Chapter 662: Chapter 664: Devoured Together
Lin Zhen was gambling, betting that the Crown Princess would show mercy because he had saved her once before.
Moreover, his words were ambiguous. Although it seemed like he was letting the Crown Princess do whatever she wanted, careful consideration of Lin Zhen’s words revealed many factors that were difficult to understand.
He could clearly feel that the Crown Princess’s hand was trembling. In her heart, she might want to get rid of Lin Zhen, but after all, he had just saved her, and she couldn’t bring herself to do so.
But at the moment of her hesitation, something terrifying happened!
Lin Zhen’s Star Fall smashed the Permanent Crystal Planet open, but at the tail of the planet, it tore open a long spatial crack!
The planet swerved suddenly, the crack was swung around like a tail!
The giant crack enveloped Lin Zhen and Ning Qingxuan. At this moment, both of them were nearing exhaustion, with Ning Qingxuan being forced to nearly self-destruct, and Lin Zhen having exhausted all his Star Power, entering his Weak Period, and unable to evade!
The crack was like a giant beast devouring everything, swallowing both of them in one bite!
Lin Zhen did not like the feeling of not being in control of his body. Instinctively, he wanted to grab onto something; in the moment just before entering the crack, he grabbed a soft little hand!
Ning Qingxuan was also stunned by this change. After Lin Zhen grabbed her hand, she instinctively gripped back forcefully!
Both of them moved closer to each other without any agreement, embraced each other, and were swallowed by the crack!
Then, a storm of Energy swept through the sky.
The space of the Original World was extremely stable. Apart from tearing space apart when Lin Zhen used his Star Fall earlier, he hadn’t caused any damage to the Original World’s space at any other time.
The spatial crack disappeared quickly, as if it had never appeared here.
Only a giant Permanent Crystal Planet, which had deviated from its course by almost a kilometer after being hit by Ning Qingxuan and Lin Zhen, continued to fly towards the ground.
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“Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince! Great news, great news!”
In the void, in a carriage pulled by eight Divine eagles, Crown Prince Liang Zhihuan received a report from his subordinate.
“Speak, what news?”
“According to our observation instrument, just now, the Permanent Crystal Planet’s orbit has deviated, deviating a whole ten kilometers. So now, we also need to make some adjustments to our current route.”
“Oh! It deviated by ten kilometers?”
“Yes, there is no mistake. Your Highness, with this ten-kilometer deviation, if we continue to intercept it halfway, we might really have a chance to completely send this planet outside the capital of Nan Liang Country. Our capital city will be saved!”
Upon hearing the report and seeing the images sent from the other party, the Crown Prince finally relaxed his furrowed brow.
Several Longevity Warriors who accompanied him also celebrated together hearing this news.
No matter the reason, the planet had finally deviated, which was great news. The capital of Nan Liang was saved, and their mission could be completed.
They happily celebrated for a while before the Crown Prince continued asking, “Have you found out what caused the planet to deviate?”
“Well, the impact is somewhat unclear, but according to some images, it seems that two people made a move and shook the Permanent Crystal Planet, causing it to deviate.”
“Oh! There was such a thing. Then hurry up and continue investigating, find out who these two unknown heroes are, and there will be great rewards from this Prince.”
The Crown Prince was in a great mood, not expecting that there were still experts in Nan Liang helping the court. Such subjects were extremely rare, and he had to find them and express his gratitude, even if they were recluses.
He opened the Dimensional Universe screen, sharing it with the Longevity Warriors in the carriage.
Messages from the detectors kept coming, all about what had happened near the Permanent Crystal Planet before.
The technology of the Original World was not more advanced than the New World, and Nan Liang’s technology was weak. The images were somewhat intermittent and unclear.
“Quickly solve the problem with the clarity of the image and zoom in a little. I haven’t even found these two heroes yet.”
The Crown Prince became anxious, and his subordinates began to solve the problem immediately.
A group of technical experts worked for a while before finally allowing the Crown Prince to see the figures on the screen.
The Crown Prince and a group of Longevity Warriors gathered in front of the screen to watch carefully.
The image duration was not very long, and on the screen, it started with two people fighting.
“What’s going on? Are people fighting?”
But the image was too unclear for them to even distinguish who the two people were, or whether they were male or female.
“These two people have good strength. They can fight so fiercely in the void, they must be at least at the level of Peak World King, right?”
“I don’t think so; Peak World King would have a hard time creating such a scene. Especially the one with the sword, who’s at least a Longevity Realm warrior. The one with the spear or staff… is at least a Peak World King, or even possibly a Longevity Warrior.”
“Li Lao’s analysis is correct. It seems that these two Longevity Warriors were dueling or practicing their skills here. But when they saw the incoming planet, they set aside their grievances and joined forces to help us solve this major problem!”
However, Crown Prince Liang Zhihuan furrowed his brows slightly. He couldn’t see the two fighters clearly, but the one wielding the sword seemed to be a woman with swirling robes, even though it was just a vague image.
“A woman…in the Longevity Realm…fighting with someone…” he muttered in confusion.
Then, the scene shifted, and the enormous Permanent Crystal Planet flew over. The battle between the two came to a halt.
The gun-wielding Martial Artist withdrew, while the sword-wielding one began to attack the planet one slash at a time, attempting to knock it off course and away from their path.
The process seemed skilled and well-practiced, indicating that this person had done this kind of thing before.
The attack lasted for over ten minutes, its intensity making even the Longevity Experts feel inferior.
“This sword-wielding warrior is almost as strong as the Crown Princess!”
The Crown Princess, having refined her Divine Body, was stronger than any Longevity Realm warriors and was widely acknowledged.
However, the Crown Prince’s expression grew increasingly sullen, his lips pursed in silence, and he had an ominous feeling in his heart.
After a while, the sword-wielding warrior could hardly carry on. She flared up with Star Power, seemingly trying to use her last strength to shake the planet. The Warriors present were all moved by her noble spirit and determination.
“There are still people with such integrity and spirit among ordinary folk? This is truly incredible!”
“Who exactly is this person? Is she going to die? Your Highness, we must get to the bottom of this matter and not let this hero’s sacrifice be in vain!”
An annoyed Longevity Warrior said, “What kind of image is this? We can’t see anything clearly! Your Highness, why don’t we buy a new operating system from the Da Liang Empire? They can send it to us in just a few minutes for a price, and then we’ll be able to see the faces of these heroes.”
The Crown Prince was known for his frugality and resourcefulness and always tried to save wherever possible. The Longevity Warrior hadn’t expected him to approve the purchase so decisively. “Buy it! Buy it now! We must get to the bottom of this matter!”
Soon, someone went to make arrangements while the others continued to watch.
At this critical moment, the gun-wielding warrior finally took action.
His previous performance hadn’t seemed particularly remarkable, but this attack left everyone dumbfounded.
This strike could only be described as earth-shattering. He transformed into a planet falling from the sky, appearing no weaker than the Permanent Crystal Planet, and collided with it while carrying the momentum to destroy everything.
Due to this attack, the already off-course planet deviated further and moved to its current position.
The warriors couldn’t help but clap for the two heroes, eagerly anticipating the moment when the new system would arrive and reveal their true faces.
“Your Highness, we’ve received the new system. Please pause the video, and we’ll install it right now.”
The scene froze at this moment as they began the tedious process of installing the new system.
Under the watchful eye of the Crown Prince, the installation went quickly, and it was soon complete.
It had to be said that the Da Liang Empire’s technology was far superior to that of Nan Liang. Once the new system was installed, the image clarity improved dramatically.
“Ah, I can see clearly now! It’s a man and a woman – the man has the gun, and the woman has the sword.”
“I bet they’re a couple who had a disagreement. Didn’t you see the woman chasing the man and attacking him relentlessly while he barely fought back? Now that they see the incoming planet, they’ve joined forces again.”
“Sigh, what kind of argument is worth getting physical over? They are both such noble people, and I truly hope they find happiness together….”
At this moment, the Crown Prince suddenly shouted, “Enough! You’re all so annoying! Continue watching and don’t say a word.”
The Longevity Warriors were taken aback and closed their mouths, unsure as to why the prince had become so angry.
On the screen, the scene shifted again. The woman seemed to be holding her sword to the man’s throat, saying something. The man, however, said something that made the woman’s body tremble slightly, as if she were hesitating, excited, and unsure all at once.
Then, the horrifying situation ensued. The space fissure brought forth by the Permanent Crystal Planet swept right over them.
The man and woman pulled their hands together and embraced tightly as they were swallowed by the space fissure.
The Longevity Warriors were shocked silent.
“Rewind the footage, zoom in! I want to see who these two people are.”
The video quickly rewound, and the camera zoomed forward, gradually revealing the true faces of the man and woman.
As the space fissure approached, the man and woman held hands, and the woman leaned into the man’s arms. At this moment, her face came into clear view.
The Crown Princess!
This time, no one dared to speak out. Instead, one after another, they gasped in shock as the sound echoed within the vehicle.