Chapter 146 Transformation Formation
In the destroyed Plane, after Fang Che cultivated for a period, he discovered that the tracking energy in the Plane coordinate had been completely cleared.
Fang Che immediately stopped cultivating, took out other items Hong Fei possessed, and examined them carefully.
Hong Fei was a Curse Master, and most of his items were related to Curse Masters.
However, Hong Fei's strength was too low, and the resources he possessed were not good, so Fang Che did not need them.
The only interesting item was a special Transformation Array that allowed one to transform into a female and disguise their identity.
After Fang Che memorized the layout method of the Transformation Array, he took out the Temporary Child of the Plane Token, controlled the energy to condense the array layout method in his Niwan Palace, and then silently uttered: Observe.
Illusory eyes condensed out of thin air, carefully observing the Transformation Array information condensed by the energy.
Subsequently, the information condensed by this energy rapidly changed.
Not long after, a new, improved Transformation Array appeared in his Niwan Palace.
Fang Che checked the information and found that the improved Transformation Array had been greatly enhanced.
Originally, after hiding using the Transformation Array, there was a risk of exposure if a Professional who surpassed one's own realm and was skilled in perception observed them carefully for the duration of an incense stick.
But now, the exposure time of the Transformation Array has been extended to two hours.
No Professional would stare at someone carefully for two hours; using this array, there is almost no need to worry about exposure.
Additionally, the original Transformation Array could only transform one into the opposite sex, but now, one can choose to transform into the opposite sex or adjust their body shape and appearance.
Fang Che did not understand women, and if he transformed into a woman, there would be a risk of exposure; changing his body shape and appearance was quite good.
Furthermore, there were 126 special Professions that countered the original Transformation Array; when encountering these Professionals, the body would feel fear.
If observed by these Professionals, one would be exposed in an instant, even if these Professionals were weaker than oneself, they would still be exposed.
Therefore, the book recorded that when feeling fear, one needed to quickly hide.
After improvement, the number of Professions that countered the Transformation Array was reduced by half, leaving only 63 types.
Moreover, if these 63 Professionals were weaker than Fang Che, they still could not detect the disguise.
If their strength surpassed Fang Che's, they would still need to observe continuously for half an incense stick's time.
In short, the improved Transformation Array could help Fang Che hide better, which was much better than the hiding ability of a cloak and mask.
Fang Che followed the array layout method, took out the materials, mixed them into ink, then took off his clothes and drew the complete Transformation Array on his chest, arms, and thighs.
After the array was drawn, Fang Che injected energy in sequence to activate the Transformation Array.
Immediately after, Fang Che's body rapidly became fatter and shorter, and his appearance also changed.
When the transformation was complete, Fang Che had completely become another person.
Fang Che condensed an energy mirror, observed it carefully for a moment, nodded with satisfaction, and then put on his clothes.
Because Fang Che's previous clothes were relatively loose, even after his body changed, he didn't feel them constricting; only the sleeves and pant legs were longer.
Fang Che rolled up his sleeves and pant legs, adjusted them simply, and the clothes became very fitting.
Then, Fang Che put on his cloak and mask and injected energy into the Plane coordinate belonging to the current Plane.
The next second, the Plane coordinate released mist, enveloping Fang Che's body.
When the mist dissipated, Fang Che returned to the Emperor Plane.
Fang Che's location was not where he had left before, but in an All-Profession Task Hall nearby.
The reason for teleporting to the Mission Hall was that the Mission Hall was the safest, which was also a protective measure of the Plane Will for Professionals.
Fang Che adapted for a moment to his rapidly recovering body, then walked out of the Mission Hall, looked around, and confirmed that this was not the Seven Stars Group's Mission Hall, but within the territory of an academy next to the Seven Stars Group.
Fang Che relaxed slightly, continued to move away from the Seven Stars Group, heading towards the Iron Hand Academy.
When Fang Che arrived at the Iron Hand Academy, he stopped and injected energy into the Plane coordinate owned by the Seven Stars Group.
Fang Che was preparing to visit this new Plane.
He hadn't gone before because the Plane coordinate could only be activated in the Emperor Plane and the corresponding Plane, not in other unrelated Planes.
The next second, the Plane coordinate released mist, enveloping Fang Che and teleporting him to the new Plane.
The new Plane was not a destroyed Plane; the surroundings were filled with birdsong and fragrant flowers, vibrant with life.
Upon seeing this, Fang Che immediately used a tool to hide underground, took a pill to solve his body's weakness, and then controlled the Voodoo Doll to move underground in this Plane.
Through the Voodoo Doll, Fang Che quickly understood the situation of this Plane.
There were no Professionals in this Plane, nor any humanoid creatures, only various strange animals.
Additionally, this Plane was three times larger than the Plane rewarded to Fang Che by the Emperor Plane Will.
Fang Che smiled happily and began to cultivate without any reservations in this Plane.
Although the leader of the Seven Stars Group had left various means on the Plane coordinate, Fang Che was not worried about him leaving special means in this Plane.
Because the Plane bestowed by the Emperor Plane Will could only be entered through the Plane coordinate.
Even if special means were left, they could only be activated through the Plane coordinate.
Now that the Plane coordinate was in Fang Che's hands, the means left by the Seven Stars Group were useless.
Fang Che relaxed his body, cultivated silently for a few seconds, then stopped cultivating.
A mere few seconds could not make Fang Che tired of cultivating.
The reason Fang Che stopped cultivating was that the energy of this Plane was disgusting!
In most cases, Planes bestowed by the Emperor Plane Will were those that the Emperor Plane disliked.
And Fang Che, as a Professional of the Emperor Plane, would instinctively dislike these Planes.
However, the energy of most Planes allowed people to cultivate, and this cultivating instinct would suppress the instinct of dislike.
But this Plane was the exact opposite; the instinct of dislike completely overwhelmed the cultivating instinct.
Cultivating in this Plane was like eating and drinking heavily in a toilet.
This Plane was simply not suitable for cultivation, and it was no wonder that the Seven Stars Group tolerated Hong Fei running around with the Plane coordinate.
Fang Che estimated that the Seven Stars Group was probably planning to reclaim and use the Plane coordinate when it was about to expire.
Unfortunately, the Plane coordinate had fallen into Fang Che's hands, and it was impossible for the Seven Stars Group to reclaim it.
Fang Che smiled with some joy, then took off his clothes, wiped away the Transformation Array on his body, and Fang Che's body instantly returned to its original state.
After putting on his clothes, Fang Che did not continue to wear his cloak and mask, directly placing the Temporary Child of the Plane Token into his Niwan Palace.
Then, Fang Che injected a stream of energy into the Plane coordinate, instantly leaving the place and returning to the Emperor Plane.
Because Fang Che had used the Plane coordinate in the Iron Hand Academy previously, this return brought him back to the All-Profession Task Hall in the Iron Hand Academy.
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Chapter 147: End of Year Training Arrangements
Fang Che left the Mission Hall and headed straight for the Iron Hand Group.
Along the way, Fang Che saw many Professionals; the Iron Hand Academy was even livelier than before.
Fang Che quickly returned to Iron Hand Academy and knocked on Li Xing's door.
After Li Xing opened the door, Fang Che respectfully bowed and said, "Greetings, Senior. Junior was delayed by something and returned late, so I voluntarily forfeit all profits from the next twenty days of negotiations."
Fang Che felt that the Iron Hand Group and he had a contractual relationship, and Li Xing had been good to him.
Since Fang Che hadn't returned for a long time, he felt he needed to give Li Xing an explanation.
Li Xing, sensing the energy fluctuations around Fang Che, found that Fang Che's strength had barely improved compared to before.
As long as Fang Che's strength hadn't significantly increased, it wasn't a loss.
As for the possibility of Fang Che searching for materials during this period, Li Xing didn't care.
Since Fang Che knew a Soul Master, it would be easy for him to gather the promotion materials, so there was no need to make things difficult for Fang Che over such matters.
Therefore, Li Xing smiled and said, "Don't talk nonsense about forfeiting profits. Our Iron Hand Group is not that petty of an organization.
You haven't been back during this time; it's your own loss of interest, and it won't affect our Iron Hand Group."
Upon hearing this, Fang Che's impression of Li Xing improved slightly, and he smiled, "Then thank you, Senior. I will work hard for the Iron Hand Group."
Li Xing smiled slightly, took out a return teleportation tool and a one-time contract tool, handed them to Fang Che, and said,
"General Gao Ping has gone to negotiate with others. You go back and rest well first. When General Gao Ping returns, I will have him find you.
Also, at the end of the year, I will arrange for you to cultivate."
At this point, Li Xing paused, then asked, "Oh, right, since you went to find a Soul Master, did you receive any new missions? I can help you with them."
Fang Che replied, "He still wants my help collecting souls. When Junior cultivates, please arrange for Junior to go to places where Third-Order Professionals can be hunted."
Li Xing nodded gently and said, "No problem, I will arrange it. You go rest."
Fang Che respectfully said, "Junior bids farewell."
Fang Che quickly returned to his residence, set up the tools in his room, and then took out all his resources, sorting them.
After organizing the resources, Fang Che put the low-value and non-recyclable tools into a special storage ring and casually tossed it into a corner.
Afterward, Fang Che cultivated silently for a moment, and then the tool at his door began to call out: "Someone's here, someone's here..."
Fang Che got up, put away the tools, opened the door, and saw General Gao Ping, who was smiling and tearing a page from his notebook, and two Professionals following behind General Gao Ping.
General Gao Ping handed the torn page to Fang Che, grinning, "Fang Che, you're finally back! Let's go negotiate!"
"Okay." Fang Che nodded gently, took the torn page, and wrapped it around a teleportation tool.
As Fang Che injected energy, the tool opened a crack, sending Fang Che and the others to the new negotiation location.
In the following period, everything returned to its previous state. Negotiations occurred daily, and Fang Che always waited bored for them to end.
Time flew by, and in a blink of an eye, it was the end of the year.
On this day, Fang Che and General Gao Ping came to Li Xing together.
After Fang Che handed the new contract to Li Xing, Li Xing asked, "Fang Che, do you still have the method of silently killing people that the Soul Master gave you?"
Fang Che understood that what Li Xing was referring to was the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book.
Fang Che nodded gently and said, "Yes."
Li Xing smiled slightly and said, "Good that you do. Tomorrow, you will go to Other Planes to cultivate. That Plane is the place you went to for your first cultivation. There was a group of humanoid creatures with turtle shells, do you remember them?"
Fang Che nodded gently and said, "I remember. When I left, I also signed a contract and obtained a Plane. Has that place not been resolved yet?"
Li Xing shook his head helplessly and said, "No, with the help of the traitors in that Plane, we did indeed quickly occupy many areas at first.
But unexpectedly, the remaining enemies of that Plane refused to surrender and directly sacrificed a large number of lives, extracting the Plane's power, and then exchanged it for great strength at the cost of certain death within ten years.
These Plane enemies, knowing they would die, almost frantically attacked Iron Hand Group members.
Our Iron Hand Group members still have a good life to enjoy and are preparing to avoid their sharpness and wear them down.
It just so happens that you need to eliminate Third-Order Professionals to collect souls, so you should go there."
Fang Che nodded gently and said, "Understood."
Seeing that Fang Che had no objections, Li Xing turned to General Gao Ping, took out a black spherical tool, and said,
"You performed well this year, so follow Fang Che to that place to cultivate. This tool can help you extract Plane energy, allowing you to quickly become stronger. Just place it in your Niwan Palace when using it."
General Gao Ping excitedly took the tool and thanked him, "Thank you, Vice Leader."
General Gao Ping enjoyed negotiating but disliked cultivating.
However, improving his strength allowed him to participate in more difficult negotiations, so General Gao Ping often forced himself to cultivate.
Now that he had the opportunity to extract energy in Other Planes, his cultivation speed would definitely increase by hundreds of times compared to normal cultivation, allowing General Gao Ping to improve his cultivation faster, advance faster, and participate in new negotiations sooner.
Therefore, General Gao Ping was not angry about being unable to negotiate; on the contrary, he was very happy.
Seeing General Gao Ping's joyful expression, Li Xing extended his hand and said, "Then return the negotiation list to me. I'll give it back to you when you return."
General Gao Ping quickly took out a thin notebook and said, "Vice Leader, there are only five places left that haven't been negotiated. You should arrange more missions for me."
"Your negotiation speed isn't slow!" Li Xing flipped through the notebook and smiled,
"Don't worry, the Iron Hand Group has many negotiation missions. When you return, I will definitely arrange more important negotiation missions for you!"
General Gao Ping excitedly said, "Thank you, Vice Leader."
Li Xing smiled, put away the notebook, and instructed,
"Tomorrow at the hour of Mao, you two go to the Iron Hand Group's teleportation array. After signing the contract to automatically return after one month of cultivation, you can go to cultivate through the teleportation array.
Do not go to the academy's teleportation array. The academy has completed its annual student awakening missions and will no longer allow us to use their teleportation array."
Fang Che and the other nodded gently and said, "Understood."
Li Xing thought for a moment, confirmed there were no other issues, then waved his hand and said, "You two go back and rest. Don't be late tomorrow."
Fang Che and the other said in unison, "Junior bids farewell."
The two left Li Xing's office and returned to their respective rooms.
Early the next morning, the two came to Iron Hand Academy together and saw many Professionals queuing outside the teleportation array.
Some Fifth-Order Leaders, including Zhang Yuan, stood outside the teleportation array, watching everyone sign the contract.
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Chapter 148: Fight off a wave of enemies
Fang Che and General Gao Ping waited in line for a moment and quickly received their contracts.
The contract stated that everyone would be teleported to a safe location, return after one month, and also included some precautions for cultivating in Other Planes.
Fang Che quickly reviewed the content, left his energy, and successfully signed the contract.
Immediately after, Fang Che stepped into the Teleportation Array. Once the Teleportation Array was filled with Professionals, its gate closed, opening a spatial rift, and teleporting everyone away.
Fang Che arrived at the new Plane, took a pill to alleviate his body's weakness, then looked around, finding himself in a stone hollow covered by weeds.
Fang Che remembered that the last time he came to this Plane, he was also teleported to a stone hollow.
Fang Che climbed out of the stone hollow, looked around, and realized this was the exact location of his last teleportation.
Fang Che took out the Voodoo Doll, threw it on the ground, and controlled the Voodoo Doll to search for Professionals in this Plane.
Then, Fang Che used a tool to burrow underground, created an open space beneath the surface, disguised it with another tool, and then took out the Ten Thousand Soul Banner and placed it aside.
Next, Fang Che observed the surroundings through the Voodoo Doll and found that it was very quiet along the way. The students who had awakened their Professions last time had long since disappeared.
At the same time, there were no Professionals from this Plane around.
Occasionally, some Iron Hand Group Professionals could be seen, but they were all people who came here to cultivate.
As for the Professionals stationed here, not a single one was seen.
The Voodoo Doll kept moving forward, and before long, it arrived at the area where the enemies were previously blockaded.
However, this area was very quiet now, without any Professionals.
The Voodoo Doll moved forward for a while longer before it discovered the area where a large number of Iron Hand Group Professionals were gathered.
The Voodoo Doll burrowed out from underground and wrote on the ground: [I want to understand the enemy situation in this Plane, find opportunities to hunt them, please allow passage]
At this moment, a Fifth-Order Fire Manipulator appeared here, and after examining the message on the ground, he pointed to a mountain range a thousand meters away and said:
"The enemies are on the other side of the mountain range. They are desperately attacking our defense line. It's difficult for your tool to penetrate deep behind enemy lines.
I suggest you understand the situation around the defense line, then use the special methods of a Soul Master to eliminate the enemies, and we will record your merits."
Fang Che saw that this person knew his situation and understood that Li Xing had informed them beforehand.
As for their suggestion, Fang Che had no reason to refuse and controlled the Voodoo Doll to write: "As you command."
The Fifth-Order Fire Manipulator smiled slightly and said, "Come with me."
After walking for a moment, Fang Che heard the sounds of skills colliding and exploding through the Voodoo Doll.
The sounds merged into a continuous roar, without any pause.
Continuing forward for a moment, he found that the Iron Hand Group Professionals were relying on the city wall for defense, fighting against the Humanoid Creatures with turtle shells.
The Fifth-Order Fire Manipulator brought the Voodoo Doll to a position where the enemies could be observed and asked, "Can you understand the enemy situation from here?"
Fang Che immediately controlled the Voodoo Doll to nod.
Seeing this, the Fifth-Order Fire Manipulator said, "Then you can observe slowly. I'll leave first."
Fang Che controlled the Voodoo Doll to respectfully bow. Only after the Fifth-Order Fire Manipulator left did he observe the enemy's situation.
Fang Che found that these enemies maintained only the lowest defensive power; other than that, all were offensive skills.
All skills were hurled at the city wall and intercepted by the Iron Hand Group's skills.
A small portion of skills that were not intercepted were also weakened by the defensive arrays on the city wall, causing no significant casualties.
Fang Che concentrated, judging the enemies' information by the skills they released, and recorded it on a blank paper.
At this time, the Fifth-Order Fire Manipulator had returned to the forward command post and told the other Fifth-Order Professionals there about the Voodoo Doll.
The other Fifth-Order Professionals, upon hearing this, all walked to the window and stared at the enemies below.
After waiting for a long time, a Fifth-Order Professional asked somewhat confusedly, "Why are the enemies still fine? Didn't they say the treasure a Soul Master gave to Fang Che was very powerful?"
The others were also somewhat confused and all looked at the Fifth-Order Fire Manipulator.
The Fire Manipulator replied somewhat confusedly, "Don't look at me, I don't know either, just wait a bit longer."
No sooner had he finished speaking than everyone saw a defensive enemy inexplicably develop a hole in his chest, blood spraying out, and the enemy instantly fell to the ground.
Upon seeing this, everyone's expressions instantly turned serious, and they carefully observed the surroundings of the deceased.
However, no one made any discovery; instead, they saw more defensive enemies die.
A moment later, the enemies became chaotic, and the frequency of their skill casting decreased.
The Iron Hand Group Professionals responsible for defense on the city wall, seeing this, shouted, "Full support!"
The Professionals who were resting quickly climbed onto the city wall and rapidly unleashed offensive skills.
Before long, the enemies below the city wall were repelled, leaving a ground full of corpses.
Outside the command post, after a moment of silence among the Fifth-Order Professionals, the Fire Manipulator said:
"This Soul Master's item is truly amazing. I have no idea how the enemies died. Old Li, can you see clearly?"
Old Li, who had a perception-type Profession, shook his head with a solemn expression and replied, "I can't see clearly."
At this time, the Iron Hand Group's Fifth-Order Professionals did not feel much joy.
Something with powerful destructive force is good, but if it cannot be controlled by oneself, then it is no longer a good thing.
At this moment, a Professional spoke, "All the dead were Third-Order enemies. Could it be because Fang Che's strength is too low? If we used it, the enemies would definitely die faster!"
As soon as this was said, many Professionals were tempted.
At this point, the Fire Manipulator said, "This is a tool given by a Soul Master to a Temporary Plane Son. Are you sure you can use it? If you can't, how will you face the emotional backlash from the Soul Master and the Temporary Plane Son?"
Upon hearing these titles, Soul Master and Temporary Plane Son, which were closest to the Plane Will, the greed in everyone's hearts instantly dissipated.
Almost everyone sighed subconsciously, no longer considering the issue of controlling the tool.
The Fifth-Order Fire Manipulator continued, "Now the enemies in this Plane are all crazy. They are not afraid of death. It won't be long before they organize a counterattack. Let's prepare to deal with the enemy's powerhouses, lest they break through our defense line."
The rest of the people nodded and walked forward.
At this time, although the Humanoid Creatures with turtle shells had retreated, every once in a while, Third-Order Humanoid Creatures would inexplicably die.
They became increasingly terrified, their running speed became faster, completely abandoning the collection of corpses.
"What's the panic!"
A terrifying energy appeared out of thin air, pressing directly on their heads, and a Fifth-Order Humanoid Creature with a turtle shell appeared here.
The fleeing Humanoid Creatures quieted down slightly upon seeing the powerhouse arrive. Then, the leading Humanoid Creature began to speak, "We…"
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Chapter 149 Suspected of Poisoning
The leading Humanoid Creature had barely spoken two words when a hole appeared in his chest, and he fell straight to the ground.
The surrounding Professionals panicked once more.
The Fifth-Order Humanoid Creature frowned slightly, observing carefully, but found no issues.
Next, more Humanoid Creatures died. The Fifth-Order Humanoid Creature, seeing that the other Humanoid Creatures were about to go mad with fear, spoke expressionlessly, "We don't have much longer to live anyway, so why be afraid?"
Upon hearing this, the many Humanoid Creatures' eyes dimmed.
Even when another Humanoid Creature died nearby, they no longer reacted much.
The Fifth-Order Humanoid Creature continued, "I suspect the enemy used a highly contagious poison. To avoid harming other warriors, please commit suicide."
The remaining Humanoid Creatures were somewhat at a loss upon hearing this.
Although they didn't have much longer to live, no one wanted to waste their lives for nothing.
At this moment, a Humanoid Creature spoke, "I am willing to fight my way back. Please give this Junior a chance, my lord."
The other Humanoid Creatures also spoke up, "Please give us a chance!"
The Fifth-Order Humanoid Creature gently shook his head, directly extending his hand and pressing downwards.
An invisible force pressed down on these Humanoid Creatures, instantly crushing them into a pulp.
The Fifth-Order Humanoid Creature looked at the pulp on the ground, waved his hand to gather earth and bury it, then murmured to himself:
"Don't blame me. You're dying too quickly; you'll all be dead before you reach the front line.
To prevent the enemy from gaining benefits by killing you, please rest in peace."
Afterward, the Fifth-Order Humanoid Creature took out a communication token, contacted other people, and informed them of the situation here.
Having done all this, the Fifth-Order Humanoid Creature turned and left, quickly disappearing without a trace.
At this moment, in the underground space, Fang Che was still kowtowing to the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book.
However, Fang Che found that after kowtowing, the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book no longer launched attacks.
This situation indicated either that Fang Che had misidentified the enemy's profession, or that the enemies had already died.
Fang Che immediately changed the target of his kowtowing but found that other targets also could not be kowtowed to.
After several consecutive failed kowtows.
Fang Che believed that the remaining enemies must have all died mysteriously. If he had misidentified the profession, it was impossible to misidentify so many at once.
Fang Che then used the Voodoo Doll to observe the situation on the front line but found no further traces of enemies.
So, Fang Che manipulated the Voodoo Doll to go to the Fifth-Order Intruder who had led the way earlier.
The Fifth-Order Fire Manipulator smiled slightly and said, "Your Credit in eliminating the enemies has already been recorded; also, your Credit in repelling the enemies this time has been recorded. In one month, we will inform headquarters of your Credit."
Upon hearing this, Fang Che manipulated the Voodoo Doll to write text beside him:
"Thank you, Senior. This Junior came to bother Senior because I wanted to understand more about the defense line. This Junior wishes to visit other defense lines to eliminate enemies."
The Fifth-Order Fire Manipulator saw this message and said, "The enemies will attack soon, you..."
The Fifth-Order Fire Manipulator wanted Fang Che's puppet to stay, but then suddenly remembered that the enemies had died mysteriously before, and they would certainly make more preparations, perhaps even abandoning the attack on this defense line.
If Fang Che were to stay here, it would strengthen his own defense line, but it would not be friendly to other defense lines.
If other defense lines collapsed, his side would also suffer.
It would be better to let Fang Che's puppet wander around, understand the situation in other places, and increase the defensive capabilities of various areas.
So, the Fifth-Order Fire Manipulator materialized a map and said:
"If you want to go to other defense lines, follow the map. The golden-glowing wall on the map is our current location.
Also, I must remind you that although the nearby mountains are equipped with formations to resist Intruders, there will always be some Fourth- and Fifth-Order stragglers that patrol teams may not discover in time, so you must act carefully."
Fang Che memorized the information on the map and manipulated the Voodoo Doll to write a message: "Thank you for the reminder, Senior. This Junior takes his leave."
Afterward, the Voodoo Doll burrowed into the earth and headed eastward.
The map showed that the eastern defense line area had more plains, making it easy for the enemy to deploy troops, and the defensive pressure there was also greater.
Fang Che planned to go to that area to understand the situation.
Not long after, the Voodoo Doll arrived at an eastern defense line. Just as it emerged from underground, a Fifth-Order Translator appeared beside the Voodoo Doll and said:
"Fang Che, other captains have already informed me about your puppet. Let the puppet come with me, and I will find you a good place to observe the enemy."
Fang Che immediately manipulated the Voodoo Doll to bow, and then it was led to a safe position from which the battlefield could be observed.
Immediately after, the Fifth-Order Translator said, "As long as the enemies die mysteriously, I will record your Credit. After the enemies retreat, you will also have Credit. If you wish to leave, you can do so at any time without my permission. All right, you may continue with your work."
The Fifth-Order Translator turned and left. Fang Che manipulated the Voodoo Doll to bow to the Fifth-Order Translator's retreating back, then silently recorded the information of the Third-Order enemies.
When all the information was recorded, Fang Che began his slaughter.
As before, as Fang Che killed some enemies with more important professions, the enemy's forces instantly lost their ability to resist and were repelled by the Iron Hand Group's Professionals.
These Humanoid Creatures hid in places where the Iron Hand Group's Professionals could not reach and immediately stopped.
The leading Fourth-Order Humanoid Creature looked around and, seeing some people dying mysteriously, said:
"The enemy has a special contagious poison that can cause our warriors to die mysteriously, and this poison also creates different wounds on the deceased, faking the cause of death.
Before us, others have already fallen victim. To avoid contagion, our mission is to fight back and break through the enemy's defense line with our lives!"
After a brief moment of despair, the remaining Humanoid Creatures took out all the resources and items they had accumulated in the past and quickly transformed them into destructive weapons.
Subsequently, the Humanoid Creatures silently charged towards the defense line.
The battle quickly erupted, and the Fourth-Order Humanoid Creature was soon pierced through the chest by a skill, falling to the ground.
In his dying moments, the Fourth-Order Humanoid Creature looked at the expressions of his companions around him and, in a daze, returned to the past.
When he was young, he once followed his father to invade Other Planes.
He and his father guarded the city wall, quickly eliminating the moth-to-a-flame resistors, scoffing at their overestimation of their own strength.
And he also grew stronger through countless battles, rapidly gaining power by destroying Planes.
He had believed that everything would develop in a better direction, but how had he, too, become a moth-to-a-flame resistor?
Carrying confusion and bewilderment, the Fourth-Order Professional quickly stopped breathing.
Subsequently, his corpse was shattered by skills, and his blood merged into the Plane that had nurtured him.
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Chapter 150 The whole body is misted
After all the humanoid creatures outside the city walls were eliminated, the Iron Hand Group members took out purification tools and threw them down the city walls.
The purification tools quickly merged into the ground, purifying the grievances of the deceased and preventing them from affecting this Plane.
However, once the grievances were purified, they immediately transformed into special energy that entangled the Iron Hand Group Professionals.
This special energy would make it difficult for the Iron Hand Group Professionals to cultivate for a short period!
To resolve the grievances and the problem of being unable to cultivate for a short period, the best way was to stop attacking and wait for the humanoid creatures' lifespans to run out.
However, if the attacks stopped, the humanoid creatures would definitely reoccupy the Plane.
After occupying most of the Plane, these humanoid creatures could shatter this Plane, leaving the Iron Hand Group with nothing.
To protect their interests, even if they knew these humanoid creatures wouldn't live much longer, the Iron Hand Group had to continue fighting them.
At this moment, Fang Che ignored the Iron Hand Group's actions to clear the grievances and controlled the Voodoo Doll to leave the defense line.
The Voodoo Doll did not go to the next defense line but stopped in an uninhabited corner.
After that, Fang Che began to concentrate on cultivation.
Only when he grew tired of cultivating did Fang Che control the Voodoo Doll to continue searching for enemies.
In the following time, besides cultivating, Fang Che controlled the Voodoo Doll to understand the enemies and used the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book to eliminate them.
However, after these enemies died inexplicably, it did not scare away the surrounding enemies; instead, it made them fight with high morale until the last moment!
Fang Che was not surprised by this situation; he had heard before coming that in order to gain power, he had drastically shortened his lifespan and wouldn't live much longer.
The fear of those about to die was not that strong; it was impossible to scare them away.
All Fang Che could do was silently eliminate them, allowing them to leave this world without pain.
The only pity was that most humanoid creatures were eliminated by the Iron Hand Group, and Fang Che did not eliminate many humanoid creatures, so the number of souls collected was not too many.
Even if Fang Che chose to prioritize eliminating enemies skilled in attack and deliberately preserved the enemies' defensive power, the number of enemies he eliminated still couldn't compare to the hundred or so people of the Iron Hand Group.
Fang Che couldn't solve this matter and could only do his best.
Thus, while slaughtering and cultivating, a month passed in the blink of an eye.
Fifteen minutes before the teleportation, Fang Che put away the Ten Thousand Soul Banner and various tools to prevent them from being left behind on this Plane.
Afterward, Fang Che continued to kowtow.
Even if he couldn't collect souls, he could eliminate more people and receive rewards from the Plane Will.
Fifteen minutes later, a cloud of mist enveloped Fang Che's body, and when the mist dissipated, Fang Che had already returned to the Iron Hand Academy's teleportation array.
At the same time, two clusters of energy floated out from the curse master gem in his Niwan Palace, condensing into the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book and the Voodoo Doll that had been left in the Other Planes.
Fang Che looked around and found countless wisps of mist gathered around him.
The mist gradually dissipated, and other Professionals who had gone to the Plane to cultivate also appeared around Fang Che one after another.
When all the mist dissipated, the teleportation array gate opened, and Leader Zhang Yuan called out from outside, "Everyone, come out."
Fang Che and the others walked out of the teleportation array one after another, and Zhang Yuan closed the teleportation array gate again, summoning the other cultivating Professionals.
At this moment, General Gao Ping walked up to Fang Che and grinned, "Let's go back and continue with the negotiation mission."
Fang Che glanced at General Gao Ping and noticed that the aura around General Gao Ping was much heavier than before.
Fang Che said, "Your strength has improved so quickly!"
Upon hearing this, General Gao Ping's excited smile stiffened slightly, and he spoke with a somewhat pained expression:
"To participate in higher-level negotiation missions faster, I cultivated day and night for this month without any breaks. I almost went crazy. Doing something I don't like is simply too tormenting!"
Upon hearing this, Fang Che felt some admiration.
Even though he didn't like it, he could persist for a month. This willpower was much stronger than Fang Che's.
Fang Che patted General Gao Ping's shoulder and smiled, "Anyway, cultivation is over now, so don't think too much. Next is your favorite negotiation mission. Let's go back and accept the mission together."
General Gao Ping quickly cast aside the painful cultivation memories and grinned, "Good, let's go back and accept the mission now. I hope this time we don't encounter Intruders inexplicably like before, otherwise, I'll definitely go crazy!"
Not long after, the two returned to the Iron Hand Academy and arrived outside Li Xing's office, gently knocking on the door.
After Li Xing opened the door, Fang Che and the other immediately bowed, "Greetings, Vice Leader."
Li Xing glanced at Fang Che, sensing that Fang Che's cultivation had not improved much, and smiled:
"Fang Che, your record of eliminating enemies during this period has already been transmitted and will be registered for you soon."
Fang Che respectfully replied, "Thank you, Vice Leader."
Li Xing took out the return teleportation tool and the one-time signing tool from his storage ring and handed them to Fang Che.
He also took out a thick negotiation notebook and handed it to General Gao Ping, saying, "Negotiate well next time. You may go."
The two said in unison, "Yes, sir."
After the two were far from Li Xing's office, General Gao Ping excitedly said, "I'm going to find bodyguards. We'll meet outside your room later."
After saying this, General Gao Ping didn't wait for Fang Che's reply and hurried away, quickly disappearing from sight.
Fang Che returned to his residence alone, and after a short wait, General Gao Ping arrived with two Third-Order defensive Professionals and knocked on Fang Che's room.
Fang Che walked out of the room, took the negotiation information General Gao Ping handed over, enveloped the teleportation tool, injected energy, and opened a spatial rift.
Then, the group passed through the rift and began negotiations.
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Time flew by, and two years passed in the blink of an eye.
During these two years, besides negotiating, Fang Che went to that humanoid Plane with a turtle shell to cultivate.
In these two years, there were no emergency situations of Plane intrusion.
Additionally, the Iron Hand Group's missions went smoothly for these two years, and Fang Che was not needed to help salvage the Plane Will's goodwill.
On this day, Fang Che ushered in a new round of cultivation.
And the cultivation location was still on that humanoid creature Plane with a turtle shell.
Upon arriving at the Plane, Fang Che, as usual, sent out the Voodoo Doll to understand the enemy's situation, burrowed underground, and took the opportunity to cultivate.
On the seventeenth day of being there, the energy pressing in around Fang Che suddenly disappeared automatically.
Immediately after, Fang Che's entire body completely atomized, without any trace of skin or flesh.
The mist moved in the underground space, completely detaching from the ground.
At this moment, Fang Che had completely atomized his body.
After his body completely atomized, Fang Che also gained a special ability: Aerial Flight!
From this moment on, Fang Che could fly freely like a Fourth-Order Professional!
Fang Che excitedly flew for a moment, then changed his atomized body back to its normal appearance, then adjusted his emotions, closed his eyes, and his consciousness entered his Niwan Palace to check the promotion ritual information on the Professional Gem.