Then Let Technology Meet Technology

Qin Hao listened quietly as the two spoke, not interrupting.

He understood Ling Tianqi's position well enough—to him, Qin Hao was nothing but an outsider. There was absolutely no reason for him to offend the desolate Xiao clan, who possessed that strange and eerie battle armor, just for Qin Hao's sake.

Ling Shuangshuang knew this too. That was why she simply stood protectively in front of Qin Hao, unwavering.

Watching her stubborn silhouette, Qin Hao suddenly smiled.

"Alright, let me say a few words."

He reached out and gently patted Ling Shuangshuang on the shoulder, his tone remarkably calm.

Both Ling Shuangshuang and Ling Tianqi turned to look at him.

Qin Hao gave a faint laugh. "That battle armor the Xiao family brought out—it's sinister. If I'm not mistaken..."

"It's very likely the handiwork of that force I mentioned to you, the one that orchestrated the war between the Ten Directions Netherworlds and the Three Realms Nine Heavens."

Qin Hao recalled what the Heavenly Mechanic Venerable had once said about the Nine Life Cycles.

In their very first cycle, they had united to defeat a mighty suit of battle armor.

The armor the Heavenly Mechanic Venerable referred to was probably the Merged Return-to-Nothing Ultimate Giant God Armor in its combined form.

If that were the case, then Xiao Dingtian's claim that a single suit of armor could wipe out the entire Divine Dawn Dynasty wasn't an empty threat—it was a simple matter of fact.

With that thought, Qin Hao turned to Ling Shuangshuang and said, "Shuangshuang, hand me over."

The moment those words left his mouth, Ling Shuangshuang trembled all over. She shook her head frantically.

"No! Absolutely not!"

"Qin Hao, didn't you want to see the Three Realms Nine Heavens and the Ten Directions Netherworlds put aside their hatred and join forces?"

"If you die, I won't care about any of that. And I'll make sure the Three Realms Nine Heavens pays for it!"

Watching her clumsy attempt to keep him there, Qin Hao couldn't help but chuckle.

He reached out again and ruffled her hair. "Don't worry. I'll be fine. You still have that jade token you used to place the 'rent-a-partner' order, right?"

"Right now, take out the jade token and tell it to end the order early, then give me a ten-star review. That way, I'll come out of this unscathed."

"Huh? That's all it takes?"

Qin Hao smiled and nodded. "Trust me. I won't steer you wrong."

Ling Shuangshuang did exactly as Qin Hao instructed.

[Ding. Order ended early. Congratulations, Host, you have received a ten-star review.]

[Ding. Ten-star review reward issued—Dimension Weapon: True Vacuum Bubble Gun.]

The electronic voice that suddenly rang in his mind made Qin Hao jolt. "Wait, you damn system, what the hell is a Dimension Weapon?"

[Ding. True Vacuum Bubble Gun: Quantum field theory proposes that the vacuum we perceive is not a true 'emptiness,' but a 'false vacuum' teeming with quantum fluctuations.]

[Theoretically, a lower-energy 'true vacuum' state exists. If triggered, it forms a 'true vacuum bubble' expanding at the speed of light. Everything it passes through has its fundamental laws rewritten.]

[The True Vacuum Bubble Gun can briefly create a localized, extremely low-energy point in spacetime within the target area, serving as a seed for the 'true vacuum.']

[Once the true vacuum bubble forms, it expands irreversibly at the speed of light. Everything within it—matter, energy, even the fundamental laws of reality—is formatted anew.]

After hearing the system's explanation of the True Vacuum Bubble Gun, Qin Hao couldn't help but suck in a sharp breath.

Holy crap! The ability to format any matter, energy, even the laws of reality itself—this thing was incredible!

Qin Hao’s initial plan had been to finish this order and then high-tail it back to the Three Realms and Nine Skies.

But now? Screw running away!

Oh, you think you’re the only one with high-tech toys? Let’s see whose tech packs a bigger punch!

With that thought, Qin Hao slipped on the Void Emperor Robe and soared into the air.

From his system space, he retrieved the Purple-Gold Gourd.

Prying open the lid slowly and deliberately, Qin Hao took a deep breath, channeling a surge of spiritual energy.

In a voice that was calm yet carried clearly to every ear in the vicinity, he declared:

“Xiao Dingtian, I call your name—do you have the guts to answer?”

The instant those words left his mouth, the entire scene fell into a stunned silence.

Below, Ling Tianqi’s lips twitched uncontrollably. Glowering at Ling Shuangshuang, he said,

“Ancestor, what in the world is your beloved doing?”

“It’s obvious that Xiao Dingtian came for him. And now he’s provoking the man? That’s like carrying a lantern into a latrine—begging for a world of trouble!”

Ling Shuangshuang rubbed her head awkwardly, equally at a loss to explain Qin Hao’s actions.

Xiao Dingtian stared blankly for a moment before bursting into a deep, rumbling laugh:

“Ha ha ha ha ha ha—”

Standing with his hands clasped behind his back, Xiao Dingtian looked down from on high at Qin Hao, his pitch-black double pupils brimming with scorn and mockery:

“Arrogant little brat! Do you even know what cultivation level your grand master here has reached? It’s not whether I dare to answer—the real question is whether you have the guts to call me by name!”

A faint smile curled at the corner of Qin Hao’s mouth, a glint of cunning flashing in his eyes.

Without the slightest hesitation, he called out again, his voice even clearer and more resolute than before:

“Xiao Dingtian!!!”

Xiao Dingtian snorted coldly and answered with haughty pride: “Your grand master is here! What’s there to fear?”

No sooner had he finished speaking—

The heavens and earth shifted. An invisible force surged from the mouth of the Purple-Gold Gourd, like an unseen vortex that warped and twisted the space for a hundred zhang in every direction.

This force was not spiritual energy—it was a mysterious, profound power of law, capable of devouring anything, tangible or intangible.

Xiao Dingtian’s smile instantly froze on his face.

He felt his body beginning to fall uncontrollably downward.

Pulled by that suction force, he was being drawn toward the tiny Purple-Gold Gourd.

“What is this?! What kind of treasure is that?”

Panic seized Xiao Dingtian’s heart. He quickly marshaled his full power to resist the pull, and for a moment, the two remained locked in a stalemate at the gourd’s mouth.

Qin Hao’s lips curled slightly. With this guy pinned down, he couldn’t summon any more battle armor.

All that was left was to deal with the Abyssal Iron Oath Armor in front of him.

Pinioned by the Purple-Gold Gourd, Xiao Dingtian was deeply shaken. He was an Immortal Emperor—a double-pupil wielder at that!

And yet this kid, barely at the Mahayana stage, could immobilize him with nothing more than a gourd. What kind of divine artifact was that?

“Abyssal Iron Oath Armor! Kill him!” Xiao Dingtian roared.

At the order, Qin Hao calmly retrieved the True Vacuum Bubble Gun from his system space.

“What’s that? It doesn’t carry any spiritual energy—as if a weird armor like that, which could even withstand my attacks, would be hurt by something without any power?”

From below, Ling Tianqi stared at Qin Hao, utterly bewildered.

Qin Hao pulled the trigger.

No thunderous roar. No blinding flash. Not a single flicker of movement.

A nearly transparent, bubble-like object drifted from the gun's muzzle, silent and ghostly, carrying even a hint of dreamlike beauty.

The Abyss-Iron Oath armor swung the long blade in its hand, attempting to shatter the bubble, yet the moment the weapon touched the true vacuum bubble, it was instantly devoured.

The armor's intelligent system sensed the threat, and the dark red core at its chest flickered wildly.

Dark red energy beams, plasma cannons, gravity rays capable of annihilating space itself—all attacks slammed simultaneously toward that tiny, fragile bubble.