A heretical cultivator in Bureau 749, I'm the fiercest at pulling out tendons and skinning peop

Zhang Quan shuddered and instantly snapped back to reality.

Damn it! Now is not the time to be spacing out!

"Open it for me!!!"

Zhang Quan let out a low growl, throwing all notions of a slow and steady approach and the importance of protecting newborn organs to the winds!

The Golden Eyes of Truth Unleashed, at full power!

"Buzz—!"

The two pale golden lights in his eyes suddenly blazed brightly, like two searchlights suddenly turned up to their highest power. The dazzling golden light even shone through his eye sockets, illuminating his entire face in a golden glow!

"Ugh—!"

A sharp, stabbing pain shot through my eyes, and the edges of my vision were instantly stained crimson. Warm liquid trickled down my cheeks.

Damn it! So what if I'm blind!

At worst... after this is all over, I'll ask Brother Ji to gouge out my eyes, let him swallow them to disinfect them, and then put them back in the same way!

Now, show me clearly!

The vision of the Golden Eyes of Truth was pushed to its limit, and the world before him instantly shed all appearances, transforming into the most essential flow of "Tao" and "Li".

He stared intently in Ji Zuodao's direction, his gaze piercing through the true nature of "Zhao Shanhe's" kind smile—

Beneath it lay a turbid, grayish-white primordial mass, twisting and writhing wildly, attempting to mimic the human form yet never quite achieving perfection!

And, deep within the origin, faintly emerges the imprint of rules that share the same origin as the aura of this gray and white land!

This is not a demon in my heart!

This is fucking—

"Holy crap! Oh no—!!!"

Zhang Quan's pupils contracted sharply. With all his might, he pulled at his already hoarse neck and let out a distorted roar towards Ji Zuodao's direction:

"Run—!!! Brother Ji! Run!!!"

"That's not Old Master Zhao! That's...that's the core anomaly hidden in this ghostly place! It's it! It's in disguise!!!"

Almost as soon as he shouted those words, another, even more terrifying piece of information about a change in the rules, fed back by the Golden Eye of Truth, drenched his soul like ice water.

His voice was distorted, filled with boundless terror, as he roared across the entire battlefield:

"Attention everyone! The rules of this area have been changed! Resurrection... the resurrection rule has been forcibly cancelled!!!"

"What?!?"

After a brief silence, screams erupted from all directions!

The smiles on the faces of all the investigators and Qi practitioners who were "exchanging ideas enthusiastically" instantly froze.

Almost simultaneously, many people finally followed Zhang Quan's horrified gaze and noticed the strange situation on Ji Zuodao's side—

Before Ji Zuodao, "Zhao Shanhe" was still smiling, but that smile, in the eyes of the terrified crowd, now revealed a chilling and sinister quality.

boom!

The image of the giant spirit god appeared, with two Xuanhua axe-like blades poised to strike.

"Help!!"

"Stop it!!"

The investigators closest to the scene were filled with rage, their spiritual energy surging as they prepared to rush forward.

But just then—

"roar--!!!"

"Leave it here—!"

Those Dharma Aspect Realm inner demons who were originally beaten to the point of near death and could only lie down and wait to die, now seemed to have been injected with ten pounds of chicken blood, bursting out with amazing power and tightly binding their respective opponents!

Some grabbed his legs, some locked his throat, and some even risked injury for injury, damaging their own appearance, dragging him relentlessly!

For a moment, it actually held back those around who were trying to rescue them!

A similar unexpected change occurred on Zhang Yucheng's side!

The gray-white Venus Dharma Image, which was tightly locked by the Golden Rope and the Zhou Tian Star Array, suddenly began to collapse and boil in reverse with its spiritual power!

A devastating, heart-stopping wave suddenly swept out!

Self-destruction?!

It's going to self-destruct?!

If someone at the Divine Power Realm were to self-destruct, no one here would survive.

Zhang Yucheng's face darkened. Without time to think, he changed his hand seals, and the dazzling light of the Venus Dharma Image shone brightly, and the Zhou Tian Star Array was fully activated.

The immense power of the stars pressed down like a millstone, forcibly suppressing and channeling the violent self-destructing spiritual energy!

For a moment, they were tied down and unable to spare any attention!

"Damn it! Have all these inner demons gone mad?!"

"The resurrection rules are gone! How dare they?!"

While struggling with his inner demons that were retaliating fiercely, someone roared in a mixture of shock and anger.

Yes, how dare they?

The answer, in that very instant, had already entered the "heart" of every inner demon.

"Hold them off."

"There is no need to fear death. Once I resolve this variable, I will resurrect you all."

The inner demons don't know whether these words are true or false.

But do they even have a choice?

No.

Since death is inevitable either way, we might as well gamble on the fact that this core, uncanny person keeps their word.

If I win the gamble, I might really be able to be resurrected.

Losing the gamble... is just a matter of facing the inevitable outcome ahead of time.

And so, all the inner demons, blinded by rage, fought with all their might.

In the blink of an eye, as the rescue efforts were thwarted and the situation changed drastically—

In the distance, the colossal divine image that stood tall and imposing moved.

Without warning, the raised Xuanhua axe suddenly cleaved down!

It was filled with a destructive savagery and violence.

Before the axe blade even arrived, the terrifying gale and air pressure had already torn a bottomless chasm into the ground, and gray-white dust and gravel were swept into the sky!

Even the frenzied blood-winged black mosquitoes around were scattered and destroyed by this pure power storm!

"boom--!!!!!!"

The earth shook violently! Smoke and dust billowed into the sky!

That small area was instantly engulfed by endless dust and raging spiritual energy!

The swarm of mosquitoes emitted sharp hisses and rushed towards the giant spirit's avatar like madmen, biting wildly with their mouthparts, but they could not break through the extremely solid avatar's defense in a short time.

In the distance, at the edge of the smoke and dust.

Ji Zuodao held one of Qiqi by the back of her neck in each hand, like carrying two bewildered kittens.

From within the cuff, a thick, glossy, and incredibly elastic black tendon extended out like a living tentacle, its end tightly wrapped around Ji Zhengdao's waist, dragging him behind him like a piece of luggage.

Ji Zhengdao's face turned deathly pale, and his lips trembled.

Ji Zuodao was in no better shape; his forehead was covered in cold sweat, his chest heaving violently, and he was panting heavily.

They exchanged a glance and saw deep lingering fear and the palpitations of surviving a close call in each other's eyes.

Just a little bit more...

It was just a tiny bit off!

The moment Zhang Quan shouted "Run!", before the first syllable even finished, Ji Zuodao had already moved.

It wasn't because he recognized who Zhang Quan was calling, nor because he saw through "Zhao Shanhe's" disguise.

It's purely a survival instinct ingrained in the DNA of evil cultivators, deeply rooted in their bones—

Upon hearing the word "run," they would dash out thirty feet to warm up before making any moves.

Of course, this alertness was also related to the extreme vigilance he displayed the moment he first saw "Zhao Shanhe".

It wasn't that he noticed any flaws.

He was happily counting his money when the old man came over with a kind smile that said, "We're like family..."

Given Ji Zuodao's profound understanding of human nature, this behavior suggests that he has come here with a 99% chance of "sharing the spoils" and "offering guidance and support"!

His protectiveness of food... no, I mean his radar for protecting the fruits of his labor instantly went full speed!

Every cell in my body is screaming: Beware! Beware of any suspicious creature trying to get near your wallet! No matter how benevolent its smile!

So, when Zhang Quan's altered "run" tore through the air—

The taut string in Ji Zuodao's mind snapped with a "snap".

run!

No matter why! Just stay away first!

Ji Zuodao glanced again at the gradually dissipating smoke and dust in the distance, and at the terrifying axe-cut ravine within the smoke and dust, and couldn't help but shiver again, swallowing hard.

They're not here to divide the money, they're here to dismember the body!

Goodness...

If I had reacted even a fraction of a second slower, I'd probably be chopped into mincemeat by now.

Even Lu Zhishen would praise it, saying, "This meat sauce is so finely prepared; it contains exactly ten pounds of fat, ten pounds of lean meat, and ten pounds of cartilage—not a single bit is missing." It's a professionally made, top-notch meat sauce.