blood Moon related to this? Did Daoist Taixiao also have a tacit understanding with the entity behind the Tantai Bamboo Palace, or perhaps he orchestrated this?"

As his thoughts raced, Zhao Chen suppressed his desire to continue exploring and began to recount what he had gained from seeing "Arods" and his encounter in the underground hall of the abandoned castle.

Su Xuanbing listened intently, even putting down the pie in her hand. After Zhao Chen finished speaking, she pondered for a few seconds and said, "Actually, I had a similar discovery to yours when I was monitoring the headquarters of Military Intelligence Bureau 9 today."

"Oh? What is it?" Zhao Chen looked at her in surprise and asked with great interest.

"When I used my divine sense to observe a blonde woman called 'Princess,' I was detected, just like when you observed Panatia."

"Yes, that lady's surname is Augustus, she should be the princess of the Kingdom of Rune, and most likely a demigod!"
"However, she did not show any hostility after she noticed me. In fact, the moment I saw her, a cultivation method of supernatural power appeared in my consciousness."

"And the extraordinary properties of the 'arbitrator' and 'lawyer' placed in the villa also flew out on their own when her gaze swept over them from afar, connecting with her aura to form a fierce and malevolent energy." At this point, Su Xuanbing's expression became somewhat solemn. "And before you mentioned that bronze door, I had completely overlooked this matter..."

The "Arbitrator" extraordinary trait was obtained after killing the extraordinary individual from the human trafficker's family the day before yesterday, while the "Lawyer" trait was found this morning by Pound at the Baron's house.

According to the results of the soul search, he found this trait while digging a tunnel in an abandoned church, but sadly, he didn't know what it was.

Hearing Su Xuanbing's words, Zhao Chen's expression also turned serious. While remaining vigilant, he pondered:
So, we've been exposed? No, if we really were exposed, MI9 would probably be knocking on our door by now...

Yes, that princess of the Augustus family is definitely not an ordinary demigod!

Since she can transform her characteristics into malevolent energy with just her aura, just like the terrifying thing sealed behind the bronze gate, it means that she is actually a super-existent being similar to "Blood Moon", "Gate", and "Seven Gods". She cannot directly display her power in this projection world, but is merely a manifestation of the will of Taixiao Daojun.

Or is it an "NPC" that gives out rewards upon contact?
However, it's best to avoid provoking them if possible.

With a slight sigh, Zhao Chen couldn't help but want to complain: Isn't there a bit too many over-the-top gadgets in the capital of this country? Just Williams Street alone has so many hidden talents and promising youngsters; who knows how many unknown and terrifying gadgets are lurking in other places.

In retrospect, the serial killer was probably just one of the most ordinary of these terrifying creatures.

Shaking his head to pull his thoughts back from wandering further and further away, Zhao Chen waved his hand and said, "Don't worry too much about that princess. After all, this isn't the real world... Besides, I have a feeling that as long as we don't provoke her, there won't be any danger."

He paused for a moment, then asked, "What kind of supernatural power did you obtain?"

Su Xuanbing had roughly figured out the princess's true nature by this time, and replied thoughtfully:
"It is a second-grade divine ability that is very suitable for martial arts practitioners, and it is called 'Binding Calamity Suppressing Ring'."

(End of this chapter)