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Chapter 165 Martial Artist Advancement Requirements: Red Head, White Body!! (25 Chapters in 2 Words, Requesting Monthly Tickets~)

Om-!
The familiar sticky, peeling sensation returned, and the deathly silence, stench, and thick, impenetrable miasma instantly overwhelmed the senses.

Just entered.

The piercing hiss and the sounds of violent energy collisions from afar became much clearer, and tension and bloodshed filled the air.

The entrance area inside the force field was already in chaos and noise.

Several of the fastest-reacting elite squads surged toward the A-2 entrance, the very source of the tremors and screams, like a torrent bursting its banks!

Without pausing, Fang Qingyu and his two companions slightly expanded their starlight force field, pushing aside the churning miasma ahead, and closely followed the "Crimson Flame" squad.

It merged into the torrent at entrance A-2.

The passageway slopes downwards and is wider than D-7, but it is also more severely damaged.

The flesh walls were torn apart, and huge, tumor-like tissues drooped like dying viscera, while a viscous, dark purple liquid flowed like a river of blood across the pitted ground.

The captain of the Crimson Flame Squad ahead, "Lava" Lei Gang, was engulfed in crimson flames, like a human torch illuminating the way. His violent aura cleared the path, burning away any rocks and chunks of flesh that blocked his way into ashes.

However, after going only a few hundred meters in, the passage ahead suddenly forked, like the grotesque throat of a giant beast, extending into dozens of deep, dark paths, the destinations of which were unknown!
The source of the violent tremors seemed to be deep within this labyrinthine network of paths.

"Split up!" Lei Gang's roar echoed through the passageway, carrying an unquestionable authority. "Someone must go into every branch of the tunnel! Find the source of the vibration, find the intruder! Keep communications open, and immediately alert for backup if you discover anything unusual or encounter a powerful enemy! Move quickly!"

Time is of the essence; every second could bring the mysterious intruder closer to the core area!

Without hesitation, the team leaders quickly pointed out the assigned routes.

Just as Lei Gang's gaze swept over Fang Qingyu's seemingly "weak" team, preparing to assign them a relatively peripheral passage.

"Let's go this way!"

Fang Qingyu's voice rang out decisively, drowning out the surrounding noise.

His gaze wasn't on Lei Gang, but rather on Jiang Wei's face in his arms.

The moment the fork in the road appeared, Jiang Wei's small hand gripped his clothes tightly. Her clear eyes were fixed on one of the darkest paths, filled with a thick, gray-white mist. Her face was filled with unprecedented solemnity and certainty.

Following Jiang Wei's gaze, Fang Qingyu pointed to the passage without hesitation!

Lei Gang frowned, his sharp gaze sweeping over Fang Qingyu and the seemingly harmless little girl in his arms, as well as Wei Banmeng, whose aura was as cold as a blade.

This team's composition is too bizarre.

But at this moment, there is no time for doubt!

The imposing aura emanating from Fang Qingyu, far exceeding his own level of subtle understanding, sent a chill down Fang Qingyu's spine.

"Okay!" Lei Gang nodded decisively, only saying, "Be careful! Call immediately if there is any danger!" Then, with a wave of his hand, he led the Crimson Flame Squad towards the main road with the most violent energy fluctuations.

The other teams also quickly split up and rushed to their respective side roads.

In an instant, Fang Qingyu and his two companions separated from the main group and disappeared alone into the side road shrouded in gray-white mist.

Upon entering, a bone-chilling cold penetrated the combat suit and even subtly suppressed the medicinal aura of the Poisonous Miasma Pill.

The miasma here contains ice-crystal-like particles, compressing visibility to less than ten meters.

"Follow me!"

Fang Qingyu shouted in a low voice, holding nothing back!

Om-!
The Zhou Tian Star Field was fully activated! Within twenty meters, the air became as viscous as lead and mercury, and the sluggishness slowed down even the drifting ice crystal miasma.

The crimson tribulation fire within his body erupted with a roar, and dark red lava patterns lit up under his skin. He activated the Nine Heavens Primordial Chaos Visualization Technique to its limit, and brilliant starlight poured into the Dragon Sparrow Slaying Calamity!

With lightning speed and cloud-like movement fully activated, his speed instantly soared to its limit!
"Buzz!"

Only a scorching, distorted afterimage remained in place!

With one hand tightly protecting Jiang Wei and the other holding a knife, Fang Qingyu transformed into a black lightning bolt that tore through the thick miasma, rushing headlong into the passage!

The orange-red flames around Jiang Wei in his arms swirl slightly, counteracting the wind pressure and chill brought by the high speed.

Wei Banmeng's pupils contracted slightly! She was also known for her speed, and only now did she truly witness the terror of Fang Qingyu unleashing his full power!
She dared not be negligent, and she pushed her visualization technique to its limit. Dark purple flames erupted from her feet, and her figure transformed into a silent yet ghostly purple light, tightly gripping Fang Qingyu's lightning shadow that seemed to be merging into the darkness!
Three figures raced forward at a speed beyond human comprehension in the narrow, icy, and slimy passage!

A strong wind tore through the miasma, emitting a piercing whistle.

The scattered ghosts encountered along the way were torn to shreds before they could even react, either by the starlight wind brought up by Fang Qingyu's blade or by the purple light emanating from Wei Banmeng's blade tip!
Just a few minutes later, the passage ahead suddenly opened up, forming a small space resembling an underground cave.

And in the center of space.

A figure stood silently with his back to them.

The man seemed to have already sensed the movement behind him, and slowly turned around the moment Fang Qingyu and the other two rushed into the cavity.

His face was covered by a blank metal mask, revealing only a pair of cold, indifferent eyes that seemed devoid of any human emotion.

Fang Qingyu and the others were immediately drawn to the man's inhuman-like body parts.

His right arm, from the shoulder down, was completely covered by a hideous carapace that shimmered with a dark blue metallic luster and was covered with jagged barbs, extending all the way to half of his chest. The carapace pulsated slightly as if it were alive, and was closely integrated with his flesh and blood!
Below the knee on the left leg, it was replaced with an insect limb with reverse joints, covered with grayish-white bony armor, and sharp claws that dug deeply into the sticky membrane of the ground.

Modified Warrior!
Moreover, it is a deeply modified, terrifying existence with a rank reaching the peak of the Profound Realm!
There was no verbal exchange between the two sides.

The cold eyes behind the mask swept over Fang Qingyu and the other two, a very subtle fluctuation flashed across them, and then turned into pure killing intent!
Om-!
A terrifying pressure, heavy as a mountain and carrying a strong smell of decaying corpses and metallic stench, suddenly erupted!
Far surpasses the average peak of the Transcendent Realm!

The dark blue armor that had modified the martial artist's right arm suddenly shone with a blinding light, like a siege cannon, carrying a violent power that could crush everything, and punched straight at Fang Qingyu's face without any fancy moves!

Wherever the fist passed, the air exploded under the strain, and the icy miasma was instantly dispelled!
"Humph!"

Fang Qingyu snorted coldly, his eyes flashing with starlight! Instead of retreating, he advanced!

With a tacit push from Jiang Wei in her arms, a gentle wave of orange-red heat carried her lightly backward, landing steadily beside Wei Banmeng.

At the same time, Fang Qingyu's left arm erupted with the Crimson Calamity Flame, and the dark red lava patterns instantly illuminated his skin. He poured his powerful blood energy into his arm and, without dodging or avoiding, threw out a punch as well!
The Crimson Jade Scripture has undergone its second transformation! Bone Fusion!

In addition, there's the current 32-point Golden Body attribute.

In a head-on confrontation, Fang Qingyu was truly not afraid of Tongxuan at all!

boom--! ! !
Their fists clashed! Like two small mountains crashing together!
A visible circular shockwave suddenly exploded!

The entire space trembled violently, the mucus on the flesh walls was instantly blasted away, and Fang Qingyu's boots sank deep into the ground, carving out two furrows!
The right arm of the modified warrior, covered in a dark blue armor, suddenly froze.

Tiny cracks appeared on the shell!

An evenly matched contest?!
Do not!
Just as their fists collided and their strength stagnated, Fang Qingyu's right hand unleashed the Dragon Sparrow Slash!

There were no dazzling sparks, no roaring flames of calamity, only a dark golden blade of light that was so fast it exceeded the limits of visual perception!
Shocking!

The blade flashed after the opponent's attack, carrying a chilling killing intent and an overwhelming force. It instantly bypassed the stagnant right arm and slashed towards the relatively vulnerable neck of the modified warrior!

fast!
It's so fast that my mind can't even process it!
A hint of horror finally appeared in the eyes of the modified warrior!
The insect-like limb on its left leg suddenly exerted force, and its body jerked backward in a posture that defied the laws of physics!

At the same time, his right arm, covered in a dark blue armor, forcefully retracted to block!

Tsk-!
The blade grazed the edge of his mask, sending up a trail of blinding sparks!

A corner of the sturdy metal mask was cut off, revealing the pale, withered skin underneath, covered with stitches!

opportunity!

Almost at the same moment Fang Qingyu drew his sword, Wei Banmeng's figure appeared silently in the blind spot beside the modified martial artist, like a venomous snake slithering into the shadows!
The two blades crossed, transforming into two extremely refined dark purple cross-shaped beams of cold light, carrying a sharpness capable of tearing through any defense, and fiercely slashed towards the joint of his left leg, the insect limb supporting his body!
"Clang! Sizzle—!"

The clang of metal clashing and the sound of bone armor tearing rang out simultaneously! Wei Banmeng's blade flashed precisely into the most vulnerable joint of the insect's limb!

Sparks and viscous, grayish-white fluid splattered everywhere!
The modified martial artist instantly lost his balance on his left leg! His body staggered violently!
"burn!"

Jiang Wei's clear voice carried a chilling killing intent!
A condensed, almost tangible, orange-red line of fire, like a spear of judgment shining in the darkness, shot with unparalleled precision toward his right rib, exposed by his loss of balance and not covered by his armor!

boom!
Intense flames erupted instantly! The terrifyingly high temperature scorched flesh and blood, emitting a sizzling, acrid smell!
A triple blow! In the blink of an eye!

Fang Qingyu's knife, Wei Banmeng's blade, and Jiang Wei's fire! They complemented each other perfectly!
"Ugh—!"

The modified warrior let out a painful and furious roar. His body was blasted backward by the flames, his left leg was injured and his right rib was charred black!
Its eyes gleamed even more fiercely, and its dark blue armor glowed intensely, as if it were about to launch an even more ferocious counterattack!
"Return to silence!"

Fang Qingyu's icy voice was like a death sentence pronounced by the Grim Reaper!

Dragon Sparrow suddenly let out an excited low cry!

The dazzling starlight flowing across the blade instantly collapsed, contracted, and condensed at the tip of the blade, transforming into a dark golden lightning bolt refined to its extreme!
There was no earth-shattering sound, only a chilling, subtle sound of air being cut through!

The blade flashes, swiftly!
So fast that it didn't even leave an afterimage!
It was as if Fang Qingyu's arm had been extended forward in an extremely slight motion.

Then, everything came to a standstill.

puff!

A soft sound.

The modified warrior's right arm, covered in a hideous blue carapace that had once withstood Fang Qingyu's molten iron fist, was severed at the shoulder!

The cut is as smooth as a mirror.

The remaining starlight and electric arcs at the break point flickered and danced, preventing flesh and blood from regenerating!
The severed arm, along with its heavy, dark blue carapace, crashed onto the slimy ground with a thud.

"Uh!"

The modified warrior's body trembled violently, his single remaining eye filled with unbelievable horror and excruciating pain.

He stared intently at Fang Qingyu, making strange hoarse noises in his throat.

"People from Creation Technology?"

Fang Qingyu pointed his blade diagonally, his voice icy, his starlight field acting like an invisible shackle, relentlessly suppressing his opponent.

The modified warrior did not answer. His remaining single eye stared intently at Fang Qingyu, his gaze devoid of fear or anger, only a chilling, utter emptiness and indifference.

Then he suddenly raised his only remaining left hand.

He grabbed at the tattered mask on his face with lightning speed!
"Not good!" Wei Banmeng's cold voice carried a hint of surprise.

Fang Qingyu brandished his sword again, attempting to stop them!

But it's too late!
scoff!

He ripped the mask off himself, revealing a pale, withered face covered in stitches, like a broken doll.

His lips twitched upwards in an extremely strange way.

He revealed a non-human, distorted "smile".

Immediately afterwards, his Adam's apple bobbed violently!
"Crack!"

A soft yet chilling cracking sound rang out.

The light in the man's eyes went out instantly, and his body, as if all the bones had been removed, collapsed limply to the ground, lifeless.

Self-destruction!

A martial artist at the peak of the Profound Realm, possessing a powerful body modification ability, directly and without hesitation ended his own life!
Fang Qingyu's knife stopped in mid-air.
All three of them looked puzzled.

At the peak of the Profound Realm, just one step away from becoming a Martial Arts Grandmaster, he would be a pillar of strength anywhere. How could he have been tamed or controlled to such an extent?!

But just as the three were stunned by this bizarre suicide...
Rumble, rumble—! ! !
A violent earthquake, more than ten times more intense and ferocious than any before, erupted without warning from the depths of the passage where they were.

It was as if there was a primordial beast that had been completely enraged.

It was crashing wildly at the end of this passage, tearing apart the rock strata!

"retreat!"

Jiang Wei's face suddenly tightened, all traces of childishness gone, replaced by an unprecedented solemnity and gravity!
Her small hands gripped Fang Qingyu's clothes tightly, her gaze fixed on the source of the violent tremors deep within the passage!

Fang Qingyu had absolute trust in Jiang Wei's perception!
No words are needed to explain it; the warning signs that penetrate to the bone are already tangible!

"go!"

Fang Qingyu roared, his actions faster than his thoughts!

With lightning speed, he grabbed Jiang Wei with his left hand, and with his right hand, he grabbed Wei Banmeng's cold wrist, also taking the mutated arm with him.

Then, lightning exploded beneath his feet, and his figure transformed into a blur of leaping electric arcs.

boom--! ! !
At a terrifying speed that surpasses anything seen before.

Grabbing Wei Banmeng and holding Jiang Wei, they retreated frantically back the way they came!

Almost at the same instant their bodies were forced back!

Boom! ! !

Click——! ! !
At the end of the passage ahead, at the source of the violent tremors, the barrier covered with thick flesh and rock shattered and collapsed like thin ice being struck by a ten-thousand-ton hammer!
Red!

Dazzling, scorching, a crimson red that seems to ignite the soul!
A huge, suffocating snake head, the part of which was protruding almost filled the entire tunnel!
Covered in thick, crimson scales that resembled solidified magma, each scale flowed with viscous, dark golden energy, exuding a ferocious and terrifying aura!
Two vertical pupils, like lava lakes, burned with overwhelming pain, anger, and pure madness, instantly piercing through the billowing dust and locking onto three figures that were rapidly moving away!

White body!

Behind that ferocious, fiery head was a gigantic body, paler and deathly still than the fleshy walls of the passage, seemingly composed of the purest "white." The pure white and fiery red formed a strange and terrifying contrast!

Ancient ferocious beasts
The snake has appeared!
"Moo—!!!"

A terrifying roar, a mixture of a muffled bull's bellow and a venomous shriek that seemed to shatter gold and split rocks, exploded at close range in this narrow space!
The terrifying sound waves were like a tangible hammer blow.

It swept in like a tidal wave, carrying a suffocatingly hot and pungent wind!

hum!
Fang Qingyu felt as if he had been struck by a heavy blow. His protective starlight field fluctuated violently, and he let out a muffled groan as a trickle of blood instantly spilled from the corner of his mouth!

But the speed of the retreat did not slow down at all; on the contrary, it accelerated again with the force of the impact!
The orange-red flames around Jiang Wei in his arms surged, forming a tough barrier.

Wei Banmeng's eyes were as cold as ancient ice. She crossed her twin blades in front of her to protect herself. Dark purple energy flickered and rippled as she withstood the impact of the sound waves. She stayed close to Fang Qingyu and retreated in sync!

The giant maw of the serpent suddenly opened, revealing a jagged, white, sharp tooth that resembled interlocking mountain peaks.

Burning with savage vertical pupils, the first thing it locked onto was not the three people who had retreated, but the corpse of the Transcendent-level modified martial artist on the ground who had just committed suicide!

Like a dragon looking down at ants in the dust.

The crimson maw suddenly inhaled!
call--!
A powerful suction force is generated out of thin air, forming a visible airflow vortex!
The corpse of the martial artist, along with the severed arm, rubble, and slime on the ground, was instantly swept up by an invisible force and flew helplessly toward the gaping maw of the abyss!
The giant head of the serpent merely peeked forward slightly before swallowing the corpse and debris whole!
The sound of bones being crushed echoed loudly in the passageway.

After swallowing the corpse, Pengshe's indifferent, dark golden vertical pupils, as if looking at a dead object, swept over Fang Qingyu and the other two who had retreated to the corner of the passage and were about to disappear from its sight.

That gaze was icy cold, as if it were merely a glance at an insignificant speck of dust.

With a hint of impatience at being disturbed.

Without the slightest hesitation, that enormous, despair-inducing head suddenly retreated behind the broken rock wall like a receding tide!
With a rumble, the shattered rock face began to writhe, close, and mend itself rapidly under some powerful force.
Inside the passage, only violently churning smoke and dust remained.

The pungent stench of burning and blood, along with the chilling, oppressive aura that lingered in the air like a brand, sent shivers down one's spine.

Fang Qingyu, holding Jiang Wei and pulling Wei Banmeng along, stopped at the corner of the passage.

All three had a pallor of having just experienced a life-or-death race, and deep in their eyes was an undisguised shock at facing an ancient ferocious beast.

Fang Qingyu was still holding Wei Banmeng's wrist tightly, almost unconsciously.

For the first time, his cold face lost all color, his breathing became slightly rapid, and a sense of unease, as if facing a natural disaster, lingered in his clear eyes, but his hands holding the double blades remained as steady as a rock.

Fang Qingyu slowly released Wei Banmeng's wrist and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.

The Dragon Sparrow Blade pointed diagonally at the ground, its blade adorned with dark golden lightning patterns that flickered with a faint light.

He stared intently at the direction where the Peng Snake had disappeared, at the rapidly healing broken rock wall, his eyes as deep and cold as a pool.

Transcendent Peak martial artists are treated like discarded shoes, dying instantly.
The ancient ferocious beast, the Peng Snake, was almost within reach, bursting forth from the wall.
Creation Technology's scheme is bigger and more terrifying than anyone imagined!
"Then, what exactly is it?"

Wei Banmeng's voice broke the deathly silence, carrying an unprecedented solemnity.

His cold eyes were fixed on the direction where Peng She had disappeared, his brows furrowed.

This question doesn't seem to be directed at Fang Qingyu or Jiang Wei; it's more like a self-examination of the limits of one's past understanding.

She had never seen such a terrifying, contradictory creature in any book or intelligence.

Its crimson head burned like lava, while its white body remained as still as ice. Its aura was far stronger than that of an ordinary monstrous ghost, yet it carried an indescribable sense of frustration.

Fang Qingyu wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his eyes also fixed on the rapidly writhing and closing rock wall: "I don't know. But its strength is at the peak of the first tier, just one step away from the second tier!"

It was just a fleeting glimpse.

However, one can clearly sense that the level of power, suppressed by the environment yet still incredibly violent, is far beyond that of ordinary Xuan, yet it has not yet truly reached the level of a Chosen One/Grandmaster.

"Peak of the first tier," Wei Banmeng repeated in a low voice, a noticeable tremor appearing on her usually cold face for the first time.

This means that this monster possesses terrifying potential and destructive power far exceeding that of other monsters of the same level.

"Let's go."

Fang Qingyu made a decisive decision.

This godforsaken place is on the edge of that beast's lair; heaven knows if it will peek out again.

The three of them dared not delay for the slightest and turned around to retreat quickly along the way they had come.

The Starfield remained fully extended, slowing the flow of the thick miasma and remaining vigilant against any disturbance.

However, they had only walked a hundred meters or so.

Rumble——!
The fleshy ground beneath our feet began to tremble violently again without warning!

This tremor did not originate from a single point deep within, but rather spread continuously like the tides, one wave stronger than the last, coming from all directions!
The entire passageway groaned, with gravel and viscous, tumor-like tissue constantly falling from above!
"Here we go again!" Wei Banmeng hissed, his twin blades instantly held horizontally in front of him, his cold eyes sharply scanning the two ends of the violently fluctuating passage.

Fang Qingyu shielded Jiang Wei, forcibly steadying himself, his face so gloomy it could drip water.

He suddenly looked at Wei Banmeng, and their eyes met in mid-air. They instantly understood the surprise and coldness in each other's eyes.

"There's more than one way!" Fang Qingyu's voice broke amidst the continuous roar, yet every word was as cold as ice. "Every passage! There's probably a 'bait' like that in every passage! Either the intruders die, or our squad dies! The corpses we fill with our lives will be the bait for that monster!"

This cruel speculation is chilling.

Creation Technology, or rather the mastermind behind all this, is ruthless and insane beyond the realm of common sense!

Not only did they release the ancient ferocious beast Peng She, but they also used the lives of Transcendent Peak Transformation Warriors and even the elite squad that accidentally fell into the trap as food to catalyze its transformation!
Thinking of this, Fang Qingyu's gaze inadvertently swept over what he was still tightly holding in his other hand.

That piece was cut off from the body of the martial artist who had undergone profound transformation.

A mutated arm covered in a hideous, dark blue carapace.

The arm was heavy and cold, its carapace covered with sharp barbs, now stained with slime and dust, making it look particularly eerie.

However, the moment Fang Qingyu's gaze fell upon them!
hum!
A new prompt suddenly popped up from the dormant diagrams deep within my mind!

Lines of red text cascaded down like a waterfall:

[Advanced material 'Black Spider Core' (Orange quality) detected!]

[Do you wish to immediately consume this material to advance your 'Martial Artist' class?]

[Prerequisites not met: 'Martial Artist' class level must reach Lv.3, core skills must be perfected, advancement failed.]

(End of this chapter)