Siheyuan: At the beginning, I can integrate everything!

"roar--!"

A foul stench filled the air!

With that roar that shattered the void, a vast expanse of black malevolent energy suddenly surged from the enormous hole that had been dug into the ruins.

The malevolent aura surged like thick ink.

A terrifying beast, as large as a small mountain, with wings on its back, resembling a giant tiger but covered in hedgehog-like fur.

Carrying a violent and destructive aura, it burst forth from the depths of the ruins!

"It is...it is a descendant of Qiongqi, one of the four ancient ferocious beasts!"

When the elder in the Nascent Soul stage saw the ferocious beast's appearance, he was so frightened that his voice cracked.

"It exudes the aura of a peak Nascent Soul stage cultivator! It even has one foot already in the Deity Transformation stage!"

"How could there be a living ancient ferocious beast in these ruins?!"

The cultivators who were just thinking of following the excavator to pick up scraps were now completely terrified.

An ancient ferocious beast at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage possesses an incomparably powerful physical body; even a powerful being at the Integration stage would not dare to easily confront its might.

"Run! This beast is going to eat people!"

In an instant, magical treasures flew wildly in the Chaotic Star Sea, and gods from all walks of life fled in a frenzy like headless flies.

Even Su Qinghan and Li Potian, their faces pale, steered their flying swords and retreated hundreds of feet.

Only Zhang Huaimin's super excavator remained steadily parked at the entrance of the ruins cave.

Zhang Huaimin opened the car door and jumped out of the driver's seat.

He stretched his neck, looking at the arrogant and ferocious beast with a calm and unwavering gaze.

"Huaimin, this thing looks tough and thick-skinned; an electromagnetic gun probably can't penetrate it."

Chen Bing, holding a rifle, followed closely beside Zhang Huaimin, a layer of cold sweat seeping from his forehead.

"No guns needed."

Zhang Huaimin chuckled lightly, "To deal with such a big guy, you need to use some rough-around-the-edges guys."

midair.

The Qiongqi mutated creature flapped its enormous fleshy wings, stirring up gusts of bloody wind and rain.

Its blood-red eyes, as big as lanterns, swept over the fleeing cultivators, finally locking onto Zhang Huaimin and Chen Bing, who were standing on the ground.

In the beast's perception, there wasn't a single trace of spiritual energy emanating from these two people.

They were practically two fragile ants.

"A lowly insect!"

From Qiongqi's gaping maw, words that sounded as unpleasant as a broken gong actually came out.

"How dare you disturb my slumber!"

Its massive head suddenly lowered, greedily sniffing in Zhang Huaimin's direction.

"Although there's no spiritual energy, the strange vitality within you tastes quite good!"

"Be my first meal after my awakening!"

Qiongqi roared wildly, its massive body like a meteorite, carrying the force of Mount Tai pressing down.

It opened its gaping maw, wide enough to swallow a truck whole.

They pounced fiercely on Zhang Huaimin and Chen Bing!

A strong wind blew, sending pebbles flying everywhere.

The fleeing cultivators in the distance closed their eyes upon seeing this scene.

"That's it, that mortal brat is doomed!"

"Alas, although his magic weapon is powerful, when faced with a true ancient ferocious beast, mortals are still just mortals."

Su Qinghan stood on the flying sword, looking at Zhang Huaimin's incredibly thin back.

For some reason, her heart suddenly clenched, and she felt a pang of reluctance that she herself could not understand.

however.

Standing still, Zhang Huaimin faced the terrifying beast that seemed to be pressing down on him like Mount Tai.

He didn't even move an inch.

"Eat me?"

Zhang Huaimin stared at the gaping maw that was getting closer and closer, until he could even see the barbed fangs clearly.

A cruel and mocking smile curved at the corners of his mouth.

"I'm just worried that your teeth aren't strong enough."

He suddenly grabbed at the air with his right hand.

"system!"

"Extract the 'Man-Portable Anti-Tank Rocket Launcher (Modified Version)'!"

"Fusing Trait: 'High-Dimensional Gravitational Acceleration'!"

"Ammunition configuration: Depleted uranium armor-piercing high-explosive rounds!"

[Ding! Extraction and fusion complete!]

Swish!

Just as Qiongqi's giant mouth was less than ten meters away from Zhang Huaimin.

A black metal launcher with a rugged design, full of heavy industrial violent aesthetics, and a frighteningly large caliber.

Without warning, it appeared on Zhang Huaimin's shoulder!

Zhang Huaimin didn't even aim.

Because that gaping maw was practically a perfect, live target that could be hit without even aiming.

"Times have changed, you beasts."

Zhang Huaimin's eyes sharpened.

The trigger was pulled!

"boom--!!!"

A deafening sonic boom, powerful enough to shatter the eardrums of a Golden Core cultivator.

It exploded with a loud bang on Zhang Huaimin's shoulder!

There were no dazzling magical lights or shadows, no complicated array runes.

There was only a faint, dark red shimmer that was impossible to detect with the naked eye!

That depleted uranium armor-piercing projectile incorporated high-dimensional gravitational acceleration.

The speed exceeded Mach 10 the moment it left the barrel!

It carries terrifying kinetic energy capable of tearing apart any physical defense.

With overwhelming force.

Extremely precise and without any obstruction.

It shot directly into Qiongqi's gaping maw, full of fangs!

"Pfft!"

A dull, muffled sound of flesh being pierced.

That ancient ferocious beast that was just moments ago so arrogant and clamoring to devour people.

The enormous body suddenly paused in mid-air in an extremely eerie manner.

A flicker of human-like, extreme astonishment and confusion flashed in its blood-red eyes.

It seemed not to have realized what had crawled into its stomach.

but.

The power of depleted uranium armor-piercing projectiles is not just about penetration.

After penetrating the hard upper jawbone of the Qiongqi.

That warhead contained extremely terrifying destructive power.

A second, violent explosion occurred inside its skull!

"BOOM—!!!"

If the sound of the cannon firing just now was like thunder...

The sound of that explosion was absolutely deafening!

Under the horrified gazes of all the cultivators present, including Chen Bing.

That ancient Qiongqi mutant, known for its invincible physical body and its status as a half-step Nascent Soul cultivator.

Its head was as big as a small mountain.

It's like a giant watermelon stuffed with high explosives.

In mid-air, directly and thoroughly.

It exploded into a huge red firework that was both extremely beautiful and tragic, with blood and flesh flying everywhere!

The sky was filled with bits of flesh, bone fragments, and black blood.

It was like a torrential downpour of blood, sprinkling across most of the chaotic starry sea.

Sold out instantly!

A complete and utter physical annihilation, leaving not even a trace!

Truth lies only within range.

In the world of cultivation, Zhang Huaimin interpreted this statement in the simplest and most direct way.

What pressure from a peak Nascent Soul cultivator, what powerful physical body from an ancient ferocious beast?

Faced with overwhelming modern military firepower, it is as fragile as a thin sheet of paper.

Quiet.

A deathly silence.

Those powerful figures from the cultivation world who had escaped far away were all frozen in place at this moment.

It hovered in mid-air, dumbfounded.

They stared at the massive, headless carcass of the beast, which was falling limply from mid-air.

Then look at Zhang Huaimin, who is standing on the ground, carrying that black iron pipe on his shoulder, without even a drop of blood splashing on him.

At that moment, everyone's brain completely shut down.

"That...what kind of magical artifact is that?!"

The old man in the Integration Stage trembled all over, his voice filled with deep fear.

"One strike... just one strike, and it instantly killed an ancient ferocious beast at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage?!"

"Such power... perhaps only legendary celestial artifacts could achieve this!"

In Su Qinghan's beautiful eyes, besides shock, there was an indescribable awe.

Just how many terrifying methods is this man hiding?

"Boom!"

The enormous headless corpse of Qiongqi crashed heavily in front of the stone gate of the ruins, raising a cloud of dust.

Zhang Huaimin casually tossed the rocket launcher back into the system space.

He blew away the non-existent gunpowder smoke from his fingers, as if he had only done a trivial thing.

"Brother Chen, now that we've cleared the area, let's go in and see what treasures are hidden in these ancient ruins."

Zhang Huaimin stepped over the mountain-like corpse and strode into the dark ruins hall.

Chen Bing swallowed hard, gripped his rifle tightly, and quickly followed.

The interior of the main hall was unexpectedly spacious and ancient.

There were no gold or silver treasures as I had imagined, nor mountains of cultivation manuals or jade slips.

At the deepest part of the vast hall.

There is only a nine-story white jade platform.

On the high platform.

A palm-sized, broken jade tablet, its surface a chaotic color, floated silently, exuding an extremely ancient and mysterious aura.

When Zhang Huaimin's gaze fell on the jade tablet.

The system deep within his mind.

Suddenly, an unprecedented and extremely violent golden roar erupted!