The lava mountain range.
"I wonder when Bai Zihe and his group will come out."
After waiting for several hours, Smith Qiao grew impatient and asked, "Dr. M, are we just going to wait here indefinitely?"
Dr. M, still engrossed in studying the scroll of "The Yellow Emperor Battles Chi You," replied without looking up, "It took us over ten hours to sweep that area back then."
"Here..."
"Isn't it better to just wait patiently for the rabbit?"
Smith certainly understood the logic, he just found waiting too bothersome.
Thus, he calmed his mind and continued to wait.
"Buzz..."
At this moment, a nearby gene warrior suddenly looked to the side.
Dr. M also sensed something and immediately looked in the same direction, a glint flashing in his eyes.
"Whoosh..."
The next moment, a rift appeared there!
A rift, a rift in space!
As soon as the rift appeared,
A powerful aura emanated from within.
"Beep!"
"Beep beep!"
"Beep beep beep!"
Concurrently, their special devices began to emit ear-piercing alarms upon detecting high energy.
"We have contact!"
"Prepare the three Combat Supermen!"
Smith Qiao also realized something was amiss and immediately issued orders to the other Lighthouse Nation personnel.
"Whoosh!"
"Ka ka!"
"Hua la la!"
Without him needing to say more, the three Combat Supermen had already aimed their hands at the spatial rift, ready to unleash their weaponry at any moment.
Though it sounds like a long process, it happened in an instant.
"Whoosh!"
The next moment, a figure slowly emerged from the rift.
Approaching from afar.
Growing from small to large.
It was Bai Zihe, clad in white!
"It's Bai Zihe!"
"Quick, fire!"
"A good opportunity, kill him now!"
Smith Qiao couldn't help but exclaim with excitement.
As expected.
Dr. M was right; Bai Zihe not only fell into the lava but also survived and returned.
However...
He was secretly surprised by the manner of Bai Zihe's return.
"Whoosh!"
"Whoosh!"
"Whoosh!"
The next moment, three dazzling beams of light instantly struck.
The Combat Supermen positioned at three high points unleashed their laser weapons before Bai Zihe could even react.
"Rumble!"
The release of high energy caused a massive roar in the area.
As if the heavens were enraged.
As if thunder roared.
In an instant, the area where Bai Zihe stood was engulfed by the lasers.
Light bloomed, blindingly brilliant, more than ten times brighter than the sun, making it impossible to look directly.
Smith Qiao, Tokugawa Sen Shin, and the others had already closed their eyes.
However...
Even so, they couldn't withstand it, and tears streamed down their faces, forced out by the intense light!
One second after the blinding light.
A powerful sandstorm formed at the impact site, spreading outwards like a wildfire.
After two to three seconds.
A strong heatwave swept over them, five to ten times more intense than before!
Even though Smith Qiao and Dr. M were wearing specialized suits with excellent heat insulation, they could still feel their clothes getting hot.
Sweat beads appeared on their foreheads, only to be instantly evaporated by the extreme heat.
In that moment, everyone felt parched, their lips cracked.
Another two to three seconds passed.
The terrain blasted by the lasers churned up dust, engulfing the area in darkness.
"Hoo hoo..."
Then, a fierce wind began to blow.
Accompanied by the dust, it was like the end of the world.
At that moment,
Whether it was Smith Qiao or Tokugawa Sen Shin, their attention shifted from the epicenter of the laser attack.
They focused on protecting themselves, to avoid being swept away by the aftershocks, which would be a truly unfortunate demise.
Bai Zihe was stunned.
He had learned from the Lava Giant that the Lighthouse Nation personnel had set up a trap, so he was somewhat prepared.
But he hadn't expected...
That as soon as he was thrown out by the Lava Giant, he would be greeted with such a grand "gift."
Three high-energy laser beams...
If this had happened before he fell into the lava, he might have died on the spot.
Even if not, he would have been severely injured and unable to fight.
But now...
Feeling the three warm currents bombarding him, Bai Zihe felt a tiny bit of... surprise.
Yes, surprise.
Surprise that he no longer feared this level of laser weaponry.
Surprise that he could actually absorb elements from the lasers.
A kind of...
Manifesting as light element, but in essence, a different form of fire element.
Exploring the fundamentals.
Lasers are light, but their ultimate effect on objects is heat generation, thus corresponding to "Fire" in the Five Elements!
Therefore...
While the outside world descended into a scene of devastation, Bai Zihe greedily absorbed these light elements.
Continuously absorbing them into his dantian, continuously assimilating them into his true essence.
To the point where...
His true essence became even more powerful.
"Is he dead?"
"With such powerful weapons, if Bai Zihe still isn't dead, it would be a violation of natural law!"
"Three beams of laser, and at maximum power at that. Even steel would melt instantly, and it could even alter the landscape."
"He, Bai Zihe..."
"Even with three heads and six arms, he must be dead!"
As the storm slowly subsided,
Smith Qiao and the others began to whisper amongst themselves.
Indeed.
If even this couldn't kill Bai Zihe, then they truly had no recourse.
Smith Qiao, Tokugawa Sen Shin, and the others looked relaxed, clearly confident that Bai Zihe could not have survived.
Only Dr. M remained silent.
After a long pause,
The wind died down, and the dust settled.
Everything was silent, all returned to peace.
However...
When everyone looked towards the place where Bai Zihe had been, their faces changed dramatically.
They saw Bai Zihe standing in the same spot, his white robe merely smudged with dust, showing no other sign of damage!
Even...
He had a calm expression on his face, with a slight smile that seemed neither smile nor frown.
"This..."
"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"
"I must be seeing things. Yes, the intense light must have affected my vision!"
Smith Qiao, Tokugawa Sen Shin, and the others were terrified.
They rubbed their eyes, pinched their thighs,
Each one couldn't believe that Bai Zihe was actually still alive.
And...
He appeared to be completely unharmed.
This, this, this...
It's illogical!
Just moments ago, Bai Zihe would have been injured by laser weapons!
But in just an hour or two, he could withstand three beams of maximum-powered lasers. Was this still human?
However.
No matter how much they rubbed their eyes, no matter how much they pinched their thighs,
Bai Zihe stood there, unharmed.
Even...
He slowly began to walk towards them.
Smith was filled with dread, and stammered, "Bai Zihe, you, you're not dead?"
"Dead?"
Bai Zihe grinned, revealing his white teeth, but to Smith Qiao and the others, it was no different from the smile of death.
"This?"
"Just a tickle!"
Bai Zihe pointed at the Combat Supermen, a chilling glint flashing in his eyes: "Now... it's time for you to go on your way!"