Above Destiny

Chapter 614 Face
boom!
The explosive force crushed the earth, creating a huge crack in the ground, but the wolf that should have been there had vanished without a trace.

The sheep-headed beast used both its hands and feet to run away in a frenzy.

Even though it had lost its reason and consciousness, leaving only a muddled instinct, it was still incredibly fast, like a black shadow rushing past, having already broken through the encirclement.

Then, without warning, it suddenly changed direction... and charged back into the encirclement.

"It really is a wolf."

An Ning murmured softly, flipping the round anime badge in her hand that she was tired of playing with. Just a moment ago, when she was about to throw the badge, it had already been sensed.

No matter how clumsy and unsightly its original nature may have been, at this moment it has acquired the perception and evasive instincts of a wolf, and even speed and reaction.

Every time she made a move to throw, he would sense it.

The skill of pitching is ultimately just a basic skill. To deal with this kind of thing, you still need to rely on the speed and precision of the arrow, which can be launched before the shot is even fired.

But now, it just can't be used.

Killing them would be simpler, but we need to figure out what's going on first; we need to capture them alive.

Even the embers insist on using freshly killed specimens when finding materials. These extremely precious live specimens must be carefully dissected to understand what happened. Once they die and turn to ash, what's the point of studying them?

At this moment, Tianyuan and Bailu, the Security Bureau and the Secrecy Bureau, have all reached an inevitable consensus—they must call in reinforcements! Call in reinforcements! Call in reinforcements!

Without hesitation, Tong Shan and Olivia sent out the highest level of distress signal, while An Ning also threw out a shrill beam of light that soared into the sky.

Under the clear sky, a golden line rises straight up, piercing through the clouds and mist, visible for thousands of miles.

Even the military bases on both sides have received the signal, alarms have been sounded, fighter jets have taken off urgently, and the massive airships have adjusted their course.

Respond within three minutes, complete preparations within five minutes, and the armored knights are ready to go!
There's nothing we can do; things have already escalated to a major level!
Right under everyone's noses, a despicable scoundrel suddenly transformed into a wolf? So much so that every witness suddenly felt an urge to drool, as if their brains were about to burst.

This is too unbelievable; everyone will be dumbfounded when the transformation comes!
Brother, this isn't how you upgrade, is it?

This is even more outrageous than the Game of the Year being a robot. If it were in the Ember, it would be like the Association's annual gold ribbon not going to the Master or Ji Jue, but to Lu Feng... His academic qualifications are now almost inferior to the youngest!
So much so that everyone was stunned and couldn't understand—why?

Is this wolf in sheep's clothing starving? It's not even picky about what it eats!

What's even more terrifying is that once you see one, you'll see two. When you see one cockroach, it means your whole house is full of them.

That is to say...

—The White Bang Restoration Front may very well have mastered some method for mass-producing wolves!
In an instant, the tense situation completely spiraled out of control.

Everyone fought fiercely, without any restraint. However, while they were attacking each other to the death, they became incredibly gentle and cautious when attacking the mad wolf.

Sweeping the floor with utmost care, lest you harm an ant; protecting a moth from a lamp with a gauze screen, you'd think they came from the Chongguang Church...

Absolutely must not kill!

We must capture them alive!

Dead wolves can only become performance records, but living wolves can become merits!
"roll!"

Olivia disregarded everything and unleashed her full power. The immense gravity, like a tidal wave, pulverized Tong Shan's psychic energy. Tong Shan remained indifferent and silent, ignoring the red dot locked onto him, and fiercely drew his sword.

With a sweeping stroke, ink spread across the sky, and in an instant, a pitch-black rift appeared above the heavens, a cataclysmic event that threw all things into disarray.

The gravity in the entire area completely went out of control and became chaotic.

After extinguishing Olivia's gravity vortex, it swept across again, and phantoms suddenly appeared in the void. Sharp spikes rose from the ground and formed high walls, blocking the way for everyone in the Secret Service.

As for the alchemical bullet that flew towards him, he didn't even glance at it.

Purely ignored.

Before it could even enter the hundred-meter radius around him, that high-specification alchemical bullet, specifically designed for Tianyuan, exploded out of thin air.

Ji Jue.

A strange and brutal pistol appeared out of thin air in his previously empty hand. Without aiming, he pulled the trigger and, with only superb control, intercepted the bullet in front of its trajectory, blasting it apart.

Immediately afterwards, his gaze fell upon the tower in the distance.

Smile.

And so, the sniper atop the tower began to sweat.

Just as Ji Jue grinned, the anemometer next to him suddenly changed its interface, revealing a surveillance video from an unknown location. A cargo ship docked in the port suddenly opened its hull, and inside the cabin, missile launchers rose up, locked on, and were ready to be launched.

Finally, a line of scarlet warning slowly appeared on the screen.

【do not move】

If you dare to move, you will die.

The sniper froze on the spot, as if petrified.

Olivia was furious. The celestial sphere in her hand hummed and overheated. It had just torn apart the barrier set up by Tong Shan with a head-on collision when she heard...

Amidst the constant rumbling of the ruins, a sharp scream suddenly rang out.

Wolf!
In an instant, the charging wolf was pinned to the ground.

Before everyone's eyes, Ji Xue had appeared out of thin air in the arena.

In her self-time accelerated to its limit, she kicked the car door open and shot out, not forgetting to pull a trident from her brother's weapon bag. She appeared in front of the newborn wolf, the trident already piercing the black fur and pinning it to the ground.

Got it!
As the trident pierced through, the wolf beast suddenly howled, swelled, and its arms, as if boneless, suddenly extended, reaching behind it.

Stimulated by the pain, it moved with incredible speed, grabbing at her heart and head.

A badge swirled in, as if predicted, severing the claws.

Unfortunately, in that brief delay, Olivia was already right in front of him, her face ashen and her eyes blazing with murderous intent.

"Step aside!"

Ji Xue was sent flying backwards.

Along with the wolf beast that had been pierced through.

At that crucial moment, Tong Shan's psychic power had already swept her up, along with the entire area where she was located and the wolf pinned to the ground, pulling her out and dragging her back!

Olivia waved her hand, unleashing a gravitational burst that, like a bomb, shattered the suppression and cage of psychic power. In the instant the shackles loosened, the severely wounded wolf beast, with the broken trident on its chest, broke free from its restraints in mid-air and escaped.

Even so, it opened its mouth and swallowed the severed arm into its stomach. Immediately, an arm, as white as bone, regrew from the wound.

Before it could even feel relieved, a hand wreathed in blood and fire burst through the air and grabbed its face.

Large group!

It was Olivia's repulsive force that violently hurled her large group of subordinates towards them. Caught off guard, before they could even be refined, they were struck by lightning—their eyes bulged out, and they screamed in agony.

With broken tendons and bones, he was sent flying backwards.

Then, the roar finally began.

Ji Liu, wreathed in blood and fire, descended from the sky with two massive iron hammers and a terrifying impact force that even the luckiest man could not match!

—【The wind sweeps away the clouds】!
One hammer blow landed on his fellow wolf, sending him away; another hammer blow landed on the wolf's face, severing its mouth.

The force was just right, leaving one stunned but not mentally damaged; its subtlety far surpassed that of Ji Jue's punches that caused numbness.

After hoisting the wolf beast onto his shoulder, he sprinted towards Tongshan!

It crashed head-on into the iron wall.

It's black in front of you.

The two Tianyuan following behind Olivia finally seized the opportunity, tightening their blockade. One forcibly controlled the hardening of the air, while the other created invisible shackles to bind and restrain her.

In that split second, Ji Liu abandoned her thinking and surrendered herself to her external brain.

"Ah Xue!!!"

He swung the wolf on his shoulder like a ball and threw it. Enveloped in blood flames, the howling wolf smashed through the air wall like a cannonball and flew into the distance.

Ji Xue appeared at the landing point with a "biu" sound, spreading her arms to catch the ball.

The closer the wolf got, the worse her face became, and she vomited blood.

Ribs fractured.

It was as if it had been nearly crushed by an invisible force.

No matter how hard she tried, she could no longer get close to the fallen wolf, as if the two had suddenly become the same side of a magnet, repelling each other.

Repulsive force!

She turned around in a daze and looked at Olivia, only to see that Olivia had forcibly taken over the two subordinates' Tengen, integrating them into her own system like accessories.

The celestial globe in his hand suddenly unfolded, and beneath its metal casing, a series of dazzling spherical lights revolved around the same origin, resembling a small galaxy.

【Circles of Refinement: The Shifting Stars】!
It conjured up a force that repelled both Ji Xue and the wolf beast out of thin air, and then, a gravitational force burst forth, pulling the wolf beast toward her.

At that crucial moment, Ji Xue sprinted away once again!

As if walking into a trap, she flashed in front of Olivia, ignoring the attack coming from behind. In this time that accelerated a thousand times, she head-on crashed into the wolf beast that was her enemy!

Bang!
Ji Xue was thrown back by the force of the explosion, her face pale and on the verge of death.

The wolf's flight was momentarily delayed. She used repulsive force to propel it forward again, passing the ball towards her own brother!

Olivia reached out again, and at the same time, a gravitational vortex erupted, a black hole appeared, and completely swallowed Ji Xue.

Before that, what stretched out before us was a pale expanse.

Amidst the pallor, countless events rise and converge into two strange symbols overlapping each other: the upper one is Li, and the lower one is Qian—the Great Possession of Fire and Heaven!
Even as Ji Xue was injured, Tong Shan's face remained completely expressionless.

Similarly, there was no longer any temperature.

In an instant, the [Circle of Disaster Prevention Book], which was forbidden to be used within the city due to its immense destructive power and impact, was unleashed in full force!

Flames raced through the void, and the air itself transformed into viscous lava and flames.

break out!

A deafening roar spread, a violent shockwave engulfed everything, and a terrifying wave swept through the entire city of Tower City, sending countless bricks and stones flying into the sky. Within the overlapping circles, the two sides clashed head-on. Olivia's face cracked, and half of her body turned into charcoal, yet she remained unshaken. Before the power of the explosion could dissipate, the celestial globe spun again, and a black hole appeared out of thin air, engulfing everything and disappearing into that pitch-black point.

Similarly, give it your all!

Let's fight to the death!

Ignoring everything else, Tong Shan slightly turned his brush, and the calamity of the sky cracked again. A crack opened in front of him, and the brush pierced into it. Meanwhile, another crack opened behind Olivia, beside Tianyuan, who was focused on maintaining the rotation of the stars.

The jet-black blade extended out in a fluid motion, piercing through layers of defense before disappearing into the skull and exploding!
Bang!
Blood and bone flew everywhere, and a headless corpse fell backward.

The realm, having lost one of its pillars, suddenly trembled, growing increasingly violent under Olivia's rage.

The two realms, both belonging to the Heavenly Origin, were now locked in a fierce confrontation, clashing and crushing each other. Under the entanglement of gravity and disaster, they were like millstones colliding, grinding everything caught in the middle into dust.

In the midst of the battle, a crimson flame rose again, ignoring all damage, and charged in once more.

Ji Liu roared, leaped and cleaved the charging horde in half, then kicked the dying wolf beasts towards Tong Shan once more.

"Don't think about it!"

Olivia's gravitational surge attempted to intercept, only to discover that the previous kick was merely a feint, never actually being delivered. Now, having baited out an attack, ignoring the hundreds of times increased gravity beneath her feet, Ji Liu delivered a relentless shoulder charge!
With all our might, we'll lean on Iron Mountain!

At this crucial juncture, he made a decision.

And so, the screaming wolf beast once again transformed into a ball and flew out, but this time, it flew neither toward Ji Liu's teammates nor toward his opponents.

Instead, it flew into the air... towards An Ning, who had been like a passerby since the two sides started fighting!
A white deer?!
Has your security bureau gone mad?!
Why would you give something so crucial to Bai Lu?

Even Olivia was slightly taken aback, unable to grasp the key point...

Only Tong Shan couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"Ah Liu, well done!"

Indeed, giving it to An Ning is the same as giving it to Bai Lu, but it's also equivalent to giving it to Ji Jue. Giving it to Ji Jue is essentially giving it to themselves!

It's even better than giving them directly to them!
One credit was instantly multiplied into two!
Being the first to discover the unusual wolf was already a merit enough, especially since the secret service didn't get their hands on it and it even fell into the hands of their own people!
Given Ji Jue's relationship with the Security Bureau, the only difference is the official position. He has even passed the federal civil service exam. With just a nod, he could take up a post in the Security Bureau in no time.

Now, even if the Security Bureau wants Wolf and wants to contact Ji Jue again... wouldn't they still have to rely on him?
At this moment, facing the wolf beast that screamed and hurtled through the air, An Ning flicked her wrist without hesitation—Hunter's Finger Flying Light!
The skill of flying light was displayed once again.

A sliver of light, as swift as a bird in flight, moved with effortless grace, circling the wolf-beast and easily dismantling Olivia's pull and lock, piercing the wolf-beast's face and pinning it down.

An Ning, who had burst through the air, caught the dying wolf beast mid-air and then passed the ball again to Ji Jue.

It can only be said that this is the first time in history that a wolf has received such treatment.

In the past, other wolves were shot around by stray beams, but he was the one who became a beam of light... perfectly timed, traversing a long distance, and falling into Ji Jue's hands.

Dissociation bursts forth.

The Chun Jun sword pierced through flesh and soul, shattering all resistance. The Three-Phase Alchemy manifested from the mercury, and in the blink of an eye, the living specimen was completely swallowed by the mercury, completing the process of sealing and freezing.

Take it!

At this moment, Ji Jue abandoned the wolf he had just packed up, looked up, and smiled warmly at the oncoming gravitational surge:
"Miss Olivia, please give us face and let's stop here, okay?"

"roll!"

The energy field erupted once more, its gravitational pull violently sweeping in. Olivia was enraged; her charred face cracked, revealing blood: "Who do you think you are, expecting me to give you face?!"

Ji Jue did not answer.

He simply raised his pistol and pulled the trigger.

boom! ! !
Amidst the deafening explosion, the pistol shattered and broke apart, and the light of Zhanlu within the mercury bullets transformed into a single line, erupting completely.

The lightning bolt pierced through the barrier with overwhelming force, tearing apart the chaotic gravitational field with unstoppable momentum. In the blink of an eye, it burned the large group blocking its path to ashes, then traversed the entire battlefield, grazing Olivia's face as it hurtled past.

From a distance, all that could be seen was a sliver of intense light rising obliquely into the sky, disappearing beyond the clouds, and carving a large hole through the thick cloud layer.

Immediately afterwards, a strong wind blew and a deafening roar swept through the entire city of Tacheng.

Amidst the ruins, all was deathly silent.

Ji Jue, right in front of her, once again pulled out a brand new pistol, raised it, and aimed it at that stiff face.

"I said, that's enough—"

Ji Jue smiled warmly as he asked again:
"--how?"

A moment's hesitation, and just like that, the last chance was missed.

By the time Olivia realized that Ji Jue's warning was because he wasn't ready to completely break with the Security Bureau, it was already too late.

Less than half a minute has passed since the distress signal was sent.

On the airships that had been adjusted in the sky, streaks of light like meteors descended from the heavens. Amidst the roar, powered armored vehicles emerged from the dust and smoke, sealing off the surroundings and instinctively raising their weapons, aiming them at the enemy's camp.

Meanwhile, the Chosen Ones who had sped from both sides' bases had already arrived in the sky.

Ji Jue put away his guns, sighed softly, and gave Olivia one last look.

His smile remained warm, but combined with the expression of pity, his image conveyed his meaning directly.

Ha, clown.

"Oh dear, what's going on at this crucial moment? It's all a mess."

In a sudden flash of lightning, Jin Wuyan slowly emerged, looked around, and gave Tong Shan a mocking smile: "Just came out to do some work, why make such a big fuss?"

Tong Shan glanced at him indifferently.

"clown."

Jin Wuyan's expression stiffened for a moment, and his fake smile disappeared: "You've caused such a mess, good luck to you."

"That's why he's called a clown."

Ji Jue, dragging his prey in his hand, walked past him nonchalantly, delivering a final blow without looking back.

A chuckle came from the side.

Above the sky, a giant white bird descended, its wings unfolding and folding in an instant, and a slender figure dressed in formal attire, as if attending a banquet, stepped out.

"I just arrived and saw a huge commotion. Why did they suddenly start fighting?"

She looked around and then in Ji Jue's direction. "Is Mr. Ji involved too?"

"I don't know. I was just walking along when the Secret Service showed up," Ji Jue said calmly. "Maybe I've been too conspicuous lately, and some people can't stand it anymore?"

"That's how empires are; they have absolutely no shame when it comes to doing things."

Xu Ranshuang paid no attention to the growing number of people from the opposing empire. She took two steps, patted the back of Ji Liu's head, who was panting and bleeding, and then looked down at the dying Ji Xue. She flicked her fingers, and tiny specks of light fell from her fingertips.

In the blink of an eye, Ji Liu was fully recovered, and after Ji Xue vomited a few mouthfuls of blood, her pale face visibly regained its color.

"Thank you." Tong Shan nodded in thanks.

“We’re all on the same side, so it’s easy to talk.” Xu Ranshuang waved her hand dismissively. “You should think about how to explain this to Old Deng. The old man is getting on in years and his temper isn’t very good.”

"Bullshit! You're talking about me to my face?"

From the crack in the ground, a figure with a full head of white hair walked out with his hands behind his back. He looked around, assessed the situation, and without asking any questions, looked towards the Empire.

"What's going on? Is this the start of a film?"

Lin Shouyi, the head of the Special Operations Division of the Security Bureau in Tacheng, turned his head and grinned at the person opposite him: "I've been waiting for this day for a long time. Who's first? I won't bully you. I'll give you a handicap and leave you with a whole corpse."

"You shameless bastard, Lin!" Eaton Max, Dorrner's second-in-command, finally arrived, his face ashen. "We were the ones who targeted them first!"

Lin Shouyi rolled his eyes: "The jurisdiction is ours."

"The jurisdiction has been cancelled!"

"Even if it's canceled, you can't just do whatever you want." Lin Shouyi sneered: "If I remember correctly, it's clearly written in the agreement—even if the jurisdiction is canceled, the actions still need to be reported. Did you report it? Did I sign it?"

If you think that if you target someone today, that person will die, what will you do if you target me tomorrow?
"I'm too old for you to handle. That's enough, let's call it a day. If you insist on making trouble, I'm not one to back down."

"You killed my men!"

"You deserved to die, you blind fool. You came to someone else's territory with so many men and still couldn't win. You were a disgrace even alive. My men have done your secret service a favor by eliminating a menace. Why don't you say thank you?"

……

After a barrage of sarcastic remarks, the Empire's side persisted, while Old Deng from the Security Bureau began to fully utilize his version advantage.

The matter wasn't over until it reached the temporary arbitration committee of both parties, and there's likely still a lot of saga going on, but for now it's considered temporarily resolved.

After watching the people from the Empire leave, Old Deng snorted coldly, spat, stomped his foot, and the wreckage on the ground quickly returned to its original state.

He turned around, glanced at Tong Shan, asked nothing, and simply waved his hand: "Alright, as long as you won, I'll take care of anything, no matter how big the problem is. Pack up and go home."

Tong Shan nodded, but instead of stepping aside, he handed over a page from the notebook.

Lin Shouyi took it with a puzzled look, and the nonchalant expression on his face immediately disappeared.

The sky gradually darkened.

Soon, he grinned again, patted Tong Shan's shoulder hard, and said with a big smile, "You little rascal, you've got guts! You actually caught a big one!"
"Alright, this time you deserve the most credit. This time, Heaven bestows blessings upon you, and I will personally recommend you!"

A sudden silence fell, and everyone was stunned and incredulous. Their expressions became incredibly varied.

Xu Ranshuang smiled without saying a word. The others had different expressions. Jin Wuyan's expression suddenly became tense. He opened his mouth as if to speak, but said nothing. His expression twitched.

He was consumed by jealousy and hatred.

The Heavenly Commander bestows blessings upon the chosen ones, with the orthodox power of the Heavenly Origin. The benefits are countless... There are only two spots available in the entire Central Plains Operations Department. The first one was reserved by Xu Ranshuang, who has made great contributions and saved countless lives. So how did Tong Shan manage to snag the only remaining spot?

How long has he been here? Less than a year!
He's nobody!
Tong Shan remained calm and composed, without any formalities, simply nodding without showing the slightest humility.

Ignoring everything else, Lin Shouyi walked straight toward Ji Jue and examined him closely.

"This little girl is even more pleasing to the eye than Lu Yingyue described. Tsk tsk, she has quite a bit of my handsome charm back in the day."

He pinched his chin, then suddenly grinned:
"Name your price, kid."

(End of this chapter)