Chang Le's tone wasn't indignant, but it was as if every word struck people's hearts, leaving no room for disobedience.
Shen Xiu felt the faint pressure emanating from her and was secretly alarmed. He was already at the ninth level of cultivation, and the only person who could make him feel this kind of pressure was someone beyond the ninth level.
Wasn't it Fu Jiu who broke through in the Kelong Sect?
Could it be that Chang Le actually broke through? Or did both of them break through? Or perhaps...?
Before Shen Xiu's doubts could be resolved, he was interrupted by Chang Le's gaze. He collected his thoughts, faced the tombstone before him, calmed his emotions, and solemnly kowtowed.
Chang Le looked up at the star chart, its light flickering, his eyes swirling with emotions that were impossible to decipher.
"Follow me into the trial grounds."
Chang Le turned and led Shen Xiu toward the area outside the Nine Provinces Shrine: "The trial grounds are dangerous. Only if you pass the test with your own ability can I use the Dragon Tomb to purify the bloodline in your body. Whether you succeed or not depends on yourself."
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At the same time, in Shazhou City, Southeast Fourth District.
Shazhou City is located on the southeastern coast of the Fourth District, at the mouth of the Yellow Sand River in Zhongtu. The river sand deposits and marine mudflats at the estuary change in size with the seasons, forming extremely fertile land. At the same time, Shazhou City is also one of the areas in the Fourth District, besides Chaohai City, that has suffered the most from the alien calamity.
The beach at the triangular port of Shazhou City.
Far from the port, a rocky area has been sealed off.
The head of the local management agency is leading the way this way: "Gentlemen, it's just ahead."
Following behind him were Huanbo and Fu Heqing from the Long faction, along with the local detective in charge of investigating the case.
The team leader, surnamed Hu, is a seasoned veteran detective.
As they walked, Team Leader Hu asked, "When were they discovered? How many are there?"
The person in charge said, "It was discovered by patrol dogs patrolling the port about two hours ago. We don't know how much there is yet; it was just cleared out."
A young female forensic pathologist, Jiang, said, "These are the first batch of remains of the victims discovered so far, and we are sure to find important clues on them."
Then, she said to Huanbo and Fuhe, "Mr. Changfeng is still studying the energy traces left at the scene. I'll be troubling you two later to verify whether the wounds on the corpse were caused by the mutants."
Huanbo shrugged and patted Fu Heqing: "The key is this kid. Only he can tell. I'm just protecting his safety."
Fu Heqing's shoulder was swayed from the slap. At twenty-six, Fu was fully mature, with a handsome face and a calm and gentle demeanor mixed with a sharp edge.
He said helplessly, "Yes, I will be responsible for examining the cause of the injuries and whether it is due to a mutant."
Team Leader Hu's expression was grave: "The impact of this case is extremely negative. Everyone must do their utmost to solve it."
All the group members responded, and Huanbo and Fuheqing exchanged a glance, not daring to be negligent.
This case has already affected the stability of the entire Shazhou City.
The incident began five days ago—
A mother reported that her 15-year-old son had gone missing on his way home from school.
After investigation, the detectives discovered that his son, Wu Zhicheng, went to play at Triangle Harbour with three other classmates after school. At 7 p.m., surveillance footage showed the four of them leaving the harbor together.
However, after the four separated at the port, the surveillance footage only captured the other three going home, and Wu Zhicheng mysteriously disappeared.
Just three hours after the missing person case was filed, another parent of Wu Zhicheng's classmate also reported their son missing, saying that he had returned home that night and disappeared from his room the next morning.
The two missing persons cases were merged for investigation. Five hours later, Wu Zhicheng's parents suddenly received a call from an unknown number. When they opened it, they were shocked to find it was from their missing son!
But what happened next was incredibly bizarre.
Wu Zhicheng said he was kidnapped on his way home and is now chained and unable to use his supernatural abilities. He suspects he is in the cargo hold of a ship and begs his parents to call the police and come to rescue him. The fifteen-year-old boy was so scared that his teeth were chattering, but he tried his best to calmly assess the situation and save himself.
The detectives guarding his house immediately informed Team Leader Hu to provide assistance.
It turned out that Wu Zhicheng had secretly bought the communicator to read novels, and he usually hid it well. Although his parents knew, they let him do as he pleased because his grades had always been stable. The detectives immediately located the device and dispatched personnel to rescue him.
Unexpectedly, just as the location was successfully located, a scream suddenly came from Wu Zhicheng's end, who had been maintaining communication.
Then, amidst the shaky visuals and cacophony of sounds, a chilling gnawing sound rang out, followed by the boy's heart-wrenching screams, which quickly subsided until the sound faded away.
The gnawing sound subsided, and in the communicator screen that had fallen to the ground, a series of blood droplets fell and gathered into a pool of blood. Suddenly, a pair of dark yellow vertical pupils that did not resemble a human figure appeared in the screen!
The video cuts out and the sound disappears.
The room was completely silent, and all the agents were on edge.
The scene was automatically recorded and saved by the device. Everyone played it back with bated breath and discovered a low growl similar to that of a wild beast. In the last frame of the video, a pair of vertical slit-like pupils, like those of a reptile, were visible. However, the area around these eyes was not scales like those of a beast, but rather yellowish-white skin similar to that of a human!
The well-informed Team Leader Hu immediately thought of the numerous mutants the Central Plains government had been searching for and capturing over the years. He then reported this to the authorities.
Immediately, the district informed the ninth district of this news. The Dragon Sect's Cuiwei Academy is currently the one that has conducted the most in-depth research on mutants, so the Dragon Sect will send someone to investigate.
After watching the video, Changfeng judged that there was a 90% chance that it was a mutant, so he led a group of people to go there in person.
When they arrived, Team Leader Hu had already led his men to the ship where Wu Zhicheng had been killed, but they found no body at the scene. There were only incomplete traces of the use of superpowers, messy signs of a fight, and half a piece of scale armor. Even the bloodstains were only Wu Zhicheng's.
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