Back then... nothing that happened to Gu Shen surprised her anymore.
In the East Continent Council’s Transcendent Genealogy Map, Gu Shen’s "Blazing Light" was categorized as a Spiritual Ability, but Lu Nanjin knew that the tiny flame had its own physical form and searing temperature.
It was definitely not a spiritual or natural power.
Being a Transcendent was all about mutations, oddities, and unpredictability.
And those with special characteristics were capable of acts that defied the laws of Extraordinary Abilities... which actually made sense.
What did it matter that they absorbed Extraordinary Essence? There was even a "Fire Stealer" in Central Continent who could steal other people’s extraordinary abilities!
"The mission is over, thanks for your hard work, senior sister."
Gu Shen slowly exhaled, having run through half of the Da Du District today, from the river bank to the old town. He had taken every battle seriously and could finally take a breath of relief.
"We’ll continue tomorrow." Lu Nanjin nodded, hugged her blade, turned around, and was about to leave.
"If I remember correctly... Fulin Lane isn’t far from Lion Alley," Gu Shen suddenly laughed and asked, "Would you like to sit down for a while?"
Lu Nanjin looked slightly startled.
Seeing her silhouette, it seemed she was hesitating.
"I’ve been busy lately."
Lu Nanjin shook her head, "Let’s not go."
Even though she had left Da Du for ten years.
After returning here, many thoughts... had changed.
She began to slowly understand her sister and had thought about finding an opportunity for both to have a good talk.
But now was a crucial moment for the transfer of substitute council members, dealing with the final struggles over legislation, and coping with the sanctions from the Zhao Family required much consideration.
This was not the time to disturb.
"Then I will go see Brother Crow," Gu Shen continued, undeterred, "Senior sister, would you like to join?"
"We could have some late-night snacks together." Gu Shen stroked his chin, "His privately stored Lion Awakening Wine, is really something special..."
The senior sister holding the blade slowly turned around and seriously said, "I must clarify... I’m just hungry."
"Be careful not to harm the innocent."
In the cover of night, a small squad was rapidly advancing.
Leading them was a tall, thin woman dressed in a tight, dark suit. A black scarf was tied around her forehead as a sweatband, but even so, dim luminescence surrounded it as if coalescing into an... eyeball.
Spirit type, "Spiritual Eyes."
Liu Yi was followed closely by four team members, each also enveloped in a faint glow.
"Spiritual Eyes" centered on Liu Yi, expanding and sharing their visual range among them.
"This mission... is to enter the old mansion in Lion Alley," Liu Yi stated calmly. "I will use ’Spiritual Eyes’ to plot the best path and avoid battles whenever possible. If conflict arises, just knock them unconscious."
The ones patrolling here included not just the Transcendents from the South Bay Faction but also trained Federation officials from three different institutions, who had cordoned off Lion Alley and the surrounding streets inside and out due to the old district’s outdated facilities. They had temporarily deployed drones equipped with Heavenly Eye, making the area’s defenses tight.
"Southeast, there are two patrollers."
Around the corner of the alley, a light just started to shine.
Liu Yi, like a night cat, pounced out, her form supple. In an instant, she extended her hands and placed them in front of the two patrollers. The sweatband fell off by itself at the moment of her spring, turning into a taut ribbon that twirled around her palms, momentarily casting darkness over the eyes of the two patrollers.
But this was actually a form of "protection"!
Without the sweatband covering, the "Spiritual Eyes" on Liu Yi’s forehead suddenly burst forth with intense blazing light!
For a moment, holy light cascaded through the alley; the two patrollers, whose eyes were shielded by the sweatband, only perceived a world of brightness and a buzzing sound in their ears.
Liu Yi’s expression was calm. She promptly reclaimed the sweatband, raised her hands to tie the ribbon behind her head, as the light from "Spiritual Eyes" gradually faded.
The two patrollers at the corner had lost consciousness and slumped softly to the ground.
This was not just a mental level "hypnosis" but also a direct physical "strike."
The unconscious state would remain very stable for eight to ten hours.
Having done all this, Liu Yi spoke in a low voice, time was pressing, and there was no time to deal with the aftermath for these two patrollers... Being discovered would also mean that their assault had been revealed.
The only thing they could do was to make sure the two wouldn’t suddenly wake up, bringing more trouble.
However... this mission wouldn’t take too long.
Breaking into Lion Alley and entering the old mansion counted as completion!
With layers of protection... being exposed was inevitable, and in the end, they would have to forcefully break through.
After two more corners, they could already see the outline of that mansion, in the distance was a seemingly vacant four-way junction, but in reality, that was where the most rigorously patrolled stronghold lay. Not to mention the well-trained officials from three institutions, just the unregulated Transcendents from the Sincere Heart Association in South Bay were enough to cause headaches.
Liu Yi silently leaned against the wall, gestured for the four behind her to scatter.
The team of five split into five squads.
Liu Yi closed her eyes, fully opened her "Spiritual Eyes," with the cloth almost transparent under the intense light.