High-level martial arts: Starting with a heart of steel, stats crush everything.

These things are nothing to Chen Mo; he's tough and resilient.

With the disguise of a demonic phantom, touching the boundary isn't a big problem.

As Chen Mo had predicted, he made his way to the border without any obstacles.

The protective shield itself doesn't offer much protection; its main function is to block high-temperature radiation and ultraviolet rays.

But just as Chen Mo successfully passed through the protective shield, a piercing alarm sounded throughout Sky Island 001.

A dozen or so figures exuding powerful auras instantly appeared where Chen Mo had passed, and began searching for the culprit that had triggered the alarm.

Even after they broke through the protective barrier and entered the outside world, they still couldn't find anything suspicious.

At this moment, Chen Mo was standing firmly in mid-air without any hesitation, the qi and blood gathered under his feet allowing him to stand steadily in mid-air.

"How could I have forgotten about this?"

Chen Mo patted his head. He used to fight on the ground, and the height he jumped was higher than the Cloud Step, so he had forgotten about this footwork.

Don't underestimate the Cloud Step just because it's not very useful in combat. That's because Chen Mo isn't a movement-based martial artist and doesn't need to make any sudden turns.

As a numerical monster, you can just crush everything in your path.

Without much thought, Chen Mo dispersed the blood and qi in his feet and plunged down.

The Celestial Race's sky islands were enormous; even in freefall, it took Chen Mo some time to see the very bottom of one of them.

Sure enough, there was a platform at the very bottom of the sky island, which was the path leading inside.

Stepping onto the Cloud Steps, Chen Mo quickly approached the platform.

During this time, numerous electromagnetic scans swept across Chen Mo's body, but none of them detected him.

Chen Mo landed smoothly on the platform in front of him, which was no more than five meters wide. He looked at the dark hole in front of him and recalled its structure.

According to the map Yang Yan gave him, the largest part of the lower half of the entire sky island is not the power core.

Yang Yan didn't want him to see the power compartment, but rather the largest room, the incubation chamber!

Without much hesitation, Chen Mo stepped into the cave and began to move forward according to the route he remembered.

......

At the same time, the Harbin military headquarters, which was in the dark, was quite noisy.

"Ice cave riot! All combat units prepare for engagement!"

The two remaining Grandmasters of the Harbin Military Command stood in the blizzard, gazing at the entrance to the ice cave that was emitting a ghostly blue light in the distance.

Guan Xia then picked up his weapon, a nine-ringed broadsword.

Are you sure you want to go?

Turning to look at Chen Yi at the sentry post, Guan Xia couldn't help but ask a question.

"Nonsense, I'm going to join the military headquarters in Harbin as soon as I graduate this year. I'll be fighting alongside you guys sooner or later."

Chen Yi rolled her eyes, put on her C-grade alloy armor, picked up the S-grade alloy battle axe that Chen Mo had given her, and said.

"This time the Snow Woman is coming with great force, so don't get too close, or I might be in danger."

Guan Xia sighed. That's just Chen Yi's personality; she never backs down when faced with a problem.

"Go away, say something nice."

Chen Yi rolled her eyes. Why was this idiot suddenly being so dramatic?

Despite saying that, Chen Yi still stuffed the Grandmaster Origin and Energy Liquid that Chen Mo had left her into the interlayer of her outer armor.

She was simply fulfilling her duty as a soldier; it doesn't mean she was tired of living and wanted to die.

Life-saving measures are still very necessary.

"Judging from your disheveled appearance, something terrible must have happened to you, right?"

Chen Yi glanced at Guan Xia's ashen face and realized that something was wrong.

"Yes, the two grandmasters who went into the ice cave with the commander have returned."

Guan Xia nodded, but her expression didn't improve at all.

"Severely injured, life core shattered, can only seal off qi and blood."

"The commander did not return. The two grandmasters only knew that the commander had blocked the Snow Maiden Queen's attack for them, which is why they were able to bring the news back by sheer luck."

"The Snow Maiden Queen has opened her life gate; she is now a level fourteen human warrior..."

"..." Chen Yi frowned. This was the first time she had ever heard of the term "level fourteen martial arts".

"Is he much stronger than a Grandmaster?"

Guan Xia knew that Chen Yi didn't know much about these secrets, so she sighed and patiently explained.

"The difference between them is not just a little bit; it's like the difference between a top-four martial artist and a grandmaster."

"The ice caves in the Northern Federation are also facing a major problem. If they are defeated, we will be attacked from both sides."

"I guessed you wouldn't stay put, so I arranged for you to be placed on the outskirts."

Guan Xia placed both hands on Chen Yi's shoulders and stared at her intently.

"There are still nearly five million ordinary people in Harbin who have not been evacuated, and they cannot withstand such low temperatures."

"The military's special cold-weather train is ready to depart. We must evacuate those people before we all die!"

Promise me!

Chen Yi was stunned for a moment, only now realizing how critical the situation was.

Guan Xia's surname is Guan, and the commander of the Harbin military headquarters also has the surname Guan, so the relationship between the two is self-evident.

But now, Guan Xia, as the second-generation heir, is prepared to sacrifice himself, and the situation is no longer something she can interfere with.

All she can do now is obey; otherwise, staying here will only cause more trouble.

"I promise you, not a single person from Harbin will be missing."

Chen Yi took a deep breath, shouldered the S-class battle axe, and left the sentry post.

The wind and snow outside showed no signs of stopping, but the temperature remained at minus fifty-five degrees Celsius, exactly the same as inside the ice cave.

"Captain, has Chen Xiaomei been seen off?"

A tall woman wearing only a thin outer garment walked in from the side.

"Yes, they've been sent off."

Guan Xia took out a flattened pack of cigarettes from his pocket, and his fingertips ignited with fire-attribute energy.

"Are you really going to do this? This is against the rules."

"Once it gets discovered by the higher-ups..."

The woman was somewhat worried; this arbitrary change of tasks was quite egregious.

Once the higher-ups notice, even if Guan Xia's great-grandfather is a military commander, it won't matter; he will definitely be severely punished.

"I know I'll take full responsibility if anything goes wrong."

Guan Xia's eyes were cold. Four generations of his family had been guarding the ice cave, and his talent had declined significantly by the time it came to him.

But Chen Yi is different. She herself has only average talent, but her younger brother has exceptional talent.

Not for any other reason than so that Chen Mo could focus on becoming stronger, and he also wanted to ensure Chen Yi's safety.

These martial artists, who now know the inside story, have lost all sense of romance and love; everything they do is for the continuation of the human race.

There is such a person who will become a pillar of humanity in the future, and we must not allow external factors to affect his development.

No matter the cost.