You, a living person, are telling me I've served in the underworld for ten years?

Projection of the Sumeru Realm—Boundary Wall!
A spatial barrier, as thin as a hair yet incredibly sturdy, instantly unfolded around him, existing between the present world and its inner Sumeru world! Like an absolutely defensive eggshell!

clang--!!!
A sharp, deafening sound, like the striking of a metal bell, exploded out!

That indestructible bone blade, composed of a high-energy bio-force field, was as if it had struck the hardest stellar foundation in the world!

The leader felt an irresistible force of recoil coming from the force of his slash!

A searing pain, tearing at the very soul, instantly spread from the right arm holding the blade to the entire shoulder!

The azure energy bone blade flickered and shook violently, and fine, spiderweb-like energy cracks appeared on its surface visible to the naked eye!
For the first time, unparalleled horror rose in his eyes.

"How is this possible?!"

This defense exceeded all his understanding of the limits of energy tolerance of carbon-based organisms!
In the milliseconds that his sword strike was blocked and his mind was blanked by the terrifying force of the counterattack!

A cold, pincer-like finger pierced through the shimmering energy fragments of the bone blade with ghostly speed! It precisely struck a tiny connection point in the core energy circuit of his right wrist, on the dark blue armor! The force was light, yet it was like the most precise surgical forceps severing a crucial circuit!

"Fuck!"

A sickeningly soft crackling sound of a short circuit!

The powerful genetically engineered gauntlet on his wrist suddenly exploded, uncontrollably crackling with arcs of electricity! The light flashed wildly before instantly extinguishing! All energy fluctuations ceased abruptly!

The weapon's core was forcibly destroyed!
"you……!"

The leader was filled with shock and rage, and momentarily lost his composure!

But this moment of distraction is the fatal flaw!

"Your turn!"

Chen Yang's icy voice seemed to resound from the depths of his soul!

Those fingers that had just pierced the core of the arm guard suddenly turned into a palm!

Five fingers loosely clenched! As if grasping heaven and earth!
"Certainly!"

Speak the truth again!

This time it wasn't a wide-area suppression, but rather a convergence of mental and physical power, concentrated in the palm of the hand! All of it was poured onto the leader whose body was now stiff and rigid!
hum!
The leader felt as if his brain had been struck by an invisible giant hammer! His thoughts came to a terrifying standstill! His body's coordination, mobility, and even the rapidly operating core of his genetic energy all instantly sluggish! Time seemed to slow down and freeze at that moment!

He could only watch helplessly—

"Mountain Destroyed—"

A deep, booming sound erupted!

Chen Yang unleashed a powerful punch from his waist and abdomen!
This punch was devoid of any fancy moves! It contained only the purest, indestructible "force" refined from the ultimate application of the "True Explanation of the Dao".

Wherever the fist struck, the air was forcefully blasted and compressed, forming a visible ring of vacuum ripples!

"strength!"

The moment the last word bursts forth!

boom--!!!
That iron fist, wreathed in a pale purple glow, was like a thunderbolt descending from the heavens as punishment! Carrying an unstoppable and terrifying will to shatter mountains, it slammed into the very center of the leader's chest, which was rendered defenseless due to his imprisoned mind!
A silent scene of destruction!
The leader's chest collapsed instantly, creating a terrifying crater centered on the point where the fist struck!

His tough tactical jacket couldn't withstand the terrifying impact from within, like a sail torn apart by a tremendous force! It exploded, leaving a gaping, bloody hole! Fragments of his shattered spine, mixed with pieces of his internal organs, splattered onto tree trunks several meters behind him!
His feet left the ground, and he flew away like a kite with a broken string! The breath of life was completely extinguished the moment the fist struck him!

The body fell heavily into the bushes, kicking up a cloud of dust.

The mountains and forests fell into a deathly silence in an instant.

Only the small flames from the explosion crackled in the rocky crater, and the faint, painful groans of Headhunter Number One remained. The fierce, life-or-death struggle that had just unfolded seemed like a nightmare.

Chen Yang stood there, breathing heavily. His arm muscles ached with a tearing pain. That last punch had almost drained most of his remaining true energy. Forcibly activating the "boundary" to withstand the shock from the bone blade had also made his blood and qi surge.

His cold gaze swept over the chaotic scene, devoid of any hint of victory. A thought flashed through his mind, and the Sumeru Ring on his finger gleamed with an eerie light.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

The three corpses lying on the ground, along with the fragments of the shattered energy armor, were instantly absorbed into the space within the Sumeru Ring and disappeared into the forest, even the bloodstains were absorbed.

"Li Rou, examine these corpses."

Chen Yang's voice in his mind was tired but sharp.

"Including the core structural fragments of that genetically engineered arm guard that shattered!"

Their modification methods, energy sources, weapon design... are all related to that 'serum' project! I need to know just how far and how deep the reach of the 'Heavenly Alliance's' claws is behind this!"

Within the Sumeru Realm, Li Rou's blurry outline seemed to be disturbed by an invisible force. A chilling divine thought, yet containing supreme insight, swept over the three broken bodies and scattered metal fragments.

"Understood. Give me some time, and I will uncover all the secrets within them."

Her voice carried a cold quality that seemed to analyze the very essence of life.

Chen Yang said no more, his sharp eyes scanning the messy but now cleaned-up battlefield. After confirming that no obvious traces had been left behind, he moved swiftly, not rushing to escape, but like a raccoon blending into the shadows, silently disappearing into a nearby crevice hidden by vines.

He activated his powerful concealment technique to its limit, his entire body seemingly turning to stone, his heartbeat and breathing dropping to freezing point. His intuition told him that these minions, equipped with cutting-edge genetic weaponry, could not possibly be just one wave.

Time flowed slowly in the silence.

The rustling of the mountain wind through the branches and leaves, and the faint chirping of birds in the distance, became the only background noise.

About half an hour later, several extremely faint but highly alert sounds of wind breaking through the air rapidly approached from outside the mountain!

Whoosh!Whoosh!Whoosh!
Five figures dressed in similar standard dark gray combat uniforms appeared like ghosts on the edge of this land where the killing had just ended.

They moved swiftly and coordinated perfectly, landing silently.

The leader was a middle-aged man of medium build with a stern face. His eyes, like those of a hawk, immediately locked onto the tiny flame that had not yet been extinguished in the rock pit, as well as the few deliberately damaged but still discernible dark brown bloodstains on the ground!
He crouched down, picked up a bit of blood-stained soil with his fingers, and gently sniffed it. His face instantly turned ashen.

"High-level genetically degraded blood residue! It's the blood of our 'Storm' squad members!" "Captain!"
They have them here too!

A nimble team member pointed to a broken wild persimmon tree not far away, and a large area of ​​spiderweb-like craters on the ground, cracked by the force of the impact.

“There are signs of a fierce battle! The power level… is very high! The residual energy contains the fluctuations of neutralized Daoist techniques and our ‘Chains of Silence’!”

"And here too!"

Near the spot where Chen Yang had just pierced the core of the arm guard, another team member keenly spotted several extremely tiny crystal fragments emitting a faint electric arc—these were the remnants of the broken arm guard core!

"A core fragment of Captain 'Wavebreaker's' arm guard, the 'Annihilation Claw'! The attack was directly destroyed by the terrifying energy! Captain... 'Wavebreaker' and the others..."

The team member's voice trembled with disbelief. He didn't finish his sentence, but the meaning was clear.

The middle-aged man, referred to as the captain, suddenly stood up. Hawkeye surveyed the ravaged environment around him, his heart sinking with each glance. The fighting area wasn't particularly wide, but the points and layers of collision from the residual energy were exceptionally brutal and clear.

"The scene has been cleared! There are no corpses, not even large chunks of flesh! Only these remnants... The enemy was not only incredibly strong and extremely cunning, but also possessed spatial compression equipment, or a similar ability!"

This conclusion made the faces of those around him turn pale. The absence of a body meant the worst was likely, and even more so, it meant the attacker possessed top-tier elimination capabilities even within their organization!
"Leave three people!"

The middle-aged man with eagle eyes gritted his teeth, his voice cold, decisive, and brooking no argument.

"Rat, Black Crow, Mountain Hawk! You stay here and activate the highest frequency covert detector. Strain this area inch by inch! Don't miss any abnormal energy, spatial fluctuations, or biological debris! The enemy left in a hurry, so they might have missed something!"

"The rest of you, immediately follow me back to the 'Snake's Nest' to report!"

His heart was pounding wildly in his chest.

"The 'Storm' squad has been wiped out! An unknown terrorist carrying spatial equipment has appeared!"
This is a huge deal!

Without hesitation, the three named "Rat," "Black Crow," and "Mountain Hawk" immediately took out a spherical device the size of a pigeon egg from their tactical belts. They quickly manipulated the device with their fingers, and a series of multi-frequency oscillating detection waves, imperceptible to the naked eye but powerful enough to penetrate rock strata, silently spread out and began scanning the surrounding area.

The other two followed closely behind the middle-aged man in the eagle's eye. Without pausing, they leaped into the air and sped off like arrows in the direction they had come from, clearly to deliver a message.

Within the shadows of the crevice, Chen Yang stood like an ancient rock.

His spiritual senses were firmly locked onto the three people left behind outside. The probe wave swept across his hiding place, but it was easily distorted and refracted by the imperceptible yet mysterious spatial folding and fluctuations on his body, without causing the slightest ripple.

Time passed second by second.

The three men conducted an extremely meticulous investigation, scanning repeatedly, even lying on the ground to observe rock crevices and soil structure with special magnifying glasses. After about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, anxiety and seriousness began to appear on their faces.

"Boss, there's nothing... no abnormal signal residue detected..."

"The biological residues in the soil were also neutralized and eliminated through special methods, leaving only the most basic blood type fragments..."

"The traces were cleaned up so thoroughly! It's like the area was swept away by a hurricane!"

The team member nicknamed "Rat" couldn't help but mutter a curse under his breath.

"Damn it, who did this?"

"Enough talk! Keep investigating!"

The leader, nicknamed "Mountain Hawk," was a lean man with high cheekbones and a fierce look in his eyes.

"We can't let even the slightest clue slip by! Daring to make a move against 'Storm' is like throwing the sky over!"

Their minds were completely absorbed in the search, and their vigilance inevitably began to slacken slightly.

In that instant, Chen Yang, hidden in the crevice, moved!
It's not the wind, it's the shadow!
A blur, almost imperceptible to the eye, appeared on the ground as if by teleportation behind the "mouse" who was bending over to examine a rock!
"Mouse" felt the hairs on the back of his neck stand on end!

An indescribable chill left him no time to even cry out!
boom!
A hand as strong as an iron hoop struck a vital point on the back of his neck with perfect precision!
He didn't even utter a sound.

The "mouse" went limp, like soft mud with its bones removed.

"Enemy attack!!"

Almost at the same time.

The alertness of the "mountain hawk" and the "black crow" allowed them to sense the abnormality the moment the "rat" collapsed!
The two reacted incredibly quickly, without even turning their heads. One lunged forward and the other rolled to the side, simultaneously reaching for their concussion pistols at their waists!

But Chen Yang was faster!

Kicking the Xue family thugs to death and fighting the gene warriors not only improved his strength, but also honed his reflexes through countless trials!

While dealing with "Rat", his body used the slight recoil to twist and turn, like a hunting falcon, and pounced on "Black Crow", who had just landed and rolled, his fingers barely touching the gun handle!
"Black Crow" felt as if a huge shadow had blocked its vision!
He only had time to see a blurry outline before an unparalleled impact struck his side! It felt like being run over by a speeding armored vehicle!
Click!
A clear sound of ribs breaking was accompanied by excruciating pain!

"Ugh!"

A piercing scream had just escaped its throat!
Chen Yang's elbow struck "Black Crow" hard on the temple with the force of his charge, like a heavy hammer!

The sound stopped abruptly!

"Black Crow" rolled its eyes back, blood spurting from its mouth and nose, and rolled several meters like a tattered sack before falling completely silent.

The last "Mountain Hawk" was terrified! The opponent took out two teammates in the blink of an eye!
He had just rolled and crouched on the ground when he hadn't even had time to aim the concussion gun he had drawn!
He was horrified to see Chen Yang's cold, indifferent face, as if he were looking at a dead object!
"I'll throw..."

The hawk's plea for mercy was cut short.

boom!
Chen Yang followed closely, stomping his foot on the ground and unleashing an impact force like a cannonball!

His left hand shot out like lightning, not to attack a vital spot, but to pinch "Mountain Hawk's" wrist holding the gun with his five fingers!

An overwhelming and terrifying force surged forth!
"Crack!"

The wrist bone and arm bone were instantly crushed and deformed!
"what--!"

The screams were incredibly shrill!
The hawk's eyes bulged out in pain, and its body instinctively curled up!
With his other hand, Chen Yang gathered a wisp of chaotic Dao energy at his fingertips—enough to shatter nerve bundles—and precisely tapped it on the Dazhui acupoint at the back of Chen Yang's neck once more!
"Mountain Hawk" froze, all its strength and voice drained instantly, its vision went black, and it collapsed to the ground like a snake whose spine had been removed. (End of Chapter)