Chapter 37: Chapter 37: A-Class Prison, Suppressing Demon Fiends
Noble, powerful, and mysterious!
Unfathomable!
This was Su Bai’s first impression upon seeing this person.
"Who is this person?"
Su Bai grew curious and continued watching the scene.
In the scene, the blond young man spoke with a calm expression.
"Tian Mu, you’ve done well!"
As he spoke, the blond young man raised his hand and produced a black Jade Bottle, seemingly from nowhere.
A faint fragrance wafted from the Jade Bottle.
"It was all due to Master’s flawless plan!"
The Tian Mu Saint Son hurriedly replied, not daring to take any credit.
He kept his head bowed. Although he desperately coveted the Jade Bottle, he didn’t dare make a single move.
It seemed his fear of the blond young man before him was absolute.
"Take it."
The blond young man said, "Consume these Divine Power Pills. The might of your Celestial Eye Divine Techniques will surely increase dramatically."
"Thank you, Master!"
The Tian Mu Saint Son was ecstatic. He immediately prostrated himself on the ground and thanked him repeatedly.
WHOOSH!
A gust of wind blew past, and the blond young man vanished, having used some unknown method.
The Tian Mu Saint Son remained kneeling on the spot for a long time before finally picking up the black Jade Bottle that had been left on the ground.
He was ecstatic.
The scene ended there.
After watching the scene, Su Bai thought to himself, ’That blond young man must be the person backing the Tian Mu Saint Son!’
Of course, even though he had gotten a clear look at the blond man’s face, he had no idea who this person was.
All he knew was that the blond young man was the Tian Mu Saint Son’s master, and that the so-called Saint Heir was, in the end, nothing more than someone else’s pawn.
’That blond young man is probably plotting something major!’
But this matter didn’t have much to do with Su Bai.
For the next three days, Su Bai carried on with his work as usual.
Ever since Mu Feng had led a team out to capture the Tian Mu Saint Son and returned seriously injured, Su Bai hadn’t seen him.
When he occasionally asked others about it, no one would say much, only sigh mournfully.
A flicker of understanding crossed Su Bai’s face as a guess formed in his mind.
’Could it be... Mu Feng is dead?’
’Or is there something else going on?’
But since no one told him the truth and he didn’t press the matter, Su Bai naturally didn’t know the specifics of the situation.
During these three days, Su Bai personally locked up several more criminals, and his Experience Points increased once again.
「This afternoon.」
Su Bai had just left his personal quarters when he received a mission.
A Martial Artist from the Prison Suppression Bureau, dressed in crimson robes and holding a secret order, spoke to Su Bai with a solemn expression.
"In the A Prison Area, a Martial Artist from the Prison Suppression Bureau was temporarily reassigned to go capture criminals!"
"Su Bai, you are to take his place. Go to the A Prison Area and patrol for six hours!"
"Understood!"
Su Bai accepted the secret order, his expression turning serious.
"Go on. Your Cultivation isn’t high, but the A Prison Area has recently been reinforced, so it’s not too dangerous. As long as you’re careful, you’ll be fine!"
After giving Su Bai a few more instructions, the man departed in a hurry.
Holding the secret order, Su Bai thought, ’It seems the Prison Suppression Bureau is severely short-staffed!’
’Even the Martial Artists from the Prison Suppression Bureau on patrol duty are being sent out by the higher-ups to capture criminals!’
’From this, it’s clear there must have been a lot of turmoil in the outside world recently!’
’The people of the Prison Suppression Bureau have no choice but to deploy in full force to capture criminals and suppress troublemakers!’
’However, this might not be a bad thing for me!’
As Su Bai headed toward the A Prison Area with the secret order in hand, a glint flashed in his eyes.
Most of the criminals imprisoned in the A-Class Prison were bizarre Demon Fiends!
There weren’t many Martial Artists.
He had experimented before and found that he could use his True Qi to suppress members of the Demon Race and gain Experience Points!
’If that’s the case, can I use the same method to suppress the Demon Fiends locked up in the A-Class Prison?’
’And the Demon Fiends imprisoned in the A Prison Area must be powerful!’
’If this method works...’
’...it’ll be a huge harvest!’
With these thoughts in mind, Su Bai walked down the long corridor toward the A Prison Area.
"Halt!"
As he was about to enter the A-Class Prison, the two Prison Guards at the gate stopped Su Bai with ice-cold expressions.
Only after they had read the secret order and verified Su Bai’s identity did they let him pass into the A-Class Prison.
All the while, their expressions remained incredibly cold, as if they were two emotionless statues guarding the entrance.
WHOOSH!!
The moment he stepped into the A-Class Prison, gusts of chilling wind, mixed with a foul stench, assaulted him.
Even the bright light from the torches on the walls couldn’t dispel the surrounding gloom and chill.
’So much Demon Qi!’
Su Bai’s expression hardened as he surveyed his surroundings.
He had killed a Third-Level Demon Fiend before, so he was no stranger to the aura of Demon Fiends.
STEP... STEP...
Walking on the dark, damp bluestone tiles, Su Bai’s ears were constantly filled with a cacophony of hisses, whispers, and roars.
This was the dense Demon Qi interfering with Martial Artists.
"Su Bai, you’re here!"
Before he had walked far, a Prison Chief from the A Prison Area came to meet him.
This man wore a white robe embroidered with a two-winged white tiger. He had a square face, a thick black beard, and a serious, unsmiling demeanor.
He explained to Su Bai which areas he needed to patrol and which he needed to avoid.
"The Demon Fiends imprisoned in these areas are extremely terrifying. You must not go near them under any circumstances!"
"Some of them can invade a person’s Divine Spirit and brain, easily erasing your consciousness. Others can cast illusions, subjecting you to immense torture within an Illusion Realm! And some..."
The man took out a map and, by the torchlight, gave Su Bai a more detailed explanation.
’Demon Fiends truly are bizarre!’
After listening to the Prison Chief’s explanation, Su Bai had a preliminary but detailed understanding of Demon Fiends.
"If there’s nothing else, you can begin your patrol!"
After finishing his explanation, the Prison Chief gave the map to Su Bai and quickly left.
Following the map’s directions, Su Bai soon arrived at his patrol area.
’These prison cells are certainly strange!’
Su Bai stared at the silver Jade prison cell before him, a curious look on his face.
He discovered that the cells in the A Prison Area were different from those in the C and B-Class areas.
From his conversation with the Prison Chief earlier, Su Bai had also learned something.
The Martial Artists of the Prison Suppression Bureau and the Demon-slaying Bureau would custom-design different cells according to the specific Demon Fiend being imprisoned.
For example, the cell in front of Su Bai housed a Fourth-Level Demon Fiend capable of using a special Illusionary Ability.
Therefore, to imprison this kind of Demon Fiend, the Martial Artists of the Prison Suppression Bureau had used materials capable of blocking Illusionary Abilities to specially construct this Jade prison cell.
’Let’s see if I can suppress it with True Qi!’
Su Bai focused his mind, gathering his energy and releasing a wisp of Golden Purple True Qi.
It seeped into the prison cell.
HISS!
Immediately after, Su Bai heard a piercing hiss from within the cell.
Su Bai could faintly sense that the Demon Fiend imprisoned inside looked something like a wild boar.
Penetrate.
With a mere thought, Su Bai infused the True Qi into the Demon Fiend’s body.
The Demon Fiend shrieked repeatedly, its pain evident.
’It’s working!’
Su Bai’s eyes lit up, and he continued to channel his True Qi.
He was secretly overjoyed.
