We must act before Haotian!
Standing by the window, looking at the panicked people, Qin Yexuan said in a deep voice.
"We've fallen too far behind. Haotian is about to assemble Pangu's body," Jun Mengyao said anxiously. "The Sky-Breaking Plan might delay him for a bit, but we can't even get out of this small universe."
To enter the main universe, one needs at least one item from it.
Haotian has a Transformer toy; what do we have?
Su Bingyan, who had been silent, suddenly said, "Brother-in-law just mentioned that when Eldest Sister was with him in the cabin, she took out a paperclip. That's an item from the main universe."
Everyone looked at Qin Yexuan.
Qin Yexuan nodded. "Yes, Bingyan listened carefully. Our hope rests on this paperclip."
"Where is it?" Su Bingyan asked.
Qin Yexuan walked over and whispered in her ear, "It's in your sister's grave. Open the tomb, dig down, and beneath the ashes, there's a metal box."
Su Bingyan's breathing quickened. "Then, what's Brother-in-law's plan?"
Qin Yexuan looked at them all deeply. "The poison in the Sky-Breaking Plan can only delay Haotian for a while. You won't have time to do anything else, but this plan isn't entirely useless. At least it will give me enough opportunity to confront Haotian. I'll lay it all out for him. For Pangu's Brain, he will be held back by me."
"While I'm holding back Haotian, you can execute the smuggling plan I've prepared."
"Brother-in-law means you'll go hold back Haotian, and one of us will go to the main universe?"
Su Bingyan was agitated. "Absolutely not. We'd rather stay and guard our world. You should go back yourself, Brother-in-law."
Qin Yexuan shook his head. "Going back alone is meaningless."
He held Bingyan's hand. "Once Haotian enters the main universe, he will inevitably need a real body. In that world, I've been a vegetable for ten years. So, he will definitely choose another body."
Considering the flow of time, in the main universe, only about a week has passed since Su Qing's transmigration.
"So, he will choose my sister's body?"
Qin Yexuan nodded. "We can't let Haotian use your Eldest Sister's body to wreak havoc in that world. Your Eldest Sister has already died in this world. Under these circumstances, your entering Su Qing's body is the only option."
Su Bingyan realized something. "Then which one of us will undertake this mission?"
Everyone fell silent.
After a long while, Jun Mengyao said firmly, "The best choice is Dean Su. You are sisters with Senior Su Qing and one of the most powerful among us."
This time, even Zhu Tianqi said, "I agree. I'm willing to see this world perish. Since it's come to this, going to the main universe is also meaningless."
Seeing everyone's low spirits, Qin Yexuan suddenly smiled. "Why so pessimistic? Do you think I'll only save one person and escape myself?"
Su Bingyan's eyes lit up. "Does Brother-in-law have a better plan?"
"I can't say yet." Qin Yexuan gazed at the sky. "All the plans, when it's time to tell you, you will naturally know."
He suddenly stepped over the windowsill and stood at the edge of the high-rise building.
Then, spreading his arms, he slowly said to the sky, "Haotian, I know you are draining the energy of all the stars in this universe to prepare for your return to the main universe, but you are still missing a key piece. Now, let's have a good talk."
The sky was silent, and half the stars had already vanished.
Suddenly, a floating island appeared. In the dark sky, golden characters emerged: "Alright, let's meet at Longchuan Base!"
On the floating island, a giant snake emerged. Atop its head stood a petite figure, Wang Jiaqian.
Her eyes were filled with complexity and sorrow.
Qin Yexuan had already left Jinshi Building and come alone to the front of Longchuan Base.
Alarms blared throughout Longchuan Base.
The Pangu Hand in the secret chamber actually trembled.
Everyone was on high alert.
Su Mingyue, upon seeing the man on the surveillance video, immediately ordered, "Open the gate. From now on, the Longchuan research team can be disbanded."
What?
The experts involved in the Sky-Breaking Plan were bewildered. "But Haotian hasn't appeared yet. We still need to monitor the specific effects of the poison on Pangu Hand."
"No need. This plan was a gamble from the start. If you don't leave, you'll die even if we win."
Under Su Mingyue's insistence, the personnel at Longchuan Base had to withdraw.
Qin Yexuan walked in and smiled at Su Mingyue, the most composed of the Su sisters.
Su Mingyue's tightly strung nerves finally relaxed, and she threw herself into his arms.
"I'm sorry, Brother-in-law. When you fainted, I didn't intentionally not come to see you."
"Don't say that, silly child. I already know your plan. It's remarkable. If I'm not mistaken, the poison in this plan was created by you, wasn't it?"
Su Mingyue said sadly, "But I know in my heart that the probability of this plan succeeding is too low. Haotian's power is increasing too rapidly..."
Qin Yexuan placed a finger on her soft lips. "Don't say that. This plan is very important to me, really. You've helped me a great deal."
He forcefully sent off the reluctant Su Mingyue and then returned to the secret chamber, sitting before the Pangu Hand.
In the main universe, this was merely a part from a childhood toy.
But in this small universe, it was a super artifact capable of easily crushing a galaxy.
After an unknown amount of time, a roar came from above Longchuan Base.
The next moment, the entire ceiling of the secret chamber was ripped open.
Haotian, clad in white, descended from the sky and landed in front of the Pangu Hand.
Accompanying him was Wang Jiaqian, riding the Witch God's Serpent.
Haotian glanced at the Pangu Hand, then looked up at the sky.
Forever unseen from the surface of this planet was the Pangu Body, which had devoured countless stars and spanned across the cosmos.
The Pangu Body occupied more than a third of the universe. With the surrounding stars consumed, it only needed two batteries to be activated.
In addition, there was the machine chip hidden within Qin Yexuan's body.
Haotian gently pressed down on the Pangu Hand.
The last part rose into the air and instantly left the planet.
In the universe, it revealed its true form and joined with the rest of the Pangu Body.
Haotian lamented, "Just assembling this broken toy has consumed most of the energy of our pitiful universe. In your universe, this energy is almost negligible."
Qin Yexuan interrupted his lament. "Do you know why I've come?"
Haotian smiled. "Of course, I do. You could have hidden on the planet and waited for everything to be destroyed. I know that after Su Qing died, you lost your will to fight."
Qin Yexuan sighed. "Qingqing is different from me. Together with you, I witnessed the birth of human civilization on this planet. After ten thousand years, I am weary. But she, who only transmigrated here not long ago, was full of curiosity and affection for everything."
Haotian nodded. "So, while my consciousness was asleep, you did many great things."
"Qingqing established many organizations and set up many departments. She wanted to achieve great things in this world. But as you awakened, successfully influenced me, and cut off my memories, you led me into Xuanyuan Star's trap."
Haotian smiled. "As a transmigrator, Su Qing forgot a crucial point: her consciousness died here, and she could never go back. Unlike you, you have me, the strongest, to protect you."
"You protect me only to reopen the seal and reclaim the Pangu Spirit. For ten thousand years, you've been thinking about how to return."
Haotian sneered. "I don't want to lose my goal and motivation like you. Alright, Qin Xuan, since you've come here voluntarily, it means you want to cooperate with me. Don't try to deceive me. No one in this world can harm me except you."
Qin Yexuan remained silent.
Haotian smiled. "Before, I had only one choice. But now, I have two. You can choose not to cooperate. I only need to obtain the final Pangu Spirit and use the consumed energy to still leave through that rift. As for the chip in the toy, it's good to have, but its absence won't affect my plan."
Qin Yexuan laughed. "Old man, stop pretending. Without that chip, your consciousness can only be attached to the toy itself. You can't make a sound, nor can you influence people in that world through the toy. No one knows what's happening at Jinhua Apartment right now."
"Perhaps because Su Qing is unconscious, the landlord's son might have torn down the house. By the time you leave the rift and enter the main universe, you might be buried under the rubble. That would be amusing. People in that universe would only see a broken old toy and might throw it into the trash. Then you'd have to find cockroaches and mice in the main universe to possess."
Haotian's eyes flickered with anger. "Fine, well said. But that still won't affect my ultimate plan. I can wait. Even if the possessed toy ends up in the junkyard, I can endure it and find a scavenger to possess. What if it's a cockroach? With my intelligence, as long as I can find anyone, whether old, weak, sick, or disabled, I can cultivate in that main universe!"
He was almost frantic. "This small universe of mine doesn't have the infinite space, matter, and energy of your main universe, but we have cultivation, which you lack!"
"Hmph, once I cultivate in the main universe, who in that world of fragile beings can stop me? With your weapons?"
Qin Yexuan sighed. "Fine, I'm willing to cooperate with you and leave here in a complete form, but I have two conditions."
Haotian blinked. "Let's hear them. I might not agree."
"First, leave a star for this planet, preferably a complete small galaxy, so that the people I care about have at least a place to live."
Haotian was dismissive. "This small universe will collapse anyway, perhaps in tens of thousands of years, perhaps in hundreds of millions of years. But it doesn't matter. Your biggest weakness is caring too much about things you shouldn't."
He agreed to the first condition.
Qin Yexuan then looked at Wang Jiaqian. "The second condition is simpler: let Wang Jiaqian go, and spare the Wu clan."