CHAPTER 702: CHAPTER 266: MY JUNIOR BROTHER’S COMPASSION (8K)_4

"Deploying personnel from the Security Bureau?"

"The Security Bureau can’t spare anyone at the moment, they’re out of resources." Qin Jing rejected the proposal.

Rui Chengkong glared and said, "Isn’t that pretty ungracious? Daoge and Laoba are still in the west and haven’t returned. How can they have the nerve to refuse us?"

Qin Jing sighed, "They’re truly busy; they’ve already started pulling personnel from local areas. With more Martial Artists returning from the Heavenly Road, daily conflicts are doubling, involving various dojos and powers. Just imagine being in it; it’s extremely headache-inducing."

Just thinking about handling a brawl case among Martial Artists leads to a favor call in the left ear, and possible upper-level pressure in the right ear...

Rui Chengkong couldn’t help but twitch at the corner of his mouth.

Qin Jing paused and said, "Three days ago, an internal conflict erupted in the Yang Family, and the situation quickly spread, affecting the entire South Star Region 1. If it weren’t for Qin Qingjue from the Qin Family wielding the Heavenly Blade to suppress it, this alone would have kept the Security Bureau in chaos until the end of the year."

Rui Chengkong turned pale with shock.

The internal conflict within the Yang Family erupted to such an extent?!

Wasn’t it said to be stable previously?

If the Yang Family is like this, what about the other families?

Qin Jing understood his implication and shrugged,

"The Qin Family is doing quite well. Additionally, the Mu Family has stabilized with Ji Jingqiu’s intervention, after all, the World Venerable’s successor has returned."

"There’s also news from the Ji Family recently suggesting they have stabilized, yes, overall moving in a good direction... I suppose."

Rui Chengkong retorted, "Boss, if you didn’t add the word ’suppose’, I would have believed you."

The Qin Family instructed, "Get to work, and be very careful; dealing with the Spirit Ocean, anything eerie is possible. Oh, by the way, here’s a Heart Lamp for you to play with."

He raised his hand and lightly tapped the center of Rui Chengkong’s forehead. A gentle flicker of light seamlessly merged into the center of Rui Chengkong’s forehead.

"What is this?" Rui Chengkong couldn’t help but ask, curiously exploring the gift from his boss.

"A ’little gadget’ from Ji Jingqiu, effective against some of the mysteries of the Nether Sea, quite useful, but unfortunately can’t suppress everything."

Qin Jing lamented, though he also knew he was being too greedy.

Forget about suppressing everything; even if it can offer some resistance, it’s already enough.

Most of the enigmas within the Spirit Ocean are the most confounding due to having no point of approach.

Even high-tier Martial Artists can only defend passively, unable to eliminate the root cause.

There have even been instances in history where Heavenly Human Martial Artists were caught off guard.

"Ji Jingqiu..." Rui Chengkong clicked his tongue, suddenly said, "If the Federation could persuade that person to tour the six families, it might solve many problems."

Qin Jing replied wearily, "You think the six families are just pushovers?"

However...

Qin Jing shook his head, reluctant to admit it; currently within the six families, at least one and a half have changed stance and attitude thanks to Ji Jingqiu.

This influence is quite terrifying.

Soon, this guy is going to host a Hundred Veins gathering, who knows what earth-shattering events will follow.

...

Four Guardian Stars.

Deep Red Laboratory.

"Has the body data of Ji Jingqiu been compiled?"

Dr. Chen didn’t even look back as he spoke.

Researcher A quickly nodded and said, "Compiled, as expected, his life force has already surpassed the 3000 threshold!"

Dr. Chen hummed in acknowledgment, intently focused on the fluctuations in the data graph.

"What’s wrong, boss, is Hel causing trouble again?" Researcher A leaned over.

Dr. Chen stared at the data graph for a long time, then said,

"The Federation has done several experiments throughout history and concluded that the invasion of the Spirit Ocean into reality can actually be seen as a sort of response."

"A response?" Researcher A asked curiously, "A response to whom?"

"A response to all sentient beings," Dr. Chen subtly tilted his head, "Or rather, to the undercurrents of all sentient beings."

"The undercurrents of all sentient beings?" Researcher A frowned, "The theory of the collective unconscious Sea?"

Dr. Chen nodded, "This theory is also applied within the Divine System. It has been suggested that our Federation’s Gods can be seen as a form of concentration and visualization of the collective unconscious."

Researcher A clicked his tongue, "Hasn’t that theory been criticized for being disrespectful to the predecessors?"

The Federation’s Gods are generally considered the "legacy" of Martial Arts predecessors from ten thousand years ago.

"Those saying such things are either fools or opportunists."

Dr. Chen said indifferently,

"The collective unconscious stream lacks a clear ’self-will’ and will never generate a will, it starts in chaos and ends in chaos. Only the undying core of the spirit and the divine origin of Martial Arts powerhouses can resist this chaos, bringing it together, utilizing, and transforming it into Origin Power."

"And this has resulted in a phenomenon where the power within the unconscious Sea unconsciously gravitates towards those who are powerful, much like how the weak want to cling to the strong to survive."

"Therefore, at times, the stronger the being present, the easier it is to elicit a response from the Spirit Ocean."

Researcher A frowned for a long time, then asked, "So what are you trying to say, boss?"

Dr. Chen sighed and said, "So, who do you think is the most powerful being in the Federation now?"

Researcher A contemplated seriously, "With the Grandmaster absent, Heavenly Persons prevail; among them, the strongest could be the Military Department..."

Dr. Chen interrupted him, "It’s Hel."

Researcher A trembled.

Dr. Chen spoke slowly, "Recently, the spatial index of the Four Guardian Stars has been a bit abnormal. I’m a little worried. Now that the Grandmaster is not around, the Four Directions God faces the crisis of divine fall, and even the Extreme Abyss can barely be guarded... This is not a crisis that Heavenly Persons can withstand."

Researcher A whispered, "But boss, the Four Guardian Stars are the main domain of the Four Directions God. If even they can’t hold it, no one else will be able to either."