True Solution of the Sword Dao

He paused, then continued, "This is just the data from London. When your power spread here, it passed through several cities along the way, and those data are still being further compiled. After all, that part of the force is too scattered. It needs time."

Lin Fei grew somewhat enlightened, realizing that, unbeknownst to him, he already had over a hundred B-level powerhouses. With such a talent for power, the Monster Clan truly deserved to be the strongest clan in the ancient times. If this were in the Outer World on Earth.

The Holy See, heretics, magic side, and all other forces combined, B-levels would barely reach double digits. This was even after billions of people on Earth had evolved over the years. As for A-level powerhouses, many were old folks who had lived for thousands, if not tens of thousands, of years.

Lin Fei even suspected that some A-levels might have entered Earth from the Inner World long ago. Others might simply be Successors of wills from the ancient times, like Griffin and himself.

Behind each A-level, there was a history and a story sufficient to be written into a legend.

As for the A-levels still on Earth, Lin Fei could clearly enumerate them.

Most of them served posts within the Holy See—about six or seven. As for churches like the Eastern Orthodox Cult, at most one or two. The magic side had five Five-Ring Mages forming the Circle Council, and the heretics had a pitiful one. Then there were the Golden and Dark Alliance and the Temple of the Gods. Both the Golden and Dark Alliances were clear, combining to dozens, all situated at the peak of supreme power. The Temple of the Gods had the least number of people; they had only one A-level, but having more B-levels was more than enough for them with one top-level powerhouse.

So counting like this, there seemed to be many A-levels, over thirty. But actually, since each A-level powerhouse had one or more duplicates, the real number might be much less when actually counted.

Take Rogar, for example: his two duplicates included the well-known Eight-Armed Serpent Demon Anjara in the supernatural world and the local deity, the Peacock Great Ming King in India. He alone accounted for three A-level slots.

Also, a Holy See Golden Knight had three duplicates plus the original, adding up to five—occupying five ministerial positions. Outsiders were unaware, but Lin Fei’s information system had roughly probed these details. So, indeed, the Holy See did not have as many A-levels as it seemed on the surface. Their main force was in the Inner World.

Not to mention established powerhouses like Griffin, it was unclear how many slots he occupied. Perhaps one of the Dark Alliance’s monarchs was his duplicate. Lin Fei was already starting to suspect this.

So, counting it all up, having over ten A-levels on the whole Earth was quite good.

These ten plus people, standing at the pinnacle of billions, oversaw everything; even A-level powerhouses from the Inner World dared not act recklessly. After all, besides gods, A-level represented the highest strength. Even the Pope of the Holy See was still within the A-level range.

Besides, in the Dream Eater World, there might still be a few old A-levels scattered and have not yet been dealt with, and to date, the Gold has mostly occupied the Dream Eater World. There are still two to three regions left because these powerhouses have occupied them, unresolved.

Coming back to reality, Lin Fei realized he had been lost in thought.

"Since the Monster Clan’s branches are too scattered, let them all converge here under my name. All B-levels and C-levels, gather here. Within one day, arrive in the vicinity of London. With your A-level strength, it won’t be a problem, right?"

Archibald was indeed the only A-level Monster, which is why Lin Fei had chosen him as the person in charge. Although it was only entry-level A power, the demonic power he transferred to Lin Fei far surpassed hundreds of B-levels and C-levels. This was a difference in quality.

"Of course, no problem." He respectfully stepped back, returned to a nearby vehicle, and the personnel waiting by the car door opened it for him to enter. The group quickly left.

Lin Fei felt the increasingly vast demonic power gathering inside him, the overwhelming pressure almost uncontrollably seeping out.

The powerful demonic power wildly expelled the True Force and True Qi inside Lin Fei’s body; they did not allow any foreign forces to occupy their places.

"It’s time...."

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Outer World

The duplicate of Lin Fei that was still attending classes received the information.

In the Capital City of Hua Nation, one of the Five Stars, Xiuya Lu, made a comeback, vigorously purged a large number of forces that had framed her, and ruthlessly suppressed all dissenters, successfully becoming the most powerful figure in Hua Nation.

In the following ten-plus days, Xiuya Lu frequently met with two strong figures from the Holy See, and both parties parted on bad terms.

Although the Holy See was stronger, with the situation of the Temple’s Empress unknown, even if they were stronger than Xiuya Lu, they did not dare show too much arrogance. They merely applied various pressures, hoping to make Xiuya Lu continuously concede.

However, no matter how one looked at it, the current situation in Hua Nation had reached a tumultuous state.

The upper echelon had just undergone a major purge, a void in power, the lower echelons recently retreated from the Tower of the Dark Night, causing a mess, and some defeated cities without Shueisha powerhouses to restrain them, led some entry-level powerhouses to act uncontrollably.

Just in these ten-plus days, the country erupted in dozens of bank robberies, as well as major cases of murder, rape, and deadly brawls. The situation was extremely dire. Local law enforcement was also unable to take effective action due to the lack of support from special forces.

Even a municipal police station was ransacked by special ability users, with heavy casualties.

The national atmosphere was in an uproar, and the public’s trust in the country’s law enforcement capability had fallen to a freezing point.

This was all the reality Lin Fei faced in the Outer World.

One could say that Hua Nation was experiencing its most dangerous moment since its establishment.

Further on the borders, the stationed army and patrols also sent back news.

A joint fleet from the United States and Japan was about to undertake another joint military exercise near the Zhongsha Group of Islands in the seas by Hua Nation.

On the other hand, Russia also expressed concern over the internal situation of Hua Nation. The Russian Prime Minister solemnly stated in a press conference that he hoped the situation in Hua Nation would stabilize sooner and subtly warned the Holy See not to be too unrestrained in his remarks.

Under these circumstances,

The first batch of Shadow Swordsmen from Lin Fei’s Swordsmanship Club, after adjusting their own strength, flew to the Capital City. Led by Qi Yinglong and Ning Xiaoyao, two Shadow Swordsmen, each leading ten core male and female students, they reached the Capital City.

After getting in touch with Yaofei Dong over the phone, they bought a gym in the Capital City and began transforming it into a house for the Swordsmanship Club.

But Lin Fei’s current problem was not this, but rather how to resolve the issue of the raging demonic power within him.

Countless powerful demonic power lines were connected inside Lin Fei’s body, continuously channeling massive amounts of demonic power into Lin Fei’s energy core, squeezing the ratio of True Qi and True Force to almost nothing.

Although theoretically, Sword Techniques could be driven by any force, including demonic power, who knew if one could still continue the cultivation of subsequent Technique Decisions after switching to demonic power?

Lin Fei did not want to take that risk.

If he did not want to lose True Force and True Qi, after much deliberation, Lin Fei came up with two plans—perhaps only one could be considered a plan, the latter of which, even he was reluctant to actually implement.

Gather all components of the True Lies Divine Artifact to form a complete part. From the components he had, Lin Fei vaguely sensed that there was a huge secret hidden within the True Lies Divine Artifact. This secret also seemed to be related to the original owner who created the artifact. If he could unravel it, he might have a chance to solve the problem of the rampant demonic power.

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Hua Nation, Yan Capital University

In a classroom on the third floor of a teaching building, the whole classroom was empty except for a few people sitting and studying.

Lin Fei sat at the back by the window, calmly listening to the voice on the other end of the phone.

"So, you’re saying you’ve run out of options?" he asked indifferently, his emotion indiscernible.

"I’m sorry, my lord..." came a deep male voice from the other side, tinged with a hint of panic and unease. "We haven’t been discovered. We’ve reached the last step, but there is no solution to their defensive measures for now. However, if you give us some time..."

Lin Fei closed the book on the table.

"So, you know the location, the storage site for the artifact components?" he slightly narrowed his eyes.

"Yes," the man’s voice was very certain this time.

"That’s enough," Lin Fei hung up the phone and dialed another number.

"My lord?" A pleasant female voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Proceed," Lin Fei’s face was ice-cold, "according to the provided exact location, eliminate all three families without leaving a single one. Ensure the artifact components are not moved."

"The surrounding civilians have not been fully evacuated yet; if we activate the barrier, it might envelop many ordinary people..." the woman hesitated.

"Kill them all. I don’t have that much time to wait."

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Germany, Berlin, Mitte District

Endless white mist enveloped the surroundings.

Lin You looked around with some confusion. She clearly remembered that she was just in the Mage Liolan’s secret chamber at the Tower of Wisdom’s branch. How had she suddenly arrived outside?

The surroundings were entirely engulfed in dense white mist. Apart from the street surface under her feet, nothing else was visible.

Lin You walked forward aimlessly, probing the seemingly endless white mist. The area around her was empty, as if she was the only person there.

Tap tap tap...

Suddenly, a series of crisp footsteps came from afar.

Lin You’s heart leaped with joy, and she hurriedly ran towards the sound of the footsteps.

Suddenly, the thick fog around her dimmed instantly, and the original white turned into numerous strands of black mist. She could see nothing around her now.

Lin You was startled and immediately stopped in her tracks.

Suddenly, a familiar figure flashed past in front of her. Lin You instinctively rushed to follow it.

Those footsteps were coming from this figure, crisp and rhythmic.

Ahead of the figure, a huge door appeared out of nowhere, and the door slowly opened.

"Lin Fei!!!"

Lin You called out loudly. She widened her eyes,

watching the familiar figure walking towards the open door. Beyond the door was endless darkness and distortion.

A panic she could not suppress surged in her heart.

"Lin Fei!!" She called out again loudly. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

Finally, it seemed the figure heard her shouting and stopped at the door, slowly turning around. The face was shockingly pitch black...

"Ah!!"

Lin You suddenly threw off the covers, drenched in sweat. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)