Gao Wu: Honey, don't cry, I'm truly invincible!

"Pfft—"

Vitas, his face filled with terror, collapsed and died instantly.

The remaining prodigies panicked, looking at Qin Su with uncontrollable fear in their eyes.

This person is so capable, so why don't they remember him at all? Who exactly is he?

"Now, can you tell me the bait recipe and the location of the Galaxy Thunderfish?" Qin Su said calmly.

The remaining prodigies trembled, fearing that Qin Su might harbor murderous intent again, and hurriedly spoke up.

Having obtained the intelligence and confirmed its authenticity, Qin Su killed these people one by one with a single strike. He had already offended them, so naturally he couldn't let them go.

Following their directions, he walked along the undulating mountains into the depths of the Land of Ultimate Martial Arts.

Along the way, he didn't see a single person or even a single source beast, let alone a human. The red soil under his feet was getting hotter and hotter, as if he were walking on a red-hot iron.

As far as the eye could see, white smoke billowed from every crack in the rock, the ground was barren, without a single blade of grass.

"Is the source beast bait needed to capture the Galaxy Thunderfish really here?"

Qin Su had some doubts. In this kind of environment, even passing by was unbearable, so how could living things survive?

"According to those people, there should be a building here that's been taken over by a Source Beast, but I haven't seen it. Do I have to keep going in? Go deeper?"

Qin Su activated his telekinetic detection and was astonished to find that in the Extreme Martial Land, his telekinetic detection was suppressed even more severely. In the previous cave, his telekinetic detection could see a range of about 300 meters in front of him, but now, it could only detect a range of about 100 meters around him.

This distance is less effective than observing with the naked eye.

"Hmm? Wait, there's a strange fluctuation in the air..." Qin Su suddenly looked up and glanced to the left.

To the naked eye, everything appeared normal, but through his mental power, he could sense something strange about the place.

There was a peculiar spatial fluctuation, completely out of place with everything around it.

Qin Su stepped forward. After taking more than ten steps, she suddenly felt herself touch a soft barrier. She took another step forward, and the next second, the scene before her eyes had completely changed.

Suddenly, a huge building appeared before him. Judging from its architectural style, it was clearly the work of an alien civilization. However, due to the passage of time, the building was dilapidated, and one could still faintly smell the pungent stench from the source beast.

"This is it. Next, we'll hunt down one hundred Silver Horned Ironhorn Beetles..."

Qin Su narrowed her eyes slightly.

According to those guys, the Ironhorn Beetle has four growth stages: Ironhorn, Bronzehorn, Silverhorn, and Goldhorn. The Silverhorn-level Ironhorn Beetle is the favorite food of the Galaxy Thunderfish.

However, silver-horned beetles are not easy to hunt because they are relatively rare, and they are also quite powerful, equivalent to a high-level martial arts master in humans. They also have an exaggerated ability to survive, making them difficult to kill.

"Speaking of which, this building must be over ten thousand years old, right? It's been ravaged by source beasts for so long, yet it hasn't been razed to the ground. The materials used in this building, and their sturdiness, are truly astonishing..."

Qin Su pondered in her heart, but her feet moved quickly as she strode toward the building.

Just as they approached, a cold, harsh voice rang out from inside: "Stop! This is not a place you can approach. Get out!"

As soon as she finished speaking, a woman with a seductive figure and an icy expression walked out of the building and appeared in front of Qin Su.

Her strength was formidable, and her aura was astonishing, faintly reaching the level of a mid-level Martial King. Her entire body exuded an astonishing aura, as if she could shatter a small mountain with a single finger.

Qin Su was slightly taken aback, not expecting someone to get there first. He then said, "I'm just here to hunt source beasts. I don't care what you're doing here. I'll leave immediately after I've hunted a hundred silver-horned iron horn beetles. I won't bother you at all."

"roll."

The woman snorted coldly, her attitude remaining impolite.

Qin Su narrowed her eyes slightly, about to make a move, when suddenly, another voice rang out from inside the building: "Yun Nu, let him in."

Upon hearing the voice, the woman's cold expression vanished instantly, and she bowed slightly with utmost respect: "Yes, young master."

Then, she straightened up, looked at Qin Su, and her expression turned indifferent again: "Boy, my young master is kind and generous to allow you in. You're incredibly lucky. Once inside, remember to kowtow and pay your respects to my young master."

Qin Su glanced at her indifferently, ignored her, and strode inside.

The structure inside the building, after years of modification by the Ironhorn Beetles, has completely transformed into the appearance of a beast's nest. However, what made Qin Su's eyes narrow slightly was that the Ironhorn Beetle swarm had already been completely slaughtered.

The blond youth who had invited him in was standing on the corpse of a golden-horned iron beetle, forcefully pulling out the battle knife that was deeply embedded in its body.

The Ironhorn Beetle of the Golden Horn level is no weaker than a High-Level Martial King.

That blond youth was able to kill such a being; he must be very strong.

"Let me introduce myself. My name is William, I'm American, and you are?"

The blond youth kicked away the golden-horned iron-horned beetle, wiping the dark green beast blood off his battle blade as he casually glanced at Qin Su.

He spoke with an air of absolute authority, as if he had introduced himself and Qin Su was obligated to do the same, regardless of whether Qin Su wanted to introduce herself or not.

Clearly, he has been in a high position for a long time and is used to bossing people around.

As he turned around, Qin Su saw that his pupils were heterochromatic, one blue and the other amber.

Qin Su couldn't help but think of a powerful physique—the Heterochromatic Eyes Saint Body.

It is said that this physique allows for extremely rapid cultivation and an innate secret technique that enables one to kill without leaving a trace using heterochromatic eyes.

After a moment of silence, Qin Su said calmly, "Su Qin, a person from the Xia Kingdom."

"Su Qin?"

William glanced at Qin Su, a strange light flashing in his eyes: "Your name is very similar to that of a Xia countryman I know."

"As you can see, I'm just an ordinary martial artist at the Martial Marquis level," Qin Su said without changing his expression.

William chuckled, neither confirming nor denying, but said with a hint of regret, "If you were him, I could have killed you directly, making you yet another proud soul lost under my blade."

"By the way, you're here to hunt Silver Horned Ironhorn Beetles?"

"Yes."

"Heh, most martial artists wouldn't know about the existence of these Ironhorn Beetles. Not only do you know about them, but you also specifically intend to kill one hundred Silver Horn level Ironhorn Beetles... Are you going to use them as bait for the Galaxy Thunderfish?"

William changed the subject, looking at Qin Su with a half-smile.

Qin Su narrowed his eyes slightly: "Why did you bring this up, sir?"

William smiled faintly, then a cold glint appeared in his eyes: "How did you, a yellow-skinned man, know about the Star River Thunderfish? I suppose my men, Vitas and the others, have already been killed?"

boom--

Yun Nu, who was standing next to Qin Su, immediately unleashed a powerful aura, and a fierce glint flashed in her eyes.

Qin Su sighed inwardly. Sure enough, what was meant to happen couldn't be avoided.

Immediately, his expression turned cold, and he looked at William indifferently, saying, "So, those few pieces of trash were your men. That's right, I killed them all. What are you going to do about it? If you're not satisfied, I'll kill you too!"

Upon hearing Qin Su's words, William's expression changed.

He was a renowned prodigy in the United States. From childhood to adulthood, no one had ever dared to speak to him like that, especially after he reached the Martial King level, no one dared to treat him with such contempt.

But today, right here, this mere Martial Marquis-level trash in front of him is acting as if he doesn't take him seriously at all, saying that if he doesn't submit, he'll kill him too. This is simply trampling his dignity into the ground.

"presumptuous!"

"How dare you, a lowly person, insult such a noble young master?"

"die!"

Yunnu, who was next to Qin Su, shouted sharply.

The next moment, her intermediate Martial King level strength was unleashed without any concealment. Wielding two swords, she transformed into a blur and fiercely attacked Qin Su.

She was very strong, and her blade flashes were so dense that they blocked all of Qin Su's escape routes.

Even a typical high-level Martial King would have to temporarily avoid this situation.

"You don't really think you're that great, do you?"

However, unexpectedly, Qin Su merely sneered at Yun Nu's attack. The next moment, he moved as well, appearing directly in front of Yun Nu.

A fist the size of a sandbag slammed heavily into Yun Nu.

Yunnu's pupils contracted sharply in that instant; Qin Su's speed was so fast that she couldn't react at all.

boom!

Qin Su's fist slammed heavily into Yun Nu's face.

Yunnu screamed and flew backward, crashing heavily to the ground, kicking up a lot of dirt and gravel.

Qin Su did not stop. The next moment, he stepped forward without hesitation and appeared in front of Yun Nu in the blink of an eye. His blood and qi surged wildly, like a volcanic eruption. He raised his fist and smashed it down heavily on Yun Nu.

Planetary-level martial skill - Thunderous Explosion!

"Boom............."

A loud bang.

Like a meteorite crashing to earth, the shockwave shattered everything within a radius of several hundred meters around Yun Nu.

Yunnu took a solid punch to the head, which sank directly into the huge pit. Her neck bones were broken, and she was covered in blood. She was no longer alive.

Two punches, and a powerful being at the mid-level Martial King realm, whose actual combat strength was comparable to that of a high-level Martial King, was beaten to death.

Qin Su's domineering presence caused William's pupils to tremble violently.

"You can't possibly be at the Martial Marquis level!"

William was now somewhat shocked and angry, staring intently at Qin Su, as if trying to discern something from her.

Qin Su ignored him and walked towards him indifferently.

The fifth-tier Gale Blade dragged on the ground, constantly rubbing against each other and sparks flying.

The ear-piercing, crashing sound made William's face grow even uglier.

He couldn't understand how someone who seemed to only have the strength of a Martial Marquis could be so monstrous, even instantly killing his Yun Nu. He knew that even he couldn't do that.

"You cunning Asian! If I hadn't seen that you were only a Martial Marquis, why would I have put on airs in front of you and offended you to this extent?"

William felt a pang of regret, but seeing Qin Su's murderous intent, he knew that the situation couldn't be resolved peacefully, and a ruthless glint flashed in his eyes.

"die!"

He suddenly threw out a large number of hidden weapons, which exploded, sending up clouds of poisonous smoke.

Immediately afterwards, he raised his knife and slashed directly at Qin Su. In an instant, the scene was filled with poisonous smoke, flashing blades, and deadly intent.

"Poisonous smoke and fancy knife skills are all trivial tricks. Only those who lack confidence in their own abilities would study such flashy but impractical things."

Qin Su simply shook his head dismissively, casually retreating to a distance of over a hundred meters, completely out of the area shrouded in toxic smoke.

William sneered, "The poison smoke is just a smokescreen. As for my swordsmanship, you'll soon find out whether it's just for show."

"I've already grasped the basics of sword intent, and I'm just one step away from comprehending the unified sword intent. What do you have to fight me with?"

Having said that, he covered his head and slashed at Qin Su with a knife.

"Sword intent?"

Qin Su scoffed.

The next moment, he moved. The fifth-tier Gale Battle Blade was raised with a roar, and an extremely terrifying blade light seemed to traverse the heavens and earth, dazzlingly bright, and slashed heavily towards William.

A terrifying blade of light instantly traversed a hundred meters, appearing in front of William with terrifying force.

Even before the blade arrived, William felt as if he were enveloped by endless killing intent, his whole body aching from being cut.

His expression changed, and he cried out in horror, "The sword intent of a Unity Stage cultivator! This is the sword intent of a Unity Stage cultivator! How is this possible?!"

"I'm already considered one of the most talented geniuses among all the prodigies, yet you're even more monstrous than me. How could someone like you possibly exist in this world?"

"I know now, you're Qin Su from the Xia Kingdom!"

At that moment, his face was filled with terror, as if he had witnessed a great horror, and his fighting spirit vanished completely in an instant.

He frantically backed away, trying to escape.

He was filled with immense fear. Before meeting Qin Su, he had been eager to kill Qin Su and make a name for himself by stepping on Qin Su's corpse. But now, facing Qin Su in person, he knew that he was wrong. He had misjudged Qin Su's strength, and by a huge margin.

This guy's strength is truly terrifying, and he's even mastered the intent of the sword. If he continues to stay here recklessly, he'll only be hacked to death by Qin Su.

But he didn't want to die!

William's initial nonchalance had vanished; he was terrified and frantically fled the building.

"Isn't it too late to start thinking about running now?"

Qin Su shook his head. He always acted in a way that eliminated problems completely. How could he let William escape after they had become enemies?

Qin Su is not one of those idiotic saints.

"die!"

With a shout from Qin Su.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."

The sixth-order lightning spike shot out swiftly, carrying unparalleled force, and instantly turned William into a sieve.

William felt a wave of intense pain wash over him, his body stiffened abruptly, and he looked down in disbelief to find countless bloody holes all over his body.

A look of despair appeared on his face.

"Qin Su, even if I die, the elites of America will not let you go..."

He turned around with difficulty, staring intently at Qin Su. After saying those words, he collapsed to the ground with a thud, dying suddenly with his eyes wide open in death.

Qin Su didn't take the threat of death seriously at all.

He didn't let his guard down. He used his telekinetic weapon to chop the corpse into mincemeat. Only after confirming that the man wasn't faking his death did he burn the muddy body to ashes.

Afterwards, Qin Su disposed of Yun Nu's body in the same way.

After doing all this, Qin Su rested for a while. Once he was back to his peak condition, he took out the spatial ring he had looted from William and his servant.

After a closer look, he was somewhat disappointed, because the spatial ring was basically filled with the corpses of iron horned beetles. There were other resources, but in very small quantities. As for secret techniques, martial arts skills, or cultivation methods, there were none at all.

"Are these so-called American prodigies really that poor? It seems that the fact that they have to sell their blood for resources to cultivate is probably true..."

Qin Su shook his head and used his talent to multiply his gains a hundredfold. Then he sold everything he didn't need to the system. To his surprise, the system also accepted the corpses of Ironhorn Beetles, but at a rather low price. Ten Ironhorn-level Ironhorn Beetles were only worth one Counterattack Point.

Fortunately, the spatial ring contained a large number of Ironhorn Beetles, numbering in the hundreds of millions.

Qin Su kept only one hundred silver-horned iron horn beetles and sold the rest.

In this wave, he directly earned 5 billion comeback points, and now he still owes the system 95 billion comeback points.

"I've obtained the Silver Horned Ironbeetle. Next, I need to make bait and head to the Blazing Sun Lake where the Star River Thunderfish is to fish..."

Qin Su began making bait, and after finishing, he headed towards Lieyang Lake.

Once again, we entered a world ablaze with heat. The heat was unbearable, and plumes of white smoke rose from the ground. The air was filled with the pungent smell of sulfur.

The entire environment resembled the eighteenth level of hell, as if even the sky was on fire.

Qin Su wiped the sweat from her forehead and continued forward.

He didn't encounter any living creatures along the way until he had traveled for about several dozen kilometers before he finally saw some white people carrying special iron umbrellas and walking slowly forward.

Under the scorching heat, they moved very slowly, each step seemingly requiring a great deal of physical exertion, leaving them panting heavily.

"We've encountered people; it seems we're approaching Blazing Sun Lake..."

Qin Su pondered to herself, quickened her pace, and overtook the white people.

The white people looked on with surprise and uncertainty when they saw him walking so fast.

"The closer we get to Blazing Sun Lake, the stronger the gravitational pressure becomes. It's difficult for ordinary martial artists to even stand still, and we are struggling to move. Yet this person moves with incredible speed, seemingly unaware of the gravity at all. Where did this prodigy come from? I've never heard of him before. He doesn't look familiar at all!"

Gravity suppression?

What gravity suppression?

Qin Su glanced back at them. He really didn't feel any gravitational suppression. He shook his head and continued to move forward quickly.

After advancing a few more kilometers, Qin Su finally felt a pressure in the air, but the pressure was too weak. He only felt that his steps were a little heavier, but it was nothing serious.

Gradually, other odors besides sulfur began to appear in the air.

"The stench of blood is pungent. Many people have died here." Qin Su looked solemnly to his left. About ten meters away, there was a corpse that looked like rotten mud.

The corpse had no external injuries, but its death was like that of a meat patty, with all its bones shattered. It was clear that it could not withstand the terrible gravity and was crushed to death.

"It seems that to get close to the Blazing Sun Lake, one must first have an extremely powerful physique. I already have a fourth-tier physique, far exceeding the limits that humans on Blue Star can reach, so this gravity suppression naturally has almost no effect on me."

Qin Su understood something and continued forward.

The further you go, the more gruesome corpses you find. Some of these corpses still exude a powerful aura even after death, clearly indicating that they were very strong in life, perhaps even geniuses highly regarded by some country, but unfortunately, they were too weak to withstand the pressure of gravity and died here.

Gradually, a huge lake appeared before Qin Su.

The lake appeared to be made of magma, its surface a vibrant red, radiating terrifying heat radiation.

As they approached, the air temperature soared exponentially, reaching nearly a thousand degrees Celsius in a very short time.

The heatwave was so intense that even space itself seemed to distort.

"So this is Blazing Sun Lake? The Star River Thunderfish lives in this lake?"

Qin Su was somewhat amazed. To be able to live in such a hellish environment, this Star River Thunderfish was no ordinary fish. No wonder those martial artists risked their lives to obtain it.

What surprised Qin Su even more was that before he arrived, several martial artists had already arrived. Each of them possessed a very powerful aura and was clearly not weak.

However, after Qin Su carefully sensed them, he discovered that their strongest was only at the advanced Martial King level, so he completely disregarded them.

"Yellow race?"

Upon noticing Qin Su's arrival, the white martial artists showed a hint of surprise in their eyes, and then narrowed their eyes.

Everyone in the world knows that white people are superior and look down on other races. When they encounter other races, they are often tortured to death. This kid, a mere individual, dares to come up to these noble white people. He really doesn't know how to spell the word "death".

If they were Qin Su, they would definitely hide when they were alone, instead of flaunting themselves outside, and they certainly wouldn't come to a place like this to court death.

However, this world is too dangerous. They had gone through great lengths to reach this place and dared not make any rash moves. If they had a free scout, that would be nice.

A white martial artist immediately said to Qin Su in a condescending tone, "Yellow-skinned rat, go scout ahead for us and see if the Star River Thunderfish is in this lake."

Qin Su glanced at him, raised an eyebrow, and said, "Oh? You're talking to me?"

The arrogant white man sneered and said, "Heh, if I'm not talking to a fool like you, who else would I be talking to? Hurry up and behave yourself, show us your value, or you'll only have one way out: death."

As he spoke, he took out his weapon and, without restraint, lashed Qin Su's cheek with a heavy whip.