Ah!!!!

Hai Sha’s entire face was covered in purple veins, and a crooked black horn protruded from his forehead. Countless purple starlight seemed to flicker in his eyes.

This was his true form after being transformed into a Star Demon!

Before, it was just a weak form forcibly suppressed by drugs and cultivation techniques.

Now, this was his true power!

Speed, strength, recovery, all tripled!! His flesh and blood defense was comparable to alloy, indestructible, able to withstand artillery bombardment.

Even weaker Flying Adepts were no match for him!

This was a special product obtained from the blind spot by Xinghu Xuanming Island, a powerful research result of aberrant transformation.

The only successful subject out of thousands – a Star Demon!

Accompanied by a huge roar, Hai Sha exerted force horizontally, and a huge burst of power accompanied by the speed of sound, violently sent Li Cheng Yi flying sideways.

This time it was Li Cheng Yi’s turn to be heavily knocked out, crashing into the alloy wall.

Boom!

The wall shook violently.

Li Cheng Yi’s back slammed into the wall, and he was almost embedded in it.

Caught off guard, he didn’t expect the other party to suddenly explode with such terrifying power and speed.

The power was even stronger than his current state. The speed even reached the speed of sound.

Such an explosion was too great an increase, causing him to make a mistake in his response, leading to a loss.

The key was that he didn’t expect Hai Sha’s recovery to be so strong.

His chest was blown open, but he could recover in a few seconds, and counterattack as if nothing had happened.

Amidst the crunching sound of metal twisting.

Li Cheng Yi came down from the wall, his coat shattered by the huge force. He simply tore off his clothes, revealing his strong and burly upper body.

What shocked Hai Sha was that he was still unscathed, without a single scar.

“I really didn’t expect…” Li Cheng Yi walked again towards the three-meter-tall Hai Sha.

“In this world, there is actually someone who can repel me head-on with just their physical body.”

“…” Hai Sha was now feeling something was wrong.

He was currently in the gene mimicry state of the Star Demon Transformation. This was his true complete form. His strength, speed, and physique had all reached their peak. Except for the lack of matching exoskeleton equipment, this was already his strongest combat power.

But just now, he hadn’t even managed to injure the other party.

In the Star Demon Transformation state, his pure strength could reach more than five tons!

This was pure physical strength, delivered at near the speed of sound. No one could withstand it.

Even Flying Adepts who were a little weaker would have their *fei yi* damaged with one blow if they weren’t careful.

Not to mention cyborgs. How many cyborgs could reach the speed of sound?

Without a fourth or fifth level, they would just be delivering food.

But what the hell was this guy in front of him!?

A complete cyborg?! A high-level exoskeleton!?

Countless thoughts flashed through Hai Sha’s mind. He pursued the ultimate in flesh and blood combat, but he wasn’t stupid.

It would be foolish to continue fighting hard knowing he couldn’t win.

And now… he should think about how to escape.

“Where are you looking?”

Suddenly, his pupils shrank. Li Cheng Yi, who was just in front of him, had suddenly disappeared.

Instead, the voice came from behind him.

“!!??”

Hai Sha hurriedly turned around.

But what he saw was a large hand reaching out towards him.

“Sacred Spirit · Reverse Sword.”

In an instant, countless blood in Hai Sha’s body circulated at high speed. His three-meter-tall body seemed to inflate, and faintly grew larger.

He raised his arms, trying to punch forward, but an unspeakable pain spread throughout his body like a tsunami at that moment.

*Puff!!!*

In an instant.

Dozens of places on Hai Sha’s body, flesh and skin, split open from the inside out.

A large amount of purple-red blood spurted from the wounds.

It was as if dozens of sharp thorns were piercing out of his body at the same time.

The massive blood loss caused his huge body to deflate rapidly.

No matter how powerful the genes were, they couldn’t do without the support of blood.

Without blood, any creature would fall into absolute weakness, severe trauma, or even death.

*Thump.*

Hai Sha knelt forward, his huge eyes wide open, completely unable to believe that he had been defeated.

He didn’t even know how he had failed.

It was just one move.

The other party hadn’t even touched him, and it was all over.

*Bang.*

His shrunken two-meter body fell heavily to the ground, lying in a pool of blood.

“This is… what…!?” he struggled to say weakly.

Li Cheng Yi glanced at him in surprise. This guy could still talk?

This was the first time he had seen such strong vitality.

Just now, he had used the Sacred Spirit Wisdom Sword to erupt from the inside, releasing at least seventy to eighty percent of the opponent’s blood in one go.

Even so, he could still talk and maintain a clear consciousness!?

This guy is interesting…

The strange form he erupted into was obviously the result of some kind of biochemical modification, and it was actually able to suppress him to a certain extent.

Although he was only in his basic state without using anything, and hadn’t activated Dragon Transformation, he had undergone so many enhancements after all.

Flower Scale Armor enhancement, low-level Shadow Dragon bloodline enhancement, Sacred Spirit Art enhancement, the three combined.

His basic strength reached six tons, his speed reached the speed of sound, and the density of his physical flesh was greatly improved.

Even so, this Hai Sha was able to suppress him for a moment. This was already quite remarkable.

Perhaps, this guy would make good fertilizer…

Whether he was made into a Sacred Infant, or merged with a Flower Language Pearl, he could get a high starting point and a very useful subordinate if successful.

Li Cheng Yi’s mind raced.

He walked closer and gently pressed his hand on the other’s head.

“I can feel that you are very nervous.”

“…” Hai Sha didn’t dare to move.

He wasn’t afraid of death. He was afraid of seeing a higher level and then losing hope and being killed.

“Want to learn?” Li Cheng Yi suddenly said.

“What…!?” Hai Sha was shocked, completely unexpected by this turn of events.

“Want to become stronger?” Li Cheng Yi asked calmly.

“…Want!” Hai Sha gritted his teeth and said. He answered without thinking, because this was his greatest pursuit in life.

Li Cheng Yi withdrew his hand.

“Everything in the world comes at a price.”

He turned and walked towards the bar door.

“I have always been fair. If you want to gain something, prove it to me.”

“How to prove it!?” Hai Sha struggled to get up, his eyes filled with desire.

“Get rid of all other obstacles and help Li Chong Nan get first place,” Li Cheng Yi said.

“Wait!?” Hai Sha wanted to speak.

But a black shadow flashed before his eyes, and Li Cheng Yi’s figure was gone in the blink of an eye.

He had no idea how the other party left. He only saw him walk into the shadows and disappear abruptly.

*Bang.*

*Bang.*

With a series of muffled sounds, the surrounding alloy walls rose, releasing the partitions, revealing the doors and windows.

The crowd outside was surging, as if they were completely unaware that there had just been a fierce battle here.

And Hai Sha struggled to sit up, the blood under him began to wriggle like a living thing, slowly drilling back into his body, helping him recover from his injuries.

This was the horror of the Star Demon. But even so, he was still severely injured and didn’t want to enter the Star Demon state again in a short time.

He would need at least a week to recuperate before he could barely recover.

He hadn’t suffered such injuries for a long time.

“…Prove…” Hai Sha sat up and slowly clenched his fists.

The path of pure blood that he thought had come to an end now saw a glimmer of dawn again!

He thought he was already the strongest among martial artists, but he didn’t expect…

“I will prove it! Prove it to you!!”

Thinking of the terrifying martial art that killed him in an instant.

His heart seemed to rise with the expectation and passion he had when he first learned martial arts.

Back then, he failed to become a Flying Adept because his consciousness wasn’t good enough, and was even humiliated because of it. On the contrary, his martial arts talent was tested to be outstanding, so he wanted to rely on pure blood to embark on the road of resisting Flying Adepts and cyborgs.

After countless blood, sweat, and pain, he had barely managed to do it, resisting low-level Flying Adepts and cyborgs.

But this was already the limit of martial arts.

In legends, those grandmasters who had set foot on the pinnacle of each sect were at this level.

He originally thought that there was no future.

But now…

At this moment, Xinghu and Xuanming Island were left behind him.

What was his original purpose in joining Xinghu? Wasn’t it to explore his own greatest potential, accept gene modification, and want to surpass machines with flesh and blood, and set foot on the strongest?

And now, he seemed to see a new dawn!

No one could stop him from pursuing the path to becoming stronger.

If anyone dared to stand in his way… then he would tear them apart!

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Outside the bar.

Li Cheng Yi’s figure constantly flickered in the shadows.

Each time he flickered, he happened to land in the shadows of the street.

After several consecutive times.

He walked out from the side of a milk tea bar, and had already returned to Li Cheng Yi’s face. He bypassed the line waiting to buy milk tea and walked towards the hotel booked by the Long Xu Sect for rest.

Behind him in the distance, the door of the barbecue bar was now blocked by security agency police cars.

A team of police officers got out of the car, broke open the door, and helped out the weak Hai Sha from inside, and then inspected the scene.

Li Cheng Yi tilted his head slightly, glanced at it out of the corner of his eye, and then ignored it, walking towards the hotel door.

“Young friend.”

Suddenly, a slender old man in white clothes, with hair reaching his waist, and sleeves fluttering, like an ancient scholar with a three-foot-long beard, walked out diagonally and blocked his way.

“Secretly eliminating opponents is not what a gentleman does.”

“Who are you? I don’t know what you are talking about?” Li Cheng Yi raised his eyebrows. A hint of vigilance rose in his heart.

The other party actually knew that he had taken action to seriously injure Hai Sha, and could accurately intercept him. Obviously, he had watched the entire process just now.

The most important thing was that he hadn’t noticed!

He carefully looked at the other party, and confirmed that he had never seen anyone similar.

Moreover, this kind of ancient style of dress… is not something ordinary people are qualified to wear.

It can usually only be seen on the older generation of some noble families.

“A while ago, I heard from Han Qi that a promising junior with good strength and talent appeared in my Yi Country. I didn’t believe it.” The old man smiled slightly, his eyes bright and dazzling. “I didn’t expect to just come out for a leisurely stroll today, but happened to meet you.”

“Han Qi? I don’t know him.” Li Cheng Yi was shocked.

Xinghu’s Han Qi of Dayao Star was the strongest opponent he had encountered so far, without exception.

When he fought Han Qi, he fought to a draw. But in fact, if it weren’t for external threats, there would have been more to fight in a war of attrition.

Han Qi couldn’t move him, and he couldn’t hit Han Qi.

Neither of them could do anything to each other.

The key was, who was this person in front of him? How did he know that he was the Chosen One?

“It doesn’t matter if you don’t know him. You will know him after today,” the old man smiled. “Speaking of which, young friend, you destroyed quite a few of my test sites back then. When I received the news, I was very curious. I originally wanted to go to Fengnan in person to get a closer look at you, but I didn’t expect to meet you here in Chaoyu first.”

“…Who are you?” Li Cheng Yi was too lazy to deny it at this time. The other party’s determined tone showed that they had more clues than he imagined.

Also… what are test sites…?

“I am Chen Zong Han.” The old man stroked his beard. “Why don’t we go inside and chat?”

(End of chapter)