Wizard: My skills can be upgraded indefinitely.

Early morning, on the rooftop of the Jiangzhou City Supernatural Abilities Management Bureau headquarters.

Three black-painted helicopters whipped up a gust of wind, making people's clothes flutter loudly.

Wei Song stood beside the helicopter at the very front, his dark blue uniform motionless in the morning breeze.

Behind him were twenty-four superhumans wearing the same uniforms.

Four Level 3 Grandmasters and twenty Level 2 Controllers, each with sharp eyes and a calm demeanor.

They were elite troops personally selected by Wei Song from various cities in Jiangnan Province.

Among them were two familiar faces: Zhou Zhen, and the girl who reminded him back then that "the official announcement is coming soon."

Her real name is unknown; her code name is "Lingxi," and she unexpectedly awakened an extremely rare perceptive talent.

He is now a Level 2 controller and has been transferred over by Wei Song.

"Reporting to Commander-in-Chief, everyone is present!"

Zhou Zhen stepped forward and saluted, his voice loud and clear.

In just over eight years, he progressed from the early stage of a Level 3 Grandmaster to the middle stage.

He is now one of Wei Song's most capable action team leaders.

Wei Song nodded in greeting, his gaze sweeping over the crowd.

"Have you reviewed the mission briefings?"

"I saw it!" Twenty-four voices answered in unison.

"Fifty kilometers northwest of Shenfeng City, a new fissure has appeared, and the children of the abyss are seeping in."

"Our goal is... to purify the rifts and eradicate cults."

Wei Song's expression was stern, and his tone was calm.

"I have only one request for you: obey orders and come back alive."

"yes!"

"Set off."

7:40 AM, Shenfeng City Management Office Temporary Command Center.

The local official was a third-level grandmaster with gray hair, surnamed Chen, with a haggard face and sunken eyes.

Upon seeing Wei Song lead his men in, he immediately stood up and quickly went to greet them.

"Commander Wei, you've finally arrived!"

His voice was hoarse, carrying a deep weariness and... a hint of relief.

"How's the situation?" Wei Song skipped the pleasantries and went straight to the point.

"Qingshi Town... is now empty."

Master Chen walked to the electronic sand table and pointed to a red dot in the northwest corner.

"Three days ago, we sent a small team in, led by a level three grandmaster."

"After returning... he showed some mental abnormalities and is still in the isolation room."

He looked around and spoke in a low voice.

"That grandmaster kept muttering... 'eyes'."

Wei Song's eyes narrowed slightly; it was exactly the same as what was recorded in the file.

Are there any survivors left in the town?

"Nothing has been found yet," Master Chen said with a wry smile, shaking his head.

"We dare not send anyone in anymore. The energy monitoring equipment shows that the pollution concentration in the center of the town... is approaching that of a level four fissure."

"We even... vaguely detected the aura fluctuations of three Grandmasters."

A cold glint flashed in Wei Song's eyes, three Grandmasters...

This is a bishop-level figure in the "Children of the Abyss" cult.

"Take us to the scene."

"Now?" Master Chen hesitated for a moment. "Commander Wei, should we formulate a plan first...?"

"No need," Wei Song interrupted him, turning to look at the team behind him.

"Lingxi, activate the mental shielding field. Zhou Zhen, you lead the first squad to advance from the front. The rest of you, divide into three groups and flank from both sides."

Wei Song's order was concise and forceful: "Remember, if you find any contaminants, kill them immediately, leave no survivors."

"yes!"

At the entrance to Qingshi Town, the morning mist had not yet dissipated.

The doors and windows of the houses on both sides of the street were tightly closed, and some of the glass was broken.

A thick stench of decay permeated the air, and dark red stains could occasionally be seen on the ground, dried but with faint energy fluctuations still remaining at their edges.

"The scent of the polluter..."

Wei Song muttered to himself, a glint of intense white light flashing deep in his pupils.

When thermal sensing is activated, the world in my field of vision suddenly changes color.

Houses, streets, trees... all lost their original outlines, becoming a distribution of varying shades of temperature.

Most of the area is a cold blue, indicating the absence of life.

But in the center of the town, there were three... fiery dark red spots.

The temperature was at least fifty degrees higher than the surrounding area, like three burning hearts.

Judging from the energy fluctuations... Level 4, early stage.

"They actually hid here; they're really courting death."

Wei Song stopped and raised his right hand. The team behind him immediately dispersed, forming a fan-shaped defensive formation.

Zhou Zhen lowered his voice: "Commander-in-Chief, how do we fight?"

"I dealt with those three Level 4 contaminants."

Wei Song spoke calmly, as if he were talking about a trivial matter.

"Clear the area, and be mindful of mental pollution."

The moment he finished speaking, his figure transformed into a streak of orange-red light!

hiss!

The air was torn apart with a sharp bang, and the glass windows on both sides of the street shattered!

In the center of the town, the three dark red auras trembled simultaneously.

Clearly, they sensed the danger, but it was too late.

Wei Song appeared in front of the first two-story building, his palm pressing lightly.

hum!

A sphere of blazing white light condensed in his palm, instantly expanding to the size of a fist.

The internal temperature rose rapidly, to 1,000 degrees, 2,000 degrees, 5,000 degrees...

The color changed from incandescent white to golden red, just like a miniature sun!

"Thermonuclear Fusion Impact".

He gave a low shout and pushed his palm forward.

The golden-red orb flew out of his hand, distorting and boiling the air wherever it passed!

The moment the ball of light touched the wall of the small building.

There was no sound, only... melting.

Melt everything!

Bricks, cement, steel bars... all materials vaporize the instant they come into contact with the sphere of light.

The wall vanished silently, revealing a figure inside wearing a dark purple robe.

The wall vanished silently, revealing a figure inside wearing a dark purple robe.

The figure was kneeling with its back to the doorway, worshipping a distorted altar.

Dozens of human heads were displayed on the altar.

The eyes of the skull had all been gouged out, and black candles were inserted into the eye sockets, their flames flickering.

The figure in the long robe slowly turned around, revealing a face that could no longer be described as a "human face".

The skin was ashen, covered with dark purple lines that resembled blood vessels, but were thicker and more twisted.

There were no eyeballs in the eye sockets, only two swirling dark vortexes.

Its mouth split open to the base of its ears, revealing fine, shark-like fangs inside.

"A Level 4 contaminated individual... is now able to maintain full consciousness."

This harm is far greater than that of polluters who only know how to kill.

Wei Song's eyes were cold, and without uttering any unnecessary words, the second thermonuclear core had already condensed!

This time the temperature is higher, and the color is deeper!

"die."

The ball of light leaped out of thin air and struck the polluted man directly between the eyebrows!

The polluter roared and raised its hands in an attempt to defend itself, dark purple energy condensing in its palms.

But it had no effect.

The moment the thermonuclear energy touched the dark purple energy was like a red-hot knife cutting into butter.

A sizzling sound of corrosion rang out as the dark purple energy rapidly dissolved.

The ball of light continued its relentless pace, striking the polluter's forehead hard.

puff!

The skull exploded, and then... it vaporized!

Starting from the center of the forehead, the skin, bones, brain... all evaporated instantly under temperatures of tens of thousands of degrees!

Only a small clump of fine ash remained in the original spot.

The whole process takes less than a second.

Wei Song didn't even glance at the corpse, and without pausing, turned and walked towards the second house.

On both sides of the street, Zhou Zhen's team had already begun clearing the area.

Cult members dressed in black robes kept rushing out of the house, some of whom had already become distorted.

Its arms turned into tentacles, bone spurs grew on its back, and its eyes became compound eyes...

However, they were powerless to resist the combined attack of twenty Level 2 Controllers and four Level 3 Grandmasters.

Various supernatural lights flashed on the street, energies intertwined—ice, lightning, wind blades…

In the distance came short, sharp screams and the muffled thuds of corpses falling to the ground.

Wei Song silently entered the second house.

Inside was a female polluter, gnawing on a rotting corpse.

When she saw Wei Song come in, she looked up, with bits of flesh and blood still hanging from the corner of her mouth.

Madness and greed flickered in his dark purple pupils.

"Fresh flesh and blood..."

She laughed hoarsely, then pounced on all fours like a wild beast!

It moved at extremely high speed, leaving afterimages in the air.

"Instead of living like this, I'd rather help you find liberation."

Wei Song stood still, without moving, only raising his right hand and loosely clenching his fist.

hum!

Five tiny, sesame-seed-sized, bright white dots appeared on my fingertips.

Then, he flicked his finger.

Puff! Puff! Puff! Puff! Puff!

Five soft sounds rang out almost simultaneously.

The female polluter's body, suspended in mid-air, suddenly stiffened.

Five holes appeared simultaneously in his forehead, chest, abdomen, and legs!

The edges of the hole are smooth, and the internal structure is completely carbonized.

The madness in her eyes quickly faded, replaced by confusion, and then... fear.

His body fell from the air and hit the floor, twitched twice and then stopped breathing.

Wei Song turned and left, heading towards the third and last house, where an old man lived.

He was dressed neatly, his hair was combed meticulously, and he was holding a walking stick.

If it weren't for the writhing dark purple lines beneath the skin and those completely black pupils...

He looked like an ordinary retired old man.

"Young man, why be so impatient?"

The old man slowly turned around, his voice gentle, even carrying a hint of...kindness.

"The abyss's gift is evolution, and it is also eternity."

"Join us and you can get..."

Before he could finish speaking, Wei Song had already appeared in front of him.

With his right hand fingers together like a knife, he thrust straight at the old man's heart!

At the fingertips, a blinding white light pulsed, and the temperature instantly soared to six thousand degrees!

The old man's pupils contracted sharply, and he quickly blocked with his walking stick. Dark purple runes lit up on the stick, forming an energy shield.

Wei Song merely tapped the shield with his fingertip, and with a hiss, the shield shattered like a soap bubble.

Then it pierced the old man's chest without any resistance, penetrating his ribs and going through his heart!

puff!

The old man looked down at the charred hole in his chest, his eyes filled with disbelief.

"How...how could you...?"

"Old dog, too much nonsense."

Wei Song withdrew his hand, his fingertips still emitting wisps of smoke.

The old man opened his mouth as if to say something, but only spat out a mouthful of steamed blood clots.

Immediately, his entire body began to spontaneously combust, eventually turning into a handful of fine ash.

Thus, all three Level 4 polluters... perished.

The entire process took less than two minutes.

Wei Song walked out of the house, and the battle on the street was nearing its end.

The last few cult members were cornered and were fighting like cornered beasts.

Zhou Zhen pierced the head of one of them with a lightning spear.

The mental shock from the spiritual connection caused another person to clutch their head and scream in agony, only to be finished off by their teammate.

The last person tried to escape, but Wei Song casually unleashed a high-temperature ray that pierced through his heart from behind, burning him to ashes.

The streets fell silent again, corpses lay scattered about, and bloodstains snaked through the air.

The twenty-four team members looked at Wei Song with eyes full of... awe and admiration.

Just like mortals looking up to gods.

They knew that Commander Wei was very strong and had long admired the reputation of the "Ashbringer".

But seeing it with my own eyes... was still beyond my imagination.

Those were three Level 4 Grandmaster-level Corruptors!

In Wei Zongsi's hands, it was like crushing three insects—easy, casual, and even somewhat nonchalant.

"Clean up the battlefield and collect evidence."

Wei Song's voice brought everyone back to reality.

"Lingxi, continue scanning to see if there are any more that have slipped through the net."

"yes!"

Lingxi closed her eyes, and her mental perception spread out like a spider web.

Then, she suddenly opened her eyes.

"Commander, there's an unusual energy fluctuation in the northwest direction of the town!"

"It's well-hidden, but... I feel very dangerous!"

Wei Song's eyes narrowed. "Lead the way."

The group soon arrived at a place five kilometers northwest of Qingshi Town, which was an ordinary valley.

The entrance is narrow, with towering rock walls on both sides covered in moss.

If it weren't for Lingxi's spiritual perception, no one would have noticed this place at all.

But Wei Song sensed it as soon as he got close.

At the same time, the panel in my mind vibrated slightly, and a few lines of text appeared at the edge of my vision.

[Abyssal rift fluctuation detected]

[Coordinates locked: 300 meters ahead, inside the rock wall]

[Fracture Level: Level 4 (Newborn Phase)]

[WARNING: High concentration of contaminating energy detected internally]

Wei Song stopped and raised his hand to signal the group to stop.

"Zhou Zhen, take ten men and stand guard outside to establish a defensive line."

"Lingxi, get ready and see if you can find out the general situation inside."

"The rest of you, split into two groups, one on the left and one on the right, to guard the perimeter."

The order was given, and the team acted swiftly.

He looked at Lingxi. "From this distance, can we detect what's inside?"

Lingxi closed her eyes, and a pale silver light shone between her brows.

A moment later, she opened her eyes, her face somewhat pale.

"Inside... the space is very large, at least fifty kilometers in radius, with extremely high energy concentration, and there are many... many life reactions."

"At least... hundreds." She paused, her voice trembling.

"There are three more... very, very strong auras, much stronger than the three from before."

Wei Song's eyes narrowed slightly.

Stronger than a level 4 Grandmaster in the early stage... that would be at least mid-stage, or even late-stage.

"Any other discoveries? Don't rush, take your time."

Lingxi closed her eyes and activated her supernatural power with all her might.

After a while, she suddenly opened her eyes, a look of fear in them.

"Sōji, there's something strange inside... an altar, being built in the center of the space."

"There are many cultists moving materials and inscribing runes..."

"They are likely... trying to tear the crack open and make it solidify permanently."

Wei Song lowered his head in thought, remained silent for a moment, and then a look of determination flashed across his face.

"I'll go in and take a look. If there are only level four cultists inside... I'll completely purify this rift."

His eyes were cold and stern as he gave instructions to Zhou Zhen and the others beside him.

"You all stay outside and maintain good defense. If there are any unexpected disturbances, call headquarters immediately..."

Zhou Zhen's breath hitched. "Commander-in-Chief, you're all alone..."

"That's fine, I know what I'm doing." Wei Song interrupted him and turned to walk towards the rock wall.

He pressed his right hand against the rough rock surface, and light shone from his palm.

The rock began to soften and melt, revealing a twisted, dark purple crack.

The edges of the crack kept writhing, like the wound of a living creature.

Inside, one can vaguely see a gray sky and a dark red earth.

"Lingxi, after I go in, check the surroundings again to see if there are any other cracks."

"Everyone, guard the outside. If I don't come out within three hours..."

Wei Song turned around and glanced at Zhou Zhen. "Report to headquarters immediately and request backup."

"Yes!" Zhou Zhen gritted his teeth and nodded forcefully.

Lingxi took a deep breath and turned to look around the valley.

Without further hesitation, Wei Song stepped into the crevice.

Inside the fissure.

The sky was leaden gray, with no sun, no clouds, only a thick, constantly churning gray fog.

The earth was a dark red, its surface covered with cracks.

The air in the crack was viscous like water and carried a pungent sulfurous smell.

But what Wei Song cared about even more was the omnipresent "malice".

It feels as if countless eyes are watching you from the shadows, filled with greed, madness, and twisted emotions.

After Wei Song steadied himself, he used his senses to scan his surroundings.

The environment here is very similar to the "world corrupted by the abyss" described in the materials.

However, it is much smaller in scale, only about fifty kilometers in radius.

Like a fragment torn from the main world, it is being slowly eroded by the abyss.

"Over there." Wei Song looked eastward.

The outline of buildings could be vaguely seen there, and... flames.

He glanced at the sky, but instead of flying, he concealed his presence and moved quickly forward on the ground.

Fine black particles, like charred ashes, floated in the air.

Perhaps because it is a newly formed fissure, no plants or monsters have appeared yet.

After walking for about ten minutes, the view ahead gradually became clear.

A campsite appeared.

Dozens of simple tents were arranged in a circle, with a huge, unfinished altar in the center.

The altar was constructed from dark purple crystals, its surface covered with twisted runes.

Hundreds of cultists dressed in black robes were busy around the altar.

Some were moving crystals, some were inscribing runes, and some were kneeling on the ground praying.

The most eye-catching figures are the three figures in front of the altar.

Some were moving crystals, some were inscribing runes, and some were kneeling on the ground praying.

The most eye-catching figures are the three figures in front of the altar.

They were all wearing dark purple robes with golden eye patterns embroidered on the hems.

His aura was as deep as the sea, far surpassing that of the three polluters outside.

"Three bishops... mid-stage fourth-level grandmasters, and one of them is even close to the late stage."

Wei Song muttered to himself silently, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.

The Abyss Children have a very clear organizational structure.

Ordinary believers are at level one, deacons are at level two or three, bishops are generally at least level four, and the pope is at level five, a legendary figure.

These three people in front of you are the bishops.

"Perfect, saves me the trouble of searching them one by one, I'll just take you all down at once!"

Wei Song took a deep breath, and deep within his chest cavity, the miniature thermonuclear core began to spin faster.

Temperatures are rising rapidly.

Five thousand degrees, ten thousand degrees, twenty thousand degrees...

The temperature field on the body surface began to expand, and the air within a ten-meter radius around it distorted.

The dark red earth was scorched by the high temperature, and its surface began to crack and carbonize!

"Who goes there?!"

Before the altar, a bishop suddenly turned his head and looked in the direction of Wei Song.

A hint of surprise flashed in his dark purple pupils.

Just now, he felt a sudden pang of heart palpitation for no apparent reason.

But it was too late.

Wei Song raised his right hand, palm facing up.

hum!

A ball of blazing white light, the size of a fist, condensed in the palm of the hand.

Inside the sphere of light, the temperature was still skyrocketing.

Thirty thousand degrees, forty thousand degrees, fifty thousand degrees...

The color changed from incandescent white to golden red, and then the golden red turned into a nearly transparent "pure white".

The brightness increased dramatically, like a... real sun being born in the palm of your hand.

The light emitted by the orb illuminated the entire gray sky!

All the cultists in the camp stopped what they were doing and looked up at the sky.

Then, they saw... a scene they would never forget.

Wei Song stood at the edge of the camp, his figure slowly rising, holding a "sun" in his right hand.

The blinding light tore through the gloom.

The air around him was completely distorted, as if he were looking through a flowing curtain of water.

Below, the dark red earth is melting, turning into scalding lava.

"This is..." A bishop's pupils contracted sharply, and his voice trembled.

"Ashbringer!!!"

He remembered the legendary "demon".

The "Ashbringer" from Jiangnan Province has an extremely terrifying killing move... thermonuclear explosion.

The temperature instantly exceeded one million degrees, and everything in its path turned to ashes.

"Run!!!"

He roared and turned to run away.

But Wei Song would never give him that chance.

"Thermonuclear Explosion - Bloom!"

He uttered a few words silently, and then... tossed them away with his right hand.

The ball of light flew out of his hand and into the sky above the camp.

Like a shooting star moving in reverse, trailing a long, bright tail, it hurtled towards the hazy sky.

When it flew 300 meters above the camp, the ball of light... exploded.

There was no sound, only... light.

Endless light poured down from the sky!

Like the Milky Way overflowing its banks, divine punishment descends!

The entire fissure was instantly dyed a pure, blinding white.

All colors were swallowed up, and all shadows were banished.

All that remained was the intense, pure, all-consuming light.

Sizzle sizzle sizzle!

Tents, crystals, runes, cultists in the camp...

All matter vaporizes the instant it comes into contact with light!

Like ice and snow meeting the blazing sun, they melt away silently.

"Ugh..."

The three bishops roared and desperately tried to erect a dark purple energy shield.

The shield flickered wildly in the light, like a candle flame in a storm.

But it only lasted a second before the shield shattered.

Light poured in, engulfing their bodies.

Skin carbonization, bone disintegration, internal organs evaporation...

From the outside in, layer by layer, peeling away, disappearing one by one.

In the end, not even ashes remained; it was completely... vaporized.

The light lasted for a full five seconds.

Five seconds later, the energy of the light sphere was exhausted, and it slowly dimmed.

The sky turned gray again, and the camp... was gone.

The original tents, altars, cult members... all disappeared.

All that remains is a giant crater, 500 meters in diameter and 30 meters deep.

The molten lava at the bottom of the pit was still flowing slowly, and the surface of the pit wall was as smooth as a mirror, instantly vitrified by the high temperature.

Surprisingly, there were a few lucky ones at the edge.

They were far enough away from the explosion's epicenter and were conveniently hidden behind thick layers of rock.

Although the shockwave caused him to bleed from all seven orifices and displace his internal organs, he was still alive.

His eyes were empty, his expression blank, as if his soul had been ripped out.

Wei Song stopped paying attention to those people and began to re-examine this newly formed rift.

His figure transformed into a streak of light, rapidly circling the rift several times, but he found no other followers of the "Children of the Abyss".

"Looks like these are the people we've chosen. Well, that's fine..."

While no one's around, let's put out a few more small heaters and thoroughly clean this place.

"Let's see... if I can obtain the World Mark."