Before formally beginning his investigation of the Blueprint World...
Qin Feng had to deal with Ducard's situation first.
He noticed that Ducard had been the first to mobilize the Abyss Temple to support him during this operation.
That left Qin Feng a little speechless. Was something wrong with this guy's head? Wouldn't that let everyone know Ducard had already thrown his lot in with "Dark Shadow"?
However, Qin Feng soon learned that he had done it deliberately.
Ducard wanted everyone to know that he had already thrown his lot in with "Dark Shadow"!
Because...
Over this period, he had actually come to have a reason that forced him to leave the safe zone and head into a dangerous area!
Qin Feng hadn't expected the final trial of the Extreme Love Grand Authority to last an entire month.
So he hadn't given him the Fate Heartstone beforehand.
And so...
The Fate Grand Authority had taken effect on Ducard!
Although Ducard had resolved not to leave the safe zone and had guarded against everything on every front, he hadn't expected a traitor within...
His parents and siblings-his entire family-had come to the Highest Heaven with him, and their levels had essentially risen alongside his.
They were all currently active in the Sixth Heaven.
After Ducard came under the influence of the Fate Grand Authority, he had strictly forbidden anyone in his family from going out.
But in the end, something had still gone wrong.
His parents had been kidnapped by his brothers.
They had sent word to Ducard, demanding that he come in person to the "Myriad Stars Rift" in the Sixth Heaven, or they would kill his parents.
That was right. His older brother and younger brother had joined forces to kidnap their parents and threaten Ducard.
Clearly, those two brothers