Divine-level Base

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"I’m his witness! I saw the whole thing from start to finish. Manali tore her own clothes and framed Shu Feng."

A gentle breeze swept by as Zhao Zixing stepped into the room and spoke calmly.

A cold glint flashed in Waharon’s eyes as he shouted, "Zhao Zixing, you and Shu Feng are both from Shuijing High School, so of course you’d side with him! Your words are worthless. Who’s to say you didn’t collude with him to bully Manali?"

"I can prove Zhao Zixing isn’t lying, because I was watching everything the entire time."

An icy voice rang out from the side, striking like a thunderclap that seemed to shatter Waharon’s very soul.

A beautiful, innocent-looking, silver-haired girl with a frosty expression strode into the room. It was Hassina.

Manali’s body trembled. Her eyes reddened, and tears streamed down her face. "Hassina, don’t let them fool you! Shu Feng... he... Shu Feng really tried to rape me!"

Salin frowned slightly. "Hassina, Manali is our friend. We all know she’s not the type to lie. Are you sure Shu Feng didn’t trick you?"

Salin also had a vague sense that something was wrong, but Manali was a good friend they had grown up with. He just couldn’t bring himself to believe she would frame Shu Feng.

"Actually, I have a pinhole camera set up here. Manali, your entire performance is on it. They’ve all seen everything on their phones."

Shu Feng took out his phone and played a video. On the screen, Manali’s entire act appeared for all to see.

Hassina’s beautiful eyes filled with disbelief. She demanded, "Manali, why would you frame Shu Feng? He’s our friend!"

"AHH!!"

Manali’s face went white. She suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood and collapsed to the floor.

"Who is Shu Feng?!"

Just then, ten uniformed police officers from the Leiyin Republic strode in.

The officer in the lead, a burly man with brown hair and gray eyes, demanded sharply.

Waharon pointed at Shu Feng. "That’s Shu Feng!"

The brown-haired, gray-eyed officer stared at Shu Feng, pulled out a pair of handcuffs, and strode toward him. "We received a report that Shu Feng assaulted the Finance Minister’s daughter, Manali. You’re coming with us."

Hassina’s brow furrowed. She stepped in front of Shu Feng and declared, "Wait! I can prove Shu Feng did not assault Manali!"

The officer said coldly, "Even if Princess Hassina testifies for you, Shu Feng, you still have to come with us to the station. It’s procedure. Princess Hassina, please step aside."

Hassina’s eyebrows rose slightly, and she hesitated. While she could be headstrong, she had never broken the law or abused her status as a princess.

"Who are you? And who sent you to arrest me?"

As Shu Feng spoke, his eyes seemed to reflect two mysterious, unfathomable vortexes. Strange, arcane light flickered within them, and wisps of an Illusory Fluctuation enveloped the officer.

"I am Ma Long, a disciple of the Dark Night Church. I am here on the orders of Archbishop Ah Fei Fei to arrest you, take you to the station, and execute you on the spot."

Caught by the power of Shu Feng’s Phantom Badge, the officer’s eyes went dull as he blurted out the truth.

"Ma Long, are you insane?!"

"A Spiritual Ability! That’s Shu Feng’s Spiritual Ability!"

"Get him!"

The faces of the other nine officers from the Leiyin Republic changed drastically as they all started drawing their guns.

BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!

Shu Feng drew Hei Ya and fired with lightning speed. A rapid succession of shots rang out, and each of the ten officers from the Leiyin Republic fell with a bullet to the head.

A strange light flickered in Waharon’s eyes. He said grimly, "Shu Feng, have you lost your mind? Killing people in our country like this... you’re finished! The evidence is irrefutable; no one can save you. It’s not too late to surrender. I can even speak to the judge on your behalf, ask for a lighter sentence."

"Ah Fei Fei is your father, the Prime Minister of the Leiyin Republic. If I were to give up, my only fate would be death."

"I’m a member of the Guardian Flame, here on orders to investigate the murder of one of our own. The Dark Night Church has killed countless people for their evil rituals, all in an attempt to summon an Evil God into our world. Their sins are monstrous. They are evil incarnate."

"So, from now on, anyone who opposes me is evil and deserves to die! You are no exception, Waharon! Now, die!"

Shu Feng gave Waharon an indifferent glance and snapped his fingers.

BANG!!

A black Spiritual Light Beam shot in from a distance, hurtling toward Waharon’s head.

A necklace on Waharon’s chest flashed, manifesting a blue protective barrier.

The black Spiritual Light Beam struck the blue barrier, pierced straight through it, and slammed into Waharon’s head.

The head of Waharon, son of the Leiyin Republic’s Prime Minister, instantly exploded, splattering chunks of flesh and bone in all directions.

On a distant building, Shu Yi held a sniper-type Spiritual Spear, silently locking onto another target.

"Waharon’s dead!!"

Seeing this, Salin and the two other elites from the Leiyin Republic trembled, their eyes wide with disbelief and filled with terror.

Shu Feng had just publicly executed Waharon, a prominent son of the Leiyin Republic. That crime was more than ten times worse than assaulting Manali.

Suddenly, Shu Feng placed a hand on Hassina’s back, and an immense surge of Badge Power flooded into her body.

Caught completely off guard, Hassina’s own Spiritual Power was overwhelmed by the Badge Power, which ultimately formed an Illusion Seal inside her, sealing away her Spiritual Power.

"Shu Feng, what are you doing?! Why are you doing this to me? Aren’t we friends?"

Hassina’s body went limp and she collapsed into Shu Feng’s arms, her beautiful eyes flashing with disbelief as she cried out.

A complicated look flickered in Shu Feng’s eyes. He said slowly, "Hassina, of course we’re friends. That’s why I don’t want you to be caught in the middle. You’re the Saintess of the Dark Night Church, and I’m about to expose its darkness and its true nature. I don’t want to be your enemy, so the only thing I can do is keep you by my side."

During his time as an exchange student in the Leiyin Republic, the only person Shu Feng had come to consider a true friend was Hassina, this naive Martial Fool.

As for Manali, Salin, and the rest, they were just casual friends to Shu Feng; it was no great loss to part ways with them. Hassina was the only friend he didn’t want to lose.

Shu Feng immediately called Liu Yang’s phone. "Liu Yang, it’s me, Shu Feng. I’ve decided to make my move against the Dark Night Church. Find a way to get out, now!"