Eldritch Horror Theatre

Although Yi’an’s combat power was a bit lacking after advancing to the Demigod Realm, his vitality was undeniably tenacious.

Even after completely losing his physical form and with all the surrounding hosts wiped out, he could still directly contaminate Fu Qian with a single wisp of residual thought.

Fu Qian was actually inclined to believe his claims; even if they perished together, that guy was highly likely to pull off a return from the dead.

Perhaps being annihilated a thousand times over would eventually scatter his consciousness to nothingness, but Fu Qian didn’t have that much time or SAN Value to waste.

This was exactly where Yi’an’s confidence lay.

However, he wondered if this guy had ever seen a movie called The Terminator.

The simplest way to kill something immortal was to kill it before it became immortal.

And it just so happened that he possessed precisely this kind of technique.

In fact, the moment he discovered this guy’s eerie nature, Fu Qian had made up his mind to do exactly this.

He had been telling the truth earlier. The primary purpose of that entire sequence of actions was to test the properties of this special Demigod Form.Although it was a bit disgusting, Fu Qian couldn’t deny the miraculous nature of this path.

Honestly, Fu Qian was quite curious to see what it would look like if this thing evolved all the way to Tier 2 or Tier 1.

Unfortunately, Brother Yi’an definitely wouldn’t live to see it.

”Guess who I am?”

Amidst the ambiguous pink atmosphere, Fu Qian took his time to reply. The young woman behind him, Lily, clearly found this strange and couldn’t help but ask again.

”Madam Niu?”

This time, Fu Qian finally responded and turned around.

...

Fu Qian’s answer clearly left Lily a bit bewildered, but the moment she saw half of his face, she immediately realized she had mistaken him for someone else.

”To think I grabbed the wrong person—”

Just as Lily covered her mouth to giggle and prepared to apologize, Fu Qian simply grabbed her arm and moved her aside.

”Madam, you wouldn’t want your lover’s research to be affected, would you?”

”You...”

Lily’s body stiffened, her gaze shifting from seductive to shocked.

A few seconds later, she finally realized something, and her pupils suddenly contracted.

”You aren’t—he doesn’t have an Invitation Letter!”

By the end of her shout, her voice had turned shrill and piercing.

They were already the focus of the room, and this scream brought dead silence to the entire venue. In an instant, everyone’s eyes gathered on them.

”Very good, look over here.”

Fu Qian snapped his fingers and, under the watchful eyes of the crowd, activated the Commandment Residue.

After he became a demigod, the effect of this halo had been further enhanced. It was no longer silently nourishing all things, especially when the targets were a group of ordinary people.

All at once, everyone’s eyes grew hazy. Their minds seemed to have received a considerable purification, and they likely wouldn’t regain their senses for quite a while.

”Excellent and Virtuous.”

Purifying such a bunch of filthy minds, this seat feels a boundless sense of merit. Trading this for a position of worship wouldn’t be too much to ask, right?

Amidst his emotional sigh, Fu Qian directly leaped away, leaving behind a venue full of blankly standing people.

In that brief moment earlier, he had fully confirmed that there was not a single transcendent present in the venue.

This wasn’t surprising.

Last time, even with such a massive commotion, Brother Yi’an hadn’t shown up. Lily was the one who ultimately slipped away to deliver the news.

This suggested a high probability that Brother Yi’an didn’t attend every masquerade ball.

Fu Qian didn’t linger for a moment. He strode all the way forward and finally kicked the main doors open.

The two figures behind the doors reacted very quickly, instantaneously condensing the power of wind and fire.

Unfortunately, in the next second, the two transcendent bodyguards were directly swatted away, and their half-condensed attacks exploded into a shower of fireworks.

Speaking of which, the Academy was still a bit far from here.

Without even glancing at the two men on the ground, Fu Qian’s gaze landed on a motorcycle in the distance.

The Knight and the hot-pants-wearing babe on the back seat were completely stunned by this dazzling scene, frozen in place.

Very nice.

A few seconds later, the lovebirds were happily gifted a matching lock twisted out of steel rebar. They were left watching the motorcycle’s taillights tear through the starlight as it sped away.

...

A short while later, the Academy was already in sight.

Fu Qian looked down at the bike beneath him.

This thing was still a bit too flashy. If he rode all the way in and disturbed the peace, a phone call would probably go straight to Lanaya.

He naturally wasn’t the type to ruin someone’s drinking mood for no reason; he would let Professor Lanaya drink for a little while longer.

Calculating the force perfectly, Fu Qian gave a light push with his feet and vaulted off the bike, landing steadily on the ground.

The speeding motorcycle did the same, coming to a sudden halt without the slightest wobble.

Truly excellent!

Speed, inertia, and mass—such an operation was impossible for anyone but a master with absolute control over their physical strength.

Fu Qian was highly satisfied with this display.

Next up was following the route in his memory to find Brother Yi’an and send him to the afterlife.

”Professor... Fu?”

However, right at that moment, a timid voice rang out from behind a massive tree as thick as three people across.

Eh!

Were these people all reincarnated bloodhounds or something?!

Fu Qian looked expressionlessly toward the source of the voice.

As a dignified demigod, he naturally knew there was someone back there, and an acquaintance at that.

But the problem was, putting aside why Classmate Liushuang was out for a stroll in the middle of the night...

This distance should have been far beyond what a newly advanced Mid Tier transcendent like her could perceive, right?

Therefore, Fu Qian hadn’t factored her into his considerations at all.

Who would have thought!

The Lucent Sword Heart was terrifying to this degree!

”Classmate Liushuang, why are you here this late?”

Fu Qian didn’t go so far as to deny his presence, immediately greeting her without changing his expression.

”I couldn’t sleep, so I came out for a walk.”

Confirming that she hadn’t recognized the wrong person, Ji Liushuang stepped out from under the tree. Illuminated by the starlight, her gaze actually seemed to be dodging Fu Qian’s.

”Coming out for a walk in the middle of the night—your hobbies really are unique!”

”I prefer quiet places... so I rarely visit shopping malls and the like.”

That last remark seemed a bit unnecessary.

Fu Qian narrowed his eyes at her, and in the next moment, a thought struck him.

Shopping malls? Was she probing for something?

If he remembered correctly, his final duel with the Corrupted Sword Heart had taken place within the illusion of a shopping mall.

And if his deduction was right, that illusion should have been formed based on Ji Liushuang’s projected will, a manifestation of the deepest desires in her heart.

Within it, Ji Liushuang seemed to have mistaken him for a certain man who had abandoned his wife and daughter.

Did she still retain those memories, yet remain unsure of what exactly happened, so she was trying to test if he remembered too?

Realizing this, Fu Qian simply nodded.

”Me too.”

”...Is Professor Fu also out for a walk?”

Fu Qian gave nothing away, leaving Ji Liushuang with no choice but to drop the subject and offer a casual greeting.

She was just spouting casual nonsense now. With such a massive motorcycle right there, how could this be considered a walk?

”I’m not quite that leisurely. I still have some business to attend to.”

”This late?”

Ji Liushuang was clearly struggling to understand.

”Yeah, going to kill someone.”

...

This answer was undoubtedly absurd, and naturally, Ji Liushuang couldn’t possibly believe it.

After staring blankly for a good while, she silently assumed he probably just didn’t want to chat with her, suddenly feeling very embarrassed.

”I’m sorry to bother you. Please, go about your business; I’ll keep walking for a bit.”

”All right.”

Fu Qian nodded, straightened his clothes, and set off, leaving her with one final remark.

”Going for walks at night—this habit of yours really is exactly like your Mother’s!”

...

By the time Ji Liushuang sharply raised her head, Fu Qian’s figure had already vanished.

Hmph!

Wasting more than ten seconds of this Terminator’s time—as if I’d let you off that easily.