I Pick Up Talents on the Interstellar Battlefield - Chapter 786 - 549: Deceitful Evil God and the Judgement Court (Part 2)
At first, Qin Tian merely considered him a fool whose mind was clouded by jealousy, and didn’t pay much attention.
It wasn’t until later, when Stuart unintentionally released a wave of power in anger, that it truly alerted him.
Within that wave, there was an extremely faint yet incredibly familiar aura.
Others might not have noticed at all, but Qin Tian immediately caught it—it was the unique filthy wave of the Evil God Followers!
He had once fought bloody battles against the followers of the Fearful Evil God and Slaanesh, and had awakened gifts like the Eye of Fear, Evil Demon Soldier, and Charm and Fall from those followers.
His perception of the aura of Evil Gods was far more sensitive than anyone else’s.
Although the aura on Stuart vanished in a flash, it was still precisely captured by Qin Tian.
And precisely because of this, he silently left a spatial mark on Stuart’s body, and followed him from afar after he left the Dan Tower.
The facts proved that his suspicions were indeed correct.
This guy wasn’t just an Evil God Follower, but a member of a cunning and deceptive faction he had never encountered before.
Trying to use the power of the Xieshen Association to kill me?
Qin Tian’s eyes slightly narrowed, a cold light flashing in his gaze.
He didn’t act immediately—the snake is most intimidating when hidden in the shadows; once exposed in the sunlight, it becomes no threat.
From Stuart’s words, it wasn’t difficult to discern that a larger conspiracy lay behind the Xieshen Association, with Stuart as the key pawn of this plot.
Since that’s the case, he didn’t plan to act directly, as that would alert the enemy. The most sensible approach was to catch them in a trap, and uproot this cancer lurking in the heartland of the Empire!
However, the Royal star wasn’t his territory, and the power he held wasn’t enough to complete such a large-scale roundup.
But there is a saying—that when there is a problem, seek leadership.
And his superior happened to control one of the most feared violent institutions within the Empire—the Judgement Court!
……
“Cunning Evil God Followers.”
Yang Zheng hung up the phone and couldn’t help but shake his head.
“This boy truly is something else; he managed to catch a Cunning Evil God Follower simply because of a romantic rival.”
You should know, among the four factions of Evil Gods, the followers of the Cunning Evil God are the most hidden and sly.
They excel at bewitching hearts and faking identities, often being able to disguise themselves even from top experts.
Who would have thought that Qin Tian, during a vacation meeting with his girlfriend, would strangely catch the Evil God Follower’s tail.
If the judges chasing the Xieshen Association for so long found out, they’d likely be furious enough to vomit blood.
The affairs of the Xieshen Association are under the jurisdiction of the Judgement Court, and the highest leader of the Judgement Court is his superior Marshal Lin.
Therefore, after reorganizing the information, Yang Zheng immediately reported it upwards.
……
In the central heartland of the Royal star, stood a cluster of black basalt buildings built against a mountain, it was the headquarters of the Judgement Court, feared by countless Spiritualists.
It stood isolated from the surrounding golden glories, square stone buildings stacked in tiers, the outer walls made from millennial iron-rock exuding a muted cold gleam, every inch emitting a heavy sense of killing.
Above the main entrance, the sculpture of “Longsword and Scales” was especially prominent—the longsword pointed directly at the sky, symbolizing absolute enforcement rights, the scales balanced and stable, showcasing the fairness of the judgement.
The blue stone plaza in front was heavily guarded, tower guards holding spirit-locking guns stood like pine trees, and the spirit detection arrays hidden in the ground operated silently.
Flying Devices from tens of kilometers away naturally changed course, pedestrians stopped from afar, no one dared to shout loudly, and no one dared to cross the boundary by even half a step.
Here was the guardian of the Empire’s Spiritual Energy order, a forbidden domain that no one dared to touch.
Inside a core skyscraper of the Judgement Court, Deputy Chief Pei Siqing had a somber expression, a layer of dark clouds covering his brow: “Cunning Evil God Follower, and also a Sixth Grade Alchemist from Dan Tower.”
The headquarters of the Judgement Court located in the center of the Royal star gathered the most core fighting power, strong ones like clouds, elites plentiful, yet they let Evil God Followers lurk right under their noses, completely unnoticed.
This sense of dereliction weighed heavily on his heart.
If this intelligence came from someone else, he might have doubts, but since it was an order directly from Marshal Lin, it meant the intel was absolutely correct.
“Truly derelict.” Pei Siqing lightly shook his head, pressed the communication button on the desk, “Notify Lu Zhongyi to come to my office immediately.”
“Yes!” A brisk response came from the communication device.
A moment later, a knock sounded on the door. A man about thirty years old opened the door and entered, tall and upright, his complexion was as steady as stone, and his steps carried a confident aura that held the room.
“Chief.” He bowed slightly in salute.
The Judgement Court has two Vice-Chiefs, Pei Siqing and Klein Weber, and all their subordinates refer to them as “Chiefs” collectively; only the true Chief of Judgement, the entire Empire calls by one name only—Marshal Lin.
“Zhongyi, Marshal Lin has just issued an order.” Pei Siqing spoke, his tone heavy, “Deceptive Evil God Followers are lurking in the Royal star, one of them is a Sixth Grade Alchemist at the headquarters of Dan Tower, named Stuart.”
Upon hearing this, Lu Zhongyi’s brow suddenly tightened.
Evil God followers have actually infiltrated the heart of the Royal star, and yet the Judgement Court’s intelligence network was completely unaware?
“Chief, the source of the intelligence is…?” he asked deeply.
Marshal Lin’s direct order, the reliability of the intelligence is unquestionable, but such scant information makes rash action likely to alert the enemy.
He has to trace the source to conduct deeper investigation.
“The intelligence comes from a Major General in the Military Department’s Seventh Bureau, Qin Tian.”
“Qin Tian?” Lu Zhongyi’s eyes flashed with thought, “I’ve heard this name, Shengongsi Yuzuo, wasn’t he killed by him?”
“That’s correct, it’s him.” Pei Siqing nodded in confirmation.
A hint of surprise swept across Lu Zhongyi’s eyes.
The name Qin Tian was widely circulated in the circle some time ago—a fierce figure emerged from the Seventh Bureau, not of Holy Blood lineage, yet he slew several direct lineage members of the Shinguji Clan in the Ice God’s remains.
Under normal circumstances, the Shinguji Clan would never let this go, but Qin Tian singlehandedly rescued hundreds of talents, bringing them out of the Ice God’s remains, including many Holy Blood direct lineage members and the Fifth Prince. Due to pressure from various families, the Shinguji Clan ultimately couldn’t touch him.
And Qin Tian became one of the few who could kill Holy Blood direct lineage members and remain unscathed.
“Qin Tian is Yang Zheng’s subordinate, after finding the clues, he reported to Marshal Lin through Yang Zheng, finally feeding back to us.” Pei Siqing added, “Marshal Lin has ordered your fourth team of the Heavenly Punishment Corps to spearhead the operation, cooperating with Major General Qin to destroy this group of Evil God remnants and ensure all involved are captured.”
Lu Zhongyi raised his hand in salute, his tone firm and powerful, “Yes! Guaranteed to complete the mission!”
Leaving Pei Siqing’s office, Lu Zhongyi quickly walked to a standalone high-rise.
“Captain, what’s the matter the Chief called you for?”
Seeing Lu Zhongyi return, a burly man immediately asked.
Lu Zhongyi’s expression was grave, he beckoned.
“Everyone, come over.”
Seeing Lu Zhongyi’s unusual expression, everyone in the room dared not neglect, quickly gathered around.
“Received notification from Marshal Lin, a group of Deceptive Evil God followers are currently lurking within the Royal star, one of them is named Stuart, a Sixth Grade Alchemist. Now Chief Pei has ordered our fourth team to handle this matter and bring all parties involved to justice.” Lu Zhongyi said solemnly.
What?
Evil God followers
Upon hearing this, everyone’s expression changed.
Evil God followers have always been a major threat to the Empire, and followers of Deceptive Evil God are even deeper hidden and most difficult to deal with among all Evil God followers.
If this group truly causes trouble in the Royal star, the Judgement Court will inevitably bear the primary responsibility.
“Captain, is there specific intelligence, how many of them are there, where is their gathering point?” the burly man asked.
“It’s not clear yet, we need to conduct an in-depth investigation.”
Lu Zhongyi said seriously: “This matter was discovered by Major General Qin Tian of the Seventh Bureau, I believe you’ve heard his name recently.”
Qin Tian?
Everyone nodded, indeed, recently Qin Tian’s fierce reputation was widely circulated within the circle, they had all heard of it.
“Now, the Chief requires us to jointly handle this matter with Major General Qin…”
“Captain, this isn’t appropriate.”
The burly man spoke: “Even though the Seventh Bureau and our work contents overlap somewhat, both involve intelligence work, but investigating and capturing Evil God followers are vastly different from ordinary intelligence tasks, involving him might mess up our operation.”
“This is the Chief’s order, we must execute it, however…”
Lu Zhongyi’s expression remained calm: “If he lacks experience and skill, then we’ll take charge as needed.”
Everyone understood Lu Zhongyi’s meaning.
If Qin Tian isn’t professional enough, let him be a mascot.
“Everyone get ready, Lily, Stone, the two of you come with me to meet this General Qin.”
“Yes!”
