"I can give you the cultivation technique!" the Sea God said hastily, "But hurry up and kill him, otherwise if he wakes up, neither of us will have a good outcome!"

The Sea God used the cultivation technique as bait, trying to stabilize Heizi with it, but secretly vowed in his heart that once Heizi killed Xiao Tian, the next one to die would be Heizi himself.

The dagger that Heizi was constantly pressing forward paused for a moment. The Sea God’s illusion technique was indeed extremely powerful, but once he killed the masked man, would the Sea God turn against him?

"Ha, do you think I’m a fool?" Heizi sneered as he looked at him, though he felt a bit shaken. Once he obtained the Sea God’s cultivation technique, his strength would undoubtedly rise to a new level.

His ranking on the Dark List would also improve, and by then, both fame and fortune would come his way. He could go to Africa to establish his own power and become a local tyrant. Just thinking about such a godlike life made Heizi smile even in his sleep.

He quickly agreed, "Alright, but hand over the cultivation technique first!" Heizi’s guard had not relaxed at all, after all, the Sea God was a sworn enemy.

The Sea God gritted his teeth, seeming to have made an important decision, and was about to speak when his face showed anxiety and he hurriedly said, "Quick! My illusion realm is about to collapse!"

"Take this!" The Sea God took out half of the Double Fish Jade Pendant from his bosom and threw it to Heizi, saying, "You surely know its value!"

Heizi’s eyes lit up. He knew well the value of the jade pendant; all major powers were eyeing it, and if he had it, countless people would kneel to offer him money!

After he snatched the jade pendant from Peng Qi’s hands, he also considered keeping it privately, but he gave it to Jerry with reluctance due to the influence of the Turner Group and the impact it would have on his career.

But now, getting it from the Black God’s hands was completely different since he hadn’t taken it from his employer!

Taking the jade pendant, Heizi withdrew his dagger from the Sea God’s neck and started moving toward Xiao Tian...

The Sea God finally relaxed, having managed to pacify that troublemaker! Once Heizi dealt with the Black-clothed Man, the backlash from the collapse of his illusion realm would no longer threaten him.

He vowed to imprison that troublemaker for a lifetime, making him suffer all kinds of hardships to appease his own hatred!

When the Sea God saw Heizi ready to act, he turned his attention to the illusion realm but was nearly scared into wetting his pants.

Having seen through the illusion realm, Xiao Tian was no longer on a smoke-filled battlefield, nor in the boundless sea, but in darkness where a point of light appeared.

It was like a pitch-dark basement with a crack in the door letting in a dazzling light, and the flaw in the illusion was clearly visible.

At that moment, the Sea God still held a sliver of hope, but the next instant, that hope was utterly shattered.

Xiao Tian didn’t directly approach the light, nor could he. He just continuously summoned his inner strength towards the flaw, releasing it from his fist.

Seeing the flaw growing larger, the Sea God felt dizzy. He couldn’t believe that this idiot Heizi still hadn’t succeeded.

Damn, this idiot must be brain-dead to the extreme!

Seeing Heizi having the time to remove the masked man’s cover, the Sea God understood the true meaning of despair for the first time in his life!

Heizi slowly took off Xiao Tian’s mask, and as the mask fell, Xiao Tian’s tightly shut eyes suddenly snapped open, and he kicked out, hitting Heizi squarely in the chest.

After a series of muffled sounds, accompanied by the crisp sound of ribs breaking, Heizi vomited blood and flew out like a kite with a broken string.

The Sea God, whose illusion realm was broken, suffered a violent backlash and collapsed onto his seat like a pile of mud, his eyes showing a lifeless gray.

He no longer even had the strength to beg for mercy, nor could he muster any anger.

Xiao Tian naturally didn’t know that the mastermind behind all this was the Heizi he had just kicked away. If he knew that the Sea God, who nearly caused him to falter, was reduced to this state by Heizi, he would surely study under him modestly!

Like a dead man, the Sea God was casually ended by Xiao Tian with a slash, and then Xiao Tian looked at Heizi walking towards him step by step.

"Xiao, Xiao Tian!" Recognizing the person in front of him as he had just managed to take off his mask, Heizi felt everything become surreal, wondering when Xiao Tian had become so powerful.

If not for the intense pain in his chest serving as a reminder, he might have thought it was the Sea God attacking him instead!

Xiao Tian looked at him playfully, and Heizi followed his gaze to see a puddle of pale yellow liquid between his legs, filling him with shame that wouldn’t go away.

At some point, he had lost control of himself...

At this moment, he no longer had any thought of revenge, his mind blank, until Xiao Tian left with the jade pendant.

Only much later did the acrid smell hit him.

...

Xiao Tian, with the jade pendant, reached the meeting point with the special squad on the top of the remote Huang Mountain.

"I’m keeping this!" Xiao Tian said, shaking the jade pendant at the squad leader in front of him dressed in uniform.

"Commander!" The special squad’s leader looked at Xiao Tian with some difficulty and said, "This..."

Xiao Tian looked at the troubled squad leader, expressionless, and dialed a number, handing it over when connected.

"Yes! Yes! Understood!" 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

The squad leader straightened up immediately after receiving the call, replying with several ’yeses’ before returning the phone to Xiao Tian.

Somewhat awkwardly, he said, "Commander, you know, even though the operation went smoothly thanks to your efforts, we don’t have the authority to decide on our own."

Xiao Tian nodded to show his understanding and then watched the squad leave amid the roar of the rotor blades.

...

With the jade pendant, he went to Peng Qi’s hospital room, where Peng Qi was almost fully recovered.

When Xiao Tian handed the jade pendant to Peng Qi, Peng Qi trembled with excitement for a long time before he could react.

Has the secret of grandfather’s disappearance finally been unlocked?

Realizing his own excitement, Peng Qi repeatedly thanked Xiao Tian and knelt again to perform another ceremony.

Xiao Tian hurriedly stopped him, asking, "When do you plan to test it?"

"As soon as possible!"

Peng Qi’s face was flushed with excitement. Unraveling the mystery of his grandfather’s disappearance had been his wish for years, and now that it was about to come true, how could he not be excited!

After informing Xiao Tian of the location of the other half of the jade pendant, the group of four hurriedly headed to where it was located.

...

"Is this the foolproof place you talked about?" Xiao Tian looked at Peng Qi with a bit of admiration.

Peng Qi’s old face turned red with a bit of embarrassment as he said, "The three of us were weak with no support, so we had no choice!"

The four of them, standing around a squat toilet in an abandoned public restroom in the suburbs, all had somewhat awkward expressions.

Finally, it was the honest Lou Hu who personally went down into the pit to retrieve the treasure that so many dreamed of; luckily, Peng Qi hadn’t gone completely insane yet and had thought to put it in a sealed box outside.