Mad Doctor No. 9

With a wave of his hand, dozens of members of the Eternal Life Society drew their weapons—not firearms, but staffs with energy crystals embedded at the top.

Wang Feng said arrogantly, "This is a broken staff, specially designed to deal with you cultivators. No matter how strong a person is, it can't compare to technology."

As they spoke, a dozen broken magic staffs simultaneously shot out beams of energy, forming a large net that enveloped Wang Tian and Zhang Qingyun.

Instead of retreating, Wang Tian advanced, activating his divine genes to the extreme. Golden patterns appeared on his body surface as he unleashed a punch.

He actually charged into the enemy ranks despite the energy beams, punching each of them and sending the staff-wielders flying!

"How could this be?!" Wang Feng exclaimed in shock. "The power contained within this broken staff is enough to suppress all extraordinary powers!"

Wang Tian smashed the last broken staff with a punch, looked at Wang Feng, and said, "Next, it's your turn."

Wang Feng gritted his teeth, took out a syringe, and injected himself in the neck.

As the drug was injected, his muscles swelled up, veins bulged, and his eyes turned blood red.

Wang Feng roared, "This is the divine blood potion left behind by the professor. Although it's incomplete, it's more than enough to kill you!"

He flashed forward, lunging at an even faster speed than before! Wang Tian barely managed to dodge to the side, but a bloody gash was still slashed across his chest.

Outside the cave, the two were engaged in a fierce battle.

Wang Feng completely abandoned defense and attacked desperately! Wang Tian, ​​mindful of brotherhood, dared not go all out and was temporarily suppressed.

"Wang Tian, ​​wake up!" Zhang Qingyun cried out urgently, "He's no longer your brother!"

A cold glint flashed in Wang Tian's eyes.

Yes, Wang Feng is a pitiful guy; he's been brainwashed by the Eternal Life Society.

He held nothing back, raining down golden needles that sealed off all of Wang Feng's major acupoints.

At the same time, a palm strike was delivered to his chest, and true energy penetrated his body, neutralizing the medicinal effects.

Wang Feng slumped to the ground, finally regaining his senses.

He looked at Wang Tian and said with a bitter smile, "Cousin, just kill me. There's no turning back for me now."

Wang Tian shook his head, a golden needle inserted between his eyebrows: "Get some rest. Once you wake up, we'll start over."

Wang Feng lost consciousness.

Wang Tian had the Taoist priests of Longhu Mountain watch over him while he walked deeper into the cave.

At the end of the cave, there was a huge underground lake.

In the center of the lake, there is a stone platform, and on the platform sits an ancient bronze box, which is the clue to the Ruins of Return, and the Dragon Gate Society has guarded it for generations.

Wang Tian stepped forward and opened the bronze box.

It wasn't a map, but a tortoise shell with a star map and a sentence on it:

"The seven stars align, revealing the Ruins of Return. To find the bottom of the ocean, one must ask the mermaids."

"The seven stars align..." Wang Tian murmured, "It happens to be the winter solstice. Could the merfolk be the merfolk of the East Sea?"

Zhang Qingyun swam over and said, "Legend has it that deep in the East Sea, there is a kingdom of merfolk, but that's just a legend..."

Wang Tian carefully put away the tortoise shell and said, "It seems we need to go to the East Sea."

Neither of them noticed that at that moment, a pair of enormous eyes slowly opened from the depths of the lake.

On an unnamed island in the East China Sea.

On the coast, Wang Tian and Zhang Qingyun were looking at a satellite map.

According to the tortoise shell star chart, Guixu is probably located here, but the exact location still needs to be guided by the Merfolk.

But what about the merfolk?

Zhang Qingyun suggested, "Perhaps we can ask the local fishermen."

They found a guide, an old fisherman around sixty years old, surnamed Chen, known as Boss Chen.

"Mermaids? Are you here to find mermaids?" Boss Chen's expression was a bit strange when he heard the purpose of their visit. "Those are just stories made up by the older generation. There's no such thing as mermaids."

Wang Tian pulled out a wad of cash: "Boss Chen, we're not here hunting. If you have any leads..."

Old Chen glanced at the hundred-yuan bill, hesitated for a moment, and whispered, "Actually, in my grandfather's time, some people also saw mermaids. It is said that every full moon night, there would be singing and figures appearing in the Ghost's Sorrow area."

"A nightmare for ghosts?" Wang Tian asked.

Old Master Chen said, "That's a reef area. Once you enter, you'll never come out again, hence the name. If you really want to find it, I can take you outside for a look, but you can only stay outside, not go in!"

That night, the bright moon hung high in the sky.

Boss Chen, along with Wang Tian and Zhang Qingyun, sailed a small fishing boat toward the Ghost Sorrow Sea.

Sure enough, when he was still several nautical miles from the reef area, he could faintly hear singing.

The singing was ethereal and otherworldly, and the language spoken was unknown, but the melody was very beautiful.

"I see!" Old Chen's face turned ashen. "My grandfather said that any ship that hears this kind of song will be led to a reef and then sink. Shall we go back?"

Wang Tian's eyes lit up: "There's a power in that singing; it's no ordinary sound. Qingyun, can't you feel it?"

Zhang Qingyun nodded and said, "It should be some kind of sonic technique."

Suddenly, a silver light appeared on the sea ahead.

Under the moonlight, several figures leaped out of the water—they had human bodies, but their lower bodies were fish tails, with long, cascading hair and extremely beautiful faces.

She really is a mermaid!

However, at this moment, these merfolk looked panicked as they were being chased and attacked by three speedboats.

They were carrying specially made fishing nets and tranquilizer guns.

"Poachers!" Boss Chen exclaimed in surprise. "There have been rumors for years that people are buying mermaid scales and tears on the black market for exorbitant prices. I never imagined it was true!"

"Chase after them!" A cold glint flashed in Wang Tian's eyes.

Chen Laoda gritted his teeth and floored the accelerator.

Although the small fishing boat was dilapidated, Boss Chen's driving skills were quite good, and he caught up with it in no time.

The poaching gang spotted them, and one of their speedboats turned around and rushed towards them.

The people on the boat raised their guns and opened fire on him.

With a casual wave of his hand, Wang Tian unleashed his true energy, shattering all the anesthetic needles.

At the same time, a golden needle flew out and struck the man's wrist, knocking the tranquilizer gun from his hand into the sea.

"Damn it, this is a huge problem!" the poacher leader cursed, pulling out his walkie-talkie. "Boss, someone's causing trouble!"

A cold voice came through the communicator: "Kill them all, leave no one alive."

The three speedboats changed direction and formed a triangle, surrounding the small fishing boat.

Poachers are no longer using tranquilizer guns; they're using real guns!

"We're doomed, we're doomed!" Boss Chen's face turned deathly pale.

A slight smile appeared on Wang Tian's lips.