Chapter 1048 - 535: I Think the Ghost Lord Is the Legendary Sword Immortal

In the instant when the gunshots rang out again.

A thought suddenly popped into Guo Nan Nan’s mind: "Am I out of my mind? When the gunman shot at me just now, why didn’t I use the Dragon Abyss mark that Ghost Lord gave me?"

This was actually due to his lack of combat experience, plus he had only received the mark yesterday, so he couldn’t react in time.

However.

It’s not too late to use it now.

Without hesitation, Guo Nan Nan triggered the mark with his thoughts.

The next moment.

"Clang!"

He immediately heard the sound of metal clashing.

He saw a shield in a phantom state, about the same height as himself, suddenly appear in front of him.

"Pop! Pop!"

Guo Nan Nan instantly heard two faint sounds.

The surface of the phantom shield formed two dents, with ripples like water waves shimmering around them.

With his strong eyesight, he vaguely saw two objects hit the shield, and then they flew away even faster.

"Boom! Boom!"

Two muffled sounds came from the right front, sounding like heavy objects falling to the ground.

The crisis from his soul vanished completely.

The intuition brought by the Power of the Stars told him that the two gunmen who ambushed him were now dead.

Guo Nan Nan was a little dazed: "I didn’t even retaliate, how did the gunmen die?"

Ghost Lord had only briefly mentioned that the Dragon Abyss mark could protect him, without explaining its specific use, so naturally, he was completely baffled.

Guo Nan Nan looked around, and after ensuring no danger, he jogged over to the corpses with the phantom shield on.

He glanced at them and exploded with a curse of shock: "Holy shit!"

Each of the two corpses had a bloody hole on their foreheads, brain matter mixed with blood flowing out, clearly indicating bullet wounds.

The eyes of the two gunmen were wide open, their pupils still filled with sheer terror.

Only then did Guo Nan Nan realize how powerful the Dragon Abyss mark was: "Could it be that this shield can reflect attacks? The gunmen wanted to blow my brains out, but the bullets got deflected by the shield and ended up blowing the gunmen’s heads off instead?"

It took him a while to accept this astonishing fact.

Guo Nan Nan gazed at the corpses and muttered softly: "Anyone who attacks dies; this ability is almost cheating, isn’t it?"

He always knew the Ghost Lord was overwhelmingly powerful, but he never expected him to be this insanely strong.

If some unlucky fellow went up against the Ghost Lord, wouldn’t they just take a beating without being able to fight back?

"Hiss!"

Guo Nan Nan felt the pain in his ear, sucking in a breath.

He quietly invoked the Power of the Stars; a warm current surged from within his body and the pain quickly subsided.

The missing half of his ear became slightly warm and unbearably itchy.

But Guo Nan Nan resisted the urge to scratch.

A few seconds later.

The missing part completely regenerated.

This was the power of the Power of the Stars; back then, when his heart was blown apart, it helped him recover completely even after playing dead for a while, not to mention just a small injury like a half-missing ear.

Guo Nan Nan touched his ear and nodded with satisfaction: "As long as I’m not killed, I can be back at full health very quickly."

Just then.

A glimmer of starlight flashed.

Wen Zehan’s voice rang out: "This is the first time I’ve known that the Supernatural Domain has an ability like ’100% damage reflection,’ which is practically a bug."

Guo Nan Nan swallowed his saliva and agreed: "It’s definitely a bug!"

He immediately asked: "Mr. Wen, can you tell where these two gunmen are from?"

Both deceased had typical Caucasian faces, and based on his years of living in Atina, they were most likely native Atina People.

The deceased had such precise marksmanship, and their life force was so vigorous that the probability of their being Superpower Users was very high.

Guo Nan Nan’s guess was immediately confirmed.

Wen Zehan replied: "These two guys are Superpower Users, awakened with a supportive superpower similar to eagle eyes, likely capable of a headshot within a few kilometers.

"Atina’s total population is less than 40 million; there are probably no more than five Superpower Users like these. The fact the Panpas Independent Army found two shows that this organization is stronger than I anticipated."

Guo Nan Nan felt a chill up his spine.

He finally realized that driving over here alone was rather reckless.

Wen Zehan continued: "Earlier, I used the Satellite Star Formation to trace back, and the result showed that the two deceased bore an aura originating from the Primordial World."

Guo Nan Nan nodded: "It seems the Spirit Crow Lord’s speculation was quite accurate; the Panpas Independent Army has a close connection with the Mutant Beast Mysterious Land."

Honestly.

At this point, he felt like retreating, as this organization was clearly not simple. They were very likely to have entered the Primordial World and might have obtained many good things.

But to leave in defeat just like that made him reluctant.

He had come with ambition, and retreating hastily after being shot at a few times by two gunmen would be a disgrace not only to himself but to Great Xia as well!

Guo Nan Nan calmly thought for a moment and asked a question: "Mr. Wen, do you think there’s an issue with Ronny, the governor of the Katamar Province?"

What he really wanted to know was whether Ronny knew about the Panpas Independent Army.

If he knew, it meant Ronny was an enemy of Great Xia.

If he didn’t know, it could mean Ronny was being used by someone or that someone from the Independent Army was lurking around Ronny.

Wen Zehan replied: "Ronny is shrouded in a Supernatural Power that shields my probing, so I can’t gather more information or determine whether Ronny himself is aware of this power."

This sentence, to put it bluntly — is uncertain if Ronny is innocent.

Guo Nan Nan was immediately faced with a dilemma.

Unable to get answers from Mr. Wen, he could only rely on himself.

He faintly felt that Mr. Wen or the people behind him seemed to be testing him, which gave him considerable pressure, because no one wanted to be treated as a fool.

And the test may affect how those above perceive him. If he fails, he might end up as a pure "stud," having children for Great Xia from morning till night, which is an outcome he absolutely does not want to see.

Guo Nan Nan’s mind was racing, his thoughts becoming clearer, and a plan gradually took shape.

Wen Zehan’s voice carried a smile: "Brother Guo, you’ve thought of a way?"

Guo Nan Nan nodded: "I’ve roughly thought of a plan, but I need Mr. Wen’s help to implement it."

Wen Zehan agreed readily: "No problem!"

Guo Nan Nan quickly said: "Since we can’t determine if Ronny is problematic now, we’ll have to approach from the side indirectly.

"We’ll first take out a batch of Panpas Independent Army members and leave the mark of the Great Xia Superpower User Agency. Tomorrow, I’ll invite Ronny for a meeting as the director of the Development Office.

"If Ronny dares to meet me, it indicates he is likely unaware, otherwise, he’d try to escape.

"Regardless of whether Ronny is with the Independent Army, we should try not to let him die.

"Because by following this lead, Great Xia might dig up a lot of intelligence related to the Independent Army."

Wen Zehan immediately approved: "I think that’s feasible."

Even though there isn’t a better solution, Guo Nan Nan’s limited strength and resources meant that coming up with a plan in such a short time was enough to prove he’s no decoratively useless.

Wen Zehan further asked: "How do you plan to kill the Independent Army members?"

Guo Nan Nan grinned: "It’s simple, have Mr. Wen use the Power of the Stars to infiltrate their communication channels, directly saying that the enemy is strong and needs support, and we’ll kill as many as come."

Wen Zehan again expressed approval: "That’s a good plan!"

Though simple, this strategy is the most effective, allowing them to take control and deal a severe blow to the Independent Army.

Only three minutes passed.

Five Independent Army superpower users were lured over, and a fierce battle erupted in the underground garage.

Guo Nan Nan suddenly emerged from the darkness and smashed a black gold wood shield towards a superpower user.

The superpower user hurriedly raised his right arm, which instantly swelled to twice its size, the skin turning metallic.

"Dong!"

The black gold wood shield collided with the right arm.

Vast power exploded, causing the superpower user to stagger backward, mouth and nose spewing blood.

But the lethal strike was yet to come.

Three branches suddenly shot out from the surface of the wood shield, transforming into three small arrows that burst forth from the shield.

The Changsheng Star Formation has an ultra-high affinity with plants, prompting growth in an instant is just a trifle, this is a unique skill Guo Nan Nan has developed.

"Woo~"

Accompanied by a few sharp whistles.

The three small arrows struck three Independent Army members like lightning, piercing their eyes with precise accuracy, entering their brains, and directly exiting through the back of their heads.

Simultaneously.

The black gold wood sword, suspended from the ceiling, had its inner power detonated by Guo Nan Nan from a distance.

This "hidden power" technique is also a unique ability of the Changsheng Star Formation.

"Woo~"

The wood sword swiftly descended, accurately impaling an Independent Army member’s skull, instantly killing the person.

Instantly killing four people!

Guo Nan Nan didn’t forget to shout: "Daring to target the Great Xia Development Office, I think you’ve had enough of living!"

The other two superpower users were horrified.

One of them turned and ran.

The other, a short-haired female superpower user, did something quite astonishing.

"Pa~"

With a peculiar cracking sound, the female superpower user’s head surprisingly flew up from her neck, and no blood flowed from the severed neck.

Her head inflated like dough, transforming in the blink of an eye into a white jellyfish-like creature.

The jellyfish’s "umbrella" structure had numerous brain-cortex-like patterns on the surface, looking rather eerie.

The dozens of tentacles below the jellyfish seemed capable of manipulating air, sweeping forward at speeds over three hundred meters per second.

Starlight flickered.

Wen Zehan rapidly issued a warning, his voice unmistakably startled: "Be careful! This looks like a mutant beast from the Mutant Beast Mysterious Land called ’Spiritual Brain Beast,’ and its strength reaches the Middle Rank Warrior Level."

No one expected mutant beasts to appear so flamboyantly on Canglan Star.

But Guo Nan Nan remained calm to the extreme.

With utmost speed, he activated the Tai Yue mark gifted by the Ghost Lord and blew a breath out.

The next moment.

A sword light erupted from his mouth, carrying a soul-trembling killing intent, and directly struck the Spiritual Brain Beast.

"Boom!"

The mutant beast exploded.

This is the literal meaning of an explosion, it blew up from brain to tentacles into extremely fine mush, leaving not a single fragment of flesh visible, like meat dissolved after being boiled for a long time.

Faced with just one sword light, a creature of Middle Rank Warrior Level was instantly crushed!

Guo Nan Nan let out a long breath, his heart just then starting to "thump" with astonishment.

Earlier he saw clearly that the sword light didn’t even touch the mutant beast before it exploded.

Surveying the minced meat covering the ground, he said wide-eyed and open-mouthed: "I think the Ghost Lord is the legendary Sword Immortal."