First-Year Internship—And You Went to Site 749 to Contain Monsters?!

Chapter 952: Zheng Tai Dies, Spirit Refinement Ninth Layer - I Don't Know What's So Special About It

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As Lu Ding's sudden appearance drew fearful gazes from the crowd,

the first words he spoke were also meant to tell Zheng Tai, "You start first. Leave everything to me from here on."

Watching as Zheng Tai tossed the parcel containing rare natural treasures directly into his son Zheng Feng's hands,

without uttering a single unnecessary word, without a trace of hesitation.

Those who truly want to win wear no smiles on their faces. Those who truly want to die don't waste time on useless chatter.

Going all out, both palms channeling energy, overwhelming as mountains and seas, hair standing on end, golden arcs of lightning wrapping around Zheng Tai's body. Dense, mysterious symbols writhed, crawled, and spread through his flesh and blood.

"Lawbreakers must be killed!!!!"

Boom!!!!

Qi and blood erupted, mixed with rolling Spiritual Energy, and he ferociously thrust his palms toward Tong Fei of the Child Association beside him.But unfortunately, with the gap in cultivation realm and the difference in strength, he wasn't some genius who could fight above his level.

The momentum was there, but the power fell short.

Even having seized the advantage of a sneak attack, he posed no real threat to Tong Fei, who easily neutralized it.

The scythe flew up, slicing through the attack, cutting across Zheng Tai's throat. His magnificent head soared into the air, and boiling blood splattered across Zheng Feng's face. His eyes, already blurred with tears, were now stained red, and drops of his father's blood rolled one by one down his eyelashes.

The bloodstained scythe shot forward, still trying to retract, but Lu Ding reached out and grabbed it firmly.

The prelude over, the main act begins.

"Resisting arrest, assaulting a 749 investigator, murdering Zheng Tai, the Mouth of the Evil Prison's 749 Bureau Chief! Not only will you die with him, but the entire Child Association will be buried alongside him!!!!!"

Boom!!!!

Lu Ding's aura exploded outward.

Black smoke billowed, heaven and earth turned dark, and only the crimson glow from the figure's eyes within shone through like light seeping from bleeding wounds.

A wild, arrogant laugh rang out. Dozens of Lu Ding's supremely smug faces emerged from the darkness, erupting with ferocious, manic laughter.

"Hahahahahahaha......"

"Hahahahaha........"

The laughter spread, carrying demonic ripples that invaded the mind. Those savage, crazed faces seemed to grow larger and larger before the eyes of the Child Association members, stirring their Inner Demons and making each of them seethe with violent aura.

This was the side effect of [Heaven of Great Desire and Madness].

Watching one small fry after another below God Ascension go berserk, blood oozing from all seven orifices.

Even Tong Fei, a Qi Refiner at God Ascension, Ninth Restriction, was deeply affected—just not yet at the point of bleeding from his orifices and losing control.

Zither Aria, at Spirit Refinement Eighth Layer, sat composedly at her zither platform. Seeing this scene, she frowned and spoke: "A 749 special envoy, yet you use demonic means and underhanded schemes to frame and falsely accuse in broad daylight!"

"Today, you won't get away with this!!"

The zither strings vibrated, and the music spread out, attempting to dispel the darkness.

Lu Ding, with [Fear-Killing Asura] empowering his body, raised his hand and struck with the [Way of the Jinche] while simultaneously...

The hand gripping Tong Fei's chained scythe tightened!!!!

Precisely controlled force—bang, bang, bang, bang—shattered the chains inch by inch, surging straight toward Tong Fei.

Only then did Lu Ding's voice ring out: "Not much skill, but you've got a big mouth. Spirit Refinement Ninth Layer? I don't know what's so special about it. If I don't beat you into a thermos bottle, my surname isn't Lu."

The seated Zither Aria plucked her zither strings, sending soundwave blades flying, still foolishly trying to clash with Lu Ding's Slash Attack.

Just one hit.

Boom!!!!

The soundwave blades shattered.

The Slash Attack shot forward, its power only slightly diminished.

Zither Aria could no longer maintain her master's image. She rolled off her zither platform, dodging as she fell, and with a flick of her finger shattered the chains binding Tong Fei, defusing the force that had yet to reach them.

And at that moment.

Boom!!!

Thunder crashed.

Lu Ding teleported.

Under [Three Thousand Thunder Movements], his form was as ghostly as a phantom.

[Purple Tenuity Heavenly Fire] clung to his leg as Lu Ding raised it for a sweeping kick. The leg passed like a blade, and the momentum of the wind, carrying the fire, coalesced into a fiery blade that swept horizontally across the Pine Forest Plains. Hundreds of towering pine trees were severed at their trunks, exploding one after another in booming bursts. The lingering force of the strike smashed into the mountain peak.

It pulverized the summit.

Flames shot into the sky, illuminating half the heavens.

The two who had ducked—Zither Aria was in better shape. She had only been grazed by the residual force, which burned through her Spiritual Energy protection and singed the back of her head bald. But Tong Fei was in worse condition.

The smell of seared meat wafted from his back and the back of his head. Fire poison entered his body, and he coughed up large mouthfuls of black, clotted blood.

It was like how an ordinary person might dodge a high-powered bullet, but when the bullet scrapes past the flesh, the wind pressure and heat can still cause damage!!

Zither Aria tried to pull Tong Fei back, shifting their positions to create distance from Lu Ding.

But she didn't expect—

With [Fear-Killing Asura] activated, [White Snake Shakes Scales] never turned off, [Heaven-Man Unity] passively running, and [Stinger] always active since acquisition,

the combination of these skills gave Lu Ding flawless judgment, perception, speed, strength—everything was optimal for his current stage, without a single wasted movement.

He followed her movements like a shadow.

Arms crossed, legs wreathed in fire, he only kicked. One leg stood firm like Mount Tai, the other launched relentless attacks from the flank, never touching the ground but always ablaze.

Bang, bang, bang, bang.......

Zither Aria kept blocking with her long zither, barely managing to hold him off.

On the final kick, the flank strike came down like a blade—BANG!!!!

The strings snapped. The zither itself caught fire.

Lu Ding's voice rang out: "Oh, a charred-tail zither."

Zither Aria's face darkened. "You despicable man!!!"

During the blocking, most of Lu Ding's attacks hadn't been aimed at her—they were all targeting the vital points of Tong Fei, who she was protecting.

This made Zither Aria's situation extremely uncomfortable. She could only defend, not counterattack—otherwise, Tong Fei would die!

See? Useless teammates only hold you back.

Enraged and humiliated, Zither Aria wanted to retaliate by attacking Zhan Tingzhou, who had come with Lu Ding, and Zheng Feng, who was still dazed from his father's death. But to her annoyance, those two had enough self-awareness to stay far away from the fight they couldn't join.

Zhan Tingzhou had even set up the shield they got from the Mad God's Tomb to protect himself and Zheng Feng.

This infuriated Zither Aria even more.

"Despicable?"

Lu Ding uncrossed his arms and activated [Call of the Seized Soul]: "Zither Aria!!!"

The voice echoed as if through a reverb.

Zither Aria instantly fell into a daze for a split second.

Lu Ding raised his hand and struck her directly in the chest. One palm strike—her protective artifact shattered as Zither Aria immediately spat blood and flew backward.

The Tong Fei she had been protecting fell into Lu Ding's grasp.

Arrogance spread across his face. "Now THAT'S despicable!"

He grabbed Tong Fei by the neck and slowly lifted him. [Purple Tenuity Heavenly Fire] erupted from his hand, instantly igniting the man. The pain made him struggle violently.

"Ah!!!! Ah!!!!!"

Tong Fei, now a human torch in Lu Ding's hand, let out a blood-curdling scream.

Lu Ding looked at Zither Aria, who was clutching her chest and coughing blood: "What do you think?"

[Fear-Killing Asura] was great in every way—plenty of stats—but it had this one quirk: whenever he used it, he felt the urge to humiliate others, to revel in the sound of the weak breaking down.