Chapter 904: Lord Xuanyu

“3……”

“2……”

“1……”

"Activate!"

As a voice rang out through the base, a massive domain expanded from the Tower Master, instantly enveloping the particle collider as the aura of the Skill God Path leader erupted!

At the same time, the particle collider began to start up, emitting a low hum!

After hundreds of years, the light symbolizing the crystallization of human technology lit up on the control screen. The researchers in charge of the operation had long since memorized the procedures recorded in books and began to bring this behemoth to life step by step!

At this moment, everyone in the base held their breath, their palms sweating with tension.

The Tower Master stared fixedly at the particle collider, pushing his aura to the limit. Every space covered by his domain began to glow with a faint blue light!

The lightbulbs above everyone’s heads began to flicker, and all other electrical equipment in the base ground to a halt.

The activated particle collider was like a gluttonous beast devouring electricity. Power generation in this era was still relatively backward, and even though the people at the Xuanyu base had made preparations in advance, the power of the floating base was still somewhat insufficient...

Darkness gradually eroded every room and corridor of the base, as if an invisible giant beast were opening its mouth, inch by inch, to swallow everyone inside.

In the end, the entire Xuanyu base was plunged into darkness, save for the particle collider and the Tower Master’s domain, which shone with a dazzling, dreamlike blue radiance!

Particles collided within the massive machine, forming a string of encoded particles containing space-time coordinates, which were finally fired toward Lord Xuanyu!

The light of the domain became increasingly brilliant as the particle collider started. The people behind the glass had to cover their eyes, and it wasn't until about ten seconds later that the light gradually faded...

Clang—

Everyone lowered their hands. The particle collider had stopped, and the base was plunged into darkness and deathly silence.

The researchers who had been operating the collider looked away from the pitch-black screen and exchanged glances...

"Did we... succeed?"

"The 'coordinate' particles should have been successfully launched..."

"And then?"

"I don't know. Has Lord Xuanyu shown any reaction?"

Under the professor’s instruction, the laboratory’s backup power was turned on. A beam of light in the darkness illuminated the central stasis pod, but the figure remained calmly suspended in the liquid, showing no signs of waking up.

The professor placed his hands on the glass, almost pressing his face against it to look at Lord Xuanyu, trying to find something different from before...

But unfortunately, Lord Xuanyu really hadn't changed.

"Failed?" The Tower Master walked over slowly, looking somewhat exhausted.

"...Possibly." The professor sighed. "Lord Xuanyu once said that even if he received the 'coordinates,' he couldn't guarantee he would appear... It seems we’ve wasted our efforts."

Just as the Tower Master was about to say something, a figure slowly walked out of the darkness behind them... The man had his hands in the pockets of his white lab coat and looked up calmly at the massive stasis pod:

"I did say that... but this time, I came."

The pupils of the professor and the Tower Master contracted sharply!

Even as the leader of the Skill God Path in this era, the Tower Master hadn't noticed when someone had appeared behind them. The hair on his body stood on end, and he whipped his head around!

In the laboratory, only the deep green glow from the stasis pod dispelled some of the darkness. A young man, identical to "Lord Xuanyu," was examining the "himself" inside the pod.

"Lo... Lo... Lord Xuanyu??" Seeing the man’s face clearly, the professor’s eyes widened in disbelief.

"Is it that strange?" Lord Xuanyu said faintly. "The coordinates you launched were sent to the 'me' in another space-time... Since that’s the case, what does it have to do with the one still in slumber? Why are you all staring at him?"

"Then you, which space-time did you come from?"

"2027."

Hearing this number, the professor was stunned.

According to the professor’s plan, by inputting the particle coordinates, he should have been calling for help from the future Lord Xuanyu... But the Lord Xuanyu in front of him was from the Great Cataclysm period, which was the "past."

How was this possible?

"How did you... come from the past?"

"The future me seems very busy and isn't in the space-time he should be in. He must have received it and forwarded these particle coordinates to me." Lord Xuanyu answered casually.

The professor’s eyes were filled with deep confusion; even he couldn't understand Lord Xuanyu’s abilities...

"It seems their 'stasis' plan had some effect." Lord Xuanyu looked at his sleeping self and nodded slightly, then swept his gaze across the dark base.

"Is this the Xuanyu base? Why is it dark?"

"Because activating the particle collider paralyzed the power system..."

"Oh."

Lord Xuanyu responded absentmindedly and turned to look at the two of them. "Are you two in charge here now?"

"I am in charge," the professor said respectfully.

"Keep it brief. Why did you call for me?" Lord Xuanyu looked down at his palm. "I don't belong to this space-time. Once I reach the limit of my stay, I will be forcibly repatriated... I don't have much time."

The professor and the Tower Master exchanged glances and immediately told Lord Xuanyu about the Imperial Path Ancient Treasury, essentially asking him to prevent the emergence of a new 'Emperor.'

Lord Xuanyu listened and nodded.

"You want me to wipe out the Imperial Path Ancient Treasury, right?"

"..." Hearing Lord Xuanyu’s understated, heaven-defying summary, the professor and the Tower Master were both stunned, silently breaking into a cold sweat.

Was this Lord Xuanyu this arrogant and domineering when he was young?

"Um... the Ancient Treasury itself contains the foundation of the God Path and perhaps cannot be erased. You only need to ensure that no new [Emperor] emerges from there."

"Oh, I get it." Lord Xuanyu waved his hand.

"Where is the Imperial Path Ancient Treasury? Point me in the right direction."

“……”

The professor didn't know how much Lord Xuanyu actually "got it," and he didn't dare to ask. He just silently raised his hand and pointed toward a certain direction in the Gray Realm.

Lord Xuanyu said nothing more and just pointed casually upward.

Boom—!!

The next moment, the ceiling above his head exploded instantly, as if an invisible sword had pierced through the entire base, opening a grotesquely large hole above him!

Through that hole, one could see white clouds drifting leisurely under the blue sky. The previously pitch-black base was illuminated in one corner by a beam of sunlight from outside...

Under the horrified gazes of all the other researchers, Lord Xuanyu’s figure floated upward as if defying gravity, flying above the Xuanyu base.

Then, with a thunderous boom and a sudden sonic boom, his figure vanished without a trace!

Everyone in the Xuanyu base looked at the grotesque hole in the ceiling and fell into a collective silence...

Was this Lord Xuanyu so domineering... that he would even tear down his own home?