Xia Yue Island

As Midnight raised his hand, the Night Sky Purple Pure Jade began to glow and shimmer, leaving the Bird Feather father and daughter in awe.

"That's it!" Toba Gensuke exclaimed in surprise, "How did you do that? Could it be that those two flashes just now were also because of you?"

"Looks like it's a resonance of Lineage bloodlines," Luo Jun echoed, going along with Midnight's lie. He thought to himself that about half an hour ago, when Midnight was making skewers for those Federal Soldier, and just now, when Midnight was about to fight Toba Reina, it seemed that as long as Midnight activated her energy nearby, this thing would react?

Midnight nodded. "Because it was originally mine."

As she spoke, she altered the fluctuations of her inner energy. With a flick of her hand, the light of the Night Sky Purple Pure Jade began to change, its flashing frequency varying from fast to slow, controlled with ease, more obedient than a pet she had raised for many years.

"How can you say it's yours!" Toba Reina retorted, "Even if your ancestors had some connection with the precious jade, my Toba Family Protection it for over a thousand years; it is now a treasure of my Toba Family!"

Midnight was too lazy to argue with her. With a wave of her hand, the precious jade flew into her hand.

"Thank you for keeping it safe for me all these years."

As she spoke, she took the Night Sky Purple Pure Jade and prepared to leave.

Toba Gensuke was taken aback. The Toba Family was a prominent Great Family in the cultivation world of Yingzhou. Seeing the family heirloom that had been dormant for many years appear, he thought he could cooperate with Midnight to study it. He did not expect that the other party would not take him seriously at all and would actually seize it by force in the Toba Family's Base Camp!

"Trying to leave?" Toba Reina took a step forward and blocked the doorway. Her aura surged and transformed into a set of red Samurai Armor covering her entire body. At the same time, she drew a sharp Samurai Sword from her Hundred Treasure Box and slashed at Midnight head-on.

With one hand holding the precious jade, Midnight casually waved the other, and with a crisp crack, the long sword in the girl's hand broke in two, her armor shattered and dissipated, and she flew backward, crashing through the Shoji Door of the main hall and flying all the way to the courtyard.

"Rena!" Seeing his daughter injured, Toba Gensuke was also enraged. He released his hand seals, and Talisman Paper flew out, bursting with energy and transforming into a giant demon with two faces, four arms, and four legs, standing in the courtyard!

"Shikigami Technique: Finale, Two-Faced Sukuna!"

As soon as the Oni God Sukuna appeared, it roared and charged towards Midnight. Midnight didn't even glance at the enormous monster. A lock of her beautiful hair flew up from the back of her head, splitting into thousands of strands that tightly bound the huge monster. Then, with a slight exertion, she sliced the arrogant demon into sausage slices...

Bang!

The shikigami was destroyed, turning into wisps of green smoke, and Toba Gensuke, who cast the spell, also suffered a backlash, spitting out a mouthful of blood and kneeling on one knee.

But he was still uneasy, so he took out another Talisman Paper, stained it with his own blood, and slapped it on the ground. Instantly, an invisible barrier enveloped the entire shrine. At the same time, a large number of people wielding magical Law Artifact rushed out of the shrine and surrounded Midnight and Luo Jun.

"They stole the Night Sky Purple Pure Jade; we can't let them leave!"

Enraged upon hearing this, the crowd attacked the two men.

Luo Jun consciously took a step back, and saw Midnight's hair dance behind her head. A moment later, all the attackers were beaten to pieces, rolling on the ground and howling in pain.

"Considering your hard work in Protection the Purple Jade for thousands of years, I haven't killed you. But if you continue to pester me, don't blame me for being impolite."

After uttering this harsh threat, no one dared to stop him. Midnight led Luo Jun to the main gate of the shrine, shattered the barrier with a wave of his hand, and flew away.

Luo Jun followed closely behind, leaping into the air before taking out his hammer to catch up.

"Midnight, this night is impoverished... What exactly is the use of this jade? Why are you so determined to find this thing?"

High in the sky, Luo Jun shouted a question despite the wind pressure.

"Come with me, and you'll find out." Midnight smiled slightly, adjusted his direction slightly, and headed southeast.

Luo Jun also swung his hammer to make minor adjustments, keeping up closely. "The Toba Family said that this jade also shone six hundred years ago, was it you who came here then?"

"No... when I last came to your world, this shrine didn't exist yet, and Yingzhou was just inhabited by primitive natives," Midnight replied. "But I can roughly guess who made it glow."

"'Who'? Not 'what'?" Luo Jun keenly caught Midnight's choice of words. "Could it be one of your kind?"

"I suppose so..." Midnight chuckled, "If it really is them, perhaps you should thank these Yingzhou people."

"Huh?" Luo Jun was taken aback. "What do you mean by that?"

But before he could ask any further questions, Midnight had already accelerated past the Sound Barrier and headed southeast. Although Luo Jun could keep up with her speed, at this high speed, it was impossible to communicate normally through sound.

The two flew southeast, with an endless expanse of ocean below.

Finally, after flying for an unknown distance, the shadow of land appeared on the horizon.

They began to slow down at Midnight and soon landed on a beach.

With the flight time and time difference, it was already late at night here. There was no one around, but I could see many small wooden huts with signs in unfamiliar languages. Although I couldn't understand what they said, I could tell from their decor that some were shops selling swimming and fishing gear, and others were ice cream and cold drink shops, but they were all closed now.

Looking at the beach, there's a makeshift pier built with a floating bridge, tents that haven't been dismantled, and rows of speedboats moored... It's clear that this must be a lively resort beach during the day, but it's unusually deserted at night.

The two walked along the beach deeper inland and soon saw several locals wearing beach shorts and flip-flops. They had light brown skin and facial features that combined Eastern and Western characteristics. They were pushing a tricycle loaded with a lot of things, and each of them also had a shoulder bag, as if they were moving house.

Several locals were also taken aback when they saw Luo Jun and Midnight, and looked them up and down several times, especially Midnight, whose face was so striking that it was hard to look away.

It seems that aesthetics across different countries and ethnic groups are largely similar.

However, they were clearly much more polite than the Federal Soldier from Yingzhou. They only glanced at them a few more times and muttered a few words under their breath, without any intention of being offensive.

Luo Jun donned his Translation Treasure Tool and stepped forward to ask, "Excuse me, gentlemen, could you tell me where this place is?"

The group looked at him with puzzled expressions, but didn't answer directly. Instead, they huddled together again and started chirping crickets.

This time, Luo Jun understood.

"See? I told you! They don't even know where they are. They really are two idiots..."

Hey!

Luo Jun never expected these people to be discussing this, and said with dissatisfaction, "Why are you calling us fools?"

The group looked at Luo Jun and said, "This is Xia Yue Island. Aren't you afraid of dying of heat wearing such thick clothes?" As they spoke, they stretched their vests and beach shorts.

"Xia Yue Island?" Luo Jun had certainly heard of it. It was a large island located in the southern part of the East Ocean, covering an area of approximately 20,000 square kilometers. It was the main island of the Xia Yue Archipelago and also the location of the capital of the Xia Yue Country. The Xia Yue Country was an archipelago nation situated at the intersection of the subtropical and tropical zones of the Southern Hemisphere. It boasted a pleasant marine climate and beautiful natural scenery, with a total population of less than two million. It was a world-renowned tourist destination!

Luo Jun glanced at his down jacket. Ningdong in northern Zhendan was bitterly cold, and both he and Midnight were dressed in winter clothes. On Xia Yue Island, where it was summer all year round, he probably wouldn't see anyone dressed like this all year round...

Of course, those who have cultivated to their level are already immune to heat and cold, and dressing according to the season is simply to look more normal.

As for Midnight, he completely ignored the group and walked straight past them towards a certain direction deep in the mountains, clearly with a specific destination in mind. Luo Jun naturally stopped wasting words with the locals and quickly followed.

"Hey!" one of the locals called out to them, "You'd better not go that way!"

Luo Jun turned around, puzzled, and asked, "What's wrong? Is there any danger over there?"

"Originally there wasn't..." the local said, "But about half a month ago, shortly after the major earthquake, a group of people from various countries suddenly arrived, bringing an army, and sealed off a large area of the valley, forbidding anyone from approaching."

As he spoke, he pointed to the beach. "Otherwise, even at midnight, there would usually be many tourists here, but now no one has come to play for more than ten days."

"Then why are you still here?" Luo Jun asked.

"We're villagers from a nearby village. They relocated the entire village. Although they gave us a large sum of compensation, we left in such a hurry that we forgot to take some important things." One of them patted the boxes on the tricycle as he spoke, "We didn't dare come back during the day, so we could only sneak back at night to pack..."

The other person pointed in a direction in the forest and said, "You should leave quickly too. A makeshift military base has been set up near that valley, and the soldiers are fully armed!"

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After hearing their words, Midnight nodded. "Thank you for reminding me." Then, he turned and walked straight in the direction they pointed.

"Hey, you guys..."

"Oh no, they're just throwing their lives away! Forget about them, let's run!"

Seeing that they couldn't persuade them, the group quickly pushed the tricycle away.

"You're going to the canyon they were talking about?" Luo Jun caught up with Midnight and asked, "What's there?"

"You'll know when you get there," Midnight said calmly.

"Wait... they just mentioned an earthquake..." Luo Jun frowned. He suddenly remembered that a strange earthquake had indeed occurred more than half a month ago, sweeping across the globe. At that time, his Master said that the presumed epicenter was in the southern part of the East Ocean... Could it be here?

"You came here because of the earthquake's epicenter!" Luo Jun's eyes lit up. "So what exactly happened with the earthquake?"

Midnight did not answer, but simply continued walking forward.

"You'll find out when we get there, won't you?" Luo Jun sighed and could only follow.

The two ventured deeper into the woods and soon spotted the military base mentioned by the locals. It consisted of some simple fortifications and barracks. Even though it was the middle of the night, soldiers were on guard duty with live ammunition, and machine guns and searchlights were mounted on a nearby platform.

Midnight seemed oblivious and walked up confidently, quickly attracting the attention of the soldiers.

The soldiers first shouted warnings, but when that didn't work, they opened fire decisively, their firepower overlapping and covering the Midnight in Bullet Screen.

However, how could such conventional weapons possibly break through the Midnight's protective aura? The Chaos Succubus sneered, her black hair surging behind her, spreading out like spider silk, instantly enveloping the entire military base. In an instant, barracks were overturned, watchtowers collapsed, and walls and fortifications were torn to pieces. The stationed soldiers were also instantly disarmed, severely wounded, rolling on the ground groaning and screaming in agony...

Midnight calmly walked through the military base she had already demolished, slowly moving forward.

Luo Jun caught up in a few steps, looking at the base that had been wiped out in an instant and the wounded soldiers scattered all over the ground. He asked curiously, "Since you didn't intend to kill anyone, why did you have to break through so blatantly? Can't you fly? Why didn't you just land directly at your destination?"

Midnight turned and glanced at Luo Jun, smiling slightly, "Guess?"

"Guessing again?"

As they were speaking, several missiles suddenly shot in. Midnight frowned, and her long, ink-black hair splashed out, engulfing the missiles. Then, with a few muffled thuds, only a few wisps of smoke squeezed out from the gaps in her hair.

Looking ahead, several Attack Helicopter could be seen hovering in the air in the distance, their Aircraft Machine Gun spinning, unleashing a barrage of fire at Midnight.

Missiles were useless, and bullets were like scratching an itch through a boot. Midnight sneered and shot a few strands of black hair into the distance, but this time, before the black hair could touch the helicopter, it was suddenly blocked by an invisible knot!

"Is it very strong?" Midnight praised, somewhat surprised.

"Thank you for the compliment."

An aged voice rang out, and from the darkness emerged an old man dressed in a red bishop's robe, holding a Book of Revelation in his hands.

Luo Jun frowned. The red robes suggested a cardinal! A high-ranking official in the Holy See, second only to the Pope ... Why would someone of that status be here?

"This lady is quite skilled." The cardinal nodded. "I am Roland, a cardinal of the Council, and also the person in charge of the stabilization operation sent here by the Holy See. May I ask who Esteemed One are and why you have come here to hinder our operations?"

Midnight didn't answer Roland's question, but only looked at the darkness behind him. "You're not the only one here, are you? Come out, everyone."

"Hehehehe..." A soft laugh rang out, and two more people appeared one after another.

One was Old Woman with long blonde hair, wearing a suit. Although she looked quite old, she had a dignified and elegant demeanor, and her eyes were brighter than those of a young person.

"I am Evelyn, the Deputy Director of the Anomaly Handling Department of the Federal Supernatural Foundation."

The other was a tall, slender, middle-aged Eastern man in a long robe, holding a folding fan, with a refined and scholarly demeanor.

"Xu Jiahe, an elder at the headquarters of the Lower Yuan Cultivation Society!"

Upon hearing the three introduce themselves, Luo Jun's eyes widened in surprise.

The Yuan Cultivation Society, the Foundation, and the Holy See —the world's three major official Cultivators organizations—are all present? And the representatives they sent are all core high-ranking members!

What exactly happened in this place?

(End of this chapter)