Looking at the fallen corpse, the bartender wearing The Fool’s mask emitted a chilling aura.
"Young man, don’t think that with just a little power, you can do whatever you want. The world you can see..."
However, before he could finish his sentence, Tao Yu had already drawn him into his Grandmaster’s Mental Realm.
The strange sensation of being suppressed in that realm immediately caused the bartender’s expression to change drastically, his originally soft voice almost distorted.
"Domain?! Misunderstanding, sir..."
Before he could finish his words, Tao Yu’s palm was already pressing on his mask, crack~
With the force of his energy, the mask shattered, revealing an ordinary-looking face.
Following that, Tao Yu reached out again, pulled off the incredibly realistic headpiece that was almost undetectable, and revealed the face of a middle-aged woman.
Noticing certain traces on that face, Tao Yu’s mouth twitched, then he pulled close to her neck and tore off again, stripping off a Human Skin Mask to reveal a beautiful woman beneath it, her face touched with panic.
"Oh? What misunderstanding?"
Tao Yu spoke methodically.
Domain? Something similar to a Grandmaster’s aura?
That was not impossible—the unity of body, energy, and spirit, divergent paths leading to the same destination. Beyond a certain threshold, one might indeed consider such a transformation.
Yet she didn’t give off the same impression as a wealthy lady, but her strength was absolutely overwhelming for a Grandmaster. It must be a different path or perhaps a division based purely on the Mental Realm, not necessarily representative of absolute strength.
"Sir, I am truly deeply sorry. Regarding this bounty, we can revoke it, and we will not accept similar tasks related to it in the future."
The once arrogant and beautiful woman now lowered her gaze in submission, truly embodying the clown mask she had worn earlier.
In fact, Tao Yu could sense that this person wasn’t weak and did pose some threat.
While not as strong as himself, she was more potent than the Deadly Bullet and several kings of the Development Zone he had seen before, ranking in the middle or slightly above average among senior partners. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have been able to suppress the situation .
With her strength, she could usually dominate ordinary senior partners, and indeed she could have been so arrogant under normal circumstances.
It’s just that she had run into Tao Yu, the iron board.
"Just revoking it? Who is behind the bounty, cooperate a bit."
This kind of smooth and flexible organization was not beyond Tao Yu’s expectations.
"Now that we’re alone, I’m not afraid to tell you, sir. If there’s a chance, we really wouldn’t mind giving you a hand. After all, carrying out such tasks against you puts us in a difficult position too, but our reputation isn’t good. Usually, the level of power you displayed up to today would already be the limit. The client also worries about our possible betrayal, so they’re very cautious."
"Aren’t you supposed to notify them to send the secret key? What’s the contact method? Let them send it."
"Just a passphrase on a seldom-used radio frequency."
The compromising beautiful woman smoothed her hair, unintentionally revealing a pitiful expression.
"Sir, do as much as your strength allows. Our power in Starshine City isn’t that great; this is about the best we can do."
Then, with a tone carrying a hint of Charm, she added,
"However, I could personally offer some extra compensation to you." Continue reading on empire
As she spoke, she attempted to move closer to Tao Yu, her eyes teasing, complemented by her foxy, charming face, and curvaceous figure, her every move easily conjuring images of the bedroom.
But in front of Tao Yu who had just passed the test with the wealthy lady, the sense of artifice was too heavy.
Moreover, he sensed the woman’s lingering malice toward him.
Especially since she seemed to have figured out that he was the actual target of the bounty.
Indeed, so young, yet so swiftly mastering the Grandmaster’s Mental Realm. Regardless of what that supposed ’Domain’ is, he had already far exceeded the level he displayed when pressing down on the geniuses of the Development Zone.
The fact that there were bounties issued against him at that previous level was still within the ’normal’ range of expectations.
After all, that was a new Inner Power System.
But now, his exhibition of the Grandmaster’s Mental Realm was evidently abnormally powerful.
Discovering such a secret, it was only natural for them to have plans.
This was, after all, the territory of the Thieves Guild, known for its flexible principles...
"So you’re saying there’s no other information here?"
Tao Yu asked with a smile, playfully lifting her delicate chin, his tone flippant.
The Thieves Guild, which had just been decimated by the president of the Chaoyang Society, would probably have to find a new place again.
After confirming an affirmative response, Tao Yu snapped her neck.
He then poured gasoline over the nearby corpses.
By the time Tao Yu emerged from the sewer again, he could see smoke billowing from other sewer exits...
The family gathered together. Wang Goudan came to help with a lavish dinner, and everyone enjoyed a good meal happily.
Having survived tough times in the outer city, they used to be content with having meat for birthdays and didn’t care all that much.
Now, the circumstances were just a bit better, plus Tao Yu had just returned to recharge and report safety, coinciding with his arrival.
"Bro, next year I want to choose the Development Zone too."
Tao Shi sipped his soda slowly, reluctant to finish it in one gulp.
"As of now, that should still be okay."
The alien issue had been resolved, the survival rate greatly improved, and now with the skills Tao Shi had learned in advance.