From Abyssal Invasion to Bursting Stars with a Single Sword-Chapter 184 - 153: Terrifying Intelligence, An Offer You Can’t Refuse

Before the Fusang Swordsmanship Circle had come to bolster their presence from Fusang, hundreds had arrived to support Saito Takeji.

Although the competition had ended, most of those people had not yet returned.

Thus, undercurrents continuously surged throughout Coastal City.

These Fusang Swordsmen all wanted to regain their lost honor, after all, Saito Takeji’s defeat was not just a personal matter, but a loss of face for the entire Fusang Swordsmanship Circle.

However, the movements of this group of Fusang Swordsmen were under surveillance, any abnormal behavior would lead to their detention for investigation.

With the emergence of the Flame Emblem Club, Chunshang Group attempted to send people into Quenching Castle but couldn’t get through Gulu at all.

Major conglomerates were hallucinating, as if Quenching Castle had become the private territory of someone, only with this person’s approval could others enter.

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Beneath the calm surface of Coastal City, an undercurrent was swelling.

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On this night.

Moonlight poured onto the living room from the balcony of the Training Room by Qionghua Tianglu Lake, casting a person’s shadow on the floor.

Lu Heng sensed someone’s presence on the balcony and immediately turned to look.

He saw a figure standing on the balcony railing with its back to the moonlight, the brightness of the moon made it impossible to see his face clearly.

Only a pair of mysterious, unpredictable eyes could be seen, colored pupils.

"Who are you?" Lu Heng furrowed his brows as he fixed his gaze on the person’s eyes and spoke.

The mystery person pulled out an envelope and casually tossed it over.

The envelope flew over in a spin, and Lu Heng reached out to catch it.

The envelope didn’t have any recipient information, just a single word "creator," and inside was a piece of letter paper.

Creator Club, a mysterious organization with influence across countries worldwide, also goes by "Creator Club."

The depth of this organization’s strength was unfathomable, possessing many powers beyond human comprehension.

In his previous life, Lu Heng had been a member of this organization, back then Su Muyu had accepted a tool from the Creator Club that could influence recruitment, for the sake of entering "Death Forbidden Land" together with him.

For this, Su Muyu joined creator, and later on, Lu Heng followed suit.

At that time, Lu Heng’s number within creator was 328.

However, in this life, the time he received the Creator Club’s invitation was much earlier; he had gotten the invitation two months prior, and the number on the invitation was 028.

An advance of exactly 300 places.

Creator organization’s invitations were not mandatory, nor would they ask if the invitee was willing.

Because creator would always present a condition the invitee couldn’t refuse.

In his past life, Su Muyu didn’t want to see him die in "Death Forbidden Land," so she accepted creator’s help, which was a condition Su Muyu couldn’t refuse.

In this life, although Lu Heng had already received the invitation, he hadn’t yet seen the conditions creator would offer.

Holding the envelope, Lu Heng didn’t rush to open it but said, "I’ve received the invitation, but I haven’t agreed to it."

The mysterious person wasn’t surprised by the refusal, and spoke with an even tone, "This envelope contains information that will determine the life and death of many people around you. If you want to save yourself and those people, you can open it and see."

Upon hearing this, Lu Heng’s brow furrowed as he asked, "Does opening the envelope mean accepting the invitation, is that what you mean?"

The mysterious person didn’t answer, which counted as implicit agreement.

This was creator organization’s style, offering highly tempting conditions, whether it be resources, information, or anything in the world.

Moreover, anything that creator organization dared to use as an invitation condition must definitely be true.

Having been a member of creator in his past life, Lu Heng knew their capabilities well.

Since they claimed the information inside the envelope could affect his and others’ life and death, it meant a crisis was approaching.

And in creator’s view, he was bound to die in this crisis.

What exactly was it?

Recently, he had stood out too much, cutting down Saito Takeji on the martial arts stage, and had offended too many.

Countless people from Fusang wanted him dead.

But what exactly was this crisis?

Holding the envelope, Lu Heng said, "If I open the envelope and the information inside isn’t as valuable as you think, what then?"

The mysterious person spoke with firm certainty, "It is."

This tone, like stating that the sun rises in the east and sets in the west, was speaking an undeniable truth.

For a moment, Lu Heng felt the impulse to open the envelope.

After all, life was more important than anything, especially when it involved the lives of those around him.

Contemplating, Lu Heng further inquired, "What if I open the envelope but still refuse to join you?"

The mysterious person: "You won’t."

Creator doesn’t randomly pick people; anyone chosen by creator is the strongest and most unique superpower user in the world.

After a moment of thought, Lu Heng asked, "What’s your number?"

"027." The mysterious person replied.

Lu Heng had received invitation number 028, meaning the person before him was the one invited just before himself, and he had already joined creator.

"I’m a little curious, how did creator get you to accept the invitation?"

The mysterious person 027 didn’t answer the question and slowly leaned backwards, falling off the balcony railing.

Lu Heng hurried over and looked down.

027 plummeted like a bat, then vanished in a flash.

Lu Heng, holding the envelope, walked back to the couch and sat down, placing the envelope on the coffee table, pondering whether or not to open it.

The presence of this envelope here meant that a crisis was surely heading his way.

And the creator had learned of it, making this a bargaining chip.

If Lu Heng opened the envelope, dealt with the crisis, and then refused to join the creator,

then to the creator, he would become someone without credibility; the creator wouldn’t come up with theories but would directly retract the invitation.

Yes, retract the invitation.

A person without credibility had no right to be invited by the Creator Club.

The sheer name of the Creator Club already indicated the grandeur of the organization’s goals.

Should he join this organization just like in his past life?

According to Lu Heng’s understanding of the creator, this organization was of an absolutely neutral attribute, with only one goal: investigate, understand, and utilize the Abyss Rules.

The organization was called the "Creator Club" because they believed that the entity which created the Abyss Battlefield was the world’s "creator."

And the Abyss was seen as an Outer God.

The Abyss Descent was a struggle between the creator and the Outer Gods.

No one had ever confirmed this theory.

Whether the theory was true was also irrelevant.

The purpose of the Creator Club was to search for the "creator."

If the "creator" indeed existed, then they would become the human delegates of the "creator."

If the "creator" did not exist, then they would uncover the truth and then... become the "creator."

Regardless of which goal became reality, neither would affect the philosophy and ultimate objective of the Creator Club.

Based on his experiences in his past life, Lu Heng had no ill feelings toward the Creator Club.

They had not forced him to join, nor had they forced Su Muyu.

Su Muyu joined voluntarily, with the purpose of exchanging for tools that could command influence.

Because Su Muyu joined, he naturally joined as well.

Thus, the process of joining the Creator Club was devoid of any coercion.

This life was similar; 027 brought the crisis information.

He could choose to open it or leave it.

Everything was voluntary.

Lu Heng clasped his hands tightly, propping them against his forehead, lost in thought.

What exactly was this crisis?

Something that could pose a crisis and also threaten the life and death of himself and those around him.

It implied that the opponent was strong and on antagonistic terms.

Lately, the ones who harbored the deepest grudge were surely the group led by Saito Takeji from the Fusang Swordsmanship Circle.

Besides them, there were the Chunshang Group and other jealous tycoons coveting Quenching Castle.

Relatively speaking, the resentment from the Fusang Swordsmanship Circle was deeper.

The jealousy from the tycoons coveting Quenching Castle stemmed mostly from financial and economic competition, generally not life-threatening unless there were other unknown factors.

Because of his understanding of the Creator Club, Lu Heng believed that since 027 said this information could threaten the lives of those around him, then it definitely could.

The Creator Club’s judgment had never been wrong, at least Lu Heng hadn’t seen them wrong.

Meaning, the envelope certainly contained information he did not know.

After much contemplation, Lu Heng finally picked up the envelope and opened it to look inside.

The contents of the letter were data on a kind of monster.

This monster’s name was "Soul Capturing Monster," a ghostly presence that could seize living souls and was a terrifying existence.

Moreover, people whose souls were taken by the Soul Capturing Monster wouldn’t die immediately but would be controlled by the monster, acting as if they were normal people.

Lu Heng, seeing the words "Soul Capturing Monster," immediately realized what this information meant.

Because he had heard the name "Soul Capturing Monster" before in his past life.

A terrifying Soul Capturing Monster had once appeared in Fusang, sparking an incident involving such monsters.

The Soul Capturing Monster had controlled many political figures in Fusang, directly manipulating Fusang’s political affairs.

However, that had happened in the second year after the Abyss Descent.

Now, it was the end of the sixth month of the Abyss Descent, half a year away from the Soul Capturing Monster incident.

Yet, the Creator Club had delivered the data on the Soul Capturing Monster to him now.

Since the materials had arrived, it meant that the Soul Capturing Monster had already appeared and was coming for him.

In the Soul Capturing Monster incident a year after the Abyss Descent in his past life, the monster had controlled numerous political figures in Fusang.

Such a fearsome Abyss Demon, used to target just one Superpower User, seemed a bit of overkill.

Moreover, since the Soul Capturing Monster could control humans, it meant it could target anyone close to him.

Like his parents, or companions, or even the families of companions.

In short, the Soul Capturing Monster crisis could erupt from anyone close to him.

After reading the contents of the letter, Lu Heng slowly exhaled, unable to deny that the Creator Club was just like in his past life, the terms they offered were always impossible to refuse.