Chapter 387 - 249: Command Authority and Mind Network 2

Chapter 387: Chapter 249: Command Authority and Mind Network 2

They hadn’t seen each other in almost three months, and Taolang looked exceptionally haggard.

"What happened to you...?"

"I’ve been too busy lately. We only just finished up the Night Owl Mansion case a week ago. Director Song gave everyone a break to rest up before we move on the Half-Mountain Black Market."

Yu Fei was confused.

"But aren’t you on break? Why do you look..."

A resentful tone crept into Taolang’s voice.

"I’m not done with the case reports... It’s a rule at the Security Bureau: whoever handles the case writes the report. I arrested a lot of people, so..."

Yu Fei seemed lost in thought. "So for this operation to wipe out the Half-Mountain Black Market... will there be reports to write? I don’t have to write one, do I?"

Hearing this, Taolang grew even more resentful.

"You’re external support that I invited. I’ll be handling your report!"

"Then it’s all good!"

Ignoring his senior’s expressive face, Yu Fei continued to ask about the details of the upcoming operation.

Taolang thought for a moment before laying out the entire plan. Yu Fei was different from others; there was no way this powerful junior would have any ties to the people from the black market.

"According to our informant, the Grandmaster of the Half-Mountain Black Market has never shown their true face. However, when they come to inspect the accounts every quarter, they bring about ten trusted subordinates at the Gang Qi level."

"Our plan is to capture everyone in the black market. Anyone who dares to resist will be killed on the spot. As for the unknown Grandmaster, Director Song will handle them personally. He’s called in his own backup."

"So, the key to this battle is how to control everyone. These Martial Artists aren’t weak. If they scatter and flee into the surroundings, it’ll be difficult to catch them all..."

As Taolang spoke, Yu Fei listened intently.

In terms of raw power, the Security Bureau had the absolute upper hand in this fight. The only tricky part was the capture phase.

Taolang suddenly sighed. "If only we had an auxiliary Martial Artist!"

As a former member of the Celestial Pride Class, it was only after entering the real world that he realized how rare auxiliary Martial Artists were. Under the Heart and Spirit Network System, Martial Artists could concentrate all their power as if they were using a cheat code, while the enemy’s every move was laid bare before them.

"Ahem... I am one!"

Taolang froze.

"You’re not... During the last operation, you hadn’t mastered it yet, had you?"

Suddenly, a voice rose in Taolang’s mind. ’Ahem... Hello?’

The Heart and Spirit Network System held an extremely special status in the world of martial arts.

In ancient times, it was an exclusive ability passed down only to a sect’s direct heirs and was incredibly difficult to master.

It wasn’t until after the New Era that the Seven Greats conducted in-depth research into its principles, finally lifting its mystical veil.

The Soul Foundation Secret Skill is the basis of the Heart and Spirit Network. Through special methods, one could use it to link together all Inner Qi Martial Artists within one’s perception range.

When a person agreed to connect to the Heart and Spirit Network, it was like contributing a portion of their processing power to this local network, allowing everyone to share information.

In essence, it was a method of information transmission powered by a Martial Artist’s Inner Qi, created by combining soul fluctuations and brainwaves.

When this information reached a linked Martial Artist, they had to consciously accept it, thereby supplying the energy for the information, which allowed the Heart and Spirit Network to be constructed.

A single auxiliary Martial Artist in the Inner Qi Realm could link about thirty to fifty other Martial Artists at once. Yu Fei had never tried, but his capacity should be even greater.

When multiple auxiliary Martial Artists gathered, they could share their perceptual abilities with one another. By linking these multiple "processing platforms" together, they could form a massive, wide-area sensory network.

This was why the Shadow Demons’ stealth was ineffective on the Abyssal Frontline. Each auxiliary Martial Artist’s perception focused on different "dimensions." When they combined their abilities, the resulting sensory field could detect things from multiple directions, and abilities covering the same direction would even stack.

This created that terrifying sensory system that could cover an entire battlefield.

An auxiliary Martial Artist could set the information triggers and transmission frequency on their Soul Base Platform.

How should he put it? Yu Fei felt that the techniques for using this Secret Technique were similar to programming, except all the hardware and software were built from scratch by hand.

Taolang’s face lit up with joy.

"Come on! Come with me to see Mr. Song. Command authority is yours this time!"

"Huh?"

Yu Fei was astonished. ’How did an outsider like me become the commander?’

...

Whenever an auxiliary Martial Artist was present, they would inevitably take command. This was a universal rule in the world of martial arts.

No one understood the flow of battle better than an auxiliary Martial Artist. Even if they lacked natural command talent, their various cheat-like sensory abilities made them better commanders than most.

Imagine this: one side can only attack blindly, all their tactics based on guesswork. The other side, with an auxiliary Martial Artist, can ensure perfect execution of orders, track every team member’s position, mark targets on a minimap, compare power levels... and so on.

With such a massive advantage, as long as you had a functioning brain, it was hard to lose.

「September 25th, the scheduled time for the final assault.」

Yu Fei and a group of Martial Artists from the Security Bureau had long since concealed themselves 50 kilometers away from the Half-Mountain Black Market.

It was a relatively safe location where they wouldn’t be discovered.

For this battle, the Security Bureau had assembled over sixty Gang Qi Martial Artists, a hundred Divine Intent Martial Artists, and more than two hundred Inner Qi Martial Artists—an exceptionally formidable force.

In truth, if Xu Wei hadn’t interfered last time, Song Cheng’s forces would not have been weak.

To be on the safe side this time, he had mobilized over eighty percent of the Jingshan Security Bureau’s strength.

"Director, our people sent word. The Grandmaster has appeared!"

Taolang said urgently.

Song Cheng nodded at the news, then turned to Yu Fei, who was clad in silver armor.

"Well then, young friend, we’re counting on you for this battle!"

The previous night, upon learning that Yu Fei had successfully cultivated the Heart and Spirit Network and become an auxiliary Martial Artist, Song Cheng had immediately rejected Yu Fei’s request to charge into the fray and handed command authority over to him instead.

His attitude was so firm that Yu Fei couldn’t refuse. Even when he said his perceptual abilities were only at a preliminary stage, Song Cheng simply smiled and said it didn’t matter.

"Then, let’s move out!"

Suddenly, a faint golden light radiated from Yu Fei’s pupils.

Sight, hearing, smell, touch, taste.

His multi-layered sensory abilities activated in full, and the world unfurled its true traces before him.

Countless streams of information fed back into the Void Clearing Mirror. Within a 30-kilometer radius, information on every life fluctuation flooded into Yu Fei’s mind.

His perception field was roughly divided into an inner and outer layer, with a 15-kilometer boundary. Within this range, he could accurately lock onto any target. Beyond it was a zone of vague perception.

He could only confirm the presence or absence of life, and he couldn’t re-verify it in real-time. There was often a delay, and the closer to the 30-kilometer edge, the weaker his perception became.

In reality, each of his sensory abilities had its own limits.

Take his three Pupil Skill-related abilities for example: the maximum range of Soul Capturing was merely a thousand meters. His perspective ability could see through solid barriers about ten meters thick, and it worked within his line of sight.

As for his ability to perceive energy flow, it ranged from strong to weak, specific to macroscopic, with a maximum effective range of thirty kilometers.

Beyond that range, he could only see the fluctuations in the ambient energy.

The combination of his perspective and energy flow perception allowed Yu Fei to clearly sense the Inner Qi reserves of Martial Artists within ten kilometers.

Among his hearing-related abilities, his Presence Perception was freakishly powerful. Within thirty kilometers, Yu Fei could "hear" the existence of life. By combining this with his observation of energy flow, he could roughly pinpoint the location of enemies at the edge of his perception.

This ability also weakened with distance, but it carried a high priority. Without a stealth-related Divine Intent ability, it was completely unavoidable.

The effective ranges of his other abilities were all within ten kilometers, some longer, some shorter.

All in all, anything within a 30-kilometer range entered his perception field.

Anything within 15 kilometers would be precisely locked onto.

Anything within 10 kilometers would have its information exposed, including cultivation realm, current Inner Qi reserves, and so on.

And at a range of 5 kilometers, where most of his sensory abilities took effect, an enemy’s emotions, strength, scent, and other information would be completely exposed. Once recorded by Yu Fei, they could never escape.

Even if they briefly fled, Yu Fei would remember their unique scent forever.

Any closer, and they would be within the attack range of his Pupil Technique of Soul Capturing.

Only after mastering it did Yu Fei realize how overpowered this ability was. He could attack an opponent’s mind with his Spiritual Power through eye contact. Not only that, but he could also channel his Sword Intent through the Soul Capturing technique. If his opponent hadn’t comprehended a Divine Intent technique, their soul would be immediately injured, and they would lose control of themselves.

Through his sense of touch, he could also perceive who was looking at him. This closed the loop on his abilities. ’It’s basically, "look at me once, and I’ll make your head explode."’

With this, Yu Fei now possessed a powerful ability to clear out the small fry.

Unless they fought him blindfolded, anyone who had not comprehended Divine Intent would either die or be grievously wounded.

His sense of taste wasn’t much help in combat; it was more for aiding his cultivation.

At this moment, countless streams of information flowed across the Void Clearing Mirror. The useless, complex data was filtered out, leaving only the content Yu Fei wanted to see. This was accomplished by his soul’s instinct, placing no burden on him whatsoever.