Otherworldly Affairs Office-Chapter 715: Stripping the Origin (Please Subscribe)

Hearing Pei Yan's request, Gu Shenghui and Elder Lin exchanged glances for a long moment before Gu Shenghui pulled Pei Yan aside and whispered, "Are you sure you really want to do this? You are already very powerful now, there's no need to take this risk! Yes, I said before coming that I hoped you could make a name for yourself in this Sword Discussion Conference, and you've already achieved that. Your series of actions during this period have already been enough to intimidate the major planes, I don't want you to bear too much pressure because of this."

"There is definitely pressure. Until yesterday, I was somewhat underestimating the heroes of the world, but the appearance of people like Suhabaru and Lin Daozi has given me a rude awakening." Pei Yan said, looking at his mechanical left arm with regret: "Whether it is the upcoming Sword Discussion Conference or the Divine Desire operation, I deeply feel my own insufficient strength. It's a pity that the time is too short, and I still can't perfectly integrate the laws of the Daoist Realm with my own supernatural abilities. Now I can only find another way to improve my own strength."

Gu Shenghui saw his determined attitude and knew it was useless to dissuade him, so he could only nod in agreement and asked instead, "Since you insist, we will fully support you; you can choose whoever you want to assist you. But to neutralize the alternative aura in that source fragment you mentioned, according to your description, someone needs to bear it. What does Lin Junzhao mean...?"

"She means anyone not related to us is fine." Pei Yan sighed and said, "Maybe I'm just hypocritical. I still can't bring myself to let innocent ordinary people bear this unprovoked disaster."

"One still needs to have some bottom line, even if it's a hypocritical one!" Gu Shenghui patted Pei Yan's shoulder and comforted him, "This is indeed a troublesome matter. Most of the heinous criminals in the Secret Prison have been dealt with, so finding a suitable scapegoat for this issue is really not easy."

"You guys are thinking too complicatedly." Jiang Feiyang, who had been listening for a long time, suddenly interjected, "In the past few years of fighting on the Hell Plane, didn't we capture a lot of Red Armored Warrior prisoners for the hall's research? Just send a message and have them escort a batch over, isn't that fine? This energy transfer doesn't require humans, why can't it be those monsters? You surely won't have any guilt using them, right?"

"Why didn't I think of that!" Pei Yan lit up at those words, not generous enough to care about the lives of those enemies, indeed this was the most fitting choice. Thinking of this, Pei Yan excitedly rubbed his hands together and happily said, "Your mind works fast! Let's do it that way!" After saying that, he looked at Gu Shenghui with hope. The other party nodded immediately in agreement and said, "That's best, I'll go back to make arrangements right away. If we're fast, the people will be sent over by tomorrow night. You prepare the preliminary work first, then proceed with the extraction as soon as the people arrive."

Wasting no time, as Gu Shenghui hurriedly returned to the Stone Plane to dispatch the prisoners, Pei Yan also began preparations before the conversion. Li Songtao was tied back onto a horizontal torture device. Having been tormented repeatedly and having said all he could, he was now resigned to his fate, faced with his imminent end without expression, bitterly facing the fate about to unfold.

Around this setup, following Lin Junzhao's instructions, five iron pillars were erected by Xia Yu using the Steel Refining Technique. Once everything was ready, everyone rested to regain their energy, silently waiting for Gu Shenghui to return and immediately begin the source fragment stripping work.

Gu Shenghui did not disappoint Pei Yan's trust. Moving swiftly, it took him less than a day to appear before Pei Yan with eight Red Armored Warrior prisoners. Looking at these prisoners and then at Hu Wenjun, who accompanied them, Pei Yan excitedly said, "Captain Hu, why did you come too, and why bring eight people when it was said five were enough!"

"Isn't it to prevent any mishaps? More choices mean more options. Old Hu came with me for the transport. Once the matters here are settled, he'll take the people back. Are you all ready?" Gu Shenghui, weary from the journey, looked around and asked.

"Ready, we can start anytime!" Pei Yan said as he casually pointed to five prisoners. With a command from his mind, several mechanical duplicates stepped forward to receive the struggling prisoners from the escorts, binding them to the five iron pillars.

After doing this, Pei Yan nodded to Gu Shenghui. Seeing this, Gu Shenghui turned his head and said to Hu Wenjun, "Old Hu, don't hurry back yet. Join with Ye Ruozai to strengthen the vigilance around the cellar. Until the matter inside is resolved, don't let anyone in."

"Understood, that was the plan from the start." Hu Wenjun agreed readily, patted Pei Yan on the shoulder advising him to be safe before taking his people to set up a guard outside the cellar. After a thorough check with no overlooked corners, Gu Shenghui announced the formal start of the source fragment stripping process.

"You? What exactly are you all going to do?" Already resigned to die, Li Songtao, watching a group of people bustle about him for a whole day, couldn't suppress his inner terror anymore and asked, trembling.

Pei Yan came forward and gently touched Li Songtao's chest, slowly injecting source energy to once again determine the fragment's location while jokingly saying, "Didn't you always think turning into that disgraceful state was a shame Candle Dragon bestowed upon you? Speaking of torture, here I'm helping you rid of this power you dislike, but I like. Just leave it to me! Rest assured, this stripping technique won't threaten your life, you're still useful to us!"

Hearing Pei Yan's words, Li Songtao was momentarily stunned, then his expression became complex. Indeed, just like Pei Yan said, the power was a torment to his body and spirit every time it was used, but it was also this power that allowed him to overcome crisis after crisis and establish considerable fame. Now that someone was taking it away, his heart ached far more than it felt relief.

"Can you really strip this power from my body? Even my uncle couldn't do it!" Li Songtao turned his head and suspiciously asked Pei Yan. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

"Just because your uncle couldn't do it doesn't mean I can't. This is called professional skills specialization. If you don't want to suffer, just don't resist, it's good for both you and me!" After giving Li Songtao a heads-up, Pei Yan turned and nodded to Elder Lin and the others, indicating they could start. He then temporarily handed control of his body over to Lin Junzhao within him. Under her control, his sharp mechanical fingertips gently cut open the skin on Li Songtao's chest. Amidst the opponent's fearful and pained whimpers, feeling the call of the source's aura, the source fragment within him moved around, resisting within his meridians, only to be forced out, squeezing out of the wound in the end.

Seeing the source fragment hovering above Li Songtao's head after being expelled, Pei Yan, hidden within himself, was startled. As Lin Junzhao had suggested, the fragment had indeed undergone noticeable changes in both appearance and aura after being modified by someone else.