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Chapter 332: 266: Seven Great Ghost Kings with Ghost Faces! Territory covering the whole country!
Chapter 332: 266: Seven Great Ghost Kings with Ghost Faces! Territory covering the whole country!
Chapter 332: Chapter 266: Seven Great Ghost Kings with Ghost Faces! Territory covering the whole country!
Zheng Cheng suddenly realized, “Sister Yunxiao, are you referring to…the Half-Inferior humans from the Radiation Island?”
“Yes.”
Zhao Yunxiao nodded, “They are no longer called Half-Inferior humans, but are renamed as ‘Li Clan’, officially becoming a vassal race of our Xia Country. Be sure to remember that.”
“In this contest for the Top Ten Hidden Dragons, you two will be allies, aiming for you both to secure a place among the Top Ten Hidden Dragons.”
“Both of us?”
“Yes, the leader of the Li people is Elder Xin’s apprentice, Yang Ru’er.”
“I see…”
Zheng Cheng said, “The Half-Inferior Tribe doesn’t cause much harm to our Xia Country, so an alliance isn’t a problem. But I want to know, who will lead in the Wilderness?”
“Of course, that would be you.”
“Yang Ru’er, what’s their strength like?”
“The leader Yang Ru’er is an eight-star forbidden mage, whose power through forbidden magic can match that of a nine-star Professionist.”
Zhao Yunxiao continued, “There’s also a nine-star ghost mage, and an eight-star mad beast warrior. The rest are all seven-star newcomers.”
“Their strength is quite good… Isn’t the ghost mage their leader?”
“No.” Zhao Yunxiao shook her head, “Yang Ru’er has Elder Xin behind her, so all young Li Clan Professionists recognize her as their leader.”
“The younger generation?” Zheng Cheng suddenly asked, “What about the older ones?”
“The older ones?”
Zhao Yunxiao responded indifferently, “They’re stationed on the Radiation Island to kill the hidden Inferior Tribe members and the mutated beasts in the sea around the island. They are forbidden to leave the Radiation Island for life!”
Everyone was silent for a moment, then Little Chicken said quietly, “This policy, it’s…rather fitting for them.”
Zhao Yunxiao gave him a look and said, “Compared to what Orange suggested earlier, this is already quite merciful.”
“Moreover, the sense of belonging to our Xia Country among these young Li people is very strong. They have given up almost everything and even voluntarily underwent the ‘Heart Inquiry’ test. They are genuinely serving Xia Country.”
“And the young people’s minds are still adaptable and can be progressively changed. This is already recognized by the Elders Council.”
“Alright, let’s not talk about them anymore.” Zhao Yunxiao changed the subject and said, “Elder Wu was inappropriate last time, which put you in opposition to a few older fellows.”
“But it was an urgent situation, and he dared to act only because of your confirmation. He had been looking for the spy in the Department for many years.”
“Elder Wu… where is Elder Wu now?”
Zhao Yunxiao’s eyes flickered, “Hunting.”
“Hunting?”
Everyone looked puzzled. Zheng Cheng directly asked, “Hunting who?”
“The intelligence you provided.” Zhao Yunxiao shook her head, “We never thought that a deputy director of our Night Watcher headquarters was also a spy for the Fallen Ones!”
“Someone from Break of Dawn?”
“No, the Ghost Face.”
“Ghost Face?”
“Yes,” Zhao Yunxiao said, “Another group of Fallen Ones, almost as powerful as Break of Dawn. The real identity of the deputy director is actually the Face Leader of the Desire Ghost King, one of the seven Ghost Kings of Ghost Face!”
“Desire Ghost King?”
People’s knowledge about the Fallen Ones organizations was rather limited. They just knew that Ghost Face was one of the three main Fallen Ones organizations.
Zhao Yunxiao explained, “Break of Dawn has Nine Suns, Ghost Face also has Seven Ghost Kings, highly powerful entities. Even the weakest among them is LV79 and steadily approaching the Epic Level.”
“This Desire Ghost King, on the other hand, is the most mysterious figure among the Seven Ghost Kings. It is rumored that his power has already reached the Epic Level, maybe even the Legendary Level. But no one has confirmed this.”
“We don’t know much about the profession of the Desire Ghost King, only that his power can control people’s emotions and desires, and that he can become stronger by absorbing people’s emotions and desires.”
“People who aren’t strong-willed can easily be manipulated by the Desire Ghost King’s powers.”
Zhao Yunxiao continued, “Thanks to your information this time, we were able to confirm his identity.”
Zheng Cheng asked, “How did you deal with it? Killed him directly?”
“No.”
Zhao Yunxiao shook her head, “We’ve already got him under control, and we’re planning to use him as bait, to lure out the Lust Demon King.”
“We’ve set a snare around him this time, and we’re bound to kill this Lust Demon King.”
Zheng Cheng’s mouth twitched, subconsciously recalling the situation he faced during the Black Sun incident in Weihe Town.
As if Zhao Yunxiao could read his thoughts, she frowned and said, “Don’t overthink it, the situations are different.”
“At that time, we confirmed that the Black Sun had been seriously injured and was not an epic-level powerhouse, hence we underestimated her.”
“This time, hunting down the Lust Demon King, we have three epic-level powerhouses, and even an legendary-level elder leading the charge, nothing can go wrong!”
“Forget it, talking to you about this is pointless,” Zhao Yunxiao laughed. “Your immediate concern should be to complete the Top 10 Hidden Dragon competition and strive to actually become one of the Top 10 Hidden Dragons.”
Zheng Cheng asked puzzledly, “Sister Yunxiao, what are the benefits of becoming one of the Top 10 Hidden Dragons? The university hasn’t said explicitly, and none of the previous Top 10 Hidden Dragons have mentioned it either… ”
Zhao Yunxiao smoothed her bangs, saying, “Of course there wouldn’t be any definite rewards or information. Otherwise, you guys would move up several notches on the Fallen One’s assassination list.”
“What do you mean?”
“I have a question for you. How many of the Top 10 Hidden Dragons in the second, third, and fourth grades do you know?”
Chick said, “In second grade, there are Chen Xu’s ‘Rising Sun Regiment’, Tang Yin’s ‘Tang Sect’, Ye Hong’s ‘Red Lotus’… ”
“In third grade, we have Li Yu’s ‘Dragon Palace’, Yang Xiao’s ‘Wandering Palace’, the Fifth Morning Sun’s ‘Morning Sun Island’, and Li Huanhuan’s ‘Changle Palace.’”
“The fourth grade…huh?”
Chick suddenly paused, “Fourth grade? What’s going on? Why can’t I remember who the Top 10 Hidden Dragons in the fourth grade are?”
“I only remember the organizations they formed: ‘Dark Forest Palace’, ‘Thunder God Hall’, ‘Sky Net Legion’, and something like ‘Suspended Mountain’!”
“I can’t remember their names?”
At those words, Zheng Cheng and Yao Zhixue were also stunned. They too found it strange upon reflection.
They clearly remembered the names and organizations formed by seniors of the second and third grades who were part of the Top 10 Hidden Dragons, but when it came to the fourth graders, no matter how hard they tried, they simply could not recall their names or appearances.
Even their organizations were quite unclear in their memories.
And most importantly…
Zheng Cheng voiced the confusion: “Why are the numbers of the Top 10 Hidden Dragons in the upper grades so few!”
“And… why have we forgotten them? It’s like we are deliberately ignoring them. Unless someone reminds us, we won’t think about it.”
The three of them looked at Zhao Yunxiao, waiting for her explanation.
Without any hesitation, Zhao Yunxiao said, “It’s because all students of Beijing National University are under the ‘Forgetfulness Domain’ triggered by Principal Liang!”
“Details about the specific identities and appearances of the Top 10 Hidden Dragons will automatically be forgotten over time. Or rather, they will be hidden deep within your minds, and you will not actively think about them unless reminded by an external factor or something relevant triggers the memory.”
“Forgetfulness Domain?” Zheng Cheng asked in surprise, “What’s that?”
“That’s Principal Liang’s domain power,” Zhao Yunxiao explained. “Principal Liang is not only the head principal of Beijing National University but also the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Education. All the admission notices for colleges across the country are stamped with the ‘Forgetfulness Domain.’”
“That is to say, all the freshman professionists of vocational high schools across the country would be affected by the Forgetfulness Domain and will passively ignore the matter of the ‘Top 10 Hidden Dragons.’”
Chick exclaimed in surprise, “Why? It affects freshmen nationwide, damn, there are hundreds of thousands of new students each year…”
Zheng Cheng, however, got the point, “All the students nationwide will ignore the ‘Top 10 Hidden Dragons’? Does that mean that the Top 10 Hidden Dragons competition is not held by Beijing National University?”
“Of course,” said Zhao Yunxiao with a smile. “In this year’s Top 10 Hidden Dragons competition, all the freshman students from high schools across the country will be gathered in the ‘Wilderness’ to compete.”
“In each Top 10 Hidden Dragon competition, our Beijing National University always secures at least three positions, which also underpins our claim of being the strongest high school.”
“So, your competitors this time are not just your peers from Beijing National University but also the best of the best from other schools!”
Chick instinctively asked, “Does that mean we could run into Chen Xiao, Qin Zheng, Bai Jingqi and others in the Wilderness?”
Zhao Yunxiao shrugged, “Maybe, the Alien Battlefield is large, there’s a certain chance you might run into them.”
“Forgetfulness Domain…”
Zheng Cheng asked, “Who exactly is Principal Liang, who can affect the memories of hundreds of thousands or even millions of professionists with the ‘Forgetfulness Domain’?”
“And why would he do this?”
Zhao Yunxiao said, “There’s a widely spread theory that this is done to protect human freshmen professionists of high caliber and prevent them from being assassinated by the Fallen Ones or Different Races in advance.”
“As for the real purpose, I’m not sure.”