223: Chapter 223 Underground Base

Under Song Xin's guidance, Chen Moxuan completed the discharge procedures normally.

After leaving the hospital, they crossed several blocks and turned into a secluded, deserted alleyway at a corner.

"A barrier?"

Chen Moxuan's footsteps came to an abrupt halt. His gaze locked onto a wall on one side of the alley as he spoke up.

"Are there other Martial Artists in this place?"

Barrier Techniques were not systematically included in the Human Race's Martial Dao System; they were considered a rather obscure branch of skill.

However, despite being obscure, Barrier Techniques were still a skill of extraordinary power within the Human Race's Martial Dao.

Looking through history, there were several renowned Martial Dao Profound Saints who had reached a state of perfection in Cultivating Barrier Techniques.

Relying on their understanding of Barrier Techniques, the Divine Ability Domains they deployed far surpassed others of the same Realm, whether in the toughness of the outer shell or the suppressive power within the Domain.

Furthermore, the An Tian Grand Array that currently protected the entire Human Race territory was also jointly established by several Great Saints whose comprehension of Barrier Techniques had reached the pinnacle, along with a supreme powerhouse of the Martial Dao.

But even so, Barrier Techniques were still not included in the scope of popular education for the Martial Dao.

Firstly, the threshold for learning was too high. Only upon reaching the Tiangang Realm, where True Qi could be released externally and solidified without dissipating, was one qualified to learn the lowest level of Barrier Techniques.

Secondly, the cost-performance ratio was too low. Martial Artists already spent most of their time learning Martial Skills, let alone studying these unorthodox methods that couldn't be used effectively in actual combat.

For low-level Barrier Techniques, they were useless against an opponent stronger than oneself, and against a weaker opponent, there was no need to use a barrier at all.

Unless someone possessed extraordinary talent in Barrier Techniques, learning them rashly would only be a waste of time.

Chen Moxuan had also never formally come into contact with Barrier Techniques.

However, he had previously encountered simple barriers in the Spirit Gathering Secret Realm, and among the Special Abilities he possessed, there were several that could produce effects similar to a barrier.

With the help of the analytical capabilities of [All-Things Calculation], he could be considered to have a slight acquaintance with Barrier Techniques, having just scratched the surface.

The technique used for the barrier before him was not particularly profound; it was just a very simple Illusion Barrier. Detecting it was quite easy for Chen Moxuan.

"Wait... the energy used to set up the barrier is neither True Qi nor the Power of Heaven and Earth."

Upon closer inspection, Chen Moxuan discovered that the person who set up this barrier didn't use the power of the Martial Artist System, but rather Demonic Power.

"They aren't exactly Martial Artists. There are a few people in the Madman Society who seem to come from former great Martial Dao clans and still keep some related ancient texts and secret manuals."

"For example, Lv Ling; his ancestors were quite famous Martial Artists."

Song Xin walked ahead, carefully searching the wall while reaching out to tap several spots in succession.

In an instant, that wall began to twist and deform eerily, finally turning into an ink-black vortex.

"Let's go, that old gentleman is inside."

Song Xin took the first step in, her figure swallowed by the vortex.

Seeing this, Chen Moxuan followed closely behind and strode in.

Passing through the vortex, what appeared before their eyes was an extremely dark and deep passage.

The two walked slowly along the passage. When they reached the end, they took a downward elevator.

With a soft "ding," the elevator doors slowly opened.

Chen Moxuan looked up, and what met his eyes was an underground base full of high-tech feel.

However, the massive base seemed exceptionally deserted at the moment; only a few figures could be seen running back and forth in a panic.

"This is the true headquarters of the Madman Society."

"In order not to affect the original inhabitants of this place, we built the base underground."

Song Xin walked ahead, leading the way while introducing the place.

"We have many passages leading here; this is just one of them. The core area is still further ahead."

"However, there aren't many people in the core area right now. Only some intelligence officers and logistics personnel are left; anyone with combat capability has gone to Sector G."

Chen Moxuan looked around at his surroundings while secretly pondering.

No wonder even though the Superpower Association and the Hero Association had so many Transcendents with all sorts of strange abilities, they had never launched a large-scale cleanup operation against the Madman Society.

Even the Superpower Association would never imagine that the Madman Society's true lair wasn't on the territory of the Dazhou Nation at all, but hidden deep underground in a Secret Realm space.

"Intelligence officers? How do you transmit intelligence here?"

Chen Moxuan felt suspicious and couldn't help but ask.

One must know that Secret Realms were hidden within spatial cracks, with only the boundaries merging with the outside world.

Let alone electronic signals, even Spiritual Sense could not cross from a Secret Realm to connect with the outside.

"There, look over there."

Coincidentally, at this time, they reached an area with a very open view. Song Xin spoke while pointing to the side.

Looking in the direction Song Xin pointed, Chen Moxuan saw an incredibly massive, ink-black wall.

"Is this... that giant black pillar on the surface?"

Chen Moxuan instantly recognized the familiar aura and blurted out.

Because they were currently so close to the giant pillar, at first glance, it looked like a massive curved wall.

Chen Moxuan activated his Spiritual Sense and, after a careful probe, discovered that the base of this giant pillar actually plunged hundreds of meters deep into the ground.

And the entire base was actually built around this giant pillar.

"We call this thing the Primal Pillar. It's something that originally existed here, but it possesses a thick Demonic Power. It's not hard to guess it was likely created by some demon."

"After contracting a demon, if you want to learn and your demon is willing to teach, the methods for using Demonic Power they provide include the method for constructing a demon pillar, which is like a simplified, stripped-down version of this pillar."

"As long as we build demon pillars in the cities outside, we can achieve a connection with the outside world through this Primal Pillar."

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Song Xin walked ahead like a knowledgeable guide, incessantly introducing everything around them to Chen Moxuan, who focused his full attention on listening to every detail.

This feeling of acting as an all-knowing Senior was something Song Xin enjoyed very much.

They soon arrived at the core area.

Except for the fact that the sky was invisible, this place was just like a city on the surface, with commercial streets and many residences—the place where members of the organization lived their daily lives.

Although this underground base was sparsely populated now, they still encountered quite a few members of the Madman Society along the way.

When those members saw Song Xin, they all showed expressions of respect and stepped forward to greet her.

After all, in terms of organizational structure, the Great Sin Madmen were considered the first tier.

Although these people had almost never seen the other Great Sin Madmen, almost no one in the organization didn't recognize Song Xin, the person who used her own portrait as an avatar.

As Song Xin gradually approached a slightly old small clinic, the high-spirited expression on her face from before instantly retracted by more than half, and her footsteps involuntarily became heavy.

She stopped at the slightly mottled door of the small clinic, slowly turned her head, looked at Chen Moxuan, and said:

"It's right here."

Just as Song Xin lifted her foot to step into the clinic's entrance, a tall, mature woman wearing a white lab coat rushed out of the clinic in a hurry.

If Song Xin hadn't reacted quickly, she would have nearly collided with her.

"Sister Lan? Where are you going in such a hurry?"

Song Xin sidestepped and asked.

The woman's face was full of anxiety, and fine beads of sweat had broken out on her forehead. She said urgently:

"Sister Song, I was just about to look for you. That person you brought over is about to die!"

"My Authority can no longer have any effect on him. Come and take a look quickly!"

"What?!"

Song Xin was slightly stunned and glanced over at Chen Moxuan.

Chen Moxuan's face was solemn, and his brows furrowed.

He had already vaguely guessed from Song Xin's reaction before that Lei Wanjun's condition was not optimistic.

But now, he realized that perhaps Lei Wanjun's situation had taken an even further turn for the worse.

"Quick, take me to see him."