Then let them offer their loyalty!

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Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, Mu Ye felt a sense of foreboding.

Qiu Tu closed the notebook, looked at the night sky, and then his pupils slowly turned into an intense, impenetrable darkness...

Looking into Qiu Tu's dark pupils, devoid of any light.

As night fell, I felt my thoughts becoming slower and slower, and I felt more and more tired.

He knew something was wrong, but he still tried his best to change it.

But... in the face of absolute power, willpower is of no use.

So in just two seconds, Mu Ye lost consciousness.

Meanwhile, as twilight fell asleep within the 20 crystal cages.

Qiu Tu's "body" seemed to have a door, which slowly opened.

However, his body, once opened, was a sealed space, devoid of flesh and blood or internal organs, like an alternate dimension overlapping with his own.

Qiu Tu picked up the 20 crystal cages and put them into that other-dimensional space.

The next second, the "door" of his body slowly closed, and then Qiu Tu's figure slowly changed.

His hair slowly turned gray and then white, his face became elongated, his skin became loose, and he developed many more wrinkles.

They became shorter and thinner...

Before long, he transformed into a figure dressed in ill-fitting clothes... Twilight.

With a wave of his hand, a stream of water flew from afar, landing in Qiu Tu's hand and condensing into a mirror.

Qiu Tu looked in the mirror and saw that it was indeed Mu Ye's face.

Upon sensing the aura, it was found to be completely different from Qiu Tu's, instead transforming into the aura of twilight.

"This is my third ability, 'Divine Realm of Punishment'?"

Hearing the aged voice beside him, exactly the same as Mu Ye's, Qiu Tu couldn't help but sigh.

That's a really powerful ability...

That's right. After advancing to the fifth tier, Qiu Tu, like at the third tier, gained a new cataclysmic ability.

Similarly, it is also his third cataclysmic ability: the Divine Realm of Punishment.

This ability continues Qiu Tu's "order-politics" approach to catastrophe.

After being granted the power to "make rules" in the "Order Space" and having the "Dark Legion" bring Qiu Tu a "military force" unique to him, the "Punishment God Realm" has granted Qiu Tu the right to "punish" and "dispose of" people within his jurisdiction!

The effect of "Punishment Domain" is that when a being is defeated by Qiu Tu or loses the ability to act, Qiu Tu can use "Punishment Domain" to punish it.

These punishments, from weakest to strongest, are: probation, imprisonment, forced labor, and death penalty.

The effect of control is to restrict the other party's catastrophic power, ability to act, and five senses such as sight, hearing, and smell.

The effect of confinement is to imprison the other party in the "Realm of Punishment Gods".

At the same time, Qiu Tu can also transform into him, possessing his appearance, aura, and even catastrophic abilities...

However, the catastrophe ability level is the same as Qiu Tu's level, and cannot exceed the level of the "enemy" itself.

In other words, if Qiu Tu encounters a Tier 3 enemy, defeats him, imprisons him, and transforms into him, his abilities will only be at most Tier 3, not Qiu Tu's Tier 5.

Qiu Tu has now imprisoned "Twilight," whose strength is at the peak of the fifth rank, higher than Qiu Tu's.

Even if Qiu Tu transformed into him, his abilities would only be at the fifth rank, not at the peak of the fifth rank.

As for forced labor, the effect is quite simple. Qiu Tu can force "enemies" to perform a certain task for him.

However, the conditions were rather harsh: not only did Qiu Tu have to stay by the enemy's side and "supervise" him, but the number of times each enemy could perform labor was also limited.

You can't just force someone to do manual labor whenever you want.

The final death penalty goes without saying. It directly obliterates the enemy's body and soul. It is the most ruthless form of punishment.

It is mainly aimed at those cunning rabbits with multiple burrows, or enemies that are immortal and indestructible.

Now, Qiu Tu is using "detention" as a form of punishment on Mu Ye.

That was also the reason he had previously inquired about the treatment of the "Hidden Mist Society" in the Twilight.

—If Zhao Ji really intends to kill Qiu Tu, Qiu Tu can simply transform into Mu Ye and join the "Mist Hidden Society" to lord it over others.

Moreover... even if Zhao Ji gets through this ordeal safely, Qiu Tu, using Mu Ye's identity, can still infiltrate the "Hidden Mist Society," gather intelligence, understand enemy movements, and even find the traitors in the Sixth and Eighth Sanctuaries...

With that in mind, Qiu Tu removed his disguise after the experiment was over.

It must be said that he gained a lot from this promotion. Not only did he advance to the fifth rank, but he also discovered an important rare treasure, the "Earth Vein Flower," which provided him with the path to further advancement.

More importantly, he also gained a third cataclysmic ability, and could even transform into Twilight, giving him more intelligence channels and strategic depth!

With that thought, Qiu Tu got up with satisfaction, then disbanded the Dark Legion and quietly left the New Territories area.

After traveling for several hours, Qiu Tu arrived in Langyue City and entered the "Langyue Region".

Half an hour later, the news that "Qiu Tu has successfully advanced to the fifth level" began to spread rapidly in Dongye Prefecture!

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Chapter 488 Shock to All Sides (Thanks to "Whispers of the Neon" for being the Alliance Leader!)

The first to know this news were, of course, the Security Bureau, the Investigation Bureau, and the military, which have independent intelligence systems.

Parliament Building, Dongye State.

Yu Die, dressed in a blue-gray uniform from the Security Bureau, stood by the window, holding a cup of coffee, her back to her confidant, listening to his report.

When she heard that Qiu Tu had successfully emerged from the "Langyue Region" and that his aura was surging, clearly surpassing the peak of the 4th rank, the corners of her mouth couldn't help but turn up slightly.

As Qiu Tu's comrade-in-arms, and also a comrade-in-arms who share a secret.

Yu Die has watched Qiu Tu rise step by step.

She knew how difficult Qiu Tu's journey had been, and how much suffering he had endured.

Therefore, Qiu Tu is genuinely happy about her achievements today.

However... even amidst the abundance of flowers and adornments surrounding Qiu Tu, she harbored many worries in her heart...

Some time ago, she participated in the shelter's "Pioneer Program" and stood out after passing through layers of tests and competition.

This made her a key member of the "Iron Faction" and the Sanctuary, and thus she came into contact with a lot of information that she had never encountered before.

Many factions, including the Iron-Blooded Faction, held a cautious attitude towards Qiu Tu's rise to power.

After all, Qiu Tu's experiences over the past two years have been so legendary that most people would have doubts.

How could an ordinary civilian from a disaster zone rise to prominence in such a short time?

Although... most of the prominent figures in history only rose to prominence within three to five years.

If you get up, you get up; if you fall, you fall.

But Qiu Tu's rise was too fast, too exaggerated. His improvement in strength was also too exaggerated.

This inevitably raises suspicions that he might have some issues.

This led to... not only the ordinary high-ranking members of the shelter, but even the leaders of several factions were extremely cautious about Qiu Tu.

This led to opposition from Pang, an academic, Hu, a member of the "liberal democracy faction," and Lei, a member of the "local armed alliance," during the meeting to discuss Qiu Tu's promotion to state assembly speaker.

Even Wang Lao, a member of the "reformist" faction who had previously been very optimistic about Qiu Tu and had given him his support, abstained from voting.

If it weren't for the joint support of the two big shots at the shelter, Mr. Tang and Mr. Rao, it wouldn't have been possible.

Qiu Tu's promotion is likely to fall through.

Even so, after Qiu Tu's promotion, Elder Rao still specially called Yu Die over for a talk.

During the conversation, Mr. Rao specifically asked Yu Die for her evaluation of Qiu Tu's transformation, and inquired whether Qiu Tu was hiding any secrets or had any problems.

To be honest, when facing this great figure who single-handedly established the Eighth Shelter and was destined to go down in history, Yu Die's palms were sweaty.

Because... she thought of the unknown soul hidden within Qiu Tu's body...

Perhaps only she knows the true secret behind Qiu Tu's rise to power.

Perhaps sensing that Yu Die knew something, Old Rao made quite a few demands.

For example... he promised to put Yu Die into the upper echelons of the shelter, and when the opportunity was right, he would even demote Yu Die to a high-ranking official position.

For example, they promised to provide Yu Die with resources to help her advance to the fifth-tier Cataclysm.

For example, promising to help Yudie resolve her family issues.

To be honest, at that moment, Yu Die wavered for a fleeting instant when faced with the conditions promised by Elder Rao.

But when she thought about all the little things she had done with Qiu Tu, and how they had supported each other through thick and thin when they were both imprisoned, she realized that she was truly grateful.

Thinking of that glass of red wine, those passionate nights, and how Qiu Tu risked his life to save me.

In the end... she still chose to stand on Qiu Tu's side.

Of course, after going through this period of trials, she also knew that if she didn't say anything, Qiu Tu would be in more danger.

So she simply fabricated Qiu Tu's "problem".

She said she suspected that Qiu Tu might be involved with an evil god.

Moreover... she suspected that the evil god was Lariro, the evil god of the "life-reproduction" pathway.

Since getting to know Qiu Tu, she's noticed something's off about him. He's like a poison; every woman who gets involved with him slowly falls for him.

Moreover, the more women Qiu Tu seduced, the faster his strength seemed to increase.

This also led Qiu Tu to indulge in a life of revelry almost every night, aside from his official duties, and to have mistresses everywhere.

This is likely related to La Riluo's support for Qiu Tu.

Even... Qiu Tu's own path to catastrophe might very well be this.

Yu Die brought this up because it's a huge stain on other people's reputations!

Having connections or relationships with evil gods is seen by the shelter's higher-ups as a sign of wavering political stance, making them unsuitable for continued use.

But... Qiu Tu, or rather, the current Qiu Tu, is different.

If it were the Qiu Tu of the past, he would likely have gotten into serious trouble if he had dared to associate with evil gods.

However... Qiu Tu has now proposed a political line of "using evil gods to control evil gods," and this line has been endorsed by the sanctuary.

This is tantamount to the shelter tacitly agreeing that he himself would come into contact with the evil god, try every means to use the evil god, and have a close relationship with the evil god.

Therefore, this stain is nothing to Qiu Tu.

Furthermore, although Qiu Tu has been in contact with and using the evil god during this period, it has all been for the sake of obtaining intelligence and gaining benefits for the human camp.

Therefore, the impact will be further reduced.

Sure enough, after listening to Yu Die's report, although Old Rao pondered for a long time and his expression did become more serious, he did not continue to ask any further questions.

However, Yu Die also knew that the leaders of the shelter, whether they supported or opposed Qiu Tu, were all observing the situation and had taken multiple precautions.

At this point, Qiu Tu is actually facing danger at every turn.

In fact, because he rose too quickly and his foundation is unstable, there are probably many people below him eyeing his position.

This requires Qiu Tu to improve his abilities, make a name for himself or achieve great success, and then quickly establish himself so as not to give others a chance to criticize him.

Now that Qiu Tu has successfully advanced to the fifth rank, he has already silenced many people's criticisms.

The fourth Tier 5 Cataclysm in the Eighth Sanctuary, the Lord of the Region! Moreover, he has the great merit of slaying a Tier 4 Evil God and capturing a Tier 5 Evil God. Why can't he be the Lord of a Province, a powerful regional official?!

Thinking this, Yu Die suppressed her smile, turned to her confidante behind her, and said, "Pass this message on to Xinzhou."

Upon hearing Yu Die's words, the confidant quickly bowed his head and replied, "Yes, Director."

at the same time.

When Yu Die learned of Qiu Tu's promotion, Ye Mingfeng and Yan Chen, who controlled the military and the intelligence agency system, also received the information simultaneously.

Ye Mingfeng, dressed in a military green uniform, listened to his subordinate's report, remained silent for a moment, and then sighed softly.

However, he, who could become a bloodthirsty butcher, was clearly not the kind of person who was indecisive.