Volume 2 That World Chapter 57 Mirage
At the same time, outside the city of Jiandu, in a secluded place where few people go.
Nearly twenty people wearing tight clothes, hoods and pure white masks on their faces gathered together.
"Everything is ready. Tomorrow is the day to take action."
A low voice sounded softly.
"Killing that person will be considered a success."
"If I miss this opportunity, even if I wait another five years, I may not be able to find one that is as suitable as this one."
Everyone was wearing a mask, so it was impossible to tell who was speaking.
"But is that owl ghost, who was hired at a huge cost, trustworthy?" another voice sounded.
As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly heard a scream from a distance, and the next second, the scream was already very close.
Boom!
A figure fell from the sky and landed in front of the white-masked people, shocking them so much that they took two steps back.
Upon closer inspection, they saw that the man was wearing tight clothes and a black robe similar to theirs, and had a unique ghost mask covering the lower half of his face.
It was clearly the attire of the Demon Exorcist Society!
Exposed ? The white masks were slightly agitated.
At this moment, the members of the Exorcist Society were staring at the sky with horror in their eyes, and the screams from their mouths were gradually weakening.
boom!
A huge figure fell from the sky and stepped heavily on the seriously injured and dying member of the Exorcist Society.
With just one step, his chest collapsed and he died instantly.
There was a commotion in the white mask. He looked up and saw that the man was huge, with a gray beard covering the lower half of his face, and his eyes were half-closed and drooped.
It was the extraordinary fourth-level strongman who appeared in Jiandu Square in the morning - Gu Chong'an!
Gu Chong'an gently stepped down from the corpse of the demon-killing society member, as if he was walking down an ordinary flight of stairs. His hoarse and cold voice rang out: "If it weren't for me, your plan would be exposed tonight and would fail."
Many people had cold sweat on their foreheads under their masks.
As everyone looked at each other, a tall and thin man with a white mask stepped forward and bowed slightly to Gu Chong'an: "Everyone in the Mirage Tower, codenamed Ghost Face Gentleman, welcomes Senior Owl Ghost's help."
Gu Chong'an half-squinted his eyes and glanced at the man, then smiled slightly: "You are quite interesting. Tell me everything about your plan for tomorrow."
…
When Qi Ji returned to the room, it was already evening, and Qin Zijin was also dragged in.
"Hey, Qi Shen, you're getting too proud. You even dare to drag me into the room at night!" Qin Zijin, who was pulled in, had a half-smile on his face.
Qi Ji glared at her and said, "Stop talking nonsense and tell me what's going on now."
Qin Zijin looked at Qi Ji's expression and roughly knew what he wanted to ask: "So, you want to ask that Gu Chong'an?"
"Yes." Qi Ji nodded, his expression a little incredible. "I came to the outer domain to participate in this martial arts performance. There were so many fortune tellers who treated me in time. I thought this was a place of peace and progress. It's been less than a day, how come there are conspiracies and my life is threatened."
What happened to the great human alliance, the community of shared destiny, to fight against foreign demons together?
"Haha!" Qin Zijin covered his mouth, his shoulders shaking with laughter, "Brother, you don't think this is a world of playing house, do you?"
She smiled and then straightened her expression: "Although the Donghua Continent is facing the threat of foreign demons, the bad nature of human beings is to fight among themselves. The rise of the seven major forces and the decline of the major clans are accompanied by incomparable blood and chaos."
"After achieving internal balance, the East China Continent was able to clear out the foreign demons that had gradually landed, and eventually formed the balance we have today."
After listening to Qin Zijin, Qi Ji nodded gently: "I basically understand. Then who is this Gu Chongan?"
Qin Zijin's face was serious: "Because it happened before I was born, I have only heard about his past."
"He was born in the 'Western Region Gu Family'. He was a well-known master second only to the family master at the time and a mainstay of the Gu family. Later, for unknown reasons, he killed more than 30 extraordinary people in the Gu family overnight and disappeared."
Qin Zijin looked at Qi Ji listening attentively and smiled slightly: "The Gu family lost two fourth-level extraordinary people and thirty second- to third-level extraordinary people because of this. The vitality was greatly damaged. The whole family was furious and issued a hunting order to the entire Donghua Continent. Whoever kills Gu Chong'an can become the Gu family's eternal ally and be given a large amount of resources, which is basically equivalent to being promoted to the fourth level."
"Qi Ji, if you can kill him, you will be able to reach the top in one step. Are you tempted?" Qin Zijin's tone was full of temptation.
Qi Ji shook his head frantically: "I'm not stupid. Such an awesome family has offered a bounty for a super expert who is still alive and well for decades. Should I kill him with my head?"
"That's good to know. If we run into such big shots in the future, we'd better stay away from them. It's not much harder for them to kill us than to kill a bug."
At night, Qin Zijin secretly left Qi Ji's room with a red face.
The two chatted for a long time, and Qi Ji finally understood the true situation of this foreign land through this time.
The outer domain is called the Blue Star. The planet is huge, several times larger than the inner domain's Earth Star.
The continents on the Blue Star are not like the Earth where there are only a few continents. According to Qin Zijin's inquiry into historical materials, there are at least a dozen or even dozens of continents on the Blue Star.
Humans occupy less than ten pieces of land, while the rest of the land is in its original state, with giant beasts roaming everywhere and abundant resources waiting to be developed by humans.
The foreign demons are extraterritorial species that suddenly appeared near the human continent. They seem to be creatures that exist to destroy humans and even all things, and they are obsessed with conquering the continent where humans live.
In fact, the foreign demons have succeeded several times. However, due to the long battle line and the lack of speed, humans originally occupied nearly ten pieces of land, but now only four or five pieces are left that have not been conquered by the foreign demons.
Donghua Continent, Xicang Continent, etc. are currently facing the crisis of being surrounded by foreign demons.
Fortunately, after the battle line shrank to several continents, the strong men of humanity were finally able to support and aid each other in time and maintain a balance with the foreign demons.
At the same time, under the threat of external demons, the originally bloody and chaotic internal strife among human beings has gradually disappeared. Although there are still occasional fights now, on the whole, the situation has become more peaceful.
However, where there are people, there are rivers and lakes. Fighting for territory, resources, and population is the eternal goal of every force.
The appearance of Gu Chong'an means that there will inevitably be accidents at this sword-watching and martial arts performance.
Maybe it will be tomorrow, maybe the day after tomorrow, or maybe it will be the last day.
Before that day comes, I must improve my strength as quickly as possible to ensure that I can protect my life at that time.
With the idea of becoming stronger as quickly as possible, Qi Ji entered the Tower of Transcendence again.
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[Activate the Secret Record of the Past Life]
[The currently included world views are as follows. Please select the world view opponent you want to challenge]
This time, Qi Ji still chose Battousai's worldview.
After fighting with Sojiro who could shrink the earth last night, Qi Ji was sure that Battousai's worldview was a more suitable world for him to hone his skills.
Of course, he wanted to fight the ninja at the first level again immediately and kill him to gain transcendence and new and stronger skills.
But if you can make yourself absolutely safe and have a higher chance of success, then it's okay even if you go a day or two later.
After all, if you die once, you will lose ten spiritual points, which translates into a loss of transcendence.
The next moment, the fog surged and the world changed.
Suddenly, Qi Ji appeared in a path in the woods.
Judging from the color of the sky, it is dusk now.
Opposite him stood a man wearing a green robe and a bamboo hat. Under the robe one could see he was wearing a black tight-fitting suit.
The man was tall and thin, with a sallow complexion and a terrifying appearance. The most special thing was that he had eyes with light blue whites and strangely shaped pupils.
"Who are you?" Sakura language came out of the man's mouth.
Qi Ji naturally understood what he meant. He was too lazy to speak, but directly took out the sheathed single-edged sword from behind him and slowly pulled it out.
Then the man with the strange eyes immediately showed an excited smile: "Yes! That's right! Men should speak with swords!"
He immediately drew out the katana in his hand, and stared at Qi Ji: " Remember, my name is 'Blade Guard', and I am the one who will kill you!"
Qi Ji nodded, a smile on his face.
Cool!
The man named Blade Guard rushed out and slashed towards Qi Ji in an instant.
"Very slow, not as good as Battousai or Sojiro, seems to be a weak player."
Qi Ji thought silently and responded with a horizontal slash.
clang!
The single sword hit the blade of the katana heavily, causing a little spark to fly. Upon closer inspection, the blade of the single sword was intact, but a small chip appeared on the katana where it was hit.
Just an ordinary blow was enough to deflect the Blade Guard's slash.
The next second, Qi Ji launched an offensive. Relying on his physical strength of two hundred transcendence levels, he used three times the strength and corresponding agility of an ordinary person to launch three consecutive heavy blows at the Blade Guard. In one encounter, he chopped the Blade Guard back five steps.
Qi Ji did not pursue him. He calmly drew his sword and said softly, "Use your best skills. Don't let yourself die in vain."
Blade Guard laughed evilly, glanced at his hand that was shaking from being chopped by the huge force, and looked at Qi Ji excitedly: "So strong! You might be even stronger than Battousai!"
"You are worthy of my use of this trick!"
After saying that, Blade Guard suddenly pulled off the green robe he was wearing, revealing his obviously thin and muscle-less body under the tight-fitting outfit.
Then he pulled off the hat on his head, and the strange eyes under the hat stared at Qi Ji.
He held the katana in his hand horizontally, and the focus seemed to be concentrated on the blade.
"Nikaidou Heiho...Beyond the Heart..." He murmured, his eyes shining with a strange light.
"By the ghost!"
Under Qi Ji's slightly surprised gaze, he saw the man's muscles bulge all over his body in an instant, and the originally thin tall man instantly turned into a tall and strong man!
What kind of secret method is this?
After completing the "transformation", the Blade Guard suddenly looked at Qi Ji. The pupils of his strange eyes instantly shrank into dots, and a murderous aura that seemed to be tangible instantly rushed towards Qi Ji.
Qi Ji was stimulated by the other party's murderous intent and immediately became interested. The next moment, his meridian nourishing method was instantly activated!
boom!
The momentum of the two people began a crazy confrontation!
