Bi Mo Zhi Jian

Chapter 400 Is There a Possibility That the Torch is a Cursed World-Class Organization

Lan Xing, the base.

Fang You arranged for a few divine consciousness avatars to handle official duties. After glancing at the intelligence sent by Qian Mian, he pondered for a moment, then opened the mission module and compiled several instant missions, pushing them to the actors who were assisting Qian Mian in refining the plan.

As for the lead actor of the mission… his gaze swept back and forth between the frail black-haired girl and the tough masked man. In the end, it fell on the tough man dressed in black.

The lead actor had to be chosen from himself, Hei Dao, or An Jian You. Setting aside the black-hearted boss, only two remained. Both of their acting skills were quite limited. An Jian You, aside from maintaining a poker face, was not good at anything else. Brother Hei Dao was likely even less skilled, but since Hei Dao always wore a mask, his facial micro-expressions didn't matter.

After comparison, Fang You finally chose Hei Dao. He worried that An Jian You's peculiar evil baby's acting skills might not be up to par. If, by accident, an uncredited supporting character was killed, it might jeopardize the plan. Thus, he had to let Brother Hei Dao work overtime.

After pushing out the mission and waiting for the plan to unfold on its own, Fang You retracted his thoughts and began his super-charged daily training.

A few days later, his control over his body and energy returned to normal levels. Thinking the time was almost right, Fang You prepared to attempt the breakthrough of "Dual Divinity."

This breakthrough process involved perfectly weaving his accumulated 100 strands of divine essence into a new strand, capable of bearing the power of divinity.

However, any slight mistake during the weaving of divinity would lead to the failure of the Dual Divinity bottleneck. Failure would not be life-threatening; at most, it would result in mental trauma, a prolonged period of low spirits, and possibly the loss of a few or even dozens of strands of divine essence.

The amount of divine essence lost would also depend on the divinity's "technical skill" or talent.

Divinities with high talent and skill often broke through in one or two attempts. Those a tier below, with poor talent but ample financial resources, could replenish their losses using divine crystals in a relatively short time after a failed breakthrough. For divinities with poor talent and insufficient finances, a failed breakthrough could lead to centuries of decline… No wonder some wild divinities lived very difficult lives, reduced to robbing others with no divine prestige.

Instructor Fang considered himself to have above-average talent?

Uh, wait. His talent might be above average among humans, but if classified among divinities, he might be at the bottom.

He fell into silence.

Glancing at the few power bank avatars who were handling official duties, he felt the problem wasn't that big. He was rich and wasn't afraid of failure!

Fang You walked into the Level 6 training ground, which had just been upgraded and provided a "Focus Level +300%" buff. He listed out all possible contingencies… bah, he listed out all possible accidents and made contingency plans, instructing Xiao Huan to consult Hei Dao or An Jian You for countermeasures when needed.

After doing all this, Fang You sealed the training ground door and set all panel module information to "Receive but do not prompt," cutting off all possible distractions.

He began his breakthrough.

His mind sank, and before him was a vast golden ocean. His divine consciousness rose and fell like waves, with strands of golden divine essence floating upon it, sacred and mysterious. In the center of the sea of divine consciousness hung a strand of divinity, like a golden sun, emanating a desirable yet incredibly dangerous power.

Fang You began to weave divinity.

Under his control, strands of golden divine essence fluttered, intertwining like knitting a sweater. But if one compared them to wool yarn, a single strand of divine essence would be dozens of meters long, with hundreds or thousands of nodes requiring weaving. The entire breakthrough process required weaving nearly one hundred thousand nodes.

Throughout the entire process, the weaving order, the structure of the divine essence, the integration of his own power… all procedures could not have a single flaw.

It was very draining for a divinity.

Fang You originally thought so too, his expression grave, like he was about to walk into an exam in the past. But when he actually started, he discovered… Huh? This weaving doesn't seem difficult?

His divine consciousness far surpassed that of his peers, and his control over energy was even greater.

Before long, Fang You was completely immersed in the task of "knitting a sweater," all distracting thoughts cast aside. When he came to his senses, he saw… in the vast sea of divine consciousness, two suns hung high.

Two strands of divinity floated side by side, emanating magnificent divine might.

The strand of divinity on the left symbolized Fang You's divine foundation, containing information about various skills. The one on the right was the newly born, blank divinity. From this moment on, Fang, the person, had been upgraded from "single-core drive" to "dual-core drive." The effects of skills he used would be more powerful, his divine consciousness could spread to a wider range, and he could use a strand of blank divinity as a vessel for divine descent across vast spatial distances!

There were also some hidden upgrade benefits, such as: his life energy recovery speed would be faster; his self-healing ability would be stronger; the divine might emanating from him would be even more formidable, and so on.

After a long period of "inner observation," Fang You opened his eyes. In his pupils, a brilliant golden light flickered, as dazzling as two blazing suns, enough to scorch and blind any who gazed into them. After a while, the golden light in his pupils gradually receded, and the divine rhythm and might that emanated from him, causing space to hum, slowly retracted.

Instructor Fang gradually transitioned from a god back to a low-key, restrained, and handsome young man.

He took out his mobile phone, which had not been shattered by divine might, and glanced at the date and time, only to realize he had been in seclusion for 78 hours, exceeding three days!

"Three days in seclusion. I truly live up to being an old divinity."

That's right, with his promotion to Dual Divinity, he was undoubtedly an "elder" among divinities, a veteran.

As usual, after a breakthrough, Fang You tested a few commonly used skills in the newly upgraded Level 6 training ground to familiarize himself with his strength.

A moment later, the entire spacious training ground's hard ground seemed to have been ripped apart, with thick roots growing out of it. Around them, there were scorch marks everywhere and pits of various sizes, with fragments of rocks and iron scattered around the pits.

Looking at the "tragic" scene, Fang You silently offered a moment of silence to the Level 6 training ground that had just been upgraded, and then activated the panel notification function, connecting to the outside world to check the situation.

Three days had passed, and the organization Xin Huo was operating as usual. There was only one piece of intelligence… Xiao Huan had marked it with a Level 10 priority.

This piece of intelligence was related to the Scarlet Emperor.

"Perhaps it's been a while, or perhaps the war between the two evil god factions has ended, and the Scarlet Emperor is no longer satisfied with the blockade."

After all, the Scarlet Emperor's blockade had been in place since the founding of the Blue Star Alliance, for over a year.

This was a short time for divinities and demigods, but for a world with a "theoretical remaining lifespan of only a few years," it was already a very long time. Both in reason and in sentiment, the strong individuals of Blue Star should have taken action.

The Scarlet Emperor suspected that they had crossed the blockade line. Fang You could only say that this guess was… correct, but their vision was too limited.

According to the intelligence sent back by Qian Mian, the Scarlet Emperor, with sufficient manpower, had begun investigating everywhere. If these evil god's claws and servants were allowed to continue their investigation, regardless of whether they found anything, it would bring disaster to the entire Starfall Domain.

—Evil god factions never needed evidence or explanations for their actions.

Rather than being forced to act later, it was better to take the initiative now and guide events in a favorable direction.

And this plan…

Fang You shifted his gaze, passing through layers of space to a certain location in the Starfall Domain.

In the Starfall Domain, a place without many distinctive landmarks, the ever-present gray mist slowly churned, obscuring the faintly visible mountains and rivers, dry and desolate.

Two figures, not riding strange creatures, were hidden in the thick gray mist, but seemed to be able to see without much obstruction, their gazes sternly fixed on the distance.

"As expected, the Blue Star people must have secretly entered the Ghost Realm during the period when the blockade was weak. But they still showed their true colors, haha!"

In the eyes of the Bloodhorn Divinity, a figure in black, wearing a mask, was reflected.

This figure perfectly matched the description of one of the three Blue Star powerhouses in the intelligence.

The Bloodhorn Divinity originally wanted to capture the person directly, but he felt that his little brother Qian Yu had a point – there were many humans wearing black, and some wore masks. If they acted rashly and captured the wrong person, they might alert the real "Black-Clad Swordsman."

Therefore, they adopted a tracking strategy.

Compared to humans, they had many advantages, one of which was that they were much less affected by the gray mist, and still had a clear vision in this environment.

Thus, the Bloodhorn Divinity suppressed his impatience and tracked for a full three days and nights with Qian Yu Divinity, his subordinate.

Just as he was becoming increasingly unable to suppress his impatience, a turning point appeared! In the distance, a small oasis with sparse vegetation appeared.

These Blue Star humans had actually found an oasis? Moreover, the Blue Star people who had secretly entered the Ghost Realm were far more than three.

The oasis was too small, and the vegetation was sparse, making it almost completely visible to the Bloodhorn Divinity.

In less than a moment, he counted 26 humans inside. These humans were cutting trees and building shelters, appearing to be diligently cultivating the oasis.

This must be the Blue Star people's oasis!

The Bloodhorn Divinity grinned ferociously. His arduous three-day tracking had finally paid off.

Just as he was about to act, he caught sight of Qian Yu Divinity looking as if he had something to say but hesitated.

"What is it again?

"Requesting His Majesty's approval? No, that's not necessary. Only one of the three Blue Star powerhouses is present, this is our opportunity to capture him in one fell swoop and present him to His Majesty!"

The Bloodhorn Divinity was absolutely devout to the Great Scarlet Moon, but that didn't mean he had no personal ambitions. He wanted to climb step by step, to reach a position where he was second only to the gods, and could serve the Great Mother Goddess at close range.

To this end, he wanted to capture this Blue Star powerhouse of extremely high talent as his own achievement.

If he reported it, and more veteran divinities were called, he wouldn't get much credit.

Of course, the Bloodhorn Divinity did not dare to be careless.

This black-clad powerhouse had once rivaled a descending divinity while in mortal form… With such combat power, he could handle him alone. However, as his subordinate Qian Yu said, if this black-clad Blue Star person had also advanced to the divine realm like them, it would not be so easy to deal with.

He might not be an opponent.

His subordinate Qian Yu Divinity was too timid and useless.

Thinking of this, the Bloodhorn Divinity suppressed the urge to act immediately and began to summon his strange creature.

Seeing this, Qian Yu Divinity looked helpless.

His helplessness was not an act, but from the bottom of his heart. However, unlike his "cautious persona" that advised in vain, then reluctantly agreed, Qian Mian's true helplessness was that this fellow was not following his meticulously laid-out script.

He could interfere with the Bloodhorn Divinity's thoughts, but only if those thoughts were not too firm.

At this moment, the Bloodhorn Divinity's desire to "claim all the credit" was as firm as a rock, and Qian Mian found that he could not influence him… It wasn't entirely impossible, but deep erosion was difficult to guarantee without a trace. He had also considered completely eroding this evil god servant, devouring him and replacing him, but he was worried that doing so would not be able to hide it from the Scarlet Emperor.

After much thought, Qian Mian rejected the "violent strategy" and opted for "slow boiling the frog."

And now, this frog was not listening to advice. He thought about it and could only choose one from the dozen or so backup script lines.

Half a day later, the Bloodhorn Divinity finally summoned a Level Seven strange creature. He, along with Qian Yu, the Level Seven strange creature, and hundreds of thousands of ordinary strange creatures, confidently charged towards the barren oasis.

Even if this Blue Star powerhouse had advanced to divinity, the three of them against one, the advantage was still in his hands, not to mention his hundreds of thousands of troops as support.

Thinking of this, the Bloodhorn Divinity felt that the situation was even more stable, and there was no reason for him to lose!

Half an hour later,

"How could this be?"

The Bloodhorn Divinity's eyes were vacant, clutching his severed arm, and under the cover of Qian Yu Divinity, he fled in disarray into the distance, disappearing into the thick gray mist.

At the last moment, he couldn't help but look back at the dark red army formation, like a millstone, hovering above the oasis in the distance. He couldn't help but swallow, his heart filled with terror.

"This is not divinity!"

"Foolish!"

The Scarlet Emperor looked at his direct subordinate and couldn't help but curse. Of course, he was only referring to one of them. The other, who was originally not paid much attention to, a divinity from an outer tribe, had surprisingly impressed him this time.

He exploited the Blue Star divinities' weakness of needing to protect the weak, successfully leading people to retreat, and had also pre-arranged multiple recording crystals around the area to capture the combat information of the "Blue Star Black-Clad powerhouse," gathering a lot of intelligence.

Not only that, but this Qian Yu Divinity had also used his racial abilities to leave several tracking marks on the Blue Star people.

With these tracking marks, even if the Blue Star powerhouses abandoned the oasis and fled into the vast Ghost Realm, they would have a chance to find them. As long as they captured these Blue Star powerhouses, they could use the close connection between the native powerhouses and the native world to break through Blue Star's barriers and sacrifice this high-energy world to the Great Mother Goddess in one fell swoop.

Of course, the Scarlet Emperor was also curious about the secret of Blue Star's growth, and he would never forget the two setbacks he suffered on Blue Star.

He decided to settle both old and new grudges at once.

Thinking of this, he looked at the two direct subordinates before him – the Bloodhorn Divinity lowered his head, covering his hand, not daring to make a sound; Qian Yu Divinity slightly raised his head, looking as if he wanted to speak but dared not.

"What is your opinion?"

This divinity was somewhat timid, but very cautious in his actions, and at this moment proposed a guess.

"I can sense that the mark I left has stopped in a certain area after a period of rapid movement, but…

"But I believe that with the strength of that human divinity, it is possible that he discovered this tracking mark, but intentionally kept it, the purpose is likely…"

"So, Your Excellency, should we be cautious and think twice before acting?"

This could be a trap.

The Scarlet Emperor had not ruled out this possibility, after all, it was Blue Star that had caused him to suffer two setbacks. But to give up this opportunity, was that possible? Absolutely not!

Especially since the other divinities and demigods who were assisting him were also aware of this information, the Scarlet Emperor could not back down.

No matter what, it was just an outer world, Blue Star, how much trouble could it cause?

"But is there a possibility that Blue Star… Xin Huo, is actually a Ghost Realm-level organization?"

Qian Yu Divinity said so.

Hearing his words, the Bloodhorn Divinity nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, this possibility is very likely!" If Xin Huo was a mysterious and powerful organization that spanned the entire Ghost Realm, his disastrous defeat could be explained.

But the Scarlet Emperor snorted, refuting this nonsensical claim.

No one understood Blue Star better than he did!

He pondered for a moment, "Undoubtedly, Blue Star has obtained part of the legacy of the Kandra Empire, but Blue Star is still the native world Blue Star."

He paused and said, "In the face of absolute strength, all means are meaningless."