At this moment, Gan Zhi's expression suddenly changed. He turned to look at the entrance and asked, "Someone's here?"
Just as he said that, an old man with unkempt hair and a dirty face appeared at the entrance. He frowned and asked them, "Who are you?"
Zhang Kui looked at the old man in surprise, "President Fu, is that you?"
The old man turned to him and his expression softened, "Oh, it's Zhang Kui. What are you doing at Mount Ao Long?"
Zhang Kui hurriedly replied, "We are on a mission and are passing by Mount Ao Long. Why are you here, President Fu?"
The old man smiled and said, "I have been cultivating here in seclusion for the past few years."
"Oh."
Zhang Kui scratched his head and introduced him to Gan Zhi and the rest, "This is the vice president of the Body Technique Association, Mr. Fu. He taught me some body techniques in my early years."
Gan Zhi and the rest hurriedly went forward and bowed. There were five vice presidents in the Body Technique Association and all of them were high-level Body Masters. Their strength was unfathomable and each of them was a famous teacher. They toured various countries all year round to spread the art of body techniques and were highly respected.
This old man was one of the five vice presidents. His full name was Fu Renyi. He had become a high-level Body Master decades ago and almost everyone in the world of body techniques had heard of his name.
Fu Renyi looked at them and asked, "What's wrong? Did you encounter ferocious beasts?"
Zhang Kui recounted everything that had happened along the way and said, "Teacher, you have been cultivating here in seclusion. Did you encounter the three mature ferocious beasts?"
Fu Renyi pondered and shook his head, "No. There are only a few mature fire element ferocious beasts in Mount Ao Long. Moreover, they usually hide at the mouth of the volcano and don't come down the mountain."
Gan Zhi was a little confused. This vice president must have a high position. How could he appear just like that? He turned and saw Zhou Zheng with a hint of suspicion in his eyes. He asked carefully, "President Fu, why are you here?"
Fu Renyi explained in a warm voice, "I'm practicing a fire-attribute body art called Meteor Force. Among the five elements, fire-attribute energy is the rarest. It's better to comprehend it in places where fire rises."
Gan Zhi thought for a moment and asked, "Is this where you live?"
Fu Renyi nodded and said, "This used to be a secret base for our Body Arts Association to study ice beasts. Unfortunately, something went wrong later on. An ice beast suddenly evolved and broke free from its cage, killing all the researchers. I've been cultivating in Mount Ao Long recently, so I'll be staying here temporarily."
Ma Xiaojia, who was at the side, stared at Fu Ren Yi for a while. Suddenly, her body trembled. She quietly moved closer to Gan Zhi and carved a few words on his back. "He is not human."
Gan Zhi's expression changed, but he quickly pretended to be calm and said, "President Fu, we still have a mission to complete. We have to leave now."
Fu Renyi looked at Ma Xiaojia with a faint smile and said, "You're a smart little girl."
After saying that, he flashed back to the entrance. With a loud rumbling sound, a large iron door fell heavily, and the entrance was closed again.
The other two couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. Puzzled, Zhao Zheng asked loudly, "President Fu, what's wrong?"
Zhang Kui also shouted in confusion, "Teacher, what happened?"
"That old man is not human!"
Gan Zhi's face turned pale. They should have noticed that something was wrong long ago. The old man's sudden appearance was very strange.
Zhou Zheng raised the gun in his hand and shot a row of bullets at the iron door. However, he did not know what the iron door was made of. All the bullets bounced off it, and there was not even a bullet hole. He asked Zhang Kui in a panic, "Don't you know him?" Zhang Kui's face was red as he said, "I've known Teacher Fu for decades. I can't be wrong."
Ma Xiaojia smiled bitterly and explained, "Everyone has a glow between their eyebrows. Its strength or dimness is a manifestation of their luck. The glow above our heads is already dark, but this person doesn't have it. This means that he is definitely not human."
Gan Zhi said with a cold face, "It doesn't matter if it's real or not. We have to find a way to leave this place quickly."
The four of them immediately began to search the surroundings carefully. This square was actually a huge prison cell. The surrounding rocks were several times harder than steel. They had abandoned all the gunpowder they had brought with them, so there was no way they could leave.
Zhang Kui said anxiously, "If he was really possessed by some kind of beast, he could have just killed us. Why did he lock us up here?"
At this time, only Ma Xiaojia was still calm. Or rather, she no longer resisted the impending death. She stared at the dried corpse in the cage for a while and asked softly, "Has the Body Arts Headquarters been studying Ferocious Beasts?"
Zhang Kui nodded and said, "Yes. Only by understanding them can we find a way to deal with them."
"Then, other than the genetic agent, is there a way to transfer the vitality of the Direbeasts to the human body?"
Gan Zhi's face changed. "What do you mean?"
Ma Xiaojia said with uncertainty, "These corpses didn't die of natural causes. Their vitality was extracted. I still remember you telling me that in ancient times, many emperors used sorcery to create pills to prolong their lives. Do you think there are people doing the same thing now?"
Zhou Zheng also walked to the side of the cell and carefully examined it. With a cold face, he said, "Hmph, it's probably the case. Those old fogeys from the Body Arts Association are already in their twilight years. It seems that they are unwilling to die. I just didn't expect that the vice president of the Body Arts Association would be studying sorcery like this!"
Before he finished speaking, a small hole suddenly appeared on the rock wall above them. Something that looked like a nozzle poked out from the hole. Then, a white mist gushed out from the hole.
Everyone only took a whiff and felt their heads go blank. They felt so dizzy that they almost fainted. They hurriedly bit the tip of their tongues and held their breaths. However, this strange fog was all-pervasive. Their ears, eyes, and even skin immediately felt numb when they touched it.
Gan Zhi used all his strength to concentrate on shrinking his pores. However, it was already too late. His head felt heavier. Before he lost consciousness, he saw the big iron door slowly open. Fu Renyi's evil face appeared again.
He didn't know how much time had passed. He was the first to regain consciousness. He struggled to open his eyes. He was locked in a cage with a shriveled long haired corpse. He wanted to get up but found that his body was extremely stiff. It was as if it was no longer his.
Fu Renyi was kneeling in front of the Buddha statue. He seemed to be worshipping. His expression changed. He turned his head and said to him in surprise, "Young man, your physical fitness is quite good. You recovered so quickly."
Gan Zhi couldn't speak or move. The other three were the same as him. They were all locked in a cage. It seemed like they were only unconscious.
Fu Renyi smiled and explained, "This is called the Ice God's poison. It's extracted from the body of a mature ice beast. Even a mature ice beast would be paralyzed upon contact with it. A human physique master would be paralyzed for at least three to five days.
Then he muttered to himself, "That old bastard Whitebeard secretly sent someone to follow me. It seems that he is already suspicious of me …" After that, he closed his eyes and focused on kneeling in front of the statue.
After a long time, the other three woke up. They were in the same situation as Gan Zhi. They could only stare fiercely at Fu Renyi.
Fu Renyi looked back at the four of them. He kowtowed nine times to the Buddha statue before he stood up. He walked to Ma Xiaojia and said, "This little girl is very spiritual. It would be good to keep her as a meat cauldron. However, today is the day of sacrifice. We lack a better sacrifice."
Ma Xiaojia raised her head and looked at him with disdain.
Fu Renyi reached out and opened her cage. Looking at Ma Xiaojia, he seemed a little reluctant to do it. Instead, he walked to Zhou Zheng's cage and lifted him out expressionlessly. The 100 kilogram man seemed to be as light as a feather in his hands. He walked lightly to the altar and raised his hand to gently wave it over Zhou Zheng's neck. A gush of hot blood immediately gushed out and Zhou Zheng's angry head fell heavily to the ground.
Fu Renyi continued to whisper. The blood condensed into a strange symbol in the void. Then, it slowly dissipated. Suddenly, a crack was torn in the void. A ray of black light appeared from the crack and slowly seeped into the space between his eyebrows.
He let out a long sigh of relief. The law of this world was completely opposite to the original world. If he wanted to exist for a long time, he must draw out some overflowing energy from the original world.
The world of the Yang World was vast and boundless. The Underworld Dark World was also boundless. He came from the Hell Path of the Six Paths. He belonged to the most mysterious life form of the Hell Path of the two worlds.