If a Night Watchman or a city Watchman were here, their expressions would surely change drastically.

The most vexing part of their battles against the Otherworlders was this—

Self-destruction!

Once an Otherworlder found themselves at a disadvantage with no hope of escape, they would ignite their internal Spiritual Root and detonate.

For this reason, not a single Otherworlder had been captured alive in three hundred years of conflict. In the beginning, they had suffered tremendously from these self-destructions.

The lethality of the explosion depended on the Boundary of the individual.

Take Yao Yun, for instance. Although her Boundary was no longer as terrifying as it once was, she was now a genuine Ninth Grade Great Perfection.

Her self-destruction was comparable to a nuclear bomb!

However, no one present knew about Otherworlders or the power of self-destruction. Only Xu Lai frowned slightly.

He sent out a wisp of his Divine Sense to suppress her.

The Spiritual Root that Yao Yun was using to frantically absorb Spiritual Energy shattered instantly. She collapsed to the ground, blood spilling from her mouth.

My self-destruction… was interrupted!

Despair crept onto Yao Yun's face. "What… what Boundary have you reached?"

Li Mi looked completely bewildered. He glanced around and asked, "Am I getting scammed here?"

"Perhaps," Ruan Tang said uncertainly.

Zhou Feng nodded. "Not perhaps. It's one hundred billion percent a scam."

Li Mi's face darkened even more. "Hey, hey, miss, get up! I'm broke! Are you working with that uncle over there? I'm calling the police, I swear!"

"You…"

Yao Yun trembled all over with rage, her finger shaking as she pointed at Li Mi. "I am not a scammer!"

Humans. Not only are they cunning, but they also want to crush your spirit before killing you. From the very beginning, Li Mi never took us seriously. He had the upper hand, yet he still chose to insult us. How utterly despicable!

"Fine, fine, fine. My bad luck. I give up," he said.

Li Mi searched all his pockets, managing to scrape together one hundred and thirty-seven yuan.

He hesitated for a moment, then put two of the coins back in his pocket before speaking persuasively.

"One hundred and thirty-five. I need the remaining two for the bus. That should be enough, right? The ground by the sea is pretty cold."

Yao Yun coughed up another mouthful of blood, her eyes rolled back into her head, and she fainted from pure rage.

"Hey! Hey, hey! Wake up!"

Li Mi was completely dumbfounded.

Getting his dojo challenged thirty-two times in a month was one thing, but to be enjoying a nice meal out only to get targeted by a team of scammers…

Life was already so difficult.

Couldn't people be a little more sincere and use fewer tricks?

Li Mi didn't know how much time had passed—maybe ten minutes, maybe half an hour.

Gao He, the elderly man in the Tang suit from the school infirmary yesterday, arrived in a hurry with a group of plainclothes police officers.

Gao He had been under immense pressure recently.

As the head of the East Sea City Martial Dao Association, he was dealing with an unprecedented event. For the first time ever, three Otherworlders had broken through Chang'an City and arrived on Earth.

The fact they had entered Hua Country through East Sea City had sent shockwaves across the world. After all, if these three joined forces, they were powerful enough to turn the entire city into rubble.

Fortunately, yesterday, a reclusive master of the Human Race, Li Mi, had taken action. Although his own foundation was damaged in the process, he had managed to capture Gu Jiu'an alive—a monumental achievement.

Who would have thought that just twelve hours later, Gao He would sense that world-ending pressure again? He had rushed over with his team without a moment's delay.

He never expected to find a middle-aged man and a quiet-looking young woman lying on the ground, both with blood at the corners of their mouths.

He could sense a terrifying pressure emanating from both of them that made his own heart palpitate. These are two powerful experts!

Just then, Gao He saw Li Mi sitting silently on a stool, and a bold theory suddenly formed in his mind.

Filled with excitement, Gao He carefully lifted the sleeves of Yao Yun and Feng Yuanzi.

On each of their wrists was the imprint of a ghost-like face, one that seemed to be simultaneously crying and laughing. Gao He's pupils constricted sharply.

This is the totem of the Otherworlders… Two of Gu Jiu'an's accomplices have also been captured alive!

Gao He nearly fainted from the sudden wave of euphoria. Three Otherworlders captured in less than a day.

This was an unprecedented achievement, one that would likely never be repeated. Even a great master of the Divine Gate Realm had never managed such a feat!

Could this be Li Mi's work as well? But wasn't he seriously injured? Hadn't his Boundary plummeted…?

Filled with suspicion, Gao He cupped his fists and asked, "Senior, what exactly happened here?"

Li Mi, still in a daze, recounted everything just as it happened, including the things Yao Yun had said, not leaving out a single word.

Gao He's head felt like it was about to split.

Was Li Mi truly concealing his Boundary? Or is there another Martial Dao senior hidden nearby?

He scanned the area but found no one else. As for Xu Lai… while rumors claimed the person living on Mount Haitang was the illegitimate child of the Flower Fairy, he had always been skeptical. His inability to sense any Boundary from the man now only reinforced his disbelief.

But the most urgent task was to move the Otherworlders to a secure location.

After bowing respectfully to Li Mi, Gao He quickly had his people take the prisoners away to prevent any further complications. On the way, he dialed Tan Chang's number.

Gao He needed a strategist to help him think.

The call lasted for a full half hour. When it ended, Gao He's deeply furrowed brow finally relaxed.

"So that's how it is. Everything is clear now. Thank you, Brother Tan, for your guidance!" Gao He said with sincere gratitude.

He was now completely certain that Li Mi was—

A Divine Gate Realm expert!

This was all Li Mi's plan.

"Senior Gao He, the reason Senior Li Mi refuses to admit to anything and keeps his Boundary hidden at the Second Grade is likely that he has grown weary of war and hates the killing. He simply wants to live the life of an ordinary person," Tan Chang had said in a grave tone. "If possible, it's best not to disturb him again."

"I understand."

Gao He nodded solemnly. After hanging up, he felt a profound sense of relief. It was quite normal for a Divine Gate Realm powerhouse to have a quirky temperament. Just as there were war machines who loved to kill, there were naturally those who were tired of it.

But Li Mi was their ace in the hole.

If Hua Country were to face a crisis again, how could Li Mi truly stand by and do nothing?

Gao He reported the situation to his superiors, who in turn reported it further up the chain.

Information about Li Mi's identity was upgraded from an SSS-level top-secret file to an 'ultra-top-secret' one, accessible only by those in the Divine Gate Realm.

On this day, the Hua Country Martial Dao world welcomed a new Divine Gate master.

But no one disturbed Li Mi. Instead, from afar, they all performed a formal Martial Dao salute in honor of this silent guardian.

「Thirteen years later.」

A female Sword Sect master named Xu Die unsealed the ultra-top-secret file that had gathered dust for over a decade. She saw only three short lines—

Li Mi: Male, twenty-nine years old.

Boundary: Divine Gate—???

Achievements: Captured three peak-stage Divine Gate Realm Otherworlders alive. The number one expert in Hua Country's Martial Dao!

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Despite the unpleasant scamming incident, the group quickly recovered and began to enjoy the delicious seafood and barbecue.

Li Mi channeled his grief and indignation into his appetite, eating and drinking with gusto. He decided he had to work hard on his cultivation.

The next time he ran into a scammer, he would hit back hard.

Xu Lai sipped his peach blossom wine, lost in thought.

Earth really is a lively place. Never mind the Ancient Demon Clan, who are possibly connected to the Jiang Family. The two I just suppressed, as well as the old man being treated in the school infirmary yesterday, all had considerably high Boundaries. And they were genuine Cultivators.

"Otherworlders from beyond the realm..."

Xu Lai suddenly smiled. "So that's how it is."

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