I Can Devour Spirits

Early in the morning, the city guards near the East City Gate huddled in the cold wind...

At this hour, there weren’t many people coming in and out of the city gate, just a few scattered individuals.

Most were women from impoverished families, carrying baskets to dig up some freshly sprouted wild vegetables in the mountains. It’s the time when spring is scarce, and some struggling families have already run out of food.

Not far from the city gate, in a small teahouse by the alley, Jie Daohan wore casual clothes and a felt hat, covering most of his face.

He ordered a pot of tea, a dish of peanuts, and was sipping slowly, occasionally glancing at the constables at the city gate.

He wasn’t supervising those city guards; he didn’t have such idle interest. He was sitting here waiting for Duan Rong to enter the city!

Not only was he waiting here himself, but he also instructed Yang Zhen to visit Liu’s House daily to find Duan Rong, in case Duan Rong returned through other city gates!

Although Jie Daohan was investigating Duan Rong, he didn’t want to expose the matter until he had ironclad evidence to convict Duan Rong!

After all, Duan Rong already had accolades and was now at a sensitive time of public announcement. Although Jie Daohan had locked onto Duan Rong with experience and clues, all of these were his conjectures; without physical evidence, it’s all vague.

If he couldn’t corner Duan Rong, he might be countered on the spot.

His immediate priority was to obtain evidence that could convict Duan Rong, and Jie Daohan deduced this evidence was likely on Duan Rong himself.

If it’s not on Duan Rong, he plans to quietly erase Duan Rong from this world!

After all, it’s been over half a year since the case happened, and Duan Rong might have erased all traces, not impossible.

A True Qi Realm expert killing someone like Duan Rong, a Martial Artist at the Great Success Realm of the Inner Breath, would be instant death. As long as Jie Daohan is careful not to alert others, he’s confident he can do it!

If he couldn’t bring Duan Rong to justice, he wouldn’t mind avenging Jie Lei in another way!

Just as Jie Daohan was sitting with his felt hat drooping, sipping tea in the teahouse, a fast horse from the Ministry of Communication sped through the East City Gate.

Jie Daohan lifted his eyes, watching the badge on the chest of the constable riding the black steed, his eyes flickering.

That was a ranked military officer.

Though Ministry of Communication constables typically deliver government documents, those passing through the Ministry of Communication aren’t ordinary routine documents!

Jie Daohan furrowed his brows and muttered, ”Now that the Ministry of Communication personnel are here, it must be something big happening?”

Jie Daohan’s eyelids twitched, and a hint of bad premonition flashed through his mind.

In the cave of Wild Boar Mountain, Duan Rong was sitting cross-legged in the dark depths of the cave.

He sat alone in the darkness without lighting a lamp.

As soon as Duan Rong sat cross-legged, he used a unique breathing method to cut into the transition of breath, entering the Sea of Consciousness.

At this moment, Duan Rong was standing in the Sea of Consciousness, at the center of the black ground!

He looked up at the sky above, like a devout pilgrim gazing at his deity!

This pure, sacred feeling naturally arose in Duan Rong’s heart the moment he gazed at the sky!

At the center of the endless sky, three star bodies floated, peaceful and harmonious, shining brilliantly and reflecting each other!

The milky white star body during the first layer achievement, the crimson star body during the second layer achievement, and the third star body, forming a horn formation with them, was the star body refined and condensed when Duan Rong achieved the third layer of the Fetal Concealment Scripture.

This star body was semi-transparent, like an oval block of ice, only with a vague shadow of a toad in the middle...

The milky white star body, crimson star body, and toad shadow star body, Duan Rong focused his eyes, gazing intently at the toad shadow, lingering for a long time...

Duan Rong gazed for a long while, until he thoroughly familiarized himself with the subtle connection between the three star bodies and his Divine Soul.

Only then did Duan Rong turn abruptly, looking toward the blood light ”hiding” at the edge of the sky.

The essence of Filthy Blood Divine Skill lurking in his Sea of Consciousness had always been a heartache for Duan Rong!

The Fetal Concealment Scripture can restrain the Filthy Blood Divine Skill; now that he’s achieved the third layer, the power of the Fetal Concealment Scripture should be greater. He wants to see if he can use the power of the third layer to eliminate this blood light!

As Duan Rong’s mind stirred, he intended to use his newly achieved Divine Soul Technique—Divine Soul Wave, to attack that blood light and see the effect.

With Duan Rong’s mind propulsion, the three floating star bodies at the center of the endless sky suddenly began to rotate around each other rapidly!

The three star bodies rotated swiftly around each other in an irregular fashion, gradually becoming dizzying...

As they rotated around, ripples of space waves spread out in the Sea of Consciousness!

With Duan Rong’s mind moving, those space ripples instantly gathered in one direction, densely rippling like waves, layer upon layer...

That direction was precisely where the blood light of the Filthy Blood Divine Skill was located...

Waves surged past, but the mass of blood light continued to wriggle and roll, as if unaffected...

Duan Rong slightly reacted, understanding that Divine Soul Wave couldn’t attack the existence within his Sea of Consciousness...

The Sea of Consciousness is the origin of Divine Soul Wave, and it’s attached to the body; it can only emanate from the Sea of Consciousness, attacking external creatures with Divine Souls.

Once Duan Rong realized this, he retracted the Divine Soul Wave and began trying other methods...