I Can Extract Divine Power

Chapter 369 - 156: Opening the Netherworld 5

Shen Bai raised an eyebrow. "If that’s the case, then everything makes sense."

A look of confusion appeared on Feng Zheng’s face.

Shen Bai continued, "Lord Feng, and everyone else, you’ve focused all your attention on the exam participants. Naturally, you couldn’t have paid attention to your own people—for example, the Observatory members maintaining order. It’s very likely the real mole is among them."

Feng Zheng’s brow furrowed even deeper. "But then how did that strange incident happen during the first stage?"

Shen Bai said, "As the ones responsible for maintaining order, they might have had a way to pull something off while on duty. After all, once we knew there was a mole, everyone’s eyes were fixed on the exam participants."

With Shen Bai’s explanation, many things started to fall into place.

Feng Zheng’s head snapped up. "Who was the one that came to call for Lord Shen?"

Shen Bai’s gaze swept over the numerous Observatory members.

After scanning the crowd, he locked onto one person. Circulating the Qi in his body, he became a blur and reappeared right in front of the man.

The Observatory member, distinguished by a red silk ribbon on his arm, was standing his ground, looking perfectly normal.

He even jumped in fright when Shen Bai appeared.

"Lord Shen, how can I help you?" the Observatory member asked.

The answer he received was an arm wreathed in Buddha’s Light.

Shen Bai seized the Observatory member by the neck and lifted him off the ground. His eyes were cold, like Cold Ice.

This action immediately drew the attention of everyone present.

They all turned their heads, their faces full of confusion, wondering why Shen Bai was suddenly radiating killing intent.

The Observatory member, dangling from Shen Bai’s grasp, kicked his legs wildly. A pained expression crossed his face as he stammered, "Lord Shen... I haven’t offended you... Why are you doing this to me?"

Shen Bai looked the Observatory member up and down, and his eyes finally landed on an Incense Bag.

The Incense Bag hung from the Observatory member’s waist, emitting a faint fragrance.

One would not have noticed it without sniffing carefully.

"A grown man carrying an Incense Bag... and I smelled this same scent this morning. You’ve been exposed, so don’t waste your breath on useless talk."

"If you have information, you might just be able to save your own life," Shen Bai said.

The toxin from the Poison Avoidance and Rejuvenation Skill, spreading through Shen Bai’s Qi, had already taken control of the Observatory member before him.

Shen Bai casually tossed him next to Death Night, then slowly paced closer.

"My patience is limited, so I’m not giving you many chances."

The Observatory member felt his entire body go rigid. He burst out laughing. "It’s already a success! None of this matters!"

At this point, he knew he was exposed, but his demeanor was one of utter madness.

The crazed look in his eyes intensified, especially when he laughed.

His state reminded Shen Bai of Wang Tianxing.

’Those lunatics from Xinhua Academy are almost all like this.’

Feng Zheng said angrily, "I recruited you from the county town myself! You repeatedly earned merits, and I thought you were one of my most capable men. How can you do this to me now? Do you have no shame?"

Every member of the Observatory was personally recruited by the State Governor.

Their backgrounds were supposed to be completely clean.

But now that this had happened, Feng Zheng was seething with uncontrollable rage.

"Good to me? Is this the time for that?" the Observatory member sneered. "Lord Feng, now that I have joined Xinhua Academy, I am one of them. You haven’t seen the true face of the Academy. You wouldn’t understand."

"From my perspective, their work can only be described with one word: greatness. The people of the Academy are undertaking a cause that everyone will one day worship!"

As he spoke, the madness in the Observatory member’s eyes grew even more intense.

Seeing this, Shen Bai shook his head.

’These guys are completely insane. There’s no reasoning with them.’

The Observatory member looked back and said, "So what? Lord Shen, my dear Lord Shen, I have already successfully completed my mission. The moment I got close to you with this Incense Bag, I had already won."

Shen Bai asked with interest, "And what exactly does this Incense Bag do?"

The Observatory member shook his head. "I don’t know. This was the mission Lord Wang assigned to me. With Lord Wang leading the team this time, we will definitely win."

Having said that, the Observatory member clamped his mouth shut, seemingly unwilling to say another word.

Shen Bai didn’t press further. He turned to Feng Zheng and said, "Lord Feng, I’ll leave them to you. With the Observatory’s methods, you might be able to pry something unusual out of these two."

Now that both moles had been caught, it remained to be seen if Feng Zheng could uncover any leads.

As for the Incense Bag and Wang Tianxing’s plan, Shen Bai still had no clues.

However, he didn’t feel anything unusual about his own body.

Shen Bai truly had no idea what the Incense Bag’s function was.

’I’ll deal with whatever comes my way. At least for now, the two moles have been eliminated.’

Shen Bai was curious to see what exactly Wang Tianxing had planned.

Feng Zheng nodded and immediately ordered several Observatory members to restrain the two and take them away.

For the moment, the matter was settled. Tomorrow was the final stage of the exam. Feng Zheng, having suffered a setback today, waved his hand and dismissed the exam participants.

The exam participants had witnessed Shen Bai’s earlier actions.

The more clever among them had already pieced together what had happened, but they kept silent.

Afterward, everyone began to leave.

Ouyang Sword and Xu Qian exchanged a glance. They knew Shen Bai was currently entangled with people from Xinhua Academy, so they tactfully avoided bothering him. After a brief word, they returned to their own rooms.