"Liu Di, this guy seems to be here for our biochemical research results."
Yan Qingwen stood to the side, her face full of worry.
Liu Di kept his eyes on the barefoot man. "What results?"
Yan Qingwen said, "An accidental discovery, but one that could change the world. I've always wanted to tell you, but I never found the chance."
"But this doesn't seem like the time to discuss it either."
"Still, with the Punishers guarding the place, Yingzhi Tower is safe. Liu Di, better not get involved if you can avoid it. I'll take you out through the back entrance."
But just as Yan Qingwen finished speaking, before Liu Di could answer, a sudden change erupted downstairs.
A massive blaze shot into the sky.
Jian Xu had ignited thousands of Phosphorite Runes, completely engulfing the barefoot figure!
After being upgraded on Ghost Island, these runes could now generate temperatures approaching two thousand degrees, enough to melt iron ingots with ease!
The next instant.
A barefoot figure shot straight out of the sea of flames. The airflow he created was like a hurricane, stretching the flames before scattering them into the wind!
With a plain, unadorned punch, he struck at Jian Xu's chest.
In that flash of lightning, Jian Xu raised the sword in his hand to block. The blade immediately shattered, and Jian Xu was sent flying backward.
The barefoot figure instantly returned to his original position, becoming once more the expressionless man in hemp clothes.
He seemed not to have moved at all, but in truth, he was simply so fast that he appeared like an afterimage.
"Jian Xu, are you okay?!"
Kun Sang shouted.
Jian Xu climbed out from a collapsed wall, glanced at his split tiger's mouth and shattered sword, and said with lingering shock, "I'm