Simple Belief

Chapter 31: A Simple Belief

Yi Qingchuan's speed was incredibly fast, and in an instant, he was in front of Lu Li, his hands slicing through the air with a "whizz" and aiming for Lu Li's head.

In that critical moment, Xiao Cha still wanted to help. But she was so dizzy from the enemy's movements that she couldn't see anything clearly.

A normal person's reaction speed is about 300 milliseconds.

Xiao Cha, with her years of training, could barely reach 120 milliseconds, which was nowhere near fast enough to catch Yi Qingchuan's movements!

However, under the influence of "Alpha Brainwaves," Lu Li's reaction speed reached an astonishing 50 milliseconds!

He had also entered the "Entering Samadhi" state, which slowed down everything in his vision to 0.6 times speed!

As a result, the enemy's incredibly fast movements were completely captured!

In a flash of lightning, Lu Li brought the shotgun in front of him, meeting Yi Qingchuan's hands.

The steel barrel and body of the shotgun snapped like disposable chopsticks, buying him less than half a second.

Yi Qingchuan wore a confident smile, his hands continuing to move, about to pluck off Lu Li's head!

But in the next instant, the expression on his face froze...

Lu Li's hand flashed at his waist, pulling out an "M1911"!

Under the influence of "Alpha Brainwaves," his movements were also incredibly fast!

With the dark muzzle pointed at him, Yi Qingchuan gritted his teeth and continued his assault, his hands thrusting towards Lu Li's head with all his might!

But Lu Li had already captured the man's movements. He simply leaned back slightly, letting the swift attack graze the tip of his nose.

The movement was so precise, it was as if they had rehearsed it.

Yi Qingchuan's face showed disbelief!

He knew that even fellow cultivators in the Organ Refining realm might not be able to dodge that attack, yet it had been calmly evaded by a cripple!

Yi Qingchuan knew that Spirit Refining and Entering Samadhi had various mystical abilities, but he had never experienced them firsthand. He never expected them to be so potent!

At this point, the tables had turned.

Lu Li fired three shots without hesitation. Amidst the roar, three .45 caliber bullets pierced the enemy's chest!

These were powerful bullets for a handgun. Yi Qingchuan felt as if his chest had been hit by a sledgehammer.

It didn't hurt at first, just a numbness. This was his brain's emergency response, blocking the pain receptors to allow his body to focus on the crisis.

Yi Qingchuan pushed off the ground, instantly flying back over 20 meters. He was clearly trying to escape!

At this distance, Lu Li's original marksmanship would have been insufficient.

He raised his gun and fired, and as expected, he missed.

Yi Qingchuan's face lit up with joy, and he ran a few more meters. The distance between them was now close to 30 meters!

At this range, shooting a moving target with a handgun was something only sharpshooters in the army could achieve.

But now, under the influence of "Alpha Brainwaves," Lu Li's body and mind were one, his movements flowing with his will!

Based on the impact point of the first shot, he finely adjusted the force of his arm muscles, and the firearm roared again!

The bullet whistled out of the barrel, hitting Yi Qingchuan's shoulder with a jolt that made him stagger.

Lu Li did the same, slightly adjusting his muscles before pulling the trigger again!

This time, it was even more accurate. The bullet precisely hit his lower back, exploding in a large cloud of bloody mist!

Blood gurgled out, dyeing Yi Qingchuan's green robe black.

He fell to the ground in a sorry state, crawling forward with difficulty under the primal urge to survive, muttering, "Spare me. Spare me..."

At this point, the outcome was clear.

Xiao Cha's heart, which had been hanging by a thread, finally relaxed. She looked at Lu Li with a face full of astonishment—

Could this person really have entered Samadhi!? But how long had it been since he broke through to Concentrating Spirit!?

At this moment, the strange light in Lu Li's eyes had faded, and he looked completely ordinary.

He said to Xiao Cha, "Let me borrow that scattergun."

"Oh, okay." The girl was about to run forward and hand it over.

But Lu Li's eyes suddenly lit up, emitting an incredibly brilliant divine radiance!

His brainwaves condensed into an invisible force, erupting from nowhere and pulling the shotgun from the girl's hand through the air!

This ability to move objects with one's mind was the greatest hallmark of the Entering Samadhi realm!

Lu Li caught the flying shotgun with a raise of his hand, then swiftly turned and fired, blowing Yi Qingchuan's head off!

With the enemy eliminated, Xiao Cha was still somewhat dazed. "He could move objects with his mind right after breaking through...?"

Lu Li looked at the Kunlun Mirror, which was swimming merrily.

His ability to "move objects with his mind" immediately after breaking through was naturally thanks to the Kunlun Mirror constantly opening up his Sea of Consciousness.

At this moment, Xiao Cha snapped back to reality and asked curiously, "You said your belief was very simple earlier. What exactly is it?"

Lu Li stood in the center of the ground littered with corpses, a blood-stained smile on his face.

"Killing all these things wearing human skin is my belief."

His voice was soft, yet it seemed to echo through heaven and earth.

Xiao Cha was momentarily stunned, thinking his words were a bit grandiose.

But after today's experience, she felt... it might not be impossible to achieve!

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With the enemy annihilated, the next step was to find Tong Shao.

However, Lu Li's expression turned grim.

He activated his Heavenly Eye and scanned the entire manor. There were no human-shaped silhouettes left!

Holding onto a sliver of hope, Lu Li and Xiao Cha searched every room together... and indeed, they found nothing.

Xiao Cha remembered the child's corpse by the entrance, rolled up in a straw mat, and felt a surge of despair: Had Tong Shao already met her demise!?

Lu Li also considered this, his heart heavy.

At this moment, the two stood before Yi Qingchuan's main hall, which was also a key search area.

And Tong Shao was in the cellar beneath their feet!

She had also heard the roar of shotguns from above, but then there was no further sound.

The little girl took out her brass whistle, a conflicted expression on her face... Should she blow it? What if bad guys snatched it away?

Meanwhile, Lu Li and Xiao Cha had already given up in frustration.

In this era, sudden and unexpected goodbyes were the norm.

With heavy hearts, they found kerosene and spread it throughout the manor.

Just as Xiao Cha struck a match... Lu Li's expression sharpened, and his ears twitched violently!

"A whistle!"

He instantly extinguished the match and entered "Entering Samadhi"!

This state, besides providing 0.6x Bullet Time, also had the effect of "heightened senses."

At this moment, Lu Li clearly heard the whistle's sound, coming from beneath his feet!

"Tong Shao is underground! There's a space down there!"

The two re-entered the main hall, searching meticulously inch by inch, not missing a single spot.

Finally, they discovered a mechanism on a roof beam more than three meters above the ground!

Xiao Cha climbed up and pressed it, revealing a passage on the floor.

This was the cellar. After descending, they indeed found Tong Shao!

"Sister Xiao Cha~ Waaah!"

The little girl threw herself into Xiao Cha's arms, crying to her heart's content.

Lu Li breathed a long sigh of relief, yet he was also puzzled—how could this place block his Heavenly Eye?

He circled the cellar, removed a wall brick to examine it, but got his hands full of "dust."

Behind the brick were some blackish-gray substances. Lu Li rubbed them and immediately recognized what they were:

"It's lead!"

What had blocked the Heavenly Eye was ordinary... lead!

"Could it be because lead absorbs radiation? Is the principle of the Heavenly Eye... similar to X-rays?"

Lu Li had already guessed the answer.

Seeing him studying it, Xiao Cha said, "To block the Heavenly Eye probes of Spirit Refining experts, places like vaults or wealthy residences would be set up like this."

As the girl spoke, she recalled Lu Li's previous actions and asked suspiciously, "Hey, do you actually have a Heavenly Eye? That's a divine ability of the [Fetal Breathing] realm..."

Lu Li smiled and changed the subject, "Let's see how much money Yi Qingchuan has saved."