Twisted Dreams

Chapter 376 - 444: Hunter Guild

Li Yang furrowed his brow:

"Exists in this world, yet doesn’t belong to this era?

Are you truly from ancient times?

No, if you were from ancient times, Su Manman couldn’t possibly possess strong hacking skills.

Unless she has a long lifespan, constantly learning hacking techniques.

However, as long as people from ancient times study in this era, they would certainly leave traces.

Yet, the authorities don’t have records or files on Su Manman."

Never underestimate the sharpness of the officials, and never underestimate the machinery of the nation.

It was precisely due to his wariness of the nation’s power that Li Yang was never too reckless.

If it were some ignorant and fearless individuals with a massive organization like the Demon Club, they would have flaunted their power long ago.

The Elder Monk was silent for a moment before speaking slowly:

"Our era was quite similar to this one.

In our era, there was also the internet, automobiles, and advanced firearms.

The difference was, everyone in our era could awaken their talents."

The Elder Monk’s words were like a bomb dropped on Li Yang’s heart.

Indeed, there truly was a time of Spiritual Energy Revival once!

This era was more enigmatic than anyone imagined during the Spiritual Energy Revival.

Everyone knows, after the five great dynasties of Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing in Xia Country, it entered a tech-driven society breaking feudalism.

Previously, that era with Spiritual Qi evidently was also a technology-driven society.

According to the Elder Monk, that era seemed like a ’parallel universe’ resembling this era.

Unlike ’parallel universes,’ that era of Spiritual Qi actually existed on Blue Star.

Li Yang’s palm began to sweat, he took out a cigarette again, asking:

"When did your Spiritual Qi era disappear, and why did it disappear?"

A hint of sadness appeared in the Elder Monk’s eyes and he replied:

"Because of the Celestial Race."

Images of the corpse under the sea, identified as an extraordinary creature by Kong Qianqiu, flashed through Li Yang’s mind.

The Elder Monk continued:

"The Celestial Race is a race from beyond the skies.

No one knows when they descended.

They are humanity’s predators, feeding off humans.

If we didn’t have a Security Administration in our era, the Celestial Race would have long ruled Blue Star."

Li Yang paused for a moment:

"Your era also had a Security Administration?"

The Elder Monk frowned:

"Does this era also have a Security Administration?"

Li Yang’s heart was once again overwhelmed by waves of shock.

The current era’s Security Administration completely derives from the Spiritual Energy Revival.

In other words, if he hadn’t planned the Spiritual Energy Revival, there wouldn’t be a Security Administration dealing with anomalies.

Was there a Security Administration in that era as well?

Is it just a coincidence?

Li Yang suppressed the tremor in his heart, lit his cigarette, and said:

"Continue."

The Elder Monk continued:

"The Celestial Race was powerful and terrifying; in the war between humans and the Celestial Race, humans were at a disadvantage.

Humans retreated continuously, shrinking back into cities protected by barriers, unable to venture into the wild.

Even human historical records grew fragmented; human civilization was on the verge of extinction.

In that moment of crisis, the Hunter Guild emerged.

Just as this humble monk mentioned before, the Hunter Guild is an organization hidden in the dark corners of the world, ready to address world anomalies.

The invasion of the Celestial Race was considered an anomaly by the Hunter Guild.

The guild leader of the Hunter Guild led hunters in a decisive battle at Changbai Mountain, finally driving out the Celestial Race from Blue Star."

Li Yang chuckled inwardly.

Your era of Spiritual Qi is indeed similar to the current era; it even has a Changbai Mountain.

Wait a moment, the guild leader of the Hunter Guild?

Li Yang recalled the scavenger who gave him the Desire Magic Jar, who also declared himself a guild leader in his dreams!

The Elder Monk’s old eyes gradually showed a trace of confusion:

"Afterward, I have no memory left.

When I awoke again, I had arrived in this era.

This humble monk wasn’t alone; besides me, several other hunters arrived in this era as well.

We are the Wandering Ones forgotten by that era."

Li Yang smoked, organizing the Elder Monk’s words, summarizing several points of information.

First, the era of Spiritual Qi was a time of technological prosperity.

Second, in the era of Spiritual Qi, everyone could awaken talents, becoming extraordinary.

Third, the era of Spiritual Qi faced formidable enemies named ’Celestial Race.’

Fourth, the era of Spiritual Qi also had a Security Administration.

Fifth, the Hunter Guild fought decisively with the Celestial Race at Changbai Mountain and won.

Sixth, after that battle, the era of Spiritual Qi ended, and some surviving extraordinary people claimed to be Wandering Ones.

Seventh, the guild leader of the Hunter Guild is most likely the old man who gave him the Desire Magic Jar.

Li Yang entertained a speculation.

The speculation was bold!

Even for someone as steadfast and stable-minded as Li Yang, upon thinking of the speculation, his fingers couldn’t help but tremble.

He took a deep drag of his cigarette, asking:

"You said, you chose two people in this world, I’m one of them, what does that mean?"

The Elder Monk’s soul grew increasingly dim, like a fading candle in the wind, almost ready to dissipate.

He unleashed his spiritual power again, stabilizing his soul, and said:

"The guild leader once said, the Celestial Race will return sooner or later.

The King of the Celestial Race will be even more terrifying and brutal than before.

To protect Blue Star, the guild leader chose two individuals with great courage and fortune, granting them different powers.

This humble monk thinks, you gained the guild leader’s power, thus possessing your current abilities.

After all, in this world of sparse spiritual qi, someone like you shouldn’t exist as a strong individual."

Li Yang’s eyes narrowed.

The Celestial Race is coming again?

And the Celestial Race will further lose their mind due to provocation by the guild leader in the next invasion?

Li Yang raised his eyebrows:

"Who is the other person?"

The Elder Monk hesitated.

Clearly, he was unwilling to reveal it.

He slowly began:

"You and the other person, both gained the guild leader’s power.

Even a tiny grasp of the guild leader’s power can make someone formidable.

What’s more, the guild leader was generous with you two.

In this era of thin spiritual qi, you two will be the backbone against the Celestial Race in the future.

I must protect the other one and cannot divulge their identity."

Li Yang chuckled:

"Just tell me when he gained the guild leader’s power."

The Elder Monk remained silent for a while, then said:

"He was a hundred years before you."

Li Yang laughed.

It surely was him.

The Elder Monk wants to protect the other, indicating the other currently has less combat power than he does.

Otherwise, the Elder Monk should inform him who he is to prevent being taken out by him.

Someone with less combat power than him, yet over a hundred years old, wouldn’t there be only one person like that in the world?

No wonder he possesses biotechnology surpassing the current era.

It turns out he was already powered up a hundred years ago.

The Elder Monk, shocked, widened his eyes seeing Li Yang’s reaction:

"Did you guess who it was?"

Li Yang didn’t answer.

The Elder Monk sighed:

"Indeed, you are most like the guild leader, never mind then."

He smiled in acceptance, raising his old gaze towards the mountains and forests, filled with nostalgia:

"This era increasingly resembles the humble monk’s era.

With increasingly more extraordinary people, sometimes this humble monk feels like he’s home.

This humble monk lived long enough; today’s battle and disappearance hold no regrets."

The Elder Monk’s soul had become almost entirely transparent.

Perhaps soon, he would completely fade from this world.

Li Yang tossed his cigarette butt on the ground, extinguishing it with his foot, and laughed:

"You Wandering Ones are interesting.

Why do you think just because you gave me such power, I should obediently be manipulated by you?

Why do you think I’d willingly be your pawn, then gratefully appreciate it?

Mess with me dangerously, alive if they want, dead if they want?"

Li Yang raised his eyes.

Under the moonlight, his gaze was chillingly cold.

He uttered two words:

"Arrogant!"