Eating bizarre things in public upgrades my status; the Special Affairs Bureau wants me to join them

"You...you are...the newly designated key development target of Kyoto University?! What?!?"

The lead investigator from Shanghai looked He Li over carefully, his voice tinged with doubt.

Upon hearing this, the expressions on the faces of his two partners changed slightly, clearly indicating that they remembered who He Li was, and they were even more alarmed by the fact that He Li had been so rashly stopped and that he had spoken such contemptuous words.

After all, He Li is quite famous.

He also enjoyed many privileges granted by Kyoto.

He was highly regarded by his superiors.

Lin Fan, the genius of Shanghai, seemed to be less important than He Li.

Anyone would feel uneasy and apprehensive if they were in the presence of such a person who spoke so arrogantly and rudely. It was already a good thing that these Shanghai investigators only showed a change in expression.

He Lijian did not deny being recognized.

"It's me, so what?"

"Are you still planning to stop me?"

"Don't blame me for not warning you, it seems your people are about to lose control of those ten-headed dragons."

"If it really gets out of control and causes injury or death to ordinary people in other cities, I think your lives will be completely over!"

Hearing this, the three people were not flustered.

"Excuse me, Mr. He."

They replied, "We have received orders that even you cannot interfere with our containment operation. Besides... besides, our containment will not have any problems."

"In Shanghai, we not only have Lin Fan here, but we've also deployed two prefecture-level investigators."

"Taking in this dragon will inevitably..."

boom!!!

Before they could finish speaking, a roar came from ahead.

Several people subconsciously looked up.

Before they could even figure out what was going on...

Then a roar was heard...

"Damn it! Go all out!!!"

"It also has other hidden abilities; if we don't go all out, we're damn well no match for it..."

Boom! The roar, tinged with fear and rage, abruptly ceased with a dull thud. All that could be seen was countless steel spears piercing through an invisible wall of air.

It then struck an investigator, pinning him deep underground.

The other three investigators from Shanghai...

Two people, suppressed by the Ten-Headed Dragon's invisible spiritual power and struck by the dilapidated building it threw out, fell motionless amidst a deafening roar.

The investigators watching from below saw this...

He was immediately both anxious and alarmed.

"What the hell is going on with this thing?"

"Could it control metal? The one who was just impaled in the ground by countless steel spears and whose fate was unknown... seemed to be... seemed to be a prefectural-level investigator, right?"

"That's right, it's Liu Ke, a district-level investigator from Shanghai. His supernatural abilities are said to be related to strengthening the body..."

"His strength is more than several hundred tons."

"His body can withstand swords and blades."

"Unexpectedly... such a powerful being, coupled with other Xuan-level and even Di-level investigators, couldn't even scratch that monster. It was severely injured in just one exchange..."

A prefecture-level investigator? That's it?

He Li sneered inwardly.

Then, he looked at the three people in front of him: "Is this what you meant by 'no problem'?"

He suddenly spoke in a cold voice, questioning him.

The three Shanghai investigators were sweating profusely.

Something seems off.

I thought that with the Shanghai Special Investigation Bureau sending out multiple Xuan-level and Di-level investigators to cooperate, they would be guaranteed to succeed. But now it seems like it won't work at all.

"Alright, enough with the nonsense."

"Get out of my way, I'll handle this."

Seeing that they remained silent, He Li was too lazy to waste any more words with them and waved his hand, intending to force his way through.

"This..." The three of them were somewhat flustered.

They wanted to stop them, but were also hesitant.

But just as they hesitated, a voice suddenly rang out from ahead, giving them the confidence to stop He Li: "Stop him. If anything happens, I, Lin Fan, will take care of it."

Lin Fan? He Li frowned as he looked over.

Sure enough, ahead, Lin Fan was already hovering in the air, stepping on a semi-transparent longsword.

Before heading to deal with the ten-headed dragon.

He even turned back to look at He Li...

"He Li, things are done in order of precedence. This dragon was first targeted by our Shanghai Special Bureau. You have no right to interfere before we give up."

"Don't expect to use your privileges either; as people with privileges at the same level, it won't work on me."

"So, you can just stay out of the way!"

"I'll take care of that dragon!"

Having said that, Lin Fan triumphantly rode away on his sword.

He Li squinted and remained silent upon hearing this.

As a genius also valued by Kyoto, Lin Fan's true strength should not be weak. Even if he cannot defeat the Ten-Horned Dragon, he should be able to hold his own for a few moves.

Therefore, He Li was no longer in a hurry.

What he's curious about now is the purpose of this group's insistence on taking in the ten-horned dragon on their own.

"Is it because of the mythical islands overseas?"

I recalled the conversation I overheard in Emei Mountain...

When He Li looked at the group of investigators from Shanghai, there was not a trace of the gentleness one should show to colleagues; all he could see was a faint disgust and sarcasm.

Because he had already guessed that Shanghai had sent people all the way from afar to help Lin Fan at top speed...

Their purpose was nothing more than to reach the mythical islands overseas.

Also for the path of refining qi that can lead to longevity.

These people wanted to achieve immortality...

Completely disregarding the potentially severe consequences for the surrounding city if the capture of the ten-horned dragon failed, they were only worried that other investigators would interfere with them and steal their credit.

They were also afraid that they would kill the ten-horned dragon.

That's why they tried to stop it.

"These people probably didn't even consider the consequences of not being able to contain the ten-horned dragon..."

"The Shanghai Special Affairs Bureau? Hmph!"

He Li secretly curled his lips, but saw that Lin Fan had already started fighting with the Ten-Horned Dragon. Lin Fan's supernatural power seemed to be a special power related to swordsmanship.

His figure transformed into a ten-zhang-long giant sword, surrounded by hundreds of smaller swords...

They formed a mighty current of swordsmanship...

With chilling killing intent, it charged fiercely towards the ten-horned dragon.

Those Shanghai investigators...

The ordinary investigators were all excited at the sight.

"It's Lin Fan! Lin Fan has made his move!!!"

"Transforming the body into a sword, the Flowing Sword Technique... It is said that each of these small swords he conjures is enough to pierce through steel, and now countless of these small swords form a torrent..."

"And then there's his own manifestation, whose power is even more terrifying; a single strike can cleave a giant sword capable of splitting the seawater..."

"Such a strike..."

"I doubt even this dragon could withstand it."

"Well, the Shanghai Special Affairs Bureau's goal is containment, not killing, so Lin Fan will probably hold back. But since this thing is too powerful, he won't keep too much of it..."

They were discussing it, and they were also looking forward to it.

They hoped Lin Fan could end this battle.

But then, in the next second...

Roar! ! !

A deafening roar was heard, and visible pale white sound waves spread out like waves, shattering the torrent of sword energy that Lin Fan had gathered, leaving only the giant sword.

immediately……

Bang!

The ten-horned dragon swung its claws, shattering the giant sword that Lin Fan had transformed into as if swatting a fly. Lin Fan's blood-spitting figure was sent flying hundreds of meters, crashing through a dilapidated building in the distance.

Silence! In an instant, the world fell silent.

Everyone stared wide-eyed, their eyes filled with terror...

"No...no, what's going on?"

"The torrent of swordsmanship... the torrent of swordsmanship... was it just broken by that dragon's roar? Even... it shattered Lin Fan's greatsword with a single swipe of its claw?"

"No, no, no, I must be seeing things!"

"That...that's Lin Fan!!!"

"He's someone who could instantly kill someone at the Third Realm, the Profound Knowledge Realm, and even overpower someone at the Void Control Realm with a mere flick of his wrist... He... he was just so easily hammered by that dragon???"

"Damn it, what's wrong with this dragon? How many more strange abilities does it have?"

"Just how powerful is it?"

"Can we...still beat it?"

Panic was written all over the investigators' faces.

However, some people forced themselves to remain calm.

"Don't panic, don't panic... I just saw it, He Li, the genius from our Shu Prefecture, is here too. Perhaps... perhaps if he also takes action, he can deal with this dragon?"

"Stop dreaming. Even Lin Fan can't do it, how could he? Lin Fan is a genius of the same level..."

The few relatively calm voices were quickly drowned out by the many pessimistic ones.

He Li, however, did not pay attention.

He merely glanced coldly at the three dumbfounded people in front of him.

"Get out of here!"

He gave a low shout, and this time, the three men dared not stop him. They retreated, their faces pale and their backs slunk. Lin Fan, who had just gotten up not far away, also saw He Li rushing over.

He couldn't help but sneer inwardly, "This idiot, he really doesn't know his own limitations?"

"I was slapped so hard I was crippled..."

"He actually dared to go up there?"

"Fine, if it's just me getting slapped and crippled by this dragon, people might think I'm weak and gossip about me behind my back. But if he gets slapped and crippled too..."

"Then it's not that I'm weak."

"It's just that this dragon is simply too powerful!"

Thinking of this, Lin Fan suddenly felt a surge of malicious hope that He Li would be crippled, and he looked at He Li's back with considerable anticipation...