"Zhang Lingfeng?"

"State Examination Champion."

"Mastered Origin Power, Water Source Power, Destruction System Mental Telekinesis Master, Sea of Consciousness Value suspected to be above 60.0, Life Force 9.2, Spirit Root Level Top Grade (possibly Super Grade), Heaven and Earth Harmony Index between 32.0 and 36.0."

At the Xuanjing Bureau, Vice Governor Yang Mingxuan was currently examining Zhang Lingfeng’s relevant data.

"The Heaven and Earth Harmony Index might actually reach 36.0, which makes things a bit tricky. Even if I manage to kill Zhang Lingfeng, I would be quickly exposed, and leaving won’t be that easy."

"I must think of a way to get Zhang Lingfeng out of Base Seven."

"I hope this guy can cooperate with me."

Yang Mingxuan thought internally.

Mengba gave Elder Third a death order.

As a traitor hidden among humans, Yang Mingxuan also received a death order.

If he refused to collaborate and kill Zhang Lingfeng,

Elder Third would announce their betrayal to the world, leaving them no choice but to take the risk.

As the Vice Governor of the Xuanjing Bureau, Yang Mingxuan’s journey to this point wasn’t easy, but with an average background and lacking resource support, he wouldn’t have achieved his current position without resources provided by the Demon Race.

This was a willingly made exchange.

In Yang Mingxuan’s heart, the original faith had long vanished.

Finding ways to obtain cultivation resource subsidies and strive for the pinnacle of authority is his pursuit; whoever can give him all this, he will be loyal to them.

The airship landed at Base Seven.

After filing the relevant information, Yang Mingxuan arrived outside Zhang Lingfeng’s residence.

He was responsible for safeguarding the entire Base Seven, preventing the Demon Race from entering and stopping others from approaching Zhang Lingfeng.

Thus, he only knew Zhang Lingfeng was in Base Seven but was unaware of his exact location there.

As the Vice Governor of the Xuanjing Bureau, he could gradually ascertain Zhang Lingfeng’s geographical location through traces, reasoning, indirect questioning, and various methods.

"My Heaven and Earth Harmony Index is almost the same as Zhang Lingfeng’s, and I also have two Origin Powers. As long as I catch him off guard, it shouldn’t be difficult to eliminate him.

The challenge lies in doing it silently without getting noticed."

Yang Mingxuan pondered deeply.

...

Zhang Lingfeng checked his panel information.

Name: Zhang Lingfeng

Profession: Cultivator, Divine Thought Master

Coasting Along Value: 80522

Spirit Root: Limitless Spiritual Power, Divine Grade Spirit Root

Divine Thought: Second Grade

Heaven and Earth Harmony Index: (41.3/100)

Sea of Consciousness Value: (85.3/100)

Spiritual Power: (80.57/100)

Origin Power: Water Source Power

Dao Field: Tai Chi

Life Force: 11.8

Realm: Divine Realm

Zhang Lingfeng discovered that after the state examination, his Coasting Along Value changed from over sixty thousand to now over eighty thousand.

The Divine Thought unexpectedly advanced from First Grade to Second Grade.

His control over Divine Thought seemed to have improved, but there’s still a way to go before becoming a Great Divine Thought Master because according to the Divine Thought Secret Manual, a Great Divine Thought Master refers to someone with a Sea of Consciousness value of over 90.0, with Divine Thought between Fourth Grade and Sixth Grade.

As for the Super Divine Mind Master, the Sea of Consciousness must reach one hundred percent, and Divine Thought should be between Seventh Grade and Ninth Grade.

There are three levels: lower three grades, middle three grades, upper three grades.

Zhang Lingfeng was currently far from becoming a Great Divine Thought Master, whether it’s the Sea of Consciousness Value or Divine Thought Level.

After considering, he decided to apply the accumulated over eighty thousand Coasting Along Value to the Heaven and Earth Harmony Index.

He vaguely remembered that the ratio between the Heaven and Earth Harmony Index and Coasting Along Value was 20,000 to one before reaching 40.0. He wondered what it had become now.

The panel information changed.

Coasting Along Value: None

Heaven and Earth Harmony Index: (43.3/100)

Zhang Lingfeng couldn’t help but summon the Water Source Power.

A water ball appeared in the palm of his hand, with waves of Life Force fluctuating within. The water ball dispersed and attached to Zhang Lingfeng’s palm, forming a transparent glove, then turning into transparent armor.

Following that, it became sharp and threatening.

As if it could easily cut through various defenses, even if they are others’ Origin Powers.

"If I encounter a Great Divine Thought Master, can their Divine Thought break the balance of my Origin Power?"

Zhang Lingfeng muttered to himself.

"Young Master Zhang, I’m Yang Mingxuan, I have a matter to discuss with you."

Suddenly, a voice was heard.

It was transmitted through sound waves, allowing many people in the area to hear it.

"What’s the matter?"

Zhang Lingfeng quickly located the source of the wave.

He found it was a middle-aged man wearing the attire of the Xuanjing Bureau.

Having previously been investigated by the Xuanjing Bureau, suspecting collaboration with Yan Fei in fraudulently obtaining resource subsidies, Zhang Lingfeng had no fondness for the Xuanjing Bureau.

"You have won the state examination champion for the Great Xia Kingdom, and my son who is around your age idolizes you. I would like to ask for an autograph from you as a birthday gift for him."

Yang Mingxuan smiled.

Zhang Lingfeng conversed with him, allowing Yang Mingxuan to quickly locate Zhang Lingfeng’s exact position.

"No problem, come over then!"

Zhang Lingfeng didn’t think much of it.

The other party was a Vice Governor of the Xuanjing Bureau, and he came to protect him; it’s just a signature.

"Thank you!"

Yang Mingxuan was overjoyed and hurriedly ran over.

"Just now, a traitor was captured. He confessed that the Vice Governor of the Xuanjing Bureau, Yang Mingxuan, is also a traitor. Yang Mingxuan is now at Base Seven."

At this moment, Jiang Nan received a message popping up on his bracelet.

A figure was swiftly rushing toward Base Seven.

Divine Thought was covering in from a distant place.

Yang Mingxuan’s bracelet was also vibrating, his superior issuing orders, informing him that there were Fish Demons at Base Seven, and telling him to go out and assist.

He acted as though he didn’t see it.

At the same time, he quickened his pace and ran over.

Zhang Lingfeng’s bracelet was also vibrating, his gaze just glanced over.

Two strands of intertwined Origin Power, like a venomous dragon drill, appeared in front of him, drilling towards his chest.

But at the critical moment, they were blocked by a water wave in front of his chest.

The water wave, under a Heaven and Earth Harmony Index of 43.3, seemed to carry the power of the entire ocean, firmly trapping those two strands of Origin Power.

"You..."

Yang Mingxuan was dumbfounded.

Zhang Lingfeng’s Heaven and Earth Harmony Index was much higher than what was reported.

Upon realizing it, he quickly mobilized his Spiritual Power, intending to slap Zhang Lingfeng dead.

The reason he used Origin Power from the start, aside from its greater power, was also because it was not easily detected, but he didn’t expect Zhang Lingfeng to have taken precautions.

"Buzz!"

However, what made him even more fearful was that a Divine Thought suddenly disrupted the balance of his own power, causing his Spiritual Power to rampage within before it could be released, shattering his Dao Field to pieces.

He thought he encountered Jiang Nan.

Yet he saw that the owner of that Divine Thought was Zhang Lingfeng, who was remotely using a finger, pointing and shaking at his body, throwing him away.

The rushing Jiang Nan from afar quickly saw a figure being flung away from Zhang Lingfeng’s location, and just as it reached mid-air, with a bang, due to the balance of power issue, it directly turned into a blood mist.

Subsequently, Zhang Lingfeng’s figure appeared at the window, looking at her from a distance.

A familiar yet powerful force wave emanated from Zhang Lingfeng’s Sea of Consciousness, enveloping the area.

"Divine Thought Master?"

"He’s a Divine Thought Master... a Divine Thought Master under twenty years old?"

Jiang Nan was dumbfounded.

Even halted in mid-air, watching Zhang Lingfeng from afar.

"This guy will surely be able to root out all the traitors."

The dean couldn’t help but laugh.

As a fellow Divine Thought Master, he knew that at this moment, Zhang Lingfeng’s Divine Thought had evolved from First Grade to Second Grade, and if Elder Hou knew Zhang Lingfeng was also a Divine Thought Master, he would certainly become even more frantic.

It was a perfect opportunity to eradicate them entirely.

"If you could just stay in the Divine Sect... I’m too selfish, I am more suited to remain in the Divine Sect than him."

Jiang Nan was emotionally stirred.

She always wanted to nurture Zhang Lingfeng into a Divine Thought Master.

Seeing Zhang Lingfeng clinch first place in the continental exam and become a Star Gate Outer Disciple made her both delighted and melancholic, as she still needed to continue looking for a successor.

Seeing Zhang Lingfeng become a Divine Thought Master just under twenty made her realize that Zhang Lingfeng shouldn’t be confined within the Divine Sect.

Soon enough, a Talisman Master or Artifact Refiner, or Alchemist might emerge in the Great Xia Kingdom.

Gradually, Jiang Nan and the bald-headed dean faded into the darkness.

This was a game of chess.

A bloody hunt.

Individual human traitors kept emerging.

They weren’t rushing over to kill Zhang Lingfeng relentlessly, but were trying every way possible to disrupt the entire Great Building, to force the defense forces at Base Seven to shift.

Once the defense was weakened here, they would seize the opportunity to come in.

"Whoosh!"

A while later.

Zhang Lingfeng and many others saw a beam of light shooting down from the sky.

The South Heaven Gate Array activated.

Divine Light Talismans burned as a demon god creature, hidden for years, made a bid for escape toward the ocean upon exposure, yet was shot dead by the Divine Light Talismans, vanishing into ashes on the spot.

That night, no one knew how many perished.

Zhang Lingfeng only knew that everyone who approached him that evening was suspicious.

He saw that the South Heaven Gate Array burned a total of seventeen Divine Light Talismans that night, and beams from the Titan Laser Cannon continued to shoot out from Base Seven.

The Great Xia Kingdom seemed to be in utter chaos.

Fires were erupting everywhere.

Yet the defense at Base Seven was continuously strengthening.

Until the next day.

Everything finally returned to calm.

Zhang Lingfeng followed Jiang Nan and the bald-headed dean out of Base Seven.

Discovering that over ninety percent of the Large Radiation Zone Factory had turned into ruins, Star Realm news was broadcasting the casualties the Great Xia Kingdom suffered the previous night.

The number of deaths and injuries soared dramatically.

Under Mengba’s orders, all traitors hidden within the Great Xia Kingdom and demon god creatures almost all willingly exposed themselves last night.

Turning the Great Xia Kingdom into a Purgatory of the Human World.

Killing Zhang Lingfeng was just one of their objectives.

To turn the Great Xia Kingdom into a Purgatory of the Human World.

That was Mengba’s response to humanity and the Great Xia Kingdom, even to Zhang Lingfeng and Qin Qianyu.

In this continental exam, both of them together defeated the Bihai Night Ghost, restoring humanity’s honor, and it was akin to delivering a hard slap to Mengba.

Both were Martial Dao students of the Great Xia Kingdom.

They jointly achieved the first and second place in the continental exam and both became Star Gate Outer Disciples, so how could Mengba let it slide?

If he couldn’t kill the two, he’d destroy the Great Xia Kingdom.

At this moment, Zhang Lingfeng and Qin Qianyu were in the same room, looking at a light screen reporting the strikes and losses suffered by the Great Xia Kingdom.

One piece of information caused their eyes to widen in anger.

Elder Hou successfully escaped back into the deep ocean!