Li Rui speculated all the way, trying to understand what was going on, but the information gap was too vast for him to draw any conclusions based solely on guesses.

After crossing the border, he headed straight to the capital, despite being exhausted, he arrived at the Superpower Division as soon as possible.

"The Minister is handling some matters and will be back shortly; you can rest here for a while."

The assistant led Li Rui to the lounge next to the Minister’s office, poured him a cup of hot water, and then left. Li Rui leaned back on the sofa, closed his eyes, and rested.

Clack.

The sound of the door lock woke him up, and he instinctively glanced at the clock opposite, realizing that three hours had already passed.

Looking over, he saw Zhuo Feilong standing at the door: "Do you need more rest? If not, then come with me."

Li Rui stood up, shook his head to clear it, and immediately followed into the office, sitting down across the desk.

"You burned that pointless tree; it didn’t directly destroy it, but certainly caused damage. This is great; it bought us a lot of time. However, we still need to investigate further what it actually does."

"By the way, ever since we left the Holy Judgment High Court, various news has been exposed online; the commotion they caused was too big."

"Currently, there is a mass exodus of the population from Chaotic Lands. Basically, all ordinary people are finding ways to keep away from the Holy Judgment High Court, yet some Extraordinaries have chosen to stand against the real world."

Li Rui frowned: "Are they crazy? They would rather trust people from the Secret Realm World?"

"Don’t forget, they have the Polar Alliance backing them."

Zhuo Feilong didn’t seem surprised, "Moreover, they broadcast a speech via the radio station in Chaotic Lands, inviting all Extraordinaries to join. After all, ambition, many people aren’t lacking it."

Li Rui said: "That’s quite a gamble."

"In the eyes of some low-level Secret Realm agents, world NPCs are absolute authorities. After all, in the Secret Realm, those people would attack them, whereas strong individuals in the real world generally wouldn’t do so. This leads many mid-to-low-level Secret Realm agents to admire them."

Zhuo Feilong said, "But their choice is ultimately in the minority. Different species have different minds, especially those from another world. Anyway, I’m just introducing the situation to you; let’s get down to business now."

Li Rui couldn’t help but sit up straighter.

"The beginning of the matter starts with the increase in the frequency of realm overlap."

"According to big data, the occurrences of realm overlap have been on a yearly rise, reaching its peak right before the Secret Realm battlefield began. You’re aware of this, right?"

"I’ve heard about it."

"Yes."

Zhuo Feilong said, "However, after the Secret Realm battlefield ended, the phenomenon of realm overlap across various locations ceased, even those already prophesied suddenly were canceled. Now we know this is related to Zuo Qiutian and others breaking into the real world. The frequency increase is most likely caused by their attempts to invade the real world."

Li Rui nodded.

Everything was due to the appearance of those world NPCs; his own unlucky constitution, eternal entries disappearing, and the time flow rate in the Secret Realm.

Suddenly he thought of something: "Maybe the passage to the real world hasn’t closed yet. From phenomena, it’s like the two worlds are connected together."

"You’re quite right."

Zhuo Feilong nodded, "We all think so, but this isn’t the key point for now, don’t digress. You previously asked why I confirmed that the Thousand-Faced God was not a character from the Secret Realm World, correct?"

"Yes."

"Do you remember that intelligence you provided, where Zuo Qiutian said some Secret Realm agents chose to cooperate with them, right?"

"Could it be him?"

"Exactly him."

Zhuo Feilong tossed a file onto the table, "For people from the Secret Realm World to enter the real world, they can only use means similar to a Teleportation Spell. But teleportation requires coordinates; who do you think is providing them?"

"The sudden appearance of the Thousand-Faced God is because he chose to cooperate with the Secret Realm World. If they provided him power, wouldn’t that also explain it? He didn’t suddenly appear; he suddenly became powerful."

"You also know, in our field, if there is no power, it’s hard to be noticed. Perhaps he had more deeds before, but because he was too weak then, the traces were obliterated, not linking him with the Thousand-Faced God who killed the Pope."

Li Rui examined the file, finding previous investigations on the character of the Thousand-Faced God, feeling indeed reasonable.

"Then what’s the logic behind his actions? Why did he travel from the Western Kingdom to us and then suddenly disappear?"

Zhuo Feilong said: "Clearly he is looking for a suitable teleportation point. His traces are all over the world; he is searching for that precise coordinate."

"Is there any evidence?" Li Rui asked.

"If you’re looking for physical evidence, there’s none; this is just speculation."

Zhuo Feilong said, "But if the speculation is valid, your problem becomes easily explained. His power originates from the Secret Realm World NPCs led by Zuo Qiutian and others, so the battle marks made by both sides resemble; that’s quite normal, right?"

Li Rui nodded silently, mainly because these matters were brain-twisting, and he had to think seriously.

This reasoning indeed makes sense, yet...

"If there’s absolutely no evidence, is it possible that from the start it was wrong, and subsequently all derived thoughts based on wrong foundations proceeded in error?"

Zhuo Feilong, having anticipated his question, answered directly: "Your question is reasonable, but the reason we’re certain is that the Thousand-Faced God is under the control of the Superpower Division. He finally vanished at the Dragon Country border, remember?"

Li Rui’s pupils quaked.

"What?! You captured him?!"

Zhuo Feilong waved his hand: "No, he came in on his own."

"..."

Li Rui almost rolled his eyes, "Then shouldn’t we go interrogate him directly? Moreover, why bother calling me to investigate intelligence then?"

Zhuo Feilong stood up: "Follow me, next you will see the highest secret of the Superpower Division. Please don’t tell anyone, except when executing related tasks, perform necessary decryption for assistant personnel."

Li Rui pursed his lips: "The highest secret is just told to me so directly? No need to sign something?"

Zhuo Feilong turned his head before opening the door, staring at him and saying: "The highest secret is that, if there is a risk of leakage, dealing with you doesn’t require legal procedures, so there’s no need to sign any documents."

Li Rui felt a chill down his rear.

"Hahaha."

Zhuo Feilong suddenly laughed, "But don’t worry, just don’t leak it, and since Zuo Qiutian and others are already here in the real world, the secret probably won’t be a secret for long."

Li Rui dryly laughed: "I suggest you, elder, should joke less."

The two arrived underground from the elevator, not knowing how many levels down; they passed several doors with high authority, some guarded by real people, others by electronic identification, and finally entered a laboratory illuminated by light blue lamps.

This laboratory had its three sides filled with various instruments, all were index monitoring equipment, seemingly a top-spec ward.

And at the center of the room were two coffin-like Life Support Pods.

Zhuo Feilong asked the monitoring personnel to leave, locked the door, and then said, "Surprising, isn’t it? The Thousand-Faced God is actually two persons, right here."

"Two persons? Life Support Pods?... They’re inside the Secret Realm?"

"Yes, we maintain their vital signs with various equipment, but where their consciousness or souls are, no one knows."

Li Rui approached the two Life Support Pods through the impeccably clean transparent layer and saw the true faces of these two Thousand-Faced Gods.

"Minister, is this a joke?" He spoke with a slight grit.

Zhuo Feilong solemnly said: "No, this is a fact; back then, your parents brought infant you into the Dragon Country border."