Achieving Demon Godhood from Unlocking Talents

"This is bad!"

"Get out of the way!"

BANG! BANG!

RAT-A-TAT-TAT-TAT!

Inside the alley, the intermittent sound of gunfire and the muffled thud of flesh rang out simultaneously.

One by one, the Superpower Members who opened fire were sent flying by Palm Seals, slamming into the concrete walls on either side. They coughed up mouthfuls of blood before falling to the ground, their status unknown.

The seemingly ordinary, black-clad maintenance worker advanced step by step. The blood-red Qi Flame covering his body was unusually solid, acting like a shield that easily blocked all the bullets.

"Super... Superpower Level."

Chen Xiao ground out the words, his face pale and his expression grim.

Beside him, Wang Dali and the others wore similar expressions, most of them succumbing to a sense of despair.

'Another one at the Superpower Level.'

The scale of this ambush was far beyond anything they had faced before, leaving them with almost no hope of survival.

BANG!!

Another team member was sent flying, crashing into a wall.

And yet...

"Special Commissioner Luo, leave this to us."

Chen Xiao suppressed his emotions. Though his body trembled, he gripped his automatic rifle tightly and stood protectively in front of the commissioner and her entourage.

Wang Dali and the others did the same. Even their new captain, Yang Heng, who had blood trickling from the corner of his mouth and was clearly not lightly injured, gritted his teeth and held his ground at the front.

They all stared at the approaching maintenance worker, and though their hearts were filled with terror, they did not retreat or step aside.

"You..."

Luo Xuan, the Secretary-General clad in a gray woolen coat, had a complicated look in her eyes. Even while under attack, she hadn't shown much panic or vulnerability.

But now, watching these Superpower Members sacrifice themselves for her, her eyes reddened with an indescribable sorrow.

"Run!"

A team member roared and charged forward, using the sound of his own voice to bolster his courage.

BANG!!

The next instant, he was sent flying back, tumbling several times on the ground while coughing up blood with ragged gasps.

The maintenance worker on the other side advanced as if through an empty field. He drew closer and closer, until only a few meters remained.

Seeing this, Chen Xiao roared, "Special Commissioner Luo, go!" and pulled the trigger.

Wang Dali and the others reacted similarly. Some provided covering fire, while others prepared to rush forward and grab the enemy's limbs to buy time.

However, within the space of a single breath...

BANG! BANG!

The muffled thuds of Palm Seal strikes rang out. Figures were sent flying as several members crashed to the ground. Even the Elite Level squad leaders were defeated in a single blow, left critically injured and unconscious.

Chen Xiao's pupils contracted as an icy chill washed over him.

Before he could react, the black-clad figure wreathed in a blood-red Qi Flame was upon him, striking out with a palm and a cold, sinister gaze.

His life flashed before his eyes.

'My parents, my younger siblings...'

'I've been away for so long.'

'And I still haven't had the chance to go back to Ring City...'

"Li Gusha!!"

WHOOSH!!

BOOM!!!

A cold, angry roar echoed through the air, and the explosive boom vibrated his eardrums.

A figure seemed to tear through the air and shatter stone, appearing before him like a speeding arrow to block all danger.

In that instant, the world seemed to freeze. Chen Xiao's despairing eyes slowly widened as he stared at the scene before him.

The resulting shockwave sent his hair flying and kicked up dust from the shattered ground.

Clad in a black combat suit, Lu Chao's Qi Flame erupted. He stood like a rock, shielding Chen Xiao and the commissioners' entourage.

Without looking back, Chen Xiao could only see his legs rooted to the ground as he threw another punch at the black-clad Superpower Level expert disguised as a maintenance worker.

"Go!!"

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!!

Fists and palms collided, setting off successive shockwaves.

Having activated his Frenzy State, he was now a perfect match for a warrior at the Peak of Limit-Breaking. Unleashing his full power, he immediately intercepted Li Gusha.

The commissioners' entourage snapped back to their senses and quickly turned toward a narrow gap to the left of the alley, a tight space between two buildings.

"Trying to run?"

Witnessing this, Li Gusha's brow furrowed.

Killing intent flashed across the middle-aged face of his human-skin mask. He threw out a series of palm strikes to block Lu Chao's Fist Seals, the blood-red Qi Flame on his body growing even more solid, as if transforming into individual scales.

Then, using the momentum, he sidestepped and leaped like a great python striking its prey, lunging straight for the commissioners' group.

BOOM!!

However, a fist enveloped in a brown Qi Flame blocked his path.

Lu Chao's arms seemed to be covered in a layer of rock armor as he once again stood before him.

What's more, as their eyes met...

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!!

The air cracked as his fists became a blur, moving like a Gatling gun.

His legs were planted like the stock of a gun, steadying his center of gravity. His chest, like an overheating gun barrel, steamed with Qi Flame and sweat as he unleashed a continuous barrage of punches!

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!!

A series of muffled explosions erupted as shockwaves blasted out from between the two fighters.

The alley walls on both sides trembled and shook, periodically struck by fists and Palm Seals, which blew crater after crater into the concrete.

The red bricks within shattered, sending stone fragments flying.

Chen Xiao and the others finally managed to retreat to the side, getting clear of the deadly alley and the battle's aftermath.

"You're courting death!"

His expression impatient, Li Gusha finally pulled his gaze away from the fleeing group and properly looked at Lu Chao.

'He only broke through to the Superpower Level two or three months ago, yet he can block me head-on?'

BOOM!!

Fist and palm collided once more, kicking up a gale.

Lu Chao actually managed to halt his retreat, planting his feet so hard they shattered the ground beneath him as he stood firm.

"It seems you're even more eager to die than that old fool, Ge Hongfeng!"

As he delivered the sharp threat, a flicker of blood-red light passed through his eyes.

As they watched, the blood-red Qi Flame on his body solidified further, twisting and coiling into the phantom image of a giant, blood-colored python.

His aura, already at the Peak of Limit-Breaking, suddenly surged, and the power behind his Palm Seal skyrocketed.

"The Blood Python Skill?"

BOOM!!

The incoming Blood Evil Palm was blocked by a Fist Seal, and Lu Chao slid back half a step.

Frowning slightly, he instantly recognized this formidable Martial Skill—one no weaker than the Thunder Extreme Secret Skill. At the same time, he felt a mental interference deep in his psyche, a faint sense of oppression.