Chapter 701: Chapter 519: Infant Spirit
"Did you see that resume from Gong Shan?"
Upon seeing Lin Feng’s surprised expression, Ye Xing asked with a smile.
"It must be it. Among these 11 resumes, the most unique one is Gong Shan’s. But we don’t know if what’s written is true or false."
Yun Tianqi also said.
A week ago, when they saw this resume, they were also shocked and somewhat doubted its authenticity.
However, the resume is very realistic and detailed, not only providing the name but even the home address, very thorough information. It shouldn’t be a prank.
After all, such a boring prank would be meaningless.
To join the Avengers Alliance, some people might exaggerate their strengths and abilities, but no one would deliberately make a fake resume.
"It is indeed very interesting!"
Lin Feng nodded as he looked at the resume in his hand.
This resume is very simple.
Because this Gong Shan is only eighteen this year, his strength as a Body Cultivator is at the Ninth Rank, not even a Martial Artist.
At eighteen, such strength isn’t weak among peers. With excellent martial arts talent, getting into the Three Heroic Academies would be a challenge, but there should be no problem getting into the Nine Elite Joint Schools.
But for the Avengers Alliance, this strength is pitifully weak.
Not even qualifying to apply.
However, Gong Shan’s ability is indeed special.
More accurately, the Demon Spirit he refined is very special.
It is the Infant Spirit, ranked 12th on the Exotic Beast Chart.
Infant Spirits belong to the Ghost Type Demon Spirits, without a physical body, resembling ghostly children in appearance.
This is a unique Demon Spirit on the Divine Martial Continent, extremely rare, with an unknown origin, rumored to be formed under some special conditions by a large gathering of souls.
Refining this Demon Spirit, the Demon Spirit Master cannot possess it, cannot use the Infant Spirit’s abilities, equivalent to raising a Demon Beast.
The infant’s innate skill is called: Soul Capturing.
This innate soul skill can seize the soul of the recently deceased and keep it within the Infant Spirit, possessing some of the abilities from when the soul was alive.
This ability includes the captured person’s Demon Spirit and power.
Based on its capabilities, this soul skill absolutely qualifies as a Divine Level soul skill, and an extremely precious one at that.
But because the ability cannot be utilized by the Demon Spirit Master, it’s only rated as a Diamond soul skill.
This ability is somewhat similar to the Soul-devouring Beast, ranked third on the Exotic Beast Chart.
The Soul-devouring Beast can forcibly devour others’ Demon Spirits to gain some of their abilities, and as the Soul-devouring Beast’s strength increases, the number of devourings also increases.
Every Demon Spirit Master who refines a Soul-devouring Beast is mighty, but they dare not let others know, refining other Demon Spirits for cover.
Although the Infant Spirit is special, it doesn’t interest Lin Feng. The Infant Spirit’s growth is not easy, and they don’t have time for cultivation.
What truly surprised Lin Feng was that this Infant Spirit had actually fused with Gong Shan’s younger sister.
Gong Shan lives in Zhouyun City.
Thus, when Demon Beasts attacked the city earlier, his parents unfortunately died, and even their bodies were never found. His only sister, Gong Xiaoxiao, also became a vegetative state.
To awaken his sister, Gong Shan somehow managed to fuse his Lifebound Demon Spirit, the Infant Spirit, with his sister.
A Ghost Type Demon Spirit fusing with a human to become a new entity is practically absurd, unheard of.
But the fact is, he succeeded.
"Rather similar to myself," Lin Feng thought to himself.
He just didn’t know whether the girl still retained her consciousness and memories.
The resume didn’t elaborate on this.
All that’s known is that Gong Shan’s sister has acquired the Infant Spirit’s abilities, and now already has a battle power at Two Grade, stronger than her brother.
And this took less than half a month.
Two Grade combat power did not concern Lin Feng; he was curious about Gong Xiaoxiao’s potential and future, and whether there were any other abilities.
"Ye Xing and Yun Tianqi, you two go find this Gong Shan, try to be discreet, and don’t let anyone notice."
Lin Feng instructed Ye Xing and Yun Tianqi.
The address given by Gong Shan is in Zhouyun City, and as Zhouyun City is still under reconstruction, coming to Shangjing won’t be easy.
"Alright."
Ye Xing nodded, and then left with Yun Tianqi.
Lin Feng continued browsing the other resumes but did not find another person who caught his eye.
...
A luxuriously decorated villa.
Just as the day was breaking, Gong Shan suddenly woke from his dream, and the first thing he did upon getting up was to look at his sister beside him.
"Brother..."
His five-year-old sister, with her cute big eyes, was intently looking at him, eyes full of bloodshot; seeing him awake, she smiled a slightly dazed yet sweet smile, and called out "brother."
This sound of ’brother’ almost melted Gong Shan’s heart.
With their parents gone, his sister was now all he had.
They were each other’s only support.
"You haven’t slept all night."
"Even if you don’t sleep, you need to close your eyes, so they don’t get sore."
"Close your eyes for a moment, then get up with brother to wash up, and soon it’ll be time for breakfast."
Gong Shan gently stroked his sister’s adorable face, speaking softly, but received no response, though she obediently closed her eyes.
Even if at this time she no longer needed sleep.
She couldn’t sleep anyway.
"Good girl."
Gong Shan kissed his sister’s little face, praising her.
Seeing his sister resting with eyes closed, he took out his phone to log in to the Martial Artists’ Forum.
As before, the background was empty, without any messages.
"Sigh."
He let out a sigh, his eyes somewhat dazed, and casually put his phone into his pocket.
The resume had been sent out nine days ago.
He had been full of hope from the beginning, now replaced by disappointment and despair.
Indeed, he was simply unqualified and couldn’t even meet the basic threshold.
Even though his sister was special, her strength was still weak.
It was normal for them to dismiss her.
In less than five minutes, his sister opened her eyes. Gong Xiaoxiao helped his sister change into a cute white princess dress, then took her to the bathroom to freshen up and began to prepare breakfast afterward.
Breakfast was simple—tomato and egg noodles. There wasn’t much food left in the fridge, and he only had fifty yuan on him.
He had sold all the furniture in the villa that could be sold, leaving only some worthless items.
"Have a glass of warm water first in the morning to cleanse your stomach."
"Eat up, make sure you’re full, okay?"
Gong Xiaoxiao let his sister drink a glass of warm water, then filled a bowl with noodles, putting the only poached egg in her bowl. Clearly, his sister didn’t like it, eating with a distressed face, but she still forced herself to finish.
"Good girl."
Gong Xiaoxiao praised, and his sister smiled, looking genuinely pleased.
"Make do for a few days, I’ll find something better for you to eat soon."
Gong Xiaoxiao said.
After breakfast, a rapid knocking sounded at the door, loud enough to make Gong Xiaoxiao frown slightly.
His sister looked nervous, anxiety in her eyes. Seeing this, Gong Xiaoxiao picked her up, patting her back, comforting her: "It’s okay, don’t be scared."
Gong Xiaoxiao opened the door to see two familiar faces outside.
One of them was burly, obviously a bodyguard, standing behind a man in a suit.
The man was in his forties, with fair skin and glasses with gold frames, looking very gentlemanly. He said to Gong Xiaoxiao:
"Xiaoshan, I’ve given you a week. The company is bankrupt, and this villa has been foreclosed and auctioned. Seeing that you and your sister are young, I gave you some time. Don’t make things difficult for Uncle Chen."
"I’m not refusing to move. I’ll leave once I find a place."
Gong Xiaoxiao responded calmly.
He knew that this villa had never been mortgaged.
His parents’ company was worth five hundred million and doing well, how could it have gone bankrupt?
But he argued no further.
After his parents were killed by Demon Beasts, his once happy life turned upside down.
He experienced the fickleness of human relationships and the malice in people’s hearts for the first time.
The company his parents founded was seized by their partner, namely Chen Zong standing in front of him, and even their only home was to be taken by force.
He was angry about it, but lacked the strength, lacked the ability to resist, and could only helplessly accept it.
He wanted to join the Avengers Alliance not just for his sister, but also to preserve this villa.
Because it was a memory of their family.
But clearly, he didn’t have the ability to protect this villa.
The villa’s ownership wasn’t theirs; it belonged to his parents’ company.
"I’ll give you ten thousand yuan to find a place today."
Chen Zong pulled out a stack of money and handed it to Gong Xiaoxiao.
Gong Xiaoxiao didn’t take it, and seeing this, Chen Zong’s once kind face turned cold, a hint of chill in his tone as he asked, "Are you moving or not?"
"Can you give me a bit more time?"
Gong Xiaoxiao was silent for a moment, then spoke softly.
"Haha."
Chen Zong laughed, waving the money in his hand, lightly tapping it on Gong Xiaoxiao’s face: "Your parents are dead. Uncle Chen watched you grow up, teaching you a lesson today: Be low-key until you have strength, don’t show off."
This action was not harmful physically, but was deeply humiliating.
No matter how strong Gong Xiaoxiao was, he was still a senior high school student, quickly blushing with shame.
Clearly, Chen Zong no longer intended to disguise himself.
Gong Xiaoxiao stepped back, holding his sister tightly.
At this time, his sister’s body was trembling slightly, her eyes cold, brimming with barely suppressed killing intent.
Although his sister had the fighting power of a Two Grade, she was no match for Uncle Chen’s bodyguard. Knowing people’s malice, Gong Xiaoxiao dared not expose his sister’s power in front of Chen Zong.
Nor did he want anyone to know that his sister had fused with his Lifebound Demon Spirit, the Infant Spirit.
He didn’t want his sister to become a combat or experiment tool.
"You have five minutes to pack up and leave."
Chen Zong said, casually tossing the money onto Gong Xiaoxiao’s face. As the bills scattered on the ground, he let out a piercing laugh.
He could feel Gong Xiaoxiao’s suppressed anger but didn’t care at all.
What threat could a boy without parents, incapable of refining Demon Spirits, not even a Martial Artist, pose?
In the past, he might have been concerned, but now with reconstruction and chaos, who would care about this pair of siblings?
Just as Chen Zong anticipated, Gong Xiaoxiao dared not resist. He carried his sister back to the room.
"Is this Gong Xiaoxiao’s home?"
Just as Gong Xiaoxiao was packing up, two figures wearing baseball caps appeared before Chen Zong. One of them inquired.
"No,"
Chen Zong replied with a slight frown.
"Isn’t it this address?"
Ye Xing asked, a bit confused, but soon noticed something amiss.
At this moment, Gong Xiaoxiao happened to walk out with his sister in his arms.
His expression was excited as he instantly recognized Ye Xing and Yun Tianqi.
