Chapter 1162 - 1029: A Fish Taking the Bait? (Two Chapters in One)_2

Moreover, this Saint Emperor corpse was obtained from the Thousand Star Civilization, and both emotionally and logically, they should be given some compensation.

Furthermore, from the moment a cave domain is newly opened to the birth of life, it usually takes a long span of years for life to evolve. Qin Heng didn't have that kind of patience.

It's better to directly absorb the entire Thousand Star Civilization into the cave domain.

Killing multiple birds with one stone.

However, with Avril's level of knowledge, she couldn't possibly fathom what Qin Heng intended to do. She didn't even have the concept of a cave domain, so naturally, she couldn't predict how Qin Heng planned to handle them.

In Avril's view, Qin Heng was now behaving like an extremely tyrannical robber, trying to forcibly seize the foundation of their civilization's present and future.

This was absolutely unacceptable!!

"You cannot do this!" Avril glared at Qin Heng and said, "If you want to take our Saint Emperor corpse, you'll have to step over my corpse!"

She wanted to do her utmost to block Qin Heng.

Even though she understood well in her heart that with the technological weapons and armor she possessed, she could not possibly resist this terrifyingly powerful being, who seemed to be of Saint Emperor status, in front of her.

Yet she still did it.

Not for any other reason, but for the conviction in her heart.

Seeing Avril's actions, Qin Heng's brow slightly twitched, and with a flick of his hand, he chuckled lightly, "Why bother?"

In the next instant!

Avril, who was activating her sacred-level weapons and armor, vanished, just disappeared without a trace, as if there had never been anyone there in the first place.

Completely gone, just like that.

Silence!

Unparalleled silence!!

Everyone present witnessed this scene, held their breath, widened their eyes, and looked at the high platform in disbelief, their gaze fixed on Qin Heng.

Filled with horror!

As if seeing a ghost!!

Terror!

Truly terrifying!!

That was Avril, the top scientist of the Thousand Star Civilization. The weapons and armor on her were undoubtedly the most advanced — even a perpetual star explosion couldn't harm her!

What on earth just happened now!?

This person merely waved a hand casually, without even detecting any energy fluctuation, and actually made Avril completely disappear, leaving no trace behind, as if she never existed!!

How could this be possible!

How could such a thing happen!?

Could it be that the power of the Thousand Star Civilization is so utterly powerless, without any ability to resist, in front of this suspected Saint Emperor level powerhouse!?

This kind of disparity made the elite of the Thousand Star Civilization present feel like they were dreaming, and even doubt if they were experiencing hallucinations.

Although, earlier, after Qin Heng effortlessly withstood the defensive installations around him unharmed, they already realized his power was absolutely terrifying to the extreme.

But since no one had died earlier and no individual defensive weapons had been activated, those defense mechanisms, meant for personal protection, represented the pinnacle of technological achievements in the Thousand Star Civilization, apart from the Saint Emperor City!

Now, all hope was shattered!!

Even top-tier scientists like Avril, with state-of-the-art defensive equipment on her, were utterly powerless before this person, not even given the opportunity to react.

The opponent just waved a hand lightly, accomplishing everything effortlessly!

Such overpowering strength!

It was as if swatting away a fly at will; when did the Thousand Star Civilization become so weak, leaving the elites and even leadership present with a profound sense of desolation.

At that moment, they finally truly realized.

The Thousand Star Civilization!

Is finished!

Completely finished!

The moment this suspected Saint Emperor level powerhouse arrived, the Thousand Star Civilization was finished!!

An advanced civilization, developed over millions of years, having acquired a Saint Emperor corpse, with rapidly advancing technology, and ruling over tens of thousands of light-years of starry sky, is still this fragile before a true powerhouse.

Indeed, just like ants.

Before such a powerhouse, there is simply no possibility of resistance, no space to resist.

Too weak!

Far too weak!!

This was the first time the elites and leadership from the Thousand Star Civilization felt their civilization was so weak, never had they felt so glorious and invincible when conquering other worlds, other civilizations before.

They all had pale faces, utterly terrified, with many even becoming weak-kneed, collapsing onto the ground.

If this scene were witnessed by the core personnel from worlds or civilizations previously conquered by the Thousand Star Civilization, they would probably doubt their eyes and suspect they were hallucinating.

Considering the strength of the Thousand Star Civilization, a formidable civilization on a universal scale, reduced to such a state by a single individual, was simply unbelievable!!

Yet, no matter how incredible it seemed, it was indeed occurring before their very eyes.

This terrifying powerhouse, who previously swallowed a perpetual star whole, made the elite and leadership of the Thousand Star Civilization feel unprecedented despair with his power alone.

"You need not fear," Qin Heng said calmly, "The person just now is not dead, nor will you die, nor will your civilization be destroyed, merely moved to another place."

His tone was calm and carried no intention to kill.

But this only made the Thousand Star Civilization people even more creeped out, with chills running down their spines, looking at Qin Heng with even more terror.

What does this tone sound like?

It was like a human telling their pet: don't worry, I'm just moving you to a new place!!

Who knows if this "place" is a pot or a grill!?

No one could be sure!

But what choice did they have?

Apart from waiting for the final result to unfold, what else could the Thousand Star Civilization do?

Nothing at all!

This civilization, having dominated star regions spanning millions of light-years, faced complete despair in the face of the awe-inspiring power Qin Heng displayed.

Qin Heng understood these people's thoughts but he didn't bother to explain. Anyway, once the cave domain was opened, they would naturally know their circumstances and realize his words were not false.

Then, he raised a hand, a void opened, and a massive space was created, enough to accommodate everything from the Thousand Star Civilization, with plenty of space left over.

Of course, this wasn't yet the cave world.

It was just a space Qin Heng created at will, which would collapse and cease to exist if not maintained with mana.

For now, he was merely temporarily storing the people of the Thousand Star Civilization within this space.

Once he refined that Saint Emperor corpse and broke through to the Returning to Empty realm, becoming an ancient sage, he could create an unprecedented cave world, with these people from the Thousand Star Civilization as its initial inhabitants.

Using the Thousand Star Civilization as a foundation, the civilization within the cave domain would become increasingly prosperous, and Qin Heng would grow stronger and stronger.

At this moment, the core of the Thousand Star Civilization, the Thousand Star Holy Emperor City, had already become empty. Moreover, the thousands of star systems controlled by the Thousand Star Civilization had also vanished, all relocated to that newly created space by Qin Heng.

For Qin Heng, at this point, moving a few star systems was trivial; even shattering the entire universe wasn't a difficult feat.

After making all necessary preparations.

Qin Heng waved his hand, and the Thousand Star Holy Emperor City disappeared without a trace, all buildings and infrastructure also relocated to that space, leaving only a massive energy field behind.

Like a black hole, devouring all surrounding energy, light, and even the rules.

The honor of the Saint Emperor, indestructible and immortal!

Even if it fell to mere physical remains, it still contained incredibly powerful strength!

If it were an ordinary deity, encountering such power could only await death quietly, with no possibility of resistance, let alone gaining benefit from it.

However, for Qin Heng, such a level of force field was trivial; he simply raised his hand to disperse the layers of force fields, revealing the Saint Emperor corpse inside!!

Next, he aimed to refine this corpse into pure energy, assisting him in breaking through to the Returning to Empty realm.

But at that very moment!!

The Saint Emperor corpse, which seemingly had lost all life force, suddenly erupted with an incomparably brilliant light, as if multiple stars exploded simultaneously, shattering and destroying the surrounding void!

Simultaneously, a powerful force of divine soul emerged from this corpse, surging like a torrent toward Qin Heng, grand and mighty, as if it intended to swallow Qin Heng completely!

A laugh of ecstatic delight echoed in Qin Heng's Divine Sense.

"Hahaha!! After waiting for millions of years, finally a little deity at the peak has taken the bait. This body of yours, I shall gladly accept!"