Detected the Empress's Aura—Host, Kneel and Take Her as Your Master Immediately!

Star Police Department, Conference Room.

The spacious conference room was bright and spotless, yet the atmosphere was incomparably oppressive.

Dozens of Star Police Department higher-ups gathered around the conference table.

Each wore a crisp formal uniform, with golden stars denoting their status engraved upon their shoulders. They were all elites in defending against star beasts, figures whose every move could stir the entire industry.

Yet their normally stern faces were now clouded with deep worry.

"Commander, we just received word that another brother has fallen."

An older District Police Chief sighed and said to the Commander seated at the head of the table, "This is already the seventh incident. We can't keep going on like this."

As he spoke, he sighed again, took out a remote, and activated the holographic projection on the table.

Soon after.

Blue light threads wove together into a miniature map of Jianghai City, dotted with several red lights that marked the locations of the crimes.

In just these three short days, several more murder cases had occurred within Jianghai City.

Some of the crimes had even taken place at the exact same time.

This allowed the Star Police Department to determine one fact.

There was more than one Bloodthirsty Demon...

It was very likely the work of an organized group! The demon they had captured might have only been the tip of the iceberg! "I understand what everyone means."

The Star Police Department Commander rested his chin on his clasped hands. His eyes flickered, and his expression was utterly grim.

Ever since the Bloodthirsty Demon from before had been captured.

Jianghai City had still not known peace over the past three days.

On the surface, it seemed as though everything had ended. But beneath it, undercurrents still surged, and the danger remained extreme!

Ever since the demon had been captured.

The Police Department's arrest operation had enraged its other accomplices, making their killing spree even more vicious! Their targets were no longer limited to ordinary citizens.

Instead, they had all turned to attacking the members of the Star Police Department! "This is blatant retaliation!"

A hot-tempered Star Police Department higher-up slammed the table and roared, "Those beasts don't respect our Star Police Department at all! Take a good look... at those brothers they tortured to death!"

As soon as his words fell.

The council member in charge of the controls did not dare hesitate and hurriedly pressed the remote.

The next moment.

The holographic projection on the table changed accordingly. The city map faded away, replaced by one corpse after another clad in Star Police Department uniforms.

The dead officers' faces were shriveled, their flesh sunken and withered. Their deaths were miserable beyond compare—they had all been drained of blood alive by the Bloodthirsty Demons.

Faced with such horrifyingly tragic deaths, even veteran officers who had served in the Police Department for years could only turn their heads away, unable to bear watching any longer.

"Don't panic. Everyone, calm down."

The Police Chief Commander's expression was grim, as though he were pondering something.

Hearing him speak, the others quieted down as well and waited for his next orders.

The atmosphere in the Conference Room fell silent.

The Commander's gaze shifted across the projection, taking in the officers' miserable deaths.

Naturally, he understood.

The situation was critical.

The Bloodthirsty Demons were running rampant, and they could not be allowed to continue.

If they were not thoroughly eliminated soon, the officers on their side would have no way to answer to the citizens.

"How many citizens currently know about this?"

The Commander asked the nearest Police Department higher-up.

"None, not a single one. Rest assured, Commander. The moment the incidents occurred, we immediately sealed off all information."

That higher-up explained.

"Good. Keep the news sealed, and increase patrol manpower."

The Commander said in a low voice, "Judging from the current situation, those devils have clearly shifted the focus of their slaughter entirely onto our Police Department.

We just informed the citizens that the Bloodthirsty Demons had been eliminated, and they have only just settled down. We cannot disturb them again."

"Yes, sir. I'll see to it immediately."

After several rounds of discussion.

The emergency meeting came to an end.

Over the following days, the police presence patrolling Jianghai City's jurisdiction quietly doubled.

However, what allowed the Commander to breathe a sigh of relief was that those demons seemed to have caught wind of it and grown afraid.

After the meeting, there was no further news of Bloodthirsty Demon crimes.

The unrest seemed to have subsided... Yet just as the pursuit operation was in full swing.

Inside the Star Police Department prison, the midday sunlight shone through the windows and into the cells.

A gaunt prisoner faced the blazing sun when his entire body suddenly convulsed, all color vanishing from his face.

He abruptly stopped breathing and died inside his cell... "Damn it, another one's dead!"

The prison guard making his rounds rushed over upon hearing the commotion and cursed angrily.

Deaths were a common occurrence in the Star Police Department prison.

Most of the prisoners held there were vile criminals who cultivated all sorts of bizarre, life-shortening demonic arts.

Sometimes, they had only been sent in for a few days, barely warming their seats before getting themselves killed.

The guard spat on the corpse without giving it much thought, then began moving it away to be cremated.

This was everyday life in prison.

...Meanwhile, on the first floor of the library.

Several people borrowing books passed by the shelves and suddenly noticed Qin Yang resting with his eyes closed in a corner.

"Hey, look. That librarian is slacking off again."

"Stop looking. Someone like him has mediocre talent and will never become a cultivator. He'll probably only ever be a librarian for the rest of his life."

"Hey, he opened his eyes. Hurry, hurry, let's go."

They shoved their companions along, lowered their heads, and hurried away at a trot.

Hearing those words, Qin Yang, who had been comprehending martial arts, opened his eyes with some helplessness.

So what if I'm slacking off? Am I eating your family's rice?! Qin Yang rolled his eyes.

Just as he was feeling annoyed.

"Lao Qin!"

A familiar voice suddenly came from behind him.

Qin Yang turned around to see Xia He running over eagerly.

"What's going on? Why are you in such a rush?"

"There's a beauty! A beauty! Hurry over!"

Xia He grabbed Qin Yang impatiently and dragged him toward the entrance. "She's definitely a knockout! Hundreds of times better than those gaudy bitches in Black Silk!"

"There's actually something this good?"

Qin Yang shook off his hand and immediately started walking, moving even faster than Xia He.

Xia He: "..."

Very soon.

The two arrived at their destination.

In the library's lounge area.

A girl around seventeen or eighteen was quietly reading.

Warm sunlight fell upon her shoulders. Her features were pure and breathtakingly beautiful, and she wore a simple white dress. Her long black hair, flowing like a waterfall, only made her look more elegant.

She was none other.

Than the young girl who had stood beside the Dean of Jianghai Martial Arts Academy after One Sword Breaks Peak! Just then! Qin Yang suddenly heard a system notification ring out in his mind!

Ding! Empress information detected. Host, kneel and take her as your master immediately!