Hearing Luo Xiu's words, everyone's expressions turned strange, and the atmosphere grew bizarre.

In the ensuing silence, Sun Li suddenly asked, "Did a math teacher teach you physics?"

`BOOM!`

As soon as she finished speaking, Luo Xiu punched the ground.

The terrifying force of his fist, under exquisite control, cracked the ground in a two-meter-diameter circle around his feet before collapsing inward.

Luo Xiu fell with the debris.

Ignoring the billowing dust, Sun Li and the other women scrambled to the edge to peer down.

They saw Luo Xiu take a few steps to the side after landing on the lower level, then squat and throw another punch.

`BOOM!`

Another deafening roar echoed.

Luo Xiu fell once more.

Su Shenyun shook her head helplessly and laughed. "Is this the style of a Martial Champion in action?"

Sun Li said, "If Xiu joined the demolition team, he'd easily make a million a month!"

Ye Ningxue's eyes were full of admiration. "As expected of Master!"

Tang Hong'e and Yun Wanzhou exchanged a speechless glance. Tang Hong'e had thought the punch Luo Xiu had thrown at her was heavy, but now she realized it had actually been quite light.

***

「Not long after.」

Luo Xiu arrived at the seventh basement level in his own domineering and direct fashion.

Su Shenyun, Sun Li, Ye Ningxue, Tang Hong'e, and Yun Wanzhou followed closely behind.

Before them was an enormous room.

The room was as large as two basketball courts and surrounded by thick glass walls. A potent, nauseating stench of chemicals and rot filled the air, turning their stomachs. The room was littered with dismembered corpses. In the corners stood several large iron cages, each containing rotting people who were still moving and howling miserably, looking just like zombies from a movie.

Sun Li surveyed the scene, then walked over to stand behind Luo Xiu. She gripped his arm tightly and said in a trembling voice, "Don't be scared, Xiu. I'll protect you."

Luo Xiu glanced at her, wanting to retort, but he wasn't in the mood.

`CLICK. CLICK. CLICK...`

Just then, as if by remote control, all the iron cages swung open at once.

As the doors opened, the prisoners inside, like frenzied, starving beasts, scrambled and crawled toward Luo Xiu's group.

Su Shenyun said, her eyelids, lightly dusted with pale purple eyeshadow, lowering slightly, "According to the intelligence from the Soul-devouring Worm, it's confirmed that these people are the failed products of unsuccessful drug-induced modifications."

"Let's call them 'Medicine Corpses' for now."

"Xiao Li, record this for evidence."

"Okay, got it!"

Sun Li quickly took out her phone and started recording. Though she was technically an agent of the Audit Bureau, she really just ran errands for Su Shenyun.

Luo Xiu said, "Looks like these Medicine Corpses want to eat us alive. Can we kill them?"

"These people are already as good as dead," Su Shenyun replied.

Hearing this, Luo Xiu didn't hesitate. He extended a hand, and the Dragon Drill quietly flew out from his Jade Pendant.

A short while later, once Sun Li had finished recording, the Dragon Drill, under Luo Xiu's control, began to spin rapidly as it flew toward the oncoming Medicine Corpses.

The horrific and disgusting sight made Sun Li's pretty face turn pale, and she fought back the urge to vomit several times. She suddenly regretted coming here. It would have been so much better to stay in the command room, watching the live feed while sipping milk tea.

In just a few moments, the Dragon Drill had slain all the Medicine Corpses.

Then, Luo Xiu walked straight ahead, punched open the glass door, and stepped into a long corridor.

***

「Meanwhile.」

In a villa somewhere in Henghai Provincial City, a handsome young man sat on a sofa with his legs crossed, watching a large screen in front of him with keen interest.

"This Luo Xiu... he's a real damn monster," the Red Bat, standing to the side, couldn't help but curse as he watched the live surveillance footage.

The handsome young man massaged his temples with fingers more slender than a woman's. He smiled and said, "I'm growing more and more interested in him."

Red Bat remarked, "The only other person as unreasonably powerful as Luo Xiu that comes to mind is Luo Ying."

"Messenger Lord, they both share the surname Luo. Do you think they could be related by blood?"

"Let's wait and see. There are still gifts waiting for them."

***

At that moment, Luo Xiu and his group, guided by the detailed map from Yue Tianyang, had wound their way to the end of the corridor.

The corridor opened into a natural underground cavern that had been artificially modified. Electrical cables of various colors and thicknesses were strung everywhere, alongside many instruments and devices Luo Xiu couldn't name. In the very center of the cavern was a pool of water.

Su Shenyun observed their surroundings and said, "Captain Tang, have your people come down later and record this entire place for evidence. Not a single detail can be missed."

"Understood."

Just then, a splashing sound came from the pool ahead.

As the water churned, a giant mass of flesh slowly crawled out!

Sun Li caught sight of it and nearly screamed. Her face went white as she scrambled to hide behind Su Shenyun.

"Auntie Su, what... what kind of monster is that?"

Su Shenyun stared intently at the creature crawling out of the pool, her expression growing solemn.

Strictly speaking, it was another Medicine Corpse. However, this one was gigantic, standing at least five meters tall. It was an amalgam of dozens of human bodies, covered all over with legs, arms, eyes, and other facial features. The mere sight of it was enough to make one's scalp tingle.

Su Shenyun glanced at Luo Xiu's profile and said, "The drug must have been created using giant genes. This Giant Medicine Corpse is clearly the result of a failed modification."

"Is that also from the Soul-devouring Worm?" Luo Xiu asked.

Su Shenyun nodded.

"Master, I'll go!"

Ye Ningxue stepped forward, her gaze resolute, as she slowly drew her blade, Snow Scar. As the sword left its sheath, a piercing chill filled the air.

"One Sword All Creation!"

As she neared the Giant Medicine Corpse, she unleashed a fierce slash. The sharp Sword Qi ripped through the air, like an invisible goliath swinging a massive cleaver.

However, the attack only managed to slice a gash into the crawling behemoth.

The wound oozed a viscous green blood, but it was already healing at a rate visible to the naked eye.

Ye Ningxue turned back to Luo Xiu, a hint of displeasure and grievance showing on her dazed, little face. She still hadn't mastered the "One Sword All Creation" that Luo Xiu had taught her; she had only scratched the surface.

"Master, I'm sorry..."

Luo Xiu suddenly walked past her, took the sword from her hand without a word, and swung it casually.

After a single swing, he didn't even look back. He tossed the sword into the air and turned away as if nothing had happened. The sword spun as it fell, landing precisely back in the scabbard in Ye Ningxue's hand.

At the same time, the Giant Medicine Corpse still crawling on the ground let out a shrill scream as its grotesque, massive body was disintegrated piece by piece by the invisible Sword Qi.

Ye Ningxue stood frozen, her eyes filled with adoration as she watched Luo Xiu.

On the other side, Sun Li was equally smitten. "Xiu is so cool!"

Tang Hong'e and Yun Wanzhou both watched Luo Xiu's departing figure, their eyes filled with unconcealed admiration.

Su Shenyun, however, merely humphed softly. He just has to show off in front of women all day, doesn't he? It's like it would kill him not to!

***

「Before long.」

Following the map, Luo Xiu and the others successfully reached the innermost laboratory.

After Luo Xiu blasted the door open with a punch, the first thing they saw was Luo Ying, immersed in a tank of medicinal fluid.

Luo Xiu's gaze trembled, and he strode forward.

Although he had already seen it in the photos Yue Tianyang had provided, seeing it in person was still hard to accept. This woman, who might be his mother, was being subjected to such treatment.

Naked, steeped in medicinal fluid, studied and toyed with, put on display...

He clenched his fists, his body trembling, his eyes radiating a bone-chilling killing intent.

On the other side of the room, Su Shenyun surveyed their surroundings, her brow furrowing slightly. "Don't you all find this a little too abnormal?"

Sun Li replied, "Everything here is abnormal."

"I mean, from the moment we entered, we haven't encountered a single obstacle besides the Medicine Corpses," Su Shenyun clarified. "A large-scale underground laboratory like this, and not a single person in sight. This has been too easy."

Hearing this, Sun Li's expression changed, and she said gravely, "Actually, I noticed that from the beginning. I was just about to bring it up."

Su Shenyun's gaze suddenly sharpened as she looked toward Luo Xiu. "Luo Xiu, this could be a trap!"

But Luo Xiu seemed not to hear her, his attention fixed on Luo Ying, who was curled up like a fetus in the glass tank. He didn't know why, but just looking at her gave him an inexplicable sense of kinship.

As Luo Xiu was lost in thought, the woman in the tank suddenly opened her eyes, which burned with utter hatred.

At the same time, the Dragon Drill hovering in The Void beside Luo Xiu began to tremble violently. Breaking free from his control, it shot out and pierced through the glass tank.

`CRASH!`

The glass tank shattered!

The pungent medicinal fluid sprayed in every direction.

Once the fluid had drained away, Luo Xiu rushed forward to check on Luo Ying. She lay motionless at the bottom of the shattered tank, like a sleeping beauty just awakened.

Su Shenyun hurried over, pulling off her casual windbreaker to cover Luo Ying. "She's... not dead?"

Luo Xiu looked at Luo Ying's open eyes and nodded. "I don't think so."

`SWISH!`

Without warning, the Dragon Drill shot back, instantly piercing through Luo Xiu's chest.

Luo Xiu's entire body jolted violently, stiffening instantly. He stared at Luo Ying in disbelief.

Slowly, Luo Ying pushed herself into a sitting position, her eyes full of resentment as she glared at him.

Su Shenyun's body trembled as she saw the clear, gaping hole in Luo Xiu's left chest. Her eyes began to well with tears.

She realized his heart was gone.

No matter how powerful a person was, destroying their heart meant certain death.

"Luo Xiu..."

"Run!"

Luo Xiu suddenly roared, and he decisively shoved Su Shenyun away with one palm.

And in the same instant he shoved her away, Luo Ying struck, punching him so hard he flew into the laboratory wall.

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