Trapped Dragon Prison

"Has the investigation yielded any results?" Gao San, the head of the Jiangbei National Security Department, asked.

"Director, the cameras were destroyed, and no one around saw anything. No one has reported it either."

"Yes, Director. Besides the six human-shaped craters, there was also bloodstains at the scene. There were no other energy fluctuations."

"No energy fluctuations can only mean it was a master at work."

"Could it be that cyborgs have appeared in our district?"

"Not cyborgs. It's more likely an awakener."

"If it's an awakener, their ability would be at least A-class. It's impossible for a newborn awakener to possess such power."

A group of people below were chattering and discussing.

"Everyone, focus on mercenaries and espers. Investigate in that direction. Xiao Zhao, tomorrow you'll check if any prisoners have been released from the Trapped Dragon Prison recently," Gao San instructed after a long period of thought.

The Trapped Dragon Prison was a large prison in Huaxia for detaining serious offenders.

The little guy lay on the bed, humming a tune, playing with his phone. Soon, his voice grew softer, and he drifted off to sleep.

Ling Yun didn't want to sleep. He entered his sea of consciousness. The Power of Time had already transformed into a solid bead the size of a glass marble.

He decided to call it the Samsara Pearl from now on. He studied it for a long time but couldn't utilize its power. With no results, he could only withdraw.

Bored, he scanned every corner of Jiangbei City with his divine sense. His divine sense stopped at a dimly lit alley.

A woman with a cool and beautiful appearance, her face now pale, was retreating backward.

"You... you... what do you want?" the woman said, somewhat frightened.

"Heh heh, what do we want? Robbing you, hand over your phone and all your money." Several thugs showed greedy and lewd smiles.

"Brother, I don't have any money," the woman said, shaking her head.

"No money? Search..."

Ling Yun's divine sense couldn't stand it anymore. Lying on the bed, he reached out and touched the air. A black vortex immediately appeared in the void. Simultaneously, an oval, two-meter-high black vortex appeared in the alley.

Just as the woman was about to despair, she saw a black opening appear behind the thugs. An invisible giant hand immediately struck out.

The thugs didn't understand what was happening before they were slammed against the wall, their faces bruised and battered. They were all knocked unconscious.

Seeing the thugs knocked out, the woman looked at the black opening that had suddenly appeared with some apprehension.

However, she herself was unharmed, knowing she had been saved by a good person. She was so scared that she couldn't react for a long time. A few seconds later, the black opening disappeared. The woman finally reacted and quickly went out to call the police.

Ling Yun retracted his right hand and murmured, "I'm going to be a good person? Heh heh, my mindset has changed!"

After saying this, he clearly felt a trace of energy he had never seen before flow into his forehead, merging into the Samsara Pearl. His heart immediately startled.

Ling Yun immediately entered his sea of consciousness to observe the Samsara Pearl closely. It was still the same size, but the only difference was that it was a little redder. At this moment, his mind also received information belonging to the Samsara Pearl.

Ling Yun was overjoyed. Oh, so the energy that had just merged into the Samsara Pearl was the Power of Merit, also known as Merit Points. Only with Merit Points could the Power of Time be utilized. When the Power of Time transformed into the Samsara Pearl, Merit was needed to operate it. Understanding this, he realized he had been like an idiot before.

Ling Yun's forehead was covered in black lines as he fiercely complained to himself, "So it wasn't just a slogan."

He had done a good deed just now, and unexpectedly triggered Merit, which finally unlocked the secret of the Samsara Pearl.

The obtained Merit Points were stored in the Samsara Pearl and could be viewed by entering the pearl's interior. The Samsara Pearl could also sense a person's sin value.

The Samsara Pearl also had two abilities. One was to open the Gate of Time, but it required too much Merit. The information provided by the Samsara Pearl was not comprehensive, so he couldn't study it now and had to give up. The second was the time ratio, which could change the flow of time and control time.

Ling Yun, who had exited his sea of consciousness, successfully made the potted plant by the window bloom with the trace of Merit Points he had just obtained.

It's gone, it's gone. The Merit Points he just got were all gone. However, Ling Yun didn't have much of an emotional reaction. They were gone, so he'd earn more. At worst, he could do a few more good deeds.

His divine sense spread out again! The range swept across the country, but his target was not to save the suffering and help the distressed. Instead, he used the Samsara Pearl to check for people with deep sin values and those covered in blood.

"Hmm? This place, a prison. Everyone inside has sins. Hmm? There's a tiny bit of insignificant energy inside? This energy isn't even five percent of my current strength. Too weak. Ancient martial arts, internal energy, and physical mutations? It seems they're holding serious offenders. Trapped Dragon Prison? Quite interesting," Ling Yun mused, stroking his chin.

His divine sense slowly seeped into the prison from the outside in. Suddenly, Ling Yun exclaimed in surprise, "It's you. Your sin value is so heavy, and your killing intent is so strong. I'll start with you."

Li Qingfeng had been imprisoned in this prison for five years. In these five years, he had broken through from Xiantian to Baodan. In another month, he would be released from prison. As long as he worked for the country according to the signed treaty, he could live.

However, even though Li Qingfeng was in the Core Condensation Realm, he couldn't escape the control of the headache pills.

All the inmates in this prison were controlled by the headache pills.

The rule was that each inmate received an antidote every three months.

The headache pills also took effect every three months. The country used this method to control the prisoners and regulate their lives after release.

Suddenly, Li Qingfeng felt a sense of danger. He was being targeted.

He began to look around but found no suspicious individuals. The feeling grew stronger. He was right; someone was watching him.

"Who's there? Come out. What kind of skill is hiding in the dark?" Li Qingfeng shouted loudly.

The surroundings were silent, with no abnormalities.

"I say, Old Li, why aren't you sleeping at this hour and shouting nonsense!" someone from the adjacent cell complained, having been woken up by him. He already had trouble sleeping.

"Old Lu, do you feel like you're being targeted?" Li Qingfeng asked vigilantly.

"Old Li, what are you afraid of in this prison? Is someone going to target you? You should thank your lucky stars if you're not targeting others, haha."

"Old Lu, I..."

A scream of "Ah!" startled the prison cells, the source being Li Qingfeng.

A few seconds earlier, a black hole appeared in Li Qingfeng's cell. The moment it materialized, an invisible giant hand grabbed him.

He was suspended in mid-air!

His protective Qi and even his bones were crushed. The entire process happened too quickly for him to react before a tremendous force slammed him against the cell door.

The cell door collapsed and flew outward. Li Qingfeng died instantly, and the black vortex vanished.

"Old Li, Old Li, what happened?" Old Lu in the adjacent cell asked, his expression changing as he saw the flying cell door.

At this point, others in the surrounding cells were also awakened. Hearing the scream, the prison guards rushed over, began asking what happened, and then quickly ran to Li Qingfeng's cell.

Seeing the broken door, the guards were shocked. Li Qingfeng lay on the ground. One guard checked him and found him dead, his body covered in blood. His eyes were wide open in death, clearly showing he had suffered immense pain before dying. His corpse sent chills down their spines, causing them to tremble and break out in a cold sweat despite the hot weather.

"Hey, I say, guards, what exactly happened to Old Li?" Old Lu beckoned.

The others in the surrounding cells also wanted to know what was going on and began asking.

"Dead, dead, he's dead," one guard stammered incoherently.

Everyone gasped.

Li Qingfeng, being a person of high importance and having recently reached Baodan cultivation, had died bizarrely right under their noses. How could they not be shocked? The Trapped Dragon Prison's top ten experts, who they thought were incredibly powerful, had been killed. The strength of the person who killed him was self-evident.

"Eh, too weak. He was done for after one grab and throw. Boring," Ling Yun said, rubbing his nose speechlessly.

If Li Qingfeng could hear him, he would probably spit out a few more liters of blood. "Damn it, I struggled for two seconds, okay?"

"Mmm, killing this guy, the Merit Points I got are pretty good. Heh heh," Ling Yun said with a sly grin.

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