Chapter 904: Lord of Hanging Jade

Lord of Hanging Jade

"3..."

"2..."

"1..."

"Start!"

As a voice echoed through the base, a massive domain expanded from the Master of the Babel Tower, instantly enveloping the Particle Collider. The aura of the Pathway Chief of the Path of the Artisan erupted with a roar!

At the same time, the Particle Collider gradually started up, emitting a low hum!

After hundreds of years, the light symbolizing the crystallization of human technology lit up on the control screen. The researchers in charge of the operation had long memorized the sequence of operations recorded in the books, and step by step, they began to bring this colossal machine back to life!

At this moment, everyone in the base held their breath, their tense palms seeping with sweat.

The light bulbs above everyone's heads began to flicker, and all other electrical equipment in the base came to a standstill.

The activated Particle Collider was like a gluttonous behemoth devouring electricity. The power generation methods of this era were still relatively backward. Even though the people of the Xuanyu Base had prepared in advance, the power of the Floating Base was still somewhat insufficient...

Darkness gradually encroached upon every room and corridor of the base, as if an invisible giant beast was slowly opening its maw to devour everyone here entirely.

In the end, throughout the entire Xuanyu Base, only the Particle Collider and the domain of the Master of the Babel Tower were dazzlingly bright, radiating a dreamlike blue glow!

Particles collided within the massive machine, forming a string of encoded particles containing spatio-temporal coordinates, which were finally launched toward the Lord of Hanging Jade!

The light of the domain grew increasingly brilliant with the activation of the Particle Collider. The people behind the glass could only temporarily shield their eyes with their hands. It wasn't until about a dozen seconds later that the light gradually faded...

Clang—

The crowd lowered their hands. The Particle Collider had already come to a halt, and the base was plunged into darkness and deathly silence.

The researchers originally responsible for operating the Particle Collider shifted their gazes away from the pitch-black screens, looking at each other in dismay...

"Did we... succeed?"

"The 'coordinate' particles should have been launched successfully..."

"And then?"

"I don't know, is there any reaction from the Lord of Hanging Jade?"

Under the Professor's orders, the laboratory's backup power was turned on. A beam of light in the darkness illuminated the hibernation pod in the center. A figure remained calmly suspended upside down in the liquid, showing absolutely no signs of waking up.

The Professor placed his hands on the glass, almost pressing his eyes against it to look at the Lord of Hanging Jade, wanting to find something different from before...

But unfortunately, the Lord of Hanging Jade really hadn't changed at all.

"Did it fail?" The Master of the Babel Tower walked over slowly, his expression looking somewhat exhausted.

"...It's possible." The Professor sighed. "Back then, the Lord of Hanging Jade said that even if he received the 'coordinates,' there was no guarantee he would definitely appear... It seems we've worked for nothing."

The Master of the Babel Tower was just about to say something when a figure slowly walked out of the darkness behind them... The person had their hands stuffed into the pockets of their white coat, calmly looking up at the massive hibernation pod.

"I did indeed say that... but this time, I'm here."

The pupils of the Professor and the Master of the Babel Tower shrank abruptly!

Even as the Pathway Chief of the Path of the Artisan of this era, the Master of the Babel Tower hadn't noticed when someone had appeared behind him. The hairs on his body stood on end instantly as he whipped his head around to look!

In the laboratory, only the dark green glimmer from within the hibernation pod dispelled a little of the darkness. They saw a young man who looked exactly like the "Lord of Hanging Jade" studying "himself" inside the hibernation pod.

"L-Lord... Lord of Hanging Jade??" Seeing the person's face clearly, the Professor's eyes widened in disbelief.

"Is it that strange?" The Lord of Hanging Jade spoke indifferently. "The coordinates you launched were sent to 'me' in another time and space... Since that's the case, what does it have to do with this one who is still sleeping? What's the point of everyone staring at him?"

"Then you, which time and space are you from?"

"The year 2027."

Hearing this number, the Professor was taken aback.

According to the Professor's assumptions, by injecting the particle coordinates now, he should have been requesting help from the Lord of Hanging Jade of the future... Yet the Lord of Hanging Jade before him was from the Great Cataclysm era, which was the "past."

How was this achieved?

"How are you... from the past?"

"My future self seems to be very busy and isn't in the time and space he's supposed to be. It's probably because he forwarded this string of particle coordinates to me after receiving them," the Lord of Hanging Jade answered casually.

Only deep bewilderment remained in the Professor's eyes. Even he couldn't comprehend the abilities of the Lord of Hanging Jade...

"It seems their 'hibernation' plan has had an effect." The Lord of Hanging Jade looked at his sleeping self and nodded slightly, then swept his gaze across this base shrouded in darkness.

"Is this the Xuanyu Base? Why is it dark?"

"Because starting up the Particle Collider paralyzed the power system..."

"Oh."

The Lord of Hanging Jade replied absentmindedly, then turned to look at the two of them. "Are you two in charge here now?"

"I am in charge," the Professor said respectfully.

"Keep it short, what do you need me for?" The Lord of Hanging Jade looked down at his own palm. "I don't belong in this time and space. Once my stay reaches its limit, I'll be forcibly sent back... I don't have much time."

The Professor and the Master of the Babel Tower exchanged glances and immediately recounted everything regarding the Ancient Vault of the Imperial Path to the Lord of Hanging Jade. It was roughly asking him to prevent the emergence of a new "Emperor."

After listening, the Lord of Hanging Jade nodded.

"You want me to wipe out the Ancient Vault of the Imperial Path, right?"

"..." Hearing the Lord of Hanging Jade's understated and outrageous summary, both the Professor and the Master of the Babel Tower froze, silently breaking into a cold sweat.

Was this Lord of Hanging Jade so domineering and arrogant when he was young?

"Um... The ancient vault itself contains a Dao Foundation of a Divine Path, so it might be impossible to obliterate. You just need to make sure that a new 'Emperor' never appears there."

"Oh, I understand." The Lord of Hanging Jade waved his hand.

"Where is the Ancient Vault of the Imperial Path? Point me in the right direction."

"..."

Not knowing to what extent this Lord of Hanging Jade actually "understood," the Professor didn't dare to ask at this moment. He just silently raised his hand and pointed toward a certain direction in the Gray World.

The Lord of Hanging Jade didn't say anything more; he just casually pointed a finger upward.

Boom—!!

The next moment, the ceiling above his head shattered instantly, as if an invisible sword had pierced through the entire base, ripping an exaggeratedly ferocious hole right above him!

Through that large hole, white clouds could be seen drifting leisurely under the azure sky. The originally pitch-black base was illuminated in one corner by a beam of sunlight pouring in from outside the hole...

Under the horrified gazes of all the other researchers, the Lord of Hanging Jade's body levitated into the air as if defying gravity, flying up to the sky above the Xuanyu Base.

Then, with a booming explosion and the sudden appearance of a sonic boom, his figure vanished without a trace!

Everyone in the Xuanyu Base stared at the massive hole above their heads and simultaneously fell into silence...

Was this Lord of Hanging Jade already unhinged to the point... that he would even tear down his own home?