The Stone Gate was forcibly blown open.
Luo Lie led the Elite Hunter squad into the secretive cave of the True Thought Society.
Zheng Hongxin and several tens of High Order Priests all stood up, looking towards these uninvited guests.
Seeing the blood stains on their clothes and the smoking guns in their hands, they instantly understood that the guards outside had been taken care of.
"Is this the Saint Relic?"
Luo Lie looked up at the "Truth Stele" towering high above the altar, his eyes filled with curiosity and desire.
While speaking, he boldly moved forward, his arrogant demeanor stirring discontent among the members of the True Thought Society.
A High Order Priest angrily shouted to halt him.
Luo Lie glanced sideways at him.
The man’s body shivered involuntarily, then it was as if he was struck in the chest by an invisible massive force, sending him flying backward.
Just as his back was about to be pierced by the sharply pointed stalactites, a hand with large joints grabbed his collar and pulled him back to the ground.
Luo Lie’s pupils contracted slightly as he stared intently.
He saw an elderly man appear next to the High Order Priest as if teleporting, saving him.
"Are you Zheng Hongxin, the vice-chairman of the Truth and Meditation Joint Practice?"
Luo Lie looked at him curiously: "I heard that thirty years ago you fought with the first director of the Special Search Team and narrowly escaped with your life. How much of your strength remains now?"
Then he glanced at the other restlessly rubbing priests and said sarcastically:
"It seems the True Thought Society is waning in talent, just a bunch of good-for-nothings. Why not simply join our organization? With your strength, entering the board would be no problem."
Zheng Hongxin was silent, his body faintly emitting a peculiar aura.
Suddenly, he burst forward, sprinting towards Luo Lie in an instant.
Luo Lie reacted incredibly fast, instinctively waving his hands to create a defensive Telekinesis Wall.
Within just 0.05 seconds.
Zheng Hongxin dove forward, covering a distance of over ten meters.
At the same time, his arm muscles bulged, tearing apart his clothes to reveal dark-blue skin.
A punch landed on the Telekinesis Wall, silently sending ripples of air out.
Everyone’s ears buzzed from the shock.
Withstanding the heavy hit, Luo Lie was forced to take half a step back.
Seeing their leader taking action, the others quickly followed suit.
The Pursuer Team Members immediately raised their guns and began shooting at Zheng Hongxin.
Members of the True Thought Society also swiftly charged at their intruding enemies.
The battle erupted like a powder keg igniting.
Confronting the bullets, Zheng Hongxin weaved and bobbed, turning around to punch an Elite Hunter causing his chest to cave in and send him flying backward.
It was as if he was saying with his actions, if you dare hurt my people, I will kill yours in retaliation.
This readiness to fight without a second word suggested that Zheng Hongxin was possibly very hot-tempered in his youth.
Seeing that the bullets did not hit their target, Luo Lie immediately commanded:
"Everyone clear out, let me handle him!"
As he spoke, his eyes emitted a deep blue light, locking onto the swiftly moving target.
A tremendously powerful force field then enveloped the area, like a cage continuously compressing towards the center.
Feeling the air around him begin to solidify, Zheng Hongxin abruptly stopped, saying coldly:
"I’m only old, not dead."
With those words, his muscles expanded further, and his hands and feet grew incredibly thick, his dark blue skin even began showing scales.
He radiated a hazardous aura, as if unleashing a long-suppressed power.
Then, breaking free from the force field’s constraints like a bullet fired off, "whoosh," he charged at Luo Lie with the speed of lightning.
Luo Lie’s pupils rapidly narrowed, focusing all his Telekinesis to manipulate the force field to defend himself while counterattacking.
Although surprised, he quickly regained his footing and his desire for battle surged.
Determined to measure his strength against this reputed vice-chairman of the True Thought Society.
Both men ignored the sounds of combat from their subordinates around them, intently focusing on their most dangerous opponent.
If they could take down their adversary, all problems would be resolved.
As the whole cave descended into chaos unnoticed.
The Truth Stele standing on the altar began to display a new visual.
It showed a dark, silent sea with gentle ripples.
As the view extended deeper, there were faint blue points of light twinkling like stars.
A gunshot pierced the night sky, immediately drowned out by the roaring wind and rain.
Several bodies lay on the rocking fishing boat, blood profusely flowing out, spreading across the deck.
Feng Kehai shouted sternly.
"Haven’t you thought it through yet?"
Li Chengjun looked at him, raised his gun, and pressed it against the temple of a collapsed True Thought Society member.
Then, another "bang."
Blood splattered as the bullet hit the target’s temple.
Feng Kehai was so angry he couldn’t speak.
Li Chengjun’s crazed demeanor left him no time to think.
Seeing him raise the gun again, seemingly choosing his next target, Feng Kehai hurriedly agreed:
"Alright, I’ll cooperate with you!"
Hearing this, Li Chengjun immediately smiled:
"Good thinking, collaboration benefits everyone, I’m not inherently a murderer."
"Let’s do this, the Ancient Relics we haul in later, let’s split them seventy-thirty, I take seventy and you thirty, it’s very fair and reasonable..."
As he spoke, he turned friendly and patted Feng Kehai on the shoulder, discussing the forthcoming underwater fishing operations.