Guild supervisor Isaac sat in the guild, his face grim, with his burly henchman standing behind him.
"It's over, it's all over..."
He muttered incessantly.
"The Corpse Collector's Guild... a heavy loss?"
Zhang Chen asked.
"Heavy? You can't even describe it as heavy. Those damn demonic spirits, I don't know what's gotten into them!"
"More than half of my corpse collectors haven't returned, and I've lost quite a few clients."
"If this continues, the Corpse Collector's Guild will have to close its doors!"
"It's not just the ancient battlefield; demonic spirit tides have erupted in almost all demonic spirit training grounds across the world."
"What's more, all high-tier demonic spirits have appeared in areas that originally only housed low-tier demonic spirits. This has severely crippled the corpse collectors..."
Isaac said with a dark expression.
He wasn't heartbroken by the fall of the corpse collectors, but by the fact that no one was earning money for him.
This was because corpse collectors were required to pay a fixed membership fee every month.
With fewer corpse collectors, his income naturally plummeted.
"This is a declaration of war by the demonic spirits on humanity. Do you know what measures humanity has in place to counter this?"
The Faceless Demonic Spirit, still in the guise of the man, asked earnestly.
"The Spiritual Power Association underestimated this demonic spirit tide and didn't deploy enough personnel for support."
"After this, the Spiritual Power Association will likely face heavy impeachment and criticism from the council."
"If the military restructuring bill passes, the Corpse Collector's Guild will be absorbed into the army, and we'll never make money again!"
Isaac said, tears welling up in his eyes.
"The Spiritual Power Association fears the council? With their strong cultivators, they should be invincible!"
Zhang Chen asked in surprise.
Zhao Xiyue shook her head; she didn't understand these political matters very well.
She only knew that her brother, Zhao Longchuan, was in the military and had always been at odds with the Spiritual Power Association.
From this, it seemed to corroborate Isaac's words.
"The Spiritual Power Association is precisely because it is too strong that it is governed by the council."
"The existence of the military has always been to restrain the Spiritual Power Association. Similarly, this has led to constant struggle between the two factions."
"Because the Spiritual Power Association has the support of various academies, they have always held the upper hand, making it difficult for the military to make any progress."
"But now... with the fall of geniuses, the academies bear unavoidable management responsibility. Currently, the major academies can barely protect themselves, let alone come forward to support the Spiritual Power Association at this time."
"It seems the Spiritual Power Association is in dire straits this time!"
The Faceless Demonic Spirit analyzed with arms crossed, looking like a cunning strategist.
"So... your, no, their initial goal was to get rid of the Spiritual Power Association?"
Zhang Chen asked.
"I don't know the specifics. I'm just analyzing based on the current situation!"
The Faceless Demonic Spirit said, pursing his lips.
He often lurked in human society, so he had a deep understanding of human social structures and power organizations.
Zhang Chen and Zhao Xiyue were students, after all, and their attention was solely on exams and trials, so they naturally paid less attention to political matters.
"Let's head back to school first. Perhaps the school is anxiously waiting to contact us!"
Zhao Xiyue said.
"Alright!"
Zhang Chen said, preparing to leave, and then turned to look at the Faceless Demonic Spirit.
"You can't enter the school looking like that! You need to transform into a student of Phoenix Academy!"
Zhang Chen said.
"Understood. That's simple!"
The Faceless Demonic Spirit's form changed, transforming into a young man of similar age to Zhang Chen.
"No, Phoenix Academy is a girls' school. You can only transform into a girl!"
Zhang Chen said, hands on his hips.
"Then why can you go in?"
The Faceless Demonic Spirit protested softly.
"I have my reasons, I told you, don't ask too much about human affairs!"
Zhang Chen said with a frown.
"Fine, fine!"
The Faceless Demonic Spirit compromised. In a secluded spot, he transformed again, this time into a busty young woman.
He cupped his chest with his hands, then tossed his hair, striking a seductive pose, and asked:
"How is it? Does it meet your human aesthetic standards?"
"Stop being so flirtatious. Just transform into a small animal. I have a feeling you'll cause trouble!"
Zhang Chen said with a frown.
*Poof!*
The Faceless Demonic Spirit dared not defy Zhang Chen and could only transform into a small bird, landing on Zhang Chen's shoulder.
"This is much better!"