Huang Dongshu

Morning.

Sunlight streamed through the villa's massive floor-to-ceiling windows, casting a warm golden glow across the floor.

Xu Feng pushed open the heavy alloy door of the basement and stepped out.

He wore a loose black training uniform, barefoot, his feet on the cool marble floor.

A faint mist of blood-red vapor still emanated from his skin, a sign of his recent breakthrough, his Qi and Blood extremely full and not yet fully contained.

He walked to the large floor-to-ceiling window in the living room, facing the rising sun, and slowly closed his eyes, feeling the surging power within him.

His consciousness sank into the attribute panel:

[Name: Xu Feng]
[Breakthrough Points: 40,000]
[Qi Realm: Sea of Blood Realm Late Stage (0/100,000)]
[Body Realm: Flood Dragon Body Realm Early Stage (0/300,000)]
[Strength Evaluation: Pseudo S-class (Normal State)]

"Flood Dragon Body..."

Xu Feng murmured, a satisfied curve forming on his lips.

The so-called Flood Dragon Body carried the meaning of a "Flood Dragon."

Though not a true dragon, it was no longer an ordinary mortal body.

Its skin was tougher than fine steel, its bones denser than alloy, its muscle fibers contained explosive power, its internal organs teemed with vitality, and its Qi and Blood circulated like a great river, ceaseless.

This was a leap in life's tier, signifying that his physical foundation had entered an entirely new dimension.

He could clearly feel that, at this moment, his strength, speed, defense, recovery... all his physical attributes had undergone a qualitative change!

His normal state Strength Evaluation had directly jumped from A-class mid-tier to "Pseudo S-class"!

This meant that even without activating the Blood Dragon State, he could rely on this powerful physique to contend head-on with those physical type Hunters who had just stepped onto the threshold of S-class and were slightly weaker!

"If I activate the Blood Dragon State..."

Xu Feng estimated, his eyes flashing with brilliance.

"Strength, speed, and defense would all be greatly amplified, enough to match or even suppress ordinary low-tier S-class Hunters. And if I use that 'state'..."

He thought of the final moments last night, when he had instantly detonated his Qi and Blood to escape, creating a "Flesh Bomb" comparable to a mid-tier S-class attack.

That kind of power, combined with his current Flood Dragon Body foundation and more refined control... perhaps, he could truly fight head-on with a mid-tier S-class expert like Bai Luhao!

Thinking of Bai Luhao, Xu Feng couldn't help but curl his lip.

Next time they met, if that guy dared to act so arrogant again, he'd definitely show him who was boss.

However, the surge in strength also brought some "troubles."

Xu Feng looked down at his well-defined hands, then recalled the intimacy with Mai Xiao Wen last night, a helpless smile appearing on his face.

"From now on... when I'm with Xiao Wen, I'll have to hold back most of my strength."

He shook his head, thinking to himself:

"Otherwise, if I'm not careful... I might really break through."

This was no exaggeration.

With his current physical quality and control, even if he was careful, in those moments of passion, he couldn't guarantee he wouldn't lose a sliver of control.

Although Mai Xiao Wen's physique was far beyond ordinary after practicing the Fist Scripture and being nourished by magic power, compared to his body, she was still as fragile as porcelain.

"I need to find a way to quickly improve Xiao Wen's strength as well..."

Xu Feng frowned, deep in thought.

The conflict between Qi and Blood and magic power still existed. Perhaps... he could approach it from another angle?

Strengthen her magic power equipment?

Or...

His thoughts raced, but he quickly pushed them aside for the moment.

Right now, there was a more pressing problem that needed to be resolved.

His gaze shifted outward, towards the point where the distant horizon met the sea.

His eyes gradually became sharp and cold.

"Huang Dongshu..."

On the high seas, waves stretched endlessly.

A luxuriously decorated, large white cruise ship sliced through the azure sea, sailing steadily towards Country H.

The sea breeze carried a salty, damp scent, blowing across the deck.

On the highest deck, the most spacious private observation deck, a figure stood like an iron tower by the railing.

The man was extremely burly, standing nearly two meters twenty tall. Even in loose jeans and a tight black t-shirt, he couldn't hide the sculpted, steel-like musculature beneath.

He had a short, neat haircut, and his tanned skin gleamed with a healthy luster under the sun.

A pair of dark aviator sunglasses rested on his nose, obscuring most of his face, revealing only a sharply defined jawline and tightly pressed lips.

Just standing there, a fierce, violent aura, like that of a primordial beast, silently permeated the air.

It caused the nearby waiters to subconsciously lighten their footsteps, detour, and avoid approaching.

He was none other than Country H's former eighth S-class Hunter, and now one of the top powerhouses in Country M's "Cleaners" guild – Huang Dongshu!

Huang Dongshu's hands were shoved into his jeans pockets, his head tilted slightly. Behind the sunglasses, his gaze pierced through the lenses, fixedly staring at the increasingly clear outline of the coastline on the distant horizon, and the faintly visible port facilities.

"Brother..."

His lips moved, almost silently uttering two words. His voice was hoarse, carrying an indescribable, complex emotion.

His eyes beneath the sunglasses, sharp as knives, were quietly overlaid with a rare trace of... nostalgia and guilt.

"If I had known... it would turn out like this..."

Huang Dongshu's voice grew lower, with an imperceptible tremor.

"When I left, I should have... forcibly dragged you away... away from this damned country..."

He thought of his brother, Huang Dongshi, who, despite being greedy, cunning, and full of schemes, had protected him since childhood, always leaving the best for him.

The two brothers had relied on each other, struggling their way up from the absolute bottom of society, until he awakened as an S-class Hunter and became immensely famous.

He immigrated to Country M, joined a more powerful guild, and pursued greater strength and influence, but left his brother behind in their home country.

He thought that with the status of an S-class Hunter's family member, no one would dare touch his brother...

"I was... too arrogant."

Huang Dongshu slowly closed his eyes. When he opened them again, that fragile emotion had been utterly crushed.

In its place was boundless, icy killing intent!

He slowly withdrew his hands from his pockets, clenching them tightly into fists.

His knuckles cracked with a teeth-grinding sound, and the veins on the back of his hands bulged like coiled dragons, as if containing a terrifying power capable of crushing steel.

"Xu Feng... Cheng Xiaoyu... Liu Chenhao..."

He uttered each name, every syllable steeped in bone-deep hatred.

"You... none of you will escape."

The name "Xu Feng" was particularly heavily emphasized.

According to the information he obtained through his connections and methods, this low-level B-class physical type Hunter was likely the key figure responsible for his brother's death!

"A mere low-level B-class... dares to lay a hand on my brother?"

Huang Dongshu's voice suppressed a volcanic rage.

He raised a hand, adjusted his sunglasses, his fingertips trembling slightly.

If anyone could have removed his sunglasses at that moment, they would have been horrified to discover that his eyes were already filled with countless, spiderweb-like crimson bloodshot veins!

It was extreme anger, hatred!

As for the Hunter Association's rule of "prohibiting Hunters from killing each other in reality"?

Huang Dongshu's lips pulled into an extremely cold, mocking curve.

Rules?

They were for restraining the weak.

A fig leaf to maintain superficial order.

He, Huang Dongshu, an S-class low-level Hunter, backed by Country M's top guild, the "Cleaners."

Behind him stood Country M's unfathomably powerful "National Power Level" Hunter, Andre!

On this planet, besides a few other Hunters at the National Power Level, who else did he need to be wary of?

Country H's remaining seven S-class Hunters?

They might be strong, but they each had their own entanglements.

Who would dare easily fall out with him, Huang Dongshu, and Andre behind him, over a mere B-class nobody?

Survival of the fittest, strength is truth!

This was the iron rule he believed in!

"Xu Feng..."

Huang Dongshu whispered the name again, as if wanting to chew up and devour the owner of this name along with everything related to him.

"Your family, your parents, everyone close to you... I will find them... and then... with my own hands... tear them apart..."

He could already envision the bloody, wailing scenes.

The pleasure of brutality intertwined with the pain of losing a loved one, making him almost unable to control the surging killing intent within him.

However, at this very moment when he was immersed in bloody fantasies and his killing intent was at its peak—

"Hm?"

Huang Dongshu's brow furrowed sharply, and the finger resting on his sunglasses suddenly stopped!

He abruptly looked up, his gaze, sharp as if tangible, piercing through his sunglasses and fixing intently on the vast, boundless sea horizon ahead!

Directly in front of him, about several kilometers away on the sea surface, where the originally empty azure sky met the deep blue sea.

Abruptly... a figure appeared!

A figure... entirely covered in ferocious armor that looked like solidified blood, with illusory dragon wings seemingly unfurling behind its back, exuding an overwhelming aura of malevolence and the scent of a sea of blood!

The figure hovered in mid-air, as if having materialized from nothing, facing him. Across the vast distance, it quietly "looked" over.

Even from several kilometers away, Huang Dongshu could clearly feel the immense aura emanating from the other party, an aura filled with provocation and cold killing intent!

That aura... was in no way weaker than his own!

"Who... is this?!"

Huang Dongshu's heart skipped a beat.

A sense of danger, as if being stared at by a more ferocious beast, slithered up his spine like a cold viper!