If it were under normal circumstances, Didia certainly would not agree. This treasure was a serendipitous acquisition by the family and is indeed very convenient. However, he recognized that token. It was the token of Prince Achilles, granted by the King, holding authority only second to the King's Order. This meant the Prince was not joking; he was serious about thoroughly investigating the Inner Demon case, and the holder of this token was the leader of this matter. If completed, the family's shame would be completely washed away!

Didia hesitated for only a few seconds before nodding, "Alright!"

With that, he lifted his sleeve and pulled out a dark gold bracelet engraved with intricate runes.

"Didia, you're quite confident, aren't you? You only fought to a draw with Simmons, yet you still want to beat Li Xin. Don't go claiming foul if you lose later," Celestia laughed.

Didia looked at Li Xin, then at Celestia, "You don't need to provoke me. I'll accept the terms. Li Xin, if I win, you have to settle things with the Prince."

"No problem!" Li Xin's eyes were glued to the handy bracelet, just as when he first saw Christie's sword.

"Good, straightforward!" Didia roared, "Simmons, watch this closely!"

Boom...

Didia unleashed the Netherworld Eye, with a torrent of Spiritual Ability pouring from his body, accompanied by thunder and lightning radiating outwards. Holding his silver spear, Didia seemed like a different person altogether. Simmons and Celestia were both stunned. They knew Didia hadn't been using his full strength, but even so…

The smile on Simmons's face also faded. He had been a bit too complacent lately. Didia was actually this strong. His Divine Relic must have already reached the peak of the Second Life Star, slightly ahead of him.

Didia not only wanted to defeat Li Xin to gain dominance but also to show Simmons how far behind he was. Still young, the more he thought about it, the angrier he got. However, when he looked at Li Xin, this person... showed no reaction at all, not even picking up a weapon, just standing there casually as if not taking him seriously. In these days, just because they fought to a draw once, it seemed the former Lightning Duke was regarded as a waste. All his rage concentrated, Didia thrust out his silver spear.

Whizz…

In the Secret Eye, the Red Eye focuses on enhancement, the Pale Eye on hidden abilities, the Netherworld Eye on thunder-fire abilities, also bringing benefits to the Release System.

With a thunderous roar, a bolt of lightning came crashing down, while Didia's silver spear was already at Li Xin's face. The ferocious stabs instantly engulfed Li Xin, but Li Xin dodged the lightning strike, weaving and shifting among the silvery light. In Celestia's eyes, it was impossible to discern Didia's attack frequency—just a sky full of spear shadows, while Li Xin appeared like a ghost without a physical form. Simmons watched intently, knowing how much insight such a battle between masters could give him. He knew Li Xin was strong, but to what extent, he had no idea.

Didia's lightning spear was as fast as lightning and extremely powerful. Without protection, getting hit even once would mean serious injury if not death. Yet, even such an assault couldn't pressurize Li Xin, who seemed leisurely calm.

Boom…

A sweeping strike came. With a swing of his silver spear, Didia executed a flying kick, landing a hit on Li Xin. He quickly closed in, pulling the silver spear for a series of blows aimed at Li Xin's head. In continuous retreat, Li Xin was struck again by Didia, his body flying out. Didia suddenly burst forward, already at Li Xin's front, delivering a powerful kick to block.

Whoosh… Li Xin's figure plummeted towards the ground, a hovering Didia with crackling thunder already bore down. However, as Li Xin hit the ground, he suddenly slid along it to elongate the distance, and Didia, moving at an incredible speed, performed a zig-zag pursuit. His deadly silver spear, like a predatory serpent, kept striking out. The figures of the two shifted up and down, appearing to Celestia as constantly darting specks of light.

"Simmons, what's happening, Brother Li doesn't seem to be doing well. He's been on the receiving end. If Didia actually wins, won't we become his subordinates?" Sedilia bit her little tiger tooth, "Should I do something to him?"

Cold sweat dripped from Simmons, "Don't mess it up. Brother Li won't lose; he hasn't even used his skills yet."

"If he doesn't use them, he'll die!"

Boom… Bang, Li Xin was once again caught and kicked flying. Didia didn't pursue this time; both landed almost simultaneously. Standing tall wielding his silver spear, Didia declared, "Li Xin, this is a duel. Give it your all, or don't blame me for not playing nice!"

All of a sudden, Li Xin disappeared into thin air, a finger poked Simmons on the back of his head, "You lost."

Boom~~~ Spiritual energy exploded, lightning scattered everywhere, and Simmons quickly retreated with Celestia, sweeping with his spear as a bolt of Thunder Power shot toward Li Xin. This time, Didia was truly enraged—cloaked entirely in Thunder Power, continuously escalating his power, escalating, as the opponent seemed to toy with him.

"Kill!"

Knightly Path—Thunder's Might!

The man and spear charged as one towards Li Xin, unleashing torrents of Spiritual Ability from the silver spear, a pillar of thunder light blasting out. Li Xin instantly flashed aside at high speed, with Didia's silver spear already before him—faster than ever. Under Li Xin's pressure, Didia further elevated himself, whoosh whoosh whoosh…

Celestia couldn't discern the actions any longer, while Simmons's eyes widened. My God, what is this…

Amid the battle, Didia was on the brink of madness, for the opponent blocked his Thunder's Might with just a single finger!

Whizz…

Didia suddenly disappeared, engaging Divine Flash—Aggregate Lightning!

"Got you!"

The thunderous beam of light shot towards Li Xin's face, but Li Xin suddenly vanished and appeared right in front of Didia, face to face. Before Didia could react, Li Xin disappeared again, reappearing behind Didia with ghostly speed. Didia sensed it and spun around instantly, but Li Xin's fist was already coming down.

Boom...

Didia's heart suddenly stopped beating, a suffocating dread enveloped his entire body, rendering him completely immobile. It was the first time he had felt the taste of death.

Bang~

Li Xin lightly flicked Didia's forehead, and in the next second, Didia soared into the air, sticking to the wall like a cannonball, embedded in the wall, eyes rolled back, motionless.

Seeing Li Xin's victory, Celestia jumped up with joy, "Brother Li, long live! Brother Li, long live! Simmons, you should learn from him, just look at him, then look at you!"

Simmons smiled wryly as he quickly got Didia down. Is this something one can learn?

Didia had simply been knocked unconscious by the heavy blow to his head. When Simmons revived him, his mind was still buzzing. Simmons pulled out a bottle of commonly used Spiritual Ability restorative Magic Potion, useful when overdrawn, and gave it to Didia to drink.

Didia gasped sharply, his entire body soaked without knowing when, as if he had experienced a long, long nightmare.

Looking at Simmons, he was momentarily dumbfounded, "Who is he really..."

Simmons smiled wryly, "I don't know either. When I first met him, my situation wasn't much better than yours."

To avoid Li Xin, he left the Celestial Capital quickly, not daring to stop, fearing being caught. At that time, he was truly terrified. This person usually seemed threatening at all, but once you provoke him, you'd be dead before realizing it.

Perhaps feeling Simmons's sincerity, Didia unexpectedly felt a sense of goodwill.

"Are you okay?" Simmons asked, "I'm not as good as you."

Didia shook his head with a bitter smile, "A draw is a draw, regardless of the reason. Anthony was wrong, but I had no choice."

Simmons nodded as well, helping Didia up. Didia rubbed his forehead, and Simmons found it strange that there was no bump.

"He flicked it from a distance, using Elephants' Bay Water," Didia shrugged helplessly, his body still a bit numb. He finally understood why Li Xin could earn the Prince's respect. Strength was one thing, but being trusted by the Prince meant he must be reliable.

Li Xin was studying the bracelet, a good thing indeed. After fiddling with it for a while, he couldn't use it, and Didia walked over, "I need to remove my Spiritual Ability imprint first, then you can input yours."

Li Xin handed the bracelet over. Didia was straightforward, that one flick seemed to dispel all his recent frustration and unwillingness, leaving him feeling unexpectedly comfortable. He gleefully erased his Spiritual Ability imprint. He usually used this to store his silver spear, but it's actually unnecessary.

Li Xin was overjoyed inside. Having been on Dao Yuan Continent for so long, he finally found a good thing. With his Spiritual Ability filling the bracelet, he indeed felt the space of over three meters. Happily, he stuffed his pack and the Prince's order into it, feeling utterly relieved. No more worries about losing anything anymore.

"I admit defeat wholeheartedly, and from now on, you will lead the investigation," Didia said, "Let's go to the Funeral Attendant's place."

Didia was very concerned about this case, that a murderer like the Inner Demon could still be at large was simply unbelievable, and needed to be eradicated.

"Shall we take a break today?" Li Xin suggested.

"No need at all, how can I be a knight if I can't withstand this little injury?" Didia decisively refused.

Seeing Didia's dedication, Li Xin could only admire it. Initially, he wanted to delay things a bit, but having just acquired something so good and then being lazy didn't seem right, so he had to agree. At the gate, their carriage awaited. Didia refused to share a carriage with the three, opting for two carriages heading towards the Holy Grace District's Funeral Man Base.

Once in the carriage, Didia leaned back against the carriage wall, grimacing and covering his head with a bout of dry heaving. For the first time, he felt his body so fragile. What kind of monster is this?

After a good while, he returned to normal, turning extremely excited. It was truly eye-opening. Although he hadn't been to the Secret Castle, he had practiced at the Abyss Monastery, one of the Nine Great Monasteries. He wasn't inexperienced, but this was too unbelievable.

Could it be?

Was it also a purpose of the Prince to let him get close to him?

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