I Have Infinite Skill Points-Chapter 524

The Heart Demon was suddenly enveloped in red flames, yet at that moment, his expression still displayed utter confusion. He simply couldn’t understand why—or how—Wang Lan managed to break free from his Heart Demon’s Illusion Technique without any warning. Impossible! Had he not successfully stirred up the deepest doubts within Wang Lan’s heart? Only those who truly see through the illusion and completely let go of the Heart Demon can silently struggle free.

This was the legendary state of mind: "Let him be strong, the bright moon still illuminates the great river. Let him be aggressive, the gentle breeze still caresses the mountain pass." What you care about is what can harm you; if you remain indifferent, a Heart Demon is merely an emotion.

Thus, Wang Lan broke free from the Heart Demon’s illusion and, in turn, struck him with the Red Lotus Karma Fire.

"AARGH—"

Suddenly, the Heart Demon screamed in agony. The black mist that had shrouded his body now dissipated, revealing a figure cloaked in black, with cheeks as thin as a skeleton’s.

But at that moment, the Heart Demon’s eyes were filled with a vivid red—not red with blood vessels or bleeding, but red like dancing flames.

The Red Lotus Karma Fire, scorching the souls of the sinful, sinking them into endless regret and fear.

Piercing screams echoed as the Heart Demon writhed in pain on the platform. At the same moment, the three people trapped in the illusion were released. It had to be said that the Heart Demon’s Illusion Technique was indeed formidable: silent and formless, with no sign of how it was even activated.

No matter if the target was a beginner in the Starlight Realm or a top expert in the Star Soul Realm, they could all be pulled into the illusion. As long as you have secrets, as long as you have something you fear, you will have a Heart Demon.

"Hmph!" Jiang Xinyu let out a muffled grunt, stumbling slightly. Wang Lan quickly flashed over to support her.

At that moment, Xie Sisi also managed to break free from the illusion, but she was the one who was hurt the most. She let out a scream and spat out a mouthful of blood.

Wang Lan and Jiang Xinyu’s expressions changed drastically as they hurriedly held onto Xie Sisi. Her face was pale, her consciousness unclear, and her cheeks were still trembling uncontrollably.

"Don’t be afraid, Sisi, don’t be afraid!" Jiang Xinyu said, hugging Xie Sisi tightly and pulling her into her embrace. "We’re here for you. Everything you just saw was fake; it was all an Illusion Technique..."

Held in Jiang Xinyu’s arms, Xie Sisi gradually regained her consciousness. Wang Lan also quickly cast a Life Halo towards her, and Xie Sisi’s complexion finally began to look a bit better.

After a long while, Xie Sisi’s sobbing voice finally emerged, "Xinyu, I’m okay now... Don’t worry too much. I saw my childhood..."

Wang Lan and Jiang Xinyu both knew about the incident where Xie Sisi was almost molested by a lecherous old man as a child, so Jiang Xinyu understood instantly. But Wang Lan felt something was off. That particular trauma for Xie Sisi should have been resolved after the ’other’ Xie Sisi left. He stole a glance at the look Xie Sisi gave Jiang Xinyu and suddenly had a guess.

"Damn, that old man is shady as hell, scaring me like this," Xu Xiangwen said angrily, walking toward the Heart Demon. But by now, the Heart Demon’s soul had been utterly destroyed by the Red Lotus Karma Fire.

Xu Xiangwen recoiled in fear as he looked at the Heart Demon. Its body had not a single wound, but where its eyes should have been was nothing but pitch-black emptiness, as if it were just a hollow shell.

"Let’s get out of here," Wang Lan said, helping Xie Sisi up. "From that guy’s words, we can infer that the incident at the Pioneer Space in the northwest was targeted at me—a ploy to lure the tiger away from the mountain. Now that the Shadow Assassin base has been completely eradicated, the matter with the northwest Pioneer Space is essentially resolved. We can finally take a proper break and rest. I’ll carry you."

"No..." Xie Sisi didn’t finish speaking before she was already hoisted onto Wang Lan’s back. Jiang Xinyu only took a brief glance and didn’t dwell on it.

Xu Xiangwen punched the spatial node, and the four of them instantly flashed out of the Different Dimensional Space.

At that moment, however, the command center for the Pioneer Space in the northwest was frantic, like ants on a hot pan. The moment Wang Lan chased into the time-space channel, Hummingbird detected that contact with Wang Lan was lost and immediately informed Bai Shaoqi.

Bai Shaoqi was well aware of Wang Lan’s value. Upon learning that contact was lost, he immediately called four Titled Strongmen from the Pioneer Space to go search for him. But not a few minutes later, Hummingbird sent another message: they had reestablished contact with Wang Lan.

"What, are they playing games?" Bai Shaoqi bellowed in vexation.

"Officer Bai, this isn’t my business. Let Greedy Wolf Crown explain it to you personally," Hummingbird said, passing the communication to Wang Lan.

"Officer Bai, this is Wang Lan. I’m on my way back now."

"Mr. Wang, can’t you give me a heads-up before you go silent? Vanishing without a trace like that—you’re going to scare people to death!"

"Wasn’t it just for a few minutes?"

"A few minutes? You’re also an expert at our level. Don’t you know what can happen in a few minutes? Don’t you know that the moment you went off the grid, I damn well thought you were dead?"

Listening to the rant in his head, Wang Lan couldn’t just move the communication device away like a phone. He could only let Bai Shaoqi’s roars echo back and forth in his mind.

"Alright, alright, it won’t happen next time."

"There’s a next time? If there’s a next time, report directly to the Ministry of Defense! I’m done serving you! Now, what’s the situation?"

"We found the Shadow Assassin base and successfully eradicated it. But there’s another problem: how did these guys sneak in? I decided to track down the ones who escaped and eventually discovered that the Demon Clan had, unbelievably, opened up a second passage in the Pioneer Space."

"A second one? Are you sure?"

"I lost contact with you after entering the second channel, so I’m certain the Demon Clan has mastered the ability to open space-time channels. But why there were none before, or why so few space-time channels were opened, I don’t know. However, they clearly altered the space-time channel after we followed them in. This incident was mainly targeted at me. Our decoy operation seemed to go smoothly, but their action was actually bait to lure me, and it was quite successful. Unfortunately for them, the people they sent were incompetent. Not only did they fail to capture me, but I also ended up slaughtering them."

"It’s not that their people were inept; it’s that you’re too fierce," Bai Shaoqi chuckled lightly.

"By the way, remind everyone outside that the Demon Clan is probably up to something. I feel that luring me to the northwest Pioneer Space to assassinate me was only part of their plan. The second layer is very likely a diversion tactic. Perhaps the moment I reached the northwest is when the Demon Clan plans to activate the Time-Space Gemstone in Jade Country."

"I got it. I’ll inform Hummingbird right away."

Meanwhile, under national regulation, the Time-Space Gem Detector was almost immediately put into production. Every company capable of manufacturing them was commandeered to modify their production lines.

In just a few days, parts for five hundred sets of Time-Space Gem Detectors were produced. The moment they came off the line, they were immediately allocated to professionals for assembly.

Previously, Wang Lan had deduced that if the Demon Clan intended to activate a Time-Space Gemstone in Jade Country, the most optimal locations would be Modu City and the Capital. Both cities are the most densely populated in the country, and each holds an extraordinary value in the heart of Jade Country.

Therefore, the first batch of Time-Space Gem Detectors was installed primarily in these two cities, covering the area from the city centers outward.

The Modu City God District in Modu City, the city’s very core, hosts the most listed companies and financial institutions. Furthermore, its proximity to the Bund and Modu Port makes it a hub for logistics, finance, and commerce, as well as a gathering place for talented elites. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

The latest batch of Time-Space Gem Detectors arrived in Modu City this morning, and personnel there organized the installation immediately. Although it had been less than five days since the Time-Space Gem Detector was developed, Modu City had already successfully installed fifty sets.

"Let’s push harder! Finish calibrating this set before the shift change. That way, the next crew won’t need to come here; they can go straight to the next installation point."

"Understood!" the group responded enthusiastically.

Inventing the Time-Space Gem Detector was a technical task, producing it was technical work, and installing it was, even more so, a technical job. The precision required for this detector rivaled that of assembling a satellite or a rocket.

Jade Country had such talents, but definitely not in abundance. What restricted speed and efficiency was never money or manpower—it was the scarcity of talent. If there were two or three times as many of these skilled individuals, then full coverage of Modu City could be achieved at least twice as fast.

The sky was overcast, seeming on the verge of unleashing a heavy downpour. The installation technicians, drenched in sweat, dared not pause for a moment, not even to wipe the sweat that dripped into their eyes.

"Installation of detector number forty-three is complete. Starting calibration."

"Calibration in progress. Surveillance authority, surveillance authority, are you receiving the signal channel?"

"Signal channel received, connecting..."

WHOOP WHOOP WHOOP—

Suddenly, a piercing alarm echoed through the surveillance center, startling all the calibration and connection technicians into jumping up.

"What’s going on? Why did the alarm go off all of a sudden? Unit forty-three, unit forty-three, please confirm if there’s been a malfunction!"

"Report to surveillance center: no error codes present, operation is normal..."

"Everything is normal? Everything..." Suddenly, the expression of the person in charge of the surveillance center changed drastically, and his eyes widened in shock.

"Quick, display the map—"

On the holographic projection screen, the BeiDou map appeared, perfectly connected to the surveillance center, with every monitoring point clearly marked. And within the map’s forty-three red dots, one was flashing incessantly.

"Zoom in!"

The three-kilometer area around the red dot was enlarged.

"Receive detection data."

"Reporting to the Director: at seven o’clock from the detection point, two kilometers away."

"Immediately connect to the Tianjian Bureau!"

Cheng Jianlong was tidying up his desk. Today had been another simple yet tedious day. The entire city’s Tianjian Bureau was on duty, monitoring the city, but it was this kind of waiting and watching that was the most torturous.

BRRRING—

"Hello, this is Cheng Jianlong... What? Detected? For real? Right here in Modu City? I understand. I’ll head over there personally right away."

After hanging up, Cheng Jianlong instantly picked up another phone. "Action team, intelligence team, assemble immediately—"