Unfortunately, it only struck Ye Qingzhou's afterimage; the real Ye Qingzhou had already vanished from the original spot, with only an ethereal echo following: "Can your future catch up with my present?"

Fourth Gear!

Pulse Shockburst Mode!

At this moment, Ye Qingzhou was bathed in Celestial Fire, his Sea of Qi like a furnace engine, blending Martial Arts True Qi and the Power of Thought Ability in a certain proportion, and then prompted by Mental Imagery to trigger an explosive shock wave.

Once the explosive shock wave was activated, it could immediately rotate and transmit at extremely high speed through the Eight Extraordinary Meridians, instantly releasing huge energy, thereby generating powerful propulsion.

The Heaven and Earth Furnace was operating at full power at this moment, exchanging near self-destruction for a breakthrough sword speed exceeding Mach 70.

This had already surpassed the third cosmic velocity, signifying that Ye Qingzhou could entirely rely on his own strength to escape the Solar System and enter the distant cosmic deep space.

"Brahma, prepare to die!!"

At this moment, Ye Qingzhou seemed to be walking on the surface of the sun, with only one sensation left in his body, and that was pain, a deep and penetrating pain seeping into his soul!

Whoosh~

The divine thought of Great Brahma was incredibly strong, allowing him to sense Ye Qingzhou's sword, yet his body was only that of a demigod, lacking a solid foundation. He simply couldn't respond in time, and thus could only watch helplessly as the fiery sword edge sliced down fiercely upon his body.

Seventy and following one's heart without overstepping the bounds.

When sword speed breaks through Mach 70, following the heart's desire to act, no one can surpass my rules, not even a god!

"I will remember you, mortal..."

"When I return again, I will ensure you enter eternal annihilation..."

Great Brahma struggled to slaughter tens of thousands of people, forming a divine body through cocoon refinement, only to have it shattered by Ye Qingzhou's sword. Before his divine spirit retreated deep into the Spiritual Realm again, he gazed deeply at Ye Qingzhou several times, imprinting his aura firmly in his heart.

"Sword Saint Ye, this time it's really thanks to your timely support, or the consequences would be unimaginable."

Li Xiangyun only managed to escape the divine coercion of Great Brahma by this point, coming forward to offer congratulations.

Ye Qingzhou cast her a glance, yet secretly sighed in his heart: 'Indeed, relying on external aids to achieve the combat strength of a Martial Saint is ultimately not the same as being a true Martial Saint; the weaknesses are too apparent.'

Li Xiangyun's combat strength wasn't exactly weak. Although she personally had only a Grandmaster Level realm and cultivation, as long as she wore the Celestial General Level armor, aided by the smart brain system, she could achieve the combat strength of a Heaven-Ascending Seventh Layer Martial Saint.

Generally speaking, this level of power was more than enough to suppress most crises.

Yet this time, it was a god trying to resurrect, and that god was the Ancient Era's Emperor Realm Martial God Great Brahma. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

Facing Brahma Emperor, Li Xiangyun's mental weaknesses were immediately exposed, initially bewildered by the Mental Imagery of the Time Dream Silkworm, and then intimidated by divine power, becoming a sheep ready for slaughter.

If it weren't for Ye Qingzhou's intervention, once Great Brahma's Time Dream Moth completed its metamorphosis, he would have gained the Martial God foundation of the Heaven-Ascending Tenth Layer.

And not just an ordinary Tenth Realm Martial God!

Great Brahma was an Emperor Realm powerhouse; his utilization of the Power of Dao was incomparable to ordinary Tenth Realm Martial Gods.

By then, the entire southwestern provinces of the Dongji Kingdom would likely become Great Brahma's insect nest, with billions of people turned into the 'resources' for his resurrection.

Following Great Brahma's return to the Spiritual Realm, the two Martial Saints from India who were entangled with Wang Ming and Lin Dao also retreated simultaneously, evidently related to this disaster.

Spring City, Southwest Military Region Command.

As the 'Guest Army' representative from the Western Border, Ye Qingzhou joined this operational meeting, where he also met an old acquaintance.

"Sword Saint Ye."

Previously grandmaster Zhao Zhiyi, now in front of the Martial Saint Ye Qingzhou, was only nodding and bowing.

"Chairman Zhao?"

"Ah, Sword Saint Ye can just call me Little Zhao."

Zhao Zhiyi's tone had unabashed flattery, clearly trying hard to make up for past rifts.

He had struggled to advance to a Fifth Realm Grandmaster, transferred from Xiang Province to the Southwest Military Region, and did not want to provoke Ye Qingzhou's displeasure and jeopardize his future.

Although there had been past conflicts, ultimately no deep hatred, and as Zhao Zhiyi was now nodding, bowing, and smiling, his heart bore no malice. Ye Qingzhou truly couldn't just slap him to death.

"What is the current situation?"

Ye Qingzhou casually inquired.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Zhiyi did know some insider information: "This Yongping City attack incident is reportedly related to an archaeological operation."

"Archaeology?"

Ye Qingzhou was momentarily stunned, then couldn't help but remark: "Did they dig up Brahma Emperor's tomb?"

"Pretty much."

Zhao Zhiyi sighed and then revealed more details.

The whole affair actually started with an archaeological team from Yun University in Spring City. They had learned of a mysterious relic discovered at the border of the Dongji Kingdom and India, so they accepted sponsorship from some mysterious groups to go and investigate.

As a result, this single shovel unearthed a massive problem.

"In the Ancient Era, a divine war erupted in India. The final outcome was Great Brahma's fall, the Harappan Ancient Kingdom's destruction, and Great Black Heaven becoming the supreme ruler. Although Brahma Emperor's divine spirit did not return to the Spiritual Realm, it was sealed and suppressed in a Kun race relic."

Recently, Ye Qingzhou had been studying the Golden Talisman Secret Text left by the Kun race, thus he was very interested in information about Kun race civilization: "How much do you know about Kun race civilization?"

Zhao Zhiyi, in order to ingratiate himself with Ye Qingzhou, held nothing back: "In the Southwest Region, a large number of artifacts related to Kun race civilization have been unearthed. The 'Celestial Worm Gu Martial' is a cultivation technique compiled based on the knowledge left by the Kun race civilization. Although much of the content is fragmented, once cultivated, its many exotic techniques are often difficult to guard against."

Ye Qingzhou nodded repeatedly, then also learned that the Southwest Region's higher education institutions, particularly Martial Arts Departments, often had archaeology majors dedicated to excavating Ancient Era relics to obtain precious knowledge and technology.

Subsequently, several Martial Saints from the Southwest Military Region also entered one after the other.

And here, Ye Qingzhou saw two other armors from the 'Big Dipper' series, namely the Merak Giant Gate Armor and the Vega and Phecda Star Armor.

Both were formidable, capable of transmitting a Martial God's Strike through resonance with the Golden Talisman Secret Text.

And the people piloting these armors were in military uniforms, one with sharp features and a delicate yet firm demeanor, the other having a resolute expression with firm determination in his eyes.

The former was Jun Wuyi, a strategist for the Southwest Military Region, wise and decisive, and the holder of the Merak Giant Gate Armor.

The latter was Liang Huailie, the first battle general of the Southwest Military Region and the holder of the Vega and Phecda Star Armor.

This operational meeting was of a very high level, and those attending were all experts of Grandmaster Level or higher, clearly to prevent any leakage of information.

Jun Wuyi, in his role as a military strategist, began hosting the entire meeting: "We've received a distress signal from the Yun University archaeological team; they've been trapped in a bizarre time relic."

Upon finishing, he displayed a set of pictures on the screen behind him, depicting detailed information about the relic.

"This relic seems to be a legacy from the ancient Kun race civilization, suspected to be the 'Time Worm Nest' described in the Vedas. It's said that initially, Brahma Emperor was merely a mortal; it was in this relic that he received the inheritance from the Insect Mother, leading to his enlightenment of a marvelous technique and transcending the Celestial Human Limit to ascend to the Martial God Realm."

This news immediately intrigued everyone present.

A direct path to training in divine cultivation techniques!

"There's now an issue; the main body of the relic is in Indian territory, but the entrance is at our southwestern border. There's hence a dispute on how to enter."

"What's there to dispute? Let's fight for it!"

Zhao Zhiyi was the first to express his impatience: "This is an Emperor Level inheritance; even starting a war would be worth it!"

Jun Wuyi shook his head: "Aside from the fact that great nations have their own bearings, and thus can't appear too desperate, once a conflict erupts, the relic's existence will likely attract the attention of the other four major powers. Currently, though we and India have disagreements, there's also a tacit understanding that it should not be publicly disclosed."

Ye Qingzhou rubbed his chin, realizing that the earlier disruption by the two Indian Martial Saints was probably meant to let Great Brahma's resurrection divert Dongji Kingdom's attention, allowing them to monopolize the Insect Mother inheritance from the relic.

But thanks to Ye Qingzhou's intervention, this plan had failed.