The Importance of Having a Good Teammate

Thump... thump...

The dull, deafening sound was like the echo of a temple bell being struck, its resonance reverberating.

The people in the manor were startled, and more than a dozen security personnel quickly went to the gate to prevent any unforeseen circumstances.

The security guard looked through the security camera and saw a guy wearing Ultraman mask standing outside. Wearing a childish mask in Big White and banging on the door so loudly—was he crazy?

"Old Wang, who are those people outside?" the security captain asked.

"He's just a simple lunatic, who's going to chase him away?" Old Wang, the gatekeeper, replied.

"I'll go, two of us will go together. Be careful, if he's mentally ill, chase him away. Keep him far away so he doesn't come back and bother us." The security captain led the way, walking towards a small side door.

If the guy outside is really crazy, it's best to be careful. Getting stabbed is pointless; just bring two people with you to drive him away.

If he's here to cause trouble, then let him see what he's made of.

At this moment, Song Shuhang clenched his fist.

The steel door was in excruciating pain!

No, it's a slight pain in my fist!

The steel gate was thick and sturdy, not the kind covered in sheet metal for show—of course, Song Shuhang wasn't confident enough to believe he could punch through it.

He is a self-aware person.

That punch was just meant to break the lock.

Unexpectedly, the lock on the steel gate was equally sturdy. He used his 'Blood Qi and qi power' and spiritual energy to twist the steel bars with his bare hands. Even with a full-force punch in this state, the gate didn't budge.

Song Shuhang sighed, turned his head, and looked at Pekingese Demon Hound Doudou.

"Hoo hoo hoo." Pekingese Doudou, stuck out its tongue and winked at Song Shuhang, looking playful and cute.

Song Shuhang sighed and said, "Doudou, let's go inside."

If the gate won't open, I'll just fly in!

With Doudou around, this five- or six-meter-high gate is just a light leap away!

"Woof! Okay!" Doudou nodded in agreement, and then its body swelled up, transforming into a five-meter-long Great Pekingese Demon Hound.

Then, it raised its paw and slammed it hard against the steel gate.

Boom...

The five-meter-high steel gate collapsed just like that.

The heavy gate collapsed, kicking up a cloud of dust that obscured people's view.

Song Shuhang turned to look at Doudou— "Are you doing this on purpose?"

The Pekingese Demon Hound, tongue lolling out, is as adorable as ever.

Song Shuhang rubbed his temples, wondering if bringing Doudou, this useless teammate, along was really the right choice.

Just then, the security captain arrived at the side door, and then, the huge iron gate next to him suddenly collapsed!

The security captain was nearly scared out of his wits—luckily, he had used a side entrance; if he had used the main entrance, the steel door would have crushed him underneath. Given the weight of the door, it would have easily killed him.

"Why did the gate collapse? Did that lunatic outside use explosives?"

"We didn't hear an explosion. Was it the latest miniature explosive bomb? Or was that booming sound the cause of the explosion?" The security guards stared wide-eyed at the spot where the gate had collapsed.

There stood a man with his hands behind his back, his Ultraman mask particularly striking.

Since the security personnel couldn't see the demon dog Doudou, they naturally assumed that Song Shuhang was the culprit who destroyed the gate.

"It wasn't an explosion." The security captain looked at the collapsed door—there were no signs of an explosion. So how was the door opened?

However, the security captain quickly regained his composure. He waved for his subordinates to surround Song Shuhang and asked in a deep voice, "Who are you?"

Song Shuhang smiled and said in a hoarse voice, "Don't worry, I mean no harm."

The captain's lips twitched—they came in and immediately tore down someone's front door, then told them 'I meant no harm.' Do they think we're fools?

"Hehe, I'm only here to take a friend away," Song Shuhang continued, while secretly circulating the <True Self Meditation Scripture> to accumulate spiritual power.

"Your friend? May I ask who your friend is?" the security captain asked, puzzled.

"My friend was just taken to your mansion," Song Shuhang. "I'm just here to get him back, so it would be great if you could return him to me."

The security captain was completely bewildered and whispered to the person next to him, "Has Young Master Yi Gu finally fallen into depravity and started abducting women?"

"No, Young Master Yi Gu did steal something today, but it was just a statue from a Nameless Temple. I don't know what got into Young Master Yi Gu, but it's just a statue. He stole it, so what? He'll probably just have to pay some compensation." The subordinate behind him said in a low voice.

At this moment, Song Shuhang, "Yes, that statue is my friend. So, I would like to ask your Young Master Yi Gu to return my friend to me."

Upon hearing this, the security captain looked at Song Shuhang with pity. So he really was a fool!

Suddenly, Doudou kicked Song Shuhang, saying, "Why waste so much time talking? Just attack! They finally managed to steal the statue, how can you expect them to give it back just because you say a few words?"

Song Shuhang's secret practice of the True Self Meditation Scripture was almost interrupted by Doudou. He glanced at Doudou with frustration. "I was just stalling for time, gathering my mental energy to unleash a powerful attack!"

My teammates are dogs, how can I get a pentakill?

What Song Shuhang wanted to use was 'Mental Pressure'.

After opening his Heart Aperture and completing the foundation building, he also greatly enhanced his mental strength. Now, if he were to unleash his full 'Mental Pressure,' it would definitely be more than just frightening a female teacher!

However, the mental energy he had painstakingly gathered for so long was almost completely destroyed by Doudou's kick.

"Then go ahead and put it out!" Doudou shouted.

"I'll release him!" Song Shuhang a deep breath, activated the True Self Meditation Scripture, and his 'True Self' in his Sea of Consciousness suddenly opened its eyes.

The next moment, the mental energy he had painstakingly gathered transformed into 'Mental Pressure' and was released towards the security captain and his subordinates in front of him.

The security captain and his team watched as Song Shuhang and 'air' muttered to themselves, seemingly conversing with someone—he really was a lunatic!

Moreover, he's a lunatic who has a way of knocking down steel gates.

What a formidable opponent! Should I call the nearby mental hospital?

Just then, they suddenly felt an invisible force acting on them, giving them goosebumps all over their bodies.

In the dim light, they seemed to see a terrifying beast pounce on them, its gaping maw ready to devour them whole.

Some team members with weaker willpower felt their heads throbbing and squatted down, clutching their heads. Those with stronger willpower felt their legs go weak, and some even experienced involuntary trembling.

"Not a single one fell?" Song Shuhang. He thought that after successfully establishing his foundation and opening his Heart Aperture, he could easily knock down ordinary people in droves with a single 'pressure'.

"With your limited mental strength, making ordinary people feel weak in the knees is already the limit. If you want to use Mental Pressure to make ordinary people collapse in droves, you'll have to wait until you condense your Natal Golden Core and advance to the Fifth-Grade Spirit Emperor," said Pekingese Doudou.

However, once you reach the Fifth-Grade Golden Core Realm, why would you need something like 'Mental Pressure'?

A single glance, a slight release of one's aura, is enough to make an ordinary person faint from the pressure.

At this point, the security captain was the first to recover.

"There's something strange about this guy, charge!" the security captain shouted, his roar dispelling the fear in his heart. He and his men roared and charged towards Song Shuhang...

More than thirty seconds later.

Song Shuhang clenched his fist, and the security captain and his team members collapsed to the ground in agony, unable to get up again.

"All that time spent suppressing 'Mental Pressure' is less effective than my fists," Song Shuhang said, clenching his fists in frustration.

"So I told you, why waste time? Woof, stop playing around and take True Lord White away. I'm waiting to go with my wife. Woof woof!" said Pekingese Doudou.

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Deep within the mansion lies a detached house with a small courtyard.

This is where Yi Gu lives.

Young Master Yi Gu directed twenty burly men to carefully move the 'Nameless Immortal Lord Statue' into the courtyard. Even with a cloth covering it, he still couldn't control his pounding heartbeat as he approached the Immortal Lord Statue.

I never even had this feeling during my innocent first love back then!

Young Master Yi Gu casually asked, "What happened outside just now?"

"It seems someone came to cause trouble. Captain Liu has already led his men to deal with it, and I believe it will be resolved soon," a burly man replied.

"Alright, tell them to throw those troublemakers away so they don't bother me." Young Master Yi Gu waved his hand, signaling all the burly men to leave the courtyard.

Then, he rubbed his hands together, excitedly grabbed a corner of the cloth cover, and carefully lifted it.

The perfect idol was once again displayed before him.

"Perfect, I'd be willing to look at it for a lifetime," Young Master Yi Gu murmured. With this statue, he could even do without women.

He only wished to spend the rest of his life by the side of the statue, and he was willing to become a vegetarian Daoist priest from today onwards, offering sacrifices to the immortal lord day and night. Oh no... vegetarian is more like a Buddhist monk.

Just as Young Master Yi Gu was lost in thought, a sudden voice rang out beside him. "Found it."

He looked up and saw a figure squatting on the wall of his courtyard, wearing an Ultraman mask on his face.

"Hello, hello." Song Shuhang waved to Young Master Yi Gu: "The statue next to you is my friend, I'm taking him away."

"Take him away? Impossible! Don't even dream about it! The Immortal Lord Divine Statue is mine, and it will always belong to me!" Young Master Yi Gu roared.

"This is really troublesome," Song Shuhang sighed.

If the Immortal Lord wasn't in seclusion at this point, he could have simply blasted the statue open to emerge; why go through all this trouble?

Song Shuhang leaped down from the wall. "Unfortunately, this statue doesn't belong to He Ren. You were merely affected by the overflowing power of the statue. Get some sleep, and when you wake up, everything will be back to normal."

Song Shuhang was going to give Young Master Yi Gu a good night's sleep.

Just then, a weak, angry female voice came from outside the building. "Brother, I heard that you snatched the statues from someone else's Daoist temple just to pray for blessings? What's going on in your head?"