Of course, to ensure he wouldn't kill the wrong person, Jing Yuan only acted when he sensed the other's malice.
"M-Master."
The middle-aged man who was stopped as Jing Yuan suddenly moved to kill was utterly frightened.
At that moment, looking at the noble young master before him, his calves trembled.
"Take a look yourself."
Jing Yuan stepped forward, lifted his leg to flip the woman over, revealing a Slaanesh tattoo on her back.
Since Jing Yuan split her in two, only half of the Slaanesh pattern remained.
All followers of the Dark Gods bear faith patterns that manifest the deity on their bodies.
These patterns can be concealed and will surface after death.
"So they're Slaanesh Cultists."
Upon seeing the tattoo on the woman's back, the middle-aged man immediately let out a sigh of relief.
He had thought he was dealing with a noble who delights in killing, which isn't uncommon here.
But as he exhaled, the man's complexion suddenly changed.
"Lord, I recall my lady once gave her alms; if she's a Slaanesh Cultist, then my family..."
An anxious expression spread across his face as he looked at Jing Yuan with hopeful eyes.
"I'll go check. Big Brother, lead the way ahead."
Jing Yuan nodded, raising his hand to signal the middle-aged man to lead.
"Ah, thank you, thank you, you truly are a good person."
The man bowed repeatedly in gratitude before proceeding ahead to guide.
Perhaps worried about his family, his steps were hurried and chaotic.
Soon, Jing Yuan followed the man to a bungalow.
The house was considerably larger than the surrounding ones, indicating the man's family was far wealthier.
"Lai Yin, Tina."
He hurried to his front door, but when his hand reached for the knob, he suddenly withdrew.
"Big Brother, I'll go in first."
Jing Yuan passed by him, pushed the door open, and stepped inside.
The interior was starkly simple, with almost no decorations and the furniture of the most basic style.
The living room was empty, and Jing Yuan strode toward the inner room.
"Bang!"
Suddenly, the sound of a door slamming shut came from behind.
Immediately, a seductive field manifested, rushing straight at Jing Yuan.
"Sure enough, they're just students who haven't left school yet, lacking any vigilance."
The middle-aged man stepped forward from behind, his aura dramatically altered, and no trace of fear or cowardice remained on his face.
Simultaneously, his body transformed from a middle-aged man into a handsome youth.
With his voice, several scantily clad beautiful women emerged from the inner room.
A ship as massive as radiance hovering over the capital of the White Night Empire naturally caught the attention of these Slaanesh Cultists.
Considering that not long ago the White Night Empire sent a rescue request to Azure Star, coupled with the ship's opulence.
It's easy to deduce that this is the warship sent from Azure Star to aid Guyue Star.
They also know that once the opponent arrives, they'll immediately begin inspecting the realm.
Thus, the Slaanesh Cultists hiding in the White Night Empire's capital planned to capture a Star Sea Academy student, corrupt them into a cultist, and gather intel on the reinforcements.
Just as the youth finished speaking, a burst of raging thunder erupted from Jing Yuan's body.
Golden thunder surged, weaving into a golden armor that enveloped Jing Yuan, completely blocking the Slaanesh Cultists' seductive power.
[Pseudo-Might Spirit Armor]
This is the ability Jing Yuan forged through his recent exploration of the Might Spirit within himself; he cannot yet summon the full Divine Lord, but he can harness the Might Spirit's power to craft armor.
Though it can't compare to the Divine Lord's own set, for someone at his level it already surpasses all defensive spirit implements of this rank.
"How is this possible?"
Seeing the seductive field's power blocked, the youth's eyes bulged.
Slaanesh's power has always been all‑penetrating; its seduction is formless and intangible, with no defense.
Whether energy‑type or mental defense, neither can affect seductive force.
Among the Twelve Evil Clans, the Slaanesh Cultists may not be the strongest, but they are certainly the hardest to deal with.
Yet now several Captain Rank members' combined seductive fields were easily blocked.
"Nothing is impossible; you gathered yourselves, which saves me the trouble of seeking you out."
Jing Yuan summoned his formation blade, swung it aloft, and golden thunderous blade light shone like a blazing sun; the Slaanesh Cultists present could not muster any resistance and turned to ash.
"Ah, if every infiltrating Slaanesh Cultist gathered like them and then came to me on their own, how wonderful that would be."
In fact, when that clan asked Jing Yuan for help, he already suspected.
Whether noble or Slaanesh Cultist, it's easy to guess his identity, but a commoner shouldn't know such things.
Thus, to a true commoner, he should appear only as a wealthy playboy.
When one suspects a clan's presence in their household, a normal person would either seek official help or turn to a stranger.
The answer is obvious.
Having guessed the middle-aged man might be a Slaanesh Cultist, Jing Yuan followed along to see what they were up to.
He didn't expect the Slaanesh Cultists to have designs on these students, but even scheming requires both sides' strength.
Even if the fish voluntarily swims into your net, without the fish's strength you'll be dragged under and drown.
After circling the house again and finding no fish that slipped through the net, Jing Yuan turned and left the house.
At another Slaanesh Cultist outpost, a seductive woman impatiently awaited a companion's information.
"Damn, did that guy hog the information?"
"Perhaps he didn't hoard it at all, maybe he never received it."
A voice suddenly behind her made the seductive woman shiver, and she spun rapidly, retreating backward.
But she was swift; Gu Xiao's blade flash was even faster.
The seductive woman only managed to glimpse a pair of fox ears before her body was sliced into two halves.
"Fifth."
At the doorway, Gu Xiao shouldered a bladed spear with one hand while the other hand held it in a slashing stance.
Believe it or not, it only took this short time, aside from the group Jing Yuan deliberately gathered.
More than ten Slaanesh Cultists had been discovered by her.
If they were delayed another month or two, the White Night Empire would likely have fallen.