I Can Grant Origin Powers To Anything-Chapter 816 - 618: Almost Blew My Cover (Part 2)

"What are you doing here?"

The Celestial Lizard shouted in a deep voice.

"The Secret Realm is my territory. I managed to capture a prisoner with great difficulty, so naturally, I need to interrogate him properly."

Xu Lingjun raised his hand and said, "And you mentioned before that His Majesty Jianfeng would eventually retaliate, so it's only natural for me to gather as much intelligence on him as possible. You must have heard of the saying 'know your enemy and yourself, and you can fight a hundred battles without disaster,' right?"

"Do you think I'll tell you?" 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

"I am indeed prepared for your stubborn resistance. I've even prepared many methods of torture, such as lighting the Sky Lantern, mercury skinning, rats burrowing into the stomach, oral transmission, and so on..."

He merely mentioned a few terms.

Xu Lingjun didn't even explain these tortures in detail, but the Celestial Lizard's scalp went numb hearing them. Some things don't need explanation; imagining them is frightening enough.

"But..."

With Xu Lingjun's "but," the heart of the Celestial Lizard suddenly tensed up.

"But after all, you're of the same race as Xuan Gui and the others. If I go too hard on you, they might develop a grudge against me... you should be able to understand this."

The Celestial Lizard laughed awkwardly, with an undertone of tremble even he couldn't detect.

He said, "Indeed, we are of the same race, and even in the worst-case scenario, we never planned to harm their lives. Similarly, if you dare to torture me, they will never willingly submit to you."

"So, I actually have a good idea, which is a win-win situation."

Xu Lingjun smiled and asked, "Don't you think it was quite inhumane of me to use such despicable tactics to defeat you before... Do you want to reclaim your honor from that previous defeat?"

"What do you mean?"

"It means nothing. I want to interrogate the contents you know, and you want to defeat me and reclaim your honor. Why don't we come to an agreement... We'll have a fair duel. If I win, you answer one of my questions; if I lose, you can leave Blue Star, wherever you want to go, and I won't stop you."

Xu Lingjun continued, "You can challenge me over and over, with no limit to the number of times. No matter how many times I win, as long as you answer my questions honestly, but if you can defeat me even once, I'll let you go."

The Celestial Lizard asked, "Why should I believe you?"

Xu Lingjun tossed a small player to the Celestial Lizard.

The Celestial Lizard opened it, and within, Xu Lingjun's image appeared, saying, "I want to interrogate the contents you know, and you want to defeat me and reclaim your honor..."

This was precisely the recording of what he had just said.

"If I go back on my word, you can spread this video. It will become known to all your kin that I am untrustworthy. By then, gathering them back would be far more difficult. This sincerity should be enough, right?"

Xu Lingjun asked, "I've stepped back this far, and you still don't dare to agree?"

"Of course not. I just want to ask... when do we start?"

The Celestial Lizard's face showed a sly grin.

This Human kid... does he really think that breaking Jianfeng's tooth means he is invincible?

In truth, although his strength was not equal to Jianfeng, he was still one of the Thirteen Elders. His might far surpassed that singular tooth of Jianfeng's, only then he had no power to use, and he could only temporarily use the token His Majesty Jianfeng bestowed as a weapon.

Unexpectedly, that made him think it was his ace treasure.

I've been completely underestimated.

The Celestial Lizard twisted his neck, sneering, "I can't wait to fight you."

"Right now."

Xu Lingjun spoke, and directly pressed the unlock button, releasing the layers of shackles wrapped around the Celestial Lizard, which immediately fell to the ground.

"Good!"

As soon as the word 'good' fell, the Celestial Lizard's figure suddenly disappeared without a trace... Clearly, he had blended completely with the surrounding environment.

"What?!"

Xu Lingjun was alarmed, exclaiming, "There's not even a trace of temperature, that's impressive... Ah..."

He screamed, as a punch landed on his back.

Propelled forward several steps... his face flushed red for a moment, appearing as though he was on the verge of spitting blood.

"Where are you, where are you."

Xu Lingjun remained alert, frequently striking. With his Spiritual Power extending, the surrounding temperature suddenly dropped significantly.

"No wonder this kid dared to make this agreement with me, his abilities are quite decent too. Being able to destroy His Majesty's Magical Treasure, it was indeed not by mere chance."

The Celestial Lizard sneered, but lamented that this fellow had overlooked his innate supernatural ability... to freely transform, and this was not a mere color change like the lower levels. He could transform his body into the exact state of the transformed object!

For example, transforming into water, and becoming flexible and unbreakable, transforming into stone, becoming firm and immovable. Transforming into metal... that wouldn't do, he'd be melted down.

But this supernatural ability had allowed him to face many strong enemies without fear, always able to advance and retreat freely.

"Hahaha, prepare to die."

The Celestial Lizard laughed triumphantly, his figure constantly transforming, landing hit after hit on Xu Lingjun.

Yet this fellow's skin and flesh were so tough, it was not inferior to Xuan Gui, rendering all the Celestial Lizard's assaults mere nuisances, only eliciting a few pained cries from Xu Lingjun but causing no real injury.

One attacked fiercely without breaking the defense; the other had a remarkable defense but couldn't grasp the enemy.

Though the exchange seemed fierce, in reality, both were fighting their own fight.

The Celestial Lizard began feeling restless. How to break through such thick skin and flesh of the enemy?

If this dragged on... his Demonic Power was depleting faster than in any other battle.

As exhaustion weighed upon him, fearing the outcome...

What he feared most naturally came to pass.

A momentary lapse during battle... a punch landed on Xu Lingjun, but before he could retract, Xu Lingjun had already seized his arm and smashed it to the ground fiercely.

With a loud bang.

Xu Lingjun grabbed the Celestial Lizard by the throat, and he couldn't help but exhale a long breath, his complexion showing an almost unbearable redness, clearly nearing his own limits.

"Damn it... I almost won."

The Celestial Lizard furiously punched the ground, shouting.

"But you lost, answer my question."

Xu Lingjun exhaled more Demonic Power, quickly shutting his mouth.

He asked, "Answer me, in that Spirit Realm you inhabit, how many Demons are there in total? How many elders like you are subservient to Jianfeng? Answer truthfully, I can tell if you lie or tell the truth. If you lie to me even once, I'll confine you here forever, never letting you out."

"A total of fifty-three Demons, but as for the number of elders, sorry... that's not a single question, it's two."

"Fine, I'll come back next time."

Xu Lingjun deftly put the shackles back on the Celestial Lizard and walked out briskly.

"Damn it, he couldn't hold on either, I was so close to winning!"

The Celestial Lizard pounded the ground in anger, seeing Xu Lingjun's staggering silhouette. Evidently... not yet at his limit, but he, the Celestial Lizard, was.

His loss was entirely due to carelessness, a brief lapse that allowed his foe to capitalize.

Additionally, he was still not fully recovered from a previous electric shock, which paralyzed his entire body.

Next time... if there was a next time, provided he was in peak condition, he was certain he could win.

With this thought, the Celestial Lizard sat cross-legged without hesitation, earnestly starting his cultivation.

Meanwhile, staggering out of the prison cell, Xu Lingjun couldn't help but burp... revealing an expression of amazement and unease, mumbling, "I miscalculated; I didn't expect the Celestial Lizard to be this formidable. Compared to him, Xiong Zhen seems so immature. Next time, I can't drag it out this long, or else I'll really expose myself... hic... hic hic... if..."

During this period, Xu Lingjun had made rapid progress.

Otherwise, if it had been the Celestial Lizard instead of Xiong Zhen initially, he might have had to endure a stalemate, barely managing to defeat him.

And there were at least thirteen more formidable enemies like him.

He let out a couple more burps.

Promptly, Xu Lingjun turned swiftly towards the prepared Secret Realm, intending to seclude himself.