Chapter 988 - 761: The Final Battle Approaches, Preparations (2)

Chapter 988: Chapter 761: The Final Battle Approaches, Preparations (2)

The opening sentences were spoken by Emperor Xuanwu in a very serious manner, causing Qin An’s brow to furrow even more.

But without further ado, he slowly sat across from Emperor Xuanwu, poured a cup of tea, and then said:

"Your Majesty, please speak directly."

A greater crisis appeared, all of which was within Qin An’s expectations, because after the death of the Ancestral Mechanical Emperor, those Heavenly Demons would definitely have received the corresponding information.

Therefore, these matters must have been concocted by those Heavenly Demons.

Sure enough, after Qin An finished pouring the tea, Emperor Xuanwu slowly spoke up.

"These Heavenly Demons know that the Ancestral Mechanical Emperor is dead, and therefore, they understand that if they confront us head-on, they would even be at a disadvantage, because of your existence."

"However, after their last meeting and discussion, they intend not to engage in a direct confrontation with us but rather to adopt other methods."

Qin An’s brow furrowed: "Other methods? What other methods?"

In his view, the so-called other methods, apart from direct confrontation, seemed nonexistent, after all, the current situation was already very straightforward.

The other side wanted to destroy the world, while they wanted to destroy the other side; the matter could only be resolved through combat.

But since Emperor Xuanwu had said so much, Qin An felt there must be something else amiss here.

Indeed, after a brief pause, Emperor Xuanwu immediately provided the answer.

"They do not plan to confront us directly, more accurately, they do not plan to confront you directly. They will bypass us, bypass the experts we have brought, and begin destroying this world, sparing nothing visible to the naked eye." ℴ

As these words fell, Qin An showed a look of enlightenment.

"I see."

He was wondering what strategy the opponent would use, not expecting that this strategy would precisely hit the lifeline of the Daqian Kingdom.

Those Heavenly Demons had been cultivating for such a long time, each becoming as sharp as a human spirit, and yet they could come up with this method.

The so-called lifeline was precisely the distributed attack the other side spoke of.

Although they had gathered many experts here, including a cultivator like Qin An in the No-Self Realm, their manpower was still too scant.

If the opposite side really dispersed themselves to destroy everything in the Daqian Kingdom, then they would undoubtedly be unable to dispatch more personnel.

They could only watch helplessly as the other side gradually devoured the whole Daqian Kingdom and then destroyed this world.

Therefore, this situation was extremely challenging for them.

Qin An also fell into deep thought.

He felt the counter-strategy in this situation would become extraordinarily difficult.

Because if the other side were truly like this, then for Heavenly Demons at least in the Celestial Human Realm, there would be no one capable of countering them dispersedly.

Qin An’s fingertips rhythmically tapped the tabletop,

the surroundings fell into a dead silence, as Emperor Xuanwu patiently waited.

After a long time, Qin An finally slowly opened his mouth, and after a moment of thought, presented his solution.

"Resolving this crisis might require several steps."

Emperor Xuanwu revealed a look of confusion: "So, what should be the next step?"

He knew that since Qin An spoke these words, he surely had a solution, but what exactly the solution was piqued his curiosity.

Qin An paused briefly and then slowly said: "Actually, the solution isn’t complicated, but implementing it is extremely difficult. First, we need to defend against the opponent’s dispersed attacks, and the danger of such dispersed attacks, I thought, lies in their extremely formidable individual combat capabilities."

"What we can do is rely solely on team capabilities to dismantle their individual combat capabilities."

Upon hearing this, Emperor Xuanwu nodded: "Indeed, we can only suppress them through numbers, but how exactly to suppress them?"

Qin An asked: "Your Majesty, I can feel your aura growing stronger, are you planning to break through to the No-Self Realm?"

When these words fell, Emperor Xuanwu was silent for a moment before nodding:

"Yes, I have indeed been planning to break through to the No-Self Realm during this period."

When Qin An left the last time, he already intended to undertake something significant, and the so-called significant was his breakthrough to the No-Self Realm.

Previously he did not make the breakthrough because he knew the Daqian Kingdom could not do without him; if he truly became a walking corpse, the Daqian Kingdom they had painstakingly built would utterly vanish.

War would continue to cover the whole world, causing the civilians to lose their homes, returning to the days of suffering and distress.

But now things are different from before, he cannot leave Qin An alone at the forefront.

If he could reach the No-Self Realm, it would change the course of the battle.

Qin An added: "Your Majesty, if you can break through to the No-Self Realm in a short time, the side effects won’t be very significant, enough to cope with the Heavenly Demons’ attacks."

"Once your Majesty breaks through to the No-Self Realm, the plan becomes even more perfect."

At this point, Qin An paused slightly, without teasing, and then said again:

"Your Majesty, think about it, if we can use our numbers to stall them, while the two of us act as the most agile roaming machines, continuously roaming to various attacked places, do you think this can be accomplished?"

After pondering for a moment, Emperor Xuanwu nodded: "This can indeed be accomplished, but it presents a problem: how can we use numbers to hold them back."

After reaching the Celestial Human Realm, the word "quantity" becomes exceptionally laughable.

After all, before the Celestial Human Realm, even the Manifest Saint Realm is nothing more than a bunch of ants.

Qin An thought for a moment before saying: "If we can utilize arrays and borrow the power of the Dragon Vein, perhaps we can hold them off, although how long we can hold them depends on fate."

When these words fell, Emperor Xuanwu showed a look of surprise.

"If that’s the case, implementing it wouldn’t be a problem, but the most difficult part is how to use the array to communicate with the Dragon Vein. Oh, I almost forgot, you have considerable research in arrays, can you start the setup immediately?"

He felt Qin An’s method was feasible, not absolutely perfect, but at least much better than having no method at all.

Qin An shook his head: "Your Majesty, not now, I need to go into seclusion for a while, once I come out of seclusion, I’ll immediately start the setup."

"Of course, I also hope that when I emerge from seclusion, Your Majesty can reach the No-Self Realm, making this plan even more perfect."

If another cultivator in the No-Self Realm could be added, not only would the pressure on the Daqian Kingdom drastically decrease, but his own pressure would also lighten considerably, thus making this the most crucial part of the plan.

Emperor Xuanwu nodded vigorously, saying: "Rest assured, I will break through as quickly as possible, after all, I have lingered in the Celestial Human Realm for a long time, so it shouldn’t take too much time anymore."

Qin An nodded: "If that’s so, then I’ll go into seclusion."

The matter had been agreed upon, the most stable solution.

Qin An didn’t linger further, for him, every minute and second now was exceedingly important.

So important that wasting any time could potentially change the situation.

Emperor Xuanwu didn’t say more.

Because he knew that any enhancement of Qin An was extremely beneficial for the Daqian Kingdom.

Quickly, Qin An left the Imperial Study, returning to his residence.

Here, it was cleaned daily to ensure cleanliness and hygiene.

After pouring a cup of tea and drinking it, Qin An’s eyes flashed with a glint, slowly setting the teacup down.

Moving forward, unless any matter pertains to the life-and-death crisis of the Daqian Kingdom, he will not emerge from seclusion.

Because he needed seclusion until he had upgraded all his skills to level 29.

"Let’s begin, the day of the final showdown has arrived, I truly want to see who will win and who will lose."