The glass curtain wall on the exterior wall reflected a cold light under the moonlight.
Ling Yi found a window, gently pried open the lock with his White Bone tentacles, and pushed the window open to enter.
The office was pitch black, with only a faint light shining through a crack in a door at the end of the corridor.
Ling Yi landed without making a sound.
He walked down the corridor, his steps as light as a cat's.
He stopped in front of the door and Perception the super-energy signal behind it.
Third Tier fire elementalist, currently Meditation!
The signal was very stable, without any fluctuations, as if it were undergoing a period of contemplation.
Ling Yi's lips curled up slightly.
Superhumans in a training state will experience a decrease in reaction speed of at least 30%.
This is the best time.
He pushed open the door.
The room was large; it was a converted conference room.
In the middle was a futon, and a middle-aged man was sitting cross-legged on it.
The man was around fifty years old, with a thin face, high cheekbones, and closed eyes. He emanated a faint reddish glow.
The air temperature was at least ten degrees higher than in the corridor.
Ling Yi went inside.
His footsteps startled the middle-aged man.
The man opened his eyes; his crimson pupils stood out starkly in the darkness.
"Who?"
His reaction was swift. The instant Ling Yi stepped into the room, he thrust out his palms, and two streaks of crimson Huoyan shot from his palms, heading straight for Ling Yi's face.
An attack from Third Tier fire-type superhuman can reach temperatures exceeding one thousand degrees Celsius, enough to melt steel.
But Ling Yi did not dodge.
He raised his right hand, and energy gathered in his palm, forming a thin white cesium barrier.
The Huoyan crashed against the barrier with a piercing hiss before bouncing off, burning two charred holes in the wall.
Fifth Tier versus Third Tier.
The gap is that big.
The middle-aged man's face changed.
" Fifth Tier?!"
His voice was filled with disbelief.
"How could there be such a place in Dafeng City...?"
Ling Yi didn't give him a chance to continue speaking.
He took a step forward, his figure instantly covering a distance of three meters, his right fist aimed straight for the middle-aged man's face.
The middle-aged man reacted quickly; his body was instantly enveloped in a layer of crimson cesium Huoyan, forming a suit of Huoyan armor.
The defensive measure of Third Tier fire-type superhuman: Flame Armor.
But Ling Yi's fist pierced through the flame armor as easily as piercing through a thin sheet of paper.
A fist struck him in the face.
The middle-aged man's head snapped back, his Huoyan armor shattering instantly, and the crimson cesium's super-energy surge vibrated violently.
He staggered backward, knocking over the tables and chairs behind him, and a trickle of blood escaped from the corner of his mouth.
"You..."
He struggled to stand up, but Ling Yi's foot was already on his chest.
The power of the Fifth Tier pressed his body firmly to the ground, rendering him unable to move.
" Kami Cult."
Ling Yi looked down at him.
"A Plan from Heaven: The College Entrance Examination."
The middle-aged man's pupils contracted sharply.
"How... how did you know about the Skyfall Plan?"
Ling Yi squatted down, reached out, and placed his hand on the boy's head.
How much do you know about the complete details of the Skyfall Plan?
The middle-aged man's lips moved, as if he was hesitating.
Ling Yi added a bit more force.
The sound of ribs breaking rang out.
"I'll talk, I'll talk!"
The middle-aged man's voice became shrill.
"I only know part of the complete details of the Skyfall Plan! My level isn't high enough to access the core!"
"Say what you know."
"The main plan of the 'Skyfall Project' is to simultaneously release the 'Kami God Potion' at three examination centers on the first day of the college entrance examination."
"The medication is released through the ventilation system and diffuses in gaseous form."
"Each school needs three doses of the concentrated solution, enough to cover the entire school building."
Where does the medicine come from?
"It was transported from the main teaching building's laboratory. It has already been shipped to Dafeng City in batches and is hidden..."
He gave an address—a cold chain warehouse in the east of the city.
Who is responsible for executing the campaign?
"It wasn't me. It was an execution team specially transferred from another region. There were six people in total, all of them at least at the Second Tier."
"The person in charge is a Fourth Tier superhuman named Lin Feng."
Fourth Tier.
Ling Yi's gaze darkened.
When will Lin Feng arrive?
"Arrived on June 8th, along with the first batch of reinforcements."
"The exact start time of the Skyfall Plan!"
"The first day of the National College Entrance Examination, at 9:00 AM sharp."
"The three schools will start simultaneously, with an interval of no more than three minutes."
What about the backup plan?
The middle-aged man's face changed.
"How... how did you know about the backup plan?"
Ling Yi increased the pressure on his hand.
"I said the backup plan is to initiate a Purification process and release concentrated chemicals into the groundwater system after the main plan fails."
"However, the authority to initiate the Purification process does not lie with the Dafeng City branch; it requires personal authorization from the Grand Master's envoy."
"Saint Envoy White Night".
The middle-aged man's eyes widened suddenly.
"You even know the Holy Envoy's name... Just who are you?"
Ling Yi did not answer.
He reached out his hand, palm facing the middle-aged man's chest.
[ Third Tier superhuman has been detected. Absorb energy?]
[Estimated energy gain: 4800-5600 points.]
[absorb.]
A rich, golden light emanated from the middle-aged man's chest, more intense than ever before.
[Energy +5340. Current Energy: 14380.]
Ling Yi stood up, staring expressionlessly at the rapidly desiccating corpse on the ground.
That's enough.
Bai Suzhen's energy has been gathered.
He took out his phone and sent a message to the White Bone.
[Have you resolved it on your end?]
[All done, five, all resolved, energy absorbed.]
[Then come back!]
Ling Yi walked to the window, pushed it open, and the night breeze rushed in.
He took a deep breath.
The city lights spread out beneath my feet, like countless stars scattered on the ground.
Bai Suzhen will arrive tomorrow.
His team will go from two to three.
There are 63 days left until the college entrance examination.
With Bai Suzhen at the Pinnacle of the Fifth Tier, one is half a step towards the Sixth Tier.
Their strength will see a qualitative leap.
We should have almost finished dealing with this crisis in Dafeng City.
June 6th, 2 AM.
Ling Yi returned to the apartment and closed the door to the study.
He brought up the system panel.
[Current Energy: 14380]
[To Summon Bai Suzhen, you need to complete: 13320]
The energy is sufficient.
He took a deep breath and clicked [Complete Summon ].
[bite--]
[Energy Deduction: 13320]
[Remaining Energy: 1060]
[ Summon...]
The temperature in the entire apartment plummeted instantly.
It wasn't the chilling cold of White Bone descending, but a warm, moist coolness.
In the center of the study, a soft white light slowly shone.
There were no bones or the process of flesh and blood coalescing within the light.
There was only one figure, as if it had stepped out of a traditional Chinese ink painting.
Dressed in white as snow, with long hair as black as ink.
A red dot between her brows resembled a fallen red plum blossom in the snow.
She was barefoot, with a silver chain around her ankle, from which hung a Xiaoxiao white cesium bead that swayed slightly in the light.
Bai Suzhen.
She opened her eyes.
Those eyes were as clear as two springs, as deep as two ancient wells.
She looked around, her gaze finally settling on Ling Yi.
Then, she bowed slightly and performed a curtsy.
" Bai Suzhen greets her master."