"Report, Inspector Zuo and his team have encountered Lu Ping."
In the Institute's supervisory committee, a spy had already sent the news back not long after Mu Yunkai and his team met Lu Ping.
"How's the battle situation?" Chief Qin Qi looked like she was just asking casually. She didn't seem to be very concerned about the outcome.
"That …" An awkward and hesitant expression actually appeared on the spy's face.
"What's the situation?" Right Inspector Gou Jinyi asked.
"They didn't fight," the spy said.
"They didn't fight?" This time, even Qin Qi, who wasn't very concerned, became concerned and asked.
"After Inspector Zuo and Lu Ping met face to face … she gave Lu Ping directions." After the spy finished speaking, he lowered his head. Even he felt ashamed of Mu Yunkai's actions.
The expressions of the people in the conference hall were even more interesting. Some were in disbelief, some were contemptuous, some were angry, and some were surprised. However, most of them didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
Qin Qi had such an expression. In the end, she shook her head and said, "It seems like our Inspector Zuo still found out that the opponent isn't simple!"
"If that's the case, then this Lu Ping should be arriving soon, right?" Right Inspector Gou Jinyi asked.
"He should be arriving soon," the spy said. As soon as he finished speaking, a loud bang came from the main entrance of the hall.
"He's coming." Everyone in the hall was shocked. Then, they looked at Qin Qi.
Lu Ping's target had already been shifted to Su Tang. However, Lu Ping still came knocking on their door. Qin Qi didn't give them any instructions on how to deal with him.
"Activate the highest level of customization in the Institute," Qin Qi said.
"Yes!" The subordinate in charge of customization immediately ran out. The rest of the people were shocked. They activated the customization to the highest level right from the start. Was this enemy really that strong?
The central department of the Xuan Army Empire all had such a customization special ability: Ingenuity.
This special ability would turn the entire department's buildings, gardens, and so on into a set of mechanisms that could attack and defend. Because it was based on buildings and gardens, once this customization special ability was activated, it would destroy the structure of these buildings or gardens. After that, it would need to be rebuilt again. It was extremely troublesome. Therefore, in order to save resources, the ability was finally developed to activate a total of five levels. Different levels of activation would activate different mechanisms of different strength, and the reconstruction work that needed to be done after that would naturally be different. But now, Qin Qi had ordered the activation of the highest level, which was Level Five. Once this level of customization was activated, the entire academy would be filled with mechanisms. Once all of them were triggered, the academy would basically become a pile of rubble. It could be said that they would perish together with the enemy.
But now, in the face of Lu Ping, Qin Qi had already ordered the activation of the highest level of customization without any probing. Next, none of them needed to make a move. All the houses and gardens of the Council would be the enemy of Lu Ping.
"The customization has been initiated!" The subordinate quickly reported.
Qin Qi nodded but didn't move from her seat.
"I'll go take a look!"
"I'm going too!"
In the end, there were still people who couldn't hold back and rushed out to see what was going on.
"Be careful, all of you." Qin Qi did not stop them. Instead, she reminded them. Everyone was stunned again. They realized that in Qin Qi's heart, even if she had used all her ingenuity, she still wouldn't be able to stop Lu Ping. Was this little devil really so terrifying?
In the front yard.
The two guards at the front gate of the Council were lying on the ground. They had dutifully tried to stop Lu Ping from breaking in. Naturally, this was the result. But this time, Lu Ping deliberately showed them mercy. Then, he interrogated the two guards about Su Tang's whereabouts, but he didn't get the answer he wanted.
Then, he could only break in.
Lu Ping looked at the courtyard. It was many times larger than any he had seen before. The walls on the left and right of the courtyard were dozens of meters away. There were doors on the walls, and he didn't know how many people entered and exited. Dozens of meters in front of him was a large hall with an open door. He couldn't see anyone in the hall. As far as he could see, there was actually no one except for the two guards that he had already knocked down.
This wasn't normal. Lu Ping knew it, but he didn't care. He took a step forward and was about to walk in when he suddenly sensed something strange.
Power of Spirit.
Every flower and grass in the courtyard, every tree and wood, every brick and wall, suddenly had power of Spirit flowing through them. Without waiting for him to carefully identify it, the bottom of his feet suddenly sank. The stone slabs that had been used to pave the road suddenly became soft sand. In an instant, it covered Lu Ping's feet, as if it wanted to press him to the ground. Immediately, a stone slab in front of him was lifted up and smashed towards him. The stone slab was filled with power of Spirit, like a heavy punch from a cultivator. It was like this in front of him, and it was the same behind him. Similarly, a stone slab flew up. At the same time, the trees on the two sides of the courtyard also moved. The branches and leaves swayed, as if they were under a spell. The raised branches were like sharp swords, directly cutting off the tree trunk and stabbing towards Lu Ping. As for the flying leaves that were like hidden weapons, there were countless of them.
He didn't see anyone, but he was already being attacked from all directions. Lu Ping hadn't seen this kind of mechanism before, but he didn't panic. If the attacker was a person, he would hit the person. Now that it was a tree, he would hit the tree. To him, this wasn't a difficult choice.
His fists swung out, one to the left, one to the right. The soul that charged out was even faster than the sword-like branches and flying leaves. In a blink, it had smashed into the tree.
The shaking of the tree was not intense, and seemed to only tremble. But in this moment of trembling, the soul power controlling them had completely shattered. The branches and flying leaves that had shot out landed on Lu Ping's body, but didn't cause any damage. As for the stone slabs flying in front and behind him, Lu Ping casually pulled his feet out of the stone sand, and kicked forward and back. Two of the stone slabs instantly shattered in the air.
There were more mechanisms in the courtyard than just this, but Lu Ping's attacks didn't stop there. He didn't wait for a chance to react. He started to take the initiative to attack. Wherever he heard the sound of soul power, he would throw a punch. The soul power flowing in the back courtyard seemed to encounter an even more turbulent torrent, and was washed away in a moment. The front courtyard of the Institute's Board of Supervisors had already collapsed. When the great hall directly across from it was smashed by Lu Ping's fierce punches and collapsed into a pile of rubble, Lu Ping saw a group of people in the uniform of the Board of Supervisors behind the rubble with terrified expressions. They looked at him and subconsciously took a step back.
"Lu Ping!" A shout came from behind him. Lu Ping turned his head and saw the panting Qin Sang staring dumbstruck at the ruins of the Institute's Board of Supervisors. She had been very fast when using the Dance of Flowing Light to hurry along, but she hadn't expected that the Institute's Board of Supervisors would be destroyed by Lu Ping in such a short amount of time. Ku Zhu, who was at her side, could tell from the traces of destruction that the Institute's Board of Supervisors had used their soul power to make this custom. But would it have any effect on Lu Ping? Ku Zhu examined it closely and discovered that it had probably only dirtied Lu Ping a little.
"Why did you follow?" Lu Ping asked Qin Sang.
"I...... I want to stop you!" Qin Sang cried out, one hand already pressed against her sword.
"Then you might die," Lu Ping said. He wasn't sure, but he wouldn't go out of his way to control himself. Some people might die if they resisted less, while others might survive if they were stronger. His goal wasn't to kill, but he didn't go out of his way to show mercy either. Everything was done at will.
"Young Miss!" Ku Zhu had already rushed forward, shielding Qin Sang behind him.
Lu Ping didn't do anything. In the end, Qin Sang was someone he knew, and he didn't view her as an enemy. If she really were an enemy, Lu Ping would have attacked the moment she spoke. Why would he bother with small talk?
As for Ku Zhu. Lu Ping glanced at him and saw that he was only protecting Qin Sang and had no intention of attacking him. Lu Ping ignored him and continued to walk forward.
Should he attack?
Ku Zhu was somewhat tempted as he gazed at Lu Ping's exposed back. He was an expert in sneak attacks and assassinations.
However, just as he was thinking about this, a figure suddenly swept past him from behind. It was fast, yet silently, and rushed forward.
Sunset Cloud Opening!
Qin Sang's mouth fell open. She almost cried out, but Ku Zhu sensed it and quickly covered her mouth with his hand. Qin Sang didn't resist, but her eyes instantly grew wet. She didn't know why. She clearly wasn't very familiar with Lu Ping, and she clearly knew that this person would make an enemy of her clan. But when she saw Sunset Cloud Opening's sneak attack about to succeed, and thought about how Lu Ping was about to die, she couldn't help but feel sad for him.
Not good!
At this moment, Ku Zhu saw Lu Ping's shoulder move. This was a sign that he was about to turn around, but he didn't have time to warn him. He saw Lu Ping's fist swing towards Sunset Cloud Opening, who was about to attack him.
Boom!
Sunset Cloud Opening flew backwards, brushing past Ku Zhu's side. He flew back to where he had come from. His four trusted subordinates still had joyful expressions on their faces, thinking that Sunset Cloud Opening's sneak attack was about to succeed. They didn't even have time to change their Lord Inspector had already flown back and crashed onto the street like a lump of rotten meat.
"Lord Inspector!" they cried out in shock. When they hurriedly surrounded him, Sunset Cloud Opening had long since stopped breathing.
He was afraid of Lu Ping's strength and didn't dare attack directly. Then, he discovered this heaven-sent opportunity and attacked with a sneak attack, which was precisely what he was best at. He hid his courage very well, and his attack was fast enough, accurate enough, and steady enough.
He thought that it was already foolproof and didn't even have time to be surprised by Lu Ping's counterattack. As he died, he still had a proud expression on his face.
Fortunately, I didn't attack!
There was only rejoicing in Ku Zhu's heart.
In his eyes, Sunset Cloud Opening's attack was completely flawless. In fact, it was even better than what he had done. He watched with wide eyes, but couldn't sense Sunset Cloud Opening's attack or the power of his courage at all.
Yet, Lu Ping just happened to be able to sense it, and just happened to be able to counterattack at the most precise moment. This was no longer something that Ku Zhu could understand or explain.
After turning around and punching, Lu Ping's gaze very naturally swept over Ku Zhu and Qin Sang.
Ku Zhu was very panicked. He grabbed onto Qin Sang with all his might. He was very afraid that she would charge forward without a care for anything.
Fortunately, Qin Sang didn't go forward, and Lu Ping didn't make a move. After sweeping his gaze over them, he turned around and walked forward.
The front courtyard was already in ruins. In front of him was the courtyard of the Council. The pavilions, flying pavilions, artificial mountains, and lakes were all activated by the ingenuity of the spirit. They eyed the intruder like a tiger watching its prey.
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