The Peerless Emperor

At that moment, Lin Qian stood suspended in mid-air over the waters of the Chaotic Star Sea.

Below him, on the vast sea, a vortex had suddenly appeared, spinning rapidly.

Lin Qian frowned, watching the vortex for a while before continuing to fly.

However, at that time, Lin Qian's flight path was erratic—moving chaotically southward, northward, and whirling around in all directions.

He did so to take a closer look at the peculiarities of the vortex.

From the outside, the vortex seemed ordinary. However, what was truly astonishing was that it had been following Lin Qian since it appeared!

Previously, Lin Qian's erratic flight was to see if the vortex actually followed him.

Indeed, after some testing, Lin Qian noticed that the vortex beneath the surface kept shifting its position to follow him, and its speed was incredibly fast.

Lin Qian stared at the profound, bottomless vortex with a somewhat grave expression. He was a cultivator of the Transcendence Realm.

His flying speed was not slow, but the deep-sea vortex tightly followed right below him, unable to be shaken off, matching his speed effortlessly.

This made Lin Qian extremely curious—what exactly was this suddenly appearing deep-sea vortex?

Moreover, he could distinctly feel that beneath the vortex, something seemed to be drawing him in, pulling him deeper and deeper.

Lin Qian hesitated. If he entered this unknown vortex…

"Anyway, the situation is somewhat bizarre, but even if something dangerous happens, I can immediately enter Xuanhuan Star, so I needn't worry too much about my life." Watching the deep-sea vortex, Lin Qian pondered for a moment before deciding to explore it.

He couldn't suppress the curiosity in his heart. Besides, with Xuanhuan Star, his life wouldn't be threatened.

Once decided, Lin Qian promptly dived headfirst into the deep-sea vortex below.

Right after Lin Qian entered, the vortex on the surface gradually began to close, slowly disappearing above the surface of the water.

The sea was calm, as if the deep-sea vortex had never existed, and Lin Qian's figure also vanished within it.

Yet, just at that moment, in New Qin City of the Southern Domain of the Eastern Continent, Ye Xin received troubling news!

The Heavenly Art Department of the Southern Domain had lost contact with Lin Qian.

In this world, the Heavenly Art Department connected with Lin Qian through Xuanhuan Star.

It was through Lin Qian's presence that the Heavenly Art Department of the Soul Martial Continent had linked with the Heavenly Art Department of Xuanhuan Star.

Then, the Heavenly Art Department of Xuanhuan Star would relay messages to Lin Qian.

However, the Heavenly Art Department of the Huaxia Empire in the Soul Martial Continent had completely lost touch with Lin Qian and could no longer sense the Heavenly Art Department of Xuanhuan Star.

Thus, Ye Xin had no way of knowing Lin Qian's current situation.

Ye Xin's face turned deathly pale, "Little Qian, what happened to you?"

However, a moment later, Ye Xin calmed down and hurriedly notified the Heavenly Art Department, "Send a message through the Soul Vision Machine, proclaiming to the entire Empire that His Majesty is in seclusion, cultivating to break through to the Entering Saint Realm as soon as possible to oversee the Empire."

"Yes, Your Majesty!" After receiving Ye Xin's command, the Soul Martial Continent's Huaxia Empire Heavenly Art Department immediately set about the task.

After issuing this command, Ye Xin's expression was far from relaxed. If the news of Lin Qian's disappearance were to spread, it would be devastating for the Huaxia Empire.

For the Huaxia Empire, Lin Qian was now the pillar of the entire Empire. If this pillar were to crumble, then the entire Empire would collapse.

At this moment, after Lin Qian entered the vortex in the deep sea, he descended into a channel formed by seawater, continuously falling toward the bottom.

At the same time, the walls of the channel, made of seawater, also emitted fluctuations of Soul Power, a feeling very familiar to Lin Qian, similar to the entrance of the underground world.

However, this scene did not last long. Shortly afterward, the seawater walls transformed into stone walls, still emitting strong Array fluctuations.

Thus, it was exactly like entering the tunnel to the underground world.

Lin Qian's Imperial eyes activated, his pupils flashing with a golden sheen, scanning his surroundings. At the same time, his Soul Consciousness spread out, carefully observing.

Once Lin Qian finished observing, the data was transferred to the Heavenly Art Department via Sky Trace, and Zhuge Ming immediately took over personally to analyze the data carefully.

"How is it, Prime Minister?" Lin Qian maintained his falling posture, his expression grim as he asked Zhuge Ming.

At this moment, Zhuge Ming also furrowed his brows, pondering for a moment before saying, "Your Majesty, please forgive me, I have not yet determined the details of this Array."

"Alright!" Lin Qian silently nodded, but he felt strangely that the Array containing spatial fluctuations in the underground world was deciphered by Zhuge Ming in the blink of an eye, whereas now, he couldn't figure it out.

Meanwhile, Lin Qian continued to fall, having already been falling for over half an hour.

"So, have you figured it out yet?" At this time, Zhuge Ming had not yet replied, which surprised Lin Qian.

Moreover, falling for such a long time also surprised Lin Qian.

"The complexity of this Array is far beyond my expectations, it will take at least another three hours to fully understand," Zhuge Ming's voice arose, a hint of embarrassment in his tone.

"What, then, makes this Array different from the other underground world entrance Arrays?" Lin Qian asked in amazement.

He knew well that when his Prime Minister spoke of fully understanding, it wasn't merely about knowing what the Array did or its characteristics, but that he could instantly set up this Array, perfectly restoring it and, by extension, modifying it into various styles, as well as fixing any flaws in it.

As for what effects or characteristics the Array had, he probably recognized them at first glance.

"By comparison, the stability of this Array is at least ten thousand times greater. Additionally, it has a strong protective function and can be controlled. That is to say, at the end of this tunnel, there might be someone waiting for Your Majesty."

After Zhuge Ming finished speaking, Lin Qian's eyes slightly narrowed as he stared down at the dim endpoint below.

A moment later, a faint light finally emerged below.

Suddenly, the surroundings opened up, and Lin Qian finally reached the endpoint, another underground world, albeit noticeably smaller, with only a few dozen square yards. Suspended in midair was a small patch of floating soil with a fiery tree on it, beneath which sat an old woman.