Alex stepped forward, approaching the two shipment boxes from the Twin Dragon Palace.Suddenly, the air pressure inside the tent shifted instantly… It was no longer just the thin mountain air, but a dense concentration of energy that could only be produced by a cultivator in the Soul Integration Realm with Qi fully dispersed.“Candra, stay outside. Do not let anyone—even a fly—enter a ten-meter radius of this tent. I will perform a pure energy extraction,” Alex ordered in an unquestionable tone.“Yes, Young Master!” Candra immediately stepped out and stood firmly at the entrance of the tent, his gaze as sharp as a razor. He began standing guard.Inside the silence of the tent…Alex began moving his hands in a complex circular pattern. Ten empty sample bottles, which had been prepared earlier by Candra, rose into the air, forming a Nine-Directional Star formation. At the center, the original antidote sample bottle from the Thousand Wailing Cave slowly rotated, emitting a faint blue glo

The atmosphere in the Hall of Honor froze instantly. Alex's words were not merely accusations; they were an invisible noose slowly tightening around the General’s neck."Who is this masked man? Why does it feel like he’s trapping the General?""There is no striking aura... no guards by his side... just who is he?"Hundreds of pairs of eyes, from cunning ministers to opportunistic tycoons, shifted from the empty coffin toward General Baroq.Baroq, tempered by decades on the battlefield, quickly regained his composure. Though his heart hammered against his ribs from the soul-crushing pressure Alex released, he drew a deep breath and puffed out his chest. A hollow laugh escaped his lips, sounding hoarse yet brimming with authority."Hahahaha!""What an incredibly foolish question for someone brave enough to infiltrate the palace," Baroq bellowed, attempting to seize back control of the narrative. "News of Master Alex’s success in extracting pure energy to create an antidote at the Holy

The fierce winds of the Northern Snow Mountains lashed against Alex’s black robe, yet his body remained upright, as if gravity no longer applied to him.Kriiiiing!Below, the secret base erupted into activity. Alarms screeched, tearing through the silence of the valley, and within seconds, the steel barrack doors swung open.A battalion of soldiers—nearly a thousand men—poured out in perfect formation. They were Baroq’s “Nameless Troops,” warriors trained through purely traditional methods without any exposure to Qi energy, yet possessing physical strength honed to the absolute limits of human capability.They now assembled with heavy steel shields, long spears gleaming coldly, and two-handed swords capable of cleaving through concrete.Baroq, believing that a single “ordinary human” was not worthy of his personal attention, chose to remain inside his warm command tent. He sat before a holographic screen, continuing his conversation with the silhouette of Lord Hox.“Just a stray rat,

General Baroq stepped out from the shadows of the tent with an explosive fury. Every breath he exhaled was no longer ordinary air, but a thick, lethal green vapor.Wooosh!The snowy ground beneath his feet instantly turned black, rotting away from the toxins seeping through the pores of his feet. He stared at Alex, who had now removed his mask, with a look of utter contempt. To Baroq, Alex was merely a handsome youth who might possess a Qi technique to stop bullets; however, in his eyes, such skill was meaningless before the "Biological Evolution" bestowed upon him by Mr. Hox."Surrender? You call yourselves soldiers?!" Baroq roared at his battalion. "You fear this brat while I possess the power to turn this continent into a mass grave?!"Alex stood calmly, his hair fluttering in the mountain wind. "Baroq, you speak of strength, but all I see is a man who has sold his humanity just to become a vessel for toxic waste.""Shut your mouth!" Baroq stomped his foot.BOOOOM!The vibration tr

Snow dust slowly settled, covering the tense silence after the explosion of the communication screen.For two minutes, Alex inspected the room—nothing unusual.Now, Alex stepped out of the main tent with a calm breath, as if the series of brutal actions he had just performed were merely a light warm-up.Walking toward General Baroq’s unconscious body, he dragged it like a useless pile of flesh.Not long after…The border soldiers quickly surrounded him, yet not a single one dared to raise their weapons firmly. Their hands trembled, their eyes fixed on Baroq—the monster they once feared—now shattered by a single man.When Alex stopped in the middle of the open field, he released his grip, letting Baroq’s body fall heavily onto the blood-stained snow.BUUUM!“Listen carefully,” Alex’s voice echoed, heavy and authoritative.“Your general has fallen. His betrayal against the Heliox Empire and his conspiracy with the Nation of Chua have been proven guilty…”One commander gathered the coura