Enforcement Squad's Roundup and Cultivation Technique Breakthrough

Eight Foundation Establishment Early Stage cultivators spread into formation. The leader was a tall, steady-breathing middle-aged man with cold, resolute eyes. The Enforcement Squad members behind him each drew their Magic Tools, spiritual power fluctuations beginning to converge—this was a standard encirclement formation, enough to crush most Foundation Establishment Early Stage cultivators.

But Yan Kui's lips slowly curled into a pale, cruel smile.

"Eight..."

His voice was low and hoarse, like raw iron scraping against sandpaper, each word carrying a bone-chilling coldness. "Just enough for me to feast on some Origin Power."

The Enforcement Squad leader's pupils sharply contracted. He instantly realized something was wrong—the wanted Outer Disciple before him had suddenly erupted with a violent aura. It wasn't just spiritual power fluctuations; there was a thick, suffocating stench of blood, accompanied by a strange glow of intertwining ice and fire, as if an ancient beast wearing human skin was awakening.

"No! Fall back—!!"

Before the shout faded, the air was already torn apart.

"Boom!"

The ground where Yan Kui had stood instantly collapsed, spiderweb cracks spreading wildly in all directions as gravel shot out like bullets. Using this terrifying recoil, his body left five solid afterimages in an instant, moving so fast that even Spiritual Sense struggled to lock onto him!

"Attack! Attack now!!"

In their terror, the Enforcement Squad members unleashed their spells almost instinctively—fireballs, ice spikes, thunderbolts, wind blades. Eight streams of light converged into a destructive torrent, sealing off all of Yan Kui's paths. This was a killing formation capable of instantly slaying any Foundation Establishment Early Stage cultivator.

But Yan Kui didn't dodge at all.

Like a heavy cannonball fired from a barrel, he charged straight into the torrent of spells with unstoppable, savage momentum!

"Bam! Bam! Bam! Bam!"

Dense Explosive Sounds detonated across his body. The Ice Fire Yin Yang defense shield shimmered with translucent light on his skin. The spells that could easily shatter rock only splashed against him like insignificant ripples. With 70% spell damage immunity and his inhuman physical defense, he walked through that destructive torrent as if on flat ground, completely unharmed!

The next second, death descended.

"Extreme Path Domain, open!"

Within a three-meter radius around Yan Kui, space seemed to instantly warp. Extreme cold and extreme heat alternated madly in a thousandth of a second, twisting the air until it churned like boiling water. The Enforcement Squad members caught inside let out bloodcurdling screams—their protective spiritual light shattered like paper under the dual assault of ice and fire, their skin instantly charring black, then freezing into ice flakes that peeled away.

"Aaah—my face! My hands!!"

Amid the desperate wails, Yan Kui's figure had already appeared before two Enforcement Squad members.

The first cultivator, terrified out of his wits, instinctively raised his high-grade Magic Tool, the Profound Iron Shield, to block.

"Too brittle!"

Yan Kui sneered, his right fist wrapped in golden radiance like a siege hammer, smashing into the shield without any pretense.

"Crack!"

The grating sound of metal shattering rang through the air. The unyielding Profound Iron Shield exploded into countless fragments like glass under that punch! The momentum didn't diminish at all, carrying the sharp shield shards as it slammed heavily into the cultivator's chest.

"Pfft—"

The cultivator didn't even have time to scream. His entire chest cavity collapsed instantly, a bloody mist bursting from his back. He flew backward like a torn sack, landing as a shapeless mess.

The cultivator beside him was so terrified his guts nearly burst. He turned to flee.

"Trying to run?"

Wind howled as Yan Kui's figure appeared behind him like a ghost. Without a word, Yan Kui spun and delivered a vicious elbow strike, smashing it into the man's crown.

"Smack!"

Like a watermelon crushed by a hammer. The cultivator's head exploded instantly, red and white matter splattering everywhere. The headless corpse twitched twice before thudding to the ground.

The Blood Fiend True Body spun wildly.

Two streams of scalding heat surged into Yan Kui's body through his arms—the Life Essence of the slain. He could clearly feel every cell in his body cheering with joy.

Amazing! Too amazing!

This unrestrained release of power, this flesh-to-flesh, life-and-death thrill made the red light in Yan Kui's eyes grow even more eerie.

The remaining six Enforcement Squad members stood frozen, staring at the scene.

They watched their comrades crushed like ants, watched the blood-soaked monster grinning amid the severed limbs. In an instant, their pride in their cultivation, their dignity as the Enforcement Squad, all crumbled.

"Demon... he's a demon!"

"Run! Scatter and run!!"

The Enforcement Squad leader roared, fleeing into the distance first. The other five followed closely, trying to escape the range of the Extreme Path Domain.

"Too slow."

But in Yan Kui's eyes, they were already dead.

"Since you're here, stay and be my nourishment!"

Yan Kui stamped his foot, and his figure vanished again.

The next instant, he appeared before three panicked squad members trying to flee. The Extreme Path Domain followed like a shadow, instantly swallowing them.

"No! Don't kill me! I'll give you my Storage Bag!" one cultivator screamed in collapse.

His answer was a metallic-glowing iron fist.

"Profound Iron Fist!"

Yan Kui punched, the air exploding into visible shockwaves. The cultivator's protective spiritual light was as fragile as a soap bubble before this fist, popping with a soft sound. The fist drove straight through, piercing his chest and emerging from his back, still clutching a faintly beating heart.

"Boom!"

Yan Kui casually flicked his wrist, and the corpse flew away like trash.

Seeing this, the second man frantically channeled his mana in a desperate attempt to fight back. Yan Kui snorted coldly, turning his fist into a palm. In the center of his palm, a dark red blaze swelled violently—the compressed essence of scorching flame power.

"Blazing Flame Palm!"

The palm struck out, pressing directly onto the man's Dantian.

"Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle—"

Terrifying heat instantly burned through skin and flesh. The overbearing fire energy ruthlessly drilled into his body. The cultivator's eyes bulged wide, his mouth gaped open, but no sound escaped. Black smoke billowed from his seven orifices, and his internal organs were charred to cinders in an instant!

The third man had already collapsed in terror, crawling backward on all fours, his crotch soaked and warm.

"Where do you think you're going?"

Yan Kui's voice whispered like the reaper's breath. His five fingers suddenly clenched tight, and from his fingertips burst three-inch-long blood-colored blades, like the true claws of a Demonic Beast.

"Blood Fiend Claw!"

"Rip!"

A crisp sound like tearing silk. The cultivator's body was directly sliced in half at the waist by that terrifying blood claw! Blood and entrails rained down like a storm, staining the ground for several meters in every direction.

Killing was an art.

From the moment Yan Kui struck to the fifth corpse hitting the ground, less than five seconds had passed.

The remaining three Enforcement Squad members had already fled beyond the Extreme Path Domain's range, bolting away at top speed. Yan Kui calmly assessed the situation. Chasing them down would expose his position, giving stronger enemies—Elders at Foundation Establishment Late Stage or Luo Yue himself—a chance to set an ambush.

He chose not to pursue.

Yan Kui's gaze swept over the five corpses as he quickly collected their Storage Bags. Though these Foundation Establishment Early Stage cultivators were weak in combat, their bags should still hold some decent loot—Magic Tools, pills, spirit stones—all useful.

Most importantly—Origin Power.

[Killed Foundation Establishment Early Stage cultivator: Origin Power +15.0]

[Killed Foundation Establishment Early Stage cultivator: Origin Power +17.0]

[Killed Foundation Establishment Early Stage cultivator: Origin Power +16.0]

[Killed Foundation Establishment Early Stage cultivator: Origin Power +17.0]

[Killed Foundation Establishment Early Stage cultivator: Origin Power +15.0]

[Current Origin Power: 0.7 → 80.7]

Yan Kui took a deep breath. His Origin Power had rebounded from a desperate 0.7 to 80.7, but he knew this breathing room wouldn't last long. The three escaped Enforcement Squad members would immediately report back. More cultivators—even Foundation Establishment Late Stage Elders—would converge on him soon.

He found a more concealed cave, entered it, and sealed the entrance.

Now was the time to break through.

Yan Kui sat cross-legged, feeling the Origin Power flowing within him. He had enough resources to complete the breakthrough to Great Completion for five Foundation Establishment Cultivation Techniques. This was a critical moment—an increase in strength could mean a greater chance of survival.

[Fusion Target: Profound Iron Body Minor Completion → Great Completion]

[Origin Power Cost: 6.0]

Origin Power surged through his body like a flood.

"Crack, crack, crack—"

A grating series of pops echoed from within Yan Kui. His bones were restructuring, evolving. The pale white bones rapidly transformed into a deep, iron-black hue. Bone density compressed and increased at an unnatural speed.

Every bone felt as if it had been replaced by tempered steel, with liquid metal flowing through the marrow. This hardness was no longer that of human bone—it was the texture of a weapon or treasure, rivaling top-grade Magic Tools in toughness, enough to clash head-on with any artifact. Yan Kui could sense that now, even bare-handed, he could contend with enemies wielding Magic Tools.

[Attribute Change: Strength +0.5, Constitution +0.5]

[Current Origin Power: 80.7 → 74.7]

Exhilarating!

Yan Kui grinned savagely, pausing not a moment, and continued adding points!

[Fusion Target: Indestructible Diamond Body Minor Completion → Great Completion]

[Origin Power Cost: 6.0]

"Hum—"

A layer of dazzling golden light rippled across his skin. This radiance wasn't illusory—it was a materialized stratum corneum. His epidermal cells rapidly hardened and crystallized, as if draped in an invisible Diamond Glazed Armor. Flicking his skin with a finger produced a crisp, metallic ring!

The strength of this armor was enough to heavily rebound physical attacks. Meanwhile, any low-level spell impact seemed feeble against this defense, as if striking a diamond-hard gemstone.

[Attribute Change: Constitution +0.5, Defense Bonus Increased Again]

[Current Origin Power: 74.7 → 68.7]

Not enough! Still not enough!

[Fusion Target: Blood Fiend True Body Minor Completion → Great Completion]

[Origin Power consumed: 6.0]

The blood within his body seemed to turn into magma, roaring and surging through his veins. Yan Kui's already muscular frame swelled a full size, every muscle fiber writhing and bulging like awakened pythons. Veins bulged, painting a ferocious demonic pattern across his skin.

With each pulse of that thick, mercury-like blood, his body gained boundless explosive power. The beat of his heart was heavy as a war drum—thump! thump! thump!—each one shaking the surrounding air. But more terrifying still, wherever that blood flowed, it seemed to possess the eerie ability to plunder an enemy's Life Essence. Yan Kui could sense that if he killed an opponent, this strange blood would automatically devour their life energy, dissolving his wounds and fatigue in an instant.

This was the true [Molten Demonic Blood]—a perpetual motion machine in battle.

[Attribute Change: Strength +1.0, Constitution +0.5]

[Current Origin Power: 68.7 → 62.7]

One more!

[Fusion Target: Blazing Flame Body Minor Completion → Major Completion]

[Origin Power consumed: 6.0]

Whoosh—

The temperature inside the cave shot up. Yan Kui's right eye was instantly flooded with dark red flames, his pupil vanishing entirely, leaving only a burning hellscape. Crimson fire patterns climbed from his neck up his cheeks, spreading across his entire body, making him look like an Asura crawling out of the fiery abyss.

Every breath he exhaled carried scorching heat, blackening the rock beneath his feet. A visible heat haze rose from his skin—no longer mere temperature, but pure flame energy. Any enemy who touched this body would have their flesh ignite instantly. Contact meant incineration. That was the true meaning of [Hellfire Body].

[Attribute Change: Strength +0.5, Agility +0.5]

[Current Origin Power: 62.7 → 56.7]

The last technique!

[Fusion Target: Wind Walk Technique Minor Completion → Major Completion]

[Origin Power consumed: 6.0]

Amid the violent aura, a trace of ethereality appeared.

Yan Kui's heavy, mountain-like body now gave off an eerie illusion of lightness. The air around him was no longer resistance—it had become his ally. Breezes gathered at his feet, elbows, and knees, as if with a single thought he could tear through the sound barrier.

[Attribute Change: Agility +1.0]

[Current Origin Power: 56.7 → 50.7]

All five techniques—Major Completion!

Boom—

A terrifying shockwave erupted from Yan Kui, sweeping outward and shattering the rubble inside the cave.

Yan Kui slowly opened his eyes.

He rose to his feet, every joint in his body cracking like firecrackers. His muscles now looked forged from steel, sharply defined and brimming with explosive power.

A dark golden metallic sheen flowed across his skin, with faint ice-blue and crimson patterns intertwining and shifting beneath the surface. He could feel power radiating from every part of him: the Black Iron Hardness of his bones, the Glazed Defense of his skin, the Magma Boiling of his blood, the Purgatory Burning of his flames, the Void Lightness of his body. The five techniques formed a perfect cycle within him, each system reinforcing and supporting the others.

He casually clenched his fist.

Bang!

The air in his palm was crushed outright, a sharp crack echoing out. The air for several meters around twisted and tore from the force of that grip, as if the entire space was under his control.

This was no longer power a human could possess. This was true, absolute violence—pure, belonging solely to his flesh, capable of crushing everything. This was the perfect defense of [Black Iron Demonic Bone] and [Diamond Glazed Armor], the endless endurance of [Molten Demonic Blood], the terrifying lethality of [Hellfire Body], the uncanny speed of [Void Wind Control]—five powers perfectly fused within a single body.

Like a Demon God descending upon the world.

[Attribute Update]

[Strength: 15.0 → 17.5]

[Agility: 8.5 → 10.0]

[Constitution: 18.0 → 20.5]

[Crimson Extreme Golden Body Stage: Second Stage]

[Fusion Techniques at Major Completion: 5]

[Current Origin Power: 50.7]

Yan Kui walked out of the cave.

His footsteps on the ground were heavier than before—not from increased weight, but from the pressure of power concentrated in his feet. He could feel his connection to the earth more intensely, as if the very ground trembled at his steps.

In the distance, the sounds of a search party reached him.

More Enforcement Squad members were closing in, their bodies carrying the distinctive aura of tracking tokens. But this time, Yan Kui did not choose to hide.

His gaze turned cold.

"This time, I'm taking the initiative."

His voice was filled with killing intent, echoing through the night sky. Whatever Luo Yue wanted, whatever the Sect Master wanted—Yan Kui had already decided. He would use blood and corpses to tell them: The Extreme Path cannot be suppressed.