26: Ice and Fire Burst - Shadow End

At this moment, Corroding Shadow intended to press his advantage and eliminate Zhou Xing, the greatest threat.

After all, the other party was a fuser of multi-attribute divinity fragments; there was no telling what hidden trump cards he might have.

Sure enough, as soon as he approached, Corroding Shadow suddenly froze because he actually felt a sense of oppression coming from Zhou Xing.

"This... is impossible!" Corroding Shadow's pupils dilated. "How could you..."

After using the Divinity Stimulant, his strength was already infinitely close to the Control Realm.

But the aura on the other party was actually stronger than his own.

Could it be that he was pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger?

Zhou Xing didn't answer. After the boost, his movements were several times faster than before.

Most importantly, Zhou Xing felt that there was no longer any sense of obstruction when using Ice Fire Dual Stream again.

The two were like twins, capable of achieving perfect harmony.

Zhou Xing could switch between the two energies in an instant, elevating his mastery over ice and fire abilities to another level.

The moment Battle Domain was activated, the Battle Fever passive effect increased. By this point, Zhou Xing's own strength had basically reached its Peak.

Amidst Corroding Shadow's shocked expression, a fist covered in the perfect Fusion of ice and fire slammed into his chest.

Boom!

The fist punched straight through, causing Corroding Shadow's heart to explode instantly.

"Ugh..."

Corroding Shadow's body suddenly froze in place. He glanced down at his chest, and before he could even speak, his pupils quickly dilated.

Finally, he fell flat onto the ground.

"System, store the other party's divinity fragment for now."

"Received!"

This was because more divinity fragments couldn't be fused within half a month.

Perhaps because the other party's strength had been greatly enhanced by the catalyst potion,

Zhou Xing saw through the System that this "god of shadow" divinity fragment had a divinity content of 33%.

As for why it was a single divinity fragment, the System's explanation was that once an Awakened One reached the Foundation Condensing Realm—

No matter how many fragments were fused, only one single-attribute fragment would eventually drop, unless the opponent was a multi-attribute Awakened One.

"Phew... it's finally over!"

Zhou Xing let out a long breath.

At this time, the others, hearing no more noise, also walked in.

Seeing Corroding Shadow with a large hole in his chest, Captain Qin Yue's body relaxed, and tears welled up uncontrollably.

"A Sheng, you can rest in peace now."

The others' eyes were also red.

"Vice-Captain, thank you. Please accept our bow!"

Their gazes shifted to Zhou Xing, and they bowed to him in unison.

"Holy crap, you're going to shorten my life. Don't forget, I'm also a member of the Xuntian Squad."

Zhou Xing hastily stepped aside to dodge.

Just then, the entire laboratory began to shake violently, and cracks spread across the walls at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Not good, that guy must have activated the self-destruct sequence at some point," White Night exclaimed. "We have to leave immediately!"

"Look, what's this?"

At that moment, Qin Yue's voice rang out.

Everyone looked over and saw Qin Yue holding a metal box.

"Put it away for now; we'll talk once we're out."

Zhou Xing stepped forward to pull Qin Yue away, quickly leaving the laboratory. Before leaving, a burst of flame landed precisely on Corroding Shadow's corpse, incinerating it completely.

However, after getting out, they discovered a new problem—how to leave the Dark Canyon.

"Divine Gene must have built a dedicated passage; everyone, spread out and look."

Zhou Xing returned to where the laboratory had been.

Corroding Shadow was the person in charge of this experimental base, so there was a high probability of a special passage leading out of the Dark Canyon in the place where he frequently stayed.

Sure enough, behind where Corroding Shadow had just been standing, a secret door was revealed due to the explosion.

With a punch, accompanied by the sound of the gate falling, a deep tunnel appeared before them.

Zhou Xing quickly notified everyone to gather.

White Night used his Water-Membrane Sensing ability to continuously probe along the tunnel.

Soon, his face lit up with joy, and he looked at the others. "There's fresh air flowing; this should lead directly to the outside of the canyon."

Flames appeared in Zhou Xing's hand for illumination. He took the lead, with the others following closely behind.

Soon, after pushing open the camouflaged passage above their heads, they successfully reached the outside of the Dark Canyon.

Before they could even catch their breath, Zhou Xing suddenly felt a dangerous energy fluctuation.

"Watch out, dodge!"

He shoved Qin Yue aside.

In the next second, a beam of energy shot from a distance, striking the spot where they had just been.

A deep pit was instantly blasted into the ground.

"Suspicious targets detected!"

A cold voice came from a high vantage point nearby.

Everyone looked up and saw five Mechanically Modified Bodiess, nearly three meters tall, looking down at them from above.

Standing in front of them was a man in a black combat suit, wearing the unique badge of the Divine Gene "Recycler."

"Truly an 'old friend.' Captain Qin, you certainly have some nerve," the man spoke calmly.

"However, your situation doesn't look too good. Hand over that item, or else... die!"

As he spoke, the man expressionlessly raised his hand, and the five Mechanically Modified Bodiess simultaneously entered combat mode,

locking onto everyone.

The armor on their backs slid open automatically, revealing miniature missile launchers.

"Be careful. This man is Han Feng, a Captain of the Divine Gene 'Recyclers.' His strength has reached the Peak of the Foundation Condensing Realm."

Qin Yue warned cautiously.

"It's fine, leave it to me!"

Zhou Xing gave Qin Yue a reassuring look and took the initiative to charge toward Han Feng.

"Seeking death!"

Han Feng sneered and waved his hand. Immediately, the five Mechanically Modified Bodiess beside him opened fire, and dozens of miniature missiles blasted toward Zhou Xing.

"Battle Domain!"

"Ice-Fire Storm!"

Instantly, an invisible force caused the missiles to lose control of their direction, detonating them in mid-air.

The cumulative power of the continuous explosions released energy that forced Han Feng to retreat quickly.

However, at that moment, an energy storm of intertwined ice and fire, carrying destructive power, swept toward Han Feng's position.

Zhou Xing himself charged like lightning toward the foremost Mechanically Modified Bodies.

Once close, Frost Power froze it directly into an ice sculpture, and then a fist covered in fire power slammed into the cyborg's body.

Boom!

In an instant, the cyborg split apart on the spot.

"This... who on earth are you?" Han Feng's face changed as he barely managed to dodge the Ice-Fire Storm.

Zhou Xing didn't respond. With Battle Domain fully active, his ice and fire powers transformed into a destructive storm, engulfing the remaining four Mechanically Modified Bodiess.

Within just a few seconds, the five cyborgs, whose strength was no less than the Peak of the Foundation Condensing Realm, were completely wiped out.

Han Feng now understood why the other party dared to come and destroy their experimental base.

Gritting his teeth, he pulled out a Crimson Potion from his robe.

However—

Pfft!

Before he could inject it, Zhou Xing's figure appeared behind him like a ghost, his fist piercing through his chest.

"You... how..."

Han Feng's eyes widened, and he collapsed to the ground before he could finish his sentence.