In the critical moment, the Black Mist Psychic immediately asked the captain to send out a distress signal.

In his mind, he was constantly thinking about where would be the safest place when Chen Ming was chasing him.

His psychic powers allow him to move quickly anywhere there are shadows, even if there is space between two shadows.

But now his mental strength is only enough to support one last long-distance movement. If he fails to avoid Chen Ming's tracking after this movement, he will be really finished.

He had to make a decision, decide where to use his last chance to use his psychic powers.

It is to choose a spaceship that is farthest from Chen Ming's cruiser and gamble your life, betting that Chen Ming will not destroy this spaceship.

Or...

The Black Mist Psychic looked out of the porthole, avoided Chen Ming's Stardust, and looked at the habitable planet whose ecosystem was gradually recovering.

Half an hour later.

Dozens of small boats in the fleet all became space junk under Chen Ming's attack.

Even if they could repeatedly jump and pull through hyperspace and the normal universe, they could not escape the pursuit of a cruiser with unlimited jump capabilities.

At most it will just delay a little time.

After Chen Ming dealt with them without any pressure, he confirmed the condition of the spacecraft wreckage through scanning with high-intensity scanning equipment.

But until the last escaping boat was destroyed, he found no trace of the psychic presence on any of the ships.

Chen Ming did not find the body of the Black Mist Psychic on the only ship with residual psychic fluctuations, not even any body remains.

Although it exists , Chen Ming believes that even if the Black Mist Psychic is close to exhausting his mental power, it is impossible for him to perish on the spaceship along with the spaceship.

He must be hiding somewhere.

For example, the escape pods launched from these spacecraft that were not intercepted by him, or the wreckage of a spacecraft that he had scanned. It is even possible that he put on protective clothing and used psychic power to hide somewhere in outer space.

He couldn't have run too far, he must still be in this galaxy.

There may be omissions in these places, but if the search continues it may take several days, and it will be more difficult to find the Black Mist Psyker and accurately locate him.

After all, the Black Mist Psychic is a psychic, and his mental strength can be restored. If he is given some time, he may be able to hide in a place that Chen Ming has already checked.

The possibility of catching him has been reduced to the extreme.

No, it seems there is still a chance.

Chen Ming suddenly discovered that he could still subtly sense the psychic fluctuations of the Black Mist Psychic.

It seemed that because of the previous mental power confrontation that ended before it officially began, Chen Ming could now sense the location of the black fog psychic's psychic fluctuations.

Although this feeling is very faint and cannot be sensed by the slightest fluctuation in emotions, it also looks like it may dissipate at any time.

But at least when Chen Ming calmed down, he could lock onto the whereabouts of the Black Mist Psychic.

The Black Mist Psychic did not seem to stay in the wreckage of those spaceships or an escape pod. He chose to go to that habitable planet.

Without the need for equipment scanning, Chen Ming directly controlled the Stardust-class missile to land at the location on the planet where the Black Mist Psychic's psychic fluctuations were last sensed.

This is an area with almost no vegetation, only earth-yellow desert.

In this area, on a huge rock that was prominently protruding from the ground, Chen Ming found the long sword of the Black Mist Psychic.

There was obvious spiritual power of the Black Mist Psychic left on the sword, but the Black Mist Psychic had disappeared and the remaining spiritual power was gradually dissipating.

Moreover, Chen Ming has now lost the ability to locate the Black Mist Psychic's mental power and can no longer find any trace of him.

Chen Ming jumped onto the huge rock and looked around.

But it is obvious that the Black Mist Psychic will never leave traces that can be easily discovered.

Chen Ming shook his head, turned around and pulled out the long sword that was stuck in the rock.

The remaining spiritual power on the sword completely dissipated when Chen Ming grasped the hilt. Without the continuous supply of spiritual power from the Black Mist Psychic, the pitch-black sword revealed its original appearance.

A pale sword made of bone psionic material.

This means that Chen Ming cannot directly control it with psychic power like he did when he touched the metal sword. At the same time, he also has no way of knowing the name of this thing. He has to get on the spaceship first.

However, Chen Ming could feel that the psychic properties of the bone material used to make the sword tended to be negative, probably something like "gloomy" or "depressed".

The psychic power of the psychic creature from which this bone came is definitely related to shadows.

This sword can be said to be perfectly suited for the Black Mist Psyker.

He was forced into a corner and threw his sword here.

It’s a pity that this sword is not very compatible with Chen Ming.

But it can be used. After all, it is a psychic weapon and the negative effects are not too bad and acceptable.

When using psychic weapons with negative effects, in addition to bringing negative effects to oneself, they can also impose the same effects on the opponent, which is at least not a loss.

It’s just that Chen Ming didn’t feel anything when he fought with the Black Mist Psychic before. It should be because the threshold was raised by the Word of Madness Spirit Stone.

Chen Ming swung the sword in his hand and infused spiritual energy into the sword.

All remaining traces of the Black Mist Psychic were completely washed away.

But after doing this, he suddenly felt a sense of discomfort.

The source... seems to be the pistol on his waist and the bone sword in his hand.

It seems that these two psychic weapons are in conflict.

Their natures conflict.

Chen Ming felt that the psychic power enhancement given to him by his "Ming" was gradually disappearing due to the conflict of psychic properties.

There seemed to be no way for him to wield two different psychic weapons at the same time.

Chen Ming frowned and drew out the spiritual energy he had poured into the sword. The discomfort immediately disappeared, and the boost given to him by "Ming" also gradually recovered.

He had never anticipated this situation. For this kind of situation where he was in a blind spot of knowledge, it was best to ask a professional.

Chen Ming hung the sword on his waist and suddenly said, "In the end, he still escaped. Where could he run to?"

At this time, Bai Quan, who was still on the spaceship, was communicating with Chen Ming through the terminal via video. When he heard Chen Ming's words, he immediately said, "Did the Black Mist Psychic escape? I remember you just said there was another Hu Yi? Where did he go?"

"He is...very strange. Apart from the one time he activated his psychic power at the beginning, he disappeared and was completely untraceable."

Bai Quan guessed: "Could there be a third psychic? He first took Hu Yi away, and then took away the black fog?"

Chen Ming pointed to his waist and said, "There's no need to leave the sword behind."

"The sword might be a bait, designed to lure you here. Then the Black Mist Psychic is hiding somewhere else. By the time you find the sword, he has already escaped through other means."

Chen Ming was silent for a moment, then said, "Last time it was the black fog that took Hu Yi away, so who was it this time?"

"In fact, it is not necessary for others to come and pick you up. Maybe Hu Yi released a psychic energy and was sent away by the Black Mist Psychic, and then the Black Mist Psychic fought with you here."

“It is indeed possible.”

"If we don't catch him now, there will be no chance of catching him once his spiritual energy recovers. Is this the end?"

"Maybe, what a pity."

Just when Chen Ming said what a pity.

Under Chen Ming's feet, about fifty meters deep underground, there was an underground cave.

Relying on his remaining abilities, the Black Mist Psychic, who had huddled up and restrained all psychic fluctuations, and whose mental power had been completely exhausted, barely heard what Chen Ming said with his keen perception.

He subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

But just when he was relaxing, he suddenly heard the sound of dripping water beside him.

The Black Mist Psychic immediately sensed something was wrong. He had clearly chosen this rocky and dry cave for his own safety to prevent it from collapsing. So why was there a sound of dripping water now?

He cautiously reached out and groped in the darkness, and soon followed the sound and touched the cold liquid.

His fingertips felt a heaviness that was completely different from that of ordinary water drops.

At this moment, the Black Mist Psychic's heartbeat almost stopped.

He had no time to react and was violently dragged to the ground by the metal liquid that seeped into the ground.

In addition to the surging sound of breaking ground, he also heard Chen Ming's voice, which was full of surprise and joy: "It seems that it has not ended yet."

The Black Mist Psychic was knocked to the ground by the metallic liquid. He was dazed for a moment and everything went dark before his eyes.

He wanted to escape, but he could only helplessly allow Chen Ming to trap him in the solidified metal liquid, just like the left-wing elements who were preparing to cause trouble on the dome before.

The exhaustion of his spiritual energy made him unable to move at all, and he could only show a desperate expression like an ordinary person.

Chen Ming didn't say much, he stood in front of the black mist psychic and said: "Let me ask you a question, who sent you here?"

The Black Mist Psychic responded in silence, not wanting to reveal a single word.

Seeing this, Chen Ming did not use any violent means to interrogate, but simply took out the Words of Madness spirit stone from the mind wave generator.

At the same time, the metal liquid that trapped the completely exhausted Black Mist Psychic loosened a little, releasing one of his hands.

The Black Mist Psychic instantly understood what Chen Ming was going to do, and his eyes were filled with fear of Chen Ming and the spiritual stone in Chen Ming's hand.

Now he could only use all his remaining strength to clench his fists, not daring to loosen them at all.

But just as he clenched his fist, it was immediately torn apart by the metallic liquid. The strength of the human body was completely powerless to resist the power of psychic energy.

Seeing that the Black Room Psychic still had no intention of speaking, Chen Ming no longer deliberately slowed down his movements and directly placed the Words of Madness Spiritual Essence Stone in his hand.

The Black Mist Psychic, whose mental strength was already exhausted, suddenly had a lot of bloodshot in his eyes, his ears were filled with crazy whispers, and the mental shock penetrated deep into his brain. He did not struggle at all, his body softened, and he fell into a coma.

The psychic should not be killed, but he will definitely not wake up in a short period of time.

Chen Ming relaxed a little, removed the restraints of the metal liquid, took off the mask of the Black Mist Psychic, and took a few photos of him for evidence.

Then Chen Ming searched his body and actually found a few things that looked rather special.

Three glass beads.

One was broken, but two were still intact.

The broken glass beads are red and blue, while the two intact glass beads are one pitch black and the other clear and transparent.

They all emit psychic energy fluctuations, but their specific purpose cannot be seen.

Chen Ming thought about it and stuffed them directly into the box used to place the portable psychic wave generator.

This box is made of silent alloy, which can isolate psychic fluctuations. It is just right for storing things whose specific uses are unclear. The only other things on the Black Mist Psychic are some medicines.

Bandages, hemostatic spray, and several bottles of drugs that seemed to be used to restore and stabilize the mental power of psychics.

Chen Ming took away the medicine for the psychic, and casually dismantled the rest and threw them into the warehouse of the spaceship.

To be honest, the Black Mist Psychic is a bit poor. I don't know if he is just that poor or if he didn't bring much with him because of the assassination mission.

Chen Ming felt a little bit of pity, but this time the meaning of the pity was a little different.

But at least the Black Mist Psychic still left a sword, which is still of great value.

After confirming that the psychic in the Black Room had nothing on him, Chen Ming directly built a cryogenic hibernation chamber with its own energy crystal power supply nearby and stuffed him in it.

Bai Quan was a little surprised when watching this scene through the video call. He didn't expect that there would be such a way to restrict psychics.

Chen Ming noticed the change in Bai Quan's expression and guessed what Bai Quan was thinking. He said, "You look quite surprised. How do you normally deal with psychic criminals?"

"Normally, two psychics would go in pursuit. If they were captured alive, they would be escorted by a spaceship made of a special silent alloy. The psychics who were in pursuit would also have to stay highly focused throughout the process. So I think your method of freezing people in a cryogenic hibernation chamber could be promoted."

Chen Ming immediately pointed out the shortcomings of this method: "You have to exhaust the psychic's mental power before you can use this method, and it doesn't make much sense for a psychic like me."

Bai Quan didn't take it seriously: "It's a low probability event to encounter a psychic like you. Anyway, I will definitely tell them later, so I can have more means."

"By the way, what are you going to do with this Black Mist Psychic?"

Chen Ming's eyes moved away from Bai Quan on the terminal, and he looked at the cryogenic hibernation chamber next to him and said, "I was definitely going to kill him. After all, he is a psychic with strong mobility and assassination ability, and he is also thinking about me. It would be best to kill him and eliminate the trouble forever."

"But since we've captured him alive, it will be useful. This isn't a simulation. We can't do anything if we capture a psychic."

“It feels like you’re going to do something bad.”

"It's really a bad thing. I'm going to take him to the Qiling Nerve Extractor to extract his Qiling Nerve."

Chen Ming acknowledged Bai Quan's guess and said this in a cold tone.

He actually didn't want to use the Qi Ling Neural Extractor before, even though he had the opportunity to use it on Yan Xiong.

But in the end, because of his own personal experience, he felt that this method was a bit cruel to psychics, so he did not implement it.

But ever since what happened some time ago, he no longer had the slightest sympathy for the leftist Chen Ming.

No matter how cruel the thing is to them, he will never show mercy even if he has to do it himself.

Bai Quan also knew about the Qiling Nerve Extractor, so he said with some doubt: "But that thing is not in the Mechanical Clan..."

But halfway through his words he suddenly realized: "Oh...you've touched this device before."

"Yes, when I was still with Yuhui, my use of my psychic powers was not perfect yet, so the equipment was left there."

"But some time ago, my psychic energy was enough to support the removal of the Spiritual Extractor. However, Yuhui helped to maintain it, and I didn't need it for the time being, so I didn't do it."

Baiquan said casually: "Let Yuhui be a worker, right?"

"All the afterglow will be my workers sooner or later."

Baiquan shook his head: "That's true. Are you planning to do it now?"

Chen Ming immediately denied it, "It's impossible. We are still missing a spiritual awakening nerve. To extract the spiritual awakening nerve of a psychic, we must use an artificial spiritual awakening nerve that has been specially cultivated."

"I have the Afterglow here who knows how to train, and I also know the process. However, judging from the state of this Black Mist Psychic, the final extraction effect may not be very good."

"But if you want a good effect, the possibility of him escaping will increase, so I would rather have a lower probability of success."

Bai Quan silently noted down what Chen Ming said, and then asked, "What happens after the Qi Ling nerve is extracted?"

"I'll probably die. I'm not sure. After all, Yuhui didn't finish extracting me."

"I mean, after you extract the spiritual awakening nerve, what are you going to use it for?"

Chen Ming was stunned, not because he had not thought of the use of the extracted spiritual awakening nerves, but because he suddenly thought of something he had not realized until now.

It could be a disaster for a psychic.

If the technology of the Spiritual Nerve Extractor spreads in the empire.

Then there will definitely be a lot of people fighting over a spiritual awakening nerve.

There will definitely be psychics who will act recklessly in order to seize the spiritual power of others.

But there are definitely more ordinary psychics who are struggling within the empire in order to protect their spiritual nerves.

Powerful psychics have the ability to protect themselves, but weak psychics have no room to struggle.

Chen Ming had previously experienced what it was like for a psychic to have weak psychic power.

Even though he is now capable of protecting himself, he does not want to see such a scene.

So Chen Ming thought for a long time, slightly changed his original idea, and said: "Study it and find out whether a psychic has the ability to have a second spiritual nerve."

"If that doesn't work, try implanting it in an ordinary person to see if you can give them the same spiritual power as this spiritual awakening nerve."

"What if none of them work?"

"If all else fails, then throw the Qi-Enlightenment Nerves into the cryogenic hibernation chamber and freeze them. Since that civilization has created a Qi-Enlightenment Nerve Extractor, they must have equipment that can use these extracted Qi-Enlightenment Nerves."

"Once we find these things, we'll come back and look at the usefulness of this extracted spiritual awakening nerve."

Chen Ming's words did not mention any idea of ​​revealing the technology related to extracting the spiritual nerves, and he didn't even want to communicate with anyone about the spiritual nerve extraction technology.

Baiquan hadn't noticed anything wrong at this point, so he said normally, "That's a good idea."

"But then again, the Empire only knows the name and general effects of the Qiling Nerve Extractor, but has not yet obtained the specific equipment."

"I had the information you provided me some time ago. If the mission was carried out normally, this device should have been included in the mission plan, but unfortunately..."

"I don't think it's a pity."

Chen Ming did not hide his thoughts in front of Bai Quan and said, "I even think it would be best for the Empire to never get this device."

"That's true for you psykers."

Bai Quan had thought about this long before when he learned about the concept of the Qiling Nerve Extractor. He instantly understood what Chen Ming meant and said, "But you don't have to be too pessimistic."

"From current research, the psychic powers awakened by psychics are definitely the most suitable for the psychic themselves. If others want to replace them, the cost, difficulty, and effect will all be unsatisfactory."

"A natural psychic and a spiritually inspired nerve. The psychic is definitely more valuable."

"Well, I hope so."

Chen Ming knew that what Bai Quan said was indeed correct, but human greed is absolutely endless.

Bai Quan also knows that many situations cannot go as ideally as expected, and there will always be people willing to take risks to do something more risky.

Moreover, Chen Ming now looked like he didn't want to say more about this, so he didn't say anything else.

Seeing Chen Ming creating two robots beside him and walking back to the Stardust Level with the cryostasis chamber, Bai Quan suddenly changed the subject and said, "By the way, how do you know he is hiding underground right below?"

"I actually didn't know. But since I was already there, it was impossible for me to investigate such a large planet, so I could only investigate the surrounding area. I actually found it, which I didn't expect."

"I guess his idea is similar to what you just guessed, that is, to leave his sword on the planet first to distract me."

"It makes me think that he left the sword here just to distract me, and then he hid somewhere else."

"But he actually just burrowed down and hid underground, waiting for others to rescue him, and then I just happened to catch him."

Baiquan asked, "Then why didn't he really run again? As long as he can hide somewhere else, it would be difficult for you to continue chasing him, right?"

"One is that he has no more mental strength and can no longer run long distances. You see, he didn't even resist when I caught him."

"He consumed a wave of energy in the previous fight with me. When I fought him in the end, he didn't dare to give up, so he consumed another wave of energy. As a result, he ran out of energy."

"Another possibility is that he really thought the underground of the sword was safer than other places. He wanted to take a gamble that I checked other places instead of here. He lost the gamble, and this is the result."

As Chen Ming spoke, he stretched out his hand and pressed it on the cryogenic hibernation chamber that was being slowly moved by a robot next to him, and looked at the ordinary face in the cryogenic hibernation chamber.

Without his previous madness and hatred, the Black Mist Psyker looks like an ordinary person.

But Chen Ming suddenly shook his head. Everything now looked fake.

But the hatred in his eyes before could never be faked.

He sighed.

"It's the left path again."

Bai Quan suddenly said: "No, it was Lou Wei and the others who did it."

Chen Ming was stunned for a moment, then nodded slowly.

(End of this chapter)