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After a moment, a look of surprise appeared in their eyes.

"Do you recognize it, Elder Luo?"

"It's only the aura of the One-Armed Crab."

Elder Luo was flipping the beast pill in his hand.

Each beast pill was essentially a desolate beast's essence, formed by devouring Spiritual Energy inside its body; therefore, they were a type of spiritual power crystal, but each desolate beast also carried an aura unique to itself.

The three Meridian Opening stage beast pills seemed to have been tainted by the One-Armed Crab, as aside from the One-Armed Crab's aura, no other auras were present.

"At that time, I felt two different auras, but after I killed the desolate beast, that aura gradually disappeared," Xiang Beifei said.

He had sensed something awry and had thus scoured the sewer; from the moribund One-Armed Crab, he had distinctly sensed two different auras.

However, after killing the One-Armed Crab, the aura that didn't belong to the One-Armed Crab was gradually assimilated by it.

"Is that so?" Elder Luo pondered slightly.

"Can't you differentiate them through the patterns and sizes of the beast pills?" Xiang Beifei asked.

Those who frequently dealt with desolate beasts could recognize the origin of a beast pill through the residual aura. Even if the aura of the beast pill was erased, its size, color, and the patterns left on it could still offer clues.

Elder Luo and Ye Changfeng were both veterans of countless battles in the outer wilderness and had encountered more desolate beasts than Xiang Beifei ever had.

However, Elder Luo and Ye Changfeng both shook their heads.

"All its features have been erased," said Elder Luo, gently caressing the beast pill, frowning slightly, "Someone didn't want people to realize what desolate beast this was from."

The three remained silent, contemplating the matter of the beast pill.

A moment later, Xiang Beifei asked, "By the way, do you know if there are S-level Awakeners whose cultivation is above the God Refining stage?"

"An S-level Awakener above the God Refining stage?" Elder Luo furrowed his brows.

"The most powerful S-level Awakener I've seen is in the late stages of God Refining, and he's an old professor at our school. You probably don't know him; he teaches sophomores," said Ye Changfeng.

Xiang Beifei indeed didn't know him, but he had seen him during his first visit to Liangzhou University at the entrance assessment's simulation training ground. At that time, many people were curious about Xiang Beifei, so quite a few professors from Liangzhou University had covertly attended.

"So, can an S-level reach beyond the God Refining stage, like the Orifice Transforming stage?" Xiang Beifei asked.

"In theory, yes," Elder Luo replied.

In theory, even N-levels could reach the Orifice Transforming stage.

But in reality, it was very difficult.

S-levels were considered extremely powerful among ordinary citizens, as most S-levels could typically reach the Meridian Opening stage—a realm countless N and R levels would never achieve in their lifetimes.

However, most S-levels also stopped at the later stages of Meridian Opening. Only a few exceptionally talented individuals entered the God Refining stage—but by then, they were already quite old, like Principal Li Nanxing.

"Why are you suddenly asking about this? Does this matter have something to do with S-level Awakeners?" Elder Luo asked.

"Just curious, a sudden fanciful thought," Xiang Beifei replied.

He no longer dwelled on the question; if such an S-level existed, this person would undoubtedly be a backbone in the Federation. Elder Luo and Ye Changfeng would certainly know about them.

However, since they had never heard of such a person, it was very likely that this individual didn't work for the Federation.

"By the way, I remember that every year the Federation registers SR-level Awakeners, so should the names of each SR-level be retrievable?" Xiang Beifei asked.

"Finding SR-levels is challenging since the Federation protects the identities of high-level system Awakeners. Unless you know them personally, it's difficult to find out, especially since some SRs live very long, so there are quite a few of them," Ye Changfeng hinted with his eyes at the leisurely big shot nearby.

Elder Luo squinted at Ye Changfeng, "Haven't you been whipped by me in a long time?"

Ye Changfeng chuckled dryly.

Although each year only about a hundred new SR-level Awakeners were documented in Jiuzhou, if counted over a hundred-year cycle, Jiuzhou would have at least tens of thousands, if not more.

After all, reaching SR-level meant more than just living for a century.

In the system world, with advanced medical techniques and the ability to cultivate using Spiritual Energy, people generally lived long lives. As long as there were no accidents or attacks from desolate beasts, and one could afford treatment from high-level Awakener physicians, even N-levels could easily live beyond a hundred years.

Let alone SR-levels.

Thus, from the total population of over a billion in the vast land of Jiuzhou, even though SR-level Awakeners constituted only a tiny fraction, when considered individually, the number was considerable.

However, come to think of it, Xiang Beifei hadn't even considered Elder Luo's age.

He could have calculated it based on system logs, but Elder Luo's logs were too numerous. His "Leisure System" was full of trivial matters; there could be hundreds to thousands of logs generated in a day.

Once when Xiang Beifei was idle, he tried accessing Elder Luo's system logs. After half an hour, he had only managed to go through two years' worth of logs—it would take forever to browse through them all, so he gave up.

"Speaking of which, Elder Luo, how old are you this year?" Xiang Beifei curiously asked.

"What do you think?" Elder Luo asked meaningfully.

"You look about sixty-five or sixty-six," Xiang Beifei assessed, noticing Elder Luo's wrinkles, white hair, and short white beard. He appeared sprightly and, considering he spent every day on childish trifles like watching ants move, Xiang Beifei felt the old man couldn't be that old.

"Not a bad guess."

Elder Luo seemed pleased. His real age was obviously more than that, but no one dislikes being told they look young.

Ye Changfeng touched his forehead, "Your insight doesn't seem like it's up to your usual standard! Such a conservative guess."

"Could it be that he is seventy or eighty?" Xiang Beifei asked.

"You are still too young," Ye Changfeng said.

But Elder Luo glared at Ye Changfeng and said seriously, "I've decided, from now on my age will be the same as what Beifei said, sixty-six! Sixty-six, nice sounding and young."

"As long as you're happy, sir."

Ye Changfeng helplessly touched his forehead.

Xiang Beifei didn't probe further, saying, "That being said, it seems unlikely to investigate an SR-level Awakener."

"Indeed," Ye Changfeng nodded.

"Who do you want to investigate?" Ye Changfeng turned his head towards the camera, saying, "The person who set this up in your house?"

"More or less."

The person Xiang Beifei wanted to investigate was actually Xiao Sheng.

When the incident occurred in the afternoon, Xiao Sheng was not at the scene, and by the time Xiang Beifei left, he had not seen him either, making him highly suspicious.

The moment Xiao Sheng left, the desolate beast attack began, making it difficult for Xiang Beifei not to connect Xiao Sheng with this incident. It's just that there were no system fluctuations on the Beast Pill, so he couldn't confirm it directly.

"Too bad there's no name, otherwise maybe I could keep a lookout for you," Ye Changfeng said.

Xiang Beifei was about to say the name but, thinking it over, he decided to give up.

Having the ability to see others' systems is too unique; saying the name of an SR-level directly was too obvious, not to mention the S-level Qin Hongyi.

The most important thing was, considering the Alliance's confidentiality concerning high-level Awakeners, Ye Changfeng would probably have a hard time finding anything out.

Xiang Beifei decided to investigate on his own. He remembered the Jiuzhou Alliance had a talent records department, and when he had time, he would try to sneak in and investigate the two individuals, "S-level Qin Hongyi" and "SR-level Xiao Sheng."

The talent records department definitely had UR-level Awakeners who had set up various super-strong defense mechanisms, with all kinds of confidentiality measures in place.

Xiang Beifei didn't have UR-level hacking skills.

But he had Xiaohei.

"I saw someone at the scene at the time."
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He didn't mention the name, but Xiang Beifei still tried to describe the scene when that person appeared.

Elder Luo and Ye Changfeng listened, their expressions becoming grave.

"You are too reckless! Dealing with a desolate beast in the late stages of Meridian Opening is one thing, but why did you go back to the scene?" Ye Changfeng said sternly.

"Based on your description, that person's cultivation level must be at least at the God Refining stage! What if you were discovered?" Elder Luo said.

"I have my limits," Xiang Beifei said.

Elder Luo initially wanted to criticize further, but after thinking it over, he gave up.

"Alright, as long as you're cautious."

This kid was never easy to manage, knowing what he should and shouldn't do.

"What do you plan to do about this camera situation?" Elder Luo asked.

"In a few days I will move houses; living here is meaningless," Xiang Beifei said.

Elder Luo looked at Xiang Beifei, then suddenly realized, "Then you want to see who will come to your house to set up cameras again?"

A boss is a boss; even though he seems idle all day, his mind is sharp. Once Xiang Beifei spoke, he could guess the intention.

"Yes," Xiang Beifei admitted.

"Do you need me to be your bodyguard? Should I live at your place?" Elder Luo asked as he pulled out a handful of sunflower seeds, "If they dare to come, hang them up and give them a beating!"

Ye Changfeng couldn't help but say, "If you moved in, would they dare to come?"

"That's also true."

Elder Luo nodded slightly; he was a renowned figure in the Alliance, and anyone with a bit of awareness knew him and wouldn't dare to act under his watch.

"No need to trouble yourself; he hasn't attacked us yet, which indicates he has some concerns. I'll investigate it slowly by myself!" Xiang Beifei said.

"Aren't you afraid he will attack you?"

"He should be more afraid of getting caught if he makes a move," Xiang Beifei said.

If someone really wanted to attack him, honestly, Xu Yang would have caught him right after the Awakening System had just been awakened.

Elder Luo laughed, nodding, "Okay, handle it yourself."

If it were before, he definitely wouldn't have been at ease letting Xiang Beifei face it alone, but this troublesome kid had even managed to come back from a place like the Withered Woods, so his ability to adapt to situations was strong—there was no need to worry too much.

"By the way, I almost forgot; this is for you."

A light flashed in Elder Luo's hand, and an object appeared in it.