Chapter 71

Transformed into a middle-aged white man, Li She parked his Beetle at a crossroad. After becoming a 'Drought Corpse,' all his senses had surpassed those of a先天高手 (先天 means innate, and 高手 means expert, so it can be translated as innate expert or innate master) by an unknown multiple. If the innate expert's perception relied on aura and a sixth sense to detect enemies, similar to a bat, then Li She could now be considered a human radar, judging the strength and number of enemies based on the yang energy and vitality of living beings.

What is a 'Drought Corpse'? It is a creature envied by the three realms and six paths, detached from all living beings, constantly impacted by the will of the world, drawing yin energy into its body to forge an immortal form, breaking the limits of life and achieving physical immortality. Although Li She had just become a 'Drought Corpse,' after being transformed several times by the world's barriers, his potential even surpassed that of the first 'Drought Corpse,' the daughter of the Yellow Emperor.

Although the yin energy consumed all of Li She's internal strength during the transformation process, rendering his previous skills like the 'Ice Fire Palm,' 'Ice Fire Finger,' and 'Seven Injuries Fist' useless, he gained the 'Drought Corpse Body,' truly invulnerable to blades and bullets, and immortal. His physical strength was enhanced, and his speed approached the speed of sound. The 'Drought Corpse' had its own combat style, using its powerful body for close combat. Its body, comparable to a magical treasure, was unafraid of any attack. When he practiced with Jiang Chen, the latter's super-high speed still made Li She wary. After transforming into the true form of a 'Drought Corpse,' Jiang Chen's flight speed could produce a sonic boom, which only occurred after breaking the sound barrier ten times. With such speed, no weapon could target him. Although Li She had not yet reached Jiang Chen's level, even as a newly transformed 'Drought Corpse,' his speed could faintly reach the speed of sound.

Since driving into the Lovett nuclear power plant area, Li She had felt a sense of being watched. With his cultivation, he naturally feared no enemy.

Because he did not turn on the headlights, Li She closed his eyes and released the yin energy within him. Instantly, the yin energy spread out like waves, expanding from Li She as the center, covering 100 meters, 1,000 meters, 10,000 meters, 20,000 meters, enveloping the entire Lovett nuclear power plant. One, two, three, green light points representing vitality appeared in Li She's mind, totaling ninety points. These ninety vibrant light points represented ninety experts, with thirty reaching a deep green and the remaining sixty a light green.

"Abilities users, huh? Heh, quite a grand scene!" Li She muttered to himself. The deep green points represented SS-level ability users like the Water Demon and Fire Ghost couple he had fought, while the light green points were likely S-level ability users.

Although all the ability users in 'Zone D' were well-hidden, a person's vitality, or yang energy, could not be concealed.

For Li She, a 'Drought Corpse,' yang energy was like a beacon in the dark, impossible to hide no matter how much one tried.

S-level ability users were roughly equivalent to 化劲高手 (a term for a high-level martial artist who has mastered the transformation of internal energy into physical force). However, their bizarre abilities were unpredictable. In the Tianlong world, where internal energy was prevalent, 化劲高手 were considered second-rate experts, while A-level ability users were third-rate. In the Lingjiu Palace, Li She, with his near-innate cultivation, had slaughtered hundreds of first and second-rate experts like Zhuo Bufan as easily as slicing vegetables.

Second-rate experts could defeat first-rate experts through sheer numbers, and peak experts might fall to a group of first-rate experts. However, at the innate level, numbers could not make up for the gap. The existence of innate intent was a chasm that could not be crossed. Achieving innate intent meant becoming a grandmaster. Under the pressure of innate intent, even peak experts could only exert 80% of their strength, and second-rate experts would likely lack the courage to act.

Shaking his head, Li She sighed, turned on the headlights, and prepared to turn around. With over a hundred nuclear power plants in the United States, he did not want to expose himself to the American government before the 'Infiltration' organization was fully developed. The only organization in the U.S. with the power to mobilize so many ability users was the government. It seemed that his recent activities at the nuclear power plants had caught the attention of the U.S. government.

Vincent, watching the monitor, saw the target vehicle's headlights turn on and immediately shouted, "The target is preparing to escape! The target is preparing to escape! Everyone, start moving! Everyone, start moving!"

He leaped out of the surveillance room. As a powerful lightning ability user, he not only possessed the lethal power of lightning but could also stimulate his cells and muscles with electricity to achieve superhuman speed. Vincent growled, and electric snakes crackled around him, his body flashing with electric arcs. After being stimulated by the current, his thigh and calf muscles swelled instantly. Vincent squatted and leaped with a powerful thrust, creating a half-meter deep crater in the concrete floor. He shot forward over sixty meters, landing and immediately leaping again, quickly catching up to the Beetle.

The deafening sounds behind the car did not escape Li She's notice. He glanced in the rearview mirror and muttered, "Damn, what a big frog!"

As he was about to accelerate, Vincent shouted, "Cort! Stop him!"

The giant running over immediately plunged his hands into the concrete road, which crumbled like tofu before him. Cort roared, "Cage!" and channeled his abilities into the ground. As an S-level earth ability user, he was invincible wherever there was earth. The once-flat concrete road rippled like a carpet, and with a loud 'thud,' a fifty-centimeter thick wall rose in front of the moving Beetle, blocking the entire road. The car screeched to a halt.

With a 'click,' Li She lit a cigarette and took a deep drag. He did not want to provoke them, but they kept pursuing him, which infuriated him. The dignity of an innate expert, let alone a 'Drought Corpse,' could not be violated. Being chased by a group of mortals made him very unhappy.

"It seems there will be no peaceful resolution today. Fine, I'll give you a lesson, a memorable night," Li She muttered. He then spoke to the spirit of the artifact, "Spirit, can you absorb electricity at this distance?"

"No problem. You should know that the 'Divine Thief Order' has unlocked eight seals. This distance is nothing," the spirit said proudly.

"Great, I'll leave it to you. Absorb as much as you can," Li She smiled.

'Crack, crack,' thick earth walls rose on both sides of the Beetle, trapping it on three sides. At this moment, figures rushed in from all directions, surrounding the Beetle.

Vincent's confidence grew as everyone gathered. He shouted, "You've visited four nuclear power plants and think you can just leave? You're not taking us 'Zone D' seriously enough."

"Zone D? Is this the true ace of the United States? It seems every government has its secrets," Li She thought as he got out of the car.

Glancing at the ability users surrounding him, Li She sneered. Quality could not be compensated by quantity. "What? Are you going to charge me for electricity? How much? I'll pay!" Li She said, holding a cigarette. He sized up the ability users around him, a mix of men and women, blacks, whites, and Asians, all dressed differently. The youngest were in their teens, the oldest in their fifties, their vitality far exceeding that of ordinary people.

Finally seeing the man's true face, Vincent stared at the middle-aged white man and said sternly, "You have two choices. First, come with us peacefully. The state is not something one person can oppose. Second, we will use force to subdue you and take you away!" Dealing with a proud SS-level ability user, 'Zone D' had plenty of experience. They would first use overwhelming force to intimidate, then offer power, wealth, beauty, and relative freedom. No one could resist such temptation, and this crude tactic had proven effective time and again.

After all, anyone with superhuman abilities sought these things: beauty, money, status, and serving the state was not shameful. Phrases like 'for the country, for the people' were just empty words to manipulate the masses. In the face of powerful ability users, interests were key. The concept of a state was just a passport.

Li She smoked and said calmly, "Oh? Go with you? What's in it for me?"

Hearing this, Vincent smiled confidently. With thirty S-level and sixty A-level ability users, the pressure seemed to have made the other side submit. This would save them the trouble of a fight. It was best to resolve it this way, as an SS-level ability user would cause injuries if he resisted.

Vincent grinned and said, "Serve the state, be loyal to the government. The state and government will not let you down. You will receive the treatment of a current general, a credit card with five billion dollars to use annually, and more unexpected benefits based on your abilities. If you need to absorb electricity, we can provide as much as you need!"

Glancing at the ability users surrounding him, Li She laughed, throwing his head back. "Ha ha ha! Ha ha ha! So I'm to be a dog for the state?"

With the 'Divine Thief Order,' Li She traversed countless worlds, stealing countless fortunes. In the martial arts world, facing various innate experts and fortune-favored individuals, he dared to steal their most precious fortunes. If he were to travel to higher worlds, worlds filled with gods and buddhas, he would face the divine. Without a heart that defied the heavens, how could he dare to oppose the gods?

"Heaven and earth, humans, gods, buddhas—nothing can make me loyal, nothing can make me sell my freedom!" Li She said, each word clear and resolute.

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