Translator: CinderTL
Whoosh!!
Beneath the azure sky, towering skyscrapers stood tall in the bustling city.
An aircraft pierced through the white clouds, churning the air.
"That was fast," Xu Tingxiao remarked with a sigh. The mission to eradicate the Evil God Cult had gone remarkably smoothly, with few complications.
Zhao Jushan and the others chuckled and shook their heads, fully aware of the reason for their success.
His power, far exceeding that of a Grandmaster, was like using a sledgehammer to crack an egg.
He even wondered why Junior Brother Chen had personally taken on the task of eliminating the Evil God Cult.
[Serpent Spirit Power: 990/100]
Chen Feng stared at the panel before him, his expression calm, his heart content.
Though the Winged Serpent King hadn't fully manifested, the residual power had still provided him with a significant boost to his Serpent Spirit Power.
This meant he could activate the Dark Dream Mark again the next time he visited the Serpent Spirit Secret Realm.
As the thought crossed his mind, he glanced at his phone.
The Black Bat incident was too strange. He had informed Chu Shihong of the suspicious details, hoping the two cities wouldn't prematurely end their coordinated operations. It was crucial to remain vigilant, especially regarding the follow-up investigation into the Evil God Cult.
Chu Shihong: Understood!
With a brief reply, Chen Feng put down his phone and gazed out the window.
Feng Province's major conglomerates, with the exception of Skyway Shipping, which had been hampered by his own actions, had mostly established branches in Nanjiang City. They had completed building inspections, assigned management and security personnel, and were ready to operate.
"The new Nanjiang," he murmured.
In essence, all major groups had already established branches, inspection buildings, and deployed corresponding management and security personnel in Nanjing City.
"The new Nanjiang."
The phrase flashed through Chen Feng's mind as the aircraft descended, weaving between the towering buildings.
A holographic projection, like a cloud of electronic mist, revealed the four characters of Tian Hao Security.
Lin Hao hadn't contacted him in recent days, likely preoccupied with other matters.
After some thought, Chen Feng decided not to disturb him.
Clink.
A glass teacup landed on the desk with a crisp sound.
Lin Hao, dressed in a gray casual suit, stared intently at the suburban map displayed on the virtual screen, his expression gradually turning serious.
"Uncle Liu, is the information confirmed?"
"Yes, it's been verified."
An elderly man in a black wool coat stood before the desk. His neatly parted hair and white gloves exuded an air of refined gentility.
"Xu Heng has received full authorization from his father, Xu Hai, to participate in the research project for a new advanced energy source."
"Red Wave Energy is highly interested in their research findings, which is how he successfully made contact."
As he spoke, data files were transmitted to Lin Hao's specialized communicator.
Opening them, Chen Feng saw images of metallic cubes containing concentrated liquid energy.
"So, he's trading with Red Wave Energy?" Lin Hao asked in a low voice, his expression grim.
He knew exactly who had driven the energy breakthrough that had led to its current success.
"Yes."
Liu Bo nodded. "According to our informants, he's already completed one successful transaction. Although it was just the initial prototype, Red Wave Energy was very satisfied, which led to this second, formal deal."
Lin Hao's expression darkened further, a storm of thoughts brewing within him.
He had to reclaim what he had lost.
It wasn't because he cared deeply about Jadeite Biotech, but because it held the fruits of his father's life's work. Now, those very achievements were being used by someone else to maintain their own interests and curry favor with other powerful factions.
"Then notify them," Lin Hao said, his voice colder than Liu Bo had ever heard it.
Liu Bo hesitated, sensing Lin Hao's intentions.
"Young Master, I suspect this might be a trap," he cautioned, despite knowing it might displease Lin Hao. "The transaction is set to take place in the Nanjiang suburbs. While Red Wave Energy does plan to build a future branch there, this sudden arrangement seems suspicious."
"Perhaps you should—"
"Uncle Liu."
Lin Hao spoke, interrupting Liu Bo and meeting his gaze.
"Do you think I have any choice?"
As the words fell, Liu Bo fell silent.
Allowing Red Wave Energy to deepen its cooperation with them was, in essence, aiding the enemy.
Therefore...
"I understand."
With a sigh, he nodded.
Liu Bo then left the rooftop office to begin mobilizing the necessary forces.
The red solid wood door slowly closed, and sunlight streamed in through the floor-to-ceiling windows.
Lin Hao's suited silhouette was fixed to the ground, stretched long and lonely.
He sat alone, slowly closing his eyes.
Thump!!
In the mist-shrouded Dream World, a massive phosphorescent Bone Eagle was sent flying backward, crashing through a low building.
Then, a series of muffled thuds echoed.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!!
Distorted werewolves were flung backward, and a Giant Python with rotting scales exploded.
Eerie green blood splattered everywhere as waves of Black Tide Creatures crashed through walls, overturned ceilings, and plummeted to the ground.
The entire world fell silent for a moment. A figure with a single, jade-green horn stood atop a high-rise, its Scarlet Eyes surveying everything below.
"#%!"
The incomprehensible special syllables echoed again, followed by a sharp whistling sound in the air.
Seven or eight Batfolk with crimson skin and twin horns, resembling demons from hell, appeared.
Swish! Swish! Swish!!
The seven Batfolk formed a circle around the figure, surrounding it from all sides.
The world erupted into chaos once more. Distant high-rises began to shake violently as more Black Tide Creatures surged forward in a massive wave.
There was also the one-eyed Magma Troll and the Hellhound wreathed in Black Flame.
A Sixth-Tier aura rapidly approached, its thudding footsteps like warhammers pounding against their hearts.
"#%!"
The Batfolk cried out, dark light gathering behind their wings.
In the next instant...
Whoosh!
Seven beams of light streaked toward them, scorching the air into vapor.
But...
A blinding golden shield had appeared from nowhere, a perfect circle with no blind spots, enveloping the cyan-black figure within.
The seven Batfolk froze in unison.
In the next instant...
Whoosh!
Seven golden spear-like protrusions erupted from the shield, tearing through the air and splattering flesh.
Pierced bodies, eyes wide with shock.
The golden shield slowly retracted, and Chen Feng watched impassively as all the Batfolk corpses plummeted to the ground.
Just then, the Three-Headed Hellhound sprouted Black Flame wings, soaring toward him in a furious dive.
Its fiberglass red eyes reflected everything, and the focused world slowed once more.
"Horn Strike."
The golden sword in his hand transformed into a broadsword. Chen Feng knelt, straddling the ground, both hands gripping the hilt, holding it horizontally before him.
"Activate!"
Whoosh!
The high-rise ceiling shattered as the cyan figure vanished in an instant, narrowly missing the Sixth-Tier Three-Headed Hellhound.
The One-Eyed Giant Troll, rushing from afar, instinctively stopped. Its single eye widened as it saw the blood-veined wings unfurl in the distant sky.
The figure hung in mid-air, standing back-to-back with the Three-Headed Hellhound.
Then...
Crack!
An abnormal sound echoed as the Three-Headed Hellhound's three ferocious heads soared into the sky before crashing back to the ground.
The One-Eyed Giant Troll roared in fury, immediately quickening its pace to rush to the rescue.
At the same time, the numerous Black Tide Creatures on the ground finally arrived, lunging directly at Chen Feng.
Swish!!!
A golden ray, like a thread held tightly in his hand, swept in a circle.
Every creature's body shattered, raining down across the sky.
Seizing this opportunity, the Hellhound's Black Flame in mid-air surged violently, as if attempting to repair its severed heads.
The formidable vitality of a Tier 6 creature was once again on display. Despite the fatal wound of decapitation, its existence remained unbroken.
Chen Feng narrowed his eyes.
He could clearly sense the Hellhound's aura had weakened significantly, indicating that such a recovery came at a price.
Strike while the iron is hot.
"Your life is mine!"
Whoosh!!!
The Horn Strike's ultimate technique activated once more, granting his Azure Armor Limit Break State body a massive surge of power.
The air howled like a sonic boom, white vapor blooming in concentric circles as a streak of azure and black light shot through it like an arrow.
Simultaneously, a pillar of golden light erupted skyward, accompanied by a shroud of white ash that seemed to dim even the blood moon's glow.
Boom!!!
Heavenly Pillar's fist shot out, and a golden, slender sword charged forward in a horizontal slash.
A storm erupted, shaking the towering buildings.
In an instant, the Black Flame burst open, ground down by the force of white ash and golden light.
The Hellhound's body, still recovering from its wounds, exploded with a thunderous roar. The charging One-Eyed Lava Troll paused momentarily, stunned by the sudden explosion.
"Finally dead," Chen Feng murmured, standing on the Holy Shield Colossus's shoulder. He turned to look back.
The Hellhound had vanished, and the scattered Black Flame on the ground was rapidly fading.
But this victory came at a cost.
Thud!
His body stumbled for a moment before he managed to regain his balance.
The Hellhound's extraordinary vitality and regenerative abilities required an extreme, limit-breaking burst of power to forcibly erase its essence.
The combined strike they had just unleashed had nearly exhausted his full strength.
The overwhelming strain coursed through his body once more. Chen Feng glanced at the Magma Troll and the several Tier 6 creatures approaching from the distance, drawn by the commotion.
"I'll leave this to you," he said to the Holy Shield Colossus as his Limit Break State slowly dissipated.
MO!!!
A deafening roar echoed through the air as the Holy Shield Colossus immediately soared into the sky, facing the four directions alone.
Without wasting a word, Chen Feng unfurled his blood-veined wings and flew straight toward a Martial Hall within his line of sight.
Along the way, he claimed Limit Breaking Orbs and Attribute Light Orbs, forcibly obliterating every Black Tide Creature in his path as he broke through the encirclement.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A series of muffled explosions continued to erupt, sending bodies flying backward and buildings collapsing in a cascade of destruction.
Finally, just as he felt his stamina dwindling and his strength failing, he reached a Martial Hall.
It was a sizable structure, spanning several hundred meters. Resembling a stadium, it stood amidst the ruins, its walls bearing the scars of collapse yet exuding a unique aura, as if protected by an unseen force.
His gaze sharpened, and a subtle change flickered across Chen Feng's expression. It wasn't just the anomaly he sensed. This was the first time he had ever seen a Martial Hall that wasn't affiliated with the Extreme Martial Hall.
Golden Profound Stream!
Three large characters on the signboard caught his eye. The words, seemingly inlaid with gold on a black background, showed no sign of fading. Instead, they stood out even more vividly against the crimson gloom, radiating a hazy glow.
"A new Martial Hall..."
The thought struck him, and Chen Feng realized something he had overlooked until now. The former safe zone had been peculiar, with only the Extreme Martial Hall present and no other Martial Halls in sight.
And here...
Memories flashed through his mind—maps of Qinggang City.
How could the world of Extraordinary Martial Dao possibly have only one school?
Suddenly, a shocking thought surged within him.
Ignoring his exhaustion, he sprinted toward the Martial Hall, accelerating with reckless abandon.
Peeking through a gap in the collapsed wall, he saw ruined training rooms and arenas.
Wooden dummies, training dummies, boxing gloves, staves...
Countless martial arts training tools filled his perception.
Then, his gaze swept across the scene, settling on a specific spot.
Dozens of Limit-Breaking Light Orbs were scattered throughout the Martial Hall. Moreover, three white Light Orbs with golden patterns hung suspended within a training room.
Unlike Talent Light Orbs, these were infused with a potent Martial arts aura, remnants of their original essence still lingering within.
Whoosh!
His Blood Wings vibrated, creating a continuous white vapor ring that stretched across the sky.
His pitch-black form shot through the air, Chen Feng's eyes blazing with determination as he raced toward the second-floor training room.
Two hundred meters... one hundred meters... fifty meters...
Roar!
A Bone Tiger with phosphorescent eyes opened its maw and unleashed a torrent of Black Flame breath, attempting to stop him.
Eaglemen and Bone Eagles in the sky swooped down in pursuit, descending like a swarm of locusts, completely surrounding and blocking Chen Feng.
As his stamina dwindled, Chen Feng prepared to withdraw from the Dream Realm.
The world fell silent for a moment, until—
Whoosh!
A beam of black light, like a cutting thread, swept across the heavens. It danced in a circular motion, leaving a trail of severed limbs in its wake.
Beneath the rain of spectral crimson light, his azure-black form finally crashed into the second floor of the Golden Profound Stream Martial Hall.
Buzz!
His foot struck the ground, instantly touching a white Light Orb adorned with golden patterns.
In the next instant, a panel notification flashed before his eyes. Memories flooded Chen Feng's mind, revealing a series of images:
The sweat-soaked days and nights of practicing stance and boxing.The earnest inquiries about the True Art Key.Most vividly, a scene he could never forget:
"The Golden Profound Stream is the top martial school in Qinggang City! We are not inferior to the Extreme Martial or Thunderous Roar schools. Across the entire High Wall Alliance, we stand among the elite!"
"If you can master even one of our three True Arts, you will become a formidable warrior within the Alliance!"
A middle-aged man in a Gold-Patterned White Robe stood on the Martial Hall's high platform, his voice booming across the hall.
As his resonant words echoed, Chen Feng glanced around and saw a dozen or so younger figures gathered there. The weakest among them had already reached the True Intent realm.
"You are all the future of the Golden Profound Stream, the strongest core selected from ten thousand in Qinggang City!"
"Today, I will impart to you one of our three True Arts, the very foundation of the Golden Profound Stream—the Golden Dawn Art!!"
"Daylight, Golden Body, Eternal!"
"Watch closely!!"
With a resounding voice, the middle-aged man on the platform ripped off his upper robe, revealing a muscular physique.
Initially, a white light emanated from him, which then intensified into a brilliant golden radiance.
A powerful aura permeated the air, leaving Chen Feng mesmerized.
Finally, the scene shattered.
His eyes snapped open, and a sharp headache struck him.
Chen Feng frowned slightly, suppressing the discomfort as he surveyed the quiet chamber bathed in the predawn night.
Moonlight filtered through the cracks in the window, casting a faint glow on the wooden floor.
The soft mattress and pillow confirmed he had exited the Dream Realm.
He realized he must have been ambushed by a Black Tide creature while absorbing the residual memories, ultimately suffering a severe injury that forced him to retreat.
But that wasn't the main concern.
It was—
A panel materialized before him, displaying familiar text:
[You have obtained a (Skill Light Orb)!]
[You have obtained a carrier enhancement linking you to this world!]
[You have acquired the special skill Light Orb—Golden Profound!]
[Choice 1: Exclusive: Can be used to enhance Golden Profound Stream-related skills, doubling their effectiveness—far surpassing ordinary Limit Breaking!]
[Choice 2: Decomposition Prompt: Decomposing the Limit-Breaking Light Orb will continue to enhance Golden Profound Stream skills, but with half the effectiveness!]
(End of the Chapter)
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