Under the dual stimulation of body and mind, the National Righteous Fist finally broke the limit!
Unfortunately, it was useless. Without the blessing of Martial Arts Will, he couldn't inflict any harm on the Celestial Demon.
The Celestial Demon was merely surprised that a small prey could break free from its shackles.
Putting away its playful thoughts, it suddenly swooped down from mid-air with its transparent body, diving towards Meng Chuan.
Even with the limit breaking, Meng Chuan was helpless and could only allow the Celestial Demon to completely invade his body. As his consciousness blurred, he once again lost control over his body.
In the end, he mechanically walked into Tong Family Lane, standing by the wall of the first house.
"Hang it up, hee hee hee."
The Death God sneered.
Meng Chuan was controlled to tie a knot in the rope and loop it around his neck.
Death was imminent.
Just at this critical moment...
"Boom!"
A thunderbolt pierced the night sky, Luo Guanyun floated down with a golden small gun in his right hand, like a celestial deity steering thunder and lightning, riding the wind.
After Luo Guanyun landed, he controlled the golden small gun to abruptly rise in his palm, with blue lightning True Qi coiling around the gun's body, the tip spewed out golden lightning explosions, transforming the entire Tong Family Lane into a Thunder Pool.
Faced with such a powerful adversary, the Celestial Demon had no intention of counterattacking, directly controlling Meng Chuan's body to turn around and attempt an escape.
Because it realized that the person's strength was too terrifying, breaking its force field covering the entire Tong Family Lane with just one strike.
It was already too late; lightning was too restraining for the Celestial Demon.
Dark clouds rapidly gathered above Meng Chuan's head, and a severe explosion was heard from the clouds, as a golden lightning bolt suddenly struck down.
"Golden Thunder · Purification!"
The Celestial Demon was directly destroyed by this strike, its soul scattered. Meng Chuan, who was possessed, was okay since the Golden Thunder focused on purification, targeting only evil spirits, and didn't harm his body, though he appeared a bit singed at the moment.
"Master!"
As Meng Chuan spoke, black smoke emerged from his mouth, and then his vision went dark, and he fell straight to the ground, fainting.
The black smoke was the remnants of the deceased Celestial Demon, blown by the wind, leaving no trace behind.
Luo Guanyun flipped his hand to put away the golden gun, quickly striding over to Meng Chuan to assess the situation.
"Hmm, nothing much."
He then took out his phone and dialed a number, getting immediately connected after just one ring.
"Hello, Bald Ape, the person has been saved. You're too slow."
On the other end of the call was Chief Long Jiu of the Qindu District.
At that moment, he was like an ape, grabbing onto the edges and corners of skyscrapers, swinging across the city.
He gripped a beam with his right hand, propelling forward, while holding a small phone in his other furry giant hand, looking quite comical.
"It's gotta be you, Old Luo. How's the situation in Tong Family Lane? Is the Celestial Demon dead? Also, don't bloody call me Bald Ape!"
The Qindu District Police Station had a dedicated Celestial Eye Department, raising an alarm immediately if a magnetic field fluctuation occurred in the district, gaining rapid response from other personnel.
The on-duty personnel of the Celestial Eye Department discovered unusual fluctuations near Tong Family Lane tonight, promptly reporting it to the minister, who further informed Chief Long Jiu.
Through the surveillance and big data analysis before the force field was destroyed, the victim was identified as Meng Chuan. Combining this information with Meng Chuan's personal details, Long Jiu immediately contacted his college mate Luo Guanyun.
He knew that Luo Guanyun's mastering of the Xingyi Thunder Technique made him faster than himself and hoped he could save the martial arts student in his dojo.
Luo Guanyun turned silent, looked back at the hellish scene in Tong Family Lane, drew a cigarette from his pocket, lit it with a spark flickering from his fingertip, and took a deep inhale.
Chief Long sensed a foreboding feeling from Luo Guanyun's silence.
"Hey, hey, hey, Old Luo, say something?"
Exhaling the smoke, Luo Guanyun spoke:
"I killed that thing, but there should be no living person in Tong Family Lane; they're all hanging, long dead, the scene... too tragic to bear, see for yourself."
Hearing Luo Guanyun's words, Long Jiu's heart trembled. If what he said were true, his tenure as chief might be at its end.
Hastening his speed, Chief Long finally arrived at the scene in three minutes, where Luo Guanyun was standing and smoking continuously, having no intention of stepping forward to talk.
Faced with the infernal sight, Long Jiu took off his hat, knelt down on one knee.
All the criminal officers from Qindu District arrived there, the captain on the spot ordered the roads sealed off, the scene under martial law, then ran to Chief Long.
"Report, Chief, the site is secured!"
Long Jiu didn't respond to him, the captain remained bowing towards Long Jiu.
Only after several minutes did he realize and turned, loudly shouting:
"Everyone! Take off your hats, kneel on one knee, and pay respect to the victims!"
Long Jiu rose and bowed to Luo Guanyun, then let Luo Guanyun leave with Meng Chuan, the rest to be handled by him.
As Luo Guanyun left, Long Jiu stood up.
"You damn bunch of good-for-nothings, including myself, should all be executed."
"The last Celestial Demon hasn't been caught, now there's another one. If Master Luo hadn't arrived, it would have escaped again."
"With all the resources and manpower dedicated to building the Celestial Eye, are the people in the Celestial Eye Department just useless? Why do we always react after the Celestial Demon commits a crime?"
"Everyone in the Celestial Eye Department, keep them under control! Conduct thorough investigations, once was negligence, but what about this time? Over a hundred people dead, if I hear 'negligence' again, I won't wait for the Ministry of Justice to judge, I'll kill them on the spot!"
That night, many in Qindu District stayed awake.
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Huayun Prefecture Villa Area A003
Luo Guanyun didn't return Meng Chuan to his home but took him to his own.
Because as per regulations, anyone below the Martial Arts Family level who comes into contact with a Celestial Demon must undergo a comprehensive bodily inspection by police professionals to confirm no remnants before they can interact with ordinary individuals.
Without the protection of Martial Arts Will and Innate True Qi, remnants of the Celestial Demon could disturb one's sanity, with some powerful celestial demons even resurrecting with just a shred of flesh.
Those contacting Celestial Demons typically stay in the observation rooms at the police station, awaiting the inspection personnel to confirm they are clear before being allowed to leave.
With Luo Guanyun present, it was clearly a special case.
After a while, Meng Chuan slowly awoke.
"Awake? Lucky kid, good thing I came in time."
Meng Chuan said nothing, staring at the ceiling with wide open eyes.
He dared not close his eyes, for if he did, his mind would be filled with the images of those who died.
He hated his own helplessness, hated that he couldn't discover it sooner, when just a few days ago, the Tong Family Lane was not like this.
Luo Guanyun continued smoking beside him, cigarette after cigarette.
"Kid, you've done great; without you, when could their revenge have been avenged?"
"Don't dwell on useless things. This is how the world is, you must become part of the Martial Arts Family, for ordinary people facing Celestial Demons are like candles in the wind."