As the two talked, Chu Tian gained some understanding of Ye Ling.
Ye Ling had joined the Ninth Office at the age of fifteen.
Her ability was not that of a martial artist, but a Controller.
Through her explanation, Chu Tian also learned about the special groups hidden behind the mundane world.
Controllers, to put it simply, were those who possessed special abilities.
The mutated person they encountered last night was called an Aberrant.
Aberrants could transform themselves according to their abilities; some could manifest blades, like the one from last night.
Some could even transform into beasts.
Ye Ling said the Aberrant from last night was not of a high level, only being able to transform his arm into a blade.
However, the blade he transformed had a special ability attached to it: the scarlet glow could absorb human blood and convert it into his energy.
The more people he killed, the stronger he would become.
Ye Ling told Chu Tian that her ability was air.
Her speed and strength were all due to her controlling air, reducing or increasing resistance, or using air currents to propel her body.
However, her level was not high either; she could only control the air around herself.
She couldn't manipulate it remotely as in legends.
Moreover, she said that it had been a very, very long time since a Controller had reached that level.
Now, whether it was Controllers, Aberrants, or even Soul Shapers, their abilities were assessed based on their martial prowess.
The special abilities they possessed could only serve as an auxiliary.
Regarding Chu Tian, the reason she noticed him getting stronger that time was not because Ye Ling had reached a level where she could sense others' strength.
It was because when Chu Tian entered the training room, they brushed past each other, and she felt a different air fluctuation.
She had initially thought Chu Tian had awakened abilities like speed or strength.
But as it appeared now, Chu Tian had awakened the power of the soul.
Ye Ling told him she had never heard of the soul power being something that could be awakened.
This was because the assessment of soul power generally manifested after the age of six.
Speaking of which, Chu Tian asked, "Doesn't that mean that the Soul Shapers killed by the Luo family and other families were all children?"
Ye Ling nodded silently upon hearing this.
She then said, "In the past hundred years, no Soul Shapers have been hunted, so the hands of Luo Luo's father's generation are relatively clean.
The last Soul Shaper in this world was our director, Elder Xu!
Of course, it's not impossible that there are other Soul Shapers who haven't been discovered.
However, Soul Stones have indeed been inactive for a hundred years."
Chu Tian nodded, acknowledging the information.
After explaining this, Ye Ling also told him about the Ninth Office.
"Chu Tian, there are some things I must tell you. The Ninth Office is no longer the Ninth Office it once was.
As I mentioned earlier, my teammates were all killed by our own people due to a traitor within.
And I feigned madness for years to escape this calamity.
During a mission back then, our team discovered that our plans were completely leaked.
We walked straight into the enemy's trap, and my captain and everyone else died.
It was they who used their bodies to get me out.
My captain's last words to me were: No matter what, survive! Avenge us.
So, after I returned, I continued to feign madness and was confined to a mental hospital for over two years.
It was only after I came to your school that I was finally released after an assessment."
"Aren't you afraid of being killed again now that you're out?" Chu Tian asked, puzzled.
Ye Ling replied, "As I just said, I was released after an assessment. The so-called assessment involved partial memory clearing.
However, they didn't know that Elder Xu secretly met with me before I was released. He told me it was time for me to go out and do something.
At that moment, I understood that Elder Xu knew I was faking it. Later, I pretended to gradually recover, and then one night.
I was secretly arranged to have my memory erased, but they didn't know that Elder Xu had created a firewall in my mind with his soul power.
Those people thought they had deleted my memory, but they hadn't. At the same time, they also loaded me with a preference for women.
Originally, Elder Xu wanted to help me clear it, but I didn't agree. I felt that this preference could help me hide better."
After saying this, Ye Ling looked at Chu Tian, "Now I need your word: help me, or leave."
Chu Tian found what she said to be utterly astonishing – memory erasure, memory firewalls, implanting fetishes, and altering memories.
These were all god-like operations. He had originally thought such things only existed in television and novels.
After being reborn, it was actually happening in his life.
But then again, if something as absurd as rebirth could happen, what else was impossible?
"How can I help you?" Chu Tian asked.
"Elder Xu's mission for me is to find someone I can absolutely trust, join the Ninth Office, uncover who the black hand is that wants to control the Ninth Office, and thoroughly cleanse the spies within the Ninth Office.
You just need to naturally join the Ninth Office, and we'll see if anyone contacts you or tries to bribe you.
If possible, infiltrate their ranks and expose the mastermind," Ye Ling said.
"To put it bluntly, it's being a mole, isn't it? Why do you trust me so much? Aren't you afraid they'll bribe me with benefits?" Chu Tian asked nonchalantly.
"You can try. Just don't blame me for sleeping with your Luo Luo then!" Ye Ling smiled.
Even though she wore black sunglasses, the curve of her lips was truly beautiful.
"Hmph, when I master the use of soul power, I'll clear your disgusting weird habit and implant you with a promiscuous personality."
"You wouldn't dare..."
"Why wouldn't I dare? Remember, I'm a Soul Shaper. Be polite to me from now on!" Chu Tian reached out, took the cigarette from her hand, and lit one.
"Do you think the use of soul power is that easy? And you think you can modify it as you please? If the other party doesn't cooperate with you, you'll be backlashed at any time. At best, you'll bleed from seven orifices; at worst, your soul will scatter.
Although soul power is indeed powerful, the ominous nature of it is not to be trifled with.
You'd better focus on learning martial arts and become a martial artist first! Without sufficient ability.
If you dare to reveal your identity as a Soul Shaper in front of others, I guarantee you won't live past this moment." She then extended a finger.
"An hour?" Chu Tian asked.
Ye Ling shook her head. "An hour!"
An hour? Who are you trying to scare? I have the protection of Old Man Dao Tian.
Chu Tian muttered in his mind.
"She's right!" A voice suddenly appeared.
"Uh... Old man, can you not just appear so suddenly? You'll scare me to death sooner or later!" Chu Tian thought in his mind.