The sequence is too involutional, luckily I am too.

After calming the agitated Chen Ye down, Lu Yan didn't delay any longer and handed him over to the investigators from the adjudication department who had rushed over upon hearing the news.

Chen Ye did not object to this, and even offered to tell the adjudication department everything he knew.

Lu Yan neither confirmed nor denied this. He had already asked all the questions he needed to on the way, and keeping him around was more symbolic than practical.

But right now, the most important thing is not Chen Ye, but the Shadow Serpent Altar in the underground plaza.

As Lu Yan was deep in thought, a powerful and majestic aura suddenly poured down from above, carrying the sacred pressure unique to judges, instantly enveloping the entire villa. It was Yao Xiangyang who had arrived.

"I hereby declare all remnants of the evil gods and all malevolent creations present guilty!"

A loud and majestic voice resounded through the sky, and the huge phantom of an execution platform quietly appeared, mercilessly lowering the guillotine.

Before the zombies could even scream, they were instantly reduced to ashes and vanished without a trace.

After dealing with the remaining zombies, Yao Xiangyang didn't waste any words. He looked at Lu Yan and gestured for him to lead the way.

The two of them flashed and headed straight for the underground plaza.

The moment Yao Xiangyang saw the altar, his expression changed drastically, and the phantom of an ancient and majestic execution platform reappeared above his head.

Lu Yan instantly felt himself being firmly locked onto that execution platform, and his blood and qi in his body stagnated slightly. However, there was no killing intent in that power; it was more of a scrutiny and probing.

Is the teacher worried that she will be converted?

Lu Yan secretly rejoiced; if it weren't for the panel, he would have truly become a follower of Shadow Serpent by now.

Seeing that Lu Yan's expression was normal and showed no signs of being transformed by the evil god, Yao Xiangyang's tense body slowly relaxed, and the illusory image of the execution platform above his head also disappeared.

The judge's power repelled the shadow snake, and Lu Yan showed no reaction, clearly indicating that he had not been transformed.

Only now did Yao Xiangyang turn his gaze back to the black altar, his brows furrowing and his expression growing increasingly solemn.

"Teacher, is there something wrong with this altar?"

Lu Yan asked cautiously.

"It's nothing, it's just that the power of the evil spirit in this altar seems to have been exhausted."

Yao Xiangyang couldn't figure out the reason for a while, but he didn't dwell on it too much.

That's not the most important thing right now.

Because of Chen Li's unusual behavior, he specifically inspected the entire 056 shelter through the glass curtain wall.

Although he couldn't see into the hidden depths of the shelter, he still discovered the problem.

The shelter's sewers!

All these years, he hadn't even noticed that the sewers of Shelter 056 had been deliberately arranged into a special formation!

This formation has only one function: to be used in conjunction with the Evil God Altar to initiate a blood sacrifice!

These lunatics are actually planning to sacrifice the humans in the shelter to the evil god!

"Luckily it was discovered in time, otherwise it would have been a real problem."

Yao Xiangyang placed his hand on the altar and, with a slight sense, detected several similar auras.

"Thanks to you this time, otherwise Shelter 056 would have really been in disaster."

Yao Xiangyang patted Lu Yan's shoulder heavily, his eyes filled with emotion.

His cheap disciple is truly a nemesis of the evil gods; it seems that every failure of the Shadow Serpent followers is more or less related to him.

Fortunately, his daughter discovered this person first; otherwise, he might have fallen into the hands of the evil god...

"Teacher, you flatter me. I was just lucky."

Lu Yan shrugged. If it weren't for the control panel, he would already be on the opposite side of Yao Xiangyang.

Yao Xiangyang inquired about the previous situation, and his expression became somewhat complicated after learning that Chen Li had been killed by Wei Xu.

"I never expected that a mere gang leader who was promoted by Mu Yun could grow to this level. Chen Li has really brought this trouble upon himself."

Yao Xiangyang sighed softly, but deliberately focused his gaze on his own disciple.

"That's right, to grow to this level in such a short time, the power of the Demon God is truly terrifying!"

Lu Yan agreed wholeheartedly. The two foxes, one large and one small, exchanged a glance, both understanding without saying a word.

"I'll take you back first. Don't leave the courtroom lightly afterward."

Yao Xiangyang did not dwell on the topic and quickly left with Lu Yan.

The matter of the altar is indeed urgent, but the value that Lu Yan represents now is also extraordinary.

Although few people know the secret of the Giant's Card fragment, there is still a risk involved.

Meanwhile, Russell, whom he had repeatedly instructed to protect Lu Yan, was deliberately lured away, making it hard for him not to overthink things.

Yao Xiangyang and Lu Yan flew away, while the other investigators skillfully took out professional tools to seal the tunnel.

They were not only Yao Xiangyang's confidants, but also the true elites of the Judgment Department, having more or less encountered things tainted by the power of the evil god.

However, they did not notice that in a corner of the woods outside the villa, a figure wearing a tattered cloak quietly peeked out.

"Yao Xiangyang actually came too! Damn it, we were so close!"

Fang Xiu's face was full of resentment, and the scythe pendant around his neck kept emitting a black aura.

In a daze, the scythe pendant seemed to have a tendency to transform into a card.

Upon seeing this, Fang Xiu quickly grasped it tightly and muttered incantations, and the pendant gradually returned to normal.

"Don't rush, there's still a chance."

Fang Xiu let out a long sigh of relief, his eyes gradually regaining their composure as he looked towards the spot where the two had disappeared.

"Let's wait a bit longer. After all, Shelter 056 isn't entirely under Yao Xiangyang's control yet!"

……

After escorting Lu Yan back to the courtroom on the top floor, Yao Xiangyang hurriedly left.

Initiating a blood sacrifice is not easy and requires extensive preparation.

However, once the blood sacrifice is initiated and the evil god descends, no one can stop it anymore.

Fortunately, one of the altars has been destroyed, which will inevitably delay the start of the blood sacrifice.

Although it wasn't much, it was enough for him to deal with the remaining altars.

But besides that, there is one more thing that needs to be dealt with.

"A high priest is needed to initiate a blood sacrifice. I never expected it to be him."

Yao Xiangyang already had the answer in his heart. After sending another message to Russell, he disappeared into the horizon.

On the other side, after Yao Xiangyang left, Lu Yan finally had time to sort out today's gains.

He quickly counted the items and found that, in addition to several anonymous gold coins, some valuable jewelry, and documents, there were also six metal plates made of an unknown alloy.

Lu Yan's gaze swept across the metal plate, and a string of subtitles suddenly popped up in front of him.

[Discover Sequence 9: The Awakening Conditions for the Thunder Warrior and His Potion Recipe]

[Sequence 8 Discovery: Awakening Conditions for the Swift Thunder Warrior and its Potion Recipe]

[Discover Sequence 7: Awakening Conditions for the Thunder Swordsman and His Potion Recipe]

【Mysterious Mentor Promotion Requirement 1: Obtain five Sequence 8 potion recipes (2/5)】

【神秘导师晋升条件三：掌握一种序列7的晋升路径及其魔药（1/1;1/1）-已完成】

"It's actually a complete set of sequence awakening conditions and potion recipes. No wonder it was hidden in the silver artifact."

Lu Yan grinned. This Chen Li was really a good person, helping him complete the third condition for advancement to Extreme Warrior and Mysterious Mentor.

They say murder and arson bring wealth and power, this time they've really struck it rich.

After carefully putting these things away, Lu Yan began to examine the last of his gains for the day.

[Shadow Serpent Power]

"The Shadow attribute sequence seems to only include Eavesdropper."

Without the slightest hesitation, Lu Yan directly used the Shadow Serpent's power on the eavesdropper.

The eavesdropper absorbed the power of the Shadow Serpent, hesitated briefly, and then incorporated it into the skill "Shadow Passage."

[Fuse successful, acquired skill: Shadow Fiend Substitute!]