After I stopped trying, a rich woman trained me into a demon emperor.

He shouted urgently:

"I have value! I know the route to the Third Court of the Underworld, I know the list of people around Zhou Ran, and I even know the night Lin Qingxue was born..."

The underground laboratory shook violently, and the pipes and wiring on the ceiling groaned under the strain, with dust and debris falling like rain.

The piercing alarm sounded throughout the underground space.

"Warning! The outer barrier is under attack!"

"The first layer of supernatural protection has shattered!"

"Second layer virtual isolation device activated!"

The last bit of color drained from Zhao Tao's face, and his limbs went weak.

"Zhou Ran is here?"

The monitor screen displayed static, then the image became clear.

Fatty Wang carried a golden staff that was almost twice his height. Behind him, a hundred demon soldiers stood silently like iron towers, their murderous aura almost overflowing from the screen.

Fatty Wang grinned at the camera and waved.

"Young Master Zhao, open the door."

"Community delivers warmth."

On the ground, several Holy Radiance ability users rushed out, and flames, ice spikes, and lightning bolts rained down on Fatty Wang.

The Buddhist prayer beads around Wang Pangzi's neck and wrist emitted dazzling golden light, and a golden Buddha phantom, hundreds of feet tall, rose from the ground, managing to withstand the first wave of concentrated magical attacks.

He was jolted back half a step by the force of the impact, and a smirk appeared on his face.

"It hurts quite a bit."

Behind him, a hundred demon soldiers drew their swords in unison, their demonic energy soaring into the sky.

Fatty Wang immediately added, "But he doesn't have as bad a temper as my brother."

One hundred demon soldiers charged at once!

The demonic energy gathered into a wave, crashing heavily against the supernatural barrier, producing a series of chilling cracking sounds.

Outside the laboratory, the virtual reality equipment had been activated, and a layer of gray light film descended, attempting to repel the demonic soldiers along with the laws they carried.

Fatty Wang raised his staff and laughed.

"I'm not familiar with Buddhist affairs, but I'm familiar with demolition and relocation."

He slammed his staff down!

The golden light and demonic energy intertwined, like a giant hammer striking a city, crashing heavily onto the gray light membrane.

Click!

The light film was covered with countless cracks.

With a loud bang!

The first door shattered.

The second door was torn open with a large gap by the combined efforts of the demon soldiers.

On the third basement level, Zhao Tao listened to the approaching footsteps and piercing screams from above, and his whole body trembled uncontrollably.

The researcher's expression also betrayed his shock: "The teleportation was brought forward."

"It's too late!"

Zhao Tao yanked off all the cables from his body, lunged at the communications station, and yelled at the top of his lungs:

"Zhou Ran! Zhou Ran, can you hear me?! I have the coordinates of the Holy Radiance Treasury! I'll trade my life! I'll trade my life!"

All the lights in the laboratory dimmed simultaneously.

A rune burning with black and gold flames suddenly lit up in front of Zhao Tao.

Zhou Ran's voice came from there, his tone was flat, but every word was like an icicle, chilling one's soul.

"Do you even have the right to talk?"

Zhao Tao knelt down with a thud, facing the talisman as if he were facing the eyes of a god.

"I know! The Holy Light Asia Control Center isn't on land, it's at sea! It's a medical ship! All their secrets are on that ship!"

The laboratory's alloy door was kicked open.

Fatty Wang strode in and was taken aback when he saw Zhao Tao kneeling on the ground.

"Wow, you're pretty skilled at your job."

Zhao Tao ignored him completely and kowtowed frantically to the talisman.

"Zhou Ran, I can still testify!"

Zhao Shijiang was also involved!

The night Lin Qingxue was born, my dad was in charge of clearing the area around the hospital. He gave Shenghui a list of all suspicious witnesses!

Zhou Ran's voice remained steady.

"evidence."

With trembling hands, Zhao Tao pulled a silver key shaped like a USB flash drive from his pocket.

"This is temporary access granted to me by Sheng Hui, allowing me to log in to the main database!"

I also know part of the route!

Zhou Ran said, "Two choices."

Zhao Tao stopped moving.

"Produce all the evidence and remain alive for trial."

"...And the second one?"

"They don't even have the right to be tried."

Zhao Tao's lips turned purple, and his body trembled even more violently.

He understood completely.

For Zhou Ran, death was never a release. Sometimes, being judged was the last resort for survival.

His mental defenses completely collapsed.

I said!

I'll tell you everything!

"The Saint Radiance Asia Control Center, codenamed White Gull, is registered as the 'St. Mary International Medical Aid Ship'!"

"The ship has laboratories, a sanatorium for the wealthy, training pods for those with special abilities, and another layer of sealed chambers housing individuals with special physical attributes gathered from all over the world!"

"Marcus's earliest record of making a deal with the Moon Emperor's lingering regret is also on that ship!"

The runes remained silent for a moment.

Zhao Tao cried out, "I've finished! Zhou Ran, I've finished! Promise to spare my soul for trial!"

Zhou Ran's voice rang out:

"Fatty Wang".

Fatty Wang chuckled and stepped forward, grabbing Zhao Tao's head.

Zhao Tao screamed:

"What are you doing?!"

Fatty Wang took out a string of blessed Buddhist beads and put them directly around Fatty Wang's neck.

"Don't worry, I'll put a leash on you to prevent you from getting lost."

Before he could finish speaking, the chains of sin from the underworld tore through the void and pierced straight into Zhao Tao's soul. Ignoring his screams, they forcibly ripped his soul from his body!

Zhao Tao rolled on the ground and howled in pain.

In the dark corners of the laboratory, the shadows of the wronged souls he had killed appeared one by one.

They didn't pounce.

They just surrounded him.

Watching him.

Zhao Tao's cries grew increasingly hoarse.

Zhou Ran's voice rang out again.

"Take it back to the underworld."

"Let him deal with each case one by one."

Fatty Wang nodded: "Understood."

The chain of sin dragged Zhao Tao's soul toward a newly opened crevice in the underworld.

Zhao Tao suddenly seemed to remember something, and abruptly looked up, his face showing a mixture of fear and malice.

"Zhou Ran!"

"My dad isn't dead!"

"Zhao Shijiang was transformed into a door opener by Sheng Hui!"

"He's on that ship!"

A cold wind swept through.

Zhao Tao's figure was pulled into the darkness and disappeared.

Inside the laboratory, only the silver key remained, spinning on the floor.

Fatty Wang picked up the key and swallowed hard.

"Brother, the sea instance... is open."

Zhou Ran's voice came from the runes.

"Locking coordinates."

"Tonight, Qing Shenghui."

Jiangcheng Manor.

Inside the underground array's core.

Zhou Ran stood in the center of the formation, the gate pattern on his chest not yet healed. The Moon Emperor's silver blood sealed deep inside occasionally struck him, bringing a sharp, piercing pain.

He opened his palm, and Zhao Tao's silver key lay there quietly.

He didn't ask anyone.

The phantom of the bone pen appeared at his fingertips and touched the key.

"untie."

One word.

The key shattered into countless points of light, which then converged in mid-air to form a huge, semi-transparent three-dimensional structure.

A white hospital ship.

The ship's structure is complex, with layers upon layers, making it look like a steel honeycomb floating on the sea.

Zhou Ran's gaze swept over them.