Chapter 214: Chapter 201: Three Cunning Rats Who Only Dare to Hide in the Shadows

The silver ring, now infused with Liu Ke’s Spiritual Energy, instantly blossomed with a pale golden Spiritual Light.

HUMMM.

Once activated by the Spiritual Energy Liu Ke had poured into it, the Spiritual Artifact trembled violently. Then, countless fine cracks spiderwebbed across the ring’s surface.

A moment later, with a sharp BANG, the seemingly ordinary silver ring, now glowing with a pale golden light, instantly shattered.

As the Spiritual Artifact shattered, its tiny fragments dissolved in the air, transforming into specks of pale golden fluorescence.

These specks of light quickly gathered together, then swelled, in an instant enveloping Tie Qiu Heng, Liu Ke, and Wang Tao.

BOOM...

The terrifying Fire Rain descended from the sky, slamming into the spot where the three members of the Canglan Society had stood and unleashing a series of horrific explosions.

Scorching flames surged upward as a heatwave rolled out in all directions. The lush vegetation at the point of impact was instantly turned to ash.

"Hm?!!!"

Suspended in midair, Prison Director Zhao Chi stared down at the sea of fire below, a look of confusion suddenly appearing on his face.

Within his Perception, he had felt the Spiritual Energy Waves of the three Canglan Society members vanish in an instant.

’What’s going on? I wasn’t even using my full power for that Fire Rain. Logically, those three from the Canglan Society shouldn’t be this weak!’

Assuming the three men had been annihilated by his Superpower attack, Zhao Chi waved a hand at the inferno below, and the raging, scorching flames were swiftly extinguished.

After the flames died out, Zhao Chi, with his Flaming Wings, descended onto the patch of scorched black earth.

He scanned his surroundings but found no trace of any bodies.

’Tch... three cunning rats...’

Finding no remains, Zhao Chi immediately knew the three Canglan Society members had used some special means to escape.

He promptly pulled a phone from his pocket and dialed an internal number.

"Hello, Superpower Administration Bureau."

"Hello, this is Zhao Chi, Prison Director of the South District Prison."

"Warden Zhao, what can I do for you?"

"A criminal serving time in our prison just broke out..."

...

「Within the city.」

In a dim basement in an old residential complex, a youth with sharp, rat-like features sat in a chair, leaning back against the wall and yawning.

YAWN~

’Sigh, it’s this late and there’s been no signal. Looks like Mr. Liu and Mr. Wang’s rescue mission went smoothly. They should have gotten him out by now.’

Just as the youth with the sharp, rat-like features was about to get up to buy a pack of cigarettes from the corner store outside...

Suddenly, he saw the small metal sphere on the floor begin to glow with a pale golden Spiritual Light.

"Huh?!!!"

’No way! They were actually forced to use the Spiritual Artifact Steward Zhang gave them to escape... Did the rescue mission fail?’

Seeing the metal sphere on the floor glowing with pale golden Spiritual Light, the youth with the sharp, rat-like features felt his heart sink as a sense of dread washed over him.

HUMMM.

The metal sphere, glowing with pale golden Spiritual Light, emitted a low hum.

In that instant, the dim basement was brilliantly illuminated by the pale golden radiance. The sallow face of the youth with the sharp, rat-like features was bathed in a pale golden sheen.

CRACK.

The glowing metal sphere shattered. A small orb of golden light flew out from the fragments and rapidly expanded.

A few seconds later, the expanded golden orb vanished, and the brilliantly lit basement returned to its original dimness.

And where there had been only one person in the dim basement, there were now three more.

The youth with the sharp, rat-like features had assumed the rescue mission had failed. But upon seeing three men appear out of thin air before him, the worry on his face vanished, replaced by joyful surprise as he called out, "Mr. Liu, Mr. Wang, Mr. Tie."

"HISS..." Having successfully escaped the fearsome Prison Director’s grasp with the help of the Spiritual Artifact, Liu Ke, Wang Tao, and Tie Qiu Heng all sucked in a sharp breath.

Although the three had escaped the Prison Director’s Superpower attack, they hadn’t gotten away unscathed.

The shockwaves from the explosions of that terrible Fire Rain, along with the surging heat, had caused considerable damage to their bodies.

The intense heatwave had blistered their skin, and the shockwaves from the blasts had caused minor internal injuries.

"HISS..." Intense pain spread through their bodies. Gritting their teeth against the agony, the three men continuously sucked in sharp breaths.

"Gentlemen, please, sit down and rest. I’ll treat your wounds."

The youth with the sharp, rat-like features brought over three chairs, placing them in front of the men, then went to fetch a pre-prepared first-aid kit.

’When he was preparing the first-aid kit, he’d thought it wouldn’t be needed. He never expected it would actually be used.’ 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

"I never would have thought... that Prison Director’s Superpower attack is so powerful. It was completely beyond my expectations..." Wang Tao said with a look of terror after sitting down.

"Yeah! I think he might be on the verge of a breakthrough. He’s probably got one foot in Tier Three already. Otherwise, a normal Peak Tier Two Cultivator’s Superpower attack couldn’t possibly be that strong," Liu Ke said, trying to raise a hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead.