Made Stupid! Was Someone Else Pulling the Strings?

Hu Jiu quickly discovered the true purpose of the Hourglass.

As the sand in the Hourglass flows, the person holding the Hourglass is detached from the river of time and becomes an observer undisturbed by time and space.

This state is equivalent to invincibility, but unfortunately, becoming an observer means you can't interfere with reality, you can't be hurt by others, but you also can't hurt others.

This ability seemed a bit useless, just an upgraded version of blurring, but Hu Jiu quickly discovered its wonderful uses.

The ethereal nature of Mirage can be attacked if the opponent is powerful enough or if the Fierce Ghost possesses a unique killing pattern.

But when you hold the Hourglass and become the Observation, you can never be attacked.

At this moment, all the sand in the Hourglass flowed from the top to the bottom, and Hu Jiu's observer state ended, returning him to reality.

The [Holy Light], which was originally cautiously guarding its surroundings, suddenly unleashed a dazzling light from its entire body, transforming into a pure beam of light that attacked Hu Jiu.

These beams of light, like sharp arrows, carried extreme purifying power, attempting to destroy and dispel all of Hu Jiu's evil.

However, Hu Jiu merely smiled slightly. In front of the [Holy Light], he reversed the Hourglass again, and his figure instantly vanished in the light, as if he had never existed.

The Purification Light of [Holy Light] streaked across the air in a straight line, but struck nothing.

Hu Jiu, in the form of an observer, shuttled between reality and nothingness. He sometimes appeared behind [Holy Light], and sometimes in front of her. Each appearance was accompanied by a vicious attack.

His movements were too fast, and [Holy Light] could only defend each time.

"Oh dear, you can't even touch me~" Hu Jiu's voice rang in [Holy Light's ] ear, tinged with a hint of mockery, "Is this all the high-ranking officials of the Time Management Bureau are capable of?"

[Holy Light]'s expression changed slightly, and her body emitted an even stronger light, transforming into an ocean of light that completely engulfed Hu Jiu.

However, Hu Jiu merely smiled slightly in the light, and his figure vanished again, leaving only emptiness.

[Holy Light] slightly curled the corners of his mouth, "Does he really think that Hourglass is so useful?"

Don't they even consider what price they would have to pay for such a powerful Supernatural Item?

[Holy Light] is only pretending to be anxious and flustered, but in reality, she is forcing Hu Jiu to use the Hourglass a few more times. At that time, without her having to do anything, the other party will kill himself.

Her idea was quite appealing, but unfortunately, why couldn't Hu Jiu think of the same thing?

In reality, in each of Hu Jiu's flashes, eight out of ten times he used his own abilities to conceal himself, pretending that he had used the Hourglass and escaped the real world.

Each time Hu Jiu teleported, he would leave behind a Magic Mirror, but at this moment, the Magic Mirror was still hidden.

Only when the Magic Mirror formed a cage, completely encircling the [Holy Light], did Hu Jiu stop his teleportation and dog-walking action and lightly snap his fingers.

The next second, [Holy Light] was trapped in a special space where mirrors were on all sides.

[Holy Light] was startled. Before Hu Jiu could use the Hourglass, he was the one who was hit first.

She immediately launched a counterattack. If the Purification Light could restrain all evil, twisted, and chaotic Supernatural powers, then the Magic Mirror was the restraint of the Purification Light.

The beam of light shone on the surface of the Magic Mirror and was immediately reflected endlessly. By the time [Holy Light] wanted to stop, it was too late, and it could only let the beam of light it had fired bounce back onto itself.

Hit yourself

Hu Jiu not only trapped [Holy Light], but he also kept casting curses in the Mirror Space. Although his curses would be purified, they were constantly consuming [Holy Light], making it exhausted.

The Upside-Down-Growing Peach Tree in the sky was desperately absorbing and devouring the [Heaven’s Retribution]. Hu Jiu glanced at the large peach tree with a sinister look but did not intervene.

As the battle continued, the power of [Holy Light] gradually weakened; her radiance was no longer as dazzling as it had been at the beginning, and her movements became somewhat sluggish.

Finally, she couldn't hold on any longer and used her Time-Type Fierce Ghost.

The next second, the entire Ruihe City froze, as if time itself had become an insect trapped in amber, frozen in that moment.

Time was frozen, as if a movie had been paused; only [Holy Light] and Hu Jiu could still move.

At this point, Hu Jiu changed his strategy, shifting from an offensive to a delaying tactic, using every means to postpone [Holy Light's ] actions.

Just now, [Holy Light] wanted to see the price Hu Jiu would pay for using the Hourglass too much. Now, Hu Jiu wants to see what the consequences will be if [Holy Light]'s time-stop state continues for too long.

In fact, [Holy Light] has far more than just emitting Purification Light; she has commanded many Fierce Ghost and possesses many abilities.

But in this situation, facing an incredibly powerful enemy like Hu Jiu, there's really no need to use those fancy but ineffective moves. They're completely useless and would only make us a laughingstock.

Hu Jiu was the same; when dealing with [Holy Light], he kept using his powerful killing moves, and the abilities of those little devils could only cause them slight harassment.

Finally, the [Holy Light] shattered the mirror cage and broke free, simultaneously releasing the time freeze.

She's not in good shape right now; she's not weak, she's in a frenzy.

The Purification Light her body originally emitted, which was full of twisted holiness, became extremely unstable at this moment, flickering on and off.

She herself could no longer maintain her composure, and her emotions fluctuated greatly.

The so-called Purification Light, which seems to be able to purify Fierce Ghost and is the opposite of all Fierce Ghost, is still a Fierce Ghost in essence, only with special attributes.

Hu Jiu wouldn't give her a chance to recover. In a flash, he teleported in front of [Holy Light]. His arm transformed into a large, metallic-looking sword with a strange black light emanating from its blade.

Before [Holy Light] could react, Hu Jiu had already plunged the knife into her body.

This time, the attack hit the main body, and the [Holy Light] didn't have time to turn into light and scatter to dodge the attack.

[Holy Light]'s body trembled slightly, her light quickly dimmed, and she raised her head to look at Hu Jiu. Her eyes held no resentment or bitterness of impending death, only a cold, numb indifference. "You... you won. I hope you can keep winning."

"Huh?" A hint of doubt appeared on Hu Jiu's face. "Shouldn't such words be spoken by an enemy before death? Normally, you should be cursing and hurling insults."

[Holy Light] chuckled, showing no attachment to life. Her body gradually turned into fragments of light, about to dissipate completely.

At that moment, a Bronze Tree emerged from underground and captured all the fragments of light.

"It's a bit too hot to handle." Hu Jiu claimed the remains of [Holy Light] after its death and immediately began to devour them.

As he forcibly merged with and controlled all the Fierce Ghost of [Holy Light], leaves actually sprouted from the originally dark, eerie, and bare Bronze Tree.

The leaves shimmered, golden and beautiful from afar.

Hu Jiu's strength achieved a qualitative leap in an instant, truly reaching a new level.

"As expected, a horse won't get fat without night grass. Instead of accumulating wealth little by little, it's better to just steal from others!"

Because the abilities of the ghost controlled by [Holy Light] are somewhat mismatched with Hu Jiu's own abilities, and even counteract his own attributes, Hu Jiu's state is somewhat unstable at this moment.

He hadn't felt this unsettled in a long time. He glanced regretfully at the giant peach tree in the sky that seemed to emit electricity. "I'm a bit too full now. I'll eat this piece of meat later."

Hu Jiu vanished on the spot, leaving behind only a city full of vengeful Fierce Ghosts wandering around.

On the other side, the Beauty Goddess devoured [Heaven’s Retribution], but she did not control its vengeful Fierce Ghost well. Her state was also unstable, and she was unable to control the discharge of electricity in the clouds.

The upside-down tree in the sky was slowly disappearing, and he also needed to go into seclusion to digest it.

"This haul is truly impressive," the Beauty Goddess exclaimed. The Time Management Bureau is indeed a vast treasure trove.

The joy lasted only a few seconds before three powerful forces surrounded him from three directions.

The Beauty Goddess was startled, and then she saw the Time Management Bureau's Number 1, Number 2, and Number 4.

He didn't know Number 1, Number 2, or Number 4, but even a fool could guess who would appear in front of him at this time and in this situation.

"This is terrible." The Beauty Goddess became unusually nervous. In a 1v1 situation, he might still have a chance of winning.

1v3 is out of the question.

Anyway, she had already made enough money today, so she couldn't be greedy. The best of the thirty-six stratagems was to run away. While thinking of a way to escape, the Beauty Goddess kept calling Hu Jiu to come and help her.

However, at this time, Hu Jiu seemed to have died, disappearing without a trace, leaving no trace whatsoever.

The city was filled with vengeful Fierce Ghosts, all creations of Hu Jiu. The chaotic Supernatural aura concealed Hu Jiu's true whereabouts. The Bronze Tree underground had all disappeared, and even the hollowed-out soil had been restored.

The Beauty Goddess was internally cursing Hu Jiu, but she wasn't too disappointed, because she had always known that the only person she could trust in this world was herself. Allies, subordinates, and partners were all people who could betray her at any time.

Put yourself in Hu Jiu's shoes. If Hu Jiu were the one trapped right now, the Beauty Goddess would definitely hide away and watch the fight unfold, reaping the benefits in the process.

"Numbers 3 and 5 actually failed?" Number 2's tone was somewhat incredulous.

The last time a high-ranking Administration was killed was when dealing with a World-Ending Level Fierce Ghost. Both the "Deathbird" and the "God" caused the Administration's high-ranking officials to perish.

Fortunately, the Fierce Ghost wasn't very intelligent and didn't completely kill the high-ranking Administration. After the Rollback, they came back to life.

But this time the situation is somewhat different.

Some of the fallen Executor in the Sky Loft had their Time-Type Fierce Ghost stolen, meaning they had completely lost their identity Executor.

Number 2 believes that after Numbers 3 and 5 died, the Time-Type Fierce Ghost they possessed, and even all the spirits they controlled, were most likely taken away.

This enemy is no ordinary one.

It's terrifying to think about.

Even a cursory thought is frightening!

The last time, even the World-Ending Level, terrifying Fierce Ghost codenamed "God" didn't cause such massive losses to the management. How could this time be different...?

Suddenly, a chilling thought flashed through Number 2's mind.

When the number of Rollbacks accumulates to a certain level, a World-Ending Level Disaster of Fierce Ghost will erupt. Each Disaster is more violent than the last; the last Disaster was an extremely terrifying "god," so what about this time?

Is it possible that this disaster was caused by human error?

Are these incredibly powerful Ghost Tamers the beings destined to destroy the world?

After all, no such powerful Ghost Tamer has ever been born in previous cycles of reincarnation. In this cycle, whether it is Hu Jiu, the Beauty Goddess, or the leader of the Eternal Night Organization, they are all growing rapidly in an extremely unreasonable and illogical way. The growth trajectory of each person is heaven-defying.

This idea left Number 2 bewildered and impressed. The combination of human intelligence and an extremely powerful Fierce Ghost, coupled with a complete lack of goodwill towards the world, truly made them a more terrifying existence than "gods."

Number 2 shared his thoughts with Number 1 and Number 4.

Number 4 remained silent throughout, offering no opinion.

Number 1 [Heavenly Dao] frowned, his eyes flashing with a sharp light at times, and then becoming confused at others.

Number 1 should have noticed Number 2's thoughts long ago, after all, as the head of the Time Management Bureau, he couldn't possibly be so oblivious.

However, whenever he thought about this problem, he would become arrogant and conceited, believing that the Time Management Bureau was omnipotent and could easily kill all those Ghost Tamers with a single move.

It was obvious that Number 1's thinking was a bit off, but unfortunately he hadn't noticed it before. Now, after Number 2 pointed it out, he realized that there might be something wrong with him.

However, the thought of "realizing that he had done something wrong" only lingered in his mind for a moment before he quickly became arrogant again.

"Those two useless bastards, numbers 3 and 5, actually lost to such petty scoundrels! They are utterly worthless!"

"Number 2, go and cut down this peach tree!" Number 1 ordered.

"Yes." Number 2 replied respectfully, and then stepped forward to launch an attack on the Beauty Goddess.

Number 1 stared intently at the fight between the two, while Number 4 lowered his head in thought, sensing that something was amiss.

Why go up one by one?

Why can't we just overpower the opponent in a three-on-one situation?

Number 4 shook his head. No! He shouldn't be thinking like that!

How could a renowned and large organization like the Time Management Bureau resort to bullying the weak? If they're going to win, they should win fair and square!

Number 4 convinced himself and then settled down to watch the show.

A scarlet eye emerged from the ground, watching the battle in the sky with eyes full of confusion.

Clearly, Hu Jiu also sensed something was wrong; it seemed that some force was clouding the judgment of the Time Management Bureau's higher-ups.

This time, Hu Jiu didn't make a move. He could have used the fact that Number 6 was seriously injured to mislead Number 6, but he didn't dare to use such a trick on the top five Executor.

Since he didn't make a move, why were Number 1 and the others rendered stupid?

Could there be someone lurking deeper, watching from the shadows?