Dark Duel, as the chairman, I have no choice but to take part in it myself!

"I can't give you too much time. I will be back here in about two hours, so whatever you want to do, do it as soon as possible."

Although You Xian wanted to wait eight or nine hours before asking about Renohart's progress, he knew that he didn't have much time left, and he had to force himself to take a rest during these one or two hours.

Renohart had no objection to Youxian's request. He looked at Shule again with curiosity, then bowed to Youxian with a smile on his face:

"Okay, my Lord. Everything is up to you."

With a subtle look on his face, he glanced at the man with glowing eyes. Although he wanted to say something else, he finally opened the door and left this place that still made him feel uncomfortable.

He had consumed too much energy today, so he had to take some time to rest.

The consumption of both magic power and energy made him, who could have stayed up late every day to practice Taoism, feel a little tired.

=================The dividing line of time=================

You Xian gently pushed open the door of Sophia's office. Feeling a little tired, he lowered his head and yawned.

It was already night, and a deep blue gradually permeated the office, swallowing up all the noise and busyness of the day. The city lights outside the window began to light up, pouring in through the glass windows, spreading a faint and mysterious light and shadow in the spacious office.

The light in the room is adjusted to the warmest tone, and the paintings and decorations on the wall appear even more cozy and peaceful under the dim light.

At this moment, You Xian's desire to fall into a deep sleep reached its peak. His body was constantly telling him about its hardships and fatigue, which made You Xian's eyelids droop a little.

However, his eyes were attracted by the thing in front of him the next second.

He closed the door of the office and asked the Narcissus mermaid not far away with a puzzled look: "What are you doing?"

Completely different from when You Xian left, the positions of both the Narcissus Mermaid and Sophia have changed slightly.

Originally, You Xian put Sophia back on the lounge chair that belonged to Sophia, while the Narcissus mermaid was waiting not far away.

And now...Sophia has been moved to a small bed in the corner, and the daffodil mermaid happens to be standing next to her.

This itself is actually nothing to worry about, but You Xian keenly noticed that the merman standing next to the sleeping Sophia seemed to want to do something to her.

You Xian remembered very clearly that he did not give such an order to the Narcissus mermaid. He simply wanted her to be Sophia's "jailer" for a while and prevent anyone from taking Sophia away.

"nothing."

Calmly putting the cup in her hand back to its original place, the Narcissus mermaid once again showed You Xian the smile he had seen before she left.

"I was just worried that something might happen to her if she didn't eat or drink for a long time after she fell into a coma, so I gave her some water."

"Humans are not much more dependent on water than we are."

"Is it?"

You Xian glanced at the glass without comment.

Although the liquid in the transparent container was still shaking slightly due to the movements of the Narcissus mermaid, it was indeed clear water at least when viewed from the surface.

Probably it was poured in from the pot of water that I boiled earlier.

She is worthy of being the eldest sister of the Pearl Tears Sorrow Clan. She is even good at taking care of people.

You Xian didn't think much about this matter. His mental state was not very good and he urgently needed some rest.

"I want to take a nap first, so I'll leave this place to you."

As he said this, You Xian casually threw his body onto the chair he had sat on when he first came to this office.

"Of course, my Lord..."

In a corner where Youxian couldn't see, the Narcissus mermaid answered with a smile while hiding a mask under a piece of cloth.

If Sophia, who is still dreaming, wakes up at this moment, she will find that the Narcissus Mermaid is holding the "souvenir" that she customized after returning to the Synchronicity Academy.

It's really interesting. Which direction will the story go in the end?

What kind of impact would occur if these bombs that were accidentally buried together were detonated at the same time?

The mermaid girls thought so when they came to the real world for the first time and encountered something that seemed very 'interesting' to them.

Of course, if necessary, I will still lend a helping hand, because that is my most precious master.

Looking at You Xian who had fallen asleep, the smile on the face of the 'curious' mermaid girl widened.

=================Dividing line================

The dragon's seal, Sophia's awakening time is getting closer and closer, and the seal-breaking ceremony is making continuous progress.

For You Xian at this moment, time has become an invisible shackle, like an "axis" that forces him to keep moving forward.

He really didn't have much time to waste. Although he was still physically and mentally exhausted, he woke up from his sleep on time two hours later.

Although he was a little concerned about the Narcissus mermaid standing not far from him, he still left the office after casually saying a few words to the girl who had just appeared in reality.

Braving the chill of the night, You Xian followed the path he had just walked not long ago and returned to the basement prison that made him particularly uncomfortable.

The prison at night was much better and more secure than the one he saw at dusk, and the number of guards had obviously increased a lot.

Although Shule was the only prisoner in the entire prison, the guards of the Nameless Conference still demonstrated their professionalism to the greatest extent.

After casually greeting the jailers, You Xian, who had just left, pushed open the iron door of the prison.

Contrary to his expectations, You Xian did not see any blinding scenes, and Shule's clothes were even still intact.

The pliers were still placed on a shelf nearby, with no signs of having been used.

If there was any difference from before, You Xian only found many more whip marks on Shule's body, and no other wounds.

However, Shule, who was still full of energy when You Xian left, seemed to be paralyzed and could only lean on the cold stone platform unconscious.

"?"

What is this guy doing? Is this Shule really that weak that he can't stand it after a few whippings?

And Renault actually let Shule go so easily? Could it be that he is one of those gay men who looks very perverted but is actually surprisingly "innocent"?

Don't you see it?

Feeling somewhat puzzled, You Xian once again looked at the long-haired man in front of him and said, "What did you just do to him?"

"Ah, this matter, in order to follow your orders to save his life, and at the same time to maintain his human form, it took me a lot of effort."

Shaking his head with an evil smile, the man holding the whip then mentioned something that seemed to have nothing to do with You Xian's question:

"My Lord, you should know that most card elves have special powers."

"Unfortunately, although I am not a mermaid, I still have the ability to control water."

"so what?"

You Xian still didn't understand what Renault was doing.

"My Lord, I have always been a very curious person. So I tried my tricks on him and exercised my control over my power."

"After spending some time debugging, I finally gave my whip a special ability. I call it 'God's Whip'."

"Every time I whip him with my whip, he feels like he's suffocating in the deep sea. At the same time, his body produces urine crazily. It doesn't take long for him to reach a state of urge to defecate. At the same time, I continue to intensify this urge to defecate and make him incontinent."

"But my whip can still restrain his movements, making this man who is already on the verge of suffocation always in a state where he could defecate at any time but cannot, and..."

"Okay, okay, no need to say more,"

Feeling a little nauseous, You Xian quickly interrupted Renohart and took a step back unconsciously, as if he wanted to get away from the

I underestimated this guy. No wonder I haven't used the pliers yet. It turns out it's because 'it's not the right time'.

You Xian let out a long sigh, and his mental state was still not very good. He paused for a moment before speaking again:

"So what did you get from him?"

When it came to business, Renault immediately retracted his whip, and his originally frivolous expression completely disappeared.

He saluted towards You Xian like an executor who had just completed a difficult task:

"I got the 'truth' you need."

"Those people have indeed found clues related to the Ritual Academy. According to their internal statement, as long as we can follow those clues, we will most likely be able to find the location of the Ritual Academy's creation device."

"But the specific clues are not very clear yet, so we have to get them from other people in the Shining Assembly, such as other high-level people, so I suggest..."

Renault wanted to say something else, but was interrupted by You Xian.

At this moment, Youxian showed a smile on his face that made Shule feel a little nervous for some reason.

The man holding the book licked the corner of his mouth, as if he was savoring something, and spoke word by word:

"Wrong, I got the answer from my former colleague because I am an official member of the Shining Assembly."

"what?!"

You Xian's words instantly perked up Shule. This already exhausted man unexpectedly gained a little strength from somewhere and forced himself to half-straighten his body.

The arc of You Xian's rosy lips became wider and wider, and finally it looked like there was a hint of evil.

"You seem curious? The chairman of the Super Institute, Shul."

"Or rather, the pitiful abandoned child of the Shining Assembly."

Having said that, You Xian moved his face a little closer to the man, but then restrained his smile.

"Well, it's no wonder you're confused about this, because I'm an ascender who's constantly rising along the path of the Fire Sword, while you're just a loser and a discarded child who can't control your own destiny."

"How can a man who is constantly sinking into the abyss with the torrent possibly cross the tens of thousands of meters of water and see the true appearance of the sky?"

“You search for the blue sky in the deepest part of the water, but you don’t know that both the sea water and the sky you long for have already been dyed scarlet when you set foot in this water.”

With a grim expression, You Xian opened the blue-covered book that had never been opened before, as if he was reading out his own verdict:

"Aren't you surprised that wherever people from the Shining Gathering appear, I am always there?"

"Recall the incident at the Excessive Academy. How was it that I was able to enter the Excessive Academy that was originally under your control without anyone noticing, and then I had a clash with the people from the Shining Assembly."

"In the end, I even had to help them 'clean up' and retrieve the stone tablet and the 'scientific researcher'."

"Do you think this is just a simple coincidence?"

"And this time I arrived here before the Shining Assembly broke out into a big commotion. It's very similar to the last time."

"But that's impossible. How on earth can you—"

As Youxian continued to speak, Shul's face became more and more ugly. This man, who got the strength from nowhere, interrupted Youxian loudly.

However, his little struggle was without any effect. Despair and fear had already gripped him like an icy python. His struggle only made him sink deeper and deeper.

"I know it's hard for you to believe these facts, but unfortunately I'm the only one you can trust."

"You are just a discarded pawn, a discarded pawn that has been drained of all its usefulness, and I am the 'cleaner' who is here to recycle you, the discarded pawn."

"Aren't you curious at all? Why did your nominal president choose to leave as soon as he saw me, and instead left you here to cover his retreat?"

"If he wanted to, Ben could have defeated me and taken you away from that place with him."

"You know the power of the satellite Shining. It's not something that ordinary people can contend with, right?"

You Xian's words became more and more rapid. To Shul's ears, he no longer sounded like a human being talking to him, but rather like someone chanting a blasphemous ballad.

"Impossible! Don't think that words like these can shake me! There must be a reason for all this..."

Looking at the embarrassed man in front of him, You Xian's mockery became more intense:

"Yeah, a stupid guy like you will definitely remember the seller even if you are sold, right?"

"Then I will show you the 'truth' of the Shining Assembly. The so-called Shining is not just the satellite Shining."

"Beneath that lies the deepest fear and darkness."

"Do you recognize this card?"

You Xian said this and took out a magic card that Shule was very familiar with from the gap between the books.

The two giant dragons intersecting with each other on the card image are clearly visible. That is the scene when the two imprints merge into one.

"Brand...Brand fusion?"

Shule's lips moved slightly, and he read out the name of the card in Youxian's hand.

"Yes, it is the fusion of the brand. What if I tell you now that your brand was incomplete and abandoned from the beginning?"

"This fusion of the imprint is the best evidence, and it is also the power to remove the last piece of driftwood that a poor person like you relies on in the turbulent river."

"Because in my hands, I also have the power of brand fusion. The power you got from the Shining Gathering was incomplete from the beginning, and the other half is in my hands."

"What are you talking about?! This is just..."

He wanted to rebuke You Xian for treating him like a fool and trying to deceive him with his deck after confiscating it.