"What are you doing?" Qing Wan asked from behind.
Unlike the surrounding scenery, her white plain dress looked jarringly out of place.
Chen Tian opened his eyes and slowly rose to his feet. For an instant, murderous intent flashed between his brows. "So that's how it was. No wonder."
He murmured to himself. The time reversal had ended, and he now understood what had happened here.
Creak—clang!
A metal plate fell, emitting a grating sound.
Chen Tian and Qing Wan had already returned to Ten Thousand Stars, and were standing aboard the ark warship that should have flown into space!
Yet the scene before them was one of utter devastation. The land was ravaged, and wherever the eye looked, horrifying bones littered the ground.
The Beast Race had unleashed the Beast Tide, attacking humanity's final city district.
Yet in the end, both races had perished together!
Through the time reversal, Chen Tian learned that humanity had ultimately won, slaughtering the last group of monsters and bringing the war to a complete close.
But the attack that followed had come so suddenly that it obliterated every martial artist! Even the ark had failed to escape. Chen Tian's heart was filled with grief, because he had seen how his only good friend, Xiao Ren, had died at South Gate! When he and Qing Wan returned here, they had been somewhat stunned. After all, they had returned to a location within Hua Xia City District.
But who could have expected that the city district had already been breached? All seventy-two Beast Emperors had died in battle, without a single survivor!
Looking at the enormous hole in the center of the ark, Chen Tian did not jump inside. After probing it once with his Mental Power, he understood everything.
Every resident had died. Not a single person inside the ark had survived, leaving only blood splashed throughout the cabin. "Who was it!" Chen Tian clenched his teeth and shouted in a low, furious voice.
At that moment, he was enraged beyond measure! "Li Chengtian, where the hell did you die off to?!"
Back then, he had helped Li Chengtian enter the ranks of the Beyond War Gods precisely so that he could protect these people, as well as Xiao Ren's family.
Yet in the end, he discovered that Li Chengtian had actually vanished! Li Chengtian's figure had never appeared in the time reversal, which made Chen Tian even more furious, his face nearly contorting into a grimace!
Even the ark's hull beneath his feet sank slightly.
"The extinction of a race—was this what that person meant?" Chen Tian's eyes gradually turned cold.
He remembered what that person had told him: every race on Ten Thousand Stars would die, followed by the destruction of Ten Thousand Stars, and then his own death! Of the three things Tian Cheng had mentioned, one had now come to pass. Next would be the destruction of Ten Thousand Stars.
"Chen Tian~ Chen Tian? Chen Tian?!" Qing Wan called from the side.
She had just sensed that something was wrong with Chen Tian. The aura radiating from him made her shiver involuntarily.
Because Chen Tian had repeatedly warned her before, Qing Wan now did not dare approach him on her own.
She could only wait until Chen Tian came to his senses before speaking to him.
"Let's go. We'll look elsewhere and see whether there are any survivors."
With that, he pulled Qing Wan outside. He wanted to leave Hua Xia City District and check the other city districts to see whether anyone had survived.
Hua Xia City District had now become a true city of the dead.
Suddenly, Chen Tian remembered something. The NO.1 Alliance had not appeared, and they had chosen to protect themselves rather than participate in the war. If so, there had to be survivors in the NO.1 Alliance!
With that thought, Chen Tian rose into the air without another word and flew with Qing Wan toward the NO.1 Alliance headquarters.
Strangely enough, Qing Wan clearly showed no signs of cultivation, yet when Chen Tian carried her into the air, he sensed a strange power.
Through the contact with her arm, Chen Tian seemed to sense something inside Qing Wan urging itself into motion.
But Chen Tian did not think much of it. It might be a life-preserving means left for her by the ancestor of Blue Village. If his curiosity led him to investigate by force, it would be rather unethical.
"Chen Tian, where are we going?" Qing Wan asked obediently.
Chen Tian glanced at her from the corner of his eye and said, "We're going somewhere to see whether an old friend is there."
"Gurgle—"
An incongruous sound rang out. Chen Tian raised his brows and glanced back at Qing Wan.
Qing Wan's little face was flushed red, a delicate blush bringing out her pure beauty to the fullest.
"Sorry, I forgot to bring you something to eat." Chen Tian gently apologized.
Qing Wan's gemlike pupils contracted. She hurriedly shook her head, then lowered it shyly. "Sorry~ I, I didn't expect it to make that sound by itself."
Chen Tian said nothing.
Before long, the two arrived at the NO.1 Alliance base.
After landing, Chen Tian took a bag of food from his Ancient Ring and handed it to Qing Wan.
"I didn't bring anything particularly tasty. These are some snacks I stocked up on myself. Make do with them for now. Once I finish handling things, I'll take you to eat something good."
Qing Wan nodded and accepted it with both hands. She held it and stared at it for a long while, then fiddled with it for a bit, but still could not figure it out.
She looked at Chen Tian ahead of her, then at the snacks in her hands. Her restless little fingers revealed her unease.
Gurgle, gurgle—
Her stomach broke the silence once more, but this time the timing was almost perfect.
Chen Tian turned around and stared blankly for a moment before finally reacting. He slapped his forehead. "Sorry, sorry!"
He had forgotten that Qing Wan had only just emerged from her seal. Everything in the outside world was unfamiliar to her, let alone these strange snacks.
Chen Tian walked over, took her hand, and said with a serious expression, "Here. First, do this, then do that."
Rip—
Qing Wan was astonished. Her eyes lit up, and her small mouth slowly formed an O.
She had never expected the snack bag to be so easy to tear open!
Chen Tian continued walking inside, reminding Qing Wan to be careful, because he had smelled blood here!
Crash!
The two entered the hall. The silence inside was terrifying! A sudden object dropping to the ground startled Chen Tian into a shudder. He immediately turned back to look.
After taking only two steps, he saw Qing Wan standing where she was. Black lines appeared across his forehead, and he let out a helpless sigh.
Qing Wan looked up, meeting his gaze by chance, then lowered her head shyly.
In a fluster, she hid the snack bag—punctured at both ends—behind her back. Her little feet fidgeted restlessly, and she kept her head lowered, not daring to look at Chen Tian.
Yet every so often, she stole a glance at him. She looked truly adorable! Chen Tian took another bag of snacks from his Ancient Ring and handed it to Qing Wan. "Have you played enough? If you have, eat it. Don't waste food, you know. Every grain comes from hard work!"
Qing Wan took it uneasily. Mimicking what she had just done, she tore it open with another rip.
Her little face instantly blossomed with delight.
Chen Tian watched without saying anything. He smiled faintly and continued farther inside.
Soon, they saw damage to some of the walls. Inside the NO.1 Alliance headquarters building, there were clear traces of battle.
Chen Tian frowned, considering all sorts of possibilities.
The NO.1 Alliance possessed Gene Potions. Though they were far from perfect, they should still have been able to evade the Beast Tide effectively.
But if they had evaded it, why had there been a battle? Could the Deification Alliance have come? Were they planning to unify Ten Thousand Stars?!
While he was considering the possibilities, Chen Tian carelessly kicked something beneath his feet. The light was rather dim, making it impossible to see what it was.
His eyes shifted, revealing a faint blue glow. He looked down again and saw the object clearly.
Hiss—
Chen Tian sucked in a cold breath. It was actually half of a human body! No head, arms, or legs!
Chen Tian cursed inwardly at the cruelty. What kind of person could hack a living human being into this state?
"A genuine Three-No Youth!"
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