227: Chapter 227 That brat!

"Time is urgent, we will set off tomorrow."

Chen Meier said, "It's getting late, everyone make some preparations early so we can deal with emergencies."

"Good." Everyone answered in unison.

It was clear that Chen Meier was very popular within the team and her words were absolute.

...

Shen Xingchen returned to the military camp and submitted a leave application to Liu Hero.

The reason for leave only stated a temporary mission, and Liu Hero didn't ask much before signing his approval.

Shen Xingchen found a secluded place and sat cross-legged.

He checked his enlightenment value and found only a pitiful 1,500 points.

"Practice the Breath-Concealing Technique!" Shen Xingchen said.

{Congratulations to the host, consumed 1,000 points of enlightenment value, starting to practice the Breath-Concealing Technique.}

{In the tenth year, your Breath-Concealing Technique reached the Grandmaster level. You can freely change your own aura and even disguise yourself as a Demon.}

Shen Xingchen's aura suddenly changed.

It was an extremely evil demonic aura, carrying an innate majesty, gloomy and terrifying.

Xuan Ze's aura!

Shen Xingchen took out the [faceless mask] and placed it over his face.

After a fiery red stream of light flashed past, Shen Xingchen's face began to wriggle, gradually turning into a scholarly face.

Even the top of his head grew ink-black dragon horns.

Shen Xingchen looked at himself in the mirror with satisfaction.

The disguise was extremely realistic; even someone very familiar with Xuan Ze would need to observe carefully for a long time to spot the subtle differences.

This appearance did not last long.

Shen Xingchen changed back into Liu Hero's appearance once more.

His originally handsome face transformed into a simple-minded middle-aged man, completely indistinguishable from Old Liu whom he had just seen earlier.

Shen Xingchen felt much more at ease, and then took out another item.

That was a jade stone carved with a dragon pattern, spiritual qi surging on its surface as if the divine dragon were about to come alive.

Yuheng — It could absorb and release spiritual power, functioning similarly to the lingxi pendant, except it lacked defensive properties.

Shen Xingchen wrapped Yuheng with spiritual power and stored it into his body's acupoints.

This process was not complicated. Yuheng seemed to melt, first flowing into the meridians and then materializing within the acupoints.

"This is much more secure."

...

The next day.

Shen Xingchen hurried to the city gate and rendezvoused with Chen Meier and the others.

Chen Meier took out an item: "This thing is called a positioning compass, and every hunting team is equipped with one. Its functions include teammate positioning, displaying the surrounding map, and real-time communication."

Shen Xingchen took the positioning compass.

It was a small disc-shaped object with a holographic screen inside, showing five red dots representing the positions of the five people.

Chen Meier continued: "Within the Demon territory, mobile phone signals will be swallowed by demonic qi. The closer we get to the north, the more serious this situation becomes. We speculate it might be related to the Demon 'Emperor'."

Shen Xingchen asked curiously: "What does the 'Emperor' actually look like? Are there any pictures?"

Within the territory, to avoid causing panic among residents, information about the "Emperor" online was very scarce and was even considered rumors.

Chen Meier pinched the image on the positioning compass, and a video materialized.

That was an endless ice field, where a breath-takingly huge red "comet" had smashed out a ten-thousand-zhang deep crater. Inside that red comet seemed to be a creature, and only its tentacles could be vaguely seen.

The creature inside the comet seemed to still be breathing, and the storm stirred up by each breath would whip up the surrounding wind and snow in wave after wave.

Shen Xingchen asked: "Is this a satellite image?"

Chen Meier nodded slightly: "In the early days after the red comet landed, satellites could still see images of the North Pole, but not anymore. More than 300 years have passed, and no one knows what the North Pole has currently become."

Shen Xingchen gave an "en."

The war between the Human race and the Demon race would ultimately return to that red comet.

Chen Meier continued: "Don't think about such distant issues; handle the matters right in front of us first."

As she spoke, she took out a transparent gauze garment and handed it to Shen Xingchen.

Shen Xingchen draped it over his body and asked: "Is this the mirage veil?"

Chen Meier nodded: "The mirage veil can change one's form. For example, right now, I can turn into a Shadow Demon Wolf."

As she spoke, Chen Meier's appearance suddenly became illusory. When she reappeared, she had turned into a black demon wolf with green-flashing eyes.

That demon wolf had a vivid expression and actually winked at Shen Xingchen.

Shen Xingchen was struck as if by lightning: "This... is truly bizarre!"

Xie Yunshan laughed from the side: "Even if Captain Chen turns into a wolf, she is still full of allure."

"A wolf... is also not out of the question." An Ran.

Shen Xingchen opened his mouth wide as he looked at the female team member An Ran, his face full of shock.

Are you for real, sister?

What kind of wild and brazen words are you saying!?

Chen Meier quickly recovered her original appearance, rolled her eyes at An Ran, and then said: "Only the appearance has changed, the essence remains the same. It can be understood as a mirage. If someone touches it up close, they will discover the clues."

Shen Xingchen was pensive.

Chen Meier raised her voice: "Get those wretched thoughts out of your head!"

Shen Xingchen was startled: "I was just thinking about what to do if we encounter Demons with this level of disguise!"

He hadn't expected that An Ran, who looked so delicate and graceful, was actually a veteran innuendo-dropper within the team. It was truly impossible to guard against.

Damn it, my pure brain!

Chen Meier doubted: "Really?"

Shen Xingchen first nodded earnestly, and only then realized that the three women, including An Ran, were all smilingly sizing him up.

He muttered inwardly: "These old hags!"

Chen Meier smiled: "If you say it's real, then it's real. Let's set off."

...

Conference Hall.

Yu Juezhi sat in front of the long table, tapping his fingers lightly on the tabletop: "Are you sure you want to let Shen Xingchen take such a risk?"

Shen Xingchen's transfer order had to be petitioned to the highest leadership of Snowfield Dragon City.

Yesterday, when Shen Xingchen submitted the mission report, Yu Juezhi took one look and vetoed it, but Jiang Shuo had unusually agreed.

Jiang Shuo was looking at the map of the Northern Territory and said without even lifting his eyes: "There's no problem."

Yu Juezhi became anxious: "Not to mention how much people look forward to Shen Xingchen's future, just speaking of the Time Authority, we can't afford to lose it either."

Only then did Jiang Shuo look at Yu Juezhi: "Rest assured."

Yu Juezhi asked: "You have arrangements?"

Jiang Shuo nodded: "I planted a Destiny Mark on that brat, which can exchange destinies at a critical moment. In other words, I can instantly swap positions with that brat."

"Holy shit!" Yu Juezhi was shocked. Was this Authority-level power so unreasonable?

Then he looked envious: "Have you played enough? If you're done playing, lend me the Authority of Destiny to play with for a couple of days."

Jiang Shuo had black lines all over his head: "Do you think this is playing house, you come today and I come tomorrow? With that kind of thinking, you might as well think about how to break through to the King Realm first."

Yu Juezhi clicked his tongue in disappointment: "You know as well that cultivation above the Xiang Realm doesn't have much effect anymore; it all depends on one's own comprehension. Your comprehension is good, but I can't compare."

Jiang Shuo sighed: "Take it slow."

Yu Juezhi wasn't depressed for long before asking again: "You've had some grievances against Shen Xingchen lately, calling him a brat left and right."

Jiang Shuo took a deep breath, heavily suppressed it, and said angrily: "This brat actually went after my daughter and didn't even tell me!"

The storm whipped up by this anger caused the conference hall to tremble.

The soldiers outside the door looked at each other in dismay.

It seemed that this time the Demons attacked the city, our army really suffered heavy casualties, otherwise why would Mr. Jiang be enraged to this extent...