If I let you practice martial arts, you'll compress your vital energy ten thousand times?

at the same time.

Inside an abandoned underground air-raid shelter in the seventh security zone.

The dim candlelight flickered wildly, and the air was filled with a nauseating, pungent stench of blood. A wicked cultivator shrouded in black robes knelt on the cold ground, frantically kowtowing to a phantom formed from dark red true energy.

That illusory figure was none other than the Vice Leader of the Dark Spirit Society, a Ghost King at the early stage of the Town General level!

"Report to Vice Leader! The military's protection of Su Qinghan is far too tight. The three spies we sent to probe were all shot in the head by military snipers on the spot!"

The scout's voice trembled as he urgently reported to his superior, "But! During our infiltration, we discovered extremely unusual intelligence!"

"Speak." The Ghost King's hoarse voice was like two rusty iron pieces rubbing against each other, piercing one's eardrums with pain.

"As the military's top prodigy, Su Qinghan not only showed great favor to a good-for-nothing student named Lin Yuan, but even openly defended him during a practical combat class at school! I sensed something was amiss and immediately followed the clues to investigate Lin Yuan's movements!"

The spy swallowed hard and pulled up a holographic projection file.

"On the night of the incident, this Lin Yuan was in Mutant Forest No. 043!"

"Furthermore, our informant in the black market has sent back top-secret information. Yesterday evening, someone anonymously sold two scraps of fourth-tier exotic beasts. Based on the residual blood energy fluctuations, they were prey hunted by the Blood Slaughter Protector before his death!"

boom!

The dark red phantom suddenly rippled violently, and countless terrifying cracks instantly appeared on the surrounding stone pillars.

"A good-for-nothing student? Hahaha! Ridiculous!"

The Ghost King let out a chilling laugh: "To be able to produce the spoils of a Grandmaster, and to command such awe from the military's elite—this boy is definitely the personal disciple of that mysterious master! Or perhaps he's a perfect bait deliberately thrown out by that master to test the Dark Spirit Society's reaction!"

"Pass on my order! Immediately dispatch the 'Blood Shadow Squad' and capture this boy alive!"

"Vice Leader, please reconsider!"

The scout hurriedly kowtowed repeatedly, loudly trying to stop him.

"Lin Yuan is currently in the city center, surrounded by military informants, both overt and covert. Moreover, since he is a disciple of a master, he must possess some trump card to protect himself! Forcibly arresting him would not only fail to capture him but would also completely alert him!"

The dark red phantom fell silent.

From those scarlet eyes, formed from condensed true energy, burst forth a cruel and cunning light, like that of a venomous snake.

"Since this bone is too hard..."

The Ghost King sneered, his tone revealing absolute bloodlust.

"Then investigate his social connections!"

"I refuse to believe that a living, breathing human being would be without any weaknesses!"

The night wind was biting.

In a working-class neighborhood, on the rooftop of a dilapidated tenement building.

Lin Yuan stood upright in the darkness, his hands in the pockets of his sports jacket, his body as straight as a javelin. His dark eyes calmly gazed down at the shadowy street several hundred meters away.

His breathing was steady and long.

After breaking through 200,000 extreme blood and qi compressions, his five senses had completely surpassed the limits of carbon-based life forms, reaching a terrifying level that was almost inhuman.

Within a radius of three kilometers.

Even the frequency of a mosquito's wing flapping or the slightest sound of a leaf falling to the ground can form an absolutely accurate 3D physical model in his mind.

"Three mice."

Lin Yuan stared expressionlessly at an inconspicuous gray sedan at the end of the street and a faint infrared dot on the roof of the building opposite.

He didn't release any true energy, and his heart rate didn't even change in the slightest.

Lin Yuan simply raised his right hand slowly and gently picked up a pebble, smaller than a soybean, from the broken wall at the edge of the rooftop.

Slightly bend your thumb and middle finger and hold the pebble between your fingertips.

Then.

A gentle flick.

boom--! ! !

There are no special effects of light and shadow without true qi, only a pure and extreme explosion of physical kinetic energy!

The tiny pebble, accelerated by terrifying force, instantly tore through the air, unleashing a deafening sonic boom. It transformed into a blur too fast for the naked eye to follow, hurtling out with a speed several times greater than a sniper bullet!

Five hundred meters away.

On the rooftop opposite, a military-grade micro-drone was conducting a covert infrared scan, along with a load-bearing wall twenty centimeters thick behind it.

It was instantly pierced by this pebble!

With a muffled bang, the drone exploded into a dazzling burst of sparks, turning into dust that filled the sky.

"The Dark Spirit Society's sense of smell is even more acute than I imagined."

Lin Yuan brushed the dust off his fingertips and looked away.

He knew these were just preliminary probes.

The real storm is already brewing fiercely in the undercurrents of the Seventh Security Zone.

He turned around, walked down from the rooftop, and pushed open the door to his home.

In the cramped living room, Lin Xiaoya was carefully flipping through a thick textbook on the basic theories of martial arts under the dim light of a table lamp.

Looking at his younger sister's thin yet stubborn back, the cold killing intent in Lin Yuan's eyes instantly vanished, replaced by an unprecedented tenderness.

He is fearless in the face of assassination attempts by any powerful enemy.

But Xiaoya can't.

She was just an ordinary girl who hadn't even reached the Qi and Blood Realm. In this chaotic world of martial arts where Grandmasters could tear the sky apart at any moment, she was far too fragile.

"Brother, why are you standing at the door in a daze?"

Hearing the noise, Lin Xiaoya turned around and gave Lin Yuan a bright smile.

"It's nothing, just browsing."

Lin Yuan walked to the table and took out an ordinary, low-quality jade pendant from his pocket.

This was a cheap item he bought casually from a roadside stall on his way home tonight; the material was very fragile.

But before handing it to Xiaoya.

Lin Yuan pinched the jade pendant between two fingers and took a deep breath.

Om-!

An extremely compressed and terrifyingly pure force of physical vibration, following his fingertips, was forcibly sealed into the crystal structure inside the jade pendant, like peeling away layers of an onion!

This is not true qi, but absolute physical resonance that can directly destroy the molecular structure of all matter!

There were no earth-shattering phenomena; not even a single crack appeared on the surface of the jade pendant. This was a testament to Lin Yuan's mastery of his power, reaching the pinnacle of "Extreme Micro-Management."

"Xiaoya, put this on."

Lin Yuan hung the jade pendant around his sister's fair neck, his tone leaving no room for doubt.

"No matter what happens, even when you're taking a shower or going to bed, you're not allowed to take it off. Do you understand?"

Lin Xiaoya touched the cheap jade pendant that felt a bit rough to the touch, her face full of confusion.

"Brother, this jade pendant looks really ugly. Did you get it as a good luck charm from some temple?"

Although she complained, seeing her brother's serious look, Xiaoya obediently nodded and tucked the jade pendant into her clothes.

"Okay, bro. I definitely won't lose the things you gave me."

Seeing the jade pendant pressed against his sister's chest, Lin Yuan's heartbeat calmed down a little.

The extreme power of vibration is sealed inside.

It is a super miniature bomb capable of unleashing terrifying physical destruction in an instant, directly shattering all creatures below the Grandmaster level!

Who dares to touch Lin Xiaoya?

Whoever does so must face the boundless rage of an extreme Asura.

The next morning. Seventh Security Zone, outside the gate of the Third Junior High School of the city.

A black van, heavily modified to evade detection and with even its license plate coated with a special layer, silently pulled up at the alleyway across the street, like a wild beast lurking in the shadows.

The interior of the carriage was dimly lit.

Three elite assassins from the Dark Spirit Society, exuding a strong smell of blood, were staring intently at the bustling school gate.

The scarred man leading the group possessed the cultivation of the peak of the Bone Forging Realm. He held a high-resolution photo in his hand, showing Lin Xiaoya carrying a schoolbag and having just entered the school gate.

"Target location confirmed."

The scarred man spoke coldly to the encrypted communicator implanted in his ear, reporting to his superior.

From the other end of the communicator came the hoarse and sinister voice of the evil cultivator spy: "Well done. The Ghost King has given the order!"

"Lin Yuan has far too many spies from the military and the Su family. Moreover, as a disciple of a highly skilled individual, he himself is a dangerous hornet's nest."

"But this girl is different!"

"Her name is Lin Xiaoya, and she's Lin Yuan's only biological sister! She has no martial arts skills, no powerful background, and is practically invisible—she could be crushed with a single pinch!"

The voice on the communicator suddenly became incredibly cruel.

"Today, find a blind spot in the military's surveillance and tie her up!"

"We must capture him alive and take him to the abandoned industrial zone No. 019 outside the city!"

"As long as this little girl is in our hands, we don't need to worry about that mysterious grandmaster hiding in the shadows not showing himself!"

"Understood."

Scarface cut off the communication, a cold, bloodthirsty smirk flashing across his fleshy face.

He turned his head, looked at his two subordinates behind him, and slowly drew a black dagger coated with deadly poison from his waist.

"Prey has been spotted."

Scarface made a throat-slitting gesture.

"Everyone, get ready. Let's get started immediately after school!"

"A swift and decisive victory is crucial; we must not give the military any time to react!"

Inside the black van, three pairs of eyes, like those of hungry wolves, were fixed on the campus not far away.

They had no idea.

What he was trying to touch was an absolute taboo that could bring the entire Dark Spirit Society to its doom.