I Have Infinite Skill Points

The warriors stood in a line like a wall, escorting the little girl out of her home. At this moment, the entire building's population had already been evacuated. The elevator was surprisingly empty.

Wang Lan and the others took the elevator, accompanying the little girl downstairs. The girl's eyes were bright, yet she stood silently in the elevator. How could a child of her age, who hadn't yet outgrown her childish temperament, be so quiet?

Suddenly, a sharp light flashed in Wang Lan's eyes.

His mind replayed the scene he had witnessed upon entering: Wang Qianfeng and Li Weixin chasing the Demon out of the window, and the two corpses that had appeared in the living room.

But there were three sets of bowls and chopsticks on the dining table. One of the bowls, with a cute design, was obviously meant for a child. If that was the case, the story of the little girl being sick and sleeping all afternoon deserved further scrutiny. Even if… the young couple had planned to call the little girl to eat after the meal was ready. But the position of the young couple's bodies was problematic. The kitchen was on the left side of the living room. If the young woman was carrying dishes from the kitchen and the Demon killed her from the front, then the Demon's position should have been between the woman and the man. With a Demon between them, how could the young woman have been killed without any reaction, her heart extracted? And then the man turned and ran towards the opposite direction, only to have his heart taken from behind. By calculation, the Demon's position would have been exactly where the girl's bowl and chopsticks were placed.

After considering this hypothesis, Wang Lan's mind became extremely active. The previously overlooked details resurfaced in his mind.

The open window on the 25th floor—that was the little girl's room, wasn't it? If you were sleeping in there earlier, wouldn't you know when the Demon Clan broke in? Would you still be alive? Even if the Demon Clan deemed you unworthy to kill, Director Wang had chased in from outside. He had no reason to miss seeing you, a living person. And with such commotion, you had no reason not to hear. From the room to the living room, one would have to open the door. But when we found the little girl earlier, her door was locked from the inside. With everything that has happened, could there be any other possibility?

At this thought, Wang Lan's heart started beating violently.

Cicada Sloughing Its Shell!

DING—

The elevator doors opened.

"Little sister, come with us. Big brother will hold your hand," Wang Lan said softly.

"Hmm—" Wang Lan held the little girl's hand, slowly leaving the residential building. In the neighborhood, many Tianjian Bureau warriors were scattered about, evacuating the residents.

Once they reached an open area, Wang Lan suddenly gave the order, "Assemble—"

The warriors of the Tianjian Bureau nearby immediately gathered around upon hearing the command.

"Can we still set up a barrier?"

Wang Lan's question was so sudden that the warriors were momentarily confused. But after only a moment, they all nodded.

"We can. Setting up an isolation barrier is an essential skill for us."

"Set up a barrier around us."

"What?"

"This is an order!"

"Big brother, aren't we going to see Mom and Dad? Why are we not leaving?"

"I'll take you to see your mom and dad, but I won't be going with you," Wang Lan said, retreating abruptly and creating a three-meter distance between himself and the little girl.

At this moment, the barrier was successfully erected. Although they did not understand why Wang Lan had issued such an order, carrying out orders had almost become an instinct for them, so there was little hesitation.

"Big brother, I don't understand what you're saying... I want my mom and dad... Are you guys... do you not know where my mom and dad are? Are you the bad guys?"

The Tianjian Bureau members who had raised the barrier understood Wang Lan's intention. But... are you sure you're not joking? This little girl is a spy for the Demon Clan? Didn't the Demon Clan spy already escape? Didn't Director Wang and Director Li go after him? Is our intelligence failing to keep up, or is the plot progressing too fast?

"We saw some bloodstains on the wall of the residential building downstairs, and only the window on the 25th floor was open. That's why Director Wang went to the 25th floor to pursue the murderer," Wang Lan explained.

"But the open window I saw just now—that belongs to your room, right? If, as you said, you were sick in your room and sleeping, would you still be alive? Would the Demon pass through your room and be kind enough to lock your door for you? Your mother was attacked in the chest, your father from behind. There's only one possibility for this kind of wound—the killer was between your parents. And that attacking position just happened to be where your bowl and chopsticks were placed. This means you were sitting at the table at that time. You suddenly attacked and killed your mother, then your father. After that, you hid. When Director Wang and Director Li were lured away by the Demon's decoy, you quietly returned to your room, pretending to have just woken up. At that time, I hadn't considered all of this. But after calming down in the elevator, your behavior was full of holes. You were using the Cicada Sloughing Its Shell strategy. Actually, you've been a Demon for a long time. Aren't you and Qin Jiaqing the same person?"

"No, even so, why would she and Qin Jiaqing be the same person rather than two separate Demons?" one of the warriors asked.

"If there were two Demons, why would Qin Jiaqing go to her house?" Wang Lan replied. "I think Qin Jiaqing went to her house to switch with her. One as the main, the other as the alternate."

After listening to Wang Lan's explanation, the faces of those who had set up the barrier finally showed understanding. They looked at Wang Lan with admiration.

This person, called a "Lucky Carp" by the intelligence department, was rumored to be extraordinary. It made everyone believe that Wang Lan truly had amazing luck to have achieved so much in such a short time. This discovery of the entire Demon Clan spy group was also considered by many to be a stroke of luck. But at this moment, they finally understood. Luck isn't just luck; without strength, one can't grasp an opportunity even if it's right before their eyes. If Wang Lan hadn't noticed the details, the Demon Clan spy leader might have slipped away right under their noses.

Admiration. It was the only emotion they could feel.

"HEH HEH HEH..." The little girl suddenly let out a deep, throaty laugh.

"You, human, are different from the others... If I'm not mistaken, you must be Wang Lan, the one who's messed up our plans multiple times. Good, I've remembered you."

"It's no use remembering me!" Wang Lan retorted. "At this point, the bait you've thrown out must have reached its limit, right?"

"You're clever but at the same time so foolish… Do you really think that you and your bunch of good-for-nothings can stop me? From the moment Wang Qianfeng and Li Weixin fell for my Cicada Sloughing Its Shell strategy, you've already lost."

「At the same time, in the green belt under the overpass in the suburbs of Suzhou City, Wang Qianfeng and Li Weixin had already blocked the escaping Demon from both sides.」

Locked within their Star Power, the Demon's aura was completely restrained; at this point, whether it fled or not, the outcome would be the same.

"Wind Ling Cliff—"

"Water Vortex Strangling—"

Suddenly, Wang Qianfeng and Li Weixin launched their lethal Star Martial Skills simultaneously. With its aura locked down, the Demon revealed a smile of relief. Then it was washed over by two waves of Star Martial Skills, the onslaught lasting a full thirty seconds before it stopped.

Wang Qianfeng approached the corpse; the Demon's remains were completely obliterated.

"Let's go back! We won't be able to take any prisoners alive," Li Weixin sighed, speaking indifferently.

"Something's not right. Why is there only one hand?" Wang Qianfeng muttered.

"The other half must have been obliterated..." Suddenly, Li Weixin's face also turned pale, as he realized there was an issue. Even if the body was torn to pieces, this seemed too convenient, didn't it? Just one hand, and just one foot. Although the body was blasted apart, wasn't it too coincidental which parts were missing?

"Damn it, we've been had! Cicada Sloughing Its Shell!"

"Retreat!"

「On the other side, the little girl completed her transformation in an instant, her two-meter-tall body emitting intense energy fluctuations. Imprisoned with the Demon in the barrier, Wang Lan looked like an insect that could be squashed at any moment.」

"Lieutenant Wang, let us help you."

"No need! You all just stabilize the barrier!" As his words landed, a Phoenix Tail Flower pattern suddenly lit up between Wang Lan's eyebrows. "The avatar you split off to create a convincing deception must have cost you a great deal, right? Your current strength must have dropped below the Galaxy Stage. And yet, you dare claim victory."

No sooner had his words landed than Wang Lan's figure instantly appeared in front of the Demon. He threw a punch, and a surge of flames instantly ignited upon his fist.

BOOM—

His punch hit the chest straight on. Wang Lan's fist, like a sharp spear, effortlessly broke into the Demon's chest. His entire arm entered its torso and then exploded out the back.

The Demon's originally red compound eyes flashed rapidly like stoplights.

The punch was too fast, faster than I could have imagined. Before, Wang Lan hadn't shown this level of power! Before, only Wang Qianfeng and Li Weixin were a threat to me! Before... he's not supposed to play possum like this!

The Demon roared frantically inside, but the roar couldn't change its fate.

If I hadn't split half my body to create the decoy, I might have had a chance to dodge Wang Lan's punch! But at this moment, my body is so weakened that I've dropped a cultivation stage. I can see Wang Lan's fist coming, and I know how to dodge, but my body just can't comply!

The Demon's body might have been slow, but Wang Lan's actions were anything but.

As his right fist inflicted heavy damage on the Demon, his left hand swung a purple Flame Sword down from the sky.

The Demon's body was cleanly sliced in half by the sharp Flame Sword, its top half sliding off at a 45-degree angle.

"At such a young age... to have such strength... you will be a great threat to our Divine Clan... Let's die together!"

Suddenly, a terrifying wave of Spiritual Power emerged from within the Demon's head.

It's trying to self-destruct! The terrifying sense of crisis, instead of slowing Wang Lan down, instantly prompted him to take countermeasures.

He hammered down a punch, deploying the technique of Three Strengths in a Fist, targeting the head on the ground.

BOOM—

A shockwave swept outward from Wang Lan's fist; wherever it spread, the earth cracked and splintered.

BOOM—

The ground collapsed, creating a shallow pit five meters in diameter before the onlookers. The ground swept by the shockwave showed severe signs of carbonization and charring.

If not for the barrier's protection, who knows how far the shockwave might have spread?

As dust rose, the Demon's head beneath Wang Lan's fist had vanished. In his hand, a chicken-egg-sized Soul Bead shimmered with light before it quieted down.

"For defeating an opponent above your level, you are awarded 1,000 experience points and 50 skill points. For completing the mission to eliminate the Demon Clan spy group, you are awarded 50,000 experience points and 500 skill points."

As 50,000 experience points dropped at once, Wang Lan's experience bar exploded to full as though with added special effects, his body flashing momentarily with a Star Energy Fluctuation.