After descending the mountain, my aloof fiancée became completely devoted to me.

Cold, slender fingertips caressed her cheek, and the playfulness and sense of control in Xiaoyuer's eyes grew stronger.

She raised her hand and snapped her fingers.

The suite's hidden walls suddenly slid open to both sides, revealing a sealed passage with a cold, silvery metallic sheen. The inner walls of the passage were shrouded in a ghostly blue technological light pattern, and a chill emanated from it.

"take away."

Little Fish spoke calmly, his tone full of confidence.

Two mechanical pulley platforms, hidden in the shadows, slid out slowly and landed precisely beside Lin Ping, steadily supporting him as he stood stiff and seemingly powerless to resist, and carrying him into the depths of the passage.

Continuing downwards, passing through several alloy gates encrypted with both fingerprint and iris scans, one finally arrives at a massive underground research base.

The entire base was brightly lit, with all sorts of unprecedented precision instruments running at high speed and humming incessantly. Dense and complex data jumped on the floating light screens, giving off an overwhelming sense of futuristic technology.

Dozens of blond-haired, blue-eyed foreign researchers, dressed in pure white lab coats, were busy around the control panel. When they saw Xiaoyuer return with the hostages, they all turned around instantly, their eyes flashing with fanaticism, and swarmed around her.

"Boss! Is this the Eastern martial arts master that all the reclusive sects are vying for?"

"Rumor has it that his physical body contains the essence of a mysterious Eastern power, and even the restrictions of heaven and earth are placed upon him!"

"Incredible! Even with ninety percent of his cultivation sealed, he can still crush top-tier assassins!"

The group of foreigners spoke very quickly, uttering obscure and awkward foreign languages, their chatter filling the entire base.

These words were spoken very quickly in an obscure language, and no one present could understand them except Lin Ping, who heard them clearly.

Xiaoyuer stood with her arms crossed to the side, looking down at the immobilized Lin Ping, a cold and charming smile playing on her lips: "Don't underestimate them. These top Western scientific research fanatics have been studying Eastern martial arts for years, and they dream of uncovering your secrets."

An elderly man with white hair pushed through the crowd, his eyes filled with an intense desire to explore. He stared intently at Lin Ping's body, his voice excited: "Boss, activate the live analysis equipment immediately! We need to cut open his meridians, dissect his brain, and completely decipher the secrets of ancient Eastern martial arts!"

"Once we thoroughly understand his physical structure, we can replicate his martial arts power and crush all hidden sects!"

The other researchers echoed, their eyes filled with madness. Some had already reached out to touch Lin Ping's neck, preparing to push him onto the central dissection table.

Just as the white-coated hand was about to touch the skin—

Lin Ping, who had been standing motionless, suddenly opened his eyes!

His dark eyes held a depth of ice, and a chilling aura instantly swept across the entire area.

His limbs, which seemed to be completely sealed by the drug, suddenly relaxed, and he stood firmly. There was no leakage of internal energy from his body, but he had a terrifying aura that could overwhelm the entire scene.

The noisy discussion in the room came to an abrupt halt. All the researchers' pupils contracted, and their fervor froze, leaving only extreme astonishment and fear.

Xiaoyuer's smug smile shattered instantly. He instinctively took a half-step back and shouted sharply, "How is this possible?! That's a specially made nerve-sealing poison mist. Even a Grandmaster would be instantly restrained. How are you alright?"

Lin Ping tilted his head slightly, his eyes indifferent and unwavering: "You think you can trap me with mere street-level poison?"

"I sensed the unusual activity of the poison gas the moment you threw out the note."

He took a slow, leisurely step, and with each step, the high-tech alloy floor trembled slightly: "I pretended to fall for your trick and let you take me away, intending to follow your trail to find Ao Xue's whereabouts."

"Unexpectedly, I've stumbled upon the despicable schemes of you Western powers."

Before the words were even finished, the two foreign researchers who were closest to the scene reacted and charged forward with a roar, their fists, imbued with the force of their equipment, smashing straight at Lin Ping's door.

Lin Ping dodged to the side with fluid, effortless movements.

Click!

A crisp sound of bone cracking rang out.

He casually raised his hand, precisely grabbed one person's wrist, and gently twisted it.

Before the researcher could even scream, his arm snapped and twisted, and his body slammed onto the instrument panel, instantly shattering the expensive, precision equipment.

Another person raised his leg and swept it horizontally, launching a fierce attack. Lin Ping dodged to the side and thrust out with his elbow.

boom!

A dull thud resounded.

The man's chest caved in, and he flew backward like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily into the alloy wall before collapsing to the ground, completely motionless.

Throughout the entire process, Lin Ping did not use any internal energy; he used only the most basic martial arts techniques, yet they possessed terrifying power that could destroy everything in their path.

The remaining dozens of researchers in white coats panicked instantly. Some hurriedly pressed the alarm button, while others grabbed the electric shock equipment and high-voltage weapons next to them and aimed them at Lin Ping.

"Stop him! We absolutely cannot let him break free!"

"Activate the base's defensive robotic arms!"

Several gleaming metal robotic arms shot out from the ground, cutting off all of Lin Ping's escape routes with a whistling wind.

Lin Ping's eyes turned slightly cold, and he suddenly darted out.

In the blink of an eye, dull thuds of impact, cracking bones, and shattering machinery echoed throughout the base.

His moves are simple and straightforward, without any fancy special effects; every punch and palm strike is precisely aimed at vital points.

In an instant, all the incoming robotic arms shattered, and dozens of researchers fell to the ground one after another, their cries of pain echoing throughout the room. No one dared to take another step forward.

The huge high-tech base was instantly reduced to a mess, with most of the expensive scientific research equipment destroyed.

Only the white-haired old man and Xiaoyuer remained frozen in place, staring in horror at the young man who stood calmly in the middle of the ruins.

The old man trembled all over, and questioned sharply in broken Chinese, "You...you weren't limited in your cultivation at all? You've been faking it all along!"

"Pretending to be weak to deceive others, that's it," Lin Ping said calmly.

He strode towards the white-haired old man, his eyes icy: "I'm asking you, where is Shen Aoxue?"

The old man looked completely bewildered, shaking his head repeatedly: "Shen Aoxue? Who's that? We've never heard of that name before!"

Several foreigners nearby, who were struggling to their feet, also shook their heads frantically in foreign languages, their faces showing complete ignorance. None of them knew where Shen Aoxue was.

Lin Ping's brows furrowed suddenly.

He followed Xiaoyuer's trail deep into the enemy's lair, hoping to find clues about Aoxue. However, he never expected that this group of Western scientific research forces had no connection with the mastermind behind the abduction of the Shen family.

Xiaoyuer stared intently at Lin Ping, all her charm gone, replaced by deep fear and solemnity in her eyes: "You are indeed unfathomable. With ninety percent of your inner strength sealed, you can still crush the entire defense of my base with just your physical moves."

She took a deep breath and said in a low voice, "Lin Ping, I admit I underestimated you. But don't think that just because you beat these good-for-nothings, you can find out where your fiancée is."