Dual Worlds: I Have a Doomsday World

Clearly, Lin Qi’s question had touched upon a confidential matter.

But with Baili Xueyuan’s backing, Lin Xin was utterly fearless.

With a casual wave of her hand, a short blade suddenly appeared in her grasp.

This short blade was the very same Tier One Extraordinary Item that Lin Qi had discovered before.

The short blade resembled a dagger but had a certain Eastern flair, and its tip was a smooth, slanted cut.

The moment Lin Qi saw the short blade, his pupils constricted slightly.

Before the short blade appeared, Lin Qi hadn’t sensed where it was hidden...

Even his Spiritual Vision couldn’t find it!

"Of course I’m cultivating. I cultivate every single moment."

Lin Xin divulged the secret without a shred of hesitation. While the information could technically be considered "top secret," knowing it had no real practical application.

It was just the cultivation method for Blood Robe Professionals; quite a few people knew about it.

However, knowing was one thing. Actually turning someone with a Wizard Talent into a Blood Robe Professional was not as simple as one might think.

Without the guidance of a Tier Three Blood Robe Professional, there was virtually no chance of even getting started.

Lin Qi sat down, his interest piqued by the cultivation of Blood Robe Professionals.

Blood Robes and Wizards shared nearly the same origin, and it was highly probable that both were connected to the Blood Moon.

If he could learn more about the Blood Robe Extraordinary Profession, it would be equivalent to gaining a deeper understanding of the Wizard Profession.

Lin Qi looked at Lin Xin’s short blade and asked, "Where were you hiding that thing?"

Lin Qi pretended to look her up and down.

Lin Xin was wearing loose-fitting loungewear, so there were plenty of places to hide something. If Lin Xin didn’t want to talk, she had a million ways to lie.

"COUGH, COUGH, COUGH, COUGH!" Sister Li, at the side, continued to cough. She kept shooting glances at Lin Qi, hoping he would be more discreet.

Unfortunately, even Lin Xin was a complete rebel; how could Lin Qi possibly hold back?

Lin Xin waved her hand again, and the short blade vanished into thin air.

Seeing this, Lin Qi instantly activated his Spiritual Vision, carefully scanning Lin Xin and every inch of space around her.

But no matter how hard Lin Qi looked, he couldn’t find the slightest trace of the short blade.

Lin Qi’s scan was absolutely thorough. He didn’t even neglect the inside of her body, examining even her brain matter drop by drop.

After making the short blade disappear, Lin Xin gave her answer directly: "You should know about the Sea of Consciousness, right?"

Lin Qi nodded. It wasn’t a major secret. Even non-Extraordinary Professionals most likely knew of the existence of the Sea of Consciousness.

It was the source of all Extraordinary Professions.

Even for Extraordinary Professions that focused on physical enhancement, once they reached Tier Three, they had to pay close attention to the use of their Sea of Consciousness.

Lin Qi retorted, "Can this thing be hidden in the Sea of Consciousness? Can matter cross the boundary of the illusory?"

Hearing Lin Xin’s reply, Lin Qi had already guessed the answer.

’You can stuff this thing into the Sea of Consciousness?’

’It’s not like an Emotion Weapon, which is born from the illusory to begin with.’

’This is a physical object!’

’Matter with an atomic structure!’

’Wait!’

’Physical?’

’When this Extraordinary short blade appeared, I didn’t actually inspect it closely, so I’m not sure of its physical state.’

Lin Qi made the connection to the cultivation method of Wizard Professionals.

Analyzing Extraordinary Items to obtain new powers.

After the analysis, the Extraordinary Item would simply vanish into thin air.

No, it didn’t just vanish. After his own observation during a Tier Three promotion, Lin Qi was certain: once analyzed, the Extraordinary Item integrated directly into the Wizard Professional’s body.

Lin Qi immediately had a guess.

’Since Blood Robe Professionals and Wizard Professionals share the same origin, then could it be...’

Lin Xin answered without hesitation. Even though Sister Li at her side was about to cough up a lung, it didn’t stop Lin Xin from spilling the secrets in the slightest.

In Baili Xueyuan’s words, "As long as it doesn’t involve the Eight Principles, don’t get involved."

This was clearly not one of the so-called Eight Principles. After receiving Baili Xueyuan’s instructions, the most Sister Li could do was cough; she couldn’t forcefully stop Lin Xin.

Lin Xin gave her answer: "Of course ordinary matter can’t enter the Sea of Consciousness, but this short blade has already become a part of me."

As she spoke, Lin Xin waved her hand again, summoning the short blade.

This time, the short blade hovered quietly above Lin Xin’s left hand. She could control it from a distance, just like the art of ’object manipulation’ in Eastern folklore.

Lin Qi had another chance to observe, and his Spiritual Vision instantly enveloped it.

’But it’s being blocked. No, it’s not like a block... it’s as if this thing is a single, solid whole, without the slightest gap inside...’

His vision couldn’t penetrate its interior, but Lin Qi could still sense the properties of an Extraordinary Item radiating from the short blade.

"I’m starting to get curious about your Extraordinary Ability."

Lin Qi made no attempt to hide his curiosity.

The cultivation method for Blood Robe Professionals was very similar to that of Wizard Professionals; both involved merging with Extraordinary Items. The difference was that Wizard Professionals used a method of "analysis." After completing the analysis, they would gain an Ability, but the Extraordinary Item could no longer be restored to its original form.

Hearing Lin Qi’s question, before Lin Xin could even speak, Sister Li shot to her feet.

Seeing Sister Li’s action, Lin Xin shrugged helplessly and said, "This I can’t tell you. It involves the sixth of the Eight Principles, the [Principle of Betrayal]. I cannot inform an outsider of the specific abilities of any member of the organization."

Any member, which naturally included Lin Xin herself.

At this moment, the Eight Principles exerted an effect that not even their creators could have imagined, reining in Lin Xin.

Hearing this, Lin Qi could only nod.

After all, Lin Xin was part of the Assassin Alliance. Even though Baili Xueyuan was protecting her, she couldn’t cross every line.

Matters of principle still had to be respected.

Lin Qi changed the question, continuing to voice his curiosity: "So for your cultivation, do you only need one Extraordinary Item, or do you need more?"

This question from Lin Qi was clearly an extrapolation from the cultivation methods of Wizard Professionals.

If it was the latter, then Lin Qi felt that the so-called gap between the Blood Robe Profession and the Wizard Profession wasn’t as big as he had imagined.

’They both just continuously integrate Extraordinary Items to gain abilities. It’s just that Blood Robe Professionals seem a bit more advanced, since they can even restore the Extraordinary Item for use again.’

Hearing Lin Qi’s question, Lin Xin still hadn’t spoken, but Sister Li was getting more and more frantic.

She stood there, bent over, coughing violently.

Sister Li wailed in her heart, ’Minister Baili! Please, come and get this under control!’

’If you don’t get here soon, your student is going to sell away every last secret of the Blood Robe Profession!’

’The Blood Robe Faction is the most important branch of the Assassin Alliance!’

’The Death Warriors... they are the Blood Robe’s Death Warriors...’

’And Soul Seeking... it means taking the lives of those who dare to plot against the Blood Robe...’

Lin Xin didn’t rush to answer Lin Qi. Instead, she looked at Sister Li and said, "Sister Li, sit down. If it’s really that bad, I’ll have Dad go heat you up a can of Iced Sugar Pear. It’s not like I’m violating the Eight Principles."

Sister Li looked at Lin Xin, then back at Lin Qi.

"I... you... sigh... forget it. I shouldn’t have meddled."

In the end, Sister Li sat back down helplessly.

But her gaze remained defiant. Filled with resentment, it flickered between Lin Xin and Lin Qi.

The old man at the side seemed to have heard a key word.

’Heating a can?’

’That’s easy!’

’The heating furnace at the Prosthetic Clinic happens to be free these days. If I don’t use it for too long, it’ll just gather dust.’

The old man quickly stood up, looked at Lin Xin and Lin Qi, and asked, "Do you two want one?"

Want what?

A can of Iced Sugar Pear for the cough, of course.

"Make it two."

Lin Qi nodded at his dad.

Even though he wasn’t coughing, his throat was getting a little dry from all the talking.

Besides, canned food wasn’t bad.

Hearing the words of this family of three—Lin Xin, Doctor Lin, and Lin Qi—Sister Li almost laughed out of exasperation.

Doctor Lin went to heat up the cans, while Lin Xin continued spilling secrets. At the same time, she breathed a sigh of relief. Things hadn’t gone in the direction she’d been dreading.

’At least Lin Qi didn’t ask me to help him contact my teacher!’

’That means Lin Qi’s brain is at least still working properly.’

’He doesn’t have cyber psychosis!’

"You think Blood Robe Professionals are some kind of low-grade knockoff of Wizards? What would we do with so many Extraordinary Items? We only need one..."