"This..."
Mirror Hongchen felt the aura emanating from his grandson that was even more evil than that of an Evil Soul Master, and fell silent.
He looks a bit like that Electrolux senior.
This eerie aura made him feel that his subconscious was subconsciously rejecting the chilling threat.
They are posing as the current Empire Emperor, Crown Prince, colluding with the Evil Soul Master to harm Empire's interests and betray the Sun and Moon, all under the guise of "purging the court of corrupt officials."
But now, they seem more like Evil Soul Masters.
An Zhen is reflecting on her current state.
It does not reflect Spirit.
Instead, it directly reflects the divine consciousness of Electrolux.
Just as Mu En used Descend the World in the first instance, An Zhen can utilize some of Electrolux's abilities. However, compared to a comprehensive and masterful application, this method is more like a master possessing someone else to play the game—it's like triggering an ability in a game and using it immediately. It can be learned, but it's difficult, and it's impossible to achieve the same precise control as the original.
"Hiss~"
An Zhen gently rubbed his temples.
Lots of things.
At first glance, it appears to contain a large amount of light and necromancy.
many.
An Zhen could almost see the thick books, the endless exercises, and the countless test papers. That period was probably the most difficult time in both his past and present lives. Those four places were incredibly competitive, and the culture of involution was all the rage at the time. In his past life, he hadn't been exploited too much by capitalists when he died. The most difficult time in this life was probably before he was six years old, when he was in the orphanage. However, at that time, he was in Mingdu, where he had no worries about food, clothing, or shelter. Later, Spirit awakened and was taken away by his grandfather, becoming the young master of the Hongchen Family. In every aspect, he enjoyed the resources of a top-tier second-generation member of the Sun Moon Empire.
Fortunately, he can be described as having top-tier talent in this life.
These things were not difficult for him, and he also had a renowned teacher to guide him.
Of course, An Zhen always remembered that the most important thing was to develop his own abilities.
An Zhen noticed the expression on his grandfather's face.
The boy didn't take it seriously.
"Anyway, everyone knows what we're going to do. Saying it's about purging the court of corrupt officials is just to preserve a sliver of hope and save face for the Sun Moon royal family." An Zhen blinked. "Moreover, those Ninth-Level Soul Engineers who are about to be captured by us will probably get to see Electrolux in its true form."
"Once you've mastered those Ninth-Level Soul Engineers, do other people's opinions matter?"
In any world, power means control of everything. This is the core law of the jungle. As for public opinion, it can be guided accordingly; what is said at that time will be entirely An Zhen's decision.
Mirror Hongchen nodded slightly.
That makes sense.
"Speaking of which," An Zhen suddenly remembered something, "Grandpa, do you think we could take direct action against the Old Emperor?"
Regardless of the Old Emperor's current situation or the current power distribution within the Sun Moon Empire, he is still the only legitimate ruler, and having risen to power through rebellion, he retains considerable strength and prestige. Gaining his legitimacy would make everything much easier.
Mirror Hongchen shook his head without hesitation.
He had thought about this question before.
"This old guy is too old now. He has long lost the vigor of his youth. Now he is very afraid of death and carries several trigger-type level nine spirit tools with him all day long. Moreover, he is also a Titled Douluo," Mirror Hongchen said.
There are considerable risks involved.
"Fine, let's stick to the original plan then."
"Then I'll make some preparations," Mirror Hongchen said.
First Soul Skill: Reflection (Spirit Eye ). Second Spirit Ability: Mimicry.
An Zhen reverted to his previous carefree playboy persona, but after putting away his playful smile, he looked much more serious, exuding the air of a young talent from a noble family.
"After that, during the period of the Sun Moon Empire, people basically had to use this appearance to show themselves to the outside world."
My true identity cannot be revealed yet.
Mirror Hongchen rummaged through his storage spirit tool and handed over a card to verify his identity. It was his usual backup card, which granted him most of the permissions within Mingde Hall. "You've had a long journey. Take a rest for a while. I also need to prepare."
"Or, go see Xiaomeng." Mirror Hongchen glanced at the blonde girl who clung to An Zhen again after he withdrew his strange aura. Xiaomeng had gained another competitor.
"Hmm." An Zhen took the card, a look of reminiscence on his face. "Perfect timing, I brought some things for Xiao and Meng."
After learning about the Smile Meng siblings' usual activities, An Zhen led the beasts away from the laboratory.
What comes into view is a futuristic metal passageway, its silver sheen exuding a high-quality feel.
Although he hadn't been here many times, An Zhen was quite familiar with this territory.
This floor is Mirror Hongchen's special experimental area. Even those in Mingde Hall who have the authority to come here need to submit a report before they come. An Zhen used Virtual World to create some furniture and placed Di Tian in an empty laboratory next door.
Then, go see Sister Xiaomeng.
An Zhen glanced at An Qiuer, who was clinging to his arm, and at the stunningly beautiful, purple-haired woman, Zi Ji, who was following closely behind him.
Hmm, not bad.
The reason for settling Di Tian in wasn't out of concern for his identity being exposed or for his undocumented status being discovered. After all, it was Mingde Hall, which Mirror Hongchen had run for many years, and their own territory offered security and privacy. The main reason was that having him along would make their upcoming "operations" inconvenient. An Zhen didn't want to be with a beautiful girl while having a third wheel around.
"Come on, Qiu'er, let me introduce you to one of your future best friends."
According to their grandfather, Smile Meng and his sister have been diligently training ever since they returned from their defeat more than a year ago.
On one floor of Mingde Hall, a black-haired boy walked with a blonde beauty and a purple-haired icy beauty, attracting the attention of passing Mingde Hall students. Their striking appearances were one reason, but the more crucial factor was their unfamiliarity. However, seeing them place a card on the detector at the entrance and pass through smoothly, some people quickly withdrew their attention.
How are you feeling?
"The bottleneck has loosened, and level 57 should be just around the corner in the next day or two."
The familiar voice made An Zhen stop in her tracks. A metal door in front of her opened, and two silver-haired teenagers, who looked to be in the prime of their youth, walked out.
What a coincidence!
An Zhen's gaze didn't linger on her older brother for a second, but fell directly on her older sister, Xiao Meng. A year had passed, and the girl had changed quite a bit. Her smooth, long silver hair still had the familiar style, part of it tied into a braid and placed in front of her. As she spoke, her slender, long fingers played with the ends of her hair.
Her fair cheeks had long since shed their former childishness, now radiating youthful sunshine and confidence. The white school uniform accentuated her slender waist, and her long, shapely legs were clad in white knee-high boots beneath the skirt.
An Zhen stood in front of Meng Hongchen, and as if he had thought of something, a nonchalant smile appeared on the young man's face. "Can we have a meal together?"
Laughing Hongchen, who was talking to his sister, noticed the group of people in front of him. The stunning beauty of the blonde girl startled him, and then he noticed three unfamiliar faces. He also noticed the dark-haired boy's gaze on his sister and the blonde girl who was very close to him. Laughing Hongchen frowned slightly and said, "Move aside!"
Is this the guy who arrived recently?
He already has a girlfriend, yet he still dares to hit on her sister? Doesn't this guy know they're siblings?
Meng Hongchen's gaze fell on An Zhen, but he did not reprimand her. The girl frowned. Why did that voice sound a little familiar?
"Sister Xiaomeng remembers things so clearly," An Zhen remarked.
Although her appearance has changed, An Zhen used her original voice just now. However, over the past year or so, thanks to her passive Spirit Ability... With the continuous enhancement of his physical body and blood energy, Mount Buzhou caused An Zhen's height to increase directly to over 1.8 meters, heading towards 1.9 meters, and his voice also changed somewhat.
"Xiao Zhen?" The familiar address, coupled with that somewhat familiar voice, made Meng Hongchen look at the unfamiliar boy in front of him and ask uncertainly.
The first spirit ring from Spirit Detection, sharing of spirit.
The disguised appearance was reflected in Meng Hongchen's mind.
An Zhen has no interest in putting on a show and having Xiao Meng slowly guess what's going on. She'd rather spend this time enjoying Xiao Meng's warm embrace.
"Wow!"
Meng Hongchen let out a surprised sound.
The next moment, to the astonishment of the surrounding students, Meng Hongchen, who usually ignored the attention of others and was the young lady of Mingde Hall, threw herself into An Zhen's arms, wrapping her long, beautiful legs around his legs as if she were hanging on him.
"Xiao Zhen?!" Laughing Hongchen looked at what was happening in front of him with some surprise. His intelligent sister would not be fooled by some tricks. This behavior must mean that she had confirmed the other party's identity.
"Sister Xiaomeng, mind your image! There are people watching." An Zhen reached out and grabbed the girl's leg with a hint of helplessness.
"I don't care." Meng Hongchen nestled in her lover's arms, her beautiful blue eyes sparkling with tears. They had been apart for so long, and now that they were finally reunited, she wasn't going to let go.
"What are you looking at?"
Laughing Hongchen looked at the three or five students scattered around him.
The students quickly left; they couldn't afford to offend this young master.
"Hmm~"
A cute, childlike roar of a dragon rang out.
"Get down!" An Qiuer glared at Meng Hongchen, who was clinging to An Zhen.
She had never clung to her uncle like this before.
Three-Eyed Golden Lions are very protective of their food.
"Who are you?" Meng Hongchen glanced at An Qiuer beside An Zhen. Why was there another woman next to An Zhen? No, Meng Hongchen's gaze fell on the purple-haired, icy beauty behind An Zhen. There were two more.
"This is not the place to talk," An Zhen reassured the two girls.
"Come with me." Laughing Hongchen's gaze fell on An Zhen's unfamiliar face.
With a girl clinging to him, another girl holding his arm, and a third girl following behind, An Zhen followed Laughing Hongchen in the elevator to a living room decorated in Athens style. Laughing Hongchen took out several bottles of juice from a refrigerated spirit tool next to him. "This is the private meditation room where Meng and I usually seclude ourselves. It's very safe."
The mental force detected the attack, and An Zhen also canceled the mimicry.
Sitting on the sofa, An Zhen naturally placed her hand on the hem of Meng Hongchen's skirt on her thigh and began to explain the current situation, using the same reason as before: shifting the blame to Divinity, saying that Di Tian was sent by Divinity to assist him, and that Zi Ji had submitted to him. As for An Qiuer, An Zhen brushed it off by saying that she was his adopted sister.
"Uncle, shouldn't the corresponding person be your niece?" An Qiuer asked, puzzled.
"Don't listen to others, listen to me."
"oh."
"Ready to make a move?" Laughing Hongchen looked somewhat excited.
Laughing Hongchen was surprised by Di Tian and Zi Ji's identities, but so many miracles had happened to his younger brother that he had become somewhat numb to them.
What excited him was the next action.
Although it was called "purging the emperor's inner circle," it was actually a rebellion.
"What are you getting so worked up about?" Meng Hongchen rolled her eyes at her "good-for-nothing" brother. "You can't get involved in any of this anyway."
Meng Hongchen looked at her lover who was so close to her, and happily rubbed her cheek against An Zhen's face. He truly deserved to be her little brother Zhen.
"There will always be something we can participate in in the future," Laughing Hongchen retorted. This girl, when Xiao Zhen was around, showed him absolutely no attitude towards her brother.
"Let's get stronger first," An Zhen said.
It wasn't that he was unwilling to assign tasks to the brother and sister, but rather that he didn't want them to take risks.
With Electrolux by his side, he wouldn't be in trouble even if he encountered Limit Douluo. Meng Xiao, on the other hand, could only carry some defensive spirit tools, such as absolute shields, but these inanimate objects were of limited use in most situations. Reality wasn't a competition; when swords clashed, death was the only way to admit defeat.
As he spoke, An Zhen took some things out of his storage spirit tool.
Spirit Bone.
Two trunk bones.
A skull.
A leg bone and an arm bone.
Laughing Hongchen gasped, "They're all top-grade Spirit Bone?"
"!" Meng Hongchen's cherry-like mouth gaped open in surprise as she stared at the Spirit Bone on the table.
As top-tier second-generation members of the Sun Moon Empire, a few Spirit Bone wouldn't surprise them, but these Spirit Bone were no ordinary Spirit Bone.
"No." An Zhen smiled and shook his head gently. "To be precise, they are all 100,000-year-old Spirit Bone."
"This...this is a 100,000-year-old Spirit Bone?" Laughing Hongchen's eyes widened, as if he had heard something unbelievable.
"Hmm." An Zhen nodded casually.
One of the torso bones was a reward given to Gu Yuena by the Sea God Pavilion. She wouldn't absorb the Spirit Bone; she relied on absorbing An Zhen... The energy of the Ice-Fire Yin-Yang Ball unlocked two abilities, which were then mistaken for the Spirit Ability of the 100,000-year-old Spirit Bone.
The remaining Spirit Bone were the ones Gu Yuena had stored in her spirit tool. She had taken them from the Crimson King, and some of the ten-thousand-year-old ones had already been sold by Di Tian, who was Gu Yuena's steward. Now that Ning Tian was around, Gu Yuena wasn't short of money, and these Spirit Bone were useless to her. Giving them to Huo Yutong and the others would be difficult to explain their origins, so An Zhen simply brought them to the Sun Moon Empire.
Smile Meng and her brother, and the angel lady whose whereabouts are unknown.
Grandpa doesn't need any; he already has all the Spirit Bone he needs. Smile Meng and his sister still have many vacant Spirit Bone slots. Mirror Hongchen considered using Spirit Bone to increase their cultivation and improve their physical abilities, but the Sun Moon Empire doesn't have a high-quality Spirit Beast gathering place like Star Dou Great Forest. Fiend Forest is dominated by the Evil Eye Tyrant Overlord, and the quality of Spirit Beasts in other places is not high, ultimately resulting in very few high-quality Spirit Bone in the Sun Moon Empire.