Chapter 102 The First Victim of Buddhism

The mane bear’s interrogation took place on the fifth floor of the fortress.

Master Wang stood in front of the monitor, watching the interrogation together with Uncle Tai and Red Snake.

The battle just now was brief, but quite intense.

Caught between the two humanoid mechs, Red Serpent and Deep Sea, and with Wu Man unleashing a targeted mental attack, the burly man fought tenaciously for thirty seconds before Deep Sea finally subdued him.

Mane Bear lived up to his reputation as a B-level physical psychic, managing to withstand two miniature missiles and still be lively and energetic.

He was sitting on the electric chair, his charred skin peeling off, making him look like a black bear that had come to life, his eyes bright and sharp.

The mane bear’s equipment was destroyed in the battle just now.

This left Wang Jixuan slightly disappointed.

The diligent Wan Xiaoqi ran back and forth, setting out fruit and tea for the three ‘interrogation supervisors’.

On the monitor, Shenhai, Zheng Shiduo, and Wu Man were sitting behind a long table opposite Zongxiong.

Zheng Shiduo was in charge of the interrogation, while Shen Hai and Wu Man were responsible for suppressing the man.

After saying his code name, Mane Bear didn’t say anything more, his face clearly displaying four words—

Feeling emboldened and fearless.

Snap!

Zheng Shiduo slammed his hand on the table and cursed fiercely:

“Maned Bear! I advise you to confess honestly! Which department are you from? What are you doing here? Who is your superior? Did you kill those two soldiers? Did you knock out those soldiers?!”

“Heh,” Mane Bear sneered, “Captain Zheng, you underestimate my discipline.”

Deep Sea pressed a button.

The electric chair crackled and popped, and the bear trembled a few times, making all sorts of funny faces while uttering sounds…

“Ah! That feels great!”

“Add some voltage! Whoosh! We’re taking off!”

“Awoo! Moo moo moo!”

After the electric shock ended, the mane-wearing bear with its frizzy hair sneered arrogantly: “Don’t you guys underestimate me? Is that all?”

Deep Sea raised his left hand, charging the Destruction Cannon, accompanied by a synthesized male voice:

“Destruction Cannon Level 3 Charge, Humanoid Creature Extermination Mode Activated.”

“I was wrong! I was wrong!”

The bear immediately said:

“Ahem, I take back my taunt! There’s no need for us to fight to the death, right? We’re all valuable fighting forces for the human side! I didn’t kill anyone!”

Shen Hai calmly lowered his left hand.

Zheng Shiduo looked at the lie detector panel in front of him and asked, “Who killed those two soldiers?”

“The two small fry from Fortress 82 are waiting outside to pick me up.”

The bear clicked its tongue:

“If I tell you everything I know, will you let me go?”

Zheng Shiduo simply said, “Releasing you is impossible. Whether to imprison you, kill you, or what punishment to use, we can still consider it further.”

“You probably won’t kill me. Killing me would mean a B-rank psionicist dying in Fortress 76. You’ve gone to great lengths to expel the psionicists here, aren’t you just trying to provide this boy with a sanctuary?”

The bear sniffed and calmly began to speak:

“I don’t understand political struggles, but I know how to conduct investigations.”

“To be honest, we are a four-person team, and I am the second to last in strength among the four-person team… because the guy who is last is too useless, which allowed me to occupy a place in the top three.”

“Our captain is incredibly strong, if she wanted to fight. However, her philosophy is that humans don’t fight each other.”

“So she’ll probably only rescue me and won’t target you.”

“If I die here, she will fill in a line on the investigation report—Fortress 76 is extremely dangerous, and then within twelve hours, an S-class assassin psionicist will appear and completely wipe this place out.”

“Yes, the half-human mechs are very strong, but their true combat power lies in your ability to pilot powerful mechs.”

“Your physical enhancements and modifications are all to bear the load of the mechs. In the confined space inside the fortress, if an S-class psionicist wanted to slaughter you, you wouldn’t be able to stop him… Don’t doubt what I’m saying, I have no grudge against you, this is just my job.”

“How about this, I’ll give you a plan? I’ll also tell you the location of those two small fry so you can kill them and vent your anger?”

“And could I have a cigarette?”

Zheng Shiduo leaned back: “You actually made arrangements, kid?”

The bear said affectionately, “Captain Zheng, your scent is deeply attractive to me.”

“I’ll give you a cigarette because of what you said.”

Zheng Shiduo took out a cigarette, tossed it casually, and the bear opened its mouth and caught it.

The bear stared wide-eyed and asked, “Where’s the fire?”

“I didn’t say I was going to give you fire,” Zheng Shiduo rolled his eyes. “Tell me your plan.”

Mane Bear muttered a curse and snorted, “We’re mainly investigating two people, Black Storm and this boy. If you can’t handle it, just stuff this boy back into the nutrient tank and let me take a picture. I’ll give you a moderate threat rating. Those old guys in the Psionic Capital might just let it slide because of the Commander-in-Chief.”

The deep sea asked, “Do you think we’re fools?”

“This is my sincere suggestion.”

The bear calmly shrugged.

“The Psionic City is not as united as you think. However, the hardliners tend to be the loudest, making us all seem like enemies of humanity.”

“Fortress 76 has now attracted the attention of the higher-ups. Even if you kill me and our investigation team, more psionicists will appear.”

“The Thirteenth Biological Research Institute of the Psionic Capital is a global organization with a huge number of psionicists, and B-level individuals are a dime a dozen.”

“Local defense forces need psionicists to carry out decapitation strikes, and psionicists need defense forces to protect the main body of human society. This is how psionicists are continuously born. Everyone depends on each other and secretly competes with each other, but we are all human, aren’t we?”

“The above is my personal understanding.”

Zheng Shiduo looked at the lie detector.

Although he knew that such professional investigators must have undergone a series of training.

But Zheng Shiduo did hesitate.

“Let’s rest first.”

Zheng Shiduo said, “Let’s discuss it.”

The bear chuckled.

Shen Hai pushed Wu Man out of the interrogation room.

One after another, high-temperature, high-pressure flamethrowers were aimed at the maned bear. If Shenhai pressed a button, the maned bear would become a roasted bear.

“What should we do?”

Inside a small, enclosed room.

Zheng Shiduo, Shen Hai, Wu Man, and Wang Jixuan looked at each other across the screen.

Zheng Shiduo muttered, “Just kill them? There are still two A’s and one B outside. We can’t just let them go even if we don’t kill them.”

“It’s almost impossible to pry his mouth open.”

Deep Sea said in a deep voice:

“My suggestion is to hand him over to the front-line command for processing, since there are already two people locked up there anyway.”

Wang Jixuan seemed to want to say something but hesitated.

He actually had at least ten ways to get information from this B-level psychic, but each method was quite sinister.

In their cultivation world, manipulating souls and controlling spirits, as well as capturing and searching for souls, are basically classified as evil arts. However, most righteous cultivators with some cultivation know a little bit about these arts because they often need to use such methods.

However, what’s important is what to do with the technique.

Even the most authentic techniques of the Three Pure Ones are still evil if used to kill or harm others.

The saying that a gentleman judges by actions, not intentions, should be applied here.

“I’ll handle him.”

Wang Jixuan simply said:

“Later, Wu Man will have a mental attack. Just beat him half to death. I have a way to get his memories, and… make him change his opinion of us.”

The group looked at each other in bewilderment.

Uncle Tai couldn’t help but mutter, “Is all alien technology this amazing?”

Master Wang smiled but remained silent.

He glanced at the demonic energy that had not yet been completely removed from his body.

In order to cultivate in peace for a while longer, he had no choice but to resort to this desperate measure.

…

Donning a black storm suit and carrying a fully repaired spear, Wang Jixuan appeared outside the interrogation room, escorted by the Crimson Serpent.

After being subjected to three consecutive mental assaults by Wu Man, the bear had fallen into a coma and was fast asleep.

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Because Wang Jixuan later requested to be alone with the bear, Shenhai was worried and casually dislocated the bear’s two arms.

Red Serpent and Deep Sea stood guard outside the interrogation room.

Wang Jixuan entered the room, circled the mane bear twice, and walked behind it. He then raised his sword fingers together, and talismans floated out and hovered in front of him.

Guardian!

Five talismans were pasted around the bear’s head.

Wang Jixuan silently recited the names of the patriarchs of all generations, overcame the feeling of rejection in his heart, quickly formed a hand seal with both hands, apologized to the bear in his heart, and then raised the Great Chongxu Treasure Seal with both hands, pointing his fingertips at the top of the bear’s head!

Soul Searching Technique!

This spell is just a standard Taoist technique, not only used by demonic and evil cultivators, but also a common interrogation method in the cultivation world. Wang Jixuan could only barely use it after entering the middle stage of the Gathering Spirit Realm.

A series of images appeared before Wang Jixuan’s eyes.

This is the bear’s memory, arranged in order of age, so the images that left a deep impression on him will be relatively clear.

Wang Jixuan quickly browsed through the pages.

This technique is extremely mentally taxing, and he can’t hold on for much longer.

What he sees in the maned bear’s memories at this moment also determines the methods the maned bear will subsequently suffer…

A dozen minutes later.

Wang Jixuan was covered in sweat. He went to the room next to the interrogation room, took off his helmet, and let out a soft breath. His expression was also somewhat pale.

“Are you alright, boss?”

Zheng Shiduo asked with concern.

“It’s nothing, just a significant drain on my mental energy. Although this bear is a physical-type psychic, it’s still only a B-rank.”

Wang Jixuan waved his hand and said succinctly:

“This is a villain. He has taken at least hundreds of lives and doesn’t deserve any sympathy.”

“I found some information.”

“In the City of Psionics, there is a mysterious organization called the Psionic Management Committee. The Psionic Management Committee is led by six SS-level psionics, the same six guys who live with the nuclear bomb, and are called the Six Elders by the Mane Bear.”

“Actually, there is not just one nuclear bomb there. There are a total of four nuclear bombs installed at the residence of the six elders, because nuclear bombs also need maintenance and repair, and are rotated for duty.”

“These nuclear bombs originally had six buttons in total, but five of them are now disabled, leaving only one, which is in the hands of the devilish commander-in-chief…”

Wang Jixuan took the water cup handed to him by the Red Serpent, moistened his throat, and quickly relayed some information.

Wei Lin is a member of the Spiritual Management Committee;

The Spirit Management Committee controls the entire Spirit City, hiding in the shadows of the Spirit City, unknown to researchers like Professor Zhuang, Qin Qin, and Kong Nu.

The Spirit Management Committee directly oversees six groups: two investigation groups, two destruction groups, and two trial groups, with a total of several thousand people. The lowest level of these people are C-level psychics, and there are a large number of S-level and A-level psychics.

One of the core demands of the Council for the Management of the Six Elders is to help them break free from their constraints at all costs.

The Gray Feather Research Group and the Earth Dragon Research Group have slightly different divisions of labor. On weekdays, they are mainly responsible for keeping a close watch on the whereabouts of powerful Blade Beasts, but the Gray Feather Research Group is occasionally dispatched to investigate unstable elements within the human community.

The investigation team only needs to conduct investigations and provide reports; they do not need to directly participate in combat.

The Destruction Squad is an elite fighting force, possessing the powerful ability to independently kill King-level Blade Beasts without relying on local defense forces.

Will the management easily launch a destructive campaign?

The Tribunal is the elite force of the Spirit Management Council, responsible for eliminating dangerous elements within humanity and dealing with powerful psychics who have defected from the Spirit Capital. They can replace figures like Professor Zhuang, who is the head of the 13th Institute at the war zone level, at any time.

And the most important point.

The existence of these six regiments was only information known to Mane Bear. The Spirit Management Committee also had some secret departments responsible for various inhumane experiments.

In order to infiltrate the vicinity of the devil’s commander-in-chief Fu Jian, they even established a special secret department.

That’s about it.

Master Wang drank the water in the cup in one gulp, let out a soft sigh, and asked in bewilderment:

“Huh? What’s wrong with you guys?”

Red Serpent and Deep Sea exchanged a glance.

Deep Sea said in a deep voice, “Actually, we did manage to find out a small portion of classified information, but… it’s not nearly as detailed as you’ve described…”

Red Serpent raised his hand to his forehead: “No, I’m really provoked by you, boss! What exactly is this ability of yours? It’s too bizarre!”

“Is it weird?”

Master Wang gave a deliberately sinister smile:

“Now you can treat the bear and untie his restraints.”

“I did something to him, but don’t worry, I didn’t touch the monitoring chip in his brain. Everything was done at the level of his soul.”

“I can barely handle this kind of guy who’s all brute force and has a fragile soul now.”

Zheng Shiduo trembled a few times: “Boss, what did you do?”

What did I do…?

Wang Jixuan turned his head to look at the one-way glass next to him. Under his spiritual gaze, a halo of Buddha light appeared behind the mane bear’s head.

In the cultivation world, there is a technique called the 【Dao Heart Demon Seed Great Technique】. It uses a genius of the righteous path as a furnace. Before the genius begins his cultivation, a demon seed is instilled into his mind and spirit. When he reaches the Nascent Soul stage, the demon seed is activated, causing him to fall into demonic possession and become a demon. Then, the one who planted the demon seed absorbs his magical power.

To counter this demonic power, about three or four thousand years ago, the righteous master Bu Sanhe Shang went against the grain and created the 【Mahayana Buddha Heart】 Buddhist profound skill.

Right now, the bear is experiencing an incredibly long dream. After the dream ends, he will abandon evil and do good, becoming a kind person from the bottom of his heart.

However, there is one problem: this righteous path’s profound technique cannot extract the magical power within the cauldron for its own use.

Furthermore, the Demon Buddha Heart Mysterious Technique can only be used on targets whose soul power or primordial spirit power is weaker than the caster’s, and it must be used when the target is at their weakest, otherwise it will inevitably backfire.

“It’s just some ideological education; there’s no need to ask any more questions.”

Master Wang spoke calmly.

He swore to his ancestors that he would never again toy with human souls unless he encountered an extremely difficult or dangerous situation.

Even against the enemy.

“He’s awake.”

The red snake spoke softly, and everyone looked over curiously.

…

Meanwhile, in the stealth plane that had already taken off, Aunt Dragonfly opened a new bottle of wine, smoked a cigarette, and selected submit on the page in front of her.

【76 Fortress Overall Out-of-Control Rating: A+】.

【Investigator Mane Bear was captured and is predicted to be sent to the front lines as a bargaining chip. The Beast Speaker clone boy participated in the attack on Mane Bear; his strength is rated B+, and his physical condition appears to be healthy. It is recommended that he be retrieved.】

【No useful information on the Black Storm; trivial and not worth mentioning.】