All-out: Starting with the Awakening Special Operations Unit, search, attack, and withdrawal.

Member number 110 of the Black Hole Council... and Grandpa Cow?!

Chu Hong admitted that his brain was completely blank at that moment.

Looking at Xuanyuan Shou, who could openly use his signature dazzling divine item to execute Marquis Mingsu Wang Chu while simultaneously spouting blatant lies and fabricating some ridiculous new identity on the spot.

The words of that Uncle Bai when he took out two [Condensed Core Items] involuntarily surfaced in his mind.

"Some people just can't be proven guilty of treason, but that doesn't mean they can't be killed..."

So, the root of the problem really was here.

Chu Hong looked at Wang Chu, whose body was rapidly aging, weakening, and even collapsing and hunching over as the source energy was brutally taken away.

He then glanced at Xuan Yuan Shou, whose expression remained unchanged.

Why drag it out for so long when you could have dealt with it much sooner?

And it seemed as if it were an answer to Chu Hong's inner question from the depths of his being.

"Grandpa Niu," Xuanyuan Shou slowly spoke, "Your father did make indelible contributions to the Great Xia and this land, but the courtesy and posthumous honors bestowed upon him by the Great Xia were never lacking."

"Now even the children in the most remote base city of Great Xia know that Great Xia has such a great hero who sacrificed for the country, Marquis Mingsu. This is the highest pursuit that our Great Xia pioneers have been able to strive for."

"but......"

Xuanyuan Shou paused slightly, while at this moment, Wang Chu, under Xia Pingwei's horrified gaze, went from having his source energy drained to having his life energy being drained in large quantities after his source energy was exhausted.

"Those who tarnish the honor of these heroes are no different from destroying the spirit of our Great Xia army, no different from undermining the resolve of our Great Xia soldiers, no different from digging their own graves!"

As Xuanyuan Shou finished speaking.

The black dragon suddenly closed its mouth, circled once, and returned to Xuanyuan Shou's wrist with a satisfied expression.

At this moment, Wang Chu was like a dried-up, decaying, thousand-year-old corpse, sitting stiffly in his seat with his head tilted back.

The last breath was squeezed out of his throat with two terrified and unwilling "hoarse" sounds.

Finally, I couldn't hold on any longer.

"Snap!"

The teacup fell to the ground, splashing tea and white porcelain everywhere.

Xia Pingwei, who was already sweating profusely with fear, shuddered again.

"Dean! Dean, we'll never dare to do it again, we really won't dare to do it again! Please forgive us this time, Dean! Please, in consideration of the many things the Rong'an Earl's Mansion has done for the Dragon Roar Holy Academy over the years, please forgive us..."

Before Xia Pingwei could finish speaking, it felt as if a giant hand had suddenly gripped his throat.

His eyes were wide open as his body was slowly lifted up.

His legs struggled weakly in the air, while his hands tugged at his throat.

however.

Apart from these, Xia Pingwei was unable to mobilize even a single trace of source energy at this moment.

Chu Hong was shocked by what he saw.

Is this the power of Xuanyuan Shou, the guardian deity of the Great Xia Dynasty?

Killing a ninth-level Core Condensation Realm cultivator is as easy as killing a chicken?

He swallowed hard, so nervous that he wanted to return to the Special Operations Division immediately. The situation today was so bizarre that he was at a loss.

It's like the absurd feeling of having robbed a primary school student of their breakfast money, only to find yourself inexplicably embroiled in a major international theft case.

Most importantly... the real culprit is the upright boss in charge of investigating this matter.

"You're not a member of the Black Hole Council!"

Suddenly, a calm remark made Chu Hong pause.

His gaze met that of Xuan Yuan Shou, who then stopped pretending altogether.

Apart from still wearing that minotaur mask on his face.

As worms surged across his body, even his clothes transformed in the next second back into the simple Taoist robe that Chu Hong had worn when he first met Xuan Yuan Shou.

"The Black Hole Council wouldn't risk killing people in Xialong Base City for some parasites of Great Xia... Just who are you?"

Xuanyuan Shou spoke in a calm tone, but Chu Hong immediately felt a considerable pressure.

Although it didn't prevent him from returning to the Special Operations Division at any time, it did cause the face of "Wang Zhikun," which was created by the effect of the "Masked Worm" display case, to twitch.

"I am a member of the Black Hole Council. But you... are all the newcomers in the council so disrespectful to their seniors these days?"

Seeing that Chu Hong remained so calm and composed in front of him.

Xuanyuan Shou took a deep breath.

A "click" sound.

Rong Anbo Xia Pingwei's neck was snapped on the spot.

In a hazy glow, a surge of energy emanated from Xia Weiping's body, and then, under Chu Hong's gaze, condensed into a ferocious, roaring giant wolf statue filled with an ominous aura.

Chu Hong's eyes flickered slightly.

This is the source core of Xia Pingwei, the Earl of Rong'an!

[Item Name]: Hellwolf Cursed Stone Statue

[Item Level]: Red

Value: 7,900,880

[Type]: Craft collectibles

【Weight】: 49kg

[Occupies backpack slot capacity]: 3×3

[Item Description]: It is said to have originated from a lost highland cult ruin. The base of the stone statue is engraved with a circle of wedge-shaped incantations that can no longer be deciphered. When it was discovered, it was placed in a recessed stone niche in the center of an altar. Local legend has it that anyone who moves this statue without authorization will encounter a series of inexplicable misfortunes—hence the name "curse" passed down through the ages. To this day, no one dares to stare at the direction its wolf head points for long.

However, before Chu Hong could ponder what new "cheat codes" this large red item, priced at 7.9 million source energy points, could bring him if placed in his [Large Red Collection Room], he was already wondering what new benefits it might provide.

next second.

With a wave of his hand, Xuanyuan Shou saw the item vanish.

"...Tsk!"

Chu Hong curled his lip: "You clearly had the guts to do it, but you waited so long before doing it. Should I say you're indecisive like a woman?"

Upon hearing this, Xuanyuan Shou was not annoyed by Chu Hong's mockery. Instead, before the latter even realized it, the source energy had already surrounded the entire Mingsu Marquis's mansion like a net.

Not a single gap was left.

"A little concession is for greater security. At least until then, if you hadn't come along, they wouldn't have had to die so quickly."

As soon as Xuanyuan Shou finished speaking, he suddenly raised his hand.

He reached out and grabbed at Chu Hong's neck.

The gold pocket watch's display case effect is activated!

When Xuanyuan Shou came to his senses again, there was no trace of the "benevolent father" in his eyes.

He looked at his palm; beneath the minotaur mask, his white eyebrows slowly furrowed into a deep frown.

"The energy fluctuation just now was... a time-related phenomenon!"

He took a deep breath, his eyes gleaming with golden light, and scanned the entire mansion through its buildings. His expression grew even more solemn and worried.

The barrier he set up showed no signs of being destroyed or even touched.

But within his perception.

The figure of the "benevolent father" mysteriously disappeared.

Not a single trace was left.

"Time-based, plus space-based..."

"This is troublesome!"

Meanwhile, on the other side...

Within the Special Operations Division.

"Holy crap! I knew that old bastard was wicked! He ambushed me! Luckily I had a cheat code!"