The elder had actually won this battle of wills.
Everyone was astonished. They had expected a fight to the death.
They had never imagined Elder Wan's willpower would be so formidable. He declared that he would enter a sealed retreat, using it to suppress the surging urge to kill within him.
"He's hardcore."
"What does a sealed retreat mean? It makes me think of cultivation-related items, but the bureau doesn't have any earth-shattering cultivation items," Director Wu said, thinking back.
The bureau did have items resembling things used in cultivation.
There were talisman-type items, for instance, along with Peachwood Swords, Bagua Mirrors, and the like.
There was also Ke Meng's flawless sword. The grace of that strike had been otherworldly, like a Sword Immortal untouched by mortal affairs. It was a sight to yearn for.
"No need to overthink it. Either it's something that immobilizes his body, or it's an item that suppresses his will. Those are the only two possibilities," Director Lei analyzed with a frown.
Those were the only two ways to suppress such a surging urge to kill.
No, there was a third: severing the hatred in his heart for the crooked-grinning Dragon King.
But severing that hatred was easier said than done. The hatred sparked by the Dragon King's taunt could not even be removed by erasing memories.
An item capable of severing that hatred would have to be a Special Item on the same level as the Dragon King Mask.
And the items around Ke Meng tended to have higher priority. Many items native to Blue Star could not suppress the items he brought back.
Some had tentatively proposed a theory of suppression by rank, but there was insufficient evidence.
"There was a second person who looked at the password. Who could it have been?"