Chapter 209: The Ship to the New World

Shen Cheng flew over and used his telekinesis to clear away all the bones piled up under the statue.

As soon as they landed, Si Han and Mr. Li couldn't wait to act separately, one rushed straight to the wall, and the other climbed directly towards the statue.

Shen Cheng and Han Zhiqing came behind Si Han and saw that he was looking at the murals and words on the wall eagerly, wishing he could lie on them.

Han Zhiqing opened her backpack, took out various archaeological tools, and prepared to collect samples of the surrounding soil and walls.

Shen Cheng looked back and saw that Mr. Li had climbed onto the statue and was carefully taking the small black ball out of the baby's hand.

Everyone is busy, except me.

He had no choice but to look up and look at the murals and words on the wall with Si Han.

Although the densely packed text is incomprehensible, these murals are not complicated and are within the comprehension level of even elementary school students.

These murals tell a story - there was originally a group of people living on the earth. They cultivated the land with slash-and-burn methods, multiplied and thrived, established tribes, city-states, and empires, and eventually moved towards peace amid endless wars. Technology developed, and they built skyscrapers, trains, airplanes, and even launched rockets to explore space.

This was a very developed civilization, in no way inferior to today's Federation.

Then one day, disaster struck from the sky.

The earth collapsed and all things were destroyed.

The survivors took refuge in hastily built underground shelters, huddled in rooms that looked like beehives.

However, the land beneath the earth is equally unsafe, as horrible swarms of insects constantly attack the survivors in the shelter, trapping them underground and making them unable to leave.

Fortunately, there is always a way out, and the survivors successfully opened a ship to the new world.

However, this ship to the new world could only carry a few people, while there were tens of thousands of survivors.

Injustice leads to struggle, and in the oppressive environment and atmosphere of despair, the struggle turns into a brutal fight.

In the end, everyone died in the fight, and only one survivor got the boat.

She stood alone on the road, left the shelter and headed for the new world.

After viewing these murals, Shen Cheng discovered something that surprised him, that is, the disaster that destroyed this civilization was actually a giant bird.

In the mural, this huge angular bird soars outside the planet, then spews flames towards the earth, destroying everything.

This reminded Shen Cheng of the stargazers in the stargazing club, who insisted that the starry sky was fake, an illusion created by a lord of the sky soaring in the universe.

Also, the theory of cyclical destruction of civilization discovered by Black Agate holds that every once in a while, a disaster from outer space will destroy civilization. Could it be referring to this big bird?
"woo woo woo woo."

Suddenly, a burst of crying interrupted Shen Cheng's thoughts, which seemed a bit creepy in this dark space.

He looked up and found that Si Han was crying again.

“Sure enough…Sure enough…”

Si Han stroked the wall with his hand, tears streaming down his face: "The starry sky... is indeed fake, the sacrifices of all the stargazers were not in vain... We are all on the right path... Pei Mu, you can rest in peace now!"

Han Zhiqing, who was scraping powder off the wall to preserve it, had to stop working and ran over to comfort him: "Grandpa, you promised me not to cry casually. It's not good for your health."

"I didn't cry casually, I was just excited."

Si Han waved his hands and stopped crying, then walked over quickly and grabbed Shen Cheng's hand.

He pointed to an extremely complex star map on the wall and said excitedly, "Look, this is the starry sky recorded by the last civilization. It is completely different from the starry sky we have now. All the stars have changed. The starry sky above our heads is fake!"

Without waiting for Shen Cheng to answer, he pointed to the big bird on the mural and said, "This is the Lord of the Sky. It created a false sky, preventing us from observing the real universe and imprisoning us on this planet."

At the end, Si Han even roared in a roaring tone.

His roar echoed in the palace.

Han Zhiqing looked at Shen Cheng with a worried look on her face, asking for help.

Shen Cheng gave her a reassuring look, then used a mind trick to calm Si Han down, and changed the subject: "What about the ship heading to the new world behind the mural?"

After the extremely excited Si Han calmed down, he suddenly found that his loud roar was embarrassing.

He coughed and said thoughtfully, "I remember that the federal government has been researching a project that can observe parallel worlds. Maybe this is related."

"Professor, you are right. The new world does refer to a parallel world."

Suddenly, Mr. Li's voice sounded behind the two of them.

Shen Cheng and Si Han looked back and saw Mr. Li standing behind the three of them.

He held the black ball that he had taken from the statue high in his hand and showed it off to the two of them: "And this black ball in my hand is the ship to the new world."

Shen Cheng found that Mr. Li's attitude had changed. He became calm and confident, completely different from the timid ordinary person he was just now.

It seems that he doesn't want to continue playing the pig and eating the tiger.

Si Han showed a surprised expression, staring at the small black ball in his hand: "Mr. Li, is this what your company has been looking for?"

Mr. Li shook his head: "No, to be precise, it's what I'm looking for."

He stuffed the little black ball into his pocket.

Si Han said sincerely: "Congratulations to you."

"It is indeed worth congratulating, because today is a double blessing for me. Not only did I find the ship to the New World."

Mr. Li smiled and stared at Si Han: "We also caught the criminals from the Stargazing Club."

Si Han and Han Zhiqing's expressions suddenly changed.

The only people who would call members of the Stargazing Club criminals are people in the federal government.

Even, just a small group of people in the government.

Si Han's face was solemn, and he asked in a deep voice: "Mr. Li, who are you?"

"I am the head of an archaeological company. You already know that. However, I have another unknown identity."

Mr. Li smiled and introduced himself: "That's the Forbidden Demon Hunter who often deals with your club."

Si Han subconsciously took a step back. The name of the Forbidden Demon Hunter meant death to the stargazers.

However, seeing Shen Cheng standing quietly aside, Si Han was not too flustered.

"Mr. Li, have you discovered my identity a long time ago?"

"No, at least five minutes ago, I was just suspicious of your identity and had no intention of delving deeper into it."

Mr. Li looked up at the mural and said helplessly, "But who told you to confess?"

Hearing this, Si Han couldn't help but smile bitterly.

He was so excited after seeing the mural that he actually exposed his identity.

"Mr. Lee."

Han Zhiqing said nervously, "You have worked with my grandfather so many times, you should know that he has never done anything bad."

Mr. Li smiled slightly and said, "Little girl, for us demon hunters, the evaluation of whether a person is guilty is never based on whether he has done good or bad things, but whether he poses a threat to the federal government."

Shen Cheng, who had been silent, suddenly spoke up: "I'm curious, the Stargazing Club is just studying the stars, why would it pose a threat to the federal government?"

He was really curious about this and didn't understand why the federal government wanted to cover up the fake starry sky.

He had asked Tianxuanxing before, but Tianxuanxing didn't know the reason either. He only knew that the federal government was on high alert and would rather kill the wrong person than let him go. "Sorry, this is not something I can understand. The only thing I know is to obey orders."

Mr. Li smiled slightly, looked back at Si Han, and persuaded him, "Just surrender, Professor. As long as you give up resistance, I won't kill you."

Si Han asked back: "What will happen if I get caught?"

Mr. Li shrugged: "This is not something I can decide."

He refused to say, but Si Han actually knew for a long time that stargazers captured alive by the federal government always had only two outcomes - life imprisonment or death penalty, without exception.

He was silent for a moment, then suddenly raised his hand and pointed at the extremely complex star map on the wall behind him: "As long as you can make the truth about the starry sky public, and everyone knows that the starry sky is fake, I am willing to surrender."

"Grandpa."

Han Zhiqing looked anxious and quickly grabbed his arm.

"Ha ha ha ha."

Mr. Li seemed to have heard something funny and burst into laughter: "Professor, I've known you for so long, but this is the first time I know you're so good at telling jokes."

How could a mere demon hunter like him possibly accomplish such a thing?
Si Han sighed. He knew in his heart that it was impossible, but he still had a little delusion.

He took a step back and hid behind Shen Cheng.

"Mr. Shen, I'm counting on you."

Shen Cheng nodded.

I thought the danger of this journey was the underground ruins, but I didn't expect that my teammates were the most dangerous.

"Is this what you rely on?"

Mr. Li turned his head and looked at Shen Cheng, and laughed: "Then you really underestimated me."

As soon as he finished speaking, there was suddenly another person in his hand.

Han Zhiqing!
She appeared beside Mr. Li as if she had teleported, and he grabbed her neck with one hand.

"Chih-Ching."

Si Han exclaimed and wanted to rush forward, but Shen Cheng raised his hand to stop him.

"Do you think I will fight you head-on? That would be too inefficient."

Mr. Li had a look of success on his face: "I never waste time if I can take shortcuts. This is my creed. Now it's your turn to make a choice. Do you want to surrender obediently, or watch this lovely girl die in my hands?"

Seeing his smug look, Shen Cheng suddenly asked, "Why don't you take another look at who you are pinching?"

"You want to trick me with this trick?"

Mr. Li was about to make some ridicule when he discovered that Han Zhiqing was actually standing next to Si Han.

He turned his head and looked at his hand, and found that what he was holding was actually a skeleton.

Si Han protected Han Zhiqing behind him, but the grandfather and grandson looked at Mr. Li strangely, as if they were looking at a mental patient.

Because in their eyes, Mr. Li suddenly bent down, grabbed a skeleton on the ground, and then threatened them.

Could it be that the environment was too depressing, causing hallucinations in his mind?
"That's right, I underestimated you."

Mr. Li looked at Shen Cheng again. He did not panic because he might be hallucinating. He did not even throw away the bones in his hand.

"It seems that the professor has indeed found a good helper. What if this is the case?"

As soon as Mr. Li's smiling voice fell, the situation changed again.

Si Han, who was beside Shen Cheng, disappeared, replacing the skeleton in Mr. Li's hand, and was strangled by him.

"Grandpa!"

Han Zhiqing let out a cry of surprise.

Shen Cheng's face also changed, not only because Mr. Li suddenly switched things up, but also because the energy in his body suddenly surged.

He unexpectedly rose from extraordinary to master in one breath.

This guy pretended to be a pig and ate the tiger. He not only deceived others, but even deceived Shen Cheng. He is not just extraordinary at all.

Si Han, who was strangled to the point of being almost unable to breathe, roared, his body quickly swelled up, and dense black scales quickly covered his entire body.

He is not a weak and frail old man, but a powerful demon.

With the help of transformation, Si Han broke free from the restraints. His hands turned into afterimages, and his sharp claws were like sickles. He instantly launched a dense spider web-like attack, covering Mr. Li completely.

Mr. Li lightly tapped his feet, floated his body backwards, and nimbly avoided Si Han's attack.

Si Han was about to continue chasing when he suddenly felt an invisible force restraining his body and pulling him back.

"Protect your niece."

Si Han flew backwards into the air, and Shen Cheng appeared from under him, shooting straight at Mr. Li like a rocket and punching him in the face.

Facing Shen Cheng's attack, Mr. Li did not dare to be careless and raised his hand to block his heavy punch!
boom!
With a deafening bang, the collision between the two sides created an extremely violent wind that blew away all the bones piled on the ground.

The entire palace was shaken by the wind, and countless dust fell.

"what!"

Han Zhiqing, an ordinary person, was also blown away and crashed into the wall.

If it hits at this speed, the result will be that the brain will burst.

Fortunately, a long tail reached out in time, wrapped around Han Zhiqing's body and protected her.

This is the result that both Shen Cheng and Mr. Li had reserved. If the two of them put their best efforts, they could easily tear down the entire palace.

"Such a young master?"

Mr. Li showed a hint of surprise in his eyes: "You can't be unknown. Tell me your real name!"

"Why don't you say it first?"

Shen Cheng used infinite fission and instantly created two more split bodies, which launched an attack on Mr. Li.

He currently only has Infinite Division, a four-star ability that can only be used in battles with master-level enemies.

Mr. Li did not lose out in the face of the siege of three Shen Chengs and easily blocked all attacks.

"If you want to know my name, that's fine."

Mr. Li caught Shen Cheng's armored fist and smiled: "Just beat me!"

"Then wait till you admit defeat."

Black flames gushed out from Shen Cheng's fist and instantly engulfed Mr. Li.

Mr. Li escaped from the flames, but his clothes were burned and the small black ball fell out.

He subconsciously reached out to pick it up, and Shen Cheng also rushed over and reached out to grab it.

The hands of the two men touched the black ball at the same time, and a black light instantly burst out from it, swallowing up the four people in the palace.

(End of this chapter)