260: Sooner or later, the world will collapse! (Additional update)

Outside Kyushu.

In the vast ocean, there is an archipelago called Liuli.

A hundred years ago, the Liuli Archipelago was still Kyushu's territory.

It was rich in magic crystals, and under the sunlight, the entire archipelago was strung together like a necklace of jewels.

However, a hundred years ago, Kyushu was in the midst of civil war, and the Liuli Archipelago was seized by the Free Federation under the pretext of free navigation.

They only took a short 20 years to mine all the magic crystals from the Liuli Archipelago, leaving behind ruins that resembled a honeycomb.

The Liuli Archipelago was also jokingly referred to as the “Honeycomb Briquette” Archipelago.

Buzz!

Space vibrated.

Above the pockmarked island, a spatial rift appeared out of thin air.

From within the spatial rift, a giant golden figure stepped out, then quickly dissolved into a sky full of golden sand.

From amidst the golden sand, a figure drifted down; it was Qin Yang.

Although his descent was graceful, his face was pale, fine beads of sweat trickled down his forehead, and even his eyes seemed a little dazed.

Upon landing, Qin Yang forced himself to gather his spirits and looked around.

He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the pockmarked island, riddled with caves.

“The teleportation point is accurate…”

A smile appeared on Qin Yang's pale face. After taking a bottle of high-grade mental potion, he immediately sat cross-legged on the ground and began to recover his depleted mental energy.

Just now, he had executed a highly difficult maneuver.

After the Professionals of Lizhou assembled, the biggest challenge became how to reach the East Sea without anyone knowing.

Qin Yang’s solution was to first let this group of people enter the Human Emperor Domain, then he would travel to the target location in the Imperial Dragon Carriage, and then release them.

However, the speed of the Imperial Dragon Carriage was only 500 kilometers per hour.

Crossing Kyushu and then the outer sea would take a very long time.

Furthermore, there was a risk of attack from airborne magical beasts and sea monsters.

Therefore, Qin Yang decided to go big.

He first, as usual, had the Lizhou Professionals enter the Human Emperor Domain, then directly activated his Human Emperor Avatar, gaining a hundredfold increase in basic attributes. After that, he used the xuanyuan sword to cleave the Void Realm, instantly traversing thousands of miles across Kyushu.

This series of actions even impressed Qin Yang himself.

It should be noted that there was only one person in the world who could cleave the Void Realm with a sword and traverse thousands of miles: Sword Emperor Lin Xuan.

But the problem was… Lin Xuan crossed space alone, while Qin Yang's maneuver was to project troops across space.

Compared to the two, Qin Yang's operation was more complex.

However, activating the Human Emperor Avatar was already very draining, and combined with using the xuanyuan sword to break open space, Qin Yang experienced the most severe power overdraw since becoming a Professional.

While crossing space, he even had hallucinations.

Vaguely, he heard a voice cursing.

“Seriously, buddy.”

“Will you two, grandfather and grandson, die if you don't show off?”

“You have a path, but you insist on cleaving space?”

“I'm a True God, and I've become your family's handyman?”

“Constantly following behind, patching things up, while you two take all the credit, leaving me to hide my achievements?”

“So, I'm the one who turns his back on all beings, suppresses the inauspicious, and gazes into the river of time, is that it?”

“Heh heh, yes, who suffers more than me?”

“With you two inauspicious ones, I feel like I can't even suppress them.”

“This world will eventually collapse because of you two!”

“I'm really disgusted!”

… “Who was that babbling just now?”

Qin Yang rubbed his temples; the previous hallucination still lingered in his ears.

After a moment of adjusting his breathing, his Chaos-filled mind finally cleared.

Without further delay, he waved his hand, opening a ten-meter-diameter teleportation gate.

Immediately after, dozens of people streamed out, their expressions also shocked.

These people were the Witchcraft Poison Masters Qin Yang had gathered in Lizhou.

Not long ago, they had entered a Domain with gigantic architectural complexes, and before they could even marvel at the grandeur of the structures, they were suddenly transported thousands of miles, from Lizhou to an island in the ocean, feeling as if they were dreaming.

“This is… the Liuli Archipelago?”

Someone recognized their location just by looking at the terrain.

The Liuli Archipelago is far off the eastern coast of Kyushu, separated from Lizhou by “a hundred and eight thousand miles.” Even at a hundred times the speed of sound, it would be impossible to reach it in one minute.

The only reasonable explanation was “teleportation.”

However… long-distance teleportation usually requires establishing a teleportation altar in both locations and consuming vast amounts of magical energy to achieve such stable and accurate long-distance teleportation.

But on this small island, full of potholes and caves, where was any teleportation altar?

This meant that Qin Yang had directly used a skill to facilitate this teleportation.

“To be able to move us this far without the aid of a teleportation altar… this method has surpassed all understanding.”

Wu Zhengyuan, the king, exclaimed.

His wife, Meng Chu, immediately agreed: “If this method were used for military purposes, wouldn't it be possible to move Professionals directly into the enemy's main base?”

“This is a military operation.”

As the two were speaking, Qin Yang floated up from behind and said, “The Liuli Archipelago, I presume, needs no further introduction. The reason I chose to ambush the enemy here is to wash away the century-old humiliation.”

Hearing Qin Yang's words, Grandma Zu Duan Hanchun nodded silently.

She was the oldest here; as a child, she had heard that Kyushu's overseas territories were being invaded.

But at that time, Kyushu was still in civil unrest and had no energy to care for its overseas territories, only watching helplessly as one island after another was occupied by other countries.

If Qin Yang could fight a comeback battle here, it would indeed allow Kyushu to hold its head high and erase the century-old humiliation.

Duan Hanchun said, “Your Majesty, rest assured. As long as the Free Federation’s sky carrier passes through here, I guarantee it will fall into the sea and become part of the Liuli Archipelago.”

Qin Yang nodded, pointing to the potholes and caves caused by the mining of magic crystals, and said:

“These potholes and caves are natural hiding spots. You will lie in ambush there during this time, awaiting my command.”

Hearing this, everyone was impressed.

For this ambush, Qin Yang had clearly made thorough preparations.

His choice of Liuli Island combined at least three factors.

First, he anticipated that the sky carrier would pass through here.

Second, the ruins of Liuli Island were naturally conducive to concealment.

Third, defeating the Free Federation in the Liuli Archipelago also held unique significance.

Everyone had realized that this young king not only possessed powerful martial prowess but also had talent in military and political matters, making him a born leader.

“He is indeed worthy of being the one who pacified Lizhou.”

Wu Zhengyuan exclaimed, his pure white eyes gleaming with immense admiration.

The ocean was vast, the air pure.

The stars in the sky were brilliant.

A wide Milky Way stretched across the heavens.

Qin Yang floated amidst the Milky Way, like a True God controlling the universe.

Seeing this scene, Wu Zhengyuan lowered his head.

He thought to himself: “Not just Lizhou… he is the one who will pacify the world!”

…[Retired Emperors: The bonus chapter is here! (324 / 900) until the next bonus chapter.]