Chapter 317 - 289: 5-star Demon Beast, Taking All the Entries

Chapter 317: Chapter 289: 5-star Demon Beast, Taking All the Entries

Mo Yanfeng and Chu Zhengxiong would be completely on the defensive.

They couldn’t fight back, nor could they risk harming the ordinary people.

This would cause the situation to escalate again, maybe even spiral completely out of control.

Chu Zhengxiong grew increasingly anxious.

Mo Yanfeng’s mind raced, searching for a solution.

However...

Just then, Lin Yi, leading Qin Zhaoxue, arrived at the barbecue stand.

"Boss, how much are your skewers?"

Lin Yi asked with a smile.

As soon as the words left his mouth, the middle-aged man grilling the meat snapped his head up to look at Lin Yi.

A flicker of surprise showed in his eyes.

"How are you..."

Before he could finish, a slight smile played on Lin Yi’s lips.

In the next instant, the scene around them changed.

The barbecue stand was gone.

Even the passersby whose minds had been ensnared had vanished.

In their place was the vast, boundless cosmos.

Countless planets rotated within the endless darkness.

Rays of starlight served as beacons in this universe,

guiding those lost in its expanse.

The middle-aged man looked down, terrified, at the infinite darkness below his feet.

If he were to fall, there would likely be no end...

"This is... a Heart Spirit Domain?"

After a long moment, the middle-aged man spoke in astonishment.

As he finished speaking, Lin Yi appeared opposite him, riding a white tiger.

A dazzling, seven-colored divine bird circled above his head.

"A 5-star Demon Beast’s Heart and Mind Shackle!"

"You used this to lock their minds, didn’t you?"

Lin Yi asked with a light laugh.

The middle-aged man glanced at Lin Yi. "I... I don’t know what you’re talking about!"

"You don’t?"

Lin Yi nodded. "Then I won’t waste my breath on you!"

"Now that you’ve come to my Heart Spirit Domain, you won’t be leaving here alive!"

"Xiaoqi, Xiaobai!"

"I’ll leave him to you two!"

The moment Lin Yi finished speaking, Xiaoqi, who had long been ready, let out a clear, resounding cry.

It dove straight down from above, heading for the middle-aged man.

Meanwhile, the white tiger let out a furious roar.

The instant Lin Yi jumped off its back, it lunged toward the middle-aged man.

It was as if it was afraid that if it were a step too slow, Xiaoqi would beat it to the punch.

Faced with these two divine beasts,

the middle-aged man’s expression twisted in ever-growing terror.

Dragged into someone else’s [Mind Space], he was completely restricted.

He couldn’t even use his own innate abilities.

Facing the pounce of the two divine beasts, his only choice was to flee.

But in this vast cosmos,

where could he possibly run?

In the instant he turned, Xiaoqi and Xiaobai were upon him.

Xiaobai opened his gaping maw and clamped down on one of the man’s legs.

And Xiaoqi, diving from the sky, pecked straight through his head.

In a flash, the middle-aged man’s psyche was torn to shreds.

Xiaoqi and Xiaobai vied with each other, quickly devouring the remnants.

Only when the Demon Beast’s psyche had completely vanished

did Lin Yi allow himself a small smile and depart from the [Heart Spirit Domain].

When the scene returned to normal,

the middle-aged man grilling the skewers had a dull, vacant look in his eyes.

The next moment, he transformed into a large bird and collapsed to the ground.

Lin Yi walked around the grill to approach it.

He casually stored the large bird in his Storage Ring.

[Congratulations, you have slain a 5-star Demon Beast. Do you wish to plunder its traits?]

A few long-coveted talent traits appeared before Lin Yi’s eyes.

Without a second thought, he nodded.

"Plunder them all!"

[Trait plunder successful...]

The moment the Bird Demon died,

all the people in the vicinity snapped out of their daze.

"What’s going on? How did I get here?"

"What happened here?"

"What’s the situation? My head feels so heavy..."

"I think I smelled something fragrant and came over, but how..."

"What happened? My memory of the last few minutes is a complete blank!"

At that moment, all of them were thoroughly confused.

Qin Zhaoxue also came to her senses. She looked at the barbecue grill in front of her,

at the meat on it, which was now burnt to a crisp.

The captivating, meaty aroma was gone.

Replaced by a burnt, acrid smell. Her brow furrowed deeply as she asked, "Lin Yi, what just happened?"

Lin Yi glanced back at her and said with a smile, "Nothing. The owner of this barbecue stand seems to have taken off. Come on, the meat’s all burnt. It’s inedible!"

"Okay!"

Qin Zhaoxue nodded without any suspicion.

She followed Lin Yi out of the crowd.

The other people who had been drawn in by the smell of meat were also bewildered.

Their recent memories felt as if they had been formatted.

They too began to leave, completely befuddled.

Meanwhile, Chu Zhengxiong and Mo Yanfeng, who were outside the crowd,

were just as confused.

They exchanged a look.

"What happened? Did someone break the spell?" Chu Zhengxiong asked, puzzled.

Mo Yanfeng nodded, pointing toward Lin Yi and Qin Zhaoxue as they emerged from the crowd.

"I’ve found the one who broke the spell. Look!"

Chu Zhengxiong quickly followed Mo Yanfeng’s finger.

When he saw Lin Yi,

he couldn’t help but laugh.

"You mean to say that kid, Lin Yi, broke the spell?"

"Who else could it be? You saw the situation just now!"

"Everyone else was entranced, but he was still active!"

"It proves that Lin Yi’s Power of Heart and Mind is already terrifyingly strong!"

"But speaking of which, don’t you think Lin Yi is better suited for Demon Hunting? His sensitivity and insight when it comes to Demon Beasts are far superior to those of the sophomores and juniors!"

"He’s even more perceptive than the veteran Demon Hunters in the department!"

"Have you considered bringing him onto the team? He might become an outstanding Demon Hunter one day!"

Mo Yanfeng said with a smile.

It was the first time he had ever recommended someone to Chu Zhengxiong.

It was clear he had a very high opinion of Lin Yi.

Chu Zhengxiong sighed lightly and shook his head. "To be honest, it’s not that I haven’t considered it... I just don’t dare to."

"Let’s not even get into whether the Yi Family would allow it. Behind them, we also have the Town Martial Department watching!"

"The Town Martial Department?"

Mo Yanfeng gave him a curious look.

Chu Zhengxiong nodded. "I’ve noticed that ever since Lin Yi came to the New District, people from the Town Martial Department have been constantly around him."

"Both openly and in secret!"

"Even right now, there are people from the Town Martial Department stationed nearby!"

"But they don’t seem to have any ill intentions toward Lin Yi. On the contrary, they’re very hostile to anyone who gets close to him, including you and me!"

"What I find strange, though, is that besides the Town Martial Department, there’s another group, also in the shadows..."

After Chu Zhengxiong finished speaking,

Mo Yanfeng’s heart stirred, and he quickly glanced around.

’No wonder I kept feeling like we were being watched on the way here.’

’Could those people be from the Town Martial Department that Chu Zhengxiong mentioned?’