Eunuch, do you really know these martial arts?

The moment the numbers reached zero, the signal transmitter on his chest suddenly vibrated!
At the same time, an invisible field spread out from the device.

It penetrates seawater and deep-sea suits, directly affecting the marked areas within Jiang Nian's body.

The suppression field is working!

And the effect was even stronger than expected!

The labeling activity was suppressed to an extremely low level, and the synchronous fluctuations that came with depth almost disappeared.

But Jiang Nian did not let his guard down.

Old Qin's warning was still ringing in my ears.

This forced suppression may lead to unpredictable side effects.

He maintained the internal energy circulation along a specific path, sensing the changes in his body.

Apart from the suppression of labeling activity, there are no other abnormalities at present.

My heartbeat is steady, my breathing is even, and my thinking is clear.

The communicator behind my ear transmitted a report from the submarine. The sound was somewhat distorted due to depth and hydrographic interference, but the content was clear:
"The signal has been released and is continuously outputting. Sonar monitoring shows that the harmonic characteristic diffusion range is expanding at a rate of fifty meters per second, and the current coverage radius is about three hundred meters."

"No abnormal underwater unit approach detected. Repeat, no abnormality detected."

Jiang Nian stared at the timer on the mask.

The signal transmission will last for fifteen seconds.

Five seconds have passed.

In the deep sea, only the faint blue light emitted by the device and the low hum of the circulation system could be heard.

ten seconds.

Jiang Nian pushed her perception to its limits.

Even though a master-level divine sense is suppressed in deep water, it can still cover a radius of 100 meters around it.

No exception.

Just when Jiang Nian thought that he might have made a wasted trip tonight.

An extremely subtle yet sharp mental lock, like an ice pick in the deep sea, pierced into his perception range without warning!

The objective was clear, pointing directly to his location!

"Warning! High-intensity active sonar scan detected!"

"The source is at a depth of over 1,100 meters! It is rapidly rising!"

Haiying's voice rang out almost simultaneously, carrying a clear sense of urgency.

"The target is extremely fast! Preliminary assessment indicates it is the same model as the underwater vehicle we encountered earlier!"

Jiang Nian's eyes sharpened.

coming!

And it came from the deeper seabed!

This means that the other side is likely still lurking below, waiting for a signal.

"Advisor Jiang, hold your position! Don't move!"

General Zhao's voice switched to the channel, "Haiying is surfacing to provide support! Hold on for twenty seconds!"

Twenty seconds.

In the depths of the ocean, more than 900 meters deep, facing an unidentified underwater entity rising at high speed, twenty seconds felt like an eternity.

Jiang Nian did not move.

He maintained his internal energy circulation, suppressed the activity of the mark, and focused all his attention on the dark abyss below.

The searchlight beam from the mask penetrated the murky seawater, but its maximum downward distance was no more than fifty meters.

The signal transmitter automatically cut off its output, and the blue light went out.

The indicator light inside the deep-sea suit turns red and flashes, indicating that the external suppression field has stopped.

In that instant, Jiang Nian felt the suppressed marker activity within his body rebound violently, like a spring compressed to its limit!

The activity level spiked instantly, even exceeding the peak value before the release signal!
"Consultant Jiang! Your marker activity readings are rising sharply!"

Old Qin's anxious voice came through, "The rebound effect after the suppression field stopped! It's three times stronger than we predicted!"

Jiang Nian gritted his teeth and exerted all his internal energy in an attempt to stabilize the restless marks.

However, the rebound force was too strong, and his internal energy circulation could only barely slow down the rate of increase in activity, but could not completely suppress it.

The first things to enter the beam's range were two beams of pale blue light.

Then, the streamlined metal casing gradually came into view!

It did not rush directly towards Jiang Nian, but hovered about fifty meters away.

"Target is now in visual range!" Haiying reported. "We are conducting shape scanning and feature identification... Wait! There are markings on its side!"

Jiang Nian's gaze was fixed on the side of the aircraft, near the head.

There, against the dark purple paint, is a silver emblem about two meters in diameter.

The emblem's design is extremely simple.

A downward-curving spiral, with an abstract eye symbol at its center.

“The symbol of Guixu,” Jiang Nian whispered.

A collective gasp filled the communication channel.

"Confirmed! It is the organization's core unit!"

General Zhao's voice was tense, "Jiang Nian, prepare to evacuate! Hai Ying will reach a depth of 200 meters below you in ten seconds! When surfacing, do not ascend in a straight line, but take irregular evasive maneuvers!"

"clear."

Jiang began to slowly rise to the surface, while simultaneously moving to the side, his gaze always fixed on the underwater vehicle.

The other side did not immediately pursue.

It simply floated there quietly.

This silent gaze is more unsettling than a direct attack.

"It's scanning you," Old Qin's voice trembled. "I can detect multiple composite frequencies of probe waves that have penetrated your deep-sea suit's protective layer!"

"It's analyzing the marker status in your body!"

Jiang Nian felt a slight dizziness.

The probe wave released by the other party seemed to contain some kind of frequency that could affect mental concentration.

He forced himself to stay calm and increased his ascent speed.

The outline of the Sea Shadow submarine appears below.

The streamlined black hull, with its mechanical arms deployed on the sides, is ready to respond to any attack.

"Advisor Jiang, move directly above me!"

The captain's voice came from the Sea Shadow submarine: "We'll escort you to the surface!"

Jiang Nian adjusted his direction and moved closer to Haiying.

Just as he was about to enter the Sea Shadow's protective range.

That underwater vehicle moved!
Instead of charging, it opened a circular port about one meter in diameter at the head.

Inside the port, a complex honeycomb structure began to rotate, and a blinding white light shone from the center!
"Avoid!" Captain Haiying roared.

Almost simultaneously, a beam of bright white light shot out from the port!
Just before the beam was fired, Jiang Nian, relying on his master-level sense of danger, suddenly rolled to the side and downwards!

The beam of light grazed the outside of his right shoulder!

The outer protective material of the deep-sea suit melted instantly, revealing the charred inner lining underneath.

The skin felt a burning pain, but the injury was not serious.

"It's using a non-lethal weapon!" Old Qin shouted. "It's a high-intensity bioelectric interference beam! The purpose is to paralyze, not kill!"

Before the words were even finished, the underwater vehicle opened fire again!
This time, three beams of light shot out in quick succession, blocking Jiang Nian's movement in all directions!
The mechanical arm of the Haiying submarine suddenly extended and blocked Jiang Nian's way!
"Bang! Bang! Bang!" All three beams of light struck the robotic arm.

The arm, made of special alloy, instantly turned bright red, and spiderweb-like cracks appeared on its surface!
"The robotic arm is damaged! But it still works!"

Captain Haiying reported, "Advisor Jiang, grab the robotic arm! We'll pull you directly into the cabin!"

Without hesitation, Jiang Nian reached out and grabbed the still-hot mechanical arm.

Just as he gripped it tightly, the underwater vehicle's head port lit up again.

But this time, it did not fire a beam.

Instead, it released rings of dark blue light!
The halo spread extremely quickly, instantly covering a radius of hundreds of meters in the sea!
"Warning! High-intensity harmonic resonance field detected!"

The sonar operator at the sea shadow cried out in alarm.

Jiang Nian felt a sudden dizziness!
The activity of the markers that he had just barely suppressed suddenly erupted like a bonfire doused with gasoline under the stimulation of this resonance field!
Severe pain!

"Uh-"

Jiang Nian groaned, his knuckles turning white from gripping the robotic arm so tightly.

On the mask display, his vital signs were pounding wildly, his heart rate soared to 180 beats per minute, and his blood pressure rose sharply!

"Jiang Nian! Hang in there!"

Bai Yongxu's voice rang out on the communication channel, unusually losing his composure.

"Haiying! Activate emergency shielding immediately! Elder Qin! Is there any way?!"

"Attempting anti-phase interference!"

Old Qin's voice was almost a roar, "But we need time to synchronize the frequency! It will take at least five seconds!"

Five seconds.

In a resonance field of this level, five seconds is enough to completely break down Jiang Nian's nervous system.

The underwater vehicle seemed to sense Jiang Nian's pain.

It began to slowly approach, adjusting the angle of its head to aim at Jiang Nian's unprotected back.

Clearly, it intended to capture Jiang Nian after he lost consciousness.

three seconds.

Jiang Nian's vision began to blur, and his ears were filled with the roar of his blood rushing through his veins.

The excruciating pain rendered him almost unable to think.

But he didn't let go.

The willpower of a master was brought to its peak at this moment.

He gritted his teeth, forcibly focusing his mind amidst the excruciating pain, and poured all his remaining internal energy into that specific cyclical path!

It's not about suppression, it's about guidance!

Since the labeling activity cannot be suppressed, let it explode!
But it wasn't a chaotic outburst; it unfolded according to the direction he had set!

“You want vitality…” Jiang Nian squeezed out the words through gritted teeth, staring at the approaching spacecraft, “Then I’ll give it to you!”

He unleashed all his inner strength with a thunderous roar!

It doesn't attack externally, but rather acts on itself!
Those boiling, active markers, under the forceful guidance of internal energy, surged wildly along the meridians like a tamed torrent!

concentration!

Gather!

It surged from all parts of his body toward his right hand, which was tightly gripping the mechanical arm!
Jiang Nian's right hand instantly became scalding hot!
The gloves of the deep-sea suit began to smoke, and the skin beneath shone with an eerie dark red glow, as if magma was flowing beneath the skin!
"What is he doing?!" Old Qin stared at the abnormal data stream on the screen, dumbfounded.

"The marker activity is accumulating in the extremities! This is active guidance! He wants to concentrate the highly active marker substance into one point!"

The intensity of the dark blue resonance field reached its peak.

The underwater vehicle had approached to within twenty meters, its nose pointed directly at Jiang Nian, ready to launch some kind of capture device.

In that instant, Jiang Nian suddenly looked up!
Beneath the mask, his eyes were bloodshot, but his gaze was frighteningly calm.

He released his left hand from the robotic arm, supporting his entire weight with only his right hand.

Then, he raised his right fist, which emitted a dark red glow, towards the underwater vehicle.

No sound.

There are no lighting or shadow effects.

But the moment Jiang Nian raised his right fist, the underwater vehicle clearly paused for a moment.

"Now!" Old Qin's roar rang out, "Activate the anti-phase interference field!"

The hull of the Sea Shadow submarine suddenly shuddered!
A ring of interference ripples, invisible to the naked eye but clearly visible on sonar, suddenly spread out from the submarine!

The deep blue resonant field was struck by the interference ripples, instantly creating large areas of voids and chaos!
Jiang Nian felt the pressure on her body ease!
The excruciating pain has lessened by at least 30%!
He seized the fleeting opportunity and swung his right hand forward sharply!
It wasn't a physical attack, but rather the concentrated marker activity in the fist was slammed into the underwater vehicle in the form of pulses at a specific frequency!

This is not technology, and it is not a weapon.

This is a strike released by a master-level martial artist's ultimate control over their own life energy, combined with the characteristics of activated genetic markers, and cannot be explained by any existing theory.

The dark red pulse silently pierced through the seawater and struck the honeycomb-shaped port on the bow of the spacecraft.

Time seemed to stand still for a second.

"Boom!!!"

The underwater vehicle emitted an unprecedented, piercing buzz, like a painful howl!
The entire system flickered wildly, and the honeycomb structure inside the port began to rotate irregularly, with fine electric sparks emerging from the edges!
Like a scalded beast, it suddenly rolled backward, its propulsion system activating at full power, stirring up large swathes of murky seawater foam!

"It's evacuating?!" the sonar operator reported incredulously.

"No, it's not an evacuation!" The captain stared at the monitor screen. "It's out of control! Its attitude is erratic! The propulsion system output is unstable!"

The underwater vehicle tumbled erratically in the seawater, its bow end constantly spewing out tiny bubbles and sparks.

However, the organization's technology is clearly extremely advanced.

Just three seconds later, its rolling stopped.

The lights from the submarine's equipment stabilized again, though they were much dimmer than before.

It adjusted its posture and turned its head towards Jiang Nian.

Then, it changed direction, its thrusters spewing powerful jets of water as it hurtled toward the deeper abyss, disappearing into the darkness within seconds.

The sonar signal rapidly decayed and eventually disappeared completely.

“Target out of contact,” the sonar operator murmured.

In the seawater, only Jiang Nian, slowly rising, and the Haiying submarine suspended below remained.

Everything returned to silence.

It was as if the thrilling confrontation had never happened.

But the burning pain in Jiang Nian's right hand and the lingering ache in the marked area inside his body reminded him of what had just happened.

"Advisor Jiang! How are you?!" Captain Haiying asked anxiously.

Jiang Nian released the robotic arm and checked his right hand.

The gloves of the deep-sea suit were completely burned, and the exposed skin was bright red, but there were no blisters, only minor burns on the surface.

"I'm fine," he replied softly, his voice hoarse from the pain. "The marker activity is decreasing."

"Quickly! Surface! Surface immediately!" Bai Yongxu's voice came through the sea. "The medical team is already on standby at the surface! Elder Qin needs to give you a full examination right away!"

"clear."

The Haiying submarine adjusted its attitude and maintained a synchronized surfacing speed with Jiang Nian.

The robotic arm remained by his side, ready to respond to any possible further attacks.

But even when they surfaced to a depth of 300 meters, the surroundings remained calm.

The underwater vehicle did not turn back.

"Flying Fish reports: We have arrived at the designated rendezvous point. The sea conditions are safe," the speedboat driver's voice came through the channel.

"Roger that. Expected to surface in two minutes," Captain Haiying replied. (End of Chapter)