I created the Bureau of Anomaly Control

“Do you know why I can be the leader of this ritual?” The black-robed man held a dagger made of obsidian, standing before the child's terrified eyes.

Xiang Yudi's gaze passed over the cult leader's back, expressionlessly watching the two boys and girls huddled together in the corner.

The boy tightly hugged the girl, shielding her behind his trembling body, his eyes moving back and forth between Xiang Yudi and the black-robed man, his mouth slightly open as if he wanted to say something, but fear prevented him from speaking.

Xiang Yudi had seen them when he came last time.

But there were seven or eight children then.

“Because of them?” he asked tentatively.

The black-robed man smiled:

“You mean those three sacred artifacts?

“No, they are important in this matter, but the point is that I have reached a deal with the other cults. This is the law of devils, and the source of our power.

“If the construction of the Gate to Hell is completed, all the cults will benefit. Whether mortal or devil, everyone will receive satisfactory compensation. This is why I can explain the cooperation between demons and devil cults.

“There are only two types of people in the world: those suitable for trading and those who are not. True devil worshippers and most demon worshippers belong to the former, while members of the Coordination Bureau belong to the latter.

“For the former, if you can't handle them easily, find a mutually acceptable exchange of benefits to solve any problem.

“As for the latter, just use the former to deal with them, just like I exchanged information through Huang Qingfeng of the Supervisory Department, allowing you to summon demons inside.

“And how to get others to agree to your conditions and ensure you don't suffer losses is what you need to learn. This is the essence of a devil's ritual.”

The black-robed man raised the obsidian dagger and walked towards the two children.

The boy stammered:

“P-please, please don't kill us. They taught us very well. She and I can serve you and that young master. We can do anything…”

As he spoke, he cast a pleading look at Xiang Yudi.

Chuckle.

The dagger neatly pierced the throats of the two children, the surface rippling with a strange dark red, and the two cold, bloodless corpses remained huddled in the corner forever.

“Suitable blood isn't easy to come by, but if you find the right mortals, you can buy such high-quality goods.”

The black-robed man put the blood-drinking dagger into his arms. This sacrificial artifact, capable of absorbing blood, was one of the reasons he could achieve his current status, and also the most mysterious of the three.

Xiang Yudi only saw him use this dagger when performing rituals, but in addition to manipulating blood and assisting rituals, this weapon had all sorts of wondrous abilities. Sometimes he even felt like he could hear low murmurs coming from the blade.

It was the existence of this dagger that made the construction of the Gate to Hell feasible. Otherwise, with just a group of Tier III Hell followers, it would take more than a decade to complete such a massive ritual.

And in less than half a year, they would be completely wiped out.

But the blood dagger was not his target.

The robe on the man's body was the second sacred artifact, and the most important thing that allowed him to live to this day. It granted its wearer the ability to walk in the shadow dimension.

Creatures in the shadow dimension cannot see other living things, nor can they interact with life, but the shadow robe itself provides the power to survive and move at high speed within it. In other words, as long as he enters the shadow dimension, no one can cause any harm to him.

And in battle, he can enter a safe zone at any time, performing short-range, high-speed movements and repairs. If he encounters an opponent he cannot contend with, he can use it to escape. Otherwise, he would have died at the hands of some Tier IV ability user long ago.

Combined with his third sacred artifact, it was enough for the black-robed man to briefly contend with those Tier IV ability users.

The shadow longsword.

It was a weapon that matched the robe, and together they formed a complete Tier IV weapon.

The shadow longsword looks like an ordinary hilt. When in the shadow dimension, it can accumulate power, and when wielded in reality, it turns the shadow dimension itself into a blade, capable of cutting through any mortal thing.

If the robe can bring the user into the shadow dimension, then the longsword can pull the dimension itself into reality.

However, although these weapons are magical, they also have many shortcomings. For example, creatures in the shadow dimension cannot see living things. Although he can compensate for this shortcoming with high-speed movement against most enemies, he is still afraid of other opponents with high-speed abilities.

For example, Qin Lan. When facing other Tier III ability users, the black-robed man can appear in front of him in the blink of an eye with the shadow robe, but when facing Qin Lan, he may not even be able to grab the corner of her clothes.

This is one reason why the black-robed man never thought of attacking Qin Lan.

But the main reason is that her sister is called Qin Luan.

And although the shadow longsword is indestructible, it is useless against creatures that cannot be killed by beheading. Fortunately, the black-robed man's opponents are often other humans, and basically, as long as their heads are cut off, they will die.

This is why the Coordination Bureau sent the Yin-Yang Twins to deal with them—they were already dead.

Therefore, although the black-robed man is a Tier IV-level, elusive, and deadly killer, he still cannot directly confront the Coordination Bureau.

Knowing the specifics of his abilities, the Coordination Bureau can easily find ability users to restrain him.

But as he himself said, the black-robed man is best at not fighting, but at using devil rituals and reaching deals, and in a sense, the two are no different.

The black-robed man suddenly said:

“The devil failed to complete the transaction.”

Xiang Yudi looked at his back in surprise:

“What?”

The black-robed man said somewhat suspiciously:

“Did I underestimate Qin Lan?

“But killing two mental ability users in front of her shouldn't be difficult. Where exactly did the problem occur?”

In any case, failure has become a fact, and Huang Qingfeng is already dead. There is no way for him to replicate this efficient attack. The black-robed man knew he had to admit it.

This was a mistake.

Fortunately, he did not bet all his chips on it.

The cult leader shook his robe:

“I misjudged the abilities of the opponent.

“Let's go.”

Xiang Yudi asked in confusion:

“Go where?”

He said in a low voice:

“Let's meet our new friends in the Federation. We need to renegotiate a deal.

“I believe both sides will be very satisfied in the end.”

This is the strongest power the shadow robe bestows upon him.

The capital for negotiation.