Longtu’s sharp gaze bore into his daughter. Suddenly, he froze, shook his head, and said,
“No, Lina herself has not mastered any beyond-mortal secret arts.”
The six elders also came to their senses. Their anger had clouded their minds, and they had actually forgotten this point.
Then, as if the Grand Elder recalled something, he slapped his forehead and exclaimed,
“So it’s him!”
Seeing Longtu and the other elders looking at him, the Grand Elder explained,
“When I took Lingyin to the Abyss today for her advancement, I found that the power of the Gu God in the outer area had become extremely thin. Third and Fourth Elder and I went in to investigate and discovered that a certain spot inside the forest was also noticeably lacking in Gu God power.
“At the time, we thought a powerful Gu beast had appeared…”
He trailed off, because they had been in such a hurry to bring the fresh meat home to cook that they had neglected this important possibility.
The Third Elder said quietly,
“When did he start cultivating Strength Gu? How did he get so close to beyond-mortal? Who taught him such secret arts?”
These three questions made the other elders’ hearts twist with jealousy and frustration.
Even Longtu could not help saying,
“Beserk… just a step away from beyond-mortal.”
Among those present, only the Grand Elder could briefly enter the Beserk state, and only for a short time.
The Grand Elder murmured, “How long has he been cultivating? How could he reach this realm in so little time? Could he be just like Lingyin?”
Could he be just like Lingyin… Including clan chief Longtu, everyone looked at the Grand Elder as if he had lost his mind.
…
He really does know Gu arts, just like the reports said. But there’s something different, back in Yongzhou, when he fought Young Master Ji Xuan and Miss Yuan Shuang, his Gu arts were mediocre, even weaker than fourth rank…
Ge Wenxuan, holding his telescope, frowned with his handsome, heroic brows.
For a moment, he could not tell whether Xu Qi’an had deliberately hidden his cultivation in Yongzhou, or whether he had only made a breakthrough recently.
If it was the former, it showed just how deep and sinister this boy’s schemes went, it was chilling. If it was the latter, it showed just how rapid his improvement was, possibly even more frightening.
If the intelligence from Yongzhou was accurate, then his progress is just too fast. At this rate, our intel becomes meaningless.
Ge Wenxuan’s brows were almost knitted into a 川 shape.
A perfect trap, a careful plan, needed accurate information to support it.
Against someone like Xu Qi’an, it was impossible to proceed methodically.
Because the intelligence would always be outdated.
With the nation’s fortune upon him, is he really this terrifying?
Ge Wenxuan was both a martial artist and an arcanist, fifth rank in martial cultivation and sixth rank as an arcanist; he was stuck at sixth rank because he lacked the confidence to withstand the calamity that a Master of Prophecy had to endure.
As an arcanist, he was not unfamiliar with fortune. While a person with great fortune would have deep blessings, once someone reached beyond-mortal, the effect of fortune would be greatly weakened.
This was why those above third rank could afford to look down upon the Central Plains Emperor.
For those at first, second, or third rank, killing the Central Plains Emperor would incur a backlash from fortune, the consequences of which did not bear thinking about.
It was not that they dared not provoke the emperor, merely that they feared that backlash.
To Ge Wenxuan, this was a kind of balance.
Otherwise, someone blessed with fortune could run unchecked.
But Xu Qi’an’s circumstances were beyond his understanding.
Is it that the nation’s fortune is different from mere fortune, or is there another reason…?
The arcanist system has only existed for six hundred years. Before that, no system was ever so intimately tied to fortune. In six hundred years, neither the first generation Jianzheng nor the current Jianzheng ever tried to refine the nation’s fortune and store it in a person.
My teacher was the first to try this. With no precedent, perhaps not even he knows what it means for one to carry the nation’s fortune. Was this idea something my teacher pondered for a long time, or was it inspired by someone?
Ge Wenxuan’s thoughts flickered and scattered. As he watched the battle through his telescope, his spirit stirred.
There was a new shift in the combat within the ring.
…
Riding atop a third-rank walking corpse, venting his violence with abandon, Xu Qi’an suddenly lost his sight, hearing, smell… all his senses were shrouded.
The chief of the Dark Gu tribe, who had been lurking nearby, used a high-level Gu technique, Deception, on Xu Qi’an!
“Bang!”
Seizing the opportunity, Youshi manipulated his puppet to ram headfirst into Xu Qi’an’s forehead.
Under the power of Shifting Constellations, Xu Qi’an’s danger sense failed him, so he could not foresee the Dark Gu’s technique or the attack from below.
The puppet’s forebrain cracked with a crunch, while Xu Qi’an’s pupils went vacant, his will vanished for a moment, his mind blank.
He reeled violently backwards, and fine cracks appeared in the dark-golden skin on his forehead.
Youshi was not dizzy, how could a corpse get dizzy?
“Now’s our chance!”
With his usual raspy voice, he shouted loudly.
They had underestimated their enemy. Although Shadow and Chunyan held back from acting, and Luanyu and Baji had planned merely to support, hoping to probe their opponent’s strength, it was still underestimation. This bastard was not an ordinary third rank, he could unleash the power of a perfected third rank instantly, shattering the walking corpse formation Youshi manipulated.
The other chiefs realised this as well, and before Youshi even called out, they had each begun to act.
Out from Xu Qi’an’s shadow leaped a middle-aged man with a deathly pale face, as if sunlight had never touched him. He nimbly climbed onto the back of this diamond body.
The pure, blazing flames scorched his body, yet it was as if the fire only touched a shadow, insubstantial.
A high-ranking defensive technique from the Dark Gu tribe, Shadow!
A slightly curved, hook-like dagger slipped from “Shadow’s” sleeve. It was jet-black, not quite jade, not quite iron.
This was a legendary divine weapon passed down by Dark Gu leaders through the generations, the Scorpion Hook.
This weapon was designed to pierce martial artists’ bodies. During the Shanhai Pass campaign, Shadow had used this weapon and his ambush skills to almost kill a Vajra from the Buddhist sect.
Clang!
The Scorpion Hook struck Xu Qi’an’s forehead, sending a shower of sparks and spreading the cracks wider.
The pain jolted Xu Qi’an back to awareness, forcing him out of his daze.
Chunyan, the beautiful woman with almond eyes who was sprinting over, halted and let out a silent scream.
Xu Qi’an, as if struck by lightning, found his vision, which was just recovering, clouding over once again.
A soul-manipulating technique from Heart Gu, shocking the spirit, seizing control!
It could only hold him for less than a second, but for Shadow in that moment, it was a fleeting, decisive opening.
Clang clang clang… the Scorpion Hook struck the dark golden forehead again and again, loosening it further.
With a ‘thud’, the curved dagger pierced Xu Qi’an’s skull and dug into his brain, violently stirring.
Seeing this, all the chiefs, including Youshi, brightened, as if seeing the outcome.
Even for Xu Qi’an now, damage like this was a heavy blow.
His brain was destroyed, but his spirit became crystal clear.
As if they had anticipated Xu Qi’an regaining his wits from such injuries, Luanyu arrived on the wind just in time, her long muslin dress fluttering as she threw herself into Xu Qi’an’s arms.
Her slender arms wrapped around his neck, her eyes pleading and affectionate, half-coquettish and half-entreating,
“Don’t~”
Bewitchment!
This was an upgraded version of Charm, turning a passive skill into an active one.
Xu Qi’an’s killing intent and anger vanished entirely. He gazed in a daze at her matchless beauty, his mind entranced.
Luanyu’s lips curled into a smile. Tilting up her sharp chin, she pressed her lips to his, sending both a child gu and aphrodisiac gas into his body.
At once, Xu Qi’an’s dark gold skin glowed flushed and red, and his trousers tented high.
Having accomplished her goal, Luanyu withdrew with a tinkling laugh.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh,
Baji’s attacks immediately followed, a volley of purple arrows struck Xu Qi’an’s knees, chest, and face, so that his diamond form was stained with a deep purple.
Chunyan again opened her mouth in a silent scream, seizing the moment when Xu Qi’an was lost in desire to try to seize control a second time.
Thud thud thud… Youshi summoned two bone sabres and charged madly at Xu Qi’an.
At this moment, Xu Qi’an’s forehead had been pierced, blood and brain matter streamed down from the wound, the golden glow of his Vajra-like physique was dim, and he was on the verge of collapse. His spirit was controlled by Heart Gu, and his vital energy, agitated by overwhelming lust, had surged below his waist, making it impossible to unleash the berserk power of the Strength Gu.
Youshi was confident that with one set of attacks he could kill him, or at the very least, inflict severe injuries.
That would cripple Xu Qi’an’s strength, making it hard for him to stir up any more trouble.
“Hey, don’t kill him!”
Luanyu, seeing this, frowned and called out.
She had yet to sample this almost perfect male physique. If it fell now, it would be a massive waste.
Youshi grinned:
“Don’t worry, if I turn him into a walking corpse, he can retain eighty percent of his strength. Then I’ll have him accompany you in bed, under my control.”
Luanyu spat disdainfully.
While speaking, he had already reached Xu Qi’an and, crossing his sabres, slashed forcefully at the wound on Xu Qi’an’s forehead.
Whoosh!
The bone sabres, infused with a force that twisted the very air, sliced Xu Qi’an and the “shadow” in two.
But as his sabres passed through only air, Youshi let out a puzzled “Hmm?”, then formed a cross with his blades, once again slashing at nothing, Xu Qi’an’s body appeared like blue smoke, like an indistinct shadow, without any physical form.
“Shadow, what trick are you playing!”
Youshi blamed everything on the Dark Gu chief.
Yet “Shadow“‘s reaction was even more dramatic. Like a startled fawn, he leapt far away, staring at Xu Qi’an with a gaze one would use on the Gu God.
“You know Dark Gu arts as well!”
The shadow’s voice was low, filled with disbelief.
At this point, Youshi also realised something was wrong. His expression changed, and he decisively retreated, giving up on pursuing his advantage.
He knows Dark Gu arts… The crowd looked at Xu Qi’an as if they were staring at some kind of monster.
After Strength Gu, he had also mastered Dark Gu?
Longtu and the six elders, watching from afar, glanced at each other, speechless.
Mu Nanzhi was greatly relieved. She bent down to scoop up Baiji, stroking and comforting her:
“Dear, we only rode you for a little while, don’t cry so much.”
Baiji sobbed, “My waist really hurts…”
Mu Nanzhi casually soothed her for a bit, but soon focused her attention back on Xu Qi’an.
The battle wasn’t over, she hoped he could find a way to escape…
“Impossible, this is impossible…”
Luanyu shook her head repeatedly. Indeed, throughout the shaman clans’ history, there had been many prodigies who practised two types of Gu arts, but without exception, none had ever reached the beyond-mortal realm.
But that wasn’t the main point. The crucial question was: how could a Central Plainsman cultviate both Strength and Dark Gu to such a level?
To her, the idea was as absurd as seeing northern Yao and barbarians wheeling out cannons and giant ballistae, holding repeating crossbows and fire lances.
“Is it the ability of a Scholar?”
Chunyan narrowed her almond eyes, testing the idea.
Confucian sixth rank, Scholar!
At this stage, they could learn the skills of their enemies and write them into existence with a brush. The core ability of a Scholar was ‘learning’.
Luanyu shook her head, “If he were a disciple of the Confucian school, my charms would have had no effect whatsoever.”
After fruitless pondering, they turned their gaze to Xu Qi’an once more.
I really am having the time of my life… Xu Qi’an poked at the wound on his forehead with a finger, his grin savage.
He had to admit it: the shaman leaders cooperated seamlessly, combining assassination and powerful control. They truly could kill a third-rank martial artist with ease.
And these were just five leaders. If Heaven Gu Grandma and Longtu joined in, even a second-rank martial artist would stand no chance, so long as that martial artist fought to the death and didn’t flee.
A moment ago, it was the great wisdom Dharma Aspect inside the Stupa Tower that had awakened his consciousness, allowing him to regain clarity.
But in truth, even if the tower spirit old monk had stood by, Xu Qi’an had planned to use shadow-jumping to escape the encirclement.
The shaman leaders were strong, but their proudest abilities happened to have little effect on him. This was the confidence that allowed Xu Qi’an to challenge five at once.
“We must change tactics.”
Chunyan took a deep breath and sent word to her companions:
“Shadow, when he uses shadow-jumping or transforms into a shadow, he cannot attack. So as soon as he leaps, force him out immediately. Then Luanyu and I will combine charm and control to restrain him.
“Baji, release your poison arrows straight away. Use a paralysing toxin this time. Shadow, go for the kill when you get a chance, just like before. Youshi, focus on pinning him down and coordinate with Shadow for the kill.”
As she finished, she saw Xu Qi’an merge into a shadow and disappear.
“Shadow!” Chunyan shouted.
She needn’t have said anything. The moment Xu Qi’an merged into the shadow, “Shadow” pounced forward and vanished as well.
Two illusory shadows chased and tangled across the ground, until both tumbled out from the darkness.
When a martial artist famed for close combat mastered the shadow-jumping of the Dark Gu, just imagining such a foe sent chills down the spine of anyone in any system.
And with the Dark Gu’s short-range leaps, its speed even surpassed an Arcanist’s teleportation array.
It was truly unavoidable and unstoppable.
Only Dark Gu could counter Dark Gu.
Seeing both emerge from the shadow, Chunyan opened her mouth and let out a soundless yet spiritually piercing shriek.
Luanyu rode the wind, her gauze skirt fluttering, appearing like a seductive beauty of legend as she rushed to meet Xu Qi’an.
With open arms in a pose reminiscent of a swallow returning to the woods, she put on a pitiful act, her bewitching eyes shimmering with tears, pleading:
“Please, don’t hurt me~”
Her “bewitchment” technique had never failed against martial artists, and she saw the man’s eyes turn infatuated as he gazed upon her.
Seizing the chance, Luanyu wrapped her slender, white arms around his neck, her moist red lips pressing against his.
She breathed out a sweet, alluring scent, sending more than a dozen child gu into his mouth.
At that moment, Luanyu heard the young man mutter quietly:
“Do you treat all men like this?”
This… Luanyu’s pupils contracted violently, and in the next instant, the man blew a hot, fiery breath directly into her mouth.
“Ah…”
Luanyu clutched her belly, the healthy tan of her face marred by bulging black veins as black blood bubbled from her lips.
The Desire Gu focused on arousal, seduction, and muddling the mind, physical strength was not its specialty.
Though Xu Qi’an’s poison was not as potent as Baji’s, it was more than enough for a “delicate woman” like her.
He spread his arms wide and gave the seductive fox a bear hug.
Snap… more than a dozen bones in Luanyu’s body broke instantly.
Your breath cannot enthrall me, but mine can poison you half to death!
Xu Qi’an muttered inwardly.
Luanyu’s state stunned everyone present. Her unbeatable charm had backfired, and she was gravely injured by some unknown technique.
Black veins covered her beautiful face, black blood oozed from her nose and lips…
Baji’s face changed dramatically, and he growled:
“Poison Gu? It’s Poison Gu?!”
He shouted several times, as if only this release of emotion could express his shock.
Xu Qi’an is actually a Poison Gu master as well?
Longtu turned to look at the six elders, only to find the same look of bafflement in their eyes as in his, utter bewilderment!
A Central Plainsman who had mastered three types of Gu arts, each to a profound level.
Could it be that, back then, Wei Yuan had captured a shaman master and extracted these secret arts from them?
Longtu felt he had uncovered the truth.
While those of the Strength Gu tribe still had the leisure to ponder and be astonished by the origins of the three arts, the leaders on the field had no such luxury.
Though their shock was no less than that of the bystanders, being embroiled in the fight left them no time for anything else, defeating the enemy was their top priority.
Once more, darkness replaced light, Xu Qi’an was again struck by the Dark Gu’s “Deception”, his five senses completely cut off.
A patch of shadow appeared silently, gripping a slightly curved dagger, aiming fiercely for the centre of his brows.
Youshi, with a bone sabre in each hand, charged at Xu Qi’an in a few steps, slashing at his neck with crossed blades.
Baji already knew poison was useless now, but still he spat three inky-green poison arrows in coordination.
To ensure their attacks would land, Chunyan shrieked again, using the Heart Gu to try to control Xu Qi’an.
Their combined attacks hit the enemy, but it was only a shadow with no substance.
After the triple assault, the shadow twisted like a wisp of smoke, then leapt away and vanished right before the shadow and Youshi’s eyes.
“Shadow” leapt forward, plunged into the shadow, and gave chase.
“Chunyan, retreat quickly!”
Youshi shouted.
The expression in Chunyan’s beautiful big eyes changed slightly. She found it hard to accept that her ability to manipulate the soul had failed, but at Youshi’s warning, her rich experience kicked in, and she immediately sprang up, leaving the ground, to prevent the enemy from emerging from her own shadow.
At the same time, she opened her mouth, letting out a series of continuous, silent screams.
As her body soared in mid-air, she looked down with vigilance and calm, and saw a dark gold figure emerge from the shade of a nearby tree.
Then, this martial artist bent both knees, and with a “boom”, the ground sank. He shot up like an arrow aimed at the sky.
Chunyan’s heart tightened. She kept opening her mouth, emitting the silent, piercing scream.
This time, the scream did not shock the soul, but instead stirred the gentle and protective side in Xu Qi’an’s heart.
Another method of the Heart Gu: Empathy!
Meanwhile, it was like sharpening her spear at the last moment, she called on the beasts within dozens of miles.
Previously, she had not used empathy, because shocking the soul and forcibly controlling it had a better effect, creating an advantage for her team.
Empathy, by comparison, was not as powerful. It could evoke emotions already present in human nature, but if it was overdone, the other party would immediately notice something was wrong and break free from the state of empathy.
For example, if an iron-willed martial artist was compelled to embrace death in a life-and-death fight, or suddenly grew dispirited, such empathy would mostly fail.
This time, she chose to evoke feeling pity for women, which was much gentler in nature and left control in the other party’s hands.
Further, empathy was not something imposed unilaterally, but synchronised emotions for both parties.
If Xu Qi’an felt a desire for death, she would feel the same.
During the previous battle, if she had forcibly made Xu Qi’an lose the will to live, she herself would have been the first to dash forward desperately to die along with him!
Under empathy, Xu Qi’an’s expression instantly softened. He said gently:
“Don’t worry, I’ll be gentle. I won’t hurt you. Is this your first time, miss?”
Chunyan nodded shyly. “Mm!”
A few seconds later, both broke free from the state of empathy.
Something was obviously wrong. In the midst of battle, the topic had drifted off in that direction.
The sense of discord was overwhelming, even stronger than inducing the desire for death, the empathy had failed.
Why is his feeling of pity for women like this… Chunyan’s eyes flashed with despair.
At that moment, the drawbacks of a Heart Gu master were clear for all to see. Not skilled at close combat, she could neither resist nor evade the attack of a beyond-mortal martial artist.
She tried to flee, but didn’t even have the speed for it.
“Boom!”
The sound of the ground collapsing rang out again. Youshi turned himself into an arrow in pursuit, trying to stop him from approaching his companion.
But an instant later, boundless darkness enveloped him, and Youshi experienced the same feeling as Xu Qi’an had a short while ago.
As for “Shadow”, having just used “Deceeption”, could not repeat the move in a short time, and could only watch helplessly as this Central Plains youngster entangled himself with Chunyan.
Slap! Slap! Slap!
Xu Qi’an was met with a familiar set of continuous moves, a sequence that only a martial artist at Transforming Force or above could enact.
He finally realised that, perhaps to compensate for insufficient individual combat prowess, this beautiful Desire Gu master was also a peak fourth rank martial artist.
Xu Qi’an grabbed the pretty woman’s wrists and twisted both hands behind her back.
“Hiss, hiss~”
The two little red snakes on Chunyan’s earlobes, loyal to their master, darted to bite the man’s arms.
Xu Qi’an immediately saw that the snakes were highly venomous.
Both tiny snakes bit into Xu Qi’an’s biceps. With two sharp sounds, the little snakes retracted in pain, as if their fangs had shattered.
“You…”
Chunyan’s large round eyes blazed with fury and panic. She opened her pink little mouth, ready to emit a silent scream.
Xu Qi’an sprayed a highly concentrated aphrodisiac mist into her face, as well as a Desire Gu child gu.
The black slender child gu immediately entered Chunyan’s mouth and disappeared.
Within seconds, her blood began to boil, her skin flushed red, and the desire within her was ignited, scorching rationality.
He’s also a Desire Gu master… Chunyan was struck by disbelief.
The last vestige of her rationality crumbled completely. Her skin was flushed, cheeks burning, and her legs unconsciously rubbed together.
The effect of “Deceeption” was short-lived, and Youshi soon regained his senses, charging from the side with his bone sabre, a ferocious aura seemingly intending to kill this pair of Running Dogs.
He was doing it deliberately, borrowing murderous intent and the force of the sabre to help her “awaken”.
Sure enough, after being spurred by outside force, Chunyan’s delicate body trembled, and bewildered eyes regained their clarity.
But it was too late…
Clang!
The bone sabre struck Xu Qi’an’s head hard, sending a spray of sparks. He made no effort to dodge, but at the moment of impact, he tightly embraced Chunyan.
Crack, crack!
A woman’s body was always so soft, her bones just as fragile.
Xu Qi’an casually dropped Chunyan, bones broken, body full of aphrodisiac and poison, and stood haughtily in mid-air, scanning the Dark Gu, Corpse Gu, and Poison Gu chiefs. He grinned ferociously:
“Now, it’s your turn.”
For no reason, a chill flashed through the three leaders’ hearts.
He took a deep breath and exhaled a blast of aphrodisiac mist at the three below.
Other than the walking corpse, both Baji and “Shadow” had tents pitched high in their trousers, eyes burning with lust, but quickly recovered.
After all, it had not reached the beyond-mortal realm, the effect was correspondingly weaker.
Xu Qi’an, of course, had more tricks. He immediately disappeared from mid-air.
“Baji, mind your feet!”
Shadow shouted.
Baji, catching his intent, leapt to the side. Recalling Chunyan’s earlier misfortune, he did not dare rise off the ground.
Sure enough, Xu Qi’an emerged from his shadow.
Baji, unhurried, grabbed a handful of black pills from a small beast-skin pouch at his waist, shoved them into his mouth, and gulped them down.
A black light immediately flickered over his skin.
“Pa!”
Baji clapped his hands together. Along with the sound, visible black smoke billowed out.
The black smoke rapidly engulfed Xu Qi’an, clinging to his skin like maggots to the bone, and pain immediately followed.
Indeed, long-range venom spray is on a completely different level from close-range poison… Xu Qi’an muttered internally. Baji’s poison surpassed his own, and he could not neutralise it with his poisonous body.
Trying to force me back? A ring of fire erupted behind Xu Qi’an’s head, making the black smoke shudder like a curtain, evaporating more than half, thinning it out.
He opened his mouth and let out a silent scream, causing the approaching Youshi and “Shadow” to seize up.
Exploiting the moment, Xu Qi’an, bearing the acute poison, dashed to Baji in a few strides, attacking with both hands and feet, every joint a weapon.
Thud, thud, thud…
The melee lasted barely three seconds before Baji’s arms and legs were torn clean off.
Xu Qi’an’s price for this was half his body turned black and purple. The Vajra body had been corroded by the poison, resulting in severe dizziness and vomiting.
Had it been any leader but Longtu, losing their limbs so brutally would have left them half-crippled.
But poison bodies were different, they had a unique regenerative ability.
Having temporarily disposed of Baji, only Dark Gu’s Shadow and Youshi’s walking corpse were left, by now, things were very straightforward.
With the Vajra Body, the undying body of a martial artist, and the Sevenfold Gu techniques, Xu Qi’an didn’t even need to use the Stupa tower to deal with a third-rank walking corpse and an assassin-type Dark Gu master.
The outcome went without saying.
Boundless darkness once again enveloped Youshi as Xu Qi’an used Deceeption upon him.
At the same time, Xu Qi’an’s five senses were also obscured by “Shadow”.
He could neither see nor hear Youshi’s position, but neither could Youshi locate him.
Whoosh!
A blade of dark gold flashed from his arms, slashing repeatedly at the walking corpse, making crisp “ding ding ding” sounds.
He used the Taiping Sabre’s guidance to lock onto Youshi’s location.
Beserk!
His muscles bulked up, his body swelling to almost double in an instant. Xu Qi’an listened and seized the initiative, unleashing a storm of attacks on the walking corpse.
Clang, clang, clang… During this, his brow was ceaselessly struck by “Shadow”.
“Shadow” quickly gave up, merged into the darkness, gathered up Luanyu, Chunyan, and the limbless Baji, and fled towards where Heaven Gu Grandma was.
His decision was wise, for he realised that piercing Xu Qi’an’s forehead was even harder than Xu Qi’an wrecking the walking corpse.
“Poof…”
At last, after a heavy punch, Youshi’s head exploded into fragments, splattering greyish-white brain matter everywhere.
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