The Post Sky Tipping Era
Chapter 98 - 83 Backlash

Chapter 98: Chapter 83 Backlash

Despite Yang Yilong’s anger at the moment, he had no way to deal with Li Yi.

Now that Li Yi had joined the Investigation Bureau with the senior captain Zhang Lei protecting him, and besides, Li Yi had indeed done the things he mentioned... Regardless of the reasons, having done them, there was no use in explaining now, so he could only swallow the bitter loss in silence.

With the matter of the Mysterious Object still needing to be dealt with, Yang Yilong had to suppress the rage within his heart, calm himself down, and not lose the greater for the sake of the less, thus missing the chance to acquire the Mysterious Object.

"Li Yi, rest assured that no matter what happens, I will protect you. No one dares to mess with you," Zhang Lei said very seriously at the moment, patting Li Yi’s shoulder.

He felt that something was off with Yang Yilong, so his words were a warning to Yang Yilong not to act recklessly.

Of course, Yang Yilong understood, he just gave a cold look and said nothing.

"I don’t want to see any conflicts breaking out next. I hope everyone can give me, Li Shaqing, some face. If anyone breaks the rules, don’t blame me, Li Shaqing, for being ruthless," Li Shaqing also spoke out at that moment.

How come even you...

Yang Yilong looked at Li Shaqing somewhat surprised, not expecting him to take Zhang Lei’s side at this time.

Shouldn’t he be teaming up with me to find a way to take away the Mysterious Object here?

Forget it.

Let these people do as they please.

Yang Yilong no longer paid attention to these things. He was only interested in the Mysterious Object now; the small grievances and frictions seemed trivial at the moment.

"Don’t waste time, hey, Zhang Lei, where exactly is the Mysterious Object, hurry up and lead the way," Wei Bin urged impatiently.

"What’s the rush? Just follow me," Zhang Lei said calmly and strode forward.

Li Yi followed close behind, not daring to stay too far from the senior captain.

All these people were masters of the Spiritual Realm, posing extreme danger. If it weren’t for Zhang Lei being here, Yang Yilong would probably be the first to take action and slaughter him.

But offending Yang Yilong was also not something he regretted.

If he didn’t make his stance clear now, how would he continue to get by in the Investigation Bureau in the future?

The group once again delved deeper into the building.

Zhang Lei walked on, his mind elsewhere, with no intention of stalling; he led them directly to the location of the Bone Mural on the ninth floor.

"It looks like this Mysterious Object is indeed sinister. Quite a few Fierce Beasts have been trapped and died here," Li Shaqing said with a concentrated gaze as he noticed the corpses of Fierce Beasts on every floor, even though there was a gunshot wound on each creature, as if they were shot to death by someone.

However, judging by the wounds on the corpses, these Fierce Beasts did not resist before they were shot, as though they all stood there like living targets.

Apart from the corpses of the Fierce Beasts, there were also Cultivator corpses.

While the bodies of the Cultivators were intact, without a single injury visible on them, their eyes were lifeless and dull, their consciousness had long been extinguished,

This manner of death was quite malevolent, causing them, as masters of the Spiritual Realm, to feel an inexplicable unease.

On the way, Li Yi spoke up, "I shot and killed those Fierce Beasts. I was worried they might suddenly wake up and pose a danger to the investigators."

"Well done, indeed, it should be so. Eliminating them prevents future trouble, and the corpses are also valuable. I will have them shipped back later; these are all your spoils of war. The Investigation Bureau will compensate you at a fair price, you won’t be at a loss," Zhang Lei nodded in approval of Li Yi’s actions, while also signaling the others.

With so many corpses of Fierce Beasts here, don’t even think about touching them, they all belong to the Investigation Bureau.

Li Shaqing just laughed and said nothing, though the corpses of these Fierce Beasts were indeed valuable, he was not going to fight over them.

Yang Yilong and Wei Bin also remained silent.

Clearly, they were tacitly agreeing to Zhang Lei’s approach.

As everyone continued to ascend, they were getting closer and closer to the location of the Mysterious Object.

Li Yi’s eyes glowed brightly at this moment; he was observing the changes around him attentively.

He noticed that after he destroyed the Bone Mural, the range that the Mysterious Object could influence had shrunk to an unimaginable extent. Before, the illusion could envelop the entire building, and was even expanding its reach continuously, but now that they had reached the eighth floor, he hadn’t seen the expanse covered by the illusion.

Li Yi wasn’t the only one to notice this problem; Zhang Lei, walking ahead, had realized it long ago as well.

Zhang Lei also understood that after Li Yi escaped the illusion, he must have caused some damage to the Bone Mural; otherwise, he wouldn’t have been able to leave the illusion so smoothly before.

"We’re here, the mysterious object you want to see is right in front of us."

Quickly.

Zhang Lei led them to the ninth floor with ease.

But as soon as they reached this floor, Yang Yilong, Li Shaqing, and that Wei Bin immediately lit up with excitement, all turning to look at the same place simultaneously.

It was a collapsed concrete ruin, where a wall of white jade stood prominently. On this wall was drawn a bone mural. The mural was originally flawless, but for some reason, there was a deep scratch on the skull’s forehead, and it was this mark that turned what was once a complete wonder into something incomplete and diminished.

"Indeed, it is a mysterious object. Just standing here, I can feel an eerie and sinister power emanating from that skull mural."

Yang Yilong’s gaze grew intense. Whenever he stared at the skull mural, his consciousness felt as if it were being disturbed, leaving him feeling slightly dazed.

Luckily, he hadn’t stepped into the range of the mysterious object’s energy field; otherwise, he might truly have been beguiled.

"It is said that mysterious objects have their own energy fields, and cultivating within them can lead to rapid progress. I wonder how extensive this mysterious object’s energy field is and how many people it can support in their cultivation." Wei Bin licked his lips, visibly tempted at the moment.

"What a pity, though. The flaw in this wonder detracts significantly from its value; it’s not perfect anymore."

Li Shaqing, however, noticed the scratch that damaged the mural. He shook his head slightly, clearly regretful, but then he suddenly started to smile, "The imperfection has its advantages. Zhang Lei, if I remember correctly, incomplete wonders are not compulsorily reclaimed, meaning this incomplete mysterious object can be privately owned."

"Right, an incomplete mysterious object is allowed to be owned by individuals. Zhang Lei, there’s no need for you to struggle with the issue of its reclamation now. Instead, let’s discuss how we will distribute this incomplete wonder," Wei Bin said, eager to proceed.

Yang Yilong also spoke in a deep voice, "There’s only one mysterious object. Whoever it belongs to will depend on their abilities."

He was quite confident. Having mastered Guiding Skill and Boxing techniques, he believed he could defeat anyone present and claim the mysterious object for himself.

"You’re all too anxious."

Zhang Lei snorted coldly at that moment, "You’re discussing ownership without even understanding the mysterious object. Don’t forget what I said earlier; this object has a malevolent nature, not just anyone can possess it. If you don’t believe me, feel free to try. As soon as you get close to this object, you’ll be affected by it, drawn into an illusion. Whether you can ever wake up will depend on your abilities."

This reminder made everyone else immediately think of the cultivators who had died on other floors.

Those people had no physical injuries, but their consciousness had vanished, seemingly victims of this malevolent mysterious object.

Upon this realization, Yang Yilong, Li Shaqing, and Wei Bin all frowned slightly.

They wanted to try, but hesitated.

Once drawn into the illusion, even if they might potentially escape, it would require time.

And in that time, if others desired to attack, they would be utterly defenseless, easy targets.

"Don’t say the Investigation Bureau didn’t give you a chance, twenty minutes."

Zhang Lei extended two fingers, "You have twenty minutes to explore this mysterious object. After twenty minutes, the Investigation Bureau will directly reclaim it. This is the largest concession I can make."

"Zhang Lei, you’re too confident," Yang Yilong said, standing with his hands behind his back, and spoke coldly, "A mere incomplete wonder, you think I, Yang Yilong, can’t subdue it?"

"Then prove it to me. If you can do it, I might consider, on behalf of the Investigation Bureau, letting go of reclaiming this incomplete wonder," Zhang Lei replied, full of confidence.

He and his people had been caught in the illusion, unable to extricate themselves. Had it not been for Li Yi, they would probably have died inside. He doubted these few could remain unaffected.

"Agreed, it’s a deal."

After Yang Yilong spoke, he walked towards the skull mural without hesitation.

The others didn’t stop him; they were hoping Yang Yilong would go in first to test the waters and see exactly what the situation was.

However, halfway there, Yang Yilong suddenly seemed to remember something, turned his head to glance at Li Yi, then said, "If I really do fall into an illusion, Zhang Lei, your man Li Yi won’t suddenly attack me, will he?"

"Maybe once you’re lost in the illusion, I’ll take the chance to pull down your pants and take a photo to post on social media. Let everyone see how ’big’ your wonder is." Li Yi spoke before Zhang Lei could respond.

Yang Yilong’s face instantly darkened.

Well then.

You really would consider doing something so shameless.

Yang Yilong then turned his gaze to Li Shaqing, hoping that he would step forward at this moment.

Li Shaqing didn’t want to get involved in the dispute between Yang Yilong and the Investigation Bureau, he just laughed, "Yang Yilong, you have too many enemies here. Forget it, I’ll be the one to stand out first. I trust neither you nor Zhang Lei would stand by and watch me get attacked by Wei Bin, and since Li Yi and I have no old grievances, he certainly won’t attack me."

"..." Hearing this, the corner of Yang Yilong’s mouth twitched involuntarily.

He hadn’t expected his tainted reputation to backfire so quickly.