Lord of All, my talent is SSS level.

"No wonder the original survival mission was only to survive in Fugui Town for three days."

"In a world filled with demons and monsters, and with some source of chaos still existing, even a first-tier lord has to be very careful to survive."

Zhao Yi immediately gained a basic understanding of the mission.

Even though a Tier 1 lord is far superior to an ordinary person, he is still in great danger when facing extraordinary powers such as Taoist magic and sorcery.

For example, the poisonous mist spewed out by the giant blue serpent earlier would have been fatal to most other lords without a defensive lord talent like Water Curtain Heavenly Flower.

"However, I need to be more cautious."

"The source of this chaos must be some great demon or monster or something?"

Zhao Yi became even more wary.

Although the lord's talent is extraordinary, it's hard to say what the outcome would be if he went head-to-head with demons and monsters.

"We must be careful to avoid making a fool of ourselves."

He continued to observe and had no intention of making a move.

"Damn you, you stinking Taoist priest! I'll fight you to the death!"

The blue serpent's crimson vertical pupils flashed with hatred.

puff!

Suddenly, the large blue snake opened its mouth and spat out a blue bead.

"Oh no, this snake demon is going to explode its demon core, it's really going to fight to the death." The old Taoist in hemp robes suddenly changed his expression.

"I wonder if I can replicate the attributes of this snake demon!" Zhao Yi was also somewhat excited.

"Get them there now!"

The old Taoist priest in hemp clothing immediately unleashed a red light from his wooden sword and blasted it towards the blue serpent.

boom!

The red light struck the demon core, emitting a dazzling brilliance, followed by a violent explosion.

The blue serpent trembled, its massive body crashing to the ground, looking utterly defeated.

The old Taoist priest in hemp clothing had somehow managed to shield the two of them from view.

The powerful aftershocks of the explosion nearly tore the two of them apart.

"That old Taoist priest is really ruthless; he doesn't seem like a good person."

Zhao Yi's eyes narrowed slightly.

He needed to find someone to inquire about the current situation, and he had originally thought of asking the old Taoist priest in hemp clothing.

After all, he is a Taoist practitioner, so he should be a good person.

But the other party's behavior just now was exactly like that of a heretical cultivator.

"Okay, then let's choose her!"

Zhao Yi immediately made up his mind.

"Hahaha, you little snake demon, your demon core exploded, half your cultivation was lost, and your soul is damaged, right? Watch me take you in and make you my guardian beast!"

The old Taoist priest in hemp clothing immediately flung away the soldiers in front of him, who looked like two lumps of rotten flesh, and laughed excitedly.

"Here's a little gift for you!"

Zhao Yi didn't waste any time. He took out a grenade from his spatial pendant and threw it at the old Taoist in hemp clothing.

"Who goes there?!"

The old Taoist priest in hemp clothing was taken aback, clearly not expecting that someone was hiding in the shadows.

"What kind of hidden weapon is that?!"

Upon seeing the grenade thrown by Zhao Yi, the opponent's gaze sharpened, and as he raised his wooden sword, a beam of red light gathered in his hand, attempting to knock down the grenade.

"This is the moment!"

But since Zhao Yi had already made his move, how could he possibly give the other party a chance?

"Super Copy Activated!"

Although it is not yet known what attributes can be copied, the current function of the Lord's Talent is to absolutely imprison.

As expected, the old Taoist priest in hemp robes was instantly enveloped in a pale golden light, as if he were imprisoned in the void.

"What kind of magic is this?!"

The old Taoist priest in hemp clothing immediately changed his expression, feeling somewhat horrified.

He seems to have lost control of his body!

Swish!

In that brief moment of immobilization, the grenade had already reached the old Taoist priest in hemp clothing.

"Come with me!"

Zhao Yi's figure also ran to the front of the blue snake.

He gave a low shout, and without waiting for the green snake's consent, he grabbed its seven-inch mark, lifted it up, and ran away.

All of this happened so fast, and with Zhao Yi's speed as a Tier 1 Lord, ordinary soldiers simply couldn't stop him.

boom!

Just as Zhao Yi left, the deafening roar of a grenade explosion instantly tore through the darkness.

A wave of heat blew behind Zhao Yi, lifting a corner of his clothes.

"I wonder if that old Taoist priest in hemp robes is dead or not."

As Zhao Yi ran, he thought to himself.

Hand grenades are not aerial bombs after all. Although they are powerful, they may not necessarily be able to kill the old Taoist priest.

After all, the other party was not a charlatan, but a genuine Taoist priest.

Just then, familiar small characters appeared in Zhao Yi's eyes.

[Super Copy Activation Activated. Successfully copied the Nine Yin Soul Strengthening Technique of Gao Yantong, a Taoist priest of the Nine Yin Linen Sect. Randomly enhanced by 99 times, the technique has transformed into the Nine Yin Soul Devouring Technique.]

"Holy crap, a 99x boost? That's a steal!"

Zhao Yi's heart skipped a beat.

Putting aside the quality of the technique itself, the fact that it enhances power by 99 times is terrifying enough.

"Now is not the time!"

Although he felt a surge of excitement, Zhao Yi knew that now was not the time to investigate.

He continued running at full speed.

He ran for a full ten minutes, covering more than sixty miles, before finally stopping.

"They've run this far, they shouldn't be able to catch me!"

Zhao Yi threw the large blue snake to the ground, took a few deep breaths, and recovered.

He possessed the Tier 1 zombie attribute of super endurance, so even after running at full speed for ten minutes, he only needed to catch his breath twice.

"Hey, are you dead yet?"

Zhao Yi looked at the ground, and the listless blue snake asked a question.

"Thank you so much, my benefactor. Qingqing is not dead yet."

The large blue snake managed to coil up, its head bowed towards Zhao Yi.

"You have a name? That makes sense. You can speak human language now, which means you've gained sentience, so it's normal for you to have a name."

Zhao Yi was taken aback at first, but then nodded.

It's normal for a snake demon that has even cultivated its own demon core to have a name.

"Why did that old Taoist priest want to kill you? And what about those soldiers?" Zhao Yi asked.

"My benefactor, that old Taoist priest is called Gao Yantong. He is the abbot of the Yuanyang Temple, which is located ten miles west of Fugui Town."

"He was invited by Master Ren of Fugui Town to exorcise demons."

"However, the old Taoist priest saw that I was beautiful, and then he had the idea of ​​capturing me and taking me back as his plaything."

"That's when I started to fight him with magic!"

The blue serpent quickly explained to Zhao Yi, and then continued, "As for those government troops, they are all rebels stationed nearby."

"The rebel leader's wife fell ill, and Gao Yantong said that only the gall of a thousand-year-old snake could cure her."

"So the rebel leader sent his soldiers to join the old Taoist priest in surrounding and killing me."

The matter wasn't complicated; once the snake demon Qingqing explained, Zhao Yi understood.

"From this perspective, Fugui Town doesn't seem to have any source of trouble."

"Could the source of this chaos be the snake demon Qingqing before us?"

Zhao Yi looked at the blue snake with some confusion.

If that's the case, then he'll have no choice but to kill this guy.

"It can't be that simple. The source of this chaos shouldn't be this snake demon."

Zhao Yi didn't believe things were that simple.

Otherwise, wouldn't his tenfold punishment mission be a joke?

"Have you heard anything strange happening in this wealthy town lately?" Zhao Yi asked, somewhat puzzled.