Warning! A hidden dragon has emerged!

Lin Wanrou, who was behind Qin Quan, was extremely weak. She was barely breathing and even lifting her eyelids was extremely difficult, but she still struggled to take off a spirit stone pendant from her neck.

This was made into a pendant by Qin Quan after she recovered the spirit stone, to prevent it from being stolen again, and she kept it close to her body for safekeeping.

"Qin Quan, this spirit stone is for you."

Her voice was gentle yet firm as she placed the spirit stone into Qin Quan's hand.

"President Lin?"

Jiang Yao was stunned for a moment, only then realizing that Qin Quan was carrying Lin Wanrou on his back, and a feeling of jealousy inexplicably rose in her heart.

However, she quickly suppressed it.

Saving lives is the priority right now; there's no time for sentimentality.

Qin Quan stared at the spirit stone in his hand, his eyes shining.

His dantian was exhausted, and his meridians were aching. He urgently needed spiritual energy to replenish it.

"Then I won't stand on ceremony!"

"It's alright. As long as it can save lives, a spirit stone is nothing."

Lin Wanrou raised her eyes with difficulty and looked at Jiang Yao.

"Team Leader Jiang, do as Qin Quan says quickly, don't waste time."

"good!"

Without further hesitation, Jiang Yao gripped the Dragon Sparrow Blade, turned around, and rushed into the swarm of Gu worms, shouting loudly to her team members and organizing the evacuation of the people.

Qin Quan immediately sat cross-legged, holding the spirit stone in his hand, and began to circulate the Pure Yang Limitless Technique, frantically absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth from the spirit stone.

In just a short while.

A complete artificial spirit stone was completely exhausted, turning into a handful of dust.

Qin Quan's complexion regained its rosy hue at a visible speed, his depleted dantian gradually became fuller, and the pain in his meridians disappeared.

Lin Wanrou also absorbed some of the overflowing spiritual energy, and her complexion improved significantly, while her breathing became more stable.

"Qin Quan, how much have you recovered?"

Lin Wanrou asked softly.

"About 60%."

Qin Quan smiled faintly and explained:

"Man-made spirit stones have too many impurities and their energy storage is only average. If you hadn't absorbed the spilled spiritual energy, I could only recover up to 70% at most. However, 60% is enough!"

Artificial spirit stones are good, but they are not as good as natural spirit stones.

However, in the Dharma-ending Age, having a single spirit stone is already an incredible stroke of luck, so who would turn their back on it?

"That's good."

Lin Wanrou struggled to get off Qin Quan's back, and steadied herself by holding onto the wall. "I've regained some of my strength and can take care of myself. Go ahead and fight for it, don't worry about me."

"good!"

Qin Quan nodded, got up, and headed deeper into the mall to set up an array to attract lightning and kill the Gu worms inside.

Just then, a series of noisy footsteps suddenly came from the entrance of the building.

Immediately afterwards, a large number of martial artists poured in.

The two leading men were Jin Hai and Liu Chuanwu, both bruised and battered.

They also received orders to rescue people, which is why they arrived late with the rest of the Martial Alliance.

The moment Jin Hai and Liu Chuanwu saw Qin Quan, they were stunned, their eyes filled with astonishment.

"How come this kid is still alive?"

"I reckon the Zombie King hasn't found him yet!"

The two exchanged a glance and quickly communicated with their eyes.

Their primary task is to eradicate the Gu and save lives; they cannot concern themselves with anything else at the moment.

"Never mind him for now, deal with the Gu worm crisis immediately, saving lives is the priority!"

Qin Quan turned around and glanced at the crowd indifferently.

That one glance sent Jin Hai and Liu Chuanwu into a chilling abyss. Their hair stood on end, as if they were being watched by a lurking beast. Their hearts pounded, and their breathing became rapid.

"What...what should we do? He...he wouldn't attack us, would he?"

Unable to withstand Qin Quan's oppressive aura, their foreheads instantly became covered in cold sweat, and their legs began to tremble uncontrollably.

Unexpectedly, Qin Quan was too eager to save lives to pay any attention to them. After glancing at them indifferently, he turned and rushed into the deepest part of the mall, leaving the two with a cold back view.

Looking in the direction Qin Quan left, Jin Hai and Liu Chuanwu were so frightened that they almost fell to the ground, but fortunately, the Martial Alliance members behind them caught them in time.

"Chairman Kim, Chairman Yoo, what should we do now? Save them or not?"

"This is our mission, our chance to earn merit, why not save them?"

Jin Hai gritted his teeth and forced himself to calm down.

Liu Chuanwu quickly chimed in, "That's right! We're here under orders. Even if Qin Quan wants to make a move, he'll have to consider the strength behind us!"

These words instantly awakened Jin Hai.

The mission is to rescue the trapped people.

Even if Qin Quan is incredibly strong, he wouldn't dare to openly disrupt the mission's content. Otherwise, it would be a challenge to the nation's prestige, and even if he has the Hidden Dragon Elder Certificate, he would still face legal sanctions.

With this thought in mind, the two men gained more confidence and gave a stern order to the martial arts practitioners behind them.

"Quick! Save them!"

Brush brush!

The martial artists immediately sprang into action, rushing into the swarm of Gu worms to join the effort to exterminate them and save lives.

Before long, they reunited with the Hidden Dragon team members.

Jiang Yao knew that Qin Quan was about to set up a lightning-attracting array, and if the Martial Alliance members did not evacuate in time, they might face a life-or-death crisis.

She quickly stopped Jin Hai and Liu Chuanwu, who were about to strangle the Gu worms, and said urgently:

"Chairman Kim, quickly take your men and move the wounded to the second floor. No one is allowed to stay on the first floor!"

"Why? Shouldn't rescuers be taken outside? What are they doing on the second floor?"

Jin Hai looked puzzled and subconsciously retorted.

"Stop talking nonsense! We're running out of time!"

Jiang Yao shouted angrily, and the pressure of a ninth-grade grandmaster instantly swept across the entire area.

Her voice wasn't loud, but it sent a shiver down the spines of all the martial artists present.

"Qin Quan is going to set up a lightning array to destroy the Gu. If you don't want to be struck by lightning and turned into charred remains, you'd better do as I say!"

"A lightning-summoning array?"

Jin Hai and Liu Chuanwu's expressions changed drastically. They dared not ask any more questions and quickly grabbed the two wounded men beside them, rushing to the second floor as if fleeing.

At the same time, he ran and shouted.

"Quickly, take the wounded up to the second floor! Hurry, hurry, hurry!"

With the addition of members of the Martial Alliance, the pressure on the Hidden Dragon team members was greatly reduced.

In just two minutes, all the injured people in the mall were transferred to the second and third floors.

With a clang, the fire doors and fire-resistant roller shutters slammed shut, isolating 99% of the Gu worms on the first floor.

The first floor, once magnificent, is now a ruin, littered with insect sap and blood, resembling a battlefield of carnage.

Qin Quan stood alone in the center of the field, surrounded by a dense swarm of Gu worms, snakes, insects, and rodents.

However, there was not a trace of fear on his face.

His gaze swept across the entire room, carrying an aura of destructive power.

Seeing the fire door close, he no longer concealed his strength, and fully activated his cultivation technique, causing his spiritual energy to surge and his body to glow with a faint golden light.

He made hand seals and silently chanted obscure incantations, his voice powerful and resonant throughout the mall.

"Heaven and earth are boundless, the universe borrows their power... The Heavenly Venerable commands, the thunder of the Nine Heavens, to bring forth the universal transformation! Thunder, come!"

Rumble!

A thunderclap boomed, deafeningly loud.

Lightning bolts pierced the darkness, illuminating the entire mall as if it were daytime.

A golden thunder dragon, ten thousand meters long, carrying world-destroying energy, burst forth from Qin Quan's hand, opening its blood-red maw and sweeping across all directions.

Zizizi!

Wherever the Thunder Dragon passed, snakes, insects, rats, and ants were burned to ashes, leaving only a strong smell of burning.

In just a few seconds.

The evil spirits and worms on the first floor were instantly wiped out.