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Chapter 808 - 767 Dao Feng Resolves Doubts
Huang Yi stood amidst the flickering candlelight, extracting all the memories about Gentleman from his mind and associating them with Dao Feng.
After a while, he finally nodded and said, "I see! No wonder Gentleman inexplicably went to the Land of Dongying to save someone last time—it turns out he was rescuing the Xuanyuan Clan’s hostage. And not long ago, when all the invading super-first masters joined forces to attack the Xuanyuan Guild, the Desire Legion refused to send troops, resulting in you publicly falling out with Desire Arises from the Heart. Thinking back now, you didn’t kill him, and that was already quite merciful. Additionally, there was one more doubt that I finally figured out."
Dao Feng looked at Huang Yi with interest and said, "So far, I’ve only exposed one aspect of Gentleman that might arouse suspicion. From the tone of your voice, you sound like you’ve detected it?"
"Yes! That doubt is the Third Annual Gala!" Huang Yi said, sitting back down and recalling a scene from a few months ago. "During the Third Annual Gala recently, I noticed that something felt off. With Gentleman’s strength, it would be impossible for the system to ignore him—he should’ve been included in either the Best Newcomer Award or the Best Individual Award. If he is a newcomer, his name should appear in the list of 100 nominees for the Best Newcomer Award, but it wasn’t there. If he’s a veteran player, he should have been placed in the Best Individual Award nominee list, but his name wasn’t there either. This is too abnormal! Gentleman’s strength, though barely considered super-first-class, shouldn’t have been entirely excluded by both awards—even entering the nomination should’ve been possible."
A few months ago, while watching the Annual Gala live broadcast with Thunder God, he had already noticed this anomaly. However, at that time, they didn’t delve deeper; now, this doubt had finally been answered.
Dao Feng shook his head with a smile and said, "The system used my original name for evaluation, so the Annual Gala became the only suspicious trace lingering around Gentleman’s identity. You should know how this works—as with your own ’Big Baddie’ identity, isn’t it the same case?"
"Oh?" Huang Yi stared at Dao Feng. "You actually know I have another identity as ’Big Baddie’?"
Dao Feng nodded. "Of course. Otherwise, why would I immediately retreat upon spotting you outside Warcraft City at the Blood Empire ruins of Emperor Somrett? I didn’t even want the Ultimate Treasure from that ruin—I simply didn’t want to compete with one of my own."
Huang Yi suddenly recalled the scene when he first encountered Gentleman.
It happened outside Warcraft City, near a place called the Somrett Land ruins. At that time, to avoid drawing attention, he deliberately adopted the Big Baddie persona, blending in with two ordinary players named Ghost Shadow and Ghost Speech.
Later, in a Stone Chamber where he collected a Legendary Cloak, Gentleman and a woman dressed in white arrived shortly thereafter.
At that moment, Gentleman gazed at Huang Yi with an eerie look—as if his eyes penetrated everything about him, yet they carried no trace of threat or malice, just an enigmatic ambiguity beyond words.
In the end, Gentleman immediately turned away with the woman in white, completely abandoning the ruin and forfeiting the Ultimate Treasure in it, seemingly presenting it to Huang Yi.
Thinking back now, Gentleman must’ve already known that Big Baddie was Huang Yi’s second identity; otherwise, he wouldn’t have acted in such a manner.
Huang Yi rubbed his chin, contemplated for a while, and stared at the remains of his dinner in front of him, saying, "I suppose you used some kind of treasure-sensing ability to locate me, correct? And a very potent one at that!"
"Indeed!" Dao Feng nodded, then extended his hand to point toward a shadowy corner of the hall.
When Huang Yi looked over, he immediately spotted a small cat hidden in the gloom. This cat was no bigger than a mouse and had an exceptionally keen nose—much different from ordinary cats.
Its deep eyes glimmered in the darkness as it gazed at Huang Yi.
"Treasure-Sniffing Cat!" Huang Yi exclaimed almost instantly upon seeing the strange feline.
One of his evolution forms was indeed that of a Treasure-Sniffing Cat! This creature was nearing extinction and was listed as a Level 1 protected species in the Appendix II of the "GITES Convention," issued by the Oskan Royal Academy! Unexpectedly, Dao Feng had acquired one!
"That explains it. With a Treasure-Sniffing Cat, it’s certainly possible to uncover my identity!" Huang Yi reminisced about the events of that day and said, "At that time, you headed straight for the Stone Chamber where the Legendary Equipment was found, indicating you had treasure-sensing capabilities and knew the location of the Legendary Equipment. I initially thought you possessed regular treasure-sensing abilities that couldn’t detect the Legendary Equipment I was wearing, but I didn’t anticipate you to own a Treasure-Sniffing Cat. With this, you could easily sense the eight pieces of Legendary Equipment I was wearing, and since I was the only person in the world owning eight Legendary pieces, you could easily deduce my real identity. Furthermore, tonight, you must’ve relied on the Treasure-Sniffing Cat to sense my arrival from afar and prepared this dinner ahead of time, right?"
"Exactly!" Dao Feng beckoned to the Treasure-Sniffing Cat, which immediately leaped over and snuggled into his arms, playfully kicking its tiny paws.
While playing with the Treasure-Sniffing Cat, Dao Feng commented, "But when the Treasure-Sniffing Cat sensed you for the first time, it wasn’t as responsive. Back then, it didn’t detect your Legendary Equipment until I was face-to-face with you in the Stone Chamber. Later, it remembered your scent. Tonight, it sensed you from a great distance. This is likely related to your Treasure-Sniffing Cat form—the rejection between similar entities probably made it tougher for it to sniff out your treasures for the first time."
Huang Yi nodded. His ability to transform into a Treasure-Sniffing Cat was no secret; he had publicly used it multiple times, and many people were aware of it.
At this moment, he furrowed his brows and asked, "A few days ago, I perceived six pieces of Legendary Equipment on Gentleman’s body, which clearly doesn’t align with your current state. Why is this? Otherwise, I could’ve deduced that Gentleman and you are the same person based on your equipment. But your respective gear doesn’t match."
"It seems you still don’t truly understand Divine Embryos!" Dao Feng said, looking at Huang Yi’s incarnation and explaining patiently. "Divine Embryos differ from your transformation. I’ve heard about your transformation abilities—you can share all equipment with your main body but can only transfer 50% of the attributes. In essence, your transformation is dependent on your main body and cannot grow independently. Divine Embryos, however, can grow independently. They can have their own separate equipment, unrestricted by the main body. Those six pieces of Legendary Equipment were ones I specifically acquired for the Divine Embryo. I actually own more than a dozen pieces of Legendary Equipment, though some are duplicates."
"So, Divine Embryos can even have independent equipment." Huang Yi finally gained deeper insight into Divine Embryos. He had heard Harbinger of Doomsday briefly mention them, but the subject of equipment hadn’t come up.
As for Dao Feng being able to procure six pieces of Legendary Equipment for Gentleman, Huang Yi wasn’t surprised. Once one’s strength reached a certain level, Legendary Equipment wasn’t too hard to obtain. He had burned four pieces of Legendary Equipment just to fuse the Bloodstained War Halberd. Furthermore, Adventure Group Leader Overlord from the Hero Guild frequently led expeditions to uncover treasures, often acquiring several pieces of Legendary Equipment in one go.
"Regarding Divine Embryos, I have another question," Huang Yi suddenly said. "Recently, after establishing the Hero Empire, I released an Advanced Sky Domain Expert named Harbinger of Doomsday to guard my territory. It’s a Divine Embryo, but I feel something eerie about it. Do you know if Divine Embryos have any hidden secrets?"
"Oh? You released a Divine Embryo?" Dao Feng raised an eyebrow, leaned forward with a slightly anxious expression, and hurriedly asked, "Did you release its main body as well?"
At this moment, his gaze betrayed some tension, as if he’d learned of something extremely serious.
Huang Yi shook his head and smiled faintly. "I’m not one to be reckless. I sensed something was amiss and didn’t release its main body. Later, I investigated it and discovered that it was once a God Sealer. But its Divine Embryo is now at Level 272, while its main body is at Level 172—there’s clearly something fishy going on. I kept its main body out of caution and to leave myself some leverage."
"Good thing you didn’t release it! Otherwise, the entire Hero Empire—whether your Hero Guild or our Xuanyuan Guild—would already be finished!" Dao Feng sighed in relief, visibly shaken.
He leaned back against the chair and sighed. "Divine Embryos are incredibly terrifying. Besides their ability to grow independently, they have one unique feature—resurrection. Upon death, their souls won’t go to the Underworld but will temporarily fuse into another body to revive, much like players—they don’t experience true death."
Dao Feng looked at Huang Yi and continued, "If you had released Harbinger of Doomsday’s main body, it could disregard the Guardian Contract it signed with you. At worst, the contract’s power could kill it, allowing the Divine Embryo to revive atop its main body and gain complete freedom. You mentioned it was once a deity, and although heavily injured and reduced to its current level, its potential ensures that reaching the Demigod Level again is hardly a challenge—becoming a deity once more is just a matter of time. At that stage, no one could defeat it, and having such an enemy would be unimaginably terrifying for you."
Huang Yi rubbed his chin, pondering deeply. "So, Harbinger of Doomsday doesn’t really care about my contract. If one day it grows dissatisfied, it could simply kill me and destroy the Hero Empire—then revive on its main body as if nothing happened?"
"Exactly!" Dao Feng nodded. "Right now, it’s like a ticking time bomb that could betray you any moment. You’d better figure out a way to eliminate it."
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The treasure-seizing scene involving Gentleman and Huang Yi at Emperor Somrett’s ruins may not be fresh in everyone’s memory. Specifically, it occurs in Chapter 579, and those interested can revisit it. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please visit Starting Point (qidian.com) to cast recommendation and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com for reading.)