With a soft hum, Qin Xuan immediately soared into the sky from the ground.
His speed was so astonishing that everyone present was left dumbfounded.
But just as they thought they had narrowly escaped, a sound of breaking air instantly reached everyone's ears.
By the time they reacted, each of their hearts had been pierced by a bullet.
These were all veterans from the United States, who had engaged in burning, killing, and looting on the battlefields of Afghanistan.
Qin Xuan learned these details from the personal belongings of these individuals.
Therefore, without any hesitation, he sent them all directly to hell.
In the blink of an eye, Qin Xuan had already appeared within the borders of Dragon Country.
After advancing to the Five Tribulations realm, the mere Blue Star was incredibly small to him.
He could reach almost every corner of the world instantaneously through sheer speed.
However, upon arriving in Dragon Country and conducting a sweep, he suddenly discovered that Dragon Country was unusually calm.
Apart from the absence of pedestrians on the streets, with only soldiers present, there seemed to be no traces of large-scale warfare.
With a sense of doubt, Qin Xuan headed directly back to the center of Dragon Country's power, Zhongxin Hai.
It was here that he also reunited with his beloved parents and three masters.
"Dad, Mom, Masters! Are you all doing well?!"
Hearing the familiar voices, Qin Antai and the others instinctively turned their heads.
And when they saw Qin Xuan, who had been out of contact for a long time, their longing could no longer be suppressed.
"Xuan'er!"
"Where on earth have you been, child?!"
"Are you injured?"
"Have you encountered anyone from Canglan Star?"
Taking Qin Xuan's hand, Fang Rou did not bombard him with questions like Qin Antai.
She simply gently held her son's hand and brushed aside his now longer hair.
Qin Xuan smiled, quietly feeling his mother's love for him.
Seeing this, Qin Antai wisely closed his mouth until Fang Rou led Qin Xuan to sit beside everyone.
"To improve my cultivation, I went to Kunlun Immortal Mountain with Senior Chen Hui."
"Unexpectedly, a mysterious teleportation array was hidden there, which sent us both away..."
At this moment, Qin Xuan recounted what had happened to him and Chen Hui after the teleportation array to everyone.
When they heard that he had almost been possessed by Han Yue, who was disguised as the fake Chen Xuan, Ke Wudi and the other two exchanged glances, unsure of what to say.
They had worried about this issue before, as one can only know a person's face, not their heart.
Moreover, the other party was an alien from beyond Blue Star.
In fact, they might not even belong to the same species.
Having such an unfamiliar being as Qin Xuan's master, they were indeed very concerned.
But after all, he was an Immortal Venerable.
If they were to hinder Qin Xuan's future solely based on their suspicions, they would never forgive themselves.
However, now, they still felt a hint of regret.
If only they had told Qin Xuan to be more vigilant back then.
One must guard against others, and this was something they, as masters, should have taught him.
Fortunately, Qin Xuan was now unharmed and had even benefited from misfortune, successfully advancing to the Five Tribulations realm.
Although they didn't quite understand how powerful the Five Tribulations realm was, just from Qin Xuan's description, he was already invincible in the world.
"By the way, Old Man, wasn't it supposed to be a strong versus strong one-on-one confrontation?"
"Why are only you guys present?"
"Where is Brother Qian?"
"Where is Lie Xinyuan?"
"Why haven't any of those incorporated cultivators shown up?"
"Alas, it's a long story..."
After finishing his own account, Qin Xuan then listened to Qin Antai narrate Dragon Country's recent experiences.
It turned out that after the one-month deadline passed, all other countries in the world had defected to Canglan Star.
Even the Bear Country, once Dragon Country's best ally, did not hesitate for too long before choosing to surrender.
There was no choice; the power displayed by the other side was too formidable.
Not only were their weapons and equipment several tiers more advanced than Blue Star's, but their superhumans were also stronger than Blue Star's superhumans.
Furthermore, according to intelligence from the United States, Canglan Star indeed had Nascent Soul cultivators, and more than one!
Therefore, when facing Dragon Country, the only nation resisting, they wanted to find some amusement and decided to start by targeting superhumans, gradually reducing Dragon Country's top combat power.
This was because once Dragon Country's top combatants were eliminated one by one, the ruling class and the public would feel pressure and despair.
If this state persisted for a sufficiently long time, morale would crumble, and Dragon Country would collapse from within.
Their strategy was clearly effective.
Lie Xinyuan, as Qin Xuan's servant, was the first to be targeted.
Although he did not die, he completely lost his cultivation and ability to move, and his life was nearing its end.
As for the second cultivator to face the opponent, it was Dragon Country's strongest combatant at the time, Yu Qian.
Yet, even though Yu Qian's cultivation had reached the middle stage of the Golden Core, he was still easily crushed by a late-stage Golden Core cultivator dispatched by the enemy.
Ultimately, if Yu Qian had not unleashed an extremely powerful aura at the last moment, repelling the opponent.
His fate would likely not have been much better than Lie Xinyuan, who was barely clinging to life.
After this battle, those reclusive cultivators who had not been willing to participate in the first place could no longer sit still.
Initially, they thought that resisting Canglan Star alongside the authorities would be a collective effort.
Who would have thought that it would turn into a confrontation among top combatants?
Moreover, from the previous two battles, they had all seen that the people of Canglan Star clearly possessed greater strength to kill Lie Xinyuan and Yu Qian, but they chose not to.
It was evident that they wanted to make them suffer a fate worse than death, thereby instilling despair in the rest of Dragon Country's populace.
No one wanted to die, and even fewer wanted to live a life worse than death like Lie Xinyuan and Yu Qian.
Therefore, those with families, such as Lu Ao and Han Yu, immediately hid within their family barriers and refused to come out.
As for top opportunists like Ancestor Golden Snake, they had directly switched sides and pledged allegiance to Canglan Star.
"What about the missiles that were prepared earlier?"
"Since they are no longer obedient, why keep them?"
Hearing that Lu Ao and others had fled, Qin Xuan's brows furrowed like the character '川'.
When his father had incorporated everyone, he had clearly set up attack points for each small barrier in advance.
Why hadn't they acted now that they had fled?
When Qin Antai heard Qin Xuan's question, he couldn't help but shake his head and give a wry smile, "These guys learned to use the internet after arriving in the secular world."
"If we were to truly act and eliminate them, they would inform the public about the internal strife within Dragon Country."
"Once public sentiment is in chaos, Dragon Country will become even more precarious."
"That's why we chose to keep it a secret until the day you returned, or until we could no longer hold on."
"I see."
After hearing his father's explanation, Qin Xuan nodded in understanding.
Indeed, the morale of Dragon Country was already fragile at this time.
If it weren't for the unyielding spirit cultivated over thousands of years, Dragon Country would have collapsed when the entire world defected to Canglan Star.
And if they were to learn that there were major problems among their own high-level combat forces...
The consequences would indeed be unimaginable.
"But things are different now. With my return, Qin Xuan, everything can be resolved!"
"From now on, our Dragon Country will not fear any threat from external forces!"
"As for those cowardly turtles who have scurried back into their shells..."
"Now, they can all be put to death!"