"Including you and Miss Lin, there are five in total. What's up?"

"Can you help me pass a message to the other three?"

"Of course, what is it?"

"Just tell them I found a clue to a hidden task, but it requires someone who has received the Blood Moon Reward to trigger the follow-up. If any of them have received the Blood Moon Reward, please contact me."

Chu Xiu simply said it outright. He wasn't worried about anyone having ulterior motives; with his current strength, anyone who came would practically be sending themselves to death.

Upon hearing the words "hidden task," Mu Qing couldn't help showing a look of surprise: "No wonder you just asked Miss Lin that question. What kind of hidden task is it? Why not just tell us? We can help you..."

"No need." Chu Xiu decisively said.

"Alright," Mu Qing nodded. "I understand you don't trust us. I'll pass on your message."

After giving instructions, Chu Xiu went to the free cafeteria at the assembly point and had a large meal, eating more than ten pounds of meat by himself.

He had to admit that relying on a faction had its perks; many logistical issues could be easily solved.

Afterward, he returned to his room, closing his eyes to rest and recover his physical strength while waiting for a response.

However, he waited until nearly midnight, and no one had contacted him yet.

This made Chu Xiu frown.

"Could my guess be wrong? The tongue pointed out a location that's not the base, but merely where the gastric bag's owner happened to be?"

"Or is it that the person is extremely cautious and hasn't easily taken the bait?"

Chu Xiu touched his chin, already considering whether he should find an opportunity to call out and deal with the three Warrior Tiers one by one.

But the problem was, there was another possibility: the person who received the Blood Moon Reward was hiding their strength or simply hadn't participated in the tier-up trial.

This would infinitely expand the range of suspects. He couldn't just slaughter the entire Lin Wanyue's base, could he?

That would truly be seamlessly joining the "Extreme Dao."

"Forget it, seems today's chance to gather secrets will be wasted."

"Might as well ask the tongue for more information."

Just as Chu Xiu was thinking this, suddenly a wad of paper was thrown in through the window.

Chu Xiu opened it and immediately smiled upon seeing the contents.

The message was simple: someone had received his information and wanted to meet him outside.

Chu Xiu pushed the door open and went out. By this time, most of the Awakened had already gone to sleep, and at the end of the corridor, a humanoid puppet stood quietly.

This puppet was crafted extremely intricately, especially its facial expression, vividly life-like, as if a living person was sealed inside the wood, sending shivers down anyone's spine.

After seeing Chu Xiu come out, the puppet made a "please" gesture, then skipped downstairs.

Chu Xiu followed along, and soon the one person and one puppet left the base. The puppet moved swiftly, covering about five kilometers before arriving at an abandoned parking lot.

Chu Xiu looked around, his smile growing wider.

This was truly a perfect place for an ambush...

Just as this thought rose in his mind, a gender-neutral laugh suddenly sounded not far from him:

"Hee hee, I didn't expect you to really come."

Following the sound, Chu Xiu saw a man standing on top of a bus. The man was naked above the waist, wearing only tight denim shorts below, with an exaggerated makeup on his face, smiling at Chu Xiu.

"You don't seem to be from the base," Chu Xiu calmly remarked.

"Yeah, yeah," the man played with a small knife in his hand, turned around, and after fumbling for a while, took out a bloody human head!

Chu Xiu's eyelid twitched slightly; he had seen this head in the data provided by Lin Wanyue—it belonged to one of the three Warrior Tiers!

And as the man turned around, Chu Xiu saw a clear hexagram on his back!

"I really do have a connection with 'Extreme Dao,'" Chu Xiu couldn't help but think to himself.

At this time, the man "hee-hee" laughed again and continued: "I learned about you when I was playing with him."

"I heard you were looking for a gastric bag."

"Do you have it?"

"Of course! I just ate a lot, burp—"

The man pretended to burp like he was full.

Chu Xiu realized there was no point in communicating with the man, so he flipped his wrist and pulled out the Bone Spear.

"Are you in a hurry? Hee hee, you're so impatient, but I'm not lying to you!"

The man inserted two fingers into his mouth and moved them around, then suddenly made a gagging sound and actually vomited out a grayish-yellow lump!

Then, he pointed the item at Chu Xiu, smirking, "Why do you want my gastric bag? Do you want to play inside my stomach?"

Chu Xiu: "..."

Without wasting any more words, he strode forward, but at that moment, more "hee-hee" laughter erupted, and puppets began to emerge from behind abandoned cars.

These puppets had all kinds of killing devices added to their bodies: one had a hand cut off and replaced with a long knife, another had its chest ripped open with a cannon tube inside, and another had its entire arm replaced with a chainsaw, now emitting an ominous buzzing sound.

On these puppets' faces, Chu Xiu even saw some familiar ones, some of his classmates from the neighboring class.

Chu Xiu understood.

"So you're the murderer."

"What's a murderer?" The man wasn't pleased. "I'm the head of a household!"

"I've collected their souls and given them more beautiful bodies. They're all thankful to me, treating me like family!"

With the man's words, those human puppets approached Chu Xiu with menacing expressions. Their number was considerable, at least thirty or forty, and under the gaze of the Nether Demon Eyes, each had a level above Mortal Tier 6!

Chu Xiu couldn't help but hold his forehead: "Ha, the guys in Extreme Dao are truly insane..."

The man excitedly shouted, "What do you know? You don't understand the power of family! Can one person take on dozens of people?"

"Come, don't resist, join my big family!"

When his words fell, those puppets screamed in unison and lunged at Chu Xiu!

The man showed an expectant expression, closely watching Chu Xiu, as if waiting to see panic on his face.

However, just as the puppets took a step, a large number of ghosts suddenly appeared in the area! These spirits not only outnumbered the puppets but also exuded a power far exceeding the puppets!

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

With successive crisp sounds, the puppets were smashed into pieces in an instant!

"?"

The murderer's maniacal expression froze on his face, his eyes suddenly clear.

Without a word, he turned and ran.

"So you do have some sanity left." Chu Xiu thought it was amusing. With a thought, several Earth Binding Techniques wrapped around the murderer, pinning him to the spot, unable to move a finger.

"Dark Night Monarch! You are the Dark Night Monarch! The Dark Night Monarch is actually an Awakened!!!"

At this point, his insane demeanor was gone, replaced by utter disbelief and terror as he screamed.

Chu Xiu felt like he was some kind of miracle doctor, curing a mental illness just like that.

Of course, he couldn't be bothered to waste words. The Celestial Demon Hand appeared behind him, ready to strike.

But then, the murderer's body suddenly shattered into pieces, his true form bizarrely appearing dozens of meters away, madly fleeing further.

Yet, he hadn't escaped far before he found, to his terror, a Fierce Ghost blocking his path!

Chu Xiu leisurely followed behind him. Last time, an Extreme Dao member escaped, and this time, Chu Xiu wasn't dumb enough to be unprepared.

Moreover, thanks to this person choosing a deserted place to kill him, it was easy to spot him wherever he fled. If it were in a densely built area, with a sudden escape of dozens of meters, even if Chu Xiu had been prepared, capturing him wouldn't be easy.

"Take it, you can have everything I have, just please let me go! I'll do anything for you!" The man fawningly tossed out the grayish-yellow object, groveling on the ground.

The Celestial Demon Hand reached out, grabbing the grayish-yellow object; a panel appeared in front of Chu Xiu.

[Gastric Bag of Demon Monk Rasputin]

"You do have it, after all."

Chu Xiu was a little surprised. On second thought, such a killing maniac indeed had a higher chance of obtaining the Blood Moon Reward than Lin Wanyue.

Looking at the groveling man, Chu Xiu said: "I have a few questions."

"First, what exactly is the relationship between your Extreme Dao and the Outer Realm Demons? Why do they bless you, and with what purpose?"

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