Chapter 611: Powder

The muscular man standing before him, over two meters tall and weighing an estimated 250 kilograms, was named Han Xiaoxuan.

Han Xiaoxuan looked at Li Banfeng and smiled, "Handsome boy, you really want to buy face cream?" Li Banfeng nodded, "Yes, everyone says your face cream is especially good for oil control."

"But your face isn't oily at all," Han Xiaoxuan reached out, intending to touch Li Banfeng's face. Li Banfeng dodged Han Xiaoxuan's hand, "Let's talk about the price first."

Han Xiaoxuan playfully pouted, "Handsome boy, why talk about price with me? Just name a number, and I'll agree.""That quick?" Li Banfeng was pleasantly surprised. "Then let's find somewhere to discuss the details."

"Trying to take me out on our first meeting?" Han Xiaoxuan scoffed. "Where do you want to take me? Can't we do it here?" Li Banfeng looked around, "Isn't this inconvenient?"

"I have a sofa here, what's inconvenient?" Han Xiaoxuan clapped the powder puff in his hand, and a burst of fragrant powder flew out of the compact, filling the entire room with a hazy mist. Li Banfeng, who had been sitting across the table, disappeared. Han Xiaoxuan covered his mouth and chuckled, "Where did you go? Weren't you asking me out just now? Why are you shy all of a sudden?" Han Xiaoxuan held the powder puff in his palm and slowly pushed open the door.

His actions were deceptive. A cloud of fragrant powder might seem harmless, but if enough of it coated a mid-level dark energy practitioner, it could be fatal within seconds.

Han Xiaoxuan stood at the doorway, squeezing the powder puff, filling the entire hallway with dust.

Using the dust, Han Xiaoxuan sensed his surroundings but couldn't detect Li Banfeng in the corridor.

"Handsome boy, did you just run off? That's really heartbreaking. You're a traveling practitioner, aren't you? Wanderers don't have such good skills. Are you from a family lineage or from Proluo State? With such great abilities, why don't you find a place to live a good life instead of coming here to cause trouble?" With each sentence, Han Xiaoxuan sprayed a cloud of powder from his mouth. When the powder reached its densest, the corridor was almost completely obscured.

The denser the dust, the bolder Han Xiaoxuan became. He walked towards the end of the corridor, where he vaguely heard Li Banfeng's voice in the stairwell. As he neared the stairwell, a sudden gust of wind blew, quickly dispersing the dust.

As the dust concentration dropped, Han Xiaoxuan immediately became vigilant and didn't approach the stairwell further. It was deep winter, and the corridor windows were all closed, so where did this wind come from?

"Handsome boy, you just used Will Traverse A Thousand Mountains, didn't you? To conjure such a strong wind, your ability is quite impressive!"

Han Xiaoxuan had deduced Li Banfeng's technique. Li Banfeng had channeled the strong winds he encountered while using Riding the Wind and Clouds into the corridor. It was reasonable for a traveling practitioner to use Will Traverse A Thousand Mountains, but Han Xiaoxuan hadn't expected the technique to be so powerful. The powder floating from his puff couldn't linger for a moment and was all blown into the corners of the corridor.

The wind dissipated. Will Traverse A Thousand Mountains consumed too much energy, and Li Banfeng couldn't sustain it for long.

Han Xiaoxuan felt a hint of fear. He didn't know what other tricks Li Banfeng had up his sleeve. He had intended to use the powder as a test, but then he heard two people talking in the stairwell."Go on, fight him.""No, you go first.""His powder is poisonous; it's not suitable for me to go.""You know it's poisonous, yet you still want me to go? What do you take me for?""You're not afraid of poison, so why are you afraid to go?"

Who was he talking to?When did two more people arrive?Han Xiaoxuan was anxious. The opponent's arrival was too sudden; he had no information and no preparation.

Li Banfeng was also anxious. He didn't know much about Han Xiaoxuan, and he wanted to use Shadow for a test, but Shadow refused to come out. Ever since visiting Calabash Village, Shadow had become more opinionated.

After much discussion, an agreement was reached, and Shadow finally emerged, standing before Han Xiaoxuan. He slowly said, "Stop using that powder. You've burned me black."Burned black?What was this thing?It looked very similar to the person from before, but it was truly black.

"My dear black friend, I didn't burn you black. Your skin lacks care; you need some whitening," Han Xiaoxuan said, using the light from the corridor window to angle his compact mirror, aiming a beam of light at Shadow.

Shadow was accustomed to being sliced and diced by blades and axes, and even blown up by dynamite in Calabash Village, so he paid no mind to this beam of light. He charged directly at Han Xiaoxuan's face, but the mirror's reflection pierced through his chest, and Shadow nearly stumbled to the ground.

Shadow had a hole burned through his chest, visible from one side to the other. The light beam swept from his chest past his ribs, nearly severing his upper body. This mirror-reflected light beam could cause some harm to people, but to Shadow, the damage was unexpectedly severe.

Shadow's upper body swayed precariously while his lower half frantically sprinted. He desperately called out to Li Banfeng, "Come out quickly! I can't block this!" Li Banfeng phased through the wall, grabbed Han Xiaoxuan from behind, and prepared to drag him into his Portable Abode.

Strange. Just moments ago, he had estimated Han Xiaoxuan to weigh 250 kilograms, but now, in his grip, he felt like only 10 or 15 kilograms. How could someone of his build weigh so little? Was this an illusion?*Swoosh!*Han Xiaoxuan flicked his hair, sending a cloud of powder towards Li Banfeng's face. Li Banfeng dodged the powder, but Han Xiaoxuan, clutching a ball of powder, struck Li Banfeng directly.*Thud!*The blow was fierce. Li Banfeng's body, propelled by the powder ball, crashed into the wall, breaking a hole in the office building and sending him flying downstairs. Han Xiaoxuan's fingertip trembled, and the powder ball exploded, coating Li Banfeng in highly toxic fragrant powder.

Li Banfeng endured the attack using his Zhaixin Renhou ability. As Han Xiaoxuan attempted to pursue, Shadow seized the opportunity to close in and unleashed Tapo Wanchuan.*Crunch!*With one kick, a muffled thud, and Han Xiaoxuan exploded.He exploded just like that? Was Han Xiaoxuan so fragile?

Li Banfeng flew to the third floor, slipping back through the hole he had just created in the wall. Shadow waved to Li Banfeng, urging him to quickly leave the corridor because the dust was too thick. Li Banfeng swiftly entered the wall, leaving only Shadow in the corridor. Han Xiaoxuan was gone, not even a trace of his remains.

He wasn't dead? Where did he escape to? Shadow stood guard in the corridor.

Li Banfeng used his Changxing Wuai ability to move through the offices of various departments: finance, R&D, human resources, and logistics. Everyone was busy with their work. Despite the massive commotion in the corridor and the hole in the building, no one seemed to care.

These individuals were clearly not human. Li Banfeng realized they were some kind of puppets, puppets with significant intelligence gaps. The reason he said they had significant gaps was because each department reacted differently to Li Banfeng. In the finance department, neither the accountants nor the cashiers acknowledged Li Banfeng's presence at all; even after he deactivated his "easy to be ignored" trait, no one spoke to him. In the HR department, a group of people scrutinized Li Banfeng and talked incessantly:"Which department are you from?""Why isn't your punch-in record showing up?""Did you get your leave slip signed?"

The people in the logistics department were noticeably more welcoming. Someone invited him to sit down, and another poured him a glass of water. "Please have a seat, our General Manager Han will be here shortly."

Were these illusions or real people? Where was the sales department?

Li Banfeng used his Baiwei Linglong ability to sniff the air. He detected a strong scent of powder, a very distinctive scent identical to Han Xiaoxuan's. Where was the scent coming from? Was it the woman who just poured him water? She did have a powdery scent, but it didn't seem too strong.

Li Banfeng looked towards the logistics manager's private office, where the powdery scent was extremely浓. He burst into the office and saw the tall, robust Han Xiaoxuan, his back to the window, sitting behind the desk with his compact. Han Xiaoxuan stood up and said, "Handsome boy, you found me even though I hid here!"

Han Xiaoxuan tilted his compact, and the reflection of the mirror rapidly moved towards Li Banfeng. Li Banfeng dodged the light spot, and his Tang saber flew up, striking Han Xiaoxuan's head.*Bang!*Han Xiaoxuan exploded again.Dust flew, still leaving no remains.To avoid the dust, Li Banfeng immediately rushed out of the office.

The other logistics department members were stunned to see their manager's office explode. Such incidents were uncommon, and they didn't know how to react. An old employee realized the gravity of the situation and quickly shouted, "Quickly clean up the dust! It's so messy; it's scandalous!"

Li Banfeng moved back and forth through the office building. Before long, he encountered Han Xiaoxuan again in the restroom. "Handsome boy, can you stop being so clingy?" Han Xiaoxuan rubbed out a powder ball. "You can't hurt me much, but if I hit you, you might not be able to withstand it!"

As powder filled the office building, Chen Changrui checked the time and ordered, "Prepare for battle." This was Li Banfeng's tactical arrangement: if the battle in the office building exceeded five minutes, regardless of the outcome, the next phase of the plan would immediately commence. Hua Jia guarded all exits, while Tang Yuan instructed everyone to take their positions. Neither reconnaissance personnel nor combat personnel were allowed to enter the scene at this moment because the first wave of forces for this operation consisted of drones.

The reconnaissance department dispatched sixty drones, which initiated the operation first. The factory workers heard the sound of the drones and immediately rushed out of the workshops and warehouses. They weren't fleeing for their lives; they were coming out to fight.

Chen Changrui observed the details of their movements and quickly deduced, "These are puppets." His deduction was correct. Like most of the occupants in the office building, those emerging from the workshops were not humans or machines; they were puppets created by arcane arts. They had their fixed combat protocols. Upon seeing the drones in the sky, the puppets on the ground successively exploded, raising a thick cloud of fragrant powder. This was the only response these puppets could make; no matter where the enemy came from, self-destruction was their only move.

Amidst the explosions, Li Banfeng was once again flung out of the office building, struck by Han Xiaoxuan. This battle left Li Banfeng somewhat helpless. He had blown up Han Xiaoxuan dozens of times, yet Han Xiaoxuan always regenerated on the spot, his combat power only slightly weakened, but not significantly affected.

Li Banfeng floated in mid-air, clearly seeing what was happening in the workshops. The self-detonating puppets seemed utterly foolish, yet Li Banfeng felt fortunate. If the first to rush in had been security personnel or reconnaissance agents, the outcome would have been different; no matter how many entered, they would have perished in the dust. Drones were not afraid of dust, so they launched their first attack on the material warehouse.

Incendiary bombs fell, flames soared, and all raw materials that had not yet entered the processing stage were destroyed. The drones quickly moved to the second phase of the operation. They entered the production workshops, targeting cosmetics currently in production. The workshop quickly caught fire amidst the explosions of incendiary bombs. Puppets continuously exploded, and the dust grew thicker, reducing visibility in the factory area. The video feed from the drones was severely affected.

However, this did not prevent the drones from continuing their operational plan. The third target was the finished goods warehouse. The layout of this factory was somewhat peculiar; the finished goods warehouse, material warehouse, and production workshops were not in the same compound and were quite far apart. The drones arrived above the finished goods warehouse, preparing to drop bombs, when a group of people rushed out of the finished goods warehouse and ran frantically around the yard.

Since the finished goods warehouse was further from the main factory area, the drone video clarity was still acceptable. From the footage, these individuals appeared to be roughly half male and half female, wearing uniform suits with clear corporate logos, indicating they were likely sales personnel. Why were sales personnel working in a warehouse?

The reactions of these sales personnel were vastly different from the puppets encountered earlier. They had no intention of fighting; they only wanted to escape, desperately. But the warehouse walls were high, and all exits were sealed, forcing them to circle frantically within the yard.

Were they human or puppets? No one dared to easily draw a conclusion. If they were human, security personnel should be dispatched immediately to guide their evacuation. But if they were puppets in disguise, sending in security personnel would be tantamount to suicide.

The drones were still awaiting orders on whether to attack the finished goods warehouse. Chen Changrui hesitated, still observing. Hua Jia reminded him, "Director Chen, time is running out. The dust from the production workshop is about to drift into the warehouse." The dust was highly toxic; if it drifted into the warehouse, these sales personnel would die. But this was only if they were truly human, not a trap to lure in security personnel.

The new security captain, Ji Shoulin, suggested, "Notify Director Li to evacuate the scene immediately. After Director Li evacuates, immediately destroy the warehouse, then deploy the containment shield." Deploying the containment shield meant activating a sealed protective cover, which was the best way to control the dust. However, the shield was very fragile, and even a slight internal impact could damage it. Therefore, all threats within the factory area had to be neutralized before the shield could be deployed.

Tang Yuan looked at Ji Shoulin and asked, "Are we just going to abandon the sales personnel to their fate?"Ji Shoulin's expression was cold. "I think it's highly probable they're not human, but like the others, products of dark energy."Tang Yuan disagreed, "It's highly probable they are human. Sales personnel are an external interface for a company. If they used puppets, they wouldn't be able to communicate normally with the outside world, so they must hire people to handle sales work. This is also why sales personnel might work in the warehouse—because this company doesn't want its sales personnel to interact too much with other puppets."Ji Shoulin shook his head, "We can't risk the security team based on your personal speculation." In truth, he knew Tang Yuan's hypothesis was likely correct and that these sales personnel were probably human. But Ji Shoulin's approach was the safest; it would prevent casualties among Dark Star Bureau members and mitigate the risk of dust spreading.

Tang Yuan shouted, "I'll go evacuate them! I can go alone!"Ji Shoulin frowned, "It's not about who goes, and this isn't the time to show off!" Tang Yuan bit his lip, silent.

Chen Changrui was still hesitating when a figure suddenly appeared on the drone's screen. This figure smashed open the warehouse's iron gate and began evacuating the sales personnel."It's Zhong Er!" Tang Yuan recognized the figure.

Zhong Er single-handedly charged into the warehouse yard, shouting at the sales personnel, "Don't panic! There's an exit here! Leave the factory immediately; do not go to other areas!" The sales personnel all crowded towards the exit. Zhong Er, leveraging his combat skills, tried his best to maintain order and speed up the evacuation.

*Rumble!*A loud bang echoed from the office building. Fragrant powder, thick and pungent, gushed out of the windows, mixing with the dust above the workshop and spreading throughout the entire factory area. Han Xiaoxuan had created an enormous powder ball that collapsed the floor between the second and third floors.

Hua Jia reminded Chen Changrui, "The dust risks intensifying its spread." Hua Jia was one of the Dark Star Bureau's best scrying practitioners, second only to Chen Changrui. His judgment of the trend was correct: if this highly toxic dust spread uncontrollably, it would cause disaster for several surrounding streets.

Ji Shoulin shouted into the comms, "Zhong Er, get out of there immediately!" Chen Changrui ordered: destroy the finished goods warehouse in one minute, extinguish the fire in two minutes, and deploy the containment shield in three minutes. Zhong Er received the order but continued his final efforts to evacuate the sales personnel.

Only one person remained, moving somewhat sluggishly. Zhong Er hoisted this person and ran towards the door. A mouthful of fragrant powder entered Zhong Er's nose, and he realized why the person was sluggish. He was poisoned, and Zhong Er himself was showing signs of poisoning. His legs became increasingly weak, and his vision deteriorated. Zhong Er stumbled and staggered as he ran outwards.*Rumble!* With a loud bang, drones dropped incendiary bombs towards the warehouse.

The high-temperature air current rushed towards Zhong Er, somewhat clearing his head just as he was about to faint. "Run! You can make it out!" Zhong Er gritted his teeth, summoned all his strength, and rushed out of the factory. Tang Yuan immediately arranged for emergency personnel, who quickly caught Zhong Er and the last sales person. Ji Shoulin ordered the Incinerators into position, ready to extinguish the fire.

Weren't Incinerators used to start fires? Why were they now fighting them? In an environment where drones could operate normally, incendiary bombs were the primary means of setting fires. The main task of Incinerators was to control the flames using their own techniques and complete the extinguishing within a specified time.

Two minutes passed; the incendiary bombs had done their work. The Incinerators began extinguishing the fire. Chen Changrui contacted Li Banfeng: "Director Li, we're ready to deploy the containment shield.""Do it!" Li Banfeng responded into the comms on his sleeve.Tang Yuan exclaimed in surprise, "Director Li isn't coming out?"Chen Changrui's expression was grave. Zhong Er had only inhaled a small amount of fragrant powder and was now unconscious. How much longer could Li Banfeng last? Li Banfeng was also nearing his limit; his Will Traverse A Thousand Mountains technique had exceeded its maximum, and he couldn't use it anymore. He was relying on his Abode Cultivator physique to resist the toxic dust with all his might.

The key issue now was that the entire office building reeked of fragrant powder, making it impossible for Li Banfeng to locate Han Xiaoxuan using his Baiwei Linglong ability.

Outside the factory, the large fire had been extinguished. A drone, over two meters in diameter, hovered above the factory, propelled by its rotors. Chen Changrui again sought Li Banfeng's instructions: "Director Li, our isolation shield is ready. Please indicate when to activate it!""Activate it immediately!" Li Banfeng ordered. If they didn't deploy it now, the dust would truly spread beyond the factory. However, Li Banfeng couldn't leave yet; as long as Han Xiaoxuan was alive, he could easily destroy the protective shield from the inside.

The drone opened its lower hatch, and a mass of yellowish-green gelatinous substance poured down. The gelatinous mass expanded in mid-air, transforming from a one-meter-diameter ball into a disc over two hundred meters in diameter. The center of the disc, suspended by the drone, hovered in mid-air. Its edges drooped, extending continuously downward until they reached the ground, forming a massive inverted bowl that covered the entire factory. This was the protective shield. From a distance, it looked like a giant yellowish-green soap bubble. Li Banfeng also wondered why it had to be yellowish-green. The color was quite浓; it was impossible to see through the shield from either inside or outside.

The Glove emerged from his pocket, sniffed the air, and said, "Boss, do you smell something fishy?""Yes," Li Banfeng nodded. "That fishy smell is a bit familiar.""Boss, this should be the work of a Phlegm Cultivator.""Impossible..." Li Banfeng's face went pale."No mistake, it's the smell of phlegm!"

Glove's guess was indeed correct. The two-meter-diameter drone was a special piece of equipment modified from a Phlegm Cultivator's artifact, and the yellowish-green gelatinous substance was a mass of thick phlegm. The thick phlegm, after compression and extension, first became a phlegm disc, then formed a giant bubble that covered the dust and the factory. Because phlegm is very viscous, the dust would not disperse and would be largely absorbed by the phlegm.

The intercom rang again: "Director Li, we're ready to inject the grout." Li Banfeng shivered, "What do you mean by grout injection?"Chen Changrui thought for a suitable explanation: "It means injecting a gelatinous substance from the top of the protective shield to completely absorb the dust."Li Banfeng imagined the scene of the injection. He asked Chen Changrui, "Are this grout and this protective shield both techniques of Phlegm Cultivation?" Chen Changrui paused for a moment before replying, "Director Li, your signal isn't very good in your location, I didn't hear clearly!"It really was!Li Banfeng shouted, "Don't inject the grout yet! Wait for my command!""Yes!" Chen Changrui let out a sigh of relief. As long as the protective shield wasn't damaged, the dust certainly couldn't escape. The rest would wait for Director Li's orders.

Li Banfeng continued to search for Han Xiaoxuan. As he reached the warehouse area, he suddenly saw a robust man emerge from the dust on the top floor of the office building. He raised his compact, intending to use the mirror's reflection to create a hole in the protective shield. Li Banfeng flew to the rooftop and kicked Han Xiaoxuan down.

"Handsome boy, I'm not in the mood to play games with you now. Look closely, this is a huge glob of phlegm; we're going to drown in here!" Han Xiaoxuan adjusted the angle of his compact, reflecting light towards Li Banfeng. Li Banfeng easily dodged, but Glove couldn't move fast enough and was burned with a hole. Li Banfeng used Tapo Wanchuan to kick up a cloud of dust, obscuring the mirror's reflection and saving Glove. Fortunately, the light inside the protective shield wasn't strong, and the hole was small, only coin-sized. "How could you be so careless!" Li Banfeng checked Glove as Han Xiaoxuan vanished again.

Glove panted, "It's nothing serious, Boss. That compact must be his lifeline. I made a mark on it! He can't run away this time!" Li Banfeng had long realized that the compact was an external device. As long as he took the external device away, he could deal with this unkillable Han Xiaoxuan.

Glove sensed for a moment. He pointed downwards: "He's on the third floor." Li Banfeng phased through the floor and chased directly to the third floor, knocking Han Xiaoxuan to the ground. Han Xiaoxuan stood up, still trying to escape, when he noticed a halo of light around his feet. "What's this? Did you bring the Dark Star Bureau's boundary activator? Was there a boundary here originally?"

The Dark Star Bureau also had boundary activators. The Dark Star Bureau had many good things.Li Banfeng smiled, "Yes, this is a boundary. Let's see where you can run now!"

"Handsome boy, if you can't bear to let me go, just say so. What's the point of trapping me with a boundary? You can only trap my body, you can't trap my heart!" With a *poof*, Han Xiaoxuan transformed into a cloud of dust. Li Banfeng wasn't worried; even if he turned into dust, he couldn't leave the boundary. Before an Abode Cultivator's boundary, dust would be burned to dry ash. But to Li Banfeng's surprise, Han Xiaoxuan reappeared at the end of the corridor.

He passed through the boundary! How did he do it? Li Banfeng was incredibly surprised, but then he saw Han Xiaoxuan hesitate for a long time at the end of the stairwell and didn't run away. Han Xiaoxuan wanted to get away; he just didn't want to get entangled with Li Banfeng, but he wasn't afraid to fight Li Banfeng.

"Handsome boy, give me back my compact. We can discuss anything else, but don't joke about this!" He kneaded a powder ball and charged towards Li Banfeng instead.

Glove chuckled, "The monk can run, but the temple cannot. Boss, his compact couldn't leave your boundary. I found it." Glove handed the compact to Li Banfeng. Li Banfeng waved at Han Xiaoxuan, "Come get it!"

Han Xiaoxuan gritted his teeth and rushed into the boundary. The moment he passed through the boundary, he shattered into a pile of ashes on the floor. Without his external device, was he truly this useless?

At least Han Xiaoxuan was dealt with. Li Banfeng prepared to clean up the remaining puppets and then have Chen Changrui inject the grout, signaling the end of the battle. As he was about to go downstairs to find the puppets, he suddenly felt danger behind him.

He turned around to see Han Xiaoxuan charging at him from behind. "I'll say it again: give me back my compact, or I'll make you wish you were dead!" He had just turned to ash, and the ashes were still on the ground, yet he wasn't dead?

"Give me back my compact!" Han Xiaoxuan threw a powder ball and rushed forward to snatch the compact. Li Banfeng chuckled, "Why should I give it back to you?"

As his voice faded, Li Banfeng's figure vanished. With a focused gaze, he used Zouma Guanhua to blast Han Xiaoxuan. The blasted Han Xiaoxuan, just like before, became a pile of dust on the ground. As expected, he would regenerate immediately.

Glove suggested, "Boss, let's get far away from here. I reckon as long as that compact is near him, he can revive on the spot." Li Banfeng, holding the compact, flew out the window to the first floor. Han Xiaoxuan stood up from the marble floor on the first floor and relentlessly chased Li Banfeng from behind. "Handsome boy, you've disappointed me so much. My true feelings have been trampled by you."

Li Banfeng was a little surprised; he hadn't expected Han Xiaoxuan to be able to keep up with him. The crucial point was that Han Xiaoxuan's actions were abnormal. Based on previous experience, Inner State people usually quickly lost their mobility once they were separated from their external devices, but Han Xiaoxuan seemed largely unaffected.

Li Banfeng continued to sprint with the compact. When he reached the vicinity of the workshop ruins, Han Xiaoxuan emerged from the shattered equipment, lifted a powder ball, and threw it at Li Banfeng: "I told you, if you don't give me back my compact, I'll make you wish you were dead!"

Li Banfeng's lower body remained still, but his upper body twisted, dodging the powder ball. It had to be said, the dance moves he learned from Du Wenming's teaching materials were quite effective. However, Li Banfeng also noticed a problem: compared to his previous power, Han Xiaoxuan's body seemed significantly weakened. What was the reason for this weakening? Li Banfeng looked around, only seeing dust lingering in the air and clinging to the inner wall of the protective shield.

Han Xiaoxuan, carrying another powder ball, came to seize the compact again. Li Banfeng, holding the compact, continued to run, reaching the electrical room, where Han Xiaoxuan again emerged from the electrical cabinet.

Li Banfeng flew to the edge of the protective shield. Han Xiaoxuan watched from a distance and did not approach. He seemed to fear the protective shield somewhat. However, he could still move freely, proving that the compact was not yet far enough from him. Li Banfeng flew directly from the edge of the protective shield to the office building, and Han Xiaoxuan immediately appeared in the office building. This led Li Banfeng to a bold hypothesis: could Han Xiaoxuan instantly move through the dust?

If that were true, running would be futile. He needed to get the compact to a place where Han Xiaoxuan couldn't follow. Li Banfeng used Changxing Wuai to phase into Han Xiaoxuan's office, opened the door to his Portable Abode, and threw the compact inside. The moment he closed the Portable Abode's door, Li Banfeng heard a muffled thud outside the office door.

*Thud!*Li Banfeng opened the office door and saw Han Xiaoxuan lying motionless on the ground. He finally exhibited the expected state of an Inner State person who had lost his external device. Li Banfeng lifted him from the ground; his body was heavier than before, now at least over 100 kilograms. What caused this change? Li Banfeng didn't rush to send Han Xiaoxuan back into the Portable Abode. He dropped Han Xiaoxuan on the ground, observing his changes.

A large amount of dust swirled around Han Xiaoxuan. A lot of white dust settled on Han Xiaoxuan's body, blurring his color and outline, gradually merging with Han Xiaoxuan. The surrounding visibility improved, and all the dust in the air merged into Han Xiaoxuan's body.*Bang! Bang!*Explosions successively rang out in nearby offices. Throughout the entire building, all the puppets created by Han Xiaoxuan exploded. The dust from the explosions converged into a river, flowing continuously towards Han Xiaoxuan.

Li Banfeng finally understood Han Xiaoxuan's true nature. No wonder he was so afraid of the protective shield. No wonder Li Banfeng couldn't shake him off no matter where he went. Because the entire factory was him. He wasn't moving through the dust; he *was* the dust. This factory, apart from the sales personnel, was entirely created by Han Xiaoxuan, using his own body.