"Zhou Ruoxuan, you..."
Zhou Xinyi looked at her sister related by blood with a pained heart.
"Little girl, just come with me obediently, and I’ll certainly cherish you properly."
The middle-aged man’s eyes gleamed with evil as he stared at Zhou Xinyi.
"What...what are you going to do? Don’t mess around, or I’ll call the police!"
Zhou Xinyi saw the change in the middle-aged man’s face and hurriedly spoke.
"Call the police? Sure, let’s see if your police will take care of our business."
A disdainful look flashed in the man’s eyes as he spoke.
"Why does Heaven Gate have to be everywhere? Aren’t you tired of it?"
Xiao Yifeng put down his milk tea cup and shook his head with a sigh.
"What did you say, kid?"
The bald middle-aged man fixed his glare on Xiao Yifeng and demanded coldly.
A muffled sound erupted as Xiao Yifeng punched fiercely, sending the man flying. His nose broke instantly, and blood sprayed out.
"It seems I really have to deal with Heaven Gate properly. You guys only know how to cause trouble every day."
Xiao Yifeng stood up and coldly snorted, a look of disdain flashing across his eyes.
"You damned bastard, you..."
The bald middle-aged man lay on the ground, covering his nose, furiously glaring at Xiao Yifeng.
In less than ten seconds, Xiao Yifeng incapacitated the entire group from Heaven Gate, leaving only Zhou Ruoxuan standing there, her body trembling and eyes filled with fear.
Xiao Yifeng slapped Zhou Ruoxuan, sending her flying.
"I generally don’t hit women, but for a vile and inhumane woman like you, I’ll never be polite."
Xiao Yifeng coldly snorted at Zhou Ruoxuan.
"If you dare target Xinyi again, I will definitely make you experience what it feels like to be overwhelmed by a dozen strong men."
Xiao Yifeng’s voice was cold and harsh.
Hearing Xiao Yifeng’s words and seeing his intimidating gaze, Zhou Ruoxuan trembled.
Xiao Yifeng took Zhou Xinyi away from there and then called Cold Edge, asking him to bring a group to Yanjing. Clearly, he was preparing to confront Heaven Gate; their grievances had accumulated and it was time to settle them.
Then Xiao Yifeng called Song Chenbo, inquiring about Zhao Yuanzhi’s whereabouts, intending to use the opportunity to boost his strength.
Hundreds of miles away from Yanjing’s city center was a mountain containing a highly secured military base, which no outsider could enter without permission.
This military base was the headquarters of Dragon Thorn. It gathered the most elite forces from all of China’s military districts. Each year, countless military elites arrived, but only a small number remained and became Dragon Thorn members, transforming into the piercing swords defending China.
Xiao Yifeng drove to the mountain and saw Song Chenbo’s figure.
Song Chenbo greeted Xiao Yifeng immediately.
"Yuanzhi was discharged from Dragon Thorn, wasn’t he? How did he become a member of Dragon Thorn again?"
Xiao Yifeng asked Song Chenbo, puzzled.
"Previously, he was indeed asked to be discharged due to his health, but later, the madman and Captain Xiao had a discussion, and Captain Xiao let him come back, but just for training and without assigning any missions."
Song Chenbo explained.
"Boss, there are traps all over the place here. If an outsider barges in, they will be directly attacked as an enemy, so follow me inside."
Song Chenbo said, leading Xiao Yifeng deeper into the facility.
After passing through a jungle and several checkpoints, Xiao Yifeng finally saw the existence of the Dragon Thorn headquarters. Along the way, Xiao Yifeng also spotted more than a dozen hidden sentinels and invisible surveillance cameras, constantly able to detect enemies entering.
The scale of this Dragon Thorn headquarters was no less than M Country’s Base Seven, though it housed fewer personnel—only about a thousand members in total at Dragon Thorn.
However, the combat power of these thousand members was equivalent to tens of thousands of soldiers. Each one was a martial artist, with the least of them possessing mid-stage Ming strength, and a significant number with Dark Energy.
There were also numerous experts at the Transformative Energy Stage and the Gang Qi Realm, as well as dozens at the Qi Condensation Realm, with the strongest being Xiao Han.
Walking into the Dragon Thorn headquarters, on the training grounds, groups of Dragon Thorn members were engaged in various extreme training exercises. The difficulty of each training exercise here was more than ten times higher than military training outside, aimed entirely at maximizing the potential and strength of each member.
In the distance, Zhao Yuanzhi was training alone, appearing somewhat solitary and lonely compared to other groups of Dragon Thorn members.
Seeing Xiao Yifeng approaching, Zhao Yuanzhi stopped training and called out.
"Why are you training alone?"
Xiao Yifeng looked at Zhao Yuanzhi and asked involuntarily.
"I’m now just a half-crippled person. Though I’ve returned to Dragon Thorn, in this martial-dominated place, I’m considered useless. Naturally, they won’t train with me,"
Zhao Yuanzhi said somewhat despondently.
"Madman, that’s just how the military is, idolizing the strong. But I believe you can become mighty again."
Song Chenbo patted Zhao Yuanzhi’s shoulder, encouraging him.
"That’s right, I’m here to enhance your strength this time. Let’s find a room."
Hearing Xiao Yifeng mention enhancing strength, a glint of light flashed in Zhao Yuanzhi’s eyes.
Subsequently, the two men led Xiao Yifeng to a dormitory; at that moment, it was empty.
"This is a Tempering Pill; it can temper your bodies to strengthen you. These two Blood Crystals are equivalent to Spirit Stones, but the energy in these Blood Crystals is extremely violent, so be cautious when absorbing them."
Xiao Yifeng took out the Tempering Pill and Blood Crystals.
"Boss, do I get one too?"
Song Chenbo asked excitedly.
"Of course, since you’ve called me Boss, how could I forget about you?"
Xiao Yifeng gave a slight smile, beginning to help the two of them take the Tempering Pill.
Both were at the Gang Qi Realm, and after taking the Tempering Pill, they quickly absorbed its medicinal effects, expelling some impurities from their bodies. However, their Realm did not break through; it just greatly enhanced their strength.
Then Xiao Yifeng taught them some Martial Path knowledge and cultivation, and had them start taking in the Blood Crystals while he watched over them. The energy in the Blood Crystals was incredibly violent, and it was easy for an ordinary person to succumb to a cultivation deviance.
He had to watch them at all times, which was also why he didn’t allow Qian Duoduo to absorb the energy from the Blood Crystals—a task beyond his capability due to his low strength.