Chapter 64

The town mayor furrowed his brows thoughtfully and said, "Alright. Hand him over to me. You go and rest first; you’ve worked hard. This matter is more complicated than we imagined. There’s been quite a commotion at the Wind Wolf Ancestral House. Go and work with Zheng Mengqi to get to the bottom of it."

"Yes," Zhang Tianshao respectfully bowed to the mayor and then turned and walked out of the wooden house.

As soon as he left, only Tang San and the mayor were left in the wooden house.

The mayor looked at him with a calm gaze, and Tang San returned the look with equal calmness.

"Do you want to die or live?" the mayor suddenly said.

Tang San was taken aback. In the next moment, he felt his hair stand on end. A powerful killing intent, as substantial as a physical force, suddenly erupted from the mayor sitting in the chair. The terrifying killing intent made the surrounding air turn cold, and even the light inside the wooden house dimmed for an instant, as if they had been transported to another place in that split second.

Tang San instinctively took a half-step back, and the Xuantian Gong rapidly circulated within his body. Although he didn’t know why the other party had suddenly harbored murderous intent towards him, self-preservation was undoubtedly the most important thing at this moment.

In the next instant, the mayor moved. He grabbed the air with his right hand, and at the same time, a low, deep roar suddenly sounded in Tang San’s ears.

The roar was so sudden that Tang San felt his brain instantly go dizzy.

But at the same time, Tang San’s Lingxi Heart Eye reacted, and his eyes instantly gained a faint golden hue, allowing him to regain some clarity. The Xuantian Gong rapidly circulated, and the Heavy Armor Technique was suddenly released.

Faced with life and death, he dared not hold back in the slightest. Relying entirely on his senses, he drew a half-circle with each hand in front of him.

The gentle Xuantian Gong guided the sharp aura to the side. At the same time, Tang San’s body moved like lightning, and the Ghost Shadow Step was unleashed, dashing straight towards the window.

He chose the window instead of the door because it was closer.

"Hmm!" The mayor let out a light exclamation.

In the next instant, Tang San felt the surrounding air suddenly become scorching hot. Under the gaze of his Lingxi Heart Eye, he was horrified to find that the air inside the wooden house was completely filled with fire elements. The massive fire elements had driven out all other elements. A powerful aura rushed towards his body, and the intense heat instantly dried out his clothes.

The Xuantian Gong circulated to protect his body, overlapping with the Heavy Armor Technique, causing a layer of white light, like armor, to appear on his skin. Resisting the scorching energy, Tang San’s figure flashed, and the Leopard Flash was unleashed. In an instant, he was at the window.

"You can’t escape." A deep voice sounded in his ear. In the next moment, the fire elements around him suddenly disappeared, and the heat vanished. But in their place was an incredibly strong suction force, pulling his body backward.

At this moment, Tang San gave up resistance, his face full of helplessness.

There was no way to resist; this was a completely overwhelming level difference. No matter how many techniques he had, they would be useless in such a disparity.

The mayor was now standing, in front of his previous chair, with a dark red light in the palm of his right hand. The massive suction force was emanating from this dark red light, pulling Tang San’s body, making it impossible for him to break free.

"You’re not just at the fourth stage, are you? You’ve just entered the fifth stage, haven’t you? Truly unexpected," the mayor looked at the child in front of him with surprise. Compared to Tang San’s surprise at the mayor’s cultivation, the mayor himself was even more astonished.

A nine-year-old child at the fourth stage was already astonishing. But this child was not just at the fourth stage, but at a higher level.

The mayor retracted his right hand, and Tang San was now standing in front of him, looking somewhat pale, with a hint of fear in his eyes.

This fear was, of course, feigned. When he realized he couldn’t resist, Tang San had some guesses and was also somewhat frustrated.

If his guess was correct, then he shouldn’t have reacted the way he did just now, as he had revealed too much. At this moment, his mind raced, thinking about how to handle the situation.

"You’re quite extraordinary," the mayor stared sharply at Tang San, but deep in his eyes was shock.

Indeed, Tang San’s guess was correct. The mayor’s sudden attack was more of a test. Because with the mayor’s cultivation, he had already sensed Tang San’s cultivation the moment he first saw him, even though Tang San had been trying to suppress it. The huge level difference and the qi and blood fluctuations were difficult to completely conceal. At least, the current Tang San couldn’t do it.

So the mayor had unleashed his killing intent and tested him. But this test was not in vain. In the face of life and death, the potential and abilities Tang San had unleashed truly surprised the mayor.

Tang San simply lowered his head and remained silent.

He sighed inwardly, realizing that since his rebirth, he had been influenced by the weakness of this body, and his judgment had declined. If it were before, he would have sensed that the other party was just testing him.

The Heavy Armor Technique and Leopard Flash had been exposed. He wasn’t sure if the Lingxi Heart Eye had also been exposed. These abilities appearing in one person completely contradicted the principles of the Demon God Transformation.

The mayor’s originally calm eyes now clearly showed a hint of abnormality, and the source of this abnormality was obvious.

"Tell me, what’s going on," the mayor said calmly, "Why do you possess abilities from several different clans?"

Tang San still kept his head down and didn’t speak.

The mayor sat down again, so he could see Tang San’s face.

"I just sensed that your cultivation had reached the fifth stage, so I tested you. I had no other intentions. You are human, and that cannot be changed. We have investigated your background, and it is clean. But your abilities are completely outside our investigation."

Tang San slowly raised his head and looked at the mayor. At this moment, he had already made up his mind.

The worst-case scenario was that the other party coveted his Xuantian Gong and would torture him. His last move would be to trigger his divine consciousness, unleashing his full power. While he might not be able to destroy the place, escaping would be no problem. He could even kill the mayor, who was clearly at a much higher level, through the explosion of his divine consciousness.

But if he did that, it would be extremely difficult for him to establish himself in Jialicheng, which was the worst-case scenario.

However, his abilities had already been discovered, which was still a problem. Some things had to be revealed.

"Mayor, I didn’t mean to hide it. It’s just that... my abilities seem different from ordinary Demon God Transformations. I was afraid..." Tang San stammered, knowing he had to act.

The mayor said sternly, "Does Wang Yanfeng know about this?"

Tang San quickly shook his head, "You are the first to know."

The mayor seemed to relax slightly, "Alright, tell me. Where did these abilities come from?"

Tang San said, "When I was a child, one day I was playing in the forest and encountered a severely injured human. He was being pursued by Wind Wolf clan demons. I saw them fighting and was so scared that I hid behind a tree. Later, I saw him fight and kill several Wind Wolves, but he was also severely injured and couldn’t get up."

The mayor nodded. He had heard from Zhang Tianshao that Tang San had been guided by a high-level person in his childhood, and this information came from Wang Yanfeng.