The Divine Punishment! Shen Qinghan's Outburst! The Ninth Elder in Peril!

Hand over Lin Zichen?

Yuan Dongzhi did not respond verbally to the request made by the Hunchbacked Masked Man.

Her response to the Hunchbacked Masked Man was to sacrifice her own Essence Blood to further over-activate the Exotic Beast genes within her body and enhance her own strength.

The moment his Essence Blood were devoured by the Exotic Beast's genes, the degree of mutation in Yuan Dongzhi's body instantly intensified.

His brown eyes quickly faded to yellow, and his rounded lenses became elongated, exuding an aura of authority.

At the same time, the dragon horns on its head increased by seven-tenths, the scales on its body became thicker, and a strong dragon tail grew from its back.

In the blink of an eye, she transformed from a cold and aloof beauty into a wild and savage Dragon Girl.

"To sacrifice one's own future and limit one's potential in order to save two strangers with whom one has no blood relation, is truly insane."

Looking at Yuan Dongzhi, whose body had undergone extensive changes, the Hunchbacked Masked Man found it somewhat incomprehensible.

Yuan Dongzhi excessively activated the Flood Dragon Gene, causing the Flood Dragon Gene to deeply fuse with her main gene.

If she cannot suppress the Flood Dragon Gene in time, and it is completely integrated with the Flood Dragon Gene, then she will only be able to coexist with the Flood Dragon Gene in the future, and will no longer be able to tolerate the genes of other Exotic Beast.

The Flood Dragon's limit is its limit; there is no possibility of it evolving further.

"Lock the upper limit?"

Yuan Dongzhi scoffed, "My potential has long been locked in. Under the conventional path, my talent can only support me evolving to the Rare Tier."

Her voice was cold and clear, colder than ever before.

Excessive alienation led to a decrease in her humanity, and her human emotions became increasingly detached.

Instead, their animalistic instincts have become increasingly pronounced.

The Hunchbacked Masked Man still didn't want to fight and continued to persuade him, "Talent is important, but sometimes choices are even more important."

"The so-called evolutionary ceiling you mentioned can be completely broken given enough evolutionary resources."

"Take the Flood Dragon Gene you fused with, for example. Although the Flood Dragon has the word 'dragon' in its name, it doesn't deserve to be called a dragon at all. With the Flood Dragon Gene fused with you, your potential is naturally low."

"If you fuse with True Dragon Gene, breaking through the Rare Tier barrier and evolving into a higher-level Epic creature will be a piece of cake."

The Hunchbacked Masked Man continued, "While the mutation isn't too severe yet, I suggest you quickly suppress the Exotic Beast genes within you, join the Divine Plant Cult, and embark on the right path."

"As long as you join the Divine Plant Cult, you will have the opportunity to fuse with the True Dragon Gene."

"Furthermore, you will definitely be among the elders of the Main Cult."

The Hunchbacked Masked Man sincerely invited Yuan Dongzhi to join the Divine Plant Cult, and he smiled throughout the entire invitation.

The Mechanical Cyborg and Mecha around them were ready to attack at any moment.

If Yuan Dongzhi makes any unusual move, they will not hesitate to open fire.

Despite the invitation from the Hunchbacked Masked Man, Yuan Dongzhi was not tempted at all; all she felt was a deep-seated disgust for Heretic Cult.

She channeled her Mental Power to sense the positions of the enemies around her.

In an instant, his Mental Power surged!

The next moment!

The calm sea beneath our feet was suddenly churned up with towering waves!

The giant wave transformed into several colossal dragons bursting forth from the water, splitting open a gigantic maw capable of swallowing the sun and moon, engulfing all surrounding enemies and crushing them in a frenzy!

This scene unfolded in the blink of an eye.

None of the surrounding Heretic Cult were able to react in time to dodge, and they were all swallowed by the dragon and carried into the sea.

"You two, get out of here!"

As she spoke, Yuan Dongzhi threw Lin Zichen and Shen Qinghan away, letting the childhood sweethearts leave the battlefield to avoid being affected by the aftermath of the battle.

After leaving the two people more than 100 meters behind.

Yuan Dongzhi wasted not a second and immediately sank into the sea to exterminate the Heretic Cult of the Divine Plant Cult.

On the other side.

Lin Zichen and Shen Qinghan didn't dare to waste a single second.

The moment they fell into the water, the two swam away from the battlefield at top speed without pausing for a moment.

In an instant, it swam hundreds of meters.

"Boom--!"

A loud splashing sound came from behind.

The Hunchbacked Masked Man rose from the seabed and walked on water at a speed invisible to the naked eye, chasing after Lin Zichen and Shen Qinghan who were fleeing.

However, he had only caught up for less than two seconds.

With a loud "boom," a gigantic dragon, hundreds of meters long, burst forth from beneath their feet, blotting out the sky.

He swallowed him whole in one gulp.

It was dragged back to the seabed.

"Boom--!"

Another loud splashing sound rang out.

As the sound rang out, the Hunchbacked Masked Man rose from the seabed once more, traversing the water at lightning speed to chase after Lin Zichen, who had not yet swum far.

Also rising from the seabed were Yuan Dongzhi riding a giant dragon and the 10-meter-tall Shanhai-class Mecha.

As for the Mechanical Cyborg that were swallowed by the dragon, they have now turned into large pieces of bloody metal remains, forever buried in the depths of the sea, never to see the light of day.

"Whoosh... whoosh... whoosh!"

The Shanhai-class Mecha, positioned at the rear, launched several sparking missiles from its back, accurately targeting Yuan Dongzhi and preventing her from pursuing the Hunchbacked Masked Man.

Yuan Dongzhi sensed the incoming missiles, but instead of dodging, he simply controlled the giant dragon to intercept them all.

Seeing that the missiles were ineffective, the man piloting the Mecha immediately adjusted the parallel body to a standing position, hovering steadily on the sea surface.

Immediately afterwards, a dazzling light shone from the waist of the Mecha, radiating terrifying heat.

The next second!

A beam of energy with a radius of nearly half a meter shot out from the waist of the Mecha in an instant!

It pierced straight through the hundred-meter-long dragon that blotted out the sky!

It relentlessly blasted towards Yuan Dongzhi!

Yuan Dongzhi sensed danger.

I want to hide.

But the speed is simply not enough.

The moment he made a dodging motion, he was engulfed in a pillar of energy light and subjected to terrifying high temperatures.

The beam of energy lasted for several full seconds.

During this time, the seawater below was continuously evaporated, revealing a trench several meters deep.

The moment the light disappeared.

Yuan Dongzhi, completely blackened, with his clothes and hair reduced to ashes and emitting a burnt smell, reappeared in the Mecha pilot's field of vision.

Thanks to the scales, even though her clothes were burned off, her body was not exposed.

"It's just a minor injury?!"

The man piloting the Mecha looked utterly incredulous.

Energy beams are the most powerful attack method of Mecha.

Yuan Dongzhi, however, was able to withstand a beam of energy with his own flesh and blood without suffering serious injury.

This terrified the man.

"One shot isn't enough, let's have another!"

Suppressing his fear, the man pressed the button to fire the energy beam again.

This time, however, before the energy beam could even be fired, the Mecha was slammed into the depths of the sea by a giant dragon that appeared instantly.

They were frantically torn apart and strangled.

Metal parts on the body surface are constantly falling off.

At the same time.

A hundred-meter-long dragon made of seawater instantly appeared ahead, slamming the Hunchbacked Masked Man who was chasing Lin Zichen into the seabed.

Yuan Dongzhi did not follow them into the sea.

It just hovered there on the sea surface.

He remotely controlled two hundred-meter-long dragons, relentlessly attacking the Mecha and Hunchbacked Masked Man on the seabed.

During this time, Yuan Dongzhi, who had just been directly hit by the energy beam, was Rapid Self-Healing his injuries.

The charred skin began to regenerate.

New hair began to grow on the bald top of his head.

Apart from the clothes that turned to ashes, all other damage was completely restored.

"Boom--!"

"Boom--!"

Two explosions were heard on the sea in succession.

The Hunchbacked Masked Man emerged from the seabed, his body covered in horrific wounds, blood gushing from his wounds.

The Mecha followed closely behind, bursting out of the water, with almost all of its weapons damaged and unusable.

Yuan Dongzhi transformed into Dragon Girl, is incredibly powerful.

Even when facing two opponents, he was not at a disadvantage in the slightest.

They even held an absolute advantage, suppressing the Hunchbacked Masked Man and the Mecha throughout the entire battle.

The Hunchbacked Masked Man looked ahead and sensed that Lin Zichen was swimming further and further away and was about to leave his perception range. He immediately unleashed his full power and walked on water at high speed to catch up with him.

As he gave chase, he didn't forget to give a death order to the man piloting the Mecha behind him:

"Self-destruct!"

"Detonate your backup hidden energy source to hold Yuan Dongzhi back!"

"Otherwise, your whole family will suffer a terrible fate!"

"..."

Upon hearing this cruel order that required risking one's life, despair instantly filled the man's face.

He's still young; he doesn't want to die.

But he didn't want his wife and daughters at home to die even more.

Without much hesitation, the man gave the Mecha the command to self-destruct its backup hidden energy source, and then piloted the Mecha toward Yuan Dongzhi at top speed.

Upon seeing this, Yuan Dongzhi immediately dived into the sea to take emergency shelter.

However, before they could even enter the water, the Mecha were already upon them.

"Boom--!"

A deafening explosion rang out.

The entire sea surface was instantly engulfed in flames, and a large amount of seawater was evaporated in an instant.

The towering trees all around were reduced to ashes in the blink of an eye.

Yuan Dongzhi, who was at the epicenter of the explosion, was severely injured.

Almost all of its scales had shattered and fallen off.

His right arm was half destroyed by the explosion.

One-third of the head has disappeared.

He was floating on the sea, which was filled with flames, barely alive and completely unable to move.

However, as long as there is still a breath left and enough energy supply.

The Living Dead Slug gene in her body can continuously repair her injuries until she is completely healed.

But time didn't allow her to heal on her own.

Because at this very moment, the Hunchbacked Masked Man was chasing Lin Zichen at top speed.

If she doesn't go to stop him immediately, Lin Zichen is destined to fall into the hands of the Hunchbacked Masked Man.

She did not hesitate at all in the face of the current situation.

Offering one's Essence Blood immediately.

The body receives genes from Living Dead Slug.

It accelerates the body's self-healing process after an injury.

On the other side.

Without Yuan Dongzhi's interference, the Hunchbacked Masked Man quickly caught up with Lin Zichen.

He was able to catch up entirely because Shen Qinghan held Lin Zichen back and exposed Lin Zichen's location.

Lin Zichen possesses [Natural Camouflage], which allows him to conceal his presence.

However, Shen Qinghan did not.

Under the sea.

Lin Zichen sensed that the Hunchbacked Masked Man was catching up.

Without hesitation, he immediately deactivated his [Natural Camouflage] Biological Attribute, deciding to travel separately from Shen Qinghan and attract the Hunchbacked Masked Man's attention himself.

Fearing she might implicate him, Shen Qinghan didn't hesitate and immediately separated from him for the trip.

"Bang... bang... bang!"

With a thought, the Hunchbacked Masked Man manipulated a large number of vines to shoot into the seabed.

He controlled the vines, but not all of them chased after Lin Zichen.

Instead, they split into two groups: one group chased after Lin Zichen, who was as elusive as an eel, while the other group chased after Shen Qinghan was slower at diving.

Just a moment later.

Shen Qinghan was entangled by several thick vines and suddenly pulled out of the water, hanging high on the sea surface, unable to move.

Lin Zichen, however, relied on his Biological Attribute of [Lord of the Forest] and [Higher Spirit] to escape the vines' entanglement several times and was never caught.

The Hunchbacked Masked Man didn't intend to catch him.

After all, we've tried several times before, but we just can't catch it.

The person the Hunchbacked Masked Man really wanted to capture was Shen Qinghan, who had always been with him.

"Lin Zichen, come out!"

"If she doesn't come out, I'll kill her!"

"Bring them back to the Divine Plant Cult for humiliation and slaughter!"

The Hunchbacked Masked Man realized that Lin Zichen and Shen Qinghan had an unusual relationship, and directly used Shen Qinghan to blackmail him.

As he shouted these words, he tightly covered Shen Qinghan's mouth with vines to prevent her from making a sound.

He didn't want to hear any brainless talk like "Don't worry about me, just run!" He just wanted Lin Zichen to come out and surrender as soon as possible, so as not to waste any more time.

"Uproar--"

Faced with the threat, Lin Zichen was forced to reveal himself, breaking out of the seabed and appearing directly in front of the Hunchbacked Masked Man.

He looked at the Hunchbacked Masked Man and said calmly, "I'll go with you, let her go."

As he said this, his mood was not as calm as it appeared; rather, it was filled with regret.

He believed that Yuan Dongzhi could stop the Hunchbacked Masked Man and the Mecha, which is why he chose to escape with Shen Qinghan.

If he had known that Yuan Dongzhi couldn't stop him, he would never have taken Shen Qinghan with him when he fled.

Unfortunately, there's no going back.

"Buzz... buzz... buzz!"

The Hunchbacked Masked Man shot out several Blood-Colored Vines, which wrapped around Lin Zichen and pulled him out of the water.

He then kept his word and immediately released the vines binding Shen Qinghan, giving her her freedom.

The Hunchbacked Masked Man in charge of personnel at the Divine Plant Cult was there to bring Lin Zichen back to the cult, not to make an enemy of Lin Zichen.

With Lin Zichen's astonishing talent, once he becomes a member of the Divine Plant Cult, he will surely rise to a high position very quickly in the future.

The Hunchbacked Masked Man is clear-headed and won't make an enemy of Lin Zichen, who has a bright future ahead of him.

"Little one, when you reach the Base Camp of the Divine Plant Cult and meet the unparalleled Origin Land Deity, you'll thank me for capturing you today."

The Hunchbacked Masked Man smiled, and without lingering for a moment, quickly led Lin Zichen away from the forest that had been transformed into a vast ocean by the tsunami.

Seeing Lin Zichen being led away by the Hunchbacked Masked Man, Shen Qinghan, who was behind him, swam after him like a madwoman.

They chased after them desperately.

However, it's impossible to catch up.

The difference in Biological Rank is too great; no matter how skilled she is in swimming, she cannot keep up with the pace of a Rare Tier powerhouse.

Watching Lin Zichen's figure gradually disappear into the distance, Shen Qinghan cried out in distress:

"Xiao Chen!"

"Xiao Chen!"

"Xiao Chen!!!"

Just as her tears were streaming down her face and she felt utterly desperate.

Suddenly, she heard an ancient and melancholic murmur in her ear.

"God..."

"Offending... God..."

"Divine Punishment..."

The moment that murmur ended.

The Hunchbacked Masked Man, who was carrying Lin Zichen away at high speed, suddenly changed his expression and instinctively looked down.

Whether it was his imagination or not, he sensed an extremely terrifying energy surging rapidly beneath the calm surface of the sea below.

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