Assassin Seven, starting in Shennong Kingdom!

Chapter 164 The End of the Hidden Dragon Kingdom

The Land of Superpowers, underground.

Within a massive, futuristic-looking ruin, a colossal red energy core, resembling a sun, continues to operate even after a century.

Scientists from the country of Stur are studying this site.

Qin Ming arrived here and found Bai Qi.

"senior."

"How's it going? Any leads?"

Bai Qi nodded, placed the computer in his hand in front of Qin Ming, and pointed to the huge energy core. "This energy core is completely controlled by a technology that our country cannot yet master. Its purpose seems to be to power an unknown huge device. To be honest, with our country's technology, it would take at least fifty years to fully understand these technologies. It would be very difficult."

Qin Ming didn't speak, but glanced at the information. He only had a superficial understanding of it, since he wasn't particularly skilled in technology.

However, he was still quite curious about this enormous energy core.

Looking ahead, he said, "This energy is the same as the energy stones you used to develop the Sky Canopy, but the quality is on a completely different level. This is at least tens of thousands of times more powerful than ordinary energy stones..."

A single red energy stone is roughly enough to activate the power of a super celestial canopy, also known as "divine punishment."

Don't be fooled by the fact that he, Fei Xi, and even beings of the Heavenly Rakshasa level can withstand it head-on.

This does not mean that their skill level has reached the equivalent of that level of energy.

The reason it was able to withstand the attack was that the sky only released the red energy in one direction, and the energy could no longer be further restrained. In addition, the distance was too far, and it was further weakened.

On the other hand, experts of their caliber all possessed peak-level control over Qi!

True Qi has become so powerful that it can be condensed into a physical form.

Only in this way can we forcefully accept it.

Even the next step won't be easy. Not only will their power be reduced by at least half, but they also can't be disturbed in the slightest. Otherwise, they'll be seriously injured or even killed!

Even though he had already reached the third level, Qin Ming could not ignore the bombardment of that energy.

And the energy before us is at least tens of thousands of times greater...

To be honest, Qin Ming was a little panicked. If this thing exploded, the entire Superpower Kingdom would definitely be gone.

"Yes."

Bai Qi pushed up his glasses, his gaze fixed intently on the ball of energy. "I used to simply use this red energy for weapon development, but later I discovered that this energy stone is not naturally formed, but rather an advanced energy storage device that is perfectly compatible with red energy!"

As he spoke, he glanced at his chest and said with a wry smile, "If I hadn't directly come into contact with red energy from the beginning, but instead had first explored the technology of this energy stone, perhaps..."

His body was modified by red energy, which was a prerequisite for him to develop the White Dragon series of mechs.

But such destructive energy was far beyond what the physical body could withstand; his body was already riddled with holes and extremely weak.

Even Qin Ming's medical skills are now powerless to help.

His life was already on a countdown...

"..."

Qin Ming didn't speak; he was actually trying to think of a solution.

He even considered non-medical methods.

But without exception, it didn't work. As the saying goes, medical skills can cure diseases, but they can't save lives.

From the moment Bai Qi absorbed the red energy, his body began to gradually wither away, beyond any hope of recovery.

Unless Bai Qi can cultivate to the third level like him, directly transcending the mortal body and undergoing a complete transformation, there is no solution!

However, this is still a dead end, as Qin Ming has not yet found any way to help others succeed.

The Heaven and Earth Rakshasa has already proven that even if one wields the two great divine artifacts, Blood Blade Abyss Demon and Illusion Blade Heavenly Demon, one is only infinitely close to the third level. Bai Qi's body cannot withstand that kind of power.

With a sigh, he didn't continue the topic.

Just then, Li Yao walked over, holding a device in her hand, looking excited. "Bai Qi, senior, come and take a look. We've made some discoveries."

Bai Qi and Qin Ming walked over.

Before long, we arrived at a device with a huge circular arch structure.

Qin Ming couldn't understand these advanced technological products, but Bai Qi, looking at the devices on them, quickly figured out some things.

"This is……"

Unable to hide his shock, he walked closer and touched the device, as if talking to himself, "Senior, do you know why the Hidden Dragon Kingdom disappeared?"

"Regarding this, I actually made some discoveries at the ruins of the Xuanwu Kingdom. The Hidden Dragon Kingdom should be the predecessor of the Xuanwu Kingdom and the Ster Kingdom. About two hundred years ago, the Hidden Dragon Kingdom still existed, but it was severely polarized internally, and it seems that as early as four hundred years ago, martial arts could no longer reach the third level..."

Qin Ming shook his head slightly; this was a clue he had discovered from the ruins.

Based on that speculation, it's not difficult to deduce some things. At its peak, the Hidden Dragon Kingdom was a powerful nation where martial arts and technology were equally developed and both reached their zenith.

He might even be stronger in martial arts. At least for now, Qin Ming has not seen any technological power in the Kingdom of Ster that could threaten him.

However, starting about four or five hundred years ago, due to some uncontrollable factors, martial arts gradually declined.

This led to a polarization within the Hidden Dragon Kingdom, with one faction naturally advocating martial arts and seeking a solution.

Various medical techniques, medicinal animals, and even Qin Ming's speculation that many talking animals in this era might be the result of secret experiments conducted by the "martial arts" school of the Hidden Dragon Kingdom in that era.

People from countries including the Power Country, the Superpower Country, and even some other countries exhibit significant regional differences.

It is very likely that these experiments caused the problem.

To this end, Qin Ming also investigated the historical records of the Shennong Kingdom and found that the rise of the Shennong Kingdom was very abrupt, exactly three or four hundred years ago.

Further ahead, the lines become increasingly blurred, and gaps appear.

However, there are few records of the other faction in the Hidden Dragon Kingdom, the "Technology Faction".

This also indirectly confirms Qin Ming's guess that the Hidden Dragon Kingdom is internally polarized, and may even have split directly. The core of the technology faction should be "Future City", which is located underground in the present-day Ster Kingdom.

This was also the predecessor of the Kingdom of Ster.

"My guess is pretty much the same. Actually, when I first entered the Kingdom of Ster, I also felt strange because many of the technologies in the Kingdom of Ster, in my opinion, could not have been completed without hundreds of years of accumulation and iteration."

Bai Qi stared in amazement at the enormous device before him, glancing sideways at Qin Ming. "Until later, I stumbled upon a daring plan, a crazy plan, in the ruins of the Hidden Dragon Kingdom."

"The technological leader of the Hidden Dragon Kingdom developed energy stones, and energy is the beginning of all civilization and technology. With this, he put forward a crazy idea: he wanted to explore other life-bearing planets in the universe!"

"Um?!"

Qin Ming's pupils dilated.

Bai Qi sighed as he finished speaking, "But his plan was so costly that it seemed to have dragged down the entire Hidden Dragon Kingdom. A large number of experiments failed, and the last one, called 'Star Gate,' only recorded a portion of the data."

Qin Ming vaguely understood Bai Qi's meaning at this moment and said, "You mean that some of the 'technological' high-ranking members of the Hidden Dragon Kingdom did not actually stay behind, but went to explore the depths of the universe?"

"They may have already perished in this experiment."

Bai Qi looked at the "Star Gate" in front of him and said.