Otherworldly Affairs Office-Chapter 578: Awakening (Subscribe Request)

Bang! Crash! The sound of shattering glass and heavy objects being smashed came from the study, causing the servants and the steward kneeling outside to tremble fearfully, not daring to make a sound. Ever since returning from the meeting, Leman had been grim-faced and terrifying, and started breaking things shortly after entering the study. His wife had tried to say a few words but ran out in tears, covering her reddened, swollen cheek.

"Where is everyone! A bunch of useless fools, where are they!" Leman's roar came from the study.

The steward hurriedly gathered his courage to push open the door and rushed inside, looking at the wreckage strewn about the study, he stammered nervously, "M- M- Master, what are your orders?"

"How long have they been gone?" Leman walked to the liquor cabinet, picked out a bottle, bit off the cork, poured himself a drink, and yelled sternly.

"Who?" The steward couldn't respond for a moment and countered.

Bang! The bottle shattered crisply at the steward's feet, and Leman roared, "Dieterma, the one leading the expedition! Who else? A bunch of idiots!"

Faced with the furious patriarch, the steward dared not delay and hurriedly replied, "They left over twenty days ago."

"Based on their marching speed, could they have reached the Snow Peak Ridge frontline shelter by now?" Leman took a sip from his glass and paced around the room, asking.

"The Holy City and the shelter near Snow Peak Ridge are blocked by the Disaster Legion, and another Star Lord controls the shelter area. If it were a standard messenger rushing, they should have arrived by now, but Dieterma had to draw troops from other shelters, making the army move slower; coupled with the seven-day red catastrophe period each month, preventing military movement, I think it will still take a month for the whole army to reach the Snow Peak Ridge frontline," the steward calculated in his heart and hurriedly responded.

Leman relaxed upon hearing this figure, which matched what he had calculated in his mind, then sat down in the armchair and said, "So, sending messengers after them can definitely catch up before they reach Snow Peak Ridge, right?"

"If nothing goes wrong, they can absolutely catch up!"

"Then send several batches of messengers urgently to ensure they catch up!" Leman said, dragging his weary body from the sofa, glancing at the empty tabletop, feeling irritated again. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

Luckily, the steward swiftly took out spare pen and ink from the cabinet and arranged them, making Leman's expression soften a bit as he vigorously began to write. Moments later, he finished writing several letters, threw down the pen, and instructed, "Take out my seal and stamp it on every letter, then personally copy these letters several times according to the content, seal them and send more messengers! My personally written letters must be delivered to my grandnephew. Tell him that person has been conferred as 'Prince', all previous plans are overturned! Absolutely no disrespect to him, his subordinates, or anyone from the Bailang Clan! As for revenge, take it slowly."

Watching the master slumped in the chair, battered, the steward did not dare to interfere, respectfully picked up the letter paper, whispered acknowledgment, and quietly closed the door as he retreated.

A month and a half later, Pei Yan, who had awakened earlier than expected under everyone's eager anticipation a few days ago, was in the room now following Lin Junzhao's guidance, absorbing the two most valuable spoils obtained from the battle, two origin shards taken from Lelajin.

Having learned from past experiences, even though Pei Yan thought Lelajin wouldn't put two time bombs inside himself, he still had Lin Junzhao thoroughly check the two shards inside and out. Once confirmed, he began the absorption process. Whether it was due to his extensive experience or having gone through a ninth-level awakening, this absorption process was surprisingly smooth.

After completing the absorption, Pei Yan sensed the massive changes in his body. The shard of the Demon Race's Law of Death from Lelajin was set aside; although rare, he had absorbed several and didn't think much of it. But the Blood Scourge Law shard had opened a new door for Pei Yan.

Once entered his body, the Blood Scourge shard rapidly mobilized the residual energy left from absorbing the red catastrophe energy over days, connecting with the mysterious fruit he had previously consumed, forming a red vortex in Pei Yan's body. The formation of this energy immediately threatened the other five energies within him, leading to a coalition led by his original energy combating it, from initial clashing to stalemates to ultimate integration.

When the Blood Scourge power was finally tamed, Pei Yan felt the muscles and bones in his body creaking, with a surge of Bloodline Power gushing forth. With eyes closed, he could clearly feel the significant changes in his body, his physical defense and regenerative powers multiplying geometrically under this energy's nourishment, ensuring no disability from severed limbs would occur again.

Stretching his muscles, he found that the mild muscle atrophy due to prolonged bed rest was also remedied by this force. Ecstatic, Pei Yan jumped off the bed, looked at his strange eyes in the mirror, then down at the swirling vortex in his right palm, he couldn't help but grin and say, "This risky move was worth it."

At the dinner table, Pei Yan enjoyed his meal while listening to his comrades recount what had happened during his coma. Gu Shenghui had returned to the Investigation Hall to begin the preliminary setup for the Siege of the Divine Desire Plan. In charge here wasn't Elder Lin, but rather the frail-looking Xie Chujun.

Swallowing a mouthful of fried rice, Pei Yan glanced at Hu Wenjun, who sat opposite, specially assigned to lead the team to protect him, chattering away, reminded of the time he was in the warehouse amazed by Hu's words, and he was struck by a sense of otherworldliness, unable to help but chuckle.

"What are you laughing at?" Hu Wenjun, who was introducing the situation, was baffled and asked.

After taking a sip of water, Pei Yan extracted a cigarette while saying, "I just remembered when you told me no cultivator, no matter how strong, could withstand two missiles. I believed your nonsense!"

"Hahaha!" Hu Wenjun was initially dumbfounded but then they both laughed heartily.

Flipping a spark with his finger, Hu Wenjun lit Pei Yan's cigarette, then lit one for himself and chuckled, "What I said wasn't wrong! Who knew there'd be monsters stronger than that! But for you who defeated such monsters, you've far exceeded my expectations and surprised me quite a bit. After being here for two years, you've surpassed me by a lot. You know, you've now surpassed Ye Ruozai as the new generation's strongest legend among newcomers in the Investigation Hall!"