Otherworldly Affairs Office-Chapter 613 - 4 Years Later (Please Subscribe)

"Before the next eruption, listen to the conditions others propose. This is the first conflict between us, I won't hold it against you, but if you provoke me with words again, I won't shy away from a fight." Watching Xila's greedy gaze upon seeing the Origin Fragment and her gradually calming emotions, Pei Yan sharply closed the lid and said coldly.

"Hmph!" Xila snorted in response to Pei Yan's words, sat back down, gently stroked her chest to calm her emotions, and then asked, "What do you plan to exchange for the four Origin Fragments?"

"Three Death Force Seeds split from your father."

Upon hearing this, Xila's eyebrows shot up, her previously calm emotions once again in turmoil, but remembering the scene earlier, she refrained from an immediate outburst, suppressing her anger as she mocked, "You've got quite the business acumen! You also have an Origin within you. If splitting general Origin Fragments is like surface injuries, then splitting Origin Seeds is like internal injuries. You really think I'd agree to exchange Origin Fragments for Origin Seeds?"

At this, Xila tilted her head, staring at Pei Yan with confusion, "Also, haven't you already chosen two candidates? What do you need so many seeds for? What benefit do they bring you?"

"I have my reasons for wanting them, and I also understand the seeds' preciousness. These four fragments are a deposit," Pei Yan said, pointing to his own body, "The entity within me is also recovering. She promised that once my power progresses to Tier Seven Awakening and she's regained most of her strength, she will give me two seeds as compensation for the exchange. Two seeds for four law fragments isn't too much of a loss for you guys."

Xila, hearing this condition, felt a stir in her heart, and her angry, ugly expression eased somewhat. After a moment's silence, she responded, "I need to discuss this matter with my father."

Pei Yan immediately gestured towards the light screen in the center of the hall with an open hand, smiling, "Please do!"

Xila glanced at the light screen but did not get up. Instead, she slowly closed her eyes. When she opened her eyes again, she said in a deep voice, "My father agreed."

"Can you communicate without devices?"

"Hmph, other Demons can't do it, but my brother, father, and I are special."

"Oh!" Pei Yan mused in acknowledgment, then took out a bottle of white wine from his storage ring, poured it himself, and said, "This is fine wine from our world, let's have a taste to celebrate our successful collaboration."

"Since we've settled the terms and you've seized authority, what do you plan to do next? Don't tell me you're going to stay put?" Xila lifted the wine glass to her nose and sniffed, took a small sip, and was immediately startled by the spiciness, causing her eyebrows to knit, but quickly smoothing them out as she hid her embarrassment before asking.

"Of course not, I've been ready to act long before you said anything. A full three-month rest period is too long. My primary purpose here isn't to fight for you, but to enhance my own strength. Now that our objectives align, I am no longer hindered by internal forces. I intend to spend the upcoming days in battle, battle, and more battle." With that, Pei Yan tipped back his head and drank the white wine in one swig, wincing at the burn of the alcohol but sighed a long breath as he murmured, "It will surely be a very long time."

Four years later.

Sitting by the window, basking in the warm sunlight streaming in, Pei Yan reclined lazily in the sofa chair, watching the video on the computer in front of him, occasionally showing a smile that was joyful yet tinged with nostalgia.

Nearly four years had passed since his conversation with Yu Xila, and he had been on the Hell Plane for almost five years. It was a long journey for him, while for the present world with its vast time difference between planes, only two months had passed.

In these four years, Pei Yan and his companions had gone through one war after another. As the battles grew more frequent and intense, even the Disaster Legion no longer underestimated the outer defenses, mobilizing their main forces in an attempt to encircle Pei Yan's unorthodox troops. Even with Pei Yan's current strength and cautious habits, they suffered significant losses in several battles. At those times, to say their situation was one of near death would not be an exaggeration. Despite this, everyone in the Investigation Hall gritted their teeth and persevered.

Through their efforts, the strategic situation of the Demon Race greatly improved. With Pei Yan leading an elite team in a widespread offensive, several lost territories in major refuge areas were reclaimed. In a recently concluded massive battle, with the Holy City's main forces' cooperation inside and out, the two armies finally tore apart the Disaster Legion's blockade and opened a path to the Holy City. The city, besieged for years, regained communication control with the outside world. After this battle, both sides paid a heavy price, moving into a phase of recuperation and strategic standoff.

In these four years of bloody battles, the Investigation Hall both sacrificed and gained. Setting aside the massive war spoils Pei Yan personally appropriated rather unreasonably, all members of the Hall's elite team, through nearly frenetic combat actions, raised their combat capabilities and awakening levels to the limit. The already powerful Ye Ruozai, Pei Jin, Zheng Jiaru, Jiang Donghu, and later arrivals, Liu Piaoxu, all progressed to Tier Seven, becoming pillars of the Investigation Hall. Other team members mostly advanced to the Tier Six Awakening Peak, with even the previously weakest, the Kong Lin duo, barely stepping into the Tier Six Awakening threshold.

Under the leadership of Gu Shenghui, the mid-level cadres of the Investigation Hall also gained significant breakthroughs during the wars, with some breaking through to Tier Seven Awakening and entering Tier Eight successively. Among them, the biggest beneficiaries in these four years were Elder Zuo, Elder Lin, and later, Elder Yun. These three elders had epiphanies during the battles, assisted by Lin Junzhao, and finally broke through their limits to become the Hall's new Tier Nine awakened abilities holders.

Moreover, in the two years after the battles commenced, new Investigation Hall members were regularly sent to the Hell Plane for practical combat training. Eventually, even the Otherworldly Investigation Hall organization sent personnel for internships. With the increase in combat personnel and uneven skills, casualties gradually appeared during battles.

However, Pei Yan felt the urgency within the Hall. No matter what casualties arose, the plan for Investigation Hall members to take turns participating in actual combat in the Hell Plane was not hindered in any way, even receiving strong support from various organizations. It seems the Disaster Legion's emergence, the situation in other planes, and the Divine Desire Organization lurking in the shadows have imposed significant psychological pressure and burden on the high-level officials, prompting all major organizations to put enhancing their overall strength as the top priority.