Upon hearing this, I felt a surge of joy. "Hu Fang, you were brought here before, so which room did they take you to? What was inside... can you remember?" I asked.
Hu Fang thought for a moment. "I was taken to the room directly across from here. There seemed to be someone managing this place inside, and there were a lot of books... Oh right, I also saw a book called 'Divine Anomalies Classic.' I think it was the one that Li Zhisheng gave you before."
"Did that manager do anything to you?!" I pressed.
Hu Fang shook her head. "He didn't do anything to me. He just mentioned to another person that I had potential and wanted to try something on me..."
Hearing this, I interrupted her. "Alright, I understand. We'll deal with the rest when we get back. For now, let's see if there's a way out..." With that, I circled around Hu Fang and led the way down the stairs, heading straight for the room across from us, with Hu Fang and Li Zhisheng following closely behind.
As I reached the door and placed my hand on the doorknob, suddenly, I heard voices coming from inside. It sounded like a man was speaking to a woman.
The man said, "Are you sure this book is the real one?"
The woman replied, "I don't think it could be wrong. They even went so far as to steal it; it must be important."
At that moment, Hu Fang and Li Zhisheng caught up behind me. Seeing me hesitating at the door, Li Zhisheng opened his mouth to ask what was wrong. Not waiting for him to speak, I quickly covered his mouth and gestured for him to be quiet, signaling him to listen to the conversation inside.
The man continued, "If it's real, then we're not far from the final step. Once I collect the remaining souls from the Onizuka, I'll be able to truly dominate the Yin Master and Yang Master. After that, nothing like the Void God or Soul Sealing Talisman will pose any threat." With that, he burst into laughter.
However, the woman calmly replied, "It's still too early to celebrate. First of all, we don't even know which of these two books is real and which is fake. Plus, Shen Xu's group is constantly breaking down the Onizuka; there are only six left now. At this rate, you might not be able to gain such power."
The man chuckled. "You don't understand; the number of Vengeful Spirits contained within these Onizuka far exceeds your imagination. Moreover, just because an Onizuka is broken doesn't mean those spirits will scatter; a significant portion will be utilized by each Onizuka's guardian. Most of the remaining souls will flow into those Onizuka that haven't been destroyed. In other words, as long as we can find the final Onizuka, we can still obtain tremendous power. However, right now, in order to combat those Yin Master lackeys, I still need considerable strength; relying solely on this Box might not be enough..."
The man began to mumble, his voice too low for me to catch everything he said, but hearing those words stirred a whirlwind of emotions within me.
I had originally thought that Onizuka was merely a means to seal away numerous Vengeful Spirits, but to my surprise, it had transformed in this man's words into a place for storing power. He also mentioned the Soul Sealing Talisman, and thankfully I hadn't handed it over to the Death Apostle at the beginning. It turned out that this world only had one remaining Soul Sealing Talisman, which was crucial in stopping him. Moreover, the Box he referred to was likely the last Box I had been trying to find.
Beside me, Hu Fang was utterly confused; she didn't understand what the man in the room was talking about. The only thing she knew was Onizuka.
On the other hand, Li Zhisheng was taken aback. His eyes widened in shock, and he wore an expression of disbelief, as if he could never have imagined that the Yang Master would be part of such an organization.
At that moment, the woman began speaking: "That may be true, but our immediate priority is to determine whether this Divine Anomalies Classic is real or not..." She paused briefly before continuing, "How about this? I'll take the first copy we obtained and let Fan Wu give it a try. After all, he's just an ignorant little ant who thinks he's clever after gaining a bit of advantage."
From her tone, it seemed she held a strong disdain for Fan Wu. As I listened to her voice, it grew increasingly familiar; I felt as if I had heard it somewhere before...
Lost in thought, the man interjected: "You are all working for me; there's no need for such scheming among ourselves. We're all on the same side; there are no grudges that can't be resolved... But back to the point, letting him give it a try isn't out of the question. After all, the two Void Spirits within him are currently devouring his own soul; he's already a dead man walking. There's no harm in letting him try."
The woman readily replied, "Understood!" Soon after, footsteps approached rapidly from afar. Realizing this wasn’t good, I instinctively thought that she was preparing to come out.
At that moment, Li Zhisheng and Hu Fang also sensed something amiss. The three of us turned simultaneously and hurried towards the stairs...
Perhaps our footsteps were too loud; we were overheard by those inside the room. The man shouted urgently, "Someone's outside! Quick, go after them!"
No sooner had he spoken than we heard a door slam open behind us. A woman called out, "I knew you wouldn't give up so easily!" She was quickly closing in on us.
Reacting instinctively, I glanced back and saw that the woman chasing us was none other than the one who had disguised herself as Hu Fang and knocked both me and Li Zhisheng unconscious.
I was running for my life, frantically thinking of a way to escape. At that moment, Hu Fang suddenly exclaimed, "Why are we running? There are three of us and only one of her! Let's fight!" With that, Hu Fang abruptly turned around and stopped.
Seeing this, I didn't stop; instead, I grabbed Hu Fang and kept running while saying, "Listen, this isn't about numbers. Li Zhisheng and I were knocked out by that woman behind us. If we confront her head-on, I'm afraid she might kill us in a fit of rage. You have no idea how terrifying a woman can be when she's angry!"
I sensed that Hu Fang might not fully understand how frightening an angry woman could be, but when she heard that this woman could take down both me and Li Zhisheng in one blow, she realized she definitely wasn't a match for her.
"What should we do then? We can't just keep running forever; there's a Monster Bull upstairs!" Hu Fang said as she shook off my hand and ran for her life.
Just then, I heard Hu Fang mention the bull above us, and an idea struck me. I thought to myself, "That bull seems to attack everything that moves except itself... I wonder which is stronger: this woman or the bull..." With that thought, I couldn't help but smile.
At that moment, Li Zhisheng, who was beside me, noticed my smile and gasped for breath as he asked, "What? Did you come up with a good plan?"
I replied, "Just wait and see a good show: a woman versus a bull..."
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