On the second expressway to Sky Capital Airport, three sedans were driving towards an outskirt base.

Since it was nearing late morning, there were many vehicles on the expressway, and the three sedans didn't stand out among the traffic.

As they passed the toll booth and turned onto Yaojia Garden Road, a staff member glanced at the middle car and noticed three people inside who could have warranted an immediate call to the police: a killer wrapped in bandages and wearing a cloak as if stepped out of a movie, a bald monk wearing the kasaya of a twin-tailed idol singer, and a young man sitting upside down with his head hanging down and feet resting on the seat...

All three were engrossed in their phones, which wasn't unusual since the staff member was also watching a live stream out of the corner of his eye while working.

However, after the driver showed him an ID, the staff member instantly abandoned the thought of calling the cops. Although he didn't know much, he was aware from the emergency training that occupied last month's weekend that all checkpoint staff in Sky Capital had to cooperate unconditionally whenever they saw this ID.

Are they Transcendents... The staff member wasn't naive. He had his suspicions about these official mysterious organizations, but this was his first encounter with people holding such credentials, so he gave them a closer look.

"Holy shit, this aura... Peak of Fourth Turn!?"

The young man hanging upside down suddenly exclaimed, causing the staff member to be taken aback. He found the voice somewhat familiar and upon closer inspection of the young man's face, a moment of realization flashed through his mind, prompting him to whisper under his breath, "Super Fanatic!"

His voice was quite soft, but the passengers weren't ordinary people; the bald monk with the headphones blew out a stream of air from his nose, the cloak and bandage-clad figure quivered, and the young man, while one eye was fixed on his screen, cast the other towards the staff member, which made the latter break out in a cold sweat.

What kind of bizarre eyes are those? So creepy!

He had thought that Transcendents at most could fight with both hands and multi-task, but he had never heard of someone using both eyes independently.

The man in the black suit chuckled lightly but then became serious, saying to the staff member, "Don't talk nonsense."

The staff member immediately realized he misspoke and started to apologize profusely, watching as the cars left his sight. How odd all Transcendents were—with bandages, an otaku type, and perverted. Were these weirdos also the trendsetters of the times?

He turned his head back to the live stream to see the Truth Seeker as magnificent as a goddess, nodding contentedly to himself—now that's more like a Transcendent.

Wait a minute, the staff member suddenly thought, is it the Transcendence that makes them weird, or the weirdness that leads to their Transcendence?

If being weird could make me Transcendent, and then let me get a promotion, a pay raise, a rich and pretty wife, and climb to the pinnacle of life...

After the propagation of videos and live streams from Ren Naiser, which mortal didn't hope to awaken to Transcendence, hold power, save the world?

So many people watched the live stream not just because the content involved unprecedented Transcendent incidents, but also because there was a chance to awaken from it.

Who would refuse such a benefit that comes at no cost? All toll booth staffers watched during work hours, and as long as it didn't interfere with the job, even the supervisor tacitly permitted it—otherwise, the staff would rather skip work than come in.

Thus, if they could increase their chances of awakening even a little without paying too much, no one would turn down such an opportunity.

The staff member knew that the people who had just left were likely part of one of Mysterious Country's most powerful Supernatural Organizations.

He felt as if he had glimpsed the secret of the Transcendents' awakening and strength from this group!

Looking at the screen of his phone, with mixed feelings of resignation, excitement, and devotion, the staff member slowly stuck out his tongue...

Meanwhile, in the departing sedan, the passengers quickly moved past the incident, with You Jiu talking incessantly, "… Definitely Peak of Fourth Turn! Everything else aside, she casually affects the weather on a large scale, something even I can't do!"

"Just because you can't do it doesn't prove she is at the Peak of Fourth Turn," the Endless Monk first poked fun at You Jiu, then changed the subject. "However... I also believe the Truth Seeker must be at the Peak of Fourth Turn. Her body had no unnecessary movements. Relying solely on magic, she effortlessly smoothed the mountaintop rubble and dispersed the snow and wind in the sky. This mastery over Spiritual Energy already shows that her Consciousness Power far surpasses ours."

Casting Spells is not a simple process.

Most Cultivators rely on bodily gestures to aid in controlling their magic, the simplest of which involve hand contact or using other body parts to stir up Spiritual Energy. Not only does this slightly enhance the power of the magic, but it is also more importantly necessary for confirming the direction of casting—reality isn't a game; there are no Directional Skills, so all spellcasting must be aimed by the caster themselves.

Even Mr. Chuan, when he executes Earth Spells, needs to place his hands on the ground—a step he doesn't actually need. Once his Spiritual Meridians are activated, he could perform the magic even while doing splits in the air. He makes such seemingly redundant actions just to use the opportunity of crouching to quickly judge the distance between himself and the target. Of course, this might also serve as a psychological hint that could ever so slightly boost the magic's effect.

On the other hand, being able to cast Spells without any casting gestures is quite difficult. Especially for long-distance Spells, aside from requiring a Cultivator's vision and sense of distance to far exceed the average, it is more important that the Cultivator's Consciousness Power can completely substitute for their limbs, extending meters or tens of meters away to assist in casting.

For people like You Jiu, their control over Consciousness Power was barely enough to exude a killing intent to intimidate fledglings below the Third Turn. They were nowhere near performing the 'instant-cast' abilities displayed by the Truth Seeker in the live stream!

"Is she really that strong?" The suited man driving was a bit astonished. Although the Truth Seeker had already joined Fairy Palace, he knew what Peak of Fourth Turn meant—at least the three people in the car had not reached it.

Could the nurturing techniques of Fairy Palace truly be that effective?

The Endless Monk said, "Let me put it this way: the reason I say the Truth Seeker is at the Peak of Fourth Turn is simply because that is the highest level I can conceive of. If you were to say she's at the Fifth Tier, I wouldn't be surprised either. The only one who can accurately discern her Cultivation would probably be him."

"Tsk, why are you stopping the car? Hurry back to base! So what if it's a red light? What are you afraid of? There are no cars ahead in this area anyway," You Jiu said loudly. "It looks like the Queen probably won't be live streaming tomorrow, so I need to hurry and find that guy to open the door, so I can pledge my troth to the Queen. Once I suppress the rebels of this world, I'll marry her officially in Fairy Palace…"

Suddenly, the sedan came to a halt again. Mr. Chuan, sitting in the passenger seat, patted the shoulder of the suited man, who immediately pulled the car over to the side of the road. Then Mr. Chuan opened the door and got out, with the Endless Monk following closely behind.

"Hey, hey, aren't you going to watch the boss fight!?" You Jiu complained, but didn't stay in the car, instead somersaulting out the door.

Once outside, You Jiu noticed a damaged car door by the roadside.

The door was white and appeared as if someone had punched it from the inside, causing it to fly off.

"Strange," the Endless Monk remarked, looking around.

This was a remote highway leading away from the airport. It was quite deserted, with few cars around at about nine o'clock, so the sudden appearance of a car door on the pavement, with no vehicle in sight that had broken down or been in an accident, was indeed very odd.

Suddenly, Mr. Chuan pointed in the direction of a wasteland off the highway, then kicked off the ground furiously, streaking off into the distance like a cheetah, leaving an Afterimage in his wake.

"Hey—" You Jiu shouted. Then, with an exclamation, the Endless Monk hastened after Mr. Chuan!

"Going by car wouldn't be bad either—" You Jiu glanced at his phone, put it away helplessly, and gestured to the suited man to wait there for them. Then, with his hands in his pockets and his body hunched, he walked with swift steps, as if strolling, but quickly caught up to the others.

In the wilds where there were no roads, cars truly couldn't compare to Fourth-Stage Cultivators using a Movement Spell.

In less than a minute, You Jiu caught up with them and saw Mr. Chuan and the Endless Monk using Healing Magic to treat two girls on the wasteland.

The girls' clothes were torn in many places, and they had numerous knife wounds, their expressions panicked, but their vital parts were still properly covered.

Upon seeing You Jiu arrive, the girls instinctively moved closer to the monk and Mr. Chuan. However, You Jiu didn't join the crowd. The panicked state of the girls put him off, and since they were too weak, he lacked the interest to even flirt with them. He stood aside and listened to the girls' story.

Soon, You Jiu learned that the two girls were freshmen from the Sky Capital Superhuman Academy, named Ren Qingqing and Tang Yihan. They had been enjoying themselves in Sky Capital for five nights and took a taxi back to the academy early that day.

Since the academy was in the suburbs, they inevitably had to pass through some wilderness. On the way, the male taxi driver kept asking them intrusive questions about which school they attended, what they studied, whether they had boyfriends, and if they were virgins, among other disgusting inquiries.

Although the girls had already declared themselves as Transcendents from Sky Capital Academy, the driver seemed unafraid. However, they weren't overly concerned, since Transcendents have a significant psychological advantage over ordinary people.

In fact, if not for the academy's strict rule against students using violence on normal people, they would have already taught the driver a lesson.

When the taxi arrived here, the driver suddenly went berserk. While driving, he remotely controlled two kitchen knives, threatening the girls' necks, and demanded their compliance.

"…He said women are just appendages of men, that men are their gods, emperors, sovereigns. He said we were shameless for wearing such provocative clothing, just to seduce men. So he decided to perform his duty as a man, to violate us…" Ren Qingqing pursed her lips, her eyes reddening as she spoke. "You could say I was asking for it if I was wearing a skirt, but I'm wearing jeans! Are jeans provocative too? That man was clearly just a disgusting pervert with a toxic male mindset!"

"Who would have thought that such disgusting perverts with toxic male mindsets still exist in this world," You Jiu remarked with a tsk.

Mr. Chuan and the Endless Monk simultaneously glanced at him, then continued to focus on healing the two girls.

Of course, the girls were unwilling to oblige the driver. Even facing the danger of the knives, they weren't without the means to fight back. Amidst the struggle, after they shattered a car door, the driver drove into the wilderness.

Even though they had trained in "Clothing," the driver's combat power was quite formidable, wielding several kitchen knives to chop at them. The cramped space inside the car left them with little room to dodge.

During the altercation, they tried to knock the driver out to stop the car, but for some unknown reason, he was in good Physical Condition and protected by the knives, so they couldn't harm him.

Eventually, after taking some injuries, they managed to break through the driver's knife barrier at the car door. Then, with the help of Tang Yihan's Awakening Technique, Ren Qingqing was able to fly away and escape danger.

Rounding up the story, Ren Qingqing concluded, "It's really great that the country strictly controls knives."

By now, the two girls were almost fully healed. Ren Qingqing cautiously asked, "You're members of the Great Wall, aren't you?"

You Jiu slightly raised an eyebrow. "How do you know that?"

"He said it himself when he was fighting the Federation combatants in Ren Naiser's video!" Tang Yihan, who had recovered, wiped her tears and regained her lively demeanor, saying, "And I recognize you! The Disaster Messenger's delusional fan, chasing after someone in the Abyssal Sea calling them 'wife'—the super stalker, right!?"

A vein popped on You Jiu's forehead—how many times had he been called a stalker today?

"But she is indeed my Queen..."

"Fans like that are terrifying," Tang Yihan shivered, hiding behind the Endless Monk, as she looked at You Jiu with disdain.

At that moment, Ren Qingqing suddenly lowered her head and said, "Could you, um, go and chase down that driver?"

"He didn't manage to harm us, and he knows he will definitely be wanted and chased by the Tactical Bureau. I think that driver is really not right in the head. He definitely won't repent because of this, and he isn't going to surrender without a fight. I believe he'll definitely take this last chance to commit more crimes. If we don't catch him now, there might be even more victims!"

Ren Qingqing lifted her head, earnestly looking into Mr. Chuan's pupils through the slits in his bandages. "I know this might not be your responsibility... but that driver is strong, and he probably hasn't gotten far. If we go through the normal procedures to catch him, there might be more unforeseen incidents! Ordinary people are no match for him; they can't even run away. They can only be victimized! I know, as a student of Sky Capital Academy, I should have been able to take down the criminal myself, and now I have to ask you to chase down the villain. I feel so ashamed, like I'm relying on someone else's generosity... But I have no other choice... I also don't want other innocent people to get hurt because of my failure..."

As Ren Qingqing spoke, her back began to bend, her forehead nearly touching the ground. Tang Yihan quickly helped her up, saying, "It's not your fault, Qingqing. It's clearly that pervert's problem. Even if he hadn't run into us, he would have..."

"I know," Ren Qingqing's body shook, "but, but I would feel guilty..."

At that moment, Mr. Chuan gently patted Ren Qingqing's head, his body emitting a muffled sound. "Ren?"

Ren Qingqing looked at Mr. Chuan in confusion, nodding. "Yes, my surname is Ren."

"As expected of a Ren."

You Jiu looked at Mr. Chuan, then at Ren Qingqing, his eyes suddenly flashing cunningly.

However, when You Jiu saw Mr. Chuan stand up, he immediately said, "Hey hey, you're not really thinking of going after that criminal, are you? Don't do it, we're in a hurry to get back! We've already wasted a lot of time, and the Truth Seeker might be finished by now. If we don't head back now, we might really miss the last of the live broadcast!"

Mr. Chuan ignored him, pressing both hands on the ground as if feeling the movements of the earth.

You Jiu could tell Mr. Chuan was probing for direction and quickly squatted in front of him, saying, "Xiao Chuanzi, why are you so saintly? You're not even human... you have no reason to protect humanity! Just last night too, if you hadn't insisted on healing that old man who had a heart attack at the airport, and kept healing him all the way to the hospital for two hours, would we have missed our flight? If it weren't for that, we'd be back by now! And wouldn't it be better to leave this to the Tactical Bureau when we get back? We wouldn't even need to lift a finger! Xiao Chuanzi, take my advice and don't be an indiscriminate do-gooder; that image is outdated. What's popular now is the 'brooding and untamed' look... Don't go!"

Seeing Mr. Chuan stand up ready to start running, You Jiu hurriedly blocked his path, grabbing his shoulders seriously and saying, "Xiao Chuanzi, the most important thing in life is learning to refuse, to say 'No.' This is the life lesson I've learned over more than two decades!"

Mr. Chuan looked seriously at You Jiu, his body emitting a muffled sound.

"No!"

"I don't want you to say it to me; say it to the two girls!" You Jiu was losing his mind. "Let's go back, there's not much time for the live broadcast left!"

"No!"

"I'll exterminate your entire clan, AHHHH!"

Watching Mr. Chuan run away, You Jiu let out a very reluctant noise, then turned to the Endless Monk and said, "Baldy, you take these two back."

The Endless Monk suggested, "You could take them as well. That way you can watch the live stream."

You Jiu waved his hand. "No can do. When we set out, that guy gave us strict orders that we must always move in pairs. Otherwise, if there's an accident, no one will be there to help. And at our Fourth-Rank Cultivation, we're not yet at the point where we can do as we please... If something happens to Xiao Chuanzi, Baldy, can you save him? No, right? Only I can."

The Endless Monk wasn't surprised. There was a reason the three of them traveled together. Although each of them had their flaws... they were all companions who could trust each other with their lives.

"Moreover, that kind of perverted, toxic male mindset... the more I think about it, the more disgusted I feel," You Jiu snorted coldly and also turned into an Afterimage and disappeared.

Seeing two members of the Great Wall go after the driver, Ren Qingqing heaved a sigh of relief. She and Tang Yihan supported each other and followed the Endless Monk towards the highway.

"Why would someone turn out like that..." On the road, Ren Qingqing let out a questioning sigh. "He had awakened, and his Awakening Ability wasn't bad. He definitely could have gotten a good position with the government. Why, to satisfy his desires, must he resort to crime..."

The Endless Monk thought for a moment and said, "Because humans all have weaknesses, and for that driver, lust and arrogance were his weaknesses. When these two desires erupted, reason had already disappeared from his mind."

"Can't that kind of desire be suppressed? Can't it be corrected?"

"What can be changed are called flaws, not weaknesses. Weaknesses are the most fragile walls in the world of human cognition..."

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Fish!

A giant fish!

As the Truth Seeker's voice echoed ten thousand meters above, a massive grey fish suddenly appeared in the sky!

Its body was grey and white, its scales seemed as if they were covered in ancient dust, blackened with grime.

Its eyes were the true eyes of a dead fish, staring down at the Truth Seeker on the mountain peak.

At the same time, over a billion viewers from various live streaming platforms confronted the gaze of this grey giant fish!

An unimaginable sensation attacked the pituitary glands of all viewers, leaving them without the strength to do anything but lie powerlessly on their sofas, beds, or slump over their desks, propped up by their chairs.

It wasn't the Despair that robs one of their future.

It wasn't the Violence that unsettles one with agitation.

It wasn't the Fear that makes one shudder.

It wasn't the Arrogance that compels one to worship.

It was... an irresistible sense of decay!

In this storm of emotions, Dong Chengling was among the top ten people in the world to break free from the emotional Suppression the fastest, almost instantly returning to a calm state of mind.

Little Jiu took three seconds longer and was visibly scared afterward, feeling as if she had nearly undergone a personality change.

They looked towards Ren Suo, who was sitting in the middle. He was sunken into the sofa, arms crossed and legs casually crossed, watching the computer screen. He seemed to be dominated by the decay, yet also appeared to be in his usual state.

Noticing the gazes of Little Jiu and Dong Chengling, Ren Suo blinked in confusion. "What's up? Did something happen?"

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