One person: Starting with the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, his grandmaster uncle emerges from seclusion.

This is a temporary monitoring point set up by Nadutong Company in the suburbs of Beijing.

Inside the vehicle, two monitors wearing headsets stared intently at the frantically fluctuating data on the screen, their faces ashen.

"Boss! This is bad! The Qi field fluctuations in the central area of ​​the factory have exceeded the normal threshold!"

A young monitor turned around and anxiously reported to his middle-aged supervisor, who was sitting in the back smoking:

"It wasn't just an explosion; there was an extremely strong energy barrier inside that completely locked down the space inside the fire!"

Our drone lost contact as soon as it got close, and we couldn't capture any footage inside!

The supervisor stubbed out his cigarette, his brow furrowed.

"Ordinary fire brigades can't get in at all; going in would be suicide!"

He grabbed the walkie-talkie, his voice urgent:

"Headquarters! This is monitoring point number three in the suburbs! The explosion at Hongtai Chemical Plant has been confirmed as a vicious attack by an alien!"

"A large-scale barrier has been detected at the scene! Repeat! Powerful supernatural beings are engaged in battle here! Requesting immediate reinforcements!!"

A burst of static came through the walkie-talkie, followed by the operator's anxious reply:

"Attention Point 3! Headquarters has received the message! However, a large number of personnel are currently at the hotel handling security for foreign guests and cannot be deployed!"

"Headquarters is urgently dispatching action teams from the surrounding area, which are expected to arrive in as little as twenty minutes! Please ensure the situation on the periphery remains stable and refrain from any rash actions!"

"Twenty minutes?!"

The supervisor slammed his fist on the steering wheel and swore.

"Wait twenty minutes. If there's a large-scale leak of toxic gas from this chemical plant, everyone within a ten-mile radius will have to go to the hospital!"

He gritted his teeth and glanced at the towering flames outside the car.

"Get the field team ready! Put on your gas masks and force your way in to check the situation!"

Just as the supervisor was about to grit his teeth and issue the order for a full-scale attack...

"boom."

The tightly closed rear door of the van was suddenly and casually pulled open from the outside.

The employees in the car were startled and instinctively reached for their weapons at their waists.

"Who?!"

The supervisor turned around abruptly, his gun already half-drawn.

"Don't be nervous, we're on the same side."

A tall, slender figure stood outside the car door.

Zhang Tianyi rested one hand on the car door, bent slightly, and glanced into the dark car.

His suit jacket had long been left in the car; he was now only wearing a white shirt with the collar casually open.

"Heaven... Celestial Pivot Master?!"

By the light of the distant fire, the supervisor saw the person's face clearly and his eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

His gun, which he had only half-pulled out, got stuck in its holster, and he froze on the spot, his mind blank.

What happened to this living ancestor of mine in this desolate wilderness?!

Shouldn't he be attending the welcome dinner?!

"Don't just stand there like an idiot."

Zhang Tianyi ignored the shocked expressions of the people in the car and casually pointed to the factory area engulfed in flames in the distance.

“I heard everything you said on the walkie-talkie just now.”

"By the time your headquarters sends people over, it'll be too late. I'll take over this place."

Zhang Tianyi spoke in a flat tone.

"Get all the regular firefighters and police officers out of the way. They can't get in the way. They can't wade through this water."

"But...but the real thing...there's an extremely strong spatial barrier inside, and the chemical plant stores a large amount of toxic chemicals. Once..."

The supervisor instinctively wanted to warn about the level of danger inside.

But before he could finish speaking, Zhang Tianyi slammed the car door shut.

"A barrier?"

A disdainful chuckle came from outside the car.

"Trying to create barriers in front of a Taoist master is like showing off your skills before an expert."

The supervisor quickly opened the car door and jumped out, only to find that Zhang Tianyi had disappeared.

He raised his head.

A blinding purple-gold afterimage flashed out, completely ignoring the police cordon.

They even ignored the sea of ​​fire ahead, which was hot enough to melt steel.

In an extremely arrogant and unreasonable manner.

It smashed directly and forcefully through the transparent barrier surrounding the factory, which was invisible to the naked eye!

"boom!"

With a loud bang as the barrier shattered, Zhang Tianyi's figure completely disappeared into the thick smoke and flames.

Inside the monitoring vehicle, the young monitor swallowed hard as he watched the energy data on the screen shatter instantly.

"Boss... that barrier... it's broken?"

The supervisor wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and let out a long breath.

"Immediately notify the police and expand the lockdown area."

"We can't control this. With this gentleman in there, we can only pray that he'll hold back and not plow this land flat."

……

Inside the chemical plant.

This place has been completely transformed into a living hell.

The massive gas storage tank collapsed, the pipes ruptured, and the pungent chemical gases mixed with billowing black smoke completely obscured the view.

All around were raging flames, and the high temperature distorted the air.

But in the middle of this sea of ​​fire that seemed capable of devouring everything, there was an open space about the size of a basketball court that was strangely unaffected by the flames.

On an open space.

Five men dressed in identical gray combat suits stood in a fan shape.

They wore special gas masks and held various alchemical weapons that emitted energy fluctuations.

Right in the middle of the circle of five people.

There was a person standing there.

A man covered in blood, panting heavily.

The man was holding a blunt-bladed dagger upside down in his hand, and his left arm was twisted unnaturally, clearly broken.

His body was covered with wounds of all sizes, including one deep burn that exposed bone.

But he remained standing firm, his eyes fixed on the five enemies around him like those of a hungry wolf.

"Run! Why aren't you running anymore?"

Within the encirclement, a tall, thin man in gray sneered.

He wasn't speaking Chinese, but rather English with a heavy accent.

He held something resembling a staff in his hand, with a red crystal embedded at the end, radiating dangerous heat.

Clearly, the surrounding fire was his doing.

"What exactly do you foreign devils want from me?"

Jinwu gritted his teeth, spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva, and his voice was hoarse.

He had only intended to hide near the factory, but unexpectedly, he was suddenly surrounded by this group of mysterious foreigners in the middle of the night.

The opponent was not only extremely powerful, but also had excellent teamwork, producing all sorts of bizarre alchemical tools.

"Hand over that tattered scroll."

The man in gray stared at him coldly, as if he were looking at a dead man.

"It's a terrible waste to leave your eight extraordinary skills of China in the hands of you good-for-nothings."

"Hand it over, and I promise you a quick death, instead of being slowly burned to ashes by this toxic chemical fire."

"I bother!"

Jinwu sneered and gripped the short knife in his hand tightly.

"Even if I take this thing to my grave, I will never let you foreign robbers get it!"

"If you want it, come and take it yourself!"

"You ungrateful yellow-skinned monkey."

A murderous glint flashed in the gray-clad man's eyes. He raised his staff, and the red crystal in his hand shone brightly.

"Since you want to die, then I'll grant your wish!"

The four companions around him also raised their weapons at the same time, ready to deliver the final blow to their prey.

"Slap, slap, slap."

A slow clapping sound.

Suddenly, the sound pierced through the surrounding howling wind and fire, and rang out clearly in the open space.

Followed by.

A voice, tinged with a hint of mockery and languor, drifted out from amidst the raging flames.