In the days that followed, Chen Xuantian ate, lived, and stayed with Fang Su Fifth Zeng, fighting from morning till night while waiting for quantum communication preparations to be completed.
Yes, just like Tie Dan and Huan Tianyuan, accompanying her in wrestling competitions, they fought with all their might, punch after punch, training together to adapt to the brand new physical changes and to master the control of this superhuman strength.
Soon, the two became familiar with each other and were to become comrades on the front lines. Chen Xuantian gradually learned some personal information about Zeng Wu.
Her real name, of course, couldn’t have been Yao Honglei, and she didn’t always look like this. She only said that her surname was originally Xue and she was a female soldier in the special forces, later transferred to the security department responsible for VIP protection. Thus, she came from a politically vetted background all the way through, one of the most certain insiders.
So after the gene verification met the standards, she immediately accepted the modification experiment, awakened after successful linking, and upon waking, obtained the current Yao Honglei’s skin appearance, then was directly promoted in the ’Star Constellation Project’ to serve as the leader of the third group at Cangtian Base.
And given that the first and second star constellation groups were still more experimental in nature, this Group Three leader, Lieutenant Xue, could also be considered the first practical humanoid weapon of the ’Star Constellation Project’, the first commander of the Star Guard Force.
Soon as the linking time drew near, the remaining two members of Group Three also reported in.
Likewise, they were carefully selected; maybe not the best in terms of genetic compatibility, but given the objective situation that ’once a traitor emerged among us’, reliability was still prioritized.
"Gou Qian’yi reporting!" "Gou Qian’er reporting!"
Uh, not Fang Su Zeng Seven or Eight...
Alright, from the military stance it seemed both were selected from the forces, whether by coincidence or arrangement, it was a man and a woman.
Chen Xuantian could confirm he had never met their faces before, but with cultivation after Foundation Establishment, there were many ways to change one’s appearance. They were all handsome men and beautiful women. However, like Zeng Wu, those coming from the military had short haircuts and did not wear makeup, so not much to detail out.
Moreover, considering their awakening, their exaggerated body curves most likely indicated they too were of the Gang Fist iron-pumping style. Probably they’re people from the Demon Palace as well. Sigh, understandable, since without True Qi, one cannot simply replicate Mystic Sect’s techniques to form combat power.
Zeng Wu,
"At ease! Tonight, Cangtian Group Three will conduct its first group link experiment.
Technically speaking, there will be no effects when multiple people link to quantum communication.
The base has prepared redundant bandwidth, if any physical discomfort occurs, report to the technical department anytime."
"Yes!"
The military style of these three was too overwhelming, even sleeping felt like going to the battlefield, with their backs straight, which made Chen Xuantian follow their seriousness as well.
While changing in the locker room together, the female member Gou Qian’er caught his attention.
"Is that a... tattoo?"
Seeing others looking over, Gou Qian’er nodded,
"I had it after awakening. It seems to be some kind of Secret Technique that can significantly enhance combat power. But I can’t quite remember the details."
Chen Xuantian looked at Gou Qian’er’s back with a complicated expression.
How could it not enhance power? Do you know who that is! This is Xuan Nu! You’re being really bold to have Xuan Nu tattooed on your back!
Zeng Wu,
"I have one too."
"What? You too? Where? Why haven’t I seen it?"
Chen Xuantian was shocked.
Zeng Wu glared at him,
"It’s not tattooed on the body, it’s in my mind. During battles, all the tibia muscles become like that, it hurts... it really hurts."
Gou Qian’er added,
"Me too, it’s very painful, once in battle, the back feels as hot as a branding iron."
Hiss... there’s such a secret, indeed the Blood Poppy Skill, is it a Secret Skill handed down by Xuan Nu...
Gou Qian’yi,
"I have one too."
Chen Xuantian, "You--- too???"
Gou Qian nodded,
"It’s a tattoo, but not of this woman, it’s a blood-colored mask that looks like a ghost.
I remember seeing in my dreams that I peeled off my own skin and used a special secret potion to tattoo that mask onto my face.
It indeed greatly increases power."
Damn, turns out you’re from a Divine Sect... Mad, our team really is full of talent...
Then the three looked over together.
Chen Xuantian quickly said, "I don’t have, I don’t have, I’m clean and innocent."
And he received three eye-rolls in return...
Alright, anyhow, he remembered the faces and bodies of these three, they’re surely related to him, so just make sure Dan’er pays attention and not get them killed, right?
Then Chen Xuantian lay in the virtual cabin, took a deep breath, and suddenly opened his eyes.
Tie Dan then saw Lord Xiao and Kun standing beside a landscape painting, staring wide-eyed at him.
Lord Xiao, "What’s wrong? Still dazing, aren’t you going to rescue people?"
Tie Dan looked at them, and then at the ordinary landscape painting before him, shaking his head.
"Can’t enter. Disconnected."
Kun was stunned, turned his head and looked at the painting, tried jumping into it, and with a "thud" hit the wall, bouncing back with a "hum" sound.
Kun was surprised! A red bump swelled on his forehead!
Lord Xiao, "Great-- Lord--"
Tie Dan shrugged,
"Can’t get in, can’t get in, perhaps this Void Illusion Realm has no fate with me.
As long as the people are ensured alive, just have Yao Honglei come for the rescue..."
Unexpectedly, the bump on Kun’s head suddenly cracked open a seam! Growing an eyeball! Staring fixedly at the landscape painting!
And with the eyeball of that fishhead staring at the painting, it suddenly started to roll over! Ink spurted from the rice paper! Boiling like a cauldron! Meanwhile, from the mountain range in the painting, a ghostly wail came screaming near! Approaching rapidly!
"Boom!"
Then a loud explosion! The painting began to move without wind! As if something was trying to rush out from behind this thin door of the paper painting!
"Shadow!"
Tie Dan frowned, pinching the formula to control the sword! Bouncing the sword ball, the flying sword slashed at the painting!
"Clang! Block!"
But who would have thought upon a loud clash, the sword light cut onto the thin rice paper, as if hitting an iron plate! The sword ball bounced off, shattering into two pieces!
At this instant, Tie Dan felt as if someone had hammered his head, his mind was instantly heavily wounded, cutting off all sense connection with the sword ball Shadow!
The magic treasure was destroyed! Primordial Spirit damaged!
Tie Dan felt dizzy and almost couldn’t stand!
And in that moment, the painting suddenly tore from the inside out!
Boiling ink scattered everywhere! Splashing onto some massive, invisible, arm-like projection emerging from the void, reaching to claw at Tie Dan!
Then a flash of azure light! Lord Xiao already stood in front of Tie Dan!
"Crack!"
"Puff!"
Lord Xiao! Spat blood! Divine Light dispersed!
That unseen thing hit Lord Xiao with a punch! The flute violently shook! Bearing some immense force it shattered with crack patterns! Flew out from the hand, even Tie Dan’s palm got cut with a blood mark!
And in that instant from Kun’s eyeball, similarly to Tie Dan’s Child Sword, shot out a laser-like, steel needle-like red line! Directly piercing onto the landscape painting!
"Boom!"
Instantly the landscape painting exploded!
"Crash!" A thunderous noise!
Ink like a tidal wave spurted forth from the broken painting! Cascading down like a waterfall! Enveloping the whole treasure trove! A suffocating intense ink stench suddenly spread out!
From those ink-like torrents, tons of filthy rubbish surged forth! Clearly, multitudes of skin sacks, white bones, rotten flesh debris poured out! From mortals! From cultivators! From the Demon Palace! From the Mystic Sect! Even pigs!
Then Kun spat a purple bubble, let out an old man’s angry yell,
"Run!"
No need for prompt, realizing they’d now truly hit the iron plate.
Strangely severely injured, magic treasure destroyed, Divine Court shook, Tie Dan had a splitting headache, nose and mouth bled, only felt like his brain was trembling. Decided immediately to get out of there.
Turning to grab the instantly scrapped and damaged Flute Sword Pill, trudging through knee-high fast-spreading ink-black water, painfully heading towards the exit of the treasure vault.
Probably due to the mischief of the black water sprayed from that Void Illusion Realm, Tie Dan got covered in ink, found out that he’d totally lost the ability to control his breath to manipulate Qi! Divine Gang, Xuanming, Returning Dust, Purple Mist, Red Evil, all failed! Not to mention escaping by tunneling!
Luckily the Blood Jade Technique could still be used, but the problem was the essence of which still relied on True Qi for activation, once True Qi failed, Dao Body’s restoration speed drastically decreased, barely better than nothing.
Even the Turbo Technique had its efficacy heavily disrupted without Divine Court Qi Sea’s two turbines, leaving Tie Dan to infuse Essence Blood into his heart chamber, desperately transfer Inner Strength, muster Qi to flee!
But as if his luck suddenly ran out, upon rushing out the treasure vault he was met head-on with the prince’s guards swarming aggressively. Clearly attracted by the recent violent explosion in the rear temple!
"Assassin! Protect the Princess!"
Fortunately, Tie Dan wasn’t someone who couldn’t fight magic without True Qi Flying Sword, not one to kill unless having an edge in attributes!
At once drew out the Green Silk Sword given by Yao Honglei, a Washing Sword Style twirled forward, instantly deflecting the attacking spears and halberds thrust by the prince’s guards! One sword to kill forward! Sword strike left and right, stab, sweep across, Chasing Form and Cutting Veins! Carving out a bloody path!
That Green Silk Sword, after all, being refined from Yao Honglei’s hair, was indeed a legitimate Nascent Soul level treasure sword, not something common swords and blades could cut through! Truly split armor upon touch! Severing throats, snatching heads like picking items out of a pocket!
Even more surprising to Tie Dan was, Yao Honglei’s sword unexpectedly had some kind of Magic Talisman added, when fiercely transferring energy to slash, the original two-foot-long Green Silk Sword suddenly extended like a tangle of hair! Out of nowhere transformed into a nine-foot-long Green Silk Soft Sword, a vine-like whip, instantly wrapping around the guards’ necks of the prince’s mansion! Brush’ severed throats and scalped heads! Pulling numerous heads out together at once! Crimson springs gushing! Blood arrows soaring!
... Why is it that my sword ball cracked but this hair sword still works? It was also touched by that black water, wasn’t it??
But now wasn’t the time to think about these details. Currently, Demon Palace reinforcements had surrounded from all sides! Flying boats, Battle Armor filling the sky! Golden Armor Divine Weapons descended like rain! Assembled into an inescapable Heaven and Earth Net!
Not caring that much anymore! Run!
At the same time, behind Tie Dan, in the underground treasure vault, the endless Ink Spring black water continued to flow, like an Earth Spring gushing, overflowed the surface, seeping into the Earth Vein, corrupting the Southern Country’s spiritual foundation...

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