The villains are redeemed, and the heroines cry and beg for forgiveness.

After a pause, Ye Ding said meaningfully, "Because I discovered that the once unbroken group of elders seems to have become somewhat disharmonious. The reason is that non-Azure Dragon City forces are involved. One is the succubus general Lilith from the Abyss, and then... even warriors from the Far East City have joined in."

"Haha, you know what I mean, right? The connection between Azure Dragon City, Vermilion Bird City, and Far East City—and Elder Shu is actually thinking of cooperating with the martial artists of Far East City? Some deeply rooted things won't disappear so easily."

"Perhaps Far East City does have some attractive things—after all, it's not easy for the warriors of Far East City to persuade an elder like Shu. If there wasn't something good, I really can't think of any reason why that elder would agree. But cooperating with Far East City is the original sin!"

"No matter what the reason, there will always be elders who will not agree, after all, that is the Far East City."

There are even martial artists from the Far East City involved?

This was something Gu Ran hadn't expected.

Cooperating with the warriors of the Far East City and with the demons of the Abyss, the current ruling center's elders are truly incompetent.

It looks like something out of a "traitor to the dragon" or a "traitor to humanity."

How did Azure Dragon City fall into the hands of such insects?

Such a ruling center must be overthrown.

“Alright, my mission is complete. They should have discovered us by now,” Ye Ding suddenly said.

Gu Ran frowned slightly. With his ability to blend into his surroundings, he instantly sensed that several people were indeed approaching them.

"Don't be surprised, I didn't betray you. I just followed Xue Yingsong's instructions to lure them over for you," Ye Ding explained. "Xue Yingsong meant that you don't lack strength, you're just not very familiar with Canglong City, so my task was to lure them to your side. Conversely, luring you to their side would have the same effect."

However, Ye Ding's explanation did not put Gu Ran at ease; instead, it left her even more speechless.

Luring the monster?

This is way too much... trusting him? They really believe he can kill those Elders and successfully carry out the decapitation plan?

Moreover, from Ye Ding's words, Gu Ran guessed something. He looked at Ye Ding and said, "You mean they actually suspected you and were monitoring you, and when you came to see me, they discovered us..."

Ye Ding nodded: "That's right, that's exactly it. I didn't conceal my tracks. The surveillance devices that are everywhere in the central area can easily capture me and then deduce my route. Although the place you found is a blind spot for the surveillance devices, once they see me enter this blind spot and then not appear in other monitored areas, they will definitely know that there is a problem here."

"I don't know how they'll react, but I imagine they'll send someone to check. I wonder if Elder Shu is there. If not, I'll need to take you to them. Sigh, this is really a headache."

Gu Ran roughly understood Ye Ding's thoughts.

Ye Ding's seemingly aimless wandering around the central area was actually a way to make himself easier to find.

He knew that Xue Yingsong would send someone to carry out the decapitation operation, and his task was simply to lead this person to the elders. Whether the elders found them or they found the elders, he would have completed his mission.

The ruling elites were not entirely without suspicion of Ye Ding. After all, even a powerful martial artist like Li Zhongming had failed and hadn't returned yet, while Ye Ding, a physically weak psychic, had returned unharmed.

Anyone with a normal IQ would have suspicions, but those elders didn't show it yet, wanting to observe what kind of conspiracy Ye Ding might be plotting.

Interestingly, both sides are practically playing their cards openly.

Both sides could guess some of the other's plans, but neither revealed them, waiting for him to appear as the person who would bring things to a turning point.

After their conversation, Gu Ran's trust in Ye Ding increased considerably.

After all, even if Ye Ding really wanted to resort to tricks, it seemed there was no room for maneuver, as both sides had doubts about him.

Moreover, his task was not difficult. It wasn't about infiltrating enemy forces, turning against them at a crucial moment, or changing the situation. It was simply about leading a way.

So the question now is, who is coming? Is it a senior figure in the ruling center, or someone else?

Three people came to check on the situation.

Even though these three people are all Elders of the Primordial Order, they only make up half the number of Elders of the Primordial Order, but this is exactly what Gu Ran wanted.

After all, although he was strong, he had only fought against one elder, Shu.

He had no idea about the strength of the other elders.

Gu Ran was somewhat uncertain about dealing with six elders at once.

If there were only three Elders, he could test their strength first. Gu Ran felt that he should be able to withstand three Elders.

"Let me guess, this guy is your contact, right? He relayed the information you gathered back to Xue Yingsong. Hehe, it's a pity you were still one step behind. That old guy Li Zhongming didn't even come back, but this S-class ability user came back safely all by himself. When asked about Li Zhongming's whereabouts, he actually said he didn't know."

“We’ve suspected him since then, and Xue Yingsong has seized the broadcasting system and made a broadcast. So he’ll definitely make a move next. Let me guess, is he trying to slowly turn the people around us against us and then make them fight us to the death?”

"Heh, he always likes to use these tricks of hiding his true intentions and staying in the shadows, but we're not falling for that anymore."

A person with a dragon's head, human body, and dragon tail floated in the air, looking down at Gu Ran and Ye Ding. Beside him were two young men.

Gu Ran was slightly disappointed; it seemed that it wasn't the three elders who had come.

That's true, we can't ask the boss to handle everything, otherwise what's the point of having you subordinates?

"He is Du Shang, one of the more special ones among the six elders. He is an S-class beast-type ability user with the ability to transform into a dragon. However, because his body is incredibly strong, he prefers close combat and is more like a martial arts master without a martial arts golden core."

Ye Ding explained to Gu Ran.

A martial arts master without a martial arts golden core?

Isn't this the same type as me?

Gu Ran's eyes lit up.

His current state is that his physical strength is incredibly powerful, but because he lacks a special ability crystal core and his dantian is destroyed, he is unable to mobilize the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

But relying solely on his physical strength, he killed Li Zhongming with a single punch.

Therefore, Gu Ran's self-assessment is that he is a martial arts master without a martial arts golden core.

I never expected to encounter a top-tier expert of the same type.

Gu Ran was somewhat excited by the prospect.

I don't know if his body is stronger or mine?

Gu Ran gazed at Du Shang's strong physique, lost in thought.

Because he was unaware that Li Zhongming had been killed by Gu Ran, and because Gu Ran's body showed no signs of spiritual energy fluctuations, Du Shang did not take Gu Ran seriously, assuming he was just an ordinary person unable to cultivate.

However, the fact that this cultivation failure dared to stare at him so boldly filled him with displeasure.

The symbol of Azure Dragon City is the Azure Dragon, and his special ability is to transform into an Azure Dragon. Although it is only a three-clawed Azure Dragon, this special advantage has allowed him to receive a lot of preferential treatment in Azure Dragon City.

Some ordinary people, upon seeing his dragon form, might even mistake him for the guardian deity of Azure Dragon City and worship him.

This advantage was also the reason he was able to smoothly enter the ruling center.

Only the other elders and a handful of people, including the president of Lanxin University, treated him as an equal, and he only recognized these few as qualified.

As for everyone else…

Du Shang did not believe that they had the right to look him in the eye as equals.

"Hmph, they really don't know their own limitations."

A faint aura of pressure emanated from Du Shang and descended upon Gu Ran.

For such useless people who cannot cultivate, this slight pressure is enough to make them kneel on the ground and die.

This is punishment for his rudeness!

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To Du Shang's surprise, under his pressure, this cultivation waste who dared to offend him showed no sign of distress.

He frowned slightly and intensified his oppressive aura.

Gu Ran looked at Du Shang with some surprise. The other party had suddenly fallen silent after speaking, and then glared at him and winked.

What does it mean?

What does he want to express?

"His ability possesses a kind of oppressive aura similar to psychic abilities. If someone who doesn't understand it is caught off guard at first, they are likely to suffer some losses. You need to be careful," Ye Ding explained from the side.

Gu Ran suddenly realized.

Could it be that he just exerted pressure on me?

It's just that it's similar to a psychic ability, so I didn't feel it at all?

After exchanging winks and glances for a while, Du Shang also sensed Gu Ran's special nature.

“Interesting.” Du Shang looked Gu Ran over again. “You’re definitely got some skills. No wonder you were assigned to this important mission. It’s just that you were unlucky to have met me. Otherwise, you would definitely have grown into someone important in the future.”

Du Shang had no intention of continuing the conversation with Gu Ran and the others. After saying that, he immediately began to act.

"He's your problem to solve; I'll capture this traitor."

Du Shang swooped down from the sky and headed straight for Ye Ding.

Compared to Gu Ran, Ye Dingcai was the person he valued more.

However, although he valued it, it was only relatively speaking. In reality, he didn't really take Ye Ding, this S-level ability user, very seriously.

Although both are S-class ability users, he was confident that he could take down Ye Ding in one move.

A fierce glint flashed in Du Shang's eyes.

Although he had long suspected and suspected Ye Ding's rebellion, he was still somewhat annoyed when he actually discovered that Ye Ding had betrayed them.

Such people must be severely punished as a warning to others!

As he swooped down, he transformed into the body of a blue dragon, his skin covered with a layer of blue scales.

His claws gleamed coldly, waiting to pierce Ye Ding's chest with a single blow.