novelraw Chapter 65: The Puppet on a String
Chapter 65: The Puppet on a String
After cultivating for three hours under twenty times gravity.
Su Yuan finally felt a certain level of exhaustion and voluntarily ended this cultivation session.
As gravity returned to normal levels matching the outside world, Su Yuan immediately felt his body lighten.
It was as if he had shed a burden weighing ten thousand tons, making his entire being feel like it was about to float away.
Of course, Su Yuan understood that this feeling of "floating" was completely illusory.
For a lifeform to counteract planetary gravity and achieve flight, they needed to reach at least Level 5.
"This cultivation session consumed a total of thirty-eight kilograms of energy liquid..."
Su Yuan glanced at the row of empty test tubes before him.
The so-called energy liquid was created through external means, extracting and purifying the essential energy contained within various ancient and powerful medicines into liquid form.
This method was not only convenient but also easier to absorb.After all, those ancient and powerful medicines naturally contained impurities, and directly consuming them required expelling the waste materials.
When he first started cultivating, Su Yuan didn't have the means to purify ancient medicines and could only consume them directly, but now he naturally didn't need to go through such trouble.
"Absorbing thirty-eight kilograms of energy liquid increased my physical body strength by nearly ten percent, and my soul and mental strength also improved by more than half that amount..."
Su Yuan reviewed the results of this cultivation session.
According to the cultivation plan established by the gray mirror, during the Level 2 lifeform stage, Su Yuan only needed to undergo thirty such cultivation sessions to advance to Level 3 lifeform.
Therefore, each cultivation session provided a quite significant boost to Su Yuan's strength.
"Speaking of which, my current weight must already exceed eight hundred jin..."
Su Yuan muttered to himself.
From the outside, Su Yuan appeared no different from an ordinary person, and in terms of body control, he could easily achieve feats like walking on snow without leaving traces.
But in reality, Su Yuan's weight far exceeded that of normal people. Even before this cultivation session, his weight was approaching eight hundred jin, and now with his strength increased again, his weight must have definitely surpassed eight hundred jin.
Eight hundred jin... sounded incredibly unbelievable, but for a lifeform of Su Yuan's level, it was quite normal.
With Su Yuan's current body, he could casually punch through a building, withstand machine gun fire, and at most suffer minor injuries while at the center of a missile explosion...
Such a powerful physical body naturally had cellular strength and density different from ordinary people, which manifested externally as weight difference.
This gap would continue to widen as Su Yuan cultivated. Eight hundred jin? Eight thousand jin? Eighty thousand jin?
Deep in the universe, those unimaginable lifeforms had weights sufficient to crush entire living planets.
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"By the way, calculating the time, the Truth Society should have already conducted a full investigation of that small island by now, right?"
Su Yuan's gaze shifted, looking toward the vast Pacific Ocean direction.
As early as when Artificial Human 232 encountered the missile attack, the message had been transmitted to the Truth Society.
However, the attack location was in the Pacific Ocean, too far from the Truth Society headquarters, plus that small island was quite inconspicuous.
By the time the Truth Society members arriving as support locked onto the specific missile launch location being that small island, two hours had already passed.
Then mobilizing high-level Truth Society members, plus top-tier investigative experts, took another half day, so conducting a full investigation of that small island required approximately a day or so.
Which would be right about now.
"The reactions from various parties regarding this matter..."
Su Yuan inquired with the gray mirror deep within his consciousness sea.
The gray mirror surface rippled hazily, revealing lines of text.
[Xia Country authorities detected Level 2 energy explosion fluctuations deep in the Pacific Ocean and intended to send people to investigate, but discovered Truth Society members gathering there. Exercising caution, they did not continue the investigation, speculating that these Level 2 energy explosion fluctuations were related to the Truth Society...]
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"This matter has nothing to do with Xia Country..."
Su Yuan's gaze remained calm, though this was the result of his intervention.
Without Su Yuan's interference, allowing Sasuke Genpu to successfully pin this matter on Xia Country, Xia Country would subsequently face pressure from the Truth Society.
While the Truth Society didn't dare to initiate full-scale war between nations, they could certainly "sanction" Xia Country at the global economic level. As the ruler of the international underground world, the Truth Society controlled the economies of multiple countries.
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The gray mirror surface continued to ripple hazily.
[Fuso's Yin-Yang Divine Master Sasuke Genboku feels nervous anticipation, waiting for Sasuke Genpu to return with the Molten Flame Spirit Crystal...]
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Seeing Sasuke Genboku's reaction, Su Yuan found it somewhat amusing.
What Sasuke Genboku would likely receive next wasn't Sasuke Genpu returning with the Molten Flame Spirit Crystal, but rather ruthless retaliation from the Truth Society.
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Pacific Ocean, incident small island.
Currently, surrounding this ordinary small island hovered one after another aircraft that surpassed current technological eras.
Hundreds of Truth Society members gathered on this small island, with even more aircraft conducting blockade and search operations around the island.
"According to the final images transmitted back by Artificial Human 232, all missiles were launched from this small island."
A bespectacled Asian man spoke, looking toward the hook-nosed man with a gloomy expression beside him.
The hook-nosed man was named George Wallis, a Seven-Eye level member of the Truth Society.
Truth Society member ranks, from lowest to highest, were Single-Eye level to Nine-Eye level.
Among these, there was only one Nine-Eye level member - the Truth Society founder.
Therefore, Seven-Eye level members were already considered high-ranking within the Truth Society. George's presence here was entirely due to receiving orders from the Truth Society founder to thoroughly investigate this matter.
"How's the investigation going?"
The hook-nosed man George asked directly.
To uncover the truth, he had specifically invited several of the world's top investigative experts to conduct a comprehensive investigation of this small island.
"Currently no leads." The bespectacled Asian man shook his head. "The enemy came prepared, specifically ambushed here, completely aware of Artificial Human 232's return route. Under such circumstances, they probably wouldn't leave any useful clues behind."
Since they dared to attack the Truth Society, they must have made extensive preparations.
Just then.
The bespectacled Chinese man seemed to receive some information and immediately said to George: "Someone found a pool of blood on the eastern side of the island, unclear whether it's from an animal or human."
"Blood?"
The hook-nosed man George's expression shifted.
He then immediately headed to the eastern part of the island with the Chinese man.
Twenty minutes later.
The test results for this blood pool came out.
"The blood comes from a human. According to DNA information, its source should be a Level 1 lifeform. Hmm? Based on global big data blood sample searches, this blood should come from Fuso's Chizuru family? It's Chizuru Ichiyo."
The bespectacled Chinese man immediately reported.
"Chizuru Ichiyo?"
The hook-nosed man George closed his eyes, rapidly connecting various possibilities in his mind.
First, Chizuru Ichiyo definitely wouldn't dare do this. A mere Great Yin-Yang Master probably didn't even know what the Molten Flame Spirit Crystal was.
If this matter was related to Fuso, then only the Yin-Yang Divine Masters could be responsible. Plus, Fuso knew the specific flight route of the plane carrying Artificial Human 232.
They set up an ambush here in advance, bringing several Great Yin-Yang Masters as assistants.
Afterwards, to ensure the matter wouldn't be leaked, they eliminated witnesses.
Among them, Great Yin-Yang Master Chizuru Ichiyo barely escaped pursuit and elimination, luckily fleeing to the eastern part of the island, leaving this pool of blood...
The logical chain was complete, and the cause and effect could withstand scrutiny.
"Fuso..."
The hook-nosed man George opened his eyes, his gaze icy cold, having already identified Fuso as the primary suspect, and the only suspect.
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If there existed a god's perspective.
One would discover that from the moment the Truth Society locked onto this small island.
The actions taken by hundreds of Truth Society members.
The discovery of that blood pool by those world-top investigative experts.
And the conclusions drawn by the Chinese man, leading to hook-nosed George identifying Fuso as the suspect...
Everything was unfolding exactly according to Su Yuan's plan. The Truth Society gathering clues, carefully deducing, and finally reaching conclusions...
Every word spoken, every action taken, all fell within Su Yuan's plan.
Everyone moved exactly as Su Yuan predicted, just like—
Marionettes on strings.