Chapter 904 - 719: Slay the Heavenly Demon (2)

Chapter 904: Chapter 719: Slay the Heavenly Demon (2)

Subsequently, Qin An’s figure vanished into a space, soon disappearing completely.

Once more, the area fell silent, with only the terrifying ruins visible to the naked eye, as if no one had ever set foot here.

...

Sea of Hope.

This place has become a Land of Emptiness, a forbidden zone of life at this moment.

Anyone daring to step into this Land of Emptiness would be completely shattered into pieces by its power, even experts of the Manifest Saint Realm dare not enter easily.

At this moment, the sky emits multicolored light, sources of power transformed into barriers enveloping the entire Daqian Kingdom, preventing the Heavenly Demons from taking advantage.

No one dares to come here, nor does anyone guard it, because no expert of the Manifest Saint Realm has the courage to set foot in this dead land.

In the entire Daqian Kingdom, only Qin An and the Emperor Xuanwu are celestial human realm experts.

Emperor Xuanwu is reassured by this, so he never allocated excessive strength to protect this place, allowing those unburdened to focus more on cultivation.

A figure streaked across the night sky, eventually descending slowly to the edge of the Sea of Hope.

Qin An, holding the Cold Star, rose with the light of the Dragon Vein, resisting the void’s consumption from the Sea of Hope.

The Dragon Vein light flickered on and off but ultimately did not shatter.

And the Void Essence within Qin An could drive the light without any loss, unaffected in the slightest.

He looked up, slowly surveying the multicolored barriers in the sky, frowning.

His trip here consumed considerable time.

Fortunately, he was no longer at the Manifest Saint Realm, thus saving some time.

His purpose for coming was to investigate what issue arose with these barriers.

However, upon meticulous examination, Qin An found these multicolored barriers to be extremely solid, without any gaps.

"If there are no gaps, then how did the Mechanical Emperor get inside?" Qin An furrowed his brows, pondering internally.

Soon, he had an idea.

A gapless barrier is impossible, there must be a tiny gap allowing the Mechanical Emperor to escape in, just that this gap is extremely weak, and even he hasn’t found it yet.

"If I can’t find it now, I’ll take my time to search."

Thinking of this, Qin An closed his eyes, operating the Void Essence within, allowing his power to spread continuously.

Simultaneously, he borrowed a trace of the Dragon Vein’s strength, expanding his power a hundredfold, covering this part of the sky.

By covering it with his power, Qin An could distinctly sense the sky was now a blaze of colors, each barrier exuding a formidable force that was unsettling.

All of this formed the Sea of Hope, and even though Qin An had celestial human realm strength, these barriers could not be shattered.

Even attempting to slightly shake these barriers was impossible.

While continuing his explorations, he finally detected an anomaly within this blaze of colors.

Amidst these multicolored barriers, there was a crack thinner than a hair.

Without careful sensing, it would be absolutely impossible to find it with the naked eye alone.

Furthermore, it was enveloped by such strong forces, so anyone trying to probe here would be distracted by the multicolored forces, causing oversights when searching, failing to locate this crack.

In other words, this crack was the escape route for the Mechanical Emperor.

Qin An rubbed his chin, contemplating how to proceed.

This crack seems small, but if used as a point of focus and torn for a while, it’s entirely possible to expand it.

If Heavenly Demons smaller than the Mechanical Emperor found this crack, emerging to inflict unimaginable disaster on the Daqian Kingdom, it would be even more terrifying.

Moreover, if these Heavenly Demons, unlike the Mechanical Emperor who self-destructed, chose to gather others and periodically have a Heavenly Demon emerge, assembling in sufficient numbers, the Daqian Kingdom would face certain doom.

Hence, after discovering this crack, Qin An contemplated a solution.

After several hours, Qin An stood motionless, lost in deep thought for such a long time.

As the sun was about to set, Qin An slowly lowered his hand, then looked up at the blazing colors in the sky, having found the answer in his heart.

"I need to return and discuss with Emperor Xuanwu, if this plan works, it might significantly ease the pressure from the Heavenly Demons."

Qin An no longer hesitated and turned to fly toward the territory of the Daqian Kingdom.

...

Time passed, and in the blink of an eye, a long period had elapsed.

At this moment, in the capital of the Daqian Kingdom, Emperor Xuanwu was still reviewing the documents in hand, but his brows were furrowed tightly.

It’s been a long time, and during this period, he still didn’t know what Qin An went to do.

However, to his surprise, due to Qin An addressing the insect plague issue, the plague rapidly decreased during this period and even disappeared.

The people also temporarily gained a respite, starting to replant crops, seemingly returning to the starting point.

He knew all of this was thanks to Qin An’s efforts, and he awaited Qin An’s return.

But even now, Qin An hadn’t returned, making him suspect that something significant might be up.

Either Qin An encountered trouble on the road, or Qin An made a new discovery.

Regardless of the situation, Emperor Xuanwu felt this matter was significant.

However, even with worries about Qin An’s situation, he couldn’t leave the Imperial Palace for now.

As Emperor, he had an overwhelming amount of daily affairs to handle, each requiring meticulous attention without any mistakes.

After all, just a slight mistake would have this information spread throughout the Daqian Kingdom, leading others to follow his directives, potentially bringing danger to the Daqian Kingdom.

So, for prudence’s sake, despite worries, he never left the palace.

It was already late at night, and the sky turned dark, with only sparse starlight scattered, covering the earth with silvery frost.

At this time, Emperor Xuanwu finally finished the last document, setting it aside and rubbing his brow.

After long periods of high-efficiency work, even being at the celestial human realm, he felt somewhat tired.

Yet today’s work was finally completed.

Emperor Xuanwu let out a slight breath of relief.

He looked at the candle on the table, about to blow it out and rest early.

After all, tomorrow promised another monotonous day, and he needed ample rest, leaving no room for error.

But just when he was about to extinguish the oil lamp, he suddenly sensed footsteps approaching the Imperial Study.

He hesitated for a moment, then his face lit up with joy.

With his expertise, he naturally recognized who the person approaching was.

Emperor Xuanwu contemplated for a moment, deciding not to extinguish the candle and instead patiently sat on the dragon throne, waiting.

Soon after, a gentle knock came on the door.

Accompanied by Emperor Xuanwu’s "Come in," Qin An entered from outside the door.

Upon seeing the mountain of documents piled beside Emperor Xuanwu, he slightly shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, with such hard work, you should rest, don’t shoulder all the burdens, they are too heavy and will overwhelm you."

Emperor Xuanwu responded, then poured two cups of tea, pushing one toward Qin An, saying, "No need to discuss these things, for you to return so late to find me, it must be something important."

He didn’t inquire about the battle status.

Qin An’s safe return and the absence of the insect plague indicated positive outcomes.

But since Qin An now came to him, he suspected it was related to Qin An’s prolonged absence.

Without much speech, Qin An downed the tea in the cup before explaining the circumstances.

Emperor Xuanwu’s brows furrowed tighter, asking, "You came to find me, you must have a solution, talk about it."

Qin An smiled slightly, then expressed his ideas.