Bai Ying, transformed into a small white cat, suddenly leaped into the air.
She stretched her body, a fissure appearing on her back,
Extending her forelimbs, two semi-transparent membranous wings were pulled out.
The bio-mimetic skin rapidly retracted to form feathers,
Her neck contracted, her head tilted slightly, her mouth quickly hardened and sharpened.
Her long white tail retracted into her body, her skin wrinkling to become a bird's tail.
Her hind limbs similarly tucked into her body, downy fur covering short legs, claws becoming slender...
When Bai Ying landed above the egg pod, she had transformed into a white owl.
As Bai Ying mobilized the "Xie Blood" factor within her body, she quickly morphed into a real owl, flapping her wings and soaring, circling the laboratory.
The faint air currents generated by her flapping wings brushed past Gu Ya and Ye Ying's cheeks.
Gu Ya watched with delighted excitement and exclaimed softly, "Absolutely perfect!"
Bai Ying landed on Ye Ying's shoulder, reverting to her bio-mimetic form, and said, "Father, the technological equipment in the Jin Quan Kingdom is relatively backward."
"If this were Xian Xia, or if you still had your divine power, I could have been even more perfect."
Gu Ya nodded in agreement.
If they had the legacy urn of a Xie God, they wouldn't need to spend so much time.
Ye Ying reached out and scratched Bai Ying's head with her index finger. Bai Ying obediently nudged her head into Ye Ying's palm and whispered, "Mother, I like having my head petted."
After more than ten hours of experimentation, both Gu Ya and Ye Ying felt a touch of exhaustion, but seeing Bai Ying, they couldn't help but feel excited.
Ye Ying asked softly, "My dear, what do you plan to do next?"
Gu Ya raised his hand, inserted his index finger into Bai Ying's beak, and said, "Everything is ready, we just need the big fish to bite!"
Bai Ying gently pecked his finger, and her tiny mechanical tongue lapped up two drops of Gu Ya's blood.
The two of them, along with the bird, walked out of the laboratory.
Night fell.
The Jin Quan Kingdom's celebration ceremony was still in full swing.
The victory in the first defensive war against Black Star, coupled with the enthronement of the new king,
All the people of the Jin Quan Kingdom were celebrating,
Without any sorrow or regret for the passing of the old king.
Inside the prison, however, it was deathly silent and stagnant.
Within Prison No. 3628,
Two convicts were pressed against the door, vigilantly listening for any movement outside.
Two guards outside were whispering:
"It's so lively outside, I want to go have a look!"
"No, it's our duty time, we can't leave!"
"Just a quick peek, besides, they can't escape anyway."
"Alright then!"
Their footsteps gradually faded away.
The two convicts knew their chance for escape had arrived!
The top assassin extracted a bloody fine needle from his arm, easily disabling the electronic shackles on their hands and then freeing their limbs.
Expecting the prison door to be locked, the assassin intended to use the fine needle to pick the lock.
To their surprise, the guards had forgotten to lock it.
They unceremoniously pulled open the alloy gate and escaped.
Their escape encountered almost no obstacles.
Occasionally, they would encounter patrolling guards whose attention was drawn to the dazzling lights and bustling crowds outside, completely failing to notice the two criminals hiding in the shadows.
They walked out of the prison with unbelievable ease, blending into the lively crowd, and completely disappeared.
The two of them stole a hovering car on the outskirts of the Jin Quan Kingdom's capital. They turned on the headlights and were about to make their escape when,
In the beam of the headlights, Gu Ya suddenly appeared!
"Where do you think you're going?!"
Gu Ya, panting, shouted angrily!
"I've been chasing you all night!! Finally caught you, don't run!"
"Even though I've lost my divine power, I'm more than enough to deal with you!!"
"Take your life!!!"
The assassin's brow furrowed, resentment surging in his heart. He steered the hovering car directly towards Gu Ya.
Gu Ya cried out in alarm, hit squarely by the hovering car, and sent flying over ten meters away!
As he tried to get up to intercept,
The hovering car quickly flew past and ran over Gu Ya's body again.
The assassin, controlling the hovering car, returned in mid-air.
Another man in the car shouted, "He's a divine power wielder, even without the legacy urn of a Xie God, he has the ability to kill us! Let's escape quickly!"
Having endured torture, the assassin had no intention of letting Gu Ya go!
He maneuvered the hovering car to fly above Gu Ya, blasting him with scorching heat for a full half minute!
He parked the vehicle and the two of them got out to check.
By this time, Gu Ya's entire body had carbonized, with only a little flesh tissue remaining on his face.
Gu Ya glared at them with his one remaining eye, his charred black mouth emitting a hoarse voice, "I won't... let... you..."
"You won't let us go?" the assassin retorted angrily, "Still talking tough when you're about to die!!"
The assassin raised his foot and stomped on Gu Ya's face dozens of times until his head was crushed into a pulpy mess.
Wiping his shoe on the ground, the assassin snarled, "Ridiculous divine power wielder, didn't expect this, did you! You'll die by my hand!"
"You've disfigured him, how are we going to explain this?" the other man said anxiously.
The assassin picked up a small clump of flesh tissue with his hand, placed it into a small vial, and said, "What's there to fear with DNA? After we get the money, I'll take seven, you take three. Dare to disagree, and I'll kill you and take it all."
The two of them quickly returned to the hovering car, activated the heat, ascended smoothly, and flew out of the capital.
They didn't notice that while they were executing Gu Ya, a small white cat had stealthily climbed into the hovering car.
Not long after the hovering car had ascended,
Gu Ya and Ye Ying emerged from a dilapidated building across the street.
Watching the hovering car shrink into the distance, Gu Ya said, "I hope Bai Ying succeeds."
Ye Ying asked softly, "She will. By the way, where did you find the substitute?"
Gu Ya curled his lip and said, "I spoke with Young Jin Quan, and he sent people to find a heinous death row inmate of similar height to me."
"Used bio-needles for cosmetic surgery, then modified their cognition with drugs and psychological hypnosis, 'transforming' the convict into me."
"The bio-needles only last for half an hour. I was worried about exposure. I didn't expect those two to be so brutal, directly smashing his face."
"It's as if heaven helped me."
"Bai Ying is carrying my blood. As long as the DNA sample is replaced, there will be no evidence of my existence."
Ye Ying nodded and said, "Now, let's go back and wait for news from Bai Ying."
"There's no time to delay," Gu Ya said, "We'll head back immediately to see Young Jin Quan. At dawn, we'll launch our troops to invade the Black Star Empire."
Gu Ya took Ye Ying's hand and walked into the shadows.
"So urgent?" Ye Ying asked softly.
Gu Ya remained silent, a premonition suddenly striking him.
The entire world was waiting for an opportunity,
Waiting for Gu Ya to tear away the hypocrisy of the Black Star Empire's outward strength and inner weakness.
Gu Ya had to launch the war before the mastermind behind the scenes could be identified and his "death" announced.
Otherwise, the entire plan would fail.
As for uncovering the mastermind, that would have to be left to Bai Ying.
He hoped she could catch the "big fish" hidden in the deepest part of this "black pool."
The micro transport mecha activated its dorsal heat exhaust,
Gu Ya and Ye Ying flew towards the royal palace.