Steam Era: The Lord of 'Puluo' Chapter 1300 613: Powder

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Previously on Steam Era: The Lord of 'Puluo'...
The Dark Star Bureau investigates a mysterious face cream that causes severe oil loss on Light Bulb's face. They discover it harbors unknown microorganisms that feed on skin oil, turning faces into breeding grounds. Suspecting a traitor within the bureau and a potential biological attack orchestrated by the Inner State, Li Banfeng mobilizes a team to investigate the face cream manufacturer in Yuezhou, led by Han Xiaoxuan. They discretely apprehend Han Xiaoxuan, who is revealed to be a high-level cultivator and an Inner State operative.

The burly man in front, whose height exceeds two meters and weight is estimated above 250 pounds, is named Han Xiaoxuan.

He glanced at Li Banfeng and said with a smile: "Hey handsome, do you really want to buy face cream?"

Li Banfeng nodded: "Yes, I heard your face cream is particularly good at controlling oil."

"Your face doesn't seem oily at all." Han Xiaoxuan reached out, wanting to touch Li Banfeng's face.

Li Banfeng dodged Han Xiaoxuan's hand: "Let's discuss the price first."

Han Xiaoxuan said coquettishly: "Handsome, what's the point of discussing price with me? Whatever number you say, I'll agree."

"So straightforward?" Li Banfeng was delighted, "Then let's find a place to chat in detail."

"Meeting for the first time and you want to take me out?" Han Xiaoxuan scoffed, "Where do you want to take me? Isn't it okay here?"

Li Banfeng looked around: "Isn't this inconvenient?"

"I have a sofa here, what's inconvenient about it." Han Xiaoxuan snapped the powder puff in his hand, and fragrance powder puffed out from the box, filling the room with a gray mist.

Originally sitting across the table from Han Xiaoxuan, Li Banfeng was nowhere to be seen. Han Xiaoxuan covered his mouth and laughed: "Where did you go? Weren't you going to take me out just now? Why are you shy now?"

Han Xiaoxuan clamped the powder puff in his palm and slowly pushed the door open.

His actions were very deceptive; the fragrance powder seemed harmless at first glance, but if enough of it landed on you, it could kill a medium-level Dark Energy User within seconds.

Standing at the door, Han Xiaoxuan pinched the powder puff, emitting dust throughout the corridor.

Using the dust, Han Xiaoxuan sensed the surroundings but couldn't detect Li Banfeng in the corridor.

"Handsome, did you run away like this? You're breaking my heart. You're a Traveling Cultivator, right? Wanderers don't have skills as good as yours.

Did you inherit your cultivation level or come from Puluo State? With skills this good, why aren't you finding somewhere nice to live instead of coming here to cause trouble?"

With each word, Han Xiaoxuan's mouth emitted more powder, until the corridor was almost invisible.

The denser the dust, the bolder Han Xiaoxuan became, moving toward the corridor's end, near the staircase he faintly heard Li Banfeng's voice.

Approaching the stairway, a sudden gust of fierce wind dispersed the powder rapidly.

As the dust concentration decreased, Han Xiaoxuan immediately became cautious and didn't move closer to the staircase.

It's the middle of winter, and the corridor windows are shut; where did this wind come from?

"Handsome, you just used Mind Traverse Thousand Mountains, right? Summoning such strong winds, your skills aren't small!"

Han Xiaoxuan deduced Li Banfeng's technique, realizing Li Banfeng had used Riding the Wind and Clouds to reproduce the intense wind in the corridor.

It made sense for a Traveling Cultivator to utilize Mind Traverse Thousand Mountains, but Han Xiaoxuan hadn't expected the technique's power to be so remarkable; the powder dispersed by the puff couldn't settle and was blown into the corridor corners.

The wind died down; Mind Traverse Thousand Mountains consumed too much energy, and Li Banfeng couldn't sustain it for long.

However, Han Xiaoxuan was a bit fearful; he didn't know what other tricks Li Banfeng might have up his sleeve. He intended to probe with Mind Traverse Thousand Mountains but heard two people conversing in the stairway.

"Go on, fight him."

"I won't go, you go first."

"His powder is poisonous; it's not suitable for me to go."

"You know it's poisonous, yet you want me to go? What do you take me for?"

"You're not afraid of poison, so why not dare to go?"

Who was he talking to?

When did two people come?

Han Xiaoxuan was anxious; the opponents came too suddenly, without intelligence, and he wasn't prepared.

Li Banfeng was also anxious; he didn't know much about Han Xiaoxuan either and wanted to use the Shadow for a probe, but the Shadow was reluctant to emerge.

Since visiting Gourd Village, the Shadow's ideas had grown more numerous.

After much deliberation, an agreement was reached, and the Shadow finally appeared, standing before Han Xiaoxuan and speaking slowly: "You should stop using powder; you've burned me black."

Burned black?

What is this thing?

It looks much like the person from just now, but it's really black.

"Brother Xiao Hei, I didn't burn you black; your skin lacks care and needs whitening." Using the glow from the corridor window, Han Xiaoxuan rotated the mirror on the powder box, directing a beam at the Shadow.

The Shadow, accustomed to being hacked and chopped and even being bombed in Gourd Village, paid no heed to this beam of light.

He rushed at Han Xiaoxuan's face directly; the mirror's reflection penetrated his chest, and the Shadow nearly stumbled.

The Shadow's chest bore a hole that you could see through from one side to the other.

The light swept across the chest and beneath the ribs, almost severing the Shadow's upper body.

The mirror's reflected beams could cause some harm to humans, but unexpectedly, the damage was severe for the Shadow.

The Shadow's upper body swayed, while the lower half sprinted frantically, desperately calling Li Banfeng: "You hurry out, I can't block this."

Li Banfeng phased through the wall, grabbed Han Xiaoxuan from behind, and prepared to drag him into his Portable Residence.

Strange, he was estimated at 250 pounds, but now being grabbed, he seems only twenty or thirty pounds.

How is this physique possible at twenty or thirty pounds?

Is this an illusion?

Whoosh!

Han Xiaoxuan flipped his hair, sending powder toward Li Banfeng's face.

Han Xiaoxuan avoided the powder, clutching a powder ball in his hand and directly striking Li Banfeng with it.

Bam!

This hit was fierce, causing Li Banfeng's body to crash with the powder ball, smashing a hole in the office building's wall and sending him flying downstairs.