Chapter 1232  Experimental Material

The Dark Cloud Pavilion Master stood on the hidden thirteen floors of his pavilion, overlooking the city. Although a mist still surrounded him, any discerning individual could detect his slightly restless mood. He suddenly sensed something somewhere in the city.

Although it was brief and swiftly disappeared, he sensed one of his people somewhere they should not be. "Was I right? Did something happen to my people?" He resisted his first instinct to immediately check out and, instead, sent a communication talisman to a.s.semble the Dark Mists a.s.sa.s.sins.

Not even ten seconds pa.s.sed before countless mist shadows materialized behind him.

"Master!" They said in perfect synchronized voices.

"Some rats have infiltrated our order. Let"s remove them," the Pavilion Master ordered, and the group answered: "As you wish." Everyone disappeared from their locations. The Pavilion Master led them to a house hidden underground in the worst area of this city where only mortals lived.

"Whoever picked this location chose an excellent spot, and the protection around this hidden base was also well done," the Pavilion Master sneered. He expected as much from someone who may have successfully corrupted his men against him. However, it did not matter how capable the person was or who was behind them; he would eradicate this threat as soon as possible.

"I hope it"s one of the other pavilions so I can use this excuse to extort resources from them," the Dark Cloud Pavilion Master thought as he ordered his people to break in. As expected, the people inside resisted, using the formation in this base to fight them off. However, it was useless as the Dark Mist a.s.sa.s.sins slaughtered everyone in sight. Most of these people were weak, which was normal since it was easier to detect people with higher cultivation when entering the city.

"Something is wrong," thought the Pavilion Master. Things proceeded too easily and too smoothly. He ordered his people to be careful, and on their guard since something major might be coming once they arrived at the core of this base. However, the Pavilion Master was not prepared for what he saw inside. A handsome man with gray hair and eyes waited for him, with all the members of his Law Enforcement Hall standing behind him.

The Dark Cloud Pavilion Master immediately realized this was a trap and wanted to leave, but it was too late. His divine sense warned him that the room was now in an isolated dimension with potent arrays preventing their exit. He then calmed down, faced his opponent, and asked: "Who are you?"

w.a.n.g Wei did not answer him but looked intently at the Dark Cloud Pavilion Master and the Dark Mist a.s.sa.s.sins.

"You have the rare Dark Mist Qi, which boosts a.s.sa.s.sin-related skills and allows its user to share the Qi with others, forming a bond similar to that of a hive-mind. The primary holder of the Qi has absolute control over the secondary holders; they can also perfectly sync with them, read their minds, and share abilities.

"You were wise to share the Dark Mist Qi with the creation live inside your Inner World, allowing you access to a variety of abilities and powers," w.a.n.g Wei calmly commented.

"However, despite how rare and useful your Qi is, it"s not the main reason I"m interested in you — it"s not why I found you extremely valuable." w.a.n.g Wei"s eyes shone almost as bright as it would have if he saw his wife, and that"s because of the Zerg Hive Mind Plan. The Dark Mist Qi is an excellent data-gathering method for creating such a creature in the future.

The Dark Cloud Pavilion Master"s body trembled. His intuition warned him of a terrible future if this man caught him. He used his secret connection to order his men to go on the offensive, so the Dark Mist a.s.sa.s.sins immediately activated their skills or techniques. Sadly for them, it was pointless.

A projection of the River of Fate materialized above the room, releasing strings that immediately entered these a.s.sa.s.sins" foreheads and disarming them in the process. The Pavilion Master"s face turned ugly as he sensed his connection with these people being forcefully severed. He quickly calmed down to think of a solution, and he ended up using the Creation Lives inside his Inner World.

Although he could not allow these people to leave his world since he was only a Dao Ruler, his unique Qi allowed him, to some extent, access to many of their broken abilities.

[Breaking Void]

The Dark Cloud Pavilion Master disappeared from the room as he chose a talent to help him escape the situation. Unfortunately for him, he reappeared in the same room after another second after navigating through hundreds of spatial layers. w.a.n.g Wei suddenly appeared before him and punched him.

The Dark Cloud Pavilion was not instantly outcla.s.sed despite the situation. He responded by using an ability that turned her body into blue stone and even successfully blocked w.a.n.g Wei"s terrifying punch. However, this was the extent of his ability and this fight. As soon as his body touched w.a.n.g Wei"s fist, his face changed because a powerful seal enveloped his Inner World and sealed his power.

The Pavilion Master still resisted, trying one last effort to remove that seal as swiftly as possible and continue this fight, but w.a.n.g Wei released a Soul Attack to knock him out.

"Hmm," w.a.n.g Wei muttered as he looked at these people. "It would be terrible if my Zerg could be dealt with so easily, especially the Hive-Mind Communication System. Maybe I should build a small and independent River of Fate for the communication system. This should prevent most people from being capable of interfering with it."

w.a.n.g Wei nodded as he liked this plan. However, he also understood he was getting ahead of himself. He had a long way to go before he could even attempt this plan.

"Let"s move on to the next step," w.a.n.g Wei ordered. With the Dark Cloud Pavilion under his control, w.a.n.g Wei swiftly took control of over 80% of the pavilion before targeting the remaining 20%.

The pavilion had its own people for a.s.sa.s.sination tasks. However, the pavilion master was a wise man who still found a way to expand his numbers and preserve his strength in the process. He divided the a.s.sa.s.sination Hall into the Inner and Outer Halls.

The Inner Hall belonged to the Dark Mist a.s.sa.s.sins, or people close to him, while the Outer Hall recruited foreigners who served as a.s.sa.s.sin mercenaries. Anyone can join the a.s.sa.s.sin Hall; they complete missions and receive resources as compensation. The pavilion will even invite talented individuals to join the Inner Hall; thus, this hall also serves as a recruiting method.

w.a.n.g Wei controlled the Pavilion Master to activate the [Supreme Summon], which is a rare event in which the pavilion demanded all the outer members to show up for an important meeting. This was the only mandatory thing in the Outer Hall, and anyone who refused the call could forfeit their ident.i.ty. Based on the situation, these people might be blacklisted from the entire Lawless Zone.

With this ma.s.sive summon, a.s.sa.s.sins as low as Iron and as high as Gold swiftly headed to the Dark Cloud Pavilion. Sadly, they were walking into a lion"s den. w.a.n.g Wei showed no mercy and controlled these people, forcing them into his servitude. Once everything was under control, he prepared to head to the Green Earth Pavilion when he received a talisman from Mongke.

"Did something happen?" w.a.n.g Wei read the information, and soon afterward, the s.p.a.ce between him opened a portal to release something.

…

Mongke traveled to a small planet. At first glance, this planet seemed beautiful and could be described as a heavenly paradise. The mortals were happy, had plenty to eat, and lived fulfilling lives. However, only a few people knew this was just a facade. Mongke teleported directly to a towering mountain surrounded by a mist.

As soon as he arrived, the mist on top of the mountain receded, showing a woman who embodies the idea of a demoness. She wore a long white robe that trailed behind her, but her hair was abnormally dark — it could be described as Vanta black.

She used a dark green powder to shade her lips, and her pointy nails were purple-black. The Poison Demoness looked down the mountain with her violent eyes.

"Barbarian King? Why are you here?" she asked before suddenly remembering something. "I heard you were defeated yesterday." She did not hide the schadenfreude from her voice. "Are you here to get some poison from me to defeat your opponent?"

"Do you think I"m that kind of person?" Mongke reb.u.t.ted.

"True," nodded the demoness. "So, what"s your purpose here? I haven"t cultivated a new batch of poisons that are somewhat effective for your body tempering." Her voice contained a hint of annoyance and embarra.s.sment at the last sentence.

"I"m here on behalf of the new lord I serve under," Mongke said calmly, making the demoness squint her eyes.

"Surrender or be forced to do so."