He glanced at his points, which had risen from the original 13 to 38. Zhang Xiaoman couldn’t help but mutter,
"That means, this Esa alone provided me with 25 points. I guess it’s one of the stronger monsters I’ve encountered so far."
Zhang Xiaoman was very satisfied with his haul for the evening. He had thought he would return empty-handed, but unexpectedly, he had made a substantial profit, which pleased him greatly.
After all, these 25 points were pure income. He hadn’t even used the water bullet gun he brought, so there was no expenditure of points.
He felt that monsters that could be dealt with at no cost were just the more the merrier.
Using the Spirit Detection Technique, he scanned the surroundings and did not find any other dark energy fluctuations. He decided to head back, his monster-hunting operation for today was a complete success.
He glanced at the girl who was still standing there, dumbfounded. Zhang Xiaoman walked straight past her without any intention of interacting with her too much.
From the perspective of ideological agreement, this was likewise a form of protection for her.
Just as he had taken a few steps, however, the girl’s voice suddenly came from behind him.
"Um, Sword, Lord Sword Immortal... thank you for saving me today! May I ask your name...?"
From her somewhat stammering voice, it was evident she was very nervous.
Zhang Xiaoman paused, not understanding why the girl would address him that way. But, of course, he couldn’t possibly tell her his name.
Song Shuting, seeing that the mysterious Transcendent didn’t respond immediately, grew even more nervous.
She couldn’t help but take two steps forward, but she stopped short due to the intimidating presence of the Armored Soldier following the man.
Still, her eyes, filled with hope, remained intently fixed on him, wishing he would communicate with her.
"I don’t know why you are here, but places , you should not come to again in the future,"
spoke Zhang Xiaoman calmly, his back to her:
"Alien Species are real. I could save you this time, but that doesn’t mean you’ll always be so lucky. The world is undergoing changes, and I hope you will take good care of yourself..."
After he finished speaking, without giving her a chance to respond, he headed straight for the anti-gravity car parked in the distance.
At this moment, the viewers in Song Shuting’s live streaming room also let out a stream of comments.
"Pfft~ Hahaha! The host got rejected! Hahaha! A big shot is indeed a big shot; even his rejection looks so cool!"
"Haha, it’s the first time I’ve seen Ting Bao get turned down when hitting on someone, but why do I feel such a weird sense of satisfaction?"
"I’m telling you guys, are you all focusing on the wrong things? Didn’t you hear the last thing the Sword Immortal said? He said the world is changing! Changing! Do you know what that means? It’s the Spiritual Energy Recovery!!"
"Exactly! And he mentioned ’Alien Species,’ which must refer to those monsters! Coupled with his last statement, I feel like we’ve stumbled upon something huge!"
"I also want to say, I really don’t understand how those bootlickers can still be fixated on the flirting incident. Lord Sword Immortal’s final words were clearly meant to reveal some information to us! Such crucial stuff, and there are still people who focus on other things! Ridiculous!!"
By now, Zhang Xiaoman had already advanced more than twenty steps forward. As for the identity of the girl behind him, he actually had a clue because a normal person wouldn’t carry a selfie stick to such a deserted farmland filled with spooky tales in the middle of the night.
However, he didn’t mind others learning what he’d said; he had deliberately spoken that way.
For one thing, he now possessed the ability of the Shadow Lord, which could prevent his identity from being exposed.
Secondly, the Great Fusion was bound to happen sooner or later, and the number of monsters moving into this world would only increase.
Revealing some information ahead of time could also serve as groundwork; when the Star Alliance deals with certain matters in the future, it wouldn’t seem so abrupt.
As he was contemplating a series of related questions, he suddenly noticed red and blue lights shining in the direction he came from, followed by the sound of cars - it looked like the government officials had arrived.
Zhang Xiaoman didn’t know if these were government personnel who had rushed over because of the Transcendent event that occurred here, or if the girl had called the police beforehand when she was chased by the monster; in any case, he didn’t want to face them right now.
He immediately waved his hand to dismiss the summoned Star Guard, then reached into his pocket to take out the Starry Stone he always carried with him.
Throughout his training with the Enlightenment Array Technique, Zhang Xiaoman had been using the Starry Stone for Teleportation to replenish his energy.
As a result, his speed in engraving the Dark Energy patterns had significantly improved, taking him less than twenty seconds to complete the teleportation.
As the vehicles drew nearer, Zhang Xiaoman finished the last step of the drawing, and then his figure vanished into thin air as Song Shuting and the many viewers in the live stream watched on.
"Did Lord Sword Immortal just leave? Was that Space Transmission we just saw? That was so cool! If I could do that too, wouldn’t I be able to go anywhere I want?"
"Confirmed! Those Armored Soldiers were indeed the underlings summoned by Lord Sword Immortal! Did you see how he just waved his hand before leaving, and all of them dissipated? What else if not Summoning!"
"I think it shouldn’t be called ’Space Transmission’. If we go by the terms of Xianxia, it should be ’Shrinking Land’ or ’Instant Teleportation’. Usually, only big shots above the Body Integration Realm would have such abilities, and to think that Sword Immortal is that powerful..."
"To the one who mentioned ’Body Integration Realm’, I think you’ve read too many novels. Don’t compare Lord Sword Immortal with those things. But I do agree with you on one point: Lord Sword Immortal’s strength is indeed formidable. He only made two moves throughout the entire event. One instantly neutralized the monster’s ultimate move, and the other was using that purple Divine Skill to severely wound the monster. Such power is probably top-notch even among sects..."
The barrage in the live stream continued, and although the so-called Lord Sword Immortal had left, people’s enthusiasm for discussion did not wane, but instead escalated further.
This scene left the streamer Song Shuting somewhat at a loss. The government officials had already come over, and the viewers were not including her in their fun. This was the first time she had encountered such a situation since she started streaming.
But the next second, her phone’s live stream suddenly went dark, displaying a message that it had been shut down.
This was unexpectedly due to Li Zhi from the Tiger Fish platform shutting down her room. Before he had a chance to report to his supervisor, he received a direct call from the director, commanding him to immediately close room number 10200803 and delete all related video storage resources.