Transcendent Dawn

“It’s her!”

“The female bounty hunter, Geli!”

“And, behind her, could it be… ‘Gangu’? The notorious thief worth thirty golden dragons?”

As Su Lu returned to the bar, gasps of astonishment filled his ears.

It was clear that this ‘Geli,’ the female bounty hunter, had a significant reputation in this area.

“This round’s on me!”

Geli headed to the bar and magnanimously bought a round of beers for everyone, a clear sign of celebration. “Also… Konde, prepare the bounty. I’ll be delivering Gangu to Woods soon!”

“No problem!”

Konde, who was cleaning glasses, replied with a smile.

In a small town, bars often provide other services, such as gambling, accommodation… even a gathering place for streetwalkers.

Moreover, it is also the only semi-bank, performing certain financial functions… you cannot expect a bank to be in such a small town! The only place with a potential cash influx, the bar, is the best alternative.

‘Just like the ancient rice merchants were also pawnbrokers and loan sharks…

as merchants, they’ll do anything for money.’

After initial surprise, Su Lu quickly made sense of it.

Looking at this female bounty hunter, his interest was piqued: ‘A Transcendent?!’

Normal women wouldn’t possess such capabilities.

After watching her finishing a slice of strawberry pie and preparing to leave, Su Lu too stood up.

“Stranger… Our town has no inns, would you like to make do for the night?” At that moment, Konde, the bar owner, addressed Su Lu.

If that was the case, he would have the obligation to provide protection to his customer, which was a clear sign of goodwill. “Thank you! But no need!”

Su Lu politely thanked him and left the bar.

Outside, the sky was gradually growing darker, stars were starting to twinkle. “You know what? Kid… We’ve been irritated by your deadpan face for a long time now… BURP…”

As he walked down a street, several figures came into view, led by Old Will, who was hiccuping from drinking.

Su Lu glanced around.

It seemed they were in a dead-end street, very convenient: “Gentlemen… I hate to trouble you!”

He warmly asked, “Could I borrow your revolvers?”

“Kid, you’ve successfully managed to piss me off.”

Old Will’s hand touched the gun bag at his waist: “I’m gonna strip you naked and toss you into a pigsty!”

Whiz!

At this moment, Su Lu reached out his right hand.

Cowboys typically take two or three seconds to draw their guns. The elite could control it within milliseconds. But as a [Wanderer], his speed was beyond average!

Before the group could react, a pale chain, which seemed to originate from hell, appeared, penetrating Old Will’s chest.

Just with a tug, a slightly transparent spiritual body was pulled out.

The chain coiled once around his neck, as if to make him a captive.

Otherwise, a single pierce from the sharp end of the chain would obliterate this spiritual body!

“After all… A Spirit Chain after upgrading is more useful than the Spirit Thorn.

It can be manipulated in this way too.”

Su Lu glanced at the pale chain wrapped around his right hand and was quite pleased.

Speaking of which, since the quality change upgrade of the Spirit Thorn, this was his first test of his abilities.

There are many inconveniences within the Inner Circle.

“He… He’s not human! He’s a devil!”

The thugs following Old Will could not see the spiritual body, but they could see the physical chain.

At this moment, their faces were filled with terror, they tried to run.

However, Su Lu wouldn’t let them escape.

With a mere thought, the chain snaked out uncoiling its sharp tip which buried itself in the chests of the few men, yanking their souls out.

“It’s a shame. If these ordinary people had some experience, I wouldn’t have had to commit such a serious crime to start with. It’s not my style!”

Su Lu pondered for a moment. Then, he withdrew the chain and allowed these dazed spirits to return to their bodies.

Although he did not intentionally harm them, the mere shock of forcefully pulling out their souls was enough to put these men to sleep for a night.

“Soul Trance.”

Seizing the moment, Su Lu’s spirit entered the Mental Realm, forcefully broke into their minds and obtained some information he wanted.

“Remember… You guys got drunk tonight.”

“You spent the night outside… Your guns and money bags disappeared!”

In the end, he hypnotized them one by one, causing them to forget his act of demonstrating his transcendental ability.

Within the Mental Realm.

Su Lu performed more detection around the area.

“Hmn.. the glow and the volume of the Mental Secret Realm are very weak, seems like they are commoners. Only the direction of the bar has a Transcendent, probably a tier-one, that Konde? No wonder he was confident enough to protect me.”

In reality, the number of Transcendents is extremely rare compared to the huge base of ordinary people. Being able to have one or two in such a small town – it’s already a high frequency.

Su Lu didn’t think much and after returning to reality, he went forward to confiscate the guns and money bags from Old Will and the others and disappeared into the night.

“Next, I need to fake an identity. As long as I bribe the local police, there shouldn’t be any problem.”

“Then, I need a guide to lead me to the native Gaosuo’s settlement… preferably a Transcendent, who can guide me into the local Transcendent circle, for material collection.”

“That Geli seems quite suitable.”

The creation of a false identity proceeded smoothly.

Su Lu just met the local sheriff, Woods, had a pleasant chat with him. After submitting the ‘normal’ documents and processing fees, he easily became a local citizen, turning into Sean Otto, a guy who left at a young age and only recently returned.

Why not use Transcendent power to directly tamper with memories?

Su Lu stated that this high -end technical work was not something he could handle presently.

Besides, even if someone investigated later, he hoped that Sean Otto would be seen as a commoner, without any connections to Transcendents.

Only when leaving, he gave Woods a slight hint, a very faint one.

The effect would be that as time goes by, Woods’ memory of him will become more and more vague, eventually forgetting his face completely. That would be enough!

Right now, he roughly understood what he, as a [Mystical Scholar], could achieve within the Mental Realm.

For ordinary people, it’s tough to tamper with memories seamlessly. But causing them to forget something and imposing subconscious influences are still achievable.

However, it’s more challenging with Transcendents.

For example, his previous encounter with Jessila. She was clearly hypnotized into thinking it was a nightmare, but she behaved unnaturally on every encounter. This was not a good thing! It meant that her subconscious was still fearful of him!

“If I were to advance to a tier-three [Odd Technician], I could probably perfectly tamper with the memories of commoners, even low-tier

Transcendents….That would be terrifying, sort of like the ability of a Fierce Ghost!”