Roken kneeled on the ground, the rifle he regarded as his lifeline lay beside him, yet he had no thought of picking it up.

He too gazed at the man emanating golden light, his eyes filled only with awe and reverence for the powerful.

The Black Monster, whose physical attacks were completely ineffective, the most unsolvable demon of the wasteland... was just shattered bare-handed by the opponent?

Pike clutched his head, slightly dazed in consciousness.

Even a wisp of the residual impact of the Black Monster’s mental pollution earlier made him feel like he was suffocating to death.

But that man, facing such terrifying attacks, didn’t even frown.

Ira leaned weakly against the wall, slightly panting.

As a Spiritual Telekinesis User, she understood better than anyone how terrifying the Black Monster’s mental shock was.

It was a bizarre force that could instantly erase souls.

But in her perception, Fang Cheng’s consciousness was like a blazing sun high in the sky.

Not only unshakeable but also burning those sinister energies completely clean.

"How was such a powerful body trained, is it divine?"

The minds of the four survivors struggling at the wasteland’s bottom were now filled with the same thought.

Fang Cheng didn’t know what they were thinking, he just slowly gathered the golden light on his body.

Evaluating the battle just now silently in his mind.

Since mastering the "Mixed Element True Domain", the limit distance of True Qi Emission skyrocketed, and both the power and control precision underwent a qualitative leap.

Undoubtedly, it provided a huge boost to actual combat power. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

This time, being able to swiftly slay the bizarre energy body "Black Monster" was the best proof.

He finally no longer had to engage in close-range hand-to-hand combat like before, but truly possessed a lethal long-range attack method.

The outside beast tide’s roaring continued.

The broken load-bearing structure overhead even emitted unbearable groans from the vibrations.

But the chilling, bone-piercing sense of death crisis in the hall had completely retreated.

Fang Cheng turned around, his gaze landed on Kael, speaking plainly:

"It’s chaotic outside, this place won’t last long. About the guide I mentioned earlier..."

Kael trembled all over, disregarding the severe pain in his chest, he quickly approached Fang Cheng.

Then, he knelt heavily on one knee, speaking with unprecedented fervor:

"Sir! It’s a privilege for our entire squad to serve you!"

"My life was saved by you, with just one word from you, even if it’s a mountain of blades or a sea of fire, I, Kael, will not frown a bit."

Fang Cheng was a bit taken aback by this man’s enthusiastic display, but his expression remained unchanged, then he asked:

"Where are you from? What do you do?"

"Sir, we are from the nearby Iron City, an elite Hunter Squad directly under the Internal Affairs Department."

Kael bowed his head respectfully, speaking solemnly:

"Tonight, we were originally hunting mutant beasts on the outskirts of the ruins, but unexpectedly encountered a rare polar night storm."

"Had we not been fortunate enough to meet you, we would have definitely been sucked dry by the Black Monster tonight. I, Kael, will never forget your lifesaving grace!"

Fang Cheng nodded slightly, continuing to ask:

"Is Iron City the only settlement around the ruins? Tell me about the terrain in this area."

"It’s not just Iron City."

Kael immediately activated all his knowledge, afraid that his answer wasn’t thorough enough:

"We are considered a plains area here, to the north are mountains, it’s said to lead to the seaside in the east, and within a five hundred kilometer radius centered on the city ruins, there are around a dozen camps large and small."

"But Iron City is the largest, with a population approaching thirty thousand, it has high and sturdy outer walls and heavy firepower from the old times."

Speaking to this point, Kael hesitated briefly, showing a hint of...

"There’s also... two hundred kilometers north lies a forbidden area known as ’Death God Abyss’."

"The radiation concentration there is terrifyingly high, the mutant beasts are extremely terrifying, even the Black Monster doesn’t dare to approach there. Sir, if you want to travel the wasteland, you must avoid going in that direction."

Fang Cheng made a mental note of the name "Death God Abyss".

A population of thirty thousand in Iron City means it has abundant material trading channels.

And that dangerous forbidden area might be a great place to harvest high-grade Blood Cores in the future.

He withdrew his thoughts and proceeded to ask:

"Do you know how to leave this path and head to the northern mountains?"

"Yes."

Kael quickly raised his hand, pointing to the deepest part of the passage:

"At the end of the metro tunnel, it connects to an old era bunker, leading directly to the ruins at the city’s edge."

"It’s buried deep underground, with solid terrain, neither the storm’s core nor the surface beast tide can reach. Please allow me to guide you!"

Kael raised his head, his eyes filled with undisguised anticipation:

"Sir, if you don’t have a place to stay temporarily, please be sure to visit us at Iron City. Although we live a tight life, we definitely won’t neglect a super strong person like you!"

Fang Cheng nodded noncommittally.

Kael saw this and was overjoyed.

He immediately got up, directing Roken to help the weakened Ira, while Pike hurriedly scrambled to collect scattered tools from the ground.

"Uncle... should we not retrieve the Thorn Armor Pig we left outside..."

Pike glanced toward the passage’s dark direction, with eyes full of reluctance.

That’s food that can be exchanged for clean water and save dozens of lives.

"Shut up, are you tired of living!"

Kael lowered his voice, scolding exasperatedly.

In front of such a great existence capable of eradicating the Black Monster with a mere gesture, mentioning a bit of mutant beast’s flesh is simply blasphemous.

Fang Cheng ignored their conversation.

He walked over to the remnants of the three crushed Crawling Beasts alone.

Extending his hand, he combined it like a knife and stabbed directly into the monster’s shattered skull.

After some searching, Fang Cheng pulled out three perfectly round Treasure Beads covered in blood.

These beads were about the size of quail eggs, although they were covered in foul-smelling cerebrospinal fluid, they still emitted a faint and pure green light.

Significantly larger than the bead he previously excavated, the Life Energy contained inside was much richer.

Ira watched the beads in Fang Cheng’s hand, a hint of surprise flashed across her pale face, and she subconsciously blurted:

"Third-stage Blood Core Pearl?!"

Fang Cheng’s motion paused slightly, turning to Ira:

"What’s the use for these things?"

Upon hearing this, Ira hesitated.

This individual capable of annihilating the Black Monster didn’t even know the most basic wasteland common knowledge?

She didn’t dare ask more, swallowed nervously, and explained rapidly:

"Sir, around here, these beads are called ’Blood Cores’."

"They only crystallize in the brains of monsters with a high degree of mutations, it’s the purest crystal of Life Energy, able to treat the most common radiation sickness among wasteland residents."

Kael quickly supplemented beside:

"Yes, sir, in Iron City, Blood Cores are absolute hard currency."

"Like the Third-stage Blood Core in your hand, only one is enough to exchange from the inner city’s nobles, for enough food for our settlement for an entire year, even for several energy weapons preserved from the old times."

Upon hearing this, Fang Cheng’s eyes flickered, and he understood.

This thing is not only a great resource for Martial Artists but is also the economic lifeline of this wasteland world.

If he has to traverse between the two worlds in the future, this item is definitely useful.

Fang Cheng didn’t stop collecting, he turned and walked to where the Crawling Beasts were pinned to the wall by steel pipes.

This creature had been shrouded by black mist earlier, its massive body had become gray and emaciated.

Fang Cheng reached out and broke its brittle skull, fumbling amidst the gray-white dust.

Sure enough, there was one inside too.

However...

Fang Cheng discovered this bead, although larger than the three from before, had its green light become very dim.

Only one-tenth of the Life Energy remained inside, evidently it had been siphoned off by those Black Monsters just now.