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Chapter 180 - 15 Esoteric Buddhism Evil Sacrifice, Flawless Curse Crystal, Demon Chosen (Subscribe Requested)

Chapter 180: Chapter 15 Esoteric Buddhism Evil Sacrifice, Flawless Curse Crystal, Demon Chosen (Subscribe Requested)

"..."

A dead silence.

Xu Shu watched vigilantly at the unknown creature’s ashes exploded inside apartment 404, his eyes scanning left and right.

The walls were covered with distressing irregular patterned paintings, the floor littered with numerous burnt-out white candles, and an evil, sinister array formed by a circle of blood.

In the center of the array lay the body of a boy, tied in an extremely twisted position, his mouth and nostrils stuffed with incense and red animal fur.

This bizarre yet somewhat familiar scene made Xu Shu’s pupils constrict.

Was that monster also conjured by the Esoteric believers?

No, more importantly, he recognized the child, the son of the aunt from apartment 404.

He was lively and cheerful, often playing soccer with other children downstairs, and would politely greet Xu Shu as "brother."

Besides that, there was nothing else that could confirm that the enemy was just that one from earlier.

"Thump, thump, thump..."

Voices from downstairs quickly followed, "Police on duty! No one is allowed to leave!", accompanied by rapid, heavy footsteps approaching quickly.

Clearly, although there were only those four policemen who had entered this building, many people had come to the Xinyang Apartment District, indicating a large-scale investigation involving multiple officers.

Just those four policemen happened to encounter the target of this operation, and unfortunately perished.

Without even a moment to mourn the misfortune or suicide-like demise of his neighbor, Xu Shu immediately retreated, signaling with his eyes to his sister Zhou Shiyu at the door, "What are you looking at? Hurry back inside!"

"Ah?" Zhou Shiyu snapped back from her fear, her eyes complex as she glanced at her brother, her lips parting, "You..."

"Don’t talk nonsense, hurry."

Xu Shu didn’t give her a chance to hesitate, immediately pushing her, and they both retreated back inside, locking the door behind them—of course, he didn’t forget to grab the purple crystal from the floor.

Whoosh!

A streak of golden liquid light shot up and slipped into Xu Shu’s trousers.

He had experienced this kind of phenomenon more than once.

"It’s a Curse Crystal, not an Erosion Crystal... This disgusting thing is from a Transcendent who traveled a monstrous path!

"...I’m not sure which path, but I can rule out both the Nagoul Demon and the Slaanesh Demon paths..."

Xu Shu quickly glanced at the purple spell inside the crystal, confident in his judgment, of course, because the feeling in his hand during the fight was off.

He had fought the Nagoul Demon and the Unclean of that path more than once, knowing their distinct "filthy" abilities, a major characteristic of that path.

As for the Unclean of the Slaanesh lineage, although he had only encountered it once—Principal Yang’s daughter, Yang Manman, in the shelter—this profession possesses a compulsory super-skilled, extremely evil and perverted ability, also a very distinct feature.

The monster he had just fought clearly lacked these characteristics in terms of ability.

From the way it shattered a door with one strike, killing four former human Transcendent candidates, ’qualifiers’, in mere seconds, its physical lethality must have been high, its tentacles as sharp as blades.

Most importantly, there were 18 threads inside its Curse Crystal!

This is an 18-tier "Transcendent" of the Flawless Level Purple Title, in terms of level and quality, on par with the Primordial Spirit · Narrow Sleeve Guanyin who had tormented Xu Shu numerous times before mutating.

"No wonder it was so strong, merely at the first rank it was giving me such a huge sense of pressure, considering I am unmatched at my current rank, turns out its level was higher, and its quality only two tiers below mine...

"It’s strange, the Primordial Spirit simply caused a nosebleed to a normal person and was instantly shattered by the Star Tower, even the Erosion Crystal was destroyed.

"And yet it could kill four people and fight me for at least a dozen seconds before being discovered and killed by the Star Tower, why?

"Could it be because it’s a Transcendent from a monstrous path, lying between human and monster, that the Star Tower needs time to recognize it?"

"Possibly, in targeting humans, the Star Tower, when locking on, needs to first perform a judgment and dismissal action similar to a ’Human Safety Protection Statute,’ then it can attack!"

As someone who had been killed four times by the Star Tower under the third clause of the "Human Safety Protection Statute" [those who damage the Star Tower are not considered part of the Human Clan], Xu Shu had some basic research in this area.

"I don’t know if my guess is right, after all, I only know the third iron rule, not sure how many there are in total, or what the others are..."

Xu Shu wasn’t entirely sure, it was just a guess, but there was no time to ponder it now.

In fact, from the moment the unknown Transcendent was killed by the Star Tower to when he picked up the opponent’s Curse Crystal and returned to the room, less than ten seconds had passed.

During this time, he had completely taken off his clothes, squeezing them into a small wad, stuffing them all beneath the pile of clothes in the washing basin his sister had left to dry.

He also poured several handfuls of detergent in there to mask the odor, and wrapped the Curse Crystal inside it.

After finishing all this, he changed back into clean trousers and shirt at breakneck speed, but deliberately didn’t dress properly—his belt wasn’t tightened, and the buttons on his shirt weren’t fastened.

Completely portraying someone who had just been rudely awakened and was rushing to get dressed.

During this period, his sister Zhou Shiyu noticed something special about Xu Shu’s extraordinary underpants—after all, they really were quite conspicuous, mature in color but occasionally flashing a fluorescent light across the surface.

"..." Zhou Shiyu’s mouth turned slightly bitter as she met Xu Shu’s interrogating gaze.