145: Su Xia's plan

"...It's just so-so. From the perspective of power, it's probably equivalent to a full-force strike from the Qi Nurturing Realm. However, this attack method is extremely special. If caught off guard, even a strong cultivator in the Qi Transformation Realm would likely not be spared and would be injured."

The Black-Robed Man frowned slightly, falling into deep thought. After pondering for a while, he slowly spoke.

He understood in his heart that with his First Incarnation Realm strength, under normal circumstances, let alone an attack from the Qi Nurturing Realm, even an attack from an Incarnation Realm expert might not cause him the slightest harm.

However, the attack from the energy gun just now truly made him feel threatened.

"It seems this thing really isn't something our cultivation world can produce..."

After listening to the Black-Robed Man's detailed description, the Corpse Puppet Sect man's expression grew even more solemn. Combining his own judgment, he offered this opinion.

In his understanding, although the cultivation world's cultivation techniques and weapons were varied and strange, he had never heard of such a special attack method.

Just as everyone was lost in their own thoughts and continued to discuss, suddenly, a crisp "crackling" sound broke the brief calm.

The Gene-Modified Warrior, who had been tightly bound by iron chains, suddenly erupted for some unknown reason.

The Gene-Modified Warrior's muscles tensed, unleashing astonishing strength. Under this power, the iron chains, made of steel, were easily crushed as if they were fragile threads.

Following this, the Gene-Modified Warrior slowly rose from the wooden board, standing firmly on his feet, exuding a chilling aura.

His eyes flickered with an eerie light, coldly scanning the surrounding crowd.

"This... why did it suddenly move?"

The Gene-Modified Warrior's sudden movement instantly put everyone present on alert.

Their eyes were filled with vigilance and unease. Although from their perception of his aura, they could tell that the Gene-Modified Warrior's strength did not seem powerful, he was, after all, an unknown entity. No one knew if he was hiding some fatal attack that could threaten them.

The standing Gene-Modified Warrior did not immediately launch an attack as everyone had feared.

He turned his head, mechanically observing the surroundings with his lifeless, dead-like eyes. Then, he slowly fixed his gaze on the crowd.

"Are you the people of the Evil Path Sects?"

Just as everyone was filled with suspicion, a sentence devoid of any emotional fluctuation was coldly uttered from the Gene-Modified Warrior's mouth.

Hearing this, everyone was astonished, their eyes wide, and a thought flashed through their minds simultaneously.

This thing, which clearly had no soul, could actually speak?

However, they did not know that all of this was being secretly controlled by Su Xia from behind the scenes.

After all, the Gene-Modified Warrior had successfully entered the core area of the Evil Path Sects and had made contact with their important figures. Now was the perfect time to initiate communication.

Otherwise, with the Gene-Modified Warrior's brain, which was set to have no independent consciousness, it would not have the ability to speak on its own initiative.

"That's right, I am from the Soul Hall, and they are all representatives of various Evil Path sects. Who are you?"

The Black-Robed Man suppressed his inner shock and asked cautiously.

After all, according to the intelligence they had gathered earlier, these strange humanoid creatures not only had no souls but also completely lacked independent consciousness, like cold killing machines. How could they communicate with people like this? A thought quickly flashed through his mind... there was only one possibility, and that was that the mastermind behind these creatures, who controlled everything, had finally appeared.

"You are not yet qualified to know who I am. However, we do have a common enemy."

Su Xia, through remote control, made the Gene-Modified Warrior slowly speak, his tone carrying an undeniable coldness.

"A common enemy?"

Hearing this, everyone exchanged glances, their eyes full of confusion.

Their minds simultaneously thought of the tragic massacre suffered by the Qingshan Sect.

After a brief silence, everyone secretly pondered and analyzed in their hearts, finally coming to a common conclusion.

This mysterious unknown force was very likely, like their Evil Path Sects, an enemy of The Righteous Sects.

As the saying goes, the enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Thinking of this, everyone's previously tense nerves couldn't help but relax, and the vigilance in their eyes gradually faded.

"So, we're fellow travelers after all. But I wonder which sect Your Excellency is from? With my experience in the Evil Path, I've never heard of your esteemed sect's name."

The Black-Robed Man cupped his fists slightly, performing a cultivation world Rei, and asked slowly, his eyes filled with scrutiny and curiosity.

After all, among the Evil Path, the Soul Hall was paramount in both influence and strength. Given his position and knowledge within the Soul Hall, he should have known all moderately sized sects within the Evil Path, but this mysterious force before him completely exceeded his understanding.

"I made it very clear just now, you are not yet qualified to know. You only need to answer me, do you want to completely eliminate The Righteous Sects?"

Su Xia controlled the Gene-Modified Warrior, his voice still cold and mechanical, without the slightest fluctuation.

Su Xia ignored the Black-Robed Man's inquiry and instead directly posed a highly tempting question.

But this sentence was like a heavy hammer, striking directly at everyone's hearts.

"Hmph, merely some Righteous Sects, what's there to worry about? With our own strength, we are already enough to completely deal with them."

Hearing this, the Black-Robed Man's expression instantly became displeased, his face full of disdain, and his tone carried a hint of arrogance.

In his heart, as a representative of the Soul Hall, his status in the Evil Path was esteemed. This fellow, who appeared from nowhere, showed him no respect at all, being so arrogant, which was truly unbearable for him.

"Oh, really? If that's the case, then why, over the past tens of thousands of years, have your Evil Path only been able to occupy this small corner, and instead been repeatedly defeated by The Righteous Sects?"

Even though the voice came from the emotionless Gene-Modified Warrior, everyone clearly felt the strong disdain and mockery in the words of the person behind it.

Indeed, what the other party said hit the nail on the head.

Over the years, the Evil Path Sects had always been at a disadvantage in their long-term confrontation with the Righteous, being firmly suppressed by them.