Mad Doctor No. 9

The group quickly retreated. Just as they left the oasis, a deafening roar came from behind them—the entire oasis, along with the ice above, collapsed completely, forming a bottomless crater!

At the bottom of the pit, a faint red glow, like magma, could be seen, and a wave of heat shot straight into the sky.

Wang Tian turned around, a profound look flashing in his eyes. Kunlun's restrictions were intricately linked, each step fraught with danger. However, this also proved that they were on the right track.

"Keep moving forward." He withdrew his gaze. On the map, the bright red "Pseudo-Well of Life" was clearly fifty miles ahead. And the Eternal Life Society members were likely waiting there.

Two days later, the expedition team arrived at the location of the "pseudo-well of life".

It is an ancient site located at the bottom of a circular canyon.

This is a building completely different from any known civilization—huge gray stone pillars lean and fall, and the ground is covered with smooth, mirror-like black stone slabs engraved with unknown symbols.

At the center of the site is a circular well about ten meters in diameter, with walls made of some kind of silvery-white metal that emits a faint golden light.

However, this site is far from peaceful. Three groups of people are facing off by the well.

Standing on the left were seven people dressed in silver uniforms, each with the Eternal Life Society's emblem on their chests. The leader was a middle-aged man with an effeminate appearance, wearing a monocle, who was fiddling with a delicate instrument with his head down.

To his right stood five martial artists dressed in various styles; judging from their attire, they were likely powerful individuals secretly recruited or trained by the Zhao family. The leader was a burly, one-eyed man.

The third group consisted of three elderly men dressed in tattered Taoist robes, who sat cross-legged by the well, meditating with their eyes closed.

The appearance of Wang Tianyi and others completely shattered the balance of power among the three major forces.

"Oh? Another guest." The man with the monocle looked up and said with a forced smile, "Let me introduce myself first. I am Lucas, the 'Scholar' under the Sixth Apostle of the Eternal Life Society. Are you from the military? It's an honor to meet you."

The one-eyed man snorted, "Shut up! This well was first discovered by our Zhao family. All you bystanders, get out of the way!"

Of the three savages, the middle one suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze cloudy and deep: "This well is guarded by the remnants of the Kunlun clan; outsiders are not allowed to touch it. Let's go!"

Each of the three parties held its own opinion, and tensions were running high.

Qin Feng reported in a low voice, "Advisor Wang, a high concentration of life energy and strong radiation were detected in the well. Those three old men... their life signs are very strange, like walking corpses."

Wang Tian nodded and glanced around. Of the seven members of the Eternal Life Society, five were at the early stage of the Transformation Realm, two were at the middle stage, and as for Lucas, he was well hidden and should be at the peak of the Transformation Realm.

The five members of the Zhao family were all at the early stage of the Transformation Realm, but their murderous aura was extremely strong, suggesting they were assassins skilled in killing. As for the three old men, he couldn't see through them.

"Young friend Wang Tian," Master Zhang Qingwei transmitted his voice, "those three well guardians, their bodies intertwined with life force and death energy, have probably been waiting here for hundreds of years. We cannot underestimate them."

Li Xuanfeng also spoke up, saying, "The runes on this well contain an ancient restriction. If you forcibly approach it, you will suffer a backlash."

Just then, Lucas suddenly laughed, "Since everyone wants that well, how about we get rid of the obstacles first?"

Upon hearing this, the seven members of the Eternal Life Society simultaneously raised their hands, each holding a fist-sized iron ball. A red glow emanated from the surface of the metal spheres, and then seven beams of red light shot out from them, weaving into a massive net of light in mid-air, enveloping the five members of the Zhao family!

"A mere trick!" the one-eyed dragon roared, drawing his broadsword and slashing out. The blade struck the light net, producing a piercing whistling sound and tearing a hole in it.

But the remaining four beams of red light had already arrived. Two Zhao family experts were unable to dodge in time and were pierced through the chest by the beams of light, falling to the ground and dying.

"You're asking for death!" One-Eyed Dragon, his eyes bloodshot, led his remaining three henchmen and charged towards the Eternal Life Society. The two immediately clashed.

The three old men kept their eyes closed, but the runes on the stone slab beneath their feet emitted a faint golden light, isolating them from the aftershocks of their battle.

Wang Tian did not act rashly, but carefully examined the well opening.

With the help of the Heavenly Eye of Medicine, the energy flow trajectory inside the well is clearly visible—most of the life energy is fixed at a depth of ten meters at the bottom of the well, captured and transformed by some kind of instrument, with only a small portion escaping.

It was an upside-down funnel, neither gold nor jade, covered with runes that matched the patterns on the stone slab exactly.

"It really is a fake well," Wang Tian said with a sudden realization. "The real Well of Life isn't here; it's just a transit station. What the Eternal Life Society wants is probably that converter."

Just then, the battle situation suddenly changed. Lucas suddenly took a step back, pulled a palm-sized black cube from his pocket, and stuck it to the instrument on his chest.

The screen flickered wildly, and suddenly a crack appeared on the surface of the cube, from which dozens of metal tentacles emerged and plunged into the blood vessels in Lucas's arm!

"Ughhhhhh—" Lucas screamed in agony as his body began to swell, metallic patterns appearing on his skin. His aura surged, and in the blink of an eye, he broke through the peak of the Transformation Realm, entering an even more terrifying realm—almost equivalent to the Great Perfection of the fourth level of the Heavenly Star Formation Body Tempering Technique!

"Genetic modification, Phase Two!" Lucas's voice became a mechanical repetition, "Begin the cleanup now."

The next moment, he was behind the one-eyed man, and a hand pierced his chest. The one-eyed man looked down in disbelief at the metal arm protruding from his chest, crushing his heart.

"Captain..." The remaining two Zhao family experts were terrified and ran for their lives. Lucas extended a finger, from which two beams of red light shot out, piercing the back of each of their heads. In just three seconds, all five members of the Zhao family were dead!

Lucas withdrew his arm, shook off the blood, and turned to look at Wang Tianyi and the others. A sinister smile appeared on his metallic face: "Next, it's your turn."

The remaining six members of the Eternal Life Society quickly dispersed, forming an encirclement. Qin Feng and the others wore solemn expressions, gripping their weapons tightly. Zhang Qingwei and Li Xuanfeng exchanged glances, drew their longswords, and pulled out talismans.

Wang Tian, ​​however, walked forward at a leisurely pace.

Qin Feng exclaimed in surprise, "Advisor Wang!"