“It was Qi Xia who told you to initiate the ‘Heavenly-level Moment’…” Lin Qin felt there were still quite a few doubtful points about this matter. “Why would you obey? Did you cooperate with him?”

“It’s not really a cooperative relationship.” Heavenly-Dog answered. “But like I said, I only want to live. Although I haven’t had much contact with him, I’ve known for a very long time that crossing Baiyang won’t end well.”

Lin Qin felt that Heavenly-Dog seemed to have been intentionally or unintentionally psychologically influenced by Qi Xia. Although the two had never interacted, everything Qi Xia had done all this time had been captured by Heavenly-Dog.

He was perhaps the only person who knew the “full picture” of Qi Xia.

“So you were threatened?” Earth-Dog nodded. “Brother Yang predicted that you wouldn’t die, so he had already prepared to entrust this task to you…”

“Saying it’s a threat isn’t quite accurate either…” Heavenly-Dog shook his head. “He knows I can hear, and I know that he knows. This feeling is very complex. It’s both like cooperation and like a one-sided notification. But I want to stay alive—I have no choice at all.”

Earth-Dog pondered for a few seconds before asking again: “Did Brother Yang tell you… that as long as we initiate the ‘Heavenly-level Moment’ now, this war can end?”

Heavenly-Dog fell silent for a long time after hearing this question, then answered: “He promised me that as long as I do as told, I can live.”

After hearing this, everyone felt this explanation seemed somewhat strange.

This strategy could guarantee Heavenly-Dog’s survival, but what about everyone else?

Just then, Yan Zhichun and Jiang Ruoxue hurried over from the distance. Upon seeing that Lin Qin, Xiao Xiao, and Zheng Yingxiong were all safe and sound, they breathed a sigh of relief.

Lin Qin and the others also felt reassured at this moment. After all, with the arrival of “Soul Snatcher,” the possibility of defeating the two “Zodiacs” before them had increased somewhat.

Lin Qin then relayed the upcoming plan to them, which immediately made their hearts jump to their throats.

Go initiate the “Heavenly-level Moment” now?

Everyone subconsciously turned their gazes toward Yan Zhichun at this moment. After all, she was probably the only one who could judge whether this absurd plan was reasonable.

Heavenly-Dog didn’t answer immediately, but simply asked: “Are you Yan Zhichun?”

“Yes.”

After hearing this, Heavenly-Dog swallowed, then pointed at Yan Zhichun and said word by word: “Yours.”

“Mine…?” After hearing this, Yan Zhichun felt the situation had become even more bizarre. “What kind of joke are you making… Initiate my ‘Heavenly-level Moment’?! I’m a ‘Participant.’ What ‘Heavenly-level Moment’ would I initiate?”

“‘Heavenly-level Moment’ is just a name.” Heavenly-Dog said. “Theoretically, all ‘Immortal Arts’ can facilitate a ‘Heavenly-level Moment,’ and Bai… Qi Xia personally told me that if you’re still alive, I should take you through that door to add glory to this rebellion, and he will also guarantee my survival afterward.”

“This is getting more and more ridiculous…” Yan Zhichun frowned and began to be on guard against the Heavenly-Dog before her. “When it comes to ‘Heavenly-level Moment,’ all anyone can think of is death and slaughter. Why would it need to be initiated in my name?”

“Death and slaughter…? No, no, no…” Heavenly-Dog shook his head, the fat on his face trembling at this moment. “As I just said, death and slaughter are just one type of result produced by the ‘Heavenly-level Moment,’ but the actual situation isn’t like that. Its function is only to spread the ‘Immortal Arts’ outward. As for whether people will die… it entirely depends on what kind of ‘Immortal Arts’ the ‘Initiator’ bestowed upon it.”

After hearing this, Yan Zhichun naturally found it difficult to trust this Heavenly-Dog before her. After all, they were previously in an adversarial relationship.

But this matter was Qi Xia’s arrangement. Thinking from another angle… would Qi Xia possibly make a move to harm the “Participants” at this time?

Seeing that everyone still didn’t believe him, Heavenly-Dog hurriedly said: “If you don’t believe me, you can go with me into the ‘door’ and take a look. Once you go, you’ll all understand…”

Yan Zhichun and Jiang Ruoxue looked toward the door in the depths of the corridor. That door appeared even more concealed than the “Cargo Hold.” Where exactly did it lead?

“Everyone…” Heavenly-Dog called out. “I’ve already confessed everything I can confess. I just want to survive. There are so many of you—I have no reason to deceive you here, right? I’ll take you to initiate the ‘Heavenly-level Moment.’ This both satisfies Baiyang’s requirements and preserves my own life. That’s all there is to it.”

After hearing this, Jiang Ruoxue looked at Zheng Yingxiong. Zheng Yingxiong nodded. Although Heavenly-Dog completely lacked the scent of “lies” now, Earth-Dog still had it.

“So what lie did you tell?” Lin Qin looked at Earth-Dog and asked. “Are you deceiving us?”

“Of course not.” Earth-Dog shook his head. “How can you have such great malice toward someone who likes to slack off? I did have some of my own ideas, but they’re gone after hearing Heavenly-Dog’s explanation. From now on, let’s advance together as an indestructible team.”

After saying this, he turned around and walked toward the “door” in the depths of the corridor. Heavenly-Dog also closely followed after hesitating for a few seconds.

“No…” Zheng Yingxiong sighed. “The scent is very strong… He’s still lying…”

Yan Zhichun cautiously stared at Earth-Dog’s back and exchanged glances with the people beside her: “Don’t worry, Brother Yingxiong. We’re watching him.”

Everyone followed forward at this moment and soon reached the doorway.

Yan Zhichun had Xiao Xiao stay outside the door with the other “Extreme Path” members, while having Jiang Ruoxue, Lin Qin, and Zheng Yingxiong follow her inside.

The instant Heavenly-Dog reached out to open the door, blinding white light flooded into everyone’s vision, and Zheng Yingxiong suddenly covered his mouth and nose at this moment.

Jiang Ruoxue hurriedly pulled Zheng Yingxiong aside and looked into the door with apprehension.

Inside the door seemed to lead to a bizarre space. The time was the dark night before dawn, and beneath their feet was a large expanse of yellowish-white earth that they couldn’t even see the end of at a glance.

Seeing Zheng Yingxiong’s appearance, Yan Zhichun also raised her nose to smell, finding that the scent outside the door had nothing unusual about it—just the ordinary scent of “The End.”

“Everyone, don’t close the door, or the situation will become rather troublesome.” Heavenly-Dog turned back to say to everyone. “Follow me.”

After saying this, he stepped into that strange space. Earth-Dog followed closely behind. Yan Zhichun, Lin Qin, and Jiang Ruoxue hesitated for a few seconds before also following them through the door. Xiao Xiao originally wanted to hold Zheng Yingxiong back, but he didn’t care about the abnormality in his nose and also hurriedly ran inside the door.

The moment everyone stepped onto this land, they felt something strange. The sensation beneath their feet wasn’t hard—it was like stepping on some kind of water-filled membrane with a certain hard elasticity.

Fishy, foul-smelling breezes blew from all around, making one feel that the entire venue was enormous and malodorous.

Very far away, there seemed to be a small dark shadow standing on the ground, looking like some kind of workbench that had been abandoned for a long time.

Other than that, there was nothing here.

Looking at this open area that was almost impossible to see the end of at a glance, Yan Zhichun murmured and asked: “Where… are we?”

Heavenly-Dog stretched out both hands, slowly closed his eyes, and said softly:

“The ‘Sun.'”