Avatar!

The so-called "King of the Underworld" was just an avatar, not the true Hades, one of the three leaders of the Pantheon of Mount Olympus.

Qin Heng hadn't noticed this at the beginning. It was only during the subsequent conversation that he found this "Underworld King" to look nothing like a real Semi-Saint.

Although it possessed the strength of a Semi-Saint, it lacked the Mental Strength and imposing presence of that level, resembling more an empty shell that only had power, bereft of the divine charm that should accompany such status.

In terms of presence and cultivation Realm, it was even inferior to Lv Chunyang of the Myth Organization.

All signs indicated that this couldn't be the true body of the Underworld King. It was most likely just a relatively powerful avatar, so its somewhat foolish demeanor and unremarkable aura were to be expected.

Therefore, Qin Heng didn't bother to ask about the whereabouts of the Nine Nether Underworld Qi and directly initiated combat to test it.

He hadn't used his full strength in that punch.

It wasn't even one percent of his power. Any battle-hardened Semi-Saint wouldn't possibly fall to such a punch, but this so-called "Underworld King" was utterly incapable of resisting and was blasted apart on the spot.

It was unreasonably weak, clearly not a true Semi-Saint, merely an empty shell possessing Semi-Saint-level power.

The facts proved Qin Heng's guess was completely correct, utterly spot on.

The technique separating the two realms did not dissipate after the "Underworld King" died, which also confirmed this deduction—because this realm-separating technique was not cast by the "Underworld King" present here, nor had he used any secret artifact to do so.

The true caster must be the real Hades, hidden thousands of miles away, his location unknown.

Of course, even the figure known as Hades, a leader from the Pantheon of Mount Olympus, was merely a Semi-Saint, roughly at the level approaching the Foundation Establishment Stage.

It wasn't possible to cast spells across thousands of miles.

Moreover, with a cultivation level not even at the Foundation Establishment Stage, it was impossible to perform such a Golden Core-stage technique separating two realms. It was likely that Hades had a powerful secret artifact. He had found a way to separate some of its might, imprinting it onto the avatar.

As long as the avatar activated the imprint, it could use the technique separating the two realms.

Regarding the location of that imprint, Qin Heng's gaze turned to the line of text on the ground, his eyes narrowing slightly. Using his Divine Sense, he immediately detected a trace of bizarre yet powerful energy hidden within the metal fragments that composed the text.

It delved deep into the obscure, mysterious and difficult to trace; even a true Saint would be unable to detect the peculiarity within.

However, under Qin Heng's Eternal-level Divine Sense perception, nothing could hide.

What a warning in mere words. You don't even realize you're courting death! Qin Heng sneered. His Divine Sense whirled, and his Mental Strength condensed, crashing directly into the line of text on the ground!

Within these words lingered the power of that secret artifact—used to maintain the technique separating the two realms—and also the will of Hades. With Qin Heng's Divine Sense cultivation, he could use these remnants to trace it back to its origin and find the location of the real Hades, and launch a Divine Sense attack!

「Meanwhile, at the foot of snow-capped Mount Olympus」

In a gloomy and eerie valley pervaded by sinister and deathly auras, there was a pure land in the center, filled with pure white flowers.

Surrounded by countless pure blooms, a majestic and spectacular palace stood. The ancient and ornate palace emitted a pure aura, as if it contained boundless vitality.

Inside the palace, upon an alabaster throne resembling smooth white jade, lay a tall and svelte man with pale skin, incredibly handsome.

He was bare-chested, with only a layer of fine silk covering his lower half. Around his throne, seventy-two beautiful maidens attended him, all stark naked.

Qin Xuantian, killing one of my avatars... Heh.

A slight smile curled the corner of Hades's mouth as he thought to himself, I have thirty-six avatars; losing one is trivial. It will recover in a month. However, Qin Xuantian must be scared to death by now. Moreover, that independent folded space should trap him for half a month, letting him taste what true despair is. This is the punishment for disrupting my temple's plan!

The moment the avatar perished, all its experiences were perceived by Hades. Hence, he was fully aware of what had transpired in Beijing.

As Hades saw it, the avatar technique he controlled was an extraordinarily magical Transcendent ability that Qin Heng, with his limited knowledge, couldn't even imagine. He was sure Qin Xuantian would be scared silly by that message.

He had done similar things countless times. Even King Arthur of London, wielder of Excalibur, had been intimidated by this avatar technique. It was only after seeing Hades's display of his avatar technique that the Feathered Serpent God in America had agreed to ally with him.

Within the Transcendent circles of the Western world, a myth even circulated that Hades had countless avatars and possessed an immortal body. This legend claimed that no matter how many times he was seemingly killed, it would only be one of his avatars; he could never truly be slain.

However, just as he was contentedly enjoying the service of his attendant maidens, he suddenly felt a terrifying Mental Strength—so vast and immense it seemed to contain an infinite universe—sweep across his spiritual world!

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Hades could hear the rumbling explosions in his own spiritual world. Each explosion caused his mind to tremble, his expression one of utter shock.

In the blink of an eye, the roaring stopped, and the terrifying Mental Strength also vanished.

Yet, Hades was left petrified, slumped on his throne. His eyes were empty and lifeless, as if his soul had departed. His entire body trembled uncontrollably, cold sweat streamed down his face, and an expression of lingering terror was etched upon it.

Destroyed!

All destroyed!

Just a moment ago, Hades's pride, the remaining thirty-five avatars!

After being swept by that terrifying spiritual power!

Instantly exploded!

Ceased to exist!

What kind of power is this!? It's truly terrifying!

After that Mental Strength departed, it also left a line of words in Hades's spiritual world:

"Your head is temporarily residing on your neck, but one day I'll come to take it."

Signed: Qin Xuantian!

...

For Qin Heng, breaking the technique that separated the two realms was simpler than solving one plus one equals two. Utterly effortless!

Qin Heng easily walked out of that isolated space. Instead of destroying it, he gathered it up and kept it as a pocket dimension—an unexpected gain.

Then, he continued on his way to Media University.

Traveling by the method of shrinking the ground to an inch, Qin Heng's speed was extremely fast. In no time, he arrived at the entrance to Media University.

「At the entrance to Media University」

Meanwhile, a Maserati brushed past Qin Heng and drove into Media University. It was driven by a handsome young man in his twenties, dressed in designer casual wear and wearing sunglasses.

The passenger seat held a large bouquet of flowers—likely nine hundred and ninety-nine roses!

At the center of these roses was a plaque made of diamonds, which formed a row of small characters shining brightly under the sunlight:

"Beautiful Ms. Wu Yuqing, please be my girlfriend."

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