Peerless Immortal Emperor in City

The fiend that appeared earlier was unimaginably powerful!

Merely at the moment of its descent, the aura it displayed enshrouded the globe, causing all the world's powerhouses to despair. It was truly too strong.

It was absolutely a Great Saint-level powerhouse!

Yet, within just a few seconds, such a terrifying Nine Nether fiend was silently slain by a mysterious powerhouse, without any fanfare!

That fiend died!

It turned to ash and smoke, ceasing to exist as if it had never appeared, and the entire world returned to normal!

If not for the Saints' extremely strong mental control, they would have almost doubted if they had just experienced an illusion. Otherwise, how could such a terrifying fiend be vanquished so easily?

It was too unbelievable!!

All the Semi-Saints and Saints across the world were shocked. Such strength clearly surpassed that of the current era!

A Great Saint!

In the Western system, it's known as a Legendary Holy Spirit!

This was a powerhouse capable of leaving a planet and flying into the cosmic Starry Sky. They could even travel to Mars alone. Such a being possessed the ability to move mountains and fill seas, and could destroy the biosphere of an ordinary-sized planet in a short time!

Their lifespans could reach three thousand years, with the longest extending up to five thousand!

For the people of this era, such a powerhouse was an utterly inconceivable existence. It wouldn't be wrong to call them Immortals.

China! Had such a powerhouse truly appeared now?!

Madness! It's really madness!!

It wasn't that Earth lacked Great Saints or Legendary Holy Spirits. In the ancient Mythological Era, cultivators of this level weren't even considered true powerhouses. However, after the Ancient Mythological Era, Great Saints and even Saints had all gone into slumber, seeking to evade the long End of Dharma Age.

Today, Saints or Holy Spirits are the strongest combat forces on Earth, with almost no exceptions.

Could it be that a Great Saint-level powerhouse has awakened in China?

Or was it startled awake by this inexplicably descending fiend? But to exterminate such a formidable fiend immediately after awakening, its strength must have reached the pinnacle of the Great Saint level!

Various foreign powers were speculating.

Within China, many Ancient Divine Sects and forces were utterly shocked. A powerhouse, suspected to be at the peak Great Saint level, had suddenly appeared on their soil, and they had known nothing about it!

For a time, the whole country was shaken, and the Saints of the various Ancient Divine Sects were all astonished.

However, no one dared to act rashly.

After all, that was a Great Saint, possibly even a peak Great Saint. Their strength was unparalleled, capable of silently killing that unfathomably powerful fiend!

If this being were angered, unless they could awaken their many slumbering ancestors in advance, calamity would befall them all.

However, they wouldn't remain entirely inactive.

Many sects and organizations dispatched their most cautious and discreet disciples to Tianhai to covertly investigate clues about this mysterious Great Saint.

However, these powers did not know.

The Great Saint they sought was about to leave Tianhai.

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After that Nine Nether Evil Demon was annihilated, Mount She returned to normal, and Lu Jianjia, Qinghe, and others all regained consciousness.

However, their memories all stopped at the scene where Qin Heng extracted the black qi from Lu Guangyuan's body. As for the subsequent descent of the fiend and the cataclysmic events—the sky falling and the earth splitting—no one remembered a thing.

The might of the Nine Nether Evil Demons was simply too overwhelming for these people; they didn't even possess the capacity to remember the situation at that time.

Afterward, Qin Heng left Mount She.

Lu Jianjia, along with her parents, prepared to head home. They then handled the asset transfer procedures, transferring ownership of their family's ten billion in assets entirely to Qin Heng.

Upon closer calculation, even without inheriting Daqin Group, he now controlled assets worth more than a trillion. He was only eighteen; if this wealth were exposed, it would astound the entire world.

After leaving Mount She, Qin Heng went straight home.

Beijing University would be starting soon, and there weren't many days left to stay in Tianhai. He wanted to spend more time with Qin Yun and Song Ningran.

Even though, with his flying speed, it would take only a little over ten minutes to get from Beijing to Tianhai, for Song Ningran and Qin Yun, it was still a distance of over a thousand kilometers.

During his remaining few days, Qin Heng accompanied Qin Yun and Song Ningran on various outings.

Time flew by swiftly.

The day before the official start of the school term, carrying the insulated lunch Song Ningran had made for him and under the reluctant gazes of her and Qin Yun, Qin Heng boarded the high-speed train from Tianhai to Beijing.

To avoid causing a sensation, Qin Heng decided to use conventional transportation to get to Beijing. He had originally planned to fly, but with a typhoon approaching and causing various flight delays, he opted for the high-speed train instead.

Since it was the start of the school term, the train station was practically overflowing with people.

Even though Qin Heng had a business class seat, it was quite a struggle to get on the train. Fortunately, he only carried a backpack for show and had no other luggage, making it much more convenient.

There weren't many people in the business class carriage.

With only three seats per row, the space was generous, and there weren't many people in the carriage overall.

Qin Heng had a single seat. In the same row were two girls, youthful and attractive, both with good figures. They each had a considerable amount of luggage and appeared to be university students.

One, wearing a white floral dress with her hair falling to her shoulders, had an air of delicate beauty. The other had short, shoulder-length hair and wore a black leather vest, leather pants, and leather boots, radiating a dashing spirit.

Both girls were very beautiful, though their styles differed, each possessing a unique charm. The girl in leather pants, in particular, had an excellent figure; even while sitting, one could discern her slender waist and the curves of her ample bust.

In front of Qin Heng sat a male student. He was average-looking but tall, about 1.8 meters. His parents were sitting in the same row as him.

The father, slightly balding and appearing to be in his forties, was dressed neatly and wore glasses, giving off a refined aura. The mother, in contrast, looked sharp and harsh, clearly not an easy person to get along with.

Not long after the high-speed train departed, Qin Heng was resting with his eyes closed.

He then heard the male student approach the two girls' seats and ask with a smile, "Excuse me, are you two new students heading to university in Beijing?"

The two girls hadn't expected anyone to strike up a conversation with them. They had just graduated from high school, and though both were strikingly attractive, they had always focused on their studies and had never paid much attention to such matters.

After a slight pause, both girls nodded and, without any wariness, even revealed their names and schools.

The girl in the floral dress was called Cui Danwei.

The girl in leather pants was named Shangguan Wen, a rather rare compound surname. Both were headed to Beijing University of Commerce.

Upon hearing which university the girls were attending, a sense of superiority welled up in the young man.

"Cui Danwei, Shangguan Wen, those are good names." The young man nodded, tilting his head back slightly with pride. "I'm Gu Xing, heading to Central Finance. Since we're all in commerce and finance, we should definitely connect more in the future!"

Central Finance was considered one of China's top universities for commerce and finance, ranking far above Beijing University of Commerce. Gu Xing was feeling quite superior at the moment, even imagining the adoration in the eyes of the two girls before him.

But just standing here talking isn't very impressive, is it? Gu Xing frowned slightly. His gaze shifted, landing on Qin Heng, who was resting with his eyes closed. Suddenly, his eyes lit up.

Without a second thought, he strode over and smacked the back of Qin Heng's seat. Arrogantly, he said, "Hey, kid, get up. Give your big bro a seat."