Gou Feng, apart from exaggerating his feud with Han Lang, was largely accurate in his intelligence regarding Ge Er.
However, what he didn't know was that Han Lang had been in secluded cultivation ever since his mutual destruction with Liu Jian.
One day,
Han Lang suddenly felt a surge in his Qi Sea. The spiritual energy throughout his body seemed to come alive, surging towards his Dantian, and even the meager spiritual energy in the air, as if guided, uncontrollably rushed into his body.
"Excellent, I'm about to break through!"
Han Lang was overjoyed.
This was not the first time he had experienced such a sensation.
Not to mention anything else, the feeling he had just a few days ago when he broke through to the ninth level of Qi Refining was still vivid in his memory!
He dared not become complacent. He quickly took out a Spirit Gathering Pill and swallowed it, then held his breath, focused, and welcomed the changes in his spiritual energy.
As the spiritual energy from the Spirit Gathering Pill was released, Han Lang's Dantian expanded explosively, as if oil was being added to a fire, and then was slowly assimilated and absorbed.
"Hmm? It's not enough?"
Han Lang was somewhat surprised. This was something he hadn't encountered during previous breakthroughs.
But there was no more time for him to ponder. Without hesitation, he swallowed another Spirit Gathering Pill and continued to push for this breakthrough.
After consuming three Spirit Gathering Pills in a row, the swirling vortex of spiritual energy in his Dantian finally stabilized and returned to its usual calm.
Han Lang quickly performed an internal scan, and the result made him overjoyed.
"Damn! It's no wonder I consumed four Spirit Gathering Pills in one go for this breakthrough! With this level of spiritual energy, not only have I successfully reached the tenth level of Qi Refining, but the eleventh level is also within reach!"
The delighted Han Lang didn't realize that his extraordinary breakthrough was entirely due to his recent dedicated cultivation and accumulation.
But before he could fully enjoy the joy of his breakthrough, his phone suddenly rang.
Upon checking, it was Tang Qin calling.
"Could this girl be calling specifically to thank me for the pills?"
Han Lang thought to himself, but after answering the call, he heard Tang Qin's somewhat anxious voice.
"Young Master, are you free now? Can you come to the Special Investigation Bureau?"
"What's wrong? What happened?" Han Lang asked, grabbing his jacket as he headed for the door.
"It's about the superhumans! It's a matter of life and death, extremely urgent. Come over first, and I'll explain slowly!"
Hearing the gravity of the situation, Han Lang dared not delay and quickly replied, "Okay, okay! I'll be right there!"
As he was leaving, Han Kang saw Han Lang rushing out and quickly asked, "Brother, are you going out? I'll go call the Tang family head!"
Han Lang, still in a hurry, refused, "No need! I'm going to the Special Investigation Bureau. You stay home!"
Before Han Kang could reply, Han Lang had already gotten into his car and sped away!
Special Investigation Bureau Base.
Tang Qin hurriedly pulled Han Lang into a secret room and anxiously requested, "Young Master, please act quickly and save this colleague!"
Han Lang then noticed a robust young man in his twenties lying on a mobile hospital bed in the center of the secret room.
His eyes were tightly closed, and his breathing was weak. His entire body was soaked in blood, his chest was deeply sunken, and his left leg was bent at a strange angle, clearly broken.
Seeing the severely injured young man, Han Lang did not hesitate. He quickly went up to temporarily seal his meridians, stabilize his vital signs, and then, while feeling his pulse, asked.
"What happened?"
Tang Qin did not conceal anything and replied.
"Didn't I tell you before that we found traces of superhumans in Le City?"
"After our long-term tracking and investigation, we finally found some clues in Leshan County, not far from Le City."
"It seems that many superhumans are hidden there."
"To ascertain their strength and purpose, a small team of ours followed a C-class superhuman to Leshan County."
"But unexpectedly, the other party had already discovered us and notified other superhumans to set up an ambush!"
"To cover the retreat of his team members, Captain Liu fought back with all his might."
"In the end, although everyone returned, they were all injured. And Captain Liu directly..."
Tang Qin's voice choked up at this point. With a face full of expectation, she looked at Han Lang and pleaded, "Young Master, please save Captain Liu! He is still young, and he is like a brother to us. We don't want to watch him..."
Tang Qin couldn't continue speaking due to her grief. However, Han Lang gently shook his head.
"I'm sorry, Tang Qin! At this level, I can only help him last a little longer. I can't do anything else for now!"
Tang Qin looked at Han Lang in disbelief, "Aren't you a descendant of Shennong Heavenly Doctor? Don't you know the Eighteen Needles of Shennong? How can you be powerless?"
Seeing Tang Qin losing control of her emotions, Han Lang couldn't help but feel a bit sad.
Although he had no acquaintance with the Captain Liu in front of him;
Although he was just an auxiliary police officer of the Special Investigation Bureau;
However,
He felt immense respect and admiration for a righteous person like Captain Liu who sacrificed himself to save others and died for his country.
"I'm truly sorry, Tang Qin!" Han Lang apologized again. "The Eighteen Needles of Shennong do have miraculous effects for ordinary people. But Captain Liu is not an ordinary person! If he were, he wouldn't have lasted this long; he would have died on the spot long ago!"
Han Lang's words were objective, but they were not the entirety of what he knew.
Given Captain Liu's current condition, the Eighteen Needles of Shennong alone could not save him.
However, if there was a Marrow Condensing Pill at this moment, it couldn't be said that there was no hope.
It's just...
The Marrow Condensing Pill is a fifth-tier pill. Even on the Lichuan Continent, one needs to reach the Golden Core stage to refine it.
With Han Lang's current strength, let alone the impossibility of successfully refining it, even if he could, Captain Liu's current condition could not wait.
Therefore, Han Lang simply did not mention this aspect of the truth.
Hearing that Han Lang was helpless, Tang Qin completely lost hope. She forced herself to be strong and pretended to be nonchalant as she said to Han Lang, "In that case, Young Master, please don't try to keep him alive artificially! Giving up now might be a release for Captain Liu!"
Han Lang did not blame Tang Qin for her heartlessness. Instead, he admired her rationality and strength as the director of the bureau.
In this situation, release was indeed the best solution for the injured.
Han Lang did not reply to Tang Qin. He simply reached out and held Captain Liu's hand, secretly channeling his spiritual energy to dissolve the spiritual energy needles that had sealed Captain Liu's major meridians.
At the same time, Captain Liu, whose breathing was already weak, instantly lost all life.
Looking at Captain Liu's corpse, Tang Qin gritted her teeth, but tears still streamed down her face uncontrollably.
"I will definitely bring down this group of superhumans to appease Captain Liu's spirit!"