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

Abandoned office building, rooftop terrace.

A cold wind howled, piercing through the shattered glass curtain wall, emitting a mournful wail like the wailing of ghosts and wolves.

The man in the black robe was gripped tightly by the back of his neck by a cold hand, and he was lifted into the air like a chick caught in iron pincers.

Extreme fear made the hairs on his entire body stand on end instantly.

Who is he?

This is the rooftop of a building that's over 20 stories high and nearly 100 meters tall!

How could that monster with the pale mask, who was just hundreds of meters away in the deep pit, appear silently behind me in less than a second?!

There was no roar of true energy bursting forth, no sonic boom of air being torn apart.

This is just like teleportation!

"Who...who exactly are you...?"

The man in the black robe managed to squeeze out a few words, his teeth chattering wildly.

He was an elite assassin from the seventh branch of the Dark Spirit Society, a genuine early-stage Xuanhai Realm martial artist.

But in the hands of the person behind him, the true energy within his body, which was originally inexhaustible and powerful enough to split rocks, was now like a stagnant pool of water, completely suppressed by an indescribable and terrifying physical mass!

The hand gripping the back of his neck felt a million times heavier than a piece of deep-sea iron.

It felt as if the other party could crush one's entire spine into powder with the slightest movement of a finger.

"They've been hiding up there watching for so long."

Lin Yuan's emotionless voice, transmitted through the pale white plastic mask, carried a suffocating sense of oppression.

"Did you see it clearly?"

The man in the black robe was completely blank.

"So what if I'm a Grandmaster... For the Dark Spirit True God, for the Holy War!"

A flash of frenzied rage suddenly appeared in the black-robed man's eyes.

There is no escape.

No martial artist of the same level could survive being approached by a Grandmaster of External Strength, let alone a mere Profound Sea Realm cultivator like himself!

Since we're going to die anyway, let's take this monster with us. At least the noise of the self-destruction will alert the branch's higher-ups!

boom!

Deep within the black-robed man's dantian, the suppressed true qi vortex instantly reversed.

Strange, blood-red patterns appeared on his body, and he swelled up wildly, like a powder keg about to explode.

True Qi self-destruction!

The life-long cultivation of a Xuanhai Realm martial artist is compressed and detonated in an instant, with a power no less than that of a heavy thermobaric bomb!

however.

Faced with this destructive aura that could blow the entire top floor of the building to the sky, Lin Yuan didn't even lift an eyelid.

"It's noisy."

Lin Yuan uttered three words calmly.

The five fingers gripping the black-robed man's nape showed no sign of exerting force; they simply followed the most basic instinct of muscle contraction, gently pulling inward.

Click!

Pfft—!

There was no earth-shattering explosion, nor any dazzling light and shadow from the clash of true energy.

The black-robed man's body, about to burst, was like a punctured balloon.

His strong cervical vertebrae, along with the extremely violent true qi vortex within his body, were as fragile as a piece of tofu in the face of the extreme physical force compressed ten thousand times.

It was directly crushed into nothingness!

The man in the black robe slumped his head limply, his eyes bulging, his death a gruesome sight.

Even at the moment of his death, an incomprehensible, extreme terror remained in his unfocused pupils.

Using only the grip strength of his fingers, he crushed the self-destructing vortex of a Xuanhai Realm martial artist.

Is this even human?!

thump.

Lin Yuan tossed the black-robed man's corpse onto the dusty floor like it was trash.

He skillfully crouched down and began searching the person.

After fumbling around for a moment, Lin Yuan pulled out a pure black metal card with gold thread inlaid on the edge, and a black token that was neither gold nor wood and was engraved with a twisted skull pattern from the black-robed man's inner pocket.

"An anonymous black card?"

Lin Yuan fiddled with the metal card, his eyes gleaming slightly beneath the pale mask.

In this era, only underground black markets and certain shady organizations use these untraceable, anonymous black cards that can be withdrawn directly with a password.

Judging from the identity of this Xuanhai Realm assassin, the amount of Federal Currency in his card is definitely not small.

He carefully kept the black card and the token with the words "Dark Spirit" on it close to his body.

Lin Yuan walked to the edge of the rooftop.

He looked down at the street below, which he had trampled into ruins, and the strange beast cores scattered on the ground, emitting a faint glow, and then leaped into the air.

call--

The wind whistled in my ears.

boom!

Lin Yuan landed steadily on both feet.

He fell from a height of nearly 100 meters without even bending his knees to cushion the fall.

The terrifying kinetic energy was completely absorbed by his abnormally powerful body, leaving only two shallow footprints on the ground.

Lin Yuan took off the cheap backpack from his back.

He moved with incredible speed, becoming a blur as he weaved through the rain of blood and bits of flesh, sweeping every last crystal core into his bag.

The heavy weight brought Lin Yuan a rare sense of pleasure.

But he was not satisfied.

Lin Yuan stopped and took out the crystal core he had initially extracted from the head of the third-tier Shadow Leopard.

The crystal core, the size of a pigeon egg, emitted a mesmerizing deep purple glow in the dim ruins.

The violent energy contained within is enough to drive any Qi and Blood Realm martial artist mad with envy.

Logically, the crystal core of a mythical beast should never be absorbed directly.

It is filled with the impurities and ferocity of strange beasts. It must be extracted and filtered by large-scale instruments from martial arts universities or the military to be made into a high-grade blood and qi nutrient solution before it can be safely consumed by human martial artists.

Directly swallowing the crystal core?

Even a powerful figure in the Profound Sea Realm could have their meridians burst by the violent energy, leading to a qi deviation and death.

But Lin Yuan couldn't afford the extraction equipment, let alone pay exorbitant fees on the black market for purification.

"I wonder if the Extreme Compression System can withstand the malevolent energy of this thing."

A ruthless glint flashed in Lin Yuan's eyes.

He threw the diamond-hard third-order crystal core directly into his mouth.

Click!

The upper and lower jaws suddenly exerted force.

The third-order crystal core, which was said to be difficult to crush even by a hydraulic press, was crushed into powder like a sweet rock candy by Lin Yuan's teeth, which were compressed ten thousand times!

Gudong.

Lin Yuan's Adam's apple bobbed as he swallowed the crumbs and juice directly.

boom--!!

The moment the crystal nucleus entered the abdomen.

A surge of extremely violent purple energy, filled with endless killing intent and destruction, ran rampant through Lin Yuan's limbs and bones like a wild horse!

But it only lasted for a moment.

Suddenly, the blood in Lin Yuan's body emitted a deep, rumbling sound, like thunder.

Those extremely powerful qi and blood, as heavy as lead and mercury, were like ferocious sharks that had smelled blood, instantly pouncing on the violent purple energy.

The energy of the strange beast, which was enough to burst the Xuanhai Realm, was crushed, devoured, and assimilated without even making a ripple in front of the Extreme Dao Blood Qi with a mass of 100,000 times!

at the same time.

On Lin Yuan's retina, the system panel, which had been dormant for three whole years, suddenly emitted a dazzling blue light.

Lines of cold text flooded the screen like a waterfall:

[High-purity, high-density alien beast energy injection detected!]

[Extreme Qi and Blood Compression Engine Activated at Full Power!]

[Physical-level compression in progress...]

Compression successful!

[Current total number of Qi and blood compressions: 100,100!]

Lin Yuan clenched his fists tightly.

Creak, creak—!

The surrounding air seemed to groan under the weight of the burden.

He could clearly feel that his physical density and strength had increased dramatically after consuming the third-tier crystal core!

One compression creates a whole new world.

The hundred compressions and superpositions gave Lin Yuan the illusion that he could punch through the sky.

"I see."

A slight smile curved the corners of Lin Yuan's mouth beneath his pale mask.

He needs more crystal nuclei.

We need more money!

buzzing-

Just then, a deafening roar of propellers came from the distant horizon.

Three heavy attack helicopters painted with federal military insignia tore through the night, their searchlight beams sweeping across the wilderness like swords, rapidly approaching the ruins.

The rescue team has arrived.

The sharpness in Lin Yuan's eyes receded instantly like a receding tide.

He ripped off the pale mask from his face and stuffed it, along with the slightly dusty black trench coat, into the bottom of his backpack.

Then, he stretched out his hands and vigorously ruffled his hair until it looked like a bird's nest.

He grabbed a handful of dust mixed with dirt from the ground and smeared it hard on his handsome face.

After doing all this, Lin Yuan walked with difficulty across the bits of monster flesh scattered on the ground, heading towards the direction where the helicopter searchlight had landed.