Shangguan Longfei said with distress, “Brother, tonight, a new face came to our territory. He actually used the One-Finger Divine Skill to hit some of my henchmen. Brother, there are only 45 Super Ghost Instrument users in our Dragon Ball. We all agreed not to fight each other, to develop together on Dragon Ball, and to keep to ourselves. But that guy who is good at One-Finger Divine Skill came to our territory and caused trouble! His appearance doesn't match our 45 Super Ghost Instrument users. He shouldn't be one of us. Could it be that another Super Ghost Instrument user taught his skills to someone else and then sent this guy to deliberately cause trouble on our territory?”
"Oh? One-Finger Divine Skill?" The monk's brows furrowed instantly. "To learn One-Finger Divine Skill, one must be at least level 3. If it's for injuring someone from a distance, one must be at level 4 like Duan Yanqing, or at level 5 like Master Yideng. This kind of skill cannot be taught! Look at our trusted henchmen, we only teach them some rudimentary external skills before they have a chance to master them. For example, the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan, those low-level ghosts—ordinary people can only learn a little bit of that level of martial arts. Last time, didn't you kill the ghosts of Qiu Chuji and others from the Quanzhen Sect and learn the Quanzhen Inner Power and Quanzhen Sword Technique? You wanted to teach them?" "Give it to your henchmen, but those henchmen have been learning for ages and still haven't found the feeling of Qi, have they? Internal energy cultivation is something you can't learn unless you start from a young age. Besides, we've only had the Super Ghost Instrument for four or five years, how could we possibly start from a child? I have a few young apprentices, they're only in their early teens now… According to what you said, that young man is already in his twenties and can use One-Finger Divine Skill to injure people, so it's highly likely he didn't learn it later in life, but was taught by another user of the Super Ghost Instrument."
After a pause, the monk added, "Unlike Earth, our Dragon Planet doesn't have any ancient martial arts traditions. Apart from users of our Super Ghost Instrument, no one else can cultivate martial arts!"
"Big brother, you mean... that guy is also a user of the Super Ghost Instrument, but he's not one of the 45 of us!" Shangguan Longfei asked in confusion.
“This matter is rather strange on Earth.” The monk’s previously calm expression turned serious. “Perhaps there are other users of the Super Ghost Device on our Dragon Planet… But that doesn’t make sense either. Back then, the AI program clearly stated that Master Excellence only deployed 45 Super Ghost Devices to our Dragon Planet. Anyway, Xiao Fei, you stay close to that young man and investigate his background.”
"Yes, brother."
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Xiaowen's home.
Gao Jianfei chatted with Xiaowen for a while and felt increasingly sympathetic towards her, and he also felt a strong sense of shared suffering with her!
"Oh, Xiaowen, the Xu Ye you mentioned... uh, perhaps you don't need to be his lover," he said vaguely, a thought already flashing through his mind... This Xiaowen is just like me back then, both of her victims of persecution by rich kids. If I had the chance, I would like to get rid of that so-called 'Xu Ye' young master for her.
The night was deep. Gao Jianfei went to Xiaowen's living room, set up a makeshift bed on the floor, and made do for the night.
On his sleeping mat on the floor, Gao Jianfei began communicating with the intelligent program...
"Darling, how do you plan to find orange ore?" the AI program's voice asked.
“I’ve just arrived in Dragon Planet and I’m not used to anything yet. My plan is to stay in the capital of the First Kingdom for two days to get a clear understanding of the situation in Dragon Planet, and then buy a car to travel around the various countries. You can help me detect the energy information of the orange ore. Alternatively, I can charter a plane and track down the orange ore while flying.” Gao Jianfei explained his plan.
Although the intelligent program has an unparalleled ability to sense orange ore, the Dragon Sphere is very large, comparable to Earth. Asking Gao Jianfei to find orange ore now is actually a bit like looking for a needle in a haystack.
We can only take it one step at a time.
If orange ore cannot be found within 7 days, then the only option is to temporarily return to Earth and wait for the next teleportation to the Dragon Planet.
However, Gao Jianfei was unaware that the working-class neighborhood where he was staying, Xiao Wen's family, had been surrounded by Shangguan Gang's henchmen!
Shangguan Longfei personally oversaw this matter, and he even reached the outskirts of this civilian area!
Chapter 602 Establishing Authority?
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Shangguan Longfei had already arrived at the outskirts of the slum where Xiaowen lived. Hundreds of menacing members of the Shangguan Gang, a bunch of thugs, had completely surrounded and sealed off the area! Yes, a complete blockade! You see, Dragon Planet is a planet with extremely chaotic social order. On Dragon Planet, the law is purely a protective shield for those in power or with influence. It's a blatant, naked relationship. Therefore, things like hundreds of thugs sealing off an area are commonplace on Dragon Planet. Some of the poor people in this area were restricted from leaving; they huddled in their homes, completely bewildered by what was happening.
Dozens of luxury cars surrounded the area. Shangguan Longfei sat in one of the luxurious and imposing cars. He rolled down the window, a cigar dangling from his lips, his pupils slightly contracted as he surveyed the area. The next moment, he released dozens of Level 1 ghosts. He telepathically transmitted his thoughts to them, "Go in and check on that guy. Hmm, which little house does he live in?" Shangguan Longfei gave the Level 1 ghosts Xiaowen's exact address. A group of Level 1 ghosts, emitting faint phosphorescent glows, darted away. In the car, Shangguan Longfei's eyes narrowed slightly as he muttered to himself, "According to my brother's analysis, the guy causing trouble in my territory is likely someone with a Super Ghost Instrument, just like us. Now, I'm going to have to meet this guy... Could it be that the AI program malfunctioned, and our Dragon Planet has deployed more than 45 Super Ghost Instruments? This is really a headache! But the answer is about to be revealed!"
In Xiaowen's bungalow.
Gao Jianfei made do with a makeshift bed on the living room floor for the night. He wouldn't stay at Xiao Wen's house for long. Tomorrow, he would use some of his gold and jewelry to exchange for the common currency on Dragon Autumn, and then buy books introducing Dragon Autumn to quickly understand the situation on this planet. Just then, Gao Jianfei's pupils suddenly filled with a ghastly green! Humanoid silhouettes emitting a ghostly green light actually passed through the wall and surged into the bungalow!
"Hmm?" Gao Jianfei frowned. At the same time, the AI program spoke up, "Darling, it's a Level 1 ghost. However, it's not your Level 1 ghost. Interestingly, another guy with a Super Ghost Instrument is releasing a Level 1 ghost to scout you!"
"Yes. I can see them." Gao Jianfei didn't immediately go berserk. He remained lying on the floor, counting the number of Level 1 ghosts that had squeezed into the room... a total of 34!
Level 1 ghosts have no physical form, only virtual energy elements. Therefore, even a space of one square meter can accommodate countless Level 1 ghosts. Currently, 34 Level 1 ghosts are peeking into the room, observing Gao Jianfei. They are even talking and discussing amongst themselves, unaware that Gao Jianfei can see them.
"Still trying to scout me? I'll make sure you don't leave alive!" A murderous intent surged within Gao Jianfei. He directly selected some of the stronger Level 1 ghosts from the ghost den. These were Level 1 soldier ghosts from the three major battlefields of Earth. Gao Jianfei selected a total of 500 Level 1 soldier ghosts and commanded in his mind… "Kill these damned bastards!"
"Yes, Xiao Gao!"
As the 400 Level 1 Ghost soldiers shouted in response, "Whoosh whoosh whoosh!" A bright green light flashed out quickly, and the more than 30 Level 1 Ghosts in the room were devoured by the 500 Level 1 Ghosts released by Gao Jianfei without even having time to scream! They were devoured directly!
It's important to understand that although Level 1 ghosts are formless and shapeless, they can still fight each other. The Level 1 ghosts released by Gao Jianfei were not ordinary people in life; they possessed strong spiritual auras, and even as ghosts, they were fierce and vengeful. Furthermore, their numbers far exceeded those of the enemy, thus instantly annihilating the more than thirty Level 1 ghosts that had entered the house to investigate.
After eliminating these level 1 ghosts, Gao Jianfei returned the 500 level 1 soldier ghosts to his ghost den. Then, he stood up, straightened his clothes, and walked straight outside.
“Since other users of the Super Ghost Device are already eyeing me, I might as well go out and see.” Gao Jianfei didn’t intend to avoid it excessively. Frankly, he was only on a seven-day trip to this planet, and he wasn’t afraid of offending anyone. Besides, he was quite curious about the other users of the Super Ghost Device. Moreover, on this Dragon Planet, there were only two… two Level 7 Exorcists, whose level surpassed Gao Jianfei’s. There were eight Level 6 Exorcists at Gao Jianfei’s level. The rest were not as high-level as him. Gao Jianfei believed that as long as his luck wasn’t too bad and he didn’t encounter those two Level 7 Exorcists, he would be safe. Even if he did encounter a Level 7 Exorcist, he could hide in the Ghost Den. His intelligent program had been modified with a large amount of orange ore; it could be said that the Super Ghost Device in his hands was the most advanced in the entire universe. This gave Gao Jianfei a sense of superiority. He gently opened the door and walked outside.
At this moment.
Shangguan Longfei sat comfortably in his car, smoking a cigar, while two stunningly beautiful women meticulously massaged his thighs. In truth, he didn't take his opponent too seriously. He was inherently extremely narcissistic; possessing the Super Ghost Artifact was equivalent to having limitless superpowers, which fueled his arrogance. At this moment, he believed he had Gao Jianfei completely under his control. Suddenly…
"Pfft..." Shangguan Longfei spat out the cigar in his mouth, his eyes bulging like lanterns! His lips moved unconsciously a few times, revealing a look of horror.
"Brother Longfei, what's wrong?" the two fiery beauties asked anxiously.
Shangguan Longfei's face darkened. Without a word, he pushed open the car door and rushed out. Just now, he clearly felt that the group of Level 1 ghosts he had sent out to scout had almost instantly severed their soul connection with him!
Those level 1 ghosts, they're gone! Annihilated!
Shangguan Longfei knew very well that there was only one situation in which a level 1 ghost would be completely annihilated: either it would be exposed to the sun for a long time, or it would be devoured by other level 1 ghosts!
It is nighttime, therefore...
"As expected! That guy is also an exorcist! He possesses a super ghost-controlling software! Who exactly is he?" Shangguan Longfei was filled with questions and shock.
At this moment, several henchmen also walked over nervously. "Brother Longfei, that guy is coming over. He came out alone, looking fearless. Should we stop him?"
Shangguan Longfei waved his hand, took out another cigar, lit it, and started smoking. "No need to stop him, you can't stop him." He paused, then said, "Let him come over."
After saying that, Shangguan Longfei simply had his men bring out a chair, and he crossed his legs and sat down on the chair.
Gao Jianfei walked out of the residential area step by step. Along the way, he saw many thugs dressed in black, but they did not stop him. Gao Jianfei already understood... Oh, as expected, they were the people from the 'Shangguan Gang'.
Even the ordinary henchmen of the Shangguan gang know martial arts, like the Foshan Shadowless Kick and the Empty Fist. I want to see just how many levels of exorcists their gang leader is.
Completely unguarded, Gao Jianfei arrived at an open space outside this area.
Dozens of black cars were parked around the open space, their headlights blazing brightly, illuminating almost every detail. Gao Jianfei looked up and saw a man with an ordinary appearance, but whose eyes gleamed with immense pride, sitting in a chair. At that moment, the man was also observing Gao Jianfei.
Gao Jianfei reached into his robes, pulled out a cigarette, lit it, and took a drag. "Chief Shangguan?"
Shangguan Longfei stroked his chin with his right hand. "Who are you?"
"Just an outsider." Gao Jianfei exhaled a smoke ring.
"You and I are the same. We're on the same path. I think you should know the rules, right?" A cold glint gathered in Shangguan Longfei's eyes. His gaze towards Gao Jianfei was filled with murderous intent. Although Gao Jianfei had clearly stated that he, like him, was also a ghost exorcist, that didn't mean he would back down! Shangguan Longfei was a level 4 ghost exorcist, having already exorcised several level 4 ghosts with strong martial arts skills and mastered several powerful martial arts techniques. He wouldn't easily submit to anyone. This was his territory, and he absolutely wouldn't allow anyone to cause trouble.
"Rules?" Gao Jianfei chuckled, speechless. "I'm sorry, I don't know anything about rules."
Suddenly, Shangguan Longfei stood up. "We're all God's favorites! We've agreed not to mess around on each other's turf! You injured my men at the night market, that's breaking the rules, disrespecting me! You've broken the rules of the game!"
"Oh?" Gao Jianfei immediately understood... On the Dragon Ball, the 45 exorcists were allied with each other and had a private agreement.
"I don't care who you are! Since you've broken my rules, you have to pay the price! I have thousands of brothers watching, what do you say we do?" Shangguan Longfei was furious, his eyes fixed on Gao Jianfei like a wild beast, ready to devour Gao Jianfei whole!
What imposing presence! What a menacing aura!
The henchmen in the arena all exuded an air of worship and submission in their eyes.
"To establish authority?" Gao Jianfei understood instantly. "Haha, you want to establish your authority in front of my men? Very well. Excellent!"
Suddenly, Shangguan Longfei gathered all his strength, clenched his fists, and cracked them. His eyes blazed with fighting spirit!
Gao Jianfei stood there calmly. He waited. He didn't know the other party's level, nor what kind of virtual ghost the other party had cobbled together to learn kung fu, so Gao Jianfei waited for the other party to make a move.
"Hmph! Let me teach you a lesson!" Shangguan Longfei suddenly roared and rushed towards Gao Jianfei in one stride. He punched Gao Jianfei in the chest with his left hand and slapped Gao Jianfei in the face with his right palm.
A strong wind blew in my face.
It turned out to be two martial arts techniques: the Seven Injury Fist and the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms! (To be continued)
Chapter 603 Each with their own ulterior motives
Shangguan Longfei, in front of his brothers, certainly wouldn't show weakness to Gao Jianfei. At the same time, he also wanted to test Gao Jianfei's strength and establish his authority. From the very first move, Shangguan Longfei unleashed two signature moves… the Seven Injury Fist and the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms!
Suddenly, a fierce gust of wind swept directly towards Gao Jianfei!
Those standing around, the henchmen of the Shangguan gang, all inwardly exclaimed in admiration and worship... Their gang leader was truly unparalleled in martial prowess! This guy was doomed!
However, to Gao Jianfei, those swift punches and palm strikes appeared extremely slow! The reason was simple: after mastering Fu Hongxue's Death Slash, a peak level 5 ghost, Gao Jianfei's sword speed was twice the speed of sound! This also correspondingly enhanced Gao Jianfei's reflexes. Therefore, Shangguan Longfei's punches and palm strikes were incredibly slow, almost like slow motion; Gao Jianfei could easily kill him instantly! Moreover, Gao Jianfei had also learned the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms and the Seven Injury Fist from Hong Qigong and Xie Xun, two level 5 ghosts respectively. Therefore, Gao Jianfei had authority to comment on these two skills. In his view, Shangguan Longfei's use of these two skills had significant flaws and lacked fluidity, failing to achieve that seamless, unified feel. The power was also relatively weak… Wait, could it be that Shangguan Longfei didn't learn these two ultimate techniques from Xie Xun and Hong Qigong?
In fact, Gao Jianfei's prediction was correct. Shangguan Longfei's Seven Injury Fist was learned from one of the Five Elders of Kongtong, who was defeated by Zhang Wuji in the fictional martial arts novel *The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber*; his Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms were learned from Lu Youjiao, the acting leader of the Beggars' Sect in *The Return of the Condor Heroes*. Both of them were only level 3 ghosts, far inferior to Xie Xun and Hong Qigong.
Therefore, he could barely be considered to have mastered these two skills.
"Hmph!" Gao Jianfei snorted coldly and threw a punch! It was the Seven Injury Fist he had learned from Xie Xun! The power of the Seven Injury Fist was beyond Shangguan Longfei's reach!
Of course, Gao Jianfei didn't want to kill Shangguan Longfei immediately. It wasn't that he was afraid or had any reservations; it was just that in a flash, an idea suddenly formed in his mind… This Shangguan Longfei wielded considerable power in the Dragon Ball Kingdom, even having established a gang in the capital. If I could utilize this power to find orange ore, wouldn't it be twice as effective?
For Gao Jianfei to search aimlessly on this planet alone would be like looking for a needle in a haystack. Now, leveraging existing resources might be a good approach.
With this in mind, Gao Jianfei controlled the force of his punch.
"boom!"
The two attacks clashed head-on. In the darkness, a loud explosion rang out. Gao Jianfei remained unmoved, while Shangguan Longfei coughed up blood and was sent flying backward! He had clearly suffered internal injuries! During his retreat, he quickly pulled a bottle of pills from his robes and swallowed one. It appeared to be medicine for treating internal injuries. Gao Jianfei didn't try to stop him. Killing this guy was a simple matter of a flick of the wrist. Gao Jianfei simply stood aside, arms crossed, watching Shangguan Longfei with a smile.
Shangguan Longfei staggered back more than ten steps before regaining his footing. His expression flickered between light and shadow… “A high-level exorcist! You…you’re actually a high-level exorcist! What level are you?” He himself was only a level 4 exorcist, and in their previous exchange, Gao Jianfei had displayed extraordinary martial arts skills with effortless ease. Clearly, Gao Jianfei was far superior to him.
Suddenly, Gao Jianfei felt an extremely dangerous sensation wash over him! The next moment, several barks of dogs surrounded him!
More than a dozen Tibetan mastiffs suddenly pounced on Gao Jianfei!
"Hmph! They actually used a level 1 ghost possession trick on me! They're asking for death!" Gao Jianfei used his lightness skill to leap away. At that moment, several black spots appeared in the sky, and the cries of eagles tore through the night! Suddenly, several mutated eagles swooped down towards Gao Jianfei, intending to gouge out his eyes!
Above them were eagles, and below them were Tibetan mastiffs, all of which were mutated breeds. They attacked Gao Jianfei from both air and land routes!
"Hmph! I don't care what level you are, if you offend me, I'll beat you half to death first!" Shangguan Longfei sneered, gathering all his strength, and directly thrust a finger at Gao Jianfei in the air! This finger strike was powerful and vigorous, clearly the authentic One Yang Finger! It had already reached the level of exerting force from a distance!
"Oh! This guy is also Duan Yanqing!" Gao Jianfei instantly understood. Shangguan Longfei's One-Finger Divine Skill was definitely learned from the powerful level 4 ghost, Duan Yanqing... It seems that Duan Yanqing's One-Finger Divine Skill from a distance is still favored by most exorcists. Back then, Gao Jianfei's powerful level 4 ghost was none other than Duan Yanqing!
In a flash, Gao Jianfei's mind stirred, and hundreds of small eagles appeared in the sky, instantly strangling the mutated eagles to death. On the ground, several mutated polar bears, terrifying creatures with their genes mutated twelve times!
"roar!"
Several polar bears roared furiously and slapped the mutated Tibetan mastiffs to death with their paws!
At the same time, Gao Jianfei also used his One-Finger Divine Skill to easily neutralize Shangguan Longfei's One-Finger Divine Skill.
After Gao Jianfei put away the polar bear and the eaglet, he walked towards Shangguan Longfei with a forced smile.
Just now, he deflected Shangguan Longfei's series of sneak attacks as if it were casual conversation, effortlessly. This instantly pushed Shangguan Longfei to the brink of collapse, and a trace of fear finally rose in Shangguan Longfei's mind. He realized one fact... this guy in front of him was definitely not someone he could handle! He began to retreat. His henchmen also began to retreat. They had no doubt that the polar bear summoned by Gao Jianfei could easily tear them apart.
“Friend…you…who exactly are you?” Shangguan Longfei pleaded. “Your level is at least level 5. You…you are the 46th exorcist in our Dragon Ball…A person like you shouldn’t be an unknown nobody…But I’ve never seen you before…Friend, the trouble you caused on our turf before can be forgiven…We…we can sit down and talk…I can take you to see my elder brother…”
While speaking, Shangguan Longfei questioned his intelligent program... "What's going on? Didn't you tell me that Master Zhuoyue only deployed 45 Super Ghost Devices to Longqiu? How come there's a 46th exorcist now!"
"Uh... Dear user, this is the data the system gave me initially. Either the original data presented by the system is incorrect, or it is," Shangguan Longfei's AI program stammered. His AI program was just an ordinary one, inferior to Gao Jianfei's AI program, which had transformed into a beautiful woman. Its intelligence and reaction speed were relatively slow, and it almost entirely lacked analytical capabilities.