Flores Wanda, the Cult Master, who was forty-eight years old this year, had a very smooth life until today.
He was a Five Rings spiritual energy user master, and also a “Spirit Possession” Star Ring, which specialized in manipulating life force, so he maintained himself well.
Therefore, he looked nearly ten years younger than his actual age.
It wouldn't be a problem for him to appear even younger.
For example, his teacher, the infamous villain “Thorn Witch” in the hidden world, was a beautiful woman with a great figure.
However, she looked the same when he was a young boy as she did now.
However, Cult Master Wanda knew very well that his current appearance was the most perfect state.
What was most lethal to women in high society, and also acceptable to men in high society, was his current appearance as a golden-boy gigolo of the older-man type.
He also needed to pair it with a slightly world-weary smile, a dashing and uninhibited demeanor, and when necessary, learn to say something profound yet ultimately meaningless in an artsy tone… In short, with all of the above, he could certainly make a name for himself in high society.
In this regard, Cult Master Wanda was indeed a master, even more so than in his research on spiritual energy formations, so he truly thrived in high society.
One should know that the noblewomen of the Commonwealth had always spread rumors that Cult Master Flores Wanda possessed a pair of expressive eyes, like emeralds, “Those deep jewels contained a tenderness that seemed to encompass the entire universe.”
Even now that he had become one of the top 5 most wanted criminals in the Commonwealth’s founding history, there were still plenty of high-society noblewomen and young ladies advocating for him.
It was said that an assemblyman had actually proposed to retry the Wanling Sect incident.
After all, the main person handling that case was Brigadier General Morey, who was already recognized as “the most heinous traitor in the Alliance’s history.”
Who dared to say whether he was swayed by whispers? And who dared not say that this might involve power exchanges and struggles among the high-ranking officials?
However, those high-society socialites were, after all, true socialites who didn't need to buy used stockings in bulk, so if they could see Cult Master Wanda’s current expression, all their enthusiasm would probably vanish.
Yes, at this moment, Cult Master Flores Wanda had completely forgotten even the most basic facial expression management.
His eyes had almost lost focus, mechanically staring at Yu Lian’s smile.
His mouth twitched, mumbling as if to say something, but nothing came out.
His head was slightly tilted up, teeth exposed from his trembling upper lip, looking at first glance like a marmot about to be disemboweled and put on a grill.
He looked at Yu Lian, who appeared before him, with such a completely broken expression that could be called a performance, his mind a complete blank.
Cult Master Wanda believed that he had been through countless battles and would never lose his composure again.
However, these endlessly unfolding divine developments were one after another, truly tormenting.
Thinking of this, Yu Lian very enthusiastically raised the info-terminal on his arm, pulled up the photo mode, selected the most distorted and ugly angle, and took a picture of Cult Master Wanda’s expression for a meme.
The latter’s eyes were momentarily blinded by the flash, and only then did he finally react, quickly roaring, “Stop! Do you want to kill us all?”
Yu Lian acted as if he hadn't heard him, directly drawing his Lightsaber and walking towards Cult Master Wanda.
The Myriad-Headed Beast also finally sensed the arrival of a new person, but at this moment, having been completely suppressed by Cult Master Wanda’s spiritual energy, it could do nothing.
It dared not tremble, nor did it dare to wail, fearing that any reactive response would attract the attention of a more powerful hunter.
It merely used its remaining spiritual energy to transmit a message of goodwill to the newcomer.
“Help me, human.” Its emotions contained a sincere plea.
This was the only thing it could do now.
Additionally, its reaction was understandable.
At least so far, Yu Lian had not actually fought with it.
As for the previous bombardment… that was the action of Colonel Elinore Bonaparte of the Thirteenth Fleet, and what did the Corsica and he, an innocent passing Central Special Envoy, have to do with it?
“Help me, human, I have what you want.” The Myriad-Headed Beast’s intelligence limit was evident, but it at least understood what a transaction was and what it meant to divide friend from foe.
“Stop! Beast!” Cult Master Wanda’s voice sounded as if it was being forced out of his throat, more like an injured beast than the whimpering Myriad-Headed Beast.
Yu Lian ignored him, not even bothering to care whether the other party was cursing him or the beast, and continued to walk unhurriedly towards him.
“You… quickly turn off the Lightsaber! Turn it off!” His voice was already close to a shriek, but as if he had just remembered something, he quickly lowered his voice and whispered, “This is the Void Realm! Don’t you know that weapons powered by bellen crystal also carry spiritual energy fluctuations? And will they attract their attention? Stop quickly! We have no personal grudges, many things can be discussed properly.
Are you, perhaps, rather willing to trust this Void Beast than me, your fellow Earthling compatriot?”
Mr. Cult Master finally remembered to manage his expression; now, both his expression, tone, and attitude were genuinely sincere and earnest.
“We can unite, kill this beast together, and the materials and Zero Element from its body will be split… oh no, seventy percent for you! You are a Commonwealth officer, but life is long, don’t you need a collaborator in the dark world? So, can you please stop? Please don’t come over! I beg you… Even if you really have to act, be sure to turn off the Lightsaber! Shoot it with a gun, smash it with a rock, anything is fine.
I’d rather die at the hands of a fellow human than be devoured by those indescribable Void Realm monsters!”
To his performance, Yu Lian merely gave a polite smile, continuing to approach him with steady steps.
He spoke as if it were true, as if I didn’t know what that crystal he just crushed was?
That crimson crystal was a Will-Transfer Crystal, also a spiritual energy treasure.
Although it was one-time use, its practical effect was very good.
Once activated, it could form an illusionary barrier to the outside world, shielding all presence, making any creatures passing by, whether big shots or passersby, subconsciously ignore everything within this barrier.
This was the so-called “consciousness deflection.”
Compared to concealing oneself through various sensory dislocations, this spiritual energy method of directly reducing or even shielding one’s presence sounded more mystical and grander.
Of course, because the effect of this thing was indeed very familiar, Yu Lian also gave it the name Stone Hat Crystal.
The reason Cult Master Wanda crushed this crystal to activate the Stone Hat barrier was to safely kill the Myriad-Headed Beast, right?
After all, no matter how covertly a deed was done, who could guarantee that it wouldn't be noticed by those Void Realm big shots who occasionally passed by?
If he hadn’t already locked onto the Void Realm beast with a Void Realm Teleportation Talisman, he would also not have been found.
In any case, compared to the possible drops from a Myriad-Headed Beast and the potential improvement in a spiritual energy user’s realm and strength, a Stone Hat Crystal, though valuable, was indeed worth it.
Under the protection of this Stone Hat domain, not to mention lighting up a Lightsaber, even eating hotpot and singing songs should be no problem.
Of course, this Stone Hat domain was not omnipotent.
Therefore, his movements still couldn't be too violent, and it was best not to use spiritual energy techniques with too many sound and light effects.
So, walking over unhurriedly and cutting the opponent down with one sword was the most energy-efficient and safest method.
Seeing Yu Lian completely unmoved, Cult Master Wanda’s eyes darted, seemingly having thought of something else, and he showed a sorrowful expression, saying, “Alright, I’m certainly doomed this time, but can you let me die understanding? How did you get in here?”
Of course, it was because of the Red Card Void Token you left for Morey!
Yu Lian thought.
So far, there are three types of Void Realm Teleportation Talismans, commonly known as “Void Tokens”: Gold Card, Red Card, and Blue Card.
Gold Cards allow unlimited passage and return, naturally being the most precious, but the few existing ones in the All-Galaxy were all excavated from Enlightener Ruins.
Currently, with the All-Galaxy’s knowledge of mysticism, they cannot be fully restored.
The reason they are called “Gold Cards” is that when these Void Tokens are activated, they emit a dazzling golden light that is quite magnificent and pleasing to the eye.
The remaining ones are Red Cards and Blue Cards, which do not emit red or blue light, but are merely for differentiation from the Gold Cards.
A Red Card can be understood as a one-time passage and return scroll, which can be used on oneself or on others.
However, if you rashly activate a Red Card without proper positioning within the Void Realm, you wouldn't know where you would be teleported to.
Perhaps it would be right under the nose of the King of the Void Realm.
Because it was too random and too dangerous, it was called “Red.”
Due to its random nature, it could also be regarded as a weapon that could banish powerful enemies into the Void Realm.
Back then, Brigadier General Morey dealt with Uncle Wang Jingyang in this way.
No way, that guy was only a Four-Ring after all.
Besides this trick, how else could he deal with a Six Rings “Saint” who had an hostility perception domain active?
Cult Master Wanda, who controlled part of Brigadier General Morey’s mind through Shi AA, and even Brigadier General Morey himself, could even use some mystical psychological suggestion methods to convince himself that he was not performing any hostile actions, so as to successfully bypass the search of the hostility perception domain.
One should know that being randomly teleported to the Void Realm is indeed a near-death scenario, but it is similar to jumping off a cliff.
There are always people with protagonist halos who encounter continuous adventures in the Void Realm, achieve great powers, and then break through the void to return to the material world for a king's return.
Such stories, of course, had not been unheard of in the Past.
So, how could sending someone to the Void Realm for travel, adventure, or leveling up be considered a hostile act?
As for the Blue Card, it could establish a stable spatial passage for traversing the Void Realm, allowing any number of people and objects to enter and exit freely.
Because of its stability, it was regarded as “Blue.”
However, this was a time-limited decision.
spiritual energy users could increase this duration through some mystical and technological means, but so far, the highest known record was less than an hour.
However, everyone thought that the Red Card Void Token could only be used once, but that was far from the truth.
The Red Card Void Token was a later imitation, with its main materials being mithril and more than 3 grams of spatial crystal.
However, a famous adventurer in later generations, by chance, discovered a new possibility.
If soaked in enough spiritual marrow fluid for more than 12 hours, the Red Card could be used one more time.
This was probably the same principle as a battery without power that can still be used if you step on it.
“I have my own way, but I just won’t tell you.” Yu Lian smiled, then, without a word, walked in front of the other party and brought his sword down directly.