spiritual scholar

faceless man

Su Xiao was still examining the multitude of information transmitted through the temporary spiritual network, focusing on the attacked subway entrance.

Everyone there was asleep, unable to converse with him, but before falling unconscious, they had sent various messages to him, the temporary commander.

One of Su Xiao's tasks was to find clues about the evil entity from this sea of information.

There were many types of the Dream Clan, each with different abilities. If Su Xiao could identify which type it was, he could make targeted arrangements in advance, significantly increasing their chances of victory.

Feng Liping was also directing operations, but his task was to evacuate the surrounding civilians. Given the many people near the attacked subway entrance, despite Su Xiao's assessment that the Dream Clan entity wouldn't come out to kill, there was always a chance. Feng Liping had to relocate them to safety, continuously issuing commands.

Su Xiao glanced at Feng Liping while busy. He actually didn't trust Feng Liping.

This fake android, with a fake QR code, passing through the security channel—who knew if there was a problem!

However, Su Xiao had already reported him, and since he came out unscathed, maybe there wasn't an issue after all.

"Hmm?" Feng Liping noticed Su Xiao watching him.

"Mr. Android, what is your life curse?" Su Xiao asked. "Do you mind telling me? I need it for tactical arrangements."

Feng Liping glanced at the ordinary people in the ice cream truck: the couple and the middle-aged man. They seemed curious. He didn't mind Su Xiao calling him an android and smiled, "It's a fifth-grade life curse, a melee type, focused on damage."

"Fifth grade, wow!" The girl in the couple exclaimed, "That's high!"

Initially, Su Xiao wanted to leave these ordinary people behind because he and Rosalie were going to deal with the entity in the subway, making it dangerous for them. But they insisted on following, believing they were safer with practitioners, so Su Xiao couldn't just abandon them.

Feng Liping boasted, "It's nothing, just fifth grade. Fifth grade is only considered middle tier. It can only reach the Enlightenment stage. If it were a top-tier life curse, making one a transcendent, that would be promising."

The girl in the couple ignored her boyfriend's jealous look and curiously asked, "I heard life curses can be upgraded in quality. Brother Feng, if you upgrade two grades, wouldn't it be top tier?"

"Upgrading quality isn't that easy." Feng Liping smiled bitterly, "It's tough!"

Seeing him say this, the girl realized she had touched a sore spot and stopped asking. She turned to Rosalie, curious, "Sister Luo, what about you?"

Rosalie glanced lightly at Su Xiao, seeking permission with her eyes.

Su Xiao, still typing in the air, quickly typed:

Little Fat Cat: Lie about the type.

Little Fat Cat: Feng Liping might be problematic.

Rosalie looked away, softly saying, "Second-grade life curse, flying sword type."

"Wow!" The ordinary people were astonished this time.

"Second grade, isn't that considered a prodigy?" The middle-aged man said in surprise, "A prodigy with the potential of becoming a sage."

"Amazing! So strong!"

Su Xiao pretended to focus on processing information, but he was closely watching Feng Liping's reaction through his sense ability.

When Feng Liping heard "second grade," he didn't immediately show surprise. But when he heard "flying sword type," his lips curled slightly in disdain. This expression came and went quickly. Without Su Xiao's keen observation, it might have been missed.

Then, Feng Liping's expression quickly changed from curiosity to surprise, then disbelief, and finally a hint of shame.

Feng Liping embarrassedly said, "I thought I was impressive, but I've made a fool of myself in front of Miss Luo. I didn't expect a second-grade life curse. No wonder you said killing an Enlightenment stage is like killing a chicken."

Great acting! Su Xiao praised him internally, continuing to type in the air:

Little Fat Cat: Be wary of Feng Liping.

At this moment, the ice cream truck stopped, with the subway entrance just ahead. A girl lay unconscious at the entrance, her glasses fallen.

The surrounding civilians had already been evacuated, keeping their distance.

Su Xiao and Rosalie got off the truck first. Su Xiao said, "I've analyzed the messages from the victims inside the subway."

"Some mentioned seeing their loved ones, who shouldn't be there, and even deceased loved ones."

"Others saw victims attacked first. They might not have had time to activate the Heart-Cleansing Curse. Those victims had extremely joyous expressions."

Feng Liping asked, "Do you know what type of Dream Clan entity it is?"

Su Xiao nodded, not keeping it a secret, and transmitted the information to Feng Liping and Rosalie:

"Faceless One!"

Faceless One

Alias: Dream Thief, Plastic Spirit

Classification: Dream Clan

Rank: Upper Lieutenant (98%), Lower Demon (2%)

Habitat: Moon Mountain Beast Dream Realm (90%), Far Side of the Moon (10%)

Organization: Solo (75%) or in pairs (20%), others (5%)

Activity Cycle: All day

Intelligence: High

Appearance: Humanoid

Spiritual Abilities: Dream Invasion, Reality Projection, Spiritual Shield, Thought Insight, Familiar Face, Plastic Body, Mind Link, Mental Charm, Body Healing, Self-Harm, Mental Probe, Mind Shock, Pain Transfer, Void Hand, Shared Suffering

Physical Abilities: Dream Mutation, Blissful Touch, Low Flight

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"Any tactics?" Feng Liping asked, "I don't know much about the Dream Clan and their abilities."

Su Xiao said, "Faceless Ones dislike direct confrontation. They prefer betrayal, schemes, and trickery. If I'm correct, it will disguise itself as a normal human!"

"When we go in, it will ambush us. We only have two practitioners here. If it incapacitates one, it's one-on-one, and its chances of winning are high."

Feng Liping pondered, "How do we fight? Aren't Dream Clan entities usually in spirit form? How can you spot it disguised as a human?"

"No need to fight, avoid direct confrontation." Su Xiao confidently said, "At the subway entrance, I'll set up a catalyst spell. You two protect me."

"I just need to prevent it from corrupting the Heart-Cleansing Curse on the people inside for a while. Once reinforcements arrive, it's dead. Why fight head-on?"

Saying this, the three got off the truck, instructing it to move far away to avoid being caught in the crossfire.

Su Xiao and the others kept their distance from the girl lying at the subway entrance.

Su Xiao took out two more catalyst materials from his bag: a glass bottle filled with fine salt and a pen-sized wooden wand.

"Mr. Android, sprinkle this salt mixed with silver powder into two circles. You and Rosalie stand inside them." Su Xiao said, "My mental strength isn't enough. This spell needs a lot of mental energy, only practitioners can use it."

"Rosalie, help infuse this wand with mental energy."

"It won't consume too much, right?" Feng Liping couldn't help but ask.

"Not much." Su Xiao said.

"Really not much?" Feng Liping was skeptical, "What catalyst spell can interfere with a Dream Clan entity in the subway?"

Su Xiao didn't answer his question directly, "You'll soon find out."

Rosalie returned the slightly trembling wand to Su Xiao, who took it.

Su Xiao naturally smiled, showing extreme confidence.

Feng Liping followed Su Xiao's instructions, sprinkling the salt and drawing two small circles. He stood in one, muttering, "I feel like this isn't a mental energy supply formation, but a binding spell for evil entities."

Su Xiao whispered an incantation not of human origin, taking out a small bottle of eye drops and dropping two drops onto his glasses:

"This proves your intuition is sharp."

Su Xiao handed the eye drops to Rosalie, smiling at Feng Liping:

"Let me guess, are you from the Light Dream or the Dark Avenue? Or do you have a Dream Clan entity attached to you?"