Chapter 440: They Couldn’t See Any Hope

In the Qin Royal City…

This was the most prosperous city in the Qin Nation. There were countless royal nobles and high-ranking officials. If it was not for the massacre many years ago, this place would have been even more lively.

That massacre was a massacre of the royal family’s disciples. It was the Divine Emperor who personally took action. Almost all the direct descendants of the royal family were killed. Even Qin Buhui was heavily injured by the divine emperor and left.

Not long after, Qin Buhui returned after destroying the nest of the Mutated Beasts. She knelt and died alone in front of the tombstone of the royal family. The ending could be said to be extremely bleak.

Later on, the Qin Nation did not have anyone in power for a long time. It looked like the Qin Nation was on the verge of falling apart.

An old prince who did not have any descendants did not want to see the Qin Nation fall apart. He carried the huge pressure of being killed by the Divine Emperor.

He forcefully took over the throne and became the new emperor of the Qin Nation. He managed the state for more than ten years.

The Qin Nation did not develop well during these years. It even regressed a little, but at least the Qin Nation was still alive. It was just that this old prince was too old and could no longer support the state.

Under such circumstances, Li Xuan came to the Qin Royal City. He walked on the streets step by step, looking at the human geography and understanding the culture here.

Occasionally, he would go to the tavern to listen to people chat, go to the Hundred Dawn Building to buy information, and sneak into the Qin Royal Palace to investigate.

After Li Xuan understood an important piece of news, he did not hesitate to go to the Divine Royal Palace. He found out a terrifying piece of news from a crippled old woman.

In the blink of an eye, seven days had passed.

At this time, Li Xuan was no longer in the Qin Nation. Instead, he was standing in the desert that was filled with yellow sand. In the whistling wind, God’s Perspective swept across the dark desert in the center of the desert.

Under this dark desert was a 99-story underground city. Its name was Hope City. It was the desert city that the Divine Emperor had built after expending manpower and material resources to forcefully signal the presence of countless humans.

This city was incomparably huge. There was a huge amount of resources stored in the city. There were also underground plants that looked like mushrooms that could be used for food.

There were also magical fruit trees that could filter fruit, water collection equipment, and many plants that could allow people to live for a long time. All sorts of facilities were prepared to the extreme.

Li Xuan used God’s Perspective to look at this city. Looking at the Divine Imperial Palace’s soldiers in the city, Li Xuan’s emotions surged. He was unable to calm down his emotions for a moment.

“No wonder. No wonder Qin Yue would always be taken care of. Even though she swallowed those three drops of blood and her body was about to collapse, there was still a mysterious power protecting her…”

“So it’s this world that is taking care of her. The reason is that this world is repaying the favor. This favor is really a great favor.”

Li Xuan sighed. His gaze was complicated as he continued to sweep across the huge city of hope. He saw the divine imperial palace’s soldiers in the city and looked at their young faces.

These soldiers were all genius warriors. Their cultivation aptitude was very good. Many resources were opened up for them to cultivate crazily.

However, Li Xuan discovered that the eyes of these genius martial artists hid deep despair.

“They can’t see hope!”

Li Xuan sighed. He did not know what to say, and he also did not know how to explain this matter to Qin Yue.

“I’ll go back and tell her. Sooner or later, I’ll also say it!”

Li Xuan’s body disappeared into the void, disappearing into the yellow desert. Only the footprints that gradually disappeared in the desert indicated that he had come.

In the Divine Imperial Palace…

At this moment, the Divine Imperial Palace had already become ruins. Broken walls were everywhere. The blood that had surrounded the Divine Imperial Palace all year round had disappeared, and tender grass and green leaves had grown back on the ground.

Outside the ruins…

Ye Fan, the Little Black Cat, and Ku Heshang led many soldiers and solemnly looked at the Divine Imperial Palace. They were ready to enter the passage of the Divine Imperial Palace and investigate.

In the past seven days, they had obtained a lot of information. The exploration team had also entered the 98th floor of the Divine Imperial Palace.

Then, on the 98th floor, they found a crippled old granny. Other than this old granny, they did not see anyone else on the 1st to 98th floors of the Divine Imperial Palace.

After encountering the crippled old granny, that old granny displayed a terrifying strength. A power called Domain was released by the old Granny.

The exploration team was frightened and froze on the spot. Then, the exploration team was released in fear. However, they also brought back a piece of worrying news.

This news was that the old woman asked Ye Fan, Ku Heshang, and Qin Yue to head to the Divine Imperial Palace. Otherwise, the crippled old woman would personally pay a visit.

Facing such a terrifying crippled old woman, Ye Fan and Ku Heshang considered it over and over again. In the end, they still came.

There was nothing they could do. Experts with Domains were Saint Rank experts. They were truly peerless cultivators. They really could not afford to offend them, so they could only come.

Seeing that Qin Yue’s group was not there, the Ku Heshang looked at ye fan and asked with a trace of inquiry.

“Qin Yue didn’t reply to our message. I wonder if she would dare to come?”

“She should come. The cripple granny is the strongest existence among the three Divine Emperor’s generals. The little black cat said that the cripple granny has already reached Saint Rank. If we anger her, the consequences will be very serious,” Ye Fan said solemnly.

“That’s right! The consequences will be severe!”

Ku Heshang sighed deeply. He felt that the harder he tried to improve, the more despair he felt.

The Divine Imperial Palace was too powerful. The more they knew, the more they could feel the power of the Divine Imperial Palace. This kind of power simply made people despair to the extreme.

“Let’s go. If the cripple granny wanted to kill us, there would be no need to go through so much trouble. The only thing we can do is to find a glimmer of hope.”

Ye Fan smiled bitterly. He held the little black cat in his arms and led his five loyal subordinates step by step into the Divine Imperial Palace’s basement.

“That’s right. If a Saint Rank wants to kill me, all they need to do is to release a breath on me.”

Ku Heshang had no choice but to lead his subordinates into the Divine Imperial Palace as well. They walked up to the 98th floor one by one.

The Divine Imperial Palace was too big. It was like an underground fortress. There were all sorts of war facilities everywhere. Almost every floor was like a battlefield, making one’s heart skip a beat.

Everyone walked down the stairs, sniffing the bloody smell in the air. They looked at the mottled dark red blood on the ground and the densely-packed scratches on the walls.

They always felt like they were on a battlefield. The atmosphere was filled with tension and killing intent.

“Killing intent, death aura, and the iron-blooded fighting intent of the soldiers. What an incredible place. What on earth happened here?”

The little black cat’s mood was very grave. Its cat eyes scanned the surroundings, flashing with light from time to time.

“That crippled granny must know everything. She will probably tell us. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have let us come.”

Ye Fan analyzed some of the details inside. The deeper he went, the closer he felt to the truth.

“There are so many traps here. There are many that I can’t see. Fortunately, it’s closed. Otherwise, we would have died long ago.”

The little black cat jumped onto Ye Fan’s shoulder and looked around carefully. It found that there were many holes in the wall, and there were sharp barbs hidden in the holes, ready to attack the enemy at any time.

Apart from the holes in the wall, the little black cat also found that there were various holes hidden in the roof of every floor and the ground under its feet.

These holes were densely packed, and every part of it made one’s heart skip a beat. There were even all kinds of sharp barbs on the open door.

These spikes were more than a meter long and exceptionally sharp. One wrong move and they might be pierced through.

Other than these, there were also many war tools on the ground, and some of them were even coated with poison.

Looking at this Divine Imperial Palace, the little black cat felt that the entire Divine Imperial Palace was like a ferocious war machine.