Superhumans of the Dome City-Chapter 1416 - 21: Carefree Prisoner

Yan Qi left.

Perhaps he couldn’t say anything good standing before the palace, or maybe even inside the palace, he wouldn’t know what to do; he remained silent for a long time and suddenly disappeared from in front of the palace. Though he won the battle, he left like a loser.

Zhang Hongzheng’s Creation Realm was broken, and he suffered some injuries, needing rest. Qin Ming had already taken the old man back home, while Gongsun Ce thought of the fleeting murderous intent when he drew his sword earlier, feeling that he must hold great respect for his teacher, just like he cherishes his classmates.

"A complete mess." Gongsun Ce sighed, "Does His Majesty have anything to say?"

Duke Wu Qin An stood beside him, silently shaking his head.

"His Majesty has no intention of bringing students into the palace."

"Since His Majesty doesn’t intend to, we students won’t join the commotion." Gongsun Ce forced a smile, "What could we even say if we went? What could we do?"

He left the palace inside the moon, through a secret path to the desolate lunar surface, and lay on the rim of a crater to think for a while. The lunar surface resembles a gray-white desert, beyond the endless dark night sky is the water-blue planet. He let his thoughts wander aimlessly, pondering whether generations of emperors living inside this barren planet feel solitude, or whether they remain unhappy day after day. Thinking about people on Earth who know the truth, would they feel anger and resentment upon seeing the moon, to the point they refuse to look up at the sky again?

"It’s really damn torturous." Gongsun Ce sighed.

He flew up from the moon surface, transforming into a meteor heading towards Earth.

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The other people in Divine Capital City were also busy, utterly clueless about Yan Qi’s whereabouts after his disappearance, worrying that this emotionally driven scoundrel might cause some big trouble, they searched all over Divine Capital City for traces of the black clothes. Liu Zhongwu’s divination had no effect this time, and Situ Yi’s search skill also performed poorly, so everyone resorted to the simplest method, going place by place personally to search.

Yet Yan Qi neither hid nor concealed; he simply lay on the roof of the Imperial Academy Supervisor’s inner hall, drinking alone while gazing at the moon. The wine gourd was roughly emptied seven or eight times; after drinking so much, the quality of the wine couldn’t be discerned anymore, he was just pouring it into his mouth, the overflowing liquid stained his black clothes, emitting an unpleasant smell, resembling a down-and-out drunkard.

"What kind of wine gourd is this, after drinking so much, it still has more?"

Yan Qi drunkenly lowered his head, spotting Gongsun Ce standing under a cedar tree. This gray-haired person broke his illusion silently, technically someone unfamiliar with his illusion technique shouldn’t break it so swiftly, but what does it matter? This person has more than enough oddities, Yan Qi couldn’t be bothered to think further.

He took another sip, slurred his words: "The cellar linked with Tianshu... A prize from the previous inner door showdown... Won it."

"No wonder, it’s actually spoils of war." Gongsun Ce chuckled, "I wager there’s not much of a better place for you to be, it’s indeed in the inner door. Once you’ve almost finished the wine, head out, so everyone doesn’t worry."

"Get lost." Yan Qi wearily waved his hand.

Gongsun Ce leaned against the cedar tree, also looking at the moon, and suddenly said: "I’ve wondered for a while, what precisely is your ’Heavenly Extreme Palace’ ability? It’s termed a Breakthrough Skill of Silent Phase, yet it operates subtly, even quieter than the commotion my Heavenly Demon brings about. What’s odd about its practical effect is transporting people from one location to another, or displacing attacks elsewhere... It’s more like spatial teleportation than destruction, can’t wrap my head around it."

He languidly spoke: "Only until I heard your declaration earlier did I finally comprehend your intention. ’The heavenly movement is endless, yet the polar star remains unmoved,’ despite how everything in this world changes, Beichen always stays still. Because it’s the nexus of the starry sky, the extreme point of the heavens, a reference for determining directions, everything in all creation must be established from its standpoint to be solidified."

Gongsun Ce ignited a cluster of Nirvana Flame, folding his hands before the firelight. His fingers continuously parted and joined, the hand shadows below shifted accordingly, at times like a dwarf, at times like a crab, at times resembling a lively dog’s head. No matter how the hands moved, the position of the firelight remained unchanged, and the shadow stayed constantly in one spot.

"With the stationary Beichen, there emerges a world of change. But if this ’baseline’ Beichen shifts, then the world will change accordingly."

Gongsun Ce gently blew the flame, altering its direction. The firelight moved merely an inch, yet the dog’s head shadow elongated, resembling a sinister cat. He let the flame drift back and forth, the hand shadows changing incessantly, like a deity, like a ghost, like a demon, ultimately losing any discernible form, leaving only a blurry darkness.

"If Beichen decides it won’t be the baseline, no longer supporting or observing this world..." Gongsun Ce smiled lightly, "Then the world ceases to exist, everything returns to darkness."

Suddenly, he extinguished the Nirvana Flame, making the shadows vanish. Without a light source, no matter how the hands varied, shadow play could no longer be performed.

Gongsun Ce crossed his arms behind his back, with a wry smile said: "Truly an arrogant fellow! You’ve made yourself the highest reference point in the sky, do you consider yourself a deity judging all beings?"

Yan Qi sneered, "A bit capable, you’re half right."

Gongsun Ce adjusted his glasses: "The remaining half is ’eye’?"

"Correct, I lost my eyesight, Heavenly Extreme Palace is my eyes. What the eye perceives becomes the world, when I open my eyes the world is created, when I close them everything perishes."

"I see."

"Did you understand, boy?"

"I understood, what of it?" Gongsun Ce shrugged.