697: Someone is making elixir!

“These dogs from the Chan Sect, they truly disgrace their status as Immortals!”

“Even the Heavenly Emperor wouldn't do something like this!”

Hearing that the Chan Sect intended to strike at the Divine Continent under Qin Yang’s rule, Nezha’s eyes blazed with fury.

It wasn't out of pity or a sense of justice for Mortals; he just felt that the Chan Sect had shamed the Immortals.

Previously, dropping Lion Camel Ridge into the Divine Continent was already an extremely dirty trick.

Now, they've completely abandoned all pretense, directly descending to wipe out the world.

Immortals who stoop to this level are no different from man-eating demons.

“Calm down, Immortals and demons are not fundamentally different.”

Compared to Nezha, Yang Jian’s reaction wasn’t as strong.

Destroying the investiture of the gods was not a life-or-death crisis for the Chan Sect, but it would greatly weaken their power.

As high and mighty Immortals, if they could prevent this from happening, what did it matter if they annihilated a world?

“Under the Three Realms rules constructed by the investiture of the gods, all beings are but straw dogs.”

“If not restrained, even the Heavenly Dao would fall into the Demonic Path.”

Yang Jian looked at Qin Yang and muttered, “This is why the Monster Realm needs a Great Sage, and the human world needs a Human Emperor.”

“What do we do now?” Nezha asked Yang Jian, “Do we stay here and act as the Human Emperor’s Protector, or do we go to his old home first?”

“This guy just went into meditation without a word, and who knows how long he’ll be out.”

Yang Jian sighed, looked at Akatosh beside him, and after a moment of thought, said, “Let’s go to his old home first; he has someone protecting him here.”

“Let’s go!”

Nezha wasted no words, stepping on his Wind-Fire Wheels and flying into the Annihilation Sea.

Yang Jian then looked at Akatosh and said, “This Divine Beast, when Qin Yang wakes up, tell him to return quickly.”

“Divine Beast???”

“No… this guy…”

“Tsk, fine…”

Akatosh was very displeased with the title “Divine Beast,” but it wasn't the time to complain, so he could only nod and agree, “Don’t worry, he’s in my hands.”

...Shan Hai Divine Continent, Shangjing City, within the Supreme Imperial City.

[Alert! Yangzhou’s Tianfeng City, Cangxuan City, and 28 other towns and villages have lost contact!]

[Alert! Zhongzhou’s Jinwei City, Hexi City, and 15 other towns and villages have lost contact!]

[Alert! Yunzhou’s Weihai City, Jizhou City, and 22 other towns and villages have lost contact!]

Inside the temporary command center, red lights flashed.

Staff moved between various monitoring instruments, as anxious as ants on a hot pan.

At this moment, all citizens in the Divine Continent felt an immense “heat.”

Although the climate temperature in all areas was normal, everyone felt a scorching sensation all over their bodies, as if trapped in a furnace.

Half an hour ago.

In the southern region of Shangjing City, a giant fireball appeared.

It was like a sun fallen to the ground, continuously emitting “high temperatures.”

This high temperature couldn't be detected by instruments, yet it caused people to feel dizzy, their consciousness blurring.

Now, dozens of cities and towns, including Shangjing City, have experienced widespread “heatstroke.”

Professionals and non-Professionals alike fainted under the “high temperature,” and even staying in air-conditioned rooms was useless.

“What exactly is that fireball?”

Inside the command center, Qiu Yan stared blankly at the display screen.

The map on the display had three markers: yellow, green, and blue.

They corresponded to slight high temperature, moderate temperature, and slightly low temperature, respectively.

Indeed, the national climate temperature was all normal.

But that “high temperature” that continuously scorched the Divine Soul truly existed.

Initially, non-Professionals were the first to collapse.

Then low-level Professionals fell in droves, and public infrastructure like medical, transportation, and communication gradually became paralyzed.

By now, even those high-level Professionals above Level 60 had lost contact, their fates unknown.

High-level Professionals were already extremely rare; their collapse meant that in those dozens of cities, there were almost no “living people” left.

The power core of the Divine Continent was still able to maintain stability and monitor the entire nation because Empress Lin Xiaoer had ordered the citizens and core administrators of Shangjing City to enter the Imperial City for “summer refuge.”

The Supreme Imperial City could block all “negative” influences.

People inside felt no trace of that high temperature.

If not for this, the heart of the Divine Continent Empire would have already stopped beating.

Looking at the Divine Continent map in the temporary command center, Qiu Yan felt somewhat lost.

Logically, Professionals all had more or less fire resistance.

Even if the temperature released by this fireball was a spiritual attack, high-level Professionals should be able to resist it to some extent, not be completely wiped out so quickly.

But the high temperature released by that fireball seemed to ignore fire resistance.

Before entering the Imperial City, even a low-level Emperor like Qiu Yan was made dizzy and disoriented.

“Report!”

Just as Qiu Yan was feeling lost, a staff member walked in and said, “Three minutes ago, the Empress and the Gun Emperor attempted to destroy the fireball, but failed.”

“I knew it.” Qiu Yan took a deep breath.

After the fireball appeared, Qiu Yan organized personnel to investigate it.

However, the fireball seemed like a phantom; Professionals could pass right through it.

Afterward, he tried various methods to destroy the fireball.

But the results were always the same.

Whether it was physical attacks, magical attacks, or spiritual attacks, none could affect that fireball.

It was as if it didn't exist in this world, yet it was affecting this world.

“Qiu Yan, what’s the situation now!”

Suddenly, another person rushed into the command room in a flurry, it was Sage Si Zhenfeng, one of the Five Sages.

“Same as before, we still haven’t figured out what that fireball is.”

Qiu Yan sighed and said, “The only thing we know now is that the temperature is rising and spreading!”

“Still spreading!”

Si Zhenfeng took a deep breath.

Indeed, the so-called “temperature” was not only steadily climbing but also spreading in all directions, threatening to engulf the entire Divine Continent.

But there was only one Supreme Imperial City.

If the high temperature was allowed to spread, the entire Divine Continent would be finished!

Or rather… the entire world would be finished!

At this moment, Si Zhenfeng and Qiu Yan were both in a panic.

Facing a visible enemy, they could still organize a battle.

But the current “high temperature” was like a ghost, elusive.

No… not even a ghost!

Ghosts could still be purified by Holy Knights.

But under this high temperature, the Holy Knights who had just arrived as reinforcements collapsed in large numbers.

Under this area-wide attack, sending people to support the already fallen cities was simply sending them to their deaths.

The Five Sages could only order all citizens to migrate outwards.

They would make further deployments after figuring out what was going on with the fireball.

Fortunately, the world was already unified at this time.

Divine Continent citizens unaffected by the high temperature were orderly retreating to allied nations.

But not everyone had the ability to outrun the high temperature.

As the high temperature spread, Divine Continent citizens were falling in the tens of millions, hundreds of millions.

Soon, the entire Divine Continent would become a dead land.

Next, it would be the various countries of the world!

Yes… if that fireball wasn’t dealt with, the entire world would be destroyed!

“Is this… the end of the world?”

“Divine Emperor…”

“Divine Emperor!”

“Where are you???”

Si Zhenfeng’s voice trembled as he continuously called out Qin Yang’s name.

Just as Si Zhenfeng was feeling somewhat desperate, a staff member suddenly shouted, “Sage Yan, Saint Si, come and see!”