The Terrifying Cyborg!

"Dead?"

Qin Annian looked at Ghost Blade's life force gradually fading from the ground and retrieved his electronic handcuffs.

The Cultivation Holders Association members had no choice but to fight for their lives. Given the crimes they had committed, a death sentence for treason was already the most merciful outcome.

Otherwise, after a court trial and identity verification by the Orion High Court, they would have their hippocampi removed and be sent to a mining planet, where they would mine day after day like puppets. That was true living hell.

Every year, local governments across the Federation organized legal education campaigns and played related videos.

And yet.

People still rushed one after another to cross the Federation's bottom line.

"Organized crime would have been one thing, but colluding with aliens?"

The Cultivation Holders Association had skipped straight past organized crime and terrorism, leaping directly into betraying humanity—something the Federal Government could never tolerate.

Boom!

Just then.

A thunderous roar rang out beneath the night sky.

A massive fireball immediately appeared above the Old District.

Surrounded by Security Bureau martial artists, the Evil King had finally been driven into a corner and chose to detonate the Modified Organs inside his body.

The force of his self-destruction was comparable to a high-yield ballistic missile. If it had fallen into the Old District, it would have flattened a third of the area.

Yet a pair of enormous golden hands condensed in the void and seized the fireball!

The fireball, its power built up to the limit, abruptly went out.

Vaguely.

Qin Annian seemed to see the Evil King's despairing gaze before everything vanished into nothingness.

"Taiyu City's strongest martial artist, City Guardian Xiao Cheng!"

Watching the martial artist standing in the air with one hand behind his back suppress the battlefield, Qin Annian's eyes shone brightly!

I can take his place!

Those words surfaced in his mind.

"And!"

"It won't be long!"

Once this battle was over, he could upgrade the Standing Posture technique. After that, his cultivation speed would also improve enormously.

Whoosh!

Under the night sky.

A piercing whistle suddenly rang out.

Han Xi pointed forward with one hand, and streaks of light shot from a case.

Almost instantly, the flying knives pierced through an Alien Martial Artist's body.

Roar!

The Alien Martial Artist, awake but not fully conscious, let out a bloodcurdling roar.

The entire Old District seemed to be engulfed by raging winds and crashing waves. Most people felt as though their souls were about to be blown out of their bodies.

However.

After Han Xi beheaded the Alien Martial Artist with a single sword strike, the newly formed psychic storm immediately dissipated.

Elsewhere.

Zhang Xiaoqian, fully armed, was having a difficult time.

Only with the help of the Operations Division director did she and the director join forces to kill an Alien Martial Artist.

The final remaining Alien Martial Artist was killed by a taciturn man who looked to be around thirty.

"He's not a martial artist from our Security Bureau."

"But I've heard he has an unusual relationship with Guardian Xiao."

"There are rumors that he and Guardian Xiao came from the same dojo."

On the Security Bureau's internal forum and in various chat groups, everyone was discussing that middle-aged man who rarely showed his face.

"The war is over."

Qin Annian withdrew his gaze and looked at the ruined walls around him.

Even he had not expected things to develop so quickly.

A shadow that had occupied Taiyu City's dark side for over a century had actually vanished so swiftly!

Suddenly.

An unexpected change occurred.

A terrified warning from the Supply Ship came through Qin Annian's combat earpiece!

"Watch your back!"

A chill ran through him, and the hairs on the back of his neck stood up.

A black figure was crouched low behind Qin Annian, holding a military dagger. No one knew when it had appeared.

Not a trace of aura leaked from its body, and its movements were incredibly fast!

Qin Annian narrowly twisted his wrist and unleashed a backthrust.

It was as if he had grown a pair of eyes on the back of his head. The spear tip precisely struck the military dagger, point against point!

The attacker failed to land the blow and immediately closed in on Qin Annian with a life-or-death fighting style.

With the Drone's light, Qin Annian finally saw what the person looked like.

Or rather.

Could this still be considered a person?

The face beneath the hood had been completely replaced by metal, and the arm holding the military dagger was entirely mechanical as well.

Through the gaps in the robe, Qin Annian could see mechanical valve ports across the person's chest.

Did the flesh on this person's body even make up ten percent?

Even Qin Annian was seeing, for the first time, a modified martial artist with such an extensive degree of modification. This was practically a robot.

No wonder.

He could not sense even the slightest martial artist aura!

"Peace Officer Qin!"

"Miss Ju Zi couldn't find any information on this person in the database."

"The command center has sent reinforcements. Hold on!"

As soon as the Supply Ship finished speaking, the attacker's body abruptly changed.

A violent roar erupted from his legs. Flames burst forth alongside recoil, driving his speed up to Mach 3.

At that speed, even a martial artist with over a hundred points of Life Development Power would suffer rotting flesh from the impact and air friction, while their internal organs would be crushed and ruptured.

But.

This attacker was no longer made of flesh and blood. High-strength steel alloy allowed him to withstand it.

Fast!

Too fast!

Qin Annian's retinas could not catch that figure at all.

He could only rely on instinct, gripping Star-Shatterer and thrusting hard into the empty air.

Boom!

A deafening explosion erupted.

The surroundings were immediately shrouded in smoke and dust.

The martial artists who had dealt with the Evil King and the Alien Martial Artists also noticed the disturbance here.

"Hm?"

"Why would he appear in Taiyu City?"

Even Zhang Qifeng revealed a look of surprise when he saw that Cyborg.

Just as he was about to act and capture the Cyborg, Xiao Cheng appeared beside him and stopped him.

"He's the one you wanted to secure a Hundred Cities Tournament spot for, isn't he?"

Xiao Cheng narrowed his eyes as he watched Qin Annian struggle to hold on through sheer instinct.

"Yes."

Zhang Qifeng frowned, unable to understand why Xiao Cheng was stopping him.

"That Cyborg is more than Qin can handle."

However.

Xiao Cheng shook his head and said,

"Haven't you noticed?"

"He's handling it more and more easily."

"Has he already cultivated a Mental Secret Manual?"

Zhang Qifeng froze, immediately turning his gaze back to Qin Annian.

Sure enough.

Just as Xiao Cheng had said.

Although Qin Annian could still only defend passively against the Cyborg's attacks.

He was becoming increasingly accustomed to attacks of this intensity and could sometimes even predict them in advance!

Even though Qin Annian's eyes still could not catch sight of the Mysterious Person.

"This?"

"Could it be?!"

As though he had thought of something, Zhang Qifeng opened his mouth in disbelief.

"No way?"

He hurriedly rubbed his chin and looked at Xiao Cheng beside him.

"Guardian Xiao."

"Are you saying that Qin Annian's mental power has already entered that realm?"

"He's only eighteen!"

"And."

After falling silent for a moment, Zhang Qifeng continued,

"He's only been cultivating a Mental Secret Manual for less than two days!"