“Where are Luo Xiu and Vivian?”Allen stepped forward, blood droplets slowly dripping from the sharp tip of his dragon claw, each drop hitting the ground and splashing tiny blood flowers. His voice was as cold as ice, and the surging killing intent in his eyes almost solidified.“Allen, don’t be impulsive.”Xie Fei keenly caught the undisguised killing intent in Allen’s eyes, his heart tightened, and he quickly spoke to dissuade him: “The President took them both down the mine to identify the Spirit Spring. Think about it, if something happens to the two of us, the President will never let your companions go.”Down the mine? Damn it!Allen gritted his teeth fiercely, his heart instantly filled with anxiety and anger.Luo Xiu was a notorious road # Nоvеlight # idiot; he couldn’t possibly remember the way to the underground Spirit Spring.Moreover, with his upright and stubborn nature, even if he did remember, he would never submit to the Black Cloud Commerce.And Vivian was only on guard at the mine entrance at the time, equally clueless about the route inside.The Black Cloud Commerce captured them but couldn’t get the information they wanted—Allen didn’t dare to think further; just imagining how those people would treat Luo Xiu and Vivian was enough to make him furious.“Brother Qin Tian, we need to leave quickly and go to the mine to find my companions!” Allen urged anxiously, a barely perceptible tremor in his voice.“Don’t rush.” Qin Tian raised a hand and pressed it on his shoulder, saying in a deep voice, “The underground mine is intricate and complex. Even if you go now, can you guarantee you’ll find them as quickly as possible?”Allen was stunned, then deflated—he indeed had no confidence.Qin Tian continued: “First, take me to where they were just now. I have a way to pinpoint their location.”“Good!” Allen, as if grasping a life-saving straw while drowning, abruptly turned to Xie Fei and Liu Yi, and roared, “Lead the way! Where were Luo Xiu and Vivian held just now?”Xie Fei gave Qin Tian a deep look, his eyes hiding scrutiny and apprehension, but ultimately conceded: “Follow me.”He pushed open a hidden door behind him, disguised as a wall. Behind the door was a dark, damp cage area.Dozens of iron bars were neatly arranged, each exuding a cold chill, but at this moment, they were empty—everyone who had been captured had been taken by the Black Cloud Commerce to explore the mine.But after Luo Xiu and Vivian were captured, those people also lost their value, and were probably just a pile of bones by now.“The two of them were held right here.” Xie Fei pointed to one of the cages.Allen’s gaze swept over the cramped cage. The not-yet-dry bloodstains on the ground glowed a dull red in the dim light, and the air was filled with a faint smell of blood and rust.An uncontrollable rage instantly exploded in his chest like a volcano. He clenched his fists tightly, his knuckles white from the effort, wishing he could twist Xie Fei and Liu Yi’s necks on the spot.Qin Tian, however, appeared unusually calm. He squatted down, his nose wiggling slightly, and faint wisps of scent from all directions entered his nostrils.The scents in this cage were mixed, but only two were clearly discernible—the scents belonging to Luo Xiu and Vivian, carrying a strong smell of blood, and one of them faintly mixed with a faint scent similar to Allen’s.Qin Tian slowly stood up. He glanced at Xie Fei and Liu Yi, and said calmly, “I already have a lead, but give me a minute.”As soon as he finished speaking, a silver light suddenly flashed around him, and he instantly vanished from the spot as if merging with the light and shadow.What?Xie Fei and Liu Yi’s pupils contracted sharply, their faces filled with shock.Spatial ability! He actually possessed spatial ability!Allen was even more stunned into silence. The abilities Qin Tian displayed were more astonishing each time—Brother Qin Tian, was he too versatile?In just a moment, Qin Tian’s figure reappeared on the spot, as if he had never left.“Allen, point out the location of the mine you visited before on the map.”Qin Tian opened the satellite map of Baiquan Star. Allen looked at it, then zoomed in on the holographic map and pointed to a location.“Here.”“Good.”Qin Tian nodded, then raised his hand and waved it. A rippling void door slowly opened before them, behind which was a blurry darkness, as if connecting to another space.“Let’s go.”Qin Tian stepped in first, followed closely by Bear, Poison Widow, and Allen.As the last person entered, the void door silently closed, leaving Xie Fei and Liu Yi stunned in place.“No, this person is too terrifying.” Xie Fei was the first to recover, saying with a grave expression, “We must immediately inform the President to be wary of him. Liu Yi, you fought him. Do you think he has Sixth Order strength?”Liu Yi frowned, thought for a moment, and hesitated: “His blade skills are terrifying, but his actual strength shouldn’t have reached the Sixth Order yet.”Upon hearing this, Xie Fei visibly relaxed. The President was a Sixth Order powerhouse; as long as the opponent hadn’t reached the Sixth Order, it would be difficult to truly threaten the President. However...“I always felt something was off about that moment he suddenly disappeared.” Xie Fei’s eyes narrowed slightly, then he suddenly seemed to realize something, his face changing drastically, and he turned and ran towards the Black Cloud Commerce’s warehouse.Liu Yi’s heart skipped a beat, and he quickly followed.The warehouse door was violently pushed open. When Xie Fei saw the scene inside, he felt a rush of blood to his head, and his vision blurred.He almost collapsed on the spot. The warehouse, which had been packed full, was now completely empty!All the ores, energy crystals they had plundered through various means, and the various resources they had specifically brought to establish a branch on Baiquan Star, had all disappeared without a trace.“This—how is this possible?!” Liu Yi’s eyes widened, his heart pounding uncontrollably, his voice trembling. If the President found out that their hard-earned resources had been completely wiped out, as the two people present, they would definitely bear the brunt of his anger, and the consequences would be unimaginable!“Xie Fei, should we—should we inform the President?” Liu Yi’s voice was as dry as sandpaper rubbing.Xie Fei was silent for a long time, his face alternating between green and pale, finally looking as if all his strength had been drained, he said dejectedly: “Inform him. This matter cannot be hidden. Telling the President now, perhaps he can still get the things back from that person.”“Yes, yes, yes!” Liu Yi nodded repeatedly, fumbling to pull out his communicator, his fingertips trembling slightly from nervousness, about to dial the President’s number.But just then, he suddenly felt a warmth in his nose, and something flowed down his nostrils.He instinctively wiped it with his hand, and it was a streak of black-red blood!Blood? Why am I having a nosebleed?Liu Yi was stunned. He instinctively turned to look at Xie Fei, only to find that Xie Fei was also having a nosebleed. Not only that, but black blood was oozing from his eyes, ears, and the corners of his mouth. He looked exceptionally terrifying, like a demon crawling out of hell.“Xie——...——Xie Fei——...”Liu Yi tried to ask, but found his throat seemed to be blocked by something, making it extremely difficult to even make a sound.Gurgle, gurgle—He desperately clutched his throat with both hands, his face visibly turning from flushed to bruised purple, his legs gave way,He fell straight to the ground, completely lifeless.And Xie Fei, beside him, also collapsed at the same time, his body convulsing a few times before falling silent.The warehouse instantly fell into a deathly silence, with only an inconspicuous vine in the corner silently absorbing the faint poisonous gas pervading the air, a barely perceptible gleam flashing on its leaves.Silver light suddenly exploded, and several figures, as if pulled by an invisible hand, followed out from behind the void door.Damp cold air mixed with the smell of metal rust assailed them. Allen’s eyes widened sharply, and his Adam’s apple bobbed as he swallowed in amazement—in just a blink of an eye, they had traveled from the Black Cloud Commerce’s blood-soaked secret base to the depths of an underground mine dozens of kilometers away.Bear’s thick fingers instantly tightened around his giant axe, the beast patterns on the axe handle flickering in the darkness, his pupils glowing green. His beast-eye night vision allowed him to easily see through the surrounding environment, and his nostrils flared, catching unfamiliar scents.“So dark.”Poison Widow instinctively widened her eyes, but only saw an impenetrable darkness. The icy touch on her fingertips made her involuntarily tense her back. “Put this on.”Qin Tian took out a night vision device and handed it to Poison Widow. He raised an eyebrow slightly as his peripheral vision swept over the two people beside him—Allen’s eyes glowed with a faint greenish light,Bear’s beast eyes shone like cold stars in the darkness. Both of them looked calm, clearly already accustomed to this pitch blackness.The green glow of the night vision device dispelled the darkness. Poison Widow let out a long breath, her gaze sweeping over the rock walls on both sides, crisscrossed with chisel marks: “These mine tunnels... are all artificially dug?”“Not necessarily.” Qin Tian bent down and picked up a piece of ore debris, feeling a cold, hard sensation on his fingertips, “Baiquan Star’s underground hides countless mineral veins, but the artificially mined parts are less than one percent.”He paused, his gaze sweeping over the winding tunnel ahead, “Most of these passages you see are the work of ore beasts.”“Ore beasts?”“Associated spirit beasts of mineral deposits.” Qin Tian straightened up, his tone calm but with a hint of imperceptible gravity, “They feed on ore and also protect the mineral veins with their flesh and blood. To access the resources here, you must first get past them.”Humans slaughtering ore beasts to plunder resources was a blatant act of aggression.But the law of the cosmic jungle had always been this way; the strong preyed on the weak, and that was the truth.If the Empire stopped its expansion, the circling jackals would sooner or later tear the Empire apart.Of course, the Empire did not simply slaughter; if the indigenous people were strong and their civilization was highly developed, the Empire would also tend towards cooperation rather than invasion. Elf Star was the best example.Poison Widow stroked the edge of the night vision device, lost in thought. Just then, Qin Tian raised an eyebrow and pointed his finger towards the depths of the tunnel: “Coincidentally, there’s an ore beast ahead, heading towards us.”The three instantly tensed their bodies, taking a defensive stance. Allen’s dragon claws glowed, faint purple venom seeped from Poison Widow’s fingertips, and Bear dragged his giant axe on the ground, the metallic scraping sound particularly jarring in the silence.Rustle—A faint rustling sound came from ahead, like someone dragging chains while crawling, or metal scraping against rock walls.As the sound drew closer, a massive silhouette slowly emerged from the end of the tunnel.It resembled a metallic sand worm, its body over ten meters long glowing with a cold, hard silvery-gray luster, as if cast from tempered steel. Its eerie green eyes glowed in the darkness, and its gaping maw revealed two rows of serrated fangs, each like a poisoned steel nail.Thump—The ore beast roared, arching its body, and the next second it charged like a cannonball, the gust of wind it generated kicking up slag from the ground.“Come!” Bear roared, his giant axe leaving a blur as it met the charge, a crimson axe light tearing through the darkness and heavily striking the ore beast’s head. Clang—!A piercing metallic clang echoed through the tunnel, sparks flying over half a meter high.Allen gasped—he had personally witnessed Bear slaughtering Spiritual Energy Users like chopping vegetables, yet that terrifying axe only left a white mark on the ore beast’s head!Bear was knocked back two steps, his wrist numb, but he grinned wildly, battle intent raging in his eyes like a prairie fire.Qin Tian raised his hand, and a golden light shot towards the giant axe. The next moment, the axe blade suddenly lit up, with intricate runes flowing across its surface—the temporary enhancement of Divine Weapon Blessing, instantly awakening the two enchantments of Sharpness and Bloodlust.Roar!The ore beast roared in fury, opening its gaping maw to bite Bear’s head.Bear’s arms bulged with veins, black spiritual energy entwined around the axe handle like ink, and he brought it down with the momentum of his charge!Crack!This time, the axe blade sank more than an inch into the ore beast’s head, and spiderweb-like cracks spread from the wound.The ore beast thrashed its head wildly in pain, its thick tail whipping towards Bear’s waist with a whooshing sound.Bear abruptly pulled out the giant axe, a black light suddenly surging, and the axe blade swept horizontally like a full moon.Thwack!The ore beast’s tail snapped off with a loud crack, half of its severed body hitting the ground like a heavy lead weight, emitting a dull metallic thud. Dark brown, viscous blood seeped from the severed end, carrying a strong sulfurous smell.A hint of surprise flashed in Qin Tian’s eyes—this was the first time he had seen Bear use spiritual energy.Previously, he was already unmatched with sheer brute force; now, with spiritual energy augmenting his combat power, even ordinary Fifth Order powerhouses would likely perish on the spot.The ore beast sensed the threat of death, and a hint of fear flashed in its eerie green eyes. Ignoring the intense pain of its severed tail, it turned and tried to flee deeper into the tunnel.Its massive body twisted, creating a grating metallic scraping sound in the narrow passage.How could Bear give it a chance? He suddenly exerted force with his feet, pursuing it like a shadow, black spiritual energy wildly entwining around the giant axe, the axe blade flickering with a terrifying black light.“Where do you think you’re going?!”The first axe, carrying a whistling gust of wind, struck the back of the ore beast’s neck. The axe blade, empowered by spiritual energy, was unstoppable, deeply embedding itself into the ore beast’s hard body. The ore beast let out a mournful roar, its body almost stumbling.Bear twisted his wrist, pulled out the giant axe, and immediately swept out with a second axe, landing precisely where the ore beast’s head connected to its neck.Crack!The sound of bone shattering was clearly audible. The ore beast’s head fell off with a thud, rolling onto the ground and emitting a dull sound. The headless body swayed, then crashed to the ground, completely still.Bear breathed heavily, looked at the ore beast’s corpse, then rested the giant axe on his shoulder and grinned.Qin Tian gave Bear a thumbs-up, then walked forward and lightly touched the ore beast’s corpse.Two light orbs, one green and one blue, flew into his body.【Name】Metal Sense (Green)【Type】Passive 【Description】You can sense surrounding metals. The greater the metal reserves and the higher the quality, the stronger your sense.【Name】Gold Devouring Hardening (Blue)【Type】Active 【Description】Can directly devour metals it comes into contact with, transforming them into fine essence particles. These particles can rapidly fuse with various parts of the body, forming a tough protective layer that significantly enhances defense.“These two talents—”Qin Tian’s eyes lit up. Interesting.

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