Otherworldly Affairs Office-Chapter 741: Pei Yan’s Speculation (Requesting Subscription)

Xie Chujun's red stone floated above the invading spirit, emitting an eerie red glow. Under the shroud of this red light, the spirit trapped by the web emitted painful wails, struggling more and more violently. Pei Yan turned to see Yao Xuefang, who controlled the web, already bleeding from all seven orifices, utterly exhausted.

"Everyone, charge together and fight him to the death!" Pei Yan shouted and rushed forward. The others also knew it was the most critical moment and charged forward without hesitation. In an instant, various attacks bombarded the invading spirit one after another. Under such a barrage, the spirit finally couldn't hold on, let out a strange cry, broke through the web, and vanished in front of everyone.

"Quick, leave Yao Xuefang's body and don't let this spirit escape!" Xie Chujun ordered loudly, waving his hand to guard the red stone.

At this shout, Elder Zuo immediately severed the channel connecting everyone to Yao Xuefang's spirit. Pei Yan suddenly felt darkness before his eyes when he regained consciousness, feeling a splitting headache. In a daze, he just saw a mass of energy drifting back and forth in front of him. When he came to his senses, it swooshed and tried to drill into the mechanical puppet's body.

Pei Yan knew that if it succeeded in drilling back into the mechanical puppet, all of Yao Xuefang's sacrifices would be in vain. With a flick of his finger, the mechanical puppet was ejected from the space. Seeing the attempt to return to its body fail, the spirit was obviously enraged, spiraled around its original spot, then turned towards the heavily injured Yao Xuefang and Dong Shigang and charged at them with a strange cry. However, it was too late. Xie Chujun and Zuo Huaxian, who had regained control of their bodies, jumped in front of it, entangling it in strands of primal energy.

Meanwhile, Pei Yan and the others had also caught their breath and joined the battle. The debilitation felt after returning to their bodies in the Spiritual World had disappeared. Pei Yan could finally unleash his full strength, venting all the pent-up frustration from his chest. A surge of primal energy burst forth as if money was no object, bombarding the spirit with all its might.

Without any physical protection, under attack by three ninth-tier and several seventh and eighth-tier experts, the spirit lost its might it had in Yao Xuefang's Spiritual World, and, after wailing a few times, was crushed and dissipated in the overwhelming torrent of primal energy.

"Huff, huff, huff!" Watching the spirit disappear before them, Pei Yan and the others all collapsed to the ground, gasping for breath. Elder Lin was the first to regain movement. Forcibly supporting himself, he stood up and checked on the most severely injured, Yao and Dong.

"Elder Lin, how are they?" Gu Shenghui asked, dragging his exhausted body up to inquire.

Elder Lin didn't answer immediately. After giving the two a detailed examination, he sighed and said, "Xiaodong is fine; it's just that his spirit is damaged. Rest for four or five days to recuperate, and he will recover on his own. As for Xiaoyao..." Elder Lin looked at Yao Xuefang, shook his head, and said regretfully, "Her spirit is severely injured. She won't be able to use her abilities for half a year. For a complete recovery, she'll need at least a year of rest. During this time, she needs to rest peacefully and heal daily to nourish her spirit, or she will have after-effects that could severely affect her future life."

"Phew, surviving is good enough. Elder Lin, don't worry. For the next year, I won't assign Yao Xuefang any tasks even if the sky falls; let her rest peacefully." Gu Shenghui, upon knowing that Yao Xuefang's life was preserved, promised while sitting on the ground with a bitter smile.

At this moment, Yao Xuefang's eyes slowly opened and glanced around, finally locking her gaze on Pei Yan. Her mouth opened and closed as if wanting to say something. Elder Lin saw this and quickly comforted her, "Child, rest first. Whatever it is, we can talk once you've recovered!"

Yao Xuefang shook her head with difficulty, pointed at Pei Yan. Seeing this, Pei Yan dashed to her side, leaned his ear close to her lips under her longing gaze. After a long while, he choked up with tears in his eyes, "Hmm, hmm, Yao Chu, I understand! Rest well."

Having completed her task, Yao Xuefang closed her eyes again and fell into a coma. Elder Lin, standing beside him, patted Pei Yan's shoulder and consoled him, "Leave the rest to me. I'll take good care of them. Go do what you need to do and don't let her sacrifice be in vain."

"Yes, I'm aware!" Pei Yan lowered his head and tightly clenched his fists, promising.

After watching Elder Lin and the others escort Yao and Dong out of the parallel space, Gu Shenghui came to the self-blaming Pei Yan's side, took out a cigarette, handed it to him, and asked, "What did Yao Xuefang say to you last?"

Pei Yan didn't speak, took the cigarette, lit it, and smoked it completely before finally saying slowly, "We've been set up."

"It's obvious now! Even a fool knows we've been set up!" Mei Simiao retorted irritably.

"No, I mean we've been set up by the Celestial Secret Pavilion and the Deceiving God working together!" Pei Yan raised his head abruptly, eyes bloodshot, and said hatefully.

"What? Weren't the Celestial Secret Pavilion almost annihilated by the Underworld? How could they join forces?" Zheng Jia Ru exclaimed in disbelief.

"Annihilated? Who told you that? Did you see it yourself? Or did the Immortal Palace see it with its own eyes? Even if it appears they were annihilated, who knows whether it's just an act to deceive?"

Pei Yan looked at Zheng Jia Ru and retorted, "Just now, Yao Chu mentioned two points. First, this puppet is different from the ones we saw before. It's neither a mechanical puppet purely controlled by spells nor a life-bound puppet requiring one's spirit like the ones Bai Xuelin uses. Within this puppet is sealed a berserk soul, and this soul is the puppet's creator. He sacrificed his life to forge this puppet and then harbored his soul within it. But a spirit detached from the body will dissipate over time, so to make this puppet functional at critical moments, the soul was sealed to delay dissipation and unlocked for battle during crises. Do you know what this implies?" 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

"What does it imply? What's the connection to the Celestial Secret Pavilion and Deceiving God setting us up?" Zheng Jia Ru asked in confusion, not immediately comprehending.

"Do you still not understand?" Mei Simiao jumped in to explain, "That day, Bai Ze claimed that this mechanical puppet was seized when they besieged the Celestial Secret Pavilion, reasoning that after the brilliant talent who created it died, no one in the Celestial Secret Pavilion could control it. But now it's evident that its activation requires someone to unlock it. Bai Ze obviously lied! If the Celestial Secret Pavilion could mobilize such a powerful mechanical puppet, why wouldn't they use it in the supposed massacre battle, letting it fall intact into the enemy's hands instead? The answer to this convenient outcome is obvious!"

"The Celestial Secret Pavilion joined forces with the Underworld and the Deceiving God! The supposed annihilation was simply a charade!"