The reputation of the Soul Searching Skill is quite prominent, but Qu Jianlei hasn’t delved much into this technique.

Firstly, there is little information available; secondly, in the legends of the Divine Land, frequent use of this skill is said to impact the caster’s spirit.

He was curious about how the Paranoid could master such a technique.

However, the Paranoid’s first soul search ended in failure... he directly destroyed that B-level consciousness.

To say the person became an idiot would be putting it mildly, Qu Jianlei thought they became a complete vegetable.

Watching saliva uncontrollably drip from the B-level’s mouth, the Paranoid merely muttered softly.

"It’s been a while since I used it, didn’t control the strength well... let’s try again."

Unfortunately, trying again still had no effect.

The second inconsequential B-level, under the "Truth Potion," still couldn’t explain clearly, and another soul search caused a brain hemorrhage.

Qu Jianlei couldn’t help but exclaim, "This one can’t be saved either; the Laval Clan’s list of deaths has another addition."

Even with the Imperial medical standards, without timely treatment, such a condition is inevitably fatal.

In fact, concerning spirit-related injuries, the empire lacks particularly effective treatment methods.

Yet, his words made the Paranoid feel a bit unsettled.

He chose the oldest A-level, "This old guy has been around for a long time, surely he knows a bit more."

This guy panicked! Qu Jianlei raised an eyebrow at that.

You’re almost four hundred years old, and this body is a hundred and sixty years old, calling someone over a hundred and twenty "old guy"?

But the Paranoid was indeed right, this person truly knew about Pierre’s secrets.

After all, when he was born, there were still many people alive who knew Pierre.

Though the old man was aged and his spirit weak, his obsession was strong, and an overdose of truth serum proved useless.

In the end, it was still the Paranoid’s soul search that succeeded, but they only extracted two key pieces of information.

The first was that before Pierre disappeared, he contacted the family saying he would be gone for a long time and might not return.

The second was that Pierre’s information was classified as top family secret, with detailed information held only by the clan leader.

Although there were only two messages, the Paranoid was quite satisfied, "Look, this is the power of my soul search."

Upon hearing this, Qu Jianlei glanced at the second B-level—who was already in a critical state.

The Paranoid then grabbed the clan leader, "This guy is just a B-level, the truth potion should be enough."

The esteemed Laval Clan’s leader was merely a B-level Awakened, but that’s not surprising; family management can’t be based solely on cultivation level.

The Paranoid was indeed right, this clan leader couldn’t withstand the overdose of truth serum.

In the clan leader’s memory, apart from the two known points, they confirmed two additional ones.

Pierre explicitly informed the family: he was currently facing unspeakable trouble and wouldn’t return until he became Supreme.

However, he advised against family relocation, as the risks of moving were far greater than staying put.

To be fair, his logic was reasonably clear, and the relevant judgments were not flawed.

If the Paranoid ends up dead, then it’s no matter how the Laval Clan acts, not moving saves the trouble.

But if he’s not dead, and discovers the family moved upon return, what will he think?

——This would definitely be Pierre who came home, which frightened the Laval Clan into hurried relocation.

However, no matter how secretive a move, can it escape the Supreme’s investigation? Let alone higher powers.

Pierre understood this consequence well, so he considered not moving as a more prudent choice.

The other point was a secret only the clan leader could truly grasp.

Pierre stated, if the family encountered an extremely powerful threat related to him, he hoped the leader would tell the visitor,

"Pierre said he would end his days on Celestial Blade Star, swearing on the survival of the entire Laval Clan."

This was evidently the Paranoid’s final instruction, so only the clan leader could hold this secret.

Pierre considered almost all factors, but human schemes could not surpass divine will.

Little did he expect, due to the Paranoid’s pride, there was no grand gesture, just a surreptitious attack instead.

It wasn’t "those who are close are red, those who are close are black," mainly because the Paranoid knew very well how much Rhodiola cared about this half-array.

He didn’t want any unexpected issues, so he preferred a covert assault to thoroughly please Rhodiola.

However, this led to a dire outcome, with the current mid and high combat power of the Laval house in the small town being completely wiped out by the Paranoid.

Of the five captured people, four had already encountered various problems, regretting was too late.

Pierre underestimated this aspect, ultimately costing the family a grievous price.

But in reality, the losses were more than four; the Paranoid set his eyes on the last one—a returning A-level just today.

"Ask this one too; what if there’s other gains?"

"Do as you please," Qu Jianlei replied casually, "I have no objection to you wiping out the entire Laval Clan."

"Kill them all?" The Paranoid raised an eyebrow at these words and mumbled, "Is that necessary?"

He wasn’t a benevolent saint, he just genuinely felt it wasn’t worth the effort.

By killing these five, the Laval Clan loses more than half of its middle and high-tier combat power, and recovering from that won’t be a quick process.

As for eradicating them completely, it’s not even worth mentioning. Those C-level ants trying to reach his cultivation level, is it even possible?

"Whatever you want," Qu Jianlei replied indifferently, "They’re your enemies, not mine."

To be fair, he had plenty of enemies already, adding one more wouldn’t matter, but with this Laval Clan... clearly not!

The Paranoid stared at him for seven or eight seconds before suddenly nodding in realization, "Got it!"

Qu Jianlei blinked in confusion, his mind puzzled: What did you understand?

"I’m still too easy to talk to," the Paranoid raised his hand and instantly smashed the clan leader into minced meat.

The muscles on his face twitched uncontrollably, making his expression turn sinister.

"This world doesn’t tolerate kindness, so let’s just kill them all."

However, his ability to control his emotions was indeed strong, as he patiently interrogated the last A-level person.

Once all accounts matched up, he killed these people without expression, then calmly stated, "Wait for me a moment."

Then, with a flicker of his body, he vanished into the night.

When he returned an hour and a half later, his face was as somber as water, "Let’s go."

Qu Jianlei knew that this guy’s emotions were abnormal now, so he didn’t ask further, and with speed like lightning, he headed back the way they came.

After running for about ten kilometers, a rumbling sound came from behind, followed by a violent tremor of the ground.

Qu Jianlei turned his head to glance at the Paranoid, astonished and asked, "Is this... your doing?"

"You say it as if you didn’t notice," the Paranoid replied dismissively, "Don’t pretend to be shocked."

Then he directly changed the subject, "Such a big family, only worth a mere tens of millions, really poor."

Apparently, he not only went to kill and destroy houses but also looted their wealth.

Impossible, right? Qu Jianlei found it a bit unbelievable, "More than a thousand people, averaging only twenty or thirty thousand per person?"

For normal families, having a savings of twenty or thirty thousand per person is quite impressive, considering that’s Bellini’s annual salary.

But can the Laval Clan be the same? It’s a group with abundant awakened bloodlines, never lacking awakened ones.

The Paranoid, however, replied indifferently, "I just raided a few big vaults, didn’t have time to gather the scattered money from small households!"

This was entirely reasonable: for a Supreme being, leaving nothing behind is achievable, but who wouldn’t care for reputation?

Cleanly taking the main assets and leaving swiftly, that’s the Supreme way; gathering the scattered bits and pieces, that’s beneath him.

However, specifically for the Laval Clan, it’s unlikely because just pulling out an average family, economically they wouldn’t be bad.

After all, you never know which family might suddenly have an awakened member crop up, who dares to neglect them?

Both Qu Jianlei and the Paranoid understood that the forsaken small gains combined might value higher than the few big vaults.

But the crucial point is that after killing so many people and destroying countless houses, it’s best not to linger at the scene.

Otherwise, even with a special military pass, it might invite unnecessary complications, what’s the point?

"They’re indeed too poor," Qu Jianlei couldn’t help but sigh, "Next... Celestial Blade Star?"

"Humph," the Paranoid snorted, feeling a bit angry and ashamed, "I didn’t think that guy wouldn’t go far."

His breakthrough was hidden in Blue Elf, with the nearest habitable planet being Celestial Blade Star, almost part of the same star system.

To protect Celestial Blade, which is a habitable planet, Blue Elf, with its not particularly harsh climate and environment, became the Transfer Star.

Thinking of Pierre ultimately hiding in Celestial Blade Star made the Paranoid’s face heat up.

Actually, this situation isn’t strange, the darkest place is often under the lamp, where isn’t it true?

But he just found it intolerable, "It’s best to leave quickly."

No one could have imagined that two individuals holding special military passes would cause such a massacre.

The ground-quaking commotion awakened the sleeping residents of the small town.

About half an hour later, a City Guard responded and arrived, unexpectedly discovering that the renowned Laval Clan had been annihilated!

Celestial Sharp Star, as the first developed planet in this Star Realm, has passed its development stage and is relatively stable, even somewhat withering.

However, concerning planetary development, whether withering or not mostly relates to the Imperial plans; it can’t simply be seen as decline.

Social order here is also relatively mature and stable; such extermination cases haven’t been heard of for years.

Moreover, the exterminated clan — Laval clan — which frequently produces awakened ones, far surpasses similar-sized families.

For a time, the entire planet was shaken.

As for the surviving members of the Laval Clan, they were seething with hatred, using every connection and swearing to take revenge!

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