I Can Extract Divine Power

This time, she had so proactively invited everyone to deal with Shen Bai for two reasons. First, she was exploiting their anger and greed. Second, she was using the opportunity to complete her mission to kill Shen Bai.

So far, everything was going according to plan.

The intelligence reports said Shen Bai had the power to kill an expert at the Void Transformation Peak, but she wasn’t the least bit afraid.

Because she had a backup plan.

But this plan required the others to provide cover for her.

The middle-aged woman had left, leaving Zhu Qingyao alone in the room.

Zhu Qingyao stared at the shattered teacup on the table, a faint light glowing within her white pupils.

’As long as Shen Bai dies, the Great Zhou Country will surely fall into chaos. And once Great Zhou descends into turmoil, the chaos will spread outward.’

’By then, the four nations will be thrown into collective disarray, and the tragic Era of Ten Thousand Cities will repeat itself.’

In the quiet room, only the sound of Zhu Qingyao muttering to herself echoed endlessly.

Time gradually passed.

...

When the morning sun streamed in, the prodigies within Great Zhou’s Xuanjing City began making their way toward the Imperial Palace.

At that moment, Shen Bai watched the smoke before him, a faint smile gracing his lips.

The smoke gradually coalesced into text, floating in mid-air.

[Void-breaking Red Eye lv.5 (Investigation +16, Tracking +16, Deterrence +16, Weakness +16, Information +16): 0/15000]

He had just spent ten wisps of Evil Qi to upgrade his Void-breaking Cyan Eye to Level 5, transforming it into the Void-breaking Red Eye.

After upgrading it to Level 5, Shen Bai knew his surroundings were about to change again.

Sure enough, the world before him blurred, then sharpened back into focus.

In the blink of an eye, Shen Bai was no longer in the inn. He now stood in a strange, mystical Space.

Shen Bai scanned his surroundings and found himself in a dense forest.

Illusory figures were scattered throughout the forest.

Only the phantom in the very center was seated cross-legged.

This scene was not what Shen Bai had expected.

He’d assumed it would be just like before—another moment for the phantom to show off.

He hadn’t expected it to be a completely different scene this time.

’So many phantoms... which one is the real one?’ Shen Bai wondered.

The moment he had that thought, the scene before him changed.

Each phantom exuded a bizarre aura. However, these auras darted about erratically, making it impossible to discern their true source.

Upon seeing this, understanding dawned on Shen Bai.

’I see. There’s a deceitful entity hidden here, but its influence makes it seem as if every phantom *is* the entity.’

’If I compare these phantoms to people, then there’s a deceitful entity hiding among the crowd.’

’If the central phantom were to start killing indiscriminately, it would slaughter all the innocents.’

’Perhaps now that my Red Eye has reached Level 5, it can provide some insight,’ Shen Bai thought.

The moment he thought this, the scene before him began to change.

Two crimson glows ignited where the phantom’s eyes should be.

The crimson glows were as scorching as a fiery sun.

Once the crimson glows appeared, every single phantom began to exude its own aura.

And within these auras was a bizarre coldness and terror.

The phantom then swept its gaze across the area. Amidst the chaotic and complex auras, it found its answer.

The phantom raised a finger and slowly pointed at one of the other figures.

That figure let out a blood-curdling shriek before turning into smoke and vanishing completely.

Immediately after, the bizarre aura in the surroundings also vanished without a trace.

Everything around him began to blur again.

Then, when everything came back into focus, Shen Bai found himself back in the inn.

A line of text surfaced in Shen Bai’s mind: "The Principle of Void Breaking: to perceive what lies within all things."

Then, the smoke before him transformed into a massive stream of Information that poured into his mind.

Shen Bai closed his eyes. He only opened them again after he had absorbed all of the Information.

His pupils had become a fiery, sun-like red, radiating a scorching heat.

The Level 5 Void-breaking Red Eye not only doubled his previous Attributes, but it also added a new one: Information +16.

And this Information Attribute was exactly what it sounded like.

When Shen Bai used his Void-breaking Red Eye to investigate an enemy, he could always uncover their Hidden Information, as if he had X-ray vision.

As for the specifics of its operation, there were many nuances.

For example, someone trying to hide their identity might find their attempt foiled by the Void-breaking Red Eye.

This made it a support-type Divine Power.

’Still, it’s not bad. At least my cultivation has improved,’ Shen Bai thought.

The Qi within his body surged.

After the second bridge was completely covered, the third was now partially coated in gold.

Once all the bridges were connected, Shen Bai would be able to step into the Void Realm.

’I don’t have time to grind right now, and I’m out of Evil Qi anyway.’

The Celestial Pride Hall was set to open this morning.

Shen Bai only had three wisps of Evil Qi remaining.

Even if he wanted to grind his Spirit Casting Technique, he didn’t have enough Evil Qi to push it to its second qualitative transformation.

That being the case, he decided to attend the Celestial Pride Hall event first.

After all, he had promised both the Saint Martial Emperor and Prime Minister Cao.

Besides, he wanted to see if he could get his hands on anything good in the Celestial Pride Hall.

Never mind Deceitful Objects; if he could just encounter one or two deceitful entities and slay them for their Evil Qi, it would be a godsend.

With that in mind, Shen Bai planned to go out for a meal. Afterward, he would head to the Imperial Palace and wait for the Celestial Pride Hall to open.

But just then, a sudden thought made Shen Bai stop in his tracks.

He circulated the Qi in his body and activated his Life and Death Storage Skill.

He took out a red egg, which already had several small cracks on its surface.

Shen Bai stared for a moment, then his eyes lit up with delight.

"Red Makeup... It’s about to hatch."