The cave entrance, blasted open by a single punch, funneled gusts of bone-chilling wind that howled through the void, yet most people present seemed utterly oblivious to the cold.

The shocking battle where the Tianmen powerhouse fell resonated deep within everyone’s spirit! In just an instant, the fight between the two supreme experts had concluded.

Those members who were slowly recovering from their stupor stared at the surroundings in disbelief. The entire engagement between the two titans had lasted mere seconds from start to finish! Rumor suggested that such high-level clashes required fighting for a thousand moves, lasting three days and three nights—how could it end so quickly?

He Xiangu merely offered a cold sneer at the astonishment etched on their faces. If masters sparred, they might trade a thousand blows, but when the goal was taking a life, battles between powerful martial artists were invariably swift. Mastery was judged by star-level strength, the foundation of their martial path, and reaction time; the slightest difference could instantly seal the verdict between life and death!

Lü Dongbin stared at Qin Fen's back, wondering how even Nezha couldn't halt his advance. That final explosive moment of the punch hadn't carried the aura of a dry sandstorm, but rather an overwhelming force of absolute onward momentum, suggesting that anyone daring to obstruct his path would be utterly annihilated, crushed like an unstoppable titan.

Looking down at the deceased Nezha, Lü Dongbin softly shook his head. This outcome was indeed somewhat unexpected. He wondered if the Monkey King could truly stop Qin Fen. Right now, Tianmen seemed assured of victory over Qin Fen; perhaps the next challenges would be the Tathagata, Guanyin, and the Jade Emperor?

As for the Monkey King and Yang Jian? Lü Dongbin had watched Qin Fen’s recent bout and possessed an instinctual feeling that this contest would be truly unpredictable, with no clear winner. But regardless of who won or lost, merely surviving the battle—the sensory experience and comprehension gained—would likely elevate their martial prowess even further.

“Nezha just died. I imagine if this isn't his complete body, it still holds immense value for you, doesn't it?” Qin Fen took a step forward, lifting Nezha’s slightly broken and incomplete corpse with one hand, quietly observing Dr. Luonnar, who was just regaining consciousness, gently swaying the body.

Gulp… In the corridor silent save for the wind, the sound of Luonnar swallowing echoed in everyone's ears. His eyes, flashing with mad excitement, were locked onto Nezha in Qin Fen’s grasp.

Luonnar’s hands rubbed together incessantly, his gaze seemingly sewn onto Nezha’s corpse. His breathing grew ragged, as if he hadn't tasted water in three days across a desert and had finally stumbled upon a spring.

If not for the tremendous power unleashed by that earlier punch, which had broadcast its shocking might across the vicinity, Luonnar would have long since lost control of his desire and lunged forward to seize the body.

Luonnar had coveted Nezha’s body for a very, very long time. Unable to capture Qin Fen alive, obtaining Nezha’s remains was certainly a source of profound satisfaction.

Qin Fen observed Luonnar, discerning from his eyes that this man was pathologically obsessed, bordering on insane. In the words of Section Leader Hao, you could slice him into a thousand pieces and still not extract what you wanted; no torture would work. His world contained only one standard, and the only way to acquire something in his world was through trade.

“I require all data concerning Lan Caihe, including the records of his transformation into a Bug Warrior, and the new research findings you just mentioned,” Qin Fen’s voice was slow yet forceful. Luonnar’s infatuated gaze suddenly flickered with surprise. Qin Fen, having twice disrupted the Genesis Assembly, was already notorious there. According to the records, this man preferred to destroy everything belonging to the Assembly rather than take their data.

“I deeply detest the Genesis Assembly’s methods.” Qin Fen’s eyes swept toward the fourteen-star pinnacle Bug Warrior who lay dead nearby, tinged with faint sorrow. “Using people for experiments—I cannot accept that. But today, I am not here to destroy you; I need your technology.” Luonnar smiled slyly, his eyes narrowing to slits. The smile held little madness, possessing instead a hint of mocking amusement, as if endless words were poised to spill out.

“Without experimenting on human bodies, would such comprehensive data exist? You need this information probably to save that… dead man lying nearby, correct? Without your abhorrent methods of performing human trials, would your friend even have had a chance to become a Bug Warrior? Isn't your approach and your current desire terribly contradictory?” Qin Fen met Luonnar’s smiling gaze and instantly grasped the meaning woven within that expression, leaving him momentarily unsure how to refute the assertion.

“This world always has two sides,” Luonnar finally spoke, his tone measured:

“Young man, you are strong. I hope you can become stronger. You want the data? Then follow me. Heavenly King… I can give you all the data concerning Bug Warriors, and any other information you desire.”

Qin Fen was slightly taken aback, realizing that everyone behind him, save for Caesar, showed no surprise, as if Luonnar’s declaration was entirely expected.

The Genesis Assembly’s Bug Warrior faction offering up all their technology and data? Why? As Qin Fen followed Luonnar’s slow advance, he recalled Chen Zhi’s previous words: to know more, one must ask the Genesis Assembly.

This mad organization? A peculiar group that always presented itself with inhuman cruelty. They conducted human experiments, created those martial artists with half-formed Sun Bronze Bones, and then brutally destroyed them all, merely because they were deemed defective.

Qin Fen could not comprehend the true objective of an organization steeped in such bloody brutality. It seemed his earlier assumption—that the leaders of the Genesis Assembly had gone mad trying to build a power to rule the world—was entirely incorrect based on current analysis.

A person aiming to establish their own ruling world power would never simply hand over their resources! Of course, if they were concealing their core technology, that was another possibility. Or perhaps they were confident that even if the documentation was gifted, no one could master that level of technology.

Qin Fen found that the more he interacted with the Genesis Assembly, the less he understood this bizarre group. Now it seemed the Federation did know about them—Rannlin, the Military Department, even Saturn's Tianmen.

Since Tianmen was aware, what about the Underworld? Qin Fen supposed the Underworld must also know of the Genesis Assembly’s existence. It was strange that so many major powers knew about such a savage organization yet had never united to destroy them.

The third floor spanned a vast area. Luonnar walked through the corridor that resembled ruins, repeatedly shaking his head as he surveyed the shattered floor panels and walls split open by several inches. This was the true power of experts; even a few exchanges between them could reduce a place to this state. “Heavenly King… alas,” Luonnar sighed, “I fear none of us will see the end of today.”

The others followed behind Luonnar in silence. The duel between Qin Fen and Nezha, two experts of equal footing, had not allowed Qin Fen to contain and concentrate his power as he had against lesser opponents, nor to control the collateral damage to the surroundings.

The integrity of the Heavenly King Peak far surpassed that of Mount Halla on that previous occasion, yet it still could not withstand the impact of the clash between the two masters. Even though Qin Fen had suppressed Nezha with superior strength, managing to keep the resulting shockwaves to a minimum, the Heavenly King Peak could not endure the assault. It was likely that within a single day, the mountain range would vanish from the Federation.

Luonnar smiled again. Fortunately, Nezha’s strength hadn't been quite enough. If it had been the legendary Monkey King or Yang Jian, whose power was estimated to be truly on par with Qin Fen’s, such a battle would have lasted only an instant before the Heavenly King Range was wiped from the Federation registry.

After turning through more than a dozen bends, the surrounding walls and floor remained unchanged—all shattered and fractured.

The corridor finally terminated at a massive, spacious laboratory, large enough to hold a football field. Several cylindrical glass vats stood arranged around the perimeter, filled with strange fluids. Qin Fen was overly familiar with these liquids; he had seen them many times before in the Sahara.

Within these glass vessels stood Bug Warriors, their bodies exposed, connected by various tubes.

Luonnar glanced at these crystals of accumulated wisdom from the Genesis Assembly, softly shaking his head with a sigh. Martial arts truly deserved the character 'Dao' (Way); once science entered this path, it was no longer omnipotent like a god—they still could not create a fifteen-star Master-level Bug Warrior.

“Young man, the data you require is all here.” Luonnar stroked the cold surfaces of the computers as if caressing a lover’s delicate skin. “I know what you intend to do. Although our positions appear adversarial to you, I still hope you succeed. I eagerly anticipate it. Therefore, I offer you one piece of advice: you need more than just this data.

And all the various instruments...”

Luonnar’s expression was filled with pride as he tilted his head slightly. “I know you hail from the Military Department.

I presume your strength is such that you are here to replace that worthless general on Saturn? The Military Department certainly possesses extensive resources. Given time, you could gather these instruments yourselves. However, time is pressing now, and you cannot acquire everything. So, these are for you.” Luonnar waved his hand lightly, and the priceless instruments, along with the immeasurably valuable research documentation, were instantly pushed forward toward Qin Fen.

Generous? Lavish? Qin Fen could find no words adequate to describe Luonnar’s magnanimity. His mind was filled only with questions.