The man was not injured, only tired, and the blood on his body was not his own, but that of others.
He was the head of this experimental base, named Chai Qi, and he was also involved in the experiments.
Because he possessed the bloodline of the Sun Phoenix, his strength was immense, but he could not live for too long.
In his current state, he had at most a little over a year to live.
He did not want to die!
Nor did he want to give up the bloodline of the Sun Phoenix within him!
And he certainly didn't want to be a cripple!
He still had deep-seated hatred to avenge.
He was originally an apprentice Beast Tamer in the Qingqiu Totem Kingdom.
However, the status of human Beast Tamers in the Qingqiu Totem Kingdom was very low.
He was merely a servant to a little Nine-Tailed Fox.
Yet, he had fallen in love with its human form.
The little Nine-Tailed Fox also had feelings for him.
Unfortunately, the little Nine-Tailed Fox held a high status, and soon this matter was discovered, implicating his parents, as well as all his friends and family.
He thought he was doomed to die.
To his surprise, a mysterious mixed-blood organization, the Fire God Cult, saved him.
The Fire God Cult valued his beast-taming talent and his Flame Physique.
The Flame Physique had a high affinity for fire element energy. The beast-taming space cultivated by it could accelerate the growth of fire-element pets and strengthen their bloodlines, allowing them to break through racial limitations and evolve further.
More importantly, the Flame Physique could withstand the bloodline power of stronger, fire-element transcendent beings.
For this reason, Chai Qi also gained the bloodline power of the Sun Phoenix through experimentation.
His strength also advanced by leaps and bounds.
Now, even facing a titled Legend, he had the strength to fight.
But it was not enough.
To return to the Qingqiu Totem Kingdom for revenge, he needed at least the strength to contend with a Totem-level Nine-Tailed Fox.
For revenge, and to resolve the hidden dangers of the Sun Phoenix bloodline, Chai Qi took the risk of undergoing a series of new experiments.
Of course, the Fire God Cult also fully supported him in all of this.
In the experiments, all the resources used, including the legendary resources True Phoenix Fire Marrow and Holy Life Water, were prioritized for him.
True Phoenix Fire Marrow could strengthen the bloodline power of the Sun Phoenix.
Holy Life Water was not water, but a special substance extracted from transcendent beings, which could strengthen the life force of the Beast Tamer himself, enhancing Chai Qi's life essence.
The purpose of the experiment was to enhance Chai Qi's life essence, allowing him to completely master the bloodline power of the Sun Phoenix.
Simply put, the bloodline power of the Sun Phoenix could be considered cancer cells within Chai Qi.
Five kilograms of cancer cells would be enough to kill Chai Qi.
However, five kilograms of cancer cells would be insignificant to an Infernal Titan, equivalent to a common cold.
If Chai Qi's life essence could be enhanced to be even stronger than that of an Infernal Titan, he could adapt to more cancer cells.
And thus, he could wield greater power.
The idea was excellent.
However, during the experiment, Chai Qi lost his sanity and killed all the professors and staff involved.
He also destroyed the entire security system of the experimental base.
As a result, other mixed-bloods who had lost their minds also escaped.
By the time he regained his senses, it was too late to stop them.
Seeing the experimental base in ruins, with much important experimental equipment, some data, and medicines destroyed, he went berserk again, killing many mixed-bloods.
But he still could not recover the losses of the experimental base.
He collapsed on the ground from exhaustion.
It wasn't until Zheng Dong broke in.
Since when did outsiders dare to enter the experimental base!
A rumbling sound erupted from Chai Qi, and fierce red flames surged around him, causing the surrounding temperature to rise sharply.
"Brat, didn't your mother teach you that trespassing on someone's private territory can get you killed?"
Instantly, Zheng Dong felt as if he had fallen into a furnace; it was scorching hot, and the man before him was extraordinary.
But he remained unfazed and summoned Ling'er and Youyou.
Ling'er had reached the Monarch level in growth, making her capable of handling security or counter-attacks.
Youyou was still at the General level, but its undead puppets, the Skeleton General and the Hell Bull Demon, should be capable of supporting the fight.
As for Xiao Zi, she was still at the Lord level, and participating in such a battle would be quite strenuous, so Zheng Dong had no intention of letting her join.
Chai Qi's movements were swift.
As soon as he finished speaking, he punched towards Zheng Dong.
The scorching flames seemed to condense into a solid form, enveloping his fist.
This punch could easily kill a General-level pet.
The Monarch-level Hell Bull Demon, about to intercept Chai Qi, was sent flying to the ground with a single punch.
Immediately after, Chai Qi kicked the General-level Skeleton General away.
The immense force shattered the Skeleton General, sending it crashing to the ground, reduced to a pile of bones.
However, the Skeleton General was not dead; its scattered bones reassembled, and it rose again.
Simultaneously, the Hell Bull Demon unleashed its ultimate skill, Death Stomp.
Unfortunately, it was still no match for Chai Qi.
Chai Qi was even more powerful than Zheng Dong had anticipated.
The red flames covering his body turned golden, his aura surged significantly, and with one punch, he pierced the Hell Bull Demon's chest.
Like breaking a glass window, shattered internal organs and bones splattered along with blood.
Before the Hell Bull Demon could react, it lost consciousness.
He then turned and kicked at the Skeleton General, which had attempted to ambush him.
The Skeleton General had intended to use its Annihilation Spear to pierce Chai Qi's head.
It had never expected Chai Qi's movements to be so much faster.
Before it could react, Chai Qi's foot landed on its head.
With a bang, its head exploded like a watermelon hit by a bullet.
The Skeleton General fell along with the Hell Bull Demon.
This devastated Youyou.
Its only two remaining undead puppets were gone.
Thus, Youyou unleashed its Samsara Karmic Fire.
The Samsara Karmic Fire did not have a strong restraining effect on Chai Qi.
After all, Chai Qi's beast-taming talent was the Flame Physique, and he also possessed the bloodline power of the Sun Phoenix.
Facing the Samsara Karmic Fire, Chai Qi showed no fear.
Golden flames enveloped him, and he looked coldly at Zheng Dong.
"With such little ability, you dare to run around aimlessly. Should I call you brave or foolish?"
As Chai Qi spoke, he threw another punch.
This punch was aimed directly at Zheng Dong's face.
The massive fist, enveloped in golden flames, seemed unstoppable.
But in the next second, Zheng Dong vanished from his spot.
Chai Qi missed his punch.
Spatial Blink!?
He did have some skills.
"Unfortunately, even if your talent is skill sharing, you're still no match for me."
Chai Qi sneered.
He threw another punch at Zheng Dong.
His movements were incredibly fast.
Almost as soon as Zheng Dong had used Spatial Blink to evade, he had caught up.
This time, Zheng Dong did not dodge.
Countless vines surged from his body, lashing out towards Chai Qi.
This was the ultimate skill, Vine Sea Entanglement.
In addition, he followed up with the ultimate skill, Eternal Freeze.
But Chai Qi's strength was too immense.
The vines were shattered by a single punch before they could even reach Chai Qi, breaking into pieces.
Eternal Freeze did not freeze Chai Qi, only slowed his movements.
Zheng Dong frowned.
Based on the strength Chai Qi displayed, he could at least rival a Hegemon-level transcendent being.
This meant that Ling'er would need to unleash the Hegemon-level Light and Dark Elementals to suppress Chai Qi.
Just as Zheng Dong was about to instruct Ling'er to act, a group of people arrived.
It was Ye Qiao and his companions, who had come seeking revenge.
This came as a surprise to Zheng Dong.
The Ye family sought trouble with him far more frequently than the Spirit God Sect or the Bai family!
Ye Xue'er had only recently died, and Ye Qiao had already appeared again.
Zheng Dong showed no panic. He reacted quickly, seeing Ye Qiao and the others, and shouted:
"Ye Qiao, you're finally here!"
Hearing this, Ye Qiao was momentarily confused.
But this made Chai Qi understand that Ye Qiao and his group were allied with Zheng Dong.
After all, they had arrived at the experimental base together and knew each other.
Even if they weren't allies, anyone entering the experimental base was within Chai Qi's scope of elimination.
Chai Qi sneered:
"No matter how many of you come, not a single one will leave alive."
Saying this, he unleashed his ultimate skill, Divine Phoenix Suppressing the World.
Golden flames boiled on Chai Qi's body, surging outwards and transforming into Sun Phoenixes that attacked Zheng Dong and Ye Qiao and the others.
Ye Qiao and his companions were stunned.
They had not expected to be attacked the moment they entered.
Two Legend-level Beast Tamers hastily summoned their strongest Emperor-level pets to protect Ye Qiao.
As for Zheng Dong, he used Spatial Teleportation to retreat continuously.
The current chaotic situation was beneficial to him.
Of course, it would be even better if Chai Qi could eliminate Ye Qiao and the others.
Facing the Sun Phoenixes formed by the golden flames, Zheng Dong had Ling'er use the quasi-saint skill, Annihilation Purification.
Eerie white flames surged from Zheng Dong, colliding with the incoming Sun Phoenixes and causing violent explosions.
With a roar, several surrounding rooms were destroyed by the blast.
Zheng Dong was also blown away by the shockwave.
This greatly surprised Zheng Dong.
The collision of the two flames actually produced the effect of a bomb explosion.
If these two flames could be continuously compressed and released simultaneously, wouldn't they be comparable to forbidden bombs?
Of course, Zheng Dong was merely thinking about it.
He still hadn't figured out whether Chai Qi's golden flames were True Sun Fire or Phoenix Divine Fire.
Fortunately, the explosion only blew him away and did not cause significant damage.
On the other side, Ye Qiao and his companions fared much worse.
Three Master-level Beast Tamers were burned to death.
The Emperor-level pets summoned by the two Legend-level Beast Tamers were also injured.
The remaining Beast Tamers suffered minor injuries to varying degrees.
Ye Qiao, looking at Chai Qi, who was about to attack again, shouted in frustration:
"No, we are not with him!"
But Chai Qi paid no heed.
To Chai Qi, killing one person was no different from killing ten.
He unleashed even more powerful energy.
Instantly, the golden flames surrounding him subtly formed the shape of a Sun Phoenix, letting out roars.
Empowered by the Sun Phoenix bloodline, Chai Qi punched through the head of an Emperor-level pet.
This also caused a backlash to the Legend-level Beast Tamer it was linked to.
This also surprised Ye Qiao and the others.
Although Ye Qiao still had trump cards, he had no confidence in dealing with the ferocious Chai Qi.
Gritting his teeth, Ye Qiao prepared to lead his people away.
However, how could Chai Qi let them leave?
Chai Qi lunged forward, his figure as fast as lightning, like a Hegemon-level humanoid transcendent being.
Judging by the situation, Ye Qiao and his companions would not last long.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, he could go in search of the resource Xiao Zi had sensed earlier.
As for Chai Qi, Zheng Dong did not take him seriously.
Later, he would simply have Ling'er deploy the Hegemon-level Light and Dark Elementals to deal with him.
As soon as Zheng Dong made a move, he was noticed by Chai Qi.
"Brat, this is not a place you can go!"
Further inside were not only the remaining True Phoenix Fire Marrow, Holy Life Water, and other resources from his current experiment, but also some important data related to this base.
Therefore, Chai Qi summoned a Hegemon-level pet, the Infernal Shadow Serpent Emperor.
The Infernal Shadow Serpent Emperor was not large, only as thick as an arm, enveloped in infernal flames, and its body could completely etherealize, making it extremely difficult to kill.
Seeing the Infernal Shadow Serpent Emperor, Zheng Dong was surprised.
He hadn't expected Chai Qi to have contracted a Hegemon-level pet beyond his level.
Combined with Chai Qi's own strength, he would not fear even an ordinary titled Legend.
But this did not intimidate Zheng Dong.
The strength of the Infernal Shadow Serpent Emperor was still inferior to that of the Hegemon-level Dark Elemental.
Therefore, he instructed Ling'er to directly release the Dark Elemental from the Dark Elemental Dimensional Sea.
Instantly, two Hegemon-level pets appeared on the scene, their powerful auras surging outwards like tides.
Ye Qiao and his companions were completely dumbfounded.
What was happening?
They had now become the weakest party; not only could they not fight, but escaping was also becoming difficult.
Ye Qiao frowned, signaling the two Legend-level Beast Tamers that they could use the forbidden bombs they had.
They did have quite a few forbidden bombs.
If detonated, they might be able to destroy the surrounding area.
Of course, they had to wait for the right moment.
Ye Qiao hoped that Zheng Dong and Chai Qi would fight.
However, Chai Qi was confident. He decided that after dealing with Ye Qiao and his group, he would then turn his attention to Zheng Dong with the Infernal Shadow Serpent Emperor.
As for Zheng Dong, he wanted Chai Qi to test Ye Qiao's remaining trump cards.
Furthermore, he felt that there must be something good hidden in the depths of the experimental base, otherwise Chai Qi would not have reacted so strongly and summoned a Hegemon-level pet to deal with him.
Therefore, Zheng Dong secretly condensed a clone and, along with Xiao Zi, used Spatial Blink to enter deeper into the experimental base.
They arrived at a storage room where various resources were kept.
The doors here were cast from thick alloy, and ordinary explosions could not damage the contents.
Previously, there was a defensive barrier protecting it.
Unfortunately, the security measures within the experimental base had been destroyed by Chai Qi himself.
Now, there were no barriers left.
Entering the storage room, it appeared that it had not suffered severe damage.
All the resources were placed in specially made alloy cabinets. Upon opening the cabinets, each resource was housed in a box of different material.
Xiao Zi quickly discovered the resource it had sensed, the True Phoenix Fire Marrow.
The True Phoenix Fire Marrow was placed in a blue and white porcelain bottle, and the bottle felt warm to the touch.
Upon opening the lid, it was revealed that there was still a considerable amount of True Phoenix Fire Marrow inside.
The True Phoenix Fire Marrow was used sparingly during the experiments.
On the other hand, the Holy Life Water was consumed more.
Unfortunately, the Holy Life Water had not elevated Chai Qi's life physique to the expected level, and during the use of the True Phoenix Fire Marrow, Chai Qi suddenly lost his sanity.
After finding more than half a bottle of True Phoenix Fire Marrow, Xiao Zi also quickly located the remaining half bottle of Holy Life Water.
Zheng Dong did not know much about Holy Life Water.
However, he knew that the extraction of this substance was very cruel.
The transcendent beings from whom it was extracted could not live for long before dying.