Chapter 356: Chapter 356 Lin Junzhao’s Gift (Request for Subscription)
After assuring his sister of his safety, Pei Yan hid on the rooftop, smoking one cigarette after another. Regarding Lei Yunzhu, his feelings were very complicated. Certainly, he seemed to have a tendency for justice, but there was no way. Once he learned about this matter, he felt obliged to intervene!
It’s too tragic, on what grounds! Initially afflicted by undeserved calamities—the grandfather’s death and the father’s paralysis—within less than six months, the entire family was victimized. These actions could likely be the doings of someone manipulating everything from behind the scenes, recklessly toying with innocent lives. Pei Yan could not tolerate this no matter what.
After gathering the extinguished cigarette butts on the ground and tossing them into the trash bin, Pei Yan stuffed his hands in his pockets and swaggered down the stairs. According to the Investigation Bureau, this case wouldn’t fall to him anytime soon. Currently, he already had enough troubles of his own, so it was better to quickly resolve his issues before tackling anything else.
With this thought in mind, after a night’s rest, Pei Yan and his sister Pei Jin found themselves in the Jiezhi Space training area. Under the watchful eyes of Elder Lin, Gu Shenghui, and others, he opened the storage ring given by Lin Ruxue. Seeing the four pairs of pills of different colors inside, Pei Yan picked up the paper attached to the pill box and read it carefully.
"So these pills are essence fragments from the other four planes! Lin Junzhao actually wants my sister and me to devour these fragments in order!" Pei Yan exclaimed in shock after reading the letter.
Then he puzzled, "Didn’t they say that the Hell Realm had lost contact with the other planes? Where did these two fragments come from? Is there still a connection between the essences, or is there a doppelganger of the Hell Realm’s essence body in reality?"
"We did lose contact with the Hell Realm. The doppelgangers of the Hell Realm’s essence stationed in reality had returned to the Hell Realm a year ago. Since then, our contact had been intermittent and completely cut off half a year ago. From Lin Ruxue’s reaction when I inquired, the connection between essences should also have been severed. These two Hell Plane fragments were likely pre-embedded before then." Cen Xiaoran said while picking up two dark purple pills from the pill box.
Pei Yan, deep in thought, picked up one of the fiery red pills and hesitated, "We’ve already obtained essence fragments from this world, won’t devouring fragments from other worlds cause adverse reactions? And devouring four at once!" Remembering how he was already in unbearable pain after devouring one fragment before, consuming four at once could be fatal.
"It shouldn’t!" Mei Simiao took the paper slip from Pei Yan’s hand and read it quickly, continuing, "You and Lin Junzhao are now one. According to her, she couldn’t find a more suitable candidate in a short time. How would killing you benefit her?"
"That’s true. Let’s do it this way; I’ll eat it first! If there’s nothing abnormal, then you can eat, sister!" said Pei Yan, as he picked up a pill to put it in his mouth, but was stopped by Pei Jin, who grabbed his wrist and said, "Let me go first. Since it’s confirmed you won’t have issues, there’s no need for an experiment. I’ll take it first; if something happens, the Investigation Bureau’s leaders can immediately intervene for me."
Without waiting for Pei Yan to object, she snatched the pill from him and tossed it into her mouth. Watching this action, everyone around felt their hearts tighten, observing Pei Jin’s response intently.
Moments later, Pei Yan watched the composed, expressionless Pei Jin with concern and asked, "Sister, how are you feeling?"
Pei Jin seemed quite curious about her own condition. Instead of answering Pei Yan, she picked up the next essence fragment of the Magic Plane as instructed and swallowed it, followed by the Spirit Monster Plane and Hell Plane.
After swallowing all four fragments, Pei Jin’s body finally reacted. A faint glow appeared around her, growing brighter as surging energy rolled out from within her.
Gu Shenghui, holding Pei Yan by the arm and pulling him back, shouted, "Don’t go over there, don’t disturb her. She’s adjusting and merging the essence within. Approaching her now will only be counterproductive!"
Pei Yan knew he was right but felt an overwhelming anxiety watching Pei Jin glow like she was covered in flashing lights, constantly changing colors.
This human light show lasted a full fifteen minutes under everyone’s watchful eyes. During this time, Pei Jin showed no major abnormal reactions, her expression remained unchanged. As the glow around her gradually became consistent and the flashing frequency reduced, after another ten minutes, the glow dissipated, the outward surging energy retracted inwardly. Pei Jin, sitting cross-legged, slowly opened her eyes and exhaled a long, turbid breath.
"Sister, how do you feel?" Once everything had settled, Pei Yan moved forward with the crowd, expressing his concern.
"Great, I feel absolutely wonderful!" Pei Jin said, extending her hand to Elder Lin who came forward for a check. Elder Lin placed his hand on her wrist, slowly injecting his internal essence. After a moment, the old man smiled wryly and shook his head, self-mockingly saying, "The younger generation is truly formidable!"
"Elder Lin, what’s the result?" Gu Shenghui queried as he stepped forward.
"I’ve never seen someone advance so fast. When I first met her, she was at the peak of the fifth-tier Awakening. The next time, she was at the sixth, and now, she’s the youngest seventh-tier Awakened ever recorded in our Bureau." Elder Lin said, casting a meaningful look at Cen Xiaoran, the instructor nearby, who found his director-level compensation truly justified. In terms of strength, Pei Jin was undoubtedly qualified to be part of the Investigation Bureau’s senior echelon, and with her essence traits, her combat strength could only soar further.
While Pei Yan was obviously happy about the advancement of Pei Jin’s strength, he was more concerned about his sister’s condition. After inquiring and knowing she experienced no adverse effects, other than minor pain when merging the essences, he was relieved. He picked up the pill-shaped fragments from the box and placed them in his palm.
From his sister’s devouring process, he knew the four fragments would only work after the last one was consumed. Hence, he swallowed the fragment in his hand without any psychological burden.
Upon entry, a fiery sensation swept through his mouth. Pei Yan frowned; this wasn’t as his sister described. But he didn’t think much of it, perhaps the fragments felt this way. However, once the fragment entered his stomach, it ignited like a spark in a gunpowder keg, a burning sensation spreading explosively from his stomach throughout his body.
"Damn it! Not again!" Pei Yan cursed loudly, clutching his throat while undressing in pain!
"How is this happening! Didn’t he and Pei Jin consume the same fragments? The order was correct too! Why is his reaction so intense?" Gu Shenghui, shocked, tried to support Pei Yan, but as soon as his fingers touched Pei Yan’s skin, he pulled back in alarm, exclaiming, "Why is he so hot? This exceeds normal human body temperature!"