When system cheat becomes rampant!

Both pioneers, Xi Wenxuan also knew Qin Hongyi.

Qin Hongyi, vice captain of Pioneer Team Thirteen in the Tranquil Domain!

An S-grade martial artist, who could become the vice captain in the Tranquil Domain, proved that he had the qualifications to confront desolate beasts in this third-grade danger zone, certainly a strong and experienced pioneer!

He had undergone many highly dangerous third-grade pioneering missions without any incidents, yet he was forced to death by Liusheng Dong in such a manner, which also angered Xi Wenxuan as a fellow pioneer!

"Professor Luo, I respect you, and all pioneers respect you! Because you sought justice for Qin Hongyi and the 536 sacrificed pioneers, whatever you do, I will support you," Xi Wenxuan solemnly told Elder Luo.

He had told Xiang Beifei that he respected Elder Luo as a person, but did not see a bright future for him.

Not seeing a bright future for Elder Luo was because he had been ostracized by the alliance after that incident, and his future could not possibly be smooth sailing.

Respecting Elder Luo was because such a great predecessor dared to challenge authority to seek justice for Qin Hongyi and the others, deserving everyone's respect.

Xiang Beifei was Elder Luo's protege, and since Xiang Beifei had become his prospective son-in-law, even if there were troubles in the future, Xi Wenxuan would follow.

This was also his final dignity as a pioneer.

Elder Luo listened silently, recalling that incident from those years ago.

The SSR Liusheng Dong incident, he could never forget it in his lifetime, the 536 sacrificed martial artists, none of whom should have died in such a way, all because of the selfish actions of SSR Liusheng Dong.

Therefore, he chose to strike down that SSR, to set an example!

Yet, this also brought him endless troubles because he upset the faces of those UR upper echelons.

In their eyes, such an SR, actually disregarding the faces of UR Awakeners in the alliance, none of whom had interceded for Liusheng Dong, thus they could not tolerate the existence of someone as disobedient as Elder Luo.

But Elder Luo had never regretted it.

"Is this Qin Hongyi still alive?" Elder Luo asked.

"Alive."

"Have you seen him?"

"Yes, I found him and saw him based on the directions left by Xiang Tianxing," Xi Wenxuan nodded.

"How did he survive? Was he a survivor from the mouths of desolate beasts, or..." Elder Luo asked again.

"Not sure, maybe it was because there were high-level Awakeners in the Unrestrained who used powerful methods to save him. Two years after the beast tide, when I saw him, he had become very strange, very powerful! Even more powerful than me!"

"I asked him why he survived and didn't return to the alliance? He said that S-grade martial artists in the hands of the alliance are like..."

Xi Wenxuan paused for a moment, glanced at Elder Luo, then hesitantly said, "Cannon fodder."

Elder Luo was silent.

Xiang Beifei was also silent.

They could find no excuse to refute.

The higher-ranking individuals dominated the fates of those at lower ranks.

Even though Class S Awakeners were considered to be quite powerful for many civilians, in the Union where Class SR and SSR were common, S Class was essentially the lowest tier.

Xi Wenxuan continued, "He told me that he didn't want to be cannon fodder; he wanted to be the phoenix that rises from the ashes, so he needed to change."

"So his way of changing was to join the Unrestrained?" Elder Luo asked.

"That was my question as well, but he told me: 'You will never understand what 'Unrestrained' truly means. In the Unrestrained, system levels don't bind anyone! Even as an S Class, there is no need to fear the oppression of an SSR-level system!'"

Xi Wenxuan frowned, recalling Qin Hongyi's words at the time.

He couldn't understand this statement.

"He, an S Class, isn't afraid of the oppression from an SSR system?" Elder Luo exclaimed incredulously.

"Yes, at least that's what he said, and indeed, his cultivation had soared incredibly within two years, far surpassing me. His system didn't restrain his cultivation, giving off a completely rejuvenated perception. He is an S Class Awakener. Theoretically, my level is higher than his, but when I faced him, the advantages of my SR-level system seemed utterly nonexistent," Xi Wenxuan said.

Elder Luo was slightly taken aback!

He also was an SR Awakener, keenly aware that even when facing an SSR with a lower cultivation level, there was still suppression inherent in the system, an oppressive sensation ingrained from birth.

Although Elder Luo could use his spiritual power to ignore these oppressions, it was undeniable that this sense of superiority granted by higher-level systems still existed.

And yet, an S Class Awakener wasn't suppressible by a higher-level System Awakener?

Xiang Beifei asked, "So how did Uncle Xi find the Unrestrained?"

"It wasn't me who found them; they found me," Xi Wenxuan said.

"But you went there because of my father's guidance," Xiang Beifei stated.

"Yes, he told me that as long as cages exist, there will be those who open them. He gave me a golden birdcage pendant; I can't explain what it is exactly—it seems just like a small toy, but it contained a very strange power. I dripped my blood into it, and that drop of blood turned into a blood-red bird. The bird flew out of the cage, and about ten minutes later, Qin Hongyi appeared," he said.

Xi Wenxuan tried to describe the birdcage pendant but found he could not.

"Sorry, the pendant is bizarre. I know its shape, but I can't reveal it in any form. It must be some kind of token. I don't know why Xiang Tianxing would have it, but it's evident that the person who made this birdcage is stronger and more powerful than me!" Xi Wenxuan said.

If an SR-level Xi Wenxuan couldn't describe something, and it belonged to the "Unrestrained" as a token, it surely must be an item from a UR-level system.

After a long pause, Elder Luo regained his composure and asked, "Did Xiang Tianxing leave any other clues?"

"He simply asked me to investigate Qin Hongyi, but unfortunately, at that time, Qin Hongyi was more powerful than me. He didn't divulge anything, and I couldn't confirm it, but Qin Hongyi must have become one of the Unrestrained," Xi Wenxuan said.

That was all he knew,

but these already explained the current situation well.
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The only certainty was that Qin Hongyi must have had significant relations with the Wufu Desolate Beast Research Company, or rather, it was highly probable that the Unrestrained sat behind this company.

Xi Wenxuan and Kong Daming alike, neither could reveal their original pioneer missions. While Xiang Beifei could manage the system's intricacies, he had to find the person who applied this secrecy to them first, using their system rules to unlock these suppressions.

Most of the system's secrecy capabilities were intangible, and if Xiang Beifei could not see how these secrecy measures specifically functioned, even with Xiaohei, he was helpless.