Paper Figure

Zhou Yi looked up, the light in the sky diminishing, darkness gradually becoming the dominant color. Zhou Yi had been standing in the east courtyard of the Provincial Governor's Office since early on.

After yesterday's events, Huang Ming no longer dared to cause trouble for Zhou Yi. The fact that he had been knocked unconscious and left lying in the plaza for an entire day was known to everyone in the east courtyard, making Huang Ming feel like everyone who looked at him was mocking him.

Despite Du Wei's warning, Huang Ming's hatred for Zhou Yi had reached its peak.

After much thought, Huang Ming decided to employ a "drive the tiger to swallow the wolf" strategy. He glared fiercely at Zhou Yi's retreating back.

Zhou Yi, on his end, felt Huang Ming's gaze but paid it no mind, viewing Huang Ming as nothing more than a clown.

At this moment, Zhou Yi was still desperately trying to figure out how to increase his Vital Energy. He opened his Panel and noticed the Divine Ability section. When he had first cultivated this Divine Ability to the introductory level, it had increased his Vital Energy by ten points. After reaching the First Layer, it had increased by another twenty points.

Could he rely on Divine Abilities to boost his Vital Energy? Zhou Yi was eager to try. Even if it didn't increase his Vital Energy significantly, he could still upgrade the Dragon-Elephant Prajna Skill. He figured he couldn't lose either way.

Soon, Zhou Yi was assigned to patrol a street again. However, the street today was not as bustling as yesterday. There were few pedestrians. Zhou Yi walked down the street, holding New Moon.

As midnight approached, just as Zhou Yi finished his patrol, he thought tonight would be uneventful, with no Weirdness to encounter. But as he reached a certain street, a figure blocked his path.

This Weirdness could be considered the second largest Zhou Yi had encountered. As for the first, it was naturally the giant snake he met at Middle Snake Temple.

The Weirdness resembled a ball of flesh, with five human heads emerging from its body. The faces of these heads were filled with panic and terror. Upon seeing Zhou Yi, the heads on the Weirdness immediately wailed.

Simultaneously, the flesh ball was covered in dense, numerous fingers, a sight that felt like mental pollution.

What puzzled Zhou Yi was that this Weirdness seemed to be waiting specifically for him. Zhou Yi glanced around; no buildings were damaged. This Weirdness might be somewhat unusual.

While Zhou Yi was contemplating, the flesh ball charged towards him. Despite its enormous size, it made no sound as it rushed forward.

Seeing the flesh ball charging at him, Zhou Yi was not alarmed but delighted. He shouted loudly at the flesh ball.

"Good, let me test my newly learned Spiritual Skill on you!"

Zhou Yi treated the flesh ball as his sparring partner. After stimulating his Vital Energy, his body emitted a faint red glow, a sign that his Vital Energy had been compressed to a certain degree.

Zhou Yi did not use his saber but instead attacked the Weirdness with the Canglang Fist. Punch after punch landed on the Weirdness's fleshy body. Vital Energy covered his fists. With each punch, the Weirdness's body only bore a scorched mark. This was the collision of Vital Energy and Yin Energy.

The moment they touched, it was like pouring cold water into boiling oil, emitting a sizzling sound.

Seeing that his fist techniques could not break through the Weirdness's defenses, Zhou Yi turned and drew New Moon from his back.

The blade was snow-white. After Zhou Yi covered it with Vital Energy, the blade was imbued with a layer of red aura.

Due to its massive body, this flesh ball Weirdness possessed considerable attack power. However, its movements appeared to slow down in Zhou Yi's eyes. After activating the Thousand Mechanisms Steps, Zhou Yi easily dodged all of the Weirdness's attacks.

Zhou Yi then began to perform the first stance of the Seven Great Limits, "Mountain." Zhou Yi slashed out with his saber; a white light flashed, and a piece of flesh was sliced off the flesh ball.

The Weirdness cried out in pain and roared at Zhou Yi. Afterward, Zhou Yi saw the expressions on the five human faces on the Weirdness change from terror to anger, as if enraged that Zhou Yi had harmed it.

Once the Weirdness entered its enraged state, its speed visibly increased. Several of its attacks narrowly missed Zhou Yi.

However, what puzzled Zhou Yi was that despite fighting this thing for so long and causing such a commotion, no one from the Provincial Governor's Office had come to investigate.

Thinking of this, Zhou Yi decided to end the fight quickly. He sheathed his saber and activated the Indestructible Golden Body. This time, Zhou Yi's muscles did not bulge as much as usual, but they tightened, and his bones made cracking sounds. It was clear his muscles had become heavier.

At this moment, Zhou Yi's size was comparable to the flesh ball's. His muscles were as firm as steel. The bluestone bricks beneath his feet began to crack under his weight. Zhou Yi simply stood there, exuding an immense pressure.

The Weirdness opposite him thought Zhou Yi had sheathed his saber to beg for mercy. However, the moment Zhou Yi sheathed his saber, his size became comparable to its own.

In the instant the Weirdness was stunned, Zhou Yi pushed off the ground, shattering the bricks beneath his feet. He appeared before the Weirdness almost instantly and threw a punch. The massive flesh ball Weirdness was sent crashing to the ground.

Without giving it a chance to react, Zhou Yi pressed his advantage, pinning the Weirdness down and raining punches upon it.

This time, with the Indestructible Golden Body activated, Zhou Yi unleashed the Canglang Fist. Each punch was stronger than the last. Finally, Zhou Yi, using almost pure brute force, created a large pit, with the flesh ball lying at the bottom.

Taking out New Moon, he sliced at it repeatedly. The Weirdness could no longer resist, lying like a fish on a chopping board in Zhou Yi's hands, its flesh being sliced off piece by piece.

Finally, Zhou Yi severed all five heads from the Weirdness.

"Yin Energy +1000"

Hearing the notification from his Panel, Zhou Yi finally breathed a sigh of relief. Just as Zhou Yi was about to investigate why no one else from the Provincial Governor's Office had appeared, a round of applause came from behind him.

Clap~ Clap~ Clap~

Zhou Yi turned around quickly. A person in black was clapping as they walked towards Zhou Yi. Zhou Yi held New Moon in front of his chest in a defensive posture.

"You do have some skill! You're truly someone I've taken notice of," the person in black said as they approached Zhou Yi.

"What do you mean?" Zhou Yi asked warily.

"It means if you follow me now, you'll suffer less in the future," the person in black said arrogantly.

Hearing this, Zhou Yi roared, "Stop playing tricks!" and slashed at the person in black. The feel of the attack was oddly familiar.

"Yin Energy +1"

Was this person in black so weak? Zhou Yi stepped forward and tore through the outer clothing of the person in black, revealing a Paper Figure underneath.

The moment he saw the Paper Figure, Zhou Yi recalled the Paper Figure he had encountered last night.

Zhou Yi immediately felt a sense of unease. The attire and appearance of this person in black suggested an organized group, and they could even control Weirdness. Zhou Yi had never heard of such a thing before.

After thinking for a long time, Zhou Yi couldn't come to a conclusion. He decided to take the black robe and the Paper Figure back to ask Uncle Du. However, just as Zhou Yi reached to pick up the Paper Figure and the black robe, the Paper Figure began to self-immolate, turning into ash along with the black robe beside it.

Well, now even the evidence was gone.

As the Paper Figure turned to ash, the world around Zhou Yi seemed to come alive. Various insect chirps and bird songs began to appear. Zhou Yi couldn't help but think of a type of Talisman Spell – the Soundproofing Talisman. As long as one was within the boundary of a Soundproofing Talisman, no matter how loud the sound made inside, people outside would not hear it.

As expected, Zhou Yi found a Soundproofing Talisman at a street corner. The Soundproofing Talisman had already lost its effect, its red Rune having turned gray.

He put away the soundproofing talisman as well, and Zhou Yi prepared to hand it over to Du Wei as evidence.

After patrolling for another round, Zhou Yi returned to the Provincial Governor's Office and found Uncle Du. Upon hearing that Zhou Yi had encountered Weirdness again, Du Wei didn't know how unlucky his nephew was. But then Zhou Yi told Uncle Du that the Weirdness was being controlled by someone.

Uncle Du's expression gradually became serious. Zhou Yi wanted to ask Uncle Du something, but Du Wei waved his hand and said to Zhou Yi, "I need to investigate this matter further. Wait for my news."

Zhou Yi nodded.

Du Wei continued to say to Zhou Yi, "Next time you encounter a similar situation, send a Signal Talisman immediately. Don't try to rush in alone."

Zhou Yi replied with an "Okay" and then took his leave from Uncle Du.

As soon as he walked out of the entrance of the Provincial Governor's Office, Zhou Yi saw Huang Ming. Huang Ming was standing behind a young man, and with an arrogant expression, he said to Zhou Yi, "Zhou Yi, this is my big brother, Wang Tianba..."

Before Huang Ming could finish speaking, Zhou Yi interrupted him. Already agitated by what he had encountered tonight, Zhou Yi was not in the mood to deal with the two people in front of him. So, he directly said to Huang Ming, "I have no interest in knowing who he is."

At this moment, the young man standing in front of Huang Ming spoke, "Kid, do you know who I am?"

Zhou Yi replied calmly, "No, and I have no interest in knowing."

Then Zhou Yi walked past the two of them. Wang Tianba wanted to stop him, but as Zhou Yi glanced at him, Wang Tianba retracted the hand he had extended. His intuition told him that if he had grabbed the person in front of him just now, his arm would have been lost.

Wang Tianba was about to say some harsh words to save face, but when he turned around, Zhou Yi was already far away.

Wang Tianba had no choice but to give up resentfully.

Zhou Yi did not go home directly. Instead, he went to the Treasure Pavilion first. After the events of the night, Zhou Yi had a feeling that a storm was brewing, and he wanted to improve his strength as soon as possible.

However, after inquiring at the Treasure Pavilion, they did not have Will Heart. But they did have an inside tip. Zhou Yi spent ten thousand taels of silver to buy a clue about Will Heart from an subordinate of the Treasure Pavilion.

There would be an auction held in Bai Feng City, not far from Luoshi City. Among the many items to be auctioned was Will Heart.