"The power you desire."

A hand reached out from the darkness and pushed a red sandalwood box to the center of the table. A well-dressed young man held his breath and carefully opened the box.

Inside lay a beating heart.

The young man looked at the beating heart, his face slightly pale, "Are you serious?"

A voice came from the darkness, "Don't worry, nothing will happen. Haven't you already witnessed that kind of power?"

The young man turned his head to look at the injured girl in the corner; the girl had killed his bodyguard, who had broken her arm before he died.

The girl's broken arm hung by her side, the flesh on her arm constantly squirming, and the wound healing quickly.

The young man swallowed hard, closed the box tightly, "We've been friends for so many years; I trust you wouldn't lie to me."

He picked up the box, carefully opened the door, and peeked down the corridor outside. Once he made sure nobody was there, he stepped out, the box wrapped in cloth and held in his arms.

Inside the box was a beating heart.

The figure in the darkness leaned forward, both elbows on the table, fingers interlaced under his chin, and softly said, "Soon we will be the best of friends again."

His eyes were pure black, with no whites visible.

The girl's eyes, beneath her bangs, were also pure black, with no whites.

…

Lu Yu carried out a container from the restricted zone. Everything inside had been purified by his holy power, leaving no trace of demonic Qi, not even any living bacteria or viruses.

Bang! The container was gently placed on the ground amidst the astonished gazes of those around. Lu Yu looked at Fei Yuqing, who was approaching, and said, "These are all things I found. You said yourself, whatever is found belongs to me."

"I don't have space for this at my place, so I'll store it here for now. Don't lose it for me."

Fei Yuqing, somewhat helpless, replied, "Just leave it here. I'll arrange for someone to guard it."

The container had already been inscribed with the Golden Armor Spirit Array by Lu Yu.

A fabric garment, once inscribed with the Golden Armor Spirit Array, could withstand the full force of a Qi Cultivation Martial Cultivator.

A steel-built container, inscribed with the Golden Armor Spirit Array, was even harder than tank armor; without a key, no one could open Lu Yu's container.

Guards in protective suits, carrying a demonic Qi scanner, came to scan the container; the scanner did not beep once, and the inspectors were secretly amazed.

Even firefighters in protective suits, coming out of the restricted zone, would still have residual demonic Qi on them. The fact that such a large container had no demonic Qi left made them very curious about how Lu Yu did it.

Not to mention, the air brought out with the container should have had residual demonic Qi but didn't register at all.

After the guards left, Lu Yu took the large bag he had obtained and began picking things to take home.

Looking at the bag in his hand and then at the food-filled container, Lu Yu slightly missed the players' backpack. Even without a backpack, a Storage Ring would make things much more convenient for him.

Bang~ The container was locked by Lu Yu. Seeing Fei Yuqing still standing by the container, Lu Yu curiously asked, "Aren't you very busy?"

"Yes." Fei Yuqing nodded and took out a tablet from his pocket to show Lu Yu, "There's something I need to tell you first. Recently, there's been a rumor circulating — eating the heart of demons can grant power, and many people are now hunting demons."

Lu Yu took the tablet, and on it was a video of a young man killing a demon. To Lu Yu's surprise, the young man only broke the demon's neck, pulled out its heart, and managed to kill a demon hound.

For Lu Yu, this was an almost impossible scenario.

If demons were that easy to kill, they would have been exterminated by the Great Zhou Dynasty long ago,

Then a more shocking scene appeared in the video: the young man put the demon hound's heart straight into his mouth, swallowed it in a few bites,

and then punched through a nearby red brick wall, disappearing from the video.

Lu Yu returned the tablet to Fei Yuqing, saying, "The place in the video, it's probably not Hua Country?"

He noticed the scattered packaging paper with foreign writing at the battle scene. If he guessed correctly, the video's origin should be Eagle Union, but the person in the video was from Hua Country.

Fei Yuqing swiped on the tablet and responded, "Yes, the video's location has been identified as an alley next to 47 Magri Street in Glen City, Eagle Union."

"Not only abroad, but similar cases have also occurred domestically."

Fei Yuqing handed the tablet back to Lu Yu, who glanced at the content and returned it.

"Why are you telling me this?" Lu Yu asked somewhat puzzled.

Fei Yuqing slid the tablet back into the large pocket of his trench coat and said, "There are two purposes: first, to find out why consuming demon flesh allows them to remain conscious and gain immense power."

"Second, similar incidents have occurred recently in Blue Sea City, where a group of people is searching for demons, aiming to acquire the kind of power shown in the video."

"It's not just power, but also a demon-like, powerful self-healing ability. Being decapitated doesn't even mean death; they can reattach their heads in a short time and retain consciousness."

Lu Yu looked at Fei Yuqing, his brows slightly furrowed, "Are you longing for this kind of power?"

Fei Yuqing smiled and said, "That immense power and terrifying self-healing ability are indeed tempting, but I wouldn't want to turn into a monster."

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