Chapter 324: This Fox Demon Is Insane

It was Edward. A powerful aura emanated from the towering Yiggs Union man as he radiated a faint golden holy light. He seemed like a deity as he walked through the night sky.

Li Xiaofei’s pupils contracted slightly.

Walking through the air!

This was a cultivator of the Five Spirits Realm, a true expert from the Realm of Traces.

"Kill him, Edward, kill him now!" Clove shouted angrily, staggering under the unbearable pain and humiliation. She had lost her usual calm and authoritative demeanor.

However, Edward glanced indifferently at her, "You’re seriously injured. You need to rest... Someone, take her back for recovery."

Two team members immediately stepped forward and helped Clove up.

She still struggled violently. "I want to see you kill him with my own eyes..."

Edward’s gaze suddenly turned ice cold and sharp as a blade.

"Go back."

His voice left no room for argument. Clove trembled and slowly lowered her head. She silently went into the black SUV with the help of her compatriots.

Edward turned to Li Xiaofei and said, "Great Xia citizen, there was a misunderstanding tonight. On behalf of the Realm of Traces investigation team, I offer my apologies to you and your friend."

"A verbal apology is meaningless," Li Xiaofei stood his ground, locking eyes with Edward. "Show some real sincerity."

Edward responded calmly, "What kind of sincerity are you looking for?"

Li Xiaofei replied, "According to the rules of the slums, if you kill someone, you pay with your life. If you injure someone, you have to provide compensation and apologize."

Edward said indifferently, "Compensation is not an issue. But paying with lives is not going to happen. However, the Realm of Traces will offer satisfactory compensation."

Li Xiaofei sneered, "What kind of compensation could be more important than a life?"

"You may not know, but according to Star Council regulations, you can bring any request to the city government for any unnecessary losses caused by the Realm of Traces during a mission," Edward replied nonchalantly. "Ask for whatever you want, and you'll be satisfied in the end."

With that, Edward and his team from the Realm of Traces began to leave.

Li Xiaofei considered stepping forward to stop them several times. But in the end, he held back. Edward was likely in the Golden Body Realm. If things escalated further, it would be difficult to control the situation. It wouldn’t be wise to confront him head-on. It would be better to deal with him covertly.

More importantly, Li Xiaofei still hadn't figured out what was going on with the fox demon. She had suddenly transformed into a completely different person.

***

Base. Treatment Room.

“You fool! You dared to kill people in front of witnesses, in broad daylight, in Great Xia’s territory?” Edward raged. “Do you even realize where you are? This is Great Xia! Not the loose European Independent Nations Alliance! Not the barbaric and backward Afik Emirate Administrative Region! And certainly not the groveling Jiepeng or the arrogant and ignorant Indi Empire!”

“This is Great Xia! Even though Great Xia has declined, it was once the leader of Earth. This is not a place where you can kill at will.”

Edward was pacing back and forth furiously. Opposite him, Clove was submerged naked in a glass tank filled with green healing nutrient fluid.

She retorted defiantly, “If we were in Xiajing or Haijing, of course I would’ve been more careful. But this is just some small, insignificant base city on the northwest border of Great Xia. Since when has the Realm of Traces needed to tread cautiously here?”

“Small base city?!” Edward shot back. “The Great Xia’s people hold an unbreakable attachment to every inch of their land. Still, what are you so proud of? A high school student managed to beat you so badly that you didn’t even get a chance to retaliate. If I hadn’t arrived in time, you would be a corpse right now.”

“He wouldn’t dare!” Clove stubbornly argued.

But then she recalled Li Xiaofei’s crazed and terrifying expression, and a shiver ran down her spine. When Clove calmed down and thought carefully, she realized that Li Xiaofei had struck with full intent to kill. There had been no hesitation.

Edward noticed the change in her expression and mocked, "Do you understand now? It’s not uncommon to find brutal thugs in the frontier areas of Great Xia. Do you not remember how many maniacs this nation’s produced? Moreover, you violated Council rules by injuring those Great Xia citizens. If this escalates and draws the attention of the Dragon Group, you won't come out of it unscathed."

“Damn the Great Xia,” Clove muttered, no longer arguing.

She submerged her entire body, except for her head, in the nutrient liquid as a hint of resentment crossed her face.

“If the Great Xia hadn’t remained so closed off and rejected new martial arts, we would’ve... Any obstacle to the Yiggs people’s resurgence must be eradicated,” she grumbled.

Edward responded, "You need to avoid your usual methods here... You were too impulsive. Stay out of sight for now and recover in the base."

Clove asked, “What about the fox demon?”

Edward replied, "I'll investigate them personally. The fox demon and Li Xiaofei are undoubtedly connected. She’s the key to our entire plan. If we capture her, we can still condemn Ye Liuying to death even if she doesn’t confess."

Clove added, “Also... I can’t shake the feeling that the woman named Hu Yuer isn’t as simple as she seems. She might be tied to the fox demon.”

Edward’s eyes narrowed slightly.

“Do you know why I chose to retreat and apologize tonight?” he asked.

Clove replied, “Wasn’t it because of your fear of Great Xia’s Dragon Group?”

Edward shook his head. "The Dragon Group certainly limits us, but the truth is always at the mercy of the powerful. If we can destroy Li Xiaofei in an instant, we can dictate whatever truth we want.”

Edward continued, “But tonight, I realized that I couldn’t kill Li Xiaofei alone.”

“What?” Clove was shocked.

Edward's strength was equivalent to Great Xia’s Golden Body Realm. He had numerous secret techniques at his disposal and should have been nearly invincible in this base city.

“How is it possible that you couldn’t kill Li Xiaofei?”

Edward’s voice carried a note of confusion. “The problem wasn’t Li Xiaofei. It was the girl beside him. When she looked at me, I felt a pressure I haven’t felt in a long time—something on par with a Golden Body Realm."

“You’re saying that girl is at the Golden Body Realm?” Clove was utterly stunned.

A young girl at the Golden Body Realm, willingly staying by Li Xiaofei’s side? Who is she?

***

In the slums, at the headquarters of the Cloudy Sky Gang, within a specially designed training room.

Li Xiaofei stared at the stunning, beautiful girl in front of him and asked, "Alright, tell me, what’s going on? Why did you transform like this?"

Hu Yuer giggled softly, her expression playful and seductive. "Isn't it because of how you handled me?"

"Speak plainly," Li Xiaofei's face darkened.

Hu Yuer boasted proudly, "I’ve leveled up! Now I’m a grade six star beast who can fully transform into a human form. Even my life essence has changed, so you better treat me nicer. You can't beat me anymore."

Li Xiaofei shoved her down forcefully and said, "Still acting tough? Want me to make you cry and scream again?"

"Ah, you're hurting me," Hu Yuer purred with a sultry look, "Harder."

Li Xiaofei was speechless.

Is she a masochist? This fox demon is insane.