"Dead? No, this didn't seem to be Half-Malevolent-level." Qiu Wen carefully inspected the traces left in Forget-Worry Village, and her expression changed.
Her demeanor gradually turned grave, the contempt she had shown earlier vanishing with it.
"This is already a Baleful-Intent Rank Destiny Ghost."
"Little Ling, tell me honestly. The person who acted—was he really not a Great Life Master?" Qiu Wen asked Ling Zheng.
"Impossible. He's just some wild upstart. How could he possibly be a Great Life Master?" Ling Zheng immediately denied it, though he hesitated before adding, "But he really is powerful."
"What's powerful is him, not his Fate Pattern," Ling Zheng specifically added.
Qiu Wen narrowed her eyes at this. "That's true. There are indeed many Great Life Masters in the Federation, but none so young."
"Looks like he used some kind of method. Plus, that Baleful-Intent Rank Destiny Ghost had only just advanced, so he picked up an easy bargain."
She truly did not believe Lu Xingshi could be a Great Life Master. He was merely an extra-establishment personnel member who had been recruited into the Fate Organization. Leaving aside everything else, he probably did not even know what a Fate Diagram was.
"Picking up an easy bargain is true enough, but I didn't use any special method. I killed that Baleful-Intent Rank Destiny Ghost fair and square." Lu Xingshi's voice carried over.
As he spoke, vast quantities of Curse Power emerged from underground, forming a cage that forcibly trapped Ling Zheng and Qiu Wen within.
To keep Ling Zheng, the protagonist, from escaping, Lu Xingshi had truly gone to great pains, personally laying down layer upon layer of traps.
Unless another powerful figure suddenly leaped out to help him, Ling Zheng could forget about escaping.
"We meet again. This time, your helper is nowhere