Chapter 51 The Decision of the Butcher Academy
The handsome and dashing man looked at Fang Che's shocked expression and said with a bitter smile, "There's nothing impossible about it. This thief is Hong Fei, the biological son jointly conceived and raised by our Leader and his wife!"
Fang Che was even more shocked when he heard this.
The core Professional of the Emperor Plane, the Soul Master, awakens by killing his parents.
The Leader of the Seven Stars Group dared to have a child and keep him by his side. It's hard to say whether he should be praised for his bravery or mocked for his foolishness.
The handsome and dashing man sighed and continued, "When our Leader had a child, he was a Third-Order Professional and didn't think his child could kill them.
However, unexpectedly, after having a child, they actually developed the idea of dying at their child's hands.
The group members desperately tried to stop it, but only managed to save the Leader, while his wife died at Hong Fei's hands.
After his wife died, the Leader still couldn't bear to kill Hong Fei and merely imprisoned him.
Later, because the Leader was soft-hearted, Hong Fei escaped. Before he ran, he also stole the Plane coordinates. Ten years ago, someone saw Hong Fei, and he had already become a Second-Order Curse Master."
Curse Master?
Hearing this profession, Fang Che's eyes flickered, and various thoughts arose in his mind.
Fang Che said, "I'll take on this mission, but you need to give me time to report to my leader.
Once I get the definite information from my leader, then you can tell me Hong Fei's information."
The handsome and dashing man's face broke into a bright smile upon hearing this, and he said excitedly,
"Thank you. I will wait for your news here for the next few days. Once you get accurate information, you can directly find me.
Remember, do not tell anyone about this. Our Leader loves Hong Fei too much and has already given up on the Plane coordinates. Searching for Hong Fei is only the idea of a few Vice Leaders."
Fang Che promised, "Don't worry, not too many people will know about this. Before our leader agrees, I hope you can continue to issue assassination missions and also add more mission rewards."
"No problem." The handsome and dashing man agreed without hesitation. Issuing more assassination missions would not harm the Seven Stars Group.
Then, the handsome and dashing man asked, "May I ask what kind of materials you need to add to the mission rewards?"
Fang Che replied with a smile, "I need to add various materials for strengthening Curse Tools, as well as various materials related to Curse Masters."
The handsome and dashing man nodded and replied, "I will inform the Vice Leaders of your request as soon as possible. If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave."
"See you."
Then, Fang Che walked to the wall, accepted a mission, and turned to leave.
In the following days, Fang Che continued to carry out various assassination missions, and several days passed in a blink of an eye.
At this time, in the Slaughter Saber Academy conference room, many instructors gathered there.
On the podium, the principal said, "We previously discussed letting the Blue Sky Group go to the Tiger-man Plane to carry out a mission. Now, there's no need for discussion; I agree with this decision."
As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar, and everyone looked shocked.
In the corner, Lü Jing lowered her head, concealing her excited gaze.
Before Lü Jing arrived, she had already learned that various groups had persuaded other academies to help, but she didn't know how much help they would provide.
Now it seems that the help is indeed significant! The Blue Sky Group is finished!
At this moment, an instructor in the front row angrily said, "Principal, since you've already made a decision, why did you let us vote before? Are you trying to find out who opposes you?"
Others also excitedly said, "Why did you hold a vote? What exactly do you want to do?"
"Give us an explanation!"
"We need an explanation..."
"Everyone, quiet down." The principal shouted, and after everyone quieted down, he replied with a troubled expression,
"I initially wanted to vote, but just this morning, I received news that several surrounding academies jointly communicated with the Plane Will and filed a complaint against us.
Other academies believe that our Slaughter Saber Academy cannot cultivate excellent students, and the existence of Slaughter Saber Academy is a waste of the Emperor Plane's resources and a waste of students' potential.
Other academies want to close down Slaughter Saber Academy and seize our resources. We can only issue missions to save ourselves now!"
As soon as these words came out, the anger in everyone's hearts grew even more intense, but this time the anger was no longer directed at the principal, but at the other academies.
In the conference room, various curses quickly erupted.
Lü Jing listened to the various curses from the side, her face not looking too good, but she didn't say anything, just silently endured it.
The principal on the podium waited for everyone to vent for a moment, then clapped his hands lightly and said, "It has come to this, cursing is useless. Let's all quiet down."
Everyone slowly quieted down, and an instructor in the front row said, "In this situation, relying only on the Blue Sky Group for help is useless.
I suggest we use all of Slaughter Saber Academy's contracts and summon all the contracted students back. With them here, we can definitely overcome this difficulty!"
"Absolutely not!" Lü Jing in the corner suddenly stood up and firmly opposed this proposal.
The reason was simple: if everyone was summoned back, the Fierce Tiger Group members would also have to return.
If the Fierce Tiger Group were eliminated in this mission, Lü Jing would lose her backing and would not have a good outcome in the future.
Of course, Lü Jing would not express her true thoughts, only explaining,
"The contracts with the students are the foundation of the academy's survival. If all contracts are exhausted at once, other academies will definitely continue to create difficulties for us.
If we retain some contracts, other academies will not do anything too excessive, and Slaughter Saber Academy will have a chance to survive."
Hearing Lü Jing's words, a hint of disdain flashed in everyone's eyes.
Everyone was aware of Lü Jing's relationship with the Blue Sky Group, and also her relationship with the Fierce Tiger Group.
Lü Jing said this only for her own sake.
However, although Lü Jing only thought of herself, her words were not without reason.
Without contracts, it would not be a good thing for the academy.
On the podium, the principal said, "I agree with Instructor Lü's words. So, everyone discuss it, and in half an hour, we'll vote on how many contracts to use for the mission."
The instructors in the conference room immediately discussed with those next to them.
In the corner, an instructor took out a communication token, injected energy, and whispered,
"Ling Jie, the academy has decided to send people to the Tiger-man Plane to carry out a mission.
This time, it's not just your Blue Sky Group going; some other Professionals will also be arranged. Prepare yourselves."
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"Hahahahaha!"
At the Blue Sky Group's base, Ling Jie burst into laughter upon receiving the news of the mission issued by Slaughter Saber Academy, her laughter filled with joy and relief.
Ling Jie knew she had made the right bet.
As long as this mission could be completed without any losses, the Blue Sky Group would directly gain over two hundred Second-Order Professionals!
Of course, no losses were unlikely, but Ling Jie could use the remaining time to continue recruiting members. The more members recruited, the more Professionals would definitely break through to the Second-Order.
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Chapter 52 Return to the Butcher Academy Area
Ling Jie took out the list of Professionals who were about to break through to Second-Order, then took out a communication token, injected energy into it, and said with a smile, "Fang Che, I need you to collect more resources now. Write them down, they are..."
After sending the message to Fang Che, Ling Jie walked out of the room to find more Professionals who were about to break through to First-Order.
At this moment, in a hotel near Fire Play Academy, Fang Che listened to the voice coming from the communication token, recording the materials Ling Jie needed.
After recording all the materials, Fang Che muttered to himself excitedly, "So many materials are enough to advance more than a hundred people, but Ling Jie's voice is not as anxious as before; instead, it reveals excitement. It seems Slaughter Saber Academy is indeed going to release missions. This is great news."
Fang Che quickly put on his mask and cloak, and headed to the Curse Master Mission Hall with his mission token.
Fang Che looked around and quickly found the handsome and dashing Curse Master from the Seven Stars Group in the corner.
Fang Che walked up to him and whispered in a disguised voice, "I have already told the leader about Hong Fei's matter. The leader said that if the Seven Stars Group can provide some high-quality life-saving items, the leader will consider handing him over to you alive!"
Upon hearing this, the handsome and dashing man's eyes lit up, and he nodded excitedly, "No problem, I will tell the Vice Leader and the others to provide some life-saving items. Do you have any other requests, sir?"
Fang Che shook his head and turned to hand in the mission.
The handsome and dashing man then hurried out of the Curse Master Mission Hall.
When Fang Che queued up to hand in the mission and accepted new missions again, he saw that these assassination missions now included some life-saving items.
Seeing this, Fang Che's eyes gleamed with excitement.
With these life-saving items, Fang Che could survive the upcoming missions.
As long as he completed the missions alive, the future would be a golden period for Fang Che's rapid development!
Afterward, Fang Che casually accepted a mission and happily set off.
Another seven days passed in a blink of an eye.
On this day, Ling Jie sent another message: "Slaughter Saber Academy has arranged the mission, and we will act in five days. I hope you return one day before the action to help everyone break through to Second-Order."
After hearing all the news, Fang Che put away the communication token and continued to carry out assassination missions.
In the following time, Fang Che did not deliberately delay as before, but completed the missions at the fastest speed.
Three days later, Fang Che entered the Curse Master Mission Hall and came before the handsome and dashing man from the Seven Stars Group, calmly lying, "Our leader has agreed to help you find Hong Fei. Give me Hong Fei's information."
Upon hearing this, the handsome and dashing man excitedly took out a notebook and introduced, "This contains Hong Fei's most detailed information. Please make sure to find him. We are willing to give the Plane to your organization for development; we only hope that your organization can reserve a spot to help our Seven Stars Group cultivate a Six-Order Professional. As a reward, we can provide a Six-Order hidden-type item."
Upon hearing this, Fang Che was somewhat surprised.
Hidden-type items are extremely valuable; if an assassin obtains one, they can avoid others' prying eyes and ensure their own safety.
And a hidden item that reaches Six-Order is not only valuable but also very rare.
A spot for breaking through to Six-Order is not even worth mentioning in front of this item.
This Seven Stars Group really went all out.
Fang Che took the notebook, quickly checked Hong Fei's information, and replied without lifting his head, "I will report the matter of the Six-Order item to the leader, don't worry."
The handsome and dashing man quickly took out a communication token and smiled, "Contact me if anything comes up."
Fang Che casually took the token and continued to manipulate the information on the notebook.
After understanding all of Hong Fei's information, Fang Che returned the notebook to the handsome and dashing man and said, "Please wait patiently. After we use the Plane to cultivate enough Six-Order Professionals, we will tell you the incomplete Plane information, guaranteeing that you can cultivate a Six-Order Professional; however, when we are using the Plane to increase our strength, we do not wish to be disturbed, so we hope the Seven Stars Group does not let others search for this Plane."
The handsome and dashing man cupped his hands and said, "Please rest assured, we will only assign this mission to your organization and will not tell anyone else."
"That's good. Farewell." Fang Che smiled slightly and turned to leave.
Afterward, Fang Che queued up to hand in the mission, rented a token, and entered a cultivation room.
Immediately after, Fang Che took out the communication token provided by the Seven Stars Group and crushed it!
Fang Che didn't care about the Six-Order hidden-type item; Fang Che only needed to get the Plane!
As for the promise to the Seven Stars Group, let it go to hell!
With such immense profit before him, Fang Che was willing to be a villain and would not share it with anyone!
Fang Che threw the shattered communication token on the ground, and the cultivation room swallowed the shattered token like it was disposing of trash, leaving no trace.
Afterward, Fang Che left the place and came to an unmanned forest.
After quickly changing his disguise, Fang Che put two speed-boosting jade stones into his boots, injected curse energy, and quickly ran towards the Slaughter Saber Academy area.
Three hours later, Fang Che returned to a forest in the Slaughter Saber Academy area, took out his communication token, and sent a message to Ling Jie: "Let's meet at the entrance of the Curse Master Mission Hall."
After sending the message, Fang Che quickly walked towards the Curse Master Mission Hall.
As soon as he arrived at the entrance of the Curse Master Mission Hall, Fang Che saw Ling Jie smiling.
Fang Che walked up to Ling Jie and said, "I'm back."
Upon hearing this, Ling Jie's eyes lit up. She held Fang Che's hands and said excitedly, "Now the Blue Sky Group has three hundred seventy-seven Professionals who are about to break through to Second-Order. They are counting on you!"
Upon hearing this, Fang Che felt immense pressure, but also a little excited.
The great pressure came from the fact that Fang Che would have to work very hard on assassination missions for a period of time in the future to help them break through to Second-Order.
The excitement came from the fact that if everyone broke through to Second-Order, it would allow Fang Che to advance to Third-Order faster.
Three hundred seventy-seven Second-Order Professionals was a number Fang Che could not have imagined.
One must know that the Fierce Tiger Group had developed for nearly a hundred years, yet they had only cultivated two hundred seventy-four Second-Order Professionals, and more than two hundred of them had died in various dangerous missions.
At the peak of the Fierce Tiger Group, they only had sixty-eight living Second-Order Professionals!
After a moment of excitement, Fang Che took a deep breath and quietly asked, "What about their contracts? Can you ensure they will serve me?"
Ling Jie nodded and said, "Don't worry, I have signed the strictest contracts with them. The cost of violating the contract is too great; they will serve you diligently."
Fang Che nodded in relief and smiled, "Then let's go back as soon as possible. I brought quite a few materials this time."
Ling Jie said with some anticipation, "I hope you brought enough materials. Let's go back now."
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Chapter 53 Ling Jie's Methods
After Fang Che returned to the Blue Sky Group's base under Ling Jie's protection, he found that the Blue Sky Group was lifeless, with all members looking numb and their eyes dull.
Ling Jie led Fang Che hurriedly into a room, closed the door tightly, and then said, "I need to quickly cultivate a group of Second-Order Professionals to boost everyone's morale, so that people don't fall into despair. Now, take out the materials you've prepared."
Fang Che nodded and quickly took out various advancement materials, piling them on the table.
Ling Jie looked at the pile of materials on the table, her eyes shining. After a brief moment of excitement, she looked at Fang Che with some surprise.
Then, Ling Jie took out a communication token, injected energy, and commanded, "Yun Tian, bring the resources from the warehouse and have those who are about to break through to Second-Order come over."
After transmitting the message, Ling Jie looked at Fang Che and smiled, "With these materials, plus the ones you provided earlier, and those in the warehouse, cultivating sixty or seventy people won't be a problem. This mission shouldn't go too wrong."
Fang Che asked curiously, "What's the mission?"
Ling Jie took out a slip of paper and handed it to Fang Che, explaining, "The mission is to enter the Tiger-man Plane and collect the resources listed on the paper. The possible locations of the resources have already been marked, and the specific situation requires detailed searching."
Fang Che checked the information on the paper and said, "They are all rare materials, and also things that the Plane Will particularly likes. It seems Slaughter Saber Academy not only wants to develop but also wants to curry favor with the Plane Will."
Ling Jie sighed, "A single thought from the Plane Will can decide the survival of Slaughter Saber Academy. Currying favor with the Plane Will is far more important than self-development."
Fang Che smiled and continued to ask, "Are there any taboos for this mission?"
Ling Jie replied, "You cannot use special methods to exploit the Tiger-man Plane's energy, nor are you allowed to use the Tiger-man Plane's energy for cultivation."
Fang Che did not take this matter to heart.
The energy of Other Planes is different from that of the Emperor Plane. Before breaking through to Fourth-Order, Fang Che could not absorb the energy of Other Planes.
As for equipment that converts energy, Fang Che couldn't afford it either.
Ling Jie also knew the difficulty of absorbing energy, so she didn't specifically remind him, continuing to explain:
"The purpose of the Tiger-man Plane's existence is to provide missions and temper Professionals. Therefore, each of us can only kill or enslave a maximum of thirty thousand Tiger-men. Once this number is reached, we will be forcibly recalled to the Emperor Plane.
To avoid mission failure, after arriving there, collect resources first and don't rush into killing."
Upon learning that he could only kill thirty thousand people, Fang Che nodded with some disappointment, "Understood."
Just then, hurried footsteps came from outside the door.
The next second, the door was pushed open, and a group of people squeezed into the room, staring intently at the advancement materials on the table.
Outside, another group of people stood on tiptoe, peering into the room, looking very anxious.
At this moment, Yun Tian walked up to Ling Jie, handed her a storage ring, and said, "All other advancement materials are in here."
Ling Jie poured the materials from the storage ring onto the table and said, "Yun Tian, Ye Ling, you few quickly sort the materials."
Yun Tian and other Second-Order Professionals quickly processed various materials.
Ling Jie then looked at the Professionals who were about to break through to Second-Order and said, "The materials here are enough for sixty or seventy people to break through.
However, I know that many people present have collected some materials themselves. To ensure the maximum cultivation of Second-Order Professionals, I hope everyone takes out the materials they have prepared!"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's expressions changed slightly.
The contract stated that full provision would be made, so this change of heart was too fast.
However, given the current situation, cultivating more Second-Order Professionals would benefit everyone's survival, so Ling Jie's approach was not a problem.
Therefore, everyone did not rush to object, wanting to hear Ling Jie's solution.
Seeing that everyone was not angry or upset, Ling Jie relaxed a little, then said, "The upcoming mission carries huge risks and requires various defensive items.
I can provide you with these items in exchange for your advancement materials. There aren't many items, so I can only try my best to distribute them fairly among you. What do you all think?"
After a moment of thought, a Professional said, "I agree."
With one person agreeing, others also nodded in agreement.
Ling Jie smiled slightly and continued to explain to everyone, "There are hundreds of people here, so it's impossible for everyone to break through. We can only help those who signed the contract first."
Upon hearing this, some were happy and some were sad, but the most heartbroken were not the Professionals who signed the contract last, but those who had awakened many similar professions.
Currently, over a hundred Fire Manipulators were gathered here, but there weren't enough awakening materials for a hundred people, and even fewer materials exclusive to Fire Manipulators. Most people had no chance to awaken their profession.
However, those who had awakened relatively rare professions looked excited. These people had no competitors, so as long as there were materials, they would definitely get them.
Ling Jie continued, "Everyone has collected materials. I suggest that you all exchange materials with each other to help a small number of people break through.
Of course, this is just a suggestion. How you choose to proceed is up to you!"
Ling Jie wanted to allocate the resources in everyone's hands, focusing all efforts on cultivating a small number of people, so that this small number of people could withstand the pressure.
However, everyone had their own selfish motives and would not use the resources they had painstakingly collected to help others.
Moreover, no one dared to gamble on another person's character.
What if others became stronger with the resources and then only enjoyed themselves, not resisting the pressure? What then?
These advancement materials were not real estate like houses; even if someone was killed, the advancement materials could not be conjured.
Ling Jie did not dare to gamble on human nature, nor did she have the courage to bear the consequences, so she could only suggest, not enforce.
Everyone present had complex expressions upon hearing this, especially the Fire Manipulator Professionals, who were the most numerous.
Due to their large numbers, Fire Manipulator Professionals could easily gather several sets of advancement materials.
But everyone did not want to give their resources to others, and yet they all wanted to get resources from others.
With the same thought, everyone looked at each other, but did not know how to communicate.
Seeing everyone's appearance, Ling Jie sighed softly, gave Fang Che a look, and walked to the side.
Fang Che immediately followed Ling Jie to a corner and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong?"
Ling Jie whispered a reminder, "When we signed the contract before, you were to provide the advancement materials. Now, I'm taking out life-saving items, which is only a last resort.
In the future, you must find a way to return the life-saving items to me, or provide me with advancement materials of equal value."
Fang Che was speechless upon hearing this.
For the Blue Sky Group to survive, life-saving items must be distributed to everyone. Even if others don't pay, the items must be given out.
Ling Jie handled the life-saving items in a transactional manner, which seemed more like exploiting a loophole in the rules to make Fang Che prepare more advancement materials.
But this loophole was not easy to fill.
The life-saving items were in Ling Jie's hands, and she could give them to whomever she wanted.
Now, by trading with advancement materials, everyone still had a chance to get life-saving items. If Ling Jie distributed them, everyone might not get them.
Even if Fang Che incited everyone to give up the trade, they wouldn't listen to him.
Ling Jie's method was simple and practical, but Fang Che felt speechless.
Even using such methods, he wouldn't get much.
However, Fang Che could also understand Ling Jie, as it was for the development of the group.
Of course, while Ling Jie wanted to develop the group, Fang Che also had his own interests.
Perhaps he should take this opportunity to ask for some benefits.
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Chapter 54: Strengthening Again and the Soul Master
Fang Che looked at Ling Jie and said, "It's my responsibility to find advancement materials. I'll help find enough materials. However, finding advancement materials for the group is too exhausting, and I need to rest. You can help me find resources on the Tiger-man Plane."
Finding resources requires going to many places and possibly encountering many Tiger-men.
A Curse Master's body is fragile and not suitable for direct confrontation. Fang Che preferred to find a place to quietly kill people until the mission ended.
Ling Jie nodded gently and said, "No problem. I'll assign your task to others. You can do whatever you want."
Fang Che smiled slightly and asked, "If there's nothing else, I'll go rest. Is there an empty room here?"
Ling Jie replied, "Room 303 in the northeast corner. You can rest there."
Fang Che nodded, then turned and left.
Arriving at Room 303, Fang Che closed the door and took out the Curse Tools he had obtained from missions these past few days.
Immediately after, Fang Che took out the Revenge Evil Mirror.
The Revenge Evil Mirror has the ability to investigate an enemy's appearance and location. If it's continuously enhanced, it might be able to find the person one wants to find without being attacked.
For example, Hong Fei, who stole the Plane coordinates!
This was also why Fang Che asked the Seven Stars Group to include enhancement materials when they issued the mission.
Fang Che attached the materials specifically used to enhance the Revenge Evil Mirror to it, then activated the Spiritual Flash skill. Various materials merged into the Revenge Evil Mirror.
Immediately after, Fang Che attached the materials that could enhance any tool to the Revenge Evil Mirror and activated the Spiritual Flash skill.
When the enhancement was complete, the Revenge Evil Mirror's information underwent a significant change.
[After being subjected to a mysterious attack, it can double the damage, double the duration of the damage, and display the enemy's appearance, location, name, profession, and any other piece of information on the mirror surface.]
The enhanced Revenge Evil Mirror's negative effects were further reduced, and it could directly display the enemy's appearance and name.
Combined with the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book, Fang Che could directly kill the enemy.
Furthermore, since the Revenge Evil Mirror could display the enemy's location, Fang Che could eliminate them when they were in the wild, which would provide a greater chance of obtaining the enemy's resources.
It was a pity that the Revenge Evil Mirror still only took effect after being attacked.
It needed to be continuously enhanced to find enemies without being attacked.
Fang Che put away the Revenge Evil Mirror, then took out other Curse Tools and continued to enhance them.
After the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book was enhanced, it absorbed more professional energy with each kill and could be used twice.
Additionally, a portion of the stored professional energy could be selectively abandoned, retaining the most preferred ones.
With increased stored professional energy, it was possible to target an enemy's weaknesses and select and utilize appropriate professional energy.
Most battles involved acting against an enemy's weaknesses; there were very few instances of ignoring weaknesses.
Once a kill occurred that ignored weaknesses, it would certainly attract attention, which was not conducive to Fang Che's concealment.
In short, Fang Che was very satisfied with the enhanced Nailhead Seven Arrows Book.
Finally, Fang Che took out the Voodoo Doll and continued to enhance it.
There weren't many materials for enhancing the Voodoo Doll. After using all the materials, it only increased the number of individuals the Voodoo Doll could target to one thousand three hundred, with no other enhancements.
Fang Che put away the Voodoo Doll and took out some pills to cultivate for a period. He then noticed a special aura of a breakthrough to a second-tier profession emanating from the surrounding rooms.
Fang Che's attention was drawn by this aura, and he was slightly distracted, stopping his cultivation.
Afterward, Fang Che simply stopped cultivating, left his room, and wandered around the Blue Sky Group's base.
After wandering for a while, Fang Che detected seven or eight breakthrough auras.
These auras were confined to the vicinity of the rooms and did not spread too far.
Fang Che strolled for a moment and, without realizing it, arrived at the entrance.
The next second, Fang Che's attention was drawn to the outside of the door.
Outside the door, a man was passing by. He looked ordinary, but his every move exuded an astonishing charm that made people unable to help but pay attention to him.
And everyone who paid attention to him would lower their heads with nervous expressions.
Fang Che felt the aura emanating from the man and instantly understood that this was a second-tier Soul Master!
Soul Master is the core profession of the Emperor Plane. Those who awaken the Soul Master profession receive various preferential treatments from the Emperor Plane.
This preferential treatment forms a unique charm that attracts everyone's attention. Some people refer to these individuals as: Child of the Plane.
The man quickly noticed Fang Che, suddenly changed direction, and walked towards him.
The man walked to the entrance, looked into Fang Che's eyes, and smiled:
"The Soul Master profession restrains all professions on the Emperor Plane. Only a small number of geniuses favored by the Plane can ignore this restraint. It seems you are a genius. May I ask your name?"
Although Fang Che had received many Plane rewards, he had not been favored by the Plane. His current abilities relied entirely on those illusory eyes.
However, he wouldn't say such a thing. It was quite good to let others think he was favored by the Plane Will.
Fang Che smiled and said, "My name is Fang Che. It's a pleasure to meet you. Do you have any instructions?"
As a Child of the Plane, a Soul Master possesses resources unimaginable to ordinary people. Just throwing out a little bit can quickly enhance others' strength.
Therefore, most people facing a Soul Master are very willing to serve them.
As for plundering a Soul Master's resources, no one dares to do such a thing.
If you casually kill a Soul Master without having been harmed by them, the Emperor Plane Will will casually kill you too!
The Soul Master smiled slightly and said, "The Plane Will told me that Slaughter Saber Academy is preparing to send people into the Tiger-man Plane to carry out a mission. I haven't seen Tiger-men before, so I wanted to ask Slaughter Saber Academy for help. I find you very interesting. Do you have time to help me collect Tiger-man souls?"
Fang Che immediately nodded and said, "No problem. I will go to the Tiger-man Plane to carry out the mission tomorrow."
Upon hearing this, the Soul Master directly took out a small black banner and threw it to Fang Che, introducing it:
"This is the Ten Thousand Soul Banner. If you leave your energy on it, the Ten Thousand Soul Banner can temporarily recognize you as its master. The souls of those you kill will actively float over and be absorbed by the Ten Thousand Soul Banner. If you are not good at killing, you can wave the Ten Thousand Soul Banner near corpses or cemeteries, and it can also collect unscattered souls. Go and help me collect ten thousand Tiger-man souls. The better the quality of the Tiger-man souls, the more I will reward you. I will wait for you at Slaughter Saber Academy. This is the deposit."
The Soul Master threw a storage ring to Fang Che, and without caring whether Fang Che was willing to help or even leaving his name, he turned and left directly, as if he were instructing a subordinate.
Fang Che didn't care about the Soul Master's behavior.
As long as the benefits were sufficient, Fang Che didn't mind whatever attitude they had.
Of course, if the benefits weren't sufficient, a good attitude would be useless.
If, like the Fierce Tiger Group, they didn't give benefits, had a bad attitude, and extorted Fang Che, then Fang Che would definitely eliminate that arrogant bastard once he was strong enough.
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Chapter 55: New Abilities of the Voodoo Doll
Fang Che lowered his head to examine the storage ring left by the Soul Master. After understanding the items inside, a brilliant smile appeared on his face, and he praised softly, "What a cool and kind person!"
Fang Che quickly went to the place where advancement resources were distributed, took out a pile of materials, and said, "These are new advancement materials. Distribute them."
The Professionals queuing for advancement resources looked excited.
With new materials, more people could break through to the Second-Order, and everyone's safety would be more assured.
Ling Jie also stood up excitedly and shouted to Ye Ling, "Go quickly and call back everyone who hasn't received resources yet."
Ye Ling nodded excitedly, quickly walked outside, and at the same time took out her communication token to transmit information.
After a brief moment of excitement, Ling Jie walked up to Fang Che and asked curiously, "How did you suddenly get so many materials again?"
Fang Che whispered in reply, "A Soul Master passed by here, found that I wasn't restrained by him, thought I was very interesting, and gave me some down payment to help him collect Tiger-man souls."
Ling Jie looked at Fang Che with a hint of envy and eagerly asked, "Where did that person go?"
Fang Che replied, "Probably Slaughter Saber Academy."
Upon hearing this, Ling Jie quickly left the room and ran towards Slaughter Saber Academy.
The other people around didn't hear the conversation between Fang Che and Ling Jie. They just looked curiously at Ling Jie's departing back before refocusing their attention on the advancement materials.
Fang Che turned and left the room, seeing the Professionals who were about to advance gathering in small groups, rushing into the room to check the advancement materials.
Fang Che didn't pay attention to these people and quickly returned to his room, taking out the other materials the Soul Master had given him.
Fang Che first put away some materials that could help Curse Masters advance to the Third-Order, then took out the Voodoo Doll and began to strengthen the item.
A moment later, the strengthening was complete, and the Voodoo Doll gained new abilities:
[If the Voodoo Doll is buried in the living area of a certain group, the highest-ranking person in that group will go insane and slaughter other members within the group. The group's size must be controlled within one thousand people, otherwise it is ineffective;
The Voodoo Doll can dig and travel underground, and disguise its aura as soil and rock;
When the Voodoo Doll attacks the leader of a certain group, it can increase energy consumption, completely lock onto that group's leader, and will not change its attack target for any reason until the leader loses control of the group.]
The Voodoo Doll always had a problem: it often changed its attack target, always locking onto the highest leader.
However, the highest leaders of most groups are powerful, and the Voodoo Doll cannot deal with them.
Now, the strengthened Voodoo Doll can lock onto certain smaller leaders within large groups, gradually eroding the enemy's strength and creating chaos. This is a very good ability.
Fang Che smiled as he put away the Voodoo Doll, then continued to wander by the door, hoping to encounter a new Soul Master.
Unfortunately, he didn't wait for a Soul Master, but instead, he waited for a grim-faced Ling Jie.
Fang Che asked curiously, "Isn't he at Slaughter Saber Academy?"
Ling Jie shook her head with a grim expression, "I was blocked outside Slaughter Saber Academy by Lü Jing. That dog-thing must think our Blue Sky Group is doomed, that's why she's openly disgusting me. I'll kill her sooner or later!"
After saying that, Ling Jie left angrily.
Fang Che wasn't angry because of this and continued to stroll in the courtyard.
At night, the Blue Sky Group quieted down, and those who had received materials had already completed their breakthroughs.
Fang Che, in the courtyard, still hadn't seen a new Soul Master appear by now.
Just then, Fang Che felt his communication token warm slightly. After injecting curse energy, Ling Jie's voice came through: "Gather in the hall in front of the courtyard tomorrow morning at Mao Shi."
After understanding the situation, Fang Che put away his communication token, no longer waited for the Soul Master, returned to his residence, rested quietly, and prepared for tomorrow's battle.
Early the next morning, Fang Che arrived at the mission hall and saw dozens of Professionals who had broken through to the Second-Order.
After waiting for a moment, more Second-Order Professionals entered the room. When Fang Che counted to one hundred and thirty-seven, Ling Jie entered the room and smiled:
"Now we have over a hundred Second-Order Professionals. Originally, my idea was to hide our strength and have everyone use teleportation items to quietly go near the Tiger-man Plane Passage;
However, I've changed my mind now. I want to use everyone's strength to help my subordinates regain their confidence, and also let the outside world see the capabilities of my Blue Sky Group!"
In a corner, Fang Che heard Ling Jie's words and felt that Ling Jie must have been provoked by Lü Jing yesterday.
Wanting to help subordinates regain confidence could be achieved anywhere; there was no need to show off like this.
However, this was also good. If outsiders saw the Blue Sky Group cultivate so many Second-Order Professionals overnight, they would certainly develop some special thoughts.
Those who had been unable to find advancement materials for a long time might choose to help Fang Che with tasks in exchange for advancement materials.
This was a good thing for Fang Che.
Just then, faint footsteps sounded outside the door. Through the window crack, Fang Che saw many First-Order Professionals gathered in the courtyard.
More and more people gathered, but no one spoke or chatted. Everyone looked solemn.
Listening to the footsteps outside the door, Ling Jie took out her notebook and said:
"For this mission, except for a few, every Second-Order Professional must bring some people to carry out the mission issued by Slaughter Saber Academy together;
You must try your best to help them survive. The more people there are, the faster you will complete the mission. Now I will announce everyone's team assignments;
After understanding the team information, you can find Yun Tian to receive the mission information. The first group..."
Ling Jie quickly read out the list. Each time she read out a group's information, some Second-Order Professionals would walk up to Yun Tian, receive their mission, and then go to a corner to understand each other's strengths, preparing for the upcoming battle.
When she finished reading, Ling Jie looked at Ye Ling and said, "Ye Ling, you will follow me later. I need you to disrupt the language rules of the Tiger-man Plane to create favorable conditions for others' actions."
Ye Ling nodded and said, "Understood."
Ling Jie put away the list, looked outside the door, and said, "I still have some items to distribute to you, but most of the people outside have gathered. We will set off now and give you the items after we teleport to our destination."
After saying that, Ling Jie was the first to walk out of the room, followed closely by the others.
The First-Order Professionals outside had already filled the entire courtyard, and on the street outside the courtyard, many First-Order Professionals were also standing. They were all members of the Blue Sky Group.
When more than fifty people followed Ling Jie out of the room, the emotions of the crowd outside relaxed slightly.
Everyone knew yesterday that many people were advancing to the Second-Order, but they didn't know the exact number.
Only today did they realize that the number of Second-Order Professionals in the Blue Sky Group had already surpassed the Fierce Tiger Group that had left earlier!
The Fierce Tiger Group had once left an impression of being powerful and invincible in everyone's hearts.
Now, with the Blue Sky Group surpassing the Fierce Tiger Group, everyone's tension dissipated by more than half.