Everybody thought that Li Yao had escaped back to the underground world through the swirl of rainwater. None of them expected that Li Yao would be bold enough to jump on the warship that had been sent to hunt him and lurk right next to Ye Changkong and more than ten Core Formation Stage Cultivators!
Executing 'Death Ray' Ye Changkong had never been Li Yao's purpose.
That was because killing Ye Changkong would only make it easier for him to escape.
However, after peeking at part of the terrible scheme and making his soul even firmer, Li Yao decided to fight with his own Dao, not allowing himself to run away again!
Whoever dared to involve him in such a weird scheme as a chess piece would have to pay the price!
That was why he had set up such a trap by analyzing all the information about 'Death Ray' Ye Changkong with the internet chip that he had delivered to Ding Ling Dong in secret. He had completely walked into the role of 'Death Ray' Ye Changkong and set up such a trap.
The purpose of the trap was not to kill Ye Changkong but to heavily wound him so that the mastermind behind the scheme would be lured out!
Li Yao was ninety percent certain that the mastermind would show up.
It was because Ye Changkong was not a random lackey but a Yuanying. One of the few battle-type Yuanying in the Federation!
However wealthy and powerful the Patriots Partnership was, it was still a clandestine organization. For the sake of confidentiality, there were only a handful of people in the organization. A super expert such as Ye Changkong was definitely one of the rarest in the organization.
His heavy wounds would certainly greatly affect the organization's plan.
It must be noted that after entering the Yuanying level, every Cultivator would have their own belief and pride. It was barely possible to bribe them with pure benefits.
'Death Ray' Ye Changkong was a war hero who had defended the Federation for more than a hundred years. If somebody had tempted him with money, power, or Cultivation arts to betray the Federation, he would've blown up their head a long time ago!
Li Yao deduced that the mastermind of the Patriots Partnership and Ye Changkong were more like some sort of 'like-minded' Fellow Cultivator.
Ye Changkong was not tempted by money or power. He truly believed in a certain 'ideology' and believed that he was saving the Federation. That was why he was willing to become the enemy's accomplice.
Then, when such an important person like Ye Changkong was seriously injured, the mastermind behind the scenes would definitely come to visit him personally.
Even if it was not out of morality, at least he had to see Ye Chang Kong's injuries with his own eyes to determine Ye Chang Kong's recovery speed and combat strength. Then, he could adjust the next step of the plan!
This was the only breakthrough!
Li Yao's guess was correct. Lu Zui, director of the Secret Sword Bureau, did show up.
Considering the video shot by Professor Mo Xuan, Li Yao was certain that Lu Zui was a leader of the Patriots Partnership, or at least one of the leaders!
Guo Chunfeng, 'Jin Dan, the strongest man of the Heaven's Origin Sector', whom he had been brooding about, was also an innocent victim who had been fooled by Lu Zui and taken advantage of!
If that was the case, everything made sense now!
Only an expert such as Lu Zui, who had worked in the secret frontline for more than a hundred years and boasted a complicated network of connections and capabilities, could've set up such a great trap and trapped the Speaker of the Federation, Iron Commander Zhou Hengdao, and himself!
He would certainly be able to eavesdrop on a lot of valuable information from them later.
The two Yuanying members of the Patriots Partnership would not just chat about their daily lives when they met, would they?
At first, Li Yao had intended to plant the eavesdropping chip on Ye Changkong, but he had already used the trick on Duanmu Ming when he just returned to the Tian Yuan Realm, and the guy had seen through it.
With Lu Zui's cautiousness, it was unlikely that he would use the same trick twice.
Therefore, Li Yao asked Professor Mo Xuan to help him get the designs and structures of 'Herald', Ye Changkong's sniper rifle.
Li Yao studied the designs carefully for three hours and knew every detail of 'Herald' like the back of his hand. He also made minor adjustments to the eavesdropping chip that he had crafted according to the structure of the gun.
When he suddenly appeared in the depths of the chimney, Ye Changkong indeed made the most 'correct' choice. He dropped 'Herald' and put on a pistol and a spear.
It gave Li Yao an opportunity.
Under the cover of the smoke and dust, Li Yao expanded his spiritual energy and demonic energy to the maximum. Even 'Jin Dan' inside his body was blasting out violent music and attacking Ye Changkong with a 'mind-blowing music'. His purpose was to distract Ye Changkong so that he would not have the time to perceive the real movement of his hands.
His hands dismantled the locking structure of 'Herald' into twenty-two tiny components in 0.1 seconds. Then, he embedded the eavesdropping chip that was as thin as paper into the helical pillar softly and reassembled it!
It was a crazy gamble.
As the best gun expert of the federation, Ye Changkong had long reached the level where he was one with his gun. As his main weapon, the 'Herald' sniper rifle must've been honed by him day and night with his blood. It resonated with him in a way that he did not know what to do.
Under normal circumstances, Li Yao believed that Ye Changkong would have noticed that something was wrong several seconds after he took back the sniper rifle 'Herald'.
However …
What if his right arm was cut off, his internal organs were exploding, his body was embedded with hundreds of pieces of the Crystal Suit, and his limbs were under the scourge of spiritual energy and demonic energy?
Li Yao had absolute confidence in his attack. It was already the greatest miracle that Ye Changkong was still conscious. At such a moment, it was impossible for him to 'blood drip' on 'Herald' again!
Besides, 'Herald' had been contaminated by demonic energy during the fierce battle. It made sense that it was slightly abnormal, right?
In such a way, Li Yao implanted an eavesdropping chip next to Ye Changkong without alarming anyone. As long as the two parties were within fifty meters of each other, he would be able to hear their heartbeat clearly.
Of course, there were also other unexpected factors. For example, Ye Changkong might have completely passed out and forgotten to pick up his gun, or he might have stored his gun into his Cosmos Ring.
But Li Yao had no choice but to take the risk. Even if 'eavesdropping' failed, he would not lose anything. At the very least, he would be able to lock onto the culprit behind the scheme. He could always assassinate Lu Zui directly.
The decapitation strategy had always been his favorite.
Perhaps it was because of his bad luck during the infiltration plan last time, but now, everything was going well. Ye Changkong had indeed put the sniper rifle next to him, allowing him to eavesdrop on their conversation!
However, such a conversation was of little value, except for confirming the identity of Lu Zui as the culprit behind the scheme and clearing Guo Chunfeng's suspicion.
The news that the motion of war had been passed would be released to the media very soon. Lu Zui's scheme to drag the Flying Star Sector residents onto his tank was an old trick, too.
The most important thing was that such a conversation could not be presented as evidence. After all, 'voiceprints' were too easy to fabricate.
Li Yao's operation had both advantages and disadvantages. The biggest disadvantage was that he had been forced to unleash intense demonic energy in public and heavily wounded Ye Changkong. Just like Lu Zui said, it was hard for him to get rid of such a sh * t when it was on his head.
Li Yao continued eavesdropping while he considered whether or not he should follow Lu Zui's trail and try to dig out more secrets from him or even kill him directly!
But inside the secret chamber, Ye Changkong coughed heavily again and said, "Fellow Cultivator Lu, you must be careful of 'Vulture Li Yao'. I vaguely have a feeling that the young man will not wait to be killed. He will certainly find a way to escape from the underground city!
"Such a huge trap cannot have been set up by any random person. Chances are that he will suspect you and even come to you directly to kill you! The decapitation strategy is his favorite! "
Lu Zui smiled. "What do I need to be careful of? The war machine has been activated and cannot be stopped by one or two people. What's the point of killing me?
"If he does kill the director of the Secret Sword Bureau, what can he do except to prove his identity as the 'Blood Devil' and raise the indignation of the citizens of the Federation?
"For the rise of the Federation, you and I have already given up our lives. Even if we are all killed, countless' patriots' will step forward. Can he kill all the 'patriots'?
"If he does kill all the 'patriots', then all the citizens and Cultivators of the Federation will be enshrouded in fury and continue the war as new 'patriots'!
"Fellow Cultivator Ye, we are already in an invincible position!"
Li Yao gritted his teeth. Lu Zui was truly a master of Meditation Cultivators who were best at reading people's minds. The trap that he had set up at the cost of his life was truly difficult to dissect!
Ye Changkong seemed to agree with Lu Zui. After a long silence, he suddenly asked, "What's the situation on the other side? Is the 'medicine' ready?"
"Very soon," Lu Zui replied. "All the technical obstacles have been overcome. It is only a matter of time before the medicine is mass-produced."
"Time is also a big problem," Ye Changkong said.
"The medicine is of paramount importance to our plan. Without the medicine, it will be meaningless even if we conquer the Blood Demon Sector. I don't want to see the Tian Yuan Realm perish together with the Blood Demon Sector!"
"Rest assured, Fellow Cultivator Ye. Would I let billions of my compatriots die together with those stinky animals?"
Lu Zui declared resolutely. "I promised you since the very beginning that our operation was not as simple as' venting hatred 'but a bloody path for the Federation in the cruel universe! You only joined the operation because you thought that the odds of success were very high after watching the whole deduction process.
"Right now, what I promised is becoming a reality step by step. Everything is under our control. What do you have to doubt?"
"Of course, I believe you," Ye Changkong said.
Ye Changkong said, "However, according to the news from the weather bureau, there seems to be an underwater volcano nearby that is about to erupt. It will cause a large-scale tsunami, and it will collide with a superstorm. It is expected to hit that place in one day. If the shell breaks and the seawater flows in, it will be a disaster."
"I've asked someone to prepare in advance," Ye Changkong said.
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