I Can Extract Divine Power

Chapter 370 - 156: Opening the Netherworld

A moment later, only Shen Bai and the others remained.

Feng Zheng looked at Shen Bai and said, "Lord Shen, you must be very careful. Wang Tianxing isn’t just targeting the Observatory—he’s coming after you."

Shen Bai nodded. "I’m well aware. Rest assured, everyone. If there’s nothing else, I’m going to head back and get some rest."

A trace of confusion showed on the Third Prince’s face, but he didn’t say anything.

He didn’t understand why Shen Bai was so calm. But seeing his composure, he figured Shen Bai must have a plan, so he held his tongue.

The truth was, Shen Bai didn’t really have a plan.

After all, his enemy was in the shadows while he was out in the open, and he didn’t have many leads to go on.

However, Shen Bai wasn’t one to waste time.

He was the type to deal with problems as they arose. For now, he’d rather just grind his Skill Level.

But before he started grinding, an idea suddenly struck him.

’Perhaps I should take the initiative and develop some new Divine Powers,’ Shen Bai thought.

’For example, a Divine Power that could calculate an enemy’s whereabouts or find clues.’

’In a situation like this, where my enemy is in the shadows and I’m in the open, it’s incredibly difficult. They aren’t opting for a direct confrontation, which means I have to investigate leads step by step.’

’If only I had a Divine Power that could track their movements, or even find clues.’

’Something like divination might make things much simpler.’

’Then, I could just divine their location and deliver a fatal blow.’

At this thought, Shen Bai, who had only taken a couple of steps, turned to look at Feng Zheng.

Feng Zheng had been about to leave to see if he could get any information out of the two moles. Sensing Shen Bai’s gaze, he asked curiously, "Lord Shen, is there something else?"

Shen Bai thought for a moment before speaking. "Lord Feng, is there anything in this world like fortune-telling, something that can divine an enemy’s whereabouts or find clues about them?"

Before Feng Zheng could answer, an elder from the Daoist Sect spoke up.

"The Daoist Sect has many Divination Techniques, but I’ve actually already tried them. Our target is very well hidden. They even seem to have a way to interfere with Divination."

In this world, everything has its counter.

Since Divination Techniques exist, it’s only natural that abilities to interfere with them do as well.

Shen Bai had only asked on a whim. After getting his answer, he didn’t press the matter.

’Still,’ Shen Bai thought, ’I should try to find Deceitful Objects related to Divination in the future.’

’After all, just because their Divination doesn’t work doesn’t mean mine won’t.’

Without any further delay, Shen Bai returned to his room.

Gazing at the flickering flame on the table, he had Amber enter his body. With the blessing of double Skill Level gain, he resumed grinding his Life and Death Storage Skill.

He planned to grind it to Level 4 before doing anything else.

...

Time passed slowly.

Shen Bai, for his part, continued to grind.

Meanwhile, outside, Wang Tianxing appeared in a dense forest.

Not far away, Li Yun was glaring furiously at Wang Tianxing.

"My spy was caught! He managed to send me a message through a special channel. He said the man you planted inside was discovered too. What’s our move now?"

With his hands clasped behind his back, Wang Tianxing said flatly, "I know."

Li Yun had never seen him so calm before.

But the two-word reply only fueled Li Yun’s anger.

"What good is ’knowing’?! Tomorrow is the last day! You still won’t tell me how far along the plan is!"

Wang Tianxing raised an eyebrow, his gaze mocking. "I told you. For now, you are not worthy of knowing the plan."

"Getting those two caught was part of the plan. After all, Shen Bai is no simpleton."

"Sacrificing them was also part of my plan. Any plan has attrition. What are a mere two lives?"

Li Yun’s clenched fist slowly relaxed. "Fine. If you say so, I’ll consider the plan a success up to this point. So what’s the final step? How are we supposed to finish it now that we don’t have anyone on the inside?"

They didn’t even have a way to get inside the venue anymore.

Li Yun simply couldn’t fathom how Wang Tianxing planned to pull it off.

Wang Tianxing shook his head again, his tone flat. "We don’t need anyone on the inside anymore. All of my plans have already succeeded."

"During the first trial, I already planted the most important piece."

As he spoke, Wang Tianxing opened his palm.

A shimmer of light appeared in mid-air, coalescing in front of Li Yun.

The light gradually condensed, forming a series of images that flickered before his eyes.

Li Yun’s eyes went wide as he stared at the images, his face a mask of disbelief.

"What is this?" Li Yun asked, stunned.

"You wanted to know the plan, didn’t you? Fine, I’ll tell you."

Wang Tianxing pointed at the images in mid-air. "During the first trial, I planted a deceit that Shen Bai killed. In the second trial, I first planted a hair deceit inside the Third Prince. Then, I ordered my spy to approach Shen Bai in the morning."

"The Incense Bag concealed the resentful Qi of the hair deceit. With the Incense Bag as cover, not even a Deceitful Beast could smell or detect it."

"Once contact was made, it would surround Shen Bai."

Wang Tianxing paused.

Li Yun’s brow furrowed. "What’s the connection between those two things?"

He really couldn’t understand the connection.

But as soon as he asked, Li Yun noticed something was off about Wang Tianxing.

"Why are you so composed today?" Li Yun asked, a sense of unease growing.

Considering how insane Wang Tianxing usually was, he shouldn’t be this stable.

The calmer Wang Tianxing appeared, the more it suggested something was terribly wrong.

Wang Tianxing smiled calmly. "I may be fanatical about everything else, but when it comes to death, I am exceptionally solemn."

"Because everyone only gets one life."

Li Yun froze. "Who died?"

The corners of Wang Tianxing’s mouth curled up, his smile growing wider and more brilliant.

"Opening the Netherworld requires blood. And right now... the only one beside me is you. I told you I needed your cooperation. Now, I need your life."