Soul Trigger

Chapter 580 Abnormality
"Old Man is still following up on this. There seems to be a significant problem here, which is why he didn't even attend today's gathering."

Ji Ruoxi frowned:
“This is no small matter. If what Shu saw is true, the Grand Duke of White Island is currently within the territory, which might affect today’s gathering…”

"That's why the gathering was postponed until today. It seems that my father is trying to confirm the Duke's whereabouts, and the Third Prince is also there."

If the harm is extremely great, this meeting will never take place under any circumstances; you have to believe him on that point.

The inside story is probably beyond our reach, so there's no need to worry too much; just leave it to them.

As for us, we just need to be careful today.

Even if all else fails, today two great mountains stand here, the sky may fall but the calamity will be borne by the Lord of Calamity, and the earth may crack open but the lonely tomb king will be sewn up.

Ji Ruoxi smiled slightly at this, and agreed wholeheartedly.

The two walked briskly through the gathering area. People around them noticed his identity as the heir of Yuanling and tried to approach him for a chat, but they were all stopped by the guards of Yuanling Royal Palace.

Among them was a Silla man who looked particularly anxious, wearing the emblem of the Gaoxing Group on his chest, but Ji Li was busy finding El Salvador and didn't notice him at all.

"No."

Ji Ruoxi frowned: "What do you mean, 'nothing'?"

"The control center has reported that no trace of El Salvador has been found in the rally area, which is not right."

"But the people at the entrance made it clear that El Salvador had already entered."

“Something feels off. You should go directly to the monitoring team.”

"how about you?"

Ji Li tapped the headset:

"People from White Island have appeared in the exhibition area. Shu has also escaped from Menis and is now disguised to meet me."

"Alright, even though this is our territory today, you should still be careful."

"Relax."

Ji Li and Ji Ruoxi parted ways.

He adjusted the current values ​​of will and affinity using two-dimensional distortion.

He hasn't been idle these past few days; he's become increasingly proficient in using this ability that he developed himself.

In addition, the spiritual circuit that Da Lei helped Ji Li separate from the stone dragon is also an interesting thing.

The purpose of that thing is to use the fragments of the Great Thunder's time domain as energy to leverage other powerful spiritual entities for its own use.

Its core logic is to absorb and utilize external spiritual forces that are relatively weak compared to its own powerful energy source, when such energy is not its own.

As long as the absorbed power is at the spiritual quality level and does not exceed the spiritual quality level of the energy source itself, it can be absorbed.

The upper limit of the absorption capacity depends on the upper limit of the spiritual circuit's carrier.

So Ji Li used the dragon ring his father gave him as a vessel, and had Cool Girl help him absorb some of the Lonely Tomb King's spiritual essence.

The components absorbed are completely different in nature from the blood essence taken by the film.

The blood spiritual power that Felin took from the stone dragon was actually the result of a personality relic being completely absorbed.

Ji Li absorbed the spiritual energy released by the Lonely Tomb King; every bit used reduces the amount available.

If used in battle, Ji Li can also absorb the opponent's spiritual essence, temporarily gaining an additional spiritual power.

As for this dragon ring, it's already fully charged and can barely unleash one of Lonely Tomb King's sword strikes.

Ji Li stroked the dragon ring as he arrived at the meeting area of ​​various secret societies.

This area has been transformed into a spacious exhibition hall, with exhibits neatly arranged throughout.

The most eye-catching item is naturally the "Moon Devourer," located in the center of the exhibition hall and guarded by several fanged ninjas and a royal guard.

Despite being on display, this item was completely concealed from view compared to other spiritual treasures displayed in transparent cases; one could only detect its spiritual aura.

However, given the "Moon Devourer's" ability to obscure reality, it's so powerful that you can't even smell the aroma; you can only see the outer coffin box.

At this moment, Ji Li's soul trigger was activated, and his gaze fell on a woman who was wearing a black and gold cloak and was completely covered up.

"homesick?"

The hand that suddenly appeared on his shoulder made Shu's eyes flash with crimson gold. Through his contract with Ji Li, he realized it was him and turned his head to meet his gaze.

Shu's black and gold cloak covered her completely, and the lower half of the brown-skinned girl's pretty face was hidden by a veil on the bridge of her nose, revealing only her eyes and bangs on her forehead.
"Family?"

Ji Li pointed to the "Moon-Swallowing Coffin," and Shu immediately recalled the jackal coffin she had once been in. She frowned and stared at Ji Li.

"I am angry."

"Sorry, just kidding. But you seemed really engrossed in watching?"

Because of the contract, Shu and he have a close relationship, and a pat on the shoulder wouldn't startle him.

Blackie turned his head and looked again at the coffin-shaped box:

"I can't see through this thing."

Ji Li frowned:

"That's interesting. After all, he was just one step away from touching the paradox, so it's quite fitting that the spirit communication tools he made have such an effect."

Shu seemed somewhat dissatisfied, or rather, resentful:
"It's just because my divinity has been concealed."

"I know you're powerful, God. Now, can you come with me to find Salvado?"

Ji Li pulled Shu to look at a corner of the exhibition.

There, Willard III, leaning on his cane, was talking to other foreigners dressed in various styles.

Next to them was an open exhibit that looked like a small ballista, and it was unclear which country's secret society it belonged to.

"Did you see anything?"

Shu's eyes blazed with crimson gold as he set his sights on Willard. After a few moments of silence, he began to trace various pieces of information about Willard.

And from it, one figure was observed:
"Brown curly hair, white patches on his face, and much taller than you."

"?"

Ji Li glanced at Shu, suspecting that this guy was deliberately provoking her as a small retaliation for his earlier teasing about her "homesickness".

After sleeping for so many years, she still looks like a little girl:
"His appearance matches that of someone with vitiligo, and his hair color is also similar. Can you see any recent activity he's been doing?"

Don't underestimate me.

Although Shu, in his human nature, couldn't see everything about El Salvador through Willard III, he could still glean insights into El Salvador's recent activities from his social media connections with the country.
"El Salvador has gone into hiding."

"Hide?"

Shu nodded:
"He disappeared from the consulate on White Island two days ago, and informed Willard III in the middle of the night of his disappearance that he would remain in hiding until the start of today's core meeting."

In other words, he was disguised... because he was deliberately avoiding Shu's presence? Considering the entrance to the other world he hid in the office, Ji Li thought this was highly likely:
Can you see where he is now?

"No, but if Willard can share information with us directly, I can glean more information from it."

Ji Li nodded slightly.

Blackie was very cooperative today and didn't slack off in his actions, which was worthwhile for the secret ship he commissioned Qin to sink in Europe a couple of days ago.

Basically, it's very difficult to get Shu's Eye of Truth for free.

To get her to take action and broaden her horizons, we must "carry out her will."

It's actually quite simple: when the people of Hongtu are unlucky, Shu is happy.

He looked at Shu thoughtfully:
"What if we could directly scan the entire venue using surveillance cameras?"

Shu deactivated her ability and silently turned her head away:
"Do you want to work me to death, or do you want to kill me?"

Indeed, it's impossible for a person to deeply observe the massive amount of information about so many people all at once.

Another point is that these people are all members of a state-level secret society, behind which lie various secrets such as the Cluster Spiritual Pivot. The current Shu cannot bear such a large and numerous observation costs.

“I will have my guards provide you with cover and keep you under constant surveillance. I’ll go and greet our Sir Willard…”

Ji Li lowered his affinity with spiritual energy to prevent Willard from recognizing his identity through sensing spiritual energy.

This guy witnessed his confrontation with the council of eight back in Silla, unaware that Ling Sizi Ji Li was actually Ji Li.

Willard must have seen Ji Li's current appearance through intelligence, but just like Qin, photos and videos won't expose Ji Li's disguise.

If they met face to face, Willard would definitely be able to recognize him through the special fluctuations on his body; he was Ji Li, the one who should have died at the hands of the Tower of Babel.

There's no need to expose this information to this guy, so the benefits of the two-dimensional distortion ability are once again demonstrated.

At this moment, a connection was made to Ji Li's invisible earpiece:

"Ji Li, where are you right now?" It was Yan Xiyu's voice.

At this moment, Cool Girl is working with the people from the Dragon Vein Convention Bureau, responsible for providing necessary coordination for visitors from other countries.

Although they are all foreign trainees with considerable combat capabilities, they are not needed here as bodyguards; only their original nationality is required.

"This side of the exhibition hall, are you coming over?"

Cool Girl glanced at her partner Roy, who was peeking at her from the side, but Roy turned away the moment their eyes met.

"I'm still in charge of the Dragon Vein Convention Bureau, but there aren't many people from Silla. They'll be here in a bit."

Silla?

"Do I know anyone there?"

“There are people from the Special Administration Bureau, but they are not acquaintances of yours. The people from the Keton Federation, however, are acquaintances of yours.”

"Oh? Who is it?"

"Cha Chan-ho".

After the connection was lost, Roy's voice came from beside Yan Xiyu:

"Finished?"

He handed Yan Xiyu a glass of water, which the latter thanked him for, took it, and gulped down a mouthful.
"Ah."

"Are you a friend?"

"Yes, my boyfriend."

Roy's expression froze for a moment, then quickly returned to normal and smiled:
"Haha... You found it after only a few days in Mirage City?"

Yan Xiyu gave him a strange look:
“I’ve always had it.”

"Really? Who is it? What's their name?" Roy said with a grin, his face full of disbelief, but a hint of nervousness unconsciously showed in his eyes.

"have you seen."

I've seen it before?
Yan Xiyu glanced at Luo Yi out of the corner of her eye. She was actually quite helpless about this suitor.

"It's the handsome guy you met after you followed me out that day but got lost."

? !
Roy's expression stiffened, and he quickly said:

"I...you've misunderstood! Captain, I was just worried about your safety..."

"You know I'm going to find my biological father, so what's there to worry about in terms of safety?"

A hint of urgency flashed in Roy's eyes. The matter of Yuanling's heir was not important; the captain was probably just making excuses for him.

However, it's important that this stalking is misunderstood:

"Captain, can I explain this? Captain..."

At this moment, a Silla man greeted Yan Xiyu, who turned around and started chatting with him. Roy's words caught in his throat, and he glared at the Silla man.

At this moment in the exhibition hall, Willard did not notice Ji Li's approach, because he and several others were talking about the psychic device that looked like a small ballista next to them, with puzzled expressions.

This is a special psychic artifact, a type of item sold by the White Island Dark Side Oversight Group, and therefore an exhibit that can be used publicly.

Willard stayed in this exhibition area for the time being, also taking the opportunity to introduce his own things to other members of secret societies.

But for some reason, this thing seems to be broken. It has been pointing in the same direction since just now, and I don't know what it is pointing at, since there are quite a few people in this exhibition hall.

But upon further investigation in that direction, Willard saw a young man with a sharp aura and extraordinary willpower walking towards him.

Noticing his face, Willard's gaze sharpened:
The heir of Yuanling.

Looking again at the spirit communication tool, it was pointing in a different direction.

alright?

Seeing that the spiritual artifacts had begun to function normally, the arrival of Yuanling's heir left him no time to ponder the exhibits further.

He put on a smile and went to greet her.

Ji Li was slightly distracted because of Yan Xiyu's communication earlier:
Cha Chan-ho joined the Illuminati of the Keton Federation, but what about Cha Ri?
To be honest, these two guys don't know about my faked death yet. The impact of it back then should have diminished a lot in Silla. I can take this opportunity to tell them.

Lost in thought, Ji Li also saw Willard III approaching and smiled.

Let's find El Salvador first.

His gaze then fell on the psychic artifact behind Willard III, because it looked like a small crossbow with a sharp tip, as if it were aimed at him, which made him feel somewhat uncomfortable.

But then, a strange thing happened.

The moment Ji Li's gaze fell upon the spirit communication tool, the sharp tip that had been pointing at Ji Li suddenly twisted away to another location.

Ji Li: ?
(End of this chapter)